The Christina was still making its way to the Rift in Time and Acnologia was right on their tail. They had to stay far enough away from him but at the same time had to make sure that he wasn't too far away so that they didn't lose him.
"Will it work? Do you really think your followers all the way there?" Cavin asked.
"Well, it's not like we're trying to get him to follow us it's just what's happening," said Feralan.
While they were flying towards the Rift in Time, Merrill approached Sapphire.
"Miss Sapphire?" she said.
Sapphire looked down at her. "Yes, Merrill?"
"It's just… hmm— I don't know you but I have this feeling we've met."
Sapphire nodded. "I understand what you mean. I'm sure the same thing will happen to the others when I meet them. It is likely due to a combination of the Eclipse and the bond with your mentors."
"I just don't know exactly what I'm feeling."
Sapphire placed a hand on her shoulder. "I know this is very confusing for you, but don't worry too much about it."
Astrid was keeping a close eye on Sapphire from afar.
"You have every right to be suspicious," said Jellal and she turned to face him. "Frankly I don't know how much trust we should put in that woman's story or her motors for that matter. But we need a plan to defeat Acnologia and her's is the only real one we've got at the present."
"Actually I'm not suspicious," Astrid smiled. "In times like this, we need faith in others."
Jellal smiled. "It's always been one of your strengths and perhaps your biggest weakness."
"Pardon miss," said Olatrand as he approached Sapphire. "We're getting close to the designated coordinates."
Sapphire nodded. "All right, let's begin."
Everyone then nodded and went to their battle stations.
Everything had to be precise if they made even one mistake it was all over, the timing would be crucial. Arvin was calculating the exact time they had to roll to avoid the rift and Cavin was waiting for his orders.
"Okay, I hope your calculations are correct," said Cavin.
"Of course they are," Arvin smiled confidently.
"Because if we touch that rift in time it will be game over for us, you know," said Feralan.
"He's right, so you better be positive that we can slide past without getting sucked in," said Ase. "I mean we're trying to avoid something we can't even see it sounds crazy."
"It kind of does," Arvin agreed. "But we're doing it."
They kept on accelerating but no matter how fast they went Acnologia was still able to keep up the pace and was gaining.
"We keep going faster but he keeps on closing the distance," said Feralan.
"He's going way too close for comfort!" Ase panicked.
"Arvin, are you sure this will work?" Feralan asked. Arvin didn't and so which and inspire much confidence. "Arvin, we can't push this thing faster!"
"Hang on, not time yet," said Cavin.
"He's going to eat us, isn't he?" Ase cried.
"Well, it's not like you be taste you anything," said Feralan.
"Heads up! 500 meters!" Arvin warned.
"We need a law him as close to it as we can," said Cavin.
Cavin kept on their course and they were getting closer and closer to the rift and Acnologia was getting close and closer to them.
"I know I'm right about this guys," said Arvin.
"400 meters to go!" Cavin yelled. "Everyone just hang in there!"
Then they heard Acnologia roars directly over them.
"It's go time!" Olatrand yelled.
"300!" Cavin yelled putting more power into the afterburners just before Acnologia grabbed them. "200!"
"Okay, everyone hang on tight!" Sapphire yelled.
"Here goes!" Cavin spinning the wheel making the ship to perform a barrow roll. "100!"
Everyone is holding on tight and then for a magnificent piece of flying, they flew directly over the rift.
"We made it past the rift with no damage past the hull," said Cavin with relief.
"Nice work let's stabilise the old girl," said Arvin.
"Now we wait and watch Acnologia get sucked into it," said Feralan.
"Once he touches the Time Rift, it over," said Sapphire.
All of them looked out the window as Acnologia flying towards them. They had no idea exactly what would happen the moment he touched the rift so they braced themselves for just about anything. Then suddenly there was a big flash of light and it looked as if they succeeded.
"And he's in!" Cavin cheered.
However, the celebrations were short-lived as emerging from the light was Acnologia and he looks completely unharmed. He then grabbed onto the ship causing the entire thing to shake and now they were in some real trouble.
"No way," said Arvin horrified.
"But he hit the Rift in Time!" said Olatrand.
"He just flew straight through it!" Sapphire stared.
"How is that possible?" Arvin asked dumbfounded.
"He touched it, why the hell did not pull him in?" Feralan asked.
"This is bad, he's grabbed hold of the ship!" Cavin yelled as he tried to keep the ship steady.
"I don't understand this and somehow I can actually see the rift," said Sapphire as she looked out of the window.
Everyone followed her gaze and indeed they could see a black nothingness just as Sapphire described in the sky. Sapphire's eyes widened as she began to realise what was going on.
"No!" she said horrified.
"What's going on?" Astrid asked.
"The rift is closing up, is this his doing?"
At the Guildhall, Hiccup was still trapped within Drago's magic unable to stop the man himself.
"I have made the discovery of a space between time, this rift is practically overflowing with an immeasurable amount of temporal magic power," Drago explained. "Every last bit of that magic power belongs to me, therefore I have decided to close it. I'll need it when the Neo Eclipse is ready."
Astrid and the others were unaware of Drago's plans as they were little preoccupied with the dragon trying to live apart from their ship.
"We have to act quickly, or he'll destroy the ship and all of us with it," said Astrid.
"But how?" said Sapphire still stunned by what happened to the rift. "How could this have happened?"
"I don't know, but we need another plan now."
"I'm afraid it might be too late for that," said Jellal.
Acnologia was now dragging the Christine across the surface of the sea.
"We need a throw him off, he can't get a good grip on the ship with only one arm," said Astrid.
"Right!" Olatrand nodded.
Cavin nodded in with all his strength spun the ship so it was now upside down. Acnologia was now the one being dragged across the sea and the sudden pressure caused him to lose his grip freeing them.
"All right, he let go!" Astrid yelled.
With that, they immediately head up back up towards the sky, but Acnologia had already recovered and was back on the trail.
Jellal looked at Sapphire. "What do we do now?"
"I'll try and force the rift back open, there's no other choice," she said. "It will be victory or death."
Ruby and the others were still in the park holding the Book of Dragrach and they had decided to open it.
Ruby then opened the cover and the moment she did a burst of red writing written in ancient text shot out from the book.
"That's crazy," said Ragnar.
"The letters are flying out," said Toothless.
"There's so many," said Ruby.
"What do they mean? Is it all about Dragrach or is it about Hiccup?" Ragnar asked.
"I don't know," said Ruby honestly, she was barely able to make sense of any of it. However, when she examined it closely see noticed something strange. "Wait, could this be…"
Hiccup was still trapped within Drago's spell, he knew that he had to stop Drago before it was too late.
"Try as you might, you will never stop me," said Drago.
"But I can," said a new voice. Drago turned and saw Master Hiccup standing at the entrance. "Drago."
Drago narrowed his eyes. "Hiccup… finally, the most essential component of the Neo Eclipse has arrived."
Hiccup then began channelling as much magic power into his body as possible and he was starting to burn away at Drago's spell. Drago was taken completely by surprise when Hiccup broke free and then they watched as dragon scales began to form around his body.
"Stay back First Master!" Hiccup yelled. "Stay back!"
The flames around his body then started to turn blight gold as Hiccup stood there in his Dragon Force.
"I can handle him, because I'm fired up now," said Hiccup with a firm grip around his Inferno.
Drago smiled. "And there is the dragon's power."
Master Hiccup just looked at Hiccup. "That's the Dragon Force."
"Impressive Hiccup, but it's still not enough," said Drago. "If only you had the power to transform into a dragon-like the power that Acnologia possesses."
"I'm human so I'll never end up like Acnologia," said Hiccup firmly. "You know why? Because this is what Ingeel wanted for me!"
"Although you may not truly be a dragon, you're still far from human," said Drago as he raised his bullhook and his dark magic began to surround the tip of it. "You are Dragrach!"
Hiccup began channelling his flames into his blade. "I'm done talking, it's time to burn you down."
The two of them got ready to clash, but then to their utter shock Master Hiccup placed himself between them facing Hiccup.
"Wait, Hiccup!" he yelled.
"I thought I told you to stay away!" Hiccup yelled.
"Just give me a chance to talk to him! There's something I have to say!"
Drago then grabbed the back of his throat. "He's right my master, the time for talk is over."
"Drago, I know I failed you, but please listen to me," Master Hiccup pleaded. "I figured out a way to break your curse." Drago remain silent and looked at him inquisitively. "There's only one way, if you let me I can finally end your pain."
"What makes you think I want to give up immortality?" Drago roared. "I'm practically a god, why would anyone give that up?"
"Because your immortality comes with a price, and it's paid by those around you," said Master Hiccup. "You can fall in love, start a family."
"You're forgetting about Acnologia, I'm the only one possible defeating," Drago pointed out. "Admittedly that task is possible given his current power level, even for an immortal like myself. Acnologia will bring an end to everything around him, when he realises this goal and all life is completely snuffed out only I will remain. I'll be tortured by his sadistic pleasure, there's no telling what he might do to me except the only certainty is that I'll never die, I'll be nothing more than his plaything for eternity."
"I figured out a way to make sure that would never happen!" Master Hiccup yelled.
"I've come up with a plan of my own, the best possible solution," said Drago. "The Neo Eclipse!"
Then suddenly a bright light began to consume them both and Master Hiccup's screams could be heard.
"No!" Hiccup cried.
"Your magic power is all mine!" Drago smiled sadistically. "I'm claiming the Dragon Heart!"
Meanwhile, over the open sea, the Christina was finally reaching its limits as one of its afterburners cut out.
"Oh crap," said Cavin. "We lost a rear wing tip! We can't maintain our speed!"
"He's catching up to us!" Feralan yelled.
"Auxiliary Magic Boosters ignite!" Ase yelled.
The emergency boosters then kicked in causing them to pull away from Acnologia.
"Running won't help you," said Acnologia. "For as long as that little dragon exists in this world, it is my mission to slay it."
Sapphire looked at Astrid. "I need you to buy some time."
"You have a plan?" Astrid asked.
Sapphire smiled. "Indeed I do, I'm going to reopen the rift. Don't forget that I am a Celestial Viking opening date is my speciality."
Acnologia then appeared out of nowhere and struck them at the side causing several explosions to erupt inside the Christina.
"I won't stop until every dragon has been slain!" Acnologia roared. "The world must be cleansed of them!"
"Okay, I'll buy you some time," said Jellal as he stepped forward.
Astrid looked at him. "You sure?"
Jellal smiled at her and nodded before he walked off.
Meanwhile, at the Guildhall, Drago was absorbing the Dragon Heart from Master Hiccup and it seemed to be quite painful.
Hiccup charged in hoping to free him. "Let him go!"
Golden flames appeared around Inferno as Hiccup was about to swing, but then Drago unleashed a powerful force that pushed him back and then he was sent flying across the room.
"Please stop!" Master Hiccup pleaded.
"Pleading for your life, I never thought I would see the day," Drago smirked.
"I'm pleading for yours."
"With the power of the Neo Eclipse, I'll be able to recreate life and have the University a massive do-over. I'm going to return to my life as it was 1000 years ago, back when I had a loving family and a little sister that I adored. However, this time I will make sure the dragons are under heel so they would never in danger any lives there preventing the creation of Acnologia and the elves would no longer see humans as second-class citizens. My plan will save tens of thousands of lives, though I can't say what the state for those who live now will be and it's very possible that your descendants will never have existed."
"You're playing with people's lives," said Master Hiccup.
"Why not they played with mine? I have course will remain as this all-powerful being watching over both time and space, making sure that everything is perfect and no one will threaten the beautiful piece that I created."
"Don't do this, if you do there will be no saving you," said Master Hiccup. "You're messing with a fundamental law, a law that should never be broken your own sister warned you. Untold consequences will rain down upon us in order to stop you."
"And I'll see to you what I said to her, I'll burn the bridge when I come to it," said Drago smiling fiendishly.
The light was finally dispelled and Hiccup's eyes widened as Drago released Master Hiccup's body and it fell to the floor like a ragdoll.
"First Master!" Hiccup cried rushing over to him.
"Now I have everything I need to fulfil my destiny," said Drago.
Hiccup cradled Master Hiccup's body in his arms. "Come on, wake up! First Master!"
"He's not dead, but he no longer has any magic power I have extracted it all," Drago explained. "I don't even have the strength to stand."
Hiccup glared up at him. "Damn you!"
"The time has come… now behold," said Drago as he raised his arms. "This is the power of Dragon Heart!"
Suddenly there was a bright light that covered Drago's body, it was so bright that it was blinding. When it faded Hiccup's eyes widened as Drago had transformed, his robes were now a bright white as was his hair and on his back were a pair of wings made of pure light.
"I am now without equal in this world," said Drago. "For I am now a god over time itself."
