Hiccup headed back to Berk with his bow and quiver on his back, he heard footsteps approaching 40 feet three sets of boots Hiccup snapped around already with 5 arrows between his fingers nocked had them aimed at Snotlout and the twins "Oh trying to fight for your leaders honor huh?" he gazed at them with sharp and piecing as his arrowheads.
"You'll pay for shooting Astrid" Ruffnut snarled.
"Make a move" Hiccup beckoned "But I'm 100% sure my arrows can move faster than you" he said. Snotlout charged recklessly, he moved fast to the side like he dodged one of the boars and sent two dome shaped arrowheads at Snotlout's legs hitting him behind the ankle taking his leg upwards and sent a blunt arrowhead in the bend of the knee knocking him on the ground, then whipped around and shot two blunt arrowheads at Tuffnut and Ruffnut chest knocking the wind from them and with a blink knocked two more blunt arrowheads hitting them in the forehead knocking them out.
"between axe, fists, hammers, and swords" "Arrows will always meet their target fast and will not miss" Hiccup stated seriously and headed off, The young viking headed to Gobber who was in the forge "Pardon me Gobber?" he spoke up.
"Ah Hiccup what can I do for you lad?" Gobber asked.
"Can I ask you to extend my ban for dragon training, I have some things I need to sort out still" Hiccup he asked.
"This is a surprise but sure, take as much time as you want" Gobber granted.
"Thank you" Hiccup nodded thank you and was off, he got home and pulled out a book on Swordsmanship and learning to build your own home.
"Okay Time for you to stand on your own" Hiccup told himself, he looked over the Swordsmanship book looked at the different stances, strikes, stabs, slashes, parrying, deflecting and blocking, also different angles for evading, footsteps, and defending, offense.
Hiccup saw there was steps on how to make training posts there were 5 foot tall and 3 inches in diameter, so he got to work he made several of them and headed off with them he carried them to The Cove and set two of them into the ground. Hiccup had made a wooden sword and carefully studied the images in the Swordsmanship book thoroughly and carefully mimicked the strikes, slashes, stabs, parrying, deflecting and blocking movements and making his stances and stepped into angles and patterns.
The Young Viking practiced his sword techniques and footwork and stances separately then merged them together going through them. Hiccup then heard thumping and looked and saw the Skrill pounding in two tall posts one of them was 5 feet taller than the 1st and was using pounding them into the ground by jumping up and down hard on them. One post was 20 feet and the other was 50 feet.
Hiccup then went back to his techniques, then he looked at his book and turn a few pages and saw a guide for Dual Wielding and since he was ambidextrous decided to train in the art of Dual Wielding "1st Before that I need to bring my skill with one sword up to speed" he told himself.
The Skrill was studying Hiccup doing whatever he was doing and he could sense two parts of him struggling and his lack of strength and fighting skills. The Skill decided then and there to make Hiccup into the ultimate warrior: the ability with a sword and fighting skills and put some muscle on his toothpick body combined with his Skills with his Bow and Arrows, also overcome his inner struggle he will be a Formidable warrior. The Skrill brought some bowling ball size rocks and got some vines, Hiccup then headed over to see what the Skrill was up to he nudged the vines and stones to Hiccup, he figured the Dragon wanted him to tie them together so five minutes later Hiccup had triple braided the vines and tied them to two stones.
4 hours later The Skrill had done what no dragon has done he was training a Viking, the Skrill was going through various exercise to build up his strength and actually put some muscle on, they went through push ups, pull ups, sit ups, curls and speed exercises.
The Skrill had placed the tied rocks on his wrists making him drop them duo to his lack of strength but gritting his teeth slowly picked them up and tried to climb the shorter pole but kept on falling down 4 feet up, so he went back to his exercises, he then practiced his slices, strikes and slashes with his wooden sword vigorously the crackling sound of wood striking against wood and clothe.
Hiccup was in the woods with two rocks looped on a branch and pulled each rope handle down lifting the rock off the ground, then turned around pulled his arm down lifting the rocks into the air. Hiccup then ran through the woods jumping and climbing, swinging through obstacles.
the sun was setting so Hiccup left home and next mourning he was sore everywhere, but returned to The Cove. Later Hiccup was doing push ups with the Skrill laying his head on his back giving Hiccup some extra weight.
Hiccup was once again trying to climb the pole but was struggling, he knew it was not really a lack of Strength but the conflict was inside him, a much deeper internal struggle. He looked at each rock on his wrist "Discipline and focus, strength and harmony" he figured, then it hit him thats what he was lacking and why he so conflicted he had no harmony and focus, he knew he couldn't get Further on this path unless this hindering ice wall is broken down. So The Viking swung both rocks Behind the pole and twisted them together then his eyes glinted with determination and resolve then used the four twisted rocks to hike it up the pole to the top of it.
"I understand now I can't be whole without having Harmony and focus" Hiccup told himself, then want back to his exercises both sides now in peace and whole. Each moment his strikes got more intense and faster, he went through his exercises.
Then the Skrill taught Hiccup how to fight, the two then went to another place to train then a storm approached them and lightning was drawn Hiccup's Skrill friend bringing his power back, the Skrill then fired at him to work on his reflexes and dodging. The Viking was clumsy and hesitant but time went by and Hiccup got better "Okay Put more effort in your attacks" he told the Skrill looked at him for a second by listened and fired lightning blasts faster and more intensely Hiccup sidestepped, ducked, rolled, jumped, and slid under each blast faster.
Hiccup then slid under one and dove with a roll to the Skrill's side but a Lightning bolt from his wing knocking him off his feet. The Young viking was back at it was raining hard from the Storm rolling in The Cove Hiccup dragging a sled with a bunch of sand bags moving the pulling the sled through the muddy grass, then minutes he was pushing a cart with 4 sand bags and pushing it up a incline, then would tie a sturdy rope and slowly letting it go down as he walked back down and then would go back up the incline and pull the cart up multiple times.
days later he would add more effort into his fighting skills and swordsmanship and dual wielding, he would add more weight to the sled and cart and would go up steeper incline and was able to run and move faster also he could hit the movable target contraption with his arrows each one splitting right after another and the last ones would sink fletching deep 90 yards away without looking.
5 weeks later Hiccup had changed a lot his body had grown muscle quickly, All over his body his well toned and defined and flexible muscles rippled, He succeeded into becoming a Dual Wielder his weapon of choice would be two swords. He made it up the taller pole with two smaller rocks tied around hid waist, he incorporated: Resolve and integrity, Inner Strength and peace two different elements he lacked but eventually found them. The Young Viking then was taught by the Skrill with more advance fighting techniques. He got to work he wanted them light as a dagger but stronger than an axe so he got to work then he looked at fusing two strong metals together, then he traded some homemade thick wool sleeping bags Design to keep you warm from the coldest nights for Trader Johann since it gets really cold out at sea and in return Johann had found Black Steel, a Metal Strong but brittle on it's own but he has a plan for that.
Hiccup got to work he drew a template of two scimitars and got to work on the models and 4 hours later of blacksmithing he made two scimitars but then he decided to put his own ingenuity into the mix. So in order to make what he needed he was going to need a lot of carbon, so took some ore from the Black Steel and Damascus steel placed them into a clay mold and sealed it and placed it into Forge covered the gaps, he needed to get these two different metals to become a single merged but first the the metal must be really hot so he pumped vigorously on the Bellow the flames and heat were roaring inside after 2 hours of pumping he was convinced it was hot enough so pulling open shatters of the Forge and using the tongs and pulled out the mold and poured the liquid molten fused steel into another mold that had images of pieces of two Scimitars several bars of bright red-orange steel was formed.
The Viking spent hours pounding the bars into shape, then he made grooves in the formed blades and designed some parts it was tricky and delicate work for this step but eventually he made what he wanted. 4 more hours later in this scathing heat and sparks flying he made what looked to be two really thick daggers with Multiple layers and folded pieces, then he clicked a switch under the cross guards then several clicks and locking sounds he snapped them to the sides the pieces moved with a 'chink' sound as parts of the handle sprouted from the side and grew a thicker handle for a sword he held two full length Scimitars in both hands, the metal was Damascus Steel close to the start of the blade in the middle but the rest was Black Steel, he called this metal: Black Damascus a hybrid metal two different strong metals but Black steel is brittle but fused together, the Damascus steel removes brittleness and purifies of Black steel and when they cool the two metals strengthen each other.
He swung with sword across one end and a diagonal swing to end of a battle axe, it fell apart and Hiccup smiled proudly the Scimitars were light but stronger than a battle axe, then clicked the switch again but held it and with a 'Shink' the swords retracted into their original forms and he put on two drop leg leather sheaths he made them fit to hold them and attached them to his belt.
Hiccup made it to The Cove and made it to the Skrill "I take your not leaving me even you paid your debt?" he stated, the Skrill grunted.
"Well If were stuck with the other might as well give you a name, how about: Zeus?" Hiccup teased the Skrill grunted with disapproval "Um Sparky" he tried earning a wingsmack upside the head with annoyance "How about a name thats strong and fierce but represents a guardian and protector" "How about Raiju?" He said "Name means: The Fierce Guardian, a creature who protects and watches out for the defenseless and fights for whats right" he stated, the Skrill grunted with approval.
"I like the name to" Hiccup smiled softly.
The next day it was almost 11:30 so Hiccup decided to return to Dragon Training with his bow and arrows on his back sheathed swords on his upper thighs, also a new item he had made bracers out of leather and left over Black Damascus and black leather fingerless gloves with rivets on the knuckles, the once scared and weak viking had became his own man and became a warrior that stood tall and walked with confidence.
At the Arena
Hiccup made it with 5 minutes left, he stood along side the wall and the shadows of a corner leaned against the wall with crossed arms, the others and Gobber walked in.
"The last five weeks were recently peaceful without that talentless wonder" Tuffnut snickered.
"He's still sorting some things out maybe you should take notes on it" Gobber snorted "Five weeks both Fishlegs and Heather have made remarkable progress but you lot haven't changed, failing by only caring about yourselves" he said.
"But it's the viking way" Astrid argued.
"Are you ever going to listen to a veteran with experience or continue to listen to no one" Heather questioned.
"Besides Hiccup disappears for 5 weeks he probably left Berk cause he's an outcast" Astrid
"Yeah Useless won't be missed" Snotlout laughed.
"I would" Gobber scowled "He's like the son I never had" he said.
"Same with me I should've been a better friend to him but I let my pride get the better of me, but if he ever does come back I'll beg for his forgiveness" Heather glared at them.
"Even though he was senseless at times, but he had helped Gobber with repairing weapons, his the other best Blacksmith on Berk" Fishlegs shimmed in "And Astrid with all respect you should listen to Gobber or at lest Heather" he said with rare seriousness.
"I'll do things the viking way, I don't need advice to be the best" Astrid glared
"Wow Astrid are you ever going to look past that meaningless viking arrogance?" A voice suddenly spoke to their left making them all jump to the sound and to their surprise Hiccup was standing in the shadows of a corner, but to their shock he looked different than last time they saw him, he had grown well toned and defined and flexible muscles all over his body, he stood tall with confidence no longer a human toothpick but what surprised them further was had two daggers on the outsides of his thighs and armored bracers and fingerless leather gloves.
"Why so surprised?, didn't think I was going to run did you?" "Well I hate to ruin your premature satisfaction" Hiccup stated.
"Ha! I knew he wouldn't run away" Gobber cheered.
"He would be safer if he did" Snotlout growled.
"Don't get sore because you charged recklessly" Hiccup stated firmly.
"Just because your armed and grew muscle doesn't change who you are: a screwup" Astrid snarled.
"And having double headed axe doesn't change you: A child trying to prove herself a Warrior" Hiccup retorted "Warriors listen to their Teachers, a child ignores the wisdom and experience of a veteran, thats what you, Snotlout and the twins are, children" he said.
"Well this child has grown tired of your mockery" Astrid hissed and moved forward but Gobber and Heather stopped her "Your lucky they are here" she huffed, just then Hiccup walked forward and looked her right in the eyes.
"I don't need them to take you on Hofferson" Hiccup replied.
"You need anyone you can get get troll face" Astrid narrowed her eyes.
"Okay look I'm not going to get into this juvenile childish name calling contest with a ill tempered brat" Hiccup replied as Astrids eyes flashed with anger "Frankly it's not my style, besides were wasting Gobbers time" he said walking away from her.
"Thank you Hiccup now since you've missed class the last 5 weeks, I'll give you a chance to choose any dragon except the Monstrous Nightmare" Gobbers said.
"I know where I stand against a Nadder, how about The Razorwhip?" Hiccup suggested making Fishlegs and Heather gasp in shock, they haven't gotten to the Razorwhip yet and Hiccup just choose that Dragon on his return.
"Ha!, I like the Gumption alright everybody else moveout" Gobber cheered and ordered the teens exited into the stands, but Hiccup stayed put. The viking turned to the Razorwhip pen which rattled wildly, Gobber unlocked it and the dragon burst out, The Razorwhip was covered in silvery gray metal scales and acid green eyes and it's tail was ready to slice and dice.
"Wow you are a beaut" Hiccup complimented and pulled his Daggers out.
"Ha, best Blacksmith my butt, he couldn't make a proper weapon" Snotlout laughed at the weapons they were too thick to stab or slash, but Hiccup just smirked and pressed the switch on the cross guards then several clicks and locking sounds he snapped them to the sides the pieces moved with a 'chink' sound as parts of the handle sprouted from the side and grew a thicker handle for a sword he held two full length Scimitars in both hands shocking the watchers even further.
"Hey those aren't swords for vikings!" Astrid yelled but Hiccup just ignored her and remained focused on the Dragon sizing the viking up, the Razorwhip launched poisonous spikes at Hiccup but viking just swung his swords around with an arc and with a twirl deflecting the spikes as he split them in half. Hiccup then stood in a stance with his front sword in a reverse grip and the back sword was pointed forward, he the second sword to the side and ran forward, the Razorwhip shot blast of scathing blue fire at him but Hiccup just quickly dodged them without getting burnt or singed, he jumped over to the side over a another shot of spikes and he rolled to his feet, he spun in turn sliced more spikes shot at him, he stood in a low crouch with his swords ready he then clanged his swords together making a clanging sound the Razorwhip scratched it's tail on the rocky arena floor, then Hiccup slid one sword across the length of his other sword before tapping them together, the Dragon and viking circled another Hiccup ducked it's tail and rolled under a snap of it's jaws, then jumped over another tail slash.
Hiccup did a cross sword block, blocking it's tail the Swords didn't break or bend or dented but Hiccup used this to slide back on his feet away from the dragon, where he ran forward and hit the deck to slide under it's legs, but it's tail wrapped around his ankle but what the Dragon didn't know, the viking wanted him to do that.
The Razorwhip used it's tail to throw the viking across the arena but Hiccup just flipped in mid air and landed in a crouch on the top of the railing and jumped down osftened the fall by flipping forward and rolling over his shoulder forward when he landed on a knee and stood up, the Razorwhip charged at him again but Hiccup saw the sun in his face and held up his swords where the light bounced off the Black Damascus silvery parts blinding the dragon where he jumped over it and slid surfer style down it's side where it crashed into the wall knocking itself out.
"Oh that has to hurt" Hiccup winched slightly as he retracted his swords. Gobber and the twins looked at his preformence which shock. Hiccup not only outmaneuvered the Dragon, but evaded it's attacks and sliced and blocked it's spikes, dodged it's fire blasts and finally outsmarted it and made it knock itself out, Gobber nodded proudly with a smile as Heather and Fishlegs clapped but Astrid, Snotlout and the twins glared with envy at how the lowest of vikings knocked out the second highest rating dragon in the arena.
"Well great job on your return Hiccup but it only got you once when it's tail grabbed you" Gobber limped over.
"Actually Gobber I did that on purpose, I let it so I could get some distance and studying the angles I knew it would throw me to where the sun was in my face" Hiccup explained
"Well you thought of everything you planned and took the time to be prepared" Gobber said proudly.
"That was a terrible display of evading and running away!" Astrid yelled as she stormed in with the other three hooligans "You never attacked just evading and staying out of the way!" she screeched.
"Why would I attack it when I could use it's size against it?" Hiccup questioned "Besides it was my quiz not yours and when I need your advise I'll ask you" he said.
"This behavior is intolerable, hand your weapons over now" Astrid huffed and ordered.
"I told you already, I don't work under you" Hiccup said "So forget it" he glared and walked away Astrid's hand clamped on his arm "I highly recommend you let go or you'll be pulling back with a bloody stump, I'll give you the count of 3" he narrowed his eyes as he unsheathed one of his concealed swords.
"I'll give you a second" Astrid held her axe with the U shape in his throat but Hiccup's other hand had grabbed his other concealed sword and he activated it brought his sword on in a reverse grip with a turn of his arm and a step back turn knocked Astrid's axe off his neck and rammed the hilt in her stomach doubling her over and he drove his knee up in her face shooting her head back tossed his sword up a bit and punched Astrid right in the face hard knocking her back 5 feet.
Hiccup caught his sword and got in a stance as he watched both groups and Astrid with a hard and cold glare as he brandished his swords "Let this words be known, I'll no longer be pushed around you and the Tribe except a few are nothing but senseless bullies with hopeless dreams" "I won't waste my time trying to reach for those goals instead I'll answer to no one and be my own man" he said "Since a bully only responds to power I'll be prepared to be much stronger and hit back times harder" he glared.
"You Rat MUNCHING TROLL BREATHING YAK DUNG!" Astrid roared charging at Hiccup, Hiccup ran at her swung his swords around and blocked a slash of Astrid's axe, Astrid pivoted swung her axe in a backward swing, Hiccup swung with a sword catching it under a head stopping it, he elbowed her in the face slid to the left with a a foot knocked her off balance and slammed his forehead in her nose and kicked her in the stomach knocking her back.
"RAGGGHH!" Snotlout and the twins roared with their own weapons, Hiccup stepped to the right with a tilt dodging Snotlout's hammer swinging with a sword with a turn cutting the head off at the handle and slamming the hilt in his cousins face kneed him in the ribs and frontally kicked him in the chest knocking him down, he then turned and blocked Tuffnut and Ruffnut's axe and spear looped Ruffnut's spear pole under his arm, he swung around planting a kick to the weak spot of the spear snapping it, jumped over slammed a elbow on Ruffnut's collarbone and put a sword down his back blocking Tuffnut's axe turning with a snap of his arm shoving the axe out of his hand, then slammed a spinning kick to his face knocking Tuffnut back 3 feet and knocked out.
Astrid charged with a wordless roar Hiccup swung with his his swords several slashes in rapid movements striking here Axe head as she held it up to block, Then suddenly Astrid's famous double head battle axe blades fell apart into pieces, turned rearkicked Astrid in the ribs knocking her back.
Astrid looked at her broken axe with shock and disbelief before glaring death at Hiccup, who retracted his swords and put them away ready to fight "That axe was the last thing I'll ever make you, I made that axe to be your friend, Hal I made you that legendary axe everyone knows and praises but that was a mistake, you never cared about anyone but yourself and need to be the best" He stated sternly
"I'll KILL YOU HALF TROLL WONDERLESS NOMAD!" Astrid screamed charging and swing, But Hiccup sidestepped a heavy punch and decked Astrid in the face hard and elbowed her in the temple as he slid in her guard at an angle then sent a interlocked punch in her jaw dumping her on the arena floor, he grabbed her wrist rolled hoisted her over his shoulders gripping her short and legging he fell back smashing her on the floor again knocking the wind out from her then punched her lights out.
Hiccup stood up over her "Well my quiz is done, bye" Hiccup heading out.
"Wait Hiccup!" Heather running after him.
"Well he certainly can hold his ground" Gobber stated.