(A/N: You know this is turning out to be shorter than I expected it to be, guess there's no harm in doing that for this Brotherhood Arc of mine; just wanted to give Mikekolt a family member he grew up with so he wouldn't be mistaken for a teen spoiled by his father. He's just not that kind of man, especially not like Stoick that's for sure. Now then this is where they finally reach the Temple of Bolverk, and get ready as they make it up a few floors; but they're not that patient so they're gonna find other means to reaching the top. Mikekolt will make great use of his Shield he built and forged, that's no surprise right there; Enjoy)
Mikekolt and Rainserviper arrived in the Timberlands of their home where they settled down for now to rest themselves before going on any further, what they've got so far was was that his half-brother was being held in the Temple of Bolverk and that his father finally found the place; now he's waiting for him to return back home so that he can get his shield and head to temple where he can save Breyerkolt, that was all so far and it looks like they're nearing the end without anyone stopping them. Heh, looks like they're gonna be buildin' up quite their arsenal of weapons since he's got his original sword, his flaming sword, his tomahawk, his knife, his crossbow and now his shield; looks like he could use a second projectile weapon and he knows just what to use in case they're dealing with some attackers who are too high for him to shoot with his Revenant's Talon. Nothing's wrong with the former it's just that he uses it for far away attackers like hostile archers and arbalists as well as those who are high but also in the distance, if they're up close then he needs to back up and that's something he is not fond of; two types of projectiles would not hurt at all and he's decided the perfect one meant just for him: Axes!
According to the Chief they were expecting a member from the Jorgenson Clan to visit here, from what else he's heard that one was no other than the lad who was thought be lost at sea before being rescued and reunited with Spitelout. A perfect time to ask him what he needed before they continue their journey to rescue his half-brother, as soon as they felt ready to go on; Mikekolt and Rainserviper stood up to head for the exit, following the path that led them out to the village that they've haven't been visiting too much mainly because they're always either at the School of Dragons or foiling whatever evil's lurking in the shadows awaiting to see the downfall of what they love the most
As they entered they were greeted by some of the villagers who haven't seen him for awhile, he walked past the children who were having training sessions with their teacher and most of them happened to be fighting against each other; but that was because they knew what they were doing and they didn't need to learn simple lessons they know about by now. Continuing past the houses and through the districts of the village, the Blacksmith's Armory wasn't far off from the direction they were walking; they were nearly there when they happened to meet Hedgelout Jorgenson taking his time visiting their home, and once he saw them both he ran up to talk to them
Hedgelout as mentioned before looked like Spitelout with choppier layered hair that was a dark thunder grey color and a huskier voice, as he had a barbed hedge type of beard like his name suggested; wearing a pyramid spike studded vest with a gambeson and bangs that was both segmented and separated, featuring more scars on his face. He had black and brownish tan striped pants and armored boots with studded straps for the lashings, carried a weapon that was identical to the Jorgenson Ceremonial Axe that was double bladed; always got to be prepared if there's ever going to be a union between a Hofferson and Jorgenson, otherwise a fight's gonna be breaking out at the rehearsal dinner and the wedding would be canceled just like before. Now of course he was the second choice to carry the axe to chop down some birch wood, Spitelout would've done so himself had he not been focused on getting the boars ready; then there was Griplout who lost his arms in a freak mutton accident, couldn't get a grip on the axe with his teeth unfortunately so that left Snotlout because he's just that unreliable and unfaithful to the family clan
(A/N: Snotlout Gets the Axe, by the way; he was the fourth choice as Hiccup and Astrid have every right to blame him for the events as seen in the following: View to Skrill I and II that he blamed the twins for which is reasonable because they're responsible for that, Gem of a Different Color which isn't fair because Fishlegs was curious and Defiant One which he called an Act of Thor)
"There you are, I haven't forgotten the debt I owe you both for rescuing me from being lost at sea; tell me what you ask for and I'll be back with whatever you asked for" Hedgelout offered to him as he wanted to repay the debt he owes to the two heroes who rescued him, which he responded with this
"If you wish to repay me, then I could use an axe as my secondary projectile weapon; in the meantime I've got a shield to recover na' mean?" Mikekolt told him as Hedgelout nodded
"It's at the Blacksmith's Armory right? I'll return for you outside of the building" Hedgelout ran off to repay his debt to him by getting him the projectile axe he asked for
"Not gon' hold you there, I've got a brother who needs me more than ever at the Temple of Bolverk right about now; bastard's gonna be blowin' his shit after we killed his daughter, I'm prepared to fight him should we encounter him" Mikekolt called after him before moving on
Just a few more steps towards the north and they had reached the Blacksmith's Armory as it will all come full circle when they get that map that's supposed to be with his shield inside of the basement, just looking at his building is really going to give him some bad vibes; but he's come too far to fail now so he's going in. He did just that and closed the door behind him as it was stocked up on various weapons with armor sets sitting on the shelves, desks and even in chests where they were laying down against the patented cushions inside; they moved about through the building and found the stairs leading down to the basement, where they would come to find the chest just below the trap door on the stone ground. Mikekolt went over and rolled the carpet over to the side before opening the door, bringing out the chest he kept his shield in and bringing it out before his eyes; oh how he never even got to use it in combat or defense at all. However he found that it was further reinforced and given a much newer style than previously, and he didn't even have to guess that Bladehead was behind this
He placed his left arm into his Shield and it felt more than wonderful to wield, comfortable against his wrist and clipping on against his vambrace; knowing full well it will not slip off at all when wielding such offensive and defensive all in one weapon at once, now he can't truly be stopped at all. Mikekolt knew where he had to go now, it was all thanks to the map that he found in the chest and read out; only then will he find the means to enter through the doors that led inside to the Temple of Bolverk, and closer to the half-brother he'd left behind after crashing into the walls of the Armory he was about to leave. Now that everything was settled he went back up the stairs and exited through the door, turning back to breathe one out until he fully left the Armory; walking out into the streets where he found Hedgelout carrying his axes that were ready for him to throw against three hanging targets
Mikekolt's Axes were projectile sub-weapons for him to use as they consisted of short sized to medium length handles that were x-crossed in black leather with a narrow diamond cross on both the front and back sides of the shafts, they featured an tightly wrapped and ribbed gripping right handed handle on the bottom; with the pommel featuring two feathers of an bleeding sparrow like Tiburonkolt's Tomahawk hanging from the thick metal tipped fang, it's very large double edged crescent shaped blades on both sides were evenly lengthened in size. They not only had a ebony black to very dark army and very deep olive green color, but it's cutting edges were a dark and deep brushed golden bronze color; while the top was a short to medium sized octagonal pyramid shaped spike; the wood was the same one used for building and reinforcing their houses and buildings altogether. Finally, they always spun in an overhead arc when thrown as they work the best when thrown like that; sure beats throwing knives at least to him. Now he's got the weapons that are truly formidable on the edge
"I've returned and as promised I've got you the projectiles you've asked for, make great use of them; I got to get back to Berk because who knows how long I was missing at sea for I tell ya' that" Hedgelout gave him the axes and ran off as Mikekolt nodded
He threw them against the hanging targets and splintered them into pieces upon contact as the axes swung in the overhead arc they were designed to be before hitting the breakable targets. Now knowing what they were fully capable of, he took them with him as he was ready to leave his home; especially when he looked out to the distance where the seas were calm under the rays of the sun. His memories returned when he thought about him, how he was easily defeated in his attempt to save him; now he won't have that happen again when he finds him: "Breyerkolt, I am coming for you"
Rainserviper lowered his back willingly as he stepped into the saddle of his scaly and quill adorned serpent body, taking off as they memorized the location to where the Temple of Bolverk was; within the region of the Unnamed Islands that were not documented due to constraints as well as having not much they could find about their surroundings. They headed off into the region where deep within the Temple's ancient and prison terraformed walls lied the answer that he was not prepared to ask: Did Breyerkolt live after all these years he's been at the mercy from the Priest of Bolverk? That was the one question he had to find out, he just had to live after the unjustifiable torment he's endured; it wouldn't matter if he would end up getting detention for vanishing from the School of Dragons, he needed to find him right now and he's going to the Temple of Bolverk even if he ends up being killed in the end. Either by Alesandric whose daughter he's killed or Breyerkolt whose angry at him for not saving him, at least earlier when he was a teenager to adult since he's smart enough to know he can't save him at his current age as a child
"You underestimate the two of us Alesandric, this time we will not be merciful with you at all now that we've grown since the last time we've met" Mikekolt spoke under his breath, he could think of others no more; just focus on what he intends to do
The sky of the afternoon was beginning to set in motion as the midday ended, but while they took their time in using the map to reach where Breyerkolt was being held against his desire for freedom; what was happening back at the School of Dragons exactly? There's always more to one side to every story like this...
Meanwhile at the School of Dragons, the Knights were beginning to have some concern growing in their minds since it looked like as though he should've been back by now; the students take their time in whatever task they've been given for as long as they need to thanks to viewing the situation beforehand, but Mikekolt's been gone for almost the entire day as it was just the afternoon. Where the hell has he gone off to and if he was captured, Lethalruin would've arrived to deliver the message; however even he was not aware of his whereabouts, things were not looking good since the Dragonroot Company announced their intentions to kill even their students should they not accept their new leadership they have over their home. What has him going on this task of his that no one has given him? Headmaster Heryal doesn't seem to know either and neither does the students nor Axethor know, although he might know of his current whereabouts; it was a guess of course but it may be one that will be enough to give them a idea where to go, and so he went off to talk to his teachers
"Ms. Valka!" Axethor ran up to the sanctuary caretaker as she looked up to see him coming
"Bovarsson, I was just about to consult Cloudjumper about your best friend's whereabouts" Valka stated thanks to learning Dragonese from her son
"You better listen to what I'm about to tell you about, I may know where he's heading out to: A long time ago when we were children he had a half-brother named Breyerkolt, afterwards when the Romans invaded and attacked our home before driving them all back; which was a long time ago now that I think about it, I was watching him and his brother sparring together before defeating and teaching some lessons about fighting until his final breath. Suddenly the Marauders attacked and Breyerkolt was taken by a man claiming himself to be a Priest to Bolverk, he tried to rescue him but he got punched in the skull and crashed into the walls of the Armory; he got away with him and he couldn't save him. He would never forget what happened and swore that he would one day save him, wherever that Priest had taken him he's going to find and rescue him. I believe that's where he's heading to" Axethor recalled the entire memory from the start, not wanting to leave out some important details for himself to know and for her to find out on her own accord
"So he's going for the Temple of Bolverk, come with me inside; Drayko will hear of this" Valka told him as Axethor nodded
HTTYD
They entered inside of the sanctuary and climbed their way through the geothermically lush interior where the Dragons were awakened by their presence, they were making their way up to the black canyon bluffs that were roofed above them; it was where Drayko was tending to yet another doppelganger Thunderdrum whose left talon was forcibly ripped off, now that was just wincingly terrible. It's the same as having one's fingernail violently ripped off, it is not pleasant at all; it's horrible! Now then this is what the Thunderdrum looked like as his name was: "Poseidonsplinter" by the fact that could splinter the waves of the sea with his own sonic waves, at least his secondary part of his name that is:
Poseidonsplinter was a Thunderdrum who had a primal multitude of green scales with a dominant dark teal with it's darkest being a dark hunter and spring green, his underbelly however was a medium to light frosted pine green color with his horizontal line pattern having some very faint and faded burgundy red thin stripes on both the top and bottom. Having some snow white to rhino grey colored spots while the other mentioned green colored scales were faded on the sides, with some ebony black spines that were lunged backwards; along with the spikes on it's tail. Finally, he was given the first part of his name due to being reminded of Poseidon, the God of the Seas and ruler of Altlantis/Corinth on the Island of Crete
Drayko had his regrowing talon speed up naturally with some healing vials thanks to Arson, in just a few moments it would be returned just back to the way it was; something that he was grateful for as Thunderdrums like him do not forget about the grudges they carry, it looks like they both shared a enemy altogether. Drayko saw Axethor approaching with his mother and stood up to see them right away: "I understand that he'll turn up to tell his tale of what hell he's been put through, either way it's got to be a new lead regardless" He told them as Valka proceeded to tell her son
"Drayko, this student of yours has told me everything he remembered about why he went off on his own; he's going after the Temple of Bolverk. It's a location that we both know when we first saw the horrors from that large tower, there was a child to teen locked up inside; we can still save him if he lives" Valka informed him
"Bolverk, the human identity of Odin?" Drayko asked her as she nodded. "You say there was a child to teenager locked up in a tower located at a temple dedicated to Odin's human form?"
"That's not a child teach, it his half-brother Breyerkolt; he was kidnapped awhile back and by now he's gotta be a teen to adult if he's still alive. Oh hell he's going to be so god damn angry when he gets his hands on my best friend, but I'm not going to let him kill his brother that he still loves; it's not like him to do such a thing!" Axethor urgently told him as he could imagine just what would happen Mikekolt reaches him at the top
"You're coming with me Axethor, I will not let his half-brother beat him to death when he's free all because Mikekolt did not save him earlier before; he may let him win but there's more to this than we know at the moment, he'll tell us everything very soon when all of this ends right here and right now" Drayko took Axethor underneath the shoulder before power walking out of the sanctuary, throwing him onto Vulcanus while he got onto Toothless before taking off to the skies; followed by Poseidonsplinter who felt as though whoever Mikekolt was may need his help
"I don't even know where to begin searching for this damn temple" Axethor was hopelessly lost without a clue to begin with
"If you are going to look for it by yourselves then count me in, Cloudjumper and I did not enter inside but we know it has been tampered with and reformatted into a prison meant for kidnapping children. The Priest who foretells these events spoken by the oracle are not real, they're excuses for him to have a reason to commit these heinous acts" Valka flew with them as well
"I heard about him saying that Breyerkolt was the rising warrior whose tattoos spell doom to our Archipelago, is that true?" Axethor asked as he couldn't help but wonder if it was real
"With those tattoos I've seen him be given thanks to Roachkolt's love to both his sons, then he will spell the doom of our home but NOT to the cause of our enemies; what he's doing is for what he believes is right. He did mention that he was rumored to have powers of his own like my son does, but I am still unsure of that; no one's sure about that really..." Valka confirmed
"Then he's going to need my blood just in case..." Drayko brooded to himself, weather or not he has powers of his own before his redblood is transfused with his darkblood is ambiguous
Back with Mikekolt and Rainserviper, the journey forwards was growing more tense by the moment as all kinds of thoughts were set in motion in his mind as well as scenarios playing out the events that would lead to his brother beating him to death; Breyerkolt is going to kill him for not rescuing him earlier when he was still a teenager but he might as well be a man and let him win if he's going to end up fighting him, like that will ever happen since he's his brother and he still loves him. He's losing hope by this point and if he's dead then what the hell did he come for? Alesandric, the Priest of Bolverk that's who; if Breyerkolt is dead then he's going to rip his bones out until he finally dies, it may as well be considered overkill but not as much as to sink a entire island into ruins
Right before their eyes there it was on a island that looked like it was ready to crumble into dust and pieces straight into the ocean, to make things even more so this island was literally supported by a weak pillar that was ready to collapse by even the slightest tremor; it was all rocky and mountainous as well with a towering stronghold that was right there in the front of them both. It was designed to be a temple but terraformed into a prison for all of the victims who were innocent to the Priest of Bolverk's foretold visions of the oracle, the peak of it all was the tower where Breyerkolt was supposed to be held imprisoned in; but it would seem that it was more bigger inside of it's cursed walls. Finally, the children who have aged since their unwitting arrival here may have escaped by the time Mikekolt began to have those visions by his late grandfather
Landing at the staircase in front of them they began to climb up and reach the two main doors in front of them, and it looked like they've finally reached their destination; now it was time to end this madness Breyerkolt's been suffering for years at the hands of the Priest. He gave out a mighty kick inwards as they flew backwards, sliding against the stone floor as they went in before the entrance decided to collapse in front of itself; leaving no one else to enter but them. The entire island was dark, cloudy and had some light fog surrounding the borders of the temple itself; none of this mattered to him as they continued onwards with the voice of Alesandric rumbling the very walls of the building and the lone foundation of the island: "You dare defile my sacred Temple?!"
Mikekolt was just not the kind of honorable person to respect places of worshiping gods like this one, especially when they re-purposed it into imprisoning children; that's not what they were met to be used for. Nevertheless they entered the east wing to ascend up some stairs and to climb across some chains, swinging from the sides and launching up to the other side; grabbing onto the next chain before traversing through the hanging structures. Alesandric of course taunted him by stating: "You will never find what you seek here, Castle!"
His taunts did not mean anything to the man who was more than determined to find a lost brother he didn't get the chance to protect from him, he jumped off from the hanging stone and returned to the ground level; going through the outdoor balcony that was large enough for them both to fly up to the next one on the other side from where they were. Now they've ascended up to the second floor or so they believe, going through the next archway inside of the building and further making their way up towards the tallest tower where his brother was
All throughout the journey climbing up he had emerged unscathed and without a scratch due to how empty the Temple of Bolverk was, it was a dangerous place but there was no one to stop nor fight him at all; which is just the way he wanted it to be since he wanted no one to get in his way, he's going through the ancient stronghold in a quite short time since he just entered here. He might have had to use his projectile axes on a few prisoners infected with tuberculosis just like his late grandfather and on some environmental blunders blocking his way, but he went through all that trouble to get his shield only to come across nothing for him to use it against; ah well next time when he comes up against those Dragon Hunters then he'll put it to greater use when he comes up against a group of them that's for sure. However and eventually though, Mikekolt decided that he's had enough
"Rainserviper this is taking too long, shall we fly up to the entrance to the highest tower?" Mikekolt asked him
He looked up at how many floors there were to go and nodded to his rider, for every second they delay themselves; Breyerkolt is delving further into madness while his hope is going to be lost at any moment for as long as they continued to waste further time, attempting to stall unavoidable events and delaying the inevitable. So with that Mikekolt mounted onto him, once more they decided to take the shortcut all the way up to the hall where the stairs into the highest tower; entering through the broken hole on the ceiling before dismounting from the saddle. They opened the doors to the sides and from there they walked the rest of the way through the aquaduct like corridor, taking a look at the surroundings outside but also finding some Dragons coming this way in the distance; Drayko's close by and he's got backup on him, he knows it because of the very tiny black specks that were fading in where the sun was. He's got to hurry up before they arrive because he'll not get a second chance to see his half-brother, even then he was beginning to doubt if Breyerkolt was still alive
They ascended the large staircase in front of them before reaching the two locked doors as like before Mikekolt placed his hand against the right door, hanging his head as the dreams about his brother when he was young finally had taken form; he needed a little moment to recollect himself before he was ready to let go of his safety net that was Rainserviper's scaly and quill adorned serpent body. He could not come with him, he did not want him to share his fate if Breyerkolt wanted revenge; without another second to hesitate he kicked open the doors where he walked in and saw the fate of his half-brother
What was about happen next was just the beginning of the end of Mikekolt's journey, for the Priest of Bolverk must die...
There's two things to mention right here, the first thing is that I happened to have a idea from Castlevania where Simon Belmont happened to use an Axe for a sub-weapon; it was thrown upwards in a overhead arc and useful against enemies who either fly or are a floor above you. I decided to give Mikekolt this secondary weapon because while a crossbow is useful, there are times that arrows can't do the job; Axes on the other hand can pierce through armor and they have those satisfying flesh and bone ripping sounds whenever they make contact with whoever was targeted. Now for the second thing:
The Stones of Dragonkind from the HTTYD Wiki, they are stones that give the user the powers to achieve such feats. and they're also in the Villains section because according to their current locations; all of them are in the hands of Grimmel the Grisly/Dickface as they're supposed to be inspired by the Infinity Stones of the MCU, although there are a few more stones for example:
Pink Stone which gives you control over emotions
White Stone which gives you control over life
Black Stone which gives you control over death
Reddish Black Stone which gives you control over Chaos (My faviorte one : 3)
Grey Stone which gives you control over weaponry
Bronze Stone which gives you control over all metals
Magenta Stone which gives you partial control over the elements
Gold Stone which also gives you partial control over the elements
Silver Stone which gives you control over the Dragons themselves
Which one's you're favorite? I've got my own set of the Stones of Dragonkind as the lighter ones gives you half control over the corresponding stones in general, these are my own set should I ever want to use them albeit they are of course powerless since they're merely just decorations of the actual stones themselves:
Ruby red. Spessartite orange. Chrysoberyl yellow. Peridot light green. Emerald green. Light blue amazonite. Sapphire blue. Ametrine light purple. Tazanite purple. Bronze topaz. Hernatite black. Garnet reddish black. Scapolite gold. Cubic zirconia silver and Spinel pink