The daily life of a demon teen
Disclaimer: I do not own How to train your dragon
KEY
'Thoughts/memories'
"foreign language/projected thoughts"
"Close-link/Private message"
Emphasis/yelling
"Magic incantation"
(A/N: Zia's metamorphosis should be complete. More insight from the residents of Berk.)
Review responses
CajunBear73: Snotlout as heir? Huh, I didn't think of it. I could probably write in that he could've been voted in by the village, since Stoick and Spitelout aren't related in this AU. 'Venting', Lol, hell of a way to work out his problems. Shazia has chosen to be Hiccup's 'Kouhai', so she could become his assistant, lieutenant or… something. Cyrai saw an opportunity, so his 'clan' may get a new member.
OechsnerC: I've PMed you more details, you're welcome.
Umbra Lycan: I've got a couple of ideas.
The13Reaper: Yeah, that was totally my fault, I've fixed it.
13mark20: Well, this story's idea did stem from 'A Queen's Hero', so some similarities can appear. There are some significant differences though.
Hiccup had to start from scratch alone… at first.
He'll regularly interact with Berk, mostly by visiting Gobber.
He doesn't hate the Hooligans or all Vikings, at worst he'll Strongly dislike them.
Back to the action!
Chapter 6: Knock first
Nar POV
A week later
Hiccup stood in the open doorway of Zia's room, he stared at her laying on her bed, 'It's been over three days since she collapsed in the middle of her lesson on demon history'. He could sense magic energy flowing through her veins, 'She'll wake up any moment now, I hope she doesn't regret what she'll become'. Hiccup closed her door, then flopped on the couch, "Cyrai, can you connect to Diggy, I want to see what Gobber's up to".
"No problem", a screen projected from the coffee table's gem. It showed a bird's eye view of the village, Diggy zoomed in on Gobber hobbling to the forge. Hiccup got up and went to his workshop, on his desk was a Magitek device. He attached his bracelets and placed his mask on, then looped his tool bag over his shoulder and picked up the covered device in his arms. Cyrai's avatar appeared, "Why did you build that static barrier emitter, Hiccup?".
"Part of me wanted to make the forge a safe place for Gobber, another part wanted to see if I could", his mask's eyes flashed, 'Gate'. A portal showing a distorted view of the other end appeared, "I'll keep my comm on, keep me up to date on Zia's condition".
"I will", Cyrai waved to him, he nodded before stepping into the portal.
Near Gobber's forge
Hiccup stepped out of thin air, startling Gobber, "Beard o' Thor, where'd yeh come from 'iccup?!".
He moved his device under on arm, "Well, when a mommy and daddy love each other very much-", he gestured with his free hand.
"Alright, yeh sarcastic little git", Gobber sighed.
"My bad Gobber, I just used magic to move from where I'm staying to here".
"Wha's tha'?", his uncle pointed under his arm.
"I made this to keep you and the forge safe during raids or anything else", he lifted the cloth sheet to show the emitter, a trio of lenses built on an armature spouting from the base glinted.
"Wha' is it?", Gobber scratched his head with his hook hand.
"It's a gadget that creates a static barrier like the one my constructor used during that raid a couple weeks ago", the blacksmith thought back, remembering how gronckle blasts and nadder jets seemed to be stopped by the translucent red dome.
"So, this 'thing' will keep ma' forge from burnin' down durin' dragon raids?", Hiccup smiled and nodded.
"Yes, that and you could use it to contact me in case of emergency", Gobber grinned, showing off his stone tooth.
"Ya' need 'elp settin' it up?".
"Maybe, we can talk while I get it set up", the happy two limbed man led Hiccup to the forge.
Gobber's forge
"'ow ya' been, 'iccup?", Gobber watched him bolt down the power cell housing, his mask had become a pair of glasses.
Hiccup shrugged, "You know, busy", he slid in a glass cylinder containing a blue pulsing crystal. The metal caps on either end sparked when they contacted the shaped cavity, "Even with magic, living on my own is tough".
"Aye, it is", Gobber grabbed a dull sword and pressed it onto the grinding wheel, "Can ya' tell me where ya' stayin'".
"Sure, I know you can keep a secret, even from Stoick", Hiccup locked the ends of two cables into slots behind the interface screen, then dusted off his jeans and walked over to him.
He looked around and whispered into Gobber's good ear, his uncle smile, "Aren't yeh a clever boy".
"Eh, the rest of the Hooligans aren't as smart as you… most of them", he stored away his tools before pulling out a hammer.
"Why don' ya' use one o' mine?".
"All the parts of the emitter are made of magi-steel, any non-magical iron tool might get damaged if I try to hit the eyelets", he held up a handful of metal curvatures. Both stepped out of the forge, "I'm going to run these cables up to the emitter". Hiccup strung up the cables through a hole and up along the wall, occasionally hammering a fastener to hold the cables flushed against the wall.
After watching him connect the cables to the device bolted on his forges main beam, Gobber asked, "Now wha'?".
Hiccup floated down, "Now… we get you registered". They went back inside, "Give me your hand", his uncle held out his remaining hand.
"Ow!", he poked a finger with his sharp nail and held a tiny amount of his blood, "Wha' was tha' fur'?".
"It's necessary, Gobber", Hiccup trickled a drop of the blood onto a glass facet held in a square metal chip. The blood was absorbed into the glass, becoming red tinge in color. He slid the chip into an opening, "Now place your hand on the screen and say 'Finalize'". Gobber did as he commanded but stopped before touching the screen displaying a hand mark, Hiccup chuckled, "Don't worry Gobber, I promise it won't hurt".
His hand barely fit on the screen, "Finalize", a chime came from the housing.
"Good, now that you're recognized, I'm going to go outside and see if it works", Hiccup walked out and stepped back. "Ok, when I tell you, either put your hand on the screen or say 'Activate'", Gobber hollered from inside that he would. "Alright… now", a moment later a honeycomb dome of red hardlight appeared, "Looks like it worked".
Behind Hiccup, Snotlout and the twins were drawn by the noisy hammering from earlier, Snotlout sees the teen's back to them. He whispers to Ruffnut and Tuffnut, "Get ready", they smirk and nod. He walked up to the unaware Hiccup, Astrid and Fishlegs rounded a corner and see Snotlout approach him.
The Jorgenson reaches for Hiccup's shoulder, planning on wheeling him around and punching him. A split second before his hand contacts his shoulder, Hiccup's instinct kicks in and he flashsteps behind Snotlout. Astrid and Fishlegs were about to warn him before he vanished, Hiccup reappeared and swept out his legs from under him.
Snotlout flopped onto his back, Hiccup activated his mask and gauntlets while still in his combat trance. The bully opened his eyes and sees a flat armored hand driving razor sharp claws down at his exposed neck, he whimpered and closed his eyes. Hiccup comes to and stops his claws a millimeter away from Snotlout's Adams apple, "Oh, my bad Snot". The boy opens his eyes and gulps, feeling the closeness of the claw's tips. Hiccup deforms his gauntlets and grabs the scruff of Snotlout's tunic, easily lifting him on his feet, "I mistook you for a threat".
"Wha?".
Hiccup looks downward, then back up at him, "You should go home".
"What do you mean?!", Snotlout was peeved at his suggestion of running away.
"Um, you had an accident", he looks down and groans. Snotlout waddles away, the twins follow while snickering.
Hiccup hears Cyrai over the comm, "Hiccup, we have a problem, come home as soon as possible!".
Gobber runs out of the forge after turning off the emitter, seeing his nephew lay out his former bully, "Yew alright, 'iccup?".
"I'm fine", Hiccup placed his hand on his uncle's shoulder, "Listen Gobber, something came up, we'll talk later". He rushed inside the forge, emerging quickly with his tool bag looped over his shoulder, "I'll visit another day".
"Hix, wait!", He vanished before Astrid could get a word out, 'Damn, I wanted to talk to him'.
The cove, Hiccup's house
Hiccup reappeared at his front door, he rushed in, "Cyrai, what is it?!".
"Zia just woke up", Cyrai's avatar motioned towards Zia's bedroom door.
"That's great!", he detached his mask, dropping it on the couch as he passes by.
"Wait, don't go- ", a split second after stepping in, Hiccup was pounced on by a figure. He looked up at Zia, who snarled down at him. She roared and clawed at Hiccup, who put up his hands to block the attack.
"Zia, what's wrong with you?!", he peeked through his arms, her eyes' white was now black. Zia hissed and continued her assault, her eye slits almost needle thin, "Cyrai, what's happening?!".
"Zia's transformation is nearing completion, her fury is due to the extreme pain she's currently experiencing", Hiccup looked around. Slivers of skin and bloody teeth were strewed about the floor, he turned back to Zia. Her silver-white hair hung down, obscuring her snarling face. Her roaring allowed him to see her new fangs, "In hindsight, I should've mention this could've happen".
"You think!", her sharp nails slashed at his sleeves, the mana infused threading protected the skin of his arms.
"We should've strapped her to her bed until the curse was complete", Cyrai suggested as Zia leaned back and roared, then continued her clawing.
"As kinky as that sounds, it's a little late for that", Hiccup managed to get his foot in between them, he kicked her off and kicked up. She smacked a newly built dresser and hissed, "How long till she wakes up?!", she lunged at him.
Hiccup caught her and swung her onto the bed, "I don't know, it usually depends on the person being changed", he pinned her by her shoulders.
Zia thrashed and screeched, 'I would say this might be the best day of my life, I humiliated Snotlout and now have a beautiful girl in bed with me but-'. Hiccup's thinking was interrupted by Zia breaking free her arm and scratching his cheek, leaving behind red marks. He froze in shock, before his eye slits narrowed razor thin. The sting of her scratch made his blood boil, he gritted his teeth and hissed. Hiccup grabbed her wrists and pinned them by her head, he bellowed at her face.
She whimpered as he loomed over her, Hiccup's eyes were glowing with absolute fury. Zia struggled against his grip, which caused him to tighten his hold. She hissed in pain, which broke him free from his enraged state. He loosened his grip and shook his head, "Ugh, Zia?".
"Hix, where am I?", blushing when she notices they are both on her bed, "W-why are you h-holding me down on my b-bed?".
"Oh, sorry!", he releases her and gets off the bed, "You attacked me because of the pain, I kept you from lashing out until you came to".
Zia sees the red marks on his face, guilt tore at her heart, "Hix,… I'm so sorry".
He sees her tear up and envelopes her in a calming friendly hug, he shushes her, "It's ok, I know you didn't mean to". Hiccup held her until she stops sniffling, "There, all better now?", she looks up and smiles. His ruby eyes locked with her violet; his eye slits widen as he feels his heart thump between his ears. Hiccup clears his throat, "Um, w-we better get out and have Cyrai check you out".
He leads Zia out to the main room, Cyrai asks with concern, "Are you ok? I heard some struggling and yelling, then silence".
Hiccup rubs her shoulder, "We're both fine, I just had to help Zia with her problem".
A sensor beam came from a gem imbedded in the wall, it swept them up and down, "Besides her transformation being perfect, I detect minor injuries on both of you".
"Yeeaah… um, we tripped", Cyrai was skeptical but believed him. Zia went into the bathroom to wash off the last of her shed skin, Hiccup sat down on the couch, "Hey Cyrai, can you bring up Zia's scan?".
She projected a screen from the gem in the coffee table, "As I said before, her transformation was, for a lack of a better term, perfect".
Hiccup read through the information, 'I was right, her biological age was less than a month than mine', he heard the bathroom door open. Zia emerged drying her silver-white locks, she was wearing one of his spare t-shirts and her boyshorts. He was stunned by her new appearance, her pointed ears curved up as opposed to his that curved back. She draped the towel over her shoulders and sat next to him.
"So, what does it say about me, something good?", he broke free of his trance.
"Yes, your physical stats and mana are nearly as high as mine", a smile grew on his face as he sees her look on in wonder. "Why don't we check if you have any affinity with a magic school?", Zia placed her hand on the hardlight screen, she squeaked when she felt an intense burning. Hiccup chuckled, "I forgot to mention it might hurt", she gave him a mock glare.
Cyrai sighs, "She has good affinity with enchantment magic and overall, below average base skill".
"Is that a good thing?", Zia wondered.
Cyrai rolled her eyes, "Depends, affinity with a school of magic allows a caster to rapidly learn spells from that school, you may even surpass Hiccup with enough training".
"Cool", Zia said with glee.
"We'll get started with your training tomorrow, for now let's get dinner ready", Hiccup went over to the kitchen, Zia followed and helped him.
A few days later, Hiccup's forge
"I don't get why you want me to make you, what did you call this sword-thing again?", he asked while hammering a sickle like blade.
"It's called a khopesh, my mentor had one… before he died", Zia said solemnly, her gloom was replaced by a warm feeling as she eyes Hiccup's shirt clinging to his back. He dips the blade in a water barrel, it hissed for a bit, "Besides, I wanted to see you work in your forge".
He held up the finished blade, "Impressed?".
"Very", she said with a coy smile.
Hiccup compared his cooled blade to the khopesh he recovered from the outcast ship, "You're lucky I like a challenge". He went over to his grinding wheel, switching it on and pressing the edge against the stone.
Sparks flew as Hiccup worked the curve; Zia fidgeted on her stool. She looks around and sees her constructor loading looted iron weapons and armor from the outcasts into a barrel-sized melting pot. She thinks back to when Hiccup helped her create it.
Flashback, two days ago
The cove, training grounds
Zia watched Hiccup spar with a hardlight humanoid form projected by Diggy. He bobbed and weaved to avoid the jabs and kicks of the hologram; a chime sounded out when Hiccup would occasionally land a hit.
After a few more rounds, he finally decided to take a break. Zia reached into Hiccup's kitbag and held out a folded hand towel, "You certainly worked up a sweat".
The teen gave her a small smile, he grabbed it and a spare set of clothes, "Nothing like a good spar to start the day". Hiccup walked to the waterfall; Zia stared as he pulled off his damp shirt. His backs well define muscles glisten with sweat, her ogling was broken when he reached for his waistband. Zia eeped when she realized what he was about to do, he froze, "Sorry, I forgot I wasn't alone".
She looked away with a beet red face, "I-it's partially m-my fault too, I should've s-said something".
"Um, could you give me a couple of minutes?", Hiccup asked while making a circling motion with his hand. Zia furiously nodded and turned to face away from him, she fidgeted uncomfortably as he let the crisp water wash away his sweat and numb his tired muscles. A little over five minutes later, Hiccup dried and dressed himself, "Alright, you can turn around".
Zia looks back at him, Diggy snatched the bundle of clothing from his open hand and carried it towards his home, "He sure is useful".
"Yep, I'm glad I made him".
"Hix?", she asked softly.
"Yeah?".
"Now that I can use magic, you think I could have my own…".
"Constructor?".
"Yes, I was wondering if you could help me make one?", she waited for his response.
"Sure, now that I have a mana siphon, there's less chance that…", Hiccup trailed off. He cleared his throat, "Let's just get what we'll need from my forge". Zia watched him set down the magi-steel ingot and a jar filled with sand, "Now, I'll walk you through the process like Cyrai did with me". She nods, he walks over to a cubby filled with bins, "Do you want to use a regular mana core or make one yourself?". He pulls out a spare prefab mana core he uses for things like the emitter's power cell.
"I want mine to be just like Diggy", he places back the globe encased pulsing blue crystal in the bin and slides it back.
"Ok, you'll have to crystallize a core from your own mana", both Zia and Hiccup stood in front of the table. "Now picture mana being drawn out of your hand", she closed her eyes and held out her right hand, her brow furrowed in concentration. A spark of violet flashed, "Concentrate", another spark flashed but stabilized into a droplet of glowing violet. "Now harden it", the droplet solidified into a tiny crystal, "Next, force more mana onto the seed".
Zia's eye twitched, 'Uh, my head is starting to hurt', her violet miasma swirled around the seed.
Hiccup kept a close eye on her condition, knowing from experience how taxing it can be. The crystal grew to a diameter of two centimeters, "You're doing great", she began to sweat a little. Zia swayed slightly as it gained another centimeter, "Remember to tell me if you feel anything off", she nods.
"I-I'm fine", her breaths became uneven as it passed four centimeters.
"You're almost there Zia", her knees grew weak, Hiccup acted and stepped behind her. He wrapped his left arm around her waist to hold her up. While helping her to stand, he reached down and held her left hand, interlocking his fingers with hers. "Don't worry, I got you", Hiccup channeled his mana into her palm, her strength returned as her mana reserves were restored.
Zia blushed when she felt his hard chest as he helped her to stand, 'He's both caring and strong', she forced her mind back to creating the mana core.
The vibrant violet core reached five centimeters in diameter, "Now cast, 'Create object: Mana core'".
"Create object: Mana core", sand flowed from the jar and whirled around the crystal floating in her palm. After becoming molten, the sand formed into a globe around the pulsing core. Zia breathed out, "Phew, that was exhausting". He released her, she looked back to Hiccup, "Thanks".
"Anytime", he watched her hold up the core, its glowing violet as vibrant as her eyes.
Flashback end
Diggy chimed from the small control platform; her constructor chirped in response and hovered away. The red automata raised a metal ring, it spun around the large crucible. The inner surface of the ring glowed bright yellow, heating up the pot and melting the metal inside. Zia turns back to Hiccup, "So when do you think you can train me to fight with it?".
"Well, after I finish sharpening and balancing it, I just have to put a grip on and it should be ready to use", he tested the edge, then went back to sharpening. "I hope you don't mind me sharpening the crook", Hiccup flipped the khopesh and rocked the crook against the grinding wheel.
"No, I trust you", Zia went back to watching him work.
Hours later, far end of the cove
Hiccup walked with Zia to the training grounds, "Before you start training with your khopesh, we should get you familiar with basic combat magic like summoning your shield". He told her to stay put, while he walks a little way away. Hiccup held out his hand, his red miasma flowed from it as pebbles were drawn into his palm from the area around him. "I'm going to toss these at you, try to 'feel' the moment you need your shield", he tossed a pebble at Zia.
"Ow", she turned away.
"You have to expect the attack coming", Hiccup tossed another pebble.
"Oww", She put up her hands to protect her head, she hissed in pain. "This isn't working Hix, is this how you trained?", Zia was growing frustrated.
"Nope, I had Diggy shoot aqua bolts at me", he examined a pebble, "Those hit much harder than pebbles, they felt more like a fist".
She shuddered, "I prefer the pebbles", Hiccup resumed their training. Five minutes later, they had not made any progress, "I can't do it, maybe we should give up".
"I know you can", he tried to cheer her up, Zia's shoulders slumped. Hiccup rubbed his chin, deep in thought, "Maybe we could try something different".
He whistled to Diggy, "Hix, what are you doing?".
"Something different", he dropped his handful of pebbles, "Tell you what, if you successfully summon your shield, I'll let you call me Hiccup". Diggy floated by Zia, he held out his arms, "Only my friends and Gobber can call me that".
"So 'Hix' isn't your real na-?", an aqua bolt shot out of a magic circle in front of Diggy, hitting Hiccup in the gut.
He wheezed, "Yep, that still really hurts", while holding his stomach.
"What the hell are you doing?!", Zia was confused. Another bolt hit him in the shoulder, "Stop it!", she grew worried.
"You need to learn how to protect yourself", Hiccup groaned.
"How is letting yourself get hurt helping me?!", more bolts shot at him, Zia hesitated. 'Why… why can't I move?', Hiccup hissed in pain, 'I can't let him get hurt because I'm too much of a weakling to do anything'. She rushed in front of him and planted her feet, 'I'm stronger now than I ever was before', multiple blue magic circles rapidly appeared in front of Diggy. Zia's eyes narrowed when she spots the storm of aqua bolts barrel towards them, she holds her hands out in front of her.
Hiccup looks up and sees her face, a look of pure determination made him smile. Zia's eye slits thinned; a dome of bright violet hardlight materialized around them. The bolts thudded against her shield, Zia gritted her teeth, 'I'm not going to let my friend get hurt!'. The last of the bolts glanced off her shield, she dropped her arms and dissipated the dome.
Hiccup coughed, "See, I knew you could do it". Zia scowled, then turned around and punched him in the shoulder, "Ow, that place is still tender you know".
"Stupid", she muttered.
He rolled his shoulder, "What was that?".
Zia punched him again, putting very little force into it, "You're stupid, you know that Hix".
"I know Zia", he smiled when he sees her wipe the tears from her eyes, "And it's Hiccup".
She sniffled, then looks in shock at him, "You mean?". He nods, Zia wraps her arms around him, "After I heal up, we'll get back to training".
She looks up at him with a smile, "I look forward to that, Hiccup".
One week later
Astrid POV
Thunk, my axe dug into a tree, I wiped the sweat from my brow as I walked over. 'I owe Hiccup my life… Hiccup!', I tug hard and freed my axe. 'Weird, clumsy, tall, handsome Hiccup', I stumble and shake away my train of thought, 'No, you're a shieldmaiden Astrid!'.
'Shieldmaidens don't think about how broad some guy's shoulders got, nor how losing their baby fat squared their strong jawline- ', "HYAAAGGGHHH!", I threw my axe with all my might. It bounced off the scarred pine and flew back, I ducked and avoided it. I sighed, 'Maybe I should take a break', I bent down and picked up my axe. Hooking it to my back, I walked back towards the village from my training grounds.
Great hall steps
"Listen yew, if yeh got a problem with wha' I do with MA' forge, take it ta' Stoick!", I heard Gobber yell at Ack. Ever since Hiccup put that 'Thing' on his forge, everyone has been questioning Gobber about it. Ack held up his hands and backed away from the scowling Gobber, who hobbled into the hall.
'Maybe I should head home and wait till he gets back to the forge', I shrug and walk towards my family's home. My mind goes back to the raid, how close I came to be burned to death. 'If it wasn't for Hiccup, I wouldn't be here', I passed the forge and heard metal pounding on metal. 'Strange, shouldn't Gobber be at the great hall?', I peak inside the order window.
Nar POV
Astrid's eyebrows shot up, 'Hiccup?!', the demon teen was hammering heated scrap iron into ingots. He held the misshapen chunk of metal with his right gauntlet while he brought down his magi-steel hammer on the glowing lump. Astrid kept on staring, until being broken free of her trance by the hissing of the dipped ingot. She shook her head and stepped into the forge, "Gobber's not here right now, how can I-", Hiccup stopped mid-sentence when he turned around. "Hello Astrid, what can I do for you?", he said while wearing his mask.
His lack of a studder unnerved her, "Um…, I-I was wondering if I c-could get my axe sharpened?", she unhooked her axe from behind her and held it in her hands.
"Sure, I can do it", he grabbed it and walked to Gobber's peddled grinding wheel.
The silence was uncomfortable for Astrid, she coughed to break it up, "So, how've you been?".
"Good", he shrugged without looking back, the light from the sparks illuminated his mask.
After a minute, he lifted her axe off the slowing grinding wheel, "All done". Hiccup handed the axe back to her, Astrid reached into her pouch for some copper pieces, "You can leave Gobber's fee on the table". He returned to recycling scrap iron, "I'll let him know", she placed them on the table.
Astrid just stood behind him, she bit her lip, "H-hiccup?". He ignored her until she remembered, "Hix?"
"Hmm?", he replied without looking back.
"I-I was wondering, if you were going to hang around for a bit?", she rubbed her shoulder.
"Depends on if Gobber needs my help", Hiccup hammered the twisted scarps of heated iron into shape.
"Oh, um… if you aren't busy later, I was thinking we could talk?".
"Probably not, I have things to do back home", Astrid frowned.
"M-maybe next time you visit?".
"No thanks, I'm good", she squeezed her hands.
'Why doesn't he want to talk with me?', Astrid furrowed her brow, "I really need to thank you for saving me".
"Don't mention it", Hiccup replied without looking back.
She stepped closer and reached for him, "Hix, I really want to- ".
Astrid froze when she felt the edge of a sword press into her neck, "That's close enough girl", warned a feminine voice behind her. Hiccup looked back and saw the decloaking masked Zia holding the sharpened crook of her khopesh around Astrid's neck.
She was wearing a light grey long sleeve shirt in place of her sweater. Her mask was like his, featureless but with only a single pair of recessed eyes. They glowed violet and were winged, her silver white hair flowed freely from behind her mask, "W-who?"
Hiccup sighed, "Listen Zia, just because her name and looks give her the appearance of a Valkyrie, doesn't mean she's one of them". She pressed the edge harder, drawing a tiny bit of blood, "Enough, stand down".
Zia slowly removed her khopesh, "As you wish", she clipped it to her belt.
Astrid rubbed her neck, feeling the sting of a cut, "Who are you?!".
She smirked, "My name is Shazia, I'm Hix's".
Astrid's face contorted in a mix of confusion and irritation, "His what?".
Zia shrugged, "Whatever he needs me to be, his friend, servant, protector… bedmate", she muttered the last one under her breath. Both Astrid and Hiccup heard her, his mask's upper eyes shot up and faint red lines appeared under his eyes.
"What was that last part?!", Astrid snapped. Zia crossed her arms under her larger bust, slightly pushing up to accentuate it. The shieldmaiden frowned at her curves, feeling intimidated by the taller demoness.
Cyrai spoke inside her mask from her comm, "Remember our deal!".
She muted her mask, "I did, it didn't include indirect advances. Besides, I don't like how this girl acts around Hiccup".
"True, she might be attracted to him", Zia scowled under her mask, "No matter, did you get it?".
She grasped the grip of her khopesh, "Yes".
"Excellent, bring it here as soon as possible", She nodded.
Zia unmuted her mask, "Hix, I'm heading back now". He asked why, "No reason, I'll see you at home".
"Sure, I'll meet you there", he replied, Gobber walked into the forge.
"Pleasure meeting you Gobber", Zia shook his hand.
"Likewise, it's great ta' kno' 'iccup 'as friends lookin' out fo' 'im", she stepped into a portal and vanished.
Astrid's jaw dropped, "Gobber, you knew about her?!".
The blacksmith hobbled over to inspect the recycled ingots, "Aye, 'iccup introduced 'er when 'e came ta' 'elp me". She hooked her axe and rushed out the door, Gobber looked at him, "Anythin' 'appen while I was gone?".
"Nope", Hiccup resumed hammering the heated scrap iron.
The cove, Hiccup's house
Zia stepped out of the portal in front of Hiccup's home, Cyrai's voice sounded out as she walked in, "Show me". Her avatar projected by the back wall of the kitchen; Zia held up her khopesh. A small amount of blood still stained the edge of its crook, Cyrai smiled, "Perfect". She touched the wall, some of the cobblestone disintegrated to reveal a hidden room.
Zia looked around amazed, "Does Hiccup know about this room?". Since the house was snug against the cove wall, the room was carved out of solid rock. Many cables pulsing with magic energy covered the walls and ceiling, all of them converging to a magi-steel sarcophagus. The surface was smooth except for a recessed circle in the center, Cyrai's avatar appeared on it and bent down to touch the circle.
The cables around the room began sending pulses towards the tomb, the circle glowed and emitted a column of translucent light, "No, I used your constructor as a proxy and built this while Hiccup was out on patrols". Her avatar looked up to Zia, "I intend on keeping it that way until I'm ready, now insert the bloodied edge into the column".
"Ok", She did so, the light pulled away the blood and suspended it as a glob.
The circle opened and the collected blood descended into the hollow, the circle sealed and Cyrai's avatar smiled, "Soon… soon I'll have a body of my own". Her avatar looked back up to Zia and smiled, "Thank you".
The demoness smirked, "You're welcome… and let's keep things fair".
Cyrai's avatar returned the smirk, "Deal".
(A/N: You guys know where Cyrai is going, her body's appearance poll is on my profile page. What do you think of Zia's khopesh? Should she be able to learn Hiccup's spell, 'Plasma blast', from him or should It be exclusive for him? What should her mask transform into during it's 'Standby-mode'?)