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: More friends!)
Review responses
Umbra Lycan: Thank you. Thanks to ShadowMyDog, I got a good jump on it.
Arraia: Thank you. Hiccup doesn't know it yet, but the more friends or "Pacts" he makes, the stronger his power will grow. Old bloods gift part of their power to their "Minions" and as they grow stronger, part of their growth flows back to the "Master".
OechsnerC: Thank you, here you go.
Mark Andrew: I absolutely love your enthusiasm; I wish I could PM you to answer your questions quicker. Hiccup and his clanmates are still growing, Hiccup-6'1", Cyrai-6'3" and Zia-5'11". As for towering over the Hooligans, I wish; Stoick alone is 6'9", a mountain of a man. Hiccup is whimsical, cough-Chaotic neutral-cough. Cyrai sacrificed nearly all the essence from her spirit gem in the grimoire that she acquired from her millennia as a sentient grimoire. She used it to 'corrupt' the blood glob from Astrid like how Hiccup was reborn and grow her body from it, making it fully demon in origin.
titanfalltwo: Thank you and here you go.
Porcupain: Here you go, sorry it's a day late.
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Back to the action!
Chapter 9: Butting heads and a new friend
Nar POV
A three days later, Berk village
It was market day in Berk, Hiccup and Zia were following behind Gobber towards the village square. Cyrai was currently back at the cove, supervising several monitors combing the forest around Berk. Both teens were wearing their masks, their brow now marked with the emblem for their clan. A simple circle with a horizontal line inside was inlaid with shade steel, Hiccup's contained a second line which identified him as alpha.
"Hello Gobber, out shoppin' are y-", the trader began before noticing the pair. Since seeing the unmatched power, the villagers acknowledged the demons in awed fear. "S-so what can I d-do for you and your f-friends?", like Hiccup, Zia was indifferent about the opinions the villagers had.
"I was goin' ta' get ma'self some things, so 'iccup asked if 'e can tag along", he said nonchalantly. The trader trembled at their gaze, Gobber haggled with him until the three finished their purchases. The blacksmith bid farewell to the frighten man, "See ya' next week!". Villagers gave a wide berth to the trio; Hiccup formed his new shade steel gauntlets to hold the large food laden basket.
Meanwhile
Astrid POV
I was browsing a weaponsmith's wares after shopping with my parents, they decided to head home while I look for oil to clean my axe. I had my allowance with me, plus the shopkeeper was kind enough to let me peruse if I didn't bother the other buyers. A person walked up beside me while I was comparing two vials, "Excuse me, do you sell other kinds of oil?".
A glint drew my attention to the person's leg, a familiar sickle sword jogged my memory, "Apologies lass, I only sell oil fur' weapons". I set down the vials and stepped back, the weapon was like the one wielded by that girl. Although this one's blade was black with a strange purplish sheen. "If yur' lookin' fur fancy smellin' oil, ya' can try tha' stall a little way down that street", the trader pointed elsewhere.
I looked up and locked eyes with her mask, whose eyes narrowed at me. The girl turned back to the shopkeeper, "Thank you", then walked off.
I don't know how long I was dazed until the merchant snapped their fingers, "Oi lass, you alright?".
"I-I'm fine, how much for this one?", I held up a vial.
"A silver and two copper", I handed over the pieces and jogged away.
Nar POV
Zia made it back to the forge, Hiccup and Gobber were talking when she stepped in. "Zia, you're back", he walked over to her, "Did you find what you were-". Hiccup caught the pleasing aroma of lavender and honey, he approached Zia until nearing her neck. His deep breath so close to her sent a chill up her spine, he stepped back, "You smell fantastic".
"Y-you like it?", he nodded and smiled, showing his fangs. Hiccup's comm chimed, he reformed his mask.
"Ahem, are you done?", Cyrai spoke within his mask.
"What's up?", he opened a small portal and placed the basket through. Zia sat by the grinder, talking with Gobber as he worked on tools.
"I've managed to narrow the location of an anomaly. I think it may be responsible for the attacks on those hunters".
Hiccup leaned on the wall, "Really, how?".
"We lost two monitors".
"Perfect", he muttered, "I'll send Zia over, brief her on the plan".
"Understood".
Zia perked up when he deformed his mask and walked back over to them, "Something wrong?".
"Nothing serious, Cyrai just needs you to head back", she understood and bid farewell to Gobber. 'Gate', Zia stepped through the portal, leaving Hiccup alone with the blacksmith.
"Wha's goin' on 'iccup?", he set aside the pitchfork he was repairing.
"Nothing to worry about Gobber, I'm just going for a walk in the woods", Hiccup flashed his mask on. He opened the door and turned back, "See you later".
Berk's forest
Hiccup walked calmly through the woods, being directed by Cyrai, "You're nearing the location of one of the lost monitors". He kept casting 'Sense life' but hardly picked up any signs of animals. 'Seriously, where are they?', the teen scanned his surroundings, 'Not even one single damn squirrel!'.
Clink, his foot tapped against a metallic object, he picked it up and looked it over. The monitor was heavily damaged, nothing more than scrap metal, "Something did a number on it". A small portal to his workshop opened beside him, 'I could probably salvage the mana core at least', he tossed in the hunk of metal.
A chime sounded within his mask, "The other monitor went down in a clearing a couple hundred meters north of where you are". Hiccup jogged through the trees, weaving through the dense branches. "You're getting close, just a coup-", she paused, "I'm detecting an unknown source of magic energy is heading towards you!".
"How close?", the ground under his feet shook faintly, 'What the-?'. A massive form broke through the trees, "Agility boost", he quickly cartwheeled out of its path. The creature skidded to a stop, gouging deep trenches with its sharp hooves. A deep guttural snort made Hiccup look back, he was bewildered by the sheer size of the wild boar. Over triple the size of a normal hog, the four-hundred-kilogram beast grunted and pawed the ground threateningly.
"Hiccup, what's going on?!", the boar charged at him, Hiccup flashstepped to the side. It smashed into a thick pine, shattering the tree like a twig, "Please, I need to know!".
"I'm a little busy at the moment", he rolled to avoid the falling pine.
"Can you at least let me link with your mask?", Hiccup let her connect to his upper eyes, which changed from his bright red to a deep garnet. 'Her' eyes widen, "What the hell is that?!". It pawed the dirt again; he formed his gauntlets and motioned 'bring it'.
The boar squealed and charged; Hiccup got low and sprinted at it. He reeled back as they neared, then slugged it between its eyes. A pulse of green light flowed outward from the point of impact, traveling across the boar's body. Hiccup was sent flying by the combined force of the defensive buff and its thrashing head, 'Whoa!'.
He spun wildly through the air before recovering and landing crouched, "I-I don't believe it".
"What do you mean?", Hiccup looked at his gauntlets as he flexed its digits.
"I can't believe I'm saying this but this boar, it's using a physical enhancement similar to 'Stone hide'", it pawed the ground, tearing deep gashes into the forest floor.
"Meaning?!", the hog bellowed a squeal-like roar and charged, Hiccup rushed at it. He smashed his fist into its cheek, causing the beast to deviate from its path.
"'Stone hide' nullifies physical damage from non-magical weapons", the boar snorted while shaking its head.
'Those hunters never stood a chance', his eyes widen in realization, "Can you detect any other anomalies?!". He flexed his gauntlets, 'A small herd of these could wipe out the entire village'.
"None, at least on this side of the island, why?", the spiky mane of the hog glowed a faint green.
"Good", Hiccup took off deeper into the forest, the beast gave chase. He sprinted through the trees, ducking under low hanging branches. The boar simply barreled through the vegetation, intent on catching the fleeing teen. Hiccup looked behind him, his pursuer was slowly gaining on him even with his enhance speed. 'Crap', He turned back forward and spots a trunk jammed between two large boulders. Sliding underneath it, he leapt back up and resumed his run, 'That ought to slow it down'. Hiccup looked behind him once again, only to see the boar crash through the obstacle, 'Or maybe not'.
"Look out!", The boar collided into him, it squealed when Hiccup grabbed its ears to keep himself from falling off its face. It tried to shake the clinging teen; he tightens his hold on the hog's ears. When it fails, the beast veers towards the pines.
"Ah…, Oof…, Ugh", Hiccup grunted in-between trees as they shattered through them. The boar trips over a moss-covered boulder, tossing him off. "Well, I'm gonna be sore tomorrow", he groaned, shaking off wood chips as the beast recovers. His necklace's 'Lesser Numb' stone pulsed rapidly, trying to dull most of his pain.
"Hiccup, it's me", he hears Zia inside his mask, "Where are you, I'm in position".
Moments earlier
Zia flew out of the cove and towards the direction of Berk, wearing her upgraded shade steel wrath launchers. She was worried for Hiccup, knowing that he was searching for something dangerous in the woods. Cyrai relayed his position to her from back at their cove, 'Oh Hiccup, please be alright'. Zia descended as she neared the stone bridge between the halves of the island.
She hovered above the chasm, overlooking the bridge, "Hiccup, it's me". Zia looked at the forest edge on Berk's side, "Where are you, I'm in position".
"I'm close", his voice brought some relief to her. "Listen carefully", his panting made Zia's worry return, "You need to overcharge the wrath" . She placed her hands on their respective launchers, "When I give the signal, fire on the bridge".
Zia pumped mana into the wrath, causing the inlaid pattern's glow to intensify. She waited while staring at the edge, 'C'mon Hiccup'. A few tense seconds later, her heart swells as she sees him bolt from the entrance. "Hic-", her words die in her throat as the massive boar burst from the forest, galloping after him.
"NOW!", his cry breaks her free, the launchers open. 'Fire', a bright sparkling plasma missile shoots out either launcher, howling as they close in on the bridge. The pair explode as Hiccup and the boar cleared the bridge, shattering the stone crossing. Large chunks plummet into the chasm, leaving only rock outcroppings on either side of the gorge.
'It worked!', Hiccup cartwheeled away from the boar, 'Now to deal with porkchop'. He concentrated on his gauntlets, "Flame grasp-augment: Plasma fire", the etched circle glowed on the back of his gloves. The beast charged at him, it squealed when he slugged it with his flame-covered gauntlets. The unexpected burn made the boar flee from Hiccup, his mask reformed into glasses as he breathed out, "Finally, it's over".
"Hiccup!", Zia landed and rushed over to him, tackling the winded teen into a hug. He groaned, "What's wrong, are you hurt?!", she held him out and examined his body.
"Just a little bruised", he rolled his shoulder, "Now I know what it's like being an axe".
Cyrai chuckled from his comm, Zia wasn't so amused, "That's not funny, you could've gotten seriously hurt!".
Hiccup looked away, "Sorry, I… didn't mean to make you worry".
Zia crossed her arms and frowned, "That monster pig was no joke". She motioned to the mangled forest entrance on the other side, broken and uprooted trees created gaps for the sunlight to pierce through.
"Speaking of pork, why did you let it run off?", Cyrai asked. Hiccup pulled out his wings and flew towards the cove, deciding to give his legs a rest.
"Getting it back home would be difficult even with our constructors, the meat might've gotten spoiled", Zia flew beside him. They dove as the cove came into view, "Not to mention, I don't know what kind of effect eating that boar's pork will have on us". Both teens landed and walked inside, Cyrai was descending the stairs as he closed the door.
"If it's anything like magic beasts from the demon realm, it wouldn't do us any harm", the demoness silently asked Fragment to display images of a large multi-horned colorful bull. "However, mana enriched meat and produce is extremely toxic to mortals", Hiccup pulled off his hoodie and shirt, making both girls blush.
He sat on the couch, the bruises on his back were slowly fading due to his abnormal healing ability. Zia sat beside him, "Here, let me help", he gave her a curious look. "Healing touch", lime green light shone from her hands, accelerating the fading of his bruises.
Hiccup turned to Cyrai, who became flustered when they locked eyes, "How did that boar get like that?".
She composed herself, "That's… kinda our fault", he waited for her to continue. Cyrai cleared her throat, "You might have noticed that the mana siphon's core has grown in size".
"Yeah", Hiccup responded while pulling on his shirt.
Zia went into the kitchen to put away the groceries they bought with Gobber, "Well, the more users a stone has, the larger it grows to fuel the demand. A side effect of this reaction is what's called 'Outflow', excess mana bleeds into the surrounding environment. It permeates the ground and is absorbed by flora, which in turn either flows into produce or consumed by the native fauna. If the animal survives, it along with their offspring would become enhanced by the mana".
"Okay", Hiccup was already becoming worried.
"That explains its size and ability, but there were no boars or other fauna on this side of the island", Cyrai was scanning screens displaying several monitors' views. Small herds of boar were peacefully grazing, tiny piglets followed their mothers. Hiccup calmed as he sees their low numbers, reducing the threat they posed to his home.
Zia came back holding a tray with three servings of soup, "Gobber did mention something that might explain why they're here".
"What did he say?", asked Hiccup, bringing a spoonful to his mouth.
"The villagers had celebrated 'their' victory over the raiders for several days, draining their food storage", she grabbed her bowl and began eating.
"Idiots", muttered Cyrai, joining their meal.
Hiccup shrugged, "Eh, Vikings aren't known for using their heads for thinking", Zia almost choked while laughing.
She sipped at her water, "Anyways, their chief wasn't too pleased by their screwup".
"No surprise there", he mumbled.
"So, he ordered the hunters and fishermen to work harder to replace the loss", Zia relaxed.
"I see, they must have driven some boars to our side due to their overhunting", Cyrai huffed.
Zia set down her bowl, "Exactly".
"Looks like we're going to have to keep an eye on our neighbors", Hiccup sighed. "Oh well, at least we'll have a way to get meat without having to spend money", he took their bowls to wash.
The next day
Hiccup was sprawled out on the couch he gifted Gobber, relaxing at his former corner in the forge after telling his uncle about his run-in with the 'Stone boar'. His ears flicked when they picked up Stoick's voice outside, 'Ah great, what does that blowhard want?'. The teen sensed Gobber's reluctance as he led the chieftain in, he looked over to his cloaked beta, "Keep an eye on him, Zia".
He sat up but kept his arms draped on the backrest, Stoick cleared his throat, "Hic-ack!".
The teen humphed, "It's pronounced 'Hix'", Gobber tilted his head at the chief's pain.
"Hic-argh!", Stoick held his head, Hiccup yawned.
"Chief Stoick, grammar issues aside, you mind getting to the point?", he relished the look of irritation on his face.
"You will address me properly son", Hiccup chuckled.
"First things first, I did address you by name and status properly", he held up one finger. "Two, you're not my father", he growled while unfurling a second finger.
Stoick breathed in to calm his anger, "We've received a message sent by falcon from Berserker isle to pass onto you", he pulled out a rolled scroll and approached him.
Hiccup held up his hand, "You can give it to Gobber to give to me", Stoick scowled.
"Why?", the chief rumbled.
"I trust you less than the dragons", he kicked his feet up on a crate, "I already died once, not an experience I'm willing to try again". Stoick handed the scroll to Gobber, who gave it to Hiccup. He mockingly rotated the open paper around as he read it, "So the new chief, Dagur 'the deranged', wants me to meet with him by the end of the month or else he dissolves the treaty?".
"Yes, Hi-x", Stoick forced out.
"What do I get out of it?", Hiccup tossed the scroll over his shoulder.
The chief was about to speak but Gobber cut him off, "'iccup, I kno' I raised ya' betta' than tha'", he scolded.
The teen took a deep breath and groaned, "Fine, I'll go see chief 'scramble brains'… for you at least".
Zia dispelled her cloak, surprising Stoick and his entourage, "This way, Alpha". She opened a portal beside the couch and went through first.
Hiccup paused and turned around, "See you later Gob-", Zia's arms popped out the portal.
"Let's go!", she pulled him in.
The portal collapsed, Stoick turned to Gobber, "Who was that girl?".
The blacksmith hobbled over to the furnace, "'iccup's beta".
"His… beta?", his entourage left, leaving Stoick and Gobber alone.
"Aye, I couldn't undastan' it but I do kno' one thing", he looked back to Stoick while holding up a glowing ingot. "Ma' little 'iccup is growin' up", Gobber's declaration left the chieftain shocked.
A few days later, Berserker isle
"Where is it?!", Dagur yelled at no one in particular, his tribe had prepared for their meeting with the mysterious demon. His villages anti-dragon sky torches were up, every building had at least a torch on it. The entire village was illuminated, "Stoick's message said it would be here the last day of the month!". Every ship he had was spread around the island, under orders to alert any unusual sightings. The sun dipped under the horizon, "That's it, get started on war prep-", a horn in the distance blew.
"Sir", Vorg voiced while holding a torch, pointing his free hand towards a ship.
A flaming arrow flew up like a flare, Dagur grinned deviously, "It's a little late but eh". He put on his long-horned helmet and yelled behind him, "Bring her out!". Two berserkers dragged a raven-haired young woman by her shackled arms, she was dressed in a hastily made white gown. They unlocked her cuffs and pulled her hands out, tying them to wooden poles on either side of her.
A closer horn blew twice, "Sir, it's getting closer". Dagur looked out, he could make out a pair of faint glow trails against the twilight sky.
Flashback, three weeks ago, Outcast island
Alvin sat in his office, waiting for his 'guest' to arrive. He didn't need to wait long as his door opened, a cloaked man with two others entered. The smaller of the three sat down and pulled off his hood, "Ahh Dagur, 'ow ya' been?".
"Busy", the young chieftain kicked his feet up on Alvin's desk.
The outcast leader frowned, "And yur' fatha'?".
Dagur pulled out his knife and spun the tip against his finger, "He's… indisposed, I'm in charge now".
"I see", a small smile tugged at his lips.
"Cut the act, I know you didn't call me all the way here just to chat!", the deranged chief growled, slamming his blade into the desk. Alvin's guards pulled out their rusty swords while savage shrank back, the berserkers did the same.
"Fine", he raised his hand, his guards put away their weapons. Dagur's men did the same, "I 'eard yur' island is gettin' hit pretty bad by tha' dragon raids".
"Really?", his face contorted in annoyance, "How'd you find that out?".
"A little bird told me".
"I'm gonna strangle that bird", the berserker guards chuckled, "Yeah, what of it?!".
"I assume ya' 'eard 'ow Berk's fairin' with 'em?".
"Yeah, some drivel about 'demons' and such", Dagur motioned in the air with his hand, "A bunch of garbage if you ask me".
"Wha' if I told ya' it ain't rubbish?", Alvin smirked.
The young chief raised a red eyebrow, "Really now?". A candle on his desk slowly melted as Alvin recalled his surprise attack on Berk, Dagur listen intently. The wax light flickered as he finished, its flame nearly touched the pool, "Wow".
The outcast cleared his throat, "An' ma' fee fur tha' information?". Dagur rose from his chair and tossed a purse filled with gold pieces onto the desk, some bits spilling out of it. "Wha' are ya' gunna do?", he asked, scooping the loose gold back into the bag.
"I gotta get a few things ready before I meet this 'demon'", Dagur said with a smirk, while opening the door. He pulled his hood up, "Looks like she'll be of some use after all", his guards followed him out.
Flashback end
His grin widens and turns to the girl, "Look up, dear 'sister'", he spat. She wearily brings her defeated emerald green eyes up, red from crying for days. Dagur had attacked a small village isolated from the rest of the tribes and slaughtered every resident, no matter how young or old. He discovered that his father had a daughter but sent her away to protect her, his men found her hiding and brought her to him.
He kept Heather in a dark cell, depriving her of food and sleep by throwing cold water on her as she dosed off. His tribe was struggling against stronger dragon raids than Berk, so he was considering trading her to the south traders. When he learned about Berk's 'Mysterious protector', he had a better use for his 'long lost' sister, "Sir, it's here!"
Hiccup had added a pair of red addax-like horns to his mask, just for his meeting with the mad young chieftain. He descended close enough to be illuminated, "Are you Berk's protector?!", Dagur bellowed to the hovering demon teen.
"I have fought the dragons that raid that place", he distorted his voice, "But I don't protect them". His response confused the chieftain and his guards, "Why have you summoned me here?".
"I need a little help dealing with the raids, come down so we can talk for a bit", Hiccup tilted his head.
He slowly descended, leaving an unseen Zia where he was, "Be careful, Hiccup". They left Cyrai in charge of keeping watch on their island using her monitors just in case the meeting was a trap.
"I will", his wings and modern clothing were bathed in firelight as he neared where they were. Hiccup's entire form unsettled everyone, even Dagur.
He touchdown and shrunk his wings, then sauntered towards the young chief. The crowd of nervous villagers parted as he walked, he could smell the stench of arrogance and hatred from them. Hiccup stopped well out of armlength from Dagur, his guards and the bound Heather, "Well, you're certainly… smaller than I expected". A rumble came from the teen's throat, "Um, in exchange for working for us, we're offering you a sacrifice".
Hiccup turned to Heather, who let her head hang, 'This poor girl'.
"Did I mention she's a 'virgin' sacrifice?", Dagur said temptingly, lifting her by her rough braid.
'Bastard', Hiccup suppressed his disgust and played along. The chief released Heather as he draws near her, the demon bobbed his head as he audibly smelt. There was an overwhelming stench of fear and sorrow coming from her, yet he caught a familiar sweet scent. A guard to his right subtly pulled free a dagger, 'Perfect', he blinked as the attack came close.
"What, you idiot!", Dagur snatched the other guard's bludgeon and shoved pass Vorg, he beat the fool repeatably.
"I see, this was a trap all along", Hiccup proclaimed hovering above, enjoying the look of horror on the young chief's face.
"No, I swear this buffoon was acting on his own!", he pleaded, dropping the club. "Help us and you can have this girl to do with as you please!", Hiccup was quickly losing his temper.
"Please tell me you're not considering his offer", Zia shared his disgust.
"Not even close, get ready", she nodded, "Although tempting, I must decline". The demoness dispelled her cloak, "My bed is plenty warm already". Her mask had its own set of thin dark purple mouflon-like horns, she silently eeped when he said that.
"Ok-kay", Dagur pulled out his sword and raised it above his head, "Then how 'bout a BLOOD SACRIFICE!".
"Hiccup!", he blink-grabbed Sharpshot to his hand and shot the sword out of the lunatic's grip.
"First, you attempt to murder me by using this girl!", Hiccup yelled while returning his gun to its holster. "Now, you dare waste pure blood!", he formed his gauntlets and reached over his shoulder, bringing out his fury rifle. "You and your people will suffer for your folly!", he charged a blast and fired at a warship. The orange bolt tore through the deck and exploded, ripping the ship in two.
Panic swept through the village; Dagur's warriors launched boulders at the demons. The stones shattered harmlessly against the red and violet spherical shields. Berserkers rolled out net launchers from their hiding place, they aimed and fired at the demons. Zia unclipped her khopesh, she pumped mana into its grip and activated its enchantment. The small rune circle flashed; violet flames flowed down the blade. 'Rending flames', the fruits of her enchantment training, allowed her sword to slice through the closing nets with ease.
Hiccup charged another shot, "WAIT!". He turned to Dagur; the interior glow of the fury's barrel slowly dimmed. "We'll give you whatever you want!", he smirked at his desperation.
Hiccup tilted his head and rested the fury on his shoulder, "In exchange for not exterminating everything on this island?". He tapped his finger on his mask's chin, "You give me the girl and I'll promise not to bring death to this place". Dagur hesitated, the teen shot another ship, "One". He turned to his beta, "Z?". She nods and launches two magic missiles, each striking a ship, "Two". Hiccup levels his gun at the cowering villagers, "Thr-".
"OK!", he lowers his weapon, "Take the damn girl".
"Good choice", Hiccup snapped his fury to his backplate and blinked to Heather. A blazing ring of blood red flames surrounded them as he morphed his gauntlet's index claw into a long dagger-like talon. In a flash, Hiccup severed the ropes holding her arms up and caught the exhausted girl, his mask hid the look of pity. He bridal carried her and flew back to Zia, the demoness opened a large portal and the three vanished.
The sky above the ocean
"Healing touch", Heather stirred as she felt the pain and weariness leave her body.
"What are we going to do now, Hiccup?", bright lime green light made her scrunch her eyes shut.
"Honestly, I don't know", her eyes adjusted to the pleasant feeling light, "We could try to ask Gobber if he knows someone who can take her faraway".
"N-no", Heather managed to rasp out, Zia flew in close to Hiccup. She grabbed her canteen and brought it to her chapped lips, the girl greedily drank down the crisp water, "Th-thank you".
"You're welcome", Zia capped her canteen, then placed distance between Hiccup and herself.
Heather shivered, "Sorry, the air up here is a bit chilly", her eyes snapped open when he said that. She turned her head and saw the ocean hundreds of meters below, the girl whimpered, "Don't worry, I'm not planning on dropping you". She looked up and sees his red eyed horned mask, trembling at his visage.
"Don't joke about that!", Heather spots Zia flying beside them, "Sorry, Hiccup's sarcasm takes a while to get use to". She notices similarities between their masks, "Just hold on, we're almost there". Both demons pitch down as they neared the coast of the other side of Berk, she latches onto his vest at the sudden change.
The cove
Hiccup lands first, Zia held the door open for them, "Cyrai, is the med-room ready yet?". Heather's eyes widen as she scans the modern house, heavy footsteps draw her attention to the stairs.
The tall girl sighs, "Hiccup, you've got to stop bringing home strays".
"First of all, that's very rude", the blonde rolled her eyes, "Now, is it ready?". Cyrai motions towards a new addition to their house, the door slides open as he gets close. The pure white room replaced his former adjacent shack, he gently lays down Heather on the medical bed. After the incident with the stone boar, both Cyrai and Zia insisted he build the room.
"Zia, can you call over your constructor?", he tapped on a screen built into the wall.
"On it!", she called from the living room, the violet construct hovered into the room.
"There, I'm just going to step out to give you some privacy", Hiccup stepped back, but Heather grabbed his sleeve. She bit her lip, "Fine, I'll just turn around", he sighed. The girl let go and he turned away, a blinding white light engulfed her body. Her uncomfortable dress had become a loose-fitting hospital gown, Zia walked in carrying a bowl filled with steaming soup.
"Hiccup?", she cleared her throat, he understood and tried to leave.
"W-wait!", Heather tried to reach for him, Zia pulled her back.
"I think she doesn't want you to leave", she guided her back to the angled bed.
"Eh, go figure", he sat down on one of the two chairs by the wall, Zia gave her the bowl and sat in the other one. The constructor activated its 'Lesser heal' upgrade and began sweeping over her bruises and scuffs, while Heather spooned her meal. They watched her get treated, "I'll call Gobber in the morning about getting a ship to take her".
"You can't!", Heather feebly yelled.
"Why not, you're not safe in this archipelago", Zia took the empty bowl from her.
"I-I can't leave, if he finds m-me… horrible things m-might happen", She whimpered.
Hiccup sighed, "We can't hide her with Gobber, his chieftain might tell that whack job". He pinched the bridge of his mask, "And she can't stay here".
"Why?", Zia set the bowl down.
Heather clasped her hands together and bowed, "P-please let me stay, I'll do anything!".
"Oh man, Cyrai is definitely not going to like this", he groaned.
"You got that right", said demoness huffed, standing in the doorway.
"What?!", Zia marched up to her.
"Please, I can cook… or clean!", she locked eyes with Cyrai, paling as she sees black in place of white and an unnatural garnet iris with slitted pupils.
"We have constructs for cleaning and can cook for ourselves", she stated, glaring at the girl.
"Can we at least let her do laundry?", the smaller demoness pleaded, her peer remained unmoved. "Fine, we'll let Hiccup decide", Zia glared back, "He is our Alpha after all". Both betas turned to him, Heather bit her lip as tears cascaded down her face. The look of desperation on her hit home, as he recalled his former life.
"I mean, our constructs don't fold clothes very good", there were certain things their creations couldn't manipulate well. She kept avoiding eye contact, "Oh right", he reformed his mask into his glasses. Zia cheered and did the same, her mask changing into her choker. "Hello, my name's Hix, son of Grayson", Heather was mesmerized by his deep red eyes and wild auburn hair, a slight blush washed over her.
"Hi, I'm Shazia but you can call me Zia", she said with giddiness, her violet eyes shimmered with happiness.
Heather looked over to the other demoness, "Cyrai", she huffed.
"For now, just rest up", Hiccup stood, "We'll get you started in the morning".
The two left Zia alone with her, she lowered the bed, "Goodnight". Heather felt a long overdue rest slowly take her; the violet automata resumed healing her injuries.
(A/N: If you guys have a better suggestion for Hiccup's clan emblem, please let me know. Falconry was common in the Viking age; the bones of birds were found buried with high-status warriors in their graves. Canon-sibling relationship of Dagur and Heather. Sorry for the cruelty but eh, Vikings.)