Some rare sights that are seen by the witnesses may not be illusions cast forth by Raedwit, but until then they are assumed to be distractions just to keep one off focus
-Dragur
(A/N: Like we all don't know who this Woman is already...)
Emerging from the dark hole of the Underground Caverns and onto the field of an construction site came forth the Knights of the Dragon Riders, exiting out through the doors and onto the streets as they now walk through an Gothic looking medieval city that looked more Victorian like. Mierviea Vde Rallie sure as gotten ahead of it's own time anyone would say. From this point they were going about their business, taking the fastest path to the Harbor as soon as possible and often coming into contact with forks in the road; although it was still barren as there wasn't any civilians to talk to, where was everyone? Well Drayko knew the answer to that, hiding in fear from the threat of Drago Bludvist makes sense because that man's army does not fuck around even when there's lives of civilians because none of it matters to Drago. Nothing will to him either for he is blinded by his ambitions to conquer the world of both Human and Dragonkind, no matter the sacrifice. It wasn't until they made a sharp turn towards the left path within a fork in the road that the Dragon Hunters have sprung yet another ambush for them, with the usual Archers and Arbalists along with the Swordsmen and Axe Wielders that were waiting to fight and kill them under the order of their leader. But then there was someone else in the fog at the end and through the use of the twin spyglasses, the Binoculars as Drayko called them, it's true presence was revealed
Whoever this was wore traditional samurai armor which covered up most of it's possible hint of skin. It had an crescent facing upwards with sharp bloodied antlers facing backwards as it's wakidate, this enemy was surrounded by an sicking toxic green mist all around like it's aura but what was most disturbing was that it had many knives stabbed into him from every part of it's armor, katanas and arrows were also stabbed into it and were all oxidized with dried blood whose stains remain fixated onto the very blades and weapons. Yet experienced no such pain as if it was there since the Ancient Times as everything was different back then. There was an breaking wheel on it's back with straightened katanas on every hand of the wheel which were all stained by the same blood and spun very slowly around it's back. The Katana it wielded on the other hand was all golden, but extremely filthy with oxidized mud and bloodstains of the ill victims. It's face appeared to be an human skull with three lines representing it's mouth that went down, the face was dark toxic green and was not in a physical form; but more of a Gaseous form like smoke. This new enemy was clearly NOT a human at all, it was no Dragon either due to it's humanoid stature; who was this hellish being?
This demonic being extended out it's arms to the slides like an avian and slammed them together to cast more of a temporary hex upon the heroes, to which black and toxic green flames started to sprout out from where they stood and forced them to jump out of the way. While Drayko ran up ahead to confront this mysterious new villain, the other Knights proceeded to fight their way past the Hunters; who bombarded them with Dragon Root Arrows against their Dragons, which obviously did not work as they were always prepared to deal with this. All while they avoided the rising pillars of deadly flames on the ground and pumped the Hunters full of not only their weapons, but their Dragon's firepower and abilities up their asses until they were no more but corpses lying on the ground. There's bound to be an uproar within the organization they call "The Warlords" led by Drago Bludvist nonetheless. Anyways, all of them fell over like a stack of dominoes and neither of them were successful in taking their Dragons either; fortunately it just so happened that whoever the demonic being was vanished in it's own dark mist and left behind a Razorwhip Egg that Drayko gave to Valka
"What exactly was it planning to do with such a poor, orphaned egg?" She wondered to herself
"Take it the Wingmaidens, they did entrust you with the egg of the White King did they not? No hatchling shall go murdered in my sight by an male Razorwhip, unless they want to put their breed on the edge of extinction" Drayko suggested and brooded calmly
"This won't take very long, I'll be back soon and Drayko; I know you'll change the world to what you see, just like what I see in my own eyes" Valka told her son before mounting on Cloudjumper and taking off to Windmaiden Island, which wasn't too long as it was 29 Hours from the Dragon's Edge. Another place where the Hunters can never get their hands on, but unfortunately the Flyers can thanks to forcing their Singetails to fly and attack the damn Island. Krogan can go eat a bag of dicks... seriously, fuck that piece of shit
They walked further down the rest of the streets and reached the two large doors, leading into what appeared to be an railway station for automation transport. Now this place was really advanced more than it should've been since the Hooligans first settled on Berk 300 Years ago after losing their homeland, Scandinavia by the Lava-Lout Tribe. Jesus, how time flies fast
Furthermore, there was the sounds of prisoner chains dangling to which the Knights had to hide in the shadows as they witnessed an prisoner escort bringing in a Dragon and what appeared to look like a Woman. But before that could be explained, this must be told and explained first to understand the events that had led up to this from a different perspective...
HTTYD
On the naval fields of where both the Knights of the Dragon Riders hailing from Southwest Draconia and the ever so fearsome Dragon Hunters battled out, the former side has been gaining the upperhand whenever they encountered each other; this was due to the Hunters interfering with the lives of the Dragons they capture and murder while the Riders just won't take that shit. Ryker and Savage overlooked the battle from the Flagship to where they stood
"Ah Ryker, when are you going to learn? I tell you not to underestimate those Dragon Riders for they are the ones who brought down my Chieftain and what do you do next? You continue to underestimate them!" Savage yelled at Ryker
"Someone is feeding them information, someone who knows our every move just like that. Predicting as if they've been consulting the Oracle of Delphi, if I ever get myself to see what this Greece is like that is... but I have more important business to take care of" Ryker looked at the Mysterious Woman as she fell from the sky on Windshear, with the former tending to her Dragon's wound on the tail
"I know, but I had to make it look real to them if I'm going to pose as one of them. We all have to take risks right?" She asked Windshear, who nodded but growled when Ryker approached her
"What were you planning up there?" He demanded, arms crossed and always suspicious when around her
"You have something to say Ryker?" She snarled
"You were distracted by something, I will find out what it was" He growled
"Which was what? You giving letting us Hunters know I was there or you distracting me on purpose to have me not keep on eye on Windshear's weak-spot?" Ryker immediately unsheathed his dual swords in anger, threatening to use it on her if she dared go another step further
"We're returning to the Island, Viggo's orders. He needs to see our little guest he calls her, for a little chat to discuss with" The Dragon Hunter Commander informed him, Ryker sheathed his swords back into their original place on his back and silently returned inside to the Captain's Quarters of the ship. In the meantime, the Mysterious Woman continued to tend to Windshear. Ryker has always been mistrustful towards her and always shunned her due to having a Dragon with her that he simply calls her "Beast" as he does with any other named one. He may have loved his brother, Viggo; but he was certainly nothing like him as he did not want any part of her or Windshear in their buisness, but she really is in need of some answers to where her brother is since Dagur did not really die; that's what she believed
That night at Dragon Hunter Island where the Mysterious Woman entered the tent with Viggo waiting for her, the Leader stood up and decided to explain the reason why he wanted to talk with her. "You must be weary dear, those Knights they call themselves can be quite a challenge to fight against; especially when my brother hasn't been treating you well I assume"
"He's been onto me ever since I first joined"
"Ryker has always been a bit jealous of the power structure among the Dragon Hunters and his role here, that ambition has clouded his mind. But I too suspect that there's a traitorous sneak in the group, claiming to know Drayko well and yet he's always a step ahead in the game. Ironic since he hates playing Maces and Talons"
"Never heard such game before, it sounds pretty bad judging by his distaste for it. Not to get off topic but what it's like anyways?" Viggo only smiled as he began his monologue
"They say that there's two ways to be fooled: one would be to believe what's not true, the other would refuse to believe what is. I began playing with my grandfather when I was just a young boy, always insisted upon being the Honorable Chief; could never understand how he could best me time and time again. This led me to believe for years that his skill transcended my own, I believed in the former. But you see, in Maces and Talons as in life, the line between good and evil is often always unclear. Black and white can become grey so easily and what one soul considers evil, another considers righteous of them. The Honorable Chief who fails to notice this is found to be the foolish one"
"I still can't understand..."
"You will since I've heard that Hooligan in the Knights also plays that game as well. Now then, down to business. To expose this wrongdoer who is our midst, I will need your assistance..."
"Like they say: if there's going to be someone apprehended, they're going to need some evidence. Especially if that person is standing in the way of success, that's not to be tolerated"
"Neither is it if this traitorous sneak is my own flesh and blood. I'm pleased we're able to see eye to eye on this. We must keep it to ourselves, they could be listening in and planning a trap for you. They call him the impostor while others like myself call him the traitorous sneak, if it was Brimlad the Avarice then he would be on my brother's side"
"Too bad I never met him"
"He's dead now, called himself the leader of the Dragon Divers when it was really his cousin Vokvirekyr (VOLK-IREK-YEAR) who was true leader. Same thing happened when I and Drayko first meant, believed my brother was the leader when in truth he was the second in command. But unlike Brimlad, he doesn't complain one bit at all. Now then, be on your way because there's more to be discovered behind this traitorous sneak. Oh and one more thing: I killed him because I had to stop Brimlad from talking too much, by shutting him up forever mostly because of one thing that would make my adversary unfocused and distracted from our little game we play"
"That would be?" She waited for the answer
"Tell me, you've heard of the mythical Night Furies? They are all murdered, or so what they think as they now live under the shadows of one of the most horrendous and foulest Hunters that even I hate myself: his name is Grimmel the Grisly, and his ways of murdering Dragons will not be a gentle one. Especially yours if they're not imprisoned or eliminated by all means. I am warning you right here: Do not take him head on unless you favor her more than any riches you're given, it does not mean to forget how to think with a mind..." With that conversation done and over with, he allowed the Mysterious Woman to leave his tent as he got back into thinking to himself. "He's still not ready to understand, just yet that is... but he will soon. I'll make sure of that the next time we meet again"
HTTYD
What happened next was not a happy way to end up where she is now: Ryker had apprehended the Mysterious Woman against his brother's wishes and has sent her to be executed for her betrayal under his command and his command alone. This was done under the suspicion that he just couldn't keep to himself. The Dragon Hunter had control of her and her Razorwhip's chains as he led them through the station like building
"Once you're done for, your devil is next. You betrayed us for feeding our enemies with information meant to be passed between the two of us only and you thought it was smart to start feeding them our hidden plans, strategies and our tactics. At least Brimlad used pronouns and cryptic riddles to disguise his already treasonous objectives"
"That's not what happened. You're being a idiot for following him instead of Viggo"
"All the more reason to believe why you are being executed traitor, makes me think that Dagur the Deranged sent you to spy on us" The Hunter with the open helmet replied coldly
"Shut up already. You don't know him in the way that I do" The Mysterious Woman talked back to him. Annoyed by her resistance, he slaps her and kicks Windshear's underbelly to silence them; which the latter was weakened for a moment before the Hunter tugged on the chain to keep them moving, all while looking around in case any of those Knights decided to show up
"Now move it before I decide to kill you right here" The Dragon Hunter continued forward with the two captives as he goes through the doors, just as the Knights come out of hiding after witnessing the scene before them
"Execution? Hmph, there are other horrible tragic deaths than what they're about to face right now and they're going to be Executed of all things. Let's see what kind of shit they're going to be doing when they reach the Harbor" He spoke coldly as always as he directs his fellow Knights to tail behind the Hunter with the two prisoners. Going through the door that led them out to the eastern canyon road just as Valka and Cloudjumper returned in the nick of time, being informed afterwards and planning on how they should all tail the Hunter; with the Knights doing it their own way
"Raedwit will turn invisible thanks to be an Illusionist. Raijah shall use the environment to his advantage, Maria's got camouflage to hide herself while me and the rest will run ahead. Once he gets to the Harbor's entrance, we ambush him right there and then. Do you understand?" He explained with the Knights all nodding before Raijah grappled upwards towards the canyon walls with his shield while the others do the same that was mentioned before
So while the Dragon Hunter was leading his two prisoners to be executed for their betrayal, the Knights had secretly tailed him from behind; following him through the streets of the canyon until they reached the turn that led into another long trail, but before they knew they have finally reached the entrance to the Harbor at long last. The Hunter placed the Razorwhip in shackles to restrain her to the ground and the Mysterious Woman on two separate poles to stop her from interfering as he grabbed the weapon needed for execution. It was an long and sharpened axe, but before he could even begin to raise the weapon and slash downwards onto the underbelly of the Razorwhip; Drayko and the Knights appeared out of nowhere and assaulted him
Raedwit blinded his vision with an Illusion that made him feel like he was suffering extremely and severe burning pain on his skin. Dragur spun his scythe around him and slashed across his back before Eret stabbed both of his legs until finally, Fishlegs gave him to the final blow to the head as Drayko sent his face towards the stone floor; crushing it into a bloody mess of an squished brain and crushed pieces of an skull. His now bleeding corpse lied as Drayko slashed the chains and removed the cuffs off of Windshear while Fishlegs did the same to the Mysterious Woman. The Razorwhip sniffed and nuzzled Drayko before he went to the boarded entrance along with the other Knights, they were about to break it down however when the Mysterious Woman came over. She's been hearing about Drayko Ryder and what he's been doing, but at the time she had no idea where to find him; sure she's heard of Draconia but never did get the chance to fly there. Now none of it mattered as she can now talk to him, she wasn't angry but she did need to say some things to him
"You're the one who dueled my brother that day, aren't you?" She asked him
"Where did you hear such a tale?" He replied coldly, the Mysterious Woman was clearly not expecting his voice to sound what she was hearing right now as the last time she heard him, he sounded like a chilled out teenager
"I secretly watched your fight with my brother. I'm not angry at you for what you did to him as I would've done the same to him myself had I not found out that he was my sibling. Right now I have a personal journey to find him so I can... well I'm not really too sure what I'm going to do when I find him, but it's not gonna be pretty"
"What is pretty nowadays?" Drayko replied
"By the way, do you a have name you go by?" Raedwit asked her. The Mysterious Woman placed a hand on her forehead and looked a little confused, nobody had asked her name in a long time; at least not with some people who seem to trust her after saving both her and Windshear's lives. It was almost like she forgot who she was called for a second, but nonetheless she answered right away
"Hmm... haven't told anybody my name in a long time, they always knew me one way or another. Nice to know somebody who just saved me and Windshear's lives asked me for it. The name's Heather, the Unhinged would be my nickname thanks to me being exactly what it says; but for another obvious reason you know"
"You did say you were the brother of Dagur the Deranged of all god damn people" Drayko replied
"Now I'm not blaming you for what you did to the Beserker Tribe, it's still all well and good. It's just that after you fought my brother, some of us split into three different factions"
"The Sons of Drayko Ryder and the Beserker Rebellion. He didn't mean to-"
"No need to bother, one day the Tribe will be back to normal again. Right now they're going through a little war that they're keeping to themselves rather than getting the whole Archipelago involved" She admitted
"More like getting their panties in a twist" Drayko scoffed
"Anyways I haven't seen any signs of him being alive, but he's not dead either. He's still out there somewhere-" She was interrupted when Drayko brought out her brother's newly designed Crossbow
"This was what I found of him, be sure to return to him if you find Dagur" Heather took it from him and examined it before deciding to give it back to Drayko, saying that she's not gonna need it. Mostly because it wouldn't feel right use that kind of weapon in her own hands, that reminded her of what her brother was like
"Hey, you haven't seen an really creepy suit-of-armor with green mist around haven't you?" She asked
"It left behind a Razorwhip Egg not too long ago, there another reason? Because it's now being kept under the care of the Wingmaidens"
"Wingmaidens? That's exactly where Windshear came from, when I visited them anyways. But yeah I'd stay the hell away from that demon, I heard rumors that it spreads diseases and causes epidemics within a matter of two days. They also say that it can't effect some species of Dragons but I'm not too exactly sure on that" She warned them as they were about to get a move on before Vixen jumped onto Drayko's Shoulder, but growled at Heather whom the former grabbed and stroked her back
"Vixen, she's not a threat to us. You would never do this to Raedwit would you now?" Vixen only yawned and ran off towards the Illusionist, Heather only responded with disbelief in her voice
"That's unbelievable, you befriended an Fox? Seriously?!"
"She's still just a pup, I don't mind feasting on game like her species"
"But not when they're young" Raedwit finished the sentence. Drayko then told her that the reason why they're here in the first place, but first warned her to get a drink because it may be awhile to explain...
HTTYD
"Once those Arcanas have been collected by us, we'll return to Draconia right away as many things have changed since the last time we've gone on an adventure like this" Raedwit finished. Eret wondered something
"Knowing that the madman calls himself a Dragon God, Drago's Army is the size of an imperial empire who's always watching you wherever you go, we'll need to make an alliance if we're gonna take him down" The Knights all nodded and agreed. Drayko flipped his coin in response and made this statement, the results were just... oh fucking shit help us all
"The Defenders of the Wing will aid us, but Drago's Army will triumph over them. The most feared and powerful Tribe that even Drago would shit and piss his pants at the sight of is... the Murderous Tribe" Like he expected, there was signs of skin draining to the point of turning into a phantom white color, Fishlegs shivering cold and the Dragons trying their best to soothe their Riders
"Murderous the Magnifcent II and his men have been hiding for a long time, out of sight from all of us including the New Outcasts led by Hroar, the Beserkers, the Hooligans which Stoick shall now know that we're not going to be mocked, mimicked or taunted and even the Owl Gut Tribe" He once again spoke with a calm tone voice as the Dragons were beginning to question his sanity ever since he's been like this, in the meantime Heather and some of the Knights talked to one another secretly
"Was he always like this?" She asked
"Judging from his own story written by Fishlegs titled: The Young Drayko Ryder Chronicles, no he wasn't always like this. A shame too, I miss the old Drayko already"
"He never spoke to anyone about his past, has he...?" She asked when she and Fishlegs were out of hearing range. "What I've heard in the stories, only to tell them that it's horrific" She added in
"In reality he doesn't want to call himself his real name, instead he treats it like a separate identity; like they're two different people, which they are. When he was still called, well... Hiccup, the Hooligans abused him and did many horrible things to him. They've killed so many innocent Dragons ever since they first settled on Berk 300 Years ago"
"The Hunters, they're obviously no better than them"
"He refuses to call himself his real name, and what our Chieftain did to him is just horrible. This is the reason why I have to keep an eye on him"
"Don't worry, I'll do it for you"
"Yeah, you make sure you do. I can't think what he will do if he heard the two of us" His fear of betraying Drayko started to show itself. They returned their focus back to the barricaded door leading into the Harbor and with one overhead helmsplitting slash, the door opened up and they all proceeded on through. They're getting closer to the Empress and soon they'll get to her first before Drago does, it won't another minute to be wasted on because they're going back to Draconia afterwards for her protection. The threat remains small, but the shadow of Drago Bludvist is looming ever so eerily
The Murderous Tribe are led by an new leader for he is the descendant of Murderous the Magnificent as judged by the "II" in his name. The previous leader known as Madguts the Murderous is just like Sarousch from Hunchback of Notre Dame II: fucking pathetic. The Tribe itself is extremely violent and barbaric like the Archipelago they live in. Oh and he too is also voiced by Clancy Brown
The Muderous Tribe Crest was a bleeding skull wrapped around with an crown of metallic thorns that were stained with blood, which was also bleeding down in multiple streams right onto the skull itself. Two bloodied swords crossed upwards towards the left and right sides as all the blood dripped down into a black ash covered, jewel encrusted chalice surrounded by bloody bones. The chalice was overflowing and created an puddle. Finally the chalice itself was wrapped in actual thorns with an bleeding arm holding it
I would ask if I overdone the crest but you know the answer to that. Remember this suggestion: Don't like it, don't read it. Otherwise, Feel free to Review and Until we meet again next time...
TheLegendaryBlackDragonKnight
P.S: Drayko's time to attack Berk and kill Stoick the Vast for what he has done will come, but first things comes first in times like these. Remember that Mariah, the Guest Reviewer who seemingly enjoys this Story