A/N: Oof, sorry for not posting guys. Christmas has been kind of hectic. I'll get the next chapter out sooner. Happy Holidays!!
Time seemed to slow down as Obsidian watched the two humans kiss.
But then, it sped up.
Obsidian wasn't a violent person/dragon. He hated conflict. But seeing the girl he'd loved and taken care of throw him away? That made him see red.
The Night Fury let out a bellowing roar, quickly losing all focus. His camouflage dropped away. His teeth shot out. Obsidian could feel his eyes turning to slits.
Looking back on the event, he would probably get a kick out of Astrid and Snotlout's faces. But even if he wanted to see them right now, he couldn't bear to look at them.
Immediately, screams rose from the villagers of New Berk as they scattered. Obsidian bounded towards the stage and within seconds, had them pinned down under his claws. He heard Silhouette hiss encouragingly.
Obsidian could see all the details of their traitorous, deceitful, imperfect faces. Obsidian roared again, and was briefly reminded of the roar that Toothless greeted him with the first time they met.
But Obsidian didn't have time to think of that.
He wanted to crush them. He wanted to light them on fire. He wanted to fly them into the sun and leave them there.
But...he couldn't. This girl was the one he fell in love with. This boy was the one he'd bonded with. The red faded from his vision, and his grip loosened.
But the next event happened so fast even Obsidian's eyes couldn't track it. Astrid's hand darted to her waist, and within seconds she had plunged a dagger into the Night Fury's leg.
The pain wasn't that bad, but it hurt enough for Obsidian to let go of the lightning. He felt himself shift, and was suddenly standing in front of his friends, a bloody dagger hanging from his wrist.
The terror in Hiccup's eyes matched the horror of the two shocked individuals. In the back of his mind, Hiccup noticed all of the villagers had scrambled.
"Hiccup? Is that really you?" Astrid asked, standing up. Her hand reached out gently...and then took his non bleeding wrist. It seemed as if everything was going to be okay.
Until Astrid forcefully pulled him towards her, her grip unbreakable. She kicked his knees, making him buckle and fall. She didn't seem surprised at his new leg. "Pull out the dagger in his arm, Snotlout." She muttered, venom in her voice. "But-" Snotlout began, but was silenced by a look from Astrid.
Hiccup didn't understand what was going on, for a few seconds. Then it hit him. She's going to murder me. It was taking Snotlout a long time to approach him, and Hiccup's mind was whirring with any scraps of an escape plan. As Snotlout pulled out the dagger, Hiccup winced.
He felt Astrid grab his hair, jerking his head upwards. This gave Hiccup a good view of the night sky, his last sight before execution. But his eyes caught a flicker of the unnatural movement of the tree leaves, as if they were pressed against an invisible border. But that wasn't a border.
Hiccup's eyes desperately reached out to a place where he thought Silhouette might be. He was a little angry at her for not acting sooner, but would forgive her if she managed to pull this off.
Within seconds of him maintaining eye contact, Hiccup saw a green blur of plasma hit the top of the stage, causing it to crumble down. The wooden planks caught fire easily. Astrid immediately let go of Hiccup to dodge a piece of debris.
Hiccup bolted down towards the tree, his wrist throbbing. He nimbly turned, avoiding where he thought Silhouette might be and farted behind an empty house. Hiccup didn't have time to think about his feelings, he just knew he had to get out of here.
The lightning feeling came quicker than ever before, and suddenly he was back as Obsidian. The golden outline of Silhouette flashed in the sky, only visible to him as a Night Fury, and Obsidian used a long patch of grass for a runway. He felt his wings automatically start pumping, and before long he was next to her. Obsidian didn't feel the need to use camouflage, he was already hard to see in the sky.
Surprisingly, Silhouette didn't acknowledge him. She made a 'follow me' gesture with her wing as she soared towards the horizon. The Fury turned unexpectedly when they neared the hulking mountains, and they flew in silence.
As the sun began to peek out from under the sky, Silhouette smoothly flew down, landing in a rocky clearing. She shifted back effortlessly, and watched as Obsidian did the same, landing on a rock close to her.
Hiccup didn't realise he was crying until he shifted back. He noticed Calypso coming to sit with him, and felt her hand on his back. He was embarrassed, but Calypso didn't say anything.
They sat like that for about ten minutes, before Calypso abruptly stood up. She muttered something about forgetting under her breath, then turned to Hiccup.
"I need to go out and hunt. We won't be very well received in the tribe if I don't bring back something." Calypso took a step closer to Hiccup, and kneeled down. The rocky terrain must have hurt her through those thin blue pants but she didn't care. Calypso put a hand on his shoulder.
"Do you want anything?" Hiccup shook his head. "Do you want to come with me?" The same reply. Calypso smiled. "Alright. If you need anything, just asked. I know you like Salmon." She said, shaking out her arms. Hiccup watched as she shifted into the beautiful silver dragon, and effortlessly took off without a runway. Hiccup watched as she ducked and looped, happy to be in the air alone. His mind flashed to how graceful she was, but the thought was drowned out by the tidal wave of Astrid thoughts.
Hiccup sat on the hot rock, alone, thinking of Astrid for two hours.