Berk
Hiccup sighed. Two weeks since Dagur arrived, two weeks since his father went into his panicked state. He constantly had the village on high alert, ready for an impending attack. With a quick glance back, Hiccup closed his eyes. Astrid quickly sat down next to him. "You ok Hiccup?" Hiccup shook his head. "I'm not sure, dad's back to the person he was before, ignoring me, always ready for a dragon attack, thinking about those other then me." Astrid closed her eyes. "I can't speak for your dad, but he's been tense for the past two weeks. Since the mention of Shadowflame Terror, he's been on guard at all times." Hiccup widen his eyes. "I don't think this is related to my aunt's death, I think Stoick knows more then he's letting on." Astrid slowly nodded. "Perhaps he knows what these... people are looking for." Hiccup glanced up. "Perhaps, perhaps not. But we need to get my dad to talk. If he doesn't talk, then he's putting us all at great risk."
Astrid glanced down. "Hiccup, I don't think that's a good idea, he'll just shut you out." Hiccup glanced at Astrid. "But if he knows what they're after, then we need to know." Astrid sighed. "Hiccup, your dad will tell us when he's ready." Hiccup quickly stood up. "No, if we wait, time runs out. If he knows, we need ot know, so that we know how important or dangerous this thing is that we need to keep out of they're hands." Astrid bit her lower lip. "Hiccup, he won't speak, you heard what your mother said at the hall two weeks ago." Hiccup eyed Astrid. "So you're on his side as well, not wanting to know." Astrid widen her eyes. "It's not like that at all, I want to know what he's keeping form us, but I also know that he swore on his honour not to tell anyone. Hiccup, somethings you have to let go..."
"NO! I see how it is now, your on his side, always have been. Following orders blindly. You only said you loved me so that you could get your family related to mine." Astrid blinked, her mind refused to believe what Hiccup was saying. "Hiccup, it's..." Hiccup stopped her. "No, I already know what you're going to say, I'm not stupid Astrid, I can see read people like a book. You're no different. Everything has been faked, I can see it now. No one cares about me still, they still think I'm the village embarrassment. Someone who can't do anything right, I don't even know why you're with me. I'm clearly not enough for this tribe." Astrid felt a small tear roll down her face. "Hiccup, how can you..."
"How can I what, speak like this, you don't think that maybe, I don't know, that I still hold hatred for the tribe for the years of neglect and bullying they put me through, I'll find out what my dad's hiding. And you, you can stay out of my way." Astrid stood up fast. "Hiccup, you don't mean that" Hiccup eyed her with a deadly flame building. Astrid swore she saw a pair of red slit like eyes behind his green ones. "I don't want to see you... ever again." With that, Hiccup quickly left the arena. Astrid quickly shrunk to her knees.
Dagmar quickly walked over, her eyes watching over her daughter. "Astrid, are you ok?" Astrid didn't respond, her mind continued to replay what had just happened. "I will kill that boy if he hurt you." Hearing these words, Astrid quickly shook the thoughts away, the eyes she saw behind his quickly came to mind. "That wasn't Hiccup." Dagmar blinked. "What?" Astrid glanced up at her mother. "That wasn't Hiccup, he wouldn't dare to harm me in anyway. That wasn't Hiccup. It wasn't. He'd never say those things to me." Dagmar blinked once more. "Astrid dear, please explain?" Astrid closed her eyes. "I saw another pair of eyes behind his, red with slits like an enraged dragon. I have never seen those before behind his eyes."
Dagmar pulled her daughter into a hug. "It's ok Astrid, whatever has come across Hiccup can't last long."
Inside the hall, Stoick sat with Dagur, Camicazi and Boltar the Electric. "So, what happened to Dagur also happened to you two." The two nodded. "Those who attacked my tribe were lead by the dark necromancer. Zrekhar the Darkheart." Stoick glanced at Camicazi. "We were attacked by the dark wizard, Zegarth Tenebris." Dagur glanced at the two. "They were searching for something weren't they?" The two nodded. "This isn't good, they've already wiped out three tribes, three of the largest tribes in the Archipelago. Whoever's behind this, they have a vast range of Shadowflame Terrors and men at their disposal."
Cave's of Utter Shadow
Draegon bowed before the image of his master, or rather, the eyes of his master. "Omicronus, my master." Omicronus remained silent, his eyes glowing brightly. "Lord Draegon, what is your status in finding my blade?" Draegon remained silent. "We have searched most of the world apart from what the Vikings call the Barbaric Archipelago. So far, three territories of these tribes have shown no signs of holding the blade. But we are close, I can feel it's power's radiating over the Barbaric Archipelago." Omicronus chuckled darkly."Continue to lay waste to these tribes, find me the blade and when you do, I shall be there to collect." Draegon bowed lower to the ground. "As you command master."