The long haired woman then immediately grabbed the two of them by the throat and lifted them into the air.
"Please don't," Helga pleaded.
"I would be most grateful, if you would please inform me how one enters the Necropolis," she said.
"As if we'll ever tell you," the boy wheezed.
Helga could barely breathe as she looked at her brother. "Brother, I can't breathe at all."
"Now be a good boy," said the long haired woman.
"Feelings you share with the dead, your precious memories, they will lead you into the city," said the boy.
"I'm afraid I don't follow you."
"How can we know any more about the land where the dead go?"
"The dead?" said long haired woman as a small smile appeared on her face. "Oh, I see. Very helpful."
She then immediately release the two of them and then raised her hand.
"Don't the boy pleaded!"
She then plunged her hand down and the boy closed his eyes, but he wasn't aiming at them she actually struck herself. The two children looked up and saw her just standing there as if she was completely paralysed.
Meanwhile in the Necropolis, Hiccup and the others were trying to find Snotlout and Fishlegs.
"Snotlout!" Hiccup yelled.
"Fishlegs!" Heather called.
"Sir Snotlout! Sir Fishlegs!" Ruby yelled.
"Where could they have possibly gone?" Ruffnut asked.
"They were acting weirder than any of us," said Tuffnut.
As they kept on walking Hiccup immediately sensed something, it was an extra presence. Though he decided not to inform the others as they kept on searching for their two missing friends.
Snotlout was running way ahead of everyone else, but Fishlegs was following him closely.
"Does he really think he can escape me?" he said shaking his head.
He then floated back down and appeared in front of Snotlout.
Snotlout narrowed his eyes. "This isn't the best time, Fishface."
"No the contrary, it's the perfect time," said Fishlegs.
"I don't have time for you."
"Then you better make time."
"Is that a threat?"
"More like a warning."
Snotlout ignored him and immediately ran off past him, but Fishlegs followed him quite easily.
"You haven't changed at all since the old days, have you?" he said. "As long as you get what you want you can care less if anyone else gets hurt?"
Snotlout smirked. "I have to say I like this new Fishface, better than the old one."
He then immediately performed a powerful back fist, but his hand hit something soft. He turned and found that he had punched Fishlegs' pillow and Fishlegs was now floating on top of one of the crystals.
"You used to backhand me all the time like that in the old days," he said.
"So you come back and to settle a grudge against me?" said Snotlout folding his arms. "That's not usually your style, or is there something else you want?"
"True, I'm not one for violence and the last thing that I wanted to start a fight," Fishlegs admitted. "However when I was cast out, suspected of treason against the realm, I decided to make my way back home. But imagine my surprise when I found that my homeland was completely burnt to the ground. I could barely recognise it, that's when I discovered the Fountain of Youth has been completely drunk then dry."
Then suddenly the pillow transformed into a massive bear and immediately grabbed hold of Snotlout's arms and legs.
"I'm shocked that I didn't realise it sooner," said Fishlegs narrowing his eyes at Snotlout. "I mean I never even put much thought into it like a human like you would be unkillable. It never occurred to me that you kill the Guardian to drink from the fountain."
Snotlout narrowed his eyes. "How do you know anything about that woman?"
Fishlegs floated towards him and narrowed his eyes. "The person you killed in the forest, that little girl was one of my best friends."
Snotlout remain silent.
"Now I get it, you want to avenge her by killing me," Snotlout laughed. "But the problem with that little plan I can't be killed!"
"And if you remember, my sacred treasure has a variety of abilities," Fishlegs reminded.
Snotlout gave him a puzzled look.
"That's right, you were never so interested in the abilities of my sacred treasure," said Fishlegs he then immediately extended his hand. "Chastiefol! Third Configuration:Fossilization!"
"And that means?" Snotlout asked completely unaware that the bear behind him was beginning to transform into a twin headed spear.
"It means this," said Fishlegs. Then suddenly the spear impaled Snotlout through the chest and he slowly began to turn to stone. "I have been waiting for this moment. You watching, Shanna?"
Before he turned completely to stone, Snotlout then began to remember his few days at the sacred tree. Shanna was looking for one of his books, more precisely the book about the Fountain of Youth.
She sighed. "Oh, how I wish I was the one that Snotlout came to steal, instead of the Fountain of Youth."
"Is that so?" said Snotlout behind her as he ate a few berries.
Shanna then immediately squeal with embarrassment. "You said that you were going out to get something to eat?"
"I did, I found a whole bunch of Lincoln berries, right over there," said Snotlout gesturing behind him. He then raised his hands as he slowly approached Shanna. "Now what you say we get started?"
"Don't tease me like that," Shanna laughed.
"I'm not kidding," Snotlout blinked. "I haven't exactly had much luck with getting along with humans either, but you really listen to me. And you take me seriously."
Shanna blushed. "No, I can't. I'm flattered but… I have to protect the Fountain of Youth, this forest is—"
Snotlout held out his hand. "Hey, don't worry I've got that covered. I can just go and look for your King and bring him back out here. You told me about him once, you remember that? You said that he left hundreds of years ago, but if he shows up again you will be free and clear."
Shanna then immediately wrapped her arms around him catching him completely by surprise. However it was short lived, when they heard the most fiendish roar within the forest and next flames erupted the ground it.
Next thing Snotlout realised he was down the ground choking and Shanna was helping him up.
"Snotlout, easy," she said gently.
"What just—hanged?" he groaned.
He looked up and saw amongst monstrous creature standing in front of him, its skin was red as blood. It had razor sharp claws and fangs and on top of its head were pair of horns. It's back was towards them so it was unaware of their presence, but who knew how long that would last.
"It's a demon," said Shanna.
"A demon?" Snotlout stared.
"Nothing can burn the Fairy King's Forest, but the flames of Helheim," said Shanna. "I always thought that the Angels defeated them in the Holy War and locks them away."
Snotlout's eyes widened as he looked at her. "Is the Fountain of Youth okay?"
"Don't worry," said Shanna as she turned towards a vine that was holding the chalice. "I made sure."
"Good, then you grab it and get out of here," said Snotlout as he got to his feet and grabbed his mace.
"Wait, you need to come with me," said Shanna. "The demon hasn't noticed us yet, let's go now."
"The Snotman doesn't run," said Snotlout as he began spinning his mace around in the palm of his hand.
The demon then immediately fired another burst of flames down onto the forest and Snotlout fired a beam from his mace and it latched onto the demon. Then with one good pull he removed the demon's heart and it landed in his palm.
"Easy peasy," he smiled.
However, the demon only appear to be shaken by the attack and immediately turned towards him much to his surprise.
"No, Snotlout!" Shanna cried as she rushed over towards him. "A demon has more than one—"
Back in the present, Fishlegs was observing as Snotlout slowly began to turn to stone.
"If you have any regrets, I'm willing to listen what I have to say," said Fishlegs. "But of course I'm not going to give you for what you've done."
Snotlout merely chuckled.
"What's so funny?" said Fishlegs raising an eyebrow. "Don't act so tough, it must be driving you crazy."
However, Snotlout didn't utter a single word as his entire body turned to stone.
Fishlegs merely narrowed his eyes. "Goodbye, Snotlout."
Meanwhile Hiccup and the others were still looking for the two of them, even Heather was unable to pinpoint the location and she had a much wider view.
"There is no sign of them," she said.
"I could fly around and have a look," Toothless offered.
They then came to a stop as they notice a war long haired woman had appeared just in front of them.
"Who's that?" Heather asked.
"Hello, Hiccup the Dragon Sin and you too, Heather the Serpent Sin," said the woman. "My name is Gabrielle, a Dragon Knight."
"How did you get here?" Toothless demanded.
"Simple by dying."
Ruffnut looked at her brother. "Did she just say that she got here by dying?"
"Probably means that she is bad news," said Tuffnut.
"I'm afraid so, really bad news" said Hiccup gravely.
Gabrielle then immediately drew her rapier and unleashed a powerful shockwave by simply raising it into the air. The shockwave was powerful enough to not be offered feet and the twins themselves were having a hard time staying upright. She then immediately pointed it at Hiccup, clearly ready to fight him.
"Toothless take Ruby and get far away from him as possible," Hiccup ordered.
Toothless nodded and rushed over to Ruby. "I'm on it. Ruby, hop on."
"All right," said Ruby as she climbed onto his back.
"Hold on tight," said Toothless and he immediately took off into the air and Ruby practically screamed as she clinging onto his back.
"Try to stay safe!" she screamed.
Hiccup and the others immediately got ready for fight.
Toothless flew as fast as he can around the crystals.
"That Dragon Knight, Gabrielle was really dangerous, at least that's my impression of her," he said.
"Same here," Ruby agreed.
Toothless then immediately landed. "We should be safe here."
Then suddenly something slammed into the crystal behind them they looked up and saw that it was Hiccup.
"Sir Hiccup?" Ruby stared.
Hiccup looked down at them. "What the two of you still doing here? Keep going and don't stop!"
"Easy for you to say," said Toothless as he took off yet again.
Hiccup immediately jumped onto the ground just in time to see Heather falling straight towards him. She would have been impaled on a particularly large crystal, if Hiccup hadn't caught her in mid-fall.
"Captain?" Heather blinked.
"That was close," said Hiccup.
"She's stronger than she looks."
"You guys all right," said Ruffnut as she and her brother ran over to them.
"We're good," said Hiccup.
Gabrielle then approached them. "Heather the Serpent Sin, endowed with possibly the greatest physical strength of the Sins. As a giant, a close bond with the earth and manifesting the magical ability of Creation. I have been looking forward to seeing it in person."
Heather immediately rose to her feet and looked down at her. "And what do you think?"
Gabrielle sighed with disappointment. "Frankly a bit disappointing. He didn't quite live up to what I heard in the stories."
Heather narrowed her eyes. "Then let's see how you like this!" She then immediately slammed her fist together and then placed them on the ground. Suddenly the ground beneath Gabrielle's feet and began to turn to sad that she found herself sinking. "It's Sand Whirl! We can also take minerals and turn them into sand, just a little with FYI."
"Oh, I see. Most informative," said Gabrielle not looking worried in the slightest her entire body was consumed by the sand.
Seconds later there was an explosion and Gabrielle sword up into the air. Heather then immediately grabbed a chunk of crystal and tossed it towards, but with just a single tap the point of her rapier it exploded and pelted Heather with the remains so much so that she toppled over.
Ruffnut and Tuffnut then immediately grab each other's hand and immediately a surge of power entered through their bodies. They then immediately took off and began swinging their swords directly at Gabrielle, but she was clearly very skilled as he managed to deflect each and every one of her attacks.
"The Thorston twins," she said looking at them. "I heard that you can empower one another by simply touching each other. A very impressive magical ability your Twinsanity, but it does come with one flaw."
As the twins kept on pressing their attack on Gabrielle they found their strength waning. Then Gabrielle immediately blocked Ruffnut's attack and just as Tuffnut was about to touches sister she immediately fired an explosion right in his face. The explosion was powerful enough to send him flying and he crashed into one of the crystals and then she grabbed Ruffnut's wrist and tossed in the opposite direction.
"You can only maintain that power for a limited amount of time and it impossible for you to regain an energy unless you're touching one another," she said.
Hiccup then came dashing towards her with his sword drawn, but she quickly avoided the attack and somersaulted out of the way. Hiccup immediately jumped after and slammed his blade down towards, but she quickly blocked it with her rapier. Though the impact of Hiccup's weight somehow managed to cause a small crater.
"And then of course there's legendary Captain of the Seven Deadly Sins, Hiccup," she said smiling. "You're might indeed live up to the stories I've heard, but it is a strange feeling that you're not using that sword on your back."
Gabrielle immediately disengaged and Hiccup merely smiled. "It would display purposes only."
"Well, you shouldn't underestimate me," said Gabrielle as he thrusted her rapier towards him.
Gabrielle then immediately struck in with an explosion, but it appeared to have no effect on him and suddenly Hiccup slammed the flame covered fist into her gut. The attack was strong enough to send her flying, but he did have the impact Hiccup expected to have.
"You got her!" Ruffnut cheered.
"Talk about a lightweight!" Tuffnut smiled.
"And this will be your magical ability," said Gabrielle's voice as she picked herself up. "Your magical ability is Inferno. You're able to absorb the energy of an attack your opponent deals to you into your body enhancing your strength equal to the amount used against you. Truly fascinating, in short the more powerful your opponent and the more energy they use the stronger you are, but that also means it's weakness means the less powerful the attack used against you the weaker you are."
Hiccup smiled. "Someone's done their homework. That explains why you been holding back on your own ability."
Gabrielle then raised her blade. "Why don't you try harder, I did after all kill myself to be here."
Meanwhile Fishlegs was floating directly in front of Snotlout, who was now a stone statue.
"No word of repentance, even at the very end, huh?" he said. "That is so you, Snotlout." He then began to remove the spear from his back and it reverted back to normal. "You will suffer here for all eternity, never finding redemption or peace. Unable to move a muscle or to die, that's fitting considering that you took everything from Shanna."
Fishlegs then began to float away. "You've earned your place here."
However, he then came to a stop as he sensed magical power behind him. He turned and saw lights appearing right in front of Snotlout.
"What is that? Is it something that, Snotlout is doing?" Fishlegs stared. He then landed on the ground in utter confusion. "Right now, he should be totally powerless." His spear then immediately impaled the ground. "Or is it… is it Shanna? Are you here?"
Shanna was indeed there and she immediately placed her lips in the stone lips of Snotlout and then the stone surrounding him shattered.
Fishlegs stared open eyed. "What? It's broken… the petrification!"
Snotlout smiled as he looked at Shanna. "Hello, Shanna."
Fishlegs eyes widened. "It can't be."
To his eyes he was only seen balls of light with no substance, but to Snotlout he was seen Shanna as he remembered her.
"It's been a long time, Snotlout," Shanna smiled.
"20 years," Snotlout nodded.
Fishlegs just stared openmouthed. "That voice… it's really her. Shanna it's me Fishlegs, you know your best friend? Please, show yourself to me too."
Snotlout looked at Fishlegs then back to her. "Let him see you."
Shanna shook her head and placed a hand on his cheek. "You're in the Necropolis, it is possible for the living and the dead to see each other again, but only bound together by strong emotions."
Fishlegs looked crestfallen. "I knew it was true, you're still mad aren't you? That I abandoned you, you and the Fountain, I turned my back and walked away."
Shanna just remain silent.
Then suddenly the entire place shock.
Snotlout looked up. "Wait a minute, is that the Dragon Knight?"
Shanna approached Snotlout. "No wait, Snotlout. Why did you come? What was the reason?"
Snotlout turned his back to her. "Nothing much, I only wanted to tell you one thing. I will take what's mine, I promise you that."
Shanna smiled as tears formed in her eyes, but to Fishlegs it sound as if she was crying.
"Snotlout, what more can you take from her?" Fishlegs yelled.
"Thank you, Snotlout," said Shanna.
Fishlegs looked at her in confusion as Snotlout took off, running as fast as he could to Hiccup and the others.
Fishlegs then fell to his knees. "Why?"
As he ran, Snotlout remember that fateful day with a demon attack the forest, Shanna had just warned him that a demon had more than one heart, but it arrived too late. The demon had just fired a powerful fire burst that sliced right through Snotlout's right shoulder and through Shanna's body.
"Shanna," said Snotlout as they both fell to the ground.
Shanna then use what power she had to bring the chalice to Snotlout and crawled towards him. "Snotlout—here. You must—drink—the water. Please, Snotlout."
She then dropped the chalice and Snotlout caught it, but he held it towards her. "No, you drink it…"
Shanna shook her head, but one look from his eyes and she gave in. She then immediately drank the chalice and Snotlout closes eyes preparing to die. However, he opened them quickly when he felt something forcing itself down his throat. He then saw that Shanna was kissing him and forcing all the water she drank down his throat.
The demon then approached them and slammed its big ugly throat right down on top of them, but Snotlout, now fully recovered, somehow managed to get them to a safe distance. He then looked down at Shanna, who was in his arms.
"You idiot, stay here," he said placing her down on the ground. "This won't take long."
The demon then immediately grabbed him and attempted to crush him in his palm, but immediately released him the moment some powerful slashes ran across his fingers. He immediately lift his hand up and saw that his fingers had been sliced off.
Snotlout stood there, covered in blood and wounds with a mace in his hand. However seconds later the wounds began to seal themselves and he was completely healed.
"Let's play a little game, let's see who gets turned to mincemeat past!" he roared as he jumped into the air.
Back in the present, Fishlegs was confused about what had just happened.
"I don't understand this… how could you forgive Snotlout?" he said shaking his head in disbelief. "The man who stole everything from you? Destroyed the forest."
"After you abandoned our country, I had to endure 700 years of total solitude," Shanna explained. "But he wiped away though 700 years of loneliness in just seven days. Snotlout knew that you were my best friend so he deliberately everyone, he let you spear him."
Fishlegs eyes widened as he looked up and saw Shanna looking down at him.
"He isn't the man you believe him to be," she explained.
"Shanna?" Fishlegs stared.
Meanwhile Hiccup, heaven the twins were still fighting against Gabrielle. Heather had just created a column that propelled Hiccup into the air and both his and Gabrielle's blade classed and Heather immediately grabbed hold of her in her hand, but there was an explosion that sent them flying.
"You really need to try harder," said Gabrielle. "With paltry attempts like that, you can't fight my magical ability called Explosion."
She was about to attack, but then something pulled hard at her rapier. She turned and found Snotlout standing there with his arm extended.
"You guys started this party without me, I'm hurt," Snotlout smirked.
"Snotlout?" Hiccup blinked.
Gabrielle looked at him. "It's Snotlout the Fox Sin. Would you kindly let go of my rapier?"
"In case you haven't noticed, I'm not touching anything," Snotlout pointed out and he moved a few of his fingers.
Then the force that was pulling her rapier became stronger and Gabrielle have used both hands to push back. "Oh, I see. This is your magical ability, Snatch. Very well, I'll give you something more appropriate for a sneaky thief like yourself."
She then fired a fireball directly at Snotlout and exploded in his face. When the smoke cleared, Snotlout was lying down on the ground terribly wounded and the only thing left of his shirt was his shirtsleeve.
"I had heard that you are indestructible, but that should keep even you out of the fight for little while," said Gabrielle looking down at him. She then immediately jumped in the air to avoid a leg sweep courtesy of Hiccup. "I don't think so."
Hiccup had just jumped into the air after her when she flicked her fingers and creating a smokescreen hiding her from view. This meant that Hiccup was ill prepared to use his ability to absorb her attack when she struck him from behind with a powerful explosion.
"Hiccup!" Heather cried and immediately caught him.
"Even if your power is capable of absorbing all of my attacks, it still doesn't pose a threat if you can't anticipate when I'm about to attack you," Gabrielle smiled.
"That when well," said Hiccup rubbing his head.
"How did you let this chick get the better of you?" said Snotlout as he got to his feet.
Gabrielle looked intrigued. "I must admit, I am impressed. You are indestructible he is very nice indeed."
"Better believe it," Snotlout smile. "There's no way you can beat somebody, you can't kill."
Gabrielle laughed. "Unkillable and beatable are two different things. If I wanted you down for good, any number of ways will work.
Snotlout snorted. "I'd like to see you try."
"Careful, she's strong," Hiccup warned.
"Surely the three of us can beat her," said Heather.
Meanwhile Fishlegs was still with Shanna and they heard Ian explosion in the distance.
"Why can I see you?" Fishlegs asked confused.
"If I'm visible and possible to see me now, it's because I want you to understand Snotlout. In fact I want you to save him," she explained.
Fishlegs stared at him. "Shanna?"
It was at that point that Toothless land on the ground with Ruby.
"We have to be far enough away now," said Toothless.
"Thank goodness," said Ruby looking believe that they were no longer in the air.
Fishlegs stared at them. "A dragon and a young girl?" He then immediately remembered Shanna and turned towards her. "Shanna!"
However he then found that she had vanished.
"Hmm, excuse me, Sir Fishlegs right?" Ruby asked.
"And you are?" Fishlegs asked.
"I'm Ruby, long story but I'm travelling with Sir Hiccup and the others," she explained.
"And I'm Toothless," Toothless added.
Fishlegs looked at her. "With the Captain?"
Ruby nodded. "Yes, a Dragon Knight has appeared and is fighting Sir Hiccup, Heather and my two bodyguard right now." She then immediately began looking around for Snotlout. "Is Sir Snotlout here with you? I'm sure that she is going after him as well, I have to warn him about it!"
"So let me guess, you want me to go and save them?" Fishlegs asked.
"Your spear," said Ruby as she turned towards it.
"My what?"
"Run as far away as you can, I'll borrow this and go and fight her," she said as he grasped hold of the spear.
She then attempted to lift it, but it weighed a ton and she wasn't unable to move an inch.
"Do you even know how to fight?" Fishlegs asked.
"I'm always the one being rescued by Sir Hiccup and Heather," said Ruby through gritted teeth. "But it is time to be useful, it's time for me to save them for a change."
Toothless looked at Fishlegs. "I do really going to stand there and allow the Dragon Knight to kill your comrades?"
Fishlegs just stood there and watch as Ruby continue to pull on the spear. Eventually she was able to lift it out of the ground, much to her surprise.
"I did it!" she smiled.
However Ruby then noticed that she was floating in midair.
Meanwhile Hiccup and the others were still battling against Gabrielle and she then immediately unleashed explosion.
"What do we have here?" she said as she exited the smoke. Heather had managed to shield both Hiccup and the twins, protecting them from the explosion. "Even if my explosion wasn't full power, I'm impressed that you didn't just go flying from the pressure wave. The strength of you giants is truly something to behold."
Heather looked at Hiccup and the twins. "You guys all right?"
"Thanks for the save," said Hiccup.
"If you were going to take the hit, you could have shielded me," Snotlout pointed out.
"You're the immortal one here," Heather reminded.
Snotlout muttered to himself.
Heather then put Hiccup and the twins down. "I think I'm too worn out to continue fighting."
"Just rest up and leave the rest to us," said Hiccup as he joined Snotlout.
"Time for me to wrap this up," Snotlout smiled.
Gabrielle looked extremely disappointed. "This is the legendary order?"
Hiccup and Snotlout then immediately charged towards her and she will swung her flaming rapier at Snotlout and unleashed a small explosion in Hiccup path blinding him. She then immediately struck Hiccup with a powerful kick and when Snotlout came swinging in she immediately impaled his neck with her rapier.
"In the end, I suppose legends are merely fantasy anyway," she said.
Then suddenly Chastiefol impaled Snotlout and struck Gabrielle sending her flying into the crystals structures behind her. Snotlout turned and saw Fishlegs standing on the other end of the spear.
"Hello there Snotlout," he said
20 years ago, Snotlout had defeated the Red Demon, but not before it burned the entire forest. Shanna was fatally wounded and handed him a seed.
"Take this, it's the last seed in this forest," she said weakly. "Planted somewhere—so—so it grows."
"You can do it yourself," said Snotlout stubbornly. "Now stay with me."
"The Forest, it knew—it knew that—that you would—protect it," she said holding on as best she could.
"I don't give a damn about the forests!" Snotlout yelled. "Just hang on, Shanna!"
"I was—happier than I ever been," she said with a smile. "When you said you were going to take me away from this solitude—please—please say it to me again, but properly this time."
Snotlout took her hand. "You got, Shanna. One day I'm going to take you—" Her hand then went limp and she breathed her last breath and he began to cry. "Let me finish, damn it."