Snotlout smiled as he approached Astrid. "Hey, bade. I see that you came crawling back to me."

He then began to stroke her hair, but almost immediately Astrid grabbed his hand and twisted it. "If you stop talking to me like that you're going to be one crawling."

"Still the same old Astrid," Snotlout winced.

Astrid then turned and smiled at Hiccup and blushed slightly. "It's good to see you again, Hiccup."

Hiccup looked at her awkwardly and rubbed the back of his head. "Uh, I see the last 10 years have been good to you."

Samson looks between the two of them. "Are you to hitch to something?"

Hiccup laughter nervously. "That's a very long and complex story."

Astrid shook her head and looked at Fishlegs. "Fishlegs is that you?"

"Yep," Fishlegs nodded.

"You look different."

Fishlegs then transformed into his human form freeing himself from Phlegma's magic.

"What?" Phlegma gasped.

"You must have had an easier time avoiding the Dragon Knights," said Astrid shaking her head.

"I'm sorry to interrupt this reunion, but we do have business to conclude," Sven reminded. "As much as I would like to go up against four of the Seven Deadly Sins, I do have a mission to complete. And that mission is to return with that creature's head."

Hiccup then looked at Astrid curiously. "Astrid, why are you with this creature anyway?"

Astrid looked to the creature. "I found him in a rage and managed to calm him down, now I'm just trying to figure out how he became like this?"

Sven and the rest of the Roars of Dawn then drew their weapons.

"If we have to fight you to get to that creature then so be it," said Sven.

Astrid narrowed her eyes. "I would prefer you leave him alone."

"Don't tell me this thing is your new boyfriend?" said Snotlout.

Astrid gave him a death glare he immediately quivered in fright and Fishlegs quickly stepped in.

"Why do you want to protect this creature?" Fishlegs asked curiously. "I mean we only jumped in because he would lead us to you."

Hiccup looked them. "I'm sure that Astrid has her reasons."

The creature then roared even more loudly and his magical power increased for some strange reason.

Astrid turned to the Roars of Dawn. "You've sensed is magical power and you still believe that can take him on?"

"Of course," said Sven. "I will admit that two or one of us will die, but we surely will claim this creature's head too."

Astrid looked at them and drew her axe. "I do not wish to spill any blood, but you leave me with no choice."

The Roars of Dawn ready their weapons for fight, but Astrid did something surprising. She immediately spun around and swung her axe and seconds later the creature's head was sliced completely off. This move surprised everyone as the creature's body fell to the ground and Astrid presented the Roars of Dawn with the creature's head.

"You can take the head," she said.

Sven looked at her curiously. "What are you doing?"

"I'm doing the most peaceful way of resolving this," Astrid explained. "If a three-way battle occurred between us now, might result of the devastation of the village close by and all of its inhabitants and the knights that perished would not have died in vain."

Sven then took the head. "I accept your offer."

Samson looked at Sven. "Are you sure about this?"

"Of course I'm sure," said Sven then looked at Astrid. "I certainly like you Astrid the Wolf Sin, so out of respect for your legend we will withdraw. But if by chance we ordered to go after your heads one day, when that time comes…" He looked at them for a few seconds and immediately took off. "Let's move!"

The other members of the Roars of Dawn took off.

Astrid's sighed. "For moment I thought they were going to attack."

Fishlegs shook his head at Astrid. "This is so unlike you, you don't kill someone out of cold blood. Plus you seem to have some sort of sympathy for this monster."

Hiccup looked at her curiously. "There were trace of your magic on him, I can only guess that you used your magic to calm him down."

"He was in a blind rage when I first met him, he took me quite some time to calm him down," said Astrid shaking her head. "I should never have left him alone, or none of this would have happened."

Hiccup looked at the creature curiously and noticed that its fingers were actually very small hands. "I've never seen a monster like this before."

"Actually the truth is this is no monster, he used to be human," said Astrid folding her arms.

"Human?" Fishlegs gasped.

Then suddenly the monster began to twitch and then it started to rise to its feet much to their surprise.

"Now we need to try and contain him," said Astrid.

Hiccup looked at her. "Astrid what exactly is going on?"

"Like I said before the chaos would have been extreme different clash in a three-way battle," said Astrid.

Snotlout's mouth wide open, because the now headless creature had grown another pair of arms from its shoulders and its chest was puffing out like a mushroom.

"How is that things still alive, you chopped its head off?" Snotlout yelled.

"Actually the head was ornamental," Astrid explained.

Fishlegs looked at her. "Then which part of him was human then?"

"From what I can gather he was no ordinary human, I believe that he used to be a Dragon Knight," said Astrid.

Then the four heads appeared out of the creature's chest creature's chest and that when they saw human body's sprouting from the centre of its chest.

Unaware that they had been tricked, the Roars of Dawn had stopped at the bridge and examined the head. Sven in particular was confused and intrigued at the same time.

"I still don't understand why Astrid was so protective of that beast?" Samson frowned.

"I couldn't care less honestly," said Phlegma. "I was just hoping that we could fight them some more."

Sven looked at the disembodied head of the creature. "It doesn't make any sense."

"No kidding," said Samson.

"Not that," said Sven. "I'm wondering why Tarragon was so insistent of killing off that thing. Why didn't he use his own men, the New Generation?"

"Because it was clear that this wasn't a mission they could handle," said Hunter.

Sven shook his head. "No, it wasn't that. I think that he was desperate in covering up the fact that this creature even existed."

Ase was leaning behind a rock and had listen to their entire conversation.

Meanwhile Hiccup and the others were still facing against the demonic Dragon Knight before them.

"The shell the former Dragon Knight?" Fishlegs stared.

"You can sense his magic power, but it seems to be mixed in with a massive amount of dark magic," said Astrid curiously. "I had to use my magical ability in order to ease off his anger to stabilise him, but he grew more restless as time went by."

"That explains a few things, but I doubt we're gonna get any more from him," said Hiccup as he drew Endeavour.

The creature then immediately slammed his hands towards them and they immediately jumped out of the way.

"Let's go!" Hiccup yelled.

"Right behind you!" said Snotlout.

Soon the two of them then immediately dealt several blows to its four faces, but the creature quickly recovered. It then slammed its fist into the two of them sending him flying, but Hiccup and Snotlout landed in the arms of a large bear, that show the same markings as Fishlegs' pillow.

"Come on guys, when you go into battle you should wait to see how your opponent strikes first," he said floating above them.

Snotlout glared at him. "At least we're doing something productive!"

"Spirit Spear Chastiefol! Second Form: Guardian!" said Fishlegs as Chastiefol placed Hiccup and Snotlout down. "To protect itself from external enemies, the Holy Tree's own moss is given shape and is sent into battle. Made of moss, its body can parry any attack and with its high concentration of water it highly resistant to fire."

The Guardian then immediately charged into battle, but no sooner had it move the creature spat ice from one of its heads. Upon impact the water in the Moss immediately froze and it shattered upon impact from the creature's fist.

"But it doesn't do so well with cold," Hiccup noted.

"No!" Fishlegs cried.

Hiccup looked at Astrid. "Can't you calm him down like you did before?"

"There's very little trace of his original magic power left, it's going to take some time," said Astrid.

"We'll hold off until you're ready," Hiccup nodded.

The immediately jumped out of the way to avoid the creature's fist.

"How are we supposed to hold that thing off?" Snotlout asked. "There's no way we can beat and bare handed."

"This is no time to be choosy of weapons," said Hiccup.

Snotlout grumbled and immediately picked up a mace.

Hiccup then immediately charged the creature which immediately spat out acid, Hiccup swung his blade unleashing a burst of flames which evaporated the acid. He then immediately slammed the blade across the creature's chest.

"Plasma Blade!" Hiccup yelled.

The attack was strong enough to bring the creature down on to its knees and it roared in pain.

"That power of just one strike?" Fishlegs stared.

Snotlout couldn't believe his eyes. "The power of dragonborn." He then immediately to look towards Hiccup. "Captain, you need to do it in one shot!"

"I'm on it!" Hiccup yelled jumping into the air.

He was about to unleash is attacked once again, but then he saw the Dragon Knight body sticking out of its waste.

"Don't… do this… please," he said.

Hiccup hesitated.

"Hurry up and finish him off!" Snotlout yelled impatiently.

During his hesitation the creature immediately wrapped its tongues around Hiccup. "I'm stuck!"

"Looks like it's all up to me, like always," said Snotlout as he charged towards the creature.

He then stopped when he saw a strange blue aura covering the creature, he then saw that that aura headed towards Astrid, who was standing behind him. Astrid was holding her axe and apparently was absorbing the aura into her.

"This is your chance, Snotlout?" Fishlegs yelled.

Snotlout's mace then immediately began to glow and he fired a thread of magic which immediately wrapped itself around hiccup. Then with one good pull and Hiccup from the creature's grasp.

"Why did you hesitate? You could have killed that thing!" Snotlout yelled.

"I just heard him say something," said Hiccup looking directly at the Dragon Knight.

"Like that matters, just kill him already!"

"Don't you get it, he's still alive in there!"

"And he's become a massive bloodthirsty creature that is trying to kill us!"

Astrid then approached them. "I agree with Hiccup."

Fishlegs looked at Astrid. "What did you do?"

"I'm merely siphoning off the anger inside of him and in turn that is feeding me," Astrid explained. "That is my magical power, Overdrive. When someone attacks me with rage, it in turn increases my own strength and thanks to my Sacred Treasure, Bloodfury, I can either inside anger or drain it."

"So basically you're robbing his will to fight," said Snotlout in a large smile appeared on his face. "This gives us the perfect opportunity to kill him."

Astrid narrowed her eyes. "You will not lay a finger on him, he didn't choose for this fate and I have no intentions of killing him because of it."

Snotlout scoffed and raised his hand. "Guess it comes down to me as usual."

However, Hiccup immediately grabbed his hand. "You won't and that an order. There is still a part of him that is human and I won't allow you to kill him."

The two of them narrowed their eyes at one another.

Meanwhile the Tavern, Heather and the others were getting concerned that Hiccup and the others hadn't returned yet.

"It's getting late," said Heather.

"Hiccup is no doubt still trying to convince Snotlout that it's not a competition," said Toothless.

Ruby was in the Tavern with the twins and Skull, but she was more focused on the window.

"Should have been back by now," she said.

"Stop worrying, I'm sure they're fine," said Ruffnut.

"Yeah, those guys can take care of themselves," said Tuffnut.

Skull then landed on Ruby shoulder. "Hiccup has no intentions to die, at least not until he is reunited with his love."

Ruby looked at him. "Love?"

Meanwhile Hiccup and Snotlout were still glaring at one another while Astrid and Fishlegs just watched.

"I see that Snotlout still questions the Captain's orders," Astrid sighed.

Fishlegs looked at her. "Don't you think we should jump in?"

Astrid shook her head. "I doubt it would do any good."

"Don't go ordering me around," said Snotlout.

Before Hiccup could stop him, he had raised his mace and the purple light exited from it. A split second later he pulled out the Dragon Knights heart from his body.

Hiccup then looked at Snotlout furiously.

"You're saying that Hiccup was in love?" said Tuffnut.

"I find that hard to believe, he seems to be completely immune to my feminine charms," said Ruffnut.

Ruby looked at Skull. "Was his love Lady Astrid?"

Skull chuckled. "That's her and let me tell you she was quite a Spitfire."

"But they were never married?"

Skull shook his head. "They were betrothed, but sadly the Holy War destroyed their future. Astrid was a member of the Hofferson Clan, they were renowned for their prowess as warriors."

Ruby looked up. "Gilthunder is from the same clan." She then frowned. "But that would make her over 3000 years old."

Skull nodded. "Explaining how she survived that long is very complicated. Let's just say that she was badly injured in battle and Hiccup, well, he just couldn't lose her. He managed to save her, but the cost of her humanity and she hated him for it.

"However, they had already conceived a child and Hiccup led most of the human survivors and formed Berk, the first human kingdom. Eventually he grew tired of being king and abdicated in favour of his son and then he started to wonder the land looking for Astrid."

"But they met up again, when they became members of the Seven Deadly Sins. Didn't they rekindle what they had?" Ruby asked curiously.

"Her gas a long time to realise that what Hiccup did he did out of love, but as Hiccup wonder the land in search for Astrid guilt began to eat away at his heart. When they did finally reunite, Astrid was quick to forgive, but he couldn't forgive himself. He still had feelings for her there was no doubt of that, but his guild prevented him from pursuing any form of attachment."

"I feel so sorry for Sir Hiccup," said Ruby looking down at the floor. "He must have been quite lonely over the centuries, I can only imagine what he felt."

Skull looked at her. "He certainly made friends over the centuries, but he never stayed in one place too long. He didn't like seeing friends with and die, but what made him stay loyal to Berk I have no idea. To be perfectly honest I'm quite shocked that he didn't move to the next kingdom and start his life over."

"There must be a reason," said Ruby.

Meanwhile in the clearing, Hiccup was completely furious with Snotlout disobeying his direct order.

"Why did you have to kill him?" Hiccup snapped.

Snotlout knocked his hand away. "I did the poor sod a favour, I very much doubt that he would like to spend his remaining years of the terrifying monster ripping anything that moved apart."

"What?" Hiccup yelled in outrage.

"Uh, guys," Fishlegs pointed. The two of them turned and saw the Dragon Knight was still moving. "I think he's whispering something."

"I can still sense in fighting against the demonic presence inside of him, despite the fact that his heart has been gouged out," said Astrid.

The Dragon Knight was living in his own daydream and was looking at a young girl holding a two-year-old boy in her arms.

"Please find it in your hearts to forgive your father," he said looking at the two of them. "It is my weakness that is to blame for all of this. I could never do anything for you two." He then looked at the young girl who was none other than Gabrielle. "Protect Agnar, please protect your younger brother. I'm counting on you Gabrielle. Farewell, my children… my beloved daughter and my dear beloved son."

He was then consumed by darkness.

Outside of the daydream the monstrous creature now roared with a deafening cry.

Snotlout just stared at it. "What is this? I know that I ripped his heart out." He then realised what it was. "Damn it, so he's a demon too."

Back at the Tavern, Heather and the others then witnessed birds flying out of the forest.

"What was that?" she said getting up.

Skull head lit up. "I can sense an unbelievable amount of magic power."

Ruby and the others then immediately made their way outside and joined Heather and Toothless.

"What's going on?" Ruby asked looking up at Heather.

Heather was watching as a large group of animals with lean the forest. "There must be something powerful close by if it's spooking all the animals."

Skull flew up to Heather. "You make sure that everyone stays put, I'm going to check it out."

"I should come with you," said Toothless.

Skull looked at him. "No offence, but you're just a bit too large. I can make it in and out very quickly and I've got some magic on my side."

Skull then immediately flew towards the source of the disturbance as quickly as he could.

Hiccup and the others watched as the demonic creature in front of them was beginning to transform yet again. His two massive arms then immediately split apart forming four giant ones and the four heads from the chest were making their way to the top of his head.

"Why the Dragon Knight transforming into a demon? What's going on?" Snotlout asked.

Hiccup looked directly at the Dragon Knight and recognised his face. "I know him, it's Dale. He became a Dragon Knight about 10 years ago."

Fishlegs nodded. "Yeah, he was a father and he always said that he wanted to be just like us so that his daughter could be proud of him. But how did he end up like this?"

"His demonic site is completely taken over, I can't stop him," said Astrid.

Dale then immediately rushed towards them in a blood rage.

"Dale, you remember me right?" Hiccup yelled. However he kept on charging and didn't appear to be listening or perhaps he couldn't. "Wake up! Dale."

Snotlout then immediately shoved him out of the creature's path. "What do you think you're doing?"

Dale then slammed his fist right into Snotlout disintegrating everything from the waist up with a single blow.

"Snotlout!" Hiccup yelled.

"Stay down, Hiccup!" Fishlegs yelled as he began to barrage Dale with Chastiefol in it Increase Form. "Time to fight fire with fire!" However the daggers just got stuck on top of the creature's head. "They didn't get through?" In that case—"

Hiccup immediately turned towards him. "Stop it, Fishlegs!"

Fishlegs looked at him. "But Hiccup?"

Dale then suddenly spat acid at Fishlegs, he fell to the ground and was not completely out cold.

Astrid then approached Hiccup. "I'm sorry, Hiccup but were left with no choice."

Hiccup looked directly at Dale. "Dale, please stop this!"

Snotlout had managed to recover and rose to his feet. "He's not listening."

Skull then appeared and landed on Hiccup's shoulder. "What did I miss?" He then turned towards the demonic creature. "Is that a Dragon Knight transforming into a demon?"

Astrid then stepped forward. "It would appear to be the case and as much as I hated, there's only one thing we can do now." She then immediately drew Bloodfury. "We're going to have to kill him before he kills us or anyone else."

Hiccup looked at her. "Astrid…"

Astrid closed her eyes. "You can't save everyone, no matter how hard you try."

She then immediately dashed towards Dale and then jumped right in front of him then faster than anyone could blink, she immediately swung Bloodfury and seconds later Dale's body was sliced to pieces.

"Please forgive me," she said as Dale's body crumbled to dust.

Hiccup smiled. "You haven't lost your touch."

Astrid sighed. "I just wish there was a better way."

Fishlegs picked himself up and Hiccup looked at him apologetically. "I'm sorry, Fishlegs. I should have acted sooner."

"No problem, I can take it" said Fishlegs.

Snotlout snorted. "I can't believe that you're are Captain, you could have gotten is killed."

Hiccup looked at him, but decided not to say anything. Instead he turned his attention upon Dale. "We really should turn our attention to Dale."

Fishlegs nodded. "A human transforming into a demon, is that really possible."

Snotlout approached the remains of Dale and found some sort of parasite attached to his body. He then immediately pulled it out and showed it everyone.

Hiccup frowned. "It could be a curse or more likely some kind of experiment."

The parasite in Snotlout's hands then immediately began to wiggle indicating that it was still alive.

"No way," said Fishlegs looking at Hiccup. "You think they created a man-made demon?"

"It looks that way," said Hiccup looking deeply troubled. "And they used the Dragon Knight to do it."

"But that would mean that they would have to go behind the backs of two Dragon Knight Inquisitors," Fishlegs frowned. His eyes then widened when he realised what Hiccup was letting on. "Could it be true?"

Hiccup nodded. "There's a good chance that a Dragon Knight Inquisitor is directly involved."

Astrid then stepped forward. "Then that would mean that it's either Calder or…"

Skull then flew in front of the parasite Snotlout was holding and began to enter in it to its mind. "Alvin," he said.

"You found something?" Hiccup asked.

"Yes, the person most likely involved in this incident is Dragon Knight Inquisitor Alvin," said Skull as he witnessed Alvin handing Dale a chalice of Demon blood, he also saw Tarragon in the background along with the Red Demon corpse.

Snotlout then immediately crushed the parasite with his bare hands. "What do you say that we make our way back to the tavern?"

"Heather is probably getting a bit concerned," Fishlegs nodded.

Astrid remained with Dale's body and remembered how they met.

Dale was in a rampage swiping at bears, killing them would just as bare hands and then pounding the remains.

Astrid then appeared from behind the trees and approached him. "Who are you? Why you so agitated?"

The creature then immediately turned around and tried to take a swipe out of her, but thankfully she somersaulted out of the way.

"I see, you don't know why either," she said and then held her Bloodfury in front of her. She then began to channel his rage into herself. "I am Astrid, the Wolf Sin of Warth. I have the ability of siphoning anger from you, I will do everything I can to help you."

She then spent the next few days trying to calm him down and eventually he returned back to human form.

"I'm normal," he said looking at himself.

Astrid looked at him sadly. "I'm afraid you're far from normal. So far all I've been doing is calming your rage that is inside of you. In time, I'm afraid that it will consume you again."

He didn't look surprised, in fact he expected as much. "At least you have given me a taste of what it feels to be human again, I am immensely grateful."

Back in the present, Dale was alive, though barely.

"Is that you Astrid?" he said weakly.

Astrid bent down towards him. "It's me."

"Thank you, so much my friend," he said.

Astrid just closed her eyes. "I just wish I could have done more."

"You've done plenty and I would ask you a favour, even though you have done so much from me already," he said barely able to hold on. "I have a daughter and a son, please tell them… tell them that I'm sorry."

He then took his final breath and died. Astrid then moved her hands to close his eyes and she looked at him respectfully.

"I will and I will tell them to die just like a Dragon Knight, facing your demons and won," she promised. "Now, rest well Sir Dale."

Meanwhile back at the capital, Sven had returned with the head that Astrid had given him.

"Here you go, just as we promised," he said.

Tarragon took the head and examined it. "Hmm, you are positive that you saw him die."

"Suspicious aren't we?" Sven noted. "You could always go and see for yourself."

Tarragon shook his head. "There was no need, you have done well." He then turned towards Gabrielle. "All right, Gabrielle."

Gabrielle looked at him. "Yes?"

"I need you to dispose of this."

Gabrielle frowned. "What?"

Tarragon then tossed their head out of the window and Gabrielle immediately drew her rapier. She then fired a single fireball destroying the head completely.

Tarragon clapped. "Excellent shot, superbly done."

Gabrielle however remain suspicious and wondered why he wanted to destroy the head, when it would have made a fabulous trophy.