Hey guys, here's chapter 8 and I hope you enjoy it. On Friday the 27th of March here I finish the term so I'll be able to update a whole lot faster, I probably won't be able to update soon because this week and next week I have a lot of school stuff like practicing my drama acting and tests I'll be doing so I won't have much time to type and I will probably have 5 days of typing and 2 days of gaming because I got into Gold Division on Cod AW Ranked game, Enough of that, let's get this story on the pathway.
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Lies and Deception
Chapter 8: Spiraling out of control
Unknown location-Connor's POV
'Ugh, my head.' I thought as I woke up in an unknown location, I roll over onto my back so I could try to get up. I saw that it was night because the moon was at its highest and the stars could be seen . I placed my hands on the ground and I felt dirt and grass.
'Great, I'm somewhere in the forest and I have no clue where the village is, whoever did this to me will get a severe beating.' I harshly thought as I got up using a tree to support myself. As I stood up I heard something hit the ground and I immediately looked around to see where the sound came from. I looked down at the ground near a tree and found a spying glass. I picked it up and put it in my pocket so I could find out who's it was later. I started walking in a random direction and continued walking that way for a few minutes.
"WHERE ARE YOU!" I heard, whoever it belonged to sounded angry. I don't really want to know who it was but I knew I should see who it was and try to find my way back to the village.
"I'M OVER HERE!" I yelled back, hoping whoever it is calms down so we could talk. I start walking in the direction of the voice and surely enough I found who it was, Astrid. As I get in the clearing I find out it's the hot springs where she is I notice she has no clothes on and is wrapped in a towel, covering her neck downwards. Being the gentleman I am I turned around and cleared my throat so she knows I'm here. She noticed me and blushed slightly, I saw this because of the moonlight.
"Connor? What are you doing here?" She asked.
"Umm, I don't know, I kinda woke up in the forest and that's all I remember, I might'veran into a tree branch and hit my head on a rock or something." I said.
"When did you wake up?" She asked suspiciously, raising her eyebrows slightly.
"Hey, don't try and blame me for something. I just woke up like 5 minutes ago and I have no clue where the village is." I snapped.
"Ok, no need to get defensive, I was asking because someone with a spy glass was watching me and ran off with my clothes when I spotted him."
"Him? How do you know it was a guy? It could have been a girl."
"No, it was a guy. He was bigger than you but smaller than Fishlegs." She said, slightly shivering. I take off my jacket and offered it to her, she looked at me confused.
"Please put it on, you'll freeze to death. I'll go to your house and grab some clothes for you if you want me to." I suggested.
"Are you sure? I mean, yes I'll take the jacket, but what if my mum see's you?"
"Really? I'm going to tell her the truth; someone was watching you and took your clothes."
"Actually, what if I came with you? That way I can take you to the village and you make sure I don't freeze to death." She said. I contemplated it for a few seconds before agreeing. As we walked through the forest I could hear the village when we got closer. As we get closer to her house I bid her a farewell and tell her to give the jacket back when she's dressed. I walked to my house and open the door, when I do I see Stoic, Gobber, Spitelout and three other men in the room sitting in chairs around the fire pit.
"Uhh, what's going on?" I asked cautiously.
"Where have you been?" Asked Stoic. I looked at the other Vikings and I notice that they were looking ready to jump out of the seats they were in. I stood my ground, knowing if I make any sudden moves they would tackle me.
"I was in the forest.." I say before Spitelout interrupted me.
"See Stoic, my boy was telling the truth. Connor was in the forest." Says Spitelout, the Vikings get up and surround me. I put my hands up in defense.
"Connor, you have been proven guilty for spying on Astrid in the hot springs, you'll come with us or you shall be exiled." Decried Stoic. I lowered my fists and was escorted to the cells. When we get there Stoic threw me in the first cell and slammed the gate shut.
"You will remain here until the elder has decided your fate, if you escape you shall be targeted by anyone who sees you and they shall gain status from killing you. Do you understand?" Asked Stoic. I've memorized what everyone's fighting tactic was, so if I do need to break out I can.
"Yes." Was all I could say before Stoic left. I sat down on the ground and started practicing jumping to my feet in one move. As I was practicing I hear the horn blow three times.
'One is for Trader Johann, two is for friendly boats, three is for Outcasts.' I remember, I stood up and tried to look out the cell bars so I could see what was happening. I heard heavy footsteps coming closer to me. Then I saw an Outcast armed with a dangerously sharp sword enter.
(This is where it gets a bit bloody)
"I found out Alvin wants to have a meeting with you." He said before kicking the cell door in and dragging me out of the confined space. I squirmed around trying to get free. Then I see an opening, I grabbed his hands and flipped myself so my feet were on his head and I pushed off, grabbing his sword in the process. I tucked and rolled, standing up while the Outcast was struggling to get up. I lunged at him with the sword and stab him right in his stomach. I pulled out the sword and sliced right across his neck so he suffers less but loses a lot of blood. I turned around to see Snotlout, Ruffnut and Tuffnut surrounded by Outcasts while their dragons are tied up in ropes and being carried off. I sprinted towards Snotlout, Ruff and Tuff, jumping in the air and stabbing one of the Outcasts in the back of the neck, grabbing his sword from his scabbard. I pull out the sword and throw it at another Outcast while doing a full spin and slicing upwards from the stomach to the head of the third Outcast. Then, doing another spin, stabbed the fourth, and final, Outcast in the temple. When I pulled out the sword, blood started pouring from his head. I ran over to the docks, taking out Outcasts along the way. Just as I get there I see Hiccup and Toothless being taken onto the flagship. Before I started running towards them Alvin gets in my way.
"Ahh, the other Dragon Conqueror. If ya don't come with me, I'll kill your brother and your dragon." Threatened Alvin with an evil glint in his eyes.
"NEVER, YOU INVADE MY VILLAGE, KILL OUR PEOPLE, AND YOU EXPECT ME TO COME QUIETLY? I'LL KILL YOU, YOU HEARTLESS BASTARD!" I screamed at him. Everyone stoped fighting to look at me.
"You don't have tha guts to kill someone, let alone me." He said, before he started laughing.
"Really? I just killed like 10 Outcasts on my way here and I didn't flinch, I actually liked killing them, so killing you will just be a regular old number." I mocked. He stoped laughing and looked behind me. He saw a few Berkians with blood on their swords but mine was the bloodiest. I looked behind Alvin to see Stormfly with my Bowrd in her mouth.
"I'll move around him and grab it, get the other dragons free and get them to Gothi." I say.
"What about you and Hiccup?" She asks.
"Well, there's no reason for us to say here, we were going to leave Berk anyway, can we discuss this later?"
"What are ya doing? Your making weird noises that might get ya killed." Interrupted Alvin. I ignored him and started moving my way to where Stormfly dropped my Bowrd. I was just about to pick it up when Alvin saw it and charged at me. I block his attack but he presses harder on my sword so I loosen the pressure I have and let his sword hit the ground while I keep my one . I grabbed my Bowrd but he kicks my right leg, causing the prosthetic to fly away. I fall down on my back and he tries to attack me again. I roll over and cut his right leg off fully, blood pouring out like a waterfall, as his leg goes ghostly pale. He falls onto his back and howls in pain, I get up on one leg and hop over to him. He swiped at me and only succeeded in cutting my right arm slightly.
"I'll show you that I can kill people, and you can be my official first victim." I whispered before I switch my Bowrd to sword mode and cut his head clean off his body. I stopped the head rolling and jump on it, brain matter and blood bursting everywhere.
(Ok, it's safe now, for now)
I used my Bowrd as a walking stick as I speed walked to the boat to save Hiccup and Toothless. I felt a stinging sensation in my arm and looked at the cut. I saw blood around it but also a green liquid there as well. My eyes widen and I look behind me to see Alvin's sword had the same green liquid.
'Shit, poison. Better hurry this up before I pass out again." I thought as I quickly hop to the boat again. I pulled out several throwing knifes and walk onto the boat. I see Hiccup in a cage tied up and a piece of cloth in his mouth, Toothless is chained to a wall with his feet bound to one another and a muzzle on him. I find a piece of wood and some rope and use it to make a make-shift leg. I place my Bowrd on my belt and hold the throwing knifes in between my fingers.
"This can be done the easy way or the hard way." I threaten, al the Outcasts turn around and see me, they begin to laugh and one of them has the courage to speak to me.
"That's a good one, I'll give you that, but we only need to kill them and you'll come with us." Says one of them, pointing to Hiccup and Toothless.
"Hmm, I'll go ask Alvin, oh wait, he's dead." I say, they all begin to murmur about if I killed him. I roll my eyes and throw knifes into their throats. They all stop talking because of their comrades choking on their own blood. I pull out two more and use them to picklock the gate open, I was just about to finish when the rest of them charge at me. I drop the knifes and take out my Bowrd in sword mode and begin to defend myself, I dodge out of the way be several axes but I notice my speed was severely decreased so I can't move quickly, and the fast the my leg was going to be bleeding because it isn't doesn't have a proper piece of cloth to keep it from bleeding. I stab an Outcast in the heart and twist the Bowrd to finish him. I pull out my Bowrd and begin to cut the axes of all the Outcasts, when they had no weapons they ran away so I didn't kill them, I turn back to the cages and walk to there I had my knifes and begin picking the lock once again. After a few minutes I unlock both cages and free Hiccup and Toothless. As we were leaving I see a lot of barrels with drinks and powder in them.
'Probably explosive, let's light it.' I think.
"Hiccup, let's light the barrels so the ship explodes." I say, he complies and starts attaching bits of rope to each barrel and lighting them with flint and steel. We finish lighting the ropes but the poison starts taking effect and I fall over. Hiccup and Toothless stop running and turn around at the sound of my hitting the ground, they rush over to me and Toothless scoops me up onto his back with his head.
"Connor, are you all right?" Asks Hiccup, he wasn't aware I had been poisoned.
"I was poisoned when I was fighting Alvin, I ignored it and now it's here at the worst time." I say. We start running for the deck of the ship to escape.
Hiccup, Toothless and I run, more like Hiccup and Toothless run while I lie down on Toothless' back, off the ship before it explodes.
"Hiccup, I need to get to Gothi now." I said weakly.
"Ok, we'll get there in a minute." Is all could hear Hiccup say before I passed out from the poison.