Look someone gave me a new review telling me to update ten minutes ago I totally wrote it and editted it all in that time-frame...

No? Okay. And also I haven't updated this one for a while™ so I decided I'd give it a fair shake as I'm almost done with my main story this one will see some more updates... Sooner than the last. I know I'm slow as hell but I haven't given up XD

Now, too the story

The Sighting

Okay I'm just going to start off this chapter with a little more info… What? You don't want info just get to the story already? Bare with me guys please theres gotta be some monologuing from your favorite curse now doesn't there? Well deal with it anyway here it comes.

I don't take joy in killing people I think I mentioned that but it needs to be abundantly clear, because I'm pretty damn nonchalant about it most of the time, and with my sarcasm and my sass I think the 'enjoyment' factor can be misunderstood from time to time.

Look I don't really care anymore because I have been doing this a long time, And like I said, Most of my victims forgive me eventually because at the end of the century they reunite with everyone they care about anyway, I also explain that it is not really my fault because I have to do it.

Do I explain this to my victims before I kill them? No. Why? Because it gets their hopes up that maybe there is a way to stop it. There is, of course, but it will never happen. The witch won't even look at me, getting a cohesive answer to what her key is to breaking the spell is impossible, it's a secret she's guarded from me for over one thousand years.

She hasn't gotten it written down anywhere for me to steal and until I perfect the art of mindreading it's just not going to happen. Sorry. Do you think my Victims understand this though? Of course not. They hear "There is technically a way to break the spell" And my story all of a sudden is not good enough. All I hear is. "Try harder" or "Have you tried apologising?" So. Yeah.

Now I'm sure you're wondering about the fact that if I've been doing this for so long, what makes this group of teenagers so special? Well. This was a special summoning for a number of reasons. Let's start with my first impression shall we? It's not really how it usually goes that's for sure.

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2 hours before Sighting…

5:15 - Arrival

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Okay so Astrid hadn't been there at five, it took longer than expected getting ready (She lost track of time) the traffic was bad (She lost track of time) and… Her mother was nagging her to do chores! (Her mother does not deserve this slander)

She was quick to help the twins begin getting ready however. Tuffnut was setting up the snacks and dips and such, sneaking some into his mouth before he was caught and moved to cleaning for being untrustworthy. Astrid took over. (And much more subtly snuck some food of her own).

The twins parents, all dressed up for a night out (If anyones wondering why they trust the twins home alone let alone with a houseparty, the answer is one of life's great mysteries) They greeted Astrid and soon after bid her goodbye as they left to go to a restaurant presumably.

Soon enough it was pretty much all ready and Astrid took to sitting on their couch and watching television. Ruffnut soon came to join her as Tuffnut, whom had been procrastinating now had to suffer and finish cleaning while they enjoyed the relaxation of getting everything done beforehand.

They barely even registered when six pm rolled around.

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1 hour before sighting…

6:15 - The party

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When people started arriving Astrid forgot how loud parties were, from the relative peacefulness of the living room when Ruffnut leapt from her seat to let the first partygoers in and Tuffnut cranked the volume up on the speakers and the usual beginnings of a party began to surface. As more and more people arrived she began to do the normal thing which was socialise… Apparently. She held small talk with some people she vaguely recognised as part of her track team, people she was 'friends' with. More like forced acquaintances. If she were to count her real friends she would come down to... Less than one hand… Given she was relatively popular it was kind of... Sad really.

Well lets see there was Ruffnut and by extension Tuffnut (who was actually hilarious), and then there was Fishlegs an actual nerd. (Not her, Remember). And… Believe it or not Snotlout. They guy was irritating at the best of times but he had her back at the end of the day. You know… At the end of the day… Had to sit through the afternoon of cockyness and pickup lines first.

Astrid began to gravitate towards Fishlegs and Tuffnut who were in a heated conversation about something unfathomably nerdy. (Something she could relate to - don't you ever and that means ever tell Ruff she admitted that). It was about a trading card game she may have dabbled in, it was certainly more interesting than whatever the track team was talking about… She kind of zoned out at 'track boys' and she couldn't deal with that today as it seriously became way too cliche. (She says internally as she leans in closer to listen in on a conversation about the most stereotypical trading card game ever).

"No I'm telling you the Yggdrasil is a decent deck to build you just need to have strategy and not play the Ratatoskr until you use a few Volva cards!" Fishlegs explained frantically, Tuffnut merely shrugged.

"I just don't see why go to all that effort when I can just build a Fire Giant deck and come in with explosions and fury." Tuffnut replied. Fishlegs sighed and tried to continue elaborating.

"No but see once you get out Nidhogg only a major God with their weapon attached can beat it, that and Jormungand. But Nidhogg's effect is what makes him special. Each turn the opponent loses one thousand five hundred favor whilst this card is on the field." Fishlegs quoted from memory.

She vaguely remembers that card, Personally she was always partial to the Valhalla Warrior deck but she never got her hands on the card game lest Ruffnut find out she was secretly the biggest geek in existence. (Why doesn't she tell her friend this? Because she's been fighting it for too long now so no point giving in now and a more than healthy dose of pride)

"Well you best hope the fire giants don't catch you before hand my friend. They will burn everything." He sneered rubbing his hands in mock malice.

Well she just wasted five minutes of her life that could have been spent talking about males she was supposed to be attracted to.

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Umm ...Under an hour to the sighting…

Sometime around 7:00 - There's alcohol involved.

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Astrid drank her fair share of alcohol. That being none at all given that was what she considered fair. And it was rather interesting and amusing to watch everyone else at the party get tipsy and some already rather drunk... It wasn't that she didn't drink for moral reasons it was merely a personal health choice and she saw no point in it. Well… It interfered with her studies, and also studies indicate if one drinks alcohol before they are twenty five and fully developed it can damage brain cells but that's beside the point.

She leaned against the wall and watched over Ruffnut and her many entertaining attempts to… seduce? Eret. He seemed rather clueless actually as to why she was hanging off him like a clingy leech. But hey, he was held back a year. She could never see that happening, to her at least.

By the time she had gotten some snack food and returned to her post Ruffnut was nowhere in sight… Nor was Eret… Perhaps the guy caught on? Throwing her a bone perhaps? (Pun was unintended you're all so predictable.) She merely shrugged and ate her chips and dip. There were still people arriving from other parties so she decided she'd swing into 'party mode' and have some fun but Tuffnut came out nowhere and got her attention.

"Hey Astrid, hey, Um hey I just want to know if you'd like to come into the bathroom with me and stuff, okay that sounded weird but don't worry Ruffnut, Snotlout and Fishlegs are there, wait that sounded weirder. What I'm trying to say is Snotlout's going to chant Night Fury and said he wouldn't do it unless you were there to see his Triumph. Or something." Tuffnut finished

"He's summoning Night Fury…" Astrid mused warily.

It's not that she believed such demons existed it's just… Nobody in Berk has summoned him for a few years. And the last people that did… did kind of die… But it was a tractor incident nothing to do with being ripped apart by a demon claw and tooth. But it was still a freaky coincidence… Nobody really talks about it and even teenagers and their sense of invincibility don't like to tempt the otherworldly powers if they do exist.

Berks a superstitious bunch and had she been dared to or had there been a reason for her to chant the words in front of a mirror she would have but she doesn't really think about the what ifs. Tuffnut was waiting for a reply so she merely hummed and nodded.

"Okay but if he doesn't do it he has to drive his uncles crappy beetle into school for the next three weeks. He never shuts up about the mustang." She replied and Tuffnut smirked.

"Great, let's go I want to see Snotlout freak when you actually show up." Tuffnut snickered.

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If I just may interject here I know this is looking very teen horror movie and I just want to clarify that I am not a bad… thing, most of the time… Look I piss off my dad a lot… (Which would be a lot less intimidating if he wern't literally death) But I'm not you know, that kind of villain. The freak who takes sadistic joy through killing his victims.

Look I'm sure even Freddie or Jason had their softer sides okay just… Oh you know what I'm trying to say…

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Pretty much the time of the sighting…

7:10 - The Sighting

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Tuffnut opened the door to the upstairs bathroom and gestured Astrid inside, It was the biggest bathroom with the biggest mirror. The downstairs bathroom could barely be considered an en suite.

"Hah I knew she wouldn't come she's playing hard to g… et." Snotlout faltered as Astrid smirked, she entered the bathroom just in time to watch Snotlout's face drop.

"Well Snotman are you going to get this over with?" Ruffnut sneered from her position, she seemed rather jaded actually.

"Just give me a minute to warm up!" Snotlout retorted visibly psyching himself up as if it were a physically taxing sport. Astrid approached Ruffnut quizzically.

"So, what happened with Eret? You two were hitting it off from where I last saw… I think." She began but Ruffnut scoffed.

"He left to go to another party, Completely ruining the point to this one. Sometimes I think my passes go right over his head, And he's good at sport, passes are a thing in sport aren't they!" She groaned.

"Hey guys can we turn off the lights and light candles?" Tuffnut proposed, a devilish grin plastered across his face.

"Uh, No way Tuffnut I'm drawing the line there." Snotlout growled. Fishlegs finally piped up from the corner.

"Uh guys, I mean being logical there's next to no chance this thing exists but on the off chance maybe it's a better idea if we…" He tried but Snotlout cut him off.

"Can it Fishface I'm doing it." Snotlout snapped. Astrid rolled her eyes as he took a few calming breaths.

"Okay… Here goes." He began, Fishlegs whimpered slightly.

"Night Fury Night Fury Night Fury Night Fury… Night Fury!" Snotlout repeated, There was a few seconds silence where… Okay as silent as it could be at a music cranked party. There were a few seconds of relative silence as they waited.

"Hah, See, I told you I had the guts guys, And nothing happe-" He was cut off as the lights flicked off. Fishlegs squeaked.

"Tuffnut I told you not to turn the lights off man!" Snotlout scolded.

"I didn't" Tuffnut stated simply from the other side of the room.

Through the dim moonlight of the window they could see a figure at the door, black smoke was billowing out of it's sides black wings unfurled and toxic green eyes opened and shone out through the darkness. Everyone's blood ran cold.

The growl it sounded was nothing short of terrifying, Astrid snapped into action. Despite the other teens too overwhelmed in fear to do anything. Astrid quickly searched the room for some kind of weapon, Snotlout's beer bottle would have to do.

She darted for it before anyone could react and charged the demon, She smashed the glass bottle over its head and followed through with a powerful kick to the stomach enough to drive her adversary into the wall. (Leonidas of Sparta would be proud, A true spartan kick that was.)

She turned on the lights and looked at the demon whom… Wasn't a demon at all but actually a boy her age? She just kicked the shit out of someone trying to take a piss didn't she. The 'demon' she just kicked didn't seem to take to kindly to being roughed up.

"Ow fuck, Holy shit that is not how this is supposed to happen holy shit pain, love it… ow. The boy yowled and rubbed his head where Astrid figured he's very lucky he's not bleeding. She smashed the bottle over his head that always makes someone bleed.

"Oh my god are you okay?" She soothed guilt rushing through her in waves. Fishlegs breathed a desperate sigh of relief as the other Teens were knocked out of their stupor.

"Damn Astrid you just messed up that kid… Who was pranking us hard." Tuffnut exclaimed excitedly. Ruffnut soon got in on the madness.

"Yeah I do not know how he got the smoke or wing illusion but it was awesome, professional and I think we have a new prankster rival brother" Ruffnut rubbed her hands together giving the boy a once over.

"I'm just glad he isn't trying to kill us." Snotlout exhaled relieved. The boy tried to get back to his feet. He did need to correct them on most if not all things but the pain was a bit much right now. Pain… Not exclusively mortal.

"Umm guys maybe we should help him, Astrid did kind of kick him into a wall he needs to get to a hospital." Fishlegs pleaded but the boy began to recover as Astrid helped steady him.

"Don't pity me, this is fine… All.. In the job description." The boy began as his head began to recover.

"See. Professional prankster, knew the risks, did it anyway." Tuffnut affirmed but the boy shook his head.

"No, No you don't understand this is not how it goes… Uh.. I actually… I actually am the Night Fury. 'Night Fury' claimed, he was met with a few seconds silence, then an uproar of laughter. Even Astrid laughed a little bit.

"Look man, The pranks up, you did valiantly but it's also wise to know when to call it quits man." Tuffnut snickered, Fishlegs giggled a bit at this sentence and Ruffnut and Snotlout were in fits.

"You're telling me, You're trying to tell me that this lanky guy is Night Fury? Oh man" Snotlout guffawed.

"He looks like a twig, this, this is gold" Ruffnut laughed behind him. 'Night Fury' offhandedly noted that those two were the first to die and he suddenly could see where the merciless sides of his horror movie counterparts were coming from.

"This guy, Couldn't hurt a fly on his best day, let alone me!" Snotlout continued taunting.

The boy cleared his throat. He got a few three of the five people's attention. Ruffnut and Snotlout were still snickering to themselves.

"I see a demonstration is in order… Observe." The boy said before merely flicking out the light. His face suddenly morphed into that of a demon like dragon, all black and scales reflective in the moonlight. He suddenly roared ferociously, razor sharp teeth bared. The snickering stopped as soon as the roar began, and the fear resurfaced. Satisfied Night Fury flicked back on the light, where he was again just a scrawny looking seventeen year old.

"Now, Does anyone still have any lingering doubts?" He asked smugly as Astrid backed away from this no longer harmless boy but it was in fact a demon. Why did they help him again?

"Good, So I'm sure you all know the drill, Someone chanted my name five times, so everyone here now has about one month to live, No there are no renegotiations, withdrawals of your purchase refunds or compensation. Contract is binding." Night Fury explained before Fishlegs managed to speak.

"B-but it was Snotlout who summoned you… why all of us?" He stammered trembling. Snotlout gave him a death glare before Night Fury responded.

"Uh, sorry pal, you were looking into the mirror when it happened. You're on the list, everyone in this room is." Night fury finished with a nonchalant shrug as if he wasn't a demon saying he'd kill them all in a month.

"If you want us you're going to get a fight." Astrid balled her fists for emphasis, she was not one to back down from danger, this demon was no exception. He rolled his eyes.

"Really? You're going with that line? Let's see here all the horror movie tropes, we have the jock who probably dies first." He began and Snotlout paled "We have the smart kid who either dies first or last." Fishlegs snivelled. "We have the two idiots who die completely clueless" The twins side glanced each other. "And last but not least we have the fighter." He said gesturing Astrid who still stared him down.

"You think you threaten us?" Astrid said taking a step forward, she won't be belittled by a snarky demon who was so… facetious about this whole situation. They're lives were not chess pieces in some game.

"Well, You? No I don't think I threaten you in the slightest, but the others… Well. They seem pretty threatened… But seriously there's no point retaliating because if you're too much trouble i'll do the classic horror movie idea of waiting until you eventually fall asleep and kill you silently and anticlimactically." He droned sarcastically. Astrid fumed.

"You are insufferable" She snarled realising she's arguing with a sociopath.

"You sound like my dad now look, I did my first scare thing my quotas all done so I'm going to hit the road and uh… Well. I'll see you all soon. I apologise for everything that happens from here on out." He finished disappearing in a swirl of black smoke. Only Astrid didn't retreat back into a stunned fearful state, she turned to the group.

"So what now?" she asked.

Relative silence returned to the room, they're lives had all just been given a literal deadline.

Yes I invented a generic card game idea just so I could throw in Norse Mythology references so sue me.

Look you don't understand I really fucking like Norse Mythology.