Hello everyone. Enjoy this chapter, cuz I decided to write this than do my homework! lol. review please, it would mean a lot to me. Sorry for mistakes.
Chris and Windwalker zoomed through their nest. Weaving through the tunnels of rock effortlessly. They eventually exited another grand cave mouth that opened up to a wide grassy clearing, accompanied by a small creek off to the side. Tall trees surrounded the clearing, concealing the cave mouth from the air. The grass clearing had a few wooden sparring dummies set up at different locations. It was peaceful. That is, until 5 seconds later, Hiccup and Toothless arrived with the rest of the group.
"You could've given us at least some sign of WHERE YOU WERE GOING?!", Toothless puffed out.
Chris cocked a smirk in reply. "Since, you have all so graciously offered to be soldiers in this war, you need to do some basic training-except for Serenity who will be busy healing dragons. At least, you all should know what you are going to be up against", Chris announced to the party of 20.
Astrid was about to voice her opinion again before Chris beat her too it. "Now some of you may think why I am standing here and wasting my be told, most of you know how to fight".
The group couldn't argue with that. "But the Song are not just an ordinary enemy. They are vast, clever, and always have some trick up their sleeve. It's hard enough to cover my tracks, let alone fight them without them relaying any info that a human is commanding the dragons", Chris started but was interrupted by a growl from Windwalker. "Uh, CO-commanding the dragons", Chris sighed. Windwalker smiled in delight.
"The Song will do whatever it takes to maintain their empire. I have even witnessed them sacrificing innocent lives to uphold their glory. I, for one, plan to end it. After spying on them, I have concluded one thing: they are not your ordinary warriors".
Astrid, being the true viking she was, asked the first question,"What do you mean? What makes them so special?"
"I'm glad you asked that. Their weapons range from jians to meteor hammers to wind-and-fire wheels to many more. All thanks to the empires before it".
Snotlout interjected with amazement,"Wait, there was more of them?"
"Yes, their empire started long before you and I were even born. The very first dynasty was the Xia empire. From then on, it kept changing and growing. And now, we face the Song dynasty. I plan to stop it before more lives are lost".
"So do you mind explaining these weapons more in detail?", Tenor implored.
"Certainly!", Chris grinned. Chris walked to the side of the creek. He knelt down and started digging with his hands. He eventually uncovered a long, burlap sack of some sort. He heaved it up with one hand and balanced it on his shoulder. He returned to the group and placed the sack back on the group, in front of them. He unrolled it and a huge array of weapons of various sizes, lay before their eyes. Everyone, minus Windwalker and Chris, gawked at it in confusion; never seeing weapons so "weird" in their lives.
He picked two up, one in each hand. "This is a jian, and this is a dao", Chris stated, holding up his left, then right hand respectively. "The Jian has subtle distal and profile tapering. It's strong and lightweight, and sharp. The dao is more curved and single-edged, though often with a few inches of the back edge sharpened as well. It's slightly more heavy than the jian, which makes it stronger, but slower".
He threw those aside and picked another weapon up. "I'm sure you know what this is".
"Ooh, ooh, I know. That's a spear. But it looks thinner than the one I own", Tuffnut blurted out.
"Very good, but around here they are called Qiangs", Chris responded, "I'm sure you all know how to work one. Well, all except the dragons that is". As he finished his statement, he quickly spun around and threw the spear at the closest dummy. It sliced through the air and penetrated the dummy in the chest to his right.
"Are you trying to impress us, cuz it's not working", stated Snotlout.
Chris turned back to the sack on the ground and spoke, "Trust me, that weapon is nothing compared to what else is in this sack". With that, he pulled out another weapon. This one, was interesting to say the least. It was circular, like a wheel. It was a little longer than a foot across. A quarter-segment of the weapon had a padded grip with a cross-guard; the other three segments had protruding flame-styled blades. Not soon after, Chris pulled out an identical one.
"I present to you the wind-and-fire wheels. With one wheel in each hand, the wielder can slash, stab, parry, or disarm his opponent", Chris announced.
"Those look stupid", Snotlout whined.
"Really? You think so? Prove it, show me what you got", Chris challenged. As he said that, he got in a fighting stance.
Snotlout opened his eyes wide in response. He quickly glanced around and noticed all eyes were on him. He shook his head, puffed out his chest, drew out his weapon (a hammer), and charged at Chris. As Snotlout was screaming his viking cry, Chris simply stretched the grin that was already present on his face.
"Huh, there goes my rider. Trying to prove himself, yet again", Hookfang groaned.
"That won't get him far", mumbled Meatlug.
As soon as the hammer came down with a heavy swoosh, Chris side stepped and sliced through it, effectively separating the head from the handle. Snotlout barely had time to realize he was defenseless before Chris countered and attacked him. Chris "danced" around the bulkier teenager. All that could be heard was the sound of the wind-and-fire wheels slicing through Snotlout's clothing. By the time Chri finished his attack and stepped back, Snotlout's ripped garments fell off his body and landed on the gracefully. All that was left was Snotlout's under-garments, whom the owner quickly covered up with his hands, trying to maintain whatever dignity he had left.
Hookfang dropped his head in defeat and sighed, "I'll be back you guys". Hookfang quickly darted towards his rider, scooped him up in his talons, and whisked him away into the luscious forest, saving him from the embarrassment.
Chris recovered from his fighting stance and addressed the group. "... and that's why you don't underestimate these bad boys", boasted Chris as he placed the wheels on the ground to retrieve another weapon.
What he pulled out was what looked to be rope, with something attached to the end of it. Chris also pulled out some type of rock, which he then stuffed into a pocket. "What I am hold before your eyes is called a rope dart. It's a long rope with a metal dart attached to one end of it. The rope dart can be used for twining, binding, circling, hitting, piercing, tightening, and other techniques that I won't bother trying to explain. Excellent hand-eye coordination is a must to fight with this weapon", Chris declared. As he finished his announcement, he let go of the side of the rope with the dart attached to it and started to swing it around his body. He kept on swinging it in all directions, pausing momentarily to manipulate the rope a certain way, causing it to shoot out at a rapid speed. Chris then pulled the rope back and continued swinging it. Chris kept at swinging and striking in different directions, to show the flexibility and volatility of the weapon. As he did this, he danced along the ground, twining and shooting from his foot, knee, elbow, and neck. He then struck another wooden dummy straight in the face, piercing and splintering the wood around it until the metal dart popped out on the other side.
Chris yanked the metal dart back, and caught it with his hand. "Now, what makes this weapon even more deadly, is if it became a meteor hammer", as Chris explained he pulled out the weird-looking rock, which turned out to be a metal weight, and switched out the dart. With the new weapon, he continued his deadly dance and for emphasis slammed it into the ground, leaving an indenture in the earth. He waved and oscillated the meteor hammer in all directions, building up momentum for another strike. He approached another dummy, and jumped into the air spinning, bringing the meteor hammer with him. The weight smacked the dummy in the side of its head, severing it from its body. Chris quickly maneuvered it around his body and directed the weight towards the dummy's chest, sending the latter flying backwards.
"So, does anybody want to comment on the rope dart or the meteor hammer's stupidity?", Chris asked rhetorically.
Everybody was quiet except the twins, who were gawking in wonder.
Ruffnut was the first to burst out, "I wanna have that!"
"No, I wanna have that", Tuffnut shouted.
As soon as the twins started to fight, Chris boomed out, "If you want it so much, take it from me!".
The twins stopped their bickering, and looked at each other. they whispered something to each other and butted their heads. They raced back to their Zippleback, grabbed their weapons (which happened to be their Thornston spears), grinned their iconic, devilish grins, and charged Chris.
Chris slowly spun his meteor hammer, waiting for the perfect time to strike. As Tuffnut raised his spear to attack, Chris backpedaled and swung his weapon at the spear, knocking it out of his hand. Tuffnut, shocked at how quickly he was disarmed, didn't have time to see Chris's boot come into contact with his gut. Tuffnut then fell to the ground in pain. Ruffnut on the other hand, thought that it was the perfect opportunity to strike and sent her spear forward. Chris noticed the oncoming assault, and dodged it. He then swung his weapon repeatedly, batting away any jabs from Ruffnut's spear. Soon, Tuffnut recovered and assailed him again. Chris, although, had another thing in mind. When Tuffnut was close enough, he manipulated his weapon and it wrapped around Ruffnut's leg. He then jerked it forward, swinging Ruffnut's leg around and into Tuffnut, or more specifically, Tuffnut's groin.
Tuffnut squeaked and fell to the ground for the final time, covering his groin as he recovered from the immense pain. Everybody, even the dragons, flinched in the pain that Tuffnut felt. That, however, did not stop Chris. He unraveled the weight with a pull and swung it a full 360 degrees around him, tripping Ruffnut. As Ruffnut fell to the ground, Chris maneuvered the meteor hammer around him rapidly. The rope speeding up in revolution as the distance grew shorter. Once Ruffnut regained her bearings, the only thing she could see was Chris swinging the weapon above her head swiftly.
Chris forced the weapon high into the sky, extending the rope to its maximum length, before tugging the rope down to Ruffnut's face.
"Nooo!", screamed Fishlegs, who started to run towards them. He, was in vain though, as the weapon collided with a loud "thump". Ruffnut closed her eyes and accepted her unexpected fate. All she heard, was a loud "thump" in her right ear. She looked in the direction of the sound and came face-to-face with the meteor hammer. She then looked up to see Chris extending his hand to her. "Are you still sure you want this thing?", Chris questioned. Ruffnut gulped and shook head, feeling something she hadn't felt in a long time: fear. She quickly stood up and helped her brother to his feet, the latter whom watched the whole scene wordless. As the two walked back, their dragon ran up to them concerned. They nuzzled and licked their respective riders, who hugged their heads in return.
"Don't worry, I have one more weapon to show you", Chris stated as he walked up to the sack once more. He pulled out the final weapon, which seemed to look like the Qiang, but had a thicker, curved blade on one end, and a sharp, pointy counterweight-spike on the other. Accompanying it was a red sash that was attached at the joint of the pole and blade. "The Guandao has a very deeply curved blade and therefore unlike most polearms, solely useful for sweeping cuts where it relies on range and power".
Astrid then stepped up, wanting a little payback for hurting her friends. "Hmm, let's see… A strong, powerful, heavy axe, versus a stick with some metal attached to it. Gosh it's hard to see which one will win", Astrid commented with sarcasm. Hiccup caught himself slightly smiling, knowing that his sarcasm rubbed off on her.
Astrid raised her axe in the air and screamed her valkyrie cry as she ran towards Chris. Chris gripped the weapon tightly and started to clash with Astrid, deflecting her attacks. Astrid extended her foot when Chris wasn't looking and tripped him, sending Chris to the ground. Chris quickly bounced back up and distanced himself. "Wow, I might actually have to take this seriously then", Chris smirked.
This only angered the shieldmaiden and she blindly rushed the antagonizer. Chris grinned, knowing he had found her one weakness. He continued deflecting her attacks, until he was able to hook one the axe's edges with his weapon and disarm her. He placed the guandao on his shoulders and spun around, slamming the side of the weapon against Astrid's back, sending her to her knees. He quickly reverse his spin, simultaneously elongating the side with the blade until he stopped right at Astrid's neck, effectively defeating her. For added measure, he twisted the weapon, making Astrid's throat rest on the blade. They stared at each other for a long while before Astrid sighed in defeat and got back up.
"I will admit though, you are an excellent fighter. Keep it up and you will surpass me one day", Chris said humbly.
Astrid though grumbled in response, picked up her axe, and returned to Hiccup's side.
"Now, who is next?", Chris implored.
Hiccup locked eyes with Chris. He then stepped forward to face Chris, drawing out his sword, Inferno. "I'm not like the others, you know", Hiccup started.
"Oh I know, that's probably why you are the chief. You have to distinguish yourself somehow", Chris interjected.
Chris then withdrew his twin swords from his sheaths and got into a battle stance. "I won't go easy on you just because you are the leader of your tribe. And if you are going to face me, you should get a weapon", Chris cautioned.
Hiccup just cocked a grin in response. "Don't you worry about me. If I were you, I would focus on this thing right here", Hiccup assure as he pressed a button on the grip of Inferno, causing it to spring to its full size and flame up.
Everyone, except the Berk inhabitants, widened their eyes in surprise at Hiccup's weapon. Chris shook his head and refocused himself. "This, is going to be interesting", Chris chuckled as he rushed at Hiccup.