Ok I had some free time so I decide to update it again woo

fyi for those who don't know I posted a chapter earlier today so if you haven't read that one please do

here we go

Chapter 18-

"Shadow what are you doing here?" Stinger asked her son almost yelling, "I decided to help Astrid train a dragon and if you don't mind I wish to continue the lesson" Shadow quipped and his mother before turning to face Astrid and her new tamed Stormfly. "Shadow I order you to get back to the village!" Stinger demanded, Shadow perked his head up looked over his shoulder "You order me? I don't take orders remember?! You want me to be the heir, you want me to compete on this stupid tournament?! I refuse to be ordered around anymore, it was people giving me orders that made my life miserable, don't you dare make me re-live that!" Shadow yelled surprising everyone there, his voice became deeper as it got louder. Stinger did not say a word she didn't even make a sound, she climbed back onto CloudJumper and flew back to the village disappointed in her son.

Now facing Shadow was the 3 riders all had shocked looks on their faces, suddenly Grim spoke up, "You taught an outsider out secret to training dragons?" , "What of it" Shadow snapped back, "Are you crazy?" Grim asked, this made something in Shadow snap as soon as Grim finished his sentence Shadow lunged at him and grabbed his throat, "Do you want to see how crazy I can really be?" He questioned the rider in his grasp, "Shadow let him go now!" yelled Doom, Shadow paid no attention. Doom tackled Shadow thus releasing Grim, Shadow and Doom started brawling with punches to the face and ribs, Shadow was clearly getting the upper hand as he managed to punch Doom to the ground and now Shadow grabbed Doom's throat and prepared to hit a final blow with his free fist then...

"No!" Yelled a voice from behind Shadow, he looked over his shoulder and saw Astrid almost begging him to stop, "Please Shadow this is not you" Astrid pleased, something about her voice managed to get him to release Doom but Doom was still lying on his back facing Shadow.

Shadow then suddenly gasped and started to panic and he started to look around confused his eyes almost watering. He grasped his head and started yelling, like he had been cursed or just broken out of one, "I'm so sorry" he said not looking at anyone but Doom accepted his apology knowing Shadow didn't mean his actions.

"Whats wrong with me?!" Shadow again asked no one and now started to pound his head almost like he was trying to knock thoughts out his head. Astrid and Clash walked over to him both wearing a look of concern on their faces, Astrid reached out to touch his cheek. As so as her fingers made contact with his skin he flinched and turned to face her, Shadow looked so scared almost crying, "Please I need to be alone" Shadow said as he crawled up and sprinted into the forest not caring about what direction he was going.

"What happened?" Astrid asked now terrified, "That was his inner darkness taking over this whole event, the tournament it's causing it to be worse, the past is haunting him" Clash explained as turned and got on Hel Flash and followed the other riders back to the village.

"Why is the tournament bringing back his past?" Astrid asked no one, she suddenly belt a nudge on her back, she turned and saw it was Stormfly, since Shadow wasn't here to teach her how she decided to try it herself. She got onto Stormfly's back who then took off but Astrid seemed to be a natural born flyer as she had no trouble with her dragon as she headed back to the village with her new companion.

The next day at midday...

"I haven't seen Shadow yet ma'am not has anyone else" a guard reported to Stinger who took her place over looking the arena for the fight that Shadow was meant to compete in. This time Clash announced the event as Stinger couldn't bring herself to do it as she was worried about her son. Dagur was in the area awaiting his opponent.

10 minutes had gone by and no sign of Shadow, "Come on this is getting boring, I want to teach that insignificant twig a lesson, Where is he?" Dagur yelled, "If Shadow does arrive in the next 30 seconds then he will forfeit to..." One other chiefs was announcing before the entrance gate began to creak upwards to open. Everyone was looking at the entrance waiting to see who will walk through, suddenly a figure appeared, brown hair, black armoured greaves on top of black trousers, black leather boots that went to the knee, fingerless gauntlets, no top, he was partially covered in dry blood and his left arm was cut in multiple places but not bleeding. Astrid noticed the final feature about the figure - a black figure stopped opposite Dagur. The winner of the previous fight Snotlout just laughed "Finally."

"Be careful what you wish for, it might just kill you!"

Dagur stood back at the comment, but nodded his head at Clash, then bell tolled to start the fight and the man tacked Dagur and started violently punching him in tv face.

"That can't be Shadow" Stinger commented, "I'm afraid it is I recognise the scars on his back" Clash relied sighing.

Dagur managed to kick Shadow off him and mounted him and started to punch him as violently as possible.

Shadow managed to slip out of the grasp of Dagur and both men attempt to throw the other resulting in a battles of strength which Shadow won by launching Dagur to the ground with a thud. Dagur sweeper Shadows legs from under him and grabbed his head and started to pound his head into the rock floor, Shadow grabbed Dagurs throat and twisted so Dagur was on his back, Dagur grabbed Shadow's throat and started to squeeze. With both men losing air Shadow headbutted Dagur releasing bother grips, Dagur then grabbed some sand like substance from a little pouch on his belt and threw it into Shadows eyes causing him to lose his vision partly.

Dagur got up and ran and jumped onto a ledge behind Shadow ready to pounce as soon as he turned around. Shadow couldn't see anything, he tried his best to clear his eyes but couldn't, he stood up but something clicked in his head and suddenly he stood very silent. He smelled the air and listened for a tiniest whisper and then his perked his head and pulled his right arm behind his back

Dagur launched himself off the ledge and held his fist back going to finish him, Shadow spun not 360 but 540 and his completed the rotation he was facing Dagur and launched his signature elbow strike to Dagurs temple, causing the victim to land with a thud and lay still in an knocked out state unmoving.

"SHADOW IS THE VICTOR!" Clash yelled , but no one cheered or booed they were silent. Shadow looked to the crowd and pointed his finger threateningly at Snotlout and slashed his throat with his thumb, this made Snoutlout shiver. Shadow began to breathe heavily and stumble backward holding his head. Stinger, the riders and even Astrid the arena and ran toward Shadow, who ran towards a wall of the arena and climbed and ran off towards the forest.

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