Scr-eech! As the twenty-two-year-old blonde woman sharpened her favourite axe which had been made by her now husband for her thirteenth birthday, she remembered little snippets of what her life was and how it had now changed for the better. Other Vikings would think that being a runaway from a tribe with only another friend and his pet dragon to survive with would not have been a great life choice but so far it has been the best decision of her life. Yes, she did miss her parents and her little sister but she didn't regret leaving them for a life where she could live in peace with dragons.
Scr-eech! As she moved the whetstone along the edge of her beloved blade she realised it had been eight years, Eight years since she had left, and how she has grown. She now stood at a height of 5'9", her blonde hair now reaching halfway down her back while the left side had a few strands of her blond hair loosely tied into a braid whose ends disappear just below her kransen. Her deep ocean blue eyes had become even brighter with life and joy over the years she wore a pair of fur and iron shoulder pads with a blue tunic that matched the colour of her eyes which was held together with a bright red vest with a metal skull the same skulls which were stitched onto the waistline of her spiked leather and fur skirt she wore black leggings underneath with fur boots.
Scr-eech! Twirling the axe she started sharpening the other side of the axe. Eight years ago life for her had been very different, she had been the most popular and strongest girl in her tribe, the Hairy Hooligans the tribe that had resided on the island of Berk for seven generations. She liked to play till sunset and was kind towards everyone until her uncle Finn died on one of the searches to find the dragons' nest. That was the day she pushed everyone away and pushed herself to become the best dragon killer in the tribe. Even as she became popular she kept training to kill dragons day and night, she did not use her popularity to bully people like the other teens their age used to, she instead ignored them and kept to herself. The other teens used to bully only one person though, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as the name clearly states he was a hiccup, a runt he used to make crazy inventions to kill dragons as he couldn't lift a sword to do the task himself these inventions did more damage than good and also him being a fishbone was enough of an excuse for every Viking on the island to bully him, hurt him, mistreat and insult him. But he always had a smile on his face even after he was beaten up, again and again, he used to always smile, it was this smile which had gotten Astrid to fall in love with him. That and his messy auburn hair and deep green eyes would look like the thick and vast forests present on Berk. He was also a nice, caring and smart Viking. He wasn't born with muscles but he compensated for that by being smart and intelligent in the eyes of the Vikings it was useless, and thus his name was created Hiccup the Useless. She had been best friends with Hiccup since she was a kid they shared the same birthday and got along well, that was until she pushed everyone out of her life which also meant her crush, her Hiccup.
Scre-ech! She moved the stone along the edge again, Hiccup was also the heir to the throne of Berk his father being the chief who was the biggest and most powerful Viking you would ever be able to see he was what every Viking dreamed of becoming, but that didn't mean anyone was not afraid of him, shit if one of them got on his bad side they would be as good as dead, thus his title became Stoick the 'Vast' Haddock a fitting title as her father used to say, bit ironic to see the largest man in the archipelago have a son with the same body of a tree branch. Hiccup was also ignored by Stoick himself this fact hurt him more than being beaten up by cousin Snotlout and his goons. The only person who did care for him was Gobber the blacksmith who was his father's best friend and was more of a father to him than Stoick. But after being ignored and bullied for his entire life he did what no other Viking in the history of the three-hundred-year war with the dragons had done.
He bonded and befriended a dragon and not just any dragon but the strongest and most feared dragon in the world, the Night Fury. When he told the village he had shot the legendary dragon no one believed him so he decided to go and kill the dragon himself to show the tribe he was telling the truth and more importantly to prove to his father he was worthy of being a Viking. But when he found the dragon he decided to free it after seeing the same fear in the eyes of the dragon which he saw in himself every time he looked in a mirror. Over the next few days, he found out the dragon could not fly and protect itself from enemies as his tail fin had been cut out when it crashed. Therefore he ended up taking notes and finding out new information on dragons even so far as to go out of his way to build a new tail. But the real eye-opening moment was when he bonded with the dragon he looked upon the dragon's big green eyes with yellow streaks in its iris, and his giant bat-like wings it was as black as the black starry sky above them. Ever since that day, he saw the dragons in a completely new light, they weren't mindless creatures as everyone said they were kind, intelligent, and smart creatures. Upon learning that the dragon had retractable teeth he decided to call him… wait for it 'Toothless' the perfect name for the unholy offspring of lightning and death itself. Studying his new pet dragon who soon became his best friend he learnt a lot of things like how all dragons hate eels or they like to play games and love scratches which sometimes given at the right spot could make them go into a sweet slumber. After many failed attempts he finally was able to fly on Toothless they were the perfect duo they had the same soul only a different body. On his flights, he discovered plants he named Dragon Root and Dragon Nip the latter being grass which could calm about any dragon while Dragon Root would make every dragon go crazy. He started writing all this information in a book he called Hiccup's Book of Dragons unlike Bork's version of the Book of Dragons which only told you about the ways the dragons were dangerous, his version told you even the good part such as Deadly Ladders love to play fetch or Night Furies when calm act like overgrown dogs. Hiccup used all of these tricks in Dragon Training to beat the others which made him the most popular Viking on the island. As the word spread more and more people came to see how he could mysteriously subdue dragons without even using a weapon. All of them even the ones who used to bully him tried to become friends with him, but he always left when they came to talk as he knew they were only being his friend as he was popular.
When he had received the honour of killing his first dragon after beating Astrid and coming first in dragon training he saw a proud look on his father's face, the first and the only time he had seen that. Astrid that day caught him with Toothless and so he showed her the truth about dragons with a flight to the stars, after learning the truth and seeing the nest where they discovered the true reason behind the raids was the Queen of Dragons a huge fire-breathing monster. It was the size of Berk itself she could swallow many dragons in one bite and thus Hiccup named it the Red Death. The Queen forced the other dragons to bring back food for her or she would it them instead and when the young teenagers learnt that they knew that dragons were innocent, the only way the war ended was with the demise of the Queen. Therefore after the trio silently flew over the vast green forests of Berk and landed in the secret cove which had become the dragon and its rider's hideout Hiccup explained his plan to run away to Astrid. He couldn't kill the dragon and he couldn't leave Toothless even though the Vikings would kill him when they found out his secret and that he was not going to accept the honour. The 'honour' in Hiccup's eyes where terrifying and made him sick to the stomach, he couldn't kill a dragon without reason especially when he knew they only attacked to survive the wrath of the Queen of Dragons. Astrid after arguing with Hiccup for a good few minutes had been able to convince him to take her with him. She then told him to wait for her while she packed her stuff for the start of a new life. Before leaving to get the necessities she softly kissed Hiccup on the cheek to show him that she had his back and would stand by him through anything. Before Hiccup could see her cheeks turn as red as the spikes on the Red Death she ran out of the cove to her house. When they ran away they released all the dragons in the arena and the next day defeated and killed the Queen ending the three-hundred-year war. The battle had lasted for less than an hour but the victory came with a price though, Hiccup had lost his left leg. When Astrid saw Hiccup fall into the burning inferno that was the Queens remains she felt her heart skip a beat she fell to her feet screaming his name at that moment she was so afraid of losing him that she searched for him running through the fire and smoke even though it hurt her lungs she couldn't let Hiccup die. When she found them she could see Toothless knocked out from the fall his prosthetic tail burnt the only sign it had been there in the first place was the twisted metal rods. She then felt tears crawl down her cheek when she laid eyes on Hiccup he had many burns all over his body, everything below his left knee was nothing but burnt flesh and bone.
She quickly whistled for a nearby Monstrous Nightmare she slowly picked up Hiccup in her arms holding him close to her and together with Toothless in the dragon's claws they flew away from the godforsaken island. She knew that the closest island was Berk but she couldn't go back there so she decided to fly north towards the Bog-Burglar Islands. Another reason she was flying there was that she knew they were a female tribe and would give them a chance to explain before they rushed to them axe in hand trying to kill them like every other Viking tribe. Camacazi the daughter of Bertha the chieftess of the Bog-Burglars was an old and close friend of Hiccup and was one of the only people who never bullied him along with Fishlegs and her. They immediately became close friends after she explained to the tribe what had happened. Hiccup soon healed and after Astrid told him what had happened in the three days he had been unconscious, he helped the Bog-Burglars train dragons and used his inventions to make their island one of the most advanced and well-defended islands in the archipelago. He showed Camacazi how to train the Changeling she had bonded with whom she called Sneaky.
Over the next year, they had a small war with the Outcasts and the Berserkers when they learnt that the Bogs had made pieces with dragons. When the Berserker chief, Dagur found out that Hiccup was on the Bog's side and was leading them to battle he surrendered and spoke with his 'brother'. Dagur had always felt like an overprotective bigger brother towards Hiccup, when they were little Hiccup had taken the blame for a mistake Dagur had done when their fathers were signing a few treaties between their respective tribes, this act made him like the little boy and protected him from the bullies who used to pick on Hiccup. They soon changed the minds of the Outcasts, which made Alvin the chief of the Outcasts and Dagur the most powerful ally Hiccup had.
In the next year, they started roaming and mapping the world outside the archipelago borders where they found an island that reached the sky, with waterfalls and lush green forests this island paradise was only accessible on the backs of dragons. So Hiccup and Astrid named this island Dragon's Edge and started living there with Camacazi and Heather who was Dagur's younger sister and was the closest thing Hiccup had to a sister. They had met Viggo and Ryker Grimborn and the Dragon Hunters and had become allies with the Wing Maidens who like the Bogs were a tribe of female warriors who flew with the help of baby Razorwhips. During that year they had fought the hunters for months, and after Viggo decided to change sides and learn the truth about dragons after his brother had betrayed him the Riders gained a massive advantage which helped them win the war.
The fourth and fifth years had been full of surprises they had got married, and Hiccup found his mother who had been said to be dead, killed by dragons when he was just a baby. They were also fighting Drago and his Dragon Army, who was a ruthless psychopath who was a common enemy for Valka too. Drago had been responsible for the death of Bertha who had died saving Astrid from Drago. Soon they had defeated and killed Drago and his Bewilderbeast also killing Krogan one of Drago's generals the other three generals had run away. A few men from Drago's army joined Hiccup and the Dragon Riders while the rest were either killed or captured. One of the most important tribes who played an integral part in this war was the Night Owl tribe led by Eret he was the inside man and was the reason they knew about Drago's plans and were able to defeat him. Over that year they also found and changed the minds of other tribe outcasts or runaways looking for a better life. These reformed exiles and runaways lived on Dragon's Edge. Over the next few months, Astrid had given birth to her and Hiccup's first child. The beautiful baby was wrapped and covered with warm furs and was named Zephyr Bertha Haddock. Their daughter had grown up to have the same auburn hair and the inventive, curious, caring and intelligent personality of her father while she also had the body, eyes and stubborn attitude of her mother. She was now four years old and the most loved person in the entire Draconian Empire.
Scr-eech! That's right the 'Draconian Empire' with Hiccup and Astrid as the Emperor and Empress had become more advanced than any other tribe in the entire known world. They made buildings out of stone and made a castle that reached the sky, ships the size of sea stacks and soldiers wore fireproof suits made out of dragon skin. The Chiefs and Chieftesses of every tribe would take care of each of their tribe but would report and fall under Hiccup and Astrid. The ex-Dragon Hunters lived on Dragon's Edge where the Great Castle was situated. Below the island had become the new nest of dragons who were led by Toothless and his mate the Light Fury whom the couple had found near Bog-Burglar islands after Astrid bonded with her and named it Stormfly they were the best of friends. The Draconian Empire after the defeat of Drago stood as the largest and strongest empire to ever exist in the archipelago. They had thousands of ships and tens of thousands of soldiers and sailors along with dragon riders and hundreds of thousands of dragons which made them a force to be feared and reckoned with. Rumours and legends of the empire had been spread all over the archipelago, thus they stayed away from Berk not wanting to draw unwanted attention to themselves. After the war ended they had been at peace for four years and their Empire had prospered.
She looked down at her axe it was glistening in the sunlight. Satisfied she placed the axe on her back and walked from the throne she was seated on to a small table arranged in front of their thrones where a game of Maces and Talons was being played by the two smartest people she had ever known: her handsome husband who was now six feet tall, with a lean but muscular body and a sharp jawline. He was no longer a fishbone he was her twenty-two-year-old Hiccup Haddock and on the other side of the board deep in thought was Viggo Grimborn the reformed dragon hunter, who had become one of the closest advisors to Hiccup.
Hiccup's Imperial council consisted of -
Alvin with his Boneknapper called Bonebreaker who was the chief of the Outcasts, Dagur and his Skrill called Sleuther was the chief of Berserkers along with his wife Mala and his sister Heather who had a Razorwhip called Windshear, Atali the Chieftess of the WingMaidens, Viggo and his Monsterous Nightmare called Reaper, Camacazi and Sneaky the now cheiftess of the Bogs, Eret and his Stormcutter named Owlface, His presumed-to-be-dead mother, Valka along with her Stormcutter named Cloudjumper, and His most trusted council member his lovely wife Astrid and her one-of-a-kind Light Fury called Stormfly.
Astrid bent down to kiss her husband on the cheek just as he moved a piece on the board after giving him her silent show of affection, he smiled looking up at her as she silently slipped outside the room and walked to her four-year-old daughter's bedroom to wake her up, she used to let Zephyr sleep in late as she never had the heart to wake her princess up from her slumber especially since she was the cutest thing in the world when asleep cuddling into the wings of her dragon whom she called Dart. Dart was an offspring of Toothless and Stormfly who had a completely black body with deep blue eyes and the tips of her ears were pure white. As she opened the door calling her daughter's name a large auburn-haired man far away on an island with tall jagged cliffs and vast forests called for his son…
