Chapter 55
Hiccups POV:
It's been two weeks since my little adventure in the cave where I found the lamp of the former genie Kaamisha who was now mortal and lived in the palace as an advisor to Amira and in that time, nothing has really happened. The lamp that was once magical became a normal lamp, which Kaamisha was all too happy to let me keep as a souvenir since she never wanted to see it again. I still remember how everyone reacted to me bringing her in with Amira asking if I'd accepted one of the wondering traders offers to have their daughter as my wife. I rolled my eyes at her teasing and told them everything that had happened in that cave. The sultan was all too happy to allow her to stay with them and after a discussion it was decided she would act as Amira's advisor before Aamin walked into the room wondering what was going on. I'll never forget the look in his eyes when he saw Kaamisha since he just seemed to freeze and surprisingly she seemed to freeze as well. It wasn't hard to tell it was love at first sight so I introduced the two of them and I recommended Aamin give her a tour of the palace but I could tell his father was about to protest until Amira shoved an apple from the plate next to his throne into his mouth silencing him and saying it sounded like a wonderful idea before she sent them off. Once the doors closed we had to explain to the sultan what was going on since unlike me he didn't understand but when he found out he was overjoyed his son might have found love. After that when Kaamisha wasn't working she was with Aamin and I could tell they were falling deeper in love every day.
Besides the romance in the air I've also been facing some problems besides my regular ones with the woman of the city trying to get my attention to try and ensnare me as a husband. I now had the vendors breathing down my neck and trying to get my attention to sell their goods knowing I could afford them. I admit the vendors weren't so bad at first but it had gotten worse since some of them would actually leave their stalls to follow me with some of their best products. I admit I liked some of their goods and intended to stock up on them a day before I leave but chasing me through the bazaar with them is just plain nuts, which were also one of the things offered. Besides that, I've also been forced to deal with not only the citizens of just one city but multiple other cities as well. Word about my fortune and victories had spread throughout Arabia, which much to the sultan's delight had brought much attention to his city since I was staying there.
Many people from other distant cities came to meet me and my dragons and with them came opportunities to form alliances, open new trade routes and of course many new customers for the merchants. The sultan had told me his people had never been doing so well and that it's all thanks to me staying in his city and my accomplishments in the land. Now normally I would've been happy about this since it was helping the city get back on track and helped the people support themselves but with it came major problems for me. The streets were often full of more vendors than ever and all their merchants knew who I was and wanted me to stop at their stalls but fortunately they didn't chase after me like the others. Unfortunately, they'd often walk in front of me to get my attention and offer some of their finest goods by shoving them in my face and in some cases I meant this literally. There was also the issue of the pickpockets who now saw the crowded streets as ideal places to find some new targets and they saw me as the perfect target since I'd often be the victim of attempted theft at least four times a day as I walked down the street. They never got anything though since I always grabbed their wrists as they reached for my satchel followed by a hard squeeze was often enough to make them leave. Besides the problems of the bazaars merchants I also had to deal with the woman visiting the city often walking up to me to invite me to their camp for dinner, wanting me to tell them my stories and on occasion to steal from my satchel while I was distracted. When it came to the invitations and requests I told them I was busy and when it came to the thieves I'd stop them like I did the other thieves.
I then had to deal with the nobles and visiting sultans from other cities who were staying in the palace. They were all asking for me to tell them about my adventures, asking for rides on my dragons and worst of all some of them were constantly asking to buy them. It was insane how I couldn't even take a simple walk down the palace halls without at least one of them coming up to me and asking about my dragons. They'd offered me gold, jewels, slaves, weapons, land, buildings, power you name it and they've offered it. Some of them even offered the hands of their daughters and made it clear that should I have accepted it I would become sultan of their city on the day of their passing. I just told them that I had my own island to rule and I only intended to visit this land from time to time. This only seemed to make them all the more eager and aggressive to get their hands on my dragons and made their offers higher to the point that I'm pretty sure they would empty their palace treasury's. Honestly, I was tempted to get in front of every noble and yell that where I come from there are plenty of dragons but I knew this would cause more trouble since they would no doubt try to convince me to capture and bring them some dragons or actually travel to the archipelago to collect them themselves. This would no doubt end badly with them angering the dragons which would end with a whole lot of injuries and possible deaths and add to that they would no doubt try and talk some of the local tribes into helping them but this would probably end badly since some of the tribes aren't too welcoming to foreigners and they'd tell them all about me which would bring a lot more attention to me and that is the last thing I wanted.
Then there were the women I had to deal with which consisted of the daughters and servants of the nobles along with noble women who had lost their husbands and were looking to remarry. It was a nightmare with some of them visiting my room at night hoping to 'talk', listen to my stories or to keep me company. Some of these girls were there to try and convince me to sell my dragons, some were there to try to ensnare me as a husband and some were hoping to get me to share my fortune. I had to ask Kadar to have at least five men guard the entrance to my room just so I could get an uninterrupted sleep. I hated the attention from these girls but mainly the servant girls who tried to get me as a husband since I knew when most of them looked at me they saw a way out of a life of servitude and into a life of luxury. The daughters of the nobles saw a major increase to their image, a fortune, a way to see the worlds and a trophy husband to show off. I hated it since I wasn't looking for a relationship right now and further more if I was I would want a girl who liked me for who I am and not the perks that I came with.
Tonight, thankfully was my last night and I had spent the last week preparing for the long journey home by stocking up my ship with necessities like food and water. I'd also made sure to secure all the treasures I had collected along with my trophies which consisted of the cobra staff and the lamp. Besides that, I had multiple things I brought from the vendors who were all too happy to sell their products to me and at the end of the day I had to get a wagon to carry all my stuff. I had exotic materials for tailoring, books for my library, seeds for my garden, brass and silver Arabian pots for the kitchen and decoration, multiple Arabian carpets for around the house, silk pillows for the furniture, exotic spices for my food and a few Arabian oil lamps for the place. I also had some of my favorite sugar dates that I enjoyed from time to time as a snack. I could tell the vendors were glad I had brought so much from them but also desperate to sell more to me. I just told them that I wasn't leaving forever and would be back another time. This didn't stop their efforts though since they knew I was rich and knew that I could help them make up for the profits they lost because of the high taxes that they suffered from the years under Madhimaran.
Besides the shopping spree and problems, I've been using my new wish mirror to practice my combat skills and I had to say I think I was improving now that I had actual opponents to go up against instead of just training dummies and it was a good thing to. When some of the noble's saw I wasn't going to sell they had their top guards challenge me and should they win I'd sell and should I win then I got to name my prize. Long story short they got their butts kicked while I walked away with their scimitars as trophies along with bags of jewels and gold all of which now rested on my ship. This did come with drawbacks though since now the guards were eager to put themselves up against me since they wanted to improve their fighting skills and as I later learned they wanted to impress the girls. All the fights ended the same way with them and me the victor walking away to lick their wounds. Sadly, this also got the attention of the girls who became even more eager to gain a place at my side. This was why I was eager to leave the city and return to my own island so I could get some peace and relax with just my dragons and animals.
Presently I was walking up to my bed not bothering to remove my armor for a goodnight sleep since for some reason it felt as if weights were trying to pull my eyelids closed. I had a long day with fighting ten guards wanting to put themselves up against me before I left along with the nobles making a last bid for my dragons. I couldn't turn to the sultan for help since he was busy with the making sure everything was running smoothly as they built new trade routes. I couldn't turn to Amira or Aamin since Amira was helping her father and Aamin was busy getting to know Kaamisha better. I tried going through the bazaar to get away from them. I ended up being swarmed by merchants and their daughters and had to have Toothless fly us out of there. Honestly all I wanted to do now was go to bed and collapse into the sweet embrace of slumber. When I reached the end of my bed I literally just collapsed onto it and everything went black.
I opened my eyes to find myself standing in front of an oasis with the full moon right above it and being reflected by the water below. I walked over to the water and looked down at my reflection, which was looking back up at me from the undisturbed waters. I don't know why but a tear fell from my eye and into the water sending ripples into the once undisturbed waters. It was as the ripples came to a stop a row of white stone stepping-stones rose out of the water and ended at a circular platform in the center. I walked across the waters to the platform and after I walked past a stepping-stone it sank back into the waters leaving no way to walk back to shore. When I reached the platform, I walked forward to the center where a circular hole was reflecting the moon. It was then large stone tablet depicting the symbol of Arabian god Allah who was said to be the creator deity and high god rose from the water. I looked up at it before a voice said.
"Hello Hiccup Haddock." I looked at the tablet before I bowed.
"The Arabian god Allah I presume?"
"Indeed, young warrior and my apologies for the lack of presence of the others but they had other things to attend to but some did send gifts." (AN: There were a whole lot of gods and I had a hell of a time finding the right info about them.)
"What did I do to deserve any gifts from the gods and be able to be in your presence?" He chuckled.
"What did you do?" He chuckled once more. "You destroyed an evil that has long plagued the lands and in doing so not only banished a demon back to the underworld but brought forth the true prince of the city which shall soon grow into something far greater in the future."
"I was just trying to stop him from enslaving any more people and freeing my dragon from his control."
"And in doing so you have aided in helping return the city to its former glory and even after you defeated him you aided in the reconstruction of many lives."
"You mean the volunteer work I did with my dragons to help rebuild the houses and return the money?" I shrugged. "I was just trying to help."
"Nobody forced you to do so but you did it from the goodness of your heart without any payment whatsoever and furthermore there is also you dealing with the forty thieves."
"What do they have to do with anything?"
"They were cruel men who struck a great deal of fear into many merchants and citizens and should they have been able to continue their reign of terror many promising lives would have been lost to them."
"I was just trying to save Amira."
"And in doing so you rid the desert of them and when it came to your share of their treasure you did your best to turn it down but when you couldn't you spent it to not only to help yourself but the merchants and people."
"I've got enough wealth at home."
"Your generosity did not end there however."
"What do you mean?"
"You discovered the mortal imprisoned as a genie and instead of using your wishes for selfish desires such as untold wealth, a life of luxury or harem djinn to serve your every desire, you used them in a way which would help you in your travels, sharpen your skills before freeing her from the curse that had been placed upon her."
"I was jus trying to do the right thing since there isn't really that much I want."
"Still you have earned these gifts." The water in the hole began to ripple before a beautiful golden flute rose out of the water. "This flute like the pungi of a snake charmer will calm even the angriest of beasts from the smallest rat to the largest of dragons and if you wish it shall put them to sleep." The flute floated into my hand as I examined it. "The flute can only be played by you and depending on how you use it can be a very powerful weapon."
"Well I get the feeling I might need it to calm one of the most terrifying beasts I have ever gone up against when I get back."
"And what beast would this be that is more terrifying then the beasts you have faced before?"
"My father when he finds out about my little adventure in fighting dark magic." We both chuckled at this.
"I wish you luck in dealing with that beast but onto the other gifts." The water rippled again before a beautiful gold pot with jewels and carvings embedded in it rose out. "This pot has been enchanted by every god in the land and holds great power." It floated down into my arms. "Those who drink the contents poured from it shall become immune to any form of mind control such as dark magic, herbal control and for your dragons they shall never be forcefully controlled by an alpha species and it shall never be empty for the drink inside shall always replenish itself." I placed it down next to me. "I highly recommend you use it soon on both yourself and your dragons to prevent them from suffering the same fate your nightfury suffered." I nodded.
"I can't thank you enough for this gift since I never want to go up against one of my own dragons like that again."
"It is only a pleasure Hiccup and now onto the next gift." The water rippled once more before a shining black leather throwing knife holster came out holding six throwing knives with brown leather handles.
"No matter where those knives go they shall always return to the holster which shall always return to you and the knives when thrown shall only go where you wish them to so if you only wish for them to pin an enemy then they shall but they can never harm you or an ally." I took one of them out as I noticed a red jewel in the top of the handle and running down the center of the blade was pure gold, which also went around the edges of the blades and as, expected they were shaped like small scimitars. "Should someone else try to remove them from the holster or the surface they are imbedded in then they shall find it impossible." I nodded.
"Going to come in handy when I'm trying to escape from enemies and need to subdue them." The water then rippled once more before a rolled up red carpet that then unrolled itself before circling around me before floating in front of me.
"Our next gift is a magic carpet and we know you have your dragons to fly on but this is for when you are unable to use them should they be captured as it will know and come to your side when you need it." I nodded before an amused smile came to my face. "Does something amuse you?"
"Just the thought of what the faces of my people will look like when they see me flying on a carpet." He chuckled before another ripple ran through the water before a crystal orb floated out and into my hands where I saw something curled up inside which looked like some sort of crab with scorpion stingers.
"What you hold in your hand is a hibernating sandwalker of the desert and when it is released it will be loyal to you and obey your commands." I turned the orb around in my hand. "The orb shall not be broken in any way until it is placed upon the Arabian sands which brings us to the final gift." The waters rippled once more before a yellow piece of crystal that I knew well enough. "For many centuries the deserts of Arabia have been roamed by traders with their camel caravans and with this piece you shall allow them to extend their reach to your land y."
"Are you saying I'll be able to open a portal that will allow the traders with their caravans to come through to do business."
"On the island you shall find an arch which shall be activated by your amulet and it shall open a portal to its counterpart in the desert for them to bring their goods through."
"How long will the portal be open for when activated?"
"It shall last a week before closing for another five weeks and then it can be reopened." I looked down at the piece in my hand. "Its counterpart here in Arabia shall be by the desert Oasis closest to the city in the center of the water with a path leading to it but when the portal is closed then it shall disappear until its counterpart is activated."
"You want me to allow the people of Berk access to this new Bazaar, don't you?"
"Indeed, as it would greatly benefit the travelling merchants and also help the people who I know you have a grudge against but don't let that cloud your judgment."
"I won't but how will they do business if they don't speak the same language?"
"The magic of the island will make it so they only hear it in their own tongue and worry not about them gaining access to your island as this piece is separate to the others but will still vanish with the rest of your island when you wish it." I nodded in thanks. "Now it's back to the mortal world I send you with your gifts until we meet again."
Then there was a bright flash before blackness before I opened my eyes and sat up to stretch and saw the gifts from the gods sitting in front of me. I then felt a burning on my arm and turned to see the tattoo that would show I have their blessing burning into my skin before turning black to form a tattoo. I was glad my Dune and Heatwave were out enjoying the desert before we left while Toothless was outside guarding the door. They hated seeing me in pain and would no doubt be curious about the new items in my possession. I unrolled my carpet, which immediately began to hover just up to my waist in height before I walked around examining the carpets patterns and the way it hovered in the air. I figured I could mostly use it in my library to reach books on high shelves, help me move large quantities of things and possibly scare the living daylights out of the teens. I placed my other gifts from the gods onto it and had it float into the corner where it wouldn't be in the way. As it settled down somebody knocked on my door as voice asked.
"May I come in?" I turned to the door.
"Sure!" It opened before three belly dancers in red outfits, which barely covered the private parts walked in before I groaned. (AN: Picture the girls from the 1992 animated Aladdin movie from the song never had a friend like me.) "Listen if you're here to try and convince me to sell my dragons, take you with me or looking to start a relationship with me then please just leave." They looked surprised. "It's not that you aren't attractive but I'm not looking for a relationship right now and I will never sell my dragons." They looked at each other before smiling in a way that made me feel a little uneasy as the middle one walked up to me.
"Oh, don't worry as we are here on the orders of our Alpha who wishes to meet you." She walked behind me but I turned to face her.
"What do you mean by Alpha?" She smiled.
"Oh, you shall know soon enough." She grinned at me revealing she had fangs but before I could react there was a small prick on my shoulder before everything went black.
2 hours later
I woke up feeling as if my skull had been cracked open with a hammer as I rubbed it to try and soothe the pain. I sat up and went over what happened after I got back to my room. I remember meeting the god Allah, receiving gifts before waking up and letting those three girls into my bedroom as I told them I wasn't interested. It was then I remembered one of them had fangs like those of a snake. Remembering this I sat up and looked around me to find myself laying on a large bed surrounded by many jewels, pieces of gold and sculptures, tapestries and painting which all looked like snakes along but above all I seemed to be in some sort of room carved from a cave with the only light coming from the torches on the wall. It was then I remembered reading somewhere about a race of creatures that were half woman and half snake and known as naga. I read that they lived underground in cities of great wealth and were known to kidnap men but let some of them go while others for some reason stayed with them. I reached back for my swords but realized my armor was gone as were my weapons leaving me in nothing but my pants. It was then that the door at the entrance opened in a revealing a woman in a black belly dancer outfit, gold bands shaped like snakes rapping around her upper arm, a long cloth of golden silk wrapped around her arm with it circling around her back, red tassels hanging from the top part of her outfit, a gold belt of discs rapping around her waist with gold tassels hanging down her front. I couldn't deny she was attractive but I kept my guard up as she smiled at me and walked in and said.
"There's no need to behave that way Hiccup after all I just wish to talk with you." I didn't let my guard down.
"I take it you're the alpha those girls were talking about."
"Indeed, I am but you can call me Shesha."
"Well Shesha I would appreciate it if you dropped the human form and showed me how you truly looked."
"As you wish." Her legs merged together before becoming longer as her skin turned to dark scales until she had a tail that was thirty-five feet long as she smiled at me. "Is this any better for you?"
"Yeah it is since I prefer to know the true form of what I'm facing."
"Oh now Hiccup I know I am most likely the strangest thing you've ever seen-" I shook my head.
"I've seen stranger things in my life." She looked surprised.
"You must really get around." I shrugged.
"You'd be surprised." I got back into my fighting stance. "Now if you're looking for a fight then I won't hold back." She chuckled.
"Oh no, no, no Hiccup I didn't bring you here to fight but something far more pleasurable." She purred the last word, which unnerved me a bit, but never the less I dropped my battle stance but kept my guard up. "You see Hiccup we naga need male humans to aid us in something." She began to circle around me. "And I've chosen you as the male to aid me in gaining what I desire."
"And what would that be exactly?" I had a bad feeling as she coiled so her upper body was right in front of me before she used a finger to lift my chin up to look her in the eyes.
"Hiccup Haddock." She paused as a smile graced her face. "I want you to father my child." I backed up from her only to back into one of her raised coils.
"What?" She began moving her upper body forward.
"If you fear it being difficult to conceive a child then don't be as it will be like how human normally conceive one."
"It's not that it's the fact that you want me to give you a child."
"Oh, is it really that surprising that I chose you." She reached me and gently caressed my face. "A strong and handsome hero who even the gods take notice of." I tried to back up more but her coils blocked me off.
"It's not that." She smiled and caressed my chest in a way that I hate to admit was pleasant.
"If you fear not being able to travel anymore or not being a good father than don't worry as I will be the one to raise her and you won't have to do a thing as the fathers rarely if ever have anything to do with their child's life." I cocked an eyebrow.
"What do you mean by that?" She slithered around to my back and began massaging my shoulders.
"I mean after I am with child you shall be free to leave and never return or stay and enjoy the physical pleasures my people have to offer while never needing to be a part of your child's life." I removed her hands from my shoulders.
"I am sorry but the answer is no." She moved her upper body to my front.
"But why since if it's riches you want then- "I held up my hand.
"It's not that it's the fact that I wouldn't be able to play a big part in my child's life." I dropped my hand. "I'm not the kind of guy to just leave my child without a father no matter what the customs of the people are." I looked up at her face. "When I have a child, I will do everything I can to show my child that I love them and be there for them." She smiled down at me and caressed my face.
"You are truly a good man Hiccup Haddock and one of the few that have impressed me." I shrugged.
"Just being honest with you and I hate to rush you but could you allow me to return to the palace now since I'm leaving in the morning."
"Of course, Hiccup, I'll have some of my subjects take you there but before you do I need you to know one thing."
"And what would that." She smiled at me with half lidded eyes which made me nervous.
"We cannot let you know how to find our city so before we take you back we'll need to put you to sleep."
"Will it hurt?"
"Of course not, in fact I think you'll like it." Before I could reply she had me wrapped up tightly in her coils as I struggled to get my arms free before she leaned to my face as I looked up at her. "Sweet dreams handsome." She lifted my face to look her in the eyes before much to my shock kissed me full on the lips and then everything went black.
3 hours later
I woke up in my bed in the palace once more with my armor hung up on the wall as I rubbed a hand through my hair wondering if that was all just a dream. When I put my hand down at my side when I felt something leathery under the palm of my hand. I looked down and saw a leather bag lying next to me under my hand and I know it wasn't mine and I knew it meant the meeting with the naga was no dream if the insignia of the snake on the bag was any indication. I opened it up and found a simple leather clad book along with some vials and herbs. I then noticed a letter to the side and picked it up as I read.
Dear Hiccup
Although you may have turned me down of my request you still did my people and I a great service by defeating the sorcerer Madhimaran who would've enslaved us using his dark magic. For defeating him and freeing the land from his tyranny we give you these gifts. We naga have always been masters of poisons and in this bag you shall find a book of recipes, herbs and poisons all with different affects on things. We hope it will aid you in your future endeavors.
Shesha
I opened up the bag and looked at its contents before going through a mental list on some of the herbs I could see in the bag and I had to say a lot of these plants would definitely be useful in the future. I picked up the bag and took it over to my magic carpet before putting it down on top alongside my gifts from the gods. I looked at my gifts before my attention was brought to the pot and knew that I'd need it in the future to help my dragons, animals and myself. I turned to a goblet by the room's desk and walked over to it before bringing it back and poured myself some of the contents from the pot. I picked up the goblet swirling the clear red liquid inside as I looked at it wondering if this liquid would truly give me immunity to all forms of mind control. I smiled down at it and muttered.
"The power of the gods is truly unbelievable."
I then drank down the liquid and it tasted really sweet before I felt a major headache as if someone was driving a red-hot knife into my skull but as quickly as it came it vanished. I knew I shouldn't question it since as I've learnt in my past encounters that magic is never an easy thing to understand, especially when it comes to the magic of the gods. I knew none of my dragons and animals were going to be happy about the splitting headache but it would all be worth it in the end. I just put the goblet down and went to bed for the evening since I still had a long trip home to deal with.
10 days later
I was on my main deck laying against Toothless who was napping as I watched the clouds go by remembering the morning we left which was also the morning after the night I met the Arabian god Allah and received both gifts and the blessing. When the morning arrived I told the sultan, Amira, Aamin and Kaamisha and they were surprised but sadly one of the servants overheard me telling them and within an hour every man woman and child in the palace knew about it. The Sultan promised to inform the merchants about the arch and have someone watch it so when it opens they will know and gave me permission to open up a portal door in my room which I was all too happy to do. He did warn me about the merchants using the new archway as an opportunity to both expand their businesses and have their daughters gain my attention. I knew it wouldn't just be the merchants doing this if me needing to fly back to my ship to avoid the sultans and nobles begging me to stay in Arabia and to move to one of their cities was any indication. They tried to bribe me with offers of positions, gold, jewels, slaves, women and of course marriage offers but I turned them all down. This didn't stop them though and the Sultan eventually had to call in the guards to help fend off the women who were begging me to take them as my wives. When we eventually did get to the dock the Sultan sent me off with some gifts that consisted of a palace guards uniform, six life size golden camels lying down, some rare silks and books. Now it's true I didn't need the wealth but nevertheless I was grateful for the gifts.
The map Kaamisha made for me was certainly making things easier to get home since the route we're taking has shaved off so much time from the path we took to get here despite the fact that I had to go back to Arabia five times after I left to drop off female stowaways who had snuck onto my ship since every time I came back to drop one off another would sneak on board and hide in a different place. One such hiding place was my bedroom where I found a pair of twin sisters laying next to each other with only my blanket to cover their bodies as their clothes were on the floor around the bed. It was this reason I wondered why I put in a large bed with Alpaca fur stuffed mattress and silk pillows instead of just keeping my old bed. Then I remembered I did it to make my nights more comfortable which is a decision I was really beginning to regret. I still remember how when I first walked in and found them they sat up holding the blanket to their chests in order to cover themselves as one said that my bed was very comfortable before the other said it'd be even more comfortable if I took off my armor and joined them. The other than said they no lots of techniques to please a man before the other told me they'd be more than happy to teach me a few things about pleasing a woman. It was then their grips on the sheets loosened but before anything could happen I shut the door and locked it before turning the ship around to take them back. It wasn't that they weren't attractive since that was far from the reason why, it was just that they would've been able to use this as an excuse to come back to my island with me and the fact that they were ten years older than me was another reason. It got so bad that the sultan eventually had guards waiting at the dock just to collect the stowaways from my ship but after docking away from the land I had my dragons do a thorough search of the ship for any more stowaways only to find one who Dune was all too happy to fly back to the dock before we were finally able to travel in peace.
I had spent my time on the ship practicing with my magic carpet and my new throwing knives and I had to say I was getting pretty good with both since I could blindfold myself in the dark and throw a knife at the target and find it hit the bulls eye every time before I summoned the knife back to the holster around my upper arm. It was then I was brought out of my thoughts as an island came into view and I figured it might be a good idea to dock for a while to give my Scauldrens some rest. We docked on the beach as I decided to use this time to take Toothless for a ride since this entire trip I had mostly been practicing on my magic carpet while we were out on the ocean and my first attempts often ended with me being fished out of the ocean. Soon after that I began to get the hang of things when it came to flying a carpet, which I had to say, was a whole lot harder than steering a dragon but it did remind me of my first flight with Toothless where we kept bumping into things. That memory always brought a smile to my face since it was the day of our first flight together. I mounted Toothless and I admit it felt good to be back in the saddle before we took off. As we flew I enjoyed the flight and the wind in my face before I heard a roar come from nearby. I turned to my dragons and said.
"Sounds like a possibly injured dragon." I looked ahead. "Let's go check it out but be careful."
As we flew I prepared my flute in case I needed to calm the dragon down so I could help it. As we turned the side of the island I saw some sort of dragon trying to break into an old shipwreck as if it was trying to get something inside. When we got close it took notice of us and immediately glared before flying towards us spreading out four wings allowing me to identify it as a Stormcutter. It got closer to us before letting out spiral of blazing fire towards us. We barley dodged it and I knew I'd need to calm it down before I could do anything so I took out my flute and began to play a tune that I knew would calm it down like it did to my dragons. I watched as the dragon stopped glaring and attacking us as I continued to play before it landed on the ships deck while me and Toothless followed while I continued to play. When we landed I walked up to the dragon as I stopped playing before saying.
"Easy there now." I held up my hands. "We just want to help you."
It just crooned at me and turned to the hole in the deck as if it were trying to tell me something was down there before I heard a pained roar from down below the deck. I ran over to the hall and looked down and saw a dragon trapped in some old chains and fishing nets. It looked up at me and let out a gentle croon as I frowned down at it in pity and said.
"Don't worry!" I sat down on the edge of the hole. "I'm coming down to get you out."
I lowered myself down into the hull and used my knife to cut the nets before untangling the chains and tossing them to the side. When the dragon was free I saw it was a sliquifier dragon who gave me a big lick before diving into the water as I climbed out of the ship. Once I was out I saw the stormcutter was now flying around the now free sliquifier and decided it best to leave them alone now before I mounted Toothless and yelled out to them.
"STAY OUT OF TROUBLE YOU TWO!" Before flying back to the ship to continue our journey home. Soon after we landed I heard a thump behind me and turned towards it to see the stormcutter and sliquifier on my deck. "What are you guys doing here?" The sliquifier lowered its head and dropped a treasure chest on the deck which surprised me before I looked up at it. "Thanks."
It just walked up to me and nuzzled my chest crooning before I stepped back and held a hand out to each of the dragons and looked down. It wasn't five seconds before I felt their muzzles against my hands as I smiled before looking up at them and gave each a gentle scratch making them croon. I looked at both of them so I could get a proper look at them so I could take in how they looked. The stormcutter was female and in appearance was mostly light turquoise with a few blue and purple scales before I turned to the sliquifier and saw it was a female with a sea green body with bright purple wings and tail and a mouth that glows blue. I looked at them both and said.(AN: Picture Reignstorm and the regular sliquifier from Rise of Berk.)
"Now let's think of some names for the both of you." I looked at each of them before I snapped my fingers and looked at the stormcutter. "How about Opal for you since your scales resemble the stones colour?" She growled and nodded in agreement before I turned to the sliquifier. "For you how's about Coral which is a beautiful undersea creation for a beautiful dragon." She crooned and leaned forward to nuzzle my chest as I chuckled. "Okay guys we better continue our journey home to get these two comfortable with the others." All my dragons just growled before we set sail again.
2 days later
It was as the sun had just begun to rise when we finally docked back on my island and as expected I was nearly drowned in saliva from both my dragons and animals. I smiled and enjoyed the attention before I was able to mount Toothless and fly to the volcano with the yellow crystal piece in my hand. When we got there it shook like crazy before the mouth of the statue opened releasing the beam and the crystal model rose out of the ground. The piece flew out of my hand and landed just a short distance from the main island that I'd say would be about three miles off. Once the crystal changed color as always the model sunk back into the ground followed by the shaking of the ground. As always I ran out to see the new section rise and I was not disappointed to see one of the smallest islands I ever saw rise from the water. I knew I'd need to do some exploring but first I needed to do some exploring but first I had to give my dragons and animals some of the potion from the pot to make sure they never fell under the control of another like Toothless and then unload everything before helping my new dragons settle into their new home before I sorted everything I had gotten from my trip by putting them in their right rooms.
Four hours later
Everything was officially done with my magic carpet now in the library along with all the books and scrolls I gathered. My training mirror was now in my training room where I planned to build a special place for it. I had my throwing knives in my weapons vault where I stored my weapons from the gods while the pot and flute I got rested along side them until I could build a place in my vault for them. The paintings and statues as can be expected were now in my art room and I had to say they made fine additions. As for my trophies, I had pulled out two white marble pedestals from storage so the cobra staff of Madhimaran now stood tall on a pedestal that was a foot in height while next to it was a pedestal that reached my chest with Kaamisha's old lamp on top and the scimitars from the defeated guards hung on the wall. The none magical carpets were all around the house decorating the various guestrooms along with my private study while I still had some in storage figuring I could sell them to Johan for something. The food I had gathered now rested in the food storage while the seeds I had gathered waited by my food and herb garden till I could start planting them. The gold jewels now rested in my vault till I could sort it all and I knew that was going to take a while. The weapons and guard uniform I had now rested in the armory in their respected places and I was pretty sure one day I'd have to expand my armory since with every trip I always bring back new weapons. The remaining items like the materials; cushions and other items were now in my storage room till I had use for them. The sand walker in the orb was in my room until I could release it later when I've explored my new island piece.
There of course the occasional thing on my ship that was snuck aboard like the stowaways but fortunately I wouldn't have to go back to return them since it was mostly love letters from my admirers with the occasional picture of them striking poses, a few of which showed the girls striking a pose in clothing that barely covered the body and a few where there was no clothing at all. Seeing those pictures I locked them in storage till I could safely dispose of them. I would keep the letters though since I found most of them rather sweet and in some ways touching. I had to say that I still have a whole lot of work to do but first I needed to go to Berk and let everyone know I'm back and tell my dad about the newest addition to my island which I had yet to explore but intended to do soon. I mounted Toothless so we could fly to Berk but unfortunately when we were half way there I took out my spy glass to see if there were any visitors I should be worried about. It was then I saw a few ships that I recognized and was anything but happy to see since I knew the ships and knew they meant one thing that I never looked forward to. It was time for the Haddock family reunion.
AN: Hey all I hope you liked the chapter and will keep your reviews nice and not insulting. Till next time I hope you all have a nice day and enjoyed my story.