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Chapter 13
The council consisted of Stoick, Gobber the Belch, Gothi the Elder, Spitelout Jorgenson, Bucket and Mulch, Gooselegs Ingerman (Fishleg's father), and Ingrid Hofferson, who was sitting in the great hall accompanied by Bertha and Camicazi, her daughter. After they heard the sailor's story, they immediately called together an emergency meeting.
"I think you all know why I called this meeting." Stoick broke the silence. A chorus of 'Aye' rang through the silence. Stoick continued, "As we learned, Death Angel started to make his move against mankind, and from what we've heard, he somehow got people under his control. We need to discuss what we will do to prepare ourselves."
The first person to speak up was Spitelout, "I say we will go out there, find him, and put an end to his tyranny the old Viking way!" he said, slamming his fist on the table. The only reaction he got from the bystanders was eye rolls.
"I say we contact our allies and prepare our defenses, send out patrol boats, and gather an army together.", Leif Ingerman said. That man was in the council due to his strategic mind.
"I agree with Leif. There is no sense in sending our men out there when we don't know where to start.", Astrid's mother, Ingrid Hofferson, proclaimed. The council nodded in agreement with her and Leif as they thought this would be the best thing to do.
Bertha stood up now, gaining the attention of the others, "Stoick. You've been a good and loyal friend for a long time now. So I promise that you can count on the support of the Bog Burglars. If you need help, send a message, and we will set to sea immediately with our fleet." Camicazi stood beside her mother now and nodded.
"Wait? You're not staying here?" Stoick asked as he heard the chieftess.
"You're not the only one who needs to prepare for war. We will feast when this war ends, and we can celebrate." Bertha said with determination.
Stoick sighed but smiled at his friend, "You're right. The same goes for you; send a letter, and we will help. We'll help prepare your ship and see you off as soon as you want."
Bertha and Stoick shook hands, "I'll go down to the docks right away. You finish up here, and I see you then.", Bertha said and walked out the door, followed by her daughter.
Turning around, Stoick addressed the council, "It's decided then. After the Borgs left, I want everyone to start building the defenses. Also, take the younger children and put them into training. Also, send Astrid, Sontlout, Fishlegs, and the twins. They might have passed dragon training, but fighting humans is different."
They all nodded their agreement, but Mulch had another question, "Chief? Who's going to train them? Everyone assembled here could do that, but we will be needed elsewhere."
Gobber answered before Stoick could, "The Hofferson lass could do it. She trained enough and is the best fighter of the younger generation."
Stoick thought it over. It was true. Astrid is the best fighter of the teens on Berk. Since she trained to restore the honor of the Hoffersons after the Flightmare incident, she became a good warrior. Snotlout was a good fighter, not as good as Astrid, but still good. His only problem is his ego, so it wouldn't be good if he trained them. Fishlegs was not much of a fighter, and the twins, there's not much to say about why.
"Alright. We'll have Astrid train the others. Now, anything else you want to discuss while we're here?", Stoick declared.
"You see, Stoick. Since Hiccup is gone, you'll need a new heir. I know you could take your time choosing one, but considering that there will most likely be a war coming, I think you should decide now.", Spitelout said.
"And who would you think should be it?" Stoick asked, already knowing the answer.
"Well, ma son, of course! Who else? He's strong and smart; what else do you want?", Spitelout cheered.
The chief closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. His brother always wanted him to name Snotlout the heir. He is strong, but his ego is as big as the Great Hall, and he's not the herd's smartest sheep. Stoick also had to control his emotions after Spitelout brought up Hiccup again. He almost forgot about that troublesome boy. Suddenly, Stoick's eyes snapped open as he remembered something.
"Gobber! What did Hiccup's message say again?" the chief asked, turning to his friend.
"What?", the blacksmith asked, confused at what was happening. By the looks of the council, they were also confused.
"The message that the teens found in the woods. What did it say?" Stoick urged again.
"I'm not entirely sure anymore.", the smith chuckled sheepishly.
At that moment, Gothi walked forward and began writing on a patch of sand. Gobber walked over to it and started reading it.
"She says, "She also doesn't remember what hat... OW!" Gobber yelled out as he was whacked over the head by Gothi's staff.
"She also doesn't remember what HICCUP said. But she says that he is the flee...OW... KEY to all of this.", Gobber finished, rubbing his head.
"What do you mean 'Hiccup is the key'?", Gooselegs asked Gothi, who just shrugged.
"What can that little runt do to us? I say this means nothing." Spitelout said, waving a hand.
"It doesn't matter right now. Preparing is our highest priority now. And for you, Spitelout, before I take your boy as heir, for the moment, till the war is over, I'll declare Astrid my heir." Stoick said.
The council nodded, and Ingrid looked proud. They all went out and started preparing with everything discussed while the chief searched for Astrid. After ten minutes of searching, he found her with the other teens at the docks. Walking over, he cleared his throat to get their attention. Turning around, they saw who it was.
"Anything you need, chief?" Astrid asked, standing at the front.
"Astrid, you and the other youngster will start combat training tomorrow. And the council decided that you will be training them.", Stoick said.
"WHAT?! Why is she going to train us? I'm the best there is!"; Snotlout yelled.
"The council decided it. Deal with it.", Stoick grumbled. 'Why can't he just shut up for five minutes?' he thought.
"Thank you, chief", Astrid said with a slight smirk.
Satisfied that they are informed and that Astrid will train them, the chief left to do his duty. While their chief left, the teens looked at each other, wondering what was going on. Sontlout, on the other end, had other problems.
"Why do you get to train everyone? You are a great warrior, which is expected of my future wife. But come on, I'm the mighty Snotlout, who wouldn't want to learn from me!", Snotlout complained while flexing his arms at the last part.
Before anyone could reply, Astrid punched him straight in the face. A sickening crack was heard, indicating that his nose was broken. Snotlout fell to the ground, holding his nose.
"I'm not going to be your wife. EVER.", Astrid told him before storming off.
(Death's Lair)
Hiccup was standing in a big room that had been dug out in one of the mountains on the island. The doors to the room were about thirteen feet high and made out of solid steel. Six pillars supported the roof, standing at a height of nineteen feet. They created a path to the front, where a slightly elevated stand was positioned. On the stand was a single chair made of the same steel Hiccup used for his weapons. He now called the steel "Shadow Steel". It has been a few weeks since the Aris moved to Death's Lair, and they have been working non-stop. They already finished docks and houses to hold everyone. They also made a whole new tunnel system in the mountain with the help of a few whispering deaths that now reside on the island. They now had a prison with Shadow steel doors; they had nests for the eggs from the dragons. The last thing they built was the meeting room in which Hiccup was standing. Beside him was, as always, Toothless.
"This looks pretty good so far if I do say so myself.", Hiccup said with satisfaction.
"So? What is the next step? We have a small army now. We could gather more force or eliminate another tribe.", Toothless said, scratching himself.
"Yeah, but the question is who?", Hiccup asked, tapping his finger against his chin.
They both snapped their heads to the doors as they swung open, and Solfird came running in. He ran up to him and bowed down.
"My Lord! Ships have been spotted. They are coming toward us.", the man said, panting.
"Any signs of hostility?", Hiccup asked, getting his helmet from Toothless's saddle.
"Not yet, but they are headed directly for the docks." Helge said.
"Good. Find out what they want. If they are not here to fight, bring them here.", Hiccup told him before sitting in the chair while Toothless sat beside it. Solfrid bowed down and left the room, closing the doors behind him.
Reaching the docks, Solfird saw that three ships were about to dock, but an entire fleet was still out at the sea. When the first ship docked, a man jumped on the wooden path and approached Solfrid.
"Welcome to Death's Lair. I am Helge Solfird and the second in command of my lord. May I ask what brings you to us?", he asked the man.
"I'm Hallr Adalsteinn, and I'm leading the fleet of the Hermaðr. We are trying to drive out the dragons from this island. The last time we sailed here, we got a good catch. I'm wondering what Viking would be insane enough to try to live here.", Hallr said.
"I wouldn't call my lord 'insane'. He will have your head if he finds out you called him that. Of that, I can assure you. And if you want to drive out dragons, you're on the wrong island.", Helge explained to him.
"And I can assure you that we won't leave without the head of these beasts! Bring me to your so-called 'lord'! I will show him what he gets from denying us our hunt!", the man yelled at him.
Turning around, Helge walked away before telling them, "Follow me."
Adalsteinn told his ten best warriors to accompany him, and they followed Solfrid through the small village. Looking around, they tried to find every slight weakness, but to their surprise, they found a lot of machines that looked deadly, but they had never seen anything like it. His attention was then directed to the tunnel that they were led to. He could see that Whispering Deaths had made these. After following Solfird for another five minutes, they reached a massive double door made of steel. Helge motioned for Hallr to go through. Hallr pushed them open without wasting time and came to a genuinely menacing sight.
Hiccup could hear them coming since they first entered the tunnels and prepared for them. He had put on his armor and his helmet. After sitting down in his chair, Toothless stood beside him, and they waited for them to arrive.
Hallr couldn't believe his eyes. In front of him was a man dressed in black armor and a helmet that sent shivers down his spine. It was then that he noticed the beast beside this man. A dragon as black as night and, from its build, designed for speed. He could only think of one dragon that would match it. Nightfury. The first thing that came to his mind was to kill this dragon and mount its head to his wall. So, reaching for his hammer, he stopped when he heard the person speaking.
"Take your weapon, and I'll kill you all right here.", the man told him.
"What's stopping me from going up there and killing you and this demon? As you can see, we outnumber you one to ten, one to five with the dragon.", Hallr said, angered by the audacity of this man.
"You can try. But you won't like the outcome.", the stranger told him.
"Get his head." Adalsteinn told five of his men.
These five people pulled out their weapons and charged. One of them was stopped immediately after being struck by a plasma blast. The blast left half a body with the upper left part missing.
The first to reach Hiccup swung his mace down but was surprised when the masked man blocked his attack with little effort. Before he could react, he got stabbed in the stomach by a knife. Hiccup pulled the knife out and threw it at another, hitting him in the leg. Drawing his swords, he decapitated the one he stabbed and kicked his body back.
Hiccup swung his sword at the next one to approach. The man put his sword out to block the incoming strike but was stunned when his attacker's blade went through it like butter. Hiccup cut off this guy's leg without wasting time and opened his chest with his second blade. The man dropped to his side, organs slowly falling out of his body.
The last one looked at Hiccup with hate, anger, and fear. Deciding to avenge his fallen comrades, the man pulled out a bow and shot an arrow that went straight for Hiccup's head. Before it could hit the side of the masked man's head, he caught the arrow without once looking at it. Hiccup looked at the arrow for a second before snapping it in two.
"Fool.", Hiccup said.
Hiccup put his swords back into its sheath and turned to look at the man. Throwing caution to the wind, the last one rushed for Hiccup. Hiccup punched him hard when he reached him, breaking the man's jaw from the strength. The man drooped to the ground and watched as Hiccup approached him. He grabbed the man's arm and pulled him up. Turning the man around so that Hallr could see the face of his fellow warrior, Hiccup grabbed the arm with both hands this time. Holding the arm in a straight line to the left, he pulled one of his hands back and broke the arm. The man screamed in agony, and all Hallr could do was to watch. The next thing Hiccup did was kick the side of the guy's right leg, shattering his kneecap. Letting the man fall to his knees, Hiccup held his head with one hand and began to put pressure on the head. Thanks to his enhanced strength, he slowly began to break the skull. The room was filled with agonizing screams as blood poured out of the man's nose and slowly his eyes. Hallr watched in horror as this masked man broke his friend's skull with his bare hand. After one last sickening crunch, the room fell into complete silence.
"You were a fool for thinking you could stand against me.", Hiccup said as he sat back in his chair like he didn't just kill four people.
"H...How?", was all that Hallr could say right now.
He only wanted to kill some dragons and tell the stories so that he could have every woman he wanted. Instead, he had to watch how his friend died, one of them in the most horrifying way he saw.
"Solfrid!", Hiccup yelled, ignoring the other six people frozen in place.
Solfrid came through the door seconds after Hiccup called for him. Running up to him, he dropped to his knee and bowed down.
"You wished to see me, my lord?", Solfrid asked. He saw the aftermath of the fight after he entered the room, and he couldn't imagine what his master did to these people. He heard the screams of pain but didn't dare to ask since he feared that whatever happened to them could happen to him.
"Throw these people in the cells. After you're done, gather these bodies and follow me to the docks. Also, get someone to clean this up.", Hiccup told him.
"As you wish, Lord Shadow.", Helge said. Turning around, he shouted, "Guards!".
Not ten seconds later, twenty Vikings rushed in and surrounded the six people. Looking at Helge, they waited for his command.
"Take them to our prison.", Solfird told them.
They moved closer and disarmed the others without hesitation before tying their hands together. After they were bound and weaponless, the guards shoved them with their weapons, telling them to move. Only fifteen guards guided them while the other five started gathering the bodies. When every body was picked up, Hiccup began to walk out of the room, and the others, including Helge, followed him.
When reaching the docks, the Vikings left behind on the ship looked toward the black armored man and the guards following him. What stunned them the most was the dragon beside the man in the front. Looking closer, they could see the guards carrying the bodies of their fellow Vikings, only that some were still missing. Without caution, the guards threw the remains of the bodies onto their ships.
"You will sail back to where you came from. Tell your chief that this is but a warning. If he intends to show up again, we will not hesitate to wipe out your armada completely, and after that, we will move on to your island. I swear by Odin that I will make your island look like a rock in the sea.", Hiccup told them, his voice cold, sending shivers down their spines.
Not waiting for their answer, he began his walk back but was stopped when one of them asked, "Wait! What about the others?"
"They will pay their price for their stupidity. Be lucky that I let you walk away unharmed.", Hiccup said, not once looking back.
"My lord, is it wise to let them get away that easily?", Helge asked.
He didn't understand why this tribe was left in peace when they had to give up everything they knew. He was angry that he couldn't change that but still wanted to know. Before thinking more about it, he felt an iron grip around his throat and his air support being cut off. Hiccup looked him in the eye, and Helge felt his soul burn when he looked into his lord's eyes.
"You are dense, aren't you? If you would actually have a brain, you would know what I'm about to do. Don't forget that you are not irreplaceable.", Hiccup said, still choking him.
"I... I'm s-sorry... my... L...lord.", Helge struggled to get out. By now, his vision began to become blurry.
Satisfied that his method wasn't getting questioned again, he dropped him on the ground. Walking away, he left a heavily breathing man and five guards behind while Toothless faithfully stayed at his side.
"So? What's your master plan?", Toothless asked.
"We need to find out where their village is.", Hiccup told his brother.
"Ahh, so we will follow them, and when we know where they live, there will be no stopping us.", the dragon finished.
"You're taking the words right out of my mouth. I will get my knives, and then we can move out.", Hiccup said.
"I'll tell the other dragons that they will follow in the direction that we went.", Toothless told him.
"No. This is something that only we will do. They will experience what true fear means.", Hiccup said, a sadistic smile on his face.
"Only us two in action again? I like it.", Toothless replied happily. Even if he did like it when they coward in the face of their army, he liked it more if they coward only with them before them.
Within thirty minutes, Toothless and Hiccup left and started following the enemy fleet toward their home. It was boring for Hiccup since they couldn't really fly fast or do any stunts since that would give them away. So sitting there atop his brother, he was getting really bored.
(Six hours later)
After six long and tedious hours of slowly following the armada, Hiccup spotted an island, and from the looks of it, the fleet was heading there. Not wanting to spend another hour for the ships to arrive there, he urged Toothless to speed up and land in the dense forest behind the village. They landed a fair distance from the forest line, not close enough to be noticed but only about ten minutes away. Making their way slowly through the dense forest, they approached the village, carefully avoiding getting spotted. Hiccup wanted them to feel absolute terror.
When they reached the first row of houses, the sun was beginning to set. 'Perfect.', Hiccup thought. He looked around and saw the armory not far from his standing.
"Okay, I think I know how we can start.", Hiccup told Toothless.
"What's your plan?", the dragon asked, tilting his head to the side.
"See the armory?", Hiccup asked, pointing to the building in question. Getting a nod from the Nightfury, he continued, "I'm going to start a fire there that they will only notice when it's too late. While I'll do that, you find one of their warehouses and start a fire there."
Toothless grinned and nodded before walking off to find a warehouse. In the meantime, Hiccup made his way slowly toward his target. Nearing it, he could hear shuffling inside, meaning that someone was in there. Peeking through one of the small windows, he could see a boy about his age shuffling through weapons as if he were searching for something specific. Picking up a rock, Hiccup threw it in the direction of the half-opened doors. Startled, the boy turned around to find the noise source, not noticing the dark-armored man dropping in behind him.
"Whaa..?", the boy trailed off, confused.
Shrugging his shoulders, he turned around only to stand face-to-face with Hiccup. Before the boy could make any noise, Hiccup sliced his throat with his hidden blade, catching the falling body before it hit the ground. Picking it up, he hides it behind a barrel filled with swords. Looking around, he found the perfect place to start the fire. Placing some dry grass on the floor, he began spinning a stick between his hands on the ground, heating the surface of the floor and stick. Slowly but surely, a fire starts to build. When he thought the fire was good to go, he jumped out the window, came in, and returned to where he left Toothless. Arriving, he saw that his brother was waiting for him.
"Any complications?", Toothless asked.
"Just a boy. Killed him and put his body behind some weapons. And you?", Hiccup said.
"A woman about 25 years old. Let's say that she's lying everywhere now.", the dragon responded.
A loud horn interrupted their conversation, and shouting in the distance confirmed their suspicion that the armada was returning. Hiccup could see almost everything in the village by climbing up the side of one of the houses. In the distance, he can see the chief talking with a woman and two children. 'Must be his family. I wonder how I could use them.', he thought. Watching the chief walk away, Hiccup jumped from the roof and landed in Toothless's saddle.
"Alright, bud, we have a busy schedule. Best get going.", Hiccup told him, scratching his head.
"Where to?", Toothless asked.
"The chief's house. I want to introduce myself to them.", Hiccup said after a few seconds of silence.
Together, they walked off, staying in the shadows as if the shadows belonged to them.
Down at the docks, the chief approached the returned fleet. When he was close enough, he noticed that his fleet captain, Hallr, was nowhere to be found. Walking to the first one to deboard, he cleared his throat to get the man's attention.
"Where's Hallr? And why are you back so early?", the chief demanded.
"Chief, we need to have an emergency meeting immediately. Something bad happened.", the man explained.
"Alright, follow me. You two get the council and tell them to get to the hall, now!", the chief said.
Walking the paths through the village, the chief could swear that something was going on. Call it a gut feeling, but he knew something was about to happen. As on cue, a villager came running up to him, panting.
"Sir! The armory! It's burning!", the man yelled.
Before the chief could answer, a woman came from the other direction.
"Sir! Our food storage went up in flames!", the woman told him.
"I knew it.", he muttered, "Gather everyone! We need to put out those fires! NOW!"
(Meanwhile, in the chief's house)
The woman sat in a chair before the fireplace, sewing new clothes for her children. She can hear them playing upstairs, running around and laughing. She thought back to the conversation she had with her husband a few minutes ago. Smiling, she imagined the face of their oldest son when they told him he would start chieftain training. But for that, he has to return from the armory. Getting lost in her thoughts, she didn't notice what was happening on the floor above her.
Hiccup peeked through the window, watching the children run around and having fun. The kids couldn't be older than six, so he slipped into the room. At first, they didn't notice him, but when they did, they looked at him curiously. He pointed to the wall behind them, and when they looked behind them, he knocked them out. Tying their hands together, he put a cloth into their mouths so they wouldn't scream. When that was done, he tied them together against a bed. Satisfied with his work, he blew a low whistle, telling Toothless he could come in. Hiccup opened the door and looked into the living area when the dragon was in the room. Then he spotted her sitting in a chair humming a tune to herself. Slowly creeping down the stairs, he walked behind her. With one punch, she fell unconscious to the ground.
Picking her up, he couldn't help but notice that this woman looked like an older version of Astrid. He'll admit he had a crush on her, but that faded when dragon training started. Now, he couldn't help but imagine what he could do to her if he got the chance. He'll have to use the woman he's tying to the bed to do these things. Of course, the first chance he gets, Astrid, will be his; it doesn't matter if she doesn't want to. Just as it never mattered to any of them that he might die. After tying the woman to the bed, he could hear the chief shouting orders to get the fires out, meaning he would have about half an hour before the chief could come by. Then it would be too late. All he had to do now was to wait for her to wake up. It wouldn't be fun if she couldn't react when he did her.
##(Rape scene! Who doesn't want to read it, scroll down!)##
Hiccup started to loosen his belt while he was waiting. Looking down, he couldn't help but think, 'Not a Hiccup everywhere.', while looking as his 9-inch cock slipped out of his pants. Groaning to the left of him brought him back to reality. In a second, he was on top of the woman, his cock just millimeters away from her mouth and a dagger to her throat. When the woman opened her eyes, she was about to scream when the man on top of her pressed the blade against her throat, already drawing blood.
"Stay silent, or I will kill your children in front of you before I kill you.", Hiccup told her.
He could see the fear coming into her eyes as she opened her mouth to say something. Hiccup used the opportunity and slipped the tip of his shaft into her mouth. Slowly, Hiccup pushed more of his penis into her wet and warm mouth. Inch by inch, and after the first six inches were inside, he could feel her tight throat around his cock. By now, she started to choke, so he slowly pulled back, but before he pulled it out, he pushed back in with full force. Now he got in a solid seven inches. Hiccup moved his hips slowly, and with each thrust, he pushed more into her throat. By now, the woman had tears in her eyes as she felt the shaft go in and out.
After five minutes of fucking her throat, Hiccup pulled out. With a hoarse voice, the woman cried and said, "P-Please...".
Pulling a cloth from one of his pockets, he put it in her mouth as he began to pull down her skirt. Putting a hand down on the woman's entrance, he slipped in a finger and pushed it in and out. After a few seconds, he slipped in two more fingers. He fingered her for about five minutes until he decided it was time. Pulling out his fingers, he looked the woman in the eyes.
"Now, we will get to the good part.", Hiccup said, no hint of emotion in his voice.
Getting in position, he put the tip of his erected shaft in front of her entrance. He pushed in slowly, and inch by inch, he buried all of his nine inches in her. Ha started to rock his hips back and forth. He couldn't help but marvel at the wetness and warmth of her vagina. His hips began moving faster and faster. For ten minutes, he kept moving in and out. Hiccup could feel a tightness in his balls and knew he was about to cum. Simultaneously, he could feel her vagina tightening around his shaft.
With one final push, he pushed in full force and shot stream after stream of cum into the woman's belly. Just a second later, the woman began to cum too. She didn't want to cum, but her body had different plans. Panting, Hiccup pulled out. Standing up, he pulled up his pants and closed them.
##(Rape scene over!)##
After he was done, it was time to implement the next part of his plan. Grabbing the woman by her throat, he cut off her air supply. She struggled against her restraints, but it was to no avail. Her vision slowly turned black, and her breathing stopped. Cutting the ties, he picked her up and threw the lifeless body onto Toothless's saddle.
"Let's go.", Hiccup told him.
(The village square)
The chief overseeing the fire damage was in the middle of the square. The armory and warehouse were destroyed. Some villagers looked through the remains, trying to find anything that could still be used. That was when one of the villagers approached him with a sad look in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, chief.", the woman said.
"What do you mean?", the man asked, confused.
"We found a body... and, from the looks of it, it is your son.", the woman said, bowing her head.
'No.', was all the chief could think of before dropping to his knees. Tears made their way into his eyes. Remembering something before the fires, he looked around until he found his target. Storming over, he picked up the man who returned with the fleet and lifted him.
"Was that what you wanted to tell me?!", the chief yelled.
"N-No! I-I don't know! It could be connected to it!", the man replied, fearing for his life.
Throwing the man to the ground, he turned around, "Emergency meeting in the hall! NOW!"
With that, he left, followed by the council and the man. No one knew how to react. The walk to the hall was made in deadly silence. Once they reached the entrance, they entered and sat around a rounded table in the middle.
"Begin.", was all that the chief growled out.
"You see, we were approaching this one island infested with dragons. When we came close enough, we noticed a pier had been built. Hallr approached with three ships, and after docking, we got greeted by a man named... Solfrid... I think. He wanted to know why we were there, so we told him what we wanted to do. He told Hallr to follow him to his 'lord'. he took ten of our best fighters with him and left. I didn't know exactly what was happening, but about an hour later, an armored man with an escort of about five approached us. To our shock, a dragon we've never seen followed the man. The guards threw mangled bodies on our boat. We recognized them as five of the people Hallr took with him, but he and the rest were nowhere to be seen. The masked stranger said, 'You will sail back to where you came from. Tell your chief that this is but a warning. If he intends to show up again, we will not hesitate to wipe out your armada completely, and after that, we will move on to your island. I swear by Odin that I will make your island look like a rock in the sea.'. I asked him about the others, and all he said was that they would pay for their stupidity and that we were lucky to live. Then we sailed right here, and you know the rest.", the man told the council.
There was whispering among the council members before the chief put his hand up, silencing everyone. Standing up, he locked eyes with the man.
"How long until we can send a full invasion force there?", the chief asked.
Another council member said, "I don't think it will be anytime soon, now with the armory gone. My best guess would be, maybe two..."
He was cut off when a body crashed into the table. Looking closer, they could see that it was the chief's wife. They could see marks that indicated that she was choked to death. Since she was lying there half-naked, they assumed that she even got raped before.
The chief couldn't believe what he was experiencing. First, his son, and now his wife? That's no coincidence. While the man told the story, Hiccup told Toothless to light the chief's house on fire while he climbed into the hall and up on a rafter. He dropped the body onto their table before they could say when they would be ready.
The people down there looked up but couldn't see anything. They were confused, and the chief was angry. While looking around, they didn't notice the figure walking along the rafters. That is until a voice filled the hall. The voice sent shivers down everyone#s spine as it sounded strange and seemed to come from everywhere.
"What? Never seen a dead body?", the voice said teasingly.
They all looked around, trying to find the source, but they couldn't see anything. Meanwhile, Hiccup was watching from above with satisfaction.
"You know, you're defenses are useless. I've been sneaking around your village for a few hours now, and nobody noticed me. Well, one did, but he's dead now anyway.", the voice said, making them angrier.
"Who else did you kill?", one council member asked.
"Ehh, I don't know. Some kid in the armory. Slit his throat before setting the fires.", the voice replied as if it were a normal thing to do.
"You did all this? You killed my son and burned down our armory?!", the chief yelled.
"Not just the armory, but your warehouse, too.", the voice said in a singsong voice.
"How did you set two places on fire simultaneously?", another council member asked.
"I had help from my brother. Right now, he's setting another fire just as we speak.", the voice said nonchalantly.
"Enough! Show yourself!", the chief demanded.
"Why should I? You have nothing to threaten me with. I, on the other hand, have plenty of threats against you.", the voice said.
"What do you want from us? Is there anything that we can do so that you'll leave us alone?", the chief asked, trying to stay calm.
"Not really. I'm set on terminating you after you're people attacked me. We'll hear from each other, but I have to go, and you'll be busy in about ten seconds. See ya.", the voice said.
"What do you mean busy?", the chief asked, but this time it stayed silent.
At this moment, the doors burst open, and one of the guards ran in. Running up to the council, he locked eyes with the chief, and now the chief could see the terror in his eyes.
"Chief! It's your house! It's on fire!", the guard said. His eyes widened.
"Are my children out yet?", he demanded.
"We haven't seen them yet, sir. The village is already working on putting out the fire.", the man replied.
The chief nodded and followed the man outside and toward his home. Nearing it, he could see that it was utterly destroyed.
Not more than ten minutes later, the fire has been put out. Walking through the ruins, the chief looked through all his destroyed stuff. That was when one of the villagers called for him from the second floor. Rushing up the stairs, he ran into the room and stopped dead in his tracks. There, in front of him, were two burned corpses. He knew right away that those were his children. He also knew who was responsible for this. Turning to his men, he yelled, "Increase the patrols, and anything unusual will be reported directly to me! Understood?!". The people nodded.
The people worked long into the night, cleaning up the destroyed buildings. The chief was helping as best as possible but was too emotional to do much, considering he just lost his whole family. After they finished the cleaning, most went to bed except for the guards, who were starting to patrolle more. Sighing, the chief went to the great hall to get some sleep.
(Around midnight)
Hiccup and Toothless walked around the village, looking for people who were out late. They wanted to take them out one by one. They spotted two Vikings, one male and one female, walking in a dark alley. 'Perfect target.', Hiccup thought. Gesturing to the pair, Toothless nodded, and they approached them. They made no sound while moving, and it was too late when the Vikings noticed them. The male was struck by the blade of Hiccup's sword that went through his neck. Toothless simultaneously clamped his mouth around the woman's head and ripped it off without a struggle. Hearing footsteps, they hid themselves as guards rounded the corner and found the corpses.
This went on for most of the night. They would kill a bunch and wait for them to be found before moving to their next prey. They killed at least two dozen people when the first sunlight appeared above the horizon. That made the guards feel uneasy.
When the first people woke up, they left and began their daily routines. Nobody knew that someone left them a gift in the village center. That was until a scream was heard coming from there. Most people rushed there without a second thought. But what was before them made their blood run cold. In front of everyone was a black dragon-like none had ever seen. Before this beast stood a stranger dressed in black armor and mask; on his back were two swords. In front of the stranger was their chief. From the looks of it, he was unconscious but starting to wake up. Before anyone could react, the stranger drew a knife hidden in his armor and stabbed it through the man's leg, making him yell out in pain.
"Now that I've got your attention. I want every guard standing in one line before me.", the stranger said. Those who were in the hall yesterday recognized the voice immediately.
"You're responsible for all this destruction and death.", said one of the guards with gritted teeth.
"And here I thought you were all brainless beings.", the man replied.
Not liking this insult, the guard pulled his axe and was about to charge the man when he froze before dropping to the ground. Sticking out of his skull was an iron bolt.
"As I've said. Every. Guard. Line up. Now.", the stranger replied, and with a snarl from the black beast, they all moved.
"Now, I want you all to fight each other to the death, and the one who survives will fight me. This will decide your fate.", the man told them.
Everyone's eyes widened. This man wanted them to kill themselves so that he could decide their fate. Getting angrier, the people prepared their weapons, ready to charge the man. He was responsible for the death of their tribe members, and now they wanted blood. Gripping the head of the chief, he pulled the head up and made them look at their chief's face.
"Charge me, and I will make sure that he will die the most painful death a man could imagine." , the stranger threatened them. Still, the people were getting ready to attack.
Sighing to himself, he gestured for Toothless to go ahead. Nobody knew that Hiccup covered the ground where the guards were standing with monstrous nightmare saliva. Happily obliging, Toothless set the spit on fire, making the guards scream as the flames consumed them. That stopped the village. After five minutes of listening to the painful screams of their friends, it got so silent that you could hear a feather being dropped.
"I gave you your chance, and now, you will pay the price.", the stranger said, beginning to put pressure on the chief's head.
Immediately, the chief cried out in pain again. The Tribe stood there, watching in horror as their leader was tortured. The man began bleeding from the nose first, and after another minute, blood came out of his eyes and ears, too. Then, after seven long minutes, they heard a crack that grew silent. They watched as the skull of their chief caved in, and the man dropped him to the ground.
Then the stranger drew his swords and began charging them while the dragon blasted their line, already killing a lot and injuring even more. The villagers fought with all they've got but were no match to them. The fight didn't even last ten minutes til it was over. Only one was barely alive. Walking up to him, Hiccup grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, "Good luck out there."
He dragged him toward the docks and threw him on a boat before pushing it into the sea. Watching it drift away, he turned to Toothless, "Burn this place.", he said. After an hour, everything was burning, and they were on their way back home.
(Death's Lair)
Arriving back on his island, Hiccup and Toothless landed in the meeting room where Solfird awaited them. When Hiccup dismounted, he bowed down in greeting.
"My Lord. Was your mission a success?", Solfrid asked.
"Not that it's any of your business, but yes, it was.", Hiccup replied, glancing at the man, "How are our prisoners?".
"Loud, I would say. They still demand to be freed.", Solfrid asked.
"So I'll have to come down there myself as you can't keep them in control?", Hiccup asked, making the man flinch.
"We tried to shut them, but they wouldn't listen."; Solfird tried to reason.
"Apparently not.", Hiccup said, standing up, "You're coming, bud?", he asked the Nightfury.
"Sure, why not? It'll be fun to teach them a lesson.", Toothless replied, following him.
They walked through the tunnels to the prison for about 15 minutes when they heard the prisoners scream and shout to be freed. Nearing them, he looked into another cell where his first prisoners were; he could see the fear that rose in them when they saw him. They immediately looked away and tried not to make any noise.
Reaching the cell that belonged to Hallr, he stopped. Hallr stood near the bars, looking with hatred at the man before him. Hiccup smirked, 'I will break his spirit like I did to everyone else.', he thought.
"What do you want from us, demon?", Hallr asked, cringing a bit when the Nightfury snarled.
"I will break your body and your mind.", Hiccup said.
"You will never break any of us. We will fight till our last breath, then at least we will be hailed as heroes in Valhalla.", Hallr said confidently. That confidence lessened when he saw the lack of response from the man.
"We will see. They don't call me Death Angel for nothing.", Hiccup said, turning away from him and facing the guard.
"Cut off their food and water supply. Food only one bread every week and water only one cup every two days. If any of them still makes trouble, throw them in isolation. If that doesn't work, tell me, and I will gladly do more.", Hiccup told the man, feeling the panic from the prisoners.
The guard bowed down in acknowledgment. Hiccup left the prison with Toothless, and they walked back to their home cave. Arriving, they made their way to the forge as Hiccup was working on a project but had trouble doing so. He was trying to have a sword lit on fire, but the oil he was using didn't burn long enough.
"You know, you could ask a dragon for help since we have plenty to do with fire. We're dragons, after all.",Toothless said after watching Hiccup getting frustrated again.
"Okay, 'Mister, I know it all' enlighten me with your wisdom.", Hiccup said sarcastically.
"So you're trying to use oil, but that burns down too fast. Have you considered using something else?", the dragon asked.
"I'm open to any ideas since I have nothing.", Hiccup grumbled.
"I'm not sure if it will work. It's just a theory.", Toothless said.
"This whole project is a theory. Just tell me what you're thinking.", the young boy said, letting his head fall onto the workbench.
"Alright. We dragons use gas for our fire but combine it with some of our saliva so it doesn't immediately explode. You could try to use that as your fuel if it burns.", the Nighfury suggested.
Snapping his head from the desk, he looked at his brother, "If it burns, it could actually work! I'll go get a bucket!"
Toothless grinned, watching as Hiccup left the forge. 'Good to see him happy once in a while.', he thought. When Hiccup returned, he placed the bucket and had Toothless fill it up. It took him some time, but in the end, and after three long hours of trial and error, he found a way to light it up. It had a blueish color and burnt a long time before dying out. So now he only had to add it to his two swords. He reconstructed the sheaths so that there would always be a thin layer of saliva around the sword, and with a bit of struggle, he found a way that when he pulled it out, it was automatically set on fire. Now Hiccup was standing in the forge with two flaming swords in his hands and a proud look. Putting it back into its sheath, the flames died, and he looked at Toothless. Walking closer, he surprised the dragon by hugging him around the neck. For a few seconds, the dragon just stood there, not knowing what to do, but after a few seconds, he curled his foreleg up behind Hiccup's back and pulled him closer.
"Thank you, brother. I wouldn't have done that without you.", Hiccup said, his voice muffled.
"I know I'm amazing.", Toothless said
"Silly reptile.", Hiccup answered, chuckling.
There you go, another chapter for you guys. Please tell me what you think of it. Hopefully, I'll get the next chapter down as fast as this one until the next time.