Hiccup's jaw dropped, "how do you know my name?"

The demon warbled, which Hiccup assumed was a laugh. "I have my sources," the demon replied rather unhelpfully. "If it would make you feel any better my name is T'louk Ferou-llismal" The odd name sounded more like a series of grunts, growls and warbles.

"I don't think my body can make any of those noises," Hiccup complained.

The demon reached up and removed the dark helmet that was protecting his head. His face shocked Hiccup. This demon looked mostly human with a few bits here and there that seemed different. The dark scales that replaced his skin and his large ears folded behind his head stuck out the most. The part that shook Hiccup to his core was his terrifying smile. Instead of crooked and sharp teeth as he would expect from a demon, it was just a deep pit that was majorly unsettling to Hiccup as the demon's smile only seemed to grow as he talked with him. Something again, he had never expected.

"You can call me what your fellow humans have called me," he scrunched his face. "What was it again? Ah, yes. Night Fury." Hiccup's pale face only made the demon's smile broaden. This was by far the most terrifying moment in Hiccup's life. He should have been halfway across the island by now, yet here he was, talking with a demon. A night fury no less! No matter how horrified Hiccup was, his gaze was mesmerized by his smile.

"How could I call such a nice demon that intimidating of a name? How about Toothless?" The demon's smile disappeared and he pressed his mouth into a thin line. Clearly unamused. Hiccup mentally facepalmed. Being sarcastic was his defense mechanism, yet he doubted it would help against demons.

The demon sighed, "I have teeth!" To prove a point, sharp teeth shot out of his gums. "They just tend to hide when I'm in a good mood."

Hiccup stared at him incredulously, "So you are not going to try and kill me? This is a good mood?" Toothless shrank back, letting his guard down fully. His feline-like eyes dilated and widened looking significantly less threatening. Turns out that maybe sarcasm did help with demons after all.

"No Hiccup. I am not trying to kill you. We may be able to help each other." He said scratching behind one of his ears.

"How can we help each other? I-I'm useless. I'm of no help!" Toothless just shook his head at his confession.

"No, you are the only person that can stop this war. You are the only human capable of standing a chance against the Queen."

"I have no idea who that is!" Hiccup rambled, flailing his arms about. "How can I stop this war if I have no idea what is going on?"

"Before the world was split into two, demons and humans worked together to create the world we know today. Humans and demons have not worked together since, and that was thousands of years ago. But repeating what history has taught us is the only way to stop this war. We have to work together."

Hiccup laughed, "That won't work! Every knight hates and I mean hates demons. With a passion that I never understood. My father will never allow it!"

Toothless nodded, "Yes, that is why you are the only one who can stop this war. I've been searching for a suitable candidate to pitch this idea to and so far you are my best bet." Toothless then summoned his sword. It was a dark onyx shortsword with a beautifully crafted handguard. The demon then flipped it around and offered it to Hiccup. "Take this weapon, my weapon, as a sign of trust. If my thoughts are right, we can stop this war."

Hiccup stared at the demon. His acid-green eyes were pleading, almost begging. He saw no dishonesty in this gaze, nor would he expect him to offer his sword if he wanted to hurt Hiccup. He was not sure what taking the weapon would do, but at least it would make him feel more comfortable. So he grabbed the weapon and gave it a few test swings. It was remarkably light and well-balanced, quite different from his own swords that he made. Toothless seemed pleased that Hiccup was enjoying the weapon.

"Hiccup, now try to summon divine energy into the sword," Toothless asked

Hiccup arched a brow, "So this is a divine weapon? I thought only humans had divine weapons."

Toothless laughed, "No, we invented them! So of course we have divine weapons."

Hiccup gaped. That was a piece of information that he was unknowledgeable of. In fact, he was sure no other human knew that either. So he trusted the demon and tried summoning divine energy into the weapon. After half a minute of trying Hiccup was starting to get discouraged. He was never able to summon any divine energy before, why would now be any dif–

Hiccup's thoughts were cut off when the sword in his hand exploded. He flew back and slammed into the tree behind him, while the sword shot across the cove and fell into the pond. As Hiccup's hearing came back to him, all he could hear was the unsettling warbling noise coming from the demon. He must be laughing. At him. Just like everyone else, he should have expected nothing less from a demon. Hiccup pushed himself off the floor and furiously wiped the dirt off of his body.

"Is this some kind of cruel joke?" Hiccup glared daggers at the being. "Are you just playing with your food? Taunting me to get some sort of sick satisfaction before killing me?"

Toothless stopped laughing. "I apologize Hiccup. I meant no offense. I just found the current situation rather amusing and do not wish any ill will against me." He bowed trying to show his sincerity.

Hiccup relaxed. This was the first time someone honestly apologized and showed some humanity. Ironic.

"Then why did the sword explode? Was it a trick sword?"

Toothless shook his head, "That was the excess divine energy that you summoned. It appears that you are unable to fully utilize all of the energy you created because of your weak body and poor training."

"No one ever trained me." Hiccup huffed.
"Well, that is going to change. I will train you personally. Once you are strong enough you will be able to not only handle the extra energy but turn it into something useful. Try summoning the sword again."

Hiccup nodded then held out his hand trying to recreate what he had done earlier. After a few minutes of hard concentration, he started to feel the energy collecting at his fingertips, almost like a sneeze waiting to be released. Hiccup braced himself and managed to catch his footing and the sword appeared in his hand in a similar explosion from before. The demon across from him was nodding sagely.

"Good Hiccup." Toothless rubbed his finger down the sword and tasted it. His nose crinkled, "The energy is a little burnt, almost forced. Next time try to let it happen more naturally instead of forcing it so much. Here, take this." Toothless then removed a ring from his finger and handed it to Hiccup. After close inspection, it was a black zirconium ring about the same size as his own finger, with purple almost living tendrils of power flowing through it. On one end of the ring, there was a small black stone set into it that barely protruded from the top.

"Is it a normal ring?" Hiccup asked, confused.

The demon laughed, "Of course not! That is both a catalyst and our beacon." Hiccup nodded along. "You have no idea what that is do you?"

"Not a clue."

Toothless sighed, "Well I guess I can't teach you everything. Some things you will have to learn on your own. Meet here tomorrow at the same time; we will begin our training then."

Toothless waved a farewell and simply vanished. No puff of smoke or theatrics, just there one second and gone the next. Hiccup let out a breath he didn't even know that he was holding. The forest was now eerily calm, with nothing but the wind blowing through the trees. Hiccup looked at the sword still in his hand. He inspected it further. It was a beautiful sword that clearly was created by a master smith. The blade was a dark-colored metal that was extremely light. Hiccup was itching to get his hands on the recipe. The handle was almost as intricate, with beautiful purple flourishes and designs strewn from pommel to hand guard. It just simply felt right in his hand. With a flick of the wrist, the sword disappeared in a small blast of the same energy that it appeared in.

After a long trudge home, he climbed the stairs up his dingy apartment complex and threw the door open. He expertly removed his boots and glanced at the clock. 4 A.M. He collapsed on the bed with a groan and passed out almost instantly. It felt like he was able to peacefully close his eyes for a millisecond before he wrenched them open at the sound of something falling to the floor. He slowly lifted himself from the comfort of his bed and looked toward the affronting noise that awoke him.

After blinking a few times and getting his vision back he saw none other than the demon from before staring at him like a deer caught in the headlights. He had a cookie in his mouth and was slowly chewing trying to remove the evidence. The cause of the noise was Toothless accidentally dropping the cookie container onto the ground where it had shattered. Not caring enough Hiccup just fell backward onto his bed and tried to fall back asleep.

Sure enough, like every morning. At the complete crack of dawn, his neighbor above him began making the world's most intrusive noise. It sounded like a weed whacker caught in a woodchipper. He had no idea what on Midgard made that noise, but without fail it started as soon as light broke through the horizon. He threw his legs over the side of the bed and groggily went to the kitchen to get a glass of water to cleanse his scratchy throat. As he was chugging the glass, he glanced down at the broken ceramic pieces of his once-intact cookie jar on the floor.

It was like a rude reminder that what happened last night was in fact, not a dream but reality. And that reality was slowly starting to dawn on him. He met with a demon! He is colluding with a demon. The sworn enemies of humanity. Of course, the worst knight to ever exist in the hundreds of years since the Order's founding, was now a demon sympathizer. Hiccup grabbed onto the wall trying to catch his breath. He stumbled into the bathroom and ran to the sink. He splashed cold water onto his face and gripped the edges of the sink trying to calm down.

He sighed and looked up into the mirror. When he did so, he noticed that someone was standing directly behind him, curiously watching him. He screamed then flung around facing the intruder. Toothless was standing there with a curious look on his face almost startled by his antics.

"Toothless!" Hiccup placed a hand over his rapidly beating heart. "What are you doing in my bathroom!"

The demon just shrugged, "I was curious about what you were doing so I decided to follow you. I think that the water basin is a little small to cleanse your entire body, however."

Hiccup was almost yelling at this point, "Not that! Why are you here?!"

"Where else would I be?"

Hiccup threw his hands in the air, "I don't know! Anywhere else?! Your home maybe."

Toothless' eyes grew dark. "I don't have a home. Not anymore."

"Well, you can't stay here. This is a studio apartment and is barely big enough for me." Hiccup reached over and was trying to dry off the water he splashed on himself.

"I can't go anywhere else Hiccup. We are linked. I go where the beacon goes."

Hiccup glanced down at his ring. Toothless called that the beacon last night. Whatever the beacon is.

"So am I stuck with you forever now?"

The demon shook his head, "No, just until the war is settled. Then we can un-possess the ring, but until then this is the best option."

"I am just going to pretend that I understand what is happening."

"Good."

Hiccup glared at the demon. "Alright. I want to get this over with so that I can go back to sleeping in peace without a nosy demon raiding my cookies in the middle of the night." Toothless reddened and looked away from Hiccup. "What do we have to do?"

"Simple. Train you to fully harness the power of your new divine weapon. Then kill the queen."

Hiccup was walking around his apartment and trying to find a suitable set of clothes to wear. "That seems easier said than done."

"There may be a few more steps in between those two, but that's the current plan, Brother."

Hiccup nearly tripped trying to put on pants. "Brother?"

"We are bonded. We are practically family now." Toothless stated matter of factly.

"Whatever, I'm too tired for this. I have the weekend off, let's go train so we can get the first step of your master plan done."

Toothless grinned, that same unsettling black maw showing, "I thought you would never ask."