Bab 21: Chapter 21: Dragon master's wrath
What had transpired in the next few hours, was indescribable. The Vikings had attacked them unexpectedly. Hiccup called for the Dragons guarding the island to aid him in the battle but the Vikings had easily managed to incapacitate those Dragons. They threw nets and bolas with the Dragon hunting weapons to capture the Dragons and the ones fighting on land fought with the Dragons all by themselves. Hiccup was in utter disbelief on how they managed to tackle his defences. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he had realised that this was an unavoidable fight and he was the one in disadvantage.
His Dragons were going down quickly. All of them were either trapped in nets or too injured to continue fighting. Hiccup and Toothless still held their ground against the onslaught. Hiccup was fighting with an Inferno sword that he had brought with him, while Toothless relied on his abilities. Hiccup continued his battle on foot while Toothless guided the Dragons in the combat. It was utter chaos on the shore of a once peaceful island.
Hiccup blocked a sword swing with his Inferno and pried it out of his opponent's hand in one move, and then knocked him out. Hiccup was starting to get overwhelmed with all of the things happening around him. If he was prepared, he might not have been having so much trouble. But it wasn't the case. He was starting to get exhausted. He was injured in several places. And the Vikings weren't showing any signs to stop. The sun was about to set.
Hiccup disarmed another opponent and was about to knock him out, when he was suddenly tackled and thrown away by someone. While trying to get back on his feet, Hiccup looked up and saw that the person was none other than Stoick the vast himself.
"This will be the last night of your life." Stoick growled at him.
"I have heard threats like that before." Hiccup said as he got back on his feet.
Stoick then charged at Hiccup swung his axe at him. Hiccup mostly dodged and deflected the attacks and threw in some of his swings when he got the chance. But he was clearly at a disadvantage as Stoick was starting to get an upper hand and was overwhelming Hiccup. Hiccup managed to disarm Stoick but in the process he also dropped the Inferno. Hiccup didn't have the time to retrieve his weapon as Stoick started a full on onslaught against Hiccup. He was throwing punches at Hiccup, who at this point was clearly struggling and managed to land a few blows on him. Hiccup almost dropped to his knees when Stoick suddenly grabbed him and punched him hard in the face, dropping him on the ground and kicking him in the stomach.
Hiccup groaned in pain but didn't give up. In a flash of eye, he got up and punched Stoick square in the jaw. Stoick stumbled back but quickly regained his posture. He blocked another incoming punch from Hiccup and threw him behind. Hiccup groaned and tried to get up, but by that time Stoick already came over to him and grabbed him and lifted him up. Stoick was going for a punch but Hiccup ducked under it and delivered two jabs to Stoick's chest and one to his face. Stoick tried to hit him but Hiccup grabbed his arm and tugged it while performing a spin. Doing this, he successfully threw Stoick on the ground. He was going to go after him, but suddenly an arrow hit him in his shoulder. Hiccup stumbled back at that. He barely managed to pull the arrow out when he saw more Vikings approaching him. Some of them had crossbows in their hands. They took aim and shot at Hiccup.
Hiccup managed to avoid most of them but two arrows hit him in the stomach and leg. He grinned his teeth to muffle his moans of pain. Suddenly Stoick was in front of him. The Vikings had kept Hiccup distracted for long enough for Stoick to get back up. He at once threw a barrage of punches at Hiccup, who this time couldn't dodge. Stoick then threw Hiccup to his men who held him by his arms and body to keep him restrained.
Suddenly a small explosion happened beside them. The Vikings got startled and it gave Hiccup the chance to slip out. He looked up in the sky and saw it was Toothless who had shot a plasma blast. Hiccup slightly smiled under his mask at the sight of his Draconic friend and brother. But the happiness soon faded when he saw Toothless getting hit by a net.
"NOOOO!" Hiccup screamed as Toothless fell down and crashed on the land.
He tried to run towards him but the Vikings tackled him before that and restrained him. Hiccup tried to break free but it was of no use. He watched in horror as a Viking threw a bola at Toothless, which wrapped itself around his mouth, restraining him from trying anything to break free. Stoick then came into his view. He took a sword from one of the Vikings and walked over to him, holding the weapon in his hand.
"It is over now, Night rider." Stoick proclaimed "I will personally execute you in the most painful way possible. Blood eagle. But before that I will take care of that abomination" Stoick pointed at Toothless with the sword.
"No…" Hiccup gasped as Stoick turned away from him and proceeded to walk over to the fallen Nightfury.
"No! Don't do this! Your enmity is with me! Not him! Kill me but let him go!" Hiccup begged, but it fell into deaf ears.
The Vikings restraining him laughed at this. They even mocked him for his love towards the 'Odin forsaken beasts'. Hiccup desperately tries to break free but all of his attempts end up in vain. Stoick walked up to the mighty beast and glared at it. Toothless was trying his best to get out of his restraints but it wasn't working out. Stoick prepared to strike. He raised his sword up and then brought it down, aiming for the neck. Toothless managed to move out of the way, but the blade made contact with his neck and left a long gash across his neck.
"NOOOOOO!" Hiccup screamed out as he saw all that.
He didn't know how, but out of desperation and anger, he managed to shake off the men holding him and dashed towards Toothless. Stoick was about to go for the killing strike when suddenly he was grabbed from behind and was thrown away. He looked up from the place he was lying on the ground and saw the Night rider kneeling in front of the Nightfury. The mysterious Dragon rider hastily put off his helmet and threw it away as he checked on the black scaled Dragon in front of him.
On the other side of the shore, Astrid and her friends had just arrived at the scene. Astrid had managed to break out and had freed her friends. They wanted to stop Stoick before anything bad happened, but they were too late. Astrid gasped as she saw Hiccup kneeling in front of Toothless.
Hiccup pressed his head on Toothless's chest and let out a shaky breath as he heard the sound of his heart beat. Hiccup was relieved to know his friend and brother in arms were still alive. But then he felt anger. Anger at himself for letting this happen, to fail to protect someone he cared about again. Anger at Stoick for doing this to Toothless. Anger at the Vikings for starting this battle. Only once in his life he had felt this angry before. Hiccup let out a mighty Dragon roar which shocked the people around him. It was already evening and the only source of light around was the fire that was scattered all over the shore.
Stoick was back on his feet and was cautiously looking at the Night rider. He was having a bad feeling about all this. Just then he heard flapping noises. Not only him, but also all the Vikings heard it. They looked up in the sky and gasped in horror at what they saw. There were Dragons. Far too many to count. There were some types of Dragons that they haven't seen before and the others were the most dangerous Dragons they have ever faced. It looked like all of them were wearing some sort of metal armour. They didn't even get a chance to mutter a single word as the Dragons began firing upon them. The Vikings tried to bring them down, but their weapons were no match for the Dragons as they had begun a full onslaught against the Vikings. The Dragons fought without a care. They destroyed the Dragon hunting weapons and damaged the ships with ease. The Vikings were left scattered and scared as they couldn't keep up with this new wave of Dragons.
Four Dragons landed in front of Hiccup and helped him free Toothless from his restraints. Hiccup did a hand gesture to them and the Dragons took Toothless and flew back towards the island.
Stoick saw as the Night rider got up on his feet and turned to face him. Stoick felt a cold shiver run down his spine as he felt like the Night rider was staring at him. The dark figure of him was illuminated by the fire burning around but his face was still hidden in the dark. The group of Vikings that had previously restrained stood beside him. With a yell they charged at the Night rider. Stoick just stood there as he saw his men fighting the Vigilante. He watched in horror as the Night rider fought animalistically. His men stood no chance as the Night rider completely destroyed his men. Even without any weapons he proved to be a force not to be reckoned with. He dropped the last Viking on the ground with a punch and then marched towards Stoick.
Stoick had little time to react as the Night rider came at him in speed beyond what he could imagine. Stoick tried to fight his opponent but this time the tables had turned. Night rider easily disarmed him and proceeded to throw whatever he got at Stoick. The Viking chief was soon overwhelmed by his opponent. The lean man in front of him could easily match his strength and was much less merciful this time. In a matter of moments, he was thrown to the ground. His body was aching in several places, some of his ribs were probably broken, his left arm was sprained, his right eye had almost swollen shut. He felt someone grabbing him by his neck and then he was yanked up. He looked up to see the Night rider was holding him. In his other hand was a knife that he probably had gotten from one of the Vikings. He looked into the green eyes. The green eyes, burning in anger and hatred, for some reason seemed familiar to him.
Night rider raised his hand up. The knife is still in his hand. Just then a fireball came down somewhere close to them and exploded. Light coming from the explosion and the fire it left behind let Stoick see what the Night rider looked like for the first time. Stoick couldn't help but gasp when he noticed his facial features.
"No… it can't be…." Stoick thought.
But the facts remained the same. The scar on the chin, the green eyes, the slight amount of freckles on the face and other features made him realise who the person in front of him really is.
"Hi-Hiccup…" Stoick coaxed out.
Hiccup's eyes showed surprise for a moment before that was replaced by anger and hatred. He was about to bring the knife down on the man he once called father but a sudden Draconic roar made him stop. He looked back and saw it was Toothless. He was bleeding. He was weak. Was clearly struggling to stand but he still stood there, staring right into Hiccup's eyes. No words were spoken but the emotions in the Dragon's eyes were enough indication for Hiccup. He dropped the knife and let go of Stoick, dropping him on the ground. Hiccup let out a Draconic roar and the Dragons soon began to retreat. The Dragons who had previously carried Toothless away, came back and took the Nightfury away.
"Leave." Hiccup said.
"Hiccup-" Stoick tried to say something but was immediately silenced by Hiccup.
"LEAVE THIS PLACE! TAKE YOUR MEN, GET YOUR SHIPS AND GO AWAY! AND NEVER COME BACK!" Hiccup roared.
He took some deep breaths to calm himself and then said,"If I find any of you in here, the next time I come, I won't be as merciful."
Hiccup then turned away and began walking away. Stoick could just stare as the person he once used to call his son walked further and further away from him.
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