Word: Power
"Don't try to be a smartass"
Hiccup says through his clenched teeth. His palm digs painfully into the shoulder of the person in front of him. Oh, how he wished he had passed this mission and not cared about the freaking guy with him. Alternatively, he could be chilling in a tavern. But now he was very close to death.
There were surrounded by vampires and their pet bloodhounds. There were low on silver bullets, and he was badly injured on his left shoulder.
His companion opens his stupid mouth. With a freaking smile.
"Casper, back off you bitch!"
The vampires threw blades aimed right at the vitals of their bodies. Hiccup fires his gun to deviate from the blades.
It all happens within moments. His companion disappears in front of him at high speed. Hiccup was exposed to attack and he felt a sense of loss. This is it.
Suddenly there is a bright and dazzling golden light in the dark and dull night. Hiccup could see his companion flash right before his eyes toward the enemies. The aura was emitted from the sword and it surrounded the welder. The weapon left behind a sharp gold trail as it sliced the vampires off, even before they could react. In less than five minutes all of them were dead.
Hiccup groaned and finally allowed himself to lose consciousness.
"Hic! Hic!" His dumb companion called out.
Fuck him.
***
Hiccup was unconscious for 2 days. After waking up in hospital he thought of punching his headache, his companion, Kairo. The nurses tackled him down and locked him in the room when he tried to leave. What pissed him off more was that nobody bought him his favorite chocomoco drink for recovery. Usually, he had tones in his room.
Then he settled down to complaining about Kairo to their team leader, named Snowdrop while drinking the chocomoco drink she bought for him. At least she cared.
"I swear I thought we were dead. We were badly cornered. I thought we can throw one or two grenades and take cover but no he had to go and trigger Casper more-"
"Hic, it all worked out. Please don't strain yourself, " Snowdrop says casually. "You knew about his upgrade, didnt you? He can handle it."
"What upgrade?" Hiccups asked in confusion. He sipped his comfort drink. Wasn't the Sword an artifact gifted to Kairo?
Snowdrop gives him a funny look. "Your brother Kairo manifested two months, he is under training for that. We paired you guys up again so that you can help him out. You know family history and all."
Hiccup kept quiet. All of this was new to him. Snowdrop continued.
"You know how hard it is for new manifestation. After Kairo is stable enough he will go back to his branch, maybe even get promoted. The general is watching his improvement closely. Hic, you must feel proud of him."
Hiccup emptied the cup of his drink. He swallowed his pills and looked out of the window. It was opposite to Snowdrop. Snowdrop didnt expect any answer so she changed the topic.
"As planned we let Casper escape. Their base was sealed and destroyed, they can never reopen it," Snowdrop stood up and patted Hiccup's thigh. " You will be discharged tomorrow, till that time I want you to track Casper. Who does he beg for help? It is important."
"On it, cap," Hiccup nods. Snowdrop leaves room only for Kairo to enter with a bouquet of sunflowers.
"I waited for Cap to leave, " Kairo says as he sits on the bed near the foot. "These are for you."
