Left In The Night

Chapter 60: THW Finale

And with this chapter, we bring The Hidden World segment to a close! There is a bit more left to Zyrah's story, so we're not quite done yet!

Seven years came and went, and eventually, Toothless and Blueheart had truly established themselves as the Alphas of the Hidden World. Under their reign, the Night Fury colony had settled, permanently residing in a secluded part of the caverns, and as a bonus, had begun forming a positive relationship with the Light Furies.

Both Toothless and Blueheart's respective siblings had sought out mates, with Blueheart's brother, Kivar, making a surprising choice, yet a pleasant one.

He chose Elin.

When the pair had approached Blueheart to inform her of the news, she was taken a bit by surprise, but supportive and happy for the pair. If they successfully bore hatchlings together, she was mighty intrigued to what they would look like, as no Night Fury had ever mated with a Light Fury before.

That same mating season, Blueheart and Toothless had decided to try for another hatchling or two, as Nightfire had grown considerably, already almost half the size of her mother. The Alpha pair also missed having a little one to look after again, and Toothless had started training and tutoring their daughter on proper leadership.

And so, that mating season would lead to Elin and Kivar bearing three eggs! Kivar was utterly ecstatic that his first clutch was three, and meanwhile, Elin was equally excited, but a bit perplexed at her mate's extra level of excitement. Hence, Blueheart had to briefly explain that three eggs in a single clutch, no less the first one, was incredibly rare among Night Furies. Whereas with Light Furies, it was not nearly as uncommon. Their three eggs hatched and bore two males and one female. One male was predominantly black with green eyes, the other male was predominantly white with green eyes. The only female was predominantly black with blue eyes.

For Blueheart and Toothless, their second clutch was of two, bearing two males, one of whom was the spitting image of his father they named Tydro after Toothless's father. The second male had green eyes as well, but a much darker forest green they named Erdai.

A couple of months following hatching season, the family decided to lounge on the rocks surrounding the caldera entrance, having considered that it would be good for their new hatchlings to see the world beyond, and feel the sun on their scales. Virva had expressed her excitement in this little outing, as she hadn't seen the surface in a long time, plus it would be a good bonding experience with her little brothers.

Even Elin and Kivar joined them with their hatchlings as well, lounging not too far away.

The two families had been out for a little while, when Toothless perked his ears up, having caught the sound of something approaching, but at first couldn't quite discern what it was. A quick breeze blew the mist and fog away, revealing a large singular ship approaching. Blueheart and Virva had also caught the sound, lifting their heads. Tydro and Erdai were safe behind their mother, still peeking out as their father flew towards the ship.

Mama? What's that? Tydro questioned softly.

It's a human ship. Blueheart answered, sniffing the air.

She did not hear Toothless make any noise at first on the ship, only the sound of human voices. She sniffed the air again, realizing that the scents were a bit familiar to her, but she couldn't quite place it.

Then suddenly, she heard Toothless make a sound of excitement and the sound of his pushing the human to the deck of the ship. Concerned, she warned Virva to watch her brothers while she went to go investigate.

She landed on the front end of the ship where Toothless had been at first and was caught off guard to see her mate happily licking the human. A human who bore a beard and was missing a leg. A blonde woman with braided hair stood off to the side, laughing even as she held her two children close, assuring them that they were safe.