Dragon Force: The Heir Alliance

1: the final exam

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Hiccup pov
Here I am, behind the gate of the kill ring. My final exam. You all wondered of what happened, I shot down a nightfury, but was to coward to kill him and he spared me once I freed him. After weeks of dragon training I've befriended Toothless, now my only best friend besides Gobber.

So since I'm chosen to kill a dragon, my choice only was to leave with Toothless, and you're dead right. But that changed after what I've discovered last night.

after they chose me to kill the nightmare, I decided to be more of a coward myself and leave berk with toothless. We did a short flight until something triggered toothless into some trans and leads us into a fog. There were dragons following the same direction on all sides. They hailing in their kills. The fog, flock of dragons bringing food, it all means one thing, helheim's gate. Yes, we found and entered the nest, I even realised that toothless himslef was the missing missing clue that the others never thought of. The only ones who can find the dragon nest is a dragon. And I still haven't told my dad about this, and here's why. When we entered the nest, the dragons dropped all the food into some pit as thick fog ascends to the high levels of dens the dragons stayed. Not one is eating their own catch. That didn't make any sense until the last gronkle spits out a sardine too small for even himself until a roaring grumble that even shakes the mountain itself. The gronkle flies up in fear and then a huge mouth chomped the poor dragon whole. It caused all dragons to corner themsleves into there dens as far as the can out of... her reach. She is a true monster. Red marking are on this beast while it's main base of color was dark grey. Before bringing her head down back into the fog she sensed us. I told toothless to fly us up to ceiling exit. She climbed up and chomped at us but we dodged her and joined the flock flying up out the nest as well. She climbed higher to chomp on us, again so close and missed but I glimpse back that she instead got a zippleback and dived back down with it.

So that's why I'm still here. Not finishing some glory that really won't make a difference. No, I now know the truth of what is REALLY going on all along. Without me, berk will soon starve by the raids or dad will soon kill himself in the next raid by that thing. Either way, I will still be responsible for doing nothing about it. I know one thing, me and toothless can't do it alone.

As I try to collect my self while holding my helmet which was supposed to be my last thing from my mom. Before the gates open until Gobber walks up to me with gothi by his side.

Gobber: Gothi would like to speak to you before it's time, lad.

Gothi signals Gobber something

Gobber: really? Well alright then. It seems Gothi need to speak to you alone here so I'll be back out.

I nod as he left up the slope out of sight. Gothi signal me to come closer.
She then mumbles

Gothi: so you now knew. Even I knew the catastrophic outcome.

I just stood back in shock. What did she knew exactly?

Gothi: I still say continue you motive now. But i am letting you know. Be prepared once your life will change forever... as your father will cut the ties in the end.

I just stare at her, trying to collect what she meant. Continue my motive? be prepared for the change of my life? As dad will cut the ties at the end?

Me: di- did you know-?

Gothi: your nightfury brought you to the nest.

My eyes wide that she somehow knew, well she is the tribe's elder.

Gothi: remember to be prepared. once you finally show, everything will change. Good luck to you boy.

She bowed her head and walks with her great staff back out.

Gobber then walls back in to me.

Gobber: so lad, what was she telling you all about.

Me: Ooohh, just to congratulate me.

I awkwardly laughed as Gobber laughed along as he shook my shoulder to the gate as it opens.

Gobber: as do I. well it's time hiccup! Knock'em dead.

He signaled his left arm to gesture me with a smile to give me the honors.

I gulp and walked slowly into the kill ring as I put on my helmet. Everyone was cheering after my appearnce since my dad's final speech. I can still hear those last words.

'-, and more proud I am. Today my son Becomes a viking. TODAY HE BECOMES ONE OF US!'

I shook my head to focus what I should do. I head towards the table displaying weapons. Always picked the shield but next my choice surpised everyone. I chose a simple dagger. I can hear murmurs from the crowd. Even my dad said that he would go for the hammer.

'Not what you think, dad.'

I walked to the center of the ring and stood in fighting stance.

Okay, so be prepared.

Me: Okay. I am ready.

The center dragon cage belonging to the most dangerous dragon we know, 'they know so far', in the archipelago lifts the large log out of the holdings as it's lock.

Once the sound of pulling chains stops, the nightmare bursts out the doors all on fire with a mighty roar and spites lava to side stone wall. Still on fire he leaps from wall to the metal bars as barriers from both the crowd and escaping.

He sets off his fire while hanging up on the bars but now looks at me. He then slowly but cautiously climbs down towards me.

As he walks up to me just a few feet away, I walked slowly back up but still looking at him.

The closer he gets, I first drop my dagger and after another step I drop my shield and leaving my hands open to let him know I'm not arm.

Few mumbles from the crowd but my dad spoke up in question as he leans forward from his seat.

Stoick: what is he doing?

Lift my hands a little up to signal him to slow down. My hands can feel the heat from his breathe, and that's not from his after meal for sure.

Me: it's okay.

We both finally stopped just three feet away from each other. I slowly lift up my hands to my head and hold my helmet up by the horns and took it off. I stared at my helmet.

'-ah your mother would have want you to have it.'

No. Not now. This has to be done, there is no other way.

Looked back at the eyes of the nightmare but with complete seriousness.

Me: I'm not one of them.

And tossed the head gear to his left side. He softly growls but stopped from that and opened his eyes with beading pupils like toothless after gaining his trust. The nightmare completely calms down and finally not seeing me as a threat.

The crowd gasped from my displayed.

Dad slowly stood from his seat.

Stoick: stop the fight.

Me: no! I need you all to this this

I said and I lead right my right hand towards his snout as his head leans towards my hand.

Me: They are not what we think they are. We don't have to kill them.

Just inches away from contact until bellows of pure rage!

Stoick: I SAID STOP THE FIGHT!!!!!