New Life Ahead [HTTYD]

Author's Note and Chapter 18 Preview

Hello everyone! Sorry for the extremely long hiatus (A YEAR AND A HALF WITHOUT AN UPDATE!!!) I've placed this author's note to guarantee you that I'm working on the next chapter. I've already got an outline for the final three chapters in order to finish the story with twenty chapters. I'm also currently working on a webcomic for DeviantArt. If you have any question regarding the book or my other works, let me know...

Otherwise, enjoy the short preview I have for Chapter 18:

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"I was just... admiring my reflection."

"I never took you for a vain reptile. Then again, it's nice to finally see a human who appreciates their transformation."

"Well that's an achievement, considering that all humans you and the others transform had their minds wiped."

"Excluding you," the Night Fury stated. "And five others."

The following week, Hiccup grumbled as he groggily stretched himself like a cat. He walked to the outcropping and glided down to the shore below. The sun was just emerging above the horizon as a heavy fog cloaked the surrounding sea. Lowering his head to water to refresh himself, he was just finishing his drink when he faintly sensed something approaching him.

It wasn't coming from behind, so he scanned the confronting ocean. The mist made it difficult to determine who or what was approaching the island. He heard the recognizable vibration of wings flapping in the distance. Yet the reverberation of each set of wings was new and unfamiliar. Whoever or whatever was coming wasn't an inhabitant of the nest, as he could distinguish nearly every individual dragon apart by wing oscillation and scale ruffling.

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What do you think so far...?