The Dragon Master Part III: End of an era (A Httyd Fanfiction)

Chapter 39: Goodbye

(Normal pov)

Hiccup feared he might now be joining Grimmel in death, because the edge he was holding on to was beginning to crumble, just as he pulled up though, the edge broke off and Hiccup let out a cry, but a hand quickly grabbed his.

Looking up, Hiccup sighed in relief at the sight of his gorgeous wife. "I've got you Hiccup! Hang on!" Astrid said as she began to pull her husband back up. Soon enough, Valka joined in, then Eret and then Gobber, until Hiccup was finally back on solid ground.

Roars of celebration and victory filled the air as Hooligan, Strike, Redeemed and those who joined the fight raised their weapons high in the air and basked in the triumph they shared with the dragons.

Once Hiccup took a step, he cried out in pain and clutched his side as he fell down, Astrid and Toothless rushed to his side as Hiccup began to sweat furiously. "Hiccup? What Isi t?" Astrid asked urgently, the Hooligan chieftain then gripped something embedded in his side, he whatever it was out of his side to reveal Grimmel's poisoned laced knife.

"Oh gods, are you alright?" Astrid asked, but Hiccup shook his head furiously as his skin began to pale, Toothless sniffed the blade and his pupils turned into thin slits and he growled at the knife. "Toothless? P-Please don't tell me..." Astrid said while her heart was hammering inside her chest in fear, but Toothless turned to Astrid and confirmed her worst fear.

::The blade is poisoned. The poison is already inside Hiccup's blood. I fear we cannot save him in time::

The Night Fury alpha warbled in sorrow and sadness, Astrid however shook her head furiously as she turned back to her dying husband. "NO! I refuse to believe we can't say him!" She said firmly at the Night Fury, turning back to Hiccup, she caressed her husbands sweaty forehead and cooed in his ear. "Hang in there my love, for me and for our unborn child. Please hang in there for our family's sake."

Valka gasped at the sight of her pale son and fell to her knees beside Astrid, the elder Haddock turned to Fishlegs. "Can you tell what type of poison is inside my son?" The bulky Ingerman quickly rushed to his dying chief and friend, he pulled out his dragon cards and searched through the poisonous dragon section and tried quickly scanned through the dragons the Vikings of Norway knew were poisonous in there side of the world.

Fishleg's horrified face, caused Astrid and Valka's blood to freeze solid as he then shook his head. "I-I'm sorry." He said with tears streaming down his cheeks, Astrid shook her head and turned back to Hiccup, the man smiled sadly at his wife and croaked out. "A-Astrid?"

"I'm here my love. I'm here." Astrid said quickly while grasping her husbands hand, the chief of Berk squeezed his wife's hand back in returned and spoke out softly. "I-I guess this is the end of my story..." He chuckled bitterly, Astrid shook her head once more with tears streaming down her cheeks. "Astrid. All I ever wanted was... was for man and dragon to live in peace. B-But I now accept the..." Hiccup then coughed violently and clutched his burning chest, Valka's face was twisted with grief as she tried to comfort her dying son. "...I now accept the fact that... a utopian society with man and dragon is impossible, as it was always lead to death, suffering and war." Hiccup managed to wheeze out, as he groaned as the poisoned moved more swiftly through his body and caused his internal organs to burn up.

"Hiccup..." Astrid croaked out hoarsely, but Hiccup shook his head and continued. "Men... like D-Drago... a-and... Gr-Grimmel are still... still out there and... they threaten dragons freedom." Hiccup panted heavily and writhed in agony before he continued to wheeze out. "The dragons need... need to disappear. O-Off the map entirely. And the Hidden World... is that solution." Hiccup then lifted his hand up to caress his wife's tear stained cheek, Astrid closed her eyes and leaned into her husbands loving touch and kissed his palm before looking into Hiccup's now paling green eyes. "A-Astrid?" He groaned out, Astrid pursed her lips as she whimpered out. "I'm here." Hiccup then groaned out. "Promise me something." The blond shield maiden and Hooligan chieftain nodded furiously at her husbands last wish and spoke immediately. "Anything."