Fury Rider (A Httyd Fanfiction)

Chapter 7: Hail King Hiccup

(Hiccup's pov)

Making our way to make the sacred square, Danish citizens and warriors gathered and were cheering King Dagfinn on; encouraging him to wipe the ground with my blood and other gruesome words. I had no fear in my eyes, true, though I was no warrior, at least not yet, I was calculated and intelligent; and I would use those traits to my advantage.

Queen Amma and the other Danish rulers ordered everyone to quiet down, when everyone was silent, Amma approached both Dagfinn and myself and spoke the rules of the duel. "You have both chosen your weapons. You are entitled to a second shield if the first one is shattered. This is a fight to the death." Gesturing to the sacred square, Amma continued. "The square has been drawn, but only one of you will walk out of it alive." Turning to Dagfinn, Amma addressed him. "King Dagfinn, if you die, Hiccup will claim your title as king, your armies, resources, wealth and people." Turning to me, Amma addressed me. "If you die Hiccup, we will send your dragons away and we will continue our original plans to attack England as one army."

Amma then summoned Danish priests to dab each of us in blood spatter, the priests were bald and had black and yellow paint covering their faces, they held a small bowl of sheeps blood and held a wreath of branches and dabbed the sticks in the blood. They then approached Dagfinn and I and flung the branches in our faces, causing blood to spatter on our faces. Closing my eyes, as the blood landed on my face, I knew that this was going to be my opportunity to show these people that I'm ruthless and intelligent.

Dagfinn and I then entered the sacred square and once we entered, the tall Danish king scoffed at me and discarded his shield, thinking that this fight will be over far too soon. He was armed with a battle axe and got in his battle stance, while I had a shield in hand and a sword, I then let out a battle cry and charged Dagfinn, he spun around and brought his battle axe down on me, quickly raising my shield, it immediately shattered at the force of King Dagfinn's blow.

The Danes roared in approval at their kings show of force, Dagfinn himself laughed at me and raised his eyebrows at me. "You won't win this boy." I scoffed and discarded my shattered shield before approaching one of the Dane warriors, the handed me my second shield, once I took, I slowly approached Dagfinn and rushed him once more, he brought his axe down on my once more, but I side stepped his powerful attack and bashed my shield against the back of his neck, sending him flying to the ground.

Dagfinn groaned in pain as he grasped the back of his neck and hissed in pain, then in the blink of an eye, he slashed his battle axe up and the blade cut me across my right eye and the blade actually nicked my eye as well. Screaming in pain, I could feel blood trickling down my wound at an alarming rate, I pant heavily and shrug off the Danes bloodthirsty roars and taunts thrown my way and I do everything humanly possible to shake the pain off.

Getting back to his feet, Dagfinn presses his attack and repeatedly batters my shield again and again, the force of his blows rattle my arms and finally, when his axe breaks through the shield? He then tugs violently and hurls me across the square. Groaning in agony, I get back up as Dagfinn then discards my second shield and gives me a murderous grin, all around me, I could hear the Danes taunting me.

"Not so tough without your Night Fury's huh?"

"You don't stand a chance against our king fishbone!!"

"You're weak! Pathetic! Useless!!"

As Dagfinn approaches me once more, I tap into my hatred and duck under the Danish kings axe swing and draw out my long knife and plunge the blade into Dagfinn's leg, causing the man to cry out in pain, I let out a roar as I drive the blade deeper wand glare daggers at my opponent. Dagfinn backhands me violently, but I shrug off the sting of the blow and then twist the knife in his leg. Again, Dagfinn blackheads me, successfully knocking me off of him, breathing heavily, I could taste blood in my mouth and spit it out, I groan in irritation and pain as blood from my eye wound gets into my already sensitive and wounded eye.