The Four Horsemen Of Apocalypse

Chapter 5

[Astrid's P.O.V]

When I first heard about the Revelation Scroll, and the Four Horsemen, I expected a group of majestic and badass warriors riding their strange but noble steeds. But seeing how the Four Horsemen I see before my eyes, I thought wrong.

They act like childhood friends who hasn't seen each other for ages. They mess and joke around like... us. And don't get me wrong, Hiccup was a whole other level of badass during the fight with What's-His-Name. But whenever he's in normal Hiccup mode, he's just Hiccup. The same person who had his voice in my head for days. He was... normal.

And somehow, I felt relieved.

"I heard you were on a winning streak in Russia." Hiccup said, sitting on the couch in front us together with his other fellow Horsemen.

"Yup. After I defeated Vasiliy Kamotskiy, I went on a rampage!" Dagur exclaimed with a maniacal laugh.

"I'm surprised you remember his name." Camicazi commented with a smirk.

"The man was fierce one. Won't go down without a fight. So I had to remember his name." Dagur replied with respective tone, and then proceeded to yell out, "But if I had my powers that big motherfucker will go down before my palm could hit his face!"

"And there's the Dagur we know." Hiccup chuckled softly. He turns to Krogan, who seems to be meditating, sitting cross-legged on the carpet with his hands resting on his knees. "So, what have you been up to?"

Krogan opened his eyes, breaking off from his meditation. "Traveling. Kanika wanted to see the entire continent." he spoke softly.

"You're married?" Camicazi exclaimed, surprised with information. I guess she didn't know.

"Yeah, for 10 years now."

"Yo, you have to introduce us!" Dagur gleefully said, jumping up and down on the couch like a little kid.

"When the time comes, maybe." Krogan smiled dryly.

"You better. Because if she-"

"Does she know?" Hiccup suddenly asked with a serious tone, catching the attention of everyone in the room. Krogan's smile faded, replaced by an emotionless expression. I had a feeling that it was a tense subject judging from how everyone winced, and avoided eye contact.

"Yes, of course I did. I don't keep secrets from my wife..." Krogan stated lifelessly.

Hiccup nodded, as if they had a silent agreement, "Then I hope she lives a happy life."

I took notice that Hiccup said "she", not "they". The Horsemen are immortal, so if they do have a family, they'll have to watch them grow old and die, with them not growing with them. So I can see why it's a sensitive subject. Seeing how tense and awkward the tension is, I decided to speak up.

"So, how does this wish thing work?" I piped up.

Luckily, everyone else thought it was a good idea to change the subject.

"Ahh, yes. The wish. I guess you're the reader, aren't you?" Dagur clapped his hands.

"Yeah, my name's Astrid Hofferson. Nice to meet you." I said. When I said my name, the Horsemen winced and froze. The smile on Dagur's was now a thing of a past. He looked at me wide eyes, as if he was looking at a ghost. His head then turns to Hiccup, who wasn't looking at me nor anyone else. His feet shifted, and I saw his Adam's apple bob. He's hiding something. Hiccup's eyes then gazed up and shot a look at Dagur and rest of the Horsemen, and even I know what that meant; 'Drop it'

"Well then, ya want to know?" Camicazi nodded towards me. "Pretty easy. You wish for something then that's it. But ya got to be specific. Had a lot of dumbasses wishing for the wrong thing."