The Missing Pieces to a Night Fury's Heart

Chapter 14

Blood commenced roaring in his ears as the realization came to be. The urge to protect overwhelmed him until a mighty snarl erupted from his maw.

"How dare you." His icy tone was slicked with malice and he wished upon anything this… this foul thing could know what he had said.
Although humans lacked knowledge of dragon speech, they could still determine outrage from tranquility.

The human stumbled backward in alarm, his hands pushing out in front of him to expose the azure jewel. The sphere caught his eye once again and he recoiled-somewhat like the human had done when growled at.

Now that he had a closer examination towards it, he could discern sparks dancing within, making the insides glitter occasionally before dulling. Then the sphere repeated the same process.

Before he could regain his balance from his recent flinch, the boy spoke, "I am Fenris… I know you must be mad, but please… Listen."

Toothless refused to listen to his plea once again affected by the sense to defend. A ballistic noise initiated in his throat as he charged a plasma blast.

Toothless, no! He faintly remembered Hiccup's shout when the Bewilderbeast had possessed his mind. Then came Stoick limply slumped against the ground but he was too enraged to care. His hazel-green optics flashed with blue as he released his fire.
Smoke billowed ubiquitously from where he stood.

He stiffened noticing what he had done. "No…" he whispered, trying to stare inside the gray vapor yet to no avail. A shiver was sent down his spine as he waited to see the human he had killed.

Toothless felt his wings flex impatiently and he forced them to clear the interior of the house. Was he afraid that he had murdered yet another being? But the boy had deserved it, had he not?

Had Stoick deserved it? The query drifted into his mind and he attempted to chase it out.

'I'm sorry.' The boy had simply wanted forgiveness. Toothless clenched his teeth, flattening his ears. How many more times did he have to rip another life from an entity…? Was this how the Gods were going to curse him?

He collapsed onto the ground, tucking his paws beneath his chin. Why had he persisted coming into the forest? Yet… He couldn't recall setting paw onto these dreaded lands… Toothless could merely evoke the sole memory upon when he had fainted. Then this was surely a…

"You can't harm me here, Night Fury." He jerked his head around unintentionally jarring his head against the table. Fenris could only just barely contain his anxienty as he pressed himself further against the wall.

"This is a dream. And this…" He presented the orb from where he sat. "Is a Dreamvisitor."

The ancient term for the extremely sacred treasure rang in his ears causing the tension within his shoulders to intensify. That would only mean one thing… He was in the depths of sleep. But then… What happened to the races!?

"I've b-been trying to contact you yet each time it seems that you are awake…"

This caused Toothless to frown. If the boy wanted to apologize to Night Lyric, why not send the message to her instead of him? How did Fenris even have the insight that he knew her?

Again, the feeling of upmost wariness returned giving him the impression to back away. Then again, this was very well a dream. Why was he continuing to grow strained?

There was no trace of exuberance in the room as they held each other's stares. It was only when Fenris looked away that Toothless emitted a small, brittle hiss.