The rumble of the dragon breaking the base was enough to make the men holding Moira nearly stumble and they looked at one another in sudden alarm. But during this hesitation, the darker haired bandit looked behind his friend and when the other followed his gaze he saw the door of the right cage opened. He didn't even have time to wonder before Uriah's hand grasped where his hair met his neck and slammed his face down on the wooden table, getting immediately dizzy from the blow and letting go of Moira in response.

Uriah ducked from the other one throwing a punch and he did a nasty uppercut to his chin, his adrenaline pumping as he turned to face the first man again when the other fell to the floor. He ducked from the swing of his axe and grabbed the handle and kicking him hard in the shin, grabbing a meat-hook off the table when the man hesitated and he jammed it into his skull over and over with vicious anger, the body of the thug falling to his back as Uriah pinned him down and stabbed him repeatedly until he stopped moving, his blood slung everywhere and even on Uriah's face. He got up when the other man had run back over to kill him with his sword. But Uriah dodged the swing and grabbed his body, throwing it behind him and breaking the man's neck on the floor as his head broke open on the stone, dying in one swift move.

Uriah stood there as he caught his breath, a stone cold look in his eyes.

[MELODY]

Moira had shut her eyes tightly when they had started to take her gear off going for her clothes underneath as she was trembling in shock from those memories overwhelming her. But when she heard them fight she carefully opened her eyes as they widened when she saw Uriah standing there by the now corpses of the men.

[GEM]

He couldn't seem to break from the state he was just in, not moving or saying anything as he looked down at his hands that were covered in blood.

"Well... remind me never to get on your bad side," Yrsa said as the others were hesitant as well. Faelan had just let everyone out and removed their bindings before running over to Moira to unlock hers as well.

[MELODY]

Moira flinched slightly when she felt Faelan's finger tips against her skin as he got her shackles off. She couldn't get her gaze off Uriah shocked by what she saw and still in the traumatized state she was in but she had to get to him. She carefully sat up when she was free from her bindings looking like a total mess. She got off the table then as she fell through her knees barely able to stay on her feet as she held onto the table.

[GEM]

Uriah realized his hands were still trembling and he shut his eyes before running over to embrace Moira with desperation, his eyes burning with emotional tears as the rush slowly left his body.

[MELODY]

The first thing Moira's body did as a reaction was flinch again as she completly froze. But she reminded herself that it was him..he would never hurt her like that. Slowly she broke down putting her arms around him tightly as she started crying.

[GEM]

Uriah clutched her as tightly as he could, as if trying to cradle the trauma out of her with what almost just happened.

"I know where they take prisoners' things! Let's go! Before his friends see this," Yrsa said to them as she stole one of the bandit's swords.

The others ran by and Greenhood grabbed Moira's cloak before putting it back on her shoulders kindly.

[MELODY]

She felt all of that what she had bottled up for years coming out at once as she cried. She buried her face in Uriah's chest as she barely noticed their surroundings anymore.

[GEM]

"Guys, we have to move. Quick," Arne said.

Uriah choked back his own tears with a slightly cracked voice as he kissed the side of Moira's head and said, "Come on--come one let's go." He put his forehead against hers. "We have to go, come on." he repeated and he pulled back to look at her with reassurance, using his fingers to wipe her tears.

[MELODY]

As slowly his words became audible for her again she looked up at him. Eyes filled with pain and fear still but it had gotten less. She absentmindedly nodded as she stared into his eyes.

[GEM]

He nodded back at her and took her hand, walking with her out of the room with the others as Tuffnut held onto Fionnlagh to help him walk.

The hooded killer carried a wicked looking voulge in his left hand, the pointed tip scraping against the ice as he merely strode slowly forward to face the army coming his way, arrows piercing the ground at either side of him. And as the riders began to climb on their mounts and the dragons started towards him, he lifted his gauntlet into the air and it shone with a light so bright it rivaled the sun coming through the cavern, the warriors having to shut their eyes to keep their vision.

But the beam scattered over the whole battlefield and suddenly when Hiccup reopened his eyes he saw dragons that were once facing this hooded figure now turn and faced the men they were fighting for, their eyes now an empty glowing blue. One turned and snapped off the head of his own rider as they all began to join the other dragons in killing Drago's men like a wave of beasts scattering and creating maximum carnage in all directions.

Wed 1:17 AM

[MELODY]

Kahu meanwhile had made his way through the crowd avoiding his own dead here and there. He had a determined look on his face as he held the spear tightly. He waited for exactly the right moment as he jumped at the killer from behind with his spear up high between his hands ready to kill this man himself.

Wed 7:49 AM

[GEM]

Tempus Mora knew he was coming and turned around, whipping his weapon high to block the blow, knocking Kahu's spear away from its target and off center so that he missed and both faced one another instead as he stepped to the side...

He eyed Kahu carelessly, a mystery behind the mask that gave a complete darkness to this character; wholly unreadable. Which Kahu wasn't used to. He could normally find his opponent's weaknesses and motives, even personality traits nearly immediately...

But even this man's armor was un-telling as it was custom pieces from all over the world and hundreds of years of cultures...

Wed 8:08 AM

[MELODY]

The tip of his spear pierced through the ice floor as he glared up at him not breaking eye contact as he did. But this man's expression made him very nervous. It honestly terrified him that he couldn't read this man. He was used to being one step forward. He quickly pulled to spear out and tried to attack him again.

Wed 1:07 PM

[GEM]

Mora pulled up his weapon and knocked Kahu's blow aside with it, using skillful and effortless precision, as well as power, with every move.

He acted fast as he hit the spear point of Kahu's weapon down with the tip of his own and whirled his weapon around, whipping him in the cheek with the butt of his voulge.

Kahu fell back from the pressure of the sudden hit, his feet even leaving the ground as his back hit the ice. He grit his teeth but dodged the next attack from Mora as the villain's blade stuck into the ice right beside his head, a blow that would have split his skull in half.

Kahu lunged to his feet with adrenaline and skill, before he grabbed his spear again, slinging for Mora but the man ducked back with impressive agility and pulled out his curved Egyptian khopeshes, blocking the next stab from Kahu with one that knocked his spear aside and tried to slice off his head with the other.

[MELODY]

Kahu docked quickly as he grabbed the dagger from its holder at the back of his belt as he went for the villain's abdomen.

[GEM]

Mora jammed his khopesh against the crossguard of his dagger and attempted to slash open Kahu's chest with his offhand, getting the armor but only breaking the skin a tiny bit when Kahu backed up to avoid the blade.

[MELODY]

He twirled his dagger around in his hand skilfully as he swung for his wrists trying to get the weapons out of his hands.

[GEM]

Mora blocked each strike with intense speed and strength. He deflected Kahu's dagger when he tried to stab him from the side and smashed his nose with his main hand knuckles, making him stagger just slightly but whip to slice open Mora's throat, the man ducking by bending his back, the blade flying over his face and chest as a result. And Mora returned with an attempted slice against his face but Kahu blocked it and ducked to avoid the next one. But when he brought up his dagger again to try and stab Mora in the chest, the masked demon blocked with both of his weapons, their curved blades locked around the dagger forming an X. And he smashed his head against Kahu's hard, fighting with no mercy or relent.

[MELODY]

He felt pain shot through his head when causing dizziness afterwards. But with adrenaline rushing through his veins he made the move to hit him back by smashing his head back against his.

[GEM]

Before he could, Mora shoved the man back and kicked him hard in the gut.

[MELODY]

It made him lose his balance as he fell back. Seeing stars from the dizziness he tried to get back up as fast as he could picking up his dagger as he did.

[GEM]

"Hiccup!" Astrid said as she tried to help him up, his party still chained as they saw the fight headed their way as well.

One of the riders slammed into the ground beside them and screamed before a Deadly Nadder leapt down and grabbed his body like a dog with a bone, shaking it in his teeth and tearing its in half as blood was slung everywhere.

When it dropped the rider's legs it roared at them ferociously. Hiccup noticed the sword on the ground from the man it had killed and he slid on his knees, grabbing it with his bound hands and pointed it upwards just as the dragon dove to bite his head off. The sword pierced through the top of the dragon's mouth as it screamed in pain, Hiccup gritting his teeth to hold his position against its weight bearing down on him. But he yanks the sword free and dodged left as the body of the monster dropped onto the ground.

[GEM]

The massive ocean dragon slammed its claws down on the frozen island, creating a quake every time it did before it breathed in and opened its mouth, letting out a sonic blast that knocked soldiers back and broke more ice in the process, huge chunks falling through the air and landing on the ground from the invisible shockwave, the sound deafening and strange to their ears.

Moira, Uriah, and the rest of the our group made it out into the large opened hallways of the ice cave and widened their eyes in alarm when they saw warriors running with their weapons in a hurried way towards the throne room, the sounds of absolute mayhem coming from that direction.

It sounded like far too much commotion for it to be the other half of their party and that worried them. But what worried them even more was the fact that they saw a man running the opposite direction, covered in blood as he ran with a huge gash taken out of his leg, bloody footprints on the ice behind him as he fled for his life.

[MELODY]

"T-that's not good.." Moira said with widened eyes as the chaos unfolded before them. "W-We should find the others.." she said with a concerned look on her face.

Wed 2:43 PM

[GEM]

"Come on!" Uriah said as he began to make it that way but he was stopped when Tuffnut said, "We need weapons!"

"Exactly! Unless you idiots want to be dragon bait! This way!" Yrsa told them and went the other direction.

Uriah glanced over his shoulder but followed her, instructing Fionnlagh to standby and wait for their escape as he was in no condition to fight.

Tempus Mora held up his weapons to block Kahu's strike, his blades crossed over one another before he yanked them apart and hit his head again with the side of his arm, ducking to trip him with his leg to knock him to his back. But Kahu did a back roll and got up on one knee, blocking when Mora's khopesh came down to split his head in two, the man struggling to fight back his strength but luckily that was Kahu's bread and butter. He got up into a standing position and shoved Mora's weapon off his own, the villain coming back with a swing towards his throat that be barely dodged, nearly feeling the sharp blade against his skin.

When he tried to come back with a stab, Mora spun around his side and sliced his ribs with his blade, slinging his blood over the ice when he did.

[MELODY]

Kahu grit his teeth as fell on one knee in pain holding his side. But he tried to get up again anyway. He was clearly not planning on giving up as he just kept going.

Wed 3:22 PM

[GEM]

His face was met with a swift kick he wasn't expecting when he charged for Mora and he fell on his back in pain, his dagger sliding away from his reach. The villain took slow steps over to him and pressed his foot against the man's abdomen dominatingly. He looked down upon him and said in a deep tone, "Try not to bleed, lad... it will only draw your dragon's attention."

The familiar sound of growling got Kahu's attention and he looked to his left to see Whetū slowly stalking towards him from the light like a cat with its prey, his eyes empty as they glowed blue just like the stone...

[MELODY]

Kahu screamed it out in pain when he pressed on his wound like that before he noticed Whetū coming his way. He recognised that sound he made like no other. It was when he smelled blood. "O-oh gods.." he said as he tried to get the villain off. "W-Whetū..kaua (don't)!" He tried to get the dragon back even though he knew he couldn't.

Wed 3:48 PM

[GEM]

The dragon snarled, his demeanor completely in fight mode with no recognition in his eyes for his rider... as he prepared to lunge.

Mora smirked and kicked Kahu's blade away into the carnage before he turned and left him to his death.

Hiccup and the group were trying to run as they tripped over bodies and tried to dodge dragons, Gregor almost getting his hair burned off when he ducked from dragonfire that flew overhead and caused the ice to scream as steam came off it in a long trail, melting a crevice in it along with several of Drago's men.

One of the beasts landed and screeched at them, its velociraptor, like claws digging into the ice to pursue them when they were spotted.

[GEM]

"Ruffnut!" Ruarcc shouted in alarm and she dropped to the ground to avoid the fire that came her way from the dragon at their tail, Snotlout running to slam his body into it to knock it off balance. But his plan after that was nonexistent as it pounced on him and tried to bite his arm off, Gregor jumping onto its head to hold its horns, keeping it from accomplishing its goal.

Ruarcc ran to try and hold the dragon down as he said, "Sword!"

Astrid caught a glimpse of one under a charred corpse and slid on her leg to grab it, the blade bent because of the dragonfire but she tossed it to Ruarcc who then jammed it into the neck of the dragon, using all his strength to rip down and tear open the throat, spilling its blood all over the ground and Snotlout as the body landed on him.

Tuffnut got up to run and help get the body off him.

"We need to get out of here!" Astrid said as she pulled Snotlout's arm to help him up along with Hiccup. "Now!"

Uriah, Moira, Yrsa, Faelan, Arne, and Tuffnut entered the area and their eyes widened at what they saw, watching that massive dragon wreak havoc on the ice fortress and the battlefield scattered with fire and blood.

[GEM]

"Holy mother of Thor," Yrsa said when she saw it.

[MELODY]

Moira looked around in shock trying to find their friends in all this chaos. "D-Dear god.." she said when she saw how the dragons were going for Drago's men.

[GEM]

"Is that...?" Faelan asked nervously, not knowing what he looked like.

Uriah's blood ran cold when he saw the hooded figure whose cloak was blowing in the wind, the light creating a haunting silhouette behind him...

"Yes..." he then answered slowly, standing at the head of their group.

As Hiccup and his party tried to run from the fight, they turned as Hiccup's eyes locked on Mora.

The masked menage walked slowly as people died around him and his dragons burned them alive, stepping to the throne as he looked down at the relic left there from Loki's Labyrinth. He tilted his head and picked it up carefully, eyeing it close to his face before he then slammed it down on the bone armrest, cracking the delicate copper until it snapped and opened in half, shining a white light into the room as intense as the blue stone on his gauntlet.

Uriah's brows tugged together as he watched him take the small white gemstone that seemingly matched the other and place it in the plate on his armored back piece between his shoulder blades, locking into place as this happened.

[MELODY]

Moira was still looking around wanting to find the others. She then finally spotted them as she turned to Uriah. "I found them! L-.." that's when she saw the expression on his face. She got a concerned look on her face as she looked in the direction he was looking at seeing mora.

[GEM]

"Uriah what do those stones do?!" Arne asked in a panic.

When Tempus Mora's head turned their direction, several dragons looked their way and leapt from their places towards them.

They had their weapons out already but they scattered when they saw this, Uriah noticing the color of all their eyes and knew that's what the blue stone on his gauntlet was for...

[MELODY]

Moira's eyes widened when she finally noticed Mora. When she saw the dragons coming there way she quickly put an arrow on her bow string. "A plan would be helpful right now!" She said as she aimed it for the dragons closest to them.

[GEM]

"Yeah. Don't die!" Tuffnut replied before they all went separate directions.

Uriah did a roll to the left to miss the first one that charged for them, throwing his hatchet forward to stick into the face of the next one, causing it to stumble and fall into the ice crevice.

Arne ducked before he was shot with fire, jamming his sword in the ankle of the dragon before it could snap him up in its teeth, giving Tuffnut enough time to jam his weapon down its throat when it roared.

[MELODY]

Moira shot one straight through it's eye into it's brain as it came for her. It fell down immediately in front of her as it dropped dead. But then one jumped over it as she backed away quickly pulling out her dirk ducking when it fired at her.

[GEM]

"Astrid run!" Hiccup told her when a small three headed dragon flew down to them, snapping at them and missing her just by a hair as it instead grabbed one of Drago's bandits in its teeth, biting his arm clean off and flinging his body to the ice wall, it cracking on impact and splattering blood on the cold surface.

That's when the huge dragon outside let out another sonic blast, forcing everyone to cover their ears as more ice was blown up and massive chunks fell, Snotlout having to leap out of the way to avoid being crushed. Some of them fell on their own dragons, a boulder of ice crushing the wing of the three headed dragon trying to kill the party.

[GEM]

But just when they thought they evaded it, it broke its own wing off and ran at them with a tenacity that no dragon has ever had before, the eyes only vicious and bloodthirsty.

"Hiccup!" Ruffnut screamed but he was tackled by the monster and just when he thought that was the end for him, a throwing blade stuck in the dragon's tongue and caused it to cry out before a figure moved like the wind and sliced open the other two's throats to let the dragon die as it backed up and bled to death, Greenhood sliding down off its neck and onto the ground again. He ran over to Hiccup and took out Inferno, tossing it into the air before handing it to him. "You might want a weapon, Haddock," he remarked.

Astrid sighed with relief as Faelan began to undo their shackles.

Kahu ducked under a dragon that was feasting on one of his men and Whetū didn't hesitate to tear through it with its mouth like a sword through thickets, biting and slinging its body as blood now covered the dragon's face completely, continuing to charge for his target as he trampled the dragon he just tore through.

Thu 2:28 AM

[MELODY]

Kahu got out from under the dragon just in time to not be eaten himself as he quickly picked up a sword from the ground and tried to get back on his feet as quickly as possible. When he finally managed to he started running. But he got himself backed into a wall by Whetū. That's when he turned around holding the sword up towards him with both hands as they were trembling. "..please! Whetū..it's me! G-Get back to your senses!! Don't let this man use you!!" He said desperately and panicking. This wasn't like his dragon would ever behave towards him and it scared him honestly. But he wasn't planning on hurting him even if it caused his dead. Whetū meant a lot to him..and he was now all he had left. He tried to stay on his feet as he was losing blood pretty fast making him even more lightheaded and dizzy then he already was.

Thu 8:56 AM

[GEM]

The dragon didn't even register that he had spoken as it opened its mouth and prepared to bypass his sword by blasting him with the boiling hot water.

But that's when an arrow pierced his left eye and he cried out in a screech, forcing the dragon back in a stumble as it tried to recover.

"Finish him or run you moron!" Yrsa said with her bow held still.

[MELODY]

Kahu's eyes widened when he saw that happen when he turned around seeing Ysra. She could see the relief in his eyes when he saw her. He glanced one last time at Whetū quickly before running away from the dragon. It broke his heart to do so but it was better for the both of them.

[GEM]

"What, you growing soft to the thing that's about to kill you?!" Yrsa said to him when she grabbed his collar.

That's when another blast from the huge dragon overhead made them stumble and they looked up when the ice pillar began to crack and fall.

[MELODY]

It almost made Kahu fall when she pulled on him like that. He was about to shot something back at her about it when the pillar came down. That's when he saw Whetū coming for him again. "Maybe y-you are right!" He said to her as he grabbed her hand and started running again.

Thu 10:30 AM

[GEM]

She took off as well and they ran on the stone and ice floor, nearly slipping as the huge chunks of ice began crashing into the ground, separating them from Whetū in the process, luckily.

But Yrsa slipped and tried to leap out of the way as a boulder of cold rubble smashed into the ground just to her side and broke, the rest nearly squashing Kahu as they ran.

Tempus Mora faced a swordsman who ran his way, ducking from the first blow before he suddenly whipped his khopesh up and sliced open the chest of his attacker, spinning to deliver another blow through his face before kicking the new corpse back and off his blade.

He dodged left when a throwing axe came his way and instead it flew past his chest. He spun his blades and met the assailant head on when the man charged at him, now only holding one axe.

[GEM]

Mora hooked his blade up and twisted around the beard of the axe, forcing the attacker to lower his arm and he promptly chopped it off before whipping his blade around as he then jammed his khopesh into the man's collarbone and bore him to the ground with his strength.

He faced a spearman with a shield who charged and tried to stab his weapon through Mora's chest. But he put up his blades into an X and caught the weapon between them, yanking them apart as the blades broke the spear in half and he jammed his blade into the wooden shield when the man tried to block, pulling his body into the pathway of an arrow that was meant for the masked villain. He kicked the dying spearman to his back, turning to throw one khopesh through the air and watching it flip until it buried into the chest of the archer who shot at him.

He stood as a dragon of his torched another attacker with a horrible blast of fire that charred the body instantly and left Mora untouched as the tall menace continued to fight like a demon.

Hiccup dropped to the floor to miss the Nightmare that swooped down to chomp his head off, his teeth biting the air instead as it flew overhead. He then saw an injured bandit that was in the way of a dragon blowing down fire in a line, headed straight for him.

He got up and charged ahead, grabbing the man as his leg was bleeding and pulled him out of the way just in time, the heat from the fire making his face feel hot but luckily not burning him or singeing his hair.

[GEM]

Snotlout threw his shield at a Nadder charging for Hiccup, knocking the head aside just long enough for Hiccup to get up and use his sword to run and slide on his leg, stabbing down the beast's side before it could kill them and charring it's flesh in the process.

Moira's arrow suddenly stuck into the shoulder of an ice dragon that was about to blast him, interrupting the beast and giving Tuffnut enough time to throw her weapon through its face.

Uriah ran and leapt onto the back of a Zippleback that was about to finish off one of Drago's men, burning his axes into either side of its spine as it roared out in pain and anger. But he grit his teeth and held on, tearing one of his axes from the bloody scaly flesh and using it to slice off the left head at its base.

[GEM]

The bandit under him was shocked but didn't have time to react before Uriah rolled off the dragon and threw his axe ahead to watch it stick into the side of a beast that was blasting fire, interrupting it and giving a bandit the chance to stab through its mouth with his sword.

[MELODY]

It was total chaos as they tried desperately to stay alive and help as many as they could escape. Moira kept switching between her weapons depending on how close they came to her. But she had to be careful on what she used her arrows on as it wasn't limitless.

Thu 1:43 PM

[GEM]

Moira backed up as she kept an eagle eye on the battlefield, letting loose an arrow that went through the wing of a dragon brawling with Ruarcc. She cursed and loaded another with freezing hands, pulling the bowstring back and trying again. This time she got it's side and it growled in pain, giving him the chance to finish it off.

She was then hit by a tail and knocked over but she did a tumble to end up on one knee, taking out her dirk instead as she face down a slender dragon she didn't know the type of. But it roared at her with its green mandibles out before it charged again.

[GEM]

She kept her eyes on the target as she moved away swiftly so it would miss her but she jammed her dagger into its back hip, keeping a hold of it as hard as she could so that it would tear its flesh as it came by. She then ran to grab a shield she had spotted from a severed arm and used it to block the fire breath that came from the beast's mouth. She shut her eyes as the heat enveloped her, singeing pieces of her hair. But when she opened them she noticed an axe in the ground beside her.

Glancing back up at the dragon, she tossed aside the shield as she remembered what Uriah taught her before taking that hatchet and slinging it perfectly through the air. The blade stuck into the mouth of the dragon as it roared and caused a horrible choking sound to occur before it fell and died.

Yrsa and Kahu were stopped when they met a huge Rumblehorn that threatened to trample them to death. Yrsa took out her serrated bone sword instead of her bow and glared at it. "Alright, come on princess, what are you waiting for?" she said to it. "Give it your best shot."

The dragon roared and charged for them both.

Thu 2:00 PM

[MELODY]

Kahu was still holding the sword he picked up before as he held it backwards with the tip to the back. He watched the beast as he tried to concentrate. By his ribs was still bleeding heavily as he hadn't had to time to bind it.

[GEM]

Yrsa leapt into the air at just the right moment, twisting her body around so she could slice down its spine, getting a nasty cut in it as her sword was stuck into is flesh and she landed on her hands and knees behind it. The dragon stumbled by the time it got to Kahu.

[MELODY]

Kahu stepped aside as it fell down. Since it was on its side now he twirled the sword around skilfully and stabbed the beast in the chest. He pushed his sword further while it was still in killing it instantly as he had stabbed its heart.

[GEM]

Yrsa came and harvested her sword from the bloody flesh of the huge beast before continuing to run.

They were able to get out of the throne room and she stopped.

[MELODY]

Kahu looked around as they got out breathing heavily as he felt his heart racing in his chest. "W-We should get the captured dragons and get the Hel out of here." He said to the others seriously.

[GEM]

"What? Are you daft? That bastard just turned all the dragons against us!" she argued.

[MELODY]

"We don't know if he also got control of the ones that are trapped..we don't have much of another option do we?" Kahu said to her sighing frustrated. "..it's worth checking out..we can't stay here!"

[GEM]

"Fine but if you're wrong and I die I swear to the gods I'm gonna haunt you!" she threatened.

[MELODY]

"And here I thought I could get rid of you.." he shot back rolling with his eyes as he held his arm around his waist trying to put pressure on his wounds. "..anyway follow me.." he said as he started walking in the direction of where the dragons were kept.

[GEM]

She followed swiftly behind him, keeping her weapon close.

Faelan threw a blade at one of the dragons that was flying above them, about to blow fire down on them. And when the blade caught the horn and missed, he widened his eyes and dove out of the way, lava spitting all over the ice, creating glowing red bubbles over the surface as the loud sound of sizzling could be heard, those bubbles turning coal black after the dragon passed by.

"Look out!" Ruffnut said and chucked a spear into the side of a Hobblegrunt that faded out of its camouflage when it was hit. But instead of backing down like this dragon normally did, it kept its frenzy and went straight for her, Snotlout intervening when she was weaponless and smacking it in the face with a shield as it tried to bite her, knocking its head aside before he hacked at it with his axe, slinging its dark blood into the air with each strike.

[GEM]

Arne grabbed Faelan's hand to help him up as they backed up with Ruff and Snotlout. "There are too many of them!" Arne said breathlessly.

"Where's Uriah?!" Gregor asked.

One of the bandits held his sword out when he was tackled by a smaller dragon type, the beast gnawing at the blade as it tried to get to him, making its own mouth bleed with no regards for itself, its blood dripping all over the barbarian.

Uriah's hatchet met its flesh as it stuck into the side of the dragon's skull, forcing a cry of pain from its mouth before it stumbled and fell to the ground. That's when the disciple's ankle was grabbed by a Snaptrapper and he was dragged across the ice suddenly, grunting in pain before using his other axe to stab into the ground. The blade dug into the cold ice and caught him in place, turning around as the many mouths of the beast tried to bury their teeth in his flesh, one of them gripping his shoulder plate but unable to get through the leather as he grit his teeth and had his axe blade stuck in the mouth of another head, trying to hack through it with all he had.

[GEM]

But a sword lopped off the head of the one on his shoulder, spilling its purple blood on Uriah's armor before he finally dislodged his axe and ripped through the other one. His ankle was freed with Ruarcc cut that one's neck as well and grabbed his friend to bring him to his feet, ducking behind some icy rubble. "We have to run! We're overwhelmed—"

"We can't just leave them here!" he replied sternly as another bandit was gassed in the face by a green and orange dragon, the man suffocating instantly.

"They're dead anyway! And I won't join them there!" he said as he had a hard grip on his collar. "You think we can save Rune or stop this war if we are all thrown into a watery grave right now?!"

[GEM]

He didn't reply as he didn't know how to. He felt guilty leaving but Ruarcc was right. They had valuable information they needed to spread and fast, "Then you all go and I'll stay! If it means I can save even just one—"

"You think the others would leave you?! Especially the princess?! No and you're putting them all at risk by staying here, now move your arse! Now!" he shoved the man along and Uriah complied with a heavy heart until he saw Moira was in trouble and he ran with speed towards the dragon that was about to blast her with its fire.

But Astrid came out of nowhere with her axe in hand and sliced off the wing of the beast before Hiccup came and stabbed its eye with his sword, Moira then able to finish it with her dagger through its skull.

Uriah got to them and took Moira's shoulders. "Come on!" he said as they began to run.

Yrsa and Kahu arrived in the storage where the dragons they trapped were kept in cells, all of the ones they had in here still behaving normally as they seemed completely unaffected by the blue stone. But they were restless ever since the fight started, some clawing at their cages and hitting the bars as their mouths were all forced shut by metal braces. Others were missing and their shackles broken as some of Drago's men had a similar idea as them. They could even see some of them escaping on a boat in the distance...

"Come on, grab us two and lets get out of here," she told him. "Preferably something fast."

[MELODY]

Kahu did his best to ignore all the signs off his body that he was nearing collapsing and passing out. "..I think I know one..fast dragon.." he stated as he walked over to one of the cages. The one Toothless was in. "A-A Nightfury.."

[GEM]

"Can you control it?" she asked skeptically, seeing the way Toothless was looking at him.

[MELODY]

Kahu clearly hesitated as he sighed deeply. "It doesn't have much of a choice either.." he said as he opened the door of the cage and stepped in.

[GEM]

A deep growl came from the dragon's throat as Toothless didn't move a muscle, his eyes still locked onto Kahu.

"Are you sure about that?" Yrsa glanced at him.

[MELODY]

"Yes..I am sure.." Kahu said while inside he was doubting his decision to do this. He kneeled down in front of the dragon but flinched in pain as he did. He raised the hand he had free showing him he meant no harm. He didn't break eye contact with the dragon as he did. "Look I know that you don't trust me..I wouldn't either if I were you..but there is something much worse going to happen to you if you don't.."

[GEM]

Toothless was skeptical, wanting to kill him and find Hiccup himself, if he was honest.

"...You did notice his missing tailfin right? Will he even fly?" Yrsa asked.

[MELODY]

Kahu looked over his shoulder at her then shooting a glare her way. "..yes..I know that.." he said as he went to stand up again almost falling over. "You asked for the fastest available which is this one! We have no time for this!"

[GEM]

"How is it fast if it can't fly?! Bollocks, are all of you barbarians this dumb?!" she shouted back with equal frustration.

[MELODY]

"It had a prosthetic tail fin woman! It can fly!" Kahu shouted back at her as he sighed irritably. "..why are you women so frustrating?!"

[GEM]

"Oh don't even get me started!" she growled and moved past him. "You all like talking to dragons so much let me try." She looked at Toothless. "If you don't eat us we'll find your stupid rider and all his friends, deal? Just get us out of here," she said to him as if he was a regular old bloke.

[MELODY]

"..you know he doesn't understand you right?" Kahu said to her raising an eyebrow. But he had to lean back against the bars now to stay on his feet.

[GEM]

"You just talked to him five seconds ago you bit fat cockhead," she said incredulously to him.

[MELODY]

He narrowed his eyes at her before sighing again. "..alright, whatever!" He said as he glanced over at Toothless. "See? I am injured..." he said as he lifted his now bloody hand slightly. "Not much of a threat now...but she is right..if you help us...we get your people out.." he said as he started to sound out of breath.

[GEM]

"What's wrong with his tail?" Yrsa asked.

Kahu noticed then that Toothless's spine began to gradually glow blue starting from the tip of his tail to his head and then the metal piece over his mouth began to turn a glowing hot red,

Yrsa widened her eyes and backed up quickly. "Shite!" she cursed when she did.

Thu 11:38 PM

[MELODY]

Kahu's eyes widened as it did as he quickly pulled her with him out of the cage. Out of the line of fire if Toothless broke through the mouthguard.

Fri 12:18 AM

[GEM]

There was a huge surge of electricity and pressure that occurred when Toothless blasted through the restraints of his mouth piece, breaking it into a melted hot hunk of steel that shot in all directions with a bright flash of light that made the two there shut their eyes.

The dragon had a war face on as he shuffled and blew off his restraints around his ankles with a couple of shots. He then walked out of the cage, eyeing the two as if warning them if they made a move, a deep subtle growl in his throat.

Yrsa didn't move as she waited for what he would do.

Toothless then breathed in as his spine glowed again, the inside of his mouth matching, as he turned and shot off the handles to the first dragon cage and then the next and the next, freeing them one by one with precise shots of energy and heat.

The dragons began gathering around him and Toothless gave Kahu and Yrsa one more look, more intelligence than they gave him credit for behind his eyes.

When they saw a dragon about to blow fire on them, Uriah jumped onto its nose with his axe in its flesh, the dragon roaring angrily before Moira let one of her arrows stick through the roof of the dragon's mouth to kill it. He landed and did a roll before he rejoined them.

Hiccup took the lead as he ran with his party behind him, dodging fire and attacking dragons as they tried to make it out of this hell alive. They were past the throne room area and were headed for the ships that brought them in,

Suddenly an Eruptodon burst from the water, breaking through the galleon as it burst into flames from the volcanic scales of this monster. The dragon was huge and looked down at them when they suddenly came to a terrified stop.

[GEM]

But that's when the familiar high pitched sound could be heard getting louder and a white shot of plasma blasted right through the enemy dragon, blowing a hole in it with a shockwave that nearly blew over the party and made the ships sway in the waves.

The Eruptodon fell back lifeless into the water and Toothless landed before them, Yrsa riding a Woolly Howl and Kahu riding a large Skrill.

Fri 5:30 AM

[MELODY]

The group's dragons were with them as well as they flew down to join their riders. Ikatere went over to Uriah as quick as he could. When he saw a dragon coming for them again he shot a scorching water blast melting the dragon's scales off its face as he jumped on top of it in a very cat-like way before stabbing his spikes in it making it cry out in pain. As it slowly died from poison he got off looking at them innocently.

Fri 9:09 AM

[GEM]

Toothless rolled his eyes at the little dragon's personality but secretly was beginning to like it.

Kahu's Skrill fired a nasty bolt of electricity that branched through the air and pierced through the wings of a Stormcutter that was headed for them, forcing it to fall and crash.

Yrsa shot another arrow. "Well are you coming or not?!" she demanded.

The party quickly mounted each of their dragons as fire was flying at them and took off, the last ones to bring up the rear being Kahu and Gregor.

A Deadly Nadder shot it's tail spikes just as they were leaving and Gregor grunted in pain when one of them skimmed his arm and another was shot into his thigh.

Kahu felt a sharp pain in his backside when Gregor did but Ruarcc's dragon blazed a hid fire at the line of one's pursuing them, forcing them to screech and turn back as the huge wave of dragonfire practically made a wall in the air.

Fri 9:32 AM

[MELODY]

As the pain shot through his body Kahu tried to ignore it as best as he could as the adrenaline of the battle still was rushing through his body keeping him awake and kept him from passing out. But the further they got and the more they got out of harms way the worse he started to feel.

Fri 12:34 PM

[GEM]

"Around the glaciers!" Astrid said beside Hiccup as they took the lead and Toothless ducked around formations of ice to try and lose their tail, the others catching up as Cailean lagged behind, being such a large dragon and rather slow.

But he was able to bank alright, nearly hitting the ice with his wings more than once as they heard a shot from a Gronkle smite a glacier Brito their left, missing Ruarcc barely.

Hiccup saw a huge arch and narrowed his eyes, clutching closer to Toothless as the dragon flew at a high speed under it and waited until the rest of his party was through before his Night Fury blasted the side, a shockwave sending water rippling in all directions but the ice began to crack and it tumbled over atop the enemy dragons right behind them, killing at least two and obstructing the view of the others.

As their party scattered around the ice that poked out of the water, they didn't hear anything pursuing them anymore and Ruffnut looked over her shoulder. "I think we lost them!" she said, trying to shout over the wind.

"Hiccup, which way is Berk?!" Snotlout asked him.

Ruarcc looked around at their surroundings. "We'd be best going south!" he said, his navigating skills coming in handy.

Hiccup had no idea where they were but he looked down at his dragon. "Know the way home bud?!" he asked.

[GEM]

Dragons had good survival skills and usually knew how to find their way back to their nests but he was unconscious for so long that it hindered his ability. Hiccup looked at his compass and decided to follow Ruarcc's advice, banking Toothless to the left thirty degrees to go south. They wanted to get out of this frigid cold anyway. Their cheeks and noses were red already and extremities almost numb.

The Berkians were used to colder weather than Moira and Uriah's crew, but Yrsa and Kahu were used to even colder weather than that.

This being said, Kahu wasn't taking it well this time.

Fri 12:57 PM

[MELODY]

As his vision became blurrier by the second Kahu tried his best to stay awake while barely hanging on the skrill. His breathing had started to become very irregular making him even more dizzy and lightheaded. He almost slipped off but managed to stay on as he pulled himself up again groaning in pain.

[GEM]

Hiccup was worried about his party, hoping no injuries were too bad and everyone was accounted for. It was a miracle they even made it out of there, if he was honest. He didn't expect to after Tempus Mora showed up, due to him not often leaving survivors unless they were for some kind of purpose.

He knew everyone needed to rest including the dragons but he had to make sure they gained enough distance first... and found somewhere that wasn't so horribly cold.

When he looked down, he placed his hand on the neck of Toothless near the slash wound he had from the whips they were using on the him...

He felt horrible for everything that happened. And now because of them Tempus Mora has what he wanted. His dad was right.

They never should have left.