(Normal pov)

Frankish soldiers patrolled the walls of Paris, it was a beautiful Sunday morning and the citizens of the Frankish capital were attending church and celebrating one of their saint days. Whilst the soldiers patrolled the city itself and its walls, they would not be prepared for the attack that would strike them like lightning. A lone Frankish solider looked out towards the horizon and could see specks out on the river channel, so taking out a telescope, the Frankish solider nearly soiled himself at the sight of millions of Danish ships coming straight for Paris at ramming speed.

That soldier cried out in the Frankish tongue; alerting his fellow comrades that a massive army of heathens were on the horizon, the soldiers prepared themselves for their attackers and wasted no time in sounding the alarm to warn the citizens of Paris of the great heathen army that were preparing to attack them. Whilst the Frankish soldiers prepared themselves for the seaborne attack, they could hear loud banging coming from the Danish ships and the Franks could hear their enemies roaring out.

"Odin! Giver os styrke til at kæmpe!! Flyd os med Aesirs vrede!! Og må vi erobre Paris til de svarte danskere!!"

A series of battle grunts and the clanging of shields were heard, which sounded more like thunder claps to the Franks ears, the defenders of Paris mumbled prayers to God to give them the strength and the courage to hold off the Danish armies.

Suddenly, a series of ghastly roars filled the air and the when the Franks looked up? They paled at the sight. A dragon with five serpent like heads and its body was the size of a mountain, descended from the clouds, as well as millions of other dragons, with two sleek black dragons leading the pack. A crimson plasma bolt was fired and made contact with the wall, sending any Frankish soldiers in the area to be hurled off and fall to their deaths while burning to an unrecognizable crisp.

The Hydra let out a mighty roar and laid eyes on the Franks aiming catapults and ballistas at himself and his swarms, deciding to kill them first, the Hydra unleashed hell like flames down upon the Franks manning their machines of war, causing both Paris's defenders and its war machines to burn and be reduced to ash.

Quickly forming into groups, the Franks loaded bolts into their crossbows and took aim above them and fired, but the dragons were out of range. Soon enough, another crimson plasma bolt came down from the heavens and sent the group of Franks flying in every direction while they burned alive, one of the Franks looked up at the large sleek black dragon and was shocked to see... a boy riding the dragon, the boy looked behind him and cried out in the Danish tongue.

"Dræb dem! Dræb dem alle!!!"

Soon enough, Danish dragon riders urged their bonded dragons to descend down to the scattered and panicking Franks to finish them off. The Danish dragon riders had one archer behind them to give support, if the dragon failed to kill a Frankish soldier? The archer behind the rider would finish the enemy off.

King Hiccup rode Blaze with a purpose, the Night Fury's scales glowed a blood red crimson was he fired his plasma bolts and he let out terrifying roars to further intimidate the Frankish soldiers before delivering kill blows. The young king could see Frankish soldiers who were stationed at the main gate were abandoning their post to aid their fellow comrades at the wall, the sight brought a wicked smirk to Hiccup's face, he could already see Queen Amma and King Haesten's armies already charging the main gate while being silent as a grave.

Returning his gaze back to the wall, Hiccup could see King Frodo and Queen Aslaug command the Danish fleet towards the wall, when they were close enough? They unleashed wave after wave of flaming catapults down on the unfinished portion of the wall. Hiccup could see the Franks manning more catapults and aiming them at the Danish fleet, so the young king patted Blaze's neck and pointed toward the enemy catapults. "Lets take out those catapults Blaze, so our fleet can continue the bombardment undisturbed."

::By your command my friend::

Blaze then charged the Franks catapults and fired a superheated plasma bolt, the bolt ripped through the nearest catapult like it was nothing; sharp pieces of splinters flew in all directions and impaled the Franks manning them. When Hiccup and Blaze were in range, the Franks took out their crossbows and fired bolts at the duo, the young young quickly took out his Gronckle Iron shield and blocked the incoming arrow fire. He then activated his own crossbow mode inside his shield and took out an arrow and fired, the arrow struck the nearest Frank straight through the throat, killing him within seconds.

::So, Amma and Haesten's forces are to charge straight into the city and cut off reinforcements to support the Franks here?::

Blaze asked, Hiccup patted his bonded dragons neck gently and answered. "Correct. The Franks will believe that we're only trying to attack them here and will have no clue that the rest of our forces will be breaking the gates down until it is far too late." Returning his focus to the battle field, Hiccup had confidence that Queen Amma and King Haesten's forces would cut of Frankish reinforcements.

(Paris's main gate)

Finally reaching the main gate, Queen Amma and King Haesten, alongside their heirs— Princess Gunhild and Prince Cnut ordered their warriors to bring out the battering ram. The warriors under Amma and Haesten's command wheeled in the battering ram, soon the strongest warriors took hold of the ram's handles and began to pound the gate open, at this time, the Danes also brought a cage with them, so that their heads and bodies themselves would be protected from incoming arrow fire from above.

"Can you hear the sound of battle father?" Cnut asked excitedly, he then continued and shivered with ecstasy. "Ohhh, I cannot wait to slake my bloodlust!!" Haesten let out a chuckle and patted his sons back and replied. "You and I both my son. We shall battle soon enough." The battering ram was doing its job beautifully, the figurehead of the ram was a Night Fury and made out of Gronckle Iron, and when the ram once more made contact with the gate? The gate cracked and began to groan, causing the Danish rulers, heirs and their armies to draw their shields and weapons.

When the figurehead of the ram came down on the gate for the tenth time? The gate was smashed open the the Danes let out a battle cry and charged into Paris. The few soldiers that remained within the halls of the bride, were completely overrun and slaughtered, and soon enough? The Danes waltzed right into Paris with little to no fight at all. But that all changed very quickly when arrows whistled through the air and struck many of the Danes down, Amma turned to the armies behind her and roared out. "SHIELD WALL!!!" Soon, both Dane armies formed a shield wall and began moving slowly while letting battle grunts.

Peaking through the shields protecting them, the Danes could see Franks on top of the rooftops and shooting down on them from above, exactly as Hiccup said they would. King Haesten barked out orders for their archers to return fire, so, the archers within the shield wall had their comrades open the wall so they could return fire to the Franks. While this was happening, several squads of Franks passed through the streets but stopped as they saw the Danes shield wall.

The Franks then charged towers their enemies with every intention to drive the heathens out of their beloved capital city. But the Danes too had every intention to not be driven out without a fight, so when the Franks were close enough, the archers with the shield wall barked out commands to open the wall, when the wall was opened? Volley after volley of arrows struck down the Franks charging the shield wall, but the Danes soon broke the shield wall to engage their enemy face to face.

Gunhild led a group of shield maidens to engage a squad of Franks and push through them and enter the city streets. The Danish princess ran up the Franks own shield wall and began striking them in the backs and cutting them down, giving the other shield maidens under the princess's command an opening to break the Franks line of defense and pour right into the city streets and began raiding homes for plunder and other goods.

King Haesten and Cnut smashed through the last squad of Franks trying to keep their forces out, and with them out of the way? The Danes ran along the city and began raiding every building in sight, though they were still being mindful of enemy archers that could be perched on the rooftops and more Frankish soldiers that could be moving towards the wall.

Whilst the Danes dragged out the defenseless Franks out of their homes and businesses, they began slaughtering them all with no compassion or mercy. Queen Amma watched with pride as her daughter led a valiant group of shield maidens within the city, but Amma herself turned to her own group of shield maidens and cried out in the Danish tongue.

"Din berømmelse er inden for din forståelse! Tag det! Det er din!!"

The shield maidens under Amma's command let out ferocious battle cries and followed their queen into battle and within the heart of Paris to secure their fame and reputation as the first Vikings to enter Paris itself.

(Within Paris's cathedral)

Emperor Charles and his beautiful daughter Princess Gisela were gathered with their personal bodyguards, the bishop of Paris's church and the citizens attending the Sunday service. All was well that was until the alarm was sounded and cries of a great heathen army attacking Paris filled the air and brought fear into the hearts of the citizens of the Frankish capital.

Suddenly, the doors of the cathedral burst open, to reveal dozens of Frankish soldiers and a Frankish commander by the name of Ronald, the man wore a crimson gambeson, a steel helm with a nose guard, black leather boots, black leggings and a crimson and gold cape. Taking off the steel helm off his head, the commander bowed down to the rulers of Paris and spoke. "My emperor and princess, the heathens are great in numbers! They have already breached the gates and are within the city itself, they are close to breaching the weakness in our wall and they have dragons under their command!"

The citizens of Paris whimpered and cried in fear at this news, they then looked to where the figure of Christ Himself was nailed to the cross and they began to pray that God would strike the heathens down and let the crows feast off their flesh. Emperor Charles turned to his daughter and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Do whatever it takes to show our people that God is with us my daughter." Princess Gisela bowed her head at her fathers command and ordered her bodyguards to follow her to the palace, meanwhile Emperor Charles himself would remain with his people and encourage them to pray and not to lose faith in Paris's defenders and in God.

"Have faith my people! God is with us and He will not forsake us!" Charles proclaimed, he then bowed down before the altar and gestured for the bishop to pray for them all, acknowledging the emperors orders, the bishop began praying in Latin while the siege of Paris raged on outside.

(King Frodo's pov)

"FIRE!!!"

Round after round of flaming catapults continued to rain down on the weakened section of the Franks wall, and after some time, that section of the wall crumbled down; sending debris, rocks and Frankish soldiers to tumble down. My armies as well as Queen Aslaug's armies all roared at the sight of the weakened section of the wall come crashing down, Aslaug then turned to her warriors and barked out orders to charge the breach at ramming speed.

As we neared the breach, incoming arrow fire came down on us and I turned to my warriors and barked out. "Shield wall!!" Quickly raising our shields, we deflected the enemy fire and made sure to cover those rowing the ship, Queen Aslaug ordered archers to return fire on the Franks shooting at us, but we saw the dragons under the Hydra's command all firing down on the Franks, sending off the walls while burning to a crisp.

"Brace for impact!!" I roared out as our ship neared the breach, within seconds our beached the debris from the wall and I then draw out my sword and tomahawk and urge my warriors to follow me as we charge the breach to the last man. Frankish soldiers that were already on the ground laid eyes on us and let out battle cries and charged, I let out an animalistic like war cry and when the nearest Frank came my way? I lifted him up like he weighed nothing and threw him behind me, another Frank rushed me with his sword raised, I blocked his strike and side stepped him attempting to stab me, I then cut him down with my sword and summersaulted away from another Franks sword swing.

Once back on my feet, I locked blades with the Frank and then drove my tomahawk into the Franks neck and slashed open, causing blood to spray out of his neck and to cake my face. I closed my eyes and let out a laugh and stuck my tongue, letting the Franks blood land on my tongue. Turning back around, I saw three Franks who looked fearful of me, I laughed at their fear and charged them, causing them to flee, but I then threw my tomahawk and it embedded itself into one of the Franks backs, causing that man to fall and allowing me to finish him off with my sword.

I then took that Franks head off and with my sword before raising that Franks head high in the air and letting out a ferocious battle cry and barked out to my warriors. "Our fame and reputation will increase tenfold!! Charge my brothers and sisters!! CHARGE!!" The warriors under my command rallied to me and I could see Queen Aslaug and her warriors rally with me and my own warriors, we then let out battle cries that could've shaken Midgard itself and charged into the heart of Paris.

(Princess Gisela's pov)

"Here my princess is the Oriflamme. It is the sacred banner of Saint-Denis." A monk said while present the crimson banner the sun in the center of it while its sun rays shone on the banner. "The cloth itself was bathed in the saints blood." The monk added, I gasped at this information and looked down at the banner. "Martyr's blood." I said, the monk nodded in confirmation. "Yes princess."

Turning to the monk, I exhale out. "It will be for all of Paris." Slowly extending my hands out, I graze the cloth with my fingers and could feel hope surging through me, turning to the monk I inform him. "I must take this banner to the cathedral and ask for the bishop to anoint it and allow the sacred banner of Frankia to encourage our people and our soldiers." The monk bowed his head and allowed me to take the banner to the cathedral, I fold the banner and clutch it to my breast and gesture to my bodyguards to follow me back to the cathedral.

I just pray that we are not to late to stop the heathen outbreak.

(Queen Amma's pov)

The siege was going exactly as planned, Haesten and Cnut's forces were watching our flanks, allowing me and my warriors to raid and plunder the Franks homes and buildings with little to no disturbance at all. The citizens that were within their homes were slaughtered on sight though I gave orders to capture as many as we could, we would need slaves after all and we wouldn't have any if we killed every citizen of Paris.

"My queen, why are we not going toward the castle there?" One of my best shield maidens asked while pointing towards the castle with her sword, turning to the castle, it was easily the largest structure of the city, I turn to my fellow warrior and answer her. "In time. For now, we focus on taking everything within the city and once we regroup with all of our forces? We attack the castle." My shield maiden bowed her head and returned to her group.

Turning to my warriors, I could see them exiting the Franks homes with weapons, clothing, treasures; anything of value and began loading them up on the wagons we brought, and at the same time, the warriors under my command take captive the Frankish citizens and tied their hands together and marched them down the streets with the rest of my army.

Upon entering a large plaza which Hiccup informed me and the rest of the Danish kings and queens during his time with Trader Rollo, I ordered my warriors to halt. Coming to a stop, the only sounds heard were the bells being rung by the Franks, the roars of dragons and the battle cries of both Franks and our fellow Danes deeper within the city. Looking above us, I had a feeling in my gut that this could be a trap, the Roman square was large enough to bottleneck my army for the Franks to pick us off with arrows.

Sighing heavily, I turn back to my warriors and order them to form a shield wall, once that was done, we marched towards the square and keeping a sharp eye for any signs of the Franks. Suddenly, harpoons whistled through the air and pierced right through our shields and struck many of us down. I groaned out in agony as I looked down to see a harpoon embedded deep inside my abdomen, feeling blood starting to pool my mouth, I wheezed out to my warriors in the Danish tongue. "H-Hævne mig! Få dem til at lide!!" I was losing consciousness fast and I groaned in agony as I tried moving, but that just made the pain ten times worse.

Accepting my fate, I pull out my necklace that was tucked under my leather armor which held Thor's hammer, I kissed the piece of gold and wheezed out. "See you... in Valhalla... husband." My words bring a smile to my face, because now I would be reunited with my long dead husband and we would both watch our daughter become legendary and would patiently await our daughter to join us.

I then breath our my last and my vision goes black.

(Hiccup's pov)

With the Hydra and the millions of dragons wiping out what was left of the Franks war machines and armies, I turn my attention to the church, it was massive and no doubt many people would be within, cowering in fear. So I urge Blaze to fire a plasma bolt at the roof of the cathedral, he nods in acknowledgment and fires, when the roof was blown open? We charged in and landed inside the church.

Screams of horror and terror filled my ears as I looked around to see women whimpering in fear and clutching their children close, the men were stunned and equally as terrified of the sight of me and Blaze and the elderly trembled and I then laid eyes on a man dressed in elegant clothing, Trader Rollo informed me that he is Emperor Charles, ruler of Paris.

I dismounted Blaze and took out my shield and drew my sword before advancing towards Charles, the emperors bodyguards rushed me with every intention of defending their emperor to the death. Sidestepping a stab from one of the Frankish bodyguards, I chopped off that mans hands off and proceeded to slash his throat wide open, causing blood to spray out of his neck and causing the people to cry out in fear.

Summersaulting backwards from an incoming sword slash, I was then cornered into a pillar and two bodyguards seized the opportunity to run me through with their swords, but I evaded both strikes and with one slash of my sword, I slit both guards stomachs opened and watched as their intestines spilled out and blood pouring out of their wounds and wetting the ground. Three more bodyguards tried apprehending Blaze, but my bonded dragon disposed of them quite easily, he fired a plasma blast at their feet, sending them flying away while burning to a crisp and he then proceeded to close his jaws around one of the wounded bodyguards heads and ripped it clean off his shoulders before releasing the head with a sharp turn of his head.

Bashing my shield into one of the bodyguards faces, I watched that man tumble down and tried stabbing me as a last resort to defend himself, but I knocked the sword out of his grasp with my own and then proceeded to drive my sword straight into that bodyguards mouth. Looking back up towards Emperor Charles, the mans face paled in horror and the sight made me chuckle wickedly, I then sprinted towards the emperor but two more bodyguards rushed me, I pulled out a bolt that was strapped to my thigh, took out my shield and activated the crossbow mode and fired at the nearest bodyguard, the bolt struck the bodyguard in the face and I then bulldozed right into the second bodyguard before driving my sword into his heart.

Letting out a war cry, as I dislodged my sword out of the bodyguards heart, the Franks blood spatter landed on my face and I gave the emperor of Paris a murderous grin which caused the man to nearly soil himself. I then grasped the man by his throat and turned to Blaze. "Inform the Hydra and swarms that I have Emperor Charles as my prisoner and that let the Danes know!" Blaze nodded at me and let out a mighty roar into the heavens.

::Brothers! Sisters! Great Hydra!! Hiccup Haddock has the Frankish emperor captive!! Inform your bonded riders of the news and converge to where I am!::

Blaze then took the sky and hovered above the rooftop, turning my attention back to Emperor Charles, I was about to speak when the doors of the church opened to reveal the emperors daughter— Princess Gisela and her own bodyguards. Sighing in annoyance as the princess's bodyguards let out war cries and charged me, I then held the emperor by sword point which halted the bodyguards dead in their tracks.

Princess Gisela was on the verge of tears as she dropped what looked like a crimson banner and rushed to me and her father, falling to there knees, the princess spoke the Frankish tongue while staring deeply into my eyes, no doubt pleading for her fathers life. This situation made me remember of the times I suffered by the Hairy Hooligans on Berk, though I wasn't held captive, I remember begging for the beatings, the insults and... the raping to stop, but I could remember my words fell upon deaf ears back them.

"S'il vous plaît! Ne fais pas de mal à mon père! Je t'en supplie!"

Princess Gisela cried out to me, I could see her tears streaming down her cheeks as I pressed my sword against her fathers neck harder, the man whimpered in fear and I could see blood trickling down the emperors neck. This was something I never imagined me doing before. The prospect of killing someone. If I killed Emperor Charles? Then I would lose another part of my soul and further taint my innocence.

But people change, for better or worse.

And I am far worse.

Instead of killing Emperor Charles, I push the old man aside and I strike his daughter down, causing horrified screams to fill the air, I watched as Gisela's body hit the ground and I watched as her blood pooled around her corpse, I could see the princess's bodyguards about to rush me, but once more the church doors burst open to reveal Gunhild and her own group of shield maidens, the group of fierce Danish women made quick work of the bodyguards and held the people down while Gunhild approached me, she gave me a quick peck on the lips and saw the trembling Emperor Charles at my mercy.

"What of his daughter? Princess Gisela?" Gunhild asked me, I pointed to the deceased Frankish princess with my sword, Gunhild gazed at the corpse and then gazed at my blood soaked sword, looking into my eyes, she cocked her head at me. "You killed her?" She asked, I hummed in confirmation before looking back down on Charles who was moaning in sorrow after witnessing his daughter being cut down by my hand. "His daughter was his everything. Without her? He has nothing left but his crown." I say before grasping Charles by the front of his elegant robes and seethed out.

"Lets take a walk old man."

(Thirty minutes later)

Once outside, I could see what was left of the Frankish soldiers making a final stand outside the church while at the same time, King Frodo and Queen Aslaug's armies were quickly overwhelming them. The Frankish soldiers turned around and gasped in horror at the sight of me holding their ruler hostage, they soon dropped their weapons and hung their heads in defeat. I nodded at Frodo and Aslaug, they returned my nod and ordered their warriors to cut the remaining Frankish soldiers down, the sight made me laugh and I patted Charles back while the man whimpered in fear and sorrow.

"Friends! We have done the impossible!! Paris, is ours!!!" I roar out, causing every Dane present to raise their weapons high in the air and let out cries of victory and celebration at such a feat. The dragons too let out triumphant roars and they soon descended down on the nearby rooftops and awaited orders from me.

Blaze and the other Night Fury's landed and approached me, I released Charles and threw him into the nearest Danes, they soon grabbed hold of him and held him down as I gave each Fury affectionate scratches and hugs. I then looked up to see the Hydra hovered above us and its heads gave me smiles, I smiled back at the Hydra and raise my eyebrows at him. "I thank you for your assistance great alpha! Your combined swarms have helped us achieve a great victory here." The Hydra bowed his heads and then his mighty voice entered my mind.

::OF COURSE. YOU HAVE SHOWN YOU CARE FOR THE NIGHT FURY'S AND IT SHOWS THAT YOU CARE FOR ALL DRAGONS. THUS, WE SHALL AID YOU IN WHATEVER CONQUESTS YOU WISH TO CARRY OUT::

I bow my head in thanks to the Hydra and raise my sword high in the air and the Danes around me all let out thunderous roars, but those roars were soon silenced as Queen Amma's personal shield maidens were screaming in urgency for Gunhild.

"Princess Gunhild? Princess, where are you?"

Gunhild made herself known and approached her mothers shield maidens. "What is it?" She asked the warrior women, the head shield maiden spoke up. "Its your mother princess. She fell in battle." The news caused Gunhild to gasp in shock and her eyes began to water, I rushed to her side and held her close as she began to weep in my chest.

Azure cooed in condolences to Gunhild, she turned to the female Night Fury and held her palm out for the female Fury to smell. Azure took three sniffs before pressing her palm into Gunhild's palm, the female Fury then nuzzled into her now bonded humans legs and Gunhild caressed her dragons head gently.

"Your mother is now feasting in Valhalla with the Allfather Himself and your father Gunhild. Take comfort in that." King Frodo said, Queen Aslaug too spoke encouraging words. "And when the time comes? You will be reunited with both your mother and father. But while you are yet of Midgard? Fight for both your parents and ensure their names are never forgotten."

Gunhild turned to both Frodo and Aslaug and nodded to them in thanks for their words before looking up into my eyes. "I can't believe she's gone." She whimpered out, I shushed her cries and held close. "Its part of our way Gunhild. I know that she died knowing that you're safe and that she loves you with all her heart, even in death." I then kissed her hair and murmured out so that only she could hear. "You have me." She hummed in that knowledge and nuzzled deeper into my chest and murmured out as well. "I won't lose you too."

Turning to Frodo and Aslaug, I nod at them to move along, they nod in understanding and order their warriors to seize all the Frankish citizens within the church to become slaves and take all the treasure within and move on until the whole city is under our control. Also, turning to the Hydra, I ask with the greatest respect that he and the other dragons ensure that there are no more Frankish soldiers left standing and that they finish off any stranglers.

I gaze at Paris, which was once full of life, happiness and civilization has now turned into a mass graveyard; corpses littered the streets, blood soaked Midgard and the stench of fire, smoke, blood and gore filled my nostrils. I close my eyes and commit these stenches to memory, because when I return to Berk? There will be nothing left but fire, corpses and memories.

But until then? I relished in the victory was won and would ensure that Gunhild was comforted at the lose of her mother. A cruel price to pay in war; losing those we hold close to heart. As king, I swore to myself that I would do everything in my power to ensure that every Dane and dragon under my command comes out victorious and still have their lives at the end of battle.

And that was a promise I intended to keep as we continue our campaign against Frankia.

A/N: Believe me, this took every ounce of strength to write guys. This week has been... murderous for me. My allergies continue to batter me down, I haven't slept well at all these past few days and right now? I just want to pass out. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, be sure to leave feedback and as always, I'll catch y'all in the next chapter.