The Dragon Conqueror and The Eternal Blue Valkyrie of Death (A Httyd Fanfiction)

Chapter 15: Married

A/N: Alright, obviously Hiccup and Astrid are going to get married in this chapter, I just wanted to get a chapter in before I get very busy this week with school. Hope you guys are staying safe out there, be sure to stay distant from other people and wash your hands every now and than. Anyway, enjoy the chapter.

(Normal pov)

A week had passed since arriving at Eden's Embrace and Hiccup had proven his worth by aiding the royal blacksmith by forging weapons and armor forged out of Gronckle Iron, which the Guardians used as well to ensure they wouldn't be weighed down by their armor and weaponry. Astrid and Thyra aided in training the teenagers their age in weaponry as well as dragon training, however, some of these teenagers mocked the two Viking girls and questioned their instructor why they would allow foreigners to teach them. Astrid and Thyra made an example of those who believed they were unfit to teach them by besting them in combat, the two Viking girls informed those they bested in combat that they know what's out there and that they're trying to help them prepare for the Swarm invasion. Astrid also took the time to search for a dragon to bond with, Queen Gia and her Honor Guards paired her with a Night Fury called Sapphire due to her deep blue eyes and glittering blue scales that blend perfectly with her black ones. Sapphire was smaller and curvier than Toothless, she didn't possess the spikes down her back and the middle of her face like Toothless did, but rather she had small yet long dorsal fin that reached her lower neck.

Sapphire, like many of the dragons of Eden's Embrace, fled from Dragon Hunters and Trappers and so the female Night Fury was cautious towards Astrid out of instinct, which Astrid understood completely. Remembering everything Hiccup did to train Toothless back on Berk, Astrid rid herself of all weaponry and offered the beautiful female Night Fury with gifts of fish and affection and soon enough Sapphire longed for Astrid's company on a daily basis, so the blond girl decided to seal the deal and formed a bond with Sapphire. Once forging this bond, Astrid and Sapphire took practice flights around the city as well as beyond Eden's Embrace just to get the feel of each other and practicing trust exercises. Seeing her fellow Viking in the sky, Thyra reached out to Astrid and asked if she could help her train her own dragon which Astrid happily obliged, Thyra formed a bond with a Skrill she named Bolt.

Also during this time, Eden's Embrace has been having difficulty in trying to befriend a massive alpha class dragon the Guardians call Ghost because not only is this dragon practically invisible, but it seems like a beast that comes from the supernatural world. It's said Ghost is the last of his species, and that they were killed off by Dragon Hunters and Ghost managed to flee extinction when he was but a hatchling and has grown up despising humans for murdering his kind. However there was something about Eden's Embrace that Ghost felt... drawn to, perhaps it was the feeling of safety or witnessing humans and dragons coexist together.

Whatever the reason, Hiccup and Toothless offered to train Ghost so that this alpha could be of service to the Guardians and Eden's Embrace, the idea was almost shot down entirely because of Ghost's rather violent nature towards humans and because the best Guardians of Eden's Embrace couldn't train this giant. That didn't stop Hiccup, he and Toothless would spend time up in the clouds and would try and locate Ghost, which eventually they did and the duo were shocked at the mere size of this giant dragon. It had the wings of an eagle only much bigger, its body was bulky and covered in thick scales, its forepaws and hindlegs were that of an average lizard, but Ghost possed eagle-like talons that could sink into flesh with ease, it had long spikes sticking out of its back and its head resembled that of a serpent. Ghost had piercing blue eyes and his white scaled body made him perfect for blending in the clouds and attack from above, he was able to breathe blue fire which could vaporize you in mere seconds, even though Toothless's scales were fireproof and Hiccup wore armor out of his Night Fury's scales when Ghost hit them with a wave of fire? It nearly destroyed both boy and Night Fury alike, Ghost's fire was that hot.