#for noctus fury

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With Royal Ceremony, We Welcome You

I finished my gift for @noctusfury (or @herbyuki)! It is a "long" oneshot by me, and it is HakiZana! I know you've been working hard to give us a HakiZana Week coming up, and I read your and Els' cowritten first chapter of a fic, and I was surprised to see that you made yourselves into Haki and Izana's children! So, I thought, you would enjoy a fic, with them as parents too! :) Also, you get a bonus side of ZenYuki, which I thought you would also enjoy!

[the-stranger-of-the-hidden-world]

An Overview of the Fury Species

Class: Reptilia Order: Draconia Suborder: Dracoformia Family: Draconidae ('true' dragons) Subfamily: Draconinae (four-legged with two wings) Genus: Furiadraco (furious dragons; 'furies')

Genus furiadraco - or 'furies' as they are colloquially known, are characterized by oval-shaped flat heads, front-facing large eyes set just at the ends of their snouts, rounded thick legs, distinct wing and tail silhouette and shapes, strong jaw strength, born without teeth, high flying speeds, and extreme intelligence. Most of them are classified under the 'Strike' class of dragons, though not exclusively, and not all Strike Class dragons are furies. These dragons are ambush pursuit predators characterized by their abilities to soar and glide. These dragons are also generally solitary in varying degrees, though also social in varying degrees.

Woolly Howl

Species: Furiadraco lanatus (woolly fury) Class: Strike Weight: 1836lbs (832.8kg) Height: 5'10" (1.78m) Length: 31' (9.45m) Wingspan: 68'4" (20.83m) Active Day Period: Crepuscular Habitat Range: Arctic tundras and alpine cliffs Mating Behaviour: Polygyny

Description: The Woolly Howl is a large dragon characterized most distinctly by the sharp and rough scales that run down from their heads to the bases of their tails and on their chins almost like a beard, named as such because these scales can be mistaken for fur. However, underneath these spiny scales is a layer of shaggy feathers that cover their sides, tails, and legs to help keep this dragon warm in the cold mountain environments it calls home. Unlike other species, they have a belly with segmented scale plating. They come equipped with a set of tail flukes at the tips that help them maneuver around their rocky environments against the strong alpine currents of wind. They most commonly come in shades of pale beige, brown, off-white, stark white, and even blue on their undersides and darker brown, grey, black, red, and blue on their backsides and spiny thick scales. Though, they can also come in much rarer and brighter colours such as red, green, and orange, some even reversing the contrast of colours and others dark all over. Curiously, their eyes and their skin share the same bright rich shade of violet in slightly differing hues, with very rare instances of blue or red eyes. This seems to indicate some degree of leucism or albinism inherent to the species, even if it not phenotypically present, as their eyes can also come in green, yellow, and amber. Their pale wings have dotted flecks at the edges of a darker colour. They are the most unique species of the genus, their eyes smaller and possessing an underbite with their curved needle-sharp canines sticking out from their maws unlike the more uniform conal teeth of their other fellow fury species and are unable to retract their teeth despite being born without them like the others. Curiously, older dragons commonly become darker in colouration as they age and lose more of the contrast of the two main colours on their bodies, creating a rather stark contrast between the older adults and the younger ones. Older dragons also grow far more spines along more of their bodies and have longer scales, including their shins, forearms, the backsides of their wings. Older dragons also grow two sets of thin antlers without prongs - a shorter pair pointing up and back and then a longer pair growing out and up behind them - from the backs of their heads, making them the only dragon species with proper antlers rather than horns. Curiously, males shed their antlers annually while females keep them year round.

Ecology: Woolly Howls are crepuscular dragons, active during dawn and dusk when it is easiest for them to blend into their natural environment to hunt. They are solitary and rather territorial, frequently patrolling their territories to enforce them and defend them from intruders. They are not migratory dragons, however, they do have dens for the winter and the summer, the winter dens up high in the mountains closer to the summits and the summer dens closer to the base, usually by the coasts where its easiest to fish. They may switch to a diurnal hunting schedule during the winter to make the most of the daylight they are allowed. They are one of two fury species that can survive in an arctic environment.

Social Organization: As solitary dragons, they have little social organization. They're not highly aggressive as much as they are more or less indifferent or quicker to avoid than escalate conflicts, but they can be territorial if they perceive threats from other dragons - especially closer to nesting season or during the winter. They are a polygynous species, which means that the males will leave to mate with multiple females while the females will only mate with one male and then have their eggs. However, sometimes females will tolerate having neighbouring dens during the winter.

Communication: Woolly Howls are not a particularly vocal dragon, but they can perform sounds such as roaring, hissing, rumbling, growling, and purring. Instead, Woolly Howls communicate through their body language, using their stances, their wings, tails, and the scales on their bodies to do this. Notable examples are rattling their scales as a threat display, laying them flat to show a relaxed and comfortable demeanour, sticking them out to show that they're alert, or raising them up to show that they're irritated or angry. A contended or happy howl will allow their scales to ripple, like wind blowing through tall grass in waves.

Diet and Hunting: Woolly Howls are ambush predators, reliant on camouflage to hunt their choices of game. They will blend in easily against the rocky alpine cliffs that they live in to ambush small mammals and wild boars and mountain goats when they hunt on the ground, or they will fish during the summer closer to the shore. When hunting from the air, they have a rather unique breath weapon that allows them to essentially force prey to take shelter, making them easier targets to stalk on the ground. Their breath weapon is a burst of ice that explodes and, while in the air, will cause a brief hailstorm from above. The howls will then alight down to land on the ground and sense where its prey is, using its scales to pick up on subtle vibrations caused by sound and their strong sense of smell.

Reproduction and Life Cycle: Woolly Howls reach maturity at one year of age, making them one of the fastest aging species in this genus and the quickest to be able to produce offspring. Their clutches typically consist of 2 - 6 hatchlings and can have offspring yearly. They will bury their eggs underneath the tundra and permafrost, keeping them protected until they hatch in a matter of months during the spring, born shortly before the mother takes them down to the summer den to teach them to fish. Maturity is marked when they reach the winter and are able to make a catch on their own, and then they leave the nest. When they're born, their thick spiny scales are soft and pliant, almost making them like feathers to the touch until they dry off and harden in the cold air, forming a natural armour as their feathers then continue to dry. Their feathers have an incredibly soft velvety texture until they reach maturity, obtaining their more shaggy texture at adulthood. The average lifespan of a Woolly Howl is anywhere from 50 - 70 years.

Habitat and Distribution: Being one of two fury species capable of surviving in arctic climates, they don't have too much competition from other fury species. They don't even have much competition with other arctic species, as they live on the summits of mountains during the winter. It's threats from the coast during the summer that are the biggest threat to them, or being injured during a hunt while trying to take down larger game.

Sand Wraith

Species: Furiadraco arenosum (sandy fury) Class: Tidal Weight: 1687lbs (765.2kg) Height: 5'6" (1.68m) Length: 27'1" (8.26m) Wingspan: 59'9" (18.21m) Active Day Period: Crepuscular Habitat Range: Coasts and shallow waters Mating Behaviour: Serial Monogamy

Description: Large rich orange-brown dragons with dark speckling and sharp spines all over their bodies, giving them a rather thorny appearance. They have dark tipped spins along their wings, down their spines, and along their foreheads and out the backs of their heads in a crown-like crest. They have dark masks across their eyes that help reduce glare from the sun when they're awake during the day that help them see better when they hunt. They possess the same rudder fins at the base of their tail common with other fury species, however they do not have pronounced tail flukes like many other members do, instead possessing two sets of much smaller triangular tail fins closer to the tip, the smallest pair almost at the tip of the tail. Their eyes can come in green, yellow, and amber. Older Sand Wraiths have more spines along their bodies, particularly along their brow ridges giving them a more rugged and intimidating appearance compared to the younger ones. Sand Wraiths that live much deeper underground than usual can sometimes come out of the ground with beautiful gem growths emerging from their scales. Thankfully, this doesn't seem to be harmful to them. Though their most common colours are earthy tones with darker mottling, it is not the only colour they can come in and they can actually come in a rare, but wide variety of bright colours that can actually help stun victims when they come out of the ground by essentially flashing them when they suddenly burst out from the sand as opposed to their more common colourations that seamlessly blend into the sand. Although they are a diurnal species, their scales aren't as tough and they are susceptible to sunburn, so will remain buried under the sand for the majority of the time or stay in large tidepools and shallow waters. They're capable of retracting their conal teeth back into their wide set jaws, extending back further than their eyes set on the fronts of their heads.

Ecology: Due to their sensitivity to sunlight, they are crepuscular, able to take advantage of the light of day without risking too much bodily harm while they hunt. They sleep at night, buried in the sand so that they can sense their surroundings and be protected by their camouflage, and will bury themselves during the day underwater to shield themselves from the sun while waiting for stray prey to wander close or to keep watch for predators from below and will briefly come up for air when they need to intake it. The biggest threat to Sand Wraiths are other coastal dragons and especially larger aquatic dragons such as Scauldrons and Thunderdrums.

Social Organization: Sand Wraiths are not closely social, but are quite amicable and easy-going around other dragons and members of their species, sometimes even congregating in groups by the shore during the dawn and dusk if they're in the same place at the same time. They're not particularly territorial, often moving to different nearby beaches and coasts by the time the sun is up or goes down. They are the only member of this genus to practice serial monogamy, mating during the spring with an elaborate courtship ritual consisting of a dance and demonstration of den construction before they stay together for the remainder of the season until their young reach maturity and leave the nest.

Communication: These dragons have a standard range of vocal communications, roars, snarls, shrieks, hisses, growls, purrs, warbles, and chortles. However, these dragons are known for their guttural chittering that they use to communicate while in groups, presumably as a method of warding off intruders by indicating that there is a large congregation nearby. It is also a form of greeting and can be an invitation for a congregation. When they're threatened, they will arch themselves in such a way that will cause their spines to bristle, making them seem more threatening and much larger to opponents.

Diet and Hunting: Sand Wraiths are ambush predators, burying themselves underneath the sand in the water to hunt them. They are primarily pescatarians, though they may also hunt small wading birds or small mammals hunting by the shore if they happen to be close by and within range. They will both hunt in the water and on land, depending on the time of day. While they don't use their breath weapon to hunt, they do have one and a rather unique one at that - hardened balls of sand compacted in an organ similar to a gizzard, and whenever they need to expel it, they will fire it at the same time as their (comparatively weak) fire, which causes a searing explosive spray of sand to blind and disorient their enemies.

Reproduction and Life Cycle: These dragons typically reach maturity at one year of age, able to produce eggs at that time as well. They will usually have clutches of 2 - 3 hatchlings at a time. They are capable of having clutches yearly and typically live on coasts year round south of the arctic shelf. Once they couple during springtime congregation, they will then lay their clutch on a beach, burying them underneath the sand and in a matter of months, they will then hatch and instinctively make their way into the water to bury themselves in the shallow water and begin hunting for food. The hatchlings are born with their teeth and their canines will actually grow to extend out of their mouths the older they get. The parents will take turns protecting the hatchlings until they are a year old and no longer need supervision. The parents will then separate and then will find a new mate the next breeding season. The average lifespan of a Woolly Howl is anywhere from 50 - 70 years.

Habitat and Distribution: As a semi-aquatic species, the Sand Wraith stays predominantly near coastlines and will prefer to stay away from colder climates further north. They cannot survive in deep water and are not very adept swimmers, so they are restricted purely to coastlines not situated in the arctic regions. Their sensitive scales in the sunlight makes it impossible for them to migrate reliably, so their distribution is quite limited.

Desert Wraith

Subspecies: Furiadraco arenosum desertum (a raging sandy desert) Class: Tidal Habitat Range: Coasts, shallow waters, and deserts

Unlike their parent species, the Desert Wraith subspecies is capable of migrating and is a nomadic species unlike the Sand Wraith. Its pale rose scales broken up by the black stripes across its body help protect it from being harmed by the sun. Desert Wraiths will migrate to the deserts south of the equator to congregate and participate in the breeding season and will lay their eggs in the sands of the desert and will bring the hatchlings on a mass exodus back north after the spring once they're able to fly under the guidance of the adults.

Spotted Sea Fury

Species: Furiadraco abyssus (abyss with a furious dragon) Class: Tidal Weight: 3552lbs (1611.2kg) Height: 13'7" (4.13m) Length: 64'8" (8.74m) Wingspan: 129'5" (39.44m) Active Day Period: Crepuscular Habitat Range: Seas, coasts, and caves Mating Behaviour: Polygyny

Description: The largest species of the furies and speculated to be the oldest, these semi-aquatic dragons are perfectly suited for the water. One of the few species to display slight sexual dimorphism, females are typically a bit larger than the males. It is speculated that while these dragons still exist alongside the other fury species, that this species is the genetic progenitor of both Night Furies and Light Furies, due to the dark colouration on their backsides and their sharp intimidating shapes lending to that of the Night Fury and their pale glittering undersides and semi-aquatic natures lending to that of the Light Fury, although this is purely speculation. The Spotted Sea Fury is a equipped with a series of fins that run along its tail down to its flukes that help it maneuver gracefully both in water and in the air, however they're not as adept at flying as they are at swimming and aren't capable of taking off flying immediately from the ground due to their long and thick tails, thus they need more of a push in order to get airborne. Strangely enough, unlike other species, their scales are reported to be incredibly smooth when touched from its snout to its tail, but extremely rough in the opposite direction. This likely makes them even more adept swimmers, able to easily cut through the water without much resistance. Although they're called 'spotted,' they don't exclusively come in spots. They come in a variety of different shades of mottled grey in varying degrees of contrast between the undersides and backsides, though the underside is always paler and covered in glittering scales and their backsides are always grey and mottled. It helps them camouflage both from above and from underneath the water as they swim. They can just be mottled, speckled with a series of dark flecks like flurries of dark ash, painted with dark rosette spots not unlike that of big cats, or even stripes in some very uncommon cases. Their eyes can come in varying shades of silver to dark grey and even almost black, which is incredibly unnerving to come across, blue, and more uncommon colours like green, yellow, and even amber. The appendages on the backs of their heads resemble ears and serve the same function, the others surrounding the two large ones just as integral to their adept senses that help them sense a variety of different things, such as creating an auditory soundmap of their surroundings, sensing pressure changes, acidity, and salinity changes in the water around them. They also serve as a method of scaring off opponents, flaring up to make themselves seem bigger and more threatening. The little ones that line the undersides of their jaw can be used to tell the age of a Spotted Sea Fury, growing more of them the older they get. Their echolocation is also exceptional for life underwater, though because they don't have gills, they do have to come up for air despite being able to hold their breaths for hours at a time. Though they lack a breath weapon, they make up for it with their powerful teeth and incredibly strong jaws, able to shatter a dragon's femur with a single full-force bite and tear through tough sinews and tendons like paper. Despite being the largest member of the fury species, they have proportionally shorter legs, which suits them well for life underwater while making terrestrial living and locomotion a bit of an inconvenience.

Ecology: Spotted Sea Furies are crepuscular, which means they are active during the twilight, periods of dawn and dusk. The low light makes this period of time ideal for hunting, as it allows them even better camouflage as they hunt. Few aquatic dragons are as feared as the Spotted Sea Fury, though its extremely elusive and solitary nature makes them rare to come across, though terrifying to be pursued by. However, they are extremely vulnerable in the air to other dragons more adept at flying, and as such are extremely cautious of large airborne dragons. Though, they will actively avoid Thunderdrum territory due to the painful strain of their thunderous calls on their extremely sensitive hearing.

Social Organization: Unlike the majority of fury species, Spotted Sea Furies are extremely solitary, territorial, and aggressive even to their own kind and rarely seek out other dragons for company. They are a polygynous species, which means that the males will leave to mate with multiple females while the females will only mate with one male and then have their eggs.

Communication: Spotted Sea Furies are not particularly social dragons and aren't very expressive externally otherwise, only visibly being 'at rest' or 'threatening.' They will let out a warning low bellow throughout the water or up above land as a method of marking their territory to other dragons, and can make vocalizations like grunting, chuffing, roaring, bellowing, and moaning. They will chuff as a neutral greeting to one another, but otherwise will vocalize as a warning to others to stay away.

Diet and Hunting: As solitary hunters, they will not work with other dragons to hunt for fish. Though, sometimes they will pursue land animals too close to the water and stalk them until they have a chance to drag them under the water to drown them and then eat them. When hunting larger animals, these dragons will clamp their strong jaws and sharp teeth down onto their necks to either suffocate them or break their necks in order to kill them and eat them. They are pursuit predators and persistent ones at that and will track their prey down for miles and even hours completely unnoticed until their unfortunate victims tire and let down their guards.

Reproduction and Life Cycle: Spotted Sea Furies typically reach maturity at 2 - 3 years of age and females will begin to be capable of producing offspring at this stage. They will usually have clutches of 1 - 3 hatchlings at a time. They are capable of having clutches yearly and typically live in abyssal waters throughout most of the year until they couple in the winter and are found more commonly in shallow waters. They will lay their eggs in tidepools on craggy coastlines since their rocky eggs camouflage as large boulders against the cliffs and crags, the mother leaving the eggs alone to incubate in the tidepools and only coming back to check on them twice a day until they hatch. Unlike other species of their genus, they are born with their teeth and they cannot retract like a majority of them can. The hatchlings age very quickly, fully independent in a matter of months and leaving their mothers by the end of the year to start their own lives. The average lifespan of a Spotted Sea Fury is anywhere from 30 - 110 years.

Habitat and Distribution: One of two fury species capable of surviving in arctic climates, Spotted Sea Furies live north in the arctic waters in the depths, only surfacing when they need air and inhabiting shallow waters during the mating season, when they venture slightly south during the winter to have offspring. They're extremely elusive to people and even other dragons, but are known to be alive. By how many, it's not known, but they are a living species. They can't live in high places like mountains and never venture far from the coasts by the water, only able to sleep in the craggy cliffs due to their colouration allowing them to camouflage along the rocks.

Night Fury

Species: Furiadraco noctus (a furious night) Class: Strike Weight: 1776lbs (805.6kg) Height: 5'9" (1.75m) Length: 28'8" (8.74m) Wingspan: 50'3" (15.33m) Active Day Period: Nocturnal Habitat Range: Coasts and caves Mating Behaviour: Monogamy

Description: The Night Fury is a large dragon equipped two rudder fins at the bases of their tails, and a set of flukes at the ends of their tails that allows them not only to fly, but to be able to take off immediately from a stationary position. Females are slightly larger than the males, one of the few dragons to display slight sexual dimorphism. These dragons are known for their black scales, coming in various deep shades and hues of black and even coming with subtle patterning of spots and blotches, though these patterns fade with age, and their eyes can come in blue, green, yellow, and amber. The appendages on the backs of their heads resemble ears and serve the same function, the others surrounding the two large ones just as integral to their adept senses that help them sense pressure changes in the atmosphere and help with auditory triangulation. The little ones that line the undersides of their jaw can be used to tell the age of a Night Fury, growing more of them the older they get. They walk on thick muscular legs and plantigrade feet that allow them to stalk silently on the ground. They're capable of retracting their conal teeth back into their wide set jaws, extending back further than their eyes set on the fronts of their heads. The row of spines along their backs can split apart into two flexible rows of them, which grants them exceptional maneuverability in the air. They also are capable of harnessing the power of electrical storms to heat their scales up hot enough to cause them to have a reflective quality that allows them to cloak themselves, though their natural colouration already allows them perfect camouflage at night when they are most active, as they are nocturnal. It is theorized that it is a last defense for when they're caught in a lightning storm and thus can't hide as easily in the flashes of lightning from one of the few dragons that can rival them - the Skrill. They're also exceptionally suited for life in caves as they're also capable of using echolocation to navigate in the dark cramped spaces.

Ecology: Night Furies are nocturnal, one of the few species of dragons strictly so. Their natural adaptations make them the most successful and feared hunters of all dragons, even other fury species. As such, they have very few rivals when it comes to competition - the Skrill, the closest genetic relatives of the fury species, and Deathgrippers, a known predator of the vast majority to other dragon species. They're most active on nights when the moon isn't full, tending to avoid hunting when exposed under the light of a full moon.

Social Organization: These dragons are primarily solitary once they come of age. They're not particularly territorial or aggressive to other dragon species by default, though they may have aversions towards dragon species that burrow underground due to their solitary nature being a vulnerability in close range combat. They're small compared to many other dragon species and their fins are extremely vulnerable, so they will avoid skirmishes whenever possible. Although solitary, Night Furies mate for life and once they choose a mate, they bond permanently and will have multiple litters over the course of their lives.

Communication: Having a wide range of vocalizations, including purring, roaring, warbling, crooning, chortling, gurgling, hissing, snarling, chuffing, shrieking, and bellowing. They also communicate through their eyes, tails, ears, and even their teeth. They're an incredibly expressive dragon and quite proactively communicative and they will adapt their communication style to whomever they are addressing. Though not highly social creatures, they have excellent social skills and are incredible communicators even to other dragon species. They will more often warn before they attack, more keen to resolve conflicts rather than escalate them. They also communicate with their body language, resting their wings when they're relaxed and comfortable or arching their backs to flex their spines and flare their wings to make themselves look bigger as a threat display when threatened. They're not aggressive by nature and respond well to conciliatory gestures and clear communication. They will often show their retracted teeth as a sign of demonstrating absent ill will or absent threat.

Diet and Hunting: They hunt alone, though sometimes they may aid in a hunt already in progress by attacking their enemies to allow the main group to hunt with less danger to themselves. Since they are extremely stealthy, especially at night, their involvement is never contested since even if they aid in a hunt, they prefer to hunt for themselves rather than take the spoils from another even if they contribute. They are primarily pescatarians, their naturally sleek aerodynamic bodies making them excellent for hunting at sea, but a fearsome foe for any other dragon species unfortunate to be out at night. They are characterized most strongly by their extreme speed and their unique plasma blasts as a form of fire they breathe. These dragons are the fastest known dragons of any species, capable of reaching top speeds exceeding the sound barrier - that being 761 - 770 mph (1224.7km/h - 1239.2km/h) when they dive. When they hunt, they will typically dive into the water at high speeds and come back up with fish, but when hunting on land, they will dive bomb their victims and hit them with a plasma blast to kill them, the force of the blast due to the speed more dangerous than the heat of the fire itself.

Reproduction and Life Cycle: Night Furies typically reach maturity at 2 - 3 years of age and females will begin to be capable of producing offspring at this stage. They will usually have clutches of 2 - 4 hatchlings at a time. They usually have clutches between 1 - 2 years between each other and will lay their eggs deep in caves where it's dark and they cannot be easily found, the parents taking turns watching the nest and the hatchlings and bringing back food for them. Night Furies hatch without their teeth and will slowly grow them in as they age within a year and then are able to retract once they grow into their wings. Their wings are rather small when they initially hatch, but outgrow the hatchlings rather rapidly, making them a bit clumsy when they're growing up. By the end of the year, they will be able to fly and hunt on their own and leave the nest within 1-2 years after they're able to and will lead solitary lifestyles, though siblings may stay together for a short period of time before they separate from each other. Mated pairs will return to the same nesting site to lay their next clutches of eggs. The average lifespan of a Night Fury is anywhere from 30 - 70 years.

Habitat and Distribution: Night Furies live in the northern hemisphere just below the arctic shelf, unable to survive in consistent arctic temperatures and climates. They live in island archipelagos in caves by the coasts, considering that they cannot fly considerably long distances without tiring. Although before, they were rather seldom in number, rarely seen by humans and even anomalies among other dragons, they were a sizable number once...but now, they are unfortunately functionally extinct. Despite being the most dangerous species of dragon among others, with only a couple competitors and genuine threats from other dragons, it seems that the greatest threat to them...was humans, Grimmel the Grisly having made it his personal mission to hunt them into extinction. For all intents and purposes, he succeeded, only one living member left of the species remaining by incredibly astounding luck - Toothless, whose current residence is on Berk and is protected by the island's chief, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Though they are able to hybridize with other fury species, the Night Fury is functionally extinct, unable to survive with only one surviving member.

Light Fury

Species: Furiadraco lumen (furious light) Class: Strike Weight: 1600lbs (725.74kg) Height: 5'7" (1.71m) Length: 22' (6.7m) Wingspan: 42' (12.8m) Active Day Period: Diurnal Habitat Range: Alpine cliffs and coasts Mating Behaviour: Monogamy

Description: A large sleek dragon characterized by their smooth, white, scales with glittery phantom stripes almost invisible to the naked eye. They are the smallest members of this genus and the most vulnerable to other dragons due to their smooth and soft scales and lack of defensive or offensive properties, making them easy targets. Their physical build is most similar to that of the Night Fury, sporting two rudder fins at the bases of their tails and tail flukes at the tips, though with a pair of small additional triangular notches at the bases of their flukes. In place of having defined spines, they instead have something of a smooth dorsal fin running down their spines from their necks to the base of their tails and similar fins attached to the outer edges of their legs from the elbow down to their ankles. Older individuals may gain additional dorsal fins beside their main one along their spines. They're capable of retracting their conal teeth back into their wide set jaws, extending back further than their eyes set on the fronts of their heads. Though they are in various shades of white, they can also come with a myriad of darker patterns on their backsides, such as spots, speckles, mottling, blotches, patches, waves, and even stripes. The most common eye colour is blue and silver, though they can also have yellow, amber, and green. Their physical shape allows them to take off flying immediately from a stationary position on the ground, making them adept and incredibly fast fliers. Their foreheads are round and slightly more pronounced, better facilitating their ability to echolocate, and they sport appendages on the backs of their heads - two large ones serving as ears and two small ones on the sides of their heads as additional sensory aids that help them sense things like pressure changes in the atmosphere and auditory triangulation. There is slight sexual dimorphism in the species, females having rounder wings and fins and shorter ears than the males, whose wings and fins are more angular. Some females can even have more elaborately shaped fins on their tails and their backs. They walk on muscled plantigrade feet that allow them to stalk silently, though their musculature is more lithe and built for speed and agility rather than raw strength, indicating that they’re quicker to flee than they are to fight. Due to their lack of defensive properties, they’ve instead developed an evasive adaptation, able to cloak themselves by flying into the fire of their plasma blasts to heat up their soft and smooth scales and turn them into a reflective mirrorlike quality, making them invisible in the air. Their pale colouration grants them perfect camouflage in flight during the day in the clouds, but the glittery quality of their scales when they’re not cloaked also provides another important defense, able to blind their foes at the right angle when their scales reflect the light of the sun in just the right way.

Ecology: Light Furies are diurnal, the only species strictly so due to their stark white colouration making them vulnerable to attack before sun rises and after the sun sets. However, their natural adaptations make them fearsome daytime hunters, able to remain mostly invisible in the skies until they strike. Though, due to how small and vulnerable they are especially compared to species in their own genus, they are extremely skittish around other dragons especially in large groups. They will prioritize getting back to their nesting sites before sundown over a successful hunt or avoiding a storm. A Light Fury caught out at night is an easy target for many species of dragons, especially dragon-eaters like Deathgrippers. Skrills are also a dragon they fear because they have no natural defenses if they’re caught in a lightning storm, especially at night.

Social Organization: Of all the species in this genus, the Light Fury has the most complex and variable social system in comparison. There are actually several social groups Light Furies fall into: solitary females, solitary males, mated pairs and/or their hatchlings, male coalitions, and matriarchal dominance hierarchies. Individuals typically avoid one another, but they do remain generally amicable. The most common groups are the solitary males and females, followed by mated pairs, male coalitions, and last by matriarchal dominance hierarchies. Though primarily solitary, Light Furies mate for life and their mate selection process is rather complicated, individual preference playing a huge part. Though, generally the males are the ones tasked with impressing the females through various rituals, including demonstrating the ability to stay hidden. Most of the time, brighter scales are more desirable on average, though some individuals demonstrate particular preferences and will refuse many mate potentials until they find one they are content with. Then, there are male coalitions. Male coalitions are typically formed by brothers born in the same litter after leaving the nest, but sometimes unrelated males can form or be accepted into coalitions and typically only leave once they've found a mate. And then finally, the rarest social group Light Furies partake in is a matriarchal hierarchy where a female will have control over a group of unmated females, typically her daughters and granddaughters, and her sons and grandsons will leave the group once they reach maturity. Females will either leave the group once they find a mate or assimilate their mate into the group and raise their hatchlings within it.

Communication: Having a wide range of vocalizations, including purring, whinnying, chirping, warbling, crooning, chortling, gurgling, hissing, snarling, nickering, shrieking, meowing, and bellowing. They also communicate through their eyes, tails, ears, and even their teeth. Though they are capable of a variety of expressions, they are also rather reserved and will be more likely to keep their motives and true feelings more hidden underneath the surface than show them openly. They are not highly social creatures and would rather avoid contact if possible, skittish and evasive by nature. They tend to keep their body language closed and restrained, keeping their extremities close to their body and always ready to leave at a moment's notice if necessary to flee from a potential conflict.

Diet and Hunting: Solitary hunters alone, cooperative group hunters in coalitions and matriarchal hierarchies. When they live solitary lives, they only need provide for themselves and thus find more success, however when they hunt in groups, there's more depending on them so their hunts come with more risk and thus more chance of failure. They hunt during the day when they are best adept to blend in with the sky and ambush their prey from above without warning. They are primarily pescatarians, though when they are in groups, they will hunt for larger game on land. They are characterized most strongly by their extreme speed and their unique plasma blasts as a form of fire they breathe, similarly to the Night Fury. When they hunt, they will typically dive into the water at high speeds and come back up with fish, but when hunting on land, they will dive bomb their victims and hit them with a plasma blast to kill them, the force of the blast due to the speed more dangerous than the heat of the fire itself, usually cloaked so that their victims don't even see them coming in order to react. However, an unfortunate byproduct of their stark colouration and weak offensive and defensive builds, if they're caught by other stronger dragons, it's not uncommon for their kills to be stolen from them and for them to be driven away, forced to either attempt another hunt or go hungry. The dragons they avoid the most that will actively pursue them to hunt them are Skrills, Light Furies having an instinctive fear of them.

Reproduction and Life Cycle: Light Furies typically reach maturity at 2 - 3 years of age and females will begin to be capable of producing offspring at this stage. They will usually have clutches of 1 - 8 hatchlings at a time. They usually have clutches between 1 - 2 years between each other and will lay their eggs either in a cave, a rocky alcove on a cliffside, or in a tidepool on the coast hidden away from sight. Females will guard the nest while the males hunt, though sometimes they will trade positions closer to hatching. They hatch without their teeth and will slowly grow them in as they age within a year and then are able to retract once they grow into their wings. Compared to other dragon hatchlings, Light Fury hatchlings are more vulnerable due to their stark colouration and curious nature, necessitating close supervision by the mother until they mature. Many hatchlings do not survive, either due to environmental factors or being hunted by other predators and dragon species. By the end of the year, they will be able to fly and hunt on their own and leave the nest within 1-2 years after they're able to and will either lead solitary lifestyles or form into coalitions. Mated pairs will return to the same nesting site to lay their next clutches of eggs. The average lifespan of a Light Fury is anywhere from 20 - 50 years.

Habitat and Distribution: Light Furies live in the northern hemisphere just below the arctic shelf, unable to survive in consistent arctic temperatures and climates. They live in island archipelagos in shallow caves either by the coasts or up on mountains and alpine inclines where they can better camouflage against the pale colouration of the summits, considering that they cannot fly considerably long distances without tiring.

Skrill

Class: Reptilia Order: Draconia Suborder: Dracoformia Family: Draconidae ('true' dragons) Subfamily: Draconinae (four-legged with two wings) Species: Falsumwyvern electrica (electric false wyvern)

Class: Strike Weight: 1800lbs (816.47kg) Height: 6' (1.84m) Length: 22' (6.7m) Wingspan: 40' (12.19m) Active Day Period: Nocturnal Habitat Range: Mountains, forests, and glaciers Mating Behaviour: Monogamy

The skrill is the sole member of the genus Falsumwyvern. It is the closest genetic relative of the genus Furiadraco despite being classified as a wyvern (two-legged two-winged dragon) phenotypically. It also does not display the social inclination nor amicability of its fury cousins.

Description: A large dark-coloured dragon with a paler underbelly with brighter markings that run from its eyes down to the tip of its tail in a cloudy line like fire. They can come in various shades of black, dark blue, dark violet, and grey with their underbellies and markings following a similar hue scheme to match, though they can come in rarer colours like brown, red, green, and even white. Their wings have defined hooked thumb claws that allow them to climb with ease when they have to crawl on all fours, as they only have two legs. They have flat, round, oval heads with small typically yellow, amber, or red eyes and a single hooked horn growing out from the tips of their snouts, with a crown of narrow sharp spines on the backs of them as well as as a line of similar spines that run down their backs all the way to their tails. These narrow metallic spines help to channel lightning and electricity through their bodies, almost making them a living conduit or conductor. These spines also help them sense barometric pressure changes and ionic charges in the atmosphere as well. They have long narrow tails, almost whiplike in nature. Their physical build is similar to that of birds, their legs equipped with opposable claws capable of grabbing and snatching their victims with three in front and one in back. They also possess an underbite with hooked narrow teeth poking out from their maws. They’re characterized most notably by their ability to channel and even fire lightning in concentrated streams and sudden blasts, these streams likened to ‘white hot fire.’ They’re even capable of outspeeding Night Furies by riding lightning bolts during electrical storms, though due to the fact that they can only do this through electrokinesis, it cannot be counted towards its top flying speed generally. Older Skrills are not much different than the younger Skrills other than size, though the older ones do possess a distinctive green glow at the base of their spines and the spines on their backs are significantly longer in comparison to the younger Skrills.

Ecology: Skrills are most typically nocturnal, which makes them especially dangerous to encounter. However, they are also capable of hunting during twilight if necessary and will sometimes travel during the day if it’s darkly overcast or if there is an electrical storm to take advantage of. They’re especially dangerous to encounter in an electrical storm due to their typically dark colourations and their mastery over electricity, making conflicts with them practically a death sentence. Though, the one advantage that others have is that because they generate a natural electric field, it can telegraph their proximity before they’re properly spotted, reported to make all the hair on someone stand completely on end. There are very few dragons that can truly rival them, only having a true competitor in Night Furies, though even then, the small population of them doesn’t make them an active threat. They’re one of the few dragons capable of hibernating in frigid environments, and even able to be completely frozen in glaciers for centuries and emerge as alive and fierce as before.

Social Organization: Skrills are extremely aggressive and intelligent dragons with a profound sense of loyalty, retribution, and justice. They are capable of holding grudges for decades and may even pass that grudge onto their young. However, despite this, they are capable of recognizing when retribution has been satisfied and if someone helps them in a meaningful way, they will demonstrate a profound sense of loyalty towards the one who helped them. They will often reciprocate this effort, if someone has gone out of their way to help them, they will find a way to repay that favour. Though aggressive and primarily solitary, they are not entirely incapable of making social bonds, mating for life and sometimes travelling in very small flocks. They are deeply devoted to those it bonds with and aggressively protective and territorial over them.

Communication: Roaring, screeching, clicking, growling, snarling, barking, and cawing are its numerous vocalizations. Many of these serve the purpose of marking their territories, warning away any potential aggressors and intruders. They are not often heard during thunderstorms, though the sounds of the storms can often drown them out. However, they have a unique method of communication being the electrical fields and current they can naturally store and generate, the frequency of the natural humming they emit being able to communicate nonvocally with others of their kind.

Diet and Hunting: Skrills are opportunistic ambush predators that hunt from the dark sky and especially during thunderstorms. Though they are primarily pescatarians, they do eat land animals and even other dragons as well - which is what makes them so dangerous to other dragons. They are also one of the only species of dragon that eats and hunts electric eels as an essential part of their diets. Due to the shapes of their opposable claws on their feet, it makes it quite easy for them to snatch their prey from above and then electrocute it before killing and consuming it.

Reproduction and Life Cycle: Skrills will begin courting at 1 year of age, but may not bond with one another for another 2 or 3 years. They will scope out and establish a territory before they create a nest and will aggressively defend said territory and food. They will return to the same nesting site every year to have another clutch of eggs. Depending on the habitat, they can either build their nests high up on mountain cliffs, in the canopies of trees, or within a glacier cavern. They typically lay their eggs in the winter, usually 4 - 6 eggs at a time. The female will stay to brood the nest while the male goes out to bring her food and will bring food to the hatchlings once they emerge. Within two months, the hatchlings will be able to fly but will still stay close to the nest for the rest of the year until they leave to start their own lives. Skrills can live from 50 - 120 years.

Habitat and Distribution: These dragons have a wide range in and above the arctic shelf, able to live and hibernate in frigid environments as well as living on mountains and wooded boreal forests. They typically prefer living in higher altitude closer to the sky, as this allows them optimum hunting opportunities as well as quicker and easier access to thunderstorms as they appear. They typically chose darker places to nest and create dens as their typically dark colourations allow them perfect camouflage in these environments, especially at night.

[noctusfury]

Did Astrid Inherit Stoick's Axe? (HTTYD 3 Theory)

Hello, everyone! Today we'll dive into another HTTYD 3 topic that's been on my mind for a while now.

It's after I saw this ax.

Like, this seriously surprised me when I first watched this. I was already used to her usual ax, so I thought it'd just be her ax — a gift from Hiccup after losing her other one at the end of RTTE — that she normally fights with, like here. 👇🏻

In the beginning, when the Riders go for one of their many raids to free dragons, we see Astrid fighting with her normal ax.

But in much of the film, we see her using the ax that suspiciously looks like Stoick's ax.

At first, I had thought she was using Hunter axes, but she's been using that ax throughout her fights with the remnants of Drago's minions.

Another example is the scene down below, during their final battle against their foes, we see Astrid with that ax again.

This is seriously making me think that this is Stoick's ax that she inherited, having switched her old ax for his! 👀 Which would be so cool and so touchingly wholesome. 😭

Of course, another option is that she just has another ax on standby made in likeness of Stoick's ax thanks to Gobber. ���‍♂️

But I actually really like the idea of Astrid inheriting the ax of her father-in-law. I think it's super wholesome. 🥰😭

What do you guys think? Do you find the theory plausible?

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury

[disillusionedjudge]

@tarnishedxknight - continued from here

It should have been an honor to have been chosen to represent House Solidor in the absence of a Solidor daughter. It should have been an honor to be deemed a fine fit to marry into the Dynast line - to become Princess Consort of Dalmasca, even if it was no more than a hollow title with Archadia's grasp firmly around the desert kingdom.

But in Gylfie's eyes, it was just another slight.

She had first been betrothed to Noctus Solidor, and when he was sentenced and executed for treason, her betrothal was shifted to his younger brother, Vayne, lest a more political betrothal came to light. She had not expected such a betrothal to be moved to her, and, yet again, she was set to marry someone not of her choosing. Someone she did not know, and someone she did not love. She was not a bride nor a wife. She was a soldier. A Judge. A fighter through and through, with a heart and spirit that burned as bright and as hot as a wildfire, and a loyalty that--

A loyalty that could be found in a dog. Was that not why she put up no fight to Emperor Gramis?

As furious as she was, Gylfie held her tongue and accepted it with as much grace as she could. It was her duty, now, to be married off and further the security of Archadia's hold, as much as she dreaded the person her future husband could be. Perhaps the Order of the Knights of Dalmasca held a reputation of honor and chivalry, but she had heard plenty of what the Dynast men were like, and she dreaded what was to come. A life tucked away in the palace - forbidden from soldiering and politics. More than likely expected to be a mother to continue their bloodline. And she would be far from her home. Far from Drace and Gabranth. No longer a Judge. No longer a soldier.

Gods above, she had to hold to her fury lest she feel her heart break.

Yet... she had not expected Caelen. The last surviving son to King Raminas and heir to the Dalmascan throne was... gentle. He was polite and kind, something that, admittedly, Gylfie mistook as him being patronizing in the beginning, with a heart not at all meant for fighting or for leading. He was handsome and had a certain charm to him, to be certain, although that did little to help ease her distrust of him and of Dalmasca. Of the agony in her heart and the homesickness that plagued her despite how well she hid it. All things considered, particularly with whom she had been betrothed to before... he was not bad.

As time went on and her heart still ached for Archades and her beloved mentors, Gylfie found herself growing increasingly fond of the surviving Prince. The tension between them had faded, though awkwardness now took its place, yet... she found it easier to be around him. His kindness and tender heart were genuine. He respected her far more than most in Archades, and it was a comfort in knowing even he was off-put by their sudden union. But to say she loved him... Well, that was something not even she dared to acknowledge until she could ignore it no longer.

She was receptive to his attempts to form a cordial relationship, and did her best to help maintain it. It was the least she could do, and she knew it would be better for both of them given their situation. And it was in those moments that her thoughts began to drift more and more to him, when she was not busying herself learning of Dalmasca and Rabanastre, and trying to fit herself in the mold needed to maintain peace and cooperation between the kingdom and her Empire. When she began to look forward to spending time with him and hearing his voice. Hearing his laugh. Oh, how her heart lifted to see him even smile. But their union... was arranged. What love would he have for her?

It was something Gylfie had planned to keep to herself, as much as it added to her grief, until she found herself in conversation once more with Caelen about soldiering.

Rozarria, it seemed, was not ready to give in quite yet. As cornered as the Western Empire was, she was still stirring enough trouble that Archadia needed to answer, and Gylfie felt restless being forced to remain on the sidelines while Caelen was ordered to fight. Caelen... who had not the heart for battle. Oh, she didn't hold it against him - not everyone was meant to fight, and she felt the world would be a better place if there were more people like him - but she hated that he had to go, and she could not go in his stead. She would fight for him. For Archadia. For Dalmasca. She would do so in a heartbeat, if it meant keeping him safe. If it meant sparing him from war's horrors, even though he had already been forced his fill.

Their conversation turned into an argument, though one with no bite. Gylfie tried to insist he stay, when Caelen joked that his death would mean her freedom, and...

She felt ill at the thought.

Her stomach had dropped and her heart felt as though it had stopped beating as she stared at him. A sorrowed horror in her eyes as the idea of losing him nearly stole her breath away and left her grief far more raw. "No," she rasped - her voice sharp, but... unable to hide its tremble. "I do not wish your demise, Caelen. Please, just... stay. Stay here. You needn't leave for the battle. Rozarria will give in soon - there is no need to force you to fight."

Please don't leave me. Oh, how foolish it was for her to feel that way.

"I would if they would allow it," Gylfie rushed as he asked her if she would rather go in his stead - her heart lurching at the thought. She could protect him, that way, and... and he would be free of her, as he so pointed out the opposite. Because while his death would mean her freedom and her ability to return to Archades, she... could not bear to lose him. She had already felt heartbreak once, losing someone she loved, she did not wish to feel it again, with their separation being far more permanent.

You do not deserve to die, she thought almost desperately. If anyone does, 'tis I.

"Why would you not wish that?"

"Because I love you!" Gylfie blurted, before she felt herself flush hot at her blunder - catching her words too late to take them back. Though... did she want to take them back?

She let them remain in the air between them as she watched him nervously - ready to accept that she had been foolish enough to think love could come out of their betrothal. As she braced herself for his laughter. For his confusion. For his anger or frustration, or whatever else he may be feeling with--

"Aye," she said, though her voice was far quieter than she wanted as it took everything in her not to excuse herself and save herself from further embarrassment. She saw the way his pale skin flushed, but... she was cautious to accept such hope that his reaction was good. That it was barely restrained excitement in his voice, and not simple surprise. It would be best just to accept her fate now, wouldn't it?

Gylfie took a shaky breath. "I-- I do, Caelen. I have come to love you despite our arrangement, although I... do not expect you to feel the same. As selfish as it may be, I want you to stay. I do not wish to lose you or to leave you, even if I miss Archades. I just... I want to be here with you." Her gaze dropped with shame. Love did not come easily to her, and how fitting was it, for her to potentially ruin yet another relationship, as forced as it was? "I am sorry," she said quietly, "for I know this has not been easy on you, and I know I am asking for much. But 'tis only fair you know why."

[noctusfury]

Fun Fact: “Behind the Scenes” Look into my Username and the Evolution and Story Idea Behind That.

How did I get the username “Noctus Fury”? Well it all started with a story idea that I created when I was... I don’t know... somewhere between 16-18 (I’m not sure if I did this before I got into the fandom universe on the internet or after.) Anyway, it was a typical Hiccup-Leaves-Berk AU (technically UA *Universe Alternation* or Canon Divergence, not AU), where Hiccup leaves Berk and names himself Noctus Fury to symbolize his connection to Toothless. And he eventually meets up with a clan who rides and protects Night Furies on the true Isle of Night. And he lives there and becomes second-in-command. Eventually, his past catches up with him when the Berkians land on the Isle, lost and gathering supplies, and then so on and so forth, the Furians take them to the leader and Hiccup and stuff. Basically, you’re run-of-the-mill, everyday, generic, typical Hiccup-Leaves-Berk AU.

However, by... 18-19, I guess, Noctus Fury went from Hiccup’s alias to a name of an OC, and over the years he’s gone through many changes and variations. He eventually became a descendant of Hiccup the Second, making him a distant cousin of Hiccup, and he had black hair and green eyes to symbolize his bond with the Night Furies. And he was 7′0 tall. Now, I have shrunk him down to 6′8 (may shrink him down a bit more eventually) while his brother is 7′0 (may shrink him down, too). He’s now lost the green eyes and black hair and has donned the blond hair and blue eyes of your typical Viking. And he’s now a direct descendant of Hamish II as well. His name has also gone through several changes and revisions. I’m now choosing Hamish V Hikstisson to be his name for the time being.

Another fun fact is that the Hiccup-Leaves-Berk story idea was one of my first ideas that I’ve had and has been morphing and evolving over the years as I occasionally made edits towards it. Of course, I didn’t expect to be able to work on it anytime soon because I hadn’t been able to figure it out or outline it, since I wasn’t sure where I wanted to go with it. Especially since I was trying to find ways to make it original against the 50 HLB AU stories that had been finished. But thanks to @autumnwoodsdreamer she’s helped me to flesh the outline out and I’m beginning to have confidence in the story now. And I’m not going to get into any spoilers, but I promise you that it’ll be MORE than unique. And Hiccup will be leaving Berk in a way nobody else has thought of (to my great surprise). There’s still some more things I need to outline and work on, and I’ve still got several OCs that I need to detail and figure out, but other than that, I feel like I can actually begin to work on it. Though, I’ll probably work on one-shots for my OCs so that they can speak to me and I’ll know who they are when I work on the story.

One more fun fact about this story, is that I’ll be combining the movie with the books and TV show to give it some dramatic flair. Book Tribes and characters will be used as well as those from the show. And this will also be an Arranged Marriage sub-plot in there and some various historical and HTTYD book references. I’m quite excited! ^_^

Trivia Tuesday

Creators: give a “behind the scenes” look at one of your works. This could be things that got removed or changed, the origins of ideas/details, whatever you like!

Fans: share bits of trivia from canon and challenge others to create something based on that trivia - fic, art, or something else! I once made a crossword puzzle :)

Feel free to repost this header!

[heatherthetiredwriter]

The Skrill

So @noctusfury​ asked me a question recently, and it's actually been something I've been wondering for a while, but I was just too lazy to figure it out. I'm finally going for it now, so here we a-go. 

The question had a few layers and was honestly great fun for me to find the answers too, because I love going the extra mile (for knowledge stuff, never in the physical sense.) The question was, can you ride a Skrill? (And then what would you have to wear in order to not ya know, die?)

The most obvious answer is plot armor. It solves everything. It's the writing equivalent to hitting things with a hammer in the Sims. But surprisingly enough, even though all the characters in How To Train Your Dragon and all the spin off shows have a ton of plot armor, no one ever rode a Skrill. The two closest times were when Dagur was using the Skrill to fire at Hiccup by pulling on ropes tied to where it's wings connected. (Le badly recorded fight right below, why? Just because making thing's longer sometimes makes it seem like you know more)

One important thing about this video is that it is one of the few times the plot armor fails and someone gets the consequences of playing around with Electricity. (The other two times I can think of is Spitelout being shot in the head by the Skrill and speaking gibberish for the rest of the episode and Astrid temporarily going blind.)

The only other instance where someone is almost riding a Skrill is with Hiccup and Toothless. This one makes absolutely no sense, and to this day still ticks me off. 

In the big ending fight of How To Train Your Dragon: the Hidden World, Toothless and Hiccup are flying, and all these Deathgrippers are attacking them, Hiccup says they need to get out of the situation, and Toothless does this... 

You have no idea how much this bothers me. First off, Hiccup has a metal leg, which is connected to a metal sort of stirrup, and not to mention all the other metal he wears. The lightning that Toothless makes is powerful enough to knock off all the Deathgrippers, but it does nothing to Hiccup, who wears FREAKING METAL! HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD! Or at least several years burnt and injured. But no, he’s got plot armor. (Yes, you can argue that Toothless' scales protected him, like they do with the fire, but wouldn't protect Hiccup to that extent.) 

Which finally, leads back to our question, what would one wear when Riding a dragon that is constantly gathering and shooting lightning? 

Most of the Electrical insulators that would keep a dragon rider safe while Riding on a Skrill would be stuff the dragon riders canonly don't have in the movies, while great Electrical conductors are being worn as hard and belts.

One of the most well known insulators would be rubber. Unfortunately for the vikings, rubber wasn't invented until 1893, while Vkings would have been around from 793 AD to 1066. (Who knows, maybe they had rubber anyways? Or maybe you just don't care since HTTYD a fictional setting and you're fine with handwaving the fact that rubber wasn't invented until at least 827 years later.)

Most likely the second most know insulator is glass. Until rubber stole the show, it was the sole insulator. Though we don’t see much of it, we know that the vikings have glass (ex. Looking glasses.) However, wearing a glass suit would be highly uncomfortable (unless you’re like Cinderella or something) and would be just not be practical. 

After spending a lot of time looking through one list of good, strong insulators and countless physics websites (mind you, I haven't taken physics and I'm only basing it off my rememberence of the ways cells and atoms work from Biology class) I think I found one that vikings would have and that wouldn't break as easily as glass would. (but I haven’t given up on the glass thing) 

(And just one more time, I'm not a scientist, I'm just a girl with basic understanding of words who can Google stuff, don't take my word as fact. I'm sure that some scientist could find a better solution, but this is the best I could come up with in two hours.)

For armor, I have an idea, but that idea needs to be processed and stuff like that, because so far you couldn't move in it, but, for regular clothing items that you could wear that would at least protect you from it. 

(Okay, random fact time, skin is actually a good insulator... it's just some of the waters in our body aren't... they are conductors... so if you wanted to be super creepy, your rider could wear human skin.... but uhhhhhhhhhhh.... let's stick with the child friendly option for now...)

The outfit would have to use four items. Quartz fibers, Quartz (mostly for where anything metal would have been), Leather, and Cotton. (Yeah, leather and Cotton are good insulators too.) I would suggest Cotton undergarments (by which I mean undershirt and probably underpants), and then leather over it, with quartz fiber at least over your chest and around your head (quartz fibers can be more of a roll of metal looking thing, or a soft fabric, though for the outer details I'd suggest the metal looking thing). Top it off with some tiny quartz accents, and BAM! 

You’re a crystal Princess (or prince), who in theory wouldn’t die while riding your beloved Skrill. (That’s right, this is all in theory, I could be dead wrong.)

But for a hot second, let's assume I'm right, and you don't die from the millions and millions of Watts of electricity that your dragon produces, how exactly does one ride a Skrill? 

This one is actually really simple (and it was sort of inspired from Hello Future Me's video on how Skrill account shoot lighting, you should probably watch that if you wanted to know this much on Skrills.)

As he points out in the video, the crown, on the head of the dragon is the only place where the spikes don't attack the deadly lighting. 

Now back to that Dagur controlling the Skrill video (haha! I knew there was a good reason I put it in here!) (also, I tried to get a picture of what I was talking about, but it's nearly impossible to get the quality to where you can see it.) 

Dagur had the leather strap on the area right below the crown, where there is a few feet before the spines that draw the metal start up. You have two options here.

The Skrill obviously doesn't shock itself, so ride barebacked but be careful not to lean on it's spines or kick your feet (sitting there would put your feet where the wings connect to the body, which is the where Tim from Hello Future Me suggested they store up the energy, so kicking it would make the Skrill release it.) 

Or you could make a wooden type chair (with a back, this is important. Leaning on those spines is not good. So you’d be the weird one with a wooden saddle, but hey, you’d be safe. (Leather saddles work okay too, but almost always have metal, and you don't want that.)

So yeah, handwaving the part where you probably couldn't get on a Skrill in the first place, the clothes would be uncomfortable and hot, you would get shocked more than once no matter what you are wearing, that we've only ever seen one Skrill, and that you couldn't bring metal weapons with you, and that I'm probably overlooking something because I'm tired and can't think straight, there you go!

There is your super long answer Noctus Fury. That was actually a lot of fun. (so about the length... I started writing it when I had no clue what my answer would be, so the beginning part is mostly just my thought process.) But yeah, that's all, I hope it helped????  

I put Tim's video in, it's super short, you've probably already seen it, but it's great. 

[pof203]

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Quotes Kingdom Hearts Edition (Roxas)

This is one of the ones I was looking forward to.

To other characters:

Warrior of Light: “Your armor is sure unique.”

Garland: “Time for a struggle!”

Firion: “You should let me try that bow sometime.”

The Emperor: “Are you the Superior of your group?”

Onion Knight: “This should be fun.”

Cloud of Darkness: “My Light will burn you!”

Cecil Harvey: “You remind me of my Keyblades.”

Kain Highwind: “Don’t fly off on this.”

Golbez: “Will you and your brother make up after this?”

Bartz Klauser: “Can you duplicate more than two blades?”

Exdeath: “I won’t use my keys for you.”

Gilgamesh: “Now this is a struggle.”

Terra Branford: “How did it come to this?”

Kefka Palazzo: “This is no laughing matter!”

Locke Cole: “You’re not standing in my way!”

Could Strife: “Are you fighting for someone, too?”

Tifa Lockhart: “Two on two! Here we go!”

Sephiroth: “Wait! I’m only Level 58!”

Squall Leonhart: “You know Seifer, too?”

Rinoa Heartilly: “Something tells me I shouldn’t underestimate you.”

Ultimecia: “You’re like a Final Boss.”

Laguna Loire: “Guns? Really?”

Zindane Tribal: “You act, I’ll sing.”

Kuja: “Let’s see whose song is better.”

Tidus: “I can move a light speed!”

Yuna: “Is using Aeons really fair?”

Jecht: “Is Blitz Ball harder than it looks?”

Shantotto: “Just don’t turn me into a frog.”

Prishe: “Nothing beats a good brawl.”

Vaan: “I’d like to fly the skies, too.”

Garbranth: “Are you the leader of a Disciplinary Committee?”

Vayne Carudas Sildor: “This looks like it’ll be an even fight.”

Lightning: “Do you think I’ll be legend too if I win?”

Snow Villiers: “I’ll remind you what being a hero is all about!”

Y’shtola Rhul: “I fought with a stick before.”

Zenos yae Galvus: “Are you suppose to be intimidating?”

Noctus Lucis Caelum: “Can you wield two weapons, too?”

Ardyn Izunia: “I won’t bow to you!”

Ramza Beoulve: “You should come to the Struggle Tournament.”

Ace: “Are you and Luxord related?”

Sora: “My summer vacation is far from over.”

Kairi: “If that’s what you want, I guess we can spar.”

Riku: “I won’t lose to you again this time!”

Roxas: “It’s almost a good likeness.”

Lea: “After this, let’s get some ice cream.”

Xion: “Please don’t disappear again.”

Terra: “Don’t go easy on me just because I look like your best friend.”

Aqua: “Let’s do a Magic Hour, together!”

Ventus: “I really don’t see any resemblance.”

Shinryu: “You remind me of Xemnas!”

To Roxas:

Warrior of Light: “I’m guess you are a Warrior of Light yourself.”

Garland: “You think having two blade will make a difference?”

Firion: “I don’t think having two is fair.”

The Emperor: “Someone like you should remember their place.”

Onion Knight: “Don’t be sad if you lose one of your Keyblades.”

Cloud of Darkness: “You may not be able to cut through this.”

Cecil Harvey: “I can sense the balance within you.”

Kain Highwind: “I wonder if I should use two spears.”

Golbez: “Are you sure you wish to fight me the way you are?”

Bartz Klauser: “Hey! One weapon at a time!”

Exdeath: “Two keys for the price of one!”

Gilgamesh: “You’re going to need two blades to fight me!”

Terra Branford: “You are going through some pain yourself.”

Kefka Palazzo: “Oh, boy! You might just make this interesting!”

Locke Cole: “You seem angsty.”

Cloud Strife: “Just don’t overdo it, alright?”

Tifa Lockhart: “I hear you have a tournament in Twilight Town.”

Sephiroth: “Do you truly have a heart?”

Squall Leonhart: “Seriously? Teenage angst?”

Rinoa Heartilly: “The dance hasn’t even begun and already you’re upset?”

Ultimecia: “I will show you a true Magic Hour.”

Zidane Tribal: “I think your song’s way better than Kuja’s.”

Kuja: “Will you be find without your friends?”

Tidus: “I should have brought the blade I had the first time.”

Yuna: “I could ease your pain if you wish.”

Jecht: “You remind me of a friend of mine.”

Shantotto: “Halt your parade. Draw your Dual Blade.”

Prishe: “I don’t think you’re some copy.”

Vaan: “You actually flew without an airship?”

Gabranth: “Let us see who is better with Dual Blade.”

Vayne Carudas Solidor: “Can you handle being a copy?”

Lightning: “I think you and Hope should talk.”

Snow Villiers: “Why is looking at you bringing up memories?”

Y’shtola Rhul: “You have Moogles, too?”

Zenos yae Galvus: “You’ll find I’m not so easy to control.”

Noctis Lucis Caelum: “It’s official, I don’t get teenagers anymore.”

Ardyn Izunia: “Can you really succeed Sora?”

Ramza Beoulve: “You must show me how you wield two blades so well.”

Ace: “We should get together with our friends.”

Sora: “Time to show me… who you really are!”

Kairi: “I should try two Keyblades, too.”

Lea: “I hope I can ring any bells.”

Xion: “Roxas, don’t hold back!”

Terra: “I still can’t get used to your appearance.”

Aqua: “You won’t fall asleep, too, won’t you?”

Ventus: “Hey! I was here first!”

Young Xehanort: “What home do you truly call?”

About Summons:

Ifrit: “What would Ax- Lea think about this?”

Shiva: “I’m underdressed for this.”

Ramuh: “I’ve been through stormier situations with Larxene.”

Odin: “You may have a big blade. But I have two!”

Leviathan: “That’s a lot of water.”

Alexander: “My Light’s brighter than yours!”

Bahamut: “Time to slay the dragon!”

Summoning:

Ifrit: “Face my fairy fury!”

Shiva: “Face the blizzard’s blight!”

Ramuh: “There’s no escaping this!”

Odin: “Lend me a third blade!”

Leviathan: “Surf’s up!”

Alexander: “Increase my Light tenfold!”

Bahamut: “Beat them in your wake!”

[dalekofchaos]

You know what really would’ve made Luke in TLJ subversive? Luke exiled himself on that island because he gave in to the dark side. He has stayed on the island for everyone’s well being because what he will unleash, he will be unstoppable. Luke gave in to the dark side to save his friends and defeat Vader and the emperor. But Luke was able to go back and finish his Jedi training to become a Jedi Master. But what changed is when Ben Solo betrayed and murdered the Jedi and left him for dead. Luke in his anger and grief would turn to the dark side but, he would go to Ach-To so he could never hurt anyone.

And what is it Kylo Ren said “I will finish, what you started” 

What did Vader start but did not finish? Turning Luke to the dark side. 

Kylo killed the Jedi and has his men attack Leia.

What was the very thing that made Luke give in to his anger? Leia threatened.

So Luke would leave Ach-To and confront Snoke and Kylo Ren. 

Snoke would praise his apprentice for completing Vader’s work, however Luke would kill Snoke instantly. It was at this moment that Kylo Ren knew he fucked up.

“Oh Ben....you are no Vader”

Luke would than insert his Crusader Crystal into his Green Lightsaber to reveal a Crimson Lightsaber and Luke’s Yellow Eyes.

Kylo with all his fury would strike Luke, but Luke just toys with him. And with a final effort, Kylo makes his dramatic slut lunge at Luke, but Luke cuts his hand off. And Luke unleashes a storm of force lightning upon his nephew, but doesn’t kill him. Luke will give him a chance to prove himself, but The First Order must die. Hux takes command of The First Order and launches an assault on Crait. They are closing in and preparing to end The Resistance once and for all. But Luke brings their fleet to ruin. Hux is the only one left and Luke lets Kylo kill Hux and kill The First Order. But this is not a happy moment and Leia knows this. Her brother has turned to the dark side and her son has embraced the dark side has his apprentice. Luke has proclaimed himself as heir of Darth Vader and takes the name Darth Zhoun and Ben has discarded the title Kylo Ren and became Darth Ira. “Zoon” means “Son” in Dutch, just as “Vader” means “Father” in Dutch, with “Darth Vader” translating to “Dark Father,” thus “Darth Zoon” would mean “Dark Son,” a fitting title for a Dark Luke. As for Darth Ira. Ira is latin for rage. Or since Kylo lives in the shadow of Vader he could be  Darth Noctus. Another name for rage that would suit Kylo would be Darth Vicion.      Fitting for Kylo Ren’s Darth name. Together they will bring order to the galaxy. The Imperial Remnant will rally behind them. Everyone aboard the Falcon is filled with despair. Luke Skywalker, the legend, the Jedi had become the Sith. 

Leia and Rey are The Last Jedi. The third episode would be about Luke’s redemption. Leia brings her brother home and Rey will confront Darth Ira.

Honestly this would be better. Mark thought Luke’s direction was the dark side,  and it would literally be better than the complete and utter garbage that was given to us in TLJ. If you can’t give me Luke mentoring Rey, give us Luke becoming The Sith Lord and putting Kylo Ren in his place and let Leia be the one who brings her family back to the light.

[noctusfury]

Nightmare King by Noctus Fury

Season 1 Episode 13 "Total Nightmare"

I really enjoyed this episode as it gave Snotlout and Hookfang an extra layer of character development and growth. And it was really lovely to see a further inside look into the Monstrous Nightmares. That was a lovely treat! 🥰

I also loved seeing Snotlout bonding with both of his Nightmares. I could totally see him just hanging out with them or babysitting the babies so that Hookfang and Mrs. Hookfang could "go on a date hunt" or whatever. So precious! 🥰

(Also, keep in mind that these eggs aren't Hookfang's kids. Just some eggs that Hookfang protected, for those of you who haven't watched this episode yet.)

Anyone else think that Snotlout should just establish a Nightmare Sanctuary. 👀

Though I have to say that I was rather disappointed that we didn't get to see the female Nightmare get named. "Female Hookfang" is rather... I'll just say it, it's LAZY!! Just call her "Dragonfruit" or "Ember" or something. 😩

It's also sad that we don't get to see her or the babies again. I kinda wanted passing scenes or mentions of them and see Snotlout occasionally see them with Hookfang. But I guess I'll have to satisfy that urge with a fanfic or three. 😤

It was also disappointing to not see the baby Nightmares. I'm sure they were adorable! 🥺

As a bonus, here's some Snotlout & Baby Nightmare shots from Gift of the Night Fury!

Thank you for reading and for your support. Any kudos and reposts are welcome! See you in another post!

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury

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The Mystery Behind Astrid's Wolf-Pelt Cloak (HTTYD 3)

Hello, my fellow Furians! Welcome to another HTTYD article! This is one of my older ideas, but again, I just plumb forgot and it was just left sitting there collecting dust. 😅

Today, I want to talk to you about a realization and possible revelation that just has me in fits of excitement! When I watched the end of HTTYD 3 with Hiccstrid's wedding and their cloaks, I never thought much about it. However, when I watched the RTTE Season 2's 4th episode "Bad Moon Rising," I suddenly connected the two dots.

Take a look!

I paused and thought about it for a bit, and then I realized that... wait, wolf. Wolf pelt. A pelt that comes from a wolf. Wait... did the wolf pelt come from THIS wolf?! 😲🤯

I mean, it could be possible, right?

I could totally see Snotlout killing the wolf and gaining a nice pelt from it for his troubles, and then 3 or so years later, when Hiccstrid have their wedding, he gifts it to Astrid as a wedding gift. Or maybe he gifts it to her as a reconciliation gift after having stepped on her wrath one too many times. 😅 Such a time could've been after Season 5's episode "Snotlout's Angels."

Of course, this could just all be an uncanny coincidence, and this is a completely different pelt that had absolutely nothing to do with Snotlout's wolf, and that he either still has it, or Tuffnut has it as an apology gift for the... prank and making him think that he was turning into a Lycanwing.

But hey, I personally support this headcanon. What about you guys?

Let me know what you guys think! I'm always open to other interpretations. It's why theories and headcanons exist.

Thank you for reading this article! See you next time!

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury

[noctusfury]

Potential Feud? (HTTYD 1 Theory)

You know, when I rewatched the first film again and came to this scene, it kinda gave me pause and wondered if there was something more to this than meets the eye.

For instance, here, when we see Stoick's expression after he sees a practical incarnation of Jormangandur, it's like he's awakened an ancestral memory, and remembers the old stories his forefathers told him about this beast. Perhaps this exact creature came to their ancestral home and burned them out, forcing them to flee to Berk. And this was almost a repeat from that time.

What do you guys think? Think it's possible that something similar happened to them in the past? Or am I looking too much into this?

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury

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Sharing is Caring (Defenders of Berk/HTTYD)

So I was rewatching the Defenders of Berk episode "Tale of Two Dragons" and I really liked this concept! It was really novel to see Snotlout and Astrid sharing dragons for the day and bonding more as a result of it. Actually, I loved it so much that I kinda wanted to see them permanently switching dragons forever. Astrid gets along with Nightmares pretty well, and despite Snotlout's griping about "riding girl dragons not being good for his manliness," he actually gets along with Stormfly impressively well.

In fact, I like this so much I might do a one-shot about them permanently switching dragons. 🤔👀

Personally, I kinda wished there were more episodes of the Gang switching and sharing dragons. Of course, there's "How to Pick Your Dragon" and others, but... not as blatant as in "Tale of Two Dragons". I wish that there was more of that concept as that's pretty great to see and is a good bonding moment with the others.

I really wish they did something about those saddles. They really don't look safe to ride. What are you going to do if your dragon is unable to save you? You'd be a giant blood splatter at that point. 💀

What did you guys think of the episode? Would you have loved to see the Gang switching and sharing dragons as well?

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury

[noctusfury]

RTTE, Season 6, Episode 11 "Guardians of Vanaheim"

Say what you guys want, but I'm of the opinion that Snotlout beats even the main protagonists when it comes to plot armor. He's got the strongest plot armor in the franchise, I think. After all, the guy gets hit with lightning many, many times, and gets burned many more times. And yet he's still fine, still has all his limbs, hasn't lost his mental capabilities (though that's up for debate on whether he had any to begin with), and hasn't DIED.

The plot armor is truly impenetrable. 💪🏻 Let us appreciate that if it were us, we'd be dead 100 times over. 💀

Hope you guys liked this. May you all have a wonderful day — hopefully without suffering any lightning strikes to the head or getting your butts on fire. 🔥😂

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury

[noctusfury]

Riders of Berk, Episode 13 "When Lightning Strikes"

I really like the fact that the Gang helped out to build the statue of Thor in this episode. I could totally see them being a group of blacksmiths smithing stuff. Love how it shows their teamwork.

I honestly wish there were more moments with them making something together. I think it's pretty cool.

Maybe I should do a fanfic one of these days of them just smithing away at something.

Also, I think Snotlout found his true calling. lol 😎

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury

[noctusfury]

Snotlout 2.0 by Noctus Fury

I have to say, I'm really proud of how much Snotlout has grown throughout RTTE and HTTYD 2. 😏😌👑

(We are forgetting and ignoring the heresy that is HTTYD3 which completely reverted his entire character back to HTTYD 1, if not worse.)

[noctusfury]

What Would Have Happened if Stoick Slew Dagur? (Riders of Berk)

Hello, fellow Furians! Welcome to another HTTYD article! Today, we'll dive into the what-if scenario that could've happened in the Riders of Berk episode "Twinsanity".

In this scene, Stoick was clearly about to end the Berserker Dynasty right then and there, until DreamWorks Hiccup and the Gang came along and interrupted it with their fake "Dragon Raid" forcing the Berserkers to retreat.

Thus, the question is this: What would've happened if he had succeeded or failed in doing so had he NOT been interrupted?

Obviously, of course, there would've been war between Berk and Berserk. Reason for this is that there would be witnesses who'd see Stoick strike Dagur down from behind. There are four Berserk Guards who are with Dagur (as seen below).

There's a risk of the one who's not encumbered with a task — and is closest in proximity to Dagur — intercepting Stoick's strike. However, when Stoick closes the distance with Dagur, the other guards, along with Dagur himself, are far too preoccupied with Barf and Belch to notice Stoick's actions. So it's possible that Stoick could easily succeed in assassinating Dagur.

However, it's what happens afterward that's important. The guards would've seen Stoick slay their chieftain and will want to exact vengeance. Of course, as we know, the moment Stoick slays Dagur, Hiccup and the Gang come in with their fake dragon raid on the Berserkers. There might be a 5-10% chance that Stoick, depending on the timing and the Berserker's POV, might get away with it if the Berserkers immediately focus from Barf and Belch to the other dragons without noticing Dagur's fall. But I doubt that Dagur would go down without a fight or without making any sound, hence why the percentage is so low.

So we will continue with the assumption that the Berserkers saw Stoick slay their chieftain. Stoick and the others would have to deal with them, or else they'll report this to the armada waiting near Berk's docks.

Of course, if Berk fails to cover their assassination up, they'll immediately have to deal with an entire armada of angry Berserkers. Even if the Berkians are battle-hardened and every person who can hold a weapon is recruited and the dragons join in the fight, and even if the majority of the Berserkers haven't seen many battles or wars, it can't be denied that the Berserkers have been well-trained and are, of course, Berserkers. It'll still be a very difficult fight. There will be severe casualties on both sides. In the end, though, Berk will probably pull through this with a victory in the end. But at what cost? It'd be a conflict that could've been easily avoided, and Berk suffered losses that it can ill afford to take when they're still fighting with the Outcasts — with little gains to show for it. And there's no guarantee that the conflict will even end there.

So, in summary, if Stoick wasn't interrupted and succeeded in ending Dagur, he'll need to get rid of the guards as well. This will be pretty easy since they have the dragons, and they can easily make it look like a dragon raid killed them and hopefully Berk can relax and keep an alliance with Berk, while Berserk is reeling from their chief's death and busy running around killing as many dragons as they can. And — even better — Berk could masquerade this as something that Alvin, an Outcast, did and can better solidify Berserk's involvement in Berk's war against the Outcasts.

So yeah, so long as the Berserkers don't look too closely at the bodies, the Berkians would have a pretty good chance at getting away with it.

What do you guys think? What would've happened had Stoick went with his plan? Do you think that Berk would've been able to get away with it? Or would it end up sinking in defeat, with Alvin taking advantage of the chaos? Tell me your thoughts!

Thank you for reading! I hope you found this article intriguing and I'll see you in the next article.

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury