InfectedNightFury

The Infected Night Fury: A How to Train Your Dragon fan story Main Character: Lyra, age 19, a skilled dragon rider who has spent her life flying alongside dragons. Stage 1: The Strange Scratch The sun was setting when Lyra spotted a wounded Night Fury deep in the forest. Its black scales shimmered in the fading light. “Easy there,” she whispered. The dragon seemed frightened rather than aggressive. As she approached, it suddenly stumbled and accidentally scratched her arm. The wound was tiny. She thought nothing of it. That night, however, she felt unusually tired. Stage 2: Sharper Senses The next morning, Lyra awoke before sunrise. She could hear distant conversations from across the village. Every smell seemed stronger. The scent of fish from the docks nearly overwhelmed her. A faint pattern of black scales appeared around the scratch. Stage 3: Wings of Shadow At the peak of the infection, Lyra encountered the same wounded Night Fury that had scratched her. The dragon wasn’t infected. It had been carrying a rare parasite that transformed living creatures. The Night Fury recognized her and stayed by her side. Instead of fighting the transformation, Lyra learned to control it.