A/N: First fanfic &here's a rundown of things to know:

This epic action/adventure is meant to be sort of like a spiritual sequel to all the other fanfics written for RotBTD. People usually always bring back Pitch or have all the Big Four's villains team up against them. That's been done a lot, so I had a different idea.
Since in their own movies, they all come from similar worlds, worlds full of dragons and witches and mythical guardians and magic; I decided to have the Big Four go up against gods to deal with a very apocalyptic threat. So after many adventures that they have been on together, this story takes place after all of that.

The gods/deities are all taken straight out of Japanese mythology. As for the Big Four, over the years they've become a really close group of friends, and a strong, formidable team. The characters are all the same. All their origin stories in each of their individual movies still happened. I did not change much about them. Except this is years later, so they are in their early twenties (minus Jack Frost because he's immortal, forever 19).
Other characters from the Disney and DreamWorks cg animated films will pop here and there.

Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. Rights belong to their respected companies.

&Yeah. If this interests you and you actually take the time to read through my story, thank you so very much, it means a lot. I hope you all enjoy it and feel free to let me know what you think.

It was a beautifully calm morning out in the middle of the ocean, white clouds stretched across the blue sky. Then all of a sudden... A black scaled dragon shot out of a cloud and soared through the air at such velocity.

"Yeah!" Hiccup, the suited up dragon rider, hollered when suddenly a bug hit the back of his throat.

He should have been wearing his helmet but he enjoyed the rush of the wind far too much. The dragon's deep seal-like laughter made Hiccup cough up more. After he spit out the insect, he immediately started cracking up when a small bird crashed into the dragon's wide open mouth.

Hiccup leaned down to pat his dragon's head, "That there my dear Toothless, is called sweet, sweet karma."

Quickly clearing out the bird, Toothless tilted his head, whacking Hiccup in the face with his ear.

"Ow!"

Toothless got the last laugh.

Then they both turned their attention to an island off in the distance, "A new place to add to the map" he uttered, "Race you there!"

Hiccup detached himself from Toothless and slid off, extending the flaps under his arms to turn his light strapped and padded outfit into a wingsuit. The dragon's prosthetic tail expanded seamlessly on its own and off they went.

Toothless got the lead, but Hiccup spun his body into a bullet shape and caught up. Not being all too competitive, the Night Fury shot tiny blasts beneath Hiccup to elevate him. They breezed through the sky, miles above the waters below.

They reached the island at the same time. Before impact Hiccup positioned his body upright, opening his arms and legs like a starfish to slow down. He landed feet-first, rolling forward on the soft ground; a smooth landing. Toothless, on the other hand, stomped down on all fours beside him with a loud thump!

"Nice flying, bud" having seen a clear view of the island from above, Hiccup pulled out his world map and began drawing this new location. Toothless explored the area. Being a talented artist, it did not take too long before Hiccup finished.

The young rider then heard his dragon roar from a few feet away. He rolled up his map and rushed over. Pushing passed a couple bushes, he jogged up a short hill to meet Toothless at the top.

"What's the matter, bud?"

Toothless's fierce gaze focused out at the sea. Hiccup looked over at the general direction, "What is that...?"

A large storm was coming their way. The dark storm was filled with lighting, raging waters and winds, and two tornadoes leading it towards the island.

"We gotta make sure no one's living here." He jumped on Toothless and they searched the entire land mass.

By the time they finished, the storm had arrived, already covering one half of the sizable island. Thankfully no people inhabited the area.

Hiccup and Toothless were about to leave but noticed two things. One: the storm had suddenly stopped in place. Two: there appeared to be three people now on the side of the volcano that was on the edge of the island.

"What are they thinking...?" Hiccup was baffled by what they might be doing but then quickly realized, "We have to get them out of there!" They dived down towards the volcano.

On the surface of the rocky slope, a ghostly visage of a Japanese woman in a stunning red, fiery, and flowery dress floated at the peak. "You cannot continue this journey of yours, brother. You know not the dangers you will unleash onto this world."

"I know full well what I must do," said a tall Japanese man with messy black hair down to his shoulders and silver-streaks that ran through it. He also had a rugged goatee. Wearing different shades of blue tactical attire with a dark shredded cloak, the man made his way up the inactive volcano.

Close behind him was a devilishly gorgeous Japanese woman in a red and white kimono with gold leaves and vines designed all down the back, down the arms, and around the bottom. She also wore a matching sash belted around her waist, flattering her thin figure.

These two were no humans; they were powerful deities. The man was Susano, the violent god of the sea and unyielding storms. The woman was Kitsune, a powerful witch that has survived for centuries on her cunning, and kept forever young by her dark magic.

The transparent visage at the top was definitely no human either.

"I know it isn't really you, Amaterasu," the Storm God stood before her, "The Goddess of the Sun's responsibility to the world is far too great to risk coming down here. You cannot leave your post, not unless you want the universe to fall into darkness."

"Please Susano, heed my cry. I'm contacting you spiritually to speak, not fight."

"It's far too late to speak to me about anything, sister."

"What's going on here!?" Hiccup shouted out as Toothless landed besides these three deities, who all just ignored them.

Rain poured down endlessly all around them.

"You have already hit four of the ancient volcanoes. Do not go any further with this," the Sun Goddess begged, "It is not too late to turn around. Go, please, before our older brother has to do what he must to stop you."

Susano laughed, "Our brother of the moon?"

Hiccup thought to himself, the moon? Could they be talking about the Man in the Moon? He remembered hearing about him from a good friend of his.

Susano continued, "He has punished me long enough. What more can he take away from me!"

Amaterasu pleaded, "Susano-"

"No!" The angry god took a moment to collect himself, "Besides, once I awaken Kagutsuchi, not even our brother will be able to stop us."

"Kagutsuchi?" Hiccup, both worried and confused by this heated conversation, tried to interrupt as the storm raged on with the angrier Susano got, "You all need to stop arguing and get away from here. The storm's getting worse!"

Susano and Kitsune finally turned to them, acknowledging their presence. Toothless began to growl, exposing his sharp teeth. He did not like this.

Without a word, Kitsune lunged forward, whipping her hand out. Hiccup's eyes widen as a dark-red hex formed around her hand. It shot out a red energy beam, but Toothless quickly countered with a blue fire blast. The close explosion knocked back the rider and his dragon. They tumbled down the slope of the volcano. The witch's hex faded away, but she stood ready in case they came back up.

Susano turned his attention back to his sister.

She tried warning him again, "You cannot hope to control the Kagutsuchi. It was separated into eight distant locations for a reason! It is a monstrous beast!"

"He was no monster!" Susano stoically recalled, "He was merely misunderstood…much like I was."

"Brother please!" Amaterasu cried out.

Hiccup and Toothless got back on their feet. "You hearing all that, bud?" Toothless groaned. "We gotta stop them." He drew out his new, upgraded sword and Toothless spat on it, engulfing the blade in flames. Hiccup twirled his fire sword and hopped on, "Let's go!"

Back on top of the volcano, the earth started to quake. A thunderous voice echoed, "Warming words cannot penetrate a cold heart." The ground cracked open and a twenty-foot warrior emerged.

Hachiman, the God of Warriors and divine protector of Japan. The deity was in full military-green samurai armor, wielding a long twin-bladed katana.

Kitsune stared up at the god unimpressed, while Susano stared up with a smile upon seeing a familiar face.

Toothless flew Hiccup high in the sky. They were both shocked at the sight, "Whoa…but now is he a good guy or a bad guy?"

"We tried it your way, Amaterasu. Now, I shall end this my way."

"Oh, he's good. Great!" Hiccup pointed his flaming blade at Kitsune. They had a clear shot now that she was distracted by the giant samurai. The Night Fury fired a deadly blast. Kitsune sharply turned around as the attack made impact.

"We got her!"

The smoke cleared, revealing that Kitsune had protected herself within a magic red orb.

"Oh come on with this witch!"

As the other two opponents were about to fight, the Sun Goddess dropped her head in sadness and her ghostly visage faded away.

The God of Warriors swung his blade down to the ground at Susano, but the storm God jumped out of the way. The katana's impact was so mighty that it split the ground and chunks of stone flew upward. "Kitsune, take care of the Dragon Rider. I shall deal with my old friend."

Toothless was flying circles around the witch as she tried to shoot them down with her energy beams. The Night Fury fired at the top of the volcano, creating a rock-slide that fumbled back Kitsune as she tried to blast away and dodge every other boulder.

Meanwhile, Susano kept evading every fierce strike with a confident grin.

"Tell me, Hachiman. How will the master general fair without an army?"

"I will need no army to defeat you, traitor!" Hachiman responded sternly.

Susano bent the water from the pouring rain to create a trident-like spear with a long blade on the other end. His weapon was strong enough to block a direct hit from Hachiman's great sword.

"I am not the traitor here!" He snapped angrily and leaped high into the air, "Do you forget who was the one wrongfully punished and stripped of his dignity?"

They locked weapons, "Who was the one banished from the heavens!"

Hachiman knocked him out of the air with an elbow. Susano hit the ground hard with a painful grunt.

"I was not present when all these events occurred. I was out leading my armies, winning battle after battle for my homeland, doing my duty. But I trust that the rest of the gods did what they had to."

Susano got up from the crater made in the grey earth when he crashed, and wiped his face clean.

Hachiman stepped towards him. "What you are doing on the other hand, is beyond acceptable. You can destroy not just our homeland but the rest of the world."

Susano looked up at Hachiman with fierce determination. "Then let it burn," he uttered grimly and shot lightning from his fingertips. The protector of Japan blocked the strike with his sword. His blade absorbed it all, but the move was only a distraction.

Susano got rid of his spear and conjured two tornadoes, both ramming into Hachiman from behind. He let out a thunderous shout as he fell forward but recovered by rolling back up onto one knee. Susano did not let up. He pounced at Hachiman and with both palms he sent out a strong gust of wind that blew Hachiman's sword out of the way for Susano to deliver another lightning strike. This time it hit the giant straight in the chest. He fell back with a smoke trail steaming off of him.

Further down the volcano, Hiccup and Kitsune continue their fight along an edge of the slope. Off the edge is a straight fall to trees far below.

Hiccup and Toothless have had the upper hand in this battle due to the advantage of the skies. Although the pouring rain and angry winds have made it difficult to maneuver. The witch stood her ground with growing dark-red hexes not only around her hands but also surrounding her whole body.

Hiccup stayed on his dragon. "Think we got her mad…"

Kitsune shot out another beam. Toothless countered it with another fire blast. The explosion created enough cover for the Night Fury to pierce through the black smoke and catch her off guard. But the witch was very quick. Just as another neon blue attack came towards her, she created a large circular hex in front of her, blocking the impact.

Now that they were close enough, Kitsune extended a hex-covered hand. Toothless roared in pain.

"What's wrong, bud!?"

One of her magical hexes had formed around the dragon, stopping it in place. The sudden stop in momentum propelled Hiccup forward. Kitsune swung her hex-covered hand to the side, tossing Toothless in that same direction. The Night Fury crashed into a pile of rocks caused by the rock-slide.

"Toothless!"

Hiccup, falling towards her, threw his fire sword. She caught it before it even reached her with another magic hex. Focused on catching his weapon, Hiccup opened the flaps for his wingsuit and glided towards Kitsune at great speed. Just before contact, he flipped himself upward and drop-kicked her right off the edge.

Kitsune fell to the trees down below, still never uttering a word.

Hiccup got up, picked up his blade, and sprinted toward the stone pile where Toothless had fallen. "Toothless! You alright, buddy?"

With a ferocious roar, The Night Fury busted out from the large pile. He kept making aggravated noises. Hiccup put his arm around his head, "Don't worry, I took care of her. For now, anyways-" They felt the ground shake as Hachiman fell.

"Let's go help the big guy." They rode off.

At the summit, a tornado smashed down onto Hachiman's sword-wielding hand. Susano stood on the weary giant's chest. He formed his spear again and placed the long bladed end onto his opponent's neck.

He panted tiredly, "Not bad, my old friend. You truly deserved your title. But you have fallen, as so will the rest-"

The Night Fury's fire attack thundered through the sky and blasted Susano clean off of Hachiman, sending him dozens of feet away.

The heroes hovered above the giant samurai, whose plated armor was cracked all over.

"Can you walk?"

"Yes…" Hachiman grabbed his katana and used it to lift himself up. "You have made an ally this day, young rider."

"Great to have someone like you on my side."

A strong wind passed through them as the Storm God shouted in frustration off in the distance.

"So how do we stop him?"

"We can start by piercing his soul with this," he raised his twin-bladed sword.

"Um, is there any way without killing him?"

The God of Storms rode on the top of a tornado that covered up to his waist. He headed straight for them, fists clenched as lightning cracked through the grey sky behind him.

"Not if you do not want him to kill us."

Toothless fired at the spiraling tornado. His blue flames quickly spread up until they hit Susano, knocking him off. The Storm God recovered by commanding a gust of wind that took him all the way around to the back of Hachiman's head. Just as the giant turned, Susano formed his spear and sliced the samurai's helmet-mask off! Hachiman groaned as he fumbled back. His face revealed, showing a seasoned warrior with a thin beard and a scar down one eye with his hair in a traditional chonmage.

"Whoa!" Hiccup gasped. "He's fast. Ground him!"

Toothless tackled Susano down to the surface. The dragon snarled right in his face as the Viking tried to hit the god with his fiery sword while still aboard. Susano blocked every swing with his spear and struggled to keep the dragon's jaws at bay with his feet. The Night Fury got a good bite on one leg. The god yelled at the sharp pain. Toothless then flung him away. Susano landed headfirst into a boulder, breaking it to chunks.

The dragon and his rider got closer to him with the God of Warriors by their side.

"There is no escape, Susano. Accept your fate."

"This is not my fate." Susano fired lightning from his fingertips again, but his targets got out of the way just in time.

Then Hiccup was hit by a dark-red beam out of nowhere. Toothless yelped in worry as he saw Hiccup fall to the surface. Without each other, they both plummeted.

Hachiman turned to see the witch had returned. Taking opportunity of this brief distraction, Susano leaped forward and stabbed Hachiman through the back with the trident end of his spear.

Toothless collapsed next to Hiccup. The rider witnessed what happened to his ally, "No!"

The giant gasped as green beams of his spirit energy shot out from where he was impaled. As his spiritual energy kept leaking out, he kept shrinking down until he dropped to the size of a normal man.

Hiccup rode Toothless toward Susano, but the god removed his spear and stepped into a hexed portal that Kitsune had created. The portal closed and Susano exited out of the other end, right beside the witch, many feet down the slope.

The Viking reach the wounded deity. No more of his spiritual energy was beaming out. Hiccup hopped off his dragon and knelt beside him, lifting his head.

"You must stop them..." he uttered, his voice now weak and not at all thunderous like before. Hiccup raced through ideas in his head as the enemy neared closer, "We will, but not today. Toothless, give us some cover!" He made up his mind.

The dragon jumped in front and shot a precise line of fire at the ground around them. Flames and thick smoke covered the area between them and the enemy below. Hiccup strapped Hachiman onto Toothless's back.

Hiccup concluded that the best tactic was to fight another day. His new ally was getting worse, and he and Toothless could barely take on the witch alone; they did not stand a chance against the duo combined. Off they went, escaping the island.

"No…" Hachiman reached out, "They cannot reach the pit of the volcano,"

"I overheard you guys. There are eight of your ancient volcanoes. I'm sorry, but we can afford to lose one more."

"You do not understand…"

On the surface, Susano and Kitsune reached the top of the volcano and peeked down into the lava pit.

"Perform the spell."

Kitsune did so. As she raised her hands, magical hex symbols formed around them and covered the ground beneath her as she chanted a series of words in Japanese.

Hiccup and Hachiman stared below while Toothless focused on flying away.

"What is she doing?" Hiccup asks, afraid of the answer.

"She is reviving the spiritual essence of Kagutsuchi…the Fire God…"

The volcano erupted. Susano grinned in victory.

Hachiman watched in defeat. "Once all eight are activated, Kagutsuchi will awaken. His pure rage will be enough to wipe out everything."

"Then we're gonna need reinforcements. C'mon, bud!"

Toothless picked up the pace, leaving the lost battle on the storm-covered island behind.