Author's note: Hello and thank you for taking the time to read over my fic, I hope you find this first chapter interesting and make you willing to come back for more, now this is my first fic and first time interacting with this site under a username, this doesn't mean I'm unable or unwilling to accept criticism, I welcome you taking the time to help me improve upon my work and skills, feel free to point out any errors in spelling and grammar (of which I know there will be many) I appreciate it. Now without further interruption, I hope you all enjoy the first chapter of this fic.

Disclaimer: Any and all mention of 'The Elder Scrolls' present in this work of fiction does not belong to me, it is owned by Bethesda Softworks.

-Chapter one-

A long, lusting howl pierced the darkness brought by nightfall only to drown out amongst the frigid winds lording over the land, forcing all but the bravest or foolish inhabitants to gather around fireplaces and huddle together, whilst many woodland creatures retreated to their burrows. Another howl sounded throughout the snow covered trees but was just as swiftly cut out by the ever increasing roar of wind.

A mound of snow that had gathered around the base of a tree was disturbed as a lupine shadow leapt over it and bolted through the swirling mass of branches, shrubbery and darkness, the shadow grinded to a complete stop as its powerful nose was brought to the ground, the distinctly wolven outline artfully weaved its way around and over the flora present in its current environment, lifting its head up, the lupines gaze locked with a large hill covered in snow, its eyes traveled downwards until they fell upon a somewhat concealed opening, light flickering within.

Cautiously padding its way into the cave, the shadow was awashed in revealing light, sharp, yellow eyes peered deeper inside the cave while tangled, black fur shook with vigor trying to remove the snowy coat from its back, a muzzle parted to allow a wisp of breath out. The now identified wolf continued further into the cave.

Curious lanterns hung from walls ensuring the area was visible to all, the lone wolf paid these little mind as it delved into the cave, rock and gravel parted under foot as the wolf jumped off a small ledge, the previous straight path dropped deeper inside, soon after the wolf had landed its keen hearing caught the sound of voices reverberating off the walls of rock, perking its ears forward, the predator silently pursued these voices, with each paw skulking forward the sounds grew larger and more clearer, this didn't mean the wolf understood what was being communicated, just that its stomach growled louder alongside the noise as it became excited at the prospect of a meal, picking up pace the wolfs paws pounded against the rock comprising the floor, as spit rolled off its tongue.

Upon entering a large cavern the lupine abruptly stopped, its ears wilted and dropped onto the lupines head, its tail had gone ridged and also fell, letting out a soft whine the wolf took a step back, tensed its muscles and prepared to charge back to the entrance.

The sound, a dribble of unrecognizable words spoken by multiple voices, dominated the entire cavern, any other sound was immediately stifled under the grand chorus brought about by several figures standing amidst the middle of the cavern, surrounded by old, crumbing ruins, once elegant houses and mystical spires, now rotting shades of what time had wrought.

The chanting had suddenly died, only to soon start again as the unknown number of people raised their hands into the air, purple streams of spectacular energy flowed from the finger tips of the gathering, wreathing the middle of the cavern in mystical and wondrous light obstructing the beings from sight, this culminated into a continuously consuming sphere of light, grasping the entire cavern in its clutches, any being, be they Man, Mer, Beast, or creature was blinded in the enveloping sphere. And then, darkness.

-Elsewhere-

Sunlight bathed the streets in heat, electronics fried, anything metallic was handled with as much care as a newborn and cats lounged underneath any form of shade they could find, drivers blared their horns aggressively and shouts could be heard from afar.

Crossing off the main road and onto a quieter street, a teenager, hastily walked towards his home, eager to take off his shoes and rest his burning feet. Overhearing the latest volley of rage from the larger and more populated main road, the male gave a small shake of his head and a smirk crossed his visage, which was almost entirely covered in sweat, his long, dark blonde hair whipped back as a large waft of warm air smacked into his short and skinny frame, heaving a sigh the teen straightened his clothing which consisted of a simple, featureless dark gray shirt and blue jeans, finished with a pair of white sneakers with red and grey trimmings, his green eyes observed both sides of the street before turning onto another.

The soon to be young adult relentlessly carried on despite the heat, intent on making his way home, his body was on autopilot as his mind was dominated by thoughts of 'Another glorious day in Australia' before everything disappeared in absolute astonishment at the anomaly that had, without warning, appeared directly in front of him, the tip of his nose was partially covered by it while his still struggling mind failed to associate the occurrence with anything familiar, when it turned up nothing, the teen had only just noticed the tendrils of purple...stuff crawling up and devouring his arms.

Struggling did nothing put quicken the pace as his elbows were lost within the sphere, its slowly growing pace served to make the teen throw his head back and pull, to no avail, try as he might the male could only shout for help in the seemingly desolate street.

Fear, primal and strong, welled up in the teen, now throwing his body around in a fit, doing whatever he could to escape the sphere of purple doom threatening to engulf him, which in a matter of seconds had already done so, enveloping his body whole, the teen only had enough time to shed a single tear before his world turned black.

Author's note: Well. That's it. I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter, if so, I hope I can continue making more to your liking, I would appreciate anyone who ends up reading this to leave a comment, anything would be nice, also any constructive criticism would be great (remember to use simple words) If you happen to spot any spelling/grammar errors, please inform me.

And with that, I'd like to thank you for reading and bid you a goodbye.