Chapter One: The Blades (Skyrim) VS The Immortals (Prophesy of Pendor)
Welcome to the first chapter of my own take off of Spike's TV show Deadliest Warrior, in which warriors, fiction and nonfiction will come to fight in specialized scenarios comparing their weaponry, armor, skills, and combat experience. Please note that this is my take on what would happen between these warriors and is all opinion based, you are free to have your disagreements upon the results of this battle. I will be alternating on fiction and nonfiction battles, and I'll try to update at least once a month, and I'll leave a notice if I'll be gone for a month or so!
A/N: Based off of the Deadliest Warrior T.V. show, with fictional characters and their weapons/armor/attributes. I do not own Deadliest Warrior, Mount and Blade, or the Elder Scrolls, those belong to Spike, Paradox Interactive, and Bethesda Softworks respectively. The weapons and armors for each will be taken from their respective games, as well as some on lore. As the Blades did not utilize a specialized range weapon, I will assume it will be on user's preference, and as a general balance, they will use the Orcish Bow present upon Delphine.
The Blades
Dragon hunters, fierce warriors, former protectors of the Emperors of Tamriel, the Blades were a force unlike any other, succumbing only to the ruthless might of the Thalmor. From their remnants, however, lay a powerful warrior spirit which continues to seek for the destruction of all dragons.
Yet, their new opponents may prove to be too much for the proud warriors….
The Immortals
One of the strongest infantry legions in Pendor, and formed by Marius Imperator, the Immortals serve as one of the core knighthood orders in the land, and proved time and time again their effectiveness, even against demons, undead, and elves.
The power to slay dragons
A yelling Blade leapt to a stunned dragon, stabbing her katana into the dragon's eye and subsequently his brain, leaping off as she dusted off her armor.
The power to slay demons
Waiting for his opponent, the Immortal stood patiently, springing away at the last second, simultaneously swinging a large, two handed sword to his right, catching a charging green knight, who seemed to hiss in shrieking pain as the sword cut through its neck.
It's a battle of two deadly warriors, yet only one can be the true….
Deadliest Warrior
"I personally think that the better discipline of the Immortals is going to take it for them, they're STILL alive in their universe, and they weren't wiped out by elves, which they also fight." Giving his opinion, Richard 'Mack' Machowicz crossed his arms, as if daring his fellow experts to challenge his opinion.
However, biomedical engineer Geoff Desmoulin begged to differ, "While katanas in OUR world may be flimsy compared to a broadsword, keep in mind that the Blades KNOW how to use them, they're experts, and I bet they can hack down these Roman knock offs no problem. Not only that, but it seems to me as if the Thalmor heavily outnumbered their foes, and while the Immortals aren't pushovers, they usually had a better number advantage when fighting their foes, which the Blades are all for."
Armand Dorian takes a more neutral stance on the issue, the ER physician looking between both of his colleagues as he assesses the warriors, "Both are, or were, the bodyguards to the respective rulers of their kingdoms or empires, as such, these warriors are both elites. We can't judge them until we have our data."
Speaking for the Blades, Delphine is a Breton, who worked undercover as an innkeeper, but secretly she was one of the last Blades, and she knew how to fight. "The Blades were dedicated to making sure Tamriel was safe. Dragons were a threat, so we eliminated them. Only because of elven trickery were the Blades disbanded, and because of the White-Gold Concordat."
Also working for the blades, Esbern is the guide and advisor to the Dragonborn when Alduin returned to consume the world, "The Blades trace their ancestry to the Akaviri, a race shrouded in mystery, they built Sky Haven Temple in Skyrim as an outpost for their Dragonguard. Their weapon of choice is the Akaviri Katana, and since we didn't use any specific ranged weapons, we'll be using Delphine's Orcish Bow for our range counterparts."
Charging in, the Blades slash with their:
Blades Sword
Blades Shield
Akaviri Dai-Katana
Orcish Bow
And they are protected by their Blades Armor, seemingly a replica of the Tatami Gusoku armor with lorica hamata influences, with steel dark steel armor.
However, the Immortals have their own experts, all confident in the abilities of the Empire's Knights. Syla Uzas, a veteran of the Empire and an utter sociopath, wastes no time in telling his perspective. The mercenary captain's name, translated in Slavic to 'Horrible Force' commands a battalion of Immortals, Empire knights and Shadow Legionnaires, and their main goal is blood, money just being a reward, "Immortals rip their foe apart, and when they're done, they'll charge straight to the next battle. We never lose, and we never die."
Obviously disgusted with the rogue knight's behavior, Marius Imperator himself speaks for his bodyguards. Marius is at odds with the Shadow Legion, whom he considered too loyal to the ideas of the old empire, and as such created the Immortals and the Order of the Radiant Cross in their stead. "The Immortals were formed to combat the Snake Cult, which threatened to destroy the Empire, and Pendor itself. The Immortals are the savior of the Empire, and will not fall easily to these…Blades."
Counterattacking, the Immortals parry with their:
Empire Broadsword
Immortal Shield
Zweihander
Broadhead Throwing Spears
And they are protected by the Immortal battle armor, their helmet seemingly based on the Corinthian style helmet with a yellow plume to impose their status. Their body armor seemed to be based on the musculata, instead gold and silver, with scale under lapping the armor, with dark steel greaves and scale gloves rounding out their equipment.
Yelling out, a Thalmor warrior charged at a Blade, spewing flames from his right hand to suppress him while wielding a bound sword in his left. Patiently, the Blade waited behind his shield, and at the last second bashed the warrior, and with his right hand thrust a short sword into his neck.
Coming up first, the Blades will test their Blades Sword. The Blades Sword is a short, wakizashi like weapon that can slash quickly, and with ease, due to it's light construction.
"No Blade would go out without one of these swords, they were reliable, quick, and fast." Demonstrating, Delphine made several quick, slashing gestures. Unimpressed, Syla Uzas retorted, "A dagger is good for assassinations, but for true combat, you cannot rely on such a paltry blade." Before Delphine could reply, Mack made his way over, breaking them up,
"Let the results speak for themselves. Now, Delphine." Gesturing to the field, the guest experts turned their heads to find two dummies, one unarmored, the other in full Immortal armor.
"On my count, we'll see how much punishment you can deal to these guys, ready?" Geoff Desmoulin gestured to the dummies.
"Ready."
"On Three, Two, One, CUT EM UP!"
Charging forward, Delphine let out a battle cry as she slashed the unarmored dummy in a succession of quick cuts and slashes, blood spurting with each slash. Marius Imperator seemed horrified by the carnage, while Syla merely licked his lips, causing Esbern to scoot away from the psychopath.
Finishing the unarmored dummy, she moved onto the immortal, slashing the armor, but to no avail, frustrated, she finally thrust the blade into the unprotected eye socket, and turned in a huff. Her cheeks burned with shame as she heard Syla's mocking laughter.
"That was absolutely beautiful on this dummy here, and if we look at all of these slashes, thirty eight out of the forty slashes are instant kills, so my regards for your accuracy." Moving on to the armored dummy, Dorian found a problem, "Here, though, you were largely unable to get through the armor. This is most likely because the Blades Sword is designed as a slashing weapon, and armor like this is extremely well protected from those types of blows. The only way I could see you getting a kill with this is if you could manage to stab the guy in the face." Marius shook his head in disapproval, "If your weapon cannot even touch my Immortals, what's the point of such a battle? Clearly, the Immortals win in this battle against such a pitiful blade." Turning viciously, Delphine put the blade to the king's throat, "Want to see what happens when this 'pitiful blade' goes up against your neck!?" Thoroughly cowed, the king slid back, as Syla moved up.
"We don't need a lucky hit, unlike your weapon, ours is meant to kill." Smiling, Uzas held up a gleaming steel sword, with a fancy dual wing design on both sides of the blade.
Charging, a dismounted Anaconda Knight charges at an Immortal, intimidating the crossbowmen near him with a demonic hiss. Unnerved, the Immortal blocked a blow from the Knight's bardiche, then stabbed the his foe underneath the green-grey helmet, watching dispassionately as the hiss turned to an angry gurgle.
Now the Immortal's turn, Syla demonstrates the Empire Broadsword, the standard issue sword for the Empire's army. The sword is, as its name implies, a broadsword, yet it has an odd dual wing guard on either side, which seems to be only a decorative touch and weighs the blade down.
"THIS, is a blade, my friends." Holding up the sword, Syla grinned in glee as a child, "This blade can pierce through demon's flesh, and slash through men's throats." Replicating Delphine's test, two dummies were brought out, yet one was now armored in Blades Armor.
"On Three, Two, One, SLAUGHTER!"
Wasting no time, Syla let out a war cry as he charged forward, plunging his sword straight into the belly of the dummy, and pulling the sword out, he slit the target's throat before moving onto the Blade. Stabbing into the belly, Syla was surprised when the sword didn't penetrate. Snarling, he plunged it into an arm, then punched off the Blade's helmet clean off as he thrusted the sword into the target's neck, but couldn't pull it out because the wings got stuck in the neck. Angrily, he marched away from the target.
"Very neat on the unarmored dummy, both of these blows are an instant kill, moving on to the armored dummy, it's clear that the leather fooled you, and what you thought to be an instant kill turned into a dent, we can see here that the steel is dented, but other than that, the man is fine." Snarling, Uzas spun away as Delphine had her own triumphant laugh.
"What I can see here is that the Blades Sword is much faster, however, the Broadsword has much greater puncturing potential, and I think that's really important for the battle here." Commenting on the blades, Geoff Desmoulin inspected the footage, "But if we look here, the broadsword gets stuck right here…..and the wings make it impossible to drag out, just adding unnecessary weight. For that, I think my edge goes to the Blades Sword, if only because a good strike to the face circumvents any armor."
Dorian disagreed, "While the broadsword got stuck, you can't dismiss that the Blades sword was a primarily slashing weapon, and would never be able to puncture the immortals armor, but we saw the broadsword make a dent, I think that's enough to give it an edge."
Both experts looked to Mack, "Well, I personally think that the broadsword is better." Desmoulin opened his mouth to protest, but Mack cut him off, "The Immortal's armor is heavy, but I feel like the added weight of the wings really throws it to the Blades Sword, as it adds unnecessary weight, and it only takes away from it's killing potential. It's good for stabbing, but the Blades armor can take that, but if we look HERE….the sword went through the arm, which is essential for a crippling blow. I have my doubts on whether the Blades Sword can actually get through ANY part of the immortal's armor, no matter how fast or accurate it is."
For one handed swords, the edge goes to the Immortals for their Empire Broadsword.
The Immortals take the lead as their Empire Broadsword wins them in the single handed weapons category, but now they must try to defend, as they show off their shield of choice.
Syla Uzas hefted up a steel shield upon his arm, and grins at the camera as he imitates bashing with it.
"RANGERS!" Upon hearing the call, the Immortals put up their shields, in response to the Ravenstern threat approaching. Soon enough, volley upon volley of arrow fell upon the Immortals, but most were deflected by a steel heater shield, an emblazoned eagle staring defiantly at the Rangers.
The Immortal Shield is a steel, heater shield that's emblazoned with an eagle, with a red ruby near the top of the shield. The shield is standard issue for all Immortals.
"This shield was commissioned for the Immortals after their creation, as a way to defend against the throwing spears and crossbows of the Snake Cult." Demonstrating, Marius swung the shield about, as if to bat away an invisible projectile. "The heater shield design was originally designed for cavalry, but we adapted it for use on foot to give the Immortals more maneuverability, and allow them to quickly engage their foes."
However, the Blades have their own shield, one that may even the odds for their previous defeat at the hands of the Broadsword.
Esbern lifts a large, round shield, showing off the intricate designs of his shield, and boasting it's defensive capabilities.
Hiding behind his shield, the Blade charged in the stream of Destruction magic, and then bashed a Thalmor with his shield as he killed his companion with a Blade's Sword, spinning to kill the stunned Thalmor.
The Blades Shield is a steel round shield, a sun in the center surrounded by four sections, each section with a circle in the center. The shield is standard issue for all Blades.
"This shield is not only lighter than your shield, but it gives us better protection, and better bashing capabilities, given how ours has a larger surface area than yours. Your shield has an elaborate design…but it juts out from the shield, adding in unnecessary weight and making it even harder to manage!" Showing off the shield, Esbern struck it with a steel dagger, leaving not even a scratch, "This shield gives more protection, and gives US the edge."
But before the experts can determine that, we have to determine the other attacking weapons as well.
Smiling wickedly, Syla tossed a javelin up and down, seemingly enraptured by the weapon. "This? It will impale, stab, kill, and demoralize. This is nothing more than a tool of absolute destruction."
Watching, a battalion of Immortals waits on top of a hill as horses clad in green and black steel approaches, their very eyes corrupted with evil. "Aim for the heads, ready, release!" Upon the call, dozens of javelins descended upon the horses, killing many of the riders, who lacked decent shields as javelin after javelin either flung their shield away or struck the Anaconda Knights with enough force to kill.
The Broadhead javelins were carried in packs of eight, and each Immortal carried them for their ranged capabilities. While not as fast or as numerous as arrows, a hit with a javelin could be devastating, and it could disable shields, when numerous javelins stuck to one. However, our Blades experts aren't impressed.
Delphine crosses her arms, "If you want a real ranged weapon, how about you stop playing with sticks and use a bow? The projectile is faster, and it won't tire you out to throw them, especially with the heavy armor the Immortals wear. Not only that, but we can start firing at you long before you fire at us."
Calmly, a Blade raises her bow as a dragon roars out a challenge. Diving to her, the dragon opens his mouth to let loose a breath of frost, but is halted when the Blade fires an arrow into its eye. Screeching, it dove into the mountainside as the Blade drew her katana, ready to finish the job.
The Orcish Bow is a greenish bow constructed from orichalcum and iron. The bow itself is immensely powerful, being about 143% more powerful than a hunting bow. For this battle, we will be using the common Steel Arrows, and each Blade will carry around twenty four in battle.
Standing at a 10m distance, Syla Uzas readies his javelins, he has three targets, one unarmored, one in Blades Armor, and one in Blades Armor and Shield in hand. He will have eight shots to get as much kills as he can get.
"UZAS, YOU READY!?"
"I'LL KILL THEM ALL!"
"THREE, TWO, ONE, GO!"
"YEARGH!" Standing still, Syla hurled a javelin, missing the unarmored dummy by inches. Frustrated, he threw again, this time knocking it's head clean off. Smiling again, he threw another javelin at the Blades Armor, only to be infuriated as once again, the armor stands with only a dent. Grabbing another javelin, he luckily manages to get it to the head, impaling the Blade. Moving on to the shielded target, he threw two javelins at the shield, both striking and sticking into it, at the third throw the shield, overcome with the weight, fell to the ground, and the final javelin stuck into the target's crotch.
Inspecting the damage, Armand is impressed, "We have two instant kills when you impaled both the armored and unarmored dummies, the javelin tore through and completely obliterated this poor guys brain; he's done." Moving on, the next one is more shaky, "The javelins were able to get past the shield, but the problem is that it took you half of your total number of javelins to do so, and I could visibly see you getting tired as you did so. Not only that, but you didn't even kill this guy. You hit a really vital area…but not one for killing. Sorry, Uzas."
Storming away, Syla muttered something about decapitating the experts afterwards. White as a sheet, Dorian and Desmoulin retreat behind Mack, who wields an M16 cautiously.
Moving up, Delphine confidently drew her bow, looking at all three targets, one unarmored, one in Immortal armor, and another in Immortal armor with a shield.
"Delphine, you ready?"
"Ready."
"Three, Two, One, FIRE!"
Without wasting a second, the Breton fired her first arrow, catching the dummy in the eye. Without wasting a second, she turned to the armored dummy, firing an arrow….though it failed to penetrate the armor. Firing at an arm, she got minor puncturing, and finally, she fired at the head, the arrow lodging in the Immortal's head. Turning, she begun working on the shielded Immortal, and, after contemplating her options, merely shot the immortal in the head again. She used all twenty three of her next arrows to try and encumber the shield; but to no avail, the eagle design somehow kept some of the arrows from sticking in.
Once more, Armand is impressed, "Instant kill right here, you shot straight through the eye, and the poor guy cant even blink. Here….you made a glancing shot, a wounding shot, and finally a kill shot." Moving onto the shielded target, all of the experts just looked at all of the arrows in the shield and around it. "Well…the guy was killed by the headshot, but every attempt to bog down the immortal's shield failed, and it looks like they'll live to fight another day."
Although impressive, which weapon gives their warrior the edge?
"I've gotta say, the javelins really strike it home, they're powerful, you can carry eight, and the thing is, they ACTUALLY bogged down the shield, compared to the arrows. No contest for me." Mack stated his opinion, reviewing the footage with Robert Daly, the creator of the simulation that would recreate the battle between these two fearsome combatants.
Geoff walked in, "But you have to factor in, javelins can easily be blocked, and the ones that lodge? Just cut them with your sword. The problem with the javelins is that it DOES tire you out, and it trades out your melee potential. If you have to think about how to balance it, while your opponent is fine shooting arrows at you, and a lucky one can either wound or KILL you, that weapon gets my edge."
Stepping in to support Mack, Armand chimed in, "But the thing is, arrows are better used en masse in large army on army battles, but here, we're with a small skirmish of about ten versus ten. We can't use the bows primary advantage of numbers here against the shield."
For ranged weaponry, the edge goes to the Immortals for their Broadhead Throwing Spears
But the fight is not over, and now, it's time to review these warrior's heavy hitters.
Delphine showcases a rather ordinary katana, forged with steel, yet much more durable than a normal katana.
Approaching her wounded foe, the Blade sprang out of the way as the dragon feebly snapped at her. Rolling to avoid the frost, she dove upon the dragon, slashing her katana with enough force to bury it in the dragon's head. Roaring in pain, the dragon gave out one last roar before it fell.
In appearance, the katana looked just as ordinary as one may be familiar with. However, the Akaviri Dai-Katana are unusually resilient, not breaking after repeated use unlike normal katana.
Delphine spun the katana, "The Akaviri Dai-Katana is the stronger variant of the Akaviri Katana. It's a two handed blade, and it's fast, graceful, and perfect for slashing. With this, we can chop through dragon, steel, and men." Making her last remark pointedly, she turned a scornful eye upon Syla Uzas, who merely grinned back.
Pulling a large sword from his back; Syla retorted, "This cuts through everything."
Charging upon a courser, a Serpent Priestess holds out a dark iron spear, hissing in glee as she impales an Empire soldier. As she turns, she widens her eyes as a giant sword crashed into her horse, sending it into the ground. Dazed, she looks up, and the last thing she sees is the horrifying image of an Immortal, swinging his blade.
The Zweihander is a true two handed sword, as its weight forces one to use two hands instead of one. These monstrous blades were powerful, and could cut off the heads of pikes when the Doppelsoldner used them.
Marius respectfully polished the blade, "The Zweihander is incredibly powerful, and can cut through almost any armor known to man. This blade is essential for when the Immortals wish to bring heavier weapons to battle, and each one is fully capable and trained to use one." Finishing, Marius gave a satisfied nod as the experts moved to the testing range.
"Same as before guys, let's see how you do. However, you'll be doing it at the same time, are you both ready?"
Staring each other down, Syla's comedic face was replaced with the determined gaze of a warrior who wanted to win; Delphine stared back coolly and calmly.
"Three." Both warriors tightened the grip on their swords.
"Two." Both warriors raised them simultaneously.
"One." Their leg muscles tensed up….
"HACK EM UP!"
Charging forth, Delphine got to her target first, delivering a clean slash across the unarmored dummy's neck, and slashing it's stomach, causing fake guts to spill out as she raced to her next target. Syla caught up, and swung the Zweihander in a powerful, overhead swing that almost cut the dummy in two, reaching all the way to the dummy's stomach. Raising his blade, he raced to his next target as Delphine found hers.
Slashing, Delphine dented the helmet, then she slashed it off, finishing with a slash to the neck. With a huge overhead strike, she cut partway into the Immortal's heavy armor, proving that it could actually penetrate. Catching up, Uzas plunged the Zweihander….glancing off the armor once more. Furious, he did the same overhead strike, but with inhuman rage, cutting the dummy to the throat.
At the same time, Delphine slashed the shield, then danced around and knocked the Immortal's helmet off, finishing by cutting the Immortal's head off. Syla, exhausted, reached the shielded dummy, and threw his sword on the ground, grabbing the shield and tossing it away before committing to one last thrust, which managed to penetrate the dummy, but not deep enough. Cursing, Syla kicked the dummy in the crotch before drawing an Empire Broadsword and plunging it into the dummy's neck.
"The thing you have to consider is, the katana is a highly romanticized weapon, and there are definitely myths about them. The original katana is composed of tamahagane, which sounds fancy, however, it's known in Europe as pig iron. Pig iron was refused in the west, because of it's high carbon content, which, in excess, turns a sword into nothing more than a jagged hilt. That being said, however, obviously the Akaviri Dai-Katana is in a league of its own, and the results spoke for themselves." Mack didn't even seem as if he wanted an argument this time, the results spoke for themselves.
Sighing, Desmoulin put his hands up, "I honestly thought the Zweihander was gonna sweep the floor, but somehow that katana just didn't break, and Delphine killed all three of her targets, whereas Syla killed only two, he killed the other with the broadsword."
Nodding, Dorian weighed in, "We have to consider the size of the thing, the Immortals will get tired fast continually using the Zweihander. It was adapted for infantry use against cavalry, which is a non factor here. With a durable katana, I think there can be no comparison, especially when we consider the factor that it DID get through the Immortal's armor."
The edge, finally, goes to the Blades for the Akaviri Dai-Katana.
After reviewing footage, Dorian points out various parts of Syla's trials, "You can see he was really trying to get past that armor, but Blades body armor is slightly stronger than Ebony armor, which is extremely powerful in the Skyrim universe. For armor, that initial surprise factor may catch the Immortals off guard. Not only that, but the Immortals armor set is comprised of steel, while the chest piece of the Blades is Ebony, which in their universe is stronger than steel. As such, since the chest and head are primary targets, it's safe to assume that, without a good blow to the head, the Immortals stand no chance."
Decidedly, the edge for armor went to the Blades Armor Set.
Finally, the experts reviewed the shields, weighing their pros and cons, however, Desmoulin brought in the final point, "…but the thing is, a shield is meant to PROTECT you, it's not meant for mobility, for bashing, or for throwing like Captain America. No, the shield is meant to protect, and the Blades shield does a better job of that."
For shields, the edge goes to the Blades for the Blades Shield.
As a review….the Immortals won edges in One handed weaponry and Ranged weaponry, but the Blades won out in Armor, Shield, and Two handed weaponry.
"Now, you may ask me, X-Factors? But these intangibles are so varied amongst individuals, we can't truly decipher most, only a select few X-Factors. For the most part, the most important X-Factors go as such…." Robert Daly explained the X-factors to the experts, who watched intently."
"For Training, we gave the Immortals a rating of 84 versus the Blades 80. The reason for this is because the Immortals are trained veterans, they don't allow just anyone in. However, the Blades were desperate for recruitment, and while they didn't exactly hire just kids and milk maids, there recruitment process was a bit more open, and they were specialists, while the Immortals were a general purpose infantry. Because of this, the Immortals win out in training."
"For Experience, we rated the Immortals a 78 versus the Blades 77. The reason for this is because all Immortals are Empire veterans, who saw combat against a large array of foes. The horse archers of the west, the knights of the north, the Vikings of the west, and the archers of the north. All in all, the Immortals saw combat against a much larger group than the Blades. However, at the same time, the Blades battled through all of Skyrim, and we can't ignore that. The simple fact again, though, is recruitment, and it just slightly bumps the Immortals higher than the Blades."
"For Endurance we gave the Immortals a 67 versus the Blades 80. The reason for this is because the Blades armor is lighter, and their weapons as well. Not only that, but it takes less energy for them to use their ranged weapon. In the end, the Immortals may be trained and conditioned, but when there is a man who has to break large limits versus a man who had to break only small limits, the latter party is going to have the advantage in a long, drawn out fight. No matter how prepared you are for something, you can't fight human nature and the human body."
"Finally, for Ruthlessness, we put the Immortals at a 70 versus the Blades 90. The reason for this is because the Immortals are a Knighthood order, and so are expected to behave with a degree of civility to their Pendorian enemies, yet this does not apply to bandits, thieves, and minor parties, like elves and demons. The Blades, on the other hand, wanted Parthuurnax dead, and wouldn't forgive him for his past crimes. Because of that, the Blades won out in Ruthlessness."
With the results plugged into the simulation, the team watches silently as the battle is readied up to begin.
Ruthless hunters
A Blade charges toward a crippled dragon, slashing it's wings down as it tries to fly away in vain, succumbing to blood loss, and dieing as the Blade watches.
Disciplined veterans
An Immortal expertly holds his ground against a charging horse, using the Zweihander as a brace, and finally killing the Cobra Knight behind it.
Relentless warriors
An Akaviri war party surges forth, cutting down hapless soldiers along the way, chasing down any survivors they could find, and putting them all to the blade. After they left, the very trails they traveled were red with blood.
Dauntless knights
An Immortal legion charges forward as they crash into a horrifying menagerie of creatures with rotted flesh. One opens his mouth to bite an Immortal, who emotionlessly stabs the creature in the face before continuing to slash his way through the mob.
Only one can be
The Deadliest Warrior
Immortals= 0
Blades= o
A death will be preceded by a - at the end of each paragraph. Example: -o,0,o
Fleeing from the Thalmor, a group of ten Blades crashes their vessel into an unknown shore. As they leave their ship, they cautiously eye a large city in the distance; they did not know whether the Thalmor lived here as well. Halting his party, the leader of the Blades watched cautiously, as a patrol of Immortals passed by. They seemed to be escorting a prisoner; an elf! Seemingly convinced of their friendly disposition, the Blades moved forward openly, without having their hands on their weapons.
The Immortals halted, and turned to the foreigners, with strange armor and weaponry. Stepping forward, an Immortal spoke, "You walk on Marius Imperator's Empire. What is your business here, friend?"
Stepping forward himself, the Blade replied, "Fleeing from the Thalmor. A ghastly elfish race which seeks to consume Skyrim. We plead refuge from our enemies."
Contemplating this, the Immortal spoke, "Tell me about these 'Thalmor' which plague you, this elf is no Thalmor, this is a Noldor."
Tilting his head, the Blade inquired, "Why hasn't he been interrogated yet?"
"Our-" Before the Immortal could finish his reply, an arrow flew from a Blade's bow, skewering the elf's head before he could scream, amidst the now wary Immortals.
"Battle formation! Mortals, alert Marius!" Scurrying, a force of blue steel clad men rushed away, carrying the body of the elf. All left now were the tense Immortals and Blades. "You have no place in these lands, outsider. You kill ruthlessly, and without honor! Leave."
"And where will we go!? Our ship is crashed, you expect us to wander like bandits!?"
"ANYWHERE! Anywhere but here! Rot in Sarleon for all I care!"
Enflamed by the Immortal's impetuous talk, a Blade loosed another arrow, blocked by a shield. "FOR SKYRIM!"
"WITHDRAW, DEFENSIVE PERIMETER!" Quickly, the Immortals scooted back in a closed off semi circle, raising shields as they stared back at the Blades.
"Blades! Bows!" All ten of them drawing bows, the Blades started shooting staggering shots in succession, sinking arrow after arrow into the Immortal's shield wall. In response, without a verbal command, the Immortals dropped their swords and drew a pack of javelins, each hiding behind their shields as they grabbed them. "Release!" A spattering of javelins raced towards the Blades, impaling one unlucky Blade multiple times. Seeing that a ranged approach wasn't going to work, the Blades dropped their bows and drew sword and shield. As they charged, more javelins flew, some encumbering their shields and making them useless. Four threw their impaled shields aside as they drew Akaviri Dai-Katanas, charging at the Immortals and colliding into them as they all picked their swords back up. Overwhelmed, one Immortal was overtaken by a Blade, who grabbed his shield, dragging the Immortal closer to him as he sank his Blade Sword into the Immortal's neck. The Immortals on the end of the semicircle dropped their shields, four in total, two on each side, and drew Zweihanders, charging around the side to catch the Blades off guard in a flanking maneuver. -o,0
Charging, the left side Immortals engaged their opponents first. Caught, one Blade tried to defend a blow, only to have his body cut almost in half by the powerful Zweihander. Falling, the Immortal widened his eyes as a Blade's Akaviri Dai-Katana found its mark in the Immortals head. Charging forth, the Immortals on the right side drew broad head throwing spears and threw them, before engaging. Two Blades were unluckily cut down, as the javelins lodged in their necks. -o,o,o,0
Outnumbered, the Blades withdrew, all of them keeping the Immortals at bay before retreating to their own small hill. Now with the height advantage, they continued their fight. One Immortal pushed his shield outwards, stabbing a Blade in the foot. Enraged, the Blade head butted the man after grabbing the shield, and stuck a Blades Sword into his neck. Retreating, the Immortals withdrew to THEIR small hill, and drew javelins. Hurling all of their javelins, two more Blades fell to the withering barrage. -o,o,0
Seeing that their situation was shaky, the Blades ran in a dead sprint, running into the woods, as all Blades drew bows, and they occupied four corners of an open area. Charging inwards, three Immortals were suddenly silenced as the accurate Orcish Bow fired arrows into their necks. The fourth Immortal, luckily, had ducked the second he heard the sound of a bowstring being released. Yelling out in surprise, the leader called for the Immortals to gather in a tight square, where they knelt down to try to avoid the arrow salvo, yet one more fell after his shield was encumbered to the point he could no longer raise it, and he fell with an arrow in his neck. -0,0,0,0
Exhausting all of their arrows, the Blades drew their Dai-Katana as they readied for a charge. The Immortal's shields, so encumbered by arrows and useless, were thrown away as all remaining Immortals drew Zweihanders. Standing in that same tight square formation, the Immortals readied themselves for the inevitable. Yelling out, the Blades charged from all four corners, slashing ferociously. Parrying, one Immortal dropped his Zweihander as the Blade staggered, and drew his Broadsword quickly, stabbing the stunned Blade in the neck. Now outnumbered once more, the Blades fought even more ferociously than before. The Immortal unoccupied turned, and started teaming up on a Blade. Overwhelmed by the quick Broadsword, the Blade yelled out in fury as he tried to bisect the man with his katana, only to gasp in surprise as the katana shattered against the Zweihander, with only a second to blink before a Broadsword entered his neck. -o,o
However, the Immortals were visibly tiring, and one was caught off guard by the katana's fast swings, as one Immortal fell, blood spurting from the stump of his neck where a head used to occupy. One Blade withdrew a short distance, then drew his Blades Sword. Waiting for the labored swing, he sidestepped the Zweihander and plunged the Blades Sword into the hapless Immortal's neck, watching as the soldier gasped in pain. His victory was short lived, however, as a Zweihander beheaded him cleanly, as if he had been put to the guillotine. -o,0,0
Yelling out in rage, the last Blade threw his Dai-Katana to the floor, and instead picked up a fallen Blade's Blades Sword, drawing his own with his other hand. Surprised, the Immortals only had four seconds to collect themselves before their ambidextrous foe struck, a whirlwind of steel who tried to get past the Immortal's guard and pierce the neck. So focused on his target, he never saw the Zweihander make one last swing, and with a sickening sound of steel clashing on ebony, the Zweihander cut the man completely in half, from top of the head to his crotch. -o
Gathering themselves, the two Immortals watched as Marius Imperator and his army arrived. They were lauded for their military service to the Empire, and the Imperator started to think of the new riches that could be taken from….'Skyrim.'
Winner: Immortals
Blades: 437 kills
Blades Sword: 59 kills
Orcish Bow: 67 kills
Akaviri Dai-Katana: 311 kills
Armor: 40% failure rate
Shield: 54% failure rate
Immortals: 563 kills
Empire Broadsword: 383 kills
Broadhead Throwing Spears: 112 kills
Zweihander: 68 kills
Armor: 47% failure rate
Shield: 34% failure rate
The Blades held the advantage in armor and two handed weaponry, yet, surprisingly, their shield performed worst than the Immortals. Their Dai-Katana cut apart the Zweihander. But the real killer in this battle was the efficient Empire Broadsword, scoring more than one third of the kills in the entire sim.
"The reason the shield did better in the actual battle, I think, is because those Broadhead Throwing Spears really contributed to it, it didn't matter that the shield was overall better, it mattered what the shield was up against, and most of the time, the Immortal shield held true." Commenting on the whole affair, Mack seemed pleased that his choice of warrior won.
Desmoulin put his hands up in defeat, "Hey, we have dragon slayers here, I had no idea that the Immortals were tough enough to even begin to top them."
"Well, that's just the thing." Stepping in, Dorian gave his analysis, "See, the thing is, when you fight multiple physiologies, your going to have different fighting techniques. The Immortals never fought a dragon, but they have much more experience in fighting humanoid foes, compared to the Blades. As such, it's obvious to me how the Immortals won this battle."
Delphine merely scoffed, "A computer cannot account for the warrior spirit. In a true battle, the strength of the Blades would shine through."
Esbern offered, "The Immortals and the Blades are equally strong in their own right, yet, perhaps the Immortals were better suited for battles such as these."
Smiling, Syla Uzas clapped his hands in childish glee, "Of course we won! We would murder and piss on the corpses of all of these fools who dare call themselves warriors!"
Contemplating the issue, Marius commented, "The Blades were much more effective than I had anticipated. Perhaps I can integrate them into a new Knighthood Order?"
And so we have it, Chapter One! I apologize to all Skyrim fans.
Next time, on Deadliest Warrior.
Commando
A muffled shot is heard, as a soldier collapses in darkness, the shooter calmly aims for his next target. Another shot is fired. Another body falls.
Vs.
Commando
A soldier intercepts an enemy's blow, and drives a knife into his thigh, holding it to his neck as the enemy surrendered.
In a historical battle, two world war two warriors will be fighting each other, this time, not as allies, but as competitors. The British Commando unit will face off against the Devil's Brigade.