"Humm..." Yira groaned slightly as her eyes ached in protest from the lighting of the screen changed suddenly.
She blinked, rubbing her eyes from the last six hours of the constant glare from the screen of her laptop as the Dragon Age Inquisition credits rolled in.
She winced as her spine crackled as she leant back in her seat. She tapped her foot impatiently, cracking her knuckles as she waited for the end of the credit scene.
I knew there was something...off about Solas... Especially concerning the orb and his behaviour on it...
Yira's eyes lit up excitedly as the cut screen played, "Yes, ha-ha." she smirked.
However, that smug grin was soon wiped off as Yira slammed the laptop down angerly before going straight to the freezer and pulling out several varieties of ice cream and an assortment of topping.
Half an hour later Yira's friends, Ruby and Ben came home to see Yira pouring booze onto the half melted ice cream as she ate.
"My God Yira! What happened?" Ruby cried out, pulling up a seat right next to her.
"T-They killed her," she whispered hoarsely as Ruby tugs the bottle from her hand.
"Who's dead Yira? Sammie? June? The old hag who lives above us?" Ruby said wide-eyed.
"Flemith." Yira whispers, slouching in her seat. Ben groaned in disbelief while Ruby let out a breath of relief.
"Flemith? wait... Isn't that a character from Dragon Age? Seriously, your upset over that? It's just a game." Ben's sceptical tone fell on deaf ears.
"Gezz. You had me really worked up then. Besides you asked me not to tell you any spoilers." Ruby sighed, running her temple.
Yira pouted as Ben cleared away her ice cream.
She crossed her arms, "It's not just that...it was the final showdown. I had high hopes for the battle with Coryphe-ass but it was Anticlimactic and disappointing." Ruby rolled her eyes getting up from her seat as Yira scowled.
"I will admit that Flemith was awesome. With her secret motives and plans. Her views on the world. What was not to like about her?" Ruby mused thoughtfully.
"Although... If you're desperate Dragon age Descent and Trespasser are available to buy-"
"NO- NO- aww man," Ben whined as he tried to stop her from continuing that particular conversation.
Yira's head snapped up to Ruby, in a flash she grasped her shoulders "Where?" her voice laced in intrigue.
Ruby shook off her bemused expression and wriggled out of Yira's grasp.
"Gahh... take a chill pill Yira. You're only a few years behind the games initial release date. I'll pop by the store tomorrow and I'll get it for you. Let's say for an early birthday present. How's that?"
Yira nodded excitedly while Ben groaned, tempting whether or not to bash his head into the wall out of the irradiation.
Ruby giggled at his behaviour while Yira happily washed up her bowl and spoon, humming to the dragon age theme.
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Yira raced her way home as quickly as she could that day, Dragon Age had been in the back of her mind all day. So, focusing on work had been difficult, which resulted in her being shouted at by her manager.
She shook her head as she opened her door. Her scowl was soon replaced with delight as the new disks descents and trespasser we're waiting for her on the table with a cute bow on the top of it and a little note.
Y,
Here you go. Happy birthday 3 months early present.
Please do not tell me any spoilers when I arrive back.
Me and Ben are on a double date tonight see you tomorrow. Hopefully whoever Ben has found me better be someone good.
Your Crimson Archer
Yira chuckled as she read the last bit.
That was her player's name for the D&D game. Her Dragon age one was Alleisa. An elf archer. She always had the same name and look for all her playthroughs. She had the habit of playing up to The Winter Palace. And then starting a new game with a different player. According to her it was the timer that put her off playing halfway through that quest. Yira didn't blame her. It was rather annoying, and It would be more fun if she could have seen more of the winter palace.
Yira grinned to herself as she pulled the curtains shut and a few cold beverages in the ice box next to her gaming seat which was one of those that were close to the floor. Pulling a blanket around her legs and her bamboo laptop tray that fit snuggly over her legs after readjusting the feet of it.
Yira grin only spread further and the game began up. She had to severely resist squealing in delight as the intro began. She didn't want the old hag to call police again over loud noises. Again.
Well to be fair the last time that happened was when she screamed "DIE! DIE! DIE!" Very loudly at the computer which made Ruby jump in alarm and knock over the vase full of flowers which smashed into pieces onto the hard floor, along with Ruby cursing creatively after stepping accidentally onto the fraction. It was a very long conversation with the lady and the cops.
Instead, she resulted in humming the theme tunes from the Dragon age soundtrack.
She didn't know how long she was playing until she heard the door create open. Sighing to herself she put down her laptop and put it to the side. Her joints were stiff for not moving in a while her back in particular popped in a few places.
She opened the door quietly and flinched at the brightness of the living room, compared to her which was pitch black and her computer was the only light source I was currently using.
Yira noticed Ruby's hunched form leaning over the sofa. She was sobbing quietly. Obviously, she had tried not to disturb her.
She noted a few stains of what looks to be wine or food. She darts back and grasped her discarded blanket; she walks up to her and drapes it over her shoulders. Making her jolt in surprise at her presence.
"Come here." Yira whispered, pulling Ruby in to a big hug who then began to bawl into her shoulder. She rubbed Ruby's back to comfort her. After what seemed to be about ten minutes she began to calm down. Ruby leaned out of Yira's arms and pulled the blanket around herself more tightly.
"Ok, who am I going to maim?" Yira asked which make a flash of a smile run briefly over Ruby's face.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Yira pressed, getting up from her seat and grabbed two wine glasses along with a chilled bottle of white wine from the fridge.
Plonking the glasses harshly onto the table and poured a full glass for the both of them.
Ruby simply picked put her glass and gulped down the entire contents in one go. Yira just looked at her gobsmacked, "Just how bad was that date!"
Ruby refilled her glass before taking a deep breath.
"It was going great until Sammie and Ben had to leave after the starters as they got a call from their Landlord about something about their place smelling of gas. When the mains came a waiter tripped or slipped on something. I dunno. But the food went everywhere. Me, the table, the floor. But Louis, he went berserk and blew up at that poor waiter. He shouted at the manager who was trying to smooth things over with him but nothing he said to Louis calmed him down. In fact, I think it made things worse. It was so humiliating. And in the end, we were asked to leave. We were about to leave in a cab when he asked if I wanted to go to his place but after what happened I said no, and he started to have a go at me in the streets-" Yira's face darkened before pulling her friend back into a hug again. Ruby didn't need to continue as it wasn't too hard for Yira guess on what happened.
"You know if I were a bloke or if you were a bloke, we would be a perfect match for each other." The comment earnt small chuckle of amusement from Ruby.
"Yeah. Too bad you like dicks. Me, I bat for both teams" she grumbles picking up her glass and took a more controlled sip of her drink.
Yira just smiled at her friend as, "well my evening was productive. I just finished the first playthrough of Trespasser. I'm off work tomorrow so I plan to redo the whole game again. Wanna' join me."
"Yeah... alright... I'll need something to keep my mind off terrible love life. I'll talk to you tomorrow. It's getting late." Ruby sighs and then proceeds to down what's left of her drink before making her way to her bedroom.
Yira glances at the clock it was about 11 pm. Not too late.
"I know what you're thinking, Yira. Not everyone can manage on a four-hour sleep like you." Ruby called out to her. Yira just shook her head before downing her own glass.
She waited until she heard the shower staring up and Ruby getting in before she lunges for her phone.
She heard Ben answer the phone, "Hey, Yira. What's up? Isn't it a bit late for a call."
"No, it is not." Yira said a bit coldly, she heard Ben sigh, which followed with the sounds of a chair scraping on the floor.
"What did Ruby say? We had to leave because of a gas leak but it turned out to be next door." He answers while Yira just scowls.
"He's a screamer. First, he makes a scene at the restaurant which gets them kicked out and again at Ruby in the street. She came home in tears Ben. Tears. How in god's name did you meet a man like that?!...*sigh* I guess it doesn't matter now. But you and I are going to have a long chat tomorrow."
Yira hung up the phone before Ben could respond. She picked up her blanket left behind on the chair and went back to her room.
XxxxX
"Morning" Yira grumbled the next morning and began to get herself some toast while putting on her shoes and jacket.
"You going somewhere? I thought we were going to play Dragon age today?" Ruby asked, still in her Pjs.
"Oh, we will! I need to run an errand. I should be back in about an hour or so." And with that Yira snagged the last piece of toast from the toaster before walking out the flat.
It was rather busy, but it is rather expected for a Saturday morning in London. So, she made her way to the parks first.
Yira got off the tube at Marble Arch and down park lane. She smiled to herself as she could see family arriving for a peaceful morning in the park while the kids played. Ben and Sammie flat should be about a block away.
The mundane silence was broken with alarm.
"LARA!" Yira's head twisted into the direction if the woman's screech.
A child no more than 3 had wander from her mother's grasp and into the road in an attempt to grab a bird.
Coming up the road was a speeding car and what seemed to be the driver was looking at his phone, without thinking Yira being the closest one lunges for the child.
She just about was able to shove the kid back onto the pavement when she felt herself collide with the car.
Pain was the first thing she felt as she found herself flying before landing very hard on the floor. Her head was the first thing to land on the concrete road, which make a sickening crack on the floor as she fell.
With all the pain focused in her head she could barely register the cut and bruised, along with a broken leg and dislocated shoulder she had sustained but what she could hear was the shout and frantic yelling if the people around her. The sounds of police and Ambulances sirens were distant in her ears as she fought to breathe, her chest heaved which brought a new wave of pain. Broken ribs to be added to the lists. The smell of copper was strong in the air.
"Ma'am! Ma'am! Stay awake. We're here to help!" Yira tried her best to see who was talking through all that chaos. A man dresses in green. She couldn't tell any details- it was too blurry. She tried her best to stay awake as she felt a neck brace was put on her and was pulled onto a stretcher; she could see black dots lining her vision as she was pulled into the ambulance.
She blacked out soon after and slipped into a coma.
Yira Sailburn died a week later in hospital.
But like what Dumbledore said;
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure....oh how right he was.
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Well this is chapter one Of my first dragon age Fanfiction books.
I will say this now, I love dragon age, but I haven't played the first two games, and I've always ha the bad habit of playing to the winter palace, so if there are any incorrect fact, please let me know. I do however watch other players on YouTube who have played it to the end.
There would be about a few dozen or so chapters before the Inqustions starts.