Prologue: Enter our Heros!
The sound of mashing buttons and fantasy sound effects echoed throughout the small apartment. Naim Shin was currently on the final level for the main storyline of Dragon Age Inquisition, his inquisitor firing countless amounts of arrows into the main antagonist's face. Face contorted in concentration he didn't even notice the sound of the apartment door opening and closing, the sound of footsteps getting closer to the couch, until finally a body plopped down next to him slightly giving him a small fright. Naim glanced out of the corner of his eyes and grinned before focusing back on the screen in front of him.
"How was leg day?" The body next to him grunted as if in pain.
"Terrible don't ask me again." A deep yet feminine voice reached his ears as he laughed.
"Aw, come on Babe, you have to get legs as strong as mine, otherwise I'll keep kicking you off the bed." As Naim's Inquisitor made the final blow and the cutscene began to play of Corypheus' defeat he paused the game to look at his girlfriend. Amaris LaSure leaned back against the couch, her face relaxed and head resting against the couch as she watched the familiar battle play once more. As the game paused she turned her head to smile at Naim, mirth in her eyes.
"Did you romance the egg in this playthrough?" Amaris asked as she sat up and reached for her boyfriend's cup of water on the coffee table in front of them.
Naim scoffed as he smirked, "Of course not, you should know by now it's go Cullen or go home." Amaris shook her head as she laughed.
"Kadan you have like 4 different games where you all romance Cullen, you have to have some variety at some point!" She took a sip of water as Naim stuck his tongue out at her.
"I can never part with my Templar boyfriend, he's mine." Naim stated as he looked back at the television screen. Amaris gasped and placed a hand on her heart in mock pain.
"Naim you wound me! You're saying you love Cullen more than your own wife?" Amaris swooned sliding down the couch and Naim laughed at the scene.
"No you ass! We've been together for 7 years you obviously come first before Cullen." Naim gently kicked his lover on the floor and Amaris let out a grunt as she stood up. "Okay but like you just gotta look at him. HE'S SO CUTE." Amaris raised an eyebrow and the statement and shook her head with a smile, turning on her heels to the small kitchen to make some dinner.
"Okay he is cute but I think Cassandra is cuter." Amaris said as she took out some pasta and sauce to make.
"You're gay." Naim stated as he turned to look back at her. Amaris snapped her fingers and pointed at her boyfriend with a smirk.
"Only for you babe, maybe for The Iron Bull too, but mainly for you." Naim shook his head and unpaused the game letting the final scene play out. His Inquisitor had just retrieved the orb and was about to use it on Corypheus to make the final blow when it froze. Naim blinked and slightly scowled at the screen pressing buttons in an attempt to fix it. The scene it froze on was slightly eerie, it was at the precise moment when the Inquisitor used the the orb to close the breach. The glowing hole in the sky seemed to stare back at Naim making him slightly uncomfortable.
"Hey, Babe?" Naim's voice was hesitant, something seemed off. Amaris replied walking in with a dish towel on her shoulder, she must of heard the slight edge in his voice because her face was etched with concern.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Amaris asked, and Naim nearly pointed to the screen.
"The game froze." Amaris narrowed her eyes in confusion.
"What? It never does that, or it shouldn't the game's downloaded not on a disk." Naim shrugged he was just as confused as she was. Amaris sighed as she looked at the screen also put off by the rift captivating the picture.
"Well when in doubt turn it off and turn it back on." Amaris walked over to her game system and pressed the off button, only the screen didn't go black nor did the system shut down. "What the hell?" She murmured. Scratching her head she crouched down and reached her hand around the shelf where the electronics sat on to pull the plug. However as she did something strange happened.
As soon as the plug was pulled the Playstation seemed to short out, spitting sparks into the air. Amaris quickly stood up cursing.
"Aw you gotta be kidding me!" As she cursed she felt a hand on her shoulder, turning her head to look at Naim what she saw put a pit in her stomach. The T.V was still on the same scene however that was quickly changing, the green light emitting from the rift in the sky was glowing brighter on the screen. Their apartment starting shaking as if there was an earthquake. Naim and Amaris quickly grabbed a hold of each other crying out at the event happening before them. The room was lit green from the amount of light that was protruding from the T.V as the two lovers looked at each other, both eyes wide with fear, there was a loud sounding crack a bright light and the two knew no more.
Ellana Lavellan wandered through the wilderness of the Free Marches with a couple of the clan's best hunters. One of the hunters had come running back to the campsite claiming they saw a strange light nearby the river. The clan decided to investigate the source, making sure that there were no shemlens hiding in the area, if so they would have to move and it was too early in Harvestmire to move now. As the group closed in on the sight they spotted to what seemed to be a dalish elf, quite small in appearance. They seemed to be injured, judging by the bruise forming on their head. Ellana looked around cautiously, making sure that they were not being tricked. She signaled one of her hunters to pick up the injured kin and quickly they ran back to the clan seeking medical attention for the elf.
Ellana called out to the Keeper of the clan as she guided the hunter to a nearby arrival to place the unknown elf down to rest. Keeper Deshanna of Clan Lavellan quickly entered the abode with concern in her eyes.
"Ellena, what is the meaning of this?" Deshanna asked.
"Ir abelas Keeper, but my hunters and I found this dalish elf out near the clearing by the river. She is injured with a head wound, I was hoping we could help her." The Keeper narrowed her eyes as she looked at the unconscious elf before her. The clothes they wore covered their body leaving their body ambiguous to determine a gender. Their face was adorned with a Vallaslin, making it known to the world that they were indeed Dalish. Their ginger hair was messy and tousled and the Keeper spotted a particularly large bruise forming on their forehead.
"Hm, get me some elf root soaked in water, the wound may not look bad but we do not know the damage within their mind." Ellana nodded her head and left the tent searching for the supplied the keeper asked. Deshana sighed through her nose as she examined the elf, eyes alit with curiosity.
"Where did you come from lethallan?"
She felt like she was drowning, liquid filled her lungs as she tried to grasp for breath, the burning was unbearable, she was going to die.
And then it was over.
Amaris gasped for breath, turning over and heaving the contents from her stomach onto the rocky shore. Her large grey hands gripped the stone beneath her as if grounding herself.
Wait grey hands? She thought narrowing her eyes as if trying to make sense of the situation. Standing up slowly, she hissed in slight pain as she looked down at herself. She was not wearing the tank top and shorts she wore to the gym moments before, well whatever happened. She was wearing a leather tunic and trousers as if they were from the middle ages. Her skin was not the ebony tone that she was born with rather a dull grey that was unnatural.
Amaris shook her head which felt heavier than it should be, she blinked and reached up grasping two curved horns and suddenly it all made sense.
Oh no no, no fucking way. Her eyes widen as she looked around at the scenery before her that was very familiar.
She was on the Storm Coast, in Ferelden, which only existed in the realm of Thedas from Dragon Age, a video game. If she didn't need anymore proof she was also apparently a Qunari in the flesh standing on the coast like a dumb fool, mouth agape and eyes distant.
Okay, Amaris, pull yourself together, first things first, where's Naim? Hesitant to use her own voice her hand reached down to fiddle with the promise ring on her finger only when reaching the digit it wasn't there. She inhaled with a sharp take of breath and started to look around on her hands and knees frantically for the ring. If she couldn't find Naim, that would be the only thing she would have left of him. She breathed a sigh of relief as she found the ring, now much too small for her hand. Clenching it within her palm she stood up and looked around, hesitantly calling out her lover's name.
"Naim?" Amaris walked along the shore looking out for any signs of trouble, looking up at the sky she noted that there wasn't a tear in space and time itself, meaning either Inquisition has ended or has not even started yet.
"Naim?!" She called a little louder this time, a slight edge of fear in her voice. The sound of it reverberated of the coast and was drowned out by the crashing of the waved. Amaris shivered as cool droplets of rain began to fall. She crossed her arms as if to make herself smaller, an impossible feat for a Qunari her size.
"NAIM?!" Amaris bellowed she grit her teeth and closed her eyes, this was all just a bad dream she would wake up soon in her apartment with Naim still up at 5 am watching T.V she was sure of it. As she sat down upon the rocks head held in her hands she whispered.
"Where are you Kadan?" Her question was met with silence.