The World Eater's Redemption
By DaedricEclipse
A/N: Hello, everyone! It's DaedricEclipse, with a brand new story to pass the time until I FINALLY update Journey of the Lone Marine. This will deviate from what most people do with the Dovahkiin: shipping my Dragonborn OC with a female Alduin. Yeah, big shocker! Now, before you guys start flaming me for writing this story, let me explain why I'm making this story. First of all: I've always thought that Alduin could somehow redeem himself (or herself, in this case) after the Dragonborn defeats them at Sovngarde (Which I haven't even gotten close to in the actual game, even though I'm pretty much ready for it). As for Alduin being a female: Haven't you ever stopped to think as to how the dragon race had such a large population, considering how many dragons you have to fight during your Skyrim adventure? The answer, obviously, is that the dragons have to have females, just like every other species in existence! Plus, Bethesda never really clarified as to what gender applies to most of the dragons, aside from Alduin being a male in the game-canon. Since this A/N is getting too long, let me sum it up for you guys: I believe that Alduin can redeem himself after his defeat in Sovngarde, that male and female applies to all dragons (such as Alduin or Parthuunax), trolls, wolves, and other animals that you face in the game, and that Alduin will be a female in this story, since I'm going to regretfully apply rule 63 to Alduin. Anyways, tell me what you guys think in the reviews! Also: all flames will be used to fuel the pits of Tartarus. (Edit 12/17/12: I have beaten the main questline in Skyrim, so I know how to depict Sovngarde.)
Disclaimer: I do not own Skyrim. Skyrim and all related contents, such as the Dragonborn and Alduin, belong to Bethesda. I only own my OCs.
The adrenaline rushing through his body kept his senses sharp as he dodged a blast of fire from his adversary. The Dovahkiin swung his sword, Dragonbane, with all of his might at the dragon, the enchanted steel making contact with the tough scales that covered the beast. His steel armor absorbed the massive blow that came as soon as Dragonbane made contact with the dragon's body. Although he stumbled backwards from the hit he had just taken, the Dragonborn recovered and rushed at his mortal enemy with determination. With one final swing of his sword, the Dragonborn felled the mighty beast that he had been destined to slay.
After nearly two hours of intense fighting, Alduin, also known as "The World Eater," finally collapsed to the grass-covered ground of Sovngarde. The Dragonborn stood there, almost in disbelief at what had just occurred: He had defeated Alduin and saved all of Tamriel from destruction. The cheering of the ghosts of Felldir, Gormlaith, and Hakon soon registered in his mind, and he turned to face the ancient Nord heroes. The Dragonborn saw the spirit of Kodlak Gray-Mane, who walked over to him and slammed his hand onto the Dovahkiin's shoulder, laughing as he said, "Well done, Eclipse! You've done what no one else could: You defeated the World Eater! All of Sovngarde will be singing of this victory for ages to come!" Eclipse smiled in response to Kodlak's praise, nodding to the former Harbinger of the Companions.
Alduin suddenly began to glow, his entire body beginning to burn away as his dragon soul shot up into the sky of Sovngarde, the "clouds" disappearing and letting the light of the sky shine onto Sovngarde once more. Alduin roared in pain as he felt his very soul being torn apart, his body fading rapidly as he screamed in the dovah tongue. Then, almost as soon as it began, Alduin's body stopped burning away, and the World-Eater fell to the ground, his body now barely a third of its old size.
Everyone stood there, staring in horror as Alduin began to get back to his feet, stumbling a bit as he craned his neck to glare at Eclipse. The sky grew unbearably bright, and a booming voice that seemed to demand respect echoed throughout all of Sovngarde, "Alduin! You have committed many crimes against both mortal and Divines alike. Despite all of the opportunities for redemption that have been given to you, you have thrown them all away without a thought. You continued to defy the orders of the Divines, and attempted to enslave or destroy all mortal races. Now, here you are: laying on the ground, defeated, broken, and bloodied by the Dragonborn as a result of your own arrogance and pride. Against my better judgement to have let you die, I have given you one last chance to redeem yourself in the eyes of the Divines, and in the eyes of the mortals. You will be cast into the mortal world, stripped of your powers and turned mortal. You will accompany the Dragonborn on his journeys, and until you have proven yourself worthy of forgiveness, you shall remain by his side as his companion. By my powers as Akatosh of the Nine Divines, I spare your pitiful existence. Goodbye, Alduin."
The voice then went silent, the blinding light fading away as everyone turned to stare at Alduin and Eclipse.
The Dovahkiin was just as surprised, and sighed in either exasperation or despair as he thought, 'Great, just great. Now I have a dragon who wants to kill me as my travelling companion. ' Eclipse looked at Alduin, who was cursing furiously in the dovah language, and noticed that there was something odd about Alduin. The spiked scales that were all over his body were gone, and his scales looked much smoother and elegant. His head also looked less jagged, his main horns gently curved inwards instead of the sharply-angled look his horns usually had. Alduin's voice even seemed to be at a higher pitch, and was a lot more gentle than the almost demonic voice that he had. The best guess that Eclipse could make was that Alduin had somehow grown younger.
Eclipse heard Tsun ask if he wanted to return to Tamriel, and Eclipse nodded in response. Tsun then Shouted directly at Eclipse, who stumbled to the ground as his vision distorted. When he could see clearly again, he saw that he was somewhere near Whiterun. He slowly got to his feet, his armor weighing him down, and brushed any dirt or dust off of his armor leggings.
Eclipse was about to walk away, when he heard a somewhat familiar growl, though this growl sounded more like a whimper. Realizing who it was, the Dragonborn groaned, turning around to face Alduin, who was wobbling unsteadily on the ground, still not accustomed to his smaller size.
Alduin looked at the Dragonborn and snarled at him, "Dovahkiin, since you brought this accursed situation upon us, you will carry me until I am used to this pathetic body."
Eclipse just stared at Alduin for a few seconds, then sighed to himself, picking up Alduin and carrying him over his shoulder with ease (Look up "over-the-shoulder carry" to see what I mean when I'm describing this). The Dragonborn heard Alduin yelp in surprise when he did so, but payed no attention to the dragon as he walked towards Whiterun.
A/N: And that is the end of chapter 1 of "The World Eater's Redemption." Tell me what you guys think in the review section, and I'll see you guys later! This is DaedricEclipse, signing out!