Chapter 01: A bad moon rising
Disclaimer: Neither Fallout New Vegas or Goblin Slayer belongs to me.
"There are few events that have changed the face of the world like the convergence. This mysterious event which caused the apparition of various lands across the realms of men, dwarves and elves came with both its good and bad consequences. Because while from the lands of the wasteland came not only new and revolutionary knowledge and inventions like the guns and laser and plasma weaponry but it also brought forth it's horrors in the form of the many beasts that are native of these parts like the Deathclaws, Cazadors and centaurs, the many tribes and gangs of raiders that dwell in those lands but in the form of that insidious poison known as radiation.
Those turbulent times were witness of many great men and women both remembered for their deeds (both good and ill) there are few of them that are more known and revered than the ones known simply as The Courier and The Goblin Slayer for their deeds during those tumultuous times helped shape the future of this world…"
Extract of The Records of the Merging written by High Priestess. One of the former companions of both The Goblin Slayer and The Courier.
The first thing the Courier noticed when he opened his eyes was that he wasn't in one of the many refuges he owned across the Mojave wasteland but in some clearing in the middle of some forest at dusk. Which he was sure as hell wasn't in the Mojave because the only place with so much vegetation was that deathtrap of Vault 22 and even then the type of plants present here was different from that vault.
"I go to sleep in one place and somehow I awake in another completely different, how typical" thought sarcastically The Courier, after all in comparison to everything else he had lived and experienced since that smug bastard Benny shot him in the face and buried him alive in Goodsprings this didn't qualified for the top 10.
Which spoke volumes about how strange his life has become lately.
But he stopped from musing about that much longer and went to focus on the situation at hand so he checked his pipboy to check his inventory and maps to determine his exact location gaining mixed results; because while he still conserved all his guns and items (which was god because there were some his most powerful guns and gear) the map function was a total loss because wherever he was apparently wasn't covered by the satellite feed.
"You win some and lose another" thought at loud The Courier as he took his gun, a Fn-Fal from the floor and went in search of some settlement or village to get some insight about his current location,
While on his Pipboy an old song The Courier found in some ruins begun to play.
I see a bad moon rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightning
I see bad times today
/Sometime later/
The Courier was walking through the forest in search of any sign of civilization when a peculiar odor caught his attention, a smell that he knew too well; the smell of fire and blood. The smell of death. So without hesitation, he went towards the direction the smell was coming from.
Maybe that way he could save anyone.
Moments later he arrives and finds in front of him a scene out of the pits of hell.
Because all the houses were in flames and small strange humanoid green creatures were slaughtering and worse the people living there with joyous abandon. So without thinking too much about it he took his gun, aimed it at the nearest group of the creatures "So long pieces of shit" muttered him before opening fire.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The .308 cal. Bullets tore through the goblins like a hot knife through butter spreading bits of gore, blood and bones everywhere alerting the goblins who stopped doing what they were doing and went to kill the one that kill their brethren.
Which worked perfectly fine for the Courier who only smirked at the stupidity the little cretins were doing "Come to Papa you green fuckers" opening fire once more at the goblins killing them all and taking extra care of those who carried bows of throwing weapons.
Once he dealt with them he went to the town in search for possible survivors and making sure that none of those creatures were alive or hiding. Though in all this one thing was clear to him. He certainly wasn't in Kansas anymore.
Don't go around tonight
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise
/In the outskirts of the High Elf Kingdom/
"What the hell is this thing?" asked a Paladin of the Brotherhood of Steel to the other members of his squad while aimed his plasma rifle to the corpse of the creature that they killed recently after it pounced at them from the sky.
"I don't know what it is but whatever this thing was it certainly was a pain in the ass to kill" commented another one armed with a laser Gatling as he looked at their surroundings for any possible new threat that was attracted by the sounds of the fight.
"Do you think it's some kind of runaway experiment from either the institute or The Enclave? Because this monster have the look of being one of their freaks pet projects" said another one armed with an M16 assault rifle as he looked at the creature. After all, it looked like someone stitched together without too much care parts of a Lion, antelope, Eagle, and snake.
"We will know once the Ventibird comes to take it back to The Pentagon for further studies after all the eggheads there must be salivating at the prospect of dissecting this freak of nature" answered the leader of the squad who was armed with a minigun.
I hear hurricanes a-blowin'
I know the end is comin' soon
I feel rivers overflowin'
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
/Classified Location- Enclave Base XXXX/
In the Command Center of the base, the Higher up of The Enclave Remnants were discussing the new and unexpected event that happened recently.
"It appears that thanks to a strange phenomenon the territory that conformed the old USA alongside the parts of Mexico that the NCR annexed has been transported to another world. Am I right doctor?" said one of the officials to the lead scientist which nodded affirmatively from his superior.
"Effectively Sir, though it appears to be that instead of just sending the whole land intact to the new world, it fragmented the territories and scattered across the territories of this world while also sending people and animals from our world all over this new territory at random and vice versa, but this isn't the most interesting discovery"
At that moment the scientist turns on the holographic display present in the room and show the images that their satellites captured from the continent(They were really lucky that when they were sent here their Satellites came with them) and the images showed surprised them to say at least.
Magic, Monsters from Myth and legends, Elves, Dwarves and most importantly a world untouched by the poisonous fire of radiation. This was their golden chance because this opened new possibilities for them.
Because The Enclave may never reclaim once more the sovereignty of the Prewar USA but they will take over this world and reshape it into the form of the Old USA.
Don't go around tonight
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise
/Caesar Fort- Shores of the Colorado River/
"This certainly was unexpected" Thought to himself Edward Sallow or how he was most known Caesar, the supreme leader of the Caesar's Legion as he looks at the creatures that had the audacity to attack his fort.
These creatures looked like humans (beautiful ones he noted) with dark almost blue skin, silver-white hair, pointed ears and red eyes that expressed an enormous cruelty and evil. But that wasn't what caught his attention, no that honor solely belonged to the strange abilities they showed. Their so-called magic (though he couldn't come with a better term for it so he thought it fit).
"You will pay for this human, once the Demon King learns of this he will raze you and your kingdom from the face of the earth!" screamed angrily one of the Dark Elves present at Caesar which received a powerful punch from one of Caesar Centurions.
"I seriously doubt it, after all, you haven't faced the might of The Legion" coldly answered Caesar before directing his attention to his spymaster, Vulpes Inculta. "Discover everything about them Vulpes; their numbers, the organization of their forces, the location of their settlements. Hoover Dam can wait, we have a bigger prize in front of us".
"Thy will be done Caesar" answered the Leader of the Frummenitaris as he and a handful of troops took the Elves for questioning, though Vulpes also took the nonverbal order of not seriously harming the women in the group.
After all they will be the first to be used to breed the new caste of spellcasters of the Legion "I may not conquer Hoover Dam now thanks to this chaos, but this new situation has brought me the key for the dominance of The Legion over the neighboring nations" Though Caesar with slight smirk on his face, after all, he will be the last one standing.
Don't go around tonight
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise
Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, they look at the newest additions to their board with joy as the mortals adapted to the new challenges of their new situation. Especially two pieces in particular.
One of a young man dressed in armor who was killing goblins in some gods-forsaken cave, and another one of man in his middle 20's dressed in a duster, military armor and a combat helmet armed with an FN-Fal who was helping the survivors from the village he recently saved from goblins.
Without a doubt, the game has become more interesting and they couldn't wait to see what the dice will roll.
Author Notes: and that's it, people, I hope you like it, what do you think about it. I know Goblin Slayer only did a cameo here but he will appear in the next chapter and as you can see The Enclave will and the Legion will be on the move so things will get more complicated for everybody.
Though fair warning this story will get AU pretty soon because the merging of the USA Wasteland from Fallout and the Goblin Slayer world have shacked up things big time around both settings so expect some changes around the corner.