AN:This is one of the two sequels to "The Beginning". It's very different from it's predecessor so I hope you all enjoy it! Oh! It may not be relevant, but in the beginning of every chapter I will have an excerpt from a book. You'll find out who wrote it later.
Have you ever looked into your friends eyes and saw his life, his purpose? They say you can only do it once, and right before something important happens. They never said if what happens is good or bad though.
'Ow. Why does my head hurt?' I opened my eyes to see a ceiling made of stone. 'What the hell?' I stood up and looked around. "Ok, I'm in a large stone room." I walked over to the cell door and tried to open it. "With a locked metal gate. This should be no trouble though." I Stepped back and ran at the door and punched it. "OW!" Instead of it falling down like I wanted it to, I hurt my hand.
"What did you think that was going to do? I figured an imperial would more brains then that, what are you a midget Nord?" I looked across the hall and in the cell opposite of me there was a blue man looking at me with a disapproving look. "An imperial in the imperial prison huh? I guess they don't play favorites, hm? Your own kinsmen think your a piece of human trash, how sad. I bet the guards will give you special treatment before the end. Oh thats right, your going to die in here imperial! Your going to die! Imperial scum like you give the empire a bad name you see, it would better if you just disappeared." A door could be heard in the distance followed by footsteps. "You here that? The guards are coming, for you! Hee hee hee!"
What is this guys deal? Imperial? Empire? Nord? Where the hell am I? I heard the guards coming and it sounded like a woman was worried. Finally three people in... armor came into my view. A woman and two able bodied men, in the center was a venerable man with extravagant red robes.
"I'm definitely not in America anymore."
"Why is there a prisoner here!?! This cell is off limits!" Questioned the woman. One of the men shrugged and answered her question.
"Just a mix up with the watch! I-I" The woman cut him off.
"Never mind it. Prisoner! Stand back by the window and you won't get hurt." I guess it would be in my best interest to follow orders. So I walked back to the window and stood there while the guards opened the doors The guards walked down to the little cubby in the cell and the old man followed.
"You! I've seen you!" He said. I turned to him, he was addressing me. "Let me see your face... Yes I've seen you in my dreams. Then the stars were right, and this is the day. Gods give me strength."
"Uh... what's going on here?"
"Assassins attacked my sons and I am next. My blades are leading me out of the city along a secret escape route. By chance, the entrance to that route leads through your cell." Now I was really confused. Where the hell am I?
"If you don't mind me asking, who are you?" I hope this doesn't insult the guy, I don't need a fight.
"I am your emperor, Uriel Septim. By the Grace of the Gods, I serve Tamriel as her ruler. You too are a citizen of Tamriel and shall serve her in your own way."
"Why am I in jail? I have done nothing wrong." Maybe I can work a pardon out of this guy.
"Perhaps the Gods have placed you here so that we may meet. As for what you have done... it does not matter. That is not what you will be remembered for." I gave him a look but he was not fazed.
"So... What now?"
"You will find your own path. Take care, there will be blood and death before the end" With that Uriel turned and followed his escort down the tunnel that the woman had opened. One of the soldiers turned to me.
"Looks like this is your lucky day. Just stay out of the way and you won't get hurt." He said and walked into the tunnel. I ran up to the door and found the blue man standing there with his mouth agape. I simply gave him the finger and then ran down into the tunnel. For some reason, I couldn't run really fast anymore. Just as fast as any fit person. I followed them down through some tunnels and into a room. The female walked out ahead to check a staircase.
"ASSASSINS!" She yelled "PROTECT THE EMPORER!" She drew her sword and The black man followed her while the last guard stood his ground. I can't see much from where I'm at...
"Ahh!" The men in the weird armor were beating on the two guards. The woman thrust her Katana into an assassin. The other guard decapitated another. The soldier by the emperor was in fighting off two armored men. I jumped on the closest one taking him to the ground. He was armored and I had no weapons so I stood up and took a step back. The assassin tried to stand up but before he was fully up I front kicked him in the face, sending him tumbling down the steps. I ran down and found a rock close by so I grabbed it and beat the shit out of the guy's head. I think I knocked him out. I stood up and returned to the group. The woman was lying where she fought... dead.
"You stay here prisoner. If you follow us, we will kill you." The group departed through door leaving me all alone. For the first time I realized that I wasn't in my ninja attire. I must be waring the prison garbs. I walked over to the corpse of the dead woman. Next to her I found a short-sword and a torch. I lit it and walked over to the door. The sword was of different design then any I have seen. The man I knocked unconscious groaned and sat up. I acted on instinct and stabbed the man in the back. He screamed in pain then fell over dead. The armor disappeared into... energy?" Some rock crumbled behind me but I didn't pay attention. A high pitched squeak got me to turn around. A rat he size of a small dog leapt at me but I sidestepped and cut it in two while it was still in the air.
"What the hell?" I stepped through the entrance that the rat made in the wall and walked around the room. A skeleton lied in the corner with a bow in it's hand and a quiver of arrows on it's back. A shield lay of to the side. All but the arrows looked worn, but hey, beggars can't be choosers. I picked up the shield and fastened it to my left arm. The bow and arrows went on my back. I checked the body of yet another blue person and found a key and some other helpful items.
"Why the hell are there blue people with pointy ears?" I kept on going and fought a couple of rats here or there.
"UHHHH..." I swung around from the box I was occupied with and saw the last thing I wanted to see.
"Fuck! Not you guys again!" The zombie ran at me and swung a slow rotted arm at me.
"Come on! The zombies in America were tougher then this!" It swung again and it fell over. The zombie was trying to get up but it couldn't. "I can't believe this. You are a disgrace. To think that zombies killed me makes me fear like a looser... Come to think of it... What happened to the others? I remember that marine, Private... Riben... Yeah, He got killed and Roden ran and climbed onto a display case. What happened to..." I stopped mid-step. I can't believe it hadn't hit me before. I died in the jewelry store, but what happened to Sakura and Roden. Sakura... I failed to protect her... She probably didn't survive. I felt a single tear fall down my cheek, then another and another. I pictured her face, the wonderful smile and the delightful pink hair. To think of her death made me feel... sick. The only thing to do now was soldier on and find a way out. I kicked a door open and walked into another cave.
The first thing that came to me was the scent of cooking meat. Roasting over a fire was one of those rats. "Damn things probably carry disease." I said, a little too loud because a shriek from behind me got my attention in a flash. A small green humanoid ran at me with a little dagger and took a swipe at me. I blocked and used my footwork to get behind him and stab him. It didn't go as planned, the little bastard ducked. He better not be doing what I think he's doing! He Kicked me.
"Oof!" I fell to the ground holding my nuts.
"You dirty bastard! That hurts!" I cut his feet off from where I was on the floor. The creature fell to the ground screeching. I walked on and left it there to bleed out. Bleed out. A term I learned from the Marines. I fought more of these creatures as I moved. The rest didn't even know I was there. After about an hour I heard voices. It sounded like the Emperor and his mason. I walked through a hole in the wall and found them below me. I was on a ledge. They didn't see so I jumped down and got behind them.
"Hey guys!" I tried to be cheerful thought I know I failed. Sakura... She was still in my mind.
"It's that prisoner again! Kill him! He may be working with the Assassins!" I backed away. I couldn't fight these guys. Not like this.
"No! He can help us! He must help us!" The guards put their swords away. Uriel approached me again. "They cannot understand why I trust you. How can I explain? Listen, you know the nine? They guard our fates with an invisible hand."
"Uh... sure." I had to lie. I had no idea what he was talking about. He went on to talk about stars and signs and stuff.
"What sign were you born under?" Now this sucks. I made a random name up.
"The... Kage"
"I do not know this sign... but I am sure it will bring you success. Please come with us. We shall need your help." He walked into a room with one of his blades. The other pulled me aside. "He really seems to trust you, can't place my finger as to why."
"Me neither"
"Well come on, but remember were watching you." He walked and I followed. We entered a room which appears to be a dead end.
"What now?" Well, my answer came to me soon enough. Seven assassins jumped on us from above.
"Prisoner! Take the emperor and guard him with your life!" Yelled a blade. We ran into the enclosed room and I drew my sword to defend this man.
"Here take this Take it to Jauffre! Bring my son Martin to the throne and close shut the jaws of Oblivion!" He offered me his neckless. I took it without question as I figured it would serve his best interest. The minute I took it. The wall opened up and an assassin jumped onto the emperor, cutting his throat. The emperor fell to the ground, dead. The last blade ran into the room and cut the man's head off. He looked at the body of his master and wept. "The emperor is dead! I have failed! We as blades are sworn to protect the emperor and now all he and his heirs are dead!" He walked over to the body and looked it over then jumped in my face. "The amulet of kings! Where is it, it wasn't on the emperor's body!"
"Relax, he gave it to me." I showed it to him.
"Strange, he saw something in you. Trusted you. They say it's the dragon's blood, that flows through all the septims. They see more then lesser men. The Amulet is a sacred symbol of the emperor. Many people think it's the red dragon crown but that's just jewelry. The amulet has true poor, it can only be worn by a member of the royal family they say. He must have given you the amulet for a reason. Did he say why?"
"He told me to take the amulet to Jauffre"
"Jauffre? Did he say why?"
"He said he had another son" I hate being interrogated.
"Nothing I have heard about. But Jauffre would be the one to know. He is the grandmaster of my order after all. Although you may not think so to meet him, he actually lives quietly as monk at Weynon Priory. Near the city of Chorrel.
"How do I get there?" I need to get into the sun. Tunnels really suck. He gave me some instructions on how to get out of the city and these tunnels. Then he handed me a key and told me about the sewers that I would have to trek through.
"Great that's just what I need. Another monster infested shit hole." If he disapproved of my language, he didn't show it.
"You should do fine. From what I have seen your an experienced scout right?" Am I choosing a class to. I guess I'll go with it.
"Thats right! I'm the best scout around."
"Good. Go directly to Weynon Priory. I'll stay here and guard the emperors body. May Talos Guide you." With that I departed into the sewers.
"WAIT!" He called to me.
"What!?!" This was getting annoying, I want to get the hell out of here.
"What is your name!?!" I guess I can tell him.
"Sasuke Uchiha!"
"I'm Boris" And with that, I climbed into the man hole.