Chapter I: "Expect the unexpected…"
It was a dark night that hung over Skyrim, it's usual silence and beauty taking their respective places. A multi colored Aurora Borealis was seen waving gracefully through the air. But in the high mountains of Skyrim, this silence and beauty was not there. Instead jets of flame and sounds of blades making contact with dragon scales filled the air. This mountain was where a elder dragon was making its home. This dragon was known as Dovahsebrom or as the Greybeards would call him, "Dragon of the North". There on the mountain, the Argonian Dovah-Kiin was fighting to the death with the aforementioned dragon. The dragon shot out a torrent of fire towards the Dovah-Kiin.
"Yol… Toor Shul!" the dragon shouts as the flames are sent out from his mouth. The Argonian pulls his shield from his back, Spellbreaker and blocks the fire of the dragon. He stood his ground as dragon continued his assault of fire, but it was harmlessly bouncing off his shield. As the dragon stopped his Fire Breath, the Argonian placed his shield at his back and ran towards the dragon with his sword Chillrend in one hand and a Frostbite spell in the other. He ran towards the dragon and shot his beam of ice towards the dragon, causing him to recoil. He then slashed his blade at the face of the dragon causing a large wound to appear across the dragon's eye. He slashed again, this time cutting a large line across his face. The dragon tried to swipe at the Argonian with its claws but dodged back and shouted.
"Mul Qah Diiv!" the Argonian shouts. As he rushes forwards again to slash at the dragon, his Dragon Aspect starts taking place. He makes a large diagonal cut across the snout of the dragon, causing it to lose some of its ground and step back. The Argonian takes advantage of this moment of weakness shown by the dragon. He starts to prepare another shout "Zii Los Dii Du!" the Argonian shouts. The scales of the dragon start to melt away as if it were getting burned alive. The essence of the dragon starts to float away from the charring body of the dragon. The smell of burnt flesh and fresh blood fills the air as most of the dragon decays, leaving only the skeleton. He stood there, panting, unmoving. The night sky filled with the blackened smoke from the fires emitted by the dragon. The Argonian fell to one knee, weakened immensely by the battle. The fatigue from battle started taking its place. His vision swaying and darkening. His wife Mjoll the Lioness approached him.
"Knetir, are you alright?" she asks, obviously worried.
"Yes I am my love," he replies in a soft tone.
"We need to get you out of here," she says with utmost urgency.
The Companions had decided to accompany them in this dragon hunt. They too approached Knetir, noticing the blood around him.
"Get him to the carriage IMMEDIATELY!" Farkas shouted.
Mjoll and Vilkas carried Knetir towards the carriage they used to travel to the mountains. They placed him the back of the carriage and left Knetir with Mjoll in the back.
"I love you Knetir," she says with tears rolling down her face.
"I do too Mjoll, but I'm afraid my time in this world has come to an end." Knetir says as he lowers his hood and mask, revealing the glossy black scales that he had. Along with the several scars. "You have to continue our legacy Mjoll," he says.
"No you can't leave me!" she says as she continue to cry.
"I believe this is the only way," he says as he pulls out an Ebony needle and stabs it in his shoulder. He blacks out immediately.
"No… NO!" Mjoll shouted as she felt the warmth leaving his body. She broke down at this point and continued sobbing over the deceased body of her husband. After awhile she walks out, still sobbing. She broke the news of his passing towards her fellow shield brothers and sisters. Then from inside the carriage, a bright white light erupts from where Knetir's body lay. They all ran towards the source and find a black charred outline of where his body lay.
"By the Divines, may Sovngarde hold a place for this fallen hero," Vilkas says.
They all nod and lower their head, offering their prayers and respects. After this they all enter the carriage and leave, disappearing into the night.
"Where am I!?" Knetir shouted as he awoke in a white endless void.
A ghost appears behind him and walks up to him, placing his ethereal hand on his shoulder. "This is Purgatory my dear descendant," he says. Knetir turns and look at him, he was one of Knetir's ancestors. Anthir the Bloodied. He was one of his Nordic ancestors.
"Why am I here Anthir?" Knetir asks him.
"Where is your next destination?" Anthir asks cryptically.
"I honestly don't know," Knetir states.
"Well there's Sovngarde, but a good as you are, we all know you're mission isn't completed yet," Anthir says as he removes his hand and walks in front of him.
"I agree, yet I wouldn't know what my next objective would be," Knetir asks, obviously confused as to what to do next.
"You will continue your mission, but not in Skyrim. Somewhere else," Anthir says.
"Where?" Knetir asks.
"You'll see," Anthir replies. "As you know your family and ancestors are half Nord, half Argonian, yet when a child is born it will be only one of the races, either full Nordic or full Argonian features. But they still have Nordic, Argonian blood. Yours is a special case, both Nordic and Argonian, but there's also something special" He explains.
Knetir then let out a blood-curdling scream of pain and agony. His back starting to move, his bones reshaping. Two slots tore through his Nightingale armor, with that two dragon wings sprouted from his back. "Now you see why, being Dovah-Kiin, you have a dragon's soul but not dragon blood. Your blood actually consists of all three of your ancestral blood types, Nordic, Argonian and Dragon. This just hasn't happened to your body in Skyrim due to inefficient magic. It's only happening now, because this world's magic is miraculously stronger than that of Nirn and that is where you'll be going. See you on the other side" Anthir says as Knetir once again passes out.
3/7
It was a dark evening in Equestria, beautifully made by Princess Luna. Most of the ponies in Ponyville had settled in and were preparing to go to bed. Most ponies, but this did not include Twilight Sparkle. She stood on the balcony of her tree house library. She was enjoying the lovely evening, accompanied with the light breeze in the air. She always appreciated the evening due to the sheer beauty that it could present. Though her eyes were mostly glued to the sky, she also had been looking around. The whole day she had been stuck with a feeling of unease. She also had been feeling spikes in the magic around Ponyville. Hence she made it a point to watch out for anything that could happen.
"Hey Twilight," she heard softly. She was immediately startled by the noise. She also tried not to jump off her balcony.
"Woah Spike, you scared me there for awhile," she said, while facing the dark figure.
"Twilight you should get some rest, you've been up all night. It's already close to 2 a.m.," Spike said, emerging from the shadows.
"I told myself I wouldn't rest until I found out where this excess magic is coming from, it could be dangerous to us ponies here," Twilight said as she turned around and looked outwards to the Everfree forest. Twilight clearly looked disturbed as she stared towards the forest.
"You okay Twilight?" Spike asked, worried about one of his closest friends.
"Spike, get the Elements here ASAP," She said urgently, not breaking her stare at the forest.
Not too long after, everypony else arrived.
"What'cha need to call us all here for Twi?" Applejack asked.
"We need to go to the Everfree forest," Twilight said, not looking at her friends. But instead keeping her glare towards the said location.
"Why do we need to go that darned forest!?" Rainbow Dash blurted out.
"It's for the safety of Equestria!" Twilight snapped back. "Oh for the sake of Celestia," Twilight muttered softly. "Now's not the time girls, we gotta go" Twilight said
They all nodded in unison and headed out the door. They all walked at a brisk pace towards the forest. As they walked into the forest, Twilight had been disturbed by both spikes of magical energy and the eerie feeling of being watched. They all walked further and further into the forest, Twilight and Rarity leading the way as they could detect where all the foreign magic had been emanating from. They walked further and further into the heart of the forest. They had nearly walked as far as the old castle of Celestia and Luna. But before they could reach the bridge they all stopped. Twilight looked over to peculiar shaped burn marks on the grass that laid there.
"Looks like somepony teleported or got teleported here," Twilight says pointing her hoof to the burnt grass.
"Maybe this is where all that strange magic's been coming from," Rarity said.
"Uh… Girls I think you should see this," Fluttershy said, her voice shaken for reasons unknown to her friends.
They all turned to see their shy friend being approached by a pack of seven timberwolves. Fluttershy obviously shaking with fear, tried backing away from the pack. The wolves continued to get close to her.
Suddenly one of the wolves in the back combusted into flames, the bright light of fire contrasting heavily with the night sky. Yet the fire seemed to have come out of nowhere. The leader of the pack suddenly turned towards the charred remains of the wolf. All six girls used this opportunity to try to escape, they were able to distance themselves until the rest of the pack returned their attention towards the six mares. Another one tried to swipe at Pinkie Pie but was cut off as a lightning bolt made contact with the wolf, disintegrating it immediately, only leaving ash. The horrid smell of both burning wood and the ash made the Mane Six cover their noses. The wolves used this as another opportunity to strike. One wolf tried to charge at Rarity, only to be cut off by a mysterious dark bipedal creature that came up and stood between her and the wolf. The wolf tried to strike the figure, but it's head cut off instantly by an almost pale-ish shade of blue. The shade turned out to be a blade held by the figure. It was glimmering in the darkness, coated lightly by the ichor of the wolves. The blade seemed to be made of ice as a cool magic seemed to be given off the blade. Three more wolves tried to charge at the figure, it dodged to the side as they tried to hit it. They tried to continue attacking it, but failing each time. But one was able to bite at its left forearm, distracting him long enough for another to strike at its leg, bringing it down to one knee. As the two wolves held him, the leader tried to go for the killing blow. Only to be struck by a bolt of magenta like magic, knocking the pack leader back. The figure looked towards the six ponies. Though they couldn't see its eyes through his hood and mask, they could tell he was concerned.
"GO, RUN!" It said in a reptilian voice.
They nodded and moved away. "We can't just leave him there!" Rainbow said.
"I'll be fine, just GO!" The figure said while kicking one wolf away.
They ran further, but not far enough to not see the fight.
Knetir stood up, Chillrend at the ready. "You're not getting near them, if it's the last thing I do!" he shouted loudly
The wolf who had bit his arm tried to go for it again, but Knetir was ready. He dodged to the right as he kicked another wolf out of the way. As he landed, he shot a fireball towards the wolf, burning it completely.
"Four down, three to go" He muttered softly to himself. He was feeling sort of light headed from the blood loss on his left arm. But he did not waiver as two wolves tried to attack him in a pincer formation. He jumped high to avoid the attack. He was expecting to crash right into them, but he was suspended mid air. He turned his head to see that his dragon wings had once again sprouted from his back. He dive bombed towards the two wolves, with Chillrend in one hand, a fire spell in the other. As he crashed towards the ground, a fire nova erupted from his point of impact, burning the two wolves alive. But not affecting the forest itself.
"That's the last thing I need: a damn forest fire" he thought to himself as he stood up from the landing, his wings folding back beneath his cape.
The pack leader approached, seemingly unfazed by the fire spell. He stopped a few inches from him. He opened his mouth and breathed fire right at him. Knetir was barely able to dodge this attack, which caught him by surprise. As he regained his footing, he pulled his shield from his back. The pack leader tried to once again to shoot a torrent of fire towards him. He raised his shield, a magical ward appeared blocking off the fire and negating it completely. Once the leader stopped, Knetir ran up to him and slashed his blade diagonally, cutting a large wound across the wolves' muzzle. He bashed his shield downwards, stunning the wolf. He proceeded to kick it in the mid section, sending it toppling over. He pointed Chillrend towards its head.
He prepares his voice once more. "Kaan Drem Ov!" Knetir shouts.
"Yield" Knetir said with much authority.
The timberwolf whimpered, got up and bowed to its new master.
Knetir kneeled down and pat its head. "Good boy,"
Using the branches he got from a tree, he tried to make a campfire. But the timberwolf beat him to it. He let out a small flame, igniting the mound of branches. They sat side by side on the grass of the forest, under the night sky.
"Ah shit, it's starting to sting" Knetir said as he looked at his left arm. His hands glowed a bright color. With both hands engulfed in a similar aura, he formed a small ball in between his hands. He let the magic engulf him as he let go, healing his arm to near pristine condition. "As good as new" he said out loud. He blew out his campfire as he did not want to further draw attention to himself. He went to the nearest tree and climbed up, making himself a makeshift bed on the sturdiest branch. He let sleep overtake him as he left his new pet to guard him for the night.
After watching the mysterious figure walk off into the forest the Mane Six decided to return home to Ponyville. They all walked through the forest conversing with each other, the main topic being the creature that had saved their lives earlier.
"I wonder what kind of creature he was, I have never seen anything like it," Twilight said.
"Did you see how he was flying! It was so awesome!" Rainbow Dash said while hovering above everypony else.
"What kind of a gentlecolt was he when he blocked that timberwolf from attacking me," Rarity said, her eyes twinkling as she thought of her "knight in shining armor" (despite his clothing).
"He sure did risk his life for us strangers," Fluttershy said softly, being barely audible.
"Ah'm sure he had our best intentions in his mind, but Ah can't get past the idea of his past," Applejack said.
"I agree here with Applejack," Pinkie Pie said out of nowhere.
"Oh I guess we're here," said Twilight as she realized they had already reached the town square. "This is where we part ways today girls, I guess we'll be seeing each other tomorrow. Goodbye and goodnight," Twilight says as she walks towards her house. She looks over her shoulder to see her group of friends dispersing and heading towards their respective homes. She walks into her house, the lights from the candles still flickering in the dark. She heads over to her study table and prepares a quill and paper. She spends the next few minutes writing the letter, it said:
Dear Princess Celestia
Tonight me and my friends went to the Everfree Forest and investigated the source of the strange magical energy. Apparently it came from a strange bipedal creature who magically teleported here. He along with his location of teleportation were emitting a large amount of the said magic. He did save us from an attack of timberwolves. We last saw him in the Everfree Forest after he told us to flee. Hopefully we can understand this magic soon enough
Your faithful former student
Twilight Sparkle
After re-reading the whole letter to check for errors, she used her magic to teleport it over to Princess Celestia's quarters. This is because she did not want to disturb Spike in the middle of the night. After sending her letter, she went upstairs to her bedroom and tucked herself in for a well earned rest.
3/8
As soon as the morning sun broke through the barrier of the night, Knetir was up and ready for a new day. Yet he didn't want to get up just yet. He closed his eyes once again and rest his head…
He woke up once again. But this time he heard something. Metal clanking along the stone and dirt of the forest. Men shouting at other men. He looked up towards the sky, it was probably 7 a.m.
"Damn, these are either bandits or a search party," he whispered quietly.
He went down the tree, barely making a noise as he did. He motioned over for his Fire timberwolf to come over to him. "Sahrot-grohiik-yol, go and hide I will return for you. Until then do not come out. Understood?" The timberwolf nodded as it retreated deeper into the forest. He stood up and turned towards the sound of the footsteps and waited. Not too long after, a group of several white ponies with blue manes and gold armor approached Knetir.
"You need to come with us beast," the leader shouted.
Knetir just nodded. Some guards went near him and placed inhibitor rings around his fingers. They also took all his weapons. It was comedic to see a guard carry such a large burlap sack carrying all those weapons. As they exit the forest, he got a lot of stares from the ponies around town. At least he still had his hood and mask on. He also saw a sign. " " it read.
"Makes sense" he thought.
His magic had also been cut off by the inhibitor rings placed around his fingers. They then approached a large chariot. He saw in the corner of his eye, the six ponies he had saved just last night. If they were the ones that turned me, I couldn't hold them liable. They were just doing what they thought was safe. Can't blame them for that. As I went inside the carriage and sat down, I notice the windows to be completely filtered. But his enhanced hearing couldn't be stopped by that. He heard the distinct "clip-clop" sound of hooves. One of the voices spoke up.
"Why and where are you taking him!?"
Another voice was heard "To Canterlot Castle Ms. Sparkle. Why? Because Princess Celestia demands so,"
"No wonder," Knetir thought to himself as he continued eavesdropping. But soon after the guard captain entered along with another unicorn guard. They took off in a moment's notice. He decided to doze off and continue what had been interrupted earlier.
Soon after he was awoken by the guard. He lazily opened one eye to him. "Get up you beast! It's time to go!" He just got up and got out. As soon as he walked out he saw the magnificent city of Canterlot in front of me. It reminded him of the cities of Skyrim. Specifically Solitude and Whiterun. The paved roads not unlike those of back home. Tall towers and spirals litter the areas not covered by road. These along with the bright colors made the city stand out. He was knocked off his trance when the captain nudged him to go and move. Once again he managed to get stares from all the ponies. Most were unicorns like the purple one who had saved him from his demise. But these were mostly high class ponies. Who were all being snooty. They rose their noses above them and after staring would avoid looking at him all in all.
"Just like Helgen" he thought to himself. As he took note of the path from the entrance to the castle, he also took note of his surroundings. This seemed to make time go faster for him. He was lead into the castle but had been stopped by some guards.
"State your business creature" the guard at the door said
The guard pushed me aside. "The princess has requested an audience with him"
"Oh sorry sir, I didn't notice you"
"You have been forgiven, now stand down"
"Yes sir" The guards then moved away and let us pass through.
They all moved through, allowing the group to go past. They roamed through the big and winding halls of the castle until reaching a flight of stairs headed downwards.
"Just like Dragonsreach and the prison" Knetir thought to himself. He was lead to one of the cells on a random floor. Just like in Skyrim, the cells were not that different. A bench, a bucket, a water pipe and a hay bale. Along with a single window letting in the morning light of this world into the small jail cell. He took a seat in the bench, bidding his time.
A few hours after, the sound of metal clanking against the prison bars makes Knetir snap to his full attentiveness. The guard calls out "Hey prisoner, we got a visitor! Out the cell". Knetir just nods and gets up from the bench. He walks over to the cell door. The guard unlocks it and places shackles around his left and right arms. He walks out of the cell, following the guard through the dull gray walls of the dungeon. The guard leads him to another room that looks like a cell. Knetir steps inside sitting on one of the wooden stools. In front of him lay a wooden table and a few lit candles. The room was surrounded by windows, all one sided. Soon after the door unlocks and two ponies walk in.
The one who entered first was tall, taller than any of the other ponies he had seen. She had a very pale pink coat, almost looking completely white. She had a mane that seemed to defy physics, as it waved through the air despite the apparent lack of a wind of any sorts. The colors of her mane are also like the pegasus who I had saved in the forest. It had an array of colors. Such as two shades of green, purple and pink. Atop her head lay a beautifully crafted gold crown. Also on her head, a very long and sharp looking horn. Unlike any I had seen so far. Her body was adorned with gold jewelry and the sorts. On her long legs had four golden slippers. Along her torso also held a pair of wings, like her horn unlike any. This disturbed him as he had seen three kinds of ponies: unicorns, pegasi and ponies with neither. But she was special as she seemed to have both wings and a horn. On her flank I notice a sun emblem.
The second one was smaller than her companion, but not by a large margin. She too wore similar forms of attire, except it was black and seemed to be sparkling. Her mane also defied physics as it moved through the air effortlessly. Though it was a sight to behold as it was like a perfect night. The shades of blue and the "stars" were like those of a flawless evening sky in Skyrim. Her coat was also of a similar shade of dark blue. I look behind her and notice the marking on her flank. That of a crescent moon.
It didn't take long to guess that these two ponies were high ranking in their government. It also didn't take long to guess these two were sisters.
The taller one spoke up. "Let us introduce ourselves. I am Princess Celestia and this is Princess Luna. We are both sisters and are to co-rulers of Equestria"
Knetir nodded. The Princess Celestia spoke up once again. "Who are you?"
Knetir spoke. "I am Knetir, I am part Argonian, Nord and Dragon. I come from the land of Skyrim"
Both the princess were confused and intrigued at the same time. Though they were worried about his intentions as he covered up his face with a black hood and mask. Luna moved forward and talked to Knetir. "What is this Argonian and Nord that thou speak of?"
"It is two of the races that are seen in the land of Skyrim"
Then the candles went out as a cool breeze filled the room. Both Celestia and Luna light up their horns. Only to be encountered by a cloud of smoke. They both simultaneously release a burst of magic, dissipating the smoke. They both widen their eyes in shock. Knetir was gone. His shackles lay on the ground unlocked. Both of them turn towards the door. It too was unlocked. The sound of hooves running could be heard outside as the guards rush to find the escapee. One of the guards walked in. "Princesses! The prisoner is gone! His weapons too were gone from storage. We are sending out a search party through out of the city" said the guard. "Put the city on lockdown, he is not leaving this city" Celestia said as she and Luna walk towards the throne room.
The city was in complete lockdown less than ten minutes of news breaking out. All entrance and exit points guarded by a squad of guards. The train station is closed. A giant shield bubble also surrounds the city, blocking off ways of escape by flight and magic. The city streets is constantly being roamed by the guards. Most if not all residents are holed up in there houses, only very few non-guard ponies walk the streets. But this couldn't hold down the former Nightingale. As he snuck through alleyways and weaved in and out of the city architecture. There had been several close calls, but not close enough to call for an emergency. With the help of Muffle and Invisibility, he made it out of the heart of Canterlot no problem. As he was reaching the outer streets of Canterlot he saw several wanted posters. He picked one up and it read:
WANTED
Wanted: Alive
Name: Knetir
Crimes: Prison Escapee
Target is known to be armed and dangerous. Approach with EXTREME CAUTION. Target also is of non-Equestrian origin.
Reward: 1500 bits
PLEASE CONTACT THE ROYAL CANTERLOT GUARD IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION.
Knetir ducked into an alleyway holding the wanted poster as a battalion of royal guards march up the street. As he took cover behind some trash cans, many thought run through his mind. Thoughts such as "How'd they get a look at my face?" this really intrigued him as so far, he hadn't taken off his face mask. Also that the color of his scales are actually of a dark shade of grayish purple, almost black actually. This also raised more questions than answers. "But now is not the time" he thought to himself as he activated both Muffle and Invisibility again, sneaking past the guards. As he rushes through the back streets and alleyways of Canterlot, he couldn't help but think back to the wanted poster.
"Damn, that poster just made my life a lot harder. It's been less than twenty four hours and I'm a wanted escaped convict. But I couldn't let Princess Celestia and Luna question me all that much. But I know for sure, I'm here for a reason. Anthir told me so"
As he reaches the outskirts of Canterlot, the worst thing happens. As he slowly walks towards the gate, a guard calls out. "STOP! You're under arrest!" one of the guards shout.
Knetir turns around, unsure of what to do next or what they plan on doing
There he sees three figures leading a garrison of guards. Both princesses stand tall in front of them. Beside both of them a unicorn stands. He had a pure white coat, like one of the unicorns I saved the other day. His mane was messy and had two shades of blue. The color of his eyes similar to one of the colors in his mane.
"Who's the stooge?" Knetir asks in a toneless voice
"Shut your mouth!" shouts the unicorn. "I am Shining Armor, the captain of the guard!" He proclaims
"That's good to know, but I gotta go someplace. Talk to you later" Knetir says as he turns around to walk away. As he starts to walk, he is surrounded by a light rose colored aura. He tries to turn his head but the magic is restricting his movement.
"You're coming with us" Shining Armor says
"I'd rather not" Knetir says as he tosses his head back, freeing him from the magical grip. He rises from the floor and stares down the two princesses and the guard captain.
"Iiz Slen Nus!" Knetir shouts, encasing the three in ice. Effectively making them ice statues. Knetir unfolds his wings from his back and extends them full length outwards. He then flaps hard once, sending dust in every direction. He continues to flap until he raises to about fifty feet into the air. He then flies away from the city, bypassing the magical field with no problems. Within five seconds he is gone from everypony's sight. As he escaped, the princesses and Shining Armor broke out of the ice. Celestia got up and spoke
"Send out another search party towards the Everfree Forest, Captain Shining Armor"
"At once princess"
"Sister, we cannot let him roam the lands…"
"Yes I agree"
"Wait I am not done"
"Continue"
"We also cannot just capture him and hold him prisoner without knowing his true intentions"
"But…"
"I know we need to keep everypony safe, but we also need to be fair and just"
"Fine"
LEVEL UP - Perk point gained
Beast Tamer 1/2
+10% more damage to wild animals. Calm and Frenzy spells are more effective against wild animals
Kyne's Peace is also more effective