Prologue: How it began

"You Prisoner step forward" the one soldier called out. Damn I thought I hope he isn't calling me.

"You High Elf has your war paint leaked into your skull? I said step forward." Soon I thought soon they will all pay, soon very soon.

"High Elf pay attention when I'm talking to you." Almost, almost I'm so close the drug is wearing off

"That's it kill him, kill him now."

"Wait just one second" I said through my pain wracked body "You don't know who you're dealing with"

"Don't we?" a new face replied. I somehow managed to focus through the still lingering stabs of pain, wait was that? No, no, NO it can't be him not now I have to hurry before it's too late! I quickly focused the small bits of magicka that I had managed to drag from the dregs of my reservoir brining it to my hands I clenched them tightly so he couldn't see them.

"So you've found me." I said through gritted teeth

"Yes it seems as though I have." He replied with a smug smile on his face.

"You know him?" the soldier said "but I thought he was a criminal"

"Yes, well yes and no he is a criminal but more importantly I have a score to settle with him"

"No I won't kill him not for some personal argument"

"Hmm? You're defying me? Well that won't last" he said as he ready his hands a fire bolt spell blazing in the right orcish dagger in the left just like old times.

"Ha," the soldier said, drawing his sword, "think you can hurt me with a few puny spells?"

"Yes, although I have something much more, fun, planned for you" I'm almost ready come on keep him busy.

"Well Breton I have something planned for you now to" and with that he lunged but before the soldier could reach him he let out a burst of blue light from his hands and the soldier stopped look confused for a moment and then before anything could happen he left out a different burst this time a flame burst and the soldier was writhing on the ground in pain.

"I'm sorry but you forced my hand" he said to the burnt form on the ground then one final burst this time purple and the burning skeleton stood and bowed to his new master.

"I will *sssss* obey you my master" the skeleton said

"good" he replied" kill-"But before he could finish his statement I released my clenched fists and the darkened shack that I had been chained in blew apart shrapnel shooting in every direction and raining from above the heat hot enough to melt the chains would not hurt the spell caster but the shrapnel would so I quickly with the remaining magicka cast a ward spell and raised above my head and ran though the burning debris running, running away from him and the sound of him screaming

"I'll get you, you just wait. Don't sleep, don't eat, don't rest I will get you and you… will… DIE."