Chapter One: Save By The Wispmother

To think Skyrim would be at peace for so long, the civil war between the Stormcloaks and the Imperial Legion rage on for so long then the return of the dragons did not help, but it all workout for a legend has come and ended not just the war but the dragons as well, sure there are still some dragons around but its rare to come face to face with them now, as for the war the stormcloaks have fallen and the Imperial legion was victorious. That was 300 years ago many things have change and skyrim is now a place for not just the nords but for all.

In the small town of Morthal a small wood elf boy that just turn 7 years old at the time is learning how to hunt with my father, he show him the ropes on how to use a bow and knife, his mother want him to use a sword so he can fight for himself and think that a knife won't cut it for him. The boy dad a wood elf is a well known hunter many would ask him to hunt down not just deer or elk but like bears, giants anything that would be a challenge. As for his mother also a wood elf was part of the Guard back in Solitude, every guy that she face would end up in jail or lost a limb if they get to violent. The boy live a joyful life have loving parents many friends but what happen next no one see coming, the town was having a feast many nords, elves, redguard, khajiit you name it dancing, laughing, eating, the bards singing to the town there smiles all around the night was young it look like nothing can go wrong, or so they though. A scream was heard what they saw a man was shot with an arrow throw his head then the sound of many horses running down the path to Morthal it was a large band of bandits they came a the time no one was ready to fight, the people to drunk or full from the food and tired from all the dancing can't get to there homes, the guards was few they can't protect the town as they too was drunk from all the mead. The bandits over run Morthal they kill and steal all they want and grab the women and children ready to sell them all.

The Elf boy and his family ran to the far east to get away from the madness, but as they fear four bandits saw them and ran after them, they ran and ran as far as there legs can get them but know they knew they can't out run the horses so the boys father said to his wife and son run i'll hold them back as long as i can, the boy cry for his father not to leave them but his mother know its the only way she grab him and ran, the snow start to fall a snow strom was ready to start. The Father hope he can hold them long enough that the snow storm can blind the bandits and save his family, he ready his bow and shoot one bandit in the chest, he ready his next shot but the snow storm blinding his sight all he can do is hope his next shot will kill the next one. He fire his arrow, he hear a scream but not from the bandit but the horse he miss his target, the man got up and ran right for him axe in hand. The hunter aim for the bandit but he have to stop the other two but it was to late, they are coming in close he jump out of the way ready his bow trying to hit one of them, the first shot miss, the second got one of there leg, the third miss, he ready for the fourth shot... He then feels great pain from his back he looks the bandit that was knock off his horse swing his axe at his back, the wound was deep the hunter know he cant give up he grab his knife and swing it to the bandits left arm and was cut off, the man cried in pain kick the hunter to the ground and drop his axe and was trying to put his arm back, the pain was to much he forgot about the hunter that was getting up and the next thing he know a knife was at his face and he falls back blood dripping from his face. The hunter grab his knife and turn around and made a run for the other two that are after his family, the pain from his back wont let him run that far he can feel his vision starting to fade he try and try to press on but was his legs gave out on him as he fall and lay on the snowy ground the light in his eyes fading.

"M... my... my family... i got... to get to... th..." he was silent as the snow falls and cover his body. The two bandits are coming close to them, the mother told her son to run as she will draw them to her and he can escape, but the boy dont want to leave her, she then grab him and told him he have to live. "Sweetie run you have to live, you are to young to die i want you to go see the many place that i and your father have seen and more, it will be hard but remember fight and keep fighting to live for the next day ok. I love you my baby boy remember mother loves you so much..." Said the kind loving mother as tears started fall from the side of her eyes.

She pull him for a quick hug, the boy full of tears not wanting to let go but they soon hear the horse coming for them. "Now sweetie run! RUN!" The boy turn and ran as fast as his little legs can carry him he ran and ran as fast as he can go, but he was getting tired he look back his face in tears crying for this lost, little did he know something was watching him. The elf boy got up getting ready to run but all he can do his walk very very slowly, but to his great fear the sound of the horses heading his way. The elf boy look around looking for something as a weapon... nothing... "is this it? Is this the end?" said The boy as he then see only one bandit, the one that got an arrow in his leg.

"Boy you better come and get ready... you can be sold for some good coin... but that don't mean i can't sell you all beat up not can i? hehe lets have some fun first. Oh and your going to pay for what that guy did to my leg... this hurts and i want to kill him for this but he maybe dead for all i know so kicking you around will do for now haha." As The man laugh he kick his horse to start moving the elf boy who was to tired, as he see the man right next to him he got off his horse. He kneel down to the boy and with his left hand grab the boy's right shoulder as he ready his right. The next thing the boy knew he feel a big impact to the gut, the boy cry in pain as he look up slowly the man ready the next punch, and again and again.

"Ok brat as much as i want to keep going i don't want to sell you to much of a bad condition now do... hehehe HAHAHA" As the bandit laugh the boy was slowly fading he can feel he was about to pass out. "Ok brat time to go."

As soon as the man was about to grab the boy he feels a cold chill run through his body, he know its cold but the cold he feels was freezing cold... he look around him, he see nothing but feel like something is watching him. He grab his sword ready for a fight, "COME OUT AND FACE ME! STOP HIDING!" but with his leg still in pain he cant really move much so he use his free hand and reach to his horse, but he don't feel the warmth of his horse its the only thing that can get him back to his group. He slowly turn his head to the horse and see that the horse was frozen, the bandit was really scared he was about to run but fell over thanks to his wounded leg. "DAMN THIS LEG MOVE! MOVE!" yell the man in fear. Then that feeling came again, the feeling your being watch, tears forming in his eyes he see nothing only the boy that is out cold the frozen horse and the trees and snow. He then feel something pass him from behind, he turns to the right then see the form of a ice serpent with four razor sharp fangs, its body was hard to see for the fact it is ice and the snow is not helping even though the storm has calm but the snow still falls. The creature was an Ice Wraith, the bandit ready to swing his sword out of fear but feels like something was biting his left side, another one have appeared then a third flew pass his face, the bandit swing his sword like a mad man, he swings and swing but fail to hit any of them. He was out of breath then he feels a cold hand touching his back, the tears from the man face keeping running down because he knew that if you see three or more Ice Wraith then the creature that they only respect was with them... The Wispmother a ghostly women that is very beautiful her cold touch was turning his body into ice, the man cried out "HELP SOMEONE SAVE ME!" with no one around in miles the man can only sit as his body have started to turn into ice, after a few moments the man body was turn completely into ice. The Wispmother soon started floating away from the frozen man then fires a ice cone that shattered the man into many pieces.

The Wispmother soon look at the young boy she was interested in him, there are many stories in tamriel of the Wispmonther but they are still a mystery, but one fact may surely be true is that wispmothers lure unsuspecting travelers to their doom, steal children, and takes vengeance on those who wronged them in life. From this moment she is taking the child with her they all start heading to a cave a little bit to the east so the boy can rest.

As the Elf boy slowly open his eyes he try to focus them, as he look around him it was a bit dark it look like he is in a cave the pain in his stomach is not as bad as before but he's a bit hungry, the boy wonder if this is the place the bandit have taken him to be sold, but no sign of the bandit or anyone, confuse why is he here? What happen? How long was he out? Is his parents still alive? All he can do is wait for someone or something.

"Ah i see you have come to child" said a female's voice. The boy was surprised by the female's voice as he look around him he see nothing. "Don't be afraid little one i save you from that man that hurt you" said the female voice. "Tell me little on do you have a name?" the voice ask in wonder.

"Yes... i have a name... its Rindir... Rindir Bardwynd..." said Rindir as he started to feel scared and a cold feeling was come to his body. "I see it's a pleasure to meet you young Rindir, please don't be afraid of me as i show you who i am, i only wish to talk" said the voice, as she wait for Rindir to calm himself for a bit she will appear before him. Rindir slowly calm himself know that this lady won't hurt him he said "Ok... if you just want to talk we will talk" after he said that the lady appear before him, the young elf was surpised to see a ghostly women that look like she was around her mid 20. Rindir was amazed by her beauty, at first he was afraid but remembered she don't want to hurt him but only talk so he ask her.

"Lady are you a ghost?" The Wispmother giggled at what he said. "You can say that child, but i'm something more see." As she said those words she hold out her left hand and came a Ice Wraith as it flew straight for Rindir it did not attack but wrap it's self around his right arm. "Don't worry he won't attack you, he is only resting on you." said the Wispmother. "cccaannn heee stoooop it's to cold i can't feeeeel my arm" stutter Rindir. The wispmother giggled "ok come now the child can't handle the cold" at her command the Ice Wraith let go and flow over the young boy. "You saiid your nooott a ggghost sooo what arrreee you theennn." said Rindir as he is still a bit cold from the wraith.

With a gentle smile she flew closer to Rindir, as she was in front of him she lower herself to be on even level with him and said. "I am what you would call a Wispmother and i want you to be my child." Rindir was confuse "be your child what do you mean by that"

"Like i said Rindir we wispmothers don't just kill other for revenge, but want to have the feeling to be a mother again, yes i have the wraith with me but they are not like the children i raise, we wispmother's are all different." said the wispmother as she rise up and pet her ice wraith.

"What do you mean the others are different from you? How are you all different? Why do you want me to be your child? I have a mother out there waiting for me." said Rindir

"So many questions but ill answer them all as best as i can" said the wispmother as she flew over to Rindir and sit next to him. "The reason why the other wispmothers are different is some look for the love of men but ends up killing them for they fear her or some find joy in taking them away and binds them close to her as she kills those close to them or some want there life force to grow stronger, or some like me want to feel love again to feel to have some kind of family, that is why we steal or take in some case, the children to be a mother before we turn in to wispmothers, it's a way to feel alive again." said the wispmother as she look at rindir wanting to hug him but know he cant handle the cold so she hold back the feeling of the child's warmth.

"With that i answer a few of your questions, but as for your mother i have my wraith's look for your family and im sorry to say but she was kill the man that kill her was heading your way but was kill by my wraith to keep you safe." as the wispmother said those words she can see the boy was about too lose it know that his mother is kill. 'Wha... what do you mean... she is alive... she is a a strong person... she cant... she cant..." as he feel the tears come and can't hold his emotions he cry out and made a run out of the cave.

"She is alive... i know it my mother is alive... mom mom i'm come i'm coming home with dad and have dinner together eatting smiling everything, yo you cannnn't be gone MOOOOOOMMMMMM" scream the boy as he run through the woods looking for this mom or dad. "MOM DAD IM HERE..." he breathe very hard looking around "MOM... DAD... WERE ARE YOU? IM HERE..." no reply only the sound of the wind and the small animals around him. The boy then started to run again, as some time past the boy can't run anymore he is to tired, as he fall on all four he lift his head and see a steel sword next to an old fallen tree. It was his mother's sword.

"Its mom's sword... she is close i know it" as Rindir look around again there he see a women leaning on the end of the old tree. "MOM! MOM!" Rindir ran to her with what little energy he have left. "Mom wake up mom" The elve came close and look at her his eyes grow wide, she was slash and stab from her front and her back her blood was froze from the cold, Rindir cant believe lost everything, his home, his mom, his dad, everything lost.

"You see child she is gone" said the wispmother as she come close to Rindir "I know it's hard but ill let you choose, one you can stay here and wait for death to get a hold a of you for the saber cats are close by, two head Northeast from here you can find a town and hope someone can take you in, or three come with me i can look after you and raise you as you are my own child... but its all up to you ill wait over their by the stones and let me know what it is you want." with that said the wispmother head to the stones where she will wait for his answer.

Rindir looks at his mom with tear in his eyes wondering what he should do, then remember his mother's last words to him "LIVE!" She said to him "i want you to go see the many place that i and your father have seen and more, it will be hard but remember fight and keep fighting to live for the next day." as he remember those words from his mother he made up his mind. "I want to live and i have to fight" said Rindir as he wipe his tears he head to his mother's sword and try to pull it out, few minutes have pass and he was about to pull the sword out, as he look at it he can see his face from the sword and look over to the wispmother he shout to her "I WANT TO LIVE AND CAN YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU! I WANT TO LIVE AND SEE THIS WORLD FOR MYSELF THAT IS MY ANSWER!'

With that the wispmother smiles and flew to him looking down on the young boy with fire in his eyes. "very well my son i will be your mother from now on and will love and protect you for as long as i can" with those words the wispmother said to him "now my son i will let you see your father's body so you to can bury him with your mother" said the wispmother as her wraith's wrap around Rindir's mother body "i know you would wish to see them together and be put to the ground i will help with this"

Rindir look at her and said "Yes mother... my elf mother and father need to be together and be place at a nice place" as he started to walk the other way the wraiths and the now new mother head off to find his father body.

The next day...

The sun was raising and the elf boy came out of the cave with his mother sword strap on his back and his fathers bow in hand and a quiver of arrows about to be strap on. he look at the graves he made next to the cave and say i'll be back to his parents as he ran off to the woods ready to fine some food for himself. Rindir can see the wispmother who is now his new mother ready and waiting for him.

"Are you ready my son?" she ask "yes mother im ready" he replied back "good as soon we find you some food i want to see if i you can use magic"

Rindir was surpise and ask "your going to show me magic"

"Why yes i want to see if you can but if you can't i have a way to unlock that power for you" the wispmother replied "OK but i know magic is amazing and all but not everyone can use magic, i know i cant" said Rindir "Like said my son you will know magic and i know how to unlock it for you" said the wisp mother as she giggle at her son. "For now i want to see how you hunt." said the wispmother.

The day past by Rindir and his new ghostly like mother are talking and laughting about everything that happen like how they got out smarted by a ribbit, got chase by a deer and how all this happen because his mother was the reason for it all, she keep asking how to use a bow and she was not quiet enough she keep scearing the animals and Rindir can't get a good shot at them if she keep flying to them, but in the end he got three rabbits and started a fire to cook them. As he cook two of the rabbit he want to save the last one for later, "ok mom how are you going to show me how to use magic?" ask Rindir "it's not all that hard my son you see everyone can use it but choose not to use it" said the wispmother "what do you mean?" ask Rindir.

"Magic flow all around us and all we have to do is open ourself up and let it flow through us and it can let you see thing in a whole new way" said the wispmother, Rindir was listen to her and like she said try to let it flow through him "relax let it come in, like how all you elves become one with nature just let the flow of mana come to you and picture a form of yourself that you didn't know was there" said the wispmother. As Rindir listen to his mothr he slowly get what she mean as he is connected to nature he need to let the mana around him come to him as it flow through his body then got a new feeling going to his finger tips. "Now give it form" said the wispmother "what form do i give it?" ask Rindir "any form something so simple that it is easy to do nothing to hard ok" as she say that Rindir though what to does she mean im trying to make it in to a sword but its not working... then the light change in to a light blue color and when he let it go from his hands snow burst out and he jump back after what happened. clap clap clap Rindir look at his mother and see her clapping "see you can use magic, everyone can use it but need a push to try it if not the feeling of magic will fade from them and they won't be alowed to use it, magic can be use easily when your young but get's harder to use when there older" said the wispmother "I... i... did it... i did it mom mom i did it" said Rindir was he was filled with joy, the wispmother giggle and said ok that will be all for now ill show you everything i know but its going to be all kinds of ice magic i hope you don't mind?" the wispmother ask Rindir was to happy he replied "i don't mind at all, but you know what this mean to me" he ask her, but she only look at him with wonder what he means? "i learn how to use a bow and knife from my dad, i know how to use a sword from real mother, and now i learn magic from you mom thank you i have something from all my family now" after saying all that the wispmother can't help but feel all warm inside and small ice shards fall that are her tears from her eyes, she then flew to him and hug him. Rindir was surpise she was not cold but very warm so he retune the hug.

From that moment Rindir and the wispmother and the ice wraith spend the next 6 years together from then it was time for Rindir to go out and see all of Skyrim to see what it can offer him. "Mom it looks like its time right" Rindir ask "yes it is my son, the last 6 years was the best moments of my life i wll treasure the memorys as i move forward" said the wispmother. Rindir knew what she means she told him two weeks ago that if a wispmother was able complete there purpose they can go to high hrothgar. Before she leaves she have given Rindir her wisp wrapping to remember her by.

"Be well my son head to winterhold so you can learn as much as you can and i will wait for you in high hrothgar with you parents and remember i love you so so much take care of yourself" said the wispmother as a bright warm light surrounds her she flew to Rindir to embrace him. Rindir embrace her for a few minutes and soon she was gone the light have stop all that was left was snow and the wind blow to pick up the snow to have it fly freely to the lands of skyrim.

After sometime Rindir grab his gear, from a 7 year old boy to a now 13 year old young teenage wearing leather armor, boots, bracers, and a adept hood. He wear his mother's sword at his left hip, and his father's bow and quiver of arrows srap on his back, the last thing he grab was the wisp wrapping and wrap it around his left arm like an armband. "Alright time to head to the college of winterhold"

Author's Note

This is my first story so i want to know if its ok and want to know what i need to improve on i really need the help im so new to this so thx guys enjoy the next coming chapters