Hi again Taka here and this is chapter 2 of my story. As always please PM or review if there are any errors that need to be fixed. Without further ado, lets continue the story. There will be a notice at the end of the chapter so look out for that
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PyroSolracIII: It is indeed a typo error so sorry about that. The name however comes from mine actually( Takanori Tetsuya ). For Alduin, i do not plan to make her have a human form don't worry, but i am thinking about an anthro form.
jeremykevinstar: I see you are interested in fem dragons O.o Lol.
(Previous Chapter Recap)
The next day, I went to the supply shop to buy some potions for the journey ahead. When i went in however, there was a man and a lady quarreling. When i asked what happened, The male who is Lucan Valerius told me that their shop got robbed by bandits and they took only a golden claw and went off to Bleak Falls Barrow. When I offered to get it back for them, Lucan told me that he will pay me for my trouble.
His sister, Camilla Valerius, told me that Bleak Falls Barrow is just on the mountain overlooking riverwood. With that Information, i set off to get the claw first as it is on the way to whiterun where i learn the troublesome truth of myself.
-Tetsuya's POV-
( Tirdas, 18th of Last Seed, 4E201, approximately 1000 hr )
Before i set off to Bleak Falls Barrow however, I nearly forgot that I had a mine to clear so I backtrack to the entrance where I saw the same bandit yesterday guarding the entrance. I ran up to him and drew my sword to stab him before he could react. When he died i took a key from him body that reads 'Bilebulch mine key' I took it and put it into my special backpack that my mother made for me. It seems to have endless space due to some unknown reason that Ania refused to tell me.
I used the key to get into the mine. Inside i went down the slope to see a boulder trap wire, i tripped it and waited for it to drop before passing through. I saw a bridge and below it was two more bandit, One standing near the fire and another standing near the lake Being the sneaky type that i am even though i am holding on to two greatswords, I jumped down and use one of the sword to impale one bandit and threw the other sword to the bandit standing near the campfire. I have to say even though i hated killing, their face made me almost laugh. It was a face of shock and surprise.
I took my sword back and sheathed them, continuing on till I see a two paths, one leading to a dead end, another leading to a room. I went down the end end to find a skeleton and a small journal. I took the journal and read it before moving on to the room. In there I saw a lever that probably leads to the bridge. I pulled it only for the bridge to fall down and two bandit were beginning to cross it. I jumped to the bridge and dispatched them. As I continued on, I came across a forge and three other bandit talking to each other in front of the forge.
I walked down towards them and got their attention, they were shocked and drew their weapons. 'A archer, a great hammer and one sword and shield.' I chuckled and drew both my swords and held them hi front of me like an X. "Lets go shall we?" I challenged them. Two of the bandit charged at me while the archer stayed behind and fired arrows at me. I blocked the arrows and went to attack the guy holding the great hammer. He striked at me but i blocked it with one sword and striked him with the other. He however backstep and dodged it so i decided to end it and throw one sword at him. He deflected it just as i expected and i rushed to him and slashed him two times on the chest.
He fell over dead and i immediatety turned my attention to the shield bearer who was hiding behind the shield. I was annoyed by the fact that people actually trust their life to a shield so i held the swords together and slammed it towards the shield. There was a cracked sound as the man was send flying toward the archer. I kept both swords and used Firebolt, a Apprentice Destruction Spell, on them. They was dazed during that moment so they burned to death. I looked towards their bodies briefly and gave a small prayer and walked towards the end of the cave. However, i noticed a small entrance hidden just behind a patch of hanging moss and went through it. Behind i found a chest full of septims and a orcish greatsword. I grabbed the septims and swapped one of my greatsword for it.
After I left, I set out for Bleak Falls Barrow. On the way, i had to fight a frost troll. I hated them because they regenerate very fast if you stop attacking them. After that, i went pass a tower where three bandits attacked me as they thought that I was lost. I quickly dispatched them and went on until I saw a huge structure. 'That must be Bleak Falls Barrow.' I thought. As i walked up the steps i saw a few bodies around the entrance and it seems that they have been burned to death. At this, I suddenly had a feeling that it was that same dragoness that burned them but I shrugged it off and walked in.
Meanwhile, at Skuldafn,
-Third person POV-
Alduin is pacing around the room, enraged that she let the dovahkiin slip when she was at helgen so when she was flying back to Skuldafn, She went pass Bleak Falls Barrow and burned the bandits there alive. However, her thought were inturrupted by a red dragon. "Why are you so angry, Thuri." The red Dragon spoke calmly. "Not only did the dovahkiin called me ugly, he also managed to escape from me!" Alduin shouted in response. The red dragon however, was surprised and tried to calm her down. "Calm down Thuri, there are much of our brothers and sisters to be revived. Maybe that may help get your mind off of him?" Alduin looked at the dragon and sighed. "You are right Odahviing, no matter if he is the dovahkiin, he is still mortal. Come Odahviing, let us go revive our kin." The dragon known as Odahviing nodded and flew with her to revive their kin.
-Tetsuya's POV-
I went in and saw two bandits standing near a campfire talking about a guy named Arvel who have a golden claw of some sort. 'Bingo. Looks like the guys is still here.' I thought as I ran towards them and slashed one of them. The other bandit drew his sword and tried to slash me but I blocked it and using my orcish greatsword, I sliced his head clean off. 'Wow that was sharp.' I shuddered to think what would have if I were to accidentally cut my own finger. I continued on till I saw a puzzle room with another bandit in it. He pulled the lever and suddenly, small needles started to shoot out of places, killing the man. I have heard of this types of traps before, Ryuji said that these are poison dart traps. I entered the room and to my left, there were three stones with images on them. I looked up and saw the same three images, thus i went to align the images and pulled the lever.
As expected, the door opened and I walked down the stairs. I killed the skeevers and continued on. I heard a voice calling for help when i neared a spider-webbed room. As i entered it, a giant frostbite spider dropped from the celling. However, I could see that it was wounded so i decided to end things quick and went to jump on top of the spider. I impaled the spider's head. It died as quick as it drops from the celling. I cut down the guy whom i presumed is Arvel and before i could ask him about the claw, he ran away saying something about not sharing the treasure with anyone. I could have kill him but i wanted to see how he fare against traps and probably even draugrs.
Of course, Arvel wasn't anything special as he died to a bunch of draugrs which i killed easily. I grabbed his journal and the Golden Claw when i saw three images from the claw, a bear on the top, a bird on the middle and a owl on the bottom. I continued one to find more draugr which i dispatched quickly. After that, I came across a door with three rotatable things and a claw mark. Immediately, I took out the claw and rotate the thing twice for all three of them. When they matched, I place the claw onto the claw mark and pushed it, The door jerked and slowly slide down. When i went in, i saw a wall and a bunch of potions on a nearby table. I grabbed the potions and went to the wall.
i sensed power from it as i went nearer and nearer. When I was close enough, the word suddenly disappeared and the word 'Fus' entered my mind "Fus, Force" I said to myself. However, when i shouted Fus, nothing happened. I was confused but it was cut short as the coffin behind me opened up to reveal a draugr deathlord. I immediately drew both of my swords and went into defensive stance, while the draugr started to walk towards me. "FO KRAH DIIN!" I was surprised that he could shout like that dragoness back at helgen did and could not dodge in time, my legs being caught in the ice. I used my sword to break the ice and used healing, a Novice healing spell, to heal my legs and stood up to face him.
He charged at me, holding his great axe overhead and slamming it down on me. I used both of my swords to stopped his attack but it wasn't enough as I was blown back against the word wall. There were sparks flowing through my body and suddenly, I felt a feeling i had never felt for a long time, excitement and joy, it has been a while since i left my home town to visit skyrim and aside from my father, no one has ever hurt me enough for me to feel it. I recovered and charge to the draugr, slashing him from the left and then from the right, staggering him for a short while. I held both my swords together and slammed it down onto his head, stunning him. Using that chance, I stabbed him with one of my sword and left it them. Using my orcish great sword, I cut him twice on the chest and sliced his head clean off.
Leaving the draugr without a head, his body fell to the floor, I kept my sword on my back and gave the body a short prayer. Picking up the axe and a tablet of some kind, i kept it and went to see what is in the chest, I found a piece of elven light armor, a few spell scrolls, two potions and three bags of septims. Taking off my imperial light armor, I put on the elven armor, kept all of the items and walked up the stairs. On the top of the stairs, I saw a handle and pulled it, causing a wall to suddenly move back a little and sink to the ground. Walking in, I dropped down the small ledge and walked outside to the wilderness. 'Next stop, Whiterun.' I thought and walked towards the city.
After walking for a few hours, it was nightfall. I decided to set up camp beside the path. While setting up the camp, I heard something moving near a bush. Alarmed, I took an arrow and threw it towards the bush. When I went to check, I saw a dead rabbit with my arrow stuck in it. "Looks like that will be my dinner." I told myself before taking the rabbit and bringing it back to camp. I started a camp fire and started roasting the rabbit, eating it when it was ready. I took my bedroll which Alvor was kind enough to give me, rolled it out and prepared to sleep. After a few minutes of staring into the sky, I dozed off.
I suddenly felt someone calling for me as I opened my eyes. Looking around, all I see is white until someone came into my sight, someone with a golden aura covering their face and body. "Tetsuya... Listen to my voice. In the future, you will have to choose a path. What you choose however, is your choice and yours alone. Follow your heart and walk the path you think is right. Remember, you are never alone in this..." As the figure said that he slowly disappeared. I was confused by what he said but i did not have much time to think about it as my vision became black as i passed out.
( Middas, 19th of Last Seed, 4E201, approximately 0830 hr )
I woke up looking left and right, seeing that i am still in my camp. "What was that dream all about?" I said to no one in particular. Shrugging it off for later, I packed up the camp and continued to Whiterun. As i neared the stables, I saw a group of people fighting a giant. Thinking of helping, I ran to them and joined them. As the giant fell dead, a woman approached me. "You handed yourself pretty well back that. You could make for a decent shield-brother." As she said that, I knew they were from the companions. "Can i join you then?" I asked the woman. She looked at me and said "Not for me to say, you have to go to kodlak for that. That old man have a pretty good sense when it comes to people." I nodded to her and continued to the gates.
"Halt. The city is closed with the dragons flying about. Official business only." The guard said to me as i neared the gate. After one long explanation, he allowed me to go in to meet the jarl. When i went in, I saw a forge to my left and a woman tending to it. I walked up the stairs towards the castle on the top. As i went in the doors, I walked up the steps only to be stopped by a Dunmer . "You better have a reason for this interruption. The jarl is not having any visitors." She said while drawing her sword out. "I came from riverwood and i have news about dragons" I told her. She looked surprised "Well, that explains why the guards let you in. Come on, the jarl would want to see you personally." she led me a guy sitting on the throne, the jarl of Whiterun.
After a few minutes of explainations and quarreling, The jarl who is known as Jarl Balgruuf thanked me for reporting this to him and allowed me to buy a house in Whiterun. I did not buy it as i wanted to travel around more. After that, he brought me to a mage, Farengar, and asked me to assist him in finding out why dragons are coming back now. Farengar told me that he needed something from Bleak Falls Barrow. Finding that name similar, I showed him the tablet and he was elated that it was already found. Suddenly, the Dunmer, Irileth, ran to us and told us that a dragon was sighted. 'Is it that same dragoness?' I thought to myself as she told us to go to Balgruuf. As the guard explained what happened, the jarl rewarded me with a piece of steel helmet which improves my magic.
I wore it and went with Irileth to address the guards gathered at the gate. After a few minutes of pep talks, we begin to set off to the western watchtower where i find out that a terrible destiny awaits.
Whew, That was a bit of tiring as i was writing this at 3 am. As always, Thanks for reading my stories and Pm me or review my errors and i will see you in the next chapter
NOTICE:
I may not upload as frequent as i have work so be patient with me. I will not take long to upload so check back in a week or so. If you want to know the progress, you can PM me and i will reply as soon as possible.
Dragon Language Translation:
Dovahkiin - Dragonborn
FO KRAH DIIN - Frost Cold Freeze ( Frost breath shout )
