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(A/N) Thanks to KitsuneWarrior9999 who got to me stop dicking around and update. Thanks, enjoy the chapter.
The Ed's approached the girl's farm. It was a simple home, just a small stone cottage with a thatched roof, a chimney and a garden outside. Eddy knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer. The door swung open and a sword was thrust from inside. Eddy jumped back and just narrowly missed the sharp blade.
"SHIT!" cursed Eddy as he fell backwards away from the door. A person stepped from the house and looked at Eddy. "Cassandra! NO!" the girl yelled at the person. "Clesa?" said the person noticing the girl in Ed's arms. "Is this your sister?" asked Eddy still on the floor "Yes. My eldest sister, Cassandra" said the girl, "So, I take it your name is Clesa?" said Edd to the girl. "Yes, sorry I didn't mention it earlier. I didn't know if I could trust you yet" explained the girl apologetically, "Don't worry about it" said Edd. Cassandra was the same height as Ed, she had long black hair that reached past her shoulders.
"Sorry for attacking you" said Cassandra, "but we've been under attack from goblins recently and I thought you have been one" explained Cassandra, "Yeah, sure, whatever" said Eddy as he got up. "Please, come in. It's not safe outside" said Cassandra as she welcomed in the Eds. The Eds stepped into the single room home, a fireplace burnt in in one corner. One large bed sat on the opposite wall. Cupboards and a number crates filled the rest of the room.
Ed lay Clesa down on the bed. Another girl sat at a table near the fire watching the Eds. Night came quickly and soon the farmhouse was enveloped in darkness. The fireplace and some candles illuminated the room. The sisters had introduced themselves and explained that their parents had died a few years back and they lived off the food they could grow and find in the surrounding woodland. "Don't you ever go into the cities?" asked Eddy "Sometimes, but we never really see the point. Plus all the bandits and creatures along the roads" Explained the youngest of the three sisters, Rebecca, but she preferred Becca.
As the evening proceeded the conversation shifted onto the Eds, they tried to explain how they got into Cyrodiil, but found it very hard to explain the vast amount of science and technology that was used to transport them either billions of miles form their planet or across dimensions. In the end Ed came to the rescue by putting it in a way they could understand "Edd was experimenting with a new magic that opened a portal to your land. But now we can't figure out a way to get back".
Clesa was sitting on her bed and listening to their conversation, "If you need help on portal magic, you should see Yinz'r Half-Tail. He's a mage at the Arcane University." she interrupted, "How do you know about this?" asked Cassandra, "I met him in Anvil a few weeks ago. He bought some herbs I had" Clesa explained, "So this Yinz'r Half-Tail could help us get back?" asked Eddy, "It is possible, but all the way in the Arcane university? That's a long journey north and he might not be able to help us at all" replied Edd. "well, there is another reason why you should try get to the Imperial city. We have no reason to stay here, we'll probably be over run by goblins in a few weeks anyway. There is a friend of our father's who lives in the Elven Gardens district, he said that if ever needed a home, he could get us work in the Imperial city. Up until now we haven't risked the journey, but now that you need to go there as well, a larger group would be safer" explained Cassandra.
Edd was unsure, he doubted if Clesa could make the journey in her condition and didn't want her to slow them down. But Edd knew he being selfish, so thought of a way around the problem. A potion of Restore Fatigue would be enough for her to make the journey and keep pace with the others, but would he have enough ingredients? This wouldn't be a simple potion, this one is almost liquid energy. It mostly wouldn't be hard, all he needed was some common food stuffs, bread, apples and some green mushroom caps. Mix together with some fresh water and you have have a nasty paste. Then add the magical extra, clannfear claw shavings. This last ingredient will be hardest to find, but Edd had an idea of where he could get one. Back where they first met Clesa, the dead clannfears would have burnt up by now (I know in the game they just disappear after a day or so, but for the sake of effect deadra burn up after they've been dead for a few hours.) so they would need to find more.
The group talked for a few more hours and finalised the plan. The Eds would return to where they first found the deadra, get some clannfear claws and Edd would make the potion. The sisters would stay at their home until the Eds got back. Then they would all move towards the Imperial city.
Eddy stepped out of the small cottage and breathed in the crisp night air. He looked up at the sky and beheld a wonderful sight. The two moons the orbit Nirn (The name of the planet where all the Elder Scrolls games are set). The giant red one was beginning to pass over the smaller white one and behind them lay the most star filled sky Eddy had ever seen.
A gust of wind rustled through the grass and trees.
Early next morning...
Eddy was sleeping in his bedroll next the remains of the fire from the previous night. He was halfway through an amazing dream. But Ed ruined it. Ed shook Eddy awake, "Wake up Eddy, Double D says we gotta go" said Ed still shaking Eddy. Immediately the dream began to fade and was gone. "You can stop shaking me Ed!" said Eddy annoyed. Ed dropped him and Eddy quickly punched him on the inner thigh.
Eddy got dressed and the trio set off back to where they found the deadra. It was a boring and uneventful trip. But they got there soon enough.
The clannfear they had killed yesterday were little more than ash piles by now, most of which had been blown away by the winds. "There's gotta be a cave or shrine where these things came from" announced Edd looking around.
Eddy wondered off into the forest looking for a cave while Edd searched the opposite side of the road. Ed walked a little further down the road then turned into the forest. As he walked he looked into the sky and saw that the previously light blue sky now had cracks of red cutting through it. Ed knew what that meant. He continued forward, keeping extra vigilant, the sky above continued the redden and now blackness had filled what the red hadn't.
Ed could just see it now, a large portal shaped like like an upside-down "U" made of black rock with lava red deadric symbols etched into it. A few scamps (Shaved demon monkeys), Clannfears and a Xivilai were guarding the portal. Ed hated Xivilais, roughly 10 feet tall, humanoid horned demon wielding a claymore in one hand (Those of you who haven't played Oblivion, claymores are two-handed long swords). Ed was going to need help to take down this bastard. He ran back to where they split up and found Edd quickly, he hadn't moved far.
"Can't find anything, got another plan?" yelled Eddy as he emerged from the forest, "Ed found what we're looking for" explained Edd, "Great, time to split some skulls" said Eddy rubbing his hands together and smiling evilly. Ed led them to where he found the portal, where they made a quick plan.
They each took up their positions and waited for Edd's signal. From his position opposite Edd, Ed waited. From the tree Edd had climbed came two small green orbs and their green tail, they were fired right into the chest the of the Xivilai which froze immediately and fell over, paralyzed.
Ed burst from his hiding spot taking a scamp by surprise, he swung his blade decapitated it cleanly, the other scamp saw Ed and fired a fire ball at him. Ed dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the orb of fire.
Edd fired another spell, this one was pure electricity, it hit the scamp. The spell didn't have much effect on the deadra, it only seemed to make it angrier. But it was stunned long enough for Ed to plunge his blade through it and toss it up into the air like a ragdoll.
The two Clannfears ran towards Ed and one manged to head-butt him, Ed was knocked onto his back. The clannfear jumped on top of Ed and began scraping him with it's claws. Ed's sword was tossed aside, out of Ed's reach. Edd jumped out of his tree and rushed to Ed's side. Edd used his staff as a club and knocked over the second clannfear.
Eddy, who had been watching this whole time, had rushed down towards the paralyzed Xivilai, Eddy tried to grab it's sword, but couldn't the Xivilai still had a strong grip on it.
Ed punched the clannfear on top of him, then pushed it off him, it was knocked down. Ed scrambled to his feet and tried to grab his sword but the clannfear bit his foot and fell over again. Ed was getting a little pissed off now. He tackled the clannfear to the ground and began punching it in the face, chest and stomach. Ed then picked up the dinosaur-like demon, fueled by adrenaline and through it into the portal, there was quick flash of light and the deadra disappeared.
Ed grabbed his sword and slashed the remaining clannfear. The paralyze spell on the Xivilai had worn off and the large demon stood up and swung it's sword at the two Eds. They both barely dodged the blade. The Xivilai swung again at Ed who blocked with his sword, it didn't help much. The blade was knocked from Ed's hands and Ed was knocked to the ground. Edd fired a spell at the Xivilai, a bolt of red electricity erupted from Edd's hands and into the Xivilai. The demon was slowed for a few seconds, but that spell wouldn't help much if someone didn't help soon.
Eddy had run away to find a weapon, but found only a few rocks and sticks. Eddy grabbed a rock the size of his head and hurried back to the portal.
Edc took the time Edd had bought him and grabbed his sword. The Xivilai swung at him, but dodged and stabbed the demon, it was a good strike, but the demon was still standing. The Xivilai swung it's arm at Ed and sent him flying a few metres into the air. Ed's sword was still stuck in the demon. Edd fired an electric spell the demon, followed by a freeze spell, the weakened Xivilai fell to it's knees. Eddy appeared from the forest and rushed to Edd's side. Eddy saw the Xivilai in it's weakened state and Ed's sword stuck inside it.
Edd used his staff to club the demon on the head, now disoriented the Xivilai fell on it's back. Edd decided now would be the best time to try his most powerful spell. He stabbed the sharp end of his staff into the Xivilai and concentrated. The crystal at the top of his staff began to glow and spark, suddenly the whole staff went bright white. The Xivilai began to burn as electricity raced through it's body, after only a few seconds the spell stopped and the Xivilai was dead.
Eddy dropped his now useless rock and went over to Edd. Ed picked up his sword and sheathed it. The portal flashed again and before it stood another humanoid deadra, but this one was wearing armour, black and red, like all things from Mehrunes Dagon's realm. The Deadric Prince of destruction. The new deadra was the size of a normal human, but it's skill was black and it had horns. It was holding a deadric bow, the material looked like it made of hardened lava. Ed grabbed the rock Eddy had bought and through it at the demon just as it loaded an arrow and released it. The rock hit the arrow mid-flight and continued on towards the demon.
The rock collided with demon's face, killing it in the coolest way so far. The rock fell into the portal, as did the demon's head, but the body stayed with the Ed's. "Hey Eddy, do you still want a bow and Arrow set?" asked Edd.
Eddy was now, finally, fully equipped. "Come here Ed, you look pretty roughed up" said Edd as he tended to Ed's wounds. Eddy was looking at the portal.
"Guys, you wanna see what's on the other side of this" asked Eddy indicating to the portal. "It's probably full of cool ingredients and stuff" said Eddy trying to tempt Edd. "No Eddy, we got what we came for. Let's get back" replied Edd.
"Well, you guys can go back I'm seeing what the deadric realm is like" said Eddy, before Edd could stop him Eddy jumped through the portal.
"Dammit Eddy!" yelled Edd at the portal. "Come on Ed, we gotta go save Eddy" said Edd sighing deeply. Edd approached the portal and put his hand to it, immediately he sucked in. He was flying again, heat all around, he could feel the exit coming up...
Thanks for reading everyone. Sorry for taking so long, I sort of lost the plot and school caught up to me.
I'll update sooner next time.