Title: Dovahkiin
Author: Katarin Kishika
Characters/Pairing: Haruno Sakura X Uzumaki Naruto
Type: Continuous (Incomplete)
Genre: Adventure/Romance
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, it's not mine.
READ ME:Oh, right, THIS IS AU! Inspired by "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim". I would like to say it now, but I'm new with the whole TES world. I am solely depending on the wikia and online sites but I am starting to play Skyrim whenever I had time. So, for all those elder scrolls fans out there, I will say sorry now if I would butcher (for I'm sure I will one way or another) the game in your eyes. And SORRY, no jutsus whatsoever. PURELY AU.
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Dovahkiin
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Part III:
Run
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It was a complete pandemonium. Cries rang everywhere and fire quickly enveloped the market place of the city of Idrys. The shouts and yells of the people whether a citizen of Idrys or an innocent pilgrimage was drown by the loud screech that was released by a Blood Dragon.
Thoughts ran rampant on her brain, 'Why the in the pits of Oblivion were these oversized lizards attacking a city?' She was reaching for some of her Ebony Arrow, her bow already in hand, when a hand reached her own and tugged her away from the dragon. With a loud yelp and a curse she turned around to the person dragging her like a rag doll. "What in Arkay's name are you doing?!" She shook her hand for the person to release her captive hand.
"Getting us both out of harm's way, you blubbering idiot!" The blond shouted back, tightening his grip and lengthening his strides towards one of the city's wooden gates.
Sakura glared and tugged harder for him to release her "Let go!" She even went far as digging her heels to stop his momentum. When at last, the unknown blond young man freed her captive hand, Sakura turned and ran towards the dragon which was still wreaking havoc to the once beautiful city. She heard the blond young man shouted after her but thought that he would give up and save himself instead.
Sakura notched an arrow and aimed for the dragon's eye as it breathed fire to another market stall, all the while running and making her hands steady. She inhaled and with her hands aiming true, she released. It 'whoosh-ed' through the air but the arrow struck near and didn't hit the intended target. Sweat beaded on her forehead and anxiety cracked on her rather calm features when the dragon turned his blood red eyes on her. This was the first time that she ever raised arms to a dragon. Mirmulnir was the only dragon she knew and she had never met a hostile dragon before. Not in the wilds and never one attacking a city as large as Idrys.
Those beaded blood red eyes pinned her down. She knew that it was only of fear making her froze like that. She gulped when the dragon opened its mouth and she could see the fire making its way out of its mouth. Frozen like a statue, she willed her legs to move but to no avail. Panicked eyes could only stare as the flames travel from deep within the Blood Dragon in front of her to the space separating them.
It was then that a body slammed on her body and then they went tumbling down out of the dragon's flesh scorching fire. She laid flat on her back, a little bit dazed, as she looked up to the person covering, protecting her from the flames. The young blond man from before immediately stood up when the dragon's attention was ripped from them to the oncoming soldiers. He reached out for her and helped her stood up, scowl in place, "What the bloody hell are you doing? Are you daft? Mad?"
Anger and annoyance coursed through her, easily making her forget about him saving her life. She was already jabbing her finger on his chest and her cheeks flushed red, rant already on the tips of her tongue when another ear-deafening roar tore through the place. Both of their eyes widened as they saw that the soldiers earlier go down with one easy swipe from the dragon's tail.
Sakura cursed, notched another arrow much faster and with steadier hands than before. The blond man saw her do it again and tried to stop her with a shout, but he was already late when the arrow was released and whizzed straight to the dragon's eyes. Blood dripping from the wound and with eyes rendered useless, the dragon turned its head on their direction, fire already escaping on its mouth.
"Now look what you've done!" She belatedly heard the blond shout in her ears before she felt him held her hand and tug her again away from the flame. They ran like mad away from the dragon; never daring to turn around, even when they heard it flap its wings and heard it roar just a few distance behind them. They twisted and turned on different alleys but they could still hear the ominous flap of wings.
Left, right and another left. She ran faster than she ever did before. Left, another left. The young man pulling her around ran as if Arkay himself was after his soul.
Left, left, right, straight… She was panting with the exertion of it all. She broke free from his tight grip and notched another arrow, turned around and blindly aimed and releasing it. She heard another loud roar; as she turned and ran forward, she felt the hand that held her earlier capture it again, pulling her on another run.
They turned a sharp left and met a dead end in between of two buildings. Sakura almost collided on him when he immediately stopped. They chanced to turn around but they were met with one sharp blood red eye as the Blood Dragon landed in front of them, smoke and flames escaping between its closed mouth as it growled to them.
Still holding hands, the fair-haired young man tried sidestepping on the dragon's left but a sharp snap of its fangs made them backtrack quickly. It's one eye observed them, never taking its eye on them. It breathed deeply in preparation of throwing searing flames on the two of them when a flash of dark cloak jumped from the roof of a building on their right. The cloaked person, whom Sakura knew well, jumped from the roof with his sword drawn. He landed on the dragon's head, using his momentum to plunge the sword through its skull. The dragon tried to shook him out but the person held on and only pushed his sword deeper. With a final roar, the dragon fell lifeless. The cloaked person jumped from his perch on the dragon's head. It was then that the lifeless body of the dragon started to blaze with a flame coming from its body.
It was the first time she saw a dragon die but she knew that when one does, the flame which was its final life force burn its flesh, licking and devouring it until all was left was its scales and bones.
As the fire licked its way to the dragon's flesh, the cloaked person walked calmly towards her. Sakura sighed; she could already feel the anger radiating from him. She tried to tug her hands from the blond man, but he still wouldn't let go. She scowled at him, willing him with her eyes to release her. Sasuke was already in front of them and seeing her slight dilemma with the other person, reached for the same hand. His large pale hands encircled her wrists and with an insistent tug coupled with a harsh glare, he separated their joined hands. It was probably the shock of seeing someone easily kill a dragon that made the fair-headed young man to let her go.
Without even sparing a glance to the blonde young man, Sasuke dragged her away from the scene. The voices of the coming soldiers made his strides longer. His touch was gentle but insistent.
Sakura felt that she should at least say something before they were too far away from the unknown man to hear. So, with Sasuke dragging her, she turned her body slightly and tried to catch the eyes of the stranger. When those cerulean eyes met hers, she gave a tentative smile and a small wave, before mouthing 'thank you.'
He smiled in return and the last she saw was of the guards finally reaching him, asking questions and such. But what did catch her attention though was a wisp of a question from a soldier, brought by the wind. "My liege, are you alright?"
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"What in the bloody pits of Sovngarde were you thinking?!" Sasuke uncharacteristically roared. His ears were red, very far from his normally pale face, and Sakura knew that moments like these were far in between, moments where Sasuke's carefully crafted mask slip and emotions show on his usually stoic place.
The guilt of sneaking away was eating inside her.
With her head bent down, she readied herself for the longest scolding she could ever hear from his childhood friend – the only one she has it seemed – Her Blade, her sworn protector who had never left her side. She could hear his heavy breathing, trying to valiantly calm himself down.
They were already in the middle of one of the forests surrounding Idrys, near the ruins where they knew Mirmulnir was. Quite far from the city but since it was occluded from the people's eyes and not many ventures on it, it was the perfect spot for their 'talk'.
Sakura was already used to Sasuke blowing on her. Having a penchant for attracting trouble, there was really no surprise on that. But still, Sasuke has a sharp tongue… and his words stung.
She felt his heavy hands on her shoulders as he face her, felt him dug a bit and felt his exhale a deep breath. She chanced a peek at him and saw him struggle on his words. Emerald eyes stared at his onyx ones and at last, Sasuke sighed turned around and said, "Come on, you are not safe here in the open. Let's go back, Itachi and Kakashi must be worrying on our whereabouts now."
Well, that went a bit smoother. But the part where he said that she would be the only one in danger out here was something that made Sakura scowl. Sakura didn't like to be a burden to anyone/ Being protected was something she despised more. All her life she was protected by these people and she hated being useless. That was why she trained not only on the arts of combat but of healing too. And to hear that despite all her efforts, Sasuke still thought that she was something to be protected or a liability stung deeper than she expected.
She followed him half a step behind. Sakura was still a bit put out, and yes, she was sulking. Just a weeny bit. And yes, she was trying everything she can to ignore Sasuke's presence by distracting herself with the forest, or the ruins, or the sounds of the different creatures living in there, or whether or not Milmurnir already had her lunch, or whether it was true that Kakshi hid half of his face because Nargles infested it while he was sleeping one winter.
That was why she belatedly jumped a bit when Sasuke's deep voice said, "Please be careful next time." He was still facing ahead, obsidian eyes calculating, probably surveying the surroundings whether they were really safe or not.
Sakura nodded. Eyes on her shoes.
"Next time, run away from trouble. Do not go head on first."
Sakura nodded. Damn, she knew this was coming.
"And next time, do not just let strangers hold you. It would be a big problem if someone knew who you really are."
Another nod from her was the answer.
"And next time, do NOT attempt to cook." Sasuke said with all seriousness.
Sakura's head snapped, her emerald eyes glinting and she punched him lightly on his shoulders, "Hey!" She belatedly saw Sasuke's smirk and smiled herself. And just like that, the tension from before evaporated. The both of them walked with lighter feet and the silence no longer uncomfortable.
"But really, Sakura, next time… come find me first when you are in trouble." He said with his face still stoic, still guarded.
Sakura smiled, "Alright."
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Naruto was surveying the chaos left by the dragon on its wake. Almost a quarter of the city was on fire, the market was in ruins but thankfully, only a handful died and most were just wounded. The temples within the city were safe too.
He sighed; he bet on every gold that he has that it would be another long while before his mother would permit another excursion again. 'Well, I'll deal with it later.' He thought. He ventured on the city, still observing and occasionally helping when help was needed. He helped unearthing some citizens trapped on the rubble of a collapsed building; distinguishing the fire left by the dragon which was harder than distinguishing a normal fire because of the magic enchanted with it; and helped bring the wounded to the nearest Kynareth temples and healer.
Despite the very exhausting day, Naruto was not tired. His thoughts ran around his head on the emerald eyed woman earlier, as well as that cloaked person who easily killed a dragon and took her away. He tried finding them but he could not even find a trace of who they really were. Clearly, they were not a citizen of Idrys nor were they a simple pilgrimage… So who are they really?
Naruto was so deep in his thoughts that he never noticed that his feet brought him to the place where the body of the dragon still lay. The soldiers wouldn't dare to move it while flames still engulfed its body (though they tried hard to isolate it to prevent it from burning other buildings too), making its way from inside out. Strangely enough, the fire only contained itself within the body of the dragon. As the flames died little by little, Naruto's cerulean eyes stared, entranced.
The last of the flames grew smaller as minutes passed and all that was left were the ashes, the dying embers, the scales and the bones of the ferocious dragon. Naruto took a step towards it. He took another and another until he was in front of it, only a hand away.
He lifted his hand and touched the skull of the dragon. What he didn't expect was for it to glow and for its body to release a wind so strong, he staggered. The wind surrounded him, but deftly split in half towards another direction. Along with the strong wind was a howl… a screech not unlike the one the dragon released earlier while it was still alive.
Eventually the wind stopped as well as the God-awful screech. Naruto staggered and seated as his world spin a little. He shook his head and was only left to wonder what the hell happened.
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They were almost at Mirmulnir's ruins when a strong gust of wind from behind struck her, making her stumble a little. It surrounded her, not really touching her again but more like confining her, forming a wall between her and her surroundings. Along the wind was an ear deafening screech that made the hair on her skin stand and made her remember of the blood red eyes of the dragon earlier.
Sakura shuddered.
When the wind slowed down and she realized that there were no longer any wall of wind around her, Sakura realized she was on her knees, the world was spinning and Sasuke was already beside her, firing questions away.
She could only shook her head and calm her breathing. She voiced out one question that reflected on her mind, "What the hell was that?"
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AN 1: Wow, it's been a while. I'm sorry for the late update but there were too many things going on my life. School's tough when internship was still going on. Graduation was also near so I had to complete all those freaking requirements. Hopefully, I would be on the roll on the next few days…
AN 2: Thank you for all the reviews of Eldunari and Dovahkiin. Eldunari would be updated next. Probably tomorrow but surely before Dovahkiin chapter 5.
AN 3: Oh... Just a little SasuSaku there, lol.
AN 4: if I receive at least 5 reviews, I'll update Dovahkiin chap 5 next and Eldunari chap 4.
I would love to hear from you and again THANK YOU FOR GIVING YOUR TIME TO READ THIS and PLEASE READ AND REVIEW and NO FLAMES please.
~Katarin Kishika