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"Here's your golden claw." Tenryū spoke, handing Lucan Valerius the Golden Dragon Claw as his eyes sparkled with joy as he laughed. "It looks smaller than I remember…Hahaha, oh well, a deals a deal. Thanks friend." Lucan said with appreciation as he handed Tenryū a coin purse filled with 400 gold coins as Tenryū smiled. "No problem, now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to Whiterun to get some guards down here." He replied as he waved at the two occupants of the shop and made his way onto the road to Whiterun.
Biting into the last piece of his apple pie, Tenryū noticed a farm up ahead and a very tall person stomping on the ground. "Hang on, why is that guy dressed like a savage caveman?" he thought as he noticed the primitive club the giant man wielded. As Tenryū got closer, he noticed that other people were fighting it. "Ah I see, that thing there is a Giant, and is terrorizing the farm. What a cliché scenario…Might as well slay him like Jack did with his beanstalk."
With that, Tenryū drew his Ancient Nord Bow and draw out the Iron Arrow he had notched on and aimed. He fired it; it got the giant's right leg as it stumbled from the surprise attack as a man with a great sword swung his blade right in the right knee of the giant as it fell to its left knee as another man with a mere war axe made of steel slashed it right into the skull, killing it as Tenryū pumped his fist in the air at the success of his victory and put his bow away and walked up to them. Out of the three, the red-headed woman spoke up.
"You handle yourself well. You could make for a decent Shield Brother." She said as that term was not familiar to Tenryū. "What is a Shield Brother?" he asked, She looked amused at it as she crossed her arms, "An outsider, eh? Never heard of the Companions?" she asked as she got a "No. What are they?" he asked. "The Companions is an order of warriors. We are brothers and sisters in honor. And we show up to solve problems if the coin is good enough." She explained.
"Sounds like a mercenary team for hire; might sound fun." Tenryū thought. "Can I join?" he asked. "Not for me to say. You'll have to take to Kodlak Whitemane up in Jorrvaskr." She replied looking at him up and down. "The old man's got a good sense for people. He can look in your eyes and tell your worth. If you go to him, good luck." She said as she and the other members of the Companions walked off. "What an interesting group." He thought as he made a mental note to himself.
«Optional Objective: Join the Companions»
With that, he ran off towards Whiterun, noticing the clouds were coming in as he was stopped by a guard. "Halt! City is closed with the dragons running about. Official business only." He said in a tone that won't be waned. "Riverwood calls for the Jarl's aid." He replied as the guard's shoulders stiffened. "Riverwood's in danger too? You'd better get in. You'll find the Jar in Dragonsreach, at the top of the hill." He explained as Tenryū nodded and opened the gate and entered Whiterun.
As he walked in, the first thing he recognized anywhere was the blacksmith shop to his right, as he saw the fires of the forge as two people were conversing near the front; something about a supply of swords for the Imperial Soldiers as he walked towards them. "Excuse me, can anyone tell me which direction Dragonsreach is at?" he asked, the woman was the one to reply, "Follow the path and head up the stairs, and then another set of stairs." She replied as he nodded. "Thanks," he told her as he was about to make a dash there until she asked him for a favor.
It was a simple request, just deliver a sword she made to her father in Dragonsreach and that was it. Now all he had to do was go there and deliver it, and ask for Riverwood's safety. As he made it up the stairs, he noticed a massive tree that looked dead to him, and one thing Tenryū was well aware of is that some trees are unique, and the one right there was probably a sacred one. He'll have to look into that one later.
As he walked into Dragonsreach, he could not help but whistle at how big the hall was. Sure in his true form as a dragon the place would be tiny, but as a human, it was pretty big. Not to mention lots of good food to eat. "So who's the Jarl of this place?" Tenryū had asked himself as he walked towards the 'throne' part of the hall as a female Dunmer walked up to him. A sword was drawn as she looked at him with utter seriousness.
"What's the meaning of this interruption? Jarl Balgruuf is not receiving any visitors." She demanded as Tenryū held up his hands defensively. "I was sent here, Riverwood is in danger." He replied. The female Dunmer nodded her head. "As housecarl, my job is to deal with all dangers that threaten the Jarl or his people. So you have my attention. Now, explain yourself." She told him as he shook his head. "It is only for the Jarl himself to hear I'm afraid." He replied.
"Whatever you have to say to the Jarl, you can say to me. I'm starting to think…" She replied as said Jarl had overheard them. "It's alright Irileth; I want to hear what he has to say." Balgruuf spoke as the Dunmer Irileth sheathed her sword and returned to her Jarl's side. Tenryu swallowed up his anxiety and proceeded to walk up to the man. He hoped he wasn't going to be awkward with nobility, since his kind of dragons never did have such ranks before. "Maybe I should have Naraku give me tips when we meet again." He thought as he looked at the strong man in his fifties with a calm expression.
"What's this about Riverwood being in danger?" the Jarl asked as Tenryū looked at him. "A dragon had destroyed Helgen; Gerdur and Alvor fear that Riverwood is next." He replied as Jarl Balgruuf rubbed his chin in thought. "Gerdur and Alvor? I recall the former owns the lumber mill while the latter is a blacksmith if I can recall." He said as he looked at Tenryū skeptically. "And you're sure Helgen was destroyed by a dragon? This wasn't some Stormcloak raid gone wrong?" he asked.
"I was there. I saw the dragon burn Helgen into the ground." Tenryū replied with a serious tone and matching expression as Jarl Balgruuf's eyes widened in realization. "By Ysmir, Irileth was right!" he exclaimed as he looked at his steward. "What do you say now Proventus? Shall we continue to trust in the strength in our walls? Against a dragon?" he demanded as Irileth spoke up. "My lord, we should send some troops to Riverwood at once. It's in the most immediate danger. If a dragon were to lurk in the mount-"
"Tullius would think of it as a provocation. He'll assume we'll side with Ulfric and attack him!" Proventus argued as Balgruuf looked at him. "Enough! I'll not stand idly by while a dragon burns my hold and slaughters my people!" he snapped as he looked at his housecarl. "Irileth, send a detachment to Riverwood at once." He ordered. "Yes, my Jarl." Irileth saluted as she made her way out of Dragonsreach. "If you'll excuse me, I'll return to my duties." The steward said as Balgruuf nodded his head "That would be best," he agreed as he turned to Tenryū.
"Well done, you've sought me out on your own initiative. You've done Whiterun a service, and I won't forget it." He said gratefully as he recalled something. "There is another thing you can do for me. Suitable for someone of your particular talents, perhaps." He added, gaining Tenryū's curiosity. He stood and made a gesture, "Come, let's go find Farengar, my court wizard. He's been looking into the matter related to these dragons and…rumors of dragons." He told him as Tenryū nodded his head.
He led Tenryū to a certain part of the castle and there, the Uzumaki noticed how obvious the wizard is by the hooded robes he wore. "I found someone who can help you with your research on dragons." Balgruuf told the court wizard as Farengar analyzed Tenryū. "Hm…He'll do." He said as he looked at Tenryū. "There's something I'd like you to fetch. And when I mean fetch, I mean delve into a dangerous ruin in search of an ancient tablet that may or may not actually be there." He said as the Uzumaki raised a brow. "What am I looking for exactly?" he asked.
"I need you to look for a certain stone tablet said to be housed in Bleak Falls Barrow- a "Dragonstone", said to contain a map of dragon burial sites." Farengar explained as Tenryū looked into his stuff and pulled out a stone tablet. "You mean this thing?" he asked, handing it over to the bewildered court wizard's eyes. "Wow, you are certainly cut from a different cloth than any of the regular brutes hired to do tasks for me. Thanks!" he said, handing Tenryū a satchel of gold that caused Tenryū's inner dragon instincts to partially kick in. The one that made him desire to hoard piles of gold into his collection. He counted it along with his own, a total of 6,903 gold coins.
He noticed a stranger nearby, but was wearing a hood hiding any features to the face, but he let it slide, probably an acquaintance of the man.
"This is a small step into hoarding treasure…but it will do for now." He thought as Irileth ran in. "Farengar! You need to come at once. A dragon has been sighted nearby!" she exclaimed as Farengar looked like a boy who got to open his Christmas presents early this year as he made many a question to the housecarl, much to said Dunmer's annoyance. "You should come too," She said with a disgruntled tone as Tenryū sympathized with her. She led them to the upper stairs as the conversation was taking place.
Due to Tenryū's experience with dealing with dragons, he was chosen to help fight the beast. "By the great Sky Father, I have to slay a fellow kin of dragons?" he thought bitterly as he agreed on the outside as he looked at his gear. It wasn't much, but it will do. "Hey, is that old sword there enchanted?" Farengar asked. "Now I might get some knowledge from a man of magic. With his help, I might be able to learn some more tricks of the trade in magic before trying to take on a dragon." He thought as Farengar stalled everyone to help Tenryū learn about alchemy and enchantments via crash course. So far it was pretty simple and getting Soul Gems would be a pain. He'll make do with what he had after he disenchanted the sword he found in the ruins to learn the ice enchantment.
"Let's do this," Tenryū muttered as he handed Proventus his daughter's sword as the man blinked before realizing what he did and why Tenryū did that and quickly tossed him a coin purse holding 200 coins as he left.
*Watch Tower*
It was night as the rain fell on the guards, Irileth and Tenryū as torches were lit as they looked around the ruin watchtower cautiously. It was still on fire, and only one guard that had survived the onslaught the dragon caused was a wreck as the sounds of beating wings was heard beneath the sound of thunder as a roar echoed the stormy sky. "Dii thur fen du hin sil ko Sovngarde!" the dragon exclaimed as everyone drew their bows and arrows and began firing while Tenryū ran up the tower and stood on the edge where the dragon was hovering and was blowing fire. "Craziest idea ever!" he thought as he jumped, landing on the dragon's back as he began attacking the neck and head.
The dragon thrashed and took the sky again as Tenryū held on for life and narrowed his eyes. "I'm not going down as mush, you fall to my blade!" he exclaimed as he stabbed his sword into the dragon's neck area and forcibly made the dragon turn.
"Ysmir's beard, this guy's a loon." A guard commented as he notched another arrow as the dragon was in range and fired.
The others fired their arrows as the dragon came crashing down, knocking Tenryū off as well as the dragon looked at them. ◾"Krif krin. Pruzah!" the dragon praised as it unleashed fire unto the guards as Irileth charged forward with her sword and nicked the side of its face as the dragon's wing bashed her away from him as Tenryū got up. He charged with his Ancient Nord Sword and tore through the membrane of the dragon's wing as it snarled at him and fired a blast of fire.
Tenryū shielded his eyes as he backed away. The fire was strong and drew upon his magic and fired his Sparks spell right into the dragon's maw, causing it to choke on the power as Tenryū slashed at the dragon's chest. "Brit grah." The dragon said laughing as it head-butted him, throwing Tenryū back as the guards charged in with swords. "I had forgotten what fine sport you mortals can provide!" it added as it prepared to breathe fire again, only to stop as its right eye was pierced by an arrow by Tenryū.
The dragon turned to him and bashed away the other guards and growled. "You are brave. Bahlaan hokoron." The dragon spoke as Tenryū charged at the incoming dragon and with all of his might, thrusted his blade into the dragon's open jaws as it tried to bite him as it went through its head before quickly pulling it out. Blood came out of the jaws as the look of horror had dawn the dragon's face. "Dovahkiin! No!" the dragon screeched with horror as it fell dead to the ground.
"Did it just call me Dovahkiin? That's what Lord Akatosh made me into right? What is a Dovahkiin if it were to make this dragon fear me?" Tenryū thought as he noticed that the dragon's flesh was burning away like ash as strange lights of a variety of colors gathered from the dead dragon's body and joined with him as he felt something inside him change. The word 'Force' clicked in his mind, but in a different language he did not know of. Looking up to the stormy sky, he yelled out one word. "Fus!" he called out as a blue wave of energy escaped his mouth as lightning roared in the darkness.
On a distant mountaintop, four elderly men in old robes looked up from their meditation as one of them spoke. They sensed the incredible power, and knew what it meant. "It is time…" he said as he made the arrangements as the villagers below were alerted as they prepared to speak for the first time in many years since the time they called out to Tiber Septim.
Storms gathered around the great mountain as they spoke in one voice, calling forth one person as the entire mountain shook as their voice echoed through Skyrim.
"Dovahkiin!"