Surobus Pelelius shot awake, hitting his head on the lid above him. He panicked, and began trying the push the lid off. Where am I? he thought. After two minutes of struggling, he finally concentrated his strength and slid the lid off with ease. It made a loud BANG when it clattered on the ground. Surobus looked down at himself. His Imperial Dragon Armor was still in fine condition. It must not have been long since he died. He leaned up and rubbed his eyes. He looked over to see two soldiers standing guard by him.

" Hello?" Surobus called to them. One of them turned around and gasped. He grabbed the other one and pointed at Surobus.

" Undead! Die!" one of them yelled, charging Surobus.

Surobus held out his wrist to block the sword. The soldier's blade shattered on impact with the Dragon Armor.

" I'm not undead! Who are you?!" Surobus yelled at the stunned soldier.

" You.. you are the Champion of Cyrodiil! The Hero of Kvatch! How are you alive?!" the guard yelled back.

" Yes, I guess I am. Who are you?!" Surobus repeated.

The second soldier ran over, and said, " We are members of the Penitus Oculatus, the Emperor's guard."

" What happened to the Blades?! What year is it?!" Surobus asked in surprise.

" Fourth Era, 201," one of the Penitus agents responded. " By the Nine! Who is the Emperor?" Surobus jumped out of the tomb, nearly falling after being dead for years.

" Titus Mede III was Emperor, but he is dead now. Reports are saying that one is being crowned in Skyrim. A Dragonborn from what I've heard. As for the Blades, they've been all but wiped out by the Thalmor elves," a guard explained.

" Who are the Thalmor?" Surobus asked.

" They are the governing part of the Third Aldmeri Dominion. The Empire was nearly destroyed by them thirty years ago, and we are at war with them again now," the second guard responded.

" So much has happened.. Do all the provinces stand with the Empire?!" the Hero of Kvatch asked.

The two Oculatus agents looked at each other and then one said, " Only Cyrodiil, High Rock, and Skyrim are in the Empire now."

" How will we survive this war?! How many are with the elves?!" Pelelius cried.

" The Sumerset Isle, Valenwood, Elswyr, and some of Morrowind," the guard said. The Hero of Kvatch looked at the ground, then checked inside his tomb for his Akavari Sunderblade. He picked it up and sheathed it. He then pressed through the agents and out into the sunlight. Immediately he recognized where he was.

Cloud Ruler Temple was in complete disrepair; it was a wonder it was still standing. Surobus himself had been in the main chamber. The two Penitus Oculatus agents ran outside with him. The Hero of Kvatch looked around. He ran up onto the wall above the gates, and looked around the province. He could see Imperial soldiers mounting defenses around Bruma, and could see fires raging down south, around the Imperial City. Way off in the distance, Pelelius thought he could hear roaring and screaming. Off to the west, he could see the city of Chorrol with nothing around it.

The Imperial turned to face the agents and said, " I'm going to the Imperial City."

" We're right behind you," the two said. Surobus smiled and started down the wall and then down the steps.

He could hear a small group of people, with one saying, " And what is this place? It looks like an ancient ruin."

A female then responded, saying, " This is Cloud Ruler Temple. It was the headquarters for the Blades, until the First Great War, when the Thalmor attacked. The Temple fell into ruin, yet the body of the Champion of Cyrodiil remains here."

Surobus walked out to meet the group to come face to face with Ataurus Kalahar, the Dragonborn, the Emperor.