Tales of the Dark One's: Chapter 9
What I was seeing could not be put into words. I gazed upon the soul cairn in wonder and it almost made me feel guilty about trapping souls but then again some souls deserved to be trapped in this place, I can name a few. The sudden loud panting by my ear startled me making me jump.
"Whoa how did ralph sneak in here!" I exclaimed having not noticed an 8 feet tall wolf suddenly emerge.
"I summoned him but you were too busy staring off into the distance." He replied chuckling. I hauled myself up onto ralph and we galloped off. I couldn't help but feel that we were being watched by something.
"Kiaramon I think that there is…" An arrow whizzed past my head finishing my sentence and proving my point.
"Quick your crossbow take them and sit tight." He ordered.
I drew my crossbow and began firing at the black skeletons emerging out of the ground and one after one they fell. Although, I was taking them out at quite a pace it seemed as if for everyone one I killed three more sprouted from the ground.
"I can't hold them off there's too many!" I shouted over the noise of the wind rushing past us.
"I'm almost they're just keep on firing." I did as he said and continued firing to no avail. We reached the point of where my mother was and they surrounded us.
"Talk to your mother get the elder scroll and I'll be rid off them." With that he drew his sword and began hacking at them.
"Serana you made it with this half blood. Who is he and why is he with you?" She rather demanded than asked me.
"I should be asking you questions mother and you don't even greet me!"
"I have no time for that who is he."
"Mother this "half blood" has shown me more love and attention to me in days than you in centuries. You have no right to question me but I will still answer. His name is Kiaramon Shadowskull and you may know him as the Daywalker…" Her eyebrows rose at this last comment.
"THE DAYWALKER! YOU ARE IN THE COMPANY OF THE BLOODY DAYWALKER!" She screamed at me furious.
"Yes mother and all he has done is save my life so far and has posed no threat. He cares about me in a way you don't anymore."
"Care about you! I gave up everything to hide you from Harkon but he has screwed up everything and returned you to Harkon and your eminent death." She rasped.
"No mother you haven't considered what I want and you have your ideals as much as Harkon does." Kiaramon walked up to us obviously tired from killing of all of those things.
"Sorry I'm late the bonemen held me up."
"This wretch has no idea does he of what Harkon wants to do?"
"I told him about the tyranny of the sun mother and together we are going to end this and now list to me. Hand over the Elder Scroll now." I demanded since I was tired of my mother and I wanted to get this over with.
"Fine I will give it to you but first you must kill the three gatekeepers to get past this force field and hurry the dragon Durnehviir will be looking for you he guards the soul cairn."
I walked back down to ralph and got on top.
"You go and kill the gatekeeper in that tower and I take the other one, we do the last together." He agreed and drew Doraki once more and started to sprint to his destination. I sent ralph into a gallop and soon arrived at my tower. It loomed over me and I drew my great sword ready for my opponent to attack. The gatekeeper soon came lumbering towards me and stood over me. It was clad in dragon bone armor and was about 7 feet tall. Its weapon was a long dual pointed ebony spear that he took to my neck.
"State your business in the soul cairn." It rasped not really having a mouth just two red eyes glinting in his helmet.
"A delivery."
"Of what?"
"You to sovenguard." He knew what I meant by my last words and took a swing at me with the spear. Although, he was powerful he was slow and this gave me an advantage. In response I slid out my dragon bone sword, one might ask how I lug around two daggers, a dwarven crossbow, a daedric great sword and a dragon bone sword? I have a ring of strength that cost me a pretty penny.
"You think a sword of that size can hurt me." He said while arching his spear and slamming it down on the ground where I was seconds ago.
"It doesn't matter how big it is just where you stick it." I spat back flowed by the spear whizzing above my head. If I hadn't ducked my head would be on the end of his spear. The spear smashed into a pillar and stuck there hence I charged. Taking the opportunity as he tried to pull it out I quickly sliced off his main spear hand finding a chink in the armor. The effect of my swords enchantment sent him flying backwards due to its knockback effect. I ran to finish job by climbing on top of the gatekeeper's head. I put one foot down on his back and yanked his helmet off. As a result, the rest of the armor crumbled to dust.
Kiaramon
Sayings as I'm here spare me the effort and kill one of the gatekeepers Durnehviir
Why I'll just put him out of commission and resurrect him later Vul Gein
Go on then Durnehviir and I'll meet Serana at the last one
Farewell Vul Gein
Upon approaching the final gatekeeper I slid out Doraki.
"The challenger approaches…" Before he could finish and I could reply Serana put a bolt in between his legs "… THIS SHALL BE THE END OF YOU!"
He never gave Serana any time to react and flung her to the side with his shield. He drew his great sword, which with his size he wielded with one hand.
"SERANA!" I shouted.
"Now you." The gatekeeper charged forward so I slid between his legs and stabbed upward at the wound Serana left. He cried n agony while I continuously punched his dragon bone helmet until it cracked. I let his corpse fall to the ground and disintegrate.
"You made that too easy." I spat. With that done I rushed over to Serana who had blacked out and was bleeding furiously. Valerica could probably treat this so I slung her onto Ralph's back and galloped back to the boneyard.
At the sight of Serana's limp body Valerica screeched.
"WHAT IN MUNDUS HAPPENED?" She screamed.
"She got hit by the gatekeeper. I know you hate me right now but all that matters is that she is bleeding heavily can you do anything?" I asked.
"There is only one way and I don't have the ingredients. She is dead." Valerica was crying now. I always kept the potion on me and I knew the ritual but never have I done it. I took out the potion from my satchel and Valerica looked in awe. The fire of life it was called, one person had at least two lives inside them and they could choose to make the potion and perform it on himself or herself or on someone else but once used they can never do it again or they die. Most people would never get their hands on the potion but I spent a long time making it myself.
"Where did you…"
"That doesn't matter." Truth be told I got it from a dark one so I prefer not to talk about it. I started the ritual by drinking half the potion and giving the rest to Serana. I had to make do with pouring it down her throat. To test I exhaled out and it was working since I puffed out fire. It was the fire of my life and I resumed the ritual by locking lips with Serana and breathing the fire into her. After a minute or so she pushed me off and gulped in air.
"What were you doing to me you sick perverted…" I didn't let her finish.
"Saving your arse by doing the ritual of life." I told her.
"I died."
"No shit Sherlock." With that she embrace me obviously thankful for the sacrifice I made.
"Lets get to business where is the elder scroll?" I asked.
"In the boneyard quickly we must get moving the dragon Durnehviir will be after us." Said Valerica
"He shouldn't I know him personally."
"That you do Vul Gein. An impressive display but I must interrupt so that I can do my duty here in the soul cairn." Rasped the voice of Durnehviir having landed in front of the chest with the elder scroll.
"You will not interfere Durnehviir you know where I will put you." That made him growl and fly away since he full well knew that I could control him.
"You are mysterious Daywalker, I would keep my daughter away from you but that seems far fetched." Spoke Valerica. Valerica went over and unlocked the box and there was a sparkling Elder Scroll.
