The Tale of Zooryuvokogan
Disclaimer: I don't own Skyrim or anything involved with it.
"Damn you." I mumble under my breath and take off for Eldersblood Peak. Some Imperials get in my way but I take them down easily. Once I reach the peak, I change and head into battle. I burn my foes and go for Nonvul. I roar at him and land in front of his face. He growls and snaps at me. I snap back at him while both sides try to hack at us and the other faction.
Nonvul freezes some of my army to death and I burn some of his to a crisp. Then he attacks me more fiercely and we take to the sky. We shout back and forth at each other. After what seems like hours of fighting with him, we land again and start to fight with our claws, wings, tails, and teeth. Nonvul pins me but I flip him on his back. I crush one of his legs and fly back to the summit. After changing back, I rush to the city and see Nonvul gone. We head into the city once I drop the drawbridge.
The guards swarm us and we kill them. Even Ralof has returned and fights by my side with vigor. We kill the guards and destroy the barricades that get in our way. After the guards are dead, we head up to Dragonsreach and enter. The guards inside attack in rows but we defeat them.
Jarl Bulgruuf stands at the ready with Steel Plate armor on and his sword drawn. His housecarl stands with him as well as three more guards. We slay them two and I attack Balgruuf. I hit him repetitively and he hits back. Sometimes, we make the other stagger but in the end, Balgruuf surrenders as well as his housecarl. He puts his sword away and admits defeat.
"Everyone, stand down." His last remaining guard sheathes his weapon and Galmar and I don't. "That's an order!" We reluctantly sheath our weapons and Vignar Gray-Mane comes running in, shouting the Jarl's name. "Your family was absent in between the walls. Now I know why. Wouldn't a dagger in the back sufficed?"
Vignar comes to a halt a few feet away from the Jarl. "You think this is personal? The Empire has no place in Skyrim, not anymore! And you, you have no place in Whiterun anymore!"
"A convenient position to hold now, but mark my words old man, in the days to come, Ulfric will spread his rumors without end. And what then? We need the Empire as much as it needs us. We nords are the Empire! Our blood built it. Our blood sustains it. You of all people should know that." The Jarl retaliates and spits his words out with vile.
I tune the rest out and walk over to the throne. The new Jarl will be Vignar Gray-Mane but the position is open for a few seconds. I sit in the chair and cross my legs. Then I rest my head on my fist and look bored. The men stop talking and glare at me. "What? Too soon?" I get up and Vignar takes his place, now Jarl Vignar Gray-Mane.
"Head to Windhelm and tell your father of our victory. He will be proud to hear that your plan worked." Galmar shoos me off and I approach my horse who has been cared for since I last left it here. Nonvul's is gone which isn't a surprise. I ride my horse quickly and alert my father of the new ownership of Whiterun. He seems very proud and gives me a new one-handed sword.
I examine the blade and he tells me it came from an Imperial Officer. He congratulates me once more and assigns me to take over any Imperial camps I may come across. I look at the sword closer and see that it radiates an enchantment. The enchantment magicka is red and orange like flames. I smile at the memory of when I burned some of Candlehearth Hall with a fire enchanted sword. "You do know that this has a fire enchantment?"
"Yes, and I'm trusting you this time not to set any buildings on fire." Ulfric smiles and gives me the scabbard. I hook it to my belt and replace the old one with no enchantment. The sword looks clean and new but it won't be for long. I have to bring the battle to the Imperials with my Stormcloak brethren. Ulfric must have seen the look on my eye and holds me by the shoulders. "Don't get yourself killed."
I hug him and give him a nod before leaving. Galmar rushes in past me and I follow him back to the War Room. "I forgot to ask, when will we be taking over Solitude?" He catches his breath and gives a letter to my father. After reading it, he passes it to me. I read the letter and find out it is troop movements of the Imperials.
"We need to change this and give it to one of the commanders going to Solitude. Once we make the letter false and it is in Imperial hands, they'll move their troops to the area where there'll be an ambush from us. Then we can try to take Solitude." Galmar gives me a well of ink and a piece of official paper that looks exactly like the Imperial one. He also hands me a quill and I get to work. I carefully copy and script the words down and change the name of the relocation of troops. We let it dry and then examine my work. It looks legit and we are satisfied.
"We need to send someone to give the forged letter to a commander. Do we have any ready courtiers?" Ulfric asks Galmar and he shakes his head no. He seems upset and bangs his fist on the table.
"I could go. Just give me some Imperial armor and I'll be out before you know it." I volunteer and Galmar thinks it is a good idea. My father doesn't.
"You've already been captured by the Imperials. Twice that I know of. I won't let it happen again." My father whispers something to Galmar and he nods. Galmar whispers something to my father and he nods. "Fine. But you will need to bring bodyguards disguised as Imperials."
I agree and set off with two bodyguards. They seem ridged and don't talk much. All they do is follow me and frequently tell me to stop and rest or stay behind so they can kill an animal. It's annoying. After running around for two days, we find three Imperials with one of our soldiers. I take out my bow but my bodyguards tell me to stop and they attack for me. They slay the Imperials but our soldier died in the fight. We take the Imperial armor and put it on. I take the helmet with the most face covering.
Then we leave our regular armor at one of the Stormcloak camps along the way and travel to Dragon Bridge. We look like Imperials and we slip into the inn where the Commander is staying. There is a guard stationed outside one of the doors and I approach him. I speak to him in a higher tone that sounds really girly. "I have a letter of troop deployments. I need to give them to the Commander." I push my way past him but he pushes right back.
"I wouldn't go in there if I were you." He isn't threatening me but he is holding back something.
I push my way through again. "This is urgent soldier!" My voice is louder now and he reluctantly lets me pass. I open the door and wish I hadn't. The Commander is having sex and I shut the door quickly.
"I told you you shouldn't have gone in there." He looks smug and I feel like punching him in the gut but I don't.
My guards behind me break their stiff protective act and start to laugh. I turn around and slap them both upside the head. They straighten back up but still chuckle. I point my finger at both of them while glaring and they stop.
The door opens and I turn around slowly. My face doesn't show surprise but it would if I wasn't trying so hard not to have any expressions. Nonvul is the Commander. His Imperial guard salutes and I do the same, feeling silly as I go through the motions.
"Well hello. Want to get in on some of the action Sweet Cheeks?" Nonvul lets his sheet slide lower and I throw the letter in his face. The sheet drops completely.
I close my eyes and use the very high pitched voice again. "Commander, this is a letter of enemy troop placement and a request for more troops. And please, your sheet has dropped." Keeping my eyes shut is no big deal but I feel vulnerable.
"So it has. Thank you my dear lady for pointing that out and for this letter. You are welcome to stay if you enjoyed the show." I hear Nonvul pull his sheet back up and dare to look. He lifts his eyebrows up and down and looks at me in a seductive manner. Nonvul sees the refusal on my face and goes back into his room where and increase of bumping and shouts can be heard.
"I have more letters to run." I say and my bodyguards and I leave. The image of Nonvul in bed with that woman seems burned into the back of my skull. I wish it was out. All he does is continue to disgust me and convince me that he is a bad person.
Along the way, my guards tease me about what I saw and everything else. It pisses me off and they can tell so they keep doing it. My once battle hardened and stiff hearted guards turned to immature boys in one trip. What am I going to tell my father? I probably won't even live this one down.
"If you two keep acting like this, I'll shout you both into the nearest tree and leave." I threaten them but it makes them laugh harder. Eventually, I start to laugh too but it gets too old too fast. I keep my promise and shout them both into the nearest tree. They both get tangled in the tree and I leave for an hour but come back because I feel guilty. I cut them down and they are silent the rest of the way.
"How did it go?" My father asks me once I walk into the war room. He seems jumpy and looks like he didn't sleep again.
I roll my eyes and grab an apple from the dinning room. "Well, dumb and dumber back here couldn't keep from laughing so I shouted them in a tree. I came back for them because I still have some humanity left but overall, the mission went well." I don't dare say the incident with Nonvul. Ulfric would have his head.
Galmar walks in and slaps me on the back. "Great job. All we need to do is take over Fort Hraggstad and then Solitude will be ours for the taking." He gets his armor ready and heads out of the Palace of Kings. I go to follow but my father holds me back.
"I don't want you going. You've put your life in enough danger. You are going to say here until we claim Solitude." Ulfric stands tall and means business.
I twist out of his grasp and refuse. "No. You can keep me from going to Fort Hraggstad but not Solitude. I have to go. Either I go or you stay."
"You're being unreasonable."
"If I don't go, I can't protect you or my fellow soldiers. Dad, you can't lead this attack without me. I know what to do."
"If I let you come, will you promise to stay out of way and try to be safe?"
"Dad, I've faced Alduin The World Eater. I think I know what I'm doing."
That seems to win him over and he allows me to participate in the Siege on Solitude. We spend the night looking over maps of the city and the best possible way to get to Castle Dour. It seems hopeless because there will be guards and barricades everywhere. Then I remember something that may help us win.
"I need you to have an open mind for this." I start to explain to my dad. He gives me his attention and nods his head. "Okay, I have a friend. And by friend I mean dragon. And by dragon I mean Zooryuvokogan. You've heard of that one right? Well, I can arrange for her, because we all know it's a her," Ulfric rolls his eyes but lets me continue. "to fight for Solitude. It's a good idea to have a dragon on our side." I let him think it over a bit but he is skeptical.
"Didn't Zooryuvokogan betray Jarl Balgruuf during the Siege of Whiterun? What if she betrays us?" It seems like he won't accept a dragon to fight for our country.
I plead. "Then doesn't that mean she's on our side? Please dad! Think of the advantages!" If he agrees, this means I get to burn down most of Solitude and the Imperial Army. He looks like he is going to say no but I give him a sad face. It wins him over.
"Fine. But if that dragon betrays us, I'll have you sit and watch as we kill it." Ulfric agrees and tells me to have my friend ready to go in two days. Then he tells me to pack for Solitude and I do.
I run up to my room and throw potions aplenty in my bag along with a few invisibility potions. Ulfric comes up the stairs and gives me five minutes before we go. "I'll catch up with you later when we take Solitude. I will take care of most of the guards and meet you in Castle Dour. Don't slay Tullius until I get there." He reluctantly agrees and I slow down a bit. Carefully, I put on my older armor made of thinned ebony that is black as night. It needs to be smithed to make it stronger so I put on a regular dress and shoes. My dress isn't fancy but it is a nicer one with fur around the neck and a light blue base color.
I exit the Palace of Kings and go down to the small market place that has always been my favorite area. It has the blacksmith in one corner but also the weapons and armor vender and meat seller. Behind them is the White Phial. My dad always use to buy me alchemy ingredients to experiment with. I had a great teacher too. Wuunferth the Unliving creeped people out a bit and me too but he taught me the basics and mostly everything I know about alchemy and magicka today.
The blacksmith greets me warmly and gives me the tools I need for no charge. Being the Jarl's daughter has some perks. I start right away by adding another thinned layer of ebony to make it stronger. It will be a bit heavier but still light enough for sneaking. After my armor is to my liking, I leave Windhelm and put it on in seclusion. Then I start to head to Solitude on my own.
On the way, I encounter bears and saber cats that attack me ferociously. They die from my blades and eventually, I reach Eldersblood Peak. This point has been the heart and soul of where I change into my dragon form. I realize that I have a day left until the battle for Solitude starts and I rest and think.
So far since being captured and taken to Helgen, I've been threatened by multiple people, died once, joined the Companions, saved the world from Alduin, reunited with old friends, had my first drink and hangover, and learned that I am a dragon. Not very good on my part. I should be helping people with the skills I have but I've been using them for selfish purposes.
It is getting late so I eat whatever I have left in my pack and sleep on the cold peak.
My sleep is dreamless. Just a blank nothingness that occurs for the night. When I wake in the morning, I feel tired and lazy. Today is the day we attack Solitude so I change into my dragon form and fly off.
I am a little late because the Stormcloak army has already headed in and many lie dead along with several Imperials. Seeking out the enemy isn't hard because they are everywhere and are clad in red. The Imperials scramble and attack me with their arrows. While they are focused in trying to kill me, the Stormcloaks deliver quick blows to the distracted soldiers. Then I move on to burning my enemies and throwing them over the side of the cliff with my talons and jaws.
The Imperials seem to thin out and I fly away to change into my human form. I make it back just in time to knock some Imperial heads as I go to Castle Dour. The Siege on Solitude is almost over.
Author's Note:
Kind of a crappy ending. I couldn't think of a better way so I just dropped it. Surprises are to come in the next chapter!
