Author's note: Chapter 11 and now they're going on a big journey! Ok, I'm posting these chapter early cause the next three days I won't be on the computer much cause I'm going to a convention. Here we go!


"Although they later became the dedicated protectors of the Emperor of Tamriel, the Blades began their existence as renowned dragonslayers."

Chapter 11: Acnologia's Wall

"Acnologia's Wall?" Erza asked confused.

"Indeed." Yajima nodded "It's our best option."

"The hell is that?" Gajeel asked confused.

"It's prophecy and history put together." Levy explained "Carved by the ancient Blades themselves, telling the tale of Acnologia's return. But there's a problem; it's been lost for centuries."

"No dear girl," Yajima smiled "it isn't lost, it was just forgotten. But I know where it is! It's in a place called Sky Haven Temple. Constructed around one of the main Akaviri military camps in the Reach, during their conquest of Skyrim."

"No idea what the fuck you're talking about old man." Gajeel admitted out loud.

"So let me get this straight." Erza asked "You believe Acnologia's Wall will tell us how to defeat Acnologia?"

"Well..." Yajima drew on "Yes; but their's no guarantee."

"Sky Haven Temple it is then." she looked up at Gajeel and Levy "I know the place Yajima is talking about, it's part of The Reach and the place is called Karthspire. It's part of Karth Canyon. We can meet you both there, or travel with you; it's your call."

"How far is it?" Levy asked curiously.

"From Riverwood? I would say by foot it's a three day journey. If you take the route south from Falkreath, that's the most direct route; we have an option. We can take the road from Falkreath, or a carriage from Whiterun to Markarth and go west. It's a bit dangerous because The Reach is filled with Forsworn who are trying to claim The Reach for themselves."

"Do you mind if Gajeel and I talk this out for a few minutes?"

"Be quick, we don't have much time on our hands." Levy and Gajeel made their way out of the secret room and began to talk about their options.

"Alright," Levy sighed "we have a lot of options and I'm not sure what to pick." Gajeel pulled out his map and placed it on the nearby table "Ok, there are three holds that Karthspire is near. Falkreath, Morthal, and Markarth."

"If we take Falkreath, it will be the most direct; but it's gonna be three fucking days by foot." Gajeel muttered.

"If we take the Morthal route, the journey will take the same amount of time as the Falkreath path; but it will be more perilous. There's a lot of bandit camps and necromancer cults in this area from what I heard."

"So Markarth is the best bet."

"If we arrive today at Markarth Stables by sundown, we can all camp out near this farm over here and then be at Karthspire by noon tomorrow." Levy's finger pointed at the tiny farm that was on Gajeel's map.

"Should we tell them to go with us?"

"Might be our best bet. If we went as a team of four we can battle through the Forsworn much easier." nodding in agreement, Gajeel and Levy made their way down the steps and to the little hideout.

"We're going with Markarth." Gajeel grunted "And you're fucking coming with us."

"Alright." Erza nodded "I agree with your decision. We should head to Whiterun while it's still light out." the four made their way out of the secret basement and to the inn's main dining area. As they left, Erza called out to her bartender "Simon! I'm going away and have no plans of coming back! The inn is yours!"

"Alright Erz-wait, what?!" the man called Simon realized.


The four caught the next carriage in Whiterun and made their way to Markarth. The outside of the city looked it was made from an unknown metal and stone, wood and everything Gajeel could think.

"Markarth was made from a Dwenmer ruin." Levy explained.

"Indeed." Erza continued "It was discovered to be a civilization and people went to it and made it livable."

"What happened to The Dwenmer?" Gajeel asked.

"No one truly knows." Yajima explained "Stories claim they got their hands on the Heart Of Lorkahan. And after that; they all disappeared. Left their ruins to rot." nodding the four continued their journey near the local farm and set up camp there for the night.


The next day, the four managed to make their way over to Karthspire where a Forsworn camp stood. People dressed in furs, bones and skulls roamed the area while Gajeel and the others looked over the cliff.

"Damn their's a lot of them." Erza grumbled.

"I have a few ideas." Levy admitted "We can sneak into the cave that leads to the temple, we can go ahead and get in by force-" she was cut off by the roar of a dragon, making it's way to Karthspire "Or let the dragon handle it." the dragon roared a fiery hell onto the Forsworn Camp as Gajeel, Levy, Erza and Yajima watched them all die.

"Anyone in the mood to kill that thing?" Gajeel asked. They all shook their heads "Same here, bastard did us a favor. Let him live...For now." nodding in agreement, the four made their way into the cave which lead to Sky Haven Temple.


The walk through the cave was simple, Gajeel committed a sneak attack on a Forsworn BriarHeart and stole it's BriarHeart (killing it instantly).

"Ah!" Yajima said "These ruins are amazing! Wouldn't you agree Erza?"

"Yajima," Erza sighed "I admit they are amazing; but we are here to find Acnologia's Wall. Not to study these ruins. "

"Yes, yes. But I can't help but find it fascinating." Yajima pulled out four torches and lit each one with his fire magic. Everyone grabbed their own torch and began to walk up the makeshift bridge to find two stones with the insignia of the blades "Naturally, you lot are aware this is the symbol of the blades. According to the ruins, it says we need to set the stones in the symbol of the DragonBorn. Which is two dragon heads."

"Sounds easy enough." Erza confidently smiled. Gajeel and Levy walked over to the two stones and began to turn it until the two symbols on the stones matched.

"Excellent!" Yajima said gleefully "Let's continue!" they found another make-shift bridge and climbed their way up the bridge until finally reaching another room. Erza was about to take a step when Yajima stopped her.

"No!" he said "Look at the tiles on the floors, it seems this is a trap." Erza's eyes widened when she realized this.

"You're right." Erza said in a serious tone "This room has triggered floors." Gajeel and Levy both studied the floors and realized Yajima was right, the floors were triggered "I believe if you follow the path meant for you, it will deactivate the trap." Gajeel was about to say something but was interrupted.

"I-"

"I'll do it." everyone looked at Levy in shock.

"Shrimp..."

"You're my Thane Gajeel, and it's my job to keep you safe, even if it means the end of my life. I will handle this."

Levy walked over to the first safe stone and began to follow the matching ones carefully. Sweat beaded down everyone's faces as Levy carefully made her way through the room. Gajeel, felt his heart pounding at an unbelievable speed when Levy almost tripped and fell on a bad tile. She caught herself and made it across the room, deactivating the tiles.

"Excellent Levy!" Yajima clapped "I think it's safe to say we can walk across the room without any problems." the three made their way to Levy and Gajeel pulled her close to him.

"Nice job Shrimp." he whispered in her ear, which made her blush.


The four soon arrived at an open courtyard where a large stone face stood proudly in front of them, an odd looking circle with a tablet written in an ancient language and a treasure chest, filled with money and mainly junk for gear.

"This is it!" Yajima breathed "The entrance to Sky Haven Temple!"

"How the fuck do we get in?" Gajeel asked confused with the set up. Yajima made his way to the stone tablet and read it calmly.

"The circle is a blood seal! The only way in is if someone with the blood of a dragon and human can unlock the seal!" everyone looked at Gajeel at this moment.

"It's up to you to get us in Gajeel." Levy smiled "Do what you have to do." Gajeel took a deep, steady breath and walked into the center of the blood seal. He pulled the gauntlet on his left hand off and pulled a dagger out of his pocket. He took the dagger and cut his left hand, allowing the blood to drip onto the blood seal and activate it. When letting the blood drip, red liquid formed around the seal and made it's way to the door. The mouth of the statue opened up, revealing a stairway.

"We're in!" Erza shouted with a smile "This is perfect!" she turned to Gajeel and smiled at him "After you Dragonborn, I think the first person who should step in Sky Haven Temple should be you." stepping off the blood seal, Gajeel made his way into Sky Haven Temple with everyone else following close behind.


The room was old and showed signs of it's age. Books that wore down so long ago, still in the places they were left in when it was abandoned. Cobwebs coating the chairs, tables, and whatever else is there. Dust particles, floated in the air and could be seen in the correct light. Yajima and Erza, lit nearby blazers to add more lighting to the room, which just showed the age of the place even more. As they looked around, they spotted a wall with the engraving of a dragon, a temple, people behind the dragon and people fighting the dragon.

"There it is!" Levy shouted "Acnologia's Wall!" the four rushed over to the wall and Yajima walked over to it.

"Look!" Yajima pointed at the wall "There's Acnologia! And there are the Dragon Priests who served under him! They fled and did whatever they could to get away from the other side of the Dragon War when Acnologia was defeated first."

"Does it say anything about how he was defeated?" Erza asked a little harshly.

"I'm getting to that, these things can't be rushed." Yajima continued to look at the wall until he came to the part of the three people fighting Acnologia "Here it is!" Yajima continued to study it "Let's see, it says here that three heroes, used a Shout to defeat Acnologia."

"A Shout?" Levy asked questioningly.

"Yes!" Yajima replied "A Shout that could take a dragon right out of the sky! They used this Shout and it helped defeat Acnologia!"

"So is that how they defeated him?" Erza asked "Is there anything else?"

"I'm afraid that's it. The tale ends here."

"A Shout that can bring a dragon right out of the sky..." Erza looked at Gajeel knowing he was the only one in the room who can use Shouts "Have you ever heard of a Shout like this? One that can take a dragon right out of the sky?"

"Nope." Gajeel huffed "I'm still learning about this Dragonborn bullshit."

"I figured you were going to say that." Erza admitted. Levy began to think about this and suddenly, an idea clicked in her head.

"Perhaps the Greybeards know!" Levy exclaimed "They've been training Gajeel on how to use his abilities, they might know it or the name of the Shout!"

"I was hoping we wouldn't have to involve them in this; but I think with everything now depending on Gajeel, we have no choice. I would head there as soon as possible to ask for their help."

"You don't get along with the Greybeards, do you?" Levy asked.

"Let's just say we have a history." Erza explained "Both our factions have disagreements on The Dragonborn's future. If it was up to them, Gajeel would be on a mountain top, doing nothing all day while we want him to take action."

"Yeah..." Gajeel drawled "I think I'm gonna go... C'mon Shrimp, we got shit to do." nodding in agreement, Gajeel and Levy made their way out of Sky Haven Temple and Fast Traveled to High Hrothgar.