Kouki waves back to Sheogorath as he leaves the isle. Outside, Sheogorath finds the sky has changed to night, displaying false stars and projections of Secunda and Masser. "It looks alright. Could do with some cities." Sheogorath commented as he looked at the sky. As he walked, he misses and step and stumbles down the steps with "Oof!" and "Ow!" as he descends. He crashes on the door of his car, causing the alarm to go off.
Hiroshi, dressed with a black hoodie, walked towards the library and saw Sheogorath. "Sir, are you alright?!" he yelled to Sheogorath in concern as he ran towards him. He puts his arm over his shoulder and lifts him up. "Thanks, kid. Wait, aren't you that Hiroshi guy?" Sheogorath asked in Tamriellic, almost forgetting he's in Shin Akavir. "Mph! That's me! Are you gonna be alright? I know you are a Daedric Prince, but it never hurts to ask." Hiroshi answered in Tamriellic.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. Say, you're that checkpoint guy!" Sheogorath said as he recognized Hiroshi. "Oh… you're that mad god guy. How's the Maria sisters?" Hiroshi asked sheepishly. "Well I helped them with nightmare problems, so that's a thing. Anywho, good night." Sheogorath said as he unlocked his car. From a corner in front of the car turned a tall Nord man wearing a yellow jacket and fedora, khaki trousers, and a light brown beard that makes him resemble a lion. He spots Sheogorath and his stern look turns to delight as he waves at him.
"Hey Sheogorath!" he yelled from the corner. Sheogorath turns around and sees the man and gains a look of horror at the sight of him. "I gotta get outta here!" Sheogorath panted stressfully as he sucked his S.U.V. into his hat. The Nord walks towards them as Sheogorath starts to run away to the confusion of Hiroshi. "I thought he retired already!" Sheogorath thought as he ran along the pavement as the Nord man chases him.
"Wait up!" the Nord yelled to Sheogorath as he continued to chase him. They run towards a wharf of an underground lake where a large beetle burrows out of the tiled floor in front of Sheogorath, causing him to trip and fall. "Ugh, not again." he groaned. The Nord man approaches Sheogorath as the beetle flies away. "Hey, why'd you run?" the man asked Sheogorath.
"Shove-it, do you realise that you annoy everyone you meet with your damned mustard addiction?" Sheogorath asked as he sat on the ground. "I don't have an addiction. And the name's Jan the Shovel, don't forget it." the man denied as he tipped his hat. "Get out of my face or… something will happen." Sheogorath threatened. "Well, good evening to you as well." Jan pouted as he turned around and walked away. As Sheogorath dusted himself off, a massive three-horned turtle rises out of the water and stretches its head over Sheogorath, staring at him menacingly with its beady eyes.
He turns around and looks above him to see the turtle staring at him. "Wonderful w-weather we're having" he joked nervously. Jan looks back and is surprised to see the turtle staring down at Sheogorath. The turtle bites Sheogorath by the head and starts thrashing him around to Jan's horror. "I'll save you!" Jan proclaimed as he unbuttoned his jacket, revealing a white undershirt and a black metal belt with a large green gem.
He takes a small yellow book attached from a chainlike strap holding four others in orange, purple, grey, and red on the right hand side of the belt and holds it outwards. "Transform!" he yelled before inserting the book into the belt, absorbing it as the restoration symbol appears on the belt. "Restoration!" a gurgled voice boomed from the belt. Magical blue ribbons emerge from the green gem and wrap around Jan before disintegrating and revealing black apprentice robes with yellow armoured gauntlets and a helmet resembling a goat-horned troll skull. "A-A-A-Arcane!" the gurgled voice announced. By the time he took a fighting stance, palms out, right arm outstretched and left under his chin, the turtle and Sheogorath was gone.
"Well… damn." he bemoaned. In the waters of the lake, the turtle swims in the water rapidly as it bites onto Sheogorath by his arm, him struggling to hold his breath. On the surface, a large lake stood at the base of a mountain where the giant turtle breached the water. Sheogorath takes a deep breath as the turtle floats towards the edge of the lake. The reach land and the turtle release Sheogorath to his relief.
"Why? What did I do?!" Sheogorath asked the turtle angrily. "I sense a Daedric presence, I dispatch it. You're an exception, just barely. Don't come back to Shin Akavir." the turtle's voice boomed. "Do you know who I am? I'm Sheogorath!" Sheogorath yelled. "I know. Go away." The turtle said sternly. "Can I at least have a ride back to the western coast?" Sheogorath asked.
"Fine." the turtle said reluctantly. Sheogorath climbs on top of the turtle's head and holds onto his middle horn. As they shuffle slowly through the forest and knocking down trees in their way, Sheogorath notices a castle atop the turtle's shell, recognizing it as the fortress that empowered the giant robot from earlier that day. "What's your name?" Sheogorath asked the turtle. "I have none." the turtle answered. "What about the castle on your back? I saw it flying and turning into a giant robot." Sheogorath asked.
"Kamegu-Jo, or Turtle Palace Castle." the turtle answered. "How long will this ride take?" Sheogorath asked the turtle. "Hours. I could fly, but we would be obliterated by the Ka Po' Tun." the turtle answered. "Yeah, I knew I should've brought a book. Do you have any in the castle?" Sheogorath asked the turtle. "No. Don't enter, and stay silent." the turtle said. "I guess we end this story like this; with me riding a lore-friendly turtle." Sheograth said to himself.
THE END