A Dagger To The Throat Of The World

by Ny Batteri

In which a gardener, spurred on by a riddle posed in a book he once read and the discovery of a corrupted Wayshrine, sets off on a long and complex journey which causes him to question everything from magic to politics to faith to the nature of mankind and brings him face to face with the end of the world.

14. Just As Was Told

The Temple of St. Delyn, Vivec City

"And just as was told in the Thirty-Second Sermon of Vivec. 'The pleasure of annihilation is the pleasure of disappearing into the unreal'. Just as was told the world will be destroyed. Just as was told we will be taken to a place, a place of never-ending white where nothing is as we know it.
The Eight-and-One's spirits shall be unleashed. The Imperial effigies, not the true gods of the Almsivi, shall be the ones to bring destruction. The last of the world is the Eight-and-One.
He shall come to Morrowind, just as was told.
He shall come from simple beginnings, just as was told.
He shall come from a journey of discovery and loss, just as was told.
He shall come to Vvardenfell, where he will find World's End, just as was told.
In the deepest depths
Of the deepest canyon
Of the deepest cave
Where Daedra roam
In the plains of the northern isle
Of the Dark Province
It is here where he will find World's End
He shall join Nerevarine and Hortator, Ashlander and nobility, just as was told.
And as he steps into World's End he will face a great journey.
The path to World's End is straight and unbending.
It takes strength. It takes courage. It takes determination. It takes friends and foes alike to navigate the tunnels of end-times and find the Great Tower.
He shall climb the Great Tower, just as was told.
He will have with him a key and at the top of the Great Tower he will find a lock. The key is the dagger he will hold to the throat of the world.
The road from World's End is long and unbending, leading ever into the storm. When the storm comes it will be a beautiful fountain of light radiating forth from the very bowels of Nirn itself.
Then there will be nothing but blackness.
Then there will be an end to all things, just as was told"

The Chapel of Talos, Bruma

"This is the story of a simple man, happy in life, earning a living the honest way, when the Nine appeared before him, and said to him, when the Daedric warlords start forging their Daedric weapons, singing their Daedric songs as they march into battle, what are you going to do to save the Empire? Are you going to let them take it over, or are you going to rob them of the opportunity to vanquish this green and pleasant land…
"…The Gods said, 'Have you learned nothing of what was told? The Daedra are at the centre of World's End!'…
"…Just as was told, justice will unfold.
Just as was told, justice will unfold.
Just as was told, justice will unfold.
Just as was told, justice will unfold.
Just as was told, justice will unfold.
Just as was told, justice will unfold"