Yes, I'm late, but I'm back.
Darkness. Bjorn was curled up in a corner of an extremely small and dark room. Darkness. Bjorn could hear the voices in his head.
Footsteps were heard outside of the room. Bjorn had a strong rag rapped tightly around his mouth. A door opened, with light nearly blinding him.
"You better stay out of Morthal," a voice said. It was a woman's voice. "Make sure your elf friend stays away, too."
Archer stood outside Ustengrav, sniping bandits from a hill with his bow. An arrow shot at him, but his new armor made the arrow bank right off.
Archer hopped down into the area surrounding the dungeon, not seeing any steps until he made it down. A big chest was waiting for him down there with lots of gems in it. Amethyst, ruby, and a sapphire.
Archer smirked. It was the first time he had found treasure since Bleak Falls Temple. He opened the door, and entered in.
Bjorn tried to make sounds so that he could get the woman to remove the rag around his neck.
"Stop fussing around, little boy. I'm getting hungry." Her teeth showed, immediately indicating to Bjorn that she was a vampire.
Sweat rolled down his face, faster then it ever had before. He closed his eyes, knowing he wasn't getting out of this one.
He had killed a man, got his memory back, and survived a war just to wake up to this. Getting eaten by a vampire.
Archer ran down a path, seeing a word wall at the bottom of it. He killed two Dragurs, and absorbed the magic from the word.
"Feim!" Archer had a blue shield around him. He cut his arm with his dagger, not feeling anything, and knowing that this new shout made him invincible for a time.
He ran back up the path, and came across a puzzle. There were three stones and three gates on the ground. When Archer walked passed one, it glowed purple and made a loud noise. He laughed at how simple it was. The gates opened for a time when he walked past, but not long.
"All I have to do is run, then use whirlwind sprint," Archer laughed.
He ran past two stones, then shouted, "Wuld!" He made it past the gates, and pulled a lever to keep them open.
He entered a door, and continued on.
"I'm not going to need this on you if I do end up eating you." The vampire pulled off the rag, but Bjorn was still tied around the chair.
"Please, lady. I was just going to sleep. I... What do you want from me?"
"Stay away from my city."
"Okay! I get it! Now will you let me go? Please?!"
"Not until I capture your elf friend, too."
"Why? He's not going to do anything. I- Where even are we?"
"The answer to your first question, he's going to be looking for you in Morthal. The answer to the second, we're in my basement."
"So we're in Morthal?"
"How stupid are you? Yes, we are. This is my city, like I said."
"You're not a Jarl."
She had an angry face towards Bjorn. "It's not about being a Jarl. It's about power. My clan and I can kill every living thing in this city. We're just waiting for the right time."
"You have a clan?"
"You'll be dead if you tell anyone. I probably shouldn't let you go now..."
After killing an enormous Frostbite Spider, Archer saw water splash up in the next room. When he made it to the pedestal, there wasn't a horn, but a note. It read,
"Rent the attic room in the inn at Riverwood to continue the search for the horn."
Archer was a bit confused with what was going on, but he decided to listen to what the note said.
He pulled a chain in the back of the room, making a rock move, allowing him to get through. He opened the door, and went outside.
When Archer got back to Morthal, Bjorn wasn't in the inn.
A woman approached him, telling him to follow her.
"I'm sorry, I don't trust-" She cut Archer off.
"I have your friend. Killing me isn't a good idea, because you'll have no idea where he's at."
He followed her down into her basement, seeing Bjorn tied up.
The vampire attempted to knock Archer out, but he was too fast for her. Archer grabbed an arrow out of his quiver, and stabbed her in the leg. She fell to the ground but she wasn't dead. Archer kicked her into the back of the room, grabbed a chair and tied her up.
He cut Bjorn's ropes with his sword. "Are you alright? Did she bite you?"
Bjorn shook his head.
"Not so fun when you're the one tied up," Archer sneered. "Come on, Bjorn. We're telling the Jarl."
"Why can't we just leave her there?"
"Because I don't think people here know she's a vampire. They'll think it's a murder."
"Right."
"Wait a second."
"What is it?"
"There's a journal on that table."
"What does it say?"
"Stuff about how her leader would give her a big feast of blood if she helped him out with some business in Morthal."
"No wonder she didn't want us to be in Morthal."
"Come on, let's get to Highmoon Hall."
The Jarl must have been asleep, because no one was in the throne. Archer left the journal on the throne and left a note about how he got it.
When Bjorn and Archer were on their way out, a guard stopped them. "What in the name of the Nine did you just do?"
"Read the journal and you'll find out." Archer shoved him aside.
"Wait, elf."
"Read. The. Damn. Note. I can't stress this enough."
"You better watch your ass, elf."
"Don't tell me what to do."
"I'm a guard. My job is to tell people what to do. You're staying here until we figure this out."
"By the Nine, read the journal already!"
The guard grunted, grabbed the journal and took a short glance at it. "Vampire clan? Alva is a vampire? Go kill Movarth, hurry kid."
"What? I don't even know where he is. I'm not your damn servant."
The Jarl stomped out of her room, demanding an explanation for what was going on.
The guard felt a knot in his stomach. "I apologize, Jarl Igrod. You see, Morthal has a bit of a... Vampire problem."
"How big of a vampire problem?" The Jarl seemed worried.
"A medium-sized clan. Here, read this. It should explain everything."
The Jarl flipped through the pages. "This surprises me. Usually nothing bad happens here. You know, being in the middle of a wasteland. Alva, eh? I never trusted that woman myself. She was always very suspicious."
Archer heard screams outside Highmoon Hall. Everyone was staring at each other, until Archer dashed out the door.
"Dammit, vampires! They're already here! No time to waste, let's get to it!" A guard unsheathed his sword.
Vampires ran up a hill and across the bridge, slaying innocents.
Archer grabbed his sword, telling Bjorn to stay behind him. He stabbed a vampire through the chest, searching the body afterwards.
A vampire pushed Archer out of the way, walking towards Bjorn with a bloody dagger in its hand. It licked the blood off of its blade. The vampire dove at Bjorn, but Archer got his bow out. He dipped an arrow in poison he found in Ustengrav and fired at the vampire.
Bjorn rolled out of the way before the corpse fell on him. Screams could be heard in all directions, but Archer was focused on something else.
There was a small blue light in the distance. Archer walked towards it, not gaining any progress, then ran towards it, knowing he was getting closer. This light was a ghost, as far as Archer could tell. A ghost, but who's?
Archer shook it off and regained his focus on the battle. There was at least twenty dead bodies on the ground, thankfully mostly vampires.
A small child was squirming around on the ground.
"Shit, no. Bjorn, no. Not again." Archer ran towards Bjorn, assuring he was still alive.
"It's okay, Archer... I'm alive." He coughed up some blood. "I fought well. I'll go to Sovngarde. It's okay."
Archer flipped him over to see the teeth marks in Bjorn's neck.
"No, Bjorn. You're not going to die. You're just... Going to become a monster."
Alright, let me get some things straight if you have questions. Is Bjorn dead? No, he just got bit by a vampire. Is this the Laid to Rest quest? It's part of it, even though I know it's really different than it actually is. If you have more questions, PM me. I don't want you to be extremely confused. Oh, and there's probably one more question you have. Who's the ghost? You'll find out later. I've been a lot busier lately so this means chapters will take longer to be published. Sorry! Remember to get to the Cloud District very often...