Ch. 21 Fight for Love Part One
I want apologize in advance if this is lackluster but the week started off great but it ended badly. I was in contention for a big job role for the last month, I mean in contention like "I was called in for 3 more interviews in the last month" contention, but I found out on Friday that they decided on the other candidate and to top that off my brother's fiance is problems with her pregnancy and is in the hospital a lot. The final nail in the coffin is that my sister is getting behind on her rent for her apartment and her boyfriend is an ass who doesn't like to work hard but complains about not having money to fix his car.
Not asking for pity or anything but sometimes it feels good to just vent to anyone once in a while. Usually it's me who is the one being vented to but sometimes even we need an ear. Still, the fact that you all continue to read my sometimes bad writing is more than enough to make me feel better.
Thank you all for your continued to support and here's to more enjoyable stories in the future!
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-Marius's POV-
As soon as the word "begin" was said Marius rushed at Alduin with the clear intention of doing as much as he could before things got bad but Alduin anticipated this and easily took to the skies before he could do anything. Wind buffeted him as snow and ice was kicked up and she hovered above him with that smirk the infuriated Marius to no end. How he longed to wipe that smirk off her face when he...'Not now!' he inwardly shouted as his dragon half died down.
Taking a deep breath Marius glared at the out of reach dragon who reared her head back and he braced himself for what was to come.
-Alduin's POV-
And there it was, that spark in his eye that gave away his emotions. It was small...almost unnoticeable unless you had the eyesight of a hawk, or in her case dragon, but it was there and it made her feel excited. That hungry look he got when he gazed at her and the inevitable thoughts that formed when he saw her smirk. She could read him like an open book and right now he wanted to be over her...to dominate her the way a Dovah should.
'Sorry Dovahkiin but that is one right you will have to earn.' she thought as the spark disappeared quickly as she thought for a moment. 'No need to do anything rash just yet...let's play with him.'
"Strun Vild Yem!" I shouted as the sky reddened and meteor's started falling towards the Dovahkiin and he was forced to dodge as I took flight again. Nothing too out of the ordinary for now but enough to get a decent warm-up before they really got going.
-Third Person-
"Is that all you have? The same tricks over and over again?" Marius taunted as he sidestepped another falling rock. "One Shout and you fly away like a scared lizard?" Probably not the best action on Marius's part but it did have the desired affect.
"LIZARD?! YOU DARE CALL ME ONE OF THOSE INFERNAL THINGS?" Alduin roared as she dived at him. "I'LL SHOW YOU WHO'S A LIZARD!"
Scratch that, it was a very bad choice as Marius almost had his head taken off by a pair of sharp claws courtesy of a now irate dragon. He did take the opportunity to slash at her leg as she flew past but he only clipped a small part of her leg that did little more than piss her off even more.
Dodging another meteor Marius readied the Shout on his breath and waited as Alduin dive-bombed him again. "Joor Zah Frul!" Marius Shouted as a stream of blue energy impacted her head on and her wings suddenly felt heavy as she was being forced to land but she didn't. Instead she angled right at him with flames licking at the corners of her maw as Marius went wide-eyed and had to roll right to avoid the streaking dragon who impacted the ground and left a deep gash in the ground about 5 yards long.
As soon as she impacted the ground Marius ran after her with the intent to leave a large scar in her side but she was ready and lashed out with her tail as soon as he get near and sent him flying into a tree with a loud thud as Alduin stood up covered in blue energy. "Ahk sein Dovahkiin." Alduin cooed as she approached him with that smirk still on her face.
"Hi los ahk pahsunaal." Marius replied as he picked himself up from the snow as she towered over him.
"How do you figure?" she asked curiously before she roared when an arrow stuck in her leg wound and opened it up.
"Because I still know quite a few shouts!" he said as he struck her in the temple with the hilt of his sword while his own specter fired another arrow and Alduin was driven back as another arrow struck her leg and Marius gave her another gash on her neck. Jumping away, she finally took to the sky as Dragonrend wore off and she kept climbing out of bow range.
When she was at a safe height she gave a loud snarl as blood dropped from her leg from the arrow wounds. With a grunt of pain she pulled the arrows from her leg with her teeth and flung them away with a snarl. 'He prepared before he came up the slope...smart joor.' she thought as narrowed her eyes. 'If that is how he wishes to play them so be it.'
Back below, Marius and his specter gazed upwards where Alduin disappeared above the clouds as he readied his own bow. He tensed wen he heard a loud roar and saw a black blur streaking towards him as he and his specter fired another arrow that found it's target but he froze when he heard another roar behind them and saw another Alduin coming straight at them. He was focused on the two he missed the third coming straight from directly above until he was snapped up in it's jaws and thrown into the side of the cliff, driving the breath from his lungs and his specter was suicide dived by the other two Alduins.
As Marius struggled to regain his breath and his footing Alduin merely gazed at him with emotionless eyes. "Maybe I was wrong about you. You do not have what it takes to rule the dovah, maybe I should just kill you now and spare myself the humiliation of having a mate as weak as you."
"Screw...you..." Marius wheezed out as he slow stood up defiantly. "I'm going to enjoy beating you down."
"Such arrogance, such defiance...it will be all the more sweeter when I snuff that spark out." Alduin replied in a sultry tone...or as sultry as she could. "I will enjoy every bit of this."
"Every bit of what?" Marius said guardedly as Alduin smirked before her form dissolved into light and disappeared leaving him confused before he heard footsteps in the snow to his right. When he looked, his jaw dropped.
There stood Alduin in a jet black cloak with her wings folded on her back and her hood down allowing her black-scaled face and red eyes to be shown to Marius in full view. On her face was a seductive smile and her tail was waving almost sultrily to entice Marius and he hated to admit it but it was working. Her scaled skin and confident posture along with her alluring stature made him breath a little more and his heart beat faster as Alduin gave a little stretch and her cloak hugged the left side of her body as she gave him another look.
"Wha...how?" he stammered as his mouth went dry and he found it hard to swallow. Alduin moved closer with slow seductive steps.
"My own personal shout...developed for this purpose." Alduin said as she ran a clawed finger under his chin. "I can smell your excitement...you want to dominate me like this, you want to ravage me but you will have to earn that right. Defeat me and you will have what you seek." Alduin finished as she stopped a distance away and took a stance. "Now Dovahkiin, we fight as equals!" she yelled as she charged him and he gulped at the fire in her eyes.
"Round 2...begin." Marius whispered to himself as he charged back.
Yea I know...lackluster and not up to standard but I just wasn't feeling up to it after this week. Still I didn't want to disappoint you all so I got this out but next chapter will be the on-foot battle before the final clash between Dovah vs Dovah.
I hope you all don't judge too harshly and look forward to the next chapter.
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Translations courtesy of Thuum . Org
Ahk sein Dovahkiin – Too slow Dovahkiin
Hi los ahk pahsunaal – You're too confident