Gevaden: Hey folks, I was going to write about the three witches and that little adventure but it was really just a method of linking the fic up to a later point where some cool things will happen, so instead I'm going to summarise what happened as a diary entry by Vjad.
It would seem our quest to get the key to defeat the puppet master has been a blinding failure, it has taken us one full year to travel around to these witches and we come out with nothing but some cloaks. The first witch gave us nothing but a map to the second witch, when we got to her she was dead.
After searching her home we found a map to the third witch so we left to find him. He was an odd character but told us of the second witches ending. All he would tell us is that "she was killed by a murderer who lacked the power to kill me, and when you return to Almalexia's temple you shall find the murderer, the murderer is and always has been in league with the puppet master. The murderer must die." That's not a lot to go on but we hope getting to the temple shall clear everything up.
The final witch did give us a gift to aid us in killing the murderer, dragon scale cloaks. They are heavy but they will protect us well.
By this point Vvardenfell's child should have been born, I am eager to meet this little child of destiny. But our first order of business when we get back is to find the murderer, we have seen the power of these witches and it would take a being of enormous power to smote one. The final witch told us that he was the last, the third witch was killed a few months after we left her, horrible beings, I am glad that only one is left. Someday I hope someone will kill him.
Even from here I can see the port where we dock in and end this horrible journey. I look to my comrades as I write this, our hair and beards have grown long and it is quite messy.
We will dock in in about half an hour or so and this diary will be read by some friends, possibly end up being sold in an auction after I die, an piece of the war. Of course there isn't much large scale fighting going on, at least there wasn't when we left. Perhaps the war has ended, maybe hostility has ended. Who would be fighting now anyway? There is nobody left in Morrowind to oppose The Puppet Master, his daedric and vampire legions run around doing as they please. The Puppet Master would never make an assault on Mournhold, its suicide. It would take a very large army indeed to breach its walls. I certainly hope the war is at least at a stand still, I would love sometime to rest.
Well I am finished with this diary or journal, what ever it should be called, it doesn't matter, I can get off this boat, eat some meat, drink some wine, sleep in a comfortable bed, and get a fresh set of clothes.
So until the next time that I will need to write about the events of my life.
Good bye journal
Vjad placed the journal in a bag and got ready to get off the boat. Everyone was ready to get home and rest. As they approached the port they spotted three people running out of a passage at the bottom of a tower, that wasn't there when they left. When the ship docked in everybody hopped off and the three people approached them.
"We must be quick, there is an assault coming." Said one of the three.
"What?" said many of the group.
"Mournhold has been assaulted on numerous occasions, lots of small assaults. Never penetrating the city, never doing much damage. By most standards the invasion parties are just large scouting teams." Continued the escort before ushering them back to the city.
There was some guards protecting the entrance but the sight of the escort instantly got them passage into the city. By the time they reached the city the assault was over so they rushed straight to the Temple. As they moved through the city they noticed many little changes, some buildings had a new lick of paint, or a new floor or an extension so on so on.
As they moved along they bumped into Shardae and Moonstar.
"You've returned!" screamed Shardae after a moment. She started to hug everyone of them whilst Moonstar shook their hands.
"We must rush to the temple, there is some murderer there, Almalexia might be in danger." Said Sabre.
"What? Then let us run!" Moonstar said as he let the rush to the temple.
They burst into the temple which had gone under many renovations including many corridors and second floor. They continued to barge through doors and past people until they made it to Almalexia's domain.
They found the lady of mercy in a fight against someone with thick icy purple armour and long white hair that had a slight icy blue look to it. They couldn't his or her face as it had its back turned to them.
"My Lady!" cried Moonstar as he started to draw his sword.
"No my child this foe is above you!" she said as she parried an attack. The opponent leapt over her, she quickly turned and pressed the assault. Everyone could see the attackers face now. It was a face full of rage, and even though his skin itself was an icy blue colour and clearly he was cold, they could see a red hot heat emanating from his eyes. It was Ryan.
The two clashed, parrying and avoiding each others attacks with deadly force. But in the split moment Almalexia took to prepare a spell Ryan drove his sword through her stomach and then tore it out of her divine being.
Everyone took a gasp bar Moonstar who gave a scream before rushing at Ryan with his sword drawn. He swung and Ryan's neck shouting various promises of death and misery.
But his skills with a sword were blinded and he wasn't thinking his attacks through. Ryan grabbed his sword arm, twisted it back before kicking him across the room.
"You are the murderer." Said Gratis to Ryan as Vvardenfell entered the room.
"What!" asked Ryan.
"You killed the witches, and just as we were told we return here only to find you killing another! But not just anyone, you're here finishing off the job you failed so long ago. Killing a goddess!" continued Gratis.
"Brother you know this is not true! The lady was aiding The Puppet Master." pleaded Ryan.
"You lie!" shouted Gratis as he pulled himself up and ran at Ryan again, he didn't even bother pick up his sword, he just ran at Ryan planning to pound him to death. He struck Ryan across the face and as he was about to strike him again Ryan raised his arms in defense before ramming into Moonstar who stumbled backwards.
"By order of the empire, I order for your arrest!" Gratis choked out, unsure if he could believe what he was seeing, never mind what he was ordering.
"You don't have the power." Ryan responded..
"Yes I do brother, yes I do." Finished Gratis. Ryan looked at his good friends, hoping for a reassuring face, he looked to Vjad, Tanis and Masakari. None could look him in the eye, they were confused and ashamed.
"We want to help you, just come with us." Tanis pleaded.
Ryan started to step back, his eyes made a quick glance towards the exit and that was all the others needed, they started to make an advance, it was insanity to let someone as powerful as Ryan to continue what ever his plan was. Everyone in the group that could fired a spell of some sort at Ryan; the result was a large explosion of fire, poison, ice, lightning and others. When the dust had settled Ryan was still standing their, hands extended with a magicka shield around him, it faded away and Tanis jumped in. Ryan grabbed his Tanis's fist that was coming at him; he forced it back and delivered an uppercut to Tanis's chin. Ryan had jumped to increase the force of his jump and as he was about half way to the ceiling someone shot at him and rammed into him, pushing him into the wall with quite some force. Ryan felt him back ram into the wall before he was twisted around and thrown to the floor. Ryan crashed to the floor before stumbling up, Ryan got one quick glance at Vvardenfell, his love.
She could not believe that this was her Ryan, everything about him was different, his bluish skin, his white hair and he had killed Almalexia. She was shaken and could not watch anymore, she turned around and ran. Ran to her child that was currently being looked after by Tricia.
It was this that pushed Ryan to really fight back against those who would arrest him. He drew his sword but didn't get the chance to use it as a disintegrate spell hit it and destroyed it, it had already been damaged during the fight with the goddess and the spell turned it to dust. He resorted to his fists and used hand to hand combat. He was pushed to his very limits to hold off his attackers, he was lucky that Gratis was just standing in place, shocked at what his brother had done. But when Gratis fought for the tribunal he used his mace, a legendary and evil weapon that gave extreme power to it's user but also corrupted them in horrible ways. Ryan and Marius helped him fight the maces control. Gratis intended to help his brother, but he was too shocked to help in his arrest.
Gratis watched as tried to take down Ryan only for him to punch, kick or throw them away from him.
Ryan leapt up into the air and they all tried to get him whilst he was elevated. Everyone grabbed him in mid-air and tried to pull him down but with his waning strength he was able to give an explosion of telepathic power to blow them all around the room. As Ryan landed on the floor he felt to fists hit him in the chest with deadly force. Ryan was blown back and he hit the wall, he fell down, his breastplate shattered. When he looked up it was Gratis that had delivered the deadly double punch. Gratis hadn't even changed from the stance, he was still slanted over with his two fists extended. He slowly went back into his position, everybody went to Gratis's side.
"Someone please, arrest him, I don't think I can." He said, and then he left. Masakari went to arrest the man that for many years was his closest friend, his comrade. But as he approached him somebody leapt in Ryan's defense, the person had been invisible the whole time but now revealed himself. It was a redguard, with a patch over one eye.
"Isude?" asked Masakari. He got no verbal response, the redguard just pulled out six darts and fired them at the floor in front of Masakari, they exploded in a similar fashion as when the spells were shot at Ryan, but this time when the dust settled Ryan and Isude were gone.
Gevaden: Shock! horror! What the devil is going on!