Chapter 8: The loss of Innocence, a promise, and a new responsibility.
My sleep last night was relatively well, I had no idea what happened to me and how I fell asleep but it was nice. I did think about yesterday and that assault I led, the memory was surreal and it left me wondering if I had actually done it. The memories of my actions were seemingly discombobulated and like flashes in my mind as I think I jerked a little bit in my sleep at the manifestation of each of them.
It did not hit me until now while I am asleep that I think the Divines saved my life a bunch of times out there, and I could not tell how. It seemed as if everything I had done was….Guided by some holy force. I think it may have been a long hidden adrenaline or simply my will to win. Whatever it was I do not think I will be able to do it again, I am glad that I managed to help save the city.
The way all of my fellow comrades in arms looked at me during that long and bloody battle, in an instant I had turned into a burning torch of inspiration for the entirety of them. I wonder if it will stay that way? Some might call me insane for the voices of the Divines but I wonder if I had changed the tide all due to that day.
So many died in just a few hours yesterday. It had lasted from morning to the evening. I wonder if Ralof is still alive. I am just glad everyone else I know is still alive, I showed a moment of strength that battle but not enough to save everyone.
I just wish I didn't take that beer, Skyrim drinks are the worst for trying to stay sober as I heard from a Bartender once when I had to help him move some things in. I really liked to help out back then. Still do now I suppose.
Remembering that Bartender I also remember Cyrodil. The thick forests near Chorrol, the hills of my home, the seas of Anvil, and the magnificent Imperial City. The other places I loved, a little bit more than Skyrim for sure but I liked it here. I do not think anything would ever make me forget the sweet memories of the home provinces.
Heh, I must say the Imperial Legion along with the Blades and Alavia are making me not miss it as much. I still wonder if what I had done was enough to give the Legion someone to follow in example. I may not be able to escape it now with this war, whatever the officers see my fate as I already am Champion. But I think they may do something else too. And I will do it.
Though, something feels really comfortable right now. I think that was the best sleep I ever had, did Alavia pick me up and place me in some luxury bed? It feels amazing, really amazing.
My eyes tear themselves open as I stare at the wood of the house above me. I am in Breezehome for sure. And immediately I feel some heavy breath behind me. Before I turn to look back I hear a voice coming from the direction behind me.
"Good morning darling~" A voice sang...It sounded like Alavia….And Alduin!? My eyes began to clear out the darkness in them, moving my head downwards I saw two hands holding my chest. But they were not normal human hands, well they looked like them but they were scaled!
The scaled hands were indeed human, but where the fingers and nails were like claws for sure. The black scaled hands were wrapped around my chest so comfortably I felt very….Good in this strange embrace of whatever it was behind me. Despite being in my nightclothes I could feel myself melting due to the perfect sensation.
I heard a giggle coupled with a purr right behind my head, I turned my head in the direction of the very being that was holding me.
I managed to maneuver around while still being in this creature's embrace to see…...Her.
I noticed two black horns protruding at the back of the jet black and perfect long hair that belonged only to Alavia. Where there would be ears there was black and white finns that looked like the ears of a Dragon, coupled with the horns it gave a powerful, fierce, and even a sexy look. Slowly looking to the right of an ear I saw normal looking skin.
And then I stared into the eyes that had terrified me when I had first come into Skyrim, golden eyes with the pupils of a snake stared into my visage with a warm look to them, warmer than I had ever seen.
It can't be!
"It is nice to finally be alone with you like this, Dovahkiiin~" She sang.
Alduin…..
Some areas of her cheeks had the same black scales, along with her chin. Skin covered the neck and other areas without the groups of scales. Her mouth was parted slightly, razor sharp teeth that seemed as if it could rend and crush flesh and bone manifested. I was drawn to her eyes again, confused.
"Whaaa-!?" I was cut off by her kiss onto my lips as my eyes widened in shock while hers grew domineering. Her tongue viciously searched my mouth as her lips moved kept closing in on mine as if to hold them, I was so shocked that I had done nothing and gave her free reign of my mouth.
A strange pleasure surged through my body as she reveled in taking my first kiss, her clawed hands positioned around me as I faced her with my own body, she was holding me yet again. She then pulled away from my mouth, I remained flabbergasted as she gave me a more than pleased expression in her gold eyes.
"That was excellent my mate. Heh, you seem so surprised to see that it was me all along." Alduin mused. While I took a short breath.
"You know I thought you had figured out who I truly was a few times I admit, but you were too kind and trusting in myself." She finished with another kiss, a moan escaped me.
"Hm? Enjoy the wonderful feeling of that is our kisses? Wonderful, no?" She asked me as she gave me yet another and more passionate kiss, I now noticed that her tongue was indeed forked into two with a tiny gap in between them, it was alien but amazing.
"Y-Yes." I said shyly and embarassed, her expression became evily pleased once more.
"Ha, of course you do. I am only the best in existence and you are the only one that is able to be of any pleasure to me." She said with that same domineering, happy, and confident expression as I stared into her gold eyes once more.
"You know Ruigus, I haven't been much like myself ever since I laid eyes upon your perfect little face. I think you grew on me after a little while, you really had me worrying for you when you were almost…..Killed." Her eyes fiercely narrowed.
"I will never let anyone hurt you." She said in a protective sort of anger as she threatened to crush me in her embrace.
She was truly serious.
"T-Thanks! I don't want anything to happen to you too." I sputtered out. It was amazing at how I was taking this so calmly, this was still so surreal. Had I changed her thoughts about me since she was trying to scare the living daylights out of me when we first met? I could feel myself blushing more than ever as I thought about when she had kissed me moments ago when she had her lips on my own.
She grew a wide, bright, and genuine smile.
"Do you have anything to ask me Ru-gy Ru?" Ru-gy Ru? Was that a nickname she had just created for me!? Alduin, are you…..
"No-No….." I said quickly, she gave a small look of curiosity.
"You are not even going to ask me about anything I have done back when I ruled? I knew you read about me and everything that the mortals wrote down. Even the things you would find questionable?" She asked with some astonishment.
Using my free arms I hugged her. "No." It's different, it's all different now. You made an attempt you -
Her face was stunned a little bit, and then softened.
"I see, so you trust me that much. You are the foolish man that I love. But one day I will explain it to you nonetheless." She finished with another kiss onto my lips as I accepted it and tried to move to the best of my ability with her.
"You were very brave out there in that fighting yesterday, you even had me riled up and made me get a little bit more into it than usual. Though I think it was my desire to have you as mine, as you will be from now on~" She sang happily with a bit of a jump to them. She cleared her throat a little bit, her magnificent gold eyes closed a few seconds before opening them once more.
"Ruigus, forgive me but I must indulge myself in you, it is time that I will make you my mate, forever." Her eyes slowly became red with a fiery passion, I felt no fear unlike the other times but rather an elation of body and mind.
With a fierce and passionate growl, she pinned me back then onto the bed with a kiss, her arms were pinning mine down as she revealed that the rest of her body was nude.
Her large and pillowy breasts were almost touching my face, the erect nipples and pink flesh around her aroleas both seduced me and amazed me more than anything. I subconsciously noted that it was strange that a reptilian such as a Dragon had nipples, but it was what she wanted for herself or merely how she was born. Was she born as a Dragon or this half form?
Her legs were all scaled with the sides of them having skin, on her knees their seemed to be some kind of armor her scales had created with two prongs on each side sticking out.
Taking a glance at her feet I noticed that it was truly claws meant for gripping at prey and stabbing or smashing anything that she wanted to strike down or even hunt.
She fit every definition as a Goddess as I drank in more of her form while she just kept giving that confident smile as I admired more of her divine body. Whatever she was planning to do to me was halted as she gave yet another giggle that shook me to the core with a need for pleasure.
"You love my body that much already?" She asked me as I now spotted wings coming from her back that was previously covered by her magnificent hair. They were so large it seemed they could have created a kind of bed for us both. They had the same black scales too; and like the others it seemed to be very tough and somehow soft.
A scaled tail came about that was similar to that of a snake, it wrapped around my legs in order to keep me pinned. I think it was coming from where her butt would be, my heart quickened and even more blood rushed through my body at what the sight of it would be.
"Now to get these annoying clothes off of you!" She said with the same fierceness returning as she used on the claws on her fingers to rip through my clothes starting through my shirt as my eyes widen in confusion. Each rip she makes means more cool air flowing over me and making me more cold and even more wanting her to do what she intends on doing.
I try to cover my eyes in embarrassment as I now assume that my entire body is exposed to her, I hear her hum as she takes off the rest of my clothes off and throws them onto the floor as she licks her lips and now hover overs the lower part of my body, I feel her entire form over mine; straddling my hips now.
"Amazing….." I hear Alduin say astonished and ecstatic as I feel one of her hands rest on….Oh by the Divines what has is happening to me now!
My manhood is engulfed in pleasure as I un-shield my eyes to see her use one of her so softly clawed hands move slowly up and down on it. Her breasts nearly poke into my face as she bends down to look at me while still lifting and dropping her hand on my maleness.
"Aaah~ Your cute and stupid face is wonderful." Alduin whispers seductively in my ears as I now shudderd in joy.
"I will give you the pleasure that only I can bring that will ever satisfy you my one and only eternal mate!" I see her rock her hips to where I can now see the thing my Mother said that was most unique to a female. Her womanhood hovers over my tool as I feel her tail un-restrain me and wag eagerly. The pink and parted flesh of her lower body threatens to consume my own into it's grasp inside.
Averting my eyes shyly I feel my face being held by her as both of her hands force me to look into her own eyes with a happy smile that again draws me into her beauty.
"Is this your first time my love!?" She asks me concerned and a little worried, wanting to know if I only will be hers.
"Yes." I reply honestly. It is my turn to await as her face becomes relieved and yet again domineering with a tinge of ecstatic joy.
"You are my first and only as well Ruigus, and I will take it now!" Her hips begin to lower.
"Alduin!" I say as she finally lowers her hips onto mine as I ascend to heaven. The tightness of her insides makes my penis become tapped and her walls seem to have minds of her own as I brush through them only for me to be sought out by them as I moan in more delight than anything else in my life. I don't even hear her give a wince of pain. I saw some blood ooze out of our union.
"Do not worry darling~! I am the strongest being in this entire world, that pain is nothing compared to never having you!" She begins to rise her hips yet again as I beg for the sensation once more, her expression becomes that of perfect delight as she lowers herself onto me. The soft scales rubbing against my skin is a heavenly experience as her skin is I moan once more as she gives me a victorious and crazed smile. Her nipples seem to harden even more.
"These thoughts of being joined with you are more wonderful than anything else I have done, and the action of having you is far more brilliant." She says again with a kind and warm tone as she lowers her all body onto me. Her hands forcing me down as her pace increases slightly as I give out more moans than her.
"Gah~~~ Your stupid and excellent expressions on you~~~Ah~~Face is perfec~t~" She sang in between moans. She took away her hands away from my wrists as she puts one of her hands on her perfectly sized breasts.
"Touch them! Fondle them, I give you permission to my love~~!" She nearly screams as she rides me harder, the walls of her womanhood constrict and suck at me every chance they get, all of the sensations were becoming too much for me as I reached out to grab the soft flesh of her mounds that seemed to move at my ministrations as our moans and pants became even more intense. The pre-cum may have made it more smooth but now I felt a need for release.
I couldn't take it anymore as another one of her incredible thrusts onto my manhood forced me to cum. I felt it go away into her depths that were so incredibly hot it felt like a furnace as I now could tell felt to me. Her face seemed to twist into a soft and calm amazement as she suddenly stopped the thrusts, I looked into her eyes as she did mine.
"That was...Your seed?" I nodded shyly. Her face became more eager, fierce and almost predatory as she smirked. "I want even more!" She yelled with a roar that I had thought not possible as she rode me harder than the last, quicker thrusts onto me coupled with her breasts pressing into my chest as her hair cascaded over us both as she intently stared into my eyes and lowered her head down to force her tongue into mine, her tongue really did feel like a 3rd arm.
Her tail restrained me once more as her kiss and thrusts were even more intense. My mind was going crazy with the pleasure! My thoughts about anything else slurred and turned to fantasies about her doing even more acts like this with me, I was happy with her taking me like this into her own little paradise of pleasure and love, there was nowhere else I wanted to be now. I think I accepted her in every way possible now.
Her arms once again moved to now hug me tightly as she was literally on top of me, a sane or insane part of me wanted to speak out as the moaning and writhing along with the sounds of the two of us mating like animals filled the entire house.
"Al-Alduin! Wh-What if some, somebody hears us!?" I said while crying out in pleasure as it all became quiet for a second.
"Hear that?" Alduin said as one of her hands was drawn next to her finned ears. Focusing on sound I hear heavy rain pouring along with the sound of thunder.
"We ah! Have all daaay~ And morning to be together my love~!" She said as I now felt juices dripping down my manhood, it belonged to her. I looked up at her, alarmed and blushing furiously.
"Perfect!" She declared as she still did not stop her fanatical thrusts as she gave me another kiss after pulling my head to her.
"I want to stay like this forever Ruigus! For us both to enjoy each other for an eternity! To have you as mine!" She said once more as her endless thrusts and kisses became insanely passionate, the feelings of her womanhood was too much for me as I again let loose inside of her as she looked half satisfied.
"I want all of it until you have none left Ru-gy!" She runs one of her claws through my hair and seemingly gives me a pat which humiliates me and embarrasses me to no end while I manage to smile madly as her endless lustiness takes place in her now gold eyes.
I continue to fondle her breasts as she now rises up while still riding and grinding herself on me. Though I now decide to move my hands as I feel hints of her ass and grow even more curious at to what it would be.
Skin was where her cheeks were but scales covered the spot between them and her legs forming a sort of 'grip' that seemed attractive in itself, though her butt was even more attractive and enjoyable to the touch as I noticed how excellent it was in shape and size. Her butt was big but not misshapen or out of place at all, my sensitivity busted at the touch of more of her glorious ass as she pumped more of myself into her as she asserted her dominance.
She licked her lips as I now fondled the two globes behind as I brushed over the origin of that strong and kind of harmless tail that could still choke a troll to death. Her eyes shimmered like that of a distant star or twilight. I trembled in pleasure as her hands and tail started to rub me while the pace of her indescribably good womanly muscles still kept going down on me. I came again as she clamped on it, the walls still keeping me in there as she rocked her hips madly and shaking us both with it as her smile turned more playful. How much more did I have before I become 'dry'? I subconsciously wondered.
I took one of perfect tits into my mouth as I began to lick and suck on it fiercely while giving the other attention. The sounds of us pleasuring each other are only matched by the storm raging outside as she seemed to make it her mission to pleasure both me and her.
"Keep making those expressions~Darling!" She said cutely and dominantly while she began to take on a somewhat playful bullying tone.
"Come on you weakling! G~~Aaaaah~Let it all out once more~" She yelled as she came herself.
We would need to take a bath after this, or one of those things called 'showers', did this house even have one? I knew that Uncle had one in his Estate back in home.
"Ye~Yes!" I said happily at her need for me. I now think I had reached an inner layer of hers that seemed to not only seek my manhood out and rub against, but it seemed to greedily suck it in. This was far more alien and wonderful than anything in the world.
"It all feels so great…...We are going to have so many children one day my little Ru~gy Ru~" She told me as I felt myself sink into her captivating embrace. Her thighs had me trapped like her tail had as she continued to have her way with me. I gave a content smile as hers was greedy but her eyes were full of love. She gave me a chaste kiss on the lips, a warm look in her eyes.
"I love your smile." She said to me as I gave a cute moan out which made her giggle.
"I love yours too." I said back as her eyes locked onto mine.
The pace of her thrusts slowed and began to savor what was now to be my 7th? Time, the thoughts of before made me blush to no end. "Ruigus." She looked me in the eyes once more.
"Say it, say that you love me!" She quickened again as I gave a somewhat tired but pleasured moan, I tried to just kiss her.
"Say it Ruigus! I love you!" She yelled as her ministrations on my manhood went to their usual and intense pace, I could only hold on for so long.
"I love you!" She said again loving and with fierce tones in her voice as I pondered.
This was the same Goddess that had made the ancient Nords suffer so much and had driven them to near madness and insanity. Their hatred of her was so strong that it had brought them to use an Elder Scroll to banish her across time. She had burned Helgen down, along with many of the people there but…..
What in the accursed plain of Oblivion was I thinking!? She loves me and it was wrong to think that she was still an evil person, a terrible being. She had made her mistakes, Uncle had too, I would too and already had.
Alduin was a good woman, I would see to that she truly was.
Her thrusts reached their peak as well as mine when I kept hearing her keep saying "You are mine forever." "My eternal mate." and "I love you." I could now give her my answer.
"I love you too." I felt tired as I gave her my final load to offer her for as much as I could will, she knew this and hugged me; drawing herself close to my form. After laying like that for a bit with her caressing me as I did the same.
"Do you know if it took?" I asked her weakly. She looked at me with a somewhat sad smile.
"Normally yes, but I had to stop any from reaching my womb. I am sorry my mate, but we can have them when the world belongs to us. And then I will have hundreds of your children." She said with a sad tone, it seemed that her abilities as Goddess gave her powers over things such as this too. I thought of it as I gave a small blush.
I yawned as my eyes now began to shut on their own a few times. She had ridden me to exhaustion. I wanted to talk more about everything but couldn't as I could only manage a few things before I could collapse into her embrace.
"Alduin, I'm tired." I said sleepily as the sounds of the storm outside continued to rage. She gave me a warm smile as her golden eyes glowed.
"I see my love. Sleep well my darling. I love you with my whole soul." She said sweetly as her every bit of her was curled up around me. Her scales were a bit ticklish and were brushing against me and seemed to be hungering for my warmth, kind of like how she had hungered for my love. Her wings formed another sheet as well for me too as it curled around as if to protect me.
I think Secantius and a few books had told me that reptiles such as Snakes loved it when something like a mammal would caress or touch them and they would seek it out because it felt nice for them as it did us and gave them warmth. The full explanation eludes me though.
As I closed my eyes tiredly I could just feel more of Alduin's own warmth creeping onto me as she moved a bit to ensure she had me.
A thought quickly crossed my mind.
Did she really just rape me?
I heard her fall into sleep soon after saying sweet nothings, mine was full of dreams about her. A part of me was still confused however.
Did all of that really just happen!?
My eyes opened wearily as I gave a yawn. My stomach grumbled and I realized I could not move anything, Alduin was clung tightly around me or rather on me. A smiie formed on my lips as I knew that it all had happened.
I heard her make a few sounds as her golden eyes opened with a yawn herself. She freed me a tiny bit as she noted my predicament. She gave a big grin as I became lost in her eyes yet again. It was amazing how they could change from red to gold in almost an instant.
We stayed like this for a few minutes, a silent conversation between us that only two that were married could share.
"Good morning my mate." Came Alduin's sudden greeting, her perfect hair may have been a mess from all the mating we did, but it had not faded in it's beauty or allure at all and the same could be said about the rest of her.
"He-Hey Alduin, good morning to you too." I said a bit shy due to the discovery of my rival now being my lover flabbergasted me inwardly. But I accepted it with open arms.
"You know Ru-gy Ru." She said my new and rather cute sounding nickname in a knowing way as if to explain something to me.
"I promise to never leave or let you alone unless you wish so. You will never be hurt or lost again." She said as I looked at her curiously.
"I may be the dominant one darling and will always stay that way and I know that you want me to, but I do not want you to ever not be able to have a choice in things. You are my mate and thousands more steps above anyone else in this entire world." She said caringly.
"Alduin…." I said, heartened by her promise to me.
"Thank you." I said to her. She gave a pat on the head which suddenly made my eyes go wide.
"Of course." She said matter of factly as she held my hands close to her breasts. We were both still nude and my clothes were indeed lying on the floor and ruined by her.
"Hmph, I could get you some new clothes soon." Her eyes were drawn to my ruined clothes.
"Oh, er I can give you the gold myself later." I said to her as her gaze turned to me, the eyes still seemed to glow in delight.
"Indeed, I do want to spend as much time with you as possible. Well, all of the time with you." She agreed.
"Erm I feel a bit dirty from all that happened the last two days and especially how you…." I blushed madly as she gave a sweet smile that could melt away anything bad in my soul.
"Hehe~ Yes, let us take one together." She got off me as I saw her body in it's full glory once more. I tried to look away as I got up too, she ogled me.
"You have a cute butt Ruigus." She said to me seductively as we walked down where the bath was, the water thankfully was in there and still clear as day. The soap was there too and that was something I should thank Balgruuf for later on.
"Well? Get in my mate." Alduin said as I stepped into the relatively warm water as she joined me, her wings seemed to stay out of it while her tail was submerged. The water went up her belly as for me it went up to my chest.
She pulled me lightly to be placed on her lap as we bathed and I complied, happy to be close to her once more.
"I am rather surprised by how calmly you have taken all of this my mate." Alduin said calmly, the water flowed around us as she bathed with me. She had a point, I hadn't really freaked out at all.
"I think I have accepted everything that goes on in this land ever since we first laid eyes on each other, and I was sure of this the moment I realized my…..Powers I guess you could call them." I told her as she gave me a kiss on the cheek. She really loved kissing me, I like it whenever she does that. Her kisses seem to make my heart grow wings and fly away to some wonderful place out there in the realm of the Aedra or Tamriel.
"S-So are we married now? D-Didn't we have to get married at a Temple or something?" I asked her. She had called me her mate many times both yesterday and today. She smiled happily.
"Indeed we are now. I already had the blessing of my mother and do not forget that I am a Goddess after all my wonderful little Ru-gy Ru~" She seemed lost in herself for a split second as she said my horrible nickname.
"We do not need those elegant but in the end waste of time ceremonies when I can just declare you and mark you as my own and I your eternal mate." I felt one of her scaled hands go through my hair as her wings covered the both of us.
"I am happy to be so, Alduin." I said while ascending to heaven in her embrace.
"Good, you make me so happy." She said with a confident smile, her teeth kind of made her even more attractive in a strange way.
"So what are we to do now Alduin? I want to fight and win this war for the Empire…...But I want to help you too, it's just that I don't want anyone to die." I said to her sentimentally. Her expression turned to that of one of thought.
"I want you to become Emperor and I Empress of this Empire. We will win this war for them and either go for it or wait patiently as I gather more Dragons for the sake of bringing back most of my kin and becoming more powerful. You care for your fellow humans too, and if a war breaks out between the Empire and these Thalmor I will summon my kin to defeat them and afterwards either secure the throne for the both of us or perhaps another way may be used." She said after a few moments, we were getting to the point of being fully washed up. One hand slipped across my back as I began to get even more aroused which amused her to no extent.
"I can do whatever I can to convince Imperial citizens of anything, especially since what we did two days ago the Soldiers, Officers, and Civilians will look up to the both of us. The Empire never had a victory like that in a while." I suggested as her eyes lit up slightly.
Though, I don't think I want to do it. It seems too much of a bad idea, especially now.
"Good point, we made a start together~" She gave me a happy kiss on the lips.
"Erm, where are the other Dragons though? Won't I have to meet some of them anytime? I think you do have an inner circle of sorts right?" Her golden eyes seemed to betray a pleased expression.
"An old ruin known as Skuldafn, unreachable by foot so only us Dragons can reach it. But I can bring you there sometime. I have my 'inner circle' as you so perfectly called it handling things and I want to keep to ourselves for a while in the time being but we will need to go there at some point. And to introduce you to them my mate." Her head softly bumped against mine as her eyes were closed, a smile on her lips.
"Well, I think it is time we should get out here. Come on my love." She unwrapped her wings and stood up, I stared at her nether lips while she stood, a mad blush came across my face leading her to giggle cutely.
"You will be seeing many more of it, soon." She finished somewhat ominous, but I knew she meant…...Well?
My blush got even worse as I fidgeted my way to where my clothes were, Alduin stopped me however.
"Perhaps, you should get a little taste of it hm?" She teased, as her hands restrained me around the wrists as I gave a sad and defeated whimper.
"Oh come now." She said jokingly frustrated. And I was about to say something along the lines of 'Well Alduin I am done for!' And to be honest I truly was,
"Hey Ruigus, Alavia are you two home?" A voice belonging to Marcus came. Alduin scowled and growled lightly.
"Perhaps another time, but you will not escape it as I will not leave you. For as long as I can permit." Wasn't that somewhat contradicting to something she said a while ago? Her expression did soften however as I got my clothes on.
"I will transform and go put my armor back on, though I will reveal myself when the time is right." She said with a wink.
"I will handle it." I told as she went to redress.
Walking to the door I could hear Marcus still knocking and asking.
"We're here, we're here Marcus!" I yelled to him as I opened the door with my armor on, thank goodness it covered my entire body or otherwise…...Well that would be embarrassing and more humiliating than anything.
His form appeared along with that of Hans and Hadvar. Alduin came down the steps with her armor on and her human form.
While neither group of us said nothing, my friends in the Legion gave devilish smiles.
"Ha that face, that is the one of a man after losing it for the first time." Hans said with a laugh while the others joined. My cheeks grew red in embarrassment,.
"Congratulations my friends!" Hadvar said while laughing, I couldn't help but to join in as I laughed at my own expense.
"I knew something was going to happen to you two when Alavia took you with her to your house." Hadvar said while giving a friendly pat on my shoulder while smiling at the both of us along with the others who gave us near smug expressions. They were good friends.
"Well then 'Saints' the General along with Legate Cassius and Rikke want to see you." Marcus said.
"Well then we better get going, until next time." Alduin excused with a bit of a flustered expression as we left the joyful Imperials and walked down some of the damaged streets towards Dragonsreach.
Puddles from the intense storms of yesterday were in our path, people smiled at us and waved recognizing us as the Saints of Whiterun.
I would need to get used to that responsibility and use it for the Empire.
Alduin reached for my hand sometime on the way to the great Keep and I accepted it. She seemed to hum as we walked with each other. I missed the feeling of her chest rising up and down against mine and the feeling of her body pressed against mine. I have no doubt she would want to do something to me tonight.
The guards hailed us as we went inside Dragonsreach, they told us that the General was in the war room with the command staff. I quickly greeted the Jarl as I went up the stairs to his sides.
They seemed to have been waiting for us patiently as me and her finished our ascension up those steps. They were looking at us with relived expressions.
"Good, you made it." Rikke said.
"Indeed, now sit down you two." Tullius ordered as we sat down on a couple of chairs next to each other. His features seemed to be of a ceremonious one, proud to make a report.
"Since the brilliant victory you both brought upon our military we have decided to give you special responsibilities and permissions." Tullius said, Cassius coughed a little bit as he drank some ale.
"You saved a great deal of lives, we only lost 1,142 compared to their 6,866, they had received reinforcements of 1,000 but left when they saw the others flee." I almost gasped at that. Alduin seemed to glow in confidence mixed with some arrogance.
"Thanks to that, people all across Skyrim and soon Cyrodil are starting to look up at you. You have obtained a type of influence that persists over some of my own men. And since you are a Tribune and you are a Champion we have decided we would put you into your own corps." He means to tell us that we are in charge of our own men? Helmut would be proud, along with Tullius even though he is here I am sure he is quite happy somewhere inside his steely gaze. But Father too….
"Tribune Alavia, Ruigus Kessel will be your 2nd in command. And you will command a force of 500, it is the most I can give out until we mobilize more now that the situation has finally cooked off." 500 men!? That seemed quite a lot for the moment, at least, in comparison to what was around before. He must be getting loads of recruits now that everything's gone the way it has.
"We will send an advisor to assist you both, Ruigus I think you may be familiar with this person, I will leave it to you as a surprise." Eh? Tullius faced Alduin.
"Hadvar and his elite squad will be assigned to your command Tribune, a couple may be added to their fold." That is surprising.
"You will still report to Legate Rikke, Cassius will be handling minor attacks against the rebels while your assignments are to take as many towns, castles and perhaps cities if we can organize a proper force. We will be outnumbered for the most part for now but your victory might have changed that." Tullius said, a small smirk crossed his face while Rikke leaned against a wall.
Alduin seemed pleased if anything that she had gotten this far in the Imperial Legion, I would have to ask her why she joined. And how she knew where I was when we met her for the 3rd time or 1st human time. Same difference I guess.
"Our first move is to clear a path to the Pale, and the city of Dawnstar. It will be a brutal campaign but it is a stepping stone much as what happened here. I am in full confidence that we will win. Now I want you to take a gander at this table here." Rikke said, the same table she talked about was the one I had seen before I saw red and blue flags to the East and West respectively.
"This spot right here is where our war-camp will be. Mark it down." She pointed to a location somewhat near Morthal, but out in the cold wilderness. I quickly made note of all the flags on my map itself as Alduin stared at it, seeming to absorb all the info.
"Good, Tribune Alavia. Your men will be waiting there, I will give you 8 days to reach our camp. Though I believe you can get there faster." Rikke stated with the same disciplined voice we knew her to have.
"Indeed we can get there in that time." Rikke had hints of a smile at her words.
"Good. General I think we are ready to start our counterattack." Rikke said to Tullius while the old General seemed pleased. Cassius was listening intently while eating some meat.
"Yes of course, dismissed!" He said. Rikke went to leave as Cassius kept eating in a corner while Tullius came to us.
"I am proud of you Ruigus, this is the same rank your father held before he was slain. You will surpass him." He said with a pat on the shoulder.
"Thank you uncle, I just wish I am able to do better." I said to the General.
"That you will." Both he and Alduin said at the same time. I giggled for a few seconds before returning to a more casual yet serious tone.
"I read the notes, I had imagined that the Thalmor had a hand in starting the chaos that is this rebellion. But be careful now, if they know what you did they will be after you and there is only so much I can do." Tullius warned with a tired yet concerned expression.
"I will." I said reassuringly. And I know I would with Alduin protecting me. By the Divines things had changed too much ever since I had come here, though now is the time to start earning my keep I suppose.
"Be careful in the Pale however, the weather is to be freezing cold out there so expect frostbite and other things associated with it. If there are any deserters at best convince them and at worst kill them. But that is an option." He finished. I could tell that in this region things were going to be a bit grim, which is why we will need to be quick and get it over with.
That map as I now realize has revealed to me a lot, every location on there is one that we need to take. And take it we will.
"You'd best get going, as much as I would like to talk there is a lot of tasks I have to do. My aides are already on their way with missives from the Emperor, Jarls, Scouts and other interesting people that have inforfor me." He said with a wave off. I nodded at his words as Alduin started to lead the both of us in the direction out.
Cassius stopped us with a mumble through his eating.
"Hey wait up, just thought I would like to congratulate you for saving the lives of my men in this Oblivion accursed land. Now I'm not sure if ya heard but I was not happy at all when I got here. Burn me, I'd rather be back in Cyrodil while getting some damn rest for once. So you are going to that frozen hellhole that I have heard is Dawnstar? I don't think you will need my luck but you two are a bunch of bleeding heroes to everyone so do what you do best." The Legate said rather nicely. I had heard of him before, he had been in thick of the fighting during the war between us and the Aldmeri Dominion.
A rumor has it that he had once lost all of his men in a catastrophic battle against them, an explanation to why he was so angry most of the time. It was surprising to see him a bit calmer or just calm.
"Thanks, so you are going to be in charge of attacking the rebels along their flanks?" I asked the hardened Legate.
"Yea, I reckon it's goin' to be quite a boring thing but I'll see." He said simply. His green eyes seemed a bit glued to his food.
"Ruigus, it is time for us to go." Alduin said, dragging me out of my conversation. The Legate merely gave a wave away.
He was a simple yet interesting figure.
I could feel Alduin's heavy breath on my neck as we left Dragonsreach. I know that tonight I would not have any rest unlike what I had last one. I could feel her fingers which were not claws this time search around my body sneakily as she seemed to be quietly bringing me to Breezehome.
"My mate, do you plan on reading that Scroll?" Alduin asked me, a tiny bit of concern in her voice but she would not need any reason to be. I had made my mind.
"No, I think we should give it to Paarthunax to just keep it there, for the rest of it's time." I said, I wonder if one day someone might need one. Though I doubt they would ever get so much use out of it.
"You really do trust in me." Alduin said almost blown away. Though her features became ominous.
"My foolish, silly, mate how am I going to reward you when we get back?" She asked slowly and sexily as I blushed madly.
"Hehe, we have eight days after all~" She said, the sing song tone of her voice could only mean that she was going to take me. Mara if you can hear me, a part of me wants to cry hysterically and the other one wants to tell you how happy I am. Thanks.
"Erm, Alduin. I think we really should see Paarthunax, if you don't mind seeing him." She gave a moment of thought.
"I will do it, I have to make sure you are at my side anyways." She said protectively. This felt like one of those stories where a female Knight protects a Prince from danger. Though in this case the Knight was a Draconian Goddess who wanted to take over the world and cherish her mate while I was the Prince that was in the Legion with her, a possible candidate for Emperor considered by the Blades and a Dragonborn.
This would make a terrible story to no matter who I would ever tell this tale to.
"Uhm, how are we to get to Paarthunax through Stormcloak lines though?" We could probably just beat the patrols and garrisons, or sneak our way through.
"….I am willing to let you ride me."
"What!?" She didn't mean-
"I can transform to my form as a Dragon and fly all the way their with you on my back." Oh, I thought-
"It is my preference however, that I ride you every chance I get." She said lustily with a confident smile. There we go, back to her normalcy when it came to me or well how it was now. I liked this side of her for sure I must say.
"O-Of course, though we will need to return here when we are done because of my horse and the flag. It will be a torch of inspiration to everyone else I think." She nodded happily.
"I will do it for you, as anything else."
"I want to do things for you as well Alduin." She gave me a kiss on the lips, our tongues combating each other in a competition for making the other one feel better. After a few more seconds she parted her lips from mine.
"I know you do." She said knowingly.
"Now let us get to where nobody will see us for a couple miles…." She continued. Thank goodness the gates were close to where I-we lived.
We had gone to Bleak Falls Barrow. It had taken us a lot shorter than we expected which was good but now it was time for Alduin to transform.
And why was she stripping?
"Do you have to take the armor off in order to transform?" I asked her, her beautiful rear had come into view and my eyes could hardly tear themselves away from her. There was no scales on her but that did nothing to take away how sexy and superb her body was. I could feel my manhood hitting the new clothes we had bought on our way here, they had given it to us for free due to what we had done. Though I still gave them 80 gold coins, and this amused Alduin. Now she readied her answer.
"Indeed, although in truth I just want you to look at me, it is a wonderful feeling. I need you to hold onto this ebony armor as we go. Though I want you to enjoy the view, I will be sure that you receive quite the ample gift in the end." So that is what the armor was, Ebony after all.
"I can manage the weight easily." She gave a nod as she exposed the rest of her body. In the snow she looked even more like an Aedra, well I guess she was one after all.
In a split second I had seen a ball of turquoise energy surround her in a large sphere, I had grown scared for her but I realized that she was in full control of this.
A flash went as it ended, I quickly covered my eyes and then uncovered my eyes to see…..The very form that had terrified and confused me to no end.
I stared into her eyes as she did the same to mine, a memory of the first time we had met hit me, yet unlike the fear I had back then this time I felt nothing but comfort. I had changed that much I believe.
"You are cute Dovahkiin." Said Alduin, towering me again. This time not as a human or half-dragon but as a Dragon herself now.
"T-Thanks." I said to her, still somewhat terrified of the form. She lowered the middle part of her body.
"Now climb on and hold onto something with that armor, I would like to give you a show as I mentioned earlier but, we must get this Scroll back." I nodded, I had also picked it up on my way back. Hopping onto a good location near her head with the armor she began to flap her wings a bit, she stabilized herself perfectly as she ascended with me on her.
We would now be flying to the Throat of the World.
Riding on her back was amazing! I could see the whole land below us and even the buildings looked like ants, the wind was a bit of a problem as I kind of had to hold on tight with my hands and legs but that was nothing for her as she reassured me each time.
Getting close to the Throat of the World I saw Paarthunax sleeping. A feeling of mine said that he was going to get up soon, especially with our presence.
She quickly set down and I hopped off with the armor and the Scroll. We both stared at the sleeping Dragon who seemed to be in a deep sleep of meditation.
"Hmph, the years have not treated the traitor that well after all." Alduin said somewhat bitterly.
"You don't plan on killing him, do you?" I asked her, concerned for Paarthunax. She looked at the old master of the Greybeards indifferently.
"No, while I will never forget or forgive him for what he has done it was never my intention to kill him." She said. I was a bit surprised myself.
"I think you have changed me a little bit, well so was the 'defeat' I had to those mortals on this very hill but-" She turned to face me.
"You have made more happier than I have ever been in my entire existence as the greatest being among all in such a short time." Her voice was thoughtful as her golden eyes looked at mine while she was still as a Dragon.
"Alduin, I could say some of the same things too. A more hopeless part of me thought that I would never be married and that I would be nothing but you…." I blushed at the thoughts of her while Alduin gave a smile.
"But, should we wait for him to wake up?" I asked my wife, that would need some getting used to but I was more than happy to accept her. She faced Paarthunax once more.
"No, I have to have some payback. Wake up you old fiend!" She said with a whip of her tail towards him, I heard a bit of a whack as he gave a tired grunt and began to open his eyes.
It took him a while to realize it was us, and then he seemed to have a moment of surprise before going back to a pleased look which surprised me.
"Alduin." He said with a bit of sentiment.
"I have come back with Ruigus, my mate." Alduin said boldly as Paarthunax seemed astonished.
"Remarkable, neh us lost daar happened." He said with broken common. He seemed to calm with a fatherly smile.
"What is it that you need of me, Thuri?" I was taken aback, he believed she had changed without any proper conversation? Alduin herself share this surprise.
"We need you to keep the Scroll that has the Shout 'Dragonrend'" Alduin said. Was that the name of it? I couldn't remember, and how did Alduin know it's name? Did she perhaps name it herself or did she learn it?
"Dovahkiin, do you still think you need it? I will keep it with me forever but I want to hear your thoughts on it's fate." The old Dragon said slowly. I was fully confident in my choice.
"Bury it away. I know I will not need it my friend." I said to him, he replied with a smile.
"As you say fahdon. It's secrets will be with me for eternity." He said. Alduin gave a nod at his words with hints of a smile, at least one as a Dragon could manage.
"I see, there are others things the both of us must attend to so we will leave. Farewell Paarthunax." She struggled with that last bit.
"Farewell Alduin. And you too Ruigus." I hopped onto Alduin's back, and with a flap of her wings she began to lift off.
"An honor to see you once more my fahdons."He said calmly as we made our ascent and left him to his meditations.
I would have thought one to be insane had they ever said that anything like this would ever were to happen to me. And here I was, with the most beautiful woman/Dragon? At my side.
I wonder if Mother would believe if she heard about what I had done here, one day I could return to her with Alduin. Heh, the mere image of it was silly itself.
Next to Bleak Falls Barrow and whatever Alduin had in store for me.
I gulped at whatever ideas she had in store.
This one was originally a bit on the rushed as my house was being re-done. My only wish is that I could have made the Chapter longer.
Anyways it looks like the redoing of the house is going to get busier again real soon. So be warned for a slow update.
Ah and a couple things two, happy belated Thanksgiving to my fellow Yanks. And merry Christmas to you all in the case I am unable to update before then.
To Arkisenn: Aw thank you. I aim to do better for sure!
To Cortax: A part of my excuse is that he is Human and we are not all strong. His strength is somewhat subject to change, just perhaps not so much physically.
To Veemon fan683: Haha thanks. But I will tone down Cassius's cussing (I mentioned a little bit he was angered at coming towards Skyrim away from home.) a bit. And the OP syndrome was only for that chapter in which Ruigus himself had Aedric influence while Alduin was Alduin, though yeah the kills she earned were in a matter of hours if it means anything.
To Guest 1: Does a storm make up for that?
To Jason: Hehe, it seems Alduin has made herself more than just known to him.
To Frostwolf: I think you might have enjoyed that.
To Guest 2: Ah my pleasure, your idea may somewhat be similar to mine…..
And that is all! Except for a quick Thu'um lesson ladies and gents.
Neh us lost daar – Never before has this…...
