Chapter 7: Alone in Foreverland
So Auron and Matthew completed their battle of wits and strength and Matthew was the winner. It had seemed that the Knight Bachelor wanted to stay at Seyda Neen for the rest of his life. He did not want to travel into dark, foreign lands. He was already in foreign lands. But his skills in the longsword made sure that he would not die without a fight if ever ambushed. Morrowind, the most northeastern province, had seemed to be turning darker ever since the battle at Red Mountain. There was much confusion in every household. The fact was, that every race on the planet traveled to Red Mountain in Morrowind. There, they fought a huge battle there, trying to get inside the volcanic Red Mountain, and then slay Dagoth Ur. The reason they wanted to kill Dagoth Ur is because, to Ashlanders and many other races, Dagoth Ur is like the Devil in flesh and blood. He has the power to change minds to his religion and kill anyone who opposes him. So, he wanted to make himself the ruler of the world, so he had to build an army with the strength to crush everything ever built. And if he wasn't stopped, he would have. But at the battle of Red Mountain, Dagoth Ur's forces were destroyed and most of the alliances armies. The prophecy or, Nerevarine, has the power to repel anything that Dagoth Ur throws at him or her. The Nerevarine's only job is to kill Dagoth Ur and restore peace to Morrowind. But that has not happened yet. Matthew wondered if his new acquaintance was holding back. He thought that he would have died in an instant. He was fighting a savior, a man that has enough power to slay a god! But, he was wrong. Maybe that man wasn't the Nerevarine. Maybe it was a man that trained his whole life to fight so he decided to go after Dagoth Ur. No matter, Matthew was going to stay at Seyda Neen, and ignore everything that Auron said to him. Auron and Matthew walked back to Arrile's Tradehouse. Arrile was standing in front of the door. "So what the hell do you think you were off to eh?" Arrile asked. There was something wrong with the way Arrile sounded. "You saw us?" Auron said. Auron made sure that no one saw them walking deep into the swamp, but they didn't do anything to the naked eye. "Some wanderer came by saying that we need to evacuate town immediately. He also said that some bandits were coming to kill us all and burn our houses to the ground!" Matthew wondered for a bit. Maybe these mentioned bandits lived in Addammasartus and were returning. But that wouldn't be right. Those bandits never hurt any of the Seyda Neen villagers. But maybe they came for revenge. It had only been three hours since him and Auron came into the cave. "I told you this would happen!" Said an angry Auron as they sat down and had some Sujamma. "I told you that there will be a terrible force coming this way in about a week, and if you don't go with me, it will destroy you all!" Auron looked around the room only to see other people staring at him wildly. Auron now talked in a wisper. "If you don't go, there will be no chance of you surviving at all. They will slaughter you with their gigantic swords and axes. There will be no way to kill all of them just to protect Seyda Neen. But if you go with me, we can turn all that around and the army will never reach here. Listen, (Auron pulls out a map of Morrowind. Balmora is located just fifty miles southeast of Red Mountain.) we have one week, that is seven days, to travel to Balmora and teleport to inside Red Mountain we will certainly win. If we go that way, we would have six days left to fight Dagoth Ur in his citadel. That is enough time. Once we kill Dagoth Ur, his forces will die in less than five seconds." Auron thought that his speech was enough to influence Matthew to go with him to fight Dagoth Ur. "I don't think so. I will stay here in Seyda Neen and fight. I don't give a damn if I die here or not, I am not going to travel into the bowels of Hell!" Auron looked sad at his last remark. "Fine, I leave in an hour. But if you are going to face this army of demons, you need to train." So Matthew caught the idea that Auron wanted to fight him again so he would be amazingly strong and slay all who oppose. They concluded their meals and bought some equipment and new armor. Matthew was tired of his bonemold armor so he bought an Imperial armor instead. The armor looked like a knight's armor in medieval ages. Auron chose just a cuirass with Imperial boots and that was all. They both bought some potions so they would never die so soon.
They fought for at least forty days in their weird dimension of daydreaming. Although they spent forty seconds standing still in the middle of a swamp, the warriors fought for forty days, and then it was over. Their minds were terribly faint. Even though they did not fell any pain, their minds felt tired. Auron looked liked he never felt anything. He was ready to leave. Auron looked northwest towards Balmora. "I am ready to go. Say your last words to me now, for you shall die in seven days. Do you want to go with me, yes or no?" Matthew looked at him with disbelief. "No, I will not go. Aren't you tired?" "Those were your last words, now goodbye. Make sure you are ready for anything. Get ready for catapults and spell casters too." "What!!?? Catapults? How am I supposed to prepare for that kind of warfare?" Auron started walking towards Balmora, his cuirass bouncing as he climbed a nearby hill. "You might get lucky." And then, Auron casted a levitating spell and flew off into the distance out of Matthew's site. "You might get lucky. What a way to say goodbye." Matthew looked around himself. Did Matthew make a mistake when he said he would stay? Was Auron really telling the truth when he said seas of creatures would come? There is no way they can prepare. "I am here. I shall not let this village become one with the GROUND!!" He yelled out in a terrible yell. Matthew started walking back to Seyda Neen. He did not want to tell the villagers about the barrage of evil heading this way this very second.
"Why me Lord?" Matthew, truly had no hope in surviving, at all.
So Auron and Matthew completed their battle of wits and strength and Matthew was the winner. It had seemed that the Knight Bachelor wanted to stay at Seyda Neen for the rest of his life. He did not want to travel into dark, foreign lands. He was already in foreign lands. But his skills in the longsword made sure that he would not die without a fight if ever ambushed. Morrowind, the most northeastern province, had seemed to be turning darker ever since the battle at Red Mountain. There was much confusion in every household. The fact was, that every race on the planet traveled to Red Mountain in Morrowind. There, they fought a huge battle there, trying to get inside the volcanic Red Mountain, and then slay Dagoth Ur. The reason they wanted to kill Dagoth Ur is because, to Ashlanders and many other races, Dagoth Ur is like the Devil in flesh and blood. He has the power to change minds to his religion and kill anyone who opposes him. So, he wanted to make himself the ruler of the world, so he had to build an army with the strength to crush everything ever built. And if he wasn't stopped, he would have. But at the battle of Red Mountain, Dagoth Ur's forces were destroyed and most of the alliances armies. The prophecy or, Nerevarine, has the power to repel anything that Dagoth Ur throws at him or her. The Nerevarine's only job is to kill Dagoth Ur and restore peace to Morrowind. But that has not happened yet. Matthew wondered if his new acquaintance was holding back. He thought that he would have died in an instant. He was fighting a savior, a man that has enough power to slay a god! But, he was wrong. Maybe that man wasn't the Nerevarine. Maybe it was a man that trained his whole life to fight so he decided to go after Dagoth Ur. No matter, Matthew was going to stay at Seyda Neen, and ignore everything that Auron said to him. Auron and Matthew walked back to Arrile's Tradehouse. Arrile was standing in front of the door. "So what the hell do you think you were off to eh?" Arrile asked. There was something wrong with the way Arrile sounded. "You saw us?" Auron said. Auron made sure that no one saw them walking deep into the swamp, but they didn't do anything to the naked eye. "Some wanderer came by saying that we need to evacuate town immediately. He also said that some bandits were coming to kill us all and burn our houses to the ground!" Matthew wondered for a bit. Maybe these mentioned bandits lived in Addammasartus and were returning. But that wouldn't be right. Those bandits never hurt any of the Seyda Neen villagers. But maybe they came for revenge. It had only been three hours since him and Auron came into the cave. "I told you this would happen!" Said an angry Auron as they sat down and had some Sujamma. "I told you that there will be a terrible force coming this way in about a week, and if you don't go with me, it will destroy you all!" Auron looked around the room only to see other people staring at him wildly. Auron now talked in a wisper. "If you don't go, there will be no chance of you surviving at all. They will slaughter you with their gigantic swords and axes. There will be no way to kill all of them just to protect Seyda Neen. But if you go with me, we can turn all that around and the army will never reach here. Listen, (Auron pulls out a map of Morrowind. Balmora is located just fifty miles southeast of Red Mountain.) we have one week, that is seven days, to travel to Balmora and teleport to inside Red Mountain we will certainly win. If we go that way, we would have six days left to fight Dagoth Ur in his citadel. That is enough time. Once we kill Dagoth Ur, his forces will die in less than five seconds." Auron thought that his speech was enough to influence Matthew to go with him to fight Dagoth Ur. "I don't think so. I will stay here in Seyda Neen and fight. I don't give a damn if I die here or not, I am not going to travel into the bowels of Hell!" Auron looked sad at his last remark. "Fine, I leave in an hour. But if you are going to face this army of demons, you need to train." So Matthew caught the idea that Auron wanted to fight him again so he would be amazingly strong and slay all who oppose. They concluded their meals and bought some equipment and new armor. Matthew was tired of his bonemold armor so he bought an Imperial armor instead. The armor looked like a knight's armor in medieval ages. Auron chose just a cuirass with Imperial boots and that was all. They both bought some potions so they would never die so soon.
They fought for at least forty days in their weird dimension of daydreaming. Although they spent forty seconds standing still in the middle of a swamp, the warriors fought for forty days, and then it was over. Their minds were terribly faint. Even though they did not fell any pain, their minds felt tired. Auron looked liked he never felt anything. He was ready to leave. Auron looked northwest towards Balmora. "I am ready to go. Say your last words to me now, for you shall die in seven days. Do you want to go with me, yes or no?" Matthew looked at him with disbelief. "No, I will not go. Aren't you tired?" "Those were your last words, now goodbye. Make sure you are ready for anything. Get ready for catapults and spell casters too." "What!!?? Catapults? How am I supposed to prepare for that kind of warfare?" Auron started walking towards Balmora, his cuirass bouncing as he climbed a nearby hill. "You might get lucky." And then, Auron casted a levitating spell and flew off into the distance out of Matthew's site. "You might get lucky. What a way to say goodbye." Matthew looked around himself. Did Matthew make a mistake when he said he would stay? Was Auron really telling the truth when he said seas of creatures would come? There is no way they can prepare. "I am here. I shall not let this village become one with the GROUND!!" He yelled out in a terrible yell. Matthew started walking back to Seyda Neen. He did not want to tell the villagers about the barrage of evil heading this way this very second.
"Why me Lord?" Matthew, truly had no hope in surviving, at all.