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Looks like we've finally here on the last chapter in this 3 part mini story arc. Which for me has been quite an interesting one what with how unique it is being a combination of the second episode of the first season and the quest line at bleak falls barrow. Its given me so much in terms of developing character, comedic moments and story expansion in terms of this crossover. The trio definitely got through quite some challenges in the first two parts and this last one is no exception in its tension. Now with all that is said lets get on with the show and back into it with the finale of the bleaks fall barrow story.
Bleak Falls Barrow Part 3
The 3 tomb raiders stood tensing in a half defensive half shocked stance as they prepared themselves for onslaught of the Draugr. The undead were coming towards them, armed with their very old archaic swords and axes. The first of the boys to break out of their current stupor was Bubbles who instantly concentrated all of his magicka into a combined flame attack which he hit one of the draugr on the very left with. The reanimated undead hissed in pain as it continued to march towards the latter, though luckily for him the fire would finally fully incinerate it before it come within a metre of him. Meanwhile Ricky and Julian were having their own battles with the other attacking Draugr which had quite some difficulties what with the Nord having to fight off two of them at once. Julian barely dodged his opponent the Draugrs swing towards his head, sidestepping to the right of the creature as the Draugr axe hit the wall instead imbedding it slightly into the stonework.
Mustering the stamina he could he quickly swung his war hammer towards the creatures head, caving it in just as it turned around. Upon confirmation that it was dead he turned to Ricky seeing that the Nord was being backed up into a corner. The latter used his shield plus his sword to fend off the 2 Draugr's unrelenting attacks. He was able to counter some of the strikes to the draugr with some success what with him hacking one of their arms off. Fortunately for the latter his struggle was aided by Bubbles plus Julian who teamed up to kill the one of the draugr leaving the last for Ricky to finish. Catching the Draugr off guard he slammed it in the face with the brunt of shield disorientating its sight. And with a smooth slash decapitated it sending the headless corpse falling to the floor. As the 1st draugr was being struck down his fellow undead was taken down in quick succession by Bubbles who distracted and blinded the creature with his sparks spell.
This allowed Julian to smash the Draugrs decayed head clean off from behind with a brutal side swing from his war hammer, built up from his fueled charge. Satisfied that it was indeed dead the Breton now focused his attention on his companions finding them to be just as exhausted and on edge from their fight with the Draugr. They kept glancing at the various corpses still lying on the walls crevices for fear that they too would awaken and attack the boys despite being beyond dead.
"You guys okay?" Julian asked extremely concerned for their wellbeing. Something of which he felt immeasurable guilt for given he was the one responsible for what had just happened.
"Yeah we're alright Julian" Bubbles answered. Letting the latter believe he was doing okay although mentally he was really shaken by this encounter with the previous thought to be non existent creatures. "Holy fuck that one quite a one hell of a scrap, those fucking Draugr are some mean vicious bastards" the Imperial commented.
"Your telling me I had fight off two of those ugly fucks at the same time" Ricky added remembering how tense his prior fight was.
Bubbles nodded in agreement to that before turning to Julian. " And you said they were just fucking myths, do you still believe that" he said reprimanding the Breton who had clear guilt in his eyes.
"I don't what the fuck to believe anymore Bubs I didn't think it was possible for the dead to get up and fucking walk" Julian admitted. His honestly clear on that matter regarding his conflicted beliefs.
"You didn't and now look at whats happened, we're now neck deep in dealing with unknown shit that could potentially get us all fucking killed " Bubbles said his words impacting and adding with each point more to the regret Julian was.
"I know buddy I know and you know what if you want us to go the back out of here I'm happy to do it" Julian said making it obvious how terrible he felt towards their situation.
"Go back are you fucking kidding Julian just look how close we are to finding that reward" Ricky said angry that his two friends were willing to give up so easily.
"Fuck the reward Ricky we're don't have to risk our lives even more than we have, we got the golden claw plus the other shit we found that is enough" Julian argued back at the Nord whose points were starting to affect him as much as Bubbles.
"No fuck that Julian we've come to fucking far just to throw it all away just cause of some dumb 'zombleys' " Ricky retorted to the Breton whose mind was now once again starting to become conflicted by both tempting choices.
"We have but come on is it worth gambling our life cause thats exactly what we're doing going up against shit we have no clue about" Julian explained to the Nord whose firm stance remained unyielding.
"Julian we just went through bandits, Skeevers and a big fucking spider I am not fucking giving up" Ricky ranted his points which in Julians mind were all valid and weighed heavily on the decision process going through his head.
The dark haired man stood for a small moment in contemplative silence before turning to Bubbles who stood looking at him. "What do you think we should do, I'm good on us leaving this shithole if its your call" Julian asked the Imperial curious as to his opinion on the path ahead.
"Well as much as I want to get the fuck out of here, Rickys right we should see this shit to the end" Bubbles said reluctantly given that his belief in finishing their progress outweighed any in just going back.
"You sure" Julian asked Bubbles in terms of receiving a full confirmation on proceeding back onto the main path through the ruin.
"I am lets just get this fucking bleak falls barrow adventure over and done with" Bubbles replied his answer being final and the one they would wind up doing.
"Well if thats what you want Bubs" Julian said accepting the latters decision which he and Ricky fully agreed with especially given how justified it was to finish what they had started. "Alright boys we'll keep going but remember to watch out especially if theres anymore of these fucking Draugr lying around" Julian added to which his two companions who simply accepted the information.
"Hey Julian do you think I can loot these guys before we go, they could have some good shit on them" Ricky said to the Breton.
"Go ahead, just don't take too long I don't want to stay here any longer than we have to" Julian replied allowing the Nord to search over the now truly deceased Draugr's pockets in hopes of some unique loot.
The Nord would be pleased with his finds as he had gained several amounts of coin from each of the draugr plus a single garnet and bonemeal which he handed to Bubbles who had something of an alchemy related interest in.
"Ricky do you think you'll want switch out your sword for one of their ones, might be time for an upgrade" Bubbles interjected having taken a look at some of the undead monsters weapons finding them to be more proficient in their make.
"You think their swords are better than mine" Ricky asked now intrigued by what his Imperial friend was saying to him.
"Well Ricky despite it being old as fuck those Nord swords are made of steel ingots and if you remember those are tougher than iron" Bubbles explained to the bearded Nord. Ricky proceeded to pick up one of the ancient Nord swords, looking over its unique markings engraved into it plus the uniquely curved crossguard.
He gave the weapon a few experimental swings before giving it a pleased expression. "Fuck it is a pretty awesome weapon, looks like I got a new fucking sword boys" Ricky said with joy looking at his new weapon. He then moved to unsheathe his iron one from his back filling its place in the holster with the ancient blade. Ricky then held out his Iron sword in front of him proceeding to address in a farewell manner to the inanimate weapon.
"Well we had good fucking run but its time retire ya" Ricky said before chucking it away where it landed on a circular stone floor plate with Nordic symbols carved onto it. Suddenly a huge spikewall came flying by over the stone and hit the wall where it remained for a few seconds before retreating slowly back to its former position. Needless to say all the boys were shocked their eyes wide upon the revelation of there being quite a deadly trap waiting for them. One that they almost potentially could have been killed by.
"Holy fuck did you just fucking see that!" Bubbles yelled being beyond bewildered and startled by the spike walls sudden appearance.
"Yeah we did Bubbles" Julian replied answering as he cautiously looked over a certain trap activation slate on the ground, "Ricky what were ya thinking we could have got fucking skewered!".
"It was a fucking accident Julian besides at least we now there know there is a fucking trap so really I should be getting some thanks for finding it" Ricky said justifying his earlier screw up which of course annoyed the rest of the triumvirate.
"Ricky just be more careful alright" Julian said shaking his head in frustration in how the Nord was justifying what had happened earlier.
As they spoke Bubbles glanced at the Arvels corpse finding that the hole wounds matched up to certain cluster of sharp spikes currently attached to the death wall. The Imperial immediately put two and two together to the conclusion of how the Bandit had met his end.
"Boys I think I know how Arvel got done in" Bubbles said to the group catching their attention as they looking back at the corpse which was also placed within the range of traps swing and also the bloody holes on his body came to the result.
"Damn looks like it really fucked him up, fuck if we didn't know any better it would have got us too" Ricky commented to the group who stood in agreement.
"Well its good we now know about it, we know what what to look the fuck out for" Julian stated as he proceeded forward carefully making his way past the pressure plate. "C'mon lets get going" he added to the two who followed his example. They walked further through the crypt coming to a halt as they came across another Draugr in one of the alcoves who upon seconds of the trios arrival awoke with a growl.
"No no no you are going straight back to fucking sleep" Ricky said as he rushed over to quickly dispatch the undead creature with a stab through the skull, ending it before it could crawl out of its resting place. With the decayed zombie dead Ricky looted his body taking the 4 coins off its person. The troop continued to make their way through the area, walking down a short set of stone steps to enter another room filled with more bodies resting on crevices in the walls. Some of the corpses reawakened, growling as they did forcing their rotting bodies from out of the platforms.
Ricky ran to engage them in a furious charge. Julian and Bubbles were going to follow him but the Imperial upon hearing a familar inhuman groan turned to see a Draugr preparing to hack at Julian from behind with his axe.
"Julian look the fuck out theres one behind you!" Bubbles shouted gaining Julians attention. Upon turning around was able just barely get out of the way of the undead Nords swing which dented his Iron armours shoulder plate leaving behind a bruise. Bubbles shot his flame spell at the Draugr who to the mages frustration was only partially affected thanks to the iron shield he was unfortunately equipped with. Fortunately luck seemed to change as Julian took the Draugr by surprise smashing his rotted arm off with a powerful strike leaving him defenseless given it had been the limb holding his weapon. Julian then finished it off with a smashing hit to the head cracking its already wrecked skull.
The two then focused their attention back on Ricky who presently fighting off one of the draugr who appeared to a far more unique and stronger type than the rest of his fellows, a restless Draugr. To further acknowledge its uniqueness was the fact was that it was using a frostbite spell against Ricky firing a blast of ice with its one hand which the Nord blocked with his shield. Unfortunate for him though the spell was starting to affect the shield which was already in a precarious state thanks to the early encounter with the giant frostbite spider. Thinking fast he with much endurance marched up to the restless Draugr slamming his shield into the head of it succeeding in getting it disorientated and deactivating the spell. Though at a cost with certain pieces of the shield fell off.
With the undead vulnerable Ricky sliced off its magic using arm and was preparing to cut the head off but was stopped in the act by when the restless draugr now back in action swung his blade directly at him which he barely ducked. The restless Draugr prepared to raise his sword in a downwards strike but was hit by a stream of electricity courtesy of Bubbles who fired the spell at him. Ricky seeing his chance got up and with a decisive move decapitated the decayed monster sending its body crumpling to the floor.
"Yeah how was that you rotten fuckstick" Ricky said in a smug manner to his previous opponents body. All the while failing to noticed the last of the draugr who was perched in the corner. The undead archer let loose an arrow that pierced the leg of the Nord.
"Ah fuck I've been fucking shot!" Ricky yelled out in pain in a very loud and obvious manner quickly hobbling out of the sight of the Draugr range of fire behind one of the outer walls facing it. Julian attempted to reach the Draugr but was stopped in his tracks when he saw that it had prepared another arrow for him which he just barely got out of the way of as it hit the floor near him. The undead then prepared to set up his shot reaching for his next arrow out his quiver when he was hit by the combined flame attack fired at him by Bubbles.
"Get burned you fucking dead cocksucker!" Bubbles yelled in anger as his spell incinerated the reanimated corpse to a pile of glowing ash on the tombs tile floor. After this was done he turned to face his two friends who walked over to him or in Rickys particlar case limped somewhat. "Ricky, Julian are you guys okay?" the Imperial asked in concern.
"We're good Bubs" Julian replied answering the case for his physical and even somewhat mental wellbeing.
"Speak for yourself Julian I got fucking shot by that undead prick" Ricky complained not all happy about having a projectile in his leg which was causing much agitation and pain mixed up in one another.
"Calm down Rick, Bubbles give him a fucking potion" Julian said his last point directed at the Imperial who he requested to give Ricky a potion so that he would calm down,
"Here ya go" Bubbles said as he handed Ricky a minor healing potion which the Nord drank instantly after pulling out the arrow in his leg. Which luckily thanks to his armor was not buried deep but stuck somewhat in the front requiring a simple fast yank to get it out. The healing liquid was quick to repair the damage in his leg back to normal causing all pain to vanish.
"Was that so bad Rick" Julian mocked in a very teasing fashion which the Nord rolled his eyes at in annoyance toward the mockery directed at him.
"Whatever Julian I'd like to see you with a fucking arrow stuck in ya" Ricky muttered in annoyance which Julian as you'd expect blew off.
Following this the boys looked around the room looting the various dead Draugr gaining small stacks of coin each from the now truly dead undead. Ricky seeing that the integrity of his hide shield was starting to fall apart switched it out for the iron shield wielded by one of the draugr which he found to be quite the improvement given its far stronger durability. As Julian and Ricky finished the last of their look over Bubbles took a look at the doorway to the right which continued their pathway onwards. To his immense shock he found the cramped hallway through it to be containing multiple swinging axe traps which made crossing the lengthy distance something of a death sentence.
"Boys would you come here I think we have a serious problem" Bubbles said his tone expressing serious worrying which caught two of the other members of the trio off guard.
"What is it Bubs?" Julian asked curiously as he and Ricky walked up to the left and right side of the Imperial.
"Take a look and fucking guess what it is Julian" Bubbles said not the slightest hint of joy in his voice as the trio took in the sight of the death trap in front of them.
"You have got to be fucking kidding me!" Ricky yelled infuriated that they had to deal with such a painful trap.
"You think theres a way to turn the fucking traps off?" Julian asked curious as to whether there was a hidden way to deadtivate the traps.
Bubbles scanned for anything that would turn off the traps finding, the good news was he found just that in a chain that acted as a mechanism when pulled to stop the blades from swinging. The bad news it was at the end of the hallway making it unaccessible without going through the very active and dangerous trap.
"Theres a chain that'll turn it off but its way at the end of the fuck'n thing" Bubbles said agitated with this discovering as Julian let out a sigh in frustration beside him.
"So theres no fucking way to get to it without having to go through this shitshow?" Ricky asked the Imperial who responded with a nod which in no way comforted the Nords anger at the situation.
"I don't see a fucking well else, unless…" Bubbles said as hie eyes fixated on the ceiling of the hallway noticing the axes in their large sweeping swing usually stayed for a single second. "Perhaps there might be a way to block it off" he thought.
"Ricky, Julian see if you can grab some stones and throw where it'll stop that fucking sharp axe from swinging down" Bubbles ordered as he grabbed some stones.
"You sure it'll work Bubs?" Ricky asked in wonder of if that they could pull it off.
"I don't know but its worth a try, its better than making a fucking suicide run through" Bubbles replied as he threw some rocks at his ideal spot, the boys joining as well. After about a minute they were finally successful when one of their stones wound up being lodged where the blade was hanging from halting it in place.
"Fuck yes!" Bubbles yelled in triumph excitedly pumping his fist through the air as he stood with great joy that his plan was working.
"Great job buddy" Julian said patting on the back happy alongside an equally joyful Ricky that they were making progress in getting through the dangerous hallway.
After about 15 minutes of repeating this process the trio finally emerged at the end of the hallway immensely satisfied that they had passed through the trial with their lives. All thanks to their Imperial friends quick thinking that allowed them to reach one step closer to the end of the barrows. Bubbles pulled the chain deactivating the trap which despite being harmless for the time the triumvirate wanted to be sure was switched off for good. The 3 ruin delvers made their way down the steps to a new corridor where they found another draugr at the corner of. Julian was quick to dispatch it just as it reawakened, the decayed monster receiving a charged death blow that sent it back to the void for good. After taking the Draugr's 6 coins Julian attempted to make his way into the next part of the corridor being halted by Bubbles who held his arm out to block his progress forward.
"Whats wrong Bubbles?" Julian asked to which the Imperial simply pointed out the floor which unnoticed by him until this very moment was covered slightly by puddles of oil that shined in the dim light of the tomb. Suddenly a growl was heard at the end of the oil covered hallway. A Draugr previously lying up against its cut in the wall grave had reawakened thanks to the groups loud presence and was rushing at them wielding his two handed ancient great sword very wildly in rabid fury. Once it was in range Bubbles blasted the creatures with a combined sparks spell attack which after a certain amount of seconds left it as a pile of ash just barely a few metres away from the Imperial mage.
Up head around the corner to the end of the corridor more roars and growls could be heard signifying that more Draugr were aware of the trios presence and were coming straight for them.
"Fuck we got more of those undead assholes coming to us" Ricky stated in annoyance as he readied his ancient Nord sword plus his iron shield getting used to the new grip of the weapons he held in his hands.
Thinking fast Bubbles seeing the oil on the ground prepared to launch his flame spell aiming directly at the very very flammable liquid. "Boys if I were you I would step the fuck back" the Imperial warned as the two beside him became aware of what he was gonna do.
"Bubbles do you even know what your fucking doing?" Ricky asked concerned if something could go very wrong with the plan to ignite the oil.
"If I'm being honest I don't know Ricky but its the only plan we got so just fucking deal with it" Bubbles hotly remarked to Ricky who simply complied given the current situation.
The two Draugr emerged around the corner their guttural voices turning to growling upon spotting the trio who they rushed at in a murderous fashion. Upon spotting them Bubbles shot a torrent of flame at the oil setting the floor ablaze as well as the two draugr who despite the intense flames still tried to reach the 3. It took 10 seconds for the undead monsters to succumb to the flames dropping onto the ground. The flame itself would only remain for a little longer before it dissipated thanks to the substance fuelling it was finally all used up.
Seeing that the flames had burned itself out the triumvirate proceeded through the corridor. Taking any of the gold the deceased Draugr had on them which in total amount added up 39 coins. After making their way through the various twisted corner parts of the corridor the trio found themselves to be in quite an interesting giant room. The area itself had a mix of nature to it what with the plants growing in it plus a waterfall that came from an opening in the roof area which flowed into a small creek dividing the room in half. A small bridge was structured as a simple passage over the water line. The last details of the room which the ruin venturers found was a nearby chest plus sarcophagus which to their shock as they grew closer to it popped right open. Out of it came a newly awakened Draugr who stretched his decayed limbs and pulled out his ancient Nord great sword with which he intended to strike down the tomb intruders with.
The creature ran at Bubbles who hit him with his spark spells though was forced to deactivate when it closed the distance between them attempting a swing at the Imperial who dodged out of the way. Unfortunately for Bubbles in this manoeuvre he tripped over a loose stone and fell with a splash into the creek.
"Fucking undead arsehole" Bubbles complained as he pulled himself clothes soaked out of the flowing stream. Meanwhile as the Draugr was distracted with Bubbles misfortune, letting out a sloud unintelligible angered sound. Suddenly Ricky slammed him in the headwith his shield sending the undead monsters vision state spinning.
"'Ughhh' yourself you fucked up dead shitstain" Ricky insulted mocking its vocal sounds before he finished the living dead monstrosity off with a sword impalement that went up through the jaw and out the back of the head head killing it in an instant.
"Bubs you okay?" Julian questioned as he went over to the magic user whose robes were plenty soaked from an accidental plunge in the creek.
"I'm all good Julian fuck it sure is freezing though, the water down here I mean" Bubbles replied to which Julian gave a good hearted laugh to in agreement with what he said.
"Can't argue with that but hey we're getting close to the end so you'll be able to get dry soon enough" Julian replied.
"Hey guys come look at this I found the way out but for some dumb fucking reason its locked" Ricky interjected getting their attention. They saw that the Nord was standing by an opening blocked by a metal gate which the creek flowed through out further into a rocky cave like area.
"Ricky you do realise you can just pull the chain to unlock it right" Julian said his eyebrow raised at how the Nord hadn't done so given said dangling metal construction was beside the latter.
"Oh fuck I forgot about that" Ricky muttered to himself as he went and pulled the chain causing the gate to rise up leaving the path open. Julian and Bubbles were quick to take the remaining values in the area before pressing on, collecting the Draugr's 6 gold coins and splitting the contents of the chest between one another. Julian took the 19 gold within while Bubbles claimed the petty soul gem with which it would once he learned more spells become quite useful for a number of purposes. Following this the group made their way through the opening following the creek out into the more natural underground area.
The three eventually found themselves at the edge of short snowy like cliff where bellow them walking around on a small bridge was a Draugr equipped with an ancient Nord axe and an Iron shield.
"So how we are going to kill this dick" Ricky asked curious as to how they would approach the situation which he wasn't at all concerned about given it was 3 against one of the them. The chances being incredibly high in their favour given the likelihood of the odds.
"We'll just take him in out a simple draw out, overwhelm and strike tactic which should be enough for just one Draugr" Julian replied letting the other two members of the triumvirate know what the plan of attack was.
"Sounds like a good plan to me, besides these fucking draugr ain't too bright either so it should be simple" Bubbles added his agreement in the plan evident with his supportive words which only made certain what their next actions were.
The Draugr roamed the area in a relentless fashion as it had done for the past how long since it had awakened. Its mindless drive still fuelling its killer instincts that drove it to defend the tomb that it had remained within for the past millennia, both as a corpse and now as an undead warrior.
"Hey you dumb dead bastard!".
Suddenly a voice could be heard which caused the Draugr's behaviour to intensify as it looked rapidly around the area
"Over here you walking corpse dummy!" the voice called out from behind it to which the Draugr turned around seeing a bearded Nord warrior facing him with a cocky grin on his face.
"Yeah I'm here you Draugr fuck come and get me" he mocked as he went back up the upper pathway he originally came from.
The undead creature ran after him in hot pursuit eager to hack apart this invader who had violated the sanctity of the burial grounds. The Draugr eventually caught up to the Nord on the upper platform finding him to be standing next to heavily armoured Breton who like the Nord was now armed to fight with their individual weapons. The resurrected creature let out a growl before running at the two opponents being halted in his tracks when it felt a spasming pain coursing through it courtesy of a stream of lightning hitting it. Turning to face its source the Draugr saw an Imperial mage who had previously been hiding in the shadows of the corner of the area, now emerged utilising a destruction spell on him.
It attempted to charge at him but was caught off guard when a sword cut off his shield arm taking it by surprise. The reanimated warrior turned around behind itself again to face what would be the last sight of its new life, an Iron war hammer hit to its cranium.
Julian took a step back as the Draugr whose head he just caved in fell face forward completely dead. Following this he looted its corpse finding an amount of 9 coins which he pocketed.
"Fucking nice take down Julian" Ricky complimented impressed with how coordinated their fight with Draugr was what with the monster being put down in quick succession.
"It was a team effort Ricky" Julian responded humbly letting the two know of their roles in helping kill the Draugr, "come on lets get a move on""
With that the triumvirate headed back down the slope crossing the bridge area where the Draugr had previously walked around. From there they proceeded on a path that led to a large hall area where a set of giant doors where located at the very end. These doors led to the inner most sanctum where the final part of their adventure in the ruins was.
Bubbles stood in wonder of the double doorway before him realising how much closer they were to the finish in terms of their long trek through the barrows of bleak falls. Unfortunately for him he was unaware of a certain restless Draugr who had been way to the side of trio when they had entered somewhat obscured from view by one of the two wide pillars in the room. The helmeted Draugr let out a gurgled roar as he rushed at the Imperial preparing to cut him in half with his two handed battle axe.
"Bubbles look out!" Julian warned as he caught sight of the zombified monstrosity, fear for his friends life instantly causing panic as he rushed to help him.
Bubbles saw the creatures swing mere inches from him as he leaped away from the creature giving off a startled yell in surprise as he backed away from it. The restless Draugr prepared another swing at the magic user but was parried by Julians own two handed weapon which smashed the battle axe back. The undead creature let a growl and prepared to do an over head strike to the head which Julian blocked as he caught the blade of axe on the schaft of the warhammer which he held out in sideways in front. The restless Draugr pressed down the battle axe forcing all the strength left in the rotten thing it had as its body to force the axe to slowly aim for the Bretons head.
Julian strugglingly fought against the strong undead warriors push, his muscles tensing and straining all the while as he kept the axe at bay away from his forehead. Luckily for him he would receive aid from his friend Ricky who jumped into the struggle cutting one of the Restless Draugrs hands off. This allowing Julian to shove the battle axe back and swing the war hammer at his the Strong draugrs exposed bony knee breaking it utterly forcing the reanimated corpse to its knees. From there Ricky killed it off with a decapitation sending its helmeted head flying onto the floor.
Happy that the resurrected monster was at last dead and having looted its valuables which were comprised of a small amount of coin Ricky turned to his two friends with a look of concern. He could see that they were frazzled from the battle with the slightly powerful than normal Draugr.
"Man that fucker was really hard to take down" Ricky said.
"He was Rick but he deads now and thats all that matters" Julian replied his thoughts on the prior matter clear.
They took a moment to rest for a bit and regain themselves after quite a tense and heart pounding encounter with a dangerous enemy that had taken them all by surprise. After a couple minutes the trio pressed on to the doorway Julian and Ricky pushing open the doors leaving the entrance wide open. The 3 adventurers walked into the sanctum finding themselves in a tunnel like hallway which they marched on through. At the end of the winding and twisting hallways of the sanctum the found themselves facing another active axe trap which led into the next room which had quite an open space. The large tomb area contained several black coffins lying towards the left wall and the two thirds of the right and top side where filled by large stone platforms that was quite large in height and width.
Fortune appeared to favour the trio as the axe trap itself as opposed its other earlier counterpart in the ruins was damaged in terms of how it functioned leaving it currently deactivated. This defunct state allowed Ricky, Julian and Bubbles to travel through unharmed into the next room. Upon entering the main vicinity of the area the triumvirate was greeted by a Draugr who rushed at them with his ancient Nord sword. Bubbles seeing a series of oil puddles surrounding the middle ground between them and the attacking zombie was quick to ignite the dangerous liquid setting the Draugr on fire.
"How do you like that huh you ugly cocksucker!" Bubbles yelled as he added his flame spell to the already actives flames eating away at the undead warrior who within a couple of seconds collapsed to the floor. Suddenly a few arrows flew straight at the boys one of which which cut Bubbles arm leaving quite a tear in his robes. The Imperial held onto his arm feeling the immediate sting of it as he immediately felt the infuriating pain of it as it stung bleeding all the while.
"Fuck this hurts like a bitch" he groaned as he pulled out one of the few minor healing potions they had left which he drank instantly allowing the wound to be healed.
Ricky and Julian had focused their attention to where the projectiles had come from. The answer lay on the wooden stairs leading to the large brick structures where two Draugr archers stood readying their next arrows. The two marched towards their foes in a line like formation with Ricky in front with his shield acting as a protective measure, Julian behind him all the while readying his two handed weapon. The Draugr bowman fired their next barrage of arrows one which hit the middle of the shield and another that bounced off the side edge. Following this failure the two undead began to reload which allowed the Breton to catch them off guard as he emerged from behind Ricky quickly taking out the first Draugr with a charged swing to the head. The second had just prepared to aim his loaded bow at Julian when the Nord cut through destroying it and proceeded to cut the rotting creature in half.
Bubbles made his way over to the boys whom were standing on the wooden steps, their line up sloped downwards. The trio raided any of useful valuables from the dead Draugr, these being the various amounts of gold on them plus a single garnet which in itself was valued at quite a price. As soon as they were done this they proceeded on their way up the wooden steps heading onto the stone platform. From their they crossed the stone bridge that connected to the other platform on the other side of the room where an circular opening to the next part of the ruins lay. After turning the corner straight around the short path after the open entrance the trio found themselves at a set of double wooden doors which they pushed open. The room the trio found themselves in a stone room chamber that was very long in length and as the 3 noticed walking through it had carvings that seemed to depict various moments of the places history.
"Holy fuck would you look at that those ancient Nords really lived through quite some fucked up times" Bubbles exclaimed in fascination as he looked at some of the more interesting wall work which showed intense battles.
"Your right about that, man these must be thousands of years old it must have been quite a time for them to be alive" Julian remarked in a similar astonishment.
"And now they're fucking dead" Ricky added in a very blunt manner which Julian and Bubbles shot him looks of confusion give how the past how many battles with the undead proved how incorrect that was. "Well for the most part".
The triumvirate had arrived at the end of the chamber where a circular golden door stood. an imprint of what looked like where a certain claw would go and 3 stone rings stood imbedded above the unlock space each containing an image of one of 3 distinct animals. Upon seeing the 3 was able to guess that was the golden claws original purpose in unlocking its similar colour coded door to allow access to the treasure inside.
"Well looks like where finally here boys, now hand me the fucking claw and we'll open this up" Ricky declared as he made a grab for the golden ornament attached to Julians belt, being halted by Bubbles midway.
"Hold up Ricky I don't think the old fucks would have made it that easy, lets just think it about" Bubbles countered as he glanced wearily at the door seeing that it had something of a puzzle to it.
"Whats there to think about we just put claw in this door and its fucking done just like that" Ricky replied breaking down how its simplicity seemed to him.
"No Ricky take a look see how similar it is to that other trap what with those fucking animal symbols and all" Julian argued back his comment causing the memory of it to resurface in Rickys otherwise empty mind state as he began to see their valid points. "We activate the wrong combination we're gonna get fucking shot ten times over".
"Alright then how does the great Julian wanna do this" Ricky said half mockingly which the Breton ignored as he turned to look at the claw. He hoped it had a clue or too of which it eventually did in the form a small combination of symbols in the palm of the golden claw.
"I think I got it we just gotta changes these symbols to fit the ones on the claw" Julian said as he went over to the 3 stone rings so that their insignia downward arrangement went in this order, a bear then a moth and finally an owl. After he was done with that he fit the golden claw into place and with quite a heavy feeling of anxiety turned it activating the golden door. Fortunately for the 3 ruin delvers the combination worked as the golden door slid downwards opening up the entrance to the very last part of bleak falls barrows to them.
The group stepped into what appeared before them as massive cavern like area filled with very beautiful elements of nature such as the natural flora growing all over and a small river flowing through a little ravine. Sunlight shone down from ceiling something that the trio was happy to see given how many hours it had been since they had been directly in it. At the back of the cavern sat an altar atop of which sat a large chest plus a closed up sarcophagus.
"Ricky, Bubbles looks we finally found it, we reached the end of this god damn hellhole" Julian exclaimed proudly with a bright smile.
"Fuck yeah we did and looks boys there it is the treasure that Arvel was talking about" Ricky added excitedly pointing the chest out. He felt a sense of joy and accomplishment shared his friends at the fact that after all the danger, stress and pain they had went through it was all worth it in the end to have reached the reward at the very end of it all.
"Well what are we waiting for lets crack it the fuck open and see whats inside!" Bubbles said as he and the trio made their way over to the altar climbing their up the stone steps to reach it. The 3 members of the infamous trio made their way over to the chest and proceeded to unlock it allowing its valuables to be seen in the open. What lay inside the chest was a steel war hammer, a spell tome titled bound sword and a set of 120 coins. Julian took the steel war hammer seeing as it was a it was a much more stronger and damaging than his current Iron one which he discarded. Bubbles took the spell tome his fascination with learning new ways to use magic beyond his two primary spells evident. The coins were split between the 3 of them in even shares
"Fuck yeah this is awesome, deeecent!" Bubbles exclaimed as he opened it pouring over the cotents which he read quickly as he leaned on one of the stone walls.
As Ricky walked away from the chest the excitement slowly wearing he suddenly began to hear what sounded like loud voices chanting in the distance something which took him by surprise." The fuck whose chanting out there!"
"Ricky what the hell are you talking about I don't hear anybody" Julian questioned concern being felt for his Nord friend who seemed to acting a little crazy.
"How the fuck can you not hear it they're loud as balls" Ricky said beyond bewildered with mysterious occurrence going on, he turned around to face the back wall of the altar and thats when he saw it a glowing word symbol that appeared to be the source of the words. "See right there over there, how can you not see its a big glowing fucking word on the walls that keeps talking to me!"
"Okay seriously did one of the Draugr hit you over the head or something I can't see shit" Julian replied not seeing or hearing what Ricky was experiencing, his concern immediately turning to extreme seriousness about the strange situation.
"Well if you can't fucking help me I'll just gonna deal with it myself" Ricky declared as he pulled out his sword readying it to swing as he marched towards the wall words that seemed to be glowing ever brighter the closer he got. The chanting also growing louder as well to the point it filled the Nords ears.
"Ricky what the fuck are you doing!" Julian yelled as he followed him.
Suddenly as soon Ricky had walked right up to the glowing symbols the chanted erupting into a full blow chant causing the Nord to clutch his head. Energy flowed from the word and into the Nord himself, a single word burned itself into Rickys mind, Fus - Force. The voice was quick to fades as soon as this was done, the glow of symbol faded to non existent at the same time as well.
"Ricky are you alright?" Julian asked as he put his hand on his shoulder worry filling for the unusual things going with Ricky.
"I'm good Julian, man I don't what just fucking came over me" Ricky groaned as he inwardly wondered about the strange feelings that had came over him and even now still lingered at the back of his mind.
Meanwhile over with Bubbles the Imperial had been reading through the spell tomes pages learning the knowledge to master the spells main purpose to summon a bound sword which was a powerful ethereal blade capable of quite some damage. He was so absorbed in the book that he had ignored what he had though to be his friends loud antics in the distance dismissing them in favour of the intriguing information within to further his magic abilities. Just as he had finished the tome putitng into his pocket when all of sudden the lid to the Sarcophagus some distance from him exploded. Bubbles turned to face the now ruptured burial device, what he saw climbing out of the sarcophagus was by far one of the most terrifying looking Draugr he had ever seen.
The Draugr in question was twice the size of any the Imperial had encountered in the ruins and had quite a set of armour the prime example being his horned helmet. To experts of its kind it was clear that this was a Draugr overlord. Bubbles prepared his magic and was about to shoot his flame spell at it when suddenly it pulled an attack move he never could have predicted.
"Fus Roh!" The Draugr overlord shouted its words omitting a force that was powerful enough to send Bubbles tumbling backwards and falling straight off the stone altar.
"What in the fuck!" Bubbles yelled as he landed straight in the river creating a loud splash as he did which was combined with the shout made by him and the Overlord was enough to get Ricky and Julians attention.
The two turned to look back seeing the Draugr overlord who had pulled out his signature weapon a two handed, frost damage enchanted ancient nord axe and sprinted towards them.
"Ricky get the fuck out of the way!" Julian yelled as he and the Nord quickly split apart just as the Overlord reached the middle ground between them, his battle axe hitting the wall where it remained slightly embedded. Ice spread over the wall where it had hit.
"Fuck off you ugly prick!" Ricky yelled as he slashed at the Draugr overlord hitting his shoulder plate instead causing it to growl in annoyance. The Nord prepared another swing but this time the undead lord was ready, it pulled his battle axe out of the wall and parried the nords strike. The Overlord then took Ricky by surprise as the Draugr launched a powerful side swing that sent his sword flying. It then attempted an over head swing on the Nord who just barely blocked it with his Iron shield, though the powerful hit was enough to send Ricky staggering back. The Draugr Overlord was about to launch another two handed strike on the Nord when suddenly he was smashed in the back of the head by a steel war hammer, damaging his helmet and cracking one of his horns off.
The decayed monstrosity let out a guttural roar before turning to face the opponent who had struck him, the person in question being a furious heavily armoured Breton who was preparing another strike at the Overlord.
"Nobody hurts my friends you fucked up rotten piece of shit" Julian said vicious tone as he launched another powerful hit at the Draugr overlord upper armour plate impacting majorly as it hobbled backwards. Julian then lifted his war hammer upwards preparing to hit the head of the powerful undead warrior, confident he could finish it off.
"Zun Haal!" the Draugr Overlord yelled its powerful shout this time sending the war hammer flying straight out of Julians hands. The Breton stood there his eyes wide with his arms lifted in the air though he was quick to put them down. The undead warrior then attempted another swipe at Julian who just barely dodged and began to back away from the advancing Overlord. Ricky had just reclaimed his sword when he saw the Draugr Overlord pursuing Julian all the way to the edge of the altar. Julians heart sank as he found he had run out of space to back away and unfortunately for him the rotting armoured Draugr had caught up to him. Luck though appeared to be on his side as Ricky had slashed his sword across the creatures backside distracting it away from the Breton.
The Draugr Overlord turned around to be met by an iron shield impact to the face sending it staggering back and tumbling straight off the altar right directly into the river landing with a splash. It lay in the water for a few seconds before itt slowly began to ride to its feet, as it did it was hit by a stream of electricity. It hissed in pain as it turned to see the person responsible for the spell affecting.
"How do you like that huh you cocksucker!" Bubbles yelled as he continued to fire his spell at the Overlord who despite the spasms opted to ignore it and kill the mage responsible as it ran up to the latter. Bubbles eyes widened as he quickly cut off the spell quickly jumping out of the way of the Draugr overlords charge as he swung his battle axe at him. The Draugr Overlord then attempted to go after the retreating Imperial when he was cut off by the irritating Nord who engaged him in another fight. As the two battled it out Bubbles seeing his chance decided to power up his magic based assault, this time choosing his new spell which would hopefully be a major help.
Ricky had managed to get the upper hand on the undead lord who had sent wobbling backwards with an Iron shield and was just about to attempt a decapitation of the Draugr overlord who launched a powerful shout at him. "Fus Roh!".
The blast created from the shout knocked the Nord back who tripped over stone falling straight on his back. Seeing his vulnerability the Draugr Overlord marched over to the fallen Nord who prepared himself with his shield as the undead creature walked over to him. The Overlord raised his battle axe over his head for a downwards swing which the Nord braced for. Suddenly what looked to be a purple glowing ethereal blade went straight through the back of the Draugr overlords neck and out through the front causing it to gurgle in agony of its wound. The bound sword quickly retracted and with decisive swing Bubbles the mage who used it cut off the creatures head, finishing it off once and for all. Content that the Overlord was dead the Imperial deactivated the spell causing the sword to disappear and made his way over to Ricky.
"You alright?" Bubbles asked as he helped the Nord to his feet.
"Don't worry I'm good, thank fuck its over though holy shit I don't think I could survive another minute with that intense fucker" Ricky replied relieved that the aforementioned Draugr was dead.
Bubbles made his way over to the deceased Draugr overlord looting the undead monsters corpse. What he found was 4 gold coin and a strange stone which strange scripture inscribed on it. Bubbles pocketed the unusually marked stone saving it for further study later.
As they stood taking their breather to relax from the very life threatening and dangerous battle with the tombs dangerous occupant Julian made his way over to them, his war hammer strapped to his back.
"Ricky, Bubbles you guys okay" Julian asked feeling guilty if anything had affected their wellbeing seeing as he felt understandingly responsible for what had just happened.
"We're fine Julian you don't need to worry" Bubbles reassured the Breton who merely nodded in response.
"Well if you guys are done taking a breather I think spotted the exit leading out of here" Julian said his mention of a way out instantly getting the attention of the two other members of the trio.
"Well what are we waiting around for lets get the fuck out of here" Ricky declared as he made his way over to Julian. The Breton proceeded to lead him and Bubbles up a set of stairs leading up to a dead end in the form of a blank rock wall.
"Uh Julian I don't mean to be a dick but where in the fuck is the exit, all I see is a god damn wall" Ricky complained to which the Breton gave him an annoyed stare as he pulled a lever.
Suddenly the wall opened up to reveal a cave within, "You were saying Rick" Julian responded with an obvious hint of sarcasm. Ricky ignored him moving past the Breton as he walked into the cave and shortly after the Breton plus Imperial stepped inside. Inside the cave they found another chest which contained quite a stack of gold coins amount to a total of 44 which they split amongst themselves. Following this they made their way up out of the cave up to the exit which shone brightly with the light of the outside sunlight spilling through.
"So Ricky what the fuck happened with you back in tomb?" Julian asked as they walked up his thought turned back to the earlier phenomenon.
"I don't man all this strange shit happened with these voices in my head and some bright words, honestly it was one of the most weirdest shit I've ever felt and I've seen some pretty fucked up things especially when I'm stoned" Ricky replied.
"Do you think the stuff you've been taking has something to do with it?" Bubbles asked wondering if his earlier drug usage had any relation or affect concerning what happened, "If it did you might want to think about taking it easy on the dope or hash".
"Bubs drugs doesn't make you that fucked up" Ricky scoffed his pride insulted at the very thought that the Imperial believed it to be the cause. "Besides I haven't been able to get high for hours, fuck I need to smoke some dope when I get back" the Nord added.
As Ricky finished up his last point the triumvirate stepped out of the caves and out into the natural environment of Skyrim. The 3 basked in the dying lights of the evening, it was and felt amazing to them to finally be back in the outside world and experiences it warmth again after being the cold environment of the prior dungeon. After they had done this the trio took the time to admire the view around them given they had emerged out the side of the mountain that overlooked quite a lot of the whiterun region including their home village situated in the forest. After a brief time of looking over the surrounding area the 3 bleak falls barrow survivors began to make their way down the mountain.
It took about an hour of walking but the group managed to finally reach the very bottom and by nightfall made their way back home to the familiar sights of Riverwood which they found to be most welcoming after a very tiring and exhausting adventure. They made their first stop at the Riverwood trader store which for the trio had been where the very adventure had started. Making their way inside the shop they found that Lucan Valerius was still manning the counter seemingly not changed from how Julian and Bubbles had seen him last. Upon hearing the door slam behind them Lucan looked up surprised to the see the trio walking over to the counter.
"Well well seems like you three managed to pull through after all, didn't think you'd be back at all" Lucan joked with his last point.
"You know me Lucan I'm a man of my word" Julian said with a humoured smile as he greeted the shopkeeper who laughed heartily.
"That you are Julian, that you are" Lucan replied as he then went on to his main query, "I take it you managed to retrieve the claw back?".
"Indeed we did, I believe this belongs to you" Julian said as he pulled golden claw strapped to his belt and placed it onto the shop counter. Lucan proceeded to pick up the golden ornament a look of excitement evident on his face as he held it in his hands.
"You found it, ha ha ha there it is!" The Riverwood trader exclaimed excitedly overjoyed to see the much valued item returned to its rightful owner. "Strange it seems smaller than I remember, funny thing huh" he remarked.
"For how the small the fuck'n thing was we sure went through a lot of shit just to get it" Bubbles said as he recalled the past few hours of exhaustion, terror and death defying experiences endured through.
"And your efforts will be rewarded boys but first I just gotta put this back where it belongs" Lucan responded unlocking a cabinet in which he placed the golden claw and then proceeded to lock it. "I'll never forget the service you've done us, you've done a great thing for me and my sister" Lucan thanked his gratitude to the three who braved the haunted barrows themselves humbled all of them.
"No worries, now that we're done our thing how about the coin" Ricky demanded rather bluntly something that annoyed Julian and Bubbles.
"Ricky!" Bubbles said harshly at the Nords rudeness in this conversation which had previouly been rather polite in manner up until now.
"What are you getting mad about Bubbles we did our fuck'n bit now, all I'm asking for is our reward now" Ricky replied not understanding what he was getting mad about given his narrow way of thinking in not caring about the simple pleasantry of socialising.
"Not to worry I have your reward right here" Lucan said as he handed a bag with filled with a total of 663 coins to the boys who looked on in amazement of the amount they had gained." Enjoy it you guys earned it, now is there anything else you wanna do in the shop we're about to close up for the night" the shopkeeper declared.
Julian turned to look at his friends who stared back all having the same though in thought in mind before he turned back to Lucan. "do you think we'll be able to do some selling and buying if thats all good" he asked.
"Sure" Lucan replied nodding his head.
For the next ten minutes five of which the trio sold off the various high valuable items they had found in the falls such as the amethyst plus several Garnets which each as a total gained them quite an amount of coins each. They didn't sell of some of the items though mostly in Bubbles case he held onto the dragonstone plus the soul gem and the scroll he had found for personal research later on once he settled back into his home. After they were done selling they moved into their phase of buying of which they bought quite some valuables. Bubbles bought several spell tomes, one being on the subject of clairvoyance, one on summoning a lesser ward and the last a destruction spell known as frostbite.
Julian being far more simple in his selection opted to just buy some more alcohol, he intended to save his coin for later where a more appealing item opportunity would arrive. Ricky would the last one of them to buy his stuff as well as the last one left in the store seeing as Bubbles and Julian had left after finishing up their shopping. Ricky simply decided to buy a steel sword plus several small linen wrap smokes containers. The Nord as soon as he traded the coin required for the items he gathered his newly bought things and made his way to the door. Ricky was about open the door when suddenly it opened and his nonchalant manner switched to surprise immediate as soon as he saw the person or rather the women he had not expected to see despite her connection to the place.
Camilla Valerius herself was just as shocked to see Ricky as she hadn't ever interacted with him at all ever, not since what had happened between him and her. Awkward tension quickly filling the room something of which Lucan himself was aware of, deciding it was wise not to butt in.
"H-hey Ricky" Camilla greeted as she locked eyes with the Nord own ones, eyes she remembered had once held a more warmer feeling to them during a far different and better time.
"Hey Camilla, how have things been with you lately?" Ricky asked as he felt more awkward buried feelings long since repressed start to surface back within him.
"Oh you know I've just been doing what I can to get by, helping out in the shop wherever and whenever I can" Camilla answered truthfully. "What about you, I heard you went on that quest with Julian and Bubbles up to the barrows for the claw".
"Yeah I did and holy fuck was it a shithole to be in, I went through a ton of fucked up things to get the claw your brother likes so much" Ricky explained to Camilla who found her anxiety somewhat lessened as she found herself amused by Rickys exaggerated obscene terms. "I mean I'm talking fucked in the head bandits, nasty little Skeever fuckers, undead Draugrs fuckheads and even a giant fucking spider that practically gave Bubbles a heart attack.
Upon hearing the last part Camilla couldn't help but laugh at the humorous nature of the situation though she was quick to compose herself afterwards. "Sorry I shouldn't be laughing its all serious business but you do put in such an 'interesting' way" she apologised with a small grin on her face.
"Nah its alright at least someones appreciating what I say" Ricky remarked as he thought of Julian and his apathy towards his funny comments.
"Still I imagine you're happy to have all that put behind you and now with all that coin you can really make a change and truly brighten your life up" Camilla said
"Yep thats exactly what I'm gonna do, after I'm done with few fucking things I'm gonna go get back together with Lucy and become a better dad to Trinity, just make a new start with my family" Ricky replied.
Camillas happy expression was quick to evaporate upon hearing the mere mention of Lucys name and her heart sank upon hearing his intentions to get back with her. "Oh thats good I guess" she said as the bitter part of her mind cursed her for ever letting the smallest hope take a hold of her.
"Yeah it is I can't wait to see them again" Ricky said happily as he made his way to the door and was about to walk out when Camilla called out to him.
"Wait Ricky!" she slightly yelled getting his attention as he turned to face where she was standing in the middle of the shop. "I- I just wanted to say to you personally since I know things haven't been well with you in the past while and I wanted to say if you ever need someone to talk too, if you ever need some to support you I'll always be there for you".
Ricky was taken back by her kindness shown in her promise to the Nord something not many had done for him."Thanks I appreciate it a lot Cam, I'll be sure to talk to you whenever I'm feeling like shit" Ricky thanked very appreciative for her support fullness towards himself.
After this the two said their farewells and Ricky left the Riverwood trader slamming the door behind him. Camilla still remained standing the same position, staring at the door as an old familiar sadness began to well up inside of her. Suddenly a hand rested on her shoulder in a comforting gesture turning to look she saw it was Lucan who stood offering her a sympathetic gaze. Appreciating this greatly she simply returned a sad smile to him before turning her sights back to the door.
Many hours later the night had shifted over to daytime and morning was now in session. On this bright day a certain Nords was sitting in a wagon being driven by a horse which the man directed to the best of his amateurish ability. The wagon in particular was the very same owned by Julian which Ricky had bought off far earlier at reasonable price and the horse itself was borrowed from his friend Alvor who had lent it at a price for a certain period of time. In terms of a destination Ricky had in mind Lucys house was what he had in mind especially given his immense desire to be in a loving relationship again with the mother of his child.
He eventually arrive at the house where a saw a small 8 year old brown haired Nord girl watering several plants while Lucy supervised on the porch with a linen wrap cigarette currently resting smoking between her fingers. She was surprised to see the carriage that had arrived at the house and even more so once she saw Ricky hop out.
"What are you doing here?" she asked curious as to why he had come around especially given she had made it clear to him concerning their relationship she would not hook up with him unless he got himself back together.
"I just came by to show you guys my new ride" Ricky declared with a confident expression as he felt pride showing off his new transport. His confidence was impressing Lucy and even attracting her somewhat especially what with the signs of him having a more appealing lifestyle now.
"Is this yours?" Lucy question curiously as her negative attitude began to change to a more accomodating one in Rickys eyes.
"It is 100%" Ricky answered though his claim was in someways false given the currently borrowed horse moving the wagon, "guess what else".
"What?" Lucy asked even more intrigued.
"With the huge amount of coin I got from doing a quest I'll be able to get my dope operation started again, same as it was before I left" Ricky responded which was enough to make Lucy swoon for him again given he had finally delivered in what she desired most out of their one sided relationship.
"Thats so awesome man!" she exclaimed excitedly as she hugged the Nord tightly before stepping back to deliver her next query, "so are you gonna take us for a ride?" she asked to which the Nord accepted.
"Great!, c'mon Trin hop in your dads gonna take us on a trip through the village" Lucy announced to Trinity who ran up to her mother very excitedly and with her permission made her way into the compartment of the wagon with Lucy following behind her. Upon confirmation that the two members of his family were well seated Ricky got his horses started up utilising the reins to do the mother and child let out cheers of excitement as the vehicle moved through the village taking in the sights before them with great joy.
The person feeling the most happiness was Ricky himself who was overjoyed that he was finally back where he felt he belonged most happily with his family who he had missed spending time with. After all the trials and challenges he had faced in the past week and most recently he had finally achieved that which he desired so much in his prior miserable state. Things truly appeared to be looking great for the Nord as well as his two best friends with the future ahead looking quite bright indeed.
To Be Continued
Well looks like we're finally here at the end of a colossal storyline which has been a series of months in the making. It truly cannot be understated how long it has been writing what with each chapter being larger than the last and this one is no exception with a grand total 11,963 words. Thank you to all of you fellow readers who have been immensely patient with my time spent writing this and the long periods between uploading it means a lot to me so thank you so much. This mini arc was truly one of a kind what with the mixing of the 2nd episode of Tpb season 1 and the bleak falls barrow questline plus other original written moments. Admittedly this chapter for the most part has been quite a fast paced one in the tomb based moments but that is understandable given the trios goal to get through it as fast as possible. Things appear to be getting interesting with Ricky regarding the mysterious chants coming from the shout embedded in the wall. For those of you play the game I imagine you know what this means and what lies ahead for our stubborn minded Nord in the future so I hope you look forward to that. Next time in the Skyrim misadventures we will be getting a Skyrim mixed version of the 3rd season 1 episode. In it we will see the tensions rise between our favourite trio and a certain bitter old supervisor looking to cause trouble with them. But until then I bid you a good day and stay tuned unto the next time.
