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Looks like we're getting closer to the end of arc 1 which in terms of a final chapter will be the 15th one. I am proud of the progress that I've made with this story in setting up the world of the TPB/Skyrimverse and its main cast of characters. I hope you yourselves have enjoyed the development and progression I have made. It's awesome knowing how much you guys like the story which in itself always helps inspire me to keep writing through tough writer blocks and all other challenges. Back to the chapter at hand things are really starting to pick up what with our loveable trio soon to be heading off to Whiterun. Where the beginnings of a entirely new stage in their life in Skyrim plus other revelations entirely await them there. Anyways onto this new part in the story.
Before The Storm
Outside of Rickys or rather his girlfriends home, only a certain amount of metres away stood a familiar Breton who stood leaning against the aged fence that lined the property. Julian had been standing for the past 10 minutes, his concentration slipping ever so slightly as he felt boredom overcoming him. All the while he took the occasional sip from his glass of ale. "How much fucking longer is Ricky gonna take" he thought internally. It had only been some time ago that the Nord had claimed to him that he would be out soon enough once he had gotten ready. The only sounds of progress he had heard since then was the occasional yells that sounded like they came from both Ricky and Lucy.
Suddenly he could heard the sounds of something approaching or rather the sound of an animal trotting as it pulled its carriage over to the house. Julian turned to face the vehicle which was driven by his friend Bubbles who manoeuvred the vehicle into a smooth park by the fences just lining the edge of the road.
"Hey Julian all ready for the trip!" Bubbles greeted enthusiastically with excitement at where they were travelling.
"You bet buddy" Julian replied as he glanced over at the exposed hilt of the steel war hammer holstered against his back plus the satchel with various stored goods strapped around his shoulder.
"How about Ricky you think hes just about packed?" Bubbles asked wondering just as to how the last member of their triumvirate was in terms of being ready.
Julian in response turned his head to the house where the Imperial received his answer coming from the yells in the household.
"My fuck they're blowing up a big fucking storm in there" Bubbles muttered in bewilderment as one of the shouts cut through the very awkward thick silence.
Inside the household Ricky and Lucy were deep in fierce argument that went right through the not so thick layered wooden walls of the home. By the doorway sat Rickys bag pack plus his Iron shield and steel sword.
"Ricky you've been back only a week and now you just wanna up and fucking leave again!" Lucy said angrily to the Nord who remained on the defensive in the verbal disagreements.
"Lucy I'm just going to Whiterun its not that fucking far" Ricky retorted as he defending his need to go on the trip.
"Yeah but how for long, how long will it be?" the Blond women inquired wanting to know every detail of what her lover had planned.
"Not that fucking long, it'll be a couple of days or maybe a week or some shit" Ricky replied not having a clue how long the frame of time the trio would be away for. Julian had not given him a specific amount of days which was understandable given the Breton himself didn't know.
"A week!, are you fucking kidding me!" Lucy shrieked practically infuriated by the implications of how long he would be away for.
"It might not be that long anyway Lucy, I could be back sooner" Ricky explained trying to soothe her angered state which did work to some extent.
"Why do you have to go, why can't Julian and Bubbles just go by themselves" Lucy replied in a calm tone.
"C'mon Lucy you know I do everything with those guys, besides I'm not missing out on whatever they are gonna do up there" the Nord said trying to get her to understand his reasons.
"Look Ricky we just got you back after a full fucking year and a half, now it seems like all you wanna do is leave again" Lucy accused not happy about him going.
"Lucy I'm not gonna be gone for long it'll just be for a short while, hell I'll fucking bring you back something nice" Ricky said his promise of a gift was enough to finally sway her opinion.
"Alright then, if thats what you wanna do I won't stop you" Lucy replied accepting his decision though with quite some reluctance. "Its just me and Trinity worry, all right".
"Well ya got nothing to worry about cause I'll promise you I'll be back soon" Ricky swore to the women who for the time being seemed to accept it.
"I hope so" Lucy said as she walked up to Ricky and shared a short minute kiss with him, in a farewell manner. After they broke contact with one another Ricky went over to his stuff which lay lazily by the wall. He sheathed his sword back in its holster, put his packs strap over his shoulder and slung his shield by its strap over his back. Following this the Nord walked through the lounges entry way and over to the front door where Trinity stood along with Sarah who hovered over the 8 year old in a protective parent like manner.
"I hope you come back soon dad" Trinity said with a smile that did little to hide the worry physically evident.
"Don't worry Trin I'll will back soon and when I am I'll have some gifts for you from the city" Ricky promised which instantly caused her to light up with joy at the excitement of having some new presents.
"Thanks dad I can't wait" the young girl exclaimed happily which brought a smile to the Nords face seeing how joyful his daughter was.
"In the meantime me and you are gonna have loads of fun while I look after you" Sarah said to Trinity wrapping her arms around the girls shoulders in an affectionate manner.
Ricky knowing that he had to head off opened up the door and stepped out into the environment of the outside world. The Nord turned to face Trinity and Sarah to say his final goodbye.
"Bye Trin" Ricky said waving to the girl who was a little upset to see him leave but held onto the firm belief that he would be back.
"Bye daddy" Trinity said as she waved back.
"Bye Ricky, make sure not to get your dumb ass killed out there" Sarah joked with a smirk.
"Yeah yeah right" Ricky grumbled to himself not as amused by the comment as he made his way to the front of the property where Julian and Bubbles stood along with the main transport.
"Ricky what took you so long, we're on a clock here, I wanna reach the city by the afternoon" Julian explained to the Nord stored his pack into the wooden compartment.
"Well forgive for me for wasting your fucking precious time I was busy dealing with Lucy in case you hadn't fucking 'noted' " Ricky retorted not caring for the Bretons structure regarding time management.
"Oh we did notice Ricky, in fact the whole fuck'n village probably heard you two going at it" Bubbles directed at the Nord who turned to face him with suprise.
"You guys could hear us" Ricky asked taken aback by the knowledge the sheer volume of his voice.
"Yeah we could Ricky, your walls aren't as fucking thick as you'd think" the Imperial replied.
"Well thats fucked I should probably get some better walls, that way no fucker can hear what I'm doing especially if its banging" Ricky declared as he vowed to himself to install some better sound proof walls. A promise he probably wouldn't wind up keeping given how short term his memory was on such minor tasks.
"Ricky I don't thicker walls are gonna help" Bubbles said though his comment went unnoticed by Ricky who climbed up into the compartment of the carriage and sat on the benches on the left side.
"C'mon lets get the fuck going boys!" Ricky yelled very eager to get the trip underway.
"Relax Rick we are gonna get going now" the Breton reassured as he made his way over to the back with Bubbles who hopped into wooden transport and sat down on the right bench directly facing Ricky. Julian placed his gear into a carefully strapped position along the middle floor, once he was finished up he made his way to the drivers position of the vehicle. Julian sat himself down into the seat and took the reins in his hands. Turning to face the two other members of the trio Julian addressed them wanting to know if they were ready to go or had any last minute things to do.
"You guys all good to go?" Julian inquired.
"Do you even need to fucking ask" Ricky mocked finding their decision to be incredibly obvious to the point that thinking otherwise was stupid.
"Alright Ricky just checkin in with ya" Julian replied as he took up the reins and got the horses all started up. The carriage began to move away from the property and back onto the main path through the village. They eventually arrived at the North village gate which fortunately for them was unlocked and open wide enough for them to pass through. The wagon passed through the gate and as they did found themselves awash in the open forest environment of Skyrim, the greenery passing by in various degrees as they drove by.
"Yeah boys we are officially on the fucking road to Whiterun!" Ricky yelled in excitement as he found the ride to be quite exhilaratingly especially with the particular destination in mind. Bubbles unable to resist the overwhelming joy let out a few cheers of his own. Julian all the while smiled at his friends antics as the carriage made it way further and further down the old forest road.
Several hours later the carriage had made it a little over two thirds of their entire journey so far. Julian remained as he had always been driving the carriage ever forwards with his control of the stallion pulling the vehicle at its current fast speed. Bubbles sat observing the wildlife around him whilst Ricky was taking occasional large gulps from his bottle of mead. The Nord wanting to grab some linen and weed to make a blunt stood up to grab the materials from his pack. On his way over to the pack which lay in the floor compartment Ricky accidentally tripped a bit after they went over a bump on the road. Accidentally causing him to tip his drink to a low angle, a lot of the liquid unfortunately landing all over Bubbles pants crotch area.
"Ricky what in the name of fucking Arkay are ya doing!" Bubbles demanded beyond angered at how he had just got part of his clothing wet.
"Don't blame me, blame those fucking bumps they're what caused me to do that shit" Ricky half ass excused once again taking the blame off of him though he wasn't entirely wrong in a certain sense.
"Whatever Ricky you need to learn to take some fuck'n responsibility for these things" Bubbles replied still feeling unhappy for what the Nord had done and still claimed not to be responsible for.
"Bubs you know me I don't understand that shit" Ricky said as he sat back down, looking over at Bubbles and particular part of his clohing he couldn't help but let loose a laugh. "Man it looks like you pissed yourself down there" Ricky laughed as he doubled over.
"What?!" Bubbles practically shrieked as he turned to look at the area of his pants affected by the liquor spillage. "Oh for fuck sakes" the Imperial grumbled as he could see how much resemblance it had to a pee stain and how someone could easily mistake it as.
Ricky only continued to laugh more heavily as Bubbles turned to him with a frown.
"Just you wait, when we get settled for the night I'm gonna wake you up with a nice fucking bucket of water" Bubbles warned knowing he was most definitely gonna get payback for what had just happened.
"Relax man I'm just fucking around" Ricky replied in a light hearted manner patting the Imperial on the back, Bubbles shaking his head in disbelief all the while.
Another 10 minutes passed by the point that the carriage had finally reached the end of the forest where lo and behold sat the great landscape of the Whiterun hold. Tundra plains spread as far and wide as the eye can see, various farms set up across it. The trio spotted the great city closing in the distance, great white walls of stone surrounding it from every turn. As the wagon made its way further down the road that led through the farm rich land Julian can spot a tall figure in the distance. As the vehicle got closer the Breton could see that it was a larger than normal humanoid clutching a very large club, he appeared to be engaged in combat with various other smaller figures.
It only took a closer inspection realise just what this man or creature was causing Julian to immediately bring the carriage to a rough halt. Unfortunately this sudden stop caused Ricky to drop the joint he was holding loosely in his hands falling apart as it lay on the ground.
"Julian what the fuck man why'd you make me drop my joint" Ricky complained not at all happy about its ruined predicament.
"Ricky get your sword and shield, Bubbles make sure to get your fucking spells ready" the Breton ordered very clear in his instructions to the two.
"What the fucks going on Julian why do I gotta get my sword huh, the fucks happening?" Ricky quizzed still somewhat frazzled and annoyed to what happened to his freshly rolled joint.
"Just fucking listen to me alright Ricky, we got something dangerous up ahead" Julian growled not all willing to deal with Rickys irritable nature, especially not now in this particular situation.
Heading the urgency and anxiety in the Bretons tone as he spoke Ricky immediately ended all question realising that they were in for quite a time regarding a potential deadly fight. The Nord now armed with his steel sword in his left hand and clutching the Iron shield in his right hopped out of the carriage. Julian and Bubbles were already standing outside the vehicle by the time the Nord had landed on two feet on the ground. The both of them well armed with their weapons in hand or in Bubbles case held two destruction spells at ready, one being a frostbite spell and the other flames.
The trio carefully made their way past the carriage up head where the sounds of the ongoing battle could now be heard in full blast. As they now had a closer view they could see what exactly the creature was that was causing the current commotions. The large hostile was a bearded giant who was stomping and clubbing away a group of warriors who fought against him whilst avoiding the swings of the giants wooden mace.
One of the warriors was a light armour wearing red haired women with green markings on her face, said markings taking the form of 3 claw marks. She appeared to be using the bow to fight the huge opponent from a distance which judging from the various arrows stuck in the creatures body had met the target. The second warrior was a burly man who had a heavy armour set on and wielded a two handed great sword which he used to combat the giant. The last of the fighters was another women with black hair and marking on the sides of her eyes plus down her chin. She fought the large foe with a sword, slashing in fast fury.
"Oh for fuck sakes we're dealing with one of those colossal cocksuckers" Bubbles moaned to himself not all happy at having to fight a Giant.
"Well hopefully it won't be that hard, we should be able to take this fucker by surprise and with the help of those other people finish him off" Julian said with confidence.
"Yeah it could go that way or you know we could get fuck'n flung into the sky" Ricky remarked very bluntly which him some glares from his friends which as you'd expect he didn't care for.
"Well we obviously don't want that to fucking happen Ricky" Bubbles commented annoyed at the Nord thanks to the very deadly scenario stuck in his mind.
"No we don't which is why we're gonna take him by surprise" Julian declared as he could see an opportune moment to strike now awaiting them. "Alright when I say prepare to fucking bumrush him, In 3,2,1!".
The Giant advanced towards the male warrior who back away out of reach and range of the very dangerous melee weapon it prepared for a mighty swing. Suddenly the Giant roared in pain as a certain war hammer wielding Breton smashed the back of his knee causing it to break. The massive creature turned to face the one who dared strike him, instead being met with a combined flames and frostbite spell attack that left him blinded and in a painful predicament.
Seeing that the Giant was distracted the man with a loud battle cry swung with a prepared power channeled charged slashed at the impacted leg of the monster. His great sword cleaved straight through the Giants already weakened knee, slicing the limb off. The big creature fell to its knees or rather its only knee with a cry of agony, roaring in anger at the pain it felt due to these attackers. Suddenly an arrow hit it directly in its left eye going right out the back of its head courtesy of the female archer, the shaft piercing through large humanoids brain which only ensured its demise.
The Giant toppled over and fell to the ground, its unmoving form sprawled quite a metre in distance. The two groups met each other on either side of the corpse, the trio locking gazes with this very skilled and armed band of warriors.
"Thank you for the assistance, because of you three we were able to dispatch the beast quickly before it could do more damage" the red haired woman said to the boys making it clear that she and her group were grateful for the help.
"No worries glad we were able to help you take that giant fuckwit down" Ricky replied his response gaining some non approval from Bubbles who shot him an irriatated glance.
"Ricky you didn't even attack the fucking thing, me and Julian did" Bubbles said to the Nord making it known that he shouldn't be claiming the most or any credit for the battle.
"Bubs it was a team effort" Ricky responded believing that all 3 of them regardless of actual participation deserved recognition as a whole, though it was clear how flawed his thought process was in general logic.
"Team fucking effort yeah right, You weren't even involved in the fucking team when we fought it" Bubbles stated as he continued to defend his point against the Nord.
"Bubbles it was team effort" Ricky replied restating his current belief.
Bubbles knowing he wouldn't get anywhere with arguing against Rickys stubborn pride ended the debacle though he continued to grumble inwardly. "Fucking team effort what a load of shit".
"Well regardless of non participants I can see from your display alone that you are quite an effective team in battle, a little rusty around the edges in skill but with proper training I imagine you all could be quite a set of fighters" the red haired warrior stated.
The triumvirate stood in awe of what was shown to be a compliment from an obviously high ranked fighter towards their fighting skills. Sure they received similar comments in the past but those were rare often overshadowed by the many negative statements about them. Julian was the first to break the silence as he spoke on behalf of his friends.
"Thank you we appreciate that you think that highly of us, though I have to admit you and the rest of your group are some pretty fucking great fighters as well" Julian replied humbled towards the understanding warrior who nodded her head as an acceptance of the thanks and commented respect for her fighting ability. "By the way who are you guys?".
"My name is Aela" Aela said identifying herself before turning to introduce her the two who stood on either side of her," the two others with me are Farkas and Ria, we are members of the companions".
The trio instantly took on looks of shock this most being evident with Bubbles whose already magnified eyes in his glasses widened even further. "Boys did you just hear what she said we are officially standing in the presence of some of the fucking companions themselves!" the Imperial exclaimed with excitement as he took on a very energetic state.
"So you've heard much of the tales and stories surrounding us" The companion on Aelas left Farkas remarked with intrigue.
"Its nice to meet some admirers of our warrior guild" the huntress said with an amused but well hearted smile at Bubbles clear excitable manner at meeting them.
"I've read all the fucking epic stories about the companions from the fuck'n days of Ysgramor to the present, its truly one hell of honour to meet you" Bubbles said trembling with nervousness and joy at meeting these legends. Julian put his hand on the Imperials shoulder to help calm his very frantic manner.
"Well I'm pleased to hear that, you know from what I've seen you and your friends could make a worthy addition to the companions,if you would like to join us" Aela inquired laying down quite the offer for the trio which unfortunately they had to decline given how they had different plans in mind for the visit. Though several of them namely Bubbles and Ricky felt somewhat conflicted given how awesome the offer sounded being apart of such a legendary band of warriors.
"We appreciate the offer but we're a little to busy at the moment, another time maybe" Julian replied giving the companion archer their answer.
"Of course, but should you ever wish to join up head to Jorrvaskr, once there you'll want to talk to Kodlak Whitemane, he'll judge whether your truly companion material or not" the huntress replied as she and her companions turned to head off what with the conversation at its end.
"It was nice meeting all of you, farewell and good luck with whatever lies ahead on your path" Aela said farewelling Ricky Julian and Bubbles who each said their goodbyes to the warriors who walked off further away into the distance of the nearby countryside.
The triumvirate made their way back to the carriage which sat on the side of road, the horse at the helm of it lazily sniffing the ground.
"It sucks we aren't able to join them right now, holy fuck it would be awesome being a member of the companions!" Bubbles commented as he felt guilt at going along with Julians answer at passing up the offer.
"I know but hey once we get this thing with Jarl done with and sometime after we get some of our business plans set up, you'll get to join up with them, that sound good buddy" the Breton reassured as he patted the man he considered a brother on the shoulder as a form of comfort.
"Yeah Julian it does" Bubbles replied though his tone remained a little dejected at missing out on the offer at the current moment.
Julian in a quick checkover looked at the back compartment of the carriage to see if any of the contained content's had been stolen to which they hadn't been thankfully. Satisfied he made his way to the front and once again took ahold of the reins thus gaining control of the vehicle. He waited for Ricky and Bubbles to get themselves settled in before with nods of confirmation got the wagon going again.
The horse driven carriage made its way further down the road getting ever and ever closer to the large city of Whiterun. The entrance soon came in sight as they carriage rode up to the city gates.
On either side of the massive wooden gated entrance stood two guards adorned in the typical garments of the law enforcement of the region. This being a yellow cloth slash scaled vest that complimented itself as the standard guard armour set. Each guard held a yellow wooden shield with a painted motif of horse head that acted as regions signature insignia.
One of the guards upon immediately catching sight of the carriage coming rapidly towards the entrance yelled out. "Halt!, the cities closed with the dragons about, official business allowed only" the guard stated very precisely and clear to the wagon which halted.
"What the fuck is this bullshit!" Ricky spat angrily beyond mad as thoughts of their trip being for nothing began to cause agitation for his mind.
"Ricky calm the fuck down I got this handled" Julian hissed to the Nord so that he wouldn't cause a scene with his rage, the Breton then turned to address the guard. "We're here to deliver a message to the Jarl concerning news about Helgen".
"Yeah its about the fuck'n dragon attack there" Bubbles added hoping that the guard would see that they were there on what the law saw as official business and allow them entry.
"Hmmmm, well if what you say is true than Jarl will need to hear of this immediately" the guard replied before turning to his fellow who he quietly had a word with before turning to face the trio again. "Alright we'll allow you in but I suggest you hurry to Dragonsreach with all haste, oh and make sure to park you wagon with the others at the side of the wall.
The guards then proceeded to unlock and open up the gate allowing the carriage to pass through the gates which were quick to shut behind them. Julian a few metres past the gate quickly saw a long line up of various empty wagons and carriages lining the exterior of the south side wall. With quick and precise manoeuvring he found an empty space between two aged wooden transports near the end which he parked in. Now having a place to keep their wagon the trio unloaded their gear and unhooked their horse from the reins that kept him connected to the vehicle. Allowing the animal to roam free
As they walked away from the vehicle line up the group was finally now able to fully take in the sights and splendour of the large bustling city around. A place they had not seen in many years, one that seemed familiar yet held enough differences to really show the change in the time that had gone by. From where they stood they could see the various houses and cottages that were spread across the hilltop the settlement stood on. They could see the market place where various stores and even some inns surrounded its perimeter.
Despite being quite far they could also catch a glimpse of what they could see was a large wooden hall which they immediately knew to be Jorvasskr the home of the companions. This was even made more so by what lay next to it, Dragonsreach a grand palace which held quite a history to it. This was where their main objective lied with going up there and delivering as message to the Jarl himself.
"Looks like we're finally here boys" Ricky commented with an excited tone especially what with the anticipation of what they were gonna do next.
"Yeah we are Rick, man its been quite since we've been here" Julian said as he felt some waves of nostalgia hit him upon looking at various structures they hadn't seen in years, such as the forge that was positioned some distance from them.
"So what are we gonna do boys?" Bubbles asked with curiosity given he did know some of what they were doing but interested if there was a whole day schedule planned encompassing more than thought.
"Well first we gotta get this horse dropped off at the stables so he can be looked after during our stay, then we'll go get this shit with Jarl over and done with" the Breton declared to his two friends who listened with a keen ear or half of one given Rickys random zone outs. "After thats done we'll pay for a room at the inn and finally I'm thinking we'll look around for some business opportunities that'll pay a decent amount".
"That sounds like quite a good plan Julian it'll take up the rest of the day thats for fucking sure" Bubbles noted as it was now in the time range of the afternoon.
Julian beamed happy that the Imperial was gonna go along with before turning to Ricky, "You good with how we're gonna spend the day there Rick?".
"Eh why not I mean theres fuck all else we can do anyway" Ricky replied giving a not so assuring answer though Julian accepted it none the less as the Nord being on board.
"Well I'm glad you guys are with me on this, now lets get this horse to the stables" Julian said as he and trio made their way over to the stables with the horse in tow behind them being lead by Bubbles with a rope.
10 minutes later they had finished up at the stables confident that Alvors stallion would be well looked after by the stable boys who were paid quite a sum by Julian. The triumvirate walked deeper up hill into town passing the various stores and places around them. Eventually after sometime reaching an area that sat at the foot of a set of stone steps that led to the Jarls residence. Some feet away from them was a shrine with a statue of a godlike figure as its defining feature.
In front of the statue stood robed man who appeared to be loudly preaching and praising the statue, proclaiming it as Talos. The boys were well aware of who he was referring to, knowing of the so called 9th divine, god of governance and creator of the empire. The Zealot seeing the trio pass by decided to call out to them.
"Hello my friends my name is Heimskr, do you wish to hear knowledge about mighty Talos?" Heismkr asked intrigued if these people would listen to his passionate rant about his glorious god.
Bubbles in a shared feeling with Julian opted to politely decline not wanting to get involved in whatever religion dilemma was wrapped in the speech, especially given certain incidents in the past relating to the subject." Look sir we appreciate it but we really don't-".
"Yeah man fucking lay it on us" Ricky said interrupting Bubbles who gave him a glare which the Nord did not care for at all in the slightest. He was curious to hear much about the deity that was held in such a high regard amongst his people and particularly with his dad Ray who knew much about him but hadn't shared much with him.
"Very well in mortal life Talos was a Nord possessed of unmatched tactical skill, limitless wisdom and the power to see into mens hearts" Heimskr said to Ricky who listened with keen intent fascinated by the tale while Julian and Bubbles stood to the side wanting to go. "Talos mastered the power of the voice and with it he united the lands of men into a single empire".
"Damn he sounds like quite a fucking 'legend gary' guy" Ricky added being absorbed in the epic nature of Heimskrs tale about Talos, not aware of his misspelling that was noticed by both Julian and Bubbles.
"Indeed he was, Talos had various names, Tiber Septim was one a name he was known by in the southern lands, the believers here in Skyrim still honour him by his true proper name" Heimskr stated as he finished up his spiel to the latter. "So great was his reign in life that when he was ascended to the heavens he was made lord of the divines, sadly such great deeds have not prevented his worship from being 'outlawed'" Heimskr said his end point practically being spat with pure venom.
Ricky upon hearing this frowned with annoyance, he remembered his dad telling about how the worship of the particular divine was being banned for some dumb reason by the authority of empire. "Why in the flying fuck did they outlaw it?".
"Ricky I think its time we head off" Julian said as he knew that the conversation was taking a particularly ugly turn in subject, though this went unnoticed by the Talos discussers.
"I'll tell you why because our emperor is a coward!, thats right I said coward!" Heimskr practically announced to the world with his bold shouts throughout the square that went noticed by various bystanders.
Julian and Bubbles were shocked by the mans sudden challenging outbursts, this being most apparent on Bubbles who as taken aback by the mans lack of fear of even the emperor himself and any opposing authority who would have him killed for such so called treason. The Imperial and Breton quickly felt uncomfortable as they found themselves under the scrutiny of the various spectators who to them in their paranoid minds could be secretly working for the empire or worse the Dominion.
Meanwhile Heimskr continued his degrading speech to Ricky who now had begun to have a respect for the preacher who shared a similar disregard for the same kind of douchebag authority like he did. "The damn fool agreed to banish Talos worship at the tip of an Aldmeri sword, they called it the white cord concordant, well I call it blasphemy".
"I agree that fucking treaty is a crock of shit, thats what my dad said to me about the fucking thing" Ricky said in agreement with Heimskr who beamed at him pleased to have found something of a like mindedness to a degree.
"Than your father is a wise man, a true son of the empire would never have turned his back on the greatest hero who ever lived like our 'dear' emperor has!" the preacher ranted passionately showing his distaste for the misguided leader. "Cyrodil is a long way from here and in Skyrim we will never forsake mighty Talos!" Heimskr declared raising his fist high as he did it as an extreme gesture of defiance, Ricky nodding along.
"Thank you we appreciate your very open words but we should probably get the fuck going we're late for an important manner" Bubbles said respectively both schedule wise and also for personal reasons regarding the particular situation.
"Well then I'll let you go, farewell and may the great Talos watch over you" Heimskr said saying goodbye to the trio who said their own back.
The triumvirate proceeded to make their way up the steps to the palace of Dragonsreach where the main reason for coming to the city lay in mind.
"Ricky what the hell were ya thinking getting in something crazy like open Talos worship with that loony guy" Bubbles criticised.
"Bubs Heimskr actually a pretty fucking cool guy its the empire thats fucked up with their dumb laws, theres nothing crazy about a little worship" the Nord said defending his prior actions which his two friends could understand but were dangerous given the current political environment of Skyrim.
"No Ricky it is nuts to go around preaching in public, if certain fucks heard about it we would have the Thalmor so far up our ass we'd eventually be back at the chopping block again" Julian explained letting the Nord know why he was so anxious about the prior event as.
"Julian who gives two shits about the fucking altmer dicks, don't you remember how we kicked the last cockhead thalmor out of the village" Ricky replied recalling their mini conflict with Cyrus barely a week ago.
"Ricky Cyrus wasn't even apart of the Dominion he was just a random fucking asshole who took control of the village" Bubbles interjected correcting Rickys last point, "believe me when I say you don't wanna deal with the real thing coming at ya".
"Maybe I do maybe I don't I honestly don't give a fuck about those dumb cocksuckers, they can come and attack all they want I will fucking kill everyone of them" Ricky responded showing just how stubborn his mindset was in the discussion.
"Ricky don't be so fucking stupid" Julian chastised sick of hearing the exaggerated violent nonsense that Ricky was starting to go on about.
"Oh great time to receive a fucking lecture from the big smart Julian and his fancy word type shit" Ricky mocked quickly getting on the Bretons nerves who gave him an angered look.
"Fuck off Ricky I don't have time for your dumb shit so I'm only gonna warn you fucking once" the Breton said pointing his finger at the Nord who just shot him a daring look that only incited more of an arguement.
"Boys will ya calm down nows not the time to start arguing cause we're finally here" Bubbles added intervening to stop what could have escalated into a full blown argument as they came within sight the two massive doors that opened the way into Dragonsreach. The triumvirate entered through the doors finding themselves within the warm and merry interior of the palace. The walls themselves were lined with various trophies and weapons, the lighting of the room was cast in an ominous glow courtesy of the roaring fireplace.
Way at the very back wall of the hall, underneath a large skull hung high above was a blond bearded middle aged Nord who sat on his throne heavily involved with a discussion with an armoured women. The 3 knew that this man must be the Jarl Balgruuf given his obvious stature of power being physically emanated from his posture alone plus his seat of honour and authority.
The trio attempted to make their way closer to the Jarl himself but was halted by a heavily armoured Dunmer women who glared at the boys with distrust so clearly evident in her narrowed red eyes. "Whats the meaning of this interruption, Jarl Balgruuf is not receiving visitors" she stated to the startled group some of which kept their eyes on the Dunmers drawn sword.
"Whoah whoah chill the fuck out we're just here to give him an important message" Ricky hotly replied not all happy about the angry attitude he was having to deal with from this women.
"No I will not 'chill the fuck out' as housecarl it is my duty to protect the Jarl and his people from all dangers" the Dunmer explained as her intensified glare left Ricky and took in all the members of the triumvirate. "You have my attention, please explain yourselves".
"Look we were told by a friend to warn the Jarl about the fucking dragon attack in Helgen" Julian revealed to Dunmer women who showed little reaction to the news though there to an expert of body language there were some hints of surprise.
"You know about Helgen, the Jarl will want to speak to you all personally, approach" She replied allowing them permission to talk to the man in charge of the entire region that they lived within.
Julian, Ricky and Bubbles made their up to the Jarls throne, the man himself Balgruuf has just finished his prior conversation and now his attention was on the trio.
"So you 3 were at Helgen, you saw the Dragon with your own eyes?" Jarl Balgruuf queried intrigued by whatever useful information this odd group of individuals could offer him on the incident.
"We saw the dragon burn the village to the ground, it was a fucking shitshow that we barely managed to escape with our lives" Julian explained to the Jarl leaving out certain details that may cause trouble like the parts where they were going to be executed by the empire.
"By Ysmir Irileth was right!" Balgruuf exclaimed as his face expressed shock at the fact that the dragon attack was true. The Jarl then turned to address a robed bald man who stood to the left of the throne. "What do you say now Proventus?, shall we continue to trust in the strength of our walls against the might of a dragon?".
The man referred to as Proventus looked away meekly as he realised the falseness of his earlier bold claims.
"My lord we should send troops to patrol the area around Riverwood at once" the Dunmer suggested to her liege who now gazed upon her, "its in the most immediate danger if a dragon is lurking in the mountains" she added.
"The Jarl of Falkreath will see it as a provocation!, he'll assume we are preparing to join Ulfrics side and attack him" Proventus interjected.
"Enough!" the Jarl yelled as he was quick to put an end to the pointless debate. "I will not stand idly by as a dragon burns my hold and butchers my people" Balgruuf said laying down his firm duty to the people of the region. He then turned to face his housecarl with strict instructions, "Irileth send a detachment to Riverwood immediately".
"Yes my Jarl" Irileth replied with utmost obedience.
"If you would excuse me I'll return to my duties" Proventus said taking his leave.
"That would be best" Jarl Balgruuf answered back before turning to face the trio who had been standing quietly or rather fidgety in Rickys case though he was quick to cut it out once the Jarl addressed them again." Thank you for delivering this message to me you've done a great service to Whiterun and I won't-".
Suddenly the doors to Dragons swung open capturing everyones attention as a single guard who walked in with much urgency.
"What is the meaning of this!" the Jarl demanded concerned by the state of this soldier in front of him.
"My lord I've come from the watchtower with terrible news" The guard said with much anxiety and dread in his tone plus body language.
"What is it?" Balgruuf asked wondering just what had befallen such a key structure in his realm.
"A dragon has appeared a the watchtower, I witnessed it happen" The guard stated his reveal bring much gasps of surprise and shock from the courtroom. Ricky, Julian and Bubbles gasped wondering if this was the very same dragon they had encountered in Helgen. Flashbacks already going through their minds on the destruction the beast had wrought on the settlement with its flames and blasts of unspeakable power.
"Are you sure it was a dragon?" Jarl Balgruuf quizzed wanting to be absolutely sure that there was in fact a previously thought to be extinct creature now nearby the city.
The guard sadly nodded before opening up more on his tale of fear and dread, "we saw it coming from the south, it was fast… faster than anything I've ever seen".
"What did it do, did it attack the watchtower?" the Jarl asked pressing the man so as to know if there had been any casualty's or devastating results caused by the beast.
"No my lord it was just circling overhead when I left, I never ran so fast in my life… I-I thought it would come after me for sure" the guard said.
"Good work son, we'll take it from here" Balgruuf said reassuring the traumatised soldier, "head down to the barracks for some food and rest you've earned it".
The guard gave a nod of appreciation to the Jarl kindness in allowing him some time off to recuperate, with that the man headed off straight to the barracks.
Balgruuf then turned to face Irileth who was standing at the ready awaiting his next set of instructions, "Irileth you'd better gather some men and get down there" he ordered.
"It will be done" Irileth replied as she nodded her head in obligation to her liege and proceeded to walk off to go get a group ready to combat the dragon.
Jarl Balgruuf once he had finished his order now addressed the trio who had mainly stood quiet throughout all the drama in the hall. "Theres no time to stand on ceremony my friends I need your help again, I want you to go with Irileth and help her fight this dragon" Balgruuf said to the trio who were surprised that he wanted them to help.
"You really think we'll be of any help?" Bubbles asked curious as to why the Jarl himself believed they could be capable of helping defeat this seemingly gargatuan level threat.
"I do, the three of you survived Helgen, so you have more experience with dragons than anyone else here" the Jarl said to the trio showing his reasons why he wanted them to aid in the battle against the dragon.
"To be honest we really didn't do much to stop it from razing Helgen to the fucking ground" Julian added with pure honesty on their inability to really go up against such a powerful foe.
"Be that as it may something tells me that you and your group do have the strength to combat this dragon, I believe you may yet emerge victorious" Balgruuf said to the very deeply conflicted group who were honoured by his kind words and faith in them especially given it came from the man in charge of the whole region
"Thank you Jarl we appreciate it a lot, we won't let you down" Julian replied on behalf of the group, trying his best to remain confident though on inside he was anything but at the prospect of facing the dragon.
Balgruuf responded with a nod of understanding as the boys turned to leave Dragonsreach, once out the doors and respectively out of the Jarl sight they began to discuss their current predicament.
"Okay boys this is getting way more fucky than we thought I mean it was supposed to be delivering a simple fucking message not fighting a god damn dragon" Ricky said making it clear where he stood on the dilemma not happy at the thought of what they were gonna do.
"Ricky the Jarl himself wants us to do it man you don't just disobey it, thats a really good fucking way to go to jail" Bubbles countered trying to get the Nord to understand.
"Well sorry for not wanting us to go and get mauled or get burned to death by a fucking flying lizard" the Nord replied with not at all subtlety involved in his sarcasm.
"Besides we owe it to them to kill it" Julian added the Breton making it clear why he himself was determined to kill the creature whilst Ricky shot him a puzzled look not getting his point.
"Whose them, if your talking about the people here we don't owe anyone here shit" Ricky replied his point being rather selfish in nature but understandable view given his narrow minded nature at barely knowing the people of the city.
"I'm talking about the people we care about Ricky" Julian said his point taking the Nord off guard as is full attention was fixated on the Breton. "Rick you think the fucking dragons just gonna stop after he kills all the innocent people in this city, nah man he's gonna go for Riverwood next, Lucy, Trin, Ray all our friends will be in danger if that happens".
The Nords eyes began to widen as he realised that if left unchecked the dragons rampage would eventually reach his home and his family would be caught in the crosshairs of the beast.
"You understand what I'm talking about now right Ricky" Julian said to the latter who now held an expression of worry as he looked at the Breton.
"Yeah man… I guess I do" Ricky responded.
"Good, look I know you guys are fucking terrified out of your minds I am too, but don't worry we're gonna pull through this like all the fucked up times we've been through" Julian said trying to get their hopes up with reassurance that he, Ricky and Bubbles were gonna survive the battle yet to come. "I admit we've never been up against something like this I mean up until a week ago those ancient fucks were thought to be dead but now they're back and it looks like we gotta be the ones to deal with them, the odds seemed to be against us but I know we're gonna prove them wrong and win".
This short speech was affective to a certain degree in inspiring them to take up arms, though their nerves remained somewhat unchanged especially at the prospect of the coming fight.
The group went back to their carriage where Bubbles went to collect a certain staff he felt would be quite a useful asset in the battle with the dragon. After this and checking their weapons were in prime fighting condition they went to stand over by the gate where they waited for Irileth plus a squad of guards to arrive.
About a few minutes later the Dunmer housecarl arrived with a small troop behind her, "Ah I see that your here good, I was wondering if one of you would show up" Irileth commented her last point obviously being directed at a certain Nord.
"Why would you think that, I'm not a fucking coward" Ricky replied not all happy about the insult that he knew was projected at him.
"Coward no, hotheaded imbecile is a more just description" Irileth countered back with a slight smug tone that annoyed him.
"Ha ha yeah your so fucking funny, not go fuck off" the Nord retorted in a very angered manner to the women whose demeanour quickly became furious.
"I would watch that tongue of yours lest you find it removed someday" Irileth threatened her enraged eyes burrowing into Rickys uncaring ones, hand clutching tightly around her drawn sword.
The Nord was about to respond with another angry comment but was cut off by Julian, "you and your men ready to go?" the Breton asked shifting the conversation around before it could escalate.
"Indeed we are" Irileth said in a calmer tone before turning to the troop behind her, "we are going to take back the tower and we shall do it as true warriors!" the housecarl yelled to her soldiers who cheered back at her with loud yells. Irileth after having roused the troops morale turned to face the trio. "Now that you have your answer it is time we should be off, the dragon awaits" she stated before she and her small army proceeded marched through the gates that parted for them.
"Well boys I guess this is it" Bubbles said as he plus the boys followed along with them shaking all the while at the thought of the life threatening battle that was about to commence.
"Yeah it is but I know we're gonna make it, I fucking promise you that" Julian said to the Imperial whose shoulder he held with his hand as comforting gesture to ease his friends tension. To which it did.
"Yeah if Irileth doesn't get us all fucking killed" Ricky grumbled to himself as he and the boys followed the band of soldiers back out into the outskirts of Whiterun.
A short while later the regiment stumbled across the ruins of what was once the grand outpost that was the central watchtower, the walls were in ruin and much of the remains left standing were still burning.
"My god looks like the cocksucker fucking devastated the area" Bubbles exclaimed his eyes went wide at the horrific sight of destruction before him, his two friends standing staring in a similar fashion at the sight before them.
"No signs of any dragon right now, but it sure looks like hes been here" Irileth noted as the evidence of his appearance being made clear in the remains of a destroyed tower that only one creature could be responsible for. "Spread out and look for any survivors, we need to know what we're dealing with!" the Dunmer ordered, "also watch yourselves so you don't wind up killed, that goes double for you!".
"Sure whatever!" Ricky replied back quickly annoyed by the tease towards him about seeming incompetent, "I really love that we're being bossed around by miss fuckhead over here".
"Ricky will you try to get along shes honestly not the bad" Julian said hoping Ricky would soon bring his verbal fights with Irileth to an end.
"Thats cause she doesn't act as much of an asshole to you and Bubs" Ricky replied believing that her behaviour towards him was biased on purpose regarding dislike.
Meanwhile Bubbles headed towards the tower to help search for any remaining survivors, it didn't take long for one to announce his presence to him. "No get back! its still here somewhere!, Hroki and Tor just got grabbed when they made a run for it!" the clearly frightened soldier warned.
Suddenly a loud roar could be heard in the distance, one that sounded familiar to a certain pair of 3 individuals who remembered the very same sound before their attempted execution. Everyone looked up to see a giant reptilian beast flying towards at a very rapid speech, his wings beating the very air with loud booming vibrations.
"Kynareth save us here he comes again" yelled the watchtower guard.
"Despair fools!, for I Mirmulnir am the end of you all!" the dragon who introduced himself as Mirmulnir roared as he closed in the distance between himself and this new prey.
Ricky could only stare in absolute shock as he heard the dragon talk, for some reason unlike the others who could only hear some strange language coming from the beast he could hear the creatures dialogue being said in the common tongue.
Julian was quick to pull him out of his stupor as the two ran behind behind some large boulders as a form of cover, the vast majority of the guards along with Irileth had the same idea as them.
Unfortunately the few soldiers that had stayed out in the open would not have a kind fate as the dragon landed next to them shaking the very ground beneath him. The winged monstrosity immediately set right to work slaughtering these sheep that dare stood before him. The majority of the poor guards were scorched to death by the intense torrent of flame that shot from Mirmulnirs mouth.
The last of the guards attempted to attack the creature to which it retaliated with a brutal chomp as his jaws clamped around the mans upper body, splitting in half. Mirmulnir swallowed the upper half of body whole letting the lower fall from his mouth. "I had forgotten what fine sport you mortals provide" Mirmulnir laughed wickedly about the men whose lives he had just ended.
"Man that fucking Mirmulnir dick has gotta be one of the most fucked up assholes" Ricky muttered as he heard the depraved rant coming from the vile dragon.
"Ricky what the hell are you talking about, how do you know that dragons name?" Julian questioned surprised that Ricky claimed he knew what it was saying,
"Can't you hear?, he's not being very quiet about what a piece of shit he is" Ricky replied wondering why Julian didn't understand what he was talking about.
"I can't understand a fucking thing he saying in whatever fucked up language he's using, so please tell me how the hell you can" the Breton said confused as to why Ricky knew what the dragon was speaking.
Ricky looked at him strangely, why was it he could hear the Dragon speak as fluently as any human being yet to Julian he was talking in some unknown dialect. This was getting really weird, it reminded him of the chants only he could hear coming from the glowing wall word up in bleak falls barrow.
The dragon opened its mouth wide let loose a round fire that erupted from its maw towards the boulders causing them to rapidly heat up and burn. Having no choice Ricky and Julian backed way from the boulders entering the sight of Mirmulnir who had just finished his fire breath. The Breton and the Nord drew their weapons as the dragon marched his way over to them.
What the beast was unaware of was a ball of pure flame that was flying straight at the dragons head, upon impact it caused quite an fiery explosion that blinded and caused Mirmulnir much pain as he angrily screeched.
"Nows your chance boys fuck this ugly bastard up!" Bubbles yelled tightly clutching his staff with his two his hands, prepare to charge up another fire bolt.
Ricky and Julian charged the monster with full fury the Nord immediately slashing at it legs which were indeed quite vulnerable causing it to roar in pain. As it quickly regained control of its vision seeing Rickys painful strikes it attempted to bite his head off. The Nord quickly fell on his back to avoid the chomp to which Mirmulnir only to his disappointment tasted the empty air. Seeing its vulnerability Julian with a powerful two handed strike struck a painful blow towards the dragons mouth, knocking several of its teeth out.
Mirmulnir reared his head up in agony as he screamed his pain and anger to the skies. Once he recovered the furious dragon turned his head to the Breton plus his most aggravating Nord friend ready to incinerate them to ash once and for all. Another fire bolt hit his head causing him to roar in pain from intense pain from the explosion. Not wanting to give his enemies another chance to strike while vulnerable he projected himself back into the air, the sheer force from the flap of his wings causing his two enemies to stagger back.
"Foolish mortals!, Mirmulnir will never fall to men!" the Dragon yelled as he took to the skies again, encircling the area bellow him as readied for his next devastating strike.
"Boys get the fuck over here quickly!" the Imperial yelled out to the two who quickly ran to his position which was inside the ruins of the watchtower. Once inside the temporary cover space they walked over to Bubbles who stood beside Irileth and the rest of the guards.
"Are you guys okay?" Bubbles asked with much concern and worry towards the state of his friends wellbeing, especially after the fight they just had with very deadly and now enraged dragon
"We're okay Bubs" Julian reassured with a smile as he softly patted the very nervous Imperial on the back.
"Yeah we're fine man" Ricky said to Bubbles whose watery eyes seemed to glow with happiness at the fact that two people he considered his family were okay.
"Good I'm glad that ya are I was so fucking worried!" the Imperial explained which his friends understood given the terror and suspense of the prior situation.
A deafening roar of anger could be heard outside, the very walls shook of the ruin as a certain outside force began to rock it causing certain stones and age old dust to fall to the floor.
"The beast is relentless, I imagine its coming back now to finish us all off once and for all" Irileth remarked as she knew what the shaking meant.
"Does anyone have a plan to counter it" one of the guards asked with curiosity in his tone, his question something that was on all their minds regarding driving Mirmulnirs next assault. Unfortunately it seemed most didn't have much in mind regarding a more structured idea of how to go about it, save one and out of everyone he was the most unexpected.
"I think I know how we're gonna fight that Mirmulnir fuck off and even finally kill that shithead" Ricky spoke to the small crowd in front of him who he had now gained full attention.
"Well if you have a idea in mind, please share with us" Irileth said to the Nord all open to this newly proclaimed idea for a fighting strategy that could supposably defeat the beast.
"Yeah tell us Ricky" Julian spoke to the Nord wondering what his friend had in mind.
Ricky then proceeded to explain his plan of attack or rather counter attack to the group who saw the benefits in such step by step procedure. One that did hold merit given it decreased much of a chance of casualty though there was a small likely hood of it happening. But they did not have much of choice given the dragon would soon be upon them with hellish wrath descended from the skies.
With everything and everyone in position Ricky now stood atop the watchtower, his gaze focused on Mirmulnir who descended towards him with a murderous urge gleaming in his evil eyes. The dragon eventually stopped just a metre away from the Nord, remained hovering in the air not moving at all in the slightest as it stared at this cocky individual.
"Yeah I'm here you slimy fuck what are you gonna do about it" Ricky mocked as he kept his stare on the creature, his signature wide smirk infuriating and confusing Mirmulnir.
The dragon gazed at this ignorant and yet unafraid human with curiosity. There was something more to him that could be felt by the Dovah, a familiar energy that he could feel emanating from the Nord. Mirmulnir would have to ponder this for later but for now it was time to finally snuff out the light that was this mans life. "You are a brave fool but now is where you die, know that YOUR DEFEAT BRINGS ME GREAT HONOUR!".
"Now!" Ricky yelled as he ducked to the ground, the dragon was too late to notice that behind the Nord a few steps bellow on the staircase were a bunch of archers. The group immediately fired a volley of arrows straight at him, some pierced his wings and others made their marks on his body. One lucky shot struck Mirmulnir straight in his left eye taking it out, the dragon let loose a series of pain screech's as he flailed wildly through the air.
Bubbles contributed to the range attacks firing a firebolt from his halfway depleted magical staff at the dragons left wing claw, upon impact it majorly hurt it. The pain and damage of his left wing forced Mirmulnir to land where he was immediately assaulted by a massive group led by Julian and Irileth. The group sliced and chopped at the dragons body causing quite a series of wounds as they attacked with the intent of putting it down.
Mirmulnir now filled with complete fury and anger at the pain caused by these insects swatted Irileth plus some soldiers away from him with his claws. Ricky and Bubbles ran to aid in the fight, seeing the monster launch a jet of flame from his mouth burning some of the soldiers alive. The dragon after caught sight of Julian who along with several others were trying to make their way to some nearby large boulders for cover.
Bubbles seeing that Julian was about immediately leapt into action activating one of his newest spells he had practiced a day earlier, a restoration spell known as lesser ward. Just as dragon shot his fire breath straight at the Breton Bubbles summoned the ward using the magical shield to block the flames. Despite its effectiveness he wouldn't be able to hold it for long given the strain and pain in his arms caused by blocking the destructive force arrayed against him.
Luckily though Bubbles wouldn't have to hold it as long as he and Julian closed the distance between them and the desired cover immediately getting behind. As soon as they were behind cover Bubbles ended the spell, his magicka was drained and his arms were very very sore with some muscles feeling like they were torn.
The angered dragon roared in frustration that his victim had gotten away from, suddenly he felt something slice at him causing him to growl in irritation. Looking down he could see the obnoxious Nord from earlier stab him in the lower body. Acting quickly it slammed Ricky to the ground with his claw, Julian and Bubbles upon witnessing this found their blood went cold as they saw their best friend at the mercy of this genocidal dragon.
"You…,you are quite a worthy sport but unfortunately I don't have time for games, the master has given me his orders and I shall fulfill them, very soon he will rule again" Mirmulnir said to Ricky who found himself confused by what the dragon was saying to him.
As his eyes trailed around him he saw Bubbles was preparing another fire bolt, the Nord knew he had to buy him some time. "I don't know what or who the fuck your master is but I promise he's gonna share the same fucked up trip down to hell you are" Ricky insulted.
Mirmulnir stared at him agitated that he had dared to insult Ald-, the dragon froze in shock beyond bewildered by what had just happened. "How did a lowly human understand a word he had said and what he had spoke about his master, it didn't make sense unless.…". The dragon looked at the still struggling defiant man with a concentrated gaze. At last he understood now why the energies flowing from the Nords being were familiar, he had felt it once before so very long ago. The dragon known as Mirmunlnir now understood what or who the being in front of him was, "Dovahkin….".
An explosion suddenly erupted across his face caused by a unexpected fire bolt projected at him by Bubbles utilising his staff. Mirmulnir instantly reared back in pain, as he did he exposed his neck for a certain now freed Nord. Released from the grip of the beasts claw Ricky sliced at the dragons neck, causing it to shriek in pain as blood spilled from the cut.
"Fucking die you prick!" Ricky yelled with primal fury as he continued relentlessly slashing once more at the neck, eventually completely decapitating Mirmulnir whose head flew several feet in the air, landing close by. The now deceased dragons body toppled over spasming as it nerves went crazy, after some time the corpse would stop now laying completely still.
Ricky stood adrenaline coursing through him over the beasts corpse, his clothes soaked in the blood of it though he hardly cared. Behind him he could hear his friends shouts though it was hard to concentrate given the shakiness of the world around him.
"Rick are you alright bud?" Julian asked concerned for his friend wellbeing, to which Ricky returned with a weak nod.
Bubbles made his way to the Nord his tone very excited and full of joy, "that was fucking awesome Ricky!, you were like one of those fuck'n legendary heroes in stories the way you chopped the head off that bastard" the Imperial raved with hyped up enthusiasm.
Ricky despite his state mustered a smile towards Bubbles entertaining rant.
"How do you feel man" Julian asked with a genuine smile which was brought on the by shared sense of victory in the air of defeating a most terrifying foe.
"Like I need to get really fucking high and drunk tonight" Ricky responded bluntly about what his intentions concerning celebrations later on. The Nord turned to look to see Irileth and what was left of her troop approaching the trio.
"It appears I may have misjudged you, you may yet have the makings of a true warrior at heart" Irileth said keeping up her usual dead pan though there appeared to be something of an apologetic tone in her voice.
"Thank you… I guess" Ricky replied accepting her words rather awkwardly, not being used to such occurrences where the other person admitted their wrongs to him.
"Uh everyone I hate to interrupt this amazing moment but…" Bubbles interjected awkwardly as he brought to attention as very weird and disturbing phenomenon. Mirmulnirs corpse was dissolving, soon after it started glowing and even stranger the energy began to transfer over to Ricky.
"Boys what the fucks happening to me!" Ricky yelled as he felt pure power flowing through him, a power that felt similar to a certain word of power. Everyone stood in shock of the beyond normal event that was happening. After a short while the process ended and the glow faded, behind Ricky the corpse of Mirmulnir was now nothing more than a skeleton stripped of all flesh, organs and skin.
"Ricky you okay?" Bubbles asked the now very bewildered Nord who stood checking himself over to see if much physically changed to which it didn't. Mental wise though there was something strange as a certain word he remembered from the falls now echoed very strongly in his mind.
"I don't know Bubs my bodies fine but theres something fucked in my brain, Theres this word called Fus!" Ricky said his last word ending in a loud shout that sent a powerful blast towards Julian knocking him over.
"What the fuck are you doing Ricky" Julian asked getting back up to his feet with bewilderment clear in facial expression.
"I don't know man somethings fucking wrong with me" Ricky muttered to himself clearly surprised by the reveal of this hidden power he had no idea he possessed at all.
"Its just like that undead Draugr dick, he used his fucking voice to blast people" Bubbles said remembering how the Draugr Overlord has used the very same power against the trio.
"I can't believe it your…. Dragonborn" one of the guards said to Ricky, his voice filled with shock.
"Dragon what?, the fuck are you going on about?" Ricky quizzed confused by the title given by the man and that he understood what his current condition was about. Bubbles mind instantly began to race as he remembered the book in Helgen and what Hadvar had said about the legendary figure. He wished he had researched more into it given the mythological person had just turned out to be Ricky.
"In the very oldest tales, back from when there still were dragons in Skyrim, the Dragonborn would slay dragons and steal their power" the guard explained. Rickys eyes went wide as he realised the sheer potential and power he could wield at the tips from his fingertips thanks to this new ability he had. "Thats what you did isn't it" the guard queried.
"Yeah I guess thats what I fucking did" Ricky replied muttering the last part to himself as he continued to process what had just been revealed. A major amount that had come to light to in such a short time.
"Dragonborn what are you talking about?" one of the other guards on the left asked his fellow man who had been addressing Ricky.
"Thats right my grandfather used to tell stories about the Dragonborn" another guard on the right commented. "Those born with the old dragon blood in em, like old Tiber Septim".
The trio recognised the last name especially given it had been the main point of a discussion between Ricky and certain preacher back in Whiterun city. Tiber Septim had been a Dragonborn and had eventually risen to become a divine himself. It honestly disturbed Julian and Bubbles of the potential height of power Ricky could be capable of, especially given his short temper, arrogant and reckless personality.
"I never heard of Tiber Septim killing any dragons" a guard added to the discussion among the soldiers.
"Thats because there weren't any dragons back then idiot, they're just coming back now for the first time in forever" the guard on the right rebutted.
"But the old tales tell of the Dragonborn who could kill dragons and steal their power, he must be one" one guard said.
"What do you say Irileth?, your being awfully quiet" a guard send to the Dunmer women who had kept out of the whole Dragonborn discussion.
"Come on Irileth tell us, do you believe in this Dragonborn business" another guard asked which the triumvirate could tell annoyed her.
"Hmph, some of you would be better off keeping quiet than flapping your gums on matters you don't understand" Irileth criticised as she spoke to squad of the soldiers. "Heres a dead dragon and thats something I understand, now we know we can kill them, I don't need some mythical Dragonborn, someone who can put down a dragon is more than enough for me".
"You wouldn't understand housecarl you ain't a Nord" one of the guards replied, his blunt comment quickly irritating her.
"I've been all across Tamriel, I've seen plenty of things as outlandish as this" Irileth scoffed laying out her argument shut down held much validity to it given the sights the boys had also seen in their previous trip across Tamriel trying to conduct various business schemes for coin. "I'd advise you all to trust in the strength of your sword arm over tales and legends".
The housecarl then turned to face the trio with a set of instructions in mind for them. "You'd better get back to Whiterun right away, Jarl Balgruuf will want to know right away" Irileth ordered the trio who wanting to get back to city complied with.
On the way back across the outskirts of the region the trio launched into various discussions relating to the revelations they had just learned.
"I can't believe you killed a dragon, imagine what everyone back home will say" Bubbles exclaimed as he thought ahead to what will happen in the aftermath of what had just occurred.
"It'll probably make a real fucking awesome story to tell Trin and the rest of my family when I get back" Ricky said with a smile at the thought of catching up with his family again.
"What I'm wondering is if this Mirmulnir fuck was that dragon we saw in Helgen?" Julian questioned wanting to know if Mirmulnir was the one who attacked the village.
Ricky frowned in contemplation at this which was a first for him given the expression was usually connected with deep thinking was a rarity for himself. Something told him that this wasn't the same dragon and that the one they had encountered was still out there. "I don't think so but the fucking asshole did say he had a master or some shit".
"Do you think this master is the fucking dragon that showed up our first day back in Skyrim" Bubbles queried curious if this was the case as it opened up quite a mystery of the group.
"I don't know Bubs he could be for all we fucking know" Ricky responded his lack of knowledge clear to his two friends.
"Well whatever the fucking case if this fucker shows up for revenge we'll be ready to fucking deal with him" Julian promised to the triumvirate, his friends agreeing along with em.
All of sudden a shockwave could of enormous power rippled across the landscape leaving the boys in state of confusion and shock. Accompanying this enormous blast that impacted everything in its vicinity was a shout that seemed like something of a message. "Dovahkin".
To Be Continued
Wow oh my god is finally amazing to have reached the end of quite a chapter has brought much revelations, introductions, set ups and the development to the plot of this story as well as Arc 1. To those reading concerning if this particular chapter felt rather fast paced in certain segments and how they were juggled I hope you enjoyed them given they were something I felt concerned with. It was awesome introducing some of the characters involved in the main questline of the game in the case of Jarl Balgruuf, Irileth and Proventus. We also got to meet the companions themselves or some of them in the case of Aela, Farkas and Ria. Regarding their characters or their storyline they won't really come into focus until Arc 5 which be mainly centred around the companions quest alongside Tpb season 4. Things have really started to take quite a most interesting turn in the story with the battle with Mirmulnir and the official story reveal of Ricky being the Dragonborn which most of you were aware of given the foreshadowing in chapter 7. I'm sure you were already knew of pre hand if you've already played the game. Regarding the next chapter I hope you look forward to seeing the introduction of a certain housecarl and the boys meeting the "masters of the voice" the Greybeards themselves. Anyways I hope you enjoyed the chapter and as always are looking forward to the next one. See you next time everybody!.
