A few day after their meeting, Bethesda and THQ have a walk in the mountain in the evening
"Were we are heading?" Bethesda ask
"Somewhere." THQ responds
"And do it have something to do with the training."
"Of course."
They both arrive to some place
"We are arrived."
"Its just some place in the forest."
"Effectively. You will have to get back to the house now. Quick as possible."
"That's everything?"
"Just to test your physical capacity. To be sure if what you told me about the leanboxian army is true. Be cautious tough, good luck."
THQ suddenly disappear in a smoke screen
"Wha- Uh never mind the only thing have to be cautious about is the potential monsters." Bethesda says as he start running trough the mountain
He runs and suddenly a small white blight appears form his left side, he quickly stops running
WHOOSH
A tomahawk just flew very close form his face
"Oh so that's what he meant." Bethesda thinks as he look it the tomahawk and take it, and resume his run "Its like the run the average 10 km meter run I did in the military but I can die, nice."
He continue to run having to dodge the various traps like tomahawk launchers, pits, etc but he also had to fight monsters...
A fenrir appears in front of Bethesda blocking his way, but Bethesda just runs towards it and at the moment where the fenrir was about to violently bite him, Bethesda just jumps, land on the fenrir head then use it to bonce further past it
Correction he had to sometimes fight them, he had no time for fighting things tougher than doogoos
[After.]
THQ is meditating in his room and then a door opens
"Done!" Bethesda present himself in front of him, with some bruises and torn clothes
"Well, you did good enough but this is only the start, by the way it's seem to not be very comfortable to do these things with your clothes."
"It's fine actually."
"You are still gonna get them in bad condition, wait I got a better thing."
THQ then gets up and leave the room, he comes back a few minutes later with some clothes: a studded armor chest piece, iron gauntlets, and iron boots
"It will be your training clothes." he says
Bethesda takes the clothes and then put them up
"It's a way more practical and resistant that your lab coat and the other things you were wearing." THQ says and continues "By the way went to inform more myself about magic these last months and I think somewhere that there is some people that with a power of soul absorption, they can power themselves up and do it to use magic."
"I see. Keep going." Bethesda says
"Well since when some of them absorb a soul, it provoke a very heavy speed of decay of the body, of the absorbed body of course. So it lead me to think that it might be related to your case of dragons body suddenly disappearing."
"Oh yeah it's coming together."
"I know right? So, yesterday you told me that you can kills ancient dragons alone, that's true?"
"Well yes but it was nearly fully due to my OP ability."
"Yes you already told me about it."
"Well even with that, I have the feeling that its maybe no longer the case, after I reinserted the chip, it got a way weaker. My chances are hitting got really dropped since."
"That's gonna be problematic. Well we will try killing one tomorrow."
"alright then."
[The day after.]
An ancient dragon is sleeping in his cave, it have a weird feeling so he start opening its eyes and...
B.A.T.S
Ancient dragon: Head (80%)
Ancient dragon: Head (80%)
Ancient dragon: Head (80%)
Ancient dragon: Head (80%)
BANG BANG BANG BANG
Bethesda just shot his revolver
"I think he's dead. Absorb his soul now." THQ says
"K." Bethesda responds
Bethesda focuses for a few minutes
"So?" THQ asks
"Wait." Bethesda says
"I think its not working."
"I'm doing it!"
[They both stand there for around one hour.]
"Okay, I can't control it." Bethesda says
"Oh, do ya!" THQ exclaims
They then return to the house
"Well, looks like we also have to find out how you can absorb souls, you seem to be able to do it but you can't control it. You are doing it unconsciously but we have to know how, we resume your training."
And so Bethesda training continues, he had to climb the highest mountain in Gamindustri, so high that you could see nearly all the capital cities form afar. He could also see a floating island with under it a plain surrounded by mountains
"So that's the Graveyard." Betheda says
After that escapade. He continued to kill dragons and other monsters, doing more and more deadly obstacle course, and more that he could remember or that the author ran out of idea, he don't know what's the time that went during that time, but he could sure see his hair growing during the time
[One day after an unknown amount of time past.]
"Bethesda, I think I found the issue." THQ says
"So what is it?" Bethesda responds
"I think its due to the microchip that allow you to use the B.A.T.S, it must disturb you and prevent you to activate the soul absorption."
"I see, so how I'm getting trough this problem?"
"Well I fear that you will have to kill one without using the B.A.T.S, you told me that jammer disable it so you will have to carry one now."
"That's sucks."
"Don't worry, now you should be strong enough. So take this." THQ proceeds to give to Bethesda a steel sword and a banded iron shield.
"That seem familiar. But I can't go in a cave and kill a sleeping one?"
"No."
"Why?"
"You will realize why once you will be fighting it."
And then, Bethesda start his search for a dragon to fight. He must succeed, its his final test.
[Moments of walking later.]
"Well, looks like the dragoons in that area went extinct, I should get back to the house." Bethesda monologues
[Dragonborn form Skyrim starts playing]
CRAASH
"Or not." Bethesda says as he put back his helmet on his head
ROOOOAAAARRRRR (Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin, naal ok zin los vahriin,)
A dragon looking creature appears behind him and let out his roar, it start to charge at Bethesda (Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!)
Bethesda stab its head and roll on the side to avoid the attack, but the dragon is still standing. So Bethesda get quickly back up (Ahrk fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan)
The dragon then use its wing to violently push Bethesda even further (Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu drall!)
Bethesda gets knocked far but he is still standing
Shortly after the dragon breathe fire on him (Huzeah nu, kul do od,)
Bethesda quickly protects himself with the shield (wah aan bok lingrah vod,)
"I didn't know about that type of dragon, first time I see one like that and that have a fire breath." he thinks (Huzrah nu kul do od,)
"I should get to a more advantageous area." (Ahrk fin tey,)
Bethesda then runs trough the mountain side while getting chased by the dragon (Baziik fun,), after moments of running he encounters a dead end: a cliff. (Do fin gein!)
The dragon lands behind him, preventing him to escape (Voth aan suleyk wah ronit faal krein!)
"Dragon buster won't work against ranged attacks." but no time to think as the dragon is about to charge him again (Fod zeymah win kein meyz fundein!)
The dragon slam his head against Bethesda, who barely block it and recoils getting closer to the cliff, the dragon then breathes fires again, it comes right at Bethesda face (Alduin, feyn do jun,)
And then suddenly, the void, Bethesda ended here like if he was in coma again (kruziik vokun staadnau.)
"Bethesda. You should remove the jammer and use the B.A.T.S anyway, your life is more worth than that. Its not too late yet" A familiar voice talks to him (Voth aan bahlok wah diivon fin lein!)
Bethesda recognize who this is, it was the same person talking to him when he was in the coma (Voth aan bahlok wah diivon fin lein!)
"It was I mistake that I did again, but this time there I must do it. Like you said I can't allow me to constantly rely on my OP skill, must surpass myself!"
Then it goes back to reality, There fire around Bethesda who he is heavily breathing and he he's on his knees, he then pull away his shield and get back up...
And with a power of despair…
UNRELENTING FORCE
"FUS RO DAH!" Bethesda yells (Nuz aan sul, fent alok,)
A strong mysterious force push back the dragon and seem to stun it (fod fin vul dovah nok,)
Its take form of a sky blue ring, the sound is so loud that the birds immediately take off form their nests Fenkosnahlot mahfaeraak ahrk ruz!)
The mountains shakes out of that due to that unstoppable force but not that much due to the fact that they are immovable object (Paaz Keizaal fen kos stin nol bein Alduin jot!)
Bethesda then dashes forwards to the dragon with is sword, he slash the head of the dragon and slash it again, he then violently bash his shield into its skull (Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin,naal ok zin los vahriin,)
The dragon steps back and takes off, Bethesda slightly recoils due to the wind made by the dragon, he then dives on Bethesda with his claws about to piercing him form side to side (Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!)
Bethesda takes a defensive stance, seeing the dragon coming on him (Ahrk fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan,)
DRAGON BUSTER
The dragons claws strikes on the shield, the dragon quickly drop it and attempt to fly past him but Bethesda slash his abdomen, The dragon crashes on the ground (Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!)
Bethesda jumps on it with his sword and stab the skull to finish it
Bethesda then stand victorious on the dead dragon body, he start to relax and closes his eyes, an aura seem to leave the dragon body and start to enter Bethesda, shortly after there is only the skeleton as the remnant of the reptile. Its Bethesda first victory in a battle like that without using the B.A.T.S
[The music stops.]
"So it was true." Bethesda says
He takes a few bones form the dragon corpse then he head back to THQ home
SOMEWHERE IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGE
THQ HOUSE
19H00
Bethesda knocks on the door, he then get greeted by THQ
"So you did it?" THQ asks
"Veni, vidi, vici." Bethesda responds
"I didn't asked for a Latin sentence, did you killed a dragon and absorbed his soul?"
"Yes of course, but there was something weird."
"Tell me."
"First thing, the dragon was quite weird looking: It had 4 limbs instead of 6."
"Develop."
"Well he had 2 legs and 2 wings who also partially acted like arms unlike of usual's dragons who have 2 legs 2 arms and pair of wings."
"Oh I get it. Its was not a dragon, it was a wyvern."
"Hang on, how I absorbed its soul if its not a dragon?"
"Well they are very close species, it might due to that." THQ explains "By the way I heard an echoes form here, was that was?"
"Well the 2nd thing is that when the wyvern cornered me, I had like a sudden impulse into me to screech, I did and it turned out that I unleashed a strange force to recoils the monster back and allowing me to vanquish it."
THQ thinks for a second and then smiles "I see, since you was about to die and by the energy of the despair, you managed to unlock a magic ability."
Bethesda is surprised and stays in place, in silence
"Or it could have been plot armor." THQ also try to rationalize that
"Yeah that make more sense."
"Well anyway congratulation, I think you are finished with the basic things, I will make you learn some basic spells tomorrow."
"Hang on. Do that mean I have to kill even more more dragons?"
"Well I think, souls magic need souls of course to learn more spells. Well I made a stew let's get eating."
"Neat."
They both go to eat, the table is quite a makeshift one, they are eating a stew made out of some vegetable and some strange meat
Bethesda tastes it "What's the meat is made out?"
"Its made out of horse bird." THQ responds
Bethesda stares blankly "Its very good!"
"Say me Bethesda, whats your motivation to fight the ASIC?
"That's quite personal."
"You can tell me. Its not like I see a lot of people these days."
"Well to make it simple they tried to kill me, I survived as you see and Planeptune and Leanbox came to a deal, I had to help to counter the ASIC by making diverse thing, mainly inventions of course, while at the same time Planeptune helped me to conceal, since they are the most advanced nation, they tought that there I will be not suspicions if there is sudden scientific breakthrough that was made. They were right but the ASIC still managed to know that I was still alive."
"So its just a revenge?"
"Yes but its also that I was thinking that if I help them, Leanbox will be more prone to give back my dad facility to me."
"Facility?"
"Yeah, when he vanished it have been decided against my will that it will go to mister Badd. So I had to struggle to attempt to get it back but when the only thing I had to do its to wait, I did a huge mistake by killing his son who didn't wanted to turn down his music, and also he had ties with the ASIC."
"I get it. I quite understand why the ASIC is after you then. If you killed my son I would have had the same reaction."
"You have one?"
"I had, but he's dead. He tried to challenge a CFW. Luckily enough I heard that the others are okay"
"Oh... So that's also why you are there?"
"You guessed it. And I'm here to die. But not without causing huge problems to these bastards"
GAMINDUSTRI GRAVEYARD
MAGIC OFFICE
AT THE SAME MOMENT
"Lady Magic?" A officer says while entering her office
"What's that's for?" Magic responds
"There is something a weird sound that was registered by one of our drones in the mountains
"Not sure why I should really pay attention to that."
"Actually it might not be interesting but I swear this is important!"
"Huh?"
The operative then play the recording on her phone
A drone is flying over the mountain range two silhouettes can be seen form afar, one humanoid and another one in shape of a wyvern
"Fus ro dah!" A yell is heard form afar, a sky blue ring comes out form the man and goes to the dragon causing it to get pushed back
The drone attempt to get closer but the transmission almost immediately cuts
"That's actually interesting. What's next?"
"Well after we managed to get the control back on the drone, the area got inspected and the only thing that was found is a corpse of the wyvern, at least what's remaining so only the bones."
"It might be someone who absorbed the wyvern soul." Magic thinks "Continue investigating on that." She after says
The officer nods and leaves
"Someone that can absorb souls? That's rare our days."
Well when i wanted to make an OC to train Bethesda to learn how he can use magic, i actually hesitated during a long time, at first i was thinking about an alternate version of Yvoire, well that role doesn't really fit him, I'm maybe keeping him for later, i had also the idea to make an OC tome that live outcasted and finally i decided to make an OC based on a video game editor like THQ. Im right now wondering about a title for video game editors, like makers but they are editors instead of devlopers (and yes in the previous chapter it was said that THQ was a maker but i didn't really established that. When im finding a name for them im going to edit it).
So i was making the next Chapter that will be the final of this volume and final of the first part of the story (the next one is gonna start the re:birth2 plot or at least what's equivalent to it) i also found a proper name for editors but im not gonna edit and replace it: that's mean that editors are quite like the makers but with something more than them... Find out what in the next chapter and final of the volume and first part!
