An Uneasy Alliance
Fandom: Elder Scrolls (Skyrim with DLCs)
Author: CatandKaraForever
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Kiraak's Point of View:
I sat on Odahviing's back as we hovered above Diamond City. My hand rested on the pommel of my sword, and my shield hung loose on my arm. We were watching over our armies as they assembled to fight the New Order troops and destroy the massive fort. Rigmor and her two human companions sat on large black horses at the lead of our forces, and their Khajiit archer companion, Baa Ren-Dar, stood on the battlements with our archers, his bow at the ready. I'd given Karisse temporary command over the whole army at the city, so that I could be active in the battle from Odahviing's back. I heard her say something but I couldn't tell what until I noticed the response. Everyone drew their weapons, and our archers put arrows to their strings. I drew my sword, twirling it over my head.
"CHARGE," I heard Karisse call, and the army surged forward.
Odahviing dived towards the New Order line, and as we skimmed overhead, I somersaulted off his back, landing on top of one of the elves as our armies met their shieldwall. I stabbed the one I landed on through the throat, and rose to my feet, summoning up the Thu'um.
"FUS RO DAH," I Shouted, sending dozens of the New Order soldiers flying.
I slapped aside a mace that was meant for my skull, smashing my shield into the man's face. I stabbed him through the throat, then ripped my blade free in a spray of blood. Odahviing shouted a blast of flame that burned away a company of archers on the battlements of the castle. I decapitated an elf, and then felt a cold pain as a sword slashed across my legs and through the leather armor that protected me. I fell to my knees, but quickly cast a healing spell. A fireball blew a hole in the chest of the man who had wounded me, and I nodded in gratitude to Karisse. An arrow grazed my face, but still found its mark in a mage's chest. The mage fell, and the shield wall broke under a new assault of our forces. I ran out of the fray, climbing onto the back of a loose horse. I charged back into the fray, and my horse smashed an elf's chest in with its heavy hooves. I finished the dying elf with a heavy blow from the pommel of my sword. I deflected a sword that would have carved a deep gash out of my horse's side had it connected.
"Pull back," I shouted, bolstering the volume of my shout with the Thu'um, "We need to regroup!"
Our forces responded smoothly, like a well oiled machine. We pulled back, our archers continuing to pelt the New Order with arrows. I heard several loud cracks and then dozens of Karisse's soldiers went down with large holes blown in their chests.
"Muskets," I heard Karisse shout, "Archers focus on those muskets!"
Baa fired a single arrow which struck one of the musketeers square in the chest, and he pitched forward off the battlements of the castle, his musket landing beside him on the ground. Odahviing dove down towards me and I pulled myself up onto his back.
"We're going to attack the battlements," I spoke into his ear, "I want you to hover above them long enough for me to jump off you, then you're going to go hover above our forces and wait for me to summon you again."
He rumbled and beat his wings, carrying me to the battlement. I leapt off his back, landing lightly on the wall. I beheaded one of the musketeers, kicking his lifeless body off the wall. I then headbutted another, throwing him off the wall. I cut off one's hand, sheathing my sword and taking his musket as it clattered to the ground. I fired it through another's chest point blank, taking out 2 at the same time. I smashed the butt into one's jaw with a heavy crack, dropping the weapon to the ground. I ripped my sword free, cutting the legs out from under one of the musketeers. I slashed his throat with a quick chop. The last of the musketeers tried to flee, but I hurled my sword through his back as he went down the ramp to the lower levels. I ran down the ramp as well, ripping my blade free of his back. My plan was to try to tear apart some of the defenses in the castle, and if possible turn some of them against the New Order troops outside. Several elves ran at me, each with a pair of short swords.
"Nordic fool," one of them hissed, "You shouldn't have come back here alone. Even though you can control a dragon."
"I can't 'control' him. He's a friend. Not that I need him to kill you."
I gripped my sword tight, lunging at them. One took a swing at me with both blades, and I ducked under one while side stepping away from the other. I kicked out, catching one of them in the crotch. He stumbled backwards, dropping his blades. The third tore a gash out of my armor with the tip of his blade, and I swore. I stabbed him through the throat, snapping my shield into the other elf's face. I stabbed the man through the throat before turning and cutting down the elf I'd kicked in the crotch. I put my sword in its scabbard and cast a levitation spell, floating my way to the top of one of the guard towers, where an elf manned a giant ballista. I knocked the soldier off the wall, taking control of the weapon. I aimed it at the main mass of New Order soldiers and fired it, the large bolt exploding into the ground and killing dozens of elves. I jumped down to engage the newest troops which had rushed out of the garrison to fight me. Only when I dropped down did I realize that there were several dozen elves waiting. I swore, knowing I couldn't single handedly take out that many at once. I heard a whoosh of air behind me, not unlike the sound of something being summoned, and turned around. Karisse stood behind me, a bound sword in one hand and a fire spell in the other.
"Your dragon friend told me how foolish you were being," she said, "I will assist you."
I nodded in gratitude, hoping that the two of us would be enough, but still doubting it. The elves lunged at us, and the battle was on. Karisse drove her bound sword through another elf's chest, casting a stream of flame that light several more on fire. I saw her grimace as she delivered a spinning blow that severed one New Order soldier's head. I guessed she wasn't happy about cutting down fellow Dominion troops, even if they were extremists operating independently of the Dominion. I cut down one, ducking under a blow which would have ridden me of my head.