An Uneasy Alliance

Fandom: Elder Scrolls (Skyrim with DLCs)

Author: CatandKaraForever

Rating: T

Genres: Adventure, Action, Fantasy

Kiraak's Point of View:

I woke to a heavy punch to the face. I felt my teeth shattering as the blow connected, and I blinked. There was an orc wearing elvish armor. He had a large spiked gauntlet, which dripped with blood.

"So. You're the mighty Dragonborn. The one that is not a coward and actually fights. Not so strong now, are you."

I spat blood in his face and he wiped it off. He then punched me again, and this time my head bounced off the stone wall behind me. My vision faded for a second, and I snarled at the orc.

"So. Ask me. Not that I'll give you anything. I know you've taken me for information. Try me."
"Actually," he spat, "We don't need information from you. You're going to help us. We're going to break your will and you're going to fight with us."

"In your dreams," I snarled, pulling at my chains.

The orc turned, "Lieutenant. Fetch the parasite. This one is going to be difficult."

The orc smashed my head against the wall, and I blacked out.

I woke once again unpleasantly as the orc slapped me.
"Wake, swine."

I spat in his face again.

"That was your last act of resistance I see," he said, "Bharog, give it to her."

I felt a sharp pain in my arm and lanced to that side just in time to see a black worm crawl into me. My head flared with pain, and my vision became fuzzy.

You're going to regret your resistance to us, a voice in my head hissed, You will serve us.

"No," I snarled, imagining a brick wall forming in my mind.

You cannot keep us out, the voice said, no matter what you do.

I felt a surge of strength, and a new voice burst into my mind.

I will deal with the..parasite. Take this strength, break free of your chains while I rid you of this..thing.

I ripped my chains out of the wall and launched at Bharog. I smashed his skull against the floor with surprising strength. His skull shattered and I snatched up his sword and launched myself at one of the guards. He was caught off-guard, sword halfway drawn. I stabbed him through the stomach, bouncing the man's skull off the wall. I turned, deflecting the other guard's mace off my stolen sword. I kicked her in the knee, making her fall to the ground and then sliced her throat. I looked down at myself, to see I was wearing only a tunic and trousers, and swore. I summoned a rune and placed it against the door, then dropped Bharog's sword. I swiftly stripped the female guard of her armor and buckled it on, picking up the sword again. I dispelled the rune and pushed the door open a little. I peaked my head out, and spotted a guard standing with his back turned to me. I summoned an ice spike and threw it, striking the man in the back of the head. He crumpled to the ground with a muffled thump, and I moved out of the room.