Allura

Allura could barely hear Coran as all the alarms went off and they spiraled out of control through the wormhole. She doubted she'd ever hear properly again, they were so loud.

"Princess, try to find some sort of exit point!" Coran called rapidly pressing and tugging on controls to try to keep the ship stable. Allura was losing hope when she saw the ship catch a point they could exit it.

"I got it!" she yelled, they ripped out of the black hole and crashed. Skidding to a halt at the base of a mountain. Allura slowly stood, stiff but otherwise unharmed. Coran was holding his head in his hands.

"Are you alright?" Allura asked her voice was hoarse from screaming while they plummeted to whatever planet they crashed on, walking over to him. Coran got to his feet after breathing deeply.

"How is it that number five put it? 'Just peachy'," Coran replied, smiling reassuringly at her. Allura smiled back hesitantly as she looked around. All systems appeared to be down. Coran read the look on her face before she had time to say anything.

"Yes, well. It would seem that the Castleship's systems are down," he agreed, he seemed to have lost note of his cheerfulness. Allura smiled wryly after checking the emergency power, it was down too.

"Well, we might as well find out where we landed," Allura sighed, the space mice squeaked at her and she smiled, "Stay on the ship, keep it safe," she and Coran exited quickly and were immediately hit with ash-filled air that burned their throats and sweltering heat. Allura could smell distant flowers and ice as well.

"Fascinating…" Coran mused, she could almost see his mind going a million miles a varga. She took the time to look past the ship, they appeared to be on a coast or some sort of island. Although, ashen wasteland might've been a more accurate description. Almost everything was covered in a thick layer of ash, and they could see a mountain spewing the grey clouds in the distance. The rocks had red veins that pulsed light.

Mixed with the heat and humidity, the ash was suffocating.

"Let's head that way," Allura suggested, taking the lead towards a small path.

"Jolly good," Coran said cheerfully, he kept close by her. The paths had odd scrubs and ferns forcing their way from the rocks. As they rounded a bend, they saw that they were above a port city with very interesting architecture.

"Oh Princess, that is absolutely-" Allura never got to find out what Coran was going to say because he interrupted himself by screaming. Allura spun around, the sight that met her drew a scream from her throat as well. Humanoid creatures, with deformed faces and bodies, were slowly rising from the ash and sand. They had pits in their chests that glowed oddly and promptly roared at them.

"RUN!" Coran howled, grabbing Allura's arm as they sprinted down the hill. The creatures followed, howling and screeching. Another shout joined the frenzy, Allura looked to her left and saw a very short woman with violet hair sprinting towards them. She ripped a katana from its sheath while simultaneously blasted one of the creatures apart with several ice spikes.

"Keep running, you fools!" she yelled at them, neither of them had the breath to point out they hadn't even slowed down. She ran beside them, throwing ice and frost back at the creatures. The horde seemed to be growing. The elf woman swore colorfully and spun on her heel. The tattoo down her arm lit up with green light.

"Uller! KILL!" she screamed, a massive clanmurel erupted from her arm roaring with fury and tore in the creatures, the elf by its side wielding magic and steel. The sound of heavy footsteps caught their attention and Allura looked to see at least fifty armored warriors rushing towards the battle. Coran yanked Allura's arm and they ran the rest of the way to the gates and stopped, doubling over and trying to catch their breath.

Not too long after, the warriors crested the hill with the short elf woman and her clanmurel. There were only twenty-seven warriors left.

The guards trudged past them, whispering about retrieving and identifying the dead, a few merely wept as they passed. The short woman stopped by them, sheathing her sword. After a moment, her clanmurel dissolved into green light and flowed back into her tattoo which had faded, making it stark and vivid again.

"What in Oblivion were you doing?" she demanded furiously, she was caked in soot. It was crumbling off her leathers whenever she moved. She was so short she had to look up at Allura, who proceeded to give her an offended look.

"Running for our lives, what did it look like we were doing?" Allura snapped back, despite Coran's cautious hand on her back. The elf shook her head and looked exasperated.

"I know all who have touched the soils and winds of Nirn. None of that magic flows through you, you aren't from here, so who are you and why are you on Nirn?" she hissed in a low, worried voice. She crossed her arms and jutted out a hip. Allura glanced at Coran, he was giving the elf woman his entire attention and looked suddenly very tense.

"Nirn? Did you say Nirn?" he asked quietly, his tone uncharacteristically somber. The elf nodded and Coran pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Nirn? Coran, what's wrong? What's Nirn?" Allura asked urgently, a bad feeling in her gut. The elf closed her eyes and sighed.

"Nirn is the rumored Untouchable. From what I know, not even the Galra Empire can control it," Coran explained, looking frazzled. Allura's blood went cold.

"Alrighty, enough chit chat. This island has problems. Big ones. I highly recommend you get as far away as possible. I can secure you a ship that can take you to Windhelm, but you're on your own from there," she pushed past them, Allura wanted to protest but Coran was already following her. Sighing, she hurried after them.

The elf led them to a ship empty of its crew and opened a large crate.

"Get in, don't make a sound. When the boat docks, run as fast as you can into the city," she instructed, helping them inside the crate, "If you ever need me, speak 'Muirheil' to the trees. I'll hear," with that she closed the lid and resecured the ropes. Allura and Coran's world became dark.

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AN: So, we finally know where Coran and Allura are at. Coran seems to at least have heard of Nirn, but why is it 'Untouchable'?

Thank you for the patience and hope you enjoyed it!