Alderich walked into Frostcrag, shield and sword clutched tightly. He entered a circular room that appeared to have no exits other than the one he had used. He turned around and looked at the entrance.
Alderich thought only of preventing Hindaril from bringing down any more of his allies. He failed to notice the gigantic wall behind him slide out of the way to reveal a yet larger room.
The Dunmer turned around to see a figure dominating the huge doorway. The creature seemed to be made of iron kept held in shape by intense electrical energy. A Storm Monarch. Alderich looked the giant daedra in the face. It returned the gaze then stepped to the side.
The Dark Elf advanced into the larger room uneasily. A single vampire stood in the center of the room holding a very intricately crafted staff and wearing what looked like its matching armor. "You must be the older Dunmer," the vampire addressed Alderich, "my servant would have killed your younger brother."
"As if it would have mattered to you!" Alderich yelled back.
"Actually it would have," Hindaril responded, "my master has plans for him, as well as you."
"Who is your master, what does he want?" Alderich asked.
"You will know in time," Hindaril replied, effectively ending that branch of the conversation.
"So you are not going to kill me?" Alderich asked the sorcerer with a very slight mocking tone.
"What you're going to do may, but I will not," he responded.
"What about Thurod and Alfonso?" Alderich questioned. "Why were they killed?"
"The Orc would only get in the way, but the Nord will live," the vampire said simply.
Alderich raised his sword. "I am going to destroy you."
Hindaril brought up Apotheosis in a block. "You're going to try."
Alderich summoned a bound longsword and full bound armor. He lunged and stabbed the sword through the wooden staff and past the Armor of the Atronach into Hindaril's heart. The Dunmer sent a pulse of heat, cold, and electricity through the blade. The vampire was smiling.
The Armor of the Atronach exploded, fragmenting in all directions. Alderich was pierced by shards of it all over his body along with receiving a powerful all elemental shock from Apotheosis.
As the severely wounded Hindaril fled down the mountain, Alderich lay near death, blood infused with the elements.