Chapter 4
I woke up after a good night's rest in an actual bed and I pulled on my tunic and my armor. I grabbed my pack and left the room. I gave the key back to Corpulus and went out the door. I was presented by a sight of guards moving dead bodies. I sighed, I recognized the bodies as corpses of vampires and their thralls. I walked up to Captain Aldis.
"Captain, what happened here?" I asked as we both surveyed the carnage.
He looked at me after a while "Vampires. Came in the middle of the night and killed Octieve and Beirands wife," he sighed "tried to make it to the Palace but some patrols managed to spot the dead bodies and put two-and-two together and took them out. A few contracted the blasted disease and are currently at the Temple." I nodded and decided to help move the bodies. I counted the bodies as we moved them. Over a dozen vampires and their thralls and damn hounds had attacked while I was asleep. How did I not wake up? I asked myself and I sighed.
A few hours later, the bodies were moved and burned or buried. I walked out of the gates as my thoughts drifted to Serana… she may be a vampire but I haven't been able to get her off my mind at all. She wasn't like the vampires I had encountered so far, at all. I sighed and paid the carriage driver to take me to Riften. I had to get back to the Fort and tell Isran about what happened.
After a few days of travelling I was finally in in Dayspring Canyon. I looked around and walked up the winding path towards the massive fort in the distance, as I neared it however I heard screams. I quickly drew my sword and began to run, soon I found myself behind a crowd of vampires and their thralls. I swore under my breath before sucking in air and letting out my Shout, "YOL TOOR" I Shouted at the vampires. A few of the weaker vampires crumpled dead under the power of my Shout, while the stronger ones were just agitated. They turned to me and I pulled out my sword and held it ready to kill more of the damned beasts. I charged at them and stabbed one through the heart before it could react. I quickly ducked underneath the steel longsword of a Mistwalker and watched as Isran slammed his warhammer into the beasts' neck, killing it instantly. I looked around and saw Celan and Durak killing other vampires, the last ones that had attacked Fort Dawnguard.
I sighed and looked at Isran and explained to him quickly what I had learned.
"What do you mean they have an Elder Scroll?! You didn't try to take it from them?!" he snarled in anger. "Isran, I was outnumbered! Dozens of them and one of me! I may be Dragonborn but even those odds are overwhelming for me!" I snapped back equally angered. He calmed down and asked me to recruit some people; Gunmar and Sorine Jurard. I sighed and agreed to it after some rest.
Authors Note: (for the fans of this story only) yeah, I know short chapter but I have a lot of stuff going on with college classes and registration for next quarter. This will be continued obviously till maybe Chapter 10 or Chapter 15
However, I hope anyone who reads this story (or any of my stories for that matter) enjoys it!
Ciao my friends!
