Chapter 9: Cyrodiil

The three went in the direction of the nearest town.

"So...what's this quest about?" Alduin asked the god.

"We have to stop the demons from taking control of the world."

"I remember you telling me this," Alduin said. "The Mythic Dawn cult kills the Emperor, which opens the gates of Oblivion."

Akatosh nodded. "Yes, and we need to close those gates."

"How?"

Akatosh shrugged. "Telling you would make this go too easily, don't you think?"

Silver chuckled. "I assume you have a plan?"

"Of course I do."

They nodded and walked on. Akatosh told them of his plan: they needed to find Martin Septim.

"Where can we find that?" Silver asked.

"He is in Cyrodiil."

"This sounds like it's going to be exciting and fun," Silver said.

Shadic nodded and they walked into Cyrodiil. They looked around the city.

"So...where is Martin, and why do we need him?" Alduin asked.

"He's the Emperor's heir."

Silver nodded. "That makes sense."

Akatosh smiled. "Let's ask around." They nodded and did so. Many people they asked knew where Martin was. Shadic looked at his two companions and smiled. "Let's get to the castle, then."

"Hey Akatosh," Silver said. "I have a question."

Akatosh looked over at him. "What is it?"

Silver smiled. "What are we going to do when we find Martin?"

"We're going to continue our mission."

The human smiled and they walked into the castle. Martin saw them and nodded. "Welcome to Cyrodiil. May I help you?"

"We were looking for you," Shadic said.

Jul 9Martin looked at him. Akatosh smiled and the king spoke.

"Of course. What do you need?"

"We need your help with something of importance."

"I'm listening. What is your name?"

"Akatosh," Shadic said. "This is Silver, and Alduin."

Martin's eyes widened. "As in the dragon god, Akatosh?" Akatosh nodded. "It's an honor to meet you. But what do you want with me?"

"I need you to help me. Have the gates of Oblivion been opened yet?"

Martin nodded. "I'm afraid they have."

"We need to lose them again."

"What do you suggest we do?"

"You need to use the Amulet of Kings to light the dragon fires," Akatosh said.

"Do you have it?" Martin asked.

It appeared around Akatosh's neck. "It's right here." Martin nodded and the Amulet vanished. Akatosh smiled at him. "When will you be ready?"

"By tonight."

"Should we wait until tomorrow morning?" Akatosh asked.

Martin thought about it and nodded. "That would be best."

Akatosh looked at the others. "We should find somewhere to stay."

The humans nodded and followed him. "You could just stay here in the castle," Martin said.

"We will," Silver said. "Thanks."

They found their rooms and moved in. Once they were ready, they went to sleep. The next day, Akatosh walked in with breakfast. The disguised human looked at the other two humans and smiled.

"Eat up," he said. "We have a big day ahead of us."

They smiled and started eating. "What are we going to do?" Silver asked.

"We must go to the gates of Oblivion and close them," Akatosh said.

"Where should we start though?"

"We'll start here in Cyrodill."

They nodded and the group left the castle after meeting up with Martin.

"What are we looking for?" Martin asked the three human beings.

"A temple. I can't recall it's name," Akatosh said.

"What are we going to do there?"

"We're going to see if there's anything there that can help us."

Martin nodded. They stopped and looked at the temple, then walked inside. Alduin looked around. "I suppose you aren't going to tell us what exactly we're supposed to be looking for?"

Akatosh shook his head and continued looking. He found a book and opened it. The first page didn't seem to have anything on it, so he started looking through the rest of it. Eventually, he found the page on Oblivion. Akatosh sat on the floor and started reading. He smiled and nodded.

"I know where to go," he said

"Where?" Alduin asked.

"The Temple of the One in Imperial City."

"All right. Let's get going," Silver said. He was excited to get on with the adventure again.

Akatosh nodded. "So...what do you and Alduin think about being human?"

"It's nice," Silver said.

"I'm used to it now," Alduin said. "I don't see anything special about it."

Akatosh smiled and nodded. "It's permanent, you know."

"I know. I just miss...is it still possible for me to use my shouts?"

"Only the Dragonborn can."

Alduin looked down and grumbled unhappily. Silver, on the other hand, smiled. "I'll make sure I use them properly."

Akatosh nodded and they walked out of the temple. The other three followed him and waited for the direction he wanted to go.

"Why did you make these forms permanent?" Alduin asked.

"I thought it would be interesting."

Alduin and Silver looked at each other, then back to Akatosh. "What about your human form?"

"Mine isn't permanent."

Alduin pouted. "Why not?"

"Because I'm a god. Why would I be limited to one form?"

"Can you make it permanent? It's not fair to Silver and I."

Akatosh thought about it and nodded. "All right. I'll see if I can." He closed his eyes and concentrated. A few minutes later, he opened his eyes again. "I did it."

Silver and Alduin nodded. "Thanks. It's not really fair if ours is permanent and yours isn't."

"I suppose not." Akatosh smiled at them. "Let's see, which direction do we need to go?" Akatosh looked at the map. After studying it for a few minutes, he decided and pointed in the right direction. "Let's go," he said.

The group followed the direction that Akatosh had pointed in.