I stared at my map and then at the giant tree in front of me.
"Well, this must be it I suppose." I sighed and felt a sharp puncture in my back.
I screamed as I turned around and saw it was an Elytra, nasty yucky ugly big bugs. Gross.
I drew out my longsword and stabbed it in the head before it could do any further damage. I remember asking Wide-Eye if there was anything I should be careful for. She denied everything, so I picked the Felldew from its body and looked at it questionably.
"Well, the only way I can do this is if I eat it.." I sighed and popped it into my mouth, immediately feeling the effects and walking up to the door, giggling as it opened for me.
I walked in and noticed this place was over run with the Elytra bastards. I quickly disposed of a few, collecting the Felldew their bodies carried. I tried to gather my wits and save these for when I needed them, but I just couldn't. I felt my knees weaken and I fell to the ground, noticing I was a little weaker. I struggled to get up and continued on my way. I walked into a room and felt my heart twinge, causing me to fall again. I reached into my pack, grabbing a piece of Felldew and greedily ate it, feeling a lot better.
'Must be a poison. I wonder if this is what Thadon is doped up on all the time?' I thought to myself as I opened a door and found myself in a normal looking room.
"Whos there?" Someone called out.
I took a deep breath and drew out my long sword, looking around. A breton walked down a set of stone steps, and I dived into the shadows, holding onto my sword and breathing heavily. I was terrified, and I didn't even know why. I knew I could kill this person as easy as I could breathe, but something was holding me back. I put the thought aside and dived out of the shadows, stabbing the breton in the abdomen, grabbing my dagger and throwing it at a woman at the top of the stairs, hitting her right in the skull. She gurgled and died, so I drew out my long sword from the breton male and wiped the blood off while whistling. I grabbed what looked like the Chalice of Reversal, and didn't feel the need to eat anymore Felldew. I looked around, finding that pain-in-the-ass back door that everyone failed to tell me about and made my way back to New Sheoth.
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"I did it Thadon. I have the Chalice."
"Wonderful!" He replied softly. "Just...wonderful."
I handed it to him carefully and he took it, looking it over and marveling at the beauty.
"Good. I'm now making you a Courtier of Mania, with all of its entitlements." He then chuckled and added, "Which is, to say, none."
I rolled my eyes and opened the door to Sheogorath's throne room, considering it was the shortest short cut to see Syl, Lady of Dementia. I glanced quickly at Sheogorath, who was in deep conversation with Haskill. Sheogorath looked up and waved like a dweeb. I smiled and waved back and opened the door to Dementia, which was grey and listless. I walked carefully up to the throne of Syl and cleared my throat. She jumped in shock.
"How dare you approach the Duchess of Dementia?! Do you seek death?!"
"Umm..no, not today. I was told to come see you."
She waved her hands hysterically, and I instincively came closer.
"They're watching me." She whispered.
"Them? Oh yeah, I know what you mean." I said, making fun of her well-known paranoia. "They watch me in the shower all the time!"
With that last statement I was clubbed over the head by her Steward. Ouch.
"No you idiot! They're plotting against me! They all want me dead!"
"So what do you suppose I do about it?" I asked.
"I'm appointing you to Grand Inquisitor. Go see Herdir in the torture chambers and get to the bottom of it now!"
It was no wonder people called her The Lady of Paranoia.
I walked into the torture chambers and saw a balding older man in scruffy clothes and sandals badgering a prisoner. I cleared my throat and he turned around, looking me over questionably.
"I'm the Grand Inquisitor. I was told by The Lady of Dementia to come see you."
"Ah, Grand Inquisitor. I expected you to enter with a little more flair but--"
"Oh, okay then." I replied and went back up the stairs, jumping down and sliding across the floor playing air guitar.
"Well.." Herdir started, scratching his head, "Now that you've made an entrance with a bit more flair, let's get into Crucible and start interrogating."
"Sounds good to me." I replied and stretched. "I kind of like the idea of interrogation."
Herdir and I walked out into Crucible as we looked for suspicious people to interrogate.
"YOU!" I shouted.
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Aw, cliff hanger!
Don't worry, the next chapter will be filled with lots of laughs and lots of tragedy...just wait and see!