Tales of the Dark One's: Chapter 10
The college of Winterhold, one of the only places I'm welcome.
You want to see Toldfir Vul Gein?
Of course he's like a father to me.
I have never known family or love Vul Gein explain it to me.
I have never experienced love but family is something close to you and that bond that it holds can never be broken.
I wish to have a family Vul Gein.
What? Have little dragon babies and with who?
I could find a mate if you let spread my wings over Tamriel.
Oh I see. No you can't come back there would be questions and searches people would panic I would be caught. Only when the dragons come back and the dragon born saves us from Alduin.
The prophecy is soon I guess I could wait some time for the Dovahkiin. Well why don't we stage it, you can shout.
I know unrelenting force but nothing else so it wouldn't work.
Still it's worth a try Vul Gein.
No lots of people can shout nowadays.
Like who name 3 people.
Me, Ulfric Stormcloak and that baby that people pay to see in Solitude, what's his name?
I remember the performer as shouting baby or…
Forget it.
"Something up?" Serana jolted me out of my thoughts with Durnehviir.
"Memories of this place." I replied.
"Alright, lets just get to the library." She said. We dismounted ralph and walked inside the college. I noticed how cold it was by the crunch of the snow under my feet and my cold icy breath like my cold icy heart.
"Serana can you go to the library I have to talk to someone here?" I asked.
"Sure, is it a friend?"
"More than a friend, he's family." Her eyebrows raised at this suggesting she didn't know that I had family at the college "Were not related he's just like a father figure to me." She nodded and started her ascent up to the library. I found Toldfir teaching some students and from their comments they seemed arrogant.
"We can use magic otherwise we wouldn't be here so lets do something practical." One suggested with a nod coming form the rest of them.
"Yes but none of you have a true understanding of magic so lets figure that out first." He was right none of them looked like they can handle magic. "Kiaramon you have returned as you can see these students are having difficulty understanding how magic works and how dangerous it is. Why don't you shed some light on the subject?" he asked and I consented.
"Well magic is like a sword without a hilt and it is up to you to craft the hilt. Without this hilt magic will destroy you but if you want to do something practical then prove you are good students and accomplished mages just try to hit me." They all armed themselves with certain spells so I did the same with a knockback spell and a ward. The casted and I blocked and dodged their spells until I proved my point when one ran out of magicka and failed a fire bolt spell setting them on fire. I reacted quickly and put it out and healed them so they had no injuries to blame me for.
"You see your friend here is quite acquainted in destruction although he could not control his even though he can perform them. It is a simple fluke like this that can get you killed so I say first you develop quick thinking, an understanding of magic and then you can master the art. Starting with quick thinking…"My delay made them start talking amongst themselves and they began to ignore me "THINK FAST!" I blasted them all with my knockback spell so Toldfir and me started to chuckle as they got up.
"Well I think we all learned a valuable lesson about focusing on what is happening around us." Toldfir said. "That's all for today but I believe that your journey in understanding magic should not be done with textbooks but with experience, we will meet at saarthal on the morrow." When they left I had to get down to business.
"Its getting worse and the potion isn't working, I'm getting hungry everyday Toldfir but I will not feed and you know that."
"I see, well maybe I can boost the serum but it is becoming dangerous with that level of essence of souls."
"You know that I will do anything to stop the hunger." With that we walked into his office and he pulled out the device. It was a long black-needled device that was there to stop me from becoming the monster that lives inside me. The pain was half of it the memories were worse.
"It appears the child is worthy of us but you will never see him again are you sure?" The icy voice rang through the darkness; a whisper but it still left an impact.
"Its better than being dead." Spoke the father of the lifeless boy.
'That is debatable but nonetheless we will bring your child in with open arms. The power surges through his veins as the transaction of blood is nearly complete. You know what we are but you still do this, why? It does not matter anyway just remember he is ours now and for the rest of all eternity he is an outcast and a monster but somewhat living…" The voice trailed off at the last part and so did the memory.
I awoke and hazily rose knowing the effect of the serum would soon wear off.
Voices came from the other room that roughly sounded like Serana and Toldfir. They were chatting about magic it seems.
"Awake at last my boy. Ralph is saddled and ready to leave when you are." After a quick discussion and farewell I was back on the road again and knew where to get our next elder scroll.