Battle

Serana made her way up the Stairs that led up to the Sanctum. "Serana are you coming?" Skylar called. Serana smiled at her. She was like a puppy in many ways. She watched as Skylar smiled at her as she waited patiently. She was feeling much better when she woke up that morning. They had found the last structure quite quickly and now all that was left to do was to empty the pitchers components into the lock. Only then would the door open.

Serana handed Skylar the pitcher and smiled. She watched as she poured the water into a symbol on the floor, It then spread out like branches on a tree.

"Wow…" Serana breathed as she watched it. Seconds later the doors opened.

"Well that was certainly fascinating…" Skylar said as she put the Pitch away.

"Now let's go." She said as she made her way into the Sanctum.

As they walked in they quickly noticed many statues. "Someone sure has quite a…. Different collection of, AAAH!" Skylar screamed as she jumped back at least three feet.

Serana was by her side in a spit second. "What's wrong!?" She asked alarmed.

"Um…" Skylar stuttered as she looked up at a frozen Falmer that had its sword high in the air as if it was going to attack her.

"I thought it was…. Wait… It is real!" She said as she stepped closer. Her brow furrowed and she looked around the room. "Wait a minute… They are all real!" Skylar said in awe.

She turned back to the one that scared her. She reached out her hand and touched its face only to flinch and pull her hand back instantly.

"Did you cut your hand on the ice?" Serana asked as she tried to look at Skylar's hand.

"No… It's so cold that it actually burns…" She muttered as she looked down at her hand. "She then rubbed her hands together to try and get some warmth from friction as she looked around again. "Lets… Move on… This place gives me the creeps.." She said as she walked towards a large door. Serana followed her.

It took some effort but eventually they had the door open. "After you." Skylar said as she bowed to Serana. Serana laughed and walked through. Skylar followed close behind.

They both screamed and turned back around instantly as the door slammed shut and locked itself. "Well… I guess there's no going back now." Skylar said with wide eyes.

"Well well well, Whats this? My brother has sent a pair of Champions to do his job for him?"

Serana and Skylar turn to see a snow elf sitting on a throne looking at them with a creepy smile on his face.

"What have you done to this place!?" Skylar demanded as she pulled out her crossbow.

"What I saw fit!" He yelled as his smile faded. "But don't you worry." He continued. "You shall join them." He said as she snapped his fingers.

Serana was thrown into one wall as Skylar was thrown into another.

Skylar landed on the ground with a thud. She scrambled to her feet and quickly picked up her crossbow again.

Not even a second later the frozen falmer that populated the room began to move and come to life. "Oh Shit!" Skylar yelled as she began to fire an endless rain of bolts. With every hit a Frozen falmer died. They were not that strong at all, the only advantage that they had however were the numbers. Serana began to throw fireballs at every Falmer she could.

"Keep it up!"Serana yelled. "He will run out of Lackeys eventually!" She said as the threw another fireball.

Serana was right. The snow elf only had so many Frozen Falmer in the room, it was only a matter of time before he ran out of his friends.

"Is that so!?" Skylar heard him yell. "Well then… Here, try this…" He said as he waved his hand.

Skylar's eyes went wide as she saw an ice giant walk through a portal. "Oh gods…" She whispered. "Serana take care of the Falmer! I will take care of the giant!" Skylar yelled as she put her crossbow away and ignited her hand before she ran towards the giant at full speed.

"Be careful!" She heard Serana say.

Skylar ducked in time as the Icegiant tried to attack her with a giant icespike that was attached to its arm. She turned and threw a fireball at that same arm, as soon as it made contact its limb melted into a pool of water on the ground. The giant cried out as Skylar threw another at its leg. Like its arm it melted leaving the giant with only one leg. The giant fell forward and Skylar was able to hit it in its face with one last Fireball, killing it instantly.

"HA! Is that all you got!" Skylar yelled. The elf clapped a few times. Skylar knew that Serana could probably use some help but.. She knew that the elf was not don't yet just by the look he wore on his face.

"Not bad… Here have some more!" He yelled as he raised his hands.

Skylar's eyes went wide as two more ice giants appeared.

With every spell that Skylar used she could feel her energy drain. Skylar didn't know about Serana but she herself could only use magic for so long before her energy ran out, leaving her with only her crossbow to fight off the giants. Unless…

Skylar looked at the elf out of the corner of her eye. Unless she used her last bit of magic on him.

Skylar didn't waste any time. She charged pasted the giants and headed straight for the elf.

"Wait… What do you think you are doing!?" He screamed as he jumped to his feet. He threw an icespike at Skylar at an attempt to stop her advance. But his icespike only clipped her arm. She threw her own icespike at him and it went right through his leg. He cried out and the giants vanished.

"There!" Skylar said as she wiped some blood off that was running down her arm. "This ends right here right now!" Skylar said as she pulled out her dagger.

She arched an eyebrow as she heard a bone chilling laughter come from the elf. He looked at her and gave her a sick smile.

"No my dear… This has only just begun!" He screamed as He jumped to his feet and raised his hands above his head.

"Look out! He's bringing the roof down on top of us!" Serana screamed as the last Falmer fell.

Skylar looked back at the elf to see him run through a hole he made in the wall. She tried to chase after him but a large piece of the ceiling landed in front of her.

"Skylar!" Serana screamed as she herself dodged debris. "Just go!" Skylar yelled above the noise. "I will follow!" She said as she ran towards Serana.

Serana jumped, dodged, and ran past falling rocks. Skylar did the same. But She stopped as a blinding white light surrounded her.

"Not again!" Skylar yelled as she covered her face. Just then she felt impact on the back of her head and she fell to the ground with a thud.

The impact was not hard enough to knock her out, instead she laid there dazed for a moment.

"Skylar." She heard Serana say frantically. "Come on! You have to get up." Serana pressed as she touched Skylar's back. "I can't do this without you. Come on!" Serana said as she helped Skylar to her feet.

Skylar gave her head a shake. "I'm ok, let's go." She said as they began to run after the elf.

He stopped on a balcony. "Nowhere to go!" Skylar growled as she felt her anger build. She wanted to turn into the werewolf and rip this guy to shreds but Serana stepped forward.

"It's over, give up." Serana said in a firm voice. Skylar took a step back and allowed her to take over.

The elf began to laugh. "Ah… Serana, what a surprise." He said in a dark tone.

"You know my name?" Serana asked him shocked. "Oh course! I am the one who fed that legacy to your father!" He began to laugh. Serana's hands shook with anger.

"Why?" She asked though clenched teeth.

"Look at me Serana. What am I?" He asked her.

Serana looked him before her eyes went wide. "You're a vampire!" She cried.

"Yes, I am a vampire, your father did this to me! He gave me all the power I could ever want after I fed him what I knew of the bow." He laughed.

Skylar jumped back slightly as Serana lunged forward. She grabbed the elf by the neck and lifted him clean off of his feet. He struggled against her grip as she began to crush his windpipe. "All of this! This is because of you!" She screamed.

The elf had enough. He used magic to force her off him, the force of the spell was enough to throw Serana into a wall, knocking her out clean. "Serana!" Skylar screamed as she watched her loved on fall to the ground.

Skylar felt her heart stop. Serana was not moving… Not moving… She was hurt. That was it. Skylar cried out and tried to turn into a wolf. But the elf jumped at her pushing her back, stopping her from changing.

"I am going to kill you!" She growled as her eyes began to glow bright blue.

"Just try it! You are nothing more than a pet to that girl…" He said as she stood up straight. "But…" He continued as he circled Skylar. "Why stay with her… You could have all the power you could ever want with me." The elf smiled.

Skylar glared at him. "No thanks, Let's just kill you instead!" She said as she quickly shed her clothes and doubled over in agony as she turned into the full werewolf. She stood up straight on two feet and threw back her head as she release a blood curdling howl.

"Fine!" The elf cried as he tried to swing a sword at her. But she caught it by the blade and pulled it away from the elf. She threw it off of the balcony and into the ibis below.

The elf's eyes went wide as Skylar jumped on him. She began to maul, scratch, cut, bite until he was barely alive.

She took a step away from him as he tried to crawl away, leaving a trail of blood behind him. She turned back into her human form and went to her clothes that laid on the ground. She dressed herself and made her way over to Serana.

"Wait… You can't" The elf coughed out some blood. "You can't leave me like this." He cried.

"I know." Skylar said not even looking at him. He moaned in pain.

Skylar knelt beside Serana as she tied up the front of her armor.

"Serana…" She said as she gave her a gentle shake. Serana's eyes fluttered open.

"Skylar…" She said quietly.

"Yes…" Skylar said with a gentle smile as she moved a strand of hair out of Serana's eyes.

Serana instantly sat up. "You're covered in blood." She said quickly and worriedly.

"Not mine." Skylar said as she helped her to her feet.

"His…" She growled as she looked at the Elf that was trying to stand. "I thought you would like the pleasure of ending him." Skylar said as they made their way towards him.

Serana looked at him as he stood. Blood fell from his mouth and onto the cold stone ground. "Give me a reason not to kill you." Serana said.

The elf laughed. "You think you have won!?" He began but Serana didn't let him finished. She quickly decapitated him with her dagger, she allowed his head to roll onto the ground. "it's done." Serana said as she put it away. "And you need to get cleaned up." Serana said quickly. Skylar looked down at herself. Her body was covered by her armor but the top of her chest was still exposed because she didn't tie it completely yet.

Her bruise was still there and lots of blood. In fact there was blood all over her face and hands. "I will put that on my to do list." Skylar said. "But right now we still have a job to do." Skylar said as she turned to Serana. She had a unreadable expression on her face. "Are you ok…" Skylar said gently as she took her hand in her own.

"I…" Serana began to say. "I don't know, we have to finish this now Skylar, my father will know now that we have the bow and are coming for him. He will either try to run or prepare for war." She said quickly. Skylar blinked a few times. Serana was right but still…

Skylar jumped as another structure began to rise up out of the ground. "What the…." Serana muttered. The other elf walked out of it.

"It is done?" He asked. Skylar nodded. "Good." He said with a sigh. "Now maybe this place can begin to heal. You held your part of the bargain, now it's my turn." He said as he motioned to inside the structure.

There sitting in the middle was the bow. Skylar picked it up. It felt as light as a feather.

"Wow." She heard Serana Whisper. "It's beautiful." She said in awe.

"It is." Skylar agreed. "Let's go finish this." Serana said as she took Skylar's hand in her own and pulled her through the portal.

When they were through they were standing in front of Dawnguard. "He must have known where we needed to go." Serana said quietly.

Skylar nodded.

"We have been waiting." Isran said as he walked up. "It's time." He said as he motioned to some horse. "The rest are waiting at the castle." He said quickly. "We need to hurry." He said as he jumped on the back of his horse.

Serana and Skylar copied him and followed close behind.

"This is it…" Skylar said as she hopped off her horse. Every dawnguard soldier was there. They had boats lined up ready to assault the castle.

"Wait." Serana said before Skylar could get in a boat.

"What's wrong?" Skylar asked her when she saw the look on her face. "The bow… I have read something about it, to give it even more strength… You need blood… blood of a pure female vampire…" She said as she wrung her hands together. Skylar watched her, she looked scared. "That's me, you need my blood on your arrows." She said quickly.

Skylar literally stumbled. "I need you blood?" Skylar asked her.

She nodded. "I'm not sure what exactly that does, but my father said it gave the bow a special power…" She began. "That's why my father wanted me, he needed my blood." She said as she looked at the ground. "But I am willing to give it to you, and you alone." Serana said as she held out her wrist and her dagger.

Skylar took a breath as she looked down at Serana's blade. Serana expected her to take her blood. Skylar's stomach did a backflip as she reached for the blade and took it from Serana.

Serana's eyes were closed tight as she faced the ground. She waited for Skylar to run the blade over her wrist, but nothing happened. Instead she felt something touch her sheath. She opened her eyes to see that Skylar had put her blade away.

Serana raised her head and looked at Skylar confused. "I could never do that to you." Skylar said as she simply stood there.

Serana watched her for a moment "Are you sure? I mean what if it helps against my father." She said with a brow furrowed.

Skylar shook her head. "Then I will find another way, I could never hurt you, I am not like him." Skylar said gently.

Serana looked at her and smiled. "I knew I could trust you…." Serana said quietly. Skylar smiled shyly and blushed.

Serana took a step forward and brushed her lips with her own. "For luck." She whispered before she pulled away. Skylar blushed even more as Serana stepped into the boat. "Coming?" Serana asked in a sultry voice. "Yes." Skylar squeaked as she too climbed in.

"He's waiting for us." Serana said as she looked up at the caster. Skylar was about to say something when Gunmar motioned her over.

"Um… " Skylar said confused.

"I wonder what he wants?" Serana mumbled. Skylar shrugged and made her way over to him. "I have something for ya lass." He said with a smile. "You will probably be in your wolf for yeah?" He asked.

Skylar thought for a moment. "Yes, I suppose I will be of more use that way…" She muttered.

"Well, remember how I made armor for the trolls." He said a she motioned towards a large group of tamed armored trolls.

"Yes.." Skylar said as she scrunched up her nose.

"I made some for when you are the werewolf." Gunmar said with a proud look on his face as he placed his hands on his hips. He was obviously proud of his work. Skylar looked at Serana for a second before she turned to Gunmar.

"Well what are you waiting for, las?" He said as he dropped his hands to his side.

"Huh?" Skylar said with a brow arched.

"Transform, I need to make sure it all fits." He said as he pulled a piece of armor out of a chest.

"Here!?" Skylar squeaked as she looked around frantically. "Right now?" She asked.

Gunman nodded. "Well yes, where else?" He said as he waited.

Serana coughed in an attempt to cover up a laugh. Skylar suddenly felt self-conscious. "Fine but you better have another set of clothes for me for when I change back." She said before she doubled over. Seconds later with a low growl she was in her werewolf form and standing at Gunmar's height.

Gunmar laughed. "You are tiny for a werewolf las." He laughed. Skylar growled and pinned her ears to her head. Serana laughed and scratched the back of her ear, instantly Skylar leaned into her touch.

"Looks like I found a weakness of yours…" Serana whispered with a soft laugh. Skylar was thankful for the fur that covered her face, if it was not for it Serana would see her blushing madly.

Suddenly Skylar stood up straight and looked towards the castle. She released a low growl when her eyes spotted sever sets of glowing red eyes. "They are watching us, they have been the moment we left the shore." Gunmar said quietly. "Come Skylar, let's get this on you… I don't think we have much time left." He said as he picked up an oddly shaped helmet.

Serana watched as Gunmar carefully placed the pieces of the armor on Skylar. All Skylar could do was sit on the ground and wait for him to finish. He took a few steps back and brought a hand up to his chin as he admired his work, as if he was an artist admiring his masterpiece. "Perfect." He said with a smile.

Skylar held up one of her arms as she looked at a blade that stuck out of the forearm piece. It resembled what his armored troll wore. She looked at Gunmar and glared. Both Gunmar and Serana knew exactly what she was thinking. "Don't worry Skylar, you smell a lot better than one of those trolls." Serana said as she ran her hand over Skylar's furry head.