Chapter 6: Dexion
The trio of Vampire hunters crept into the cave known as Forbearers' Holdout. Talis peeked over from behind a rock. "Two death-hounds." She told her travel mates. She drew Riikkrinejun as Tymvir drew his Crossbow. Serana readied her own magic, just in case the arrows and bolts didn't kill them. "I'll take the one on the right." Tymvir nodded in agreement. They took aim, and fired. The arrow and bolt hit their marks and slew them. They continued on.
They crossed the river and walked in front of a structure similar to the one from Dimhollow Crypt. They heard voices. "Must be the Vampires we're looking for." Tymvir said.
Serana took a look inside. "Thralls too. From the equipment, they were bandits hiding out here."
Talis drew her Greatsword. "Then let's go." Talis just continued to walk into the large open area, whistling on the way. She saw that she got the Vampire's attention. "Hello gents." The Vampires charged toward her, the Thralls acting as cannon fodder. "You poor bastards." She said as she gripped Dovkaalkrine. She charged at them, slashing through the bandits, getting blood on her armor and blade. The Vampires, in vain, cast Drain Life on her.
"Why isn't this working on her?" One of them asked aloud.
"Werewolf." Talis said. She inhaled. "YOL TOOR SHUL!" She shouted. The bloodsuckers began to cry out as they were lit ablaze. The last one charged suicidal at her. She just held out her blade and allowed him to impale himself. After taking the sword out of him, she turned to her followers. "Well, c'mon. The Priest can't be that far ahead." They continued up the structure until they saw a strange magic.
"It seems like some kind of giant ward spell." Tymvir said.
"Wards of this magnitude usually have some kind of key to releasing it. It's called a Weystone." Serana added on.
"And I think I know who has it." Talis said. She pointed at three vampires. One was an Altmer, female, a male Nord, and a Male Orc standing between them. "Hey, Orc. I'm assuming you're Malkus?"
"I am." He said. He bent down and picked up something: A Nord named Vanik, a member of the Dawnguard, now dead. Talis met him once before heading out to Dimhollow. She also saw two other Dawnguard members' dead. "Friends of yours?"
"Not friends, but comrades." Talis said. They charged in, ready for battle. As Tymvir fought his former kin and Serana had a magic duel with the Altmer, Talis attacked Malkus. He struck with an Orcish sword. Talis blocked it, spun, and took his head clean off. The body fell to the ground, watering the ground with its blood. She turned and saw Tymvir finishing off the Nord by stabbing him with Kodaavhun and Serana shoot an Ice Spike through the Altmer's gut.
Talis saw something glow from inside Malkus' armor. She reached in and took out a stone with strange patters. "Hey Serana, is this that Weystone you were talking about?"
"Yes it is." Serana said. Talis tossed the stone at her and she caught it. "I'll go put it back." She ran up the stone steps to the Weystone shrine. She placed the stone onto it and disabled the ward. As the ward disappeared, they saw the man they assumed was the Moth Priest.
"Uh, sir? Are you ok?" Talis asked as she and Tymvir approached him. The man got up and drew an Akiviri Sword. A red aura surrounded him. Talis blocked his sword with Dovkaalkrine. "He's enthralled!" Talis called out.
"I've got him." Tymvir got between Talis and the priest, raising his shield. He took a few blows from Dexion's sword. He then knocked the priest's sword away with his own and bashed him a few times. He knocked the Priest to the ground.
"Wait, wait!" The Moth Priest called out. "I'm fine now. I'm fine." He said as he got back on his feet. Tymvir sheathed his sword. "Thank you for freeing me. Dexion Evicus is my name. I'm…"
"A Moth Priest. We know." Talis said. She pointed at Tymvir, beginning the introductions. "That's Tymvir, the mage is Serana, and I'm Talis. We're part of the Dawnguard and we know why the Vampires wanted you."
"Really? Please, do tell." Dexion insisted.
Serana stepped forward. "They needed you to read an Elder Scroll." She pointed at her back. "This one to be exact."
Dexion's eyes lit up. "Remarkable."
"I know." Talis said. "We need you to read it."
"Of course. I'd be more than happy to." Dexion said.
"Alright. We'll take you to Fort Dawnguard." Talis said.
Inside Fort Dawnguard…
"Stendarr's mercy, you actually found one." Isran said as they brought Dexion into the old fortress.
Dexion approached the Redguard. "Are you Isran? I must say, this is quite the fort you have." He then turned to his rescuers. "Now, you need me to read the scroll?" Serana took the Elder Scroll off of her back and placed it in Dexion's arms. "I need absolute silence so I can concentrate." He took a deep breath as he opened the scroll. "I see a vision before me, an image of a great bow. I know this weapon! It is Auri-El's Bow! Now a voice whispers, saying "Among the night's children, a dread lord will rise". In an age of strife, when dragons return to the realm of men, darkness will mingle with light and the night and day will be as one." After a brief silence, he began to speak again. "The voice fades and the words begin to shimmer and distort. But wait, there is more here. The secret of the bow's power is written elsewhere. I think there is more to the prophecy, recorded in other scrolls. Yes, I see them now... One contains the ancient secrets of the dragons, and the other speaks of the potency of ancient blood." He took a breath. "My vision darkens, and I see no more. To know the complete prophecy, we must have the other two scrolls." Dexion closed the scroll and began to drop to his knees. Isran caught him.
"C'mon old man. You need some rest." Isran took the Moth Priest upstairs.
Talis looked at Serana. "Ok, so why don't we try to figure this out. This is supposed to take place in an age of strife when Dragons return to Skyrim."
"Well, that's now. The Dragons are back and we fought a civil war. I actually remember hearing about rampant Vampire attacks not long after the war started." Tymvir said. "And it involves the bow of an Elven deity. Who is Auri-El?"
"We know him as Akatosh." Talis told him. She looked at Serana. "Can a weapon of a god really put out the sun?"
"Well, the weapons of the Daedric Princes are known to have their own powers. Perhaps this bow possesses one as well." Serana said. "In any case, Dexion said we needed two more scrolls. I know where we can find one." Serana said. "But it won't be easy."
"How do we find it?" Talis asked.
"We look for my mother, Valerica." Serana said.