Ch. 5 Welcome to the Family

This is going to be a filler chapter but I will be setting up a conflict between Alduin and Marius in the chapter. I said it would be a love/hate relationship with moments of conflict between them with some heart-to-heart moments as well and I will deliver on that promise.

I want to credit each person who gave names for each of the dragons. Credits for names go to:

Siris the Guardian of Aura – VulLizusVen (Dark Icy Wind) Winterhold dragon

Denis.d205 – ZilfViinRitir (Silver Shine Rhyme) Whiterun dragon

Gorbash150 – NahlonVriiAh (Silent Scale Hunter) Whiterun dragon

Nargus – KrahStrunAh (Cold Storm Hunter) Whiterun dragon

Order and Chaos Que Indicant - FaalSahqonAngaar (The Crimson Tower) Whiterun dragon

Thank you again to those four for giving me great names to use and I apologize if they seem weird or longer than normal but I did want people to get creative and creative they all got. ^^

Edit 11/23- Added a fifth dragon to Whiterun, courtesy of Order and Chaos.

Disclaimer: I own nothing, all characters copyright of Bethesda and the dragons are the property of those who allowed me to use them.

-With Alduin-

Alduin stared out the vast expanse of ground from her perch above Skuldafn with a bored look. It had only been a couple days since she had last spoken to the Dovahkiin and she couldn't help but have a small bit of worry for him. 'The little joor probably got himself into more trouble again.' She thought with a huff. 'One would think that after that little problem with the elves in that hovel they call an embassy that he would be more cautious and yet trouble follows him like a plague.' She gave a snort before she thought back to their first battle on the mountain. 'The thrill of facing a Dovah worthy of my skill was….exhilarating. I had not had so much excitement in centuries and yet our next encounter….' Her thoughts trailed off at a severe lack of an actual battle. She was yearning for another battle and for him to prove his worth to her.

"Something troubling you thuri?" A legendary dragon said as he landed beside her.

"I am pondering on how much longer it will be before I meet the Dovahkiin in battle again. Our last one was sorely…lacking on action." Alduin said as she gave a snort in disgust. "I had hoped for a grand battle but instead I get a lack of anything."

"Hmm….perhaps he was distracted by something thuri." The dragon offered in return.

Alduin snorted. "Distracted? Nii, he wasn't distracted. His heart wasn't in the fight and that upsets me greatly." Her eyes narrowed in anger. "He didn't think of me worthy of his time."

"Surely he didn't think you were beneath him thuri?" The dragon asked in confusion.

"That's probably exactly what he thought. He had one hollow victory over me and he thought that was enough…he believes his thu'um if more powerful than mine." She said in a low and hateful voice. "I will show him the difference in power between us!"

"Shall I deliver a message thuri?" The dragon asked curiously.

"Tell him that he has three days to make his way to the top of the Throat and tell him that failure to show up will result in Paarthurnax's life being forfeited." She said dangerously as she launched herself from the cliff with a mighty roar.

The dragon watched her go. "It shall be done thuri but I hope you will find it in your heart to forgive my old friend. Frolaaz seik hil." With that he departed.

-Scene Change-

Marius only stared at the five dragons with a blank look. "Say what now?"

The silver one spoke up. "Thuri has commanded us to guard your kin and we are honor bound to ensure no harm comes to them."

Marius only stared again as his brain attempted to restart. "Who are you?"

"Zilfviinritir is my name joor." She spoke again. She was a Legendary silver dragon with a small shade of purple and long elongated horns and yellow slitted eyes.

Marius finally had enough brainpower to raise an eyebrow. "I thought dragons had only 3 words in their names." He said curiously.

"More often than not you are correct but there are some of us that prefer a longer name that matches us." She said with a smirk.

Marius tilted his head to the side in confusion before addressing Durnehviir. "Are there dragons that are that vain?"

Durnehviir chuckled. "Geh, there are Dovah who are adamant that their name matches their scale color or their way of fighting. Not all dragons are vain but there are more than you think that are."

Marius turned back to the four dragons as the guards tried to move the crowd along and back into their normal routine after they were given the clear. "And people say dragons aren't like us."

"We are more alike than "some" joor like to admit." Zilfviinritir said with a low growl. Marius had a good idea just who the "some" she was referring too.

The red dragon to her right snorted in disgust. "They have no heart for even a newborn hatchling." Marius's thoughts were confirmed by that.

"Maybe introductions are in order?" He said as he glanced at them again.

The Red dragon puffed himself up. "Nalonvriiah, the third of Alduin's Lieutenants." If Marius had to guess that she was about as prideful as Odahviing. She was a Red dragon but where Odahviing was red with purple spots Nalonvriiah was red with black spots on her scales and wings.

A white colored dragon with blue markings spoke next. "Krahstrunah." He said lowly. He was a white and blue elder dragon with short curved horns and red slitted eyes. His demeanor gave off a quiet and reserved yet powerful air.

A dark red Elder dragon spoke next. He had dark green slitted eyes and medium length straight horns and he gave a calm but alert aura. "Faalsahqonangaar is my name joor. Alduin tasked me to be the voice of reason within this group and I shall hold myself to that."

An all-black dragon with no horns and dark blue slitted eyes spoke up last. "Vulhilved and I can be your worst nightmare." He said with narrowed eyes. He was a black Ancient dragon with long black horns and a very pissed air around him.

'Give him slight yellow eyes and he and Alduin could pass as siblings.' Marius thought to himself before speaking again. "Well then…I do appreciate you looking after Lucia and Sofie but isn't this overkill?" He asked as he motioned to them.

Nalonvriiah spoke up again. "She has commanded us and we shall obey. No harm will come to our charges from those pointed ears."

That stopped Marius. 'Pointed ears?" He questioned with a sinking feeling.

Vulhilved merely let out a disgusted snort. "Pointed ears with black cloaks who think they are everything and yet when faced with our might they fell like worms."

Marius cursed under his breath. 'Of course they would target them; anything that the Thalmor decides is a threat must be dealt with…..even if it is children.' "I guess I have to thank you all then."

Vilfviinritir shook her head. "It is not necessary; the younger generation is our future and they must be allowed to grow."

Marius sighed before giving them all a grin. "Then welcome to the family." All five dragons gave a huff in response and Vulhilved showed a small hint of smile at the corner of his mouth.

-Scene Change-

In Winterhold, a dragon was perched overtop the small town in an over watch position. Behind him the snow was stained red with blood and a few tents were nothing but burnt cloth on the ground. A small band of bodies were in various states of death as some were burnt to a crisp while others were missing arms or heads or were gouged so deep that some of their organs were threatening to fall out.

Vullizusven was his name and his scales were void black in color with no horns and long blue talons that were stained red. He lifted his head up and sniffed the air before returning to his vigil on the small town below. "The winds of change are approaching; will we all stand together again or will our pride be our downfall." He spoke before he saw a thief coming from a house and running to a horse hiding behind some trees. The nightly snow brought visibility to near zero for the guards and the thief knew exactly where to go but Vullizusven was watching her the entire way and as she mounted her horse on the run he took off.

When the house owners looked on the porch in the morning, they would find a bag of stolen goods waiting for them and if one would venture down the road, they would find a burnt horse with a young woman with a long gash in her chest.

I will end it right there and let you come with various ideas on how the story will go. I know how it will but seeing some of you pm me with possible theories really gets my brain going in creative ways so thank you all for the inspiration.

I know it's short but that was really all I had planned out for this chapter and next will be the challenge thrown by Alduin and the Dragonborn has to answer. Not much else to say except read and review and check out my other stories if you wish. ^^

Translations courtesy of Thuum . org

Vulhilved – Dark Heart Black

Geh – yes

Frolaaz seik hil – Forgiveness means heart (meaning if Alduin forgives Paarthurnax it would show that she has a heart and isn't cold and heartless)

Unrelated note: I forgot about the poll still running on my profile but it is now closed and the final tally is:

Yes give Chrysalis a backstory off-shoot – 3

No don't give her a backstory – 1

Majority rules so Chrysalis will receive a small backstory about her childhood to the beginning of A New Beginning so look forward to that all my fellow Chrissy friends out there!