Ch. 24 Trust Issues
Now it's time for some of the much dreaded fallout from the fight and we might see Marius finally explode from pent up aggression. The only question is who is he mad at more? Alduin for lying to him or himself for believing and not checking with his mentor?
Buckle up and get ready as Mount Marius is set to explode.
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"We will have the first set done by the end of next week at most." Beirand said as he handed a thick scroll to Tullius. "I've had to hire additional smiths to ensure the time table is met but it will still be pretty close."
"And the second?" Tullius asked as Beirand sighed.
"I gave the instructions to your messenger as requested. The last I heard was that one part was being completed in Cyrodil and the second in High Rock as their Orc smiths can work miracles when faced with a tight schedule." Beirand replied as Tullius closed the scroll.
"So what is the total time table?" Tullius asked after a few moments in thought.
"We are looking at approximately 3 full sets by next weeks end, one more the following week and then another 10 by the end of next month." Beirand replied as he recounted the figures.
"In other words, we'll have barely enough to fill two squads for the overall plan." Tullius mused disdainfully.
"If I may ask, how were they even talked into this?" Beirand asked in confusion as Tullius sighed.
"It was suggested by them in the first place and I was ensured that weight would be no problem either. How they expect to pull this off I have no idea." Tullius replied as Beirand nodded before walking out.
"General, the Moot is about to start." Rikke said as she walked in with a concerned expression. "We are needed in Blue Palace."
"This is becoming too big to handle Legate. The Imperial Legion isn't ready to launch any kind of offensive and won't be for a while still." Tullius said as he joined the Legate at the door.
"There's nothing we can do anymore General, we have to tough this out as much as we can at this point." Rikke replied as Tullius grunted.
"Tamriel is about to be plunged into the biggest war in it's history Legate and I'm about to be one of the leader's in it. No matter what happens at this point, I will have too much blood on my hands." Tullius replied as the exited the Dour.
-Scene Change-
Alduin glanced at the human still resting underneath her wing with part annoyance that he hadn't awoken yet and the rest was pride. Pride that she chose the right mate and even though he lost, he still proved more than most in the span of the day they fought. With the right instructions and time he could be a force that equals her on all levels but that was for later; time was not on their side right now and she was pissed about it.
'Still the after actions were...more than enjoyable.' she thought as she surveyed the claw marks on her body and the new ones on his where they didn't feel like stopping even after he transformed back. She knew she had a tongue lashing coming but her hormones were running high and one whiff of her scent caused him to pretty much lose all reason. Still, she kept control over everything and he wound up below her every single time. 'Shame...if he would've waited one more day then I would be guaranteed to be carrying eggs.' She had miscounted the days until her cycle hit but that wasn't important right now. They were mates finally and she planned to fully enjoy it.
Any further musing was cut off as a soft groan came from her right and she smiled. "Why do I feel like I just ran a marathon while something clawed at me?"
"Dahik mu los liin. The mating of dragons is not a gentle action." Alduin said simply as Marius had to drag himself out from under her wing.
"That would explain the claw marks." Marius said as he felt his back crack.
"How does it feel to be mated with the only one that could claim to be divine?" Alduin asked smugly as Marius looked confused before it turned to a frown.
"Not as fun as you think it is." he replied after a moment and turned away from her. "Why did you do it?" he asked calmly as Alduin frowned.
"Why did I do what?" she asked curiously.
"Why did you manipulate me many months ago?" Marius asked simply without looking at her. "Why did you say something that would force me to stay away from the ones I love out of fear of me hurting them?"
"You act like I did something that caused everyone on Nirn to hate you." she replied still frowning. "I only saw an opportunity to get my point across and took advantage of it."
"Even if it means keeping people away from loved ones because of fear?" he questioned with a little anger.
"Are you still harping on about that?" Alduin asked as she huffed. "Why does it matter when the end result is the same?"
"Do you know how long that ate at me? I was too afraid to go home to my kids because of fear that that thing would take over me!" Marius shouted back as he turned to look at her. "The one place I should feel safe and you had to make me fear it because you wanted to isolate me from everyone!"
"Zu'u fen dreh fos Zu'u hind." Alduin replied with a snort. "I hold the world in my claws and that allows me to be selfish."
"YOU'RE A SPOILED BRAT THAT DESERVES TO BE PUT DOWN LIKE A RABID DOG!" Marius shouted at the top of his lungs that surprised even himself but he was too angry to care. She felt like the entire world was her plaything and she laughed off any wrong doing as her right. Her nonchalant attitude finally put him over the edge. "YOUR ACTIONS HAVE TORN THE ENTIRE WORLD APART AND YOU'RE MORE CONCERNED WITH GETTING LAID THEN ANYTHING ELSE!"
"MY RACE IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS TO ME YOU PATHETIC JOOR!" Alduin roared as her eyes became flinty. "YOUR RACE IS THE LEAST OF MY PRIORITIES AND YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT THEY ARE EVEN ON MY LIST!"
"So I'm nothing more than a priority for you." Marius said lowly. "I'm nothing more than a statistic to be used for your enjoyment."
That stung Alduin more than anything in her life. "Hefahus joor! You are worth more than that to me! I wouldn't have mated with you if you weren't!"
"THEN WHAT AM I TO YOU?! WHAT AM I IF I AM NOTHING MORE THAN A CONQUEST FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT?" Marius fired back as he started to lose his own self control.
"I DON'T KNOW!" Alduin finally roared back and for the first time in her life she was hurt on a deep emotional level. "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TOO ME! I'VE ONLY KNOW THAT I AM SUPPOSE TO KILL THE DRAGONBORN AND DESTROY THE WORLD BUT NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE! I HATE YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE MY ENEMY BUT I JUST ACCEPTED YOU AS MY MATE!"
"You lied to me about my dragon half and made me fear for my children more than I can count. I thought you would be different if I went along with this whole plan but it seems like you are still the same selfish dragon that I had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting and the fact that I allowed us to...mate is sickening right now." Marius said without emotion as Alduin was severely stung by the comment. "It's even worse because I can't take it back now that the deed is done."
"You-"
"Want nothing to do with you right now." Marius cut her off as he transformed and stretched his wings. "Mates we may be but that doesn't mean anything to me right now. You want to know what I said to my kids before I left?"
"What?" she asked simply as she watched him get ready to leave.
"I said I would return with a mother for them and I even said that she would be a good one because she loves kids." Marius said before he gave a snort. "I had high hopes that I could trust you but it seems that I was completely wrong. Stay away from me and my kids, if I see you near them I will end you regardless of if we are mates." he finished as he took flight, leaving her alone in her spot and too stunned to move. The only thing she could do was watch him get farther away before clouds obscured him from her sight.
After what seemed like an eternity to her she finally gave up and gave the loudest roar she ever had done. A single long and pained roar that held more frustration and sadness than malice in it. In the span of only a few minutes every thing she had gained seemed to be completely lost and it angered her that she cared that much about it.
She was Alduin the World-Eater, the firstborn of Akatosh and the one who was suppose to enslave the world for dragonkind! The one who fears nothing and doesn't care about what anyone, be the joor or dovah, wants or says!
But if that was true, why did she feel completely hollow and empty? Why did she feel lost and helpless? Why did one joor completely break her without even physically touching her?
Why did she care that he didn't want to be near her?
And that is where we shall end this lover's quarrel. The Moot for High King of Skyrim is about to start and Alduin got what she wanted right? Well we'll just have to see about that won't we?
I think I did a very swell job in tying up the Mating Arc and I have a good way planned to get Aldy back into Marius's good graces but that's for later. For now, she has a lot of soul searching to do and I tried to make her to be the uncaring ass hole we love in the game but I apologize if she is OOC in this chapter but it's all part of the story.
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Translations courtesy of Thuum . Org
Zu'u fen dreh fos Zu'u hind – I will do what I wish
Hefahus joor – Idiotic mortal
Dahik mu los liin – Because we are mates