So I really enjoyed writing the first chapter so here is another chapter for your entertainment! Enjoy!
The plains around Whiterun were stocked with lots of deer and other varieties of game, the crisp air and flowing grass around the hold made Ken feel at peace, he always loved this part of Whiterun.
But this time it felt different, almost sinister, as if something was watching the pair, something otherwordly, but without thinking into it too much Ken shrugged it off and drew his bow and ran to catch up with Aela who was already stalking her first victim, a large elk.
Ken crouched down beside her and knotched an arrow ready. He looked over at Aela who was one hundred percent focused on the elk, silently she drew her bow and fired a steel arrow into the eye of the elk, making it scream for a moment before falling stone dead onto the grass.
He had always been amazed about Aela's sharp accuracy with her bow, it facinated him how she could hit her targets exactly where she wanted them, he guessed practice, but then he thought it might of been something else, he was determined to find out.
''Brother, can I help you?'' Aela asked, not moving her eyes from the elk she was skinning with her sharp dagger.
''How do you have such great aim?'' Ken asked, while looking at the arrow impaled in the elk's eye. Aela stood up and looked him in the eyes before coming behind him and using his arms to aim his bow into the sky.
''Practice, patience, and a great teacher'' Aela whispered in Ken's ear, making his ears heat up and chills travel down his spine. She let go of the bow before stroking down his arm and nuzzling his neck before she went back to skinning her kill.
Ken just stood there, he had no idea what had happened. Was that affection, a friendly gesture or something else? Ken was confused but decided not to press it and went back to helping Aela with getting the pelt off the animal.
''Did you hear that?'' Aela whispered, looking around them. Ken looked around to, trying to hear what Aela heard but to no avail, but shook his head and went back to help her again.
Once they had skinned the elk and collected any venision worth collecting they set off back to Jorrvaskr with both sacks over Ken's shoulders and Aela stalking ahead. Ken had to admire her beauty, like Lydia she had a fiery attitude and a shapely frame, but there was something about Aela that he found different, her company was more warming.
Suddenly, Aela stopped in her tracks and turned around, making Ken almost walk into her. He put the sacks down for a second to see what Aela wanted.
''There is something I want to tell you harbinger'' Aela said, looking deep into Ken's eyes. Ken went the same chill travel down his spine again, he did not like Aela looking at him like that.
''What is it, huntress?'' Ken replied, walking slightly closer. Ken could easily see his and Aela's breathe in the air, it was becoming colder each day in Whiterun, it would soon be fully winter in Whiterun.
''When I first saw you, I thought you were a milk drinker, failing to reach the giant before we delivered the final blow to it, being very slow an all. But now watching you develop into a legendary hero and the fastest and fiercest in our ranks, I believe I could-'' Aela was cut off an ice spike wizzing past her head.
They both ducked and looked at where the ice spike came from. In the distance they could see a group of bandits rushing towards them.
''Damnit, these scum!?'' Aela cursed and drew her bow and knotched an arrow ready to fire at the nearest bandit.
''No, they aren't bandits, not anymore...'' Ken said, drawing his bow also.
''What do you mean'' Aela asked before firing an arrow into the bandit's chest and seeing it turn to dust.
''They are thralls!'' Ken exclaimed as more of the enthralled bandits charged towards them.
One by one they fell to Aela's and Ken's arrows untill all but one remained, crawling on the ground in pain, an arrow sticking out of it's shoulder.
''Who did this!?'' Aela exclaimed, holding a dagger to the bandit's throat. It only groaned like a zombie. Suddenly, an arrow shot into the bandits head, making Aela jump back and turn around, she saw Ken approach, putting his bow on his back.
''They're thralls, their brains are mush, you're not gonna get an answer'' Ken explained looking around where all the dust from the bandits were.
''Well, who could of done this then?'' Aela asked, getting impatient with the lack of answers. Ken stood up and faced Aela.
''There is only one beast that could do this kind of necromancy...'' Ken whispered, looking over his shoulder at some ripples forming in the air, an invisible person. Slowly, Ken drew his dagger but kept it hidden.
''Vampires...'' Aela finished. Looking shocked but nodding as she finally understood how this could of happened.
Out of nowhere, the invisible person materialized and indeed it was a vampire, with a hiss it went to lunge at Ken, but Ken already knew what was going to happen so he stabbed the vampire in the stomach still facing Aela before throwing it off him before the vampire could infect him.
''By Hircine, an actual bloodsucker. Looks ugly as fuck to be honest'' Aela remarked, looking over the vampire in astonishment as it clutched it's wound and groaned and hissed.
''So who sent you, night fiend!?'' Ken shouted before kicking the vampire in the ribs, making it hiss in pain some more before laughing.
''Whats so funny?'' Ken asked in anger, before stepping on the vampire's wound, making it scream.
''W-Watch you're back, mortal!'' the vampire said between laughs. Ken's skin felt icy cold as he was suddenly thrown to the ground by another vampire. He looked up to see another vampire, it's orange eyes burning brightly in anger as it suffocated Ken.
Aela jumped to the rescue as it stabbed the attacking vampire and threw it off Ken. Aela touched Ken's cold cheek and before she could say anything the vampire knocked Aela out the way and cast a paralysis spell on her, rendering her useless.
''Now it's just me and you , mortal!'' The vampire said, laughing at Ken trying to get up.
''I'll send you back to oblivion, blood sucker!'' Ken cried as he stood up, drawing his dagger once more.
''Oh please, I'm only a messenger, wishing to warn you of the future, your very dark future!'' The vampire said before laughing some more.
Ken had had enough of this and used his fire breath shout, but the vampire was quicker as it advanced and used a ward spell to block the shout.
Ken was then stabbed in the arm by some kind of pin prick. The vampire came real close, it's icy breath on his neck.
''Your end is beginning...'' The vampire hissed out before teleporting away with the wounded vampire.
Suddenly, Ken felt strange, his head was spinning, his mind was cloudy, he lost his footing and fell on the soft grass.
''Harbinger!''
''KEN!''
''Talk to me!''
''Please... I love you!''
What a good ending I think! I'm actually enjoying writing these, so maybe I'll get another out today or tomorrow. But still be warning I find it very hard to bring myself to write and update so yeah haha :D