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After their performance while heading home they were called upon by a imperial bard from the college who introduced himself as grefan and said he was interested in the type of music they preformed and asked if they would come to the college to show it off and make a deal for the unknown instruments. James agreed and said they would come after finishing some business with the college.
The next morning James and Serana headed out to sarthal, arriving in the afternoon. Tolfdir noticing them arrive and came towards them and welcomed them, while telling them they were the first to show before noticing James new weapon on his waist. "So you finally finished it(pointing to the metal handle on his waist) may i see it?" Tolfdir asked exited to see such a new and fancy looking weapon that he heard from his student about.
James nodded before handing over his lightsaber to his teacher. Tolfdir examined it in his hands, studying it's design. The hilt was curved, the handle through the use of sith alchemy was covered with dragonbone that did not get in the way of taking apart and putting it back together. the head of the hilt was in the shape of a dragon with the button at the base of the skull and there was red glowing lines of what he recognized as the unique script of runes that his student dabbled in, (after infusing it with magic) that he had no idea were it came from(harry potter runes and sith language) making the hilt look beautiful and the eyes of the dragon glow even if it gave off a ominous feeling.
"Its truly a work of art, may you kindly show me how you turn it on, so i may see the blade you told me about" Tolfdir asked handing it back to James. James nodded before thrusting his hand holding the hilt to the side while hitting the button and with a thrum a blood red beam appeared."wonderful, and is the blade everything you said it would be"? asked Tolfdir. James nodded before turning off his lightsaber and explained that it can cut through anything except weapons that are enchanted but would still cut through them when the enchantments ran out unless the person he was fighting had a soul gem on them to recharge their weapon.
He also explained that the blade allowed him to block lightning spells, destroy projectiles like spells like ice spike but he couldn't block fire spells or area attack spells like ice storm. "Amazing" Tolfdir commented before looking at Serana and saying that Phinis Gestor told him you were a prodigy in conjuration, specifically necromancy. Serana smiled before commenting that some of it was based off the research of James making their teacher widen his eyes before commenting that when the headmaster finds out he might make James his replacement in a few years.
Before they could talk more Brelyna Maryon showed up so Tolfdir went to talk to her. Now that they were alone Serana asked him if there was anyone else he thought might fit into their coven. James nodded and explained that there was one other that might be interested if he gave enough incentive and helped her get out from under her mother's thumb. When asked were she was he said riften.
After everyone else showed up Tolfdir led them into sarthal. Tolfdir explained that Arniel Gane wanted there help in examining and excavating artifacts found in sarthal and told everyone to partner up and start their work. James led Serana farther in until they found a amulet on the wall. He pulled it off the wall causing the way they came to be blocked by a gate.
As Tolfdir came to see what was going on, James put on the amulet before destroying the wall it was on which also got rid of the gate. As they came into a circular chamber time seemed to stop, James in a split second threw one of his throwing daggers cuasing the person who just appeared to be cut across the cheek drawing blood before it embedded in the wall.
"Not a fan of surprises" Nerien comments while touching were he was cut. "But i came here to talk to you dragonborn" he continued. "About what" James asked. "When will you defeat Alduin and bring peace back to nirn" Nerien asked James."I won't" James says cuasing the member of the psijic order to narrow his eyes.
"And why pray tell not" he asked in frustrated confusion. "because that is my brother Johnathon's target while mine is(James eyes flicked to the frozen Serana and back to Nerien which took a few seconds,while looking like he decided on something) Harkon" James said. "Ahh and i assume your other brother will take care of the first dragonborn (cuasing James to nod) wonderful but i have one last question, why is it that the moment you three entered helgan we could no longer see the future clearly" he asked making James eye's widen at the information before turning a blinding white.
James skin took on a golden hue as his now white eyes looked into Neriens own. Nerien bowed his head recognizing what his order refer to as a great spirit. " IT WAS ME WHO MADE THE TIME-LINE FLUID SO THAT MY YOUNGEST SONS COULD LIVE AS THEY PLEASE AND IF YOUNG JAMES SUCCEEDS THEN ME, MY KIND AND OUR DARKER BRETHREN WILL FINALLY COEXIST WITHOUT INFIGHTING" Akatosh spoke through james before James went back to normal and clutched his his head for a moment.
Nerien nodded before addressing James again" Very well, just make sure you defeat Alduin before he destroys this world". " We will but there wont ever be peace, because whether it be the dominion, the nords or empire or something else there will always be war because peace is a lie" As James spoke the last part his eye's flashed sulfer with a ring of red for a moment. Nerien just looked at James before vanishing with time going back to normal. James retrieved his dagger which like the others is enchanted to collect more blood than should be possible from cutting someone. He was able to fill three phials which he stored in his expanded pouch after casting a unbreakable charm on them.
As they continued on Tolfdir stayed back to study the circular tomb leaving James and Serana to continue on. After solving two puzzles and dealing with alot of dragur they came apon a iron door. James pulled Serana into a kiss that left them breathing faster before he turned to the gate and said "there is only passion" cuasing his eye's to flash again before with a snarl he ripped the iron gate out and threw it across the other side of the chamber. As he descended into the chamber with the eye, Jyrik burst out of his coffin only to get thrown like a rag doll.
James looked back at Serana and whispered "through passion i gain strength" with his eye's flashing longer as he opened himself to the darkside. As Jyrik started to heal and strengthen his undead body using the eye of magnus, James pointed his right hand towards the eye and used force drain, disrupting and weakening Jyrik.
While James right hand was occupied, he pointed his left fingers spread towards the dragur. "Through strength i gain victory" he spoke before unleashing force lightning so strong that it changed from purple to red, flooding the entire chamer in red light. As the lightning faded there wasnt even ash left of one of the three traitorous sons.
Looking down at his left hand he spoke again, " through strength i gain power" before turning back to the eye and using force drain with both hands. "through power i gain victory" he spoke opening himself fully to the darkside. " through victory my chains are broken" his eye's permanently changed sulfer yellow. "The force shall free me" and with the last of the code spoken he amped up the power of force drain cuasing him and the eye to shine so bright Serana at the entrance overlooking the chamber had to sheild her eyes.
As the light continued to grow stronger it attracted the attention of Tolfdir cuasing him to hurry to where Serana was while shielding his eyes. After a few more minutes the light condensed into a point at the center of the chamber before erupting in a energy wave so strong it partially disabled parts of the ruins before the wave continued through the rest of the province of skyrim, luckily no one was hurt.
As the wave spread passed the Thalmor embassy, Elenwyn who felt it threw her chair against the wall. As she calmed down, another Thalmor agent came rushing in to see what was wrong. Elenwyn ordered the agent to find where that energy came from as they can't have another demigod like Vivec.
After the energy wave went out and the light died down, Serana and Tolfdir were finally able to stop sheilding their eyes and looked down into the chamber. They saw James floating a few feet off the ground with arcs of red lightning leaping from him to the ground, he was surrounded by the destroyed scrap of what Serana knew used to be the eye of magnus.
As James came back to himself, he clenched his fists reining in his new power, stopping the arcs of lightning and lowering himself to the ground. He waved his hand casting reparo,which cuased the fragments of the former eye to reconstruct itself. From the entrance of the chamber Tolfdir yelled asking if he was alright, James nodded making Tolfdir release a sigh of relief. " Good thats good, can't loose you like our previous batch of students" Tolfdir says as him and Serana walk down into the chamber with him.
After James and Serana finished telling Tolfdir what happened and that James used one of his inherent abilities to cut the connection from it and the dragur (leaving out that it was the eye of magnus) but that it cuased the destruction of the artifact and that it seemed to make him stronger.
"While it is sad that it no longer works, we can still study what remains to see how it worked and to find out what it was" Tolfdir said before joking that atleast you weren't hurt as the people of Winterhold would riot and asked if they could do tests to see what the artifact changed about him, which James agreed. Tolfdir then told them they could head back to Winterhold if they want as he thought they had enough adventure for today. James agreed before saying they would stop at solitude to make a business deal first.
As the two went to get some sleep before heading out for solitude, Potema had just arrived in Morthal were she met Desmon and unknown to her he had just left the bloody, tortured and mutilated dead body of a certain orc bard in the swamp. Potema after spending the gold to retrieve the piece of the razor, walked to were Desmon was standing.
She noticed his eye's watching a woman in tavern clothes from beneath his leather hood, which made her curious. "While she is wearing some daring clothes, that can't be the only reason you are watching her" she whispered as she got close. He looked at her before focusing back on the woman and saying that she is one of malag bal's children.
"Which isn't the problem, the problem is that she had a part in the killing of a child" He said before saying that he can't understand why other vampires can't just feed on bandits rather than attacking innocent people." What are you planning on doing"? she asks " I'm planning on getting the proof from her house for the jarl and then disposing of her coven as the jarl has offered us land if i help the town enough". he responded.
As Potema and Desmon were discussing on eradicating a coven of Vampire's, James and Serana had just used a portal to arrive at the gate of solitude. They stopped to give a business agreement to a stall owner for her to start shipping spiced wine to the inn in Winterhold before finally making it to the bards college. After patenting and making a business deal to get forty percent of money of the sales of all the instruments he entroduced, they asked if he would mind preforming a song for the people of solitude.
After showing the song to head of the college, they asked if he was sure he wanted to sing this as it would put a target on his back, which he replied he already had one. As most people including the jarl were in attendance, James started his spell that made phantom instruments that played the music he was thinking of when casting it. "Before i sing this song, i want to let everyone know it goes out to the one's behind the civil war, the weak wannabe gods". James spoke before the music started playing.
(discord by the living tombstone skyrim parody)
I'm not a fan of puppeteers, but I've a nagging fear
Someone else is pulling at the strings
Something terrible is going down through all of nirn
Wreaking anarchy, and all it brings
I can't sit idly, no, I can't move at all
I curse the name, the one behind it all
Thalmor, I'm howlin' at the moon
And sleepin' in the middle of a summer afternoon
Thalmor, whatever did we do
To make you take our world away?
Thalmor, are we your prey alone
Or are we just a stepping stone for taking back the throne?
Thalmor, we won't take it anymore
So take your tyranny away
I'm fine with changing status quo, but not in letting go
Now the world is being torn apart
A terrible catastrophe played by your symphony
What a terrifying work of art
I can't sit idly, no, I can't move at all
I curse the name, the one behind it all
Thalmor, I'm howlin' at the moon
And sleepin' in the middle of a summer afternoon
Thalmor, whatever did we do
To make you take our world away?
Thalmor, are we your prey alone?
Or are we just a stepping stone for taking back the throne?
Thalmor, we won't take it anymore
So take your tyranny away
Thalmor, I'm howlin' at the moon
And sleepin' in the middle of a summer afternoon
Thalmor, whatever did we do
To make you take our world away?
Thalmor, are we your prey alone
Or are we just a stepping stone for taking back the throne?
Thalmor, we won't take it anymore
So take your tyranny away
As the citizens clapped, jarl elisif looked thoughtful while the Thalmor delegate narrowed their eye's before sending one of the agents to Elenwyn to report.