725: Dear Miraak
The Temple of Miraak was utterly vanquished against the might of a single Dragonborn and as Jon got a hold of one of Miraak's cultists, it was time for interrogation.
Who are you? What is the Cult of Miraak? Where did people like you come from? And what is your goal here?
Jon was asking nicely but after hearing the usual "Captain Piss-off" answer and the maternal insults, he retrieved a flask from his storage with a white liquid on it and...
724: The Temple of Miraak
The Temple of Miraak was a fair riding distance from Frostmoth Fort. To Jon and Wulfur, they teleported instantly down the hill where the temple was.
As they landed, the scene they saw baffled Wulfur quite a bit. As for Jon, he narrowed his eyes and started counting.
"Sky above!" Wulfur exclaimed at the sight of a Dragon Graveyard, "One man did all that?"
"Aye!" Jon nodded.
The words "Dragon" and "Graveyard" were so...
723: 21 Years of Longing
Frostmoth Fort was at the southwestern edge of Solstheim and it is where the Dare Troopers gathered.
Jon negotiated with Councilor Morvayn of Solstheim to have his 500 Troopers land on the island with their gear and weapons. This would be a breach of the contract which stated that no more than 50 personnel of the DDTC should be on Solstheim for more than 24 hours. The loophole here is that those Troopers won't stay on the island fo...
722: The Situation of Solstheim
Three of the ships headed towards the south of Solstheim while one headed towards the north of Raven Rock and the last remained on standby at the sea.
Each of the Dare Fleet ships is uniquely designed to fulfill a certain purpose. While they were all considered warships, the Imperial Laws were clear about who can own this class of fighting vessels and so the Dare Dragon Trading Company had a few ways to evade those laws.
Wh...
721: Back to Solstheim
A/N: I was having some depression lately so I couldn't really work well. Sorry about that.
"Well, this is truly unfortunate!"
"I have a hole in my chest.'
"A keyhole."
"A HOLE IN MY CHEST!" Jon shouted with a devastated face, "A man has two holes, and a woman has three. Why do I have three?"
"Technically, it is not organic."
"No! I can't!" Jon was in disbelief and sat on the gr...
720 Before the Last
"So you took the artifact from that demon of knowledge guy, sealed it in the shadow gate beyond his reach, and when his agent came to you, you declared war on him?" Shadow asked.
"That pretty much sums it up." Jon replied.
"Aren't you just courting death when fighting against an immortal?" Shadow asked.
"Nope. So long I kill his agent, I am good." Jon replied.
"That's just cheating, you know!"
"What cheating? The g...
719: Miraak's Visage
Winterhold under attack? Again?
"What is this? A fucking time record?!" Jon's anger blasted through the roof and he marched ahead like a force of nature, kicking and breaking whatever was in his way.
Shadow and Nefertiti watched him go and they looked at one another while sighing.
"Tell him I have something to tell him once he is done." Shadow spoke to Nefertiti before disappearing away.
As for what Jon came here f...
718: Hungry Ghosts
Unlike what Jon had expected, there was much going on in this Shadow World.
"This is not the Shadow World."
But it isn't the Shadow World as Nefertiti stated.
"What is it then?" Jon asked.
"A Shadow Gate." She replied.
"Can't a Shadow Gate lead to a Shadow World?" Jon asked.
"Silly, hooman! Shadow World isn't a place for anyone to be in." She said and brushed Jon off her head, "Annoying!"
Seeing such a...
717: Shadow Gate
A/n: First off, I would like to apologize for being lazy the past few days. While I kept publishing on Webnovel regularly, it ate away from the 14 chapters gap between Patreon and Webnovel to 9 Chapters.
I was suffering from a case of low motivation and no inspiration sadly. Still, the past month had a successful income rate and the chapters were flowing fast. I'll try to spark that kindling again and ... 2022-12-06 17:25:40 +0000 UTC View Post
715: The World Knows
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Totally forgot to publish 715 before 716... Married Don is a clumsy Don.
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A new sun rose upon Skyrim, warmth spread through the lands and the citizens of the holds were running towards the city plazas and the town squares across all the Nordic settlements of Skyrim.
In this blessed Fredas (Friday), a rumor started to spread all across the land. More than a rumor, it was a piece of news that was spr...
716: Oghma
Jon wasn't sure what to expect from the Oghma Infinium. Some called this the Librum of Knowledge for the immense amount of information it possesses, others called it the Tome of Power for the diverse powers that it grants its reader, and others called it "The Book that Knows" from how terrifyingly accurate that book can be at offering the information that the reader wants to know.
Still, with all its might and glory, it is a book of single-use. Once r...
714: The Caenlorn Beasts
Alina and Jullanar, the Warrior Wife and the Hunter Wife.
While polygamy may be an unusual practice on Nirn, that never stopped the men of power, and sometimes the women, from taking multiple spouses during their lifetime. As for the Nordic tradition, polygamy wasn't as prevalent as it was in Elsweyr or Hammerfell, but it had its own forms such as a Mistress or a formal Lover. Rare would be the cases where a man acknowledges two women as...
713: Going All Out
It hasn't answered the call of its master since it was laid to rest in Jon's personal gallery. However, the red ebony sword could bear the wait no longer and took matters to its own.
When Jon left Skyrim to exile, he left Bloodskal hanging above Winterhold with magic and told it to descend and protect his family when they needed to. They rarely needed such help but from time to time, Bloodskal acted as a reminder of Jon's presence in the...
712: Bloodskal
The Nightmarshall, the Houndmaster, the Bloodscreamer, and the Edgelord! Vampire Mercenaries of the Night Legion, a force from Oblivion.
… Versus…
The Grand Thane Jon Dare, the Forgemaster Wulfur, the Crimson Moon Alina, and the Psycho Jullanar. Warriors and Wizards of Winterhold.
Jon was the first to fall into this confrontation during the exchange of names. Something about the Edgelord he couldn't endure and he was already flat...
711: The Nightmarshall
On his way to Winterhold, Jon used his magical steed, Sleipnir of Greed, to ride from Eastmarch's frigid shores to the lone island where the old scholar, Septimus Signus, has set up camp around a sunken ancient Dwemer lockbox.
It was not too long ago when Jon discovered the relationship between Septimus and Nurina as divorcees. While it was shocking, Jon convinced Nurina that Septimus' life will be in danger so long he pursues this dumb Dw...
710: Singing or Fighting?
"Dogs of the Volkihar clan!" Alina stood in the gatehouse and called the Vampires out, "Woe befalls upon you! Winterhold withstood tens the might of you and hundreds the courage. Spineless creatures of the night, this land will be your doom."
Alina used the regular taunting strategy which usually works on most opponents, a skill that was passed to her by her darling dear, Jon.
"That wench!" The face of the Nightscreamer twisted i...
709: Strategy
Corpse Explosion!
Usually, such a spell would rip the flesh and the bones and then detonate them together to create an attack that affects the target psychologically by the flesh and entrails of living things and physically by the bone shrapnels.
But there was another variation, a more sinister one with an intent for distraction and annihilation. This spell would overload corpses with an overwhelming amount of Magicka and us...
708: Night Attack
The night was long and full of terrors. Winterhold was sleeping soundly and Neo Saarthal had started its curfew a little bit earlier than usual.
Yesterday, a corpse was found drained of blood and the culprit was being hunted since sunset. Since it is a Vampire, people started hanging braids of Garlic at their windows and doors and would toss anyone they meet in the street a silver coin before interacting with them.
While silver coins and...
707: Grand Thane
"Gods bless you, Jon Dare! Dragonborn! You're a Nord Hero and you deserve all the blessings of the Divines!" Dengeir of Stuhn hugged Jon Dare so tightly like a kid hugging his parents.
"Thank you, Jarl Dengeir. Falkreath has regained its stout defender." Jon tried to get away from the short bald man's hug but it was just getting awkward.
"I hear you have become Thane in Solitude and Winterhold. Now you are only a Thane in one Stormcloak h...
So what would Jon suggest?
"Rather than giving the Rift to the Empire and the Reach to the Stormcloaks, there are two other holds that would be more significant to the two factions." Jon said with a sly face.
"What? We're still exchanging holds?" Jarl Lela exclaimed.
"Jon Dare, you may be Dragonborn and all but you absolutely have no right to suggest such things." Jarl Igmund stated.
"No no no, just a suggestion." Jon rais...
2022-10-18 15:05:34 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a major difference between how the flow of events was supposed to go and how Jon forced it to be. In the game, the Dragonborn and Paarthurnax go against Alduin together when the Dragonborn learns the Dragonrend shout, the ultimate shout that can slay Alduin.
While the battle flows in the favor of the Dragonborn and Paarthurnax, Alduin proves to be very powerful and resists the temporary mortality that is caused by the Dragonrend shout...
2022-10-18 15:04:02 +0000 UTC View Post704: Truce
A timeout was needed only 5 minutes into the negotiations… and the negotiations haven't even started yet!
The Stormcloaks and the Imperials had to retreat to a corner in the chamber each and kept eyeing one another and the Dragonborn as well. It was chaos in their minds right now and little could they do to organize themselves after this.
On the Imperial side, Jarl Balgruuf the Greater was cornered by the other heads of the faction and was ha...
703: The Truth
It was the Dragonborn, Jon Dare, Ulfric Stormcloak, General Tullius, and Master Arngeir in addition to every Jarl and Jarl replacement from the game.
In other words, the Ruling Class of Skyrim was now gathered.
"Now that everyone is here, please take a seat so that we can begin." Master Arngeir spoke inviting the people to start.
And they were all about to sit down and start their peace negotiations except that when everyone took a s...
702: Season Unending
To all the Jarls of the Holds of Skyrim, to the Representatives of the Imperial Authorities in Skyrim, and to all the Figures of Power who are named on these missives; from the Monastery of High Hrothgar.
Sky Above, Voice Within.
On the behest of the Dragon of the North, Ysmir, the Dragonborn; we invite you to the summit of the Snow-Throat beyond the seven thousand steps where Kynareth breathed her blessed air into Nirn. Answer our ca...
701: To the Summit
For all that it's worth, the Skeleton Key was a troublesome artifact even when it was in Jon's hands. It may have not caused too much trouble for him but it was always demanding to be used and sending out too many whispers.
Even if Jon would ever try to lock it in a containment chest, it would never work since the Key can never be locked away. Still, Jon grew attached to the Key and actually missed it when it wasn't in his position, however, h...
So on the 15th of September 2022, my wedding took place at a local wedding hall near my hometown, Tanta, Egypt.
We, Don & Donna, (officially Ahmed and Samaa) got engaged on the 12th February 2021, got our marriage certificate written on the 23rd of September 2021, and our wedding was on the 15th of September this year.
So a quick recap on how marriage here works; once a man and a woman are agreed to get married, they can have an engagement period to try out the waters with eac...
2022-09-25 16:55:17 +0000 UTC View Post700: Nocturnal's Key
A/n: 700 Chapters… man! I can remember when I thought about dropping the story around chapter 80 and thinking of ending it at 250… God, what have I done? 😂😂😂
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There was a story passed down on the eastern docks of Tamriel that originated from the Tang Mo of Akavir that two Monkey Sages once argued about Life and Fairness.
Is Life Fair? A Monkey Sage asked.
Life is definitely not fair. Replied t...
699: Nightingales
Despite the course of the Thieves Guild storyline, Jon decided to make one large interference through it by becoming a Nightingale alongside Jullanar, the one who was meant to take the mantle of the Guild Master.
The place which Jon is filling just now should have been that of Brynjolf but Jon stole that spot by forcing himself over the situation.
He wanted to be a Nightingale for a very important goal which he finally managed to g...
698: The Greedy Man
So far, Alina was keeping an eye on anything abnormal regarding the visitors to the temple. Those late visitors from the Skaal, however, were the oddest bunch and it led her to ask them many questions regarding the circumstances that drove them to Winterhold.
First of all, those two siblings were the survivors of an aid-seeking delegation group that couldn't leave Solstheim due to some abnormal reasons. The second thing Alina asked abou...
697: The Skaal Siblings
In the eyes of an outsider, the abundance of goods, foods, and welfare in both Saarthal and Winterhold was massively unfair if not outright unrealistic. Those who live in tribes away from the densely populated cities have to survive year in year out through the harsh winters and unstable living conditions.
Winterhold was basically the same 6 years ago but now, people are too busy to greet one another in the streets. Some are even walking ...