"This is unbearable! Unbearable! A Dragon plots to murder a Jarl and devise a plot? You want me to believe that?" General Tullius shouted as he strode left and right in the Throne Hall of the Blue Palace.
"It is quite hard to believe, yes, but Thane Jon has shown us the truth of the matter." Sybille Stentor refuted the General's frustrated remarks.
"But it is still hard to believe. It feels as if the world...
637: The True Face of Evil
In a world where evil had many faces, publicly punishing evil was a sort of public amusement. Beheading outlaws, burning witches, and whipping criminals were ordinary and welcome sights.
Hagravens are notorious for their ways in witchcraft and many simpletons would usually go and secretly meet them for all sorts of spells. Things like a spell to make a man love a woman over another woman, a spell to kill the offsprings of a certain cou...
636: Setting the Stage
"Those are the guards you asked for." Captain Aldis said came closer towards Jon, "That's 40 of our men under your disposal, sir…"
"No." Jon replied, "Just 20."
"What do you mean, sir?" Captain Aldis asked.
"I am returning the 20 men I borrowed. I will enter the city with the other 20." Jon said, "They won't be recognized for the achievement of following Thane Bryling when she gets to be a Jarl but what is important is that...
"And so, we can secure the Front Gate, the Spiral Stairs to the Dockyard, and the Dockyard itself." Brina Merilis said as she pointed at certain areas on the map.
"The Legion can't spare that many men. We need to keep a heavy watch on the castle especially with the increase of the spies coming from literally everywhere." Legate Rikke seemed reluctant.
"I'll allow it." General Tullius approved of what Brina Merilis wanted.
They have...
2021-12-21 21:59:34 +0000 UTC View Post"Dawnbreaker! The Dawnbreaker! I've read tales about this sword."
"Aha!"w
"The sword of light, the banisher of evil, the divine artifact, the bane of all Undead."
"Yep."
"Despite the fact that it is Daedric, it is considered a Holy Artifact that can destroy the Undead and other Daedra."
"It is."
"But it was carried by the Fighter's Guild a thousand years ago and used against the Forces of Evil."
"It...
2021-12-18 01:04:12 +0000 UTC View PostSitting around a campfire at the side of the road, Jon and Bryling sat together and started studying a map of the old Shrine of Meridia.
"I say we should take this way."
"What?"
"This way! We should take it."
"Speak up!"
"WE GO THIS WAY!"
"Alright…"
"Goodness! I think I made her deaf."
It was Jon and Bryling who had to meet the Daedra Meridia upon the arrival to Mount Kilkreath and Jon played a prank...
2021-12-13 01:47:11 +0000 UTC View Post
632: Mount Kilkreath
"By the skin of our teeth, we made it." Veezara said as he dragged his tired body off his horse.
"Scales… in your case." Serana replied nonchalantly.
"Very funny, vampire girl." He replied with a fake laugh.
"You're welcome, reptile." She said as an insult.
The Argonian and the Vampire made it back to the hideout of the Dark Brotherhood three days later after the operation of killing Vittoria Vici. They had to run in c...
"So he decided to work openly against us."
"I am sorry, Sir. But we may have acted way too soon."
"Are you doubting my leadership, Legate?"
"Of course not, Sir. I was only saying that we antagonized the court members way too fast."
"We can't wait. The winter funds have almost run out and the lowered taxes have harmed us more. The Stormcloaks are getting provisions from God knows where and you expect me to not seize an opportu...
2021-12-01 18:18:30 +0000 UTC View Post630: The Grey Wolf Movement
While Jon's advice put a clear route to the future of Solitude, some complications were coming towards the Court that is currently left without a Jarl.
There was a clear shift of administrative power that suddenly went towards the Castle as the Imperial Authority was starting to take over everything. While they were clearly and openly overstepping their authorities, there was no actual authority to oppose them and the entire court of ...
629: What Happened in Solitude?
Jon ran through the streets and pulverized all the assassins he ran into as they were all non-essential mob characters that didn't make it into the game.
The Dark Brotherhood was not only composed of the handful of members that the players know, but they rather made some branches and foot soldiers that were originally just some bandits and other outlaws.
It seemed that Astrid realized that with the existence of all these po...
628: The Bloody Wedding (4): Chaos Descent
The day was as good as any in terms of weather but it was extraordinarily bright when it came to Jon's mindset at the moment. After all, he received some good news this morning.
Truthfully, he was looking forward to this quest for ages but he failed to get leads on how to initiate it or how to find its location. When it came to the game and real life, there was a massive difference especially in terrain so unless the pl...
627: The Bloody Wedding (3)
It wasn't really something for Jon if Maven Black-Briar rallied up a legion of thugs and came at him screaming for war. The appearance of an Arch-Wizard, however, was worrying to an extent.
If you are an Arch-Wizard, you are not an Arch-Wizard for nothing. You usually have enough tricks and ideas that would make you a fearsome opponent and a destructive force. That's why Jon managed to hide for a long time under the skirt of Nurina si...
He is a monster, she is a poisonous snake. They both see eye to eye in terms of who they are.
"14 years, was it?"
"It was."
"And here you are. The rat who walked out of Riften."
"I am a cat person."
"A Skeever."
"You don't want to go down this argument with me, she-pig."
"So, Solitude was your second city. Your actual start."
"It was a good start."
"Luck favored the fool."
"It didn...
2021-11-08 22:09:01 +0000 UTC View Post625: The Bloody Wedding (1)
As one of Jon Dare's lovers, the Emperor's Cousin, the Overseer of the East Empire Company's holding in Skyrim, and the only daughter of Count Vici, things didn't go as easy as everyone expected when it comes to Vittoria Vici. Aside from how she became the center of Solitude's talk the past month aside from the Dragonborn who can bounce in and out from the sky, things were taking a drastic direction to no way back.
First and foremost,...
"So… what do you say about this, young miss?" Safia said.
"We have been bested by a stronger foe. I don't hold any of you…" Serana said as she held the shaft of the axe stuck into Safia's head and pulled it out, "… Responsible."
The Vampires which she had were battered by a single opponent that could only be described as an imitation of the monster Jon Dare is.
It was already too much for her to manage her own ground agai...
2021-11-06 11:57:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe pier of Riften is always dangerous, especially during nighttime. If not an Argonian Skooma-driven thug jumping off the water to strip you of your belongings, it would either be cutthroats or worse nightmares.
But never a Vampire.
Yet this scene didn't start with a vampire wreaking havoc, it starts with a pair of eyes that reflect the scenes of the bloodshed left in the wake of those bloodsuckers. A dreadful scene was for all the f...
2021-11-04 11:10:13 +0000 UTC View Post
622: The Man Who Cried "Vampire!"
It was upsetting not to receive any money from Delvin but it seemed that Astrid is way too careful when it comes to handling her cash. This letter of credit serves no value anywhere outside the Thieves Guild and Serana had no use of it. Still, she kept the letter of credit and headed towards the docks of Riften.
"What are you looking for, beauty?" Asked one of the men who seemed to be working in the dock as she strolled by the p...
(621: Appraising Values)
*Falkreath, the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary*
"You're back!" Astrid saw Serana in as the latter seemed to be absent-minded.
"Yep." Serana replied.
"And?"
"What?"
"The Night Mother's contact! Tell me everything first. What did this Motierre want?" Astrid was personally waiting for Serana at the entrance of the sanctuary in order to hear the matter they were given by the matron of the cult. If it wasn't for that, Astrid would have had a...
2021-10-21 11:45:50 +0000 UTC View Post(620: Betrayal)
"So, you've taken the contract?"
Serana couldn't stand being snuck at from behind as she watched Amaund Motierre and his guard leave. The fact that the one who snuck on her was Jon made it even worse since Serana was sincerely pissed at the moment.
"Bastard!"
"Woah!"
Different from her aloofness, this Serana seemed to be aggressive and on fire.
"Cute little fangs… what has gotten into you?" Jon evaded her claws with ease.
"You...
(619: A Contract of an Era)
Astrid sat at the head of the table where she always does and her silence was reaching all the way to her very thoughts even so everyone in her surroundings was noisily arguing. She was simply too lost in her thoughts to care about the others at this moment.
She recapped the situation a few more times in her head.
Serana is the newest Assassin she recruited, an excellent one, one with a dark past and a heavy sadness. For a vampire, Serana is ge...
(618: Darkness Rises)
Jon barely touched the Elder Scroll of the Dragon and he got a signal from Gluttony right away. He could see through the eyes of Serana and felt what she was feeling.
"Shit!"
There was no time to stand on ceremony after this revelation and Jon grabbed the Elder Scroll right away.
"What shit?" Jullanar asked as she noticed his expressions going wild and distant for a second.
"Shit finally happened." Jon replied, "Long story short, this i...
(617: Foretold)
The last strike cost Jon a lot of power that he almost felt his innards revolting against him.
If not for the Dragon Soul flowing from the dead body of Vulthuryol to Jon, he would at least need five days of hibernation to regain his stamina.
As he held Nefertiti in his arms, he looked around him and whistled. A minute later, the sound of footsteps started to surround him as the place was getting invaded by Dare Troopers.
"The Clean-up shall be handl...
(616: How to Hunt a Dragon)
The Dragon and the Colossus kept on fighting to their limits. The Dragon wasn't able to freely fly due to the nature of the cave thus his stamina and agility were limited while the Colossus was getting destroyed gradually.
The only one who maintained a good shape in this exchange is Jon.
The Colossus was now being powered with Jon's Aura and Magic at the same time. The blade attached to the back of its right arm felt twice as long and its sharpnes...
2021-09-21 22:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post(615: A Different Scale)
It wasn't like anything he ever saw before, the Dragon exclaimed deeply in his thoughts and realized that his ears were tricked.
The sound… of course it can't be them.
It can't be the Dwarves.
For all he knows, the deep ones haven't appeared for years as he slumbered…
Years?
Eras?
Eons?
He, who is a dragon, a creature whose essence is based on Time, chose to wait in a long slumber until the time comes and the Dwarves...
2021-09-16 12:59:09 +0000 UTC View Post(614: Clash of Flames)
Despite the ages, he remained in Blackreach unmoved and unbothered for Time wasn't even something that would faze him. And from the perspective of a marvelous machine, time is prolonged as there is maintenance and in his eyes, there is an entire city beneath his feet that was built on just that.
The Dwarves of old built a city in Blackreach to be the capital of their empire which would outlast any civilization above ground. If given the same time as the othe...
2021-09-11 16:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post(613: The War Beneath)
"Troopers!" Jon called, "Advance!"
For the first time in a thousand years, the dark and quiet Blackreach witnessed an all-out war that no one of its locals anticipated.
The humans who were invading through the Great Lift swarmed down the stone slope and started a slaughter never seen years. Almost a Thousand Dare Troopers were active in this operation.
The small army divided itself into 4 teams. The vanguard, led by Jon, headed towards the heart ...
2021-09-07 19:58:28 +0000 UTC View Post(612: The Mammoth Anchors)
The Great Lift of Alftand descended slowly and with every gear rotation, the hearts of the men present in the lift began to squeeze like crazy.
Are we ready for what's about to unfold? Asked Ivar, a young Nord who had followed Jon Dare since the days of Neo Saarthal's establishment.
Ivar was just a young mason when the Battle of Winterhold occurred as he was one of the few who managed to get into the recruitment of the Dare Company Corps and become...
2021-09-04 23:16:15 +0000 UTC View Post(611: It's Not Who I Am)
Back into the temple, the scene was replaced by angry priests to stern legionaries guarding the armor from all sides. General Tullius was the one standing at the altar as well.
The upper-class folk took the seats in the temple with the people of Winterhold and the Court of Solitude taking the first row on both sides.
General Tullius assumed the centermost part of the praying altar at the front of the temple and started giving a speech.
"Under t...
2021-08-28 19:02:14 +0000 UTC View Post(610: Dragonborn Call)
It may not be that known before but since this day, the method of calling the Dragonborn was announced to the public.
It is actually a no-brainer question to ask about how to summon the Dragonborn. It is so simple to the point where one just has to call his name and he'll come.
Haven't the Greybeards done that as well a few months ago and the whole Skyrim heard them?
Just call for him, Alina said. It works as it seems but to actually "call" for h...
2021-08-28 18:50:13 +0000 UTC View Post(609: Use Your Voice)
Then she quickly closed her eyes as the hearts of the people facing her almost sunk in horror.
Her prayers slowly turned into whispers and as if everything around the temple was held still by some mighty force, the cold air suddenly started flowing once again and as if the world could breathe.
No one ever felt thirsty for air this much in their entire lives.
It is as if the air suddenly became the tastiest thing to breathe and their hearts elevate...
2021-08-22 15:40:36 +0000 UTC View Post