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Saquira
post Dec 2 2011, 05:58 PM
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So, I've been working on this since before Skyrim came out now and I think it's about time I publish it. I'm still working on Felisas Memoires, I actually got really inspired yesterday and wrote up the ending so now I know exactly where I want to go with it. I just wanted to get started on publishing this story as well.

I'm no longer working on A Strange Love, you'll probably have gotten it by now but I just wanted to get it out. I might go back to it and continue sometime, but then I'll make a completely new version and it probably won't happen for a very long time.

I change a lot of the things in the main quest in this story, because the dragons really should be able to use all the shouts(it's their language after all) and a lot of other reasons. Ekali won't only follow the main quest though, not like Felisa did. And I'll also have this story be much more orderly, in that I'll divide every chapter in numbered parts and will be writing a "what came before" paragraph at the start of each update.

Anyway, this is the story of the khajiit Ekali, and her journey through Skyrim.

Ekali of the Frozen Heights
Book one


Prologue

The female threw herself across the cold stone just as fire lit the sky, melting the snow of her former location. The beast roared out his rage as he turned after the khajiit, pale fangs still hot from the fire. She thought up the words when its jaws clamped shut above her, forcing Ekali to roll out of the way as it brought its head down again.

Fo Krah!” The shout was loud, and covered the beast in frost as he lifted his muzzle towards the sky in rage. He flapped his wings, unleashing more fire in her direction, and took to the air.

Getting up from her crouch, the khajiit sprinted across the ice crusted stone, coming to a stop at her pack from which she drew a bow and quiver. The bow was already strung in anticipation for an event just like this, and she put an arrow to it just as the beast came around for another go. Her hands wouldn't be still as she aimed for the creature, and it was by chance that the arrow stuck in its throat. She sprinted again as he roared in fury, black eyes intent on her body.

Dovahkiin! Zun Haal Viik!” His powerful voice was triumphant as the bow flew out of the woman’s grasp, and she cursed, barely avoiding the swipe from his tail when he flew past. As it was the blast of wind knocked her of her feet, and she pictured a fireball in her mind as she got up again. The dragon was wrapped in flames mere moments before his feet connected with her shoulders and threw her backwards.

Her feline claws where out before she had time to process the empty space beneath her feet, clinging like picks to the ice encrusting the rocky mountain. The stone shuddered as the dragon landed and made his way towards the precipice on which she was hanging.

Dovahkiin.” The beast smiled at her as he lowered his head, looking over her white body.

The tension on her claws was causing a numbness in her hands when she hung there, and the khajiit grunted when she tried to get a better grip on the cliff side as well as getting her legs up. She'd be damned if she didn't get up, she knew that all to well.

“Trouble, Dovahkiin? Perhaps you should have practised your claws before coming, they often make a lot of difference.” He smiled again as he reached one of his feet out, extending a claw. He looked at it briefly before turning back at her. “How is it you say... oh yes, any last words?” Ekali kept quiet and he smiled again, edging further out on the edge to get to her.

The light of the blue green aurora reflected on his scales when he got closer, making him look even more majestic than before. His head had the shape of an arrowhead with spikes that were angled backwards from his face. His eyes were dark, and the scales had a soft brown colour to them.

She narrowed her eyes at the dragon as she tried to get a better grip on the ice, and clung tighter when the wind picked up, tousling her fur. The ice was mixed with snow, and her hands were barely noticeable because she didn't wear any gauntlets at the time.

The beast crept closer still, and put his foot on her paw to be able to break her grip. With a last smile that caused the blue light to be reflected by his teeth, he tore her away from the cliff, and opened his mouth to shout.

Fus Ro Dah!” The shout threw her further away from the ledge, away from any hope of survival, and caused her to yell out in shock.

Oh hellfire, was the one thought that went through her head as she looked down at the ground far beneath her, the wind wining past her ears.

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End note: So, there's the prologue. You don't get to find out what happened for a long time though as the prologue takes place long after the first chapter, which I intend to post the first part of on Tuesday. And I really like constructive criticism. biggrin.gif


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post Feb 1 2012, 08:54 PM
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Previously on Ekali of the Frozen Heights: Having been betrayed by the Empire, Ekali was shipped of to Skyrim to face her execution. An unplanned stop in Helgen led to her freedom when a dragon attacked just as she was about to get her head chopped of, and when left with little time to decide she followed a Stormcloak out of the town which meant that she had to kill Imperials. Next, we find out exactly what's up with Saerdur Lawgiver.

Chapter 2.5 A visit from Vaermina

The darkness was seeping cold, the torch she held barely lit up a three feet circle around her. Noticing the white mist she made when she breathed, she looked around. Her tail was moving slowly, closer to her body than usual and she heard a shuffle in the distance before the dark was penetrated by the sound of a collapsing roof and someone's scream. Crouching down to avoid being taken of her feet, the khajiit waited for the shaking to subside before she stood again.

The floor was sticky when she continued down the corridor, and upon reaching the blockage she knew would be there, the white khajiit turned left to a door by the side. It came open on it's own volition, and though nothing but darkness was visible, she stepped through.

The darkness broke up just as the the sword swung at her, and she brought her broadsword up in a parry. The imperial sidestepped and swung again, but she felled him with a quick strike to the knees, and then brought the point of the blade down into his chest. With his dying gasp, the man’s features changed, and she started at the sight of Janus. A woman yelled out from the corner, and the room lit up completely to show the khajiit her surroundings.

Bypassing the entrails on the walls, and the rotting flesh around her feet, the khajiit's eyes landed on the Dunmer across from her, and though she called out no sound was heard when Neven's cold eyes fell upon her and his blade went through her abdomen.


Ekali sat up with a start, looking around once before breaking into silent tears. The night was cool, the sky lit up by the light from the warrior's stone she'd touched the day before. A bright aurora covered the sky, and Ralof was sitting against a tree-trunk on the other side of the camp. He was looking at her with a wondering expression.

“What?” she asked when she'd composed herself, making an effort to get the salt away from her fur.

“Just trying to figure you out. Whatever for did you have to attack that bear?” he asked, and Ekali shrugged, turning her head to stare into the fire between them. She'd stretched the bear pelt out next to them after cleaning it, and the remains of the doe they'd hunted down was concealed in a sack. She'd stopped him from throwing them away by saying they'd be good to use in some potions.

“Good bowman-ship anyway, wouldn't have expected it from someone who...” he stopped briefly before switching the subject, and the khajiit seemed to ignore the slip-up. “What happened to make the Empire want to execute you anyway?”

“False accusation of murdering the son of Riften's Jarl, Saerdur Lawgiver, a couple of weeks ago,” she said, voice almost devoid of emotion.

“Obviously. Saerdur ain't dead. The Jarl put him in house arrest until he can control his tongue, he's been slandering the name of Ulfric Stormclak, saying the Empire is the one we should trust. Complete mammoth tripe of course, they'll do nothing but raise our temples to the ground and give the Thalmor access to anyone they consider a heathen.” When he turned his eyes to Ekali again, she was looking at him with anger evident in her eyes.

“Why exactly are you fighting the Empire? I heard something about the Thalmor insulting one of your war heroes, but never really got any clear explanations,” she said and watched his expression darken as well.

“Seems nothing but lies comes out of the mouths of the Empire these days. Typical of them to distort the truth. Ysmir, or Tiber Septim as he's also called, was the greatest war hero to ever have lived. When he died he ascended to god-hood, and the Eight divines became the Nine Divines. The Thalmor wish to end our worship of him, and since the Empire are pawns of the Thalmor, we fight them,” Ralof practically snarled, and Ekali nodded in understanding. She could understand that. They sat in silence for a while before he spoke up again. “Do you have any plans? The Stormcloaks could use a fighter such as yourself, should you wish to join us.”

“I don't know. I've never been outside Cyrodiil before, or even considered what I would do if I ended up somewhere else. She spent so much time teaching me to fight, but never said what exactly it was she wanted me to do with it,” Ekali lowered her voice, only speaking to herself, when she uttered the last sentence. Yet Ralof heard it, and raised his eyebrows.

“Who exactly?” he asked. Ekali sighed, looking around them. She took in the stillness and the running water, almost allowing herself to relax before she turned back to him.

“I suppose most would call her my mother, though the only way that is true is because she raised me. I knew her as Dar'Ilthi, and I haven't seen her shadow since I left for the Imperial City.” Ekali looked away from him again, at the running river beneath their camp site.

“Isn't that the leader of the Dark Brotherhood?” Ralof asked, and Ekali's eyes grew wider.

“What!? She's a member of... I knew she was a thief, but that..!?” The two stayed silent for a while afterwards, just staring into space, but then Ralof shook his head.

“We should try to get some sleep. You are welcome to go with me to Riverwood tomorrow, my sister lives there with her husband. You can make up your mind of what to do afterwards,” he said, and Ekali nodded. Both of them lay down on the hard ground again, and after a little while nothing could be heard but the sighing of the wind in the trees as they fell into sleep.


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Saquira   Ekali of the Frozen Heights   Dec 2 2011, 05:58 PM
McBadgere   Lol...Constructive criticism... :D ... Aaamywho.....   Dec 2 2011, 06:15 PM
Saquira   Thanks :P Didn't really think further with th...   Dec 2 2011, 09:56 PM
McBadgere   Sorry...*Pouts*... :D ... There's at least ...   Dec 3 2011, 05:32 AM
mALX   GAAAAH! Skyrim !!! Hope you...   Dec 3 2011, 06:30 AM
Colonel Mustard   Ooh, this looks good! Exciting combat with a d...   Dec 3 2011, 05:03 PM
Zalphon   *Raises a brow* I'll be reading this story, I ...   Dec 4 2011, 07:09 AM
Saquira   McBadgere: I believe I've already met the drag...   Dec 4 2011, 12:11 PM
King Coin   A bad joke about cliffhangers springs to mind... ...   Dec 5 2011, 11:34 PM
Saquira   Chapter 1.1 Bloody white sights The star-covered ...   Dec 6 2011, 07:52 AM
McBadgere   Much cool!!...Love it...Nothing like a goo...   Dec 6 2011, 01:57 PM
King Coin   I wonder what the amulet was? I enjoyed this start...   Dec 6 2011, 04:40 PM
mALX   Her sneak must be phenomenal to get into a bandit ...   Dec 7 2011, 07:40 PM
Zalphon   Looting the dead...for shame, for shame. Just kid...   Dec 8 2011, 01:35 AM
Saquira   Previously on Ekali of the Frozen Heights: In the ...   Dec 9 2011, 08:01 AM
King Coin   I was trying to figure out what town Ekali was in,...   Dec 12 2011, 06:54 AM
Saquira   Chapel of Talos?! How did that get in there......   Dec 12 2011, 07:14 AM
McBadgere   Niiice... :D ... I like Bruma...I think it's ...   Dec 12 2011, 01:55 PM
Saquira   McBadgere: Bruma always was my favorite city in th...   Dec 13 2011, 07:23 AM
McBadgere   Oooh, a mysterious past too! (well...She hinte...   Dec 14 2011, 04:34 AM
King Coin   I kind of feel bad for her now, she was in such a ...   Dec 14 2011, 06:26 AM
Saquira   McBadgere: ^^ thank you King Coin: The first chap...   Dec 16 2011, 04:30 PM
mALX   Love the shower idea! Now that is using magic...   Dec 17 2011, 04:33 AM
McBadgere   More excellentness!!!... Brilliant jo...   Dec 17 2011, 07:59 PM
Colonel Mustard   Liked the last two chapters, especially the applic...   Dec 18 2011, 12:20 AM
King Coin   “Did you have fun?” He said with a wink. “I...   Dec 18 2011, 09:25 PM
Saquira   Thanks everyone! :D Excuse me for almost forg...   Dec 20 2011, 05:58 PM
King Coin   “Good morning,” she purred happily as she walked ...   Dec 20 2011, 07:35 PM
mALX   GAAAAH !!! We'll never know who s...   Dec 21 2011, 01:32 AM
McBadgere   OOooh blimey... :huh: ... Now she's in for it...   Dec 21 2011, 05:30 AM
Colonel Mustard   Ah, irony. You are a cruel, harsh and greatly amus...   Dec 22 2011, 11:40 PM
Saquira   Last part of the year! I'm not coming back...   Dec 23 2011, 03:36 PM
McBadgere   Excellent!!.. Nice one!!... :D .....   Dec 24 2011, 09:46 AM
King Coin   Another Khajiit? This one sounds like she had some...   Dec 25 2011, 10:56 PM
mALX   I keep wondering if that dog is a Werewolf. But t...   Jan 10 2012, 02:34 AM
Saquira   All: Hope you had a good holiday! mALX: Where...   Jan 10 2012, 07:25 AM
mALX   ???? Sorry :(   Jan 10 2012, 08:38 AM
King Coin   Yep. To the block prisoner. Nice and easy. Still w...   Jan 10 2012, 03:29 PM
Saquira   mALX: Don't say sorry, I was just wondering. :...   Jan 10 2012, 05:36 PM
McBadgere   *Strokes chin*...Hmmmm, there's something fami...   Jan 11 2012, 04:33 AM
Colonel Mustard   I put 50 septims on Alduin poking his ugly snout i...   Jan 12 2012, 09:52 AM
Saquira   *Strokes chin*...Hmmmm, there's something fam...   Jan 13 2012, 09:37 PM
Colonel Mustard   No update today? Well that's it! I'm n...   Jan 13 2012, 10:30 PM
Saquira   Colonel Mustard: Oh really... :P What can I say...   Jan 18 2012, 08:36 PM
mALX   I thought you were avoiding this scene by the begi...   Jan 18 2012, 09:27 PM
Athynae   I'm enjoying it immensely. I got a bit behind ...   Jan 18 2012, 10:06 PM
Grits   Uh oh, I don't think Vilod will be making that...   Jan 18 2012, 11:33 PM
King Coin   I'm wondering what's going to happen next....   Jan 18 2012, 11:47 PM
Saquira   I know this part is short, but this way I can guar...   Jan 20 2012, 05:59 PM
McBadgere   *Applauds both sections*... You're really ren...   Jan 20 2012, 06:17 PM
mALX   *Applauds both sections*... [b]You're really...   Jan 20 2012, 06:30 PM
Saquira   Thank you guys :D Is Halldir a Nord as well? I ...   Jan 20 2012, 07:19 PM
mALX   Thank you guys :D Is Halldir a Nord as well? I...   Jan 20 2012, 08:39 PM
McBadgere   Well yeah Robert...I mean you just go through the ...   Jan 20 2012, 07:41 PM
Grits   Er, Hadvar is a Nord. :P I'm enjoying this, S...   Jan 20 2012, 07:48 PM
Saquira   McBadgere: :P I recalled it when you said it. I...   Jan 20 2012, 08:04 PM
King Coin   So she chose the Cloak eh? I wasn't sure who s...   Jan 21 2012, 04:12 AM
Saquira   mALX: I know there are Nords on each side, never a...   Jan 24 2012, 08:29 PM
Athynae   Choices, they are what shape our lives, I am anxio...   Jan 24 2012, 08:47 PM
McBadgere   Awww...Giving up so soon? :huh: ...Shame...But I...   Jan 24 2012, 10:40 PM
King Coin   Yikes, I hated that captain, but it would still be...   Jan 24 2012, 11:20 PM
Saquira   Thank you guys, hehe, no update today either. I...   Jan 31 2012, 10:50 PM
King Coin   chirp.   Jan 31 2012, 11:25 PM
McBadgere   Excellent chapter!!... Don't worry, w...   Feb 2 2012, 07:02 AM
Athynae   *shiver* yea we hate those dreams, brrrr. The dia...   Feb 2 2012, 12:46 PM
King Coin   Nasty dream. She's definitely feeling like she...   Feb 2 2012, 03:38 PM
Grits   I thought the dream was very well done. I like how...   Feb 2 2012, 03:53 PM
mALX   WHOA !! You slipped in a surprise wit...   Feb 2 2012, 10:46 PM
Colonel Mustard   Wow, Ekali was brought up by the head honcho (well...   Feb 3 2012, 08:58 PM
Saquira   Thank you for the great comments guys! I was a...   Feb 8 2012, 05:34 PM
mALX   Uh oh, that horse looks familiar !!! ...   Feb 8 2012, 06:03 PM
McBadgere   Nicely done!!... Loved it... I do like R...   Feb 9 2012, 06:59 AM
Saquira   mALX: It does doesn't it? :P I loved that litt...   Feb 10 2012, 06:35 PM
King Coin   Oh I like the screens that go with the story. The...   Feb 11 2012, 04:09 AM
Saquira   Previously on Ekali of the Frozen Heights: Meeting...   Feb 23 2012, 08:43 PM
McBadgere   You needed a mod for the game before he followed h...   Feb 24 2012, 05:34 AM
King Coin   A Khajiit with a great sword! I'm glad Gla...   Feb 28 2012, 01:04 AM
Saquira   And it's finally done! I've had way to...   Mar 23 2012, 09:15 PM
McBadgere   Excellent!!... Love the way you render th...   Mar 24 2012, 04:34 AM
Colonel Mustard   Excellent stuff, Saquira! The tomb was brillia...   Mar 25 2012, 03:22 PM
King Coin   Spiders. Hate them. Better to burn them from a dis...   Mar 29 2012, 10:38 PM
Saquira   Thank you guys! And I'm truly sorry that I...   May 2 2012, 04:52 PM
McBadgere   That was cool... :D ... Nicely done that... I lo...   May 3 2012, 06:09 AM
Zalphon   I do like how you give the characters a bit more p...   May 3 2012, 02:15 PM
Saquira   Thank you guys. Yeah, Farengar always seemed so co...   May 11 2012, 04:22 PM
McBadgere   Well, that was creepy... :D ... Excellently done ...   May 11 2012, 08:51 PM
King Coin   Ekali had her moment of triumph with Farengar. :) ...   May 14 2012, 02:45 AM
Saquira   I think all of your questions will be answered... ...   May 20 2012, 04:29 PM
McBadgere   Oooh excellent!!... Loved the pics...Nice...   May 20 2012, 05:06 PM
Saquira   Thank you McBadgere ^^ Don't know whether th...   May 20 2012, 10:15 PM
King Coin   She almost choked on her food when he uttered the...   May 24 2012, 03:12 AM
Saquira   Thank you :D I don't think Ekali will be usi...   May 27 2012, 11:20 AM
King Coin   “But how? How could a khajiit be dragonborn?” Ho...   May 27 2012, 11:29 PM
McBadgere   Excellent stuff... :D ... Love the extra characte...   May 29 2012, 06:03 AM
Saquira   I'm finally getting somewher again, so I might...   Jun 26 2012, 09:23 PM
Taaron   I really like how you are using the story line to ...   Jun 27 2012, 04:29 AM
King Coin   I'm not much into poetry, but I do like what y...   Jun 27 2012, 04:43 AM
mALX   LOVE this poem !!! AWESOME !...   Jun 27 2012, 06:01 AM
Saquira   King Coin: Thank you. And well, I fixed that nit s...   Jun 29 2012, 03:21 PM
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