The cursed blood., Chapter 1: The celebration. Options

[jack cloudy]

Alright, this is my next fan fic. Know that I don't have the whole storyline thought out yet, so it might become a bit messy.

Also, it takes place approximately 2 years after the events of Oasis.


The cursed blood.

Chapter 1: The Celebration.

Seas around Vvardenfell.

Slowly, the ship drifted amongst the waves. The only sign of life were the torches burning on the bow and stern. Or was that all? No. At the bow one man stood, gazing at the sky. He was old, with long flowing hair as white as snow. He stood there like a statue, only moving on his heels to compensate for the boat’s movements.

A High Elf opened the door and looked over the deck. There was the man he’d been looking for. He took a quick glance at the sky and sighed. Then, he moved over to join the old man.

,,In a few nights, the moons will be full again.” He said. The Old man remained silent. Finally, after two long minutes, he spoke.
,,You know I don’t fear the servants of the moon.”
The High Elf touched an amulet hanging around his neck, lost in deep thought. The amulet was beautifully crafted and looked just like the moon.

,,I know, how could I forget? I was merely speaking to myself.”
,,Yes, so I noticed. We should reach the island before the moon is full. It has been a long time. Perhaps you should join the hunt once more.” The old man said.

,,I will think about it. We are drinking a bottle of whine below deck. If you like you may join us.” With those words, the High Elf left.

The old man however, remained behind. He didn’t go downstairs and instead waited till he saw the land appear on the horizon. The land had called him and he realized he had much to do with only little time. He smiled at the thought. It had been many years since he had last worried about not having enough time at his disposal.
,,So we’ll meet again, old friend.” He muttered and finally joined the people below deck.

Venim Manor.
The room looked as if a tornado had passed through it. Actually, that was exactly what had happened, with the only difference that the tornado was made out of two people rather than wind. One of the two was a Redguard who wielded her sword with precision, making sure that not a single movement was wasted. Her opponent, was different. Much younger, the Dunmer girl fought with the enthusiasm and unlimited stamina of youth.

The two went back and forth as their swords clashed over and over. In the end, the Dunmer girl got the upper hand and forced the Redguard against the wall. She smiled as she prepared to land the final blow. Her sword hit the wall instead of the Redguard who had dove around the blade and was now behind the Dunmer. Instead of feeling her sword hit the Redguard, the Dunmer felt the tip of a sword on her own neck.

,,Not bad, mylady. For a moment, I really thought I had much work to do. Most mainland people aren’t very experienced.” The Redguard said and smiled.
,,Admit it, you were worried that you were going to lose for a moment.” The Dunmer replied.
,,Now don’t go too far with your pride. Your technique still needs a lot of work and it will take a while before I can truly call you a warrior.”
The Redguard took the two swords and returned them to their weaponrack, after putting the rack back in the position it stood in before it was knocked over.

There was a polite knock on the door and after a few seconds, a Dunmer entered the room.
,,Tsk, are you busy again.” The man said and shook his head.
,,I know I can’t stop you from doing this, Jana. But please, don’t go challenging people to duels in the middle of the night. You two are keeping everyone awake with all that noise.”
The man continued with a smile that took the sharpness out of his words. He then turned to the Redguard.

,,So Neminda, how is she?”
,,Not too bad, but not too good either.” The Redguard responded. She didn’t knew what to think. Maybe it was stupid for her to have gone along with the idea of the young Dunmer, but that enthusiasm was simply contagious.

Athus Mirhtri had recently arrived from the mainland and taken residence in Venim manor. He was a high-ranking member of House Redoran but also a man who didn’t quite fit in with the rest of the house. The biggest problem that most people had with him was the fact that despite being in a House that demanded of its members that they knew how to fight, he’d never held a weapon in his entire life.

,,I see. Could you, teach her a few tricks perhaps? That should keep her satisfied and out of trouble. But not before the sun rises.” Athus turned around to leave.
,,By the way, your dress for the celebration just arrived. You might try it on to see if it fits. But first, go take a bad.” He said and walked out.

[jack cloudy]

Wow, the only scene that I have firmly and completely set in my mind is the end. And it is quite spectacular in my opinion. Anyway, an update of sorts.



,,Lying, why would I be lying?” Gerinj chuckled. This man was amusing. Athus thought over his possibilities. The thruth wouldn’t help the vampire and frankly, Athus loved the idea of frustrating it with the thruth.
,,Quite simple. I will explain. That sword you’re holding is constructed from a living metal you won’t be able to find anywhere in Nirn.” He began, conveniently not telling the vampire that they were standing inside a whole mountain of it.
,,After you manage to somehow make the metal take on the shape of a sword, you can further change it by making it come in contact with a soul. Once the sword has touched the soul, it will merge with it and create a weapon of unparalleled power. Unfortunately, the soul will be trapped inside. To remedy this, you will need to find someone who can create a duplicate of a soul to act as a bridge between the sword and its master. Too bad for you, but you won’t find such a person on Nirn. Since the sword shares the soul of its master, it can’t exist without him. The sword still exists, so that means Aureus is still alive. You didn’t kill him.”

Gerinj was silent. He had intended to torture Aureus till he got bored and killed him. But the sword intrigued him and he didn’t like the idea of losing it. He finally snarled a few orders to some other vampires in the Daedric tongue.
,,You think you’re smart, right? I think I shall bind you to my will by morning. Enjoy your last hours as a free soul. After all, someone has to pay for the damage you and your friend caused.”

Snowhawk.

The Nord let them straight to the castle and through the brightly lit hallways. He finally threw open two big doors.
,,Our guests have arrived!” He shouted.
,,Ah, what took you so long? Have a drink.” Luper made his way through the crowd. He was obviously drunk, again.
Jalin shook his head. It was just something for the Nerevarine to get drunk with a few Nords.
,,What did you do this time? And where did you leave the Unicorn?”

,,Oh, I waved my ring around a bit, told them that I was the Nerevarine and that I was here to hunt vampires. That loosened their tongues and they told me everything I needed to know. Guess what, that silly mountain is actually real. And the Unicorn is in the stables. It helped with establishing my identity as some legendary hero. Now why are you all so upset? I managed to arrange beds for all of us.” Luper told them before joining the party again.

The rest of the Nord party wasn’t very eventful and the night afterwards, all three set out for the silver mountain. Jalin’s attempts at hiring a few Nords turned out to be unsuccessful and in the end it was just the three of them. After two hours of riding, their destination showed up on the horizon. The only one who had been prepared for the sight was Jana, since she’d been dreaming about it since she was infected with vampirism.

,,Alright, I hate to admit it but I’m impressed. Just look at that thing. It looks like some big slimy, silver creature.” Luper muttered.
,,And guess what, it is alive. Crap. Now I’m getting scared. I shouldn’t have used that life detection spell.” He added a few seconds later.

,,Right, we’ll set up camp here and think of a plan before going in. We know practically nothing about this place or the vampires inside.” Jalin noted and climbed off his Unicorn.
,,Plan? By the time you actually finish coming up with a plan, they’ve all died from old age. Why can’t we just go in and improvise?” Luper answered with a small grin. He took out Chrysamere and waved it around a bit.

,,Excuse me! That place is filled with vampires! Aureus went in there and he didn’t come out! I’ve seen how he treated a god as if he was punishing a child! And those vampires managed to beat him! So can you please come up with a plan a bit more complex than running in and swinging your sword at everything that moves?!”
Everyone backed away from the furious Dunmer who didn’t seem to notice that she was creating small sparks in her hands during her tirade.
,,Fine, I’ll wait till you two come up with a plan. That better?” Luper asked once she’d calmed down a bit.

This post has been edited by jack cloudy: Jun 11 2006, 07:56 PM