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]

Finally the update has arrived. As for the posting of Oasis thing, forget it. There wasn't a text section included. Oh well, too bad. And Mallet, someone in this update does suffer a heartattack. (sort of.)




Luper flashed one of his grins.
,,Oh, but I just happen to be a good dentist. Allow me to remove you of the problem your teeth are causing you.” He said and went back into the offensive with Chrysamere. Despite his best efforts, the Nerevarine couldn’t match his opponent’s speed and was quickly forced into defending again.

,,A dentist? Do you think you’re funny? Unfortunately, but your sense of humor makes me burn!” The vampire shouted and released a stream of hot fire. Luper used his sword to deflect the flames which crashed into the walls, making them glow from the heat. But the vampire continued releasing the stream of fire and Chrysamere was soon heated to the point that Luper had to drop it and rely on the shields in his pauldrons and gauntlets instead. Slowly, the flames ate their way through the shields and came closer to burning the Nerevarine alive.

,,Brilliant, I hate it when the bad guys have the advantage. I can’t move out of the way or I’m history. I wished I was a Dunmer, at least then I could handle the flames a bit better.” That thought gave Luper an idea and he rummaged with one hand around in his pockets till he took out a scroll. He cast a worried look at the scroll that began to smoke and slowly burn.
,,Venio Corpus Flamma!” He shouted as the scroll burst into flame. Instantly, a rip to Oblivion was formed in front of the man and a Flame Atronach stepped out, harmlessly adding the vampire’s flames to its own substance as it guarded Luper from the deadly stream of fire.

Luper grinned while he used his amulet of Shadows and merged with his surroundings. The Atronach was sent back to its own plane a few seconds later by a large blast of ice, but Luper had already turned invisible.
,,Where are you?! Show yourself, coward!” The vampire snarled and looked over his shoulder. All invisible enemies preferred to attack from the rear. A sharp pain erupted in his chest and he stared down to see an ominous black stone wedged between his ribs by a barely visible hand.

,,Surprise. Don’t you love it to have your own device of torture used against you?” Luper spoke as the life-draining powers of the stone began to effect the vampire.
,,This should teach you not to replace the hearts of old men with weird rocks. And remember I said I was a dentist?” He continued and janked out the vampire’s teeth before knocking him to the ground. He picked up Chrysamere and separated the vampire’s head from his body.
,,Now I would love to see you suffer, but I don’t have time for that and someone might get the stupid idea to help you. So unfortunately, I’ll settle for decapitation.”

Luper cast a quick glance to the entrance of the room containing Aureus. He was sure that the old man would be fine now that the black stone had found a new chest to sit in. Luper turned around and headed for the central chamber.

Central chamber.

Back in the central chamber, the battle against Gerinj didn’t go well. Though the vampire was outnumbered three to one, he proved to be very hard to beat. Hard was a bit of an understatement, impossible would be closer to the truth. Jalin had long since fired off every single bolt he had and was now using his Wakizashi together with the claws he received from his werewolf form. The frustrating thing was that even with all three of them attacking at once, the vampire managed to evade every blow without even trying.

,,Well, what do we have here?” The Vampire muttered when he suddenly swooped down from the ceiling and lifted Jana off the ground.
,,I knew there was something familiar about your smell. You are a vampire, of my clan.” Gerinj’s tone became darker during those words.
,,So my right-hand has decided to start a clan of his own. He must be trying to replace me. I’ll deal with that after I..” The rest of his words were interrupted by a loud and angry hiss when Jana sank her teeth in his arm.
,,That was not nice, girl.” He growled and threw her to the floor.
,,You are all becoming quite annoying.” He spoke as he conjured a large ball of lightning in his hand.