The Tale of Axl Lynch, I thought I'd try my hand at writing... Options

[Axlynch]

I'm not one for catchy introductions so I'll just explain the situation. Cyrodiil is in distress following the assassination of emperor Uriel Septim and all of his known heirs. It is rumored that portals to the many planes of Oblivion have sprung up in select places all over Tamriel. People were beginning to lose hope when, out of the confusion, a hero appears. However, this hero is too busy fighting for the empire to hear the whispers of a mysterious mage who happens to welcome the Oblivion invasion. He sees it as the ultimate challenge, not only if his skill as a wizard and necromancer, but also of his skill as a leader and a strategist. Therefor he has made it his mission to prepare for and to thwart the chosen one. To begin his great quest the necromancer must have the right materials. His first order of business will be a journey to Echo Cave and a small visit to none other than the King of Worms himself, Mannimarco. Ladies and gentlemen, the Tale of Axl Lynch.

Author's Notes: I'll begin the story in a few, gonna grab a bite to eat.

[Axlynch]

I thought it'd be nice to add a small update to this story as well since I did for the other. I left off at this place intentionally because if this story if to be ended here I'd like to have it go out with a flame.
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Stepping out of the now reaking Ayleid ruin, Axl looked up at the sky and turned to his brother. "A mere ten minutes and I'm now seven Welkynd stones richer with only one fourth of my magicka depleted. That turned out quite well."

"Yes it did. I liked the way you spoke to that Imperial, 'for some reason your heartbeat offends me.' Classic, but don't get used to it. It's not like you're the leader or anything." Said Seth, going from cheerful to irritated. It's amazing how someone's anger can be triggered immediately.

"No, no, of course not. I'm simply the more...charismatic of our deadly duo. Oh, and yet another small piece of information to add something to your relatively spacious yet empty mind, I said 'for some [strange reason your heartbeat offends me.' I suppose memory loss is one of the many side effects of stupidity." Replied Axl.

"What do you mean 'spacious yet empty mind?'" Asked Seth in a dangerous tone.

"It's a metaphor, smart one. It means that you have common sense yet you lack knowledge." Said Axl aggressively.

"Yeah, well...no."

After a moment of silent but deadly tension the two departed once more to the northwest. They walked in silence for nearly the entire trip, partly due to anger but also because they were focusing on the battle to come.

Their plan was to go to Echo cave and retrieve the Staff of Worms and the King of Worms' Robes. Also, whomever kills the King of Worms will assume the throne themselves and control an entire army of Necromancers. Once they've got control of the Wormking's army Axl and Seth will use it to thwart, in secret, the so called "Hero of Kvatch" and stop the Oblivion crisis themselves with the help of their army. Then, amidst the cheering and happiness of their victory they will use their newfound fame and influence to have the ban on necromancy lifted. Sounds like a worthy plan, of course, but many things could go wrong.

"How much longer, brother?" Seth was clearly getting impatient.

"Well, what do you know? Here we are." Replied Axl, pointing to a rock with a wooden door barely clinging to it. They stopped just out side the door to make sure everything was in place. Satisfied and confident they entered Echo cave.

As soon as they entered they felt the presence of their lord, Mannimarco. The entire cavern reaked of his power. This was most intimidating, to be sure, but it wasn't enough to deter the determined duo. As they went deeper into the cave, following the ever growing power of the Wormking, they began to feel unnerved.

"What if he does manage to fight us off. Then what? We'd be dead." Seth said in a weak tone of voice.

"Yes, Seth, I think if he killed us we'd be dead. But he won't, we're five times stronger than normal and we've taken all the necessary precautions. We couldn't be more prepared for this. Now commit to silence and let us do what we came here to do." Said Axl, amazed at how such an intimidating man like his brother could sound so weak when they were alone. It made him wonder if he sounded like that too.

After a few more minutes of uneventful travel the brothers came into an area where the cave opened up into a large chamber. A chamber rich in power. They knew Mannimarco was in there even before seeing him. They could feel him, they could tell his exact position in the room simply by following the trail of power. It was quite an experience for them to say the least. After pausing for a moment to appreciate the sheer energy of the chamber they approached the King of Worms himself and made a decision which would either end them both then and there or give them control of an army of thousands...