In service of a fallen god., Yup, I don't know how to quit. Options

[jack cloudy]

You know the drill, I finish one story and begin with the next. Meet my latest character and headremover, Morvayn Dres.


In the service of a fallen god.

Morvayn Dres took two deep, silent breaths. He filled his lungs till they were about to burst. In one smooth motion, he stepped out of the shadows behind the pillar and drew his sword at the same time, already swinging it at his first victim before the Orc could blink. He pressed the point of his saber in the arm beneath the pauldron, just deep enough to draw blood. Smoothly, he pulled his sword back a bit, flicked his wrist to aim the blade and performed a backhanded slash that neatly separated the head from the neck.

The entire time between Morvayn stepping into view and the Orc’s head flying away could be counted in a single heartbeat. The other Orcs in the room hadn’t noticed anything yet. Morvayn calmly walked towards the back of the nearest one. He enjoyed the look of surprise and then horror when the Orc turned around. Behind Morvayn, the corpse of his first victim noisily dropped to the floor.

,,In the name of my lord, I bring justice! You will join your unholy master in Oblivion!” Morvayn shouted and raised his saber. He ducked the Orc’s warhammer and cut through his opponents legs. He raised himself, cut off another head and turned towards his next victim. Magical mist poured out of the two Orcs and entered the man who had slain them.

Morvayn felt the mist filling his veins and with it, the power it gave him. When he was two steps away from the third Orc, he acted. He moved faster than anything the Orcs had seen before. In their eyes, he was death turned into flesh and blood, with a grim face they only knew too well. All three remaining Orcs died before they could raise their weapons.

The power his sword had granted him fled and he turned to watch how the corpses fell to the floor. Morvayn removed his helmet and wiped the sweat from his forehead. His red eyes blazed with a fanatical anger when he turned to the statue that dominated everything else in the room. If it was meant to intimidate, it failed to serve its purpose on the Dunmer.
,,Mehrunes Dagon, this shrine shall no longer worship you. For the glory of my lord, I have brought justice.” He said to the four-armed statue of the Daedra and walked out of the room.

Outside the shrine, his face was covered by his helmet again. He gave a few quick orders to the group that had waited outside for his return. Morvayn had concluded they would only get in the way during the fight and told them to stay at the entrance.
,,You, pick up the heads of the outlanders and put them on stakes in front of the entrance. That should serve as a warning to any cultist who wishes to rebuilt the shrine. The rest of you, destroy the shrine. When we leave, I want that accursed place to be in pieces.”

[jack cloudy]

Not a lot of perils. Remember, Luper is pretty much a native. He knows what to do and what not to do. Inside the Daedric shrine though......MUHAHAHAHA


Fortunately for him, they reached the Black Marsh in the end. Once his mission was over, Morvayn would get back to New Vivec and civilization as soon as possible.
,,stop your bickering for a moment and tell me what you know about the shrine.”
Luper threw out one last insult before responding.
,,The shrine was built by some Aldmer fellow whose name I don’t know. There is a room for each of the Daedra and a large room for all the Daedra together. Natives stay away from the place at all costs and all adventurers who did go there never came out. So, do you want to pray to Vivi for protection?”

,,It had better be you who prays to Vivec for protection against me! You may not believe in the Tribunal but you could at least show some respect!” Morvayn snapped at him. Luper simply grinned.
,,I suppose I could show respect but that would be so boring. Nah, Vivi and I are not exactly good friends. I’m more related to Akatosh and Azura. Especially Akatosh. Long story and I won’t tell you now. By the way, that Nord fellow is going to be in trouble.”

Morvayn stared at him.
,,You will call my lord Vivec, not Vivi. And why is Jarik going to be in trouble?” He asked with barely contained anger.
,,Maybe cause I don’t trust him? I’m telling you, he’s got plans of his own. But at the moment, his biggest problem is that snake that is trying to strangle him. It’s so hard to fight snakes if your hands are unavailable and your axe is still strapped to your back.”
Morvayn looked and saw that the Nord was indeed struggling with a snake that was slowly pulling him underwater.

,,Do we really need him alive?” Luper asked, sounding like a spoiled child.
,,Yes.” Was Morvayn’s simple reply.
Luper rolled his eyes.
,,Right. Time to earn my pay I guess. I’m telling you, I will regret this.”

The Redguard unsheathed his sword and launched himself forward, using the large treeroots as stepping stones. He landed on a root near the snake and the Nord. After a short hesitation, he stabbed the snake somewhere behind the head. The huge snake instantly went limp.
,,Don’t thank me. Thank the Dark Elf. If it was my decision, I’d have let you rot.” Luper stated as he walked back to Morvayn.
,,And one more thing. Try not to touch the water. Here in the Black Marsh, there are plenty of deadly critters.”

They began moving again and the silence was soon scared off again by a constant stream of insults flying back and forth. Morvayn shook his head as they trudged through the swamp.
,,Barbarians.”

By the night, Luper began to display unusual behaviour. He was not talking. Jarik threw a few more insults but after noticing that the Redguard didn’t react, he also shut up. Morvayn gave a few silent words of thanks to Vivec.
,,Ah, that’s it.”
Morvayn’s mood instantly became sour again.
,,There goes the silence.”
,,What, Luper?” He spoke angrily.

,,Nothing. Just hold on for a sec. The ground seems to be a bit soft here. Wait for me.” The Redguard went ahead and was soon out of sight. For a moment, Morvayn thought he saw a purple glow in the distance but he ignored it. Luper was clearly not capable of any spells, so it had to be his imagination.

An hour went by.
,,Do you think he drowned, sir Dres?” Jarik couldn’t mask a hint of hope in his voice.
,,Hey, I grew up on a ship. Don’t think I drown that easily. I’m a better swimmer than most Argonians.” A familiar voice called out from behind.

,,Trying to surprise us, Redguard?” Morvayn responded without turning around.
,,Not really, I just found a path to the local village. I live there.”
The Dunmer and the Nord exchanged pained expressions. If there was a village that could stand having Luper in their midst, it had to be a part of Oblivion.

[Kiln]

,,Trying to surprise us, Redguard?” Morvayn responded without turning around.
,,Not really, I just found a path to the local village. I live there.”
The Dunmer and the Nord exchanged pained expressions. If there was a village that could stand having Luper in their midst, it had to be a part of Oblivion.

Lol, hilarious ending to that part there. I quoted my favorite part of this update above. Great work mate and keep it up.