A New Sun Rises - Maxical's Adventures, The Truth Behind The Oblivion Crisis Options

[Elisabeth Hollow]

I'm extremely affectionate to my lovers most of the time. Unless I'm in a bad mood. Then I make a lot of mouth-punching threats lol

[King Coin]

Another week of mating with Malan? I couldn't believe she would have done the first one, and now she's doing another! I hope she's accomplishing something with this.

…staring abstractly at a blank spot on the wall and absentmindedly tracing patterns on my stomach with his finger.
...
Malan knew the history of each piece and proudly detailed it, then kept me laughing by telling how he acquired them in anecdotes that made his grand thefts sound like mischievous pranks.
I feel this way he thinks he’s already won, that it’ll be a short amount of time that Maxical’s body will belong to his wife.

Maybe I could trick it too, fool it into thinking that whatever I did against Malan was to help ‘us’.
Not on her own I don’t think she can, BUT since Malan’s already ‘abusing’ it, I think it’ll become accessible to Maxical that she’ll be able to actively use it against him.

…they should erect a monument to you…
…given Dagoth-Malan a swelled head you have…


In the lab, I think she stumbled upon his dungeon as well, or at least the entrance to it.

And finally Malan’s reaction to her kiss. That is a potent weapon. My first reaction was kill him and figure out how to get down later, but then she can’t do that with Fathis on the line still. At least she remembered to test his mind reading. I really hope he didn’t ‘hear’ her considering killing him, or that she planned to test him. I don’t think he did. Good.

This post has been edited by King Coin: Jan 8 2013, 11:00 PM

[mALX]

Another week of mating with Malan? I couldn't believe she would have done the first one, and now she's doing another! I hope she's accomplishing something with this.

Actually, this is the same one week, not a second one.

She is accomplishing something, though. I know it is chafing you that she is with Malan, but there is good reason for it. This is something that Maxical has to go through that will shape her into the warrior she needs to become - not just to take down Malan, but also to perform Uriel's tasks for him.

Here are some of the reasons:


It is inescapable that she be with Malan to revenge/avenge what he did to her as a child. Otherwise she’d be stuck with Amiela in her the rest of her life.

If Malan didn't make her his chosen she would not have his vampire nature inside her helping her take him down. That nature is teaching her his weaknesses and is giving her power and skills she never had before - cunning, stealth, survival instincts.

Malan’s nature has fused with her leopard ancestry. Through Nisaba, Aravi, and Janus - she has been talking about needing to know how to tap into that leopard when needed like she did in that attack by those prisoners, - Malan’s nature gave her that.

Also, Malan lying to Maxical about being the Arbiter - Right now she believes him and thinks he is the Arbiter replacing Fathis. She thinks she has no choice.

BUT that will help take him down too. That will bring Azura into the battle.


(Not to mention Uriel ordered her to keep him occupied). Do you think when he did that he didn't know what it might entail? He also believes Malan is Arbiter, he knew Maxical would have no choice or face death, so was more or less ordering her to do whatever it took not to die for the Dunmer laws.

It won't last long, I promise. Maxical has been inadvertently a thorn in his plots all along, when she realizes he lied about being Arbiter (and figures out he took Fathis and Gils' souls) - she will be a raging force against him, and Maxical fights dirty. She will use every means available to her to take him down - including using Daedric Lords and the King of Worms.

Like she warned him that night in the Temple of the One (and also said when he was impersonating Sir Damien) - She will stop at nothing to avenge what he did to Gils and Fathis.


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This post has been edited by mALX: Jan 7 2013, 07:45 PM

[Grits]

The catch-up in Maxical’s words was pure genius. I love the description of how Malan’s nature is working with her own leopard nature as well as providing insight into Malan’s weaknesses. Or I should say it’s providing insight into Malan that Maxical is able to read as potential weaknesses. I am in awe of the changes that are occurring in her, all growing naturally from what has happened and what is happening. It reminds me of getting out of the car to look at a road grade cutaway (bear with me here). At first you just see rocks, then you back up a little and see layers, then you back up some more (watch out for cars!) and see how the layers were built up and altered through time. Gosh, I hope this made at least a little sense.

I love the tension right from the start. Malan’s belly stroking could just be familiarity between lovers, but it seems a little like he’s treating Maxical like his object and she already doesn’t matter (since she was sleeping). Then her ear caress has a hint of the frantic with the word “jangled.” Even though he just Mysteried her into delirium, she has to be on her guard.

Theryon looks as awesome as you have described it.

I love Maxical’s series of reactions after she caused Malan to keel over from the kiss of fire. First she panicked, then she reached for the inner guidance of Hannibal and Uriel, and then she came up with her own plan! And her runaway train of thought was hysterical. It’s midnight here, and I am trying not to wake anyone up with my choking!

What a wonderful chapter! I loved it!

[Darkness Eternal]

YAAAYYYY!!!! THE RETURN OF mALX!

King Coin! Here is the ending to this story:

Too much?

Anyways! To the story:

That's a pretty cool looking lab right there. And holy crap! A floating Ayleid Ruin? Malan's got it good! And the "brief-catch up" was well-written! Shows how our albino feline is struggling with Malan(the man who's libido is legendary) and herself.

Malan, to me, seems to be getting very close to our deal Maxical, but we all know why. What I loved about this chapter was the nature of Maxical's true instinct. Or the instinct of Maxical's true nature.

The whole chapter oozed with seduction and eroticism. With thoughts of mating with Minotaurs(eww) and with Maxical kissing him and him shooting juices into her mouth . . .oh . . . .my . . . . ..

So sexy that not even Malan could handle it! I loved this chapter and their relationship grows!

She will use every means available to her to take him down - including using Daedric Lords and the King of Worms.

Hell yeah!!!!

[mALX]

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@ King Of Beasts - Thank you so much KOB! All the charm and romantic play Malan is showing with Maxical is ONLY when Amiela is inside Maxical. Remember how Malan treated Maxical when Amiela was NOT inside her. (With hatred) in Fathis’s cell in Malan’s dungeon (Chapter 178, Page ). Malan loves that soul inside Maxical, but he hates Maxical herself. Thanks again, KOB!

PS: You’d be surprised how many manly men do intimate things (like absentmindedly tracing patterns on stomachs) in the privacy of their homes. Even the big tough guys get romantic when no one is around to see, lol.

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@ Elisabeth Hollow - Thank you so very much Elisabeth! You are right, that was intimate - but he isn‘t thinking about Maxical when he’s doing it at all, he’s seeing Amiela within her.

Also right - his plotting didn’t take into account the nature and how it would react to being split that way. Also right that he is trying to make Maxical compliant and having to adjust his plans.

Malan isn’t keeping his promises to her at all, though. He taught her Fathis‘s mysteries (Givers), meaning he still has Fathis’s soul. Then he proceeded to teach Gils’ mysteries (the Gifts) meaning he still has Gils’ soul.

That’s why Malan didn’t tell her which marriage he was validating, so she wouldn’t realize he had taught both (because then she’d know he wasn’t a real Arbiter, and she’d realize he must have their souls to have their mysteries).

Oh yes, that can be done in real life! Here is how:



Thank you so much again, Elisabeth!

PS: I always threaten the last thing they said. Example:

They say: I need an eraser for my pencil
I say: I’ll show you an eraser in about one second!

(They never know what to be afraid of then, and can’t exactly answer it either. Case closed.

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@ Acadian - Thank you so very much Acadian! I love the way you phrased that, “…how smoothly Malan turns her query aside.” That’s how I hoped that would come across exactly, like how he oiled and slimed past her the day she was accusing him of taking Fathis’s soul. I want him to come across as slicker than a minnows [censored] in a [censored] [censored]!

Maxical without the guidance of a greater mind - “bumbling and stumbling” - I loved that description! Yes, she is having to rely on her wits now, lol. (halfwits?) Thank you so very much again, Acadian!

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@ Ghastley - Thank you so much Ghastley! You had me rolling with this! (though I had to look up AOE logic, lol).

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@ King Coin - Thank you so very much KC!

I feel this way he thinks he’s already won, that it’ll be a short amount of time that Maxical’s body will belong to his wife.

Exactly right! He is counting on his nature to turn Maxical’s heart toward him and she’ll let Amiela have her - he is looking at this as if it is a done deal. You nailed it!

That is a potent weapon.

That was a terrific description! Not as potent because he can still read thoughts and hear, but being incapacitated - if a team of assassins swarmed quickly enough, they may be able to trap him. Thank you so very much again, KC!

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@ Grits - Thank you so very much Grits! You caught the subtle difference I was hoping would come across - Maxical’s Arena training and growing up with Alix Lencolia she learned to quickly pick up on opponent’s weaknesses and exploit them.

When Malan was impersonating Sir Damien he himself mentioned how quickly she could sum up a person for their strengths and weaknesses, but his ego (one of the weaknesses she noticed) won‘t let him believe that she is any threat.

I loved your rock analogy! I was picturing sedimentary rock when reading it, or the excavation and unearthing of Pompeii where each layer of rock removed revealed a new strata of life.

Malan’s stroking was the familiarity of lovers, but of himself and Amiela. Maxical being there is just incidental because she is housing Amiela.

Thank you so very much again, Grits! You always make my day with your comments!

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@ Darkness Eternal - Thank you very much DE! That eroticism in Malan is one of the things Maxical realized was a weakness. Hassildor said ancients were creatures of lusts, blood and sex. He was spot on (and maybe needs to look at himself in that too, lol).

Oh yes, KOW is coming soon. They already realized the possibility he was involved somehow when Malan used that extreme form of necromancy on Maxical, they were right! Thank you so much again, DE!


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[mALX]

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Chapter 189: Home Again



Theryon was isolated from everything except the sun and moons. I lost track of the days passing; and although I never forgot his danger to Uriel and the throne, I found myself losing sight of the danger Malan was to me.

The thought dwelled as an undercurrent to stop fighting his nature and let my heart turn, especially after beginning to learn the ‘Gift’ mysteries and seeing the pleasure they wrought in Malan.

I remember thinking Dunmer faked their pickiness just to brag about their conquests, but after being with Malan both before and after learning the Gifts…they weren’t faking it. There was a huge difference in the level of Malan’s passion.

There would definitely be no way to mate at the Palace without everyone in it knowing. He was so loud in his passion that I wouldn’t have been surprised if every bull moose in Cyrodiil was on his doorstep when we finished.

It was a powerful feeling, and I fought my own ego that thought he’d choose me and the pleasure I brought him over centuries of an ancient’s love for his chosen. I had to force myself to remember that his trick poaching left his heart with Amiela permanently. I was still just a means to an end that would avail him, would always be. Uriel’s words. They gave me the willpower to keep up the excruciatingly wearing battle against his nature turning my heart.

Still, seeing how much greater the pleasure with the mysteries was for Malan; how much I wished it could be Gils, or even Fathis I was with. Someone I loved, who loved me. Someone who I could trust.









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It came as a shock when Malan told me how long I had stayed with him at Theryon, we‘d been here ten days now. He still lacked teaching me three ‘Gift’ mysteries. At first I thought he was slipping in his duties as Arbiter again. Then the thought struck me that he held some out deliberately, either to have an excuse to bring me back here again or to keep that hold over me.

Regardless if I never learned them, I needed to get back to the Palace. The Argonian team should be in the Imperial City by now. Malan needed to be away from here for them to rescue Fathis.

Although I planned to watch carefully how Malan activated that Recall spell, I never saw a thing. One minute he was hugging me and the next we were back in my room at the Palace before I realized what was happening.

“Malan, you’ve marked the Palace to Recall to!”

“Aye, had to bring you back sometime. Uriel may have wondered where you‘d gone.”

“I’m sure he has. I better go talk to him.” Dear gods, if he could flit back and forth from the Palace to Theryon in seconds, how would they rescue Fathis?








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Uriel’s door was bolted, but my light tap was answered immediately by a scowling Janus. I bolted it behind me, then turned to face four sets of eyes all staring at me with different expressions in them.

Eyja raised her eyebrows twice, grinning. Janus looked like he may explode and turn giant any second. Uriel looked wary, and Hannibal looked worried. Eyja broke the ice, diving right into what was enraging Janus.

“Rosy glowing cheeks and sleepy eyes! Someone’s been well mated!”

I blushed.

“PAH!” Burst from Janus.

Hannibal felt my forehead, like checking if I had a fever or something.

“Well?” Uriel asked. What did he mean by that?

“Huh? Er…you want to know if I‘m well mated?”

Uriel’s face reddened like he may blow. Hannibal took over.

“Malan’s nature, has it turned your heart?”

“No! Well, er…no.”

“Well, er WHAT? Tell the truth!” Janus demanded.

Eyja flitted her hand at Janus, then turned back to me. “Do you love him?”

My face flushed scarlet. “No! It’s just…er…well, there are moments sometimes when it feels like I do…”

Eyja held up her hand to silence the medley of mangled curses from Janus. “Do you mean when you’re mating?”

I nodded.

Uriel, Eyja, and Hannibal all sighed their relief. It had the opposite effect on Janus.

“[Censored] [CENSORED]! [CENSORED] [censored], [CENSORED]!” Janus stormed out, his curses echoing in the corridor before I pushed the door shut and slid the bolt locked behind him.

“What’s he mad about?” I pointed to the vault and hurried in. Hannibal came in last, sealing the vault door behind him.






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Azura’s seal burned fire on my tongue. “It’s safe. Sire, Malan uses some form of Recall to go between his lair and the Palace in seconds. He must have some kind of marker in my bedroom, because that‘s where he just landed with me. I saw no scroll or spell used.”

“Look for a marker in your room near the spot he landed. Something inconspicuous in a place where it would go unnoticed, like a ring under a dresser.” Eyja suggested. She and Uriel were already scribbling in their notepads.

“Dagon?” Uriel looked like he held his breath.

“Dagon comes sometime after Midyear next.”

“That gives us a little more time than I thought.” Uriel nodded with a relieved look. “Go on.”

“His laboratory has a hidden alcove with a strange altar, it struck a memory in me. I’m sure I’ve been in there before, I remembered touching the Daedric writing above the altar. The site where my mother was killed is directly below the balcony of that lab. I think he placed Amiela in me that day she was killed, years before that night at the orphanage.”

“Did you translate the Daedric passage?” Hannibal stood, looking like an owl sighting prey.

Both my arms extended in an all encompassing shrug. “Ilmiril taught that class. Even Fathis admits sleeping through his lectures. Malan was beside me, I couldn’t copy them down. He cast a tamperproof seal on the door the instant we exited the room. The stench in there turned my stomach.”

“That odor, was it a mixture of decomposition and strong herbs?” Hannibal shook his sheath of notes at me. I nodded.

“Necromancy! The highest echelon; N'Gasta…Mannimarco…” Hannibal plunked down in shock, staring at the sheath of notes in his hand.

“He has the Mrs. Treydog of my golden armor, art and sculptures from the texts at the Arcane, armors made from dragons…”

Uriel waved me to stop. “Get to the important information, Maxical.”

“Oh. That thing I did with his juices at the Arena to escape; he’s requested that with increasing frequency. He can still hear and read minds while under it though, I tested that. I’ve tried to time it, but keep losing count. I’m not sure if it’s three minutes or eight…maybe it’s fifteen. I don’t know, it seems longer each time that he’s totally incapacitated. After that he‘s weak for an hour at least, maybe more.”






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“What about his nature, have you felt its effects?” Uriel asked.

“Yes. It’s a constant battle, and it’s terribly powerful. You can’t let me know anything if you plan to spring a trap on him, Sire. It won’t let me harm him.” I turned to Hannibal.

“You were right, Hannibal. Malan’s poaching trick has the nature working against itself striving to cure the imbalance of our union. Malan manipulated it somehow to pull this, so there must be a way to communicate with the nature. It considers Amiela a serious threat and is trying to get rid of her. I have to somehow convince it that she needs to stay inside me for my safety. Janus must know how, if someone can ask him.”

Uriel pointed at Eyja, then turned to me. “Have his duties as Arbiter all been met?”

“Not yet, Sire.”

Uriel nodded, then gripped my shoulder tightly in a bracing way. “You’ve done well in keeping Malan distracted, Maxical. Despite his presence the Argonian Tribesmen were able to infiltrate. Although they’ve not found the hidden access to the tiered dungeons yet, they have reached the maze of passages and traps below Theryon.”

“But didn’t Lady Benoch’s maps…“

Eyja interrupted me. “They were hand drawn, and all but unusable after all this time.“

“How are they sending you information, is there an exit?” I asked Eyja, but Uriel answered.

“None they could find. They have been using Recall themselves to return from there when needed.“

“I need a Recall, Sire. I was stuck there, couldn’t leave till he brought me back.”

Uriel nodded, signaling Hannibal to handle it. He turned back to me, his eyes gleaming.

“We need you to keep him occupied away from Theryon, Maxical. Or must I tell you the opposite to ensure your compliance?”

My face burned with embarrassment. “I…er, yes Sire.”






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“Get him to mate you here.” Eyja gave me a saucy look, arching one eyebrow.

“So you all can listen? Besides, I can’t. He is…er…very loud in his passion.”

Eyja laughed, winking at Uriel. Uriel waved his hand.

“Yes, the Argonian team reported it. That is good, we’ve known when he’s occupied.”

I gasped, turning a bright red. “Even miles in the sky I get no privacy? I’ve never seen such eavesdroppers!“

“Other than yourself?“ Eyja brayed out a laugh. “Tell Malan that Uriel forbid you to leave the Palace.”

“He can’t teach the mysteries I lack here and be overheard, and I want to get them before his nature gets any stronger. Anyway, I can’t stop him from leaving.”

“Do your best. Eyja, give her some tips.”

“Polish his sword.” Eyja said without looking up from her writing.

“I’m referring to teaching her how to get the upper hand with him, get him to do her bidding instead of his own.”

“Polish his sword.” Eyja repeated, this time looking up and winking at Hannibal.

“Oh dear gods! Urgh!” I gaacked. “Please gods don’t let me know about it if you two are…urgh!”

They filed out of the vault laughing. I hesitated in front of the cold storage. After a short struggle with my conscience I grabbed one of the vials of my virgin blood from it, jamming it into my pocket. If Hannibal had some scrolls, I’d duplicate the others and we’d have as much as we needed.

Malan was a vapor in my room when I returned, I felt the relief immediately on my tongue. I locked the bolts, struggling to blank my mind so I’d give no information to Malan. It didn’t work, my mind was so horrified by thoughts of Eyja and Hannibal mating that I could think of nothing else to blank it with.

Malan’s vapor billowed toward me, I heard him laughing before he stepped out. “You don’t have to tell me what you witnessed, Lass. Your mind is churning as badly as your stomach.”

“I nearly screamed, or vomited! I don’t want to know about Hannibal that way, he’s like a parent!”






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I plunked the vial of my blood down on the nightstand and pointed at the tub, undressing while Malan heated the bathwater. We had already determined he didn’t like me using a fire spell in his vicinity.

“What was with Janus? He stormed out in a rage!”

“He’s jealous, Lass. You gave promises to him, and didn’t keep them.” He sat on the edge of the tub when I climbed in.

“I kept my promise to him, and you of all people know that‘s true.”

“In his mind, that promise is still owed him. Ancients look at promises as binding contracts. And I’m his enemy, Lass. You can‘t go in all rosy cheeked and smiling, bragging about Dagoth-Malan keeping you well mated.”

I gaped at him. “You eavesdropped!”

Malan gave a wicked laugh. “Aye.” He took the sponge from me.

“Hey! Don’t wash my butt before my face! Scrub me from the top down…“ I broke off, eyeing his guileless look suspiciously. “I’ll bet you just like hearing me say that!”

His laugh boomed out, sounding louder in this little room than it had at Theryon.

“AHA! I knew it!” I snatched the sponge back and sat down, handing him the shampoo and pointing at my head.

Malan put on his downtrodden look and made a braying sound. “Hee Haw! Why don’t ye just strap packs to me like a mule Lass?”

“HA! Your nature told me you liked bathing me.”

“Me and my nature need to have a long talk, then.”

I glanced up surprised, but caught the mischief in his eyes. “I knew it wouldn’t lie to me, you do like it.”

After the bath I tumbled onto the bed exhausted. Malan stretched out beside me and pulled me to him. It felt odd, snuggling with an enemy to the throne right here in the Royal Quarters. Dear gods, if I went to sleep he could act against Uriel!

My eyes popped back open. Malan’s eyes had been gleaming excitement since we returned from Theryon, like he was watching a plot unfold. I suddenly wondered what he’d been doing while I was in the vault. Getting some of Janus’s blood?



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This post has been edited by mALX: Jan 11 2013, 04:32 PM

[King Of Beasts]

He was so loud in his passion that I wouldn’t have been surprised if every bull moose in Cyrodiil was on his doorstep when we finis

ROFL! You're killing me mALX.

Malan put on his downtrodden look and made a braying sound. “Hee Haw! Why don’t ye just strap packs to me like a mule Lass?”

I almost dropped the computer -dies laughing-

“[Censored] [CENSORED]! [CENSORED] [censored], [CENSORED]!” Janus stormed out, his curses echoing in the corridor before I pushed the door shut and slid the bolt locked behind him.

I can't help but feel bad for Janus. He's trying so hard to beat Malan to Maxical, but can't seem to get there first

“Ilmiril taught that class. Even Fathis admits sleeping through his lectures.

Can't possibly be more boring than history.....

I gasped, turning a bright red. “Even miles in the sky I get no privacy? I’ve never seen such eavesdroppers!“

“Other than yourself?“ Eyja laughed.

The eavesdropper getting eavesdropped? Maxical doesn't seem to like a taste of her own medicine much....

EDIT: I also have a question. I read something on the elder scrolls wiki about vampire lore. It says :

"Some report said that vampirism can be cured by eliminating the bloodfather of your own bloodline, the one that created your strain of vampirism, but finding and eliminating your bloodfather will be a very difficult task. But by doing this, you can get rid the whole clan of vampire as all other vampires in that clan will also be cured (some of them may die instantly as a result of old age)."

Doesn't that practically mean killing the maker of a certain clan if vampires could wipe out the whole clan. Wouldn't this mean that if they kill Malan, Janus would die too, because he'd be cured of his vampirism and die if old age?

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[Acadian]

‘It was a powerful feeling, and I fought my own ego that thought he’d choose me and the pleasure I brought him over centuries of an ancient’s love for his chosen.’
What a magnificent sentence – and it shows how much Maxical has had to grow.

‘The Argonian team should be in the Imperial City by now. Malan needed to be away from here for them to rescue Fathis.’
‘I never saw a thing. One minute he was hugging me and the next we were back in my room at the Palace before I realized what was happening. ‘
When these two sentences followed each other closely, I found myself wondering if Malan was (again) reading Maxical’s thoughts. The fact that he can is vexing indeed. Uriel is on the right track though in thinking he’d be wise to pretty much keep his feline champion in the dark about plans against Malan and to use Maxical primarily as a distraction at this point.

“Get him to mate you here.” Eyja gave me a saucy look, arching one eyebrow.
“So you all can listen? Besides, I can’t. He is…er…very loud in his passion.”
Eyja laughed, winking at Uriel. Uriel waved his hand.
“Yes, the Argonian team reported it. That is good, we’ve known when he’s occupied.”
I gasped, turning a bright red. “Even miles in the sky I get no privacy? I’ve never seen such eavesdroppers!“
“Other than yourself?“ Eyja laughed.’
This whole little exchange was hilarious, and Eyja’s irony at the end just capped it off!

“Hey! Don’t do my butt before my face! Scrub me from the top down…“

[Darkness Eternal]

EDIT: I also have a question. I read something on the elder scrolls wiki about vampire lore. It says :

"Some report said that vampirism can be cured by eliminating the bloodfather of your own bloodline, the one that created your strain of vampirism, but finding and eliminating your bloodfather will be a very difficult task. But by doing this, you can get rid the whole clan of vampire as all other vampires in that clan will also be cured (some of them may die instantly as a result of old age)."

Doesn't that practically mean killing the maker of a certain clan if vampires could wipe out the whole clan. Wouldn't this mean that if they kill Malan, Janus would die too, because he'd be cured of his vampirism and die if old age?

I believe that information on vampire lore was from a quest in Daggerfall. There are plenty of ways to cure vampirism, but notice that each time there are different vampire clans for different cures. Every vampire clan is different. Each have their own powers, abilities, cults, tribe structure, goals, feeding habits, territory, etc. The killing the vampire who sired you cure was attributed to the nine vampire clans in the Illiac Bay, I believe, and that's one to cure that certain bloodline. The same cannot be said for other tribes. Take Harkon, for example. If bitten by him in Skyrim, and you end up killing him, you still remain a vampire. Likewise for other games excluding Daggerfall.

Also, the Elder Scrolls Wiki is NOT reliable. People come in and change crap there all the damn time. The UESP and the Imperial Library is reliable.

[King Coin]

Theryon was isolated from everything except the sun and moons.
Really liked this line for some reason. You can see the familiar world, and yet it’s so far away.

The part about her ego… That shows how dangerous it really is. She’s already becoming malleable to his desires.

The return, nobody has a good reaction, except maybe Hannibal. I used to like Janus, lately not so much however. He kind of screwed up and Malan got her. Eyja… her reaction would be more welcome if Maxical had actually been with someone she loved. Asking Maxical if she’d been turned seemed kind of funny; could they trust what she said either way?

The part about Maxcical’s mother, it makes me wonder if she’d really been killed by a minotaur, or if Malan killed her.

I’ve never seen such eavesdroppers!
No kidding, what is with these people? Maxical should get them all some magazines.

Her blood, what’s she going to do with that?

Now that’s disturbing, I thought her tongue was burning when they were talking! I hope he didn’t hear the important parts! How are they going to fight this guy when he has free run of the palace?

[mALX]

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I'm glad you picked up on that ego thing. Everyone that knows Maxical should feel a little pause there, because it doesn't sound like her. It isn't.

She is becoming malleable to Malan's nature without realizing it.

Maxical has been fighting his nature in a head-on battle to protect her heart, but not watching for what else it might try. It is sneaking past her defenses by using different tactics, finding her weak points and easing in - getting a foothold in her.

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Maxical's tongue couldn't burn before Janus left the room, his presence blocked the seal. That is when Malan was eavesdropping.

(Malan followed Janus out so her seal wouldn't give his presence away).

Her tongue was burning in the vault, so Malan heard nothing that was said in there.

(that's why they wait till she gives the okay before getting down to business in that vault).


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(I love what you said here about "could they trust her either way" - great point)!

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Janus has Malan's same nature, they are one nature in two bodies - his interest in Maxical is tied up in Amiela being inside her, but not to the extent Malan is because Janus was born after Amiela was dead.

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Because Janus shares Malan's nature (and hates Malan) AND due to the trick Malan used poaching Maxical - the nature is getting confused on who to defend. So it is defending Maxical.

Yes, the nature is fighting for a balanced union, BUT - it considers Maxical the sacred chosen and will protect her at all costs now.

This is another flaw in Malan's plan of making them split-aparts: Janus is being drawn into the battle between Malan, Maxical, Amiela, and the nature. When Malan is strong, Janus is weak (and vice versa).

Malan is weakening himself with those 'kiss of fires' - and Janus's rage at being duped (plus letting his nature out more often) is making him stronger.

Since they have the same nature, in Malan's weak moments - Janus can take control of the nature (and he hates Malan). So the nature is beginning to turn on Malan.

Hannibal's tome was right, the ancient is seeking that spell to his own detriment, Malan just doesn't realize it yet.


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This post has been edited by mALX: Jan 12 2013, 12:53 AM

[King Of Beasts]

Because Janus shares Malan's nature (and hates Malan) AND due to the trick Malan used poaching Maxical - the nature is getting confused on who to defend. So it is defending Maxical.

Yes, the nature is fighting for a balanced union, BUT - it considers Maxical the sacred chosen and will protect her at all costs now.

This is another flaw in Malan's plan of making them split-aparts: Janus is being drawn into the battle between Malan, Maxical, Amiela, and the nature. When Malan is strong, Janus is weak (and vice versa).

Malan is weakening himself with those 'kiss of fires' - and Janus's rage at being duped (plus letting his nature out more often) is making him stronger.

Since they have the same nature, in Malan's weak moments - Janus can take control of the nature (and he hates Malan). So the nature is beginning to turn on Malan.

Woah Wait, wait, wait.

So Janus is getting stronger, and Malan is getting weaker, and since the nature consideres Maxical being chosen as sacred, it's doing whatever it can to protect her, and since Janus is getting stronger it's siding with him and turning against Malan?

Wait. Since Malan used that trick when poaching Maxical, the nature is confused on who to defend? Oh, wait I see it. Malan's nature turns against him when his actions are against Maxical, but it's trying to keep the union balanced, but is having trouble because of that trick. Now I get it. I think

This is just confusing. Why did Malan have to split his nature in two?! Couldn't he just keep it simple? Didn't he know he'd become weaker if Janus decided to start acting like a vampire? Doesn't it narrow down to common sense? Why is it so complicated

Malan is too confusing. He had to go and make everything so complicated didn't he. I'm not even sure what I'm trying to ask anymore.

This post has been edited by King Of Beasts: Jan 12 2013, 01:15 AM

[mALX]

Because Janus shares Malan's nature (and hates Malan) AND due to the trick Malan used poaching Maxical - the nature is getting confused on who to defend. So it is defending Maxical.

Yes, the nature is fighting for a balanced union, BUT - it considers Maxical the sacred chosen and will protect her at all costs now.

This is another flaw in Malan's plan of making them split-aparts: Janus is being drawn into the battle between Malan, Maxical, Amiela, and the nature. When Malan is strong, Janus is weak (and vice versa).

Malan is weakening himself with those 'kiss of fires' - and Janus's rage at being duped (plus letting his nature out more often) is making him stronger.

Since they have the same nature, in Malan's weak moments - Janus can take control of the nature (and he hates Malan). So the nature is beginning to turn on Malan.

Woah Wait, wait, wait.

So Janus is getting stronger, and Malan is getting weaker, and since the nature consideres Maxical being chosen as sacred, it's doing whatever it can to protect her, and since Janus is getting stronger it's siding with him and turning against Malan?

Wait. Since Malan used that trick when poaching Maxical, the nature is confused on who to defend? Oh, wait I see it. Malan's nature turns against him when his actions are against Maxical, but it's trying to keep the union balanced, but is having trouble because of that trick. Now I get it. I think

Exactly right! That poaching trick has left Malan's nature in a turmoil, and when in doubt it will protect the sacred chosen first.




This post has been edited by mALX: Jan 12 2013, 01:13 AM

[King Of Beasts]

I won't clog the thread, I swear this is my last post:

I honestly think captain obvious needs to come into the picture and bash Malan in the face with the shield of common sense. It's a bit more than just obvious that if Malan split his nature in two, it would try to protect Janus as well, and while the nature was busy protecting Janus and making him stronger, Malan would get weaker. That's real bad for him, especially if Janus decides to fight him, and the nature is siding with Janus at the moment.

This is for Malan.


EDIT: This question has been bothering me for a while, but I keep forgetting to ask it: How did Malan's wife die in the first place anyway?

I refuse to clog the thread so I've resorted to editing....

I think we can all agree Malan deserves a swift and decisive mouth-punching.

Why punch him in the mouth? It's more painful if you electrocute him with a taser...


This post has been edited by King Of Beasts: Jan 13 2013, 08:46 PM

[mALX]

Just wanted to pop on here and show everyone the wonderful gift I just got from King Coin! The artwork is done by Juliana, who also draws KC's Aravi pictures for him. I hope you all will check out her other work on the site, she is a wonderful artist!

Here is the picture King Coin had made of her (click on image to enlarge it):



http://julienya.deviantart.com/art/Maxical-348304847


Thank you so very much KC, what a wonderful gift! I am bawling like a two year old here!



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This post has been edited by mALX: Jan 13 2013, 06:33 PM

[Elisabeth Hollow]

I think we can all agree Malan deserves a swift and decisive mouth-punching.

[King Coin]

I think we can all agree Malan deserves a swift and decisive mouth-punching.

Hear hear!

[Grits]

Theryon was isolated from everything except the sun and moons. I lost track of the days passing; and although I never forgot his danger to Uriel and the throne, I found myself losing sight of the danger Malan was to me.

What a magnificent opening! Maxical’s isolation was brought to vivid life, and right after this paragraph you showed the danger that Malan was to Maxical with his nature working within her. WOW!!!

There would definitely be no way to mate at the Palace without everyone in it knowing. He was so loud in his passion that I wouldn’t have been surprised if every bull moose in Cyrodiil was on his doorstep when we finished.

Maxical’s delightful voice makes even the heights of magically enhanced passion hilarious to read. The image of a humping and braying Malan made her following thoughts about Fathis and Gils even more poignant.

The whole scene with the rest of the team at the palace was so funny. I love the phrase medley of mangled curses.

Yep, I would be happy to see some mouth-punching!

[Lycanthropic-Legend]

Woah! AWESOME artwork!! And seriously, why all the hate for Malan! MEH you guys! Elizabeth, I don't agree with you. Sorry

And I quote Grits on the intro. Maxical is going down a bad road, and Malan has blurred her vision. Was her mother killed by pirates? . Yeah, I must read her story on these forums soon. Though I know she wasn't killed by pirates, though.

It is quite the conflict between all these people, and who is stronger, and who is vulnerable.

“Rosy glowing cheeks and sleepy eyes! Someone’s been well mated!”

I blushed.

“PAH!” Burst from Janus.

Hehe, Jelly Janus is Jealous Janus!

"Polish his sword.”


And now Malan is getting in the tub with Maxical? What, Eyja is no longer invited? They seem to be getting awfully close, though. Hmm..

This gives me some worry. And I love this comment, too.

“HA! Your nature told me you liked bathing me.”

“Me and my nature need to have a long talk, then.”

Haha!

This post has been edited by Lycanthropic-Legend: Jan 15 2013, 11:27 PM