User blog:Kadilkhajiit/The Chronicles of Tamriel Part 1:Skyrim

Chapter 1:The Burning of Helgen

Asim slowly opened his eyes. He was hurt and his hands were bound. He could barely see at first,everything was so dark. He tried to speak but couldn't.'' What happened? I remember....hmm strange, I don't remember what happened. But I'm guessing that has something to do with my head hurting.'' He looked over and saw Etaret tied up too.

"Hey,you you're finally awake," A blond man said, startling Asim."You were trying to cross the border,right?Walked right into that Imperial ambush same as us."

"Imperial ambush?" Asim asked utterly confused. "I think there's been a misunderstanding, I'm not a criminal.Neither is Etaret."

"Neither am I-" the blond man began.

"Shut up back there!" yelled the cart's driver. Asim wanted to choke him but, he couldn't as his hands were bound and tied to the floor. Instead he just ignored the man.

"Why's his mouth gagged," Asim said using his chin to point at the other man in the cart. "Is he a cannibal, or just a biter?" Asim asked laughing. The gagg- ed man did not look amused.He stared at Asim with a look of disdain.

"Watch your toungue! You're speaking to Ulfric Stormcloak, the true High King," the blond man said.

"The true High King? What does that mean?"

"You mean you haven't heard about our fight against the Empire? Don't they get news from up here down in Cyrodil? We've bee-"

"I said, shut up back there!" the loud soldier yelled again. This time Asim and the blond listened. Asim looked around. For the first time he noticed there were two other carts filled with prisoners. There were also men riding behind Asim's cart, which was the last one in the line, the men were carrying bows and spears. The message was clear, if you somehow got out of your bonds, you would be killed.

"So where are we going?" Asim asked bored.

"I don't know where we're going, but Sovengarde awaits us." the blond said.

"What? No you must be wrong! I didn't do anything!" Asim said alarmed. He had spent enough time around Etaret, learning about the Nordic religion, to know that that was bad. That was very bad. He tried to break his bonds but it was futile, he wasn't strong enough and he'd just be killed anyways.'' Better to die with dignity. ''He thought sadly.

Asim looked over at Etaret and felt guilty. It was Aasim's brilliant idea to come here, and he just had to drag Etaret, his Housecarl, with him. I just wanted an adventure, I didn't want to die.

I wonder if my father will ever even learn of my death. Asim thought sad and a bit afraid. He heard one of the guards shout that that the headsman was ready and he shivered. ''This is it, this is really it! I'm to young to die!'' He tho-ught, he wanted to run, but he also knew he'd never make it. Up ahead Asim heard someone shouting the name of several gods and begging for mercy.

"Look at him, General Tullius the Military Governor," the blond said, "And it looks like the Thalmor are with him. Damn elves. I bet they had something to do with this." he continued. Asim had to agree with him, the Thalmor brought nothing but trouble everywhere they went. Etaret stared at them with barely hidden hatred. Asim knew why, when Etaret was eight his father was killed by the Aldmeri Dominion, and Etaret himself barely survived the atrocities they committed against the civilians of the Imperial City.If anyone had the right to hate the Thalmor it was Etaret.

The carts pulled to stop against a wall. A soldier went to the back of cart and unlocked something by Etaret's foot, the bonds around Asim's hands were freed from the floor. "Up and out of the cart now!" the soldier yelled.Asim stood up and walked forward.

Asim answered some soldier's questions and walked forward with the others to await execution.One of the prisoners tried to run and was killed by an archer for his trouble.

General Tullius walked up to Ulfric. "Ulfric Stormcloak. Some here in Helgen call you a hero, but a hero doesn't use a power like the voice to murder his High King and usurp his throne! You started this war Ulfric, plunged Skyrim into chaos, but now the Empire is going to put you down and restore the pea- ce!" Tullius yelled.

The General was about to walk away when a loud sound roared through the valley. "What was that." one of the soldiers asked.The General told him it was nothing and walked forward to take his position. The General could say whatever he wanted, that sound worried Asim.

Asim lost track of the next few minutes as terrified as he was, but what he did remember was his name being called and another roar being heard.Asim walked forward, he was sad and angry and terrified. That last one most of all. He looked over and saw Etaret watching him.

He turned forward and kept walking even though he wanted to hide.He sat at the executioner's block, the head of the last victim right by Asim's and awaited death.But it never came, a roar louder than the earlier ones, louder than anything Asim had ever heard sounded  above Asim.He heard the word dragon just before he was slammed to the floor.

Asim was nearly knocked unconscious and couldn't get up, then Etaret appeared above him and helped him up.They followed the blond man from earlier, who Asim had learned was named Ralof into a tower with several other prisoners.