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Chapter 370: Justiciar

"Wanna join them?" Michael asks while nudging Tiffania with an elbow.

She shakes her head, "The Gods of this world might be real, but they aren't my Gods."

"Who do you worship then? Brimir?" he asks, half-sarcastic.

"Even as a joke that's silly." she retorts with a frown, "No, I'm the God of my own life. I won't let anyone else dictate or tell me what to do."

"Even me?" Michael grins, wrapping an arm around her waist and slowly sliding it downwards, causing her to force it back to a safe area.

She blushes slightly, "That's not the same. The Gods didn't resurrect me, they didn't oppose most of a world to save me either."

"So I'm better than a God in your eyes? I'm flattered."

"Of course... You're the most important person-" she starts but is interrupted by Megumin at the side.

"Blaghk! Kiss and make out or something, just stop the married talk! You remind me of my parents!" she says, performing a mock gag as she walks away to examine the other statues around the room.

Michael shakes his head and looks to Illococoo who'd taken a knee next to Vilkas and Shakeesh, "Didn't know you were religious, plus, wouldn't Akatosh be more your style?"

Illococoo opens her eyes and shakes her head, "Talos was Dragonborn, both him and Akatosh might help me understand things better... You think we can visit the Greybeards someday?" she suddenly asks, but is interrupted as the doors to the shrine are kicked open.

*Crash!*

"Hmph! Should have expected the dogs of that scum Ysgramor to show! The creature is here too." the Thalmor leader sneers as he glares at Tiffania, "Come quietly and I may show mercy, for a time."

Vilkas stands and draws his weapon along with everyone else, "Elf scum! Speak of Ysgramor again and I'll have your tongue!"

"Such ferocity. As expected from savages. But can you really claim to respect him after what you've turned into, Dog?"

Vilkas' eyes dart to everyone else in the room as he anxiously checks their reactions, "Silence! You know nothing!"

The Thalmor chuckles, "I know everything. I am Ondolemar, Thalmor Justiciar. Introduce yourself, Werewolf."

Shakeesh sucks in a breath as he sees Vilkas' reaction to this, the man growling like an angry beast, his canines looking far sharper than they usually did, along with the man's hair sticking up like a scared cat. "Werewolf?"

Michael shakes his head, "Don't let this cunt get to you, yeah, the Companions are Werewolves, we can talk about it later." he says, outright putting the Companion's secrets as he looks over the Thalmor.

They had five robed men and three in front of them with elven armour and weaponry. Michael wasn't too sure how strong they'd be, but he had enough cause to be wary of the mages. Altmer were born for magic, so having to fight five specially trained ones might be difficult, especially if he had to protect the others.

Ondolemar grins under his hood while raising his hands, spells manifesting in his palms as he raises a Ward before him and the others.

Michael shakes his head, "Hey Illu, why don't you show these guys your voice?" he asks, knowing full well that most Ward spells were entirely useless against the Thu'um... It wasn't magic, you are forcing reality to bend to your will, no magic involved or needed.

She smiles mischievously before taking a deep breath.

"Stop the gir-" Ondolemar starts but is too late to stop her as her words shake the foundation of the room.

"GOL NOS HAAL!" she shouts, the room rumbling as a dirt brown wave washes through the Thalmor, completely bypassing their wards.

"W-what!?" Ondolemar exclaims with wide eyes as the shout begins to take effect, the stone beneath the Thalmor's feet beginning to shudder as small nails made of rock shoot towards their hands, forcing them to dispel any magic they'd been conjuring. Even nearby rocks and rubble were the same, pummeling the unfortunate elves hands as the three warriors attempted to shield the mages.

Vilkas gives a roar as he charges them, enraged at the fact that the Companion's secret being known to the Thalmor. His enhanced bestial strength allows him to easily swap the Thalmor warrior away with his shield as he buries his blade into another's shoulder, cutting through their elven armour as if it wasn't even there.

Shakeesh quickly recovers from his shock at this, following his Shield-Brother into battle and deflecting a blade heading from Vilkas' back by the last remaining Thalmor warrior.

"Megumin! Stop them from leaving!" Michael shouts as he spots the terrified Thalmor mages attempting to flee through the exit, their crippled hands making them completely useless in a fight.

"Aye aye Capt'in!" she laughs as she thrusts her hand before the door, completely covering it in red hot runes, forcing the elves away from it as they all well know what such things would do if disturbed.

Ondolemar growls and snatches a staff from his underling, using it to channel magic instead of attempting to fight against the rocks that haven't stopped trying to cripple their hands. "COWARDS! STAND AND FIGHT!" he roars as his defenceless underling drops to the ground with lifeless eyes, his memory having been completely annihilated by Tiffania's Erase spell.

Michael Blink Strikes behind the man and slashes Derflinger across his back, forcing the man to stumble forwards as his robes split uselessly against the strike. "Not so cocky now you're in range of my sword, are you!?"

Ondolemar turns and thrusts the staff forwards, blasting a stream of Lightning at Michael... Only for him to raise Derflinger and allow the sword to absorb all of it, as if he were Mace Windu against Palpatine... Minus the betrayal of course.

"Oooohoo! That's nice!" Derflinger laughs as the dumbfounded elven mage falls backwards as something grips his leg...

"What the-" he gasps as Darth squeezes tightly, crushing the elf's leg and shattering both tibia and fibula all at once.

The tip of the still crackling Derflinger's blade is held towards Ondolemar's throat, causing the elf to freeze as Michael grins down at him, "Go on, say you surrender to us lowly creatures... Or else." he growls, pushing Derflinger closer, causing the Elf to grimace.

"I-surrender! Surrender! Mercy!"

"Almost... Now. Beg."


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Chapter 371: Hairy Secrets

Not long after the battle Michael and his friends were standing around the now tied up Ondolemar, the Thalmor having been stripped of his robes and anything else that might be concealing something.

Michael had tried to interrogate the man, but sadly, he seemed to either be so willful to speak, or magically forced to hold his tongue. Even after cutting off all of the elve's fingers, he still refused to speak, even though his crippling injuries would now prevent him from conjuring even the most basic spells.

Unbeknownst to Michael, the only slight considered somewhat comparable to an Altmer having their ears cut was having their fingers severed. The belief of their magical superiority and traditions based on this idea made any who was incapable or talentless lesser than their brethren.

What he'd done to Ondolemar was comparable to having a Nord's tongue cut out, a Khajiit's tail or ears severed, or even an Orc having their tusks removed. Though, even if he did, it wouldn't have changed his actions.

Before they could get down to the nitty-gritty however, Vilkas turns to Illococoo and thumps his chest with a look of admiration not often seen in him or the other Inner Circle Companions, "You have a voice gifted by Kyne herself. Whatever you shouted might have saved our lives, the Thalmor might be scum, but they have a way with magic..."

Illococoo smiles at the praise, "Thanks! You didn't do too badly yourself!"

Shakeesh anxiously wets his lips, "Vilkas... About what the elf said... Is it true?"

...

Vilkas lets out a sigh, "Aye. It's true. Everyone in the Inner Circle is cursed with Hircine's 'gift'. That's the reason we are so hesitant to induct anyone else into it, tradition dictates a new member drinks blood to join, which happens to also be the one certain way to spread the curse..." he shakes his head solemnly, "We either abandon the traditions of Companions long past, or continue cursing those wishing to join the Inner Circle."

"You make it sound like some wish to be beasts?" Shakeesh inquires, brows furrowed.

Vilkas nods, "I'll not name them, but there are some who see it as a blessing, and wish to grant any who are willing the 'gift'. It may grant us strength, resistance to disease and poison, but it also curses us to an eternity of hunting in Hircine's domain." he rests a tentative hand on Shakeesh's shoulder, "I understand if you wish to leave the Companions but, I beg you to hold this dark secret..."

...

"Why did you take the curse, Vilkas?"

"I... I was young, eager. I thought nothing of the consequences, only the benefits. I see that now, but there is no way out for me now." the Companion admits.

Shakeesh lets out some air through his nose, "I'm not leaving the Companions, whether you be Werewolves or not, you are still the man I knew. It changes nothing, only the fact that I'll not be joining the Circle if it was offered." he says allowing Vilkas to breathe a sigh of relief.

"You two done romancing each other?" Michael suddenly asks from the side with folded arms, "Because we still have an elf and a bunch of elf corpses to deal with." he says while gesturing around the room with his head.

"What else there to be done? Just tell the Jarl that we were attacked and defended ourselves. I doubt he'd side with the Thalmor on this, Igmund is as honourable as any Nord." Vilkas replies, just wanting to get paid and return to Whiterun.

"Erm... Don't these guys control everything? Won't they be upset that we killed some of them?" Megumin asks unsurely.

Michael nods, "Yeah. They might just out the Companions as it is. If a nobody in Markarth knows your secret, you think no one else would? Plus, it probably wouldn't look good for Igmund is his men were seen carrying Thalmor corpses out of the Shrine of Talos... Like, almost worthy of his removal for fear of another war with the elves."

...

Shakeesh rubs his face, "What do you recommend then. I for one have no stomach for scheming and politics."

"Well..." Michael starts, bringing his foot up and stamping it down on Ondolemar, crushing his head against the stone ledge, blood splattering as his skull splits open. The others back away at this, but Michael just pulls out the Book of Legends and telekinetically shuffles the corpse into his inventory. "We'll hide the corpses and inform the Jarl of this in private. No evidence means no method of pointing fingers, publically at least..."

"T-the Jarl could blame their disappearance on the Forswor too, the Thalmor weren't present in the battle..." Tiffania says from the side, uncomfortable by Michael's casually slaughter of the tied up elf.

Shakeesh sniffs in annoyance, "Since you've already made the decision by killing our prisoner the choice is obvious. You can speak to the Jarl, I need a hard drink." he mutters, wiping the blood from his weapons on the Thalmor corpses and leaving.

Michael looks to VIlkas, "You not going with him?"

Vilkas shakes his head, "I'll leave him for now. He probably wants some time to himself after everything he's heard... Come, take these bodies so we can talk to the Jarl."

With that, the group stores the corpses and makes their way back to Understone Keep. It's somewhat difficult to get an audience with the Jarl, especially since he was so busy, but they eventually managed it.

The man wasn't at all surprised to hear what'd gone down, as many Talos worshippers in the city had been 'disappearing' as of late. He'd suspected the Thalmor but had no proof to call them out on it... Even if he did, there was little he could do because of the White-Gold Concordat.

All Markarth had was a flimsy agreement with Ulfric Stormcloak to allow Talos worship in the city, one they couldn't really enforce due to the High King's inability to assist them with the matter. This meant that the Thalmor could 'dissapear' people with little difficulty. And even if they were caught they'd either get a slap on the wrist or be exiled from Markarth depending o the severity of the crime.

This was the reason that Igmund was quite happy with them, the Thalmor Justiciars had been silently massacred, their own attempt to hide their murder of Talos worshippers working against them in this instance.

A couple days later, the group left Markarth after saying their farewells to the enthusiastic-looking Jarl, reward in hand.


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