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Chapter 33: Divine Elegance

[A/N: The bounce chapter.]

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I went back to the inn and looked through my stuff, seriously there were nothing elegant in my chest, I had to mix a few stuff together but that didn't look cool.

I looked around my room and smiled, I knew someone who did that before, in my past life I had a sister, and just like all sisters, they would drag all their stuff on the bed and look complain how they have nothing to dress. I wonder who did I catch that habit from?

If only I had my armor and clothing mods, I wouldn't be in such distress.

This is something that I confirmed but all the mods that add unrealistic stuff to Skyrim didn't follow me to my next life, and the armor mods are not really there.

Maybe if these armors were locked in somewhere in a dungeon or something I could find them but I am not expecting much anyway.

I had to go out and buy something, this event is so special that I have to attend it with something so cool, sending Sibbi Black-Briar to Oblivion.

So I'll have to ask anyone about a good place.

As I went out of my room I saw just the girl. Svidi, who was playing with her baby fox, I think she named it Grace.

"Svidi Svidi Svidi, may I have a minute of your precious time." I said.

"How polite! You really need something that bad?" She made a 'fufufu' after I said that.

"You see, there is someone we know being sent to Oblivion tonight and I have no clothes to send him off with." I said with a sad face, "Do you know a good place?"

"Oh your going to the funeral. Well, all I know are girl places, you need to ask Bjorna for stuff like that, she knows the city very well." She said.

Bjorna! Well, she is my cousin so I think she will help, even though I am not sure if she knows about me being her cousin or not. Well, let's ask her.

Filling my purse with gold coins and few change, I locked my chest and rushed outside the inn, now let's head to Skyfire Pet Shop.

I wonder if Skyfire is my clan name? This will be like Jon Skyfire! Nah, doesn't sound good.

While thinking about these meaningless Ideas I reached the shop, it was open and have few customers.

I went in and looked around, so many cute animals were there.

"May I help you with som…. Oh, if it is not Jon!" Someone said.

I turned around, and it was the person I was looking for, Bjorna.

"Hey, I was looking for you." I greeted.

"Why?" She asked.

"You see, there is a someone I know is being sent to Oblivion tonight and I don't have a good thing wear, Svidi said you know the good places around?" I said.

"You are sending someone to Oblivion then don't you need an armor?" She said.

"It's just for seeing him off." I said.

"The funeral you mean? Fine I'll ask ma for few minutes and come with you to a place I know." Bjorna said and ran inside.

A minute later she came and went out with me.

I looked at the shop sign and said, "So 'Skyfire', is that the name of your clan?"

"No, the clan's Fire-Mane clan?" She said.

Fire-Mane? That was not in the game?

But Fire-Mane sounds familiar for some reason! Isn't that a boss in FF?

Whatever, "Never heard about them!" I said.

"Normally that's the case, Our business name 'Skyfire' and that's the only name we use." She said.

"So where are your clan from?" I asked.

"That's a secret, I heard you will be invited next year but you shouldn't know now." She said.

Strange! Why the secrecy.

"So your clan doesn't live in a city or a town?" I asked.

"Obviously!" She said.

Well, that's mysterious! I hoped to know the reason but she didn't tell.

As we walked she was taking me into the inn's direction and the she stopped and said. "Here we are."

"So it is that?" I looked and the shop sign that read 'Radiant Raiment'.

This a shop from the game, one that gives a quest and it was an annoying one.

There work two high elves sisters, and they are hateful I tell you.

"The shop belongs to Taarie and Endarie, they don't treat people very well but they are good to me." Bjorna Said.

I know about their nature, Taarie is a typical high elf who normally looks down on people, but imagine a high elf who works in fashion business which is already looking down on people, this is just annoying to bear. Worse is her sister Endarie, she hates people altogether.

Bjorna pushed the front door and I followed, we walked into a typical Solitude building, yet there were all kinds of clothes that I have never seen before.

"Hello, Endarie, it's Bjorna." Bjorna called for Endarie as if they were familiar to each other.

"One second!" A voice sounded then a minute later a woman came out. An Altmer with their usual skin that has a very pale golden hue, I am happy I modded most of the NPC females in Skyrim, this woman in the game is actually scary, I think this is 'The Ordinary Women' mod.

"Bjorna, you came." Endarie said and she looked quite happy.

Bjorna gave a smile and said, "This is my aunt's disciple, I came here to show him the place."

"Oh, what delight. Another charming customer…" Endarie said, I think she always said that in the game too.

"He is also looking for something suitable to see a friend off to Oblivion." Bjorna said while giggling.

Endarie raised her brows and said "I have few of those myself." Then she looked at me "I have something your size."

She walked in and Bjorna told me to follow, actually the stuff is quite nice.

Endarie brought out a black outfit of a black leather coat and pants with a crimson shirt, it had few leather strips with buckles, it looked fantastic in my opinion yet it was a bit familiar and I couldn't help but tilt my head.

I think this is from a mod, I feel it's so familiar.

"This is an outfit that we import from Old Hroldan town, there is a store that opened there and the export these good stuff." Endarie said.

"What is the name of that store?" I had a hunch but I needed to confirm it.

"It goes by 'Divine Elegance', quite the cocky name but they do good stuff, so, buying or leaving." Endarie said but my head was already somewhere else.

Old Hroldan was indeed a town in this world and not just a small inn in the middle of nowhere, yet the name 'Divine Elegance' is that from a mod that made good clothing, it was one of my favorite clothing mods.

This outfit was none other than Dettlaff Outfit from the Witcher game series, it was created by the modders and put into the world of Skyrim.

"Amazing!" I exclaimed, This outfit was a real cosplay for Dettlaff the vampire, hehe! I can't let that thing off.

But wait, "What else do you have?"

Endarie looked that she wanted to kick me out but she swallowed the urge and showed me another stuff, I could find many stuff from the mod.

I couldn't hold myself back at all, I'll buy all these goodies.

What I bought were Dettlaff outfit, Dandelion outfit, Olgierd robes in black, Avallach robes normal one and black, the suits of Nilfgaard and Beauclair, the casual clothes, Silent Mist outfit, Spellmonger robe, Secret Apprentice robe and Robin outfit. I also bought some gifts for Nurina.

The amount of money I spent was enormous yet it was worth it, when I asked Bjorna about what gift should I bring for Hilda she said "Look for the meanest and scariest armor or weapon in the market."

This was not helping, maybe I'll buy her something when I reach Winterhold.

Thinking about that I hired a carrier and paid him to carry my stuff and follow me to the inn, I said farewells and went away.

After I reached the inn another problem occurred, I didn't know which one to wear, no I have all the clothes I want and they are just too good, I don't know which one will make my handsome the most.

Dammit, even his funeral, that Sibbi is giving me a headache.

I'll just wear the Dettlaff outfit.

Damn, I look good! If I have some black round glasses right now this will end up being epic.

I put on the shoes and gloves and did my hair, now this young man is ready to roll.

I told Wulfur and Battle-Born not to follow, these guys will give me out and look nervous all the time.

As I reached the Temple of the Divines, Rusning was waiting for me and saw my elegance, or not!

He came and went in with me, apparently, I was late but nothing has happened, yet everyone was here.

Those who didn't attend were mostly Big Bad Ulfric, Skald the Grumpy, Faralda who doesn't care and the ones who had no strong connection.

I attended as the captain of the team who was making it for the finals as a fellow participant from Riften.

The Temple of the Divines was in the castle and its high priest was Rorlund, a man who was mostly drunk.

At the deepest part of the temple lied the eight shrines of the divines, as the shrine of Talos was removed due to the White-Gold Concordat.

High Preist Rorlund started a speech probably written by Maven and praised the bravery of Sibbi and he fought his attackers as one of them was killed by him, yet he was attacked from the behind by a cowardly arrow. I actually the one who made it look like that, later I heard that the guards cleared the slums and took out many ruffians and threw them to prison, all for the good of the city though.

I could notice Maven and her family wearing black, they didn't look sad at all, I bet that hemming was happy he became the only male heir to his mother's empire now.

Maven was making her usual bi**h face, and her daughter Ingun was playing with something in her hands, and let me tell you, if Ingun Black-Briar played with anything then it probably is involved with the word 'death'.

Well, she didn't look sad to me either, I should just avoid any Black-Briar after that.

As the sermon ended I excused myself and walked with Rusning, on the way out I saw Idgrod Ravencrone and her daughter Idgrod The Younger walking out.

"Walk my girl, these are dark times, people kill people and go attend their funerals." I could hear Idgrod telling that to her daughter.

I froze, Rusning froze, the air around us froze.

We looked at each other and couldn't help but run out of the temple's yard.

"I told you this is a bad idea." Rusning said.

"It's not my fault, this jarl is weird, she can tell future and see all kinds of weird stuff." I told him.

"What will happen if she told the Black-Briars?" Rusning said.

"I don't think she will, but let's leave the city right after the tourney." I said.


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Chapter 34: Finals: Part 1

A day passed after the captains of the two teams went each to his way.

Now they were standing facing each other again in the arena, glaring and sneering that's all these two exchanged.

Everyone one of them was at the head of the other, reading each other's thoughts and playing who acts first loses.

The line-up was Jon who stood in the middle holding no weapon and wearing a scaled cuirass on a mage robe.

Wulfur was wearing his full armor for the first time on the arena, a heavy steel armor with his 'High Dam' shield, in his hand was not the flail but Jon's hammer 'Agni-Ra'.

Battle-Born was wearing the same scaled cuirass as Jon's, it has a good resistance to magic so it will be of use this match, he surprisingly was holding a bow, and his sword was sheathed.

On the other side, Rusning and his team were on their top readiness. They didn't just wear robes, they also brought staves.

They wanted to go all out and crush the hurdle known as 'White Wolves'.

As most of the 'White Wolves' were warriors, Jon could guess that these staves were 'Ice Spick' staves.

He was really not worried, he has already enchanted Wulfur's shield with 'Resist Magic' enchantment and gave Wulfur and Battle-Born capes of 'Frost Resistance'.

He already foresaw every move the opponent will do, and also was hoping that they will surprise him.

As the mages of around the arena made their barrier, and the judge said instructions, 'White Wolves' and 'Aracana Wisdom' stood on the arena three to three.

Team White Wolves, as usual, had the two Jons and Wulfur.

Team Aracana Wisdom had Rusning as the leader and the one who could use Adept level destruction magic, Svefna the girl who can charge spells for long times, Svadall the boy who can aim magic to two different directions with his two hands without missing the two targets.

Outside the arena was Jolma the machine-gun and Holman the healer and the ward master.

After one falls Holman will come in to equalize then Jolma to put pressure on the White Wolves, that was the strategy and Jon saw through it.

As the judge gave the signal, team Aracana Wisdom took their formation and aimed their staves, it was a normal formation, team White Wolves were Jon at the front casting his ward with his left while Battle-Born stood on his back and looked cool.

As the judge said "Fight!" and jumped away, Rusning shouted "Fire!" and the team fired 'Ice Spikes' from their staves just as Jon predicted.

Jon was just standing and casting his 'Quadrant Ward' with his left hand and his right hand was behind his back with a lightning spell being charged on it.

A barrage of Ice Spikes fell on the ward and as the Frost Element was being dispersed by the ward, mist was forming from the way it was being blocked with.

Few seconds of firing Ice Spikes should be enough to put pressure on Jon but the only mist was forming more and more.

As mist blocked the view, Rusning signaled for his team to stop the casting, they kept looking at the mist as it was depressing waiting to see how their surprise attack would work on team White Wolves.

But what they saw made their jaws drop, Jon was standing the same as he was and his team was still the same, no one even moved once.

Sybille Stentor and Faralda opened their eyes wide, Jarl Idgrod laughed softly, these three were the most well versed three in magic between the spectators.

One must know that to block a spell with a ward, one needs to overpower this spell with his own Magicka, and Jon did overpower three staves with his Magicka alone, this was hard to be puffed by an artifact as it was connected to the nature of Magicka itself and Jon was a Nord and a human, however, his Magicka nature appeared to be on the level of elves.

Only these three could comprehend that, Rusning knew that Jon's Magicka wasn't something he can go alone against yet not this scary point, he devised the first move especially to put pressure on Jon.

Jon smiled and moved his right hand to his side and pushed it forward in a casting pose, fierce lightning broke out and headed towards the opponents.

The spell struck Svadall but it was too much for him and he shouted from pain, the spell didn't just do that, it bounced from him to Rusning and struck him hard, then it bounced at Svefna who screamed from the shock.

This was no 'Lightning Bolt' spell, this was 'Chain Lightning' spell, unlike the game where it only bounces on one target, in real life, it can bounce for any number as long as it was charged with enough Magicka, and Jon just mastered it two days ago.

"Damn! That guy is a monster!" Svefna said, she could speak as she took the least damage from the spell, Svadall, on the other hand, was already on one knee.

"No time to chat, next phase quickly!" Rusning gave orders and made the next spell.

They took distance from each other and started with next spell which was already being cast, every one of them has summoned a frost atronach.

"Let's move." Jon called to the heavily armored Wulfur and the light armored Battle-Born.

Wulfur nodded and walked to the atronach on the left, Battle-Born started running to the side.

Battle-Born started harassing the other team with arrows, and Wulfur clashed head-on with a frost atronach.

Jon made two spells and summoned two Fire Atronachs.

The people were cheering for the show, the amount of magic they saw during the last few days made them able to identify the magic on their own.

Now, there were 11 figures on the arena clashing and shooting spells at each other, Wulfur was standing his ground against a frost atronach alone and hitting it with a fire enchanted weapon, he was doing good on his own. Battle-Born shot arrows and pushed the mages from their ground.

Jon started using 'Lightning Bolts' and fought with three mages on his own.

They started changing the element against him from Ice to Fire as it would do more damage, Jon dodged and shot lightning again and again.

Rusning started targeting Wulfur and Battle-Born on his own, he wanted to eliminate someone then focus his team's power on Jon.

As Battle-Born ran out of arrows he switched to sword and ran to Jon and hid behind him, team Aracana Wisdom could finally take a little breath. Jon's fire atronachs were focused on the other frost atronachs.

Jon could find a clear way to run forward with Battle-Born behind him, then he cleared the way for Battle-Born.

Battle-Born ran and dodged nimbly, he was fast, so fast that people started to wonder, he could jump and do moves like Jon too.

Actually, Jon started teaching Battle-Born some moves to dodge while rushing forward to avoid arrows and spells.

Battle-Born could make his way through spells under Jon's cover fire, he reached Svadall and attacked him with a body clash.

Svadall was carried by Battle-Born's push and was sent to the air, there was no mercy as it seemed the Jon thought him how to strike the head with a knee.

Svadall fell unconscious to the attack and Battle-Born escaped back, Wulfur has finished a frost atronach on his own and was moving to the next to find it crumbling and being unsummoned, he just ran to the next one.

The pressure on Aracana Wisdom increased and Rusning called for Holman. As Svadall was being carried back, Holman ran in and conjured a frost atronach to lessen the pressure.

Holman healed Svefna and Rusning who were firing spells at Jon, Jon hid behind the barrier and retreated slowly.

"We are being pushed!" Rusning was annoyed by the situation.

"Give me time!" Svefna said and returned behind, Holman took her place and started spamming spells.

Rusning looked at her and saw what she was doing, he knew her specialty and didn't talk, he can't dishonor the determination of his teammate.

Svefna charged an 'Ice Storm' spell and dual-casted it on both hands, she then started to overcharge it.

'Overcharging' was a technique used when a mage starts to put more Magicka than usual in a spell, in a destruction spell that was dangerous as one could lose control and the spell would explode yet that was Svefna's specialty.

"Now cover me!" She said and started running to the side, Rusning and Holman could already see what she was thinking and ignored protecting themselves to provide more cover.

Jon could see the change in phase and noticed Svefna's moves, She lined herself to face the three opponents of White Wolves at once, then she let go of her spell.

Jon opened his eyes wide from the size of the spell, he was busy blocking Rusning and Holman who started casting magic like madmen and now a spell that size was heading for him.

It was too late to manipulate the ward to block it, the best way was to avoid it.

"Incoming! Avoid!" Jon warned Battle-Born who was behind him and Wulfur who was busy with a frost atronach.

Svefna saw the situation and smiled "You think I'll let you have your way!" She shouted.

It appeared that the frost atronach Wulfur was fighting was hers, she controlled it and made it throw its all weigh on Wulfur to pin him down.

"Wulfur! Avoid!" Battle-Born Shouted at Wulfur but it was too late.

Jon and Battle-Born could already avoid the Ice Storm yet Wulfur who was pinned down took the full force of it.

Jon knew that Wulfur's shield and cape should save him in this kind of situation but to see his best friend take a spell like that made blood rush to his brain and he called a 'Lightning Bolt' spell and fired it on Svefna.

Svefna's last attack was a suicidal one to damage team White Wolves and let Jolma in, sure enough, she was ready to be attacked.

Jon's 'Lightning Bolt' struck her body and sent her to the ground, yet she was still controlling the frost atronach to not let it off Wulfur.

A breath later, the frost atronach on Wulfur exploded and a hammer could be seen coming from it, this was 'Agni-Ra' at the hands of Wulfur dealing the last blow to the frost atronach.

Svefna saw that and said "Dammit!" then lost her consciousness as her Magicka ran out and she was beaten up badly.

The judge made a fast announcement and signaled for healers to get her out, also Jolma was running in.

Wulfur was panting from exhaustion and was standing on one knee leaning at the hammer.

There were no atronachs left so Jon said "Rest now!"

As Julma reached her teammates, they tightened their defense and made preparations to make an attack on their opponents with Jolma's speed casting and Rusning's powerful spells.

Jolma cast a spell and another atronach appeared, Luckily her team was short on Magicka and they can't afford to conjure more, Jon now had Battle-Born and two flame atronachs, and Wulfur was resting.

"We need to surround them, an atronach will follow you and fire at them, another will face the new atronach and draw it away, I will take a side, you go right I go left." Jon made a plan and said, "Once you take their attention, move out of the way, I'll do a big one."

"Good luck!" Battle-Born said and moved.

The people cheered from the strong exchange between the teams, this time team White Wolves was facing a strong opponent and made their best moves, even if that was a mage's match, it was an excellent match, no one could move their eyes away even the Jarls of Windhelm, Winterhold and Dawnstar who hated magic.

Team Arcana Wisdom had Holman as the ward caster in the front to protect them from Jon's spells, Rusning was on the right of Holman and Jolma was on his left.

Jon ran to the left at Rusning's side, Battle-Born ran to the other side and started dodging and jumping with nimble acrobatics, Jolma was spamming spells at him and he would throw stones at her if he could while trying to get close.

Jon, on the other hand, was controlling two atronachs, holding Holman in place with one, drawing away the new atronach with another, and he was exchanging spells with Rusning and pressing him bad.

Faralda, Sybille Stentor and Jarl Idgrod were admiring what they were seeing, the level of control was hardly achieved by anyone in that age, he was managing all his team and summons while attacking. If Jon heard them talking about that he would say 'Playing Fifa was harder!'

Rusning and his team looked like some heroes from a certain movie who were defending each other backs while taking attacks from all sides. [A/N: Avengers: Age of Ultron, the last fight scene around the device thing.]

"Holman! I am running out of Magicka, a hand here" Rusning shouted.

"That fire atronach is so annoying I can't face it with a hand." Holman complained.

"Jolma?!" Rusning asked.

"This guy is too slippery, I can't hold him or leave him be!" Jolma who reached a deadlock with Battle-Born shouted.

Rusning thought and made a decision, he said "Move!" as he backed away from his confrontation with Jon and aimed at Battle-Born, then he cast a big fire magic squeezing the last of his juice with it.

A 'Fireball' flew at Battle-Born who was not making a good footing and exploded right next to him, his defense was not up and Jolma could damage him a few times from their last exchange.

He could see the fire turning from a spell to explosion, he barely looked at the guy who carried the same name as him and shouted "You turn!" while getting blown away and falling unconscious!

Jon saw that and hardened his resolve.

He had to make a move now, he moved like a ghost nearer and nearer to the three opponents.

Jolma was focusing her attention on him and was readying a spell.

Jon who has rolled and reached a far location was standing three meters away from team Aracana Wisdom.

Too close, too daring, mages like Jolma can be dangerous at that range as their accuracy will be better.

Some started shaking their heads from the bad decision.

Some started thinking about how Jon's mistake costed his team its first loss.

Some were happy or sad for their bets that was confirmed right in front of their eyes.

Some were really worried at Jon.

Yet what Jon did was speaking two words.

Two words, made the time stop.

Two words, made everyone lose their senses.

Made everyone wish to question their own sanity, yet they didn't have the chance as the words they heard were loud and clear.

Elisif hugged Torygg from the shock.

Idgrod jumped back from the scare her gifts couldn't foresee.

Ulfric couldn't hold his goblet and it fell from his hands.

Balgruuf opened his mouth and an egg could pass through it.

Even the cool-headed Skadi was struck-dumb and couldn't believe what she saw or heard.

None of these reactions were overreacted.

They all were on spot.

The two words said by Jon just were too scary that everyone was struck with fear of what they saw after them.

Jon spoke and the world obeyed.

Space was moved and power was unleashed.

Half of Solitude heard those two words.

They were "FUS RO!"

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[A/N: A bounce chapter is ready, edited and all. Give up all your stones on the way out if you want to see it today. once we break into the top 20 again, I'll post it along with another few announcements.]


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