"DIE, INSECT! Dagon roars as he throws a giant fist toward where Michael was standing. It looked slow from an outsider's perspective, until you realise that it was going faster than the faster car ever invented... Dagon's sheer size simply made it seem slow...
Michael Blink far above his current position to barely avoid the attack then casts Blink Strike, despite being unsure of how it would function against the God. Thankfully, it works, positioning directly behind Dagon, just above his shoulder blades.
"Gotcha!" Michael grins as he stabs his ebony sword into the giant's back.
*CLack!*
*Shatter!*
The blade abruptly shutters as it makes contact with Dagon's skin, breaking into a million shards as if something had willed it to stop existing. Caught off guard by his weapon suddenly breaking, he's almost caught by Dagon's elbow as the giant tries to slam it into him.
He's only saved by Arctic Burn, his frozen wings sprouting from his back and allowing him to glide around Dagon as if he were a Scout in Attack on Titan.
As he glides, the air around him ripples and contacts, making Michael feel as if the space around him was shrinking. "Global Silence!" he exclaims, causing all the sound around him and the rest of the Deadlands to temporarily halt.
Volcanic activities, screeching of lesser Daedra, and indeed, Mehrunes Dagon all go quiet... Momentarily at least.
The stress pressing down on Michael vanishes, but it doesn't last long as Dagon angrily resists the spell.
"-OOLISH INSECT!" the god roars, throwing his arms outwards and causing a fiery shockwave to blast outwards from his body, striking Michael and launching him hundreds of meters away.
Michael hits the magma with serious force, his legs shattering upon impact as he uses his runes to try and walk upon it.
"Grrr-damn!" he growls as he uses Shadow Dance to quickly heal himself up. Dagon was already stomping towards him so he doubted he'd have enough time to use Restoration Magic, Cold Embrace, or any potions for that matter.
Clearly, his weapons wouldn't work against Dagon... He was tempted to try out the Staff of Magnus but the possibility of losing it was too much, even the chance of the god recognising it would be a worst-case scenario for him... An artifact of Magnus like the Staff falling into Dagon's hands? Yeah, that'd probably be worse than just opening a portal straight to Tamriel for him.
There were some weapons he could use, but he'd rather not use them, for fear of somehow making this situation even more fucked up...
Once his legs had healed, he stands and faces Dagon before beginning to unleash every spell in his arsenal, barring the flame-based ones for obvious reasons.
Unfortunately, these all prove completely ineffective, dissipating, deflecting, or simply bouncing off of the gods body as they hit him. Darth tries to give the god a kick to the shin, but gets stomped on in response, burying the shadow familiar hundreds of meters under the ocean of magma.
"COME ON! YOU WANTS SOM-!?" Michael starts but is cut off as Dagon's massive leg hits him, punting him as hard as the god could muster.
He isn't thrown anywhere, as they would require him to be 'intact', his body turned into a red mist as the limb passed his position, killing him instantly...
00:04...
00:03...
00:02...
00:01...
00:00
*Shiiin!*
"Ooooh, fuck that hurt..."
Michael respawns via the same ray of light as last time. He quickly gets to his feet but realises just how fucked he was when Dagon appears directly in front of him again...
He isn't even able to check the condition of his body when he's forced to Blink away from Dagon's fist, which completely annihilates the small scorched island he'd appeared on.
*CRACKOOOOOOOOOOM!*
He sprints along the magma as the island collapses in on itself and sinks, the few Daedra that were standing upon it, both lesser and sentient, all drown and burn while screaming, Dagon uncaring of their plight.
"I WILL BREAK YOU, UNTIL YOU SERVE ME!" he growls as he attacks again.
"Go fuck yourself!" Michael shouts in response, pointing a finger at the giant and casting "Spell Steal!" in an attempt to see if he could gain anything useful.
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Stolen spells 3/3 :
Dimension Gate(Origin : Tiffania), allows user to open gates to other locations, worlds, or universes. It takes thirty minutes of preparation to cast the spell, and if a previously known place isn't the destination, the user will be sent somewhere at random.
Erase(Origin : Tiffania), allows user to erase someone's memory with a single target spell. What is forgetten depends soley on the amount of magic used as well as the strength of the target.
DIE, INSECT!(Origin : Mehrunes Dagon), KILLS INSECTS!
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Michael shakes his head at the baffling spell name and description in favour of simply casting it. "Die, insect!" he shouts while pointing at Dagon, causing the god to pause as he waits for whatever Michael had done to hit him.
...
Only for nothing to happen.
"PATHETIC!"
"Oh, for fuck sa-"
*BOOOM!*
00:01...
00:00
*Shiiiing!*
Michael respawns and instantly prepares for combat, having gotten somewhat used to the disconcerting feeling of being dead and suddenly regaining your body.
"INSECT!" a voice calls out from directly above him, to which Michael doesn't even bother to turn and look at.
...
He lets out a sigh, "Yes, honey?-Bluaaghk!"
*THUD!*
With Mehrunes Dagon finally losing his temper and deciding to ruin Michael's fun, every time he resurrects he dies almost instantly. The god was becoming increasingly aware of the circumstances that determined where Michael would respawn to, along with the many more interesting ways to kill him in order to prolong his suffering...
Needless to say, he'd rather be committing genocide against the Daedra in the Deadlands instead of this...
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Ulfric Stormcloak and his army continued to retreat from the Imperial Legion passing the villages previously ruined by the Mudcrab King, Dragon Bridge and then continues down the Southern Path. They could've headed to Dawnstar but Ulfric was wary of Skald the Elder, the man hadn't come to Solitude for the Jarl meet, neither had he had any contact with him for many weeks.
While Dawnstar was technically allied with the Stormcloaks, that could change relatively quickly, especially given Jarl Skald's age... Someone with Imperial tendencies could have taken over his position, and if that were the case he and his men would be in serious trouble.
Dawnstar probably couldn't defeat Ulfric's army, but they could most certainly delay them enough for the Imperials to catch up. Not to mention how difficult it would be to handle a two-pronged ambush.
That's not even mentioning Morthal that was between him and Dawnstar. Igrod's dislike of him and his Stormcloaks was well known, and her men were probably well suited to combat in those damp swamps, so it'd likely result in a sort of guerrilla war with Morthal's men... Not something he could allow since that'd definitely cause the Imperials to catch up.
Thus, he'd chosen to stick to his original plan and go past Whiterun. It was neutral territory so he had little to worry about, not to mention the lack of Imperial territories and strongholds in the area.
Unfortunately, things almost never went to plan, because once they were nearing Whiterun, a few of his scouts had hastily returned to the army with grave news... Balgruuf and Whiterun had allied with Solitude's new Jarl, Lady Elisif.
They'd warned the scout that any Stormcloak entering their territory would be met with force, which was a significant threat considering that Whiterun was the second most prosperous city behind Solitude due to its wealth and optimal location... While they'd taken some damage during the Blood Moon, that didn't mean they'd been defanged.
Ulfrics forces had also taken damage, not to mention he only had a limited force with him... He couldn't exactly bring his entire army to Solitude, as they'd almost instantly be spotted. This left him in quick the spot however.
"Damn that Balgruuf! Choosing sides at a moment like this!? He must have sent a Raven or something to alert his Hold so quickly!" Galmar grouses.
Dengeir nods, "Aye! I should stuck that traitorous boy when I had the chance!"
Ulfric shakes his head, "No, I doubt Balgruuf did this willingly. He chose to stay neutral even under Torygg's rule, he wouldn't willingly change his mind now that the High King was dead... I smell schemes afoot..."
"Well, what do we do now? We can't fight Whiterun in our current state, they'd wipe us out and deliver our heads to that cunt Elisif!" Galmar says.
"Change path and head to Falkreath, I can shield your men there until you're ready to move on. Helgen is in Imperial hands but we can change that quite easily! We'll take it over and you can move through the passage to Windhelm!" Dengeir offers and Ulfric nods in agreement.
"How did they manage to gain control of Helgen again? Isn't that right at your doorstep?" Galmar questions.
Dengeir scowls, "Bastards always laid claim to it, but when I was off dealing with the Forsworn at Cracked Tusk Keep they went in with full force and took ownership of it... I don't even see a lick of any taxes there... Part of the reason I jump into the Stormcloak camp. If they think they can make Falkreath a puppet of Bruma they've got another thing coming!"
"... Well, It's either that or taking a detour all the way to Dawnstar, which we haven't yet heard back from..." Ulfric mutters, deciding to listen to Dengeir's idea.
The army of Stormcloaks begins moving towards Falkreath, quickly making it to the Hold and settling down to lick their wounds. They were pretty confident in the Imperials not following them there, so they felt semi-confident in resting.
Unfortunately for them, their rest wouldn't last all the long.
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A couple days after the Stormcloaks took refuge in Falkreath, General Tullius was leading a large Imperial force through the Southern Crossing of Skyrim that was located directly South of Helgen. He'd had his forces stationed near the border when he'd gotten news of Torygg inviting the other Jarls to Solitude.
He was a biased man, but it seemed that his bias against Ulfric had proven correct. As he'd received a word of Ulfric fleeing Solitude and headed to Falkreath. It was there that Tullius and the other Legion forces in Skyrim would capture that traitor.
Ulfric Stormclaok was now a rat trapped in a barrel... He couldn't leave Falkreath as the forces from Solitude had blocked off any passage that way, Helgen would be impossible for him to breach with the forces he currently had on hand, along with the reinforcements Tullius was providing to it.
Whiterun was not a possibility, especially after Balgruuf's sudden change in attitude... Though, Tullius heavily suspects nefarious means had been used there... Nonetheless, that could be discussed once Ulfric was dead or in chains.
"Rikke, any thoughts?" he inquires, curious at what his Nord Legate would think on the current situation.
She gives a shrug of her shoulders, "What should I say? That I mourn the young High King? Or that I despise Ulfric for splitting my home in two? Let's just capture him and get this over with."
Tullius shakes his head, "No, I want to know your thoughts on what we might have to do. War is not pleasant, and you know what awaits us."
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"Any obstacle to us capturing Ulfric must be removed, I know that. I just hope that the people will see what must be done, and who is just in this disaster." Rikke mutters, knowing full well that most of Falkreath heavily supported the rebels. No Nord would sit back and watch as what they saw outsiders came in and started throwing their weight around.
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