Dragonborn Rising Ch. 34

Chapter 34 -- Secrets

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Skyrim from high above was a beautiful sight, and as I clung onto the back of the dragon for dear life, I could take at least a moment to appreciate the beauty, the different shades of green, blue, brown and yellow. Of course, at the same time, I was absolutely shitting myself and hurling all manner abuse at the dragon, mostly yelling at it to get back on the fucking ground.

Somehow, I managed to drag my way up towards the neck of the dragon, driving in my sword or my dagger, hoping the dragon didn't simply fly vertical. If it did, I was dead. It continued flying horizontal, or near enough to it, though continually turned, no doubt hoping my grip would slacken and I'd fall to my inevitable death. I would have used my Thu'um, but thought that might send both of us crashing to the ground.

Finally, after what felt like hours of flying, the dragon finally started to descend. Arrows were soon being fired at it again, and once I felt it was safe enough to do so, I used my Thu'um, burning the back of its head. That forced it down faster, and once I felt its legs hit the ground, I rolled off onto the ground, using my Thu'um again, as the dragon had eyes and teeth for me.

Scrambling to my feet, I swung my sword wildly, feeling it leave a gash as I took the shield from my back and prepared to end the fight. Lydia and Aela fell in alongside me, both with sword and shield. "Neck," I stated. I'd fought enough by now to know the scales were thinner, and it was the most exposed. They would distract it and I'd make the killing blow.

Like usual, it didn't work exactly as planned, and I nearly lost my sword again when the dragon started to thrash about after I'd buried my sword. Lydia stepped forward and drove her own sword up and under the jaw of the dragon, Aela running to the other side of the neck to bury her own sword. That pretty much did it. With so much blood lost, the dragon eventually collapsed to the ground.

Once I'd absorbed its soul, Esbern strode forward to grasp my hand. "It is an honour, Dragonborn. There is no doubt you are the one spoken of in the prophecy."

"Still don't quite understand it all."

"Alduin's Wall will explain more."

The dragon attack severely delayed us, so we agreed to ride no more than another couple of hours before camping for the night by the river, as those of us who wanted to could at least wash. With few trees around, Esbern used magic to get a fire started, the rest of us putting up tents before setting out for a quick hunt, hoping to catch one or two things for dinner, though we had supplies ready if we didn't.

Around the fire after a meagre dinner, as we hadn't managed to find anything worth eating, Esbern told more of the history of the Dragonborn, the Blades, and also what we might expect at Sky Haven Temple. Delphine did drop a warning, suggesting that the area around Karthspire would likely be an area with Forsworn activity, so we'd have to be careful.

"Dragonborn, I must ask. When you absorb the soul of a dragon, do you feel anything?" Esbern wondered.

"Not really. A slightly warm sensation for a few minutes."

"Do you learn anything from them? Their language perhaps?"

I shook my head. "No. The ruins that dot Skyrim have things called word walls within them where I can learn a word that is part of a Shout. I may sit down with the Greybeards one day..." Delphine scoffed at the mention of them, which I ignored, "And see if they can teach me their language."

"You should know as much as you can about your enemy. While you have no doubt learned Delphine isn't exactly enamoured with them, I believe you can at least learn what is required from the Greybeards to at least understand the dragon language and, perhaps more importantly, you may learn more about Alduin."

"Do you have any idea what this wall might tell us?" Aela asked.

Esbern could only shrug. "Much of the information written about it has been lost. I retrieved what I could, but the Blades had endless amounts of dragonlore before the Thalmor attacked. I took what I thought was most important."

"As long as we find Alduin's Wall and it tell us what we need, we'll win in the end," I stated, trying to sound as confident as possible. The words received nods of appreciation. Whether I was actually the leader or not, who really knew. Delphine and Esbern apparently served the Dragonborn, but to be honest, I was following them at the moment. They had a far better idea of what was going on. All they had to do was point me in the right direction and say 'Kill them' or 'Kill the dragon' and it would be done.

Aela and I shared a tent that evening, though I noticed the longing glance from Lydia, while Delphine was ever more up-front, whispering very naughty things in my ear before she disappeared into her tent, sharing it with Esbern. To my surprise, we didn't do anything that night, knowing we had an early start, so after a little make-out, she cuddled into me as we fell asleep.

Waking with the sun the next morning, the three women and myself did enjoy a wash in the river, and all the female flesh on display did provoke a reaction. Lydia and Aela were very complimentary of Delphine, and she finally admitted her age to them. They looked at me in shock. All I did was shrug, gesture towards Delphine and ask, "And are you surprised with a body like that? And her pussy is like a vice at times. Hot and tight."

Delphine had a laugh at my description while Aela and Lydia could only agree with my assessment about her body. Aela then mentioned the idea of Delphine joining Aela and I, and Lydia didn't want to be left out either. "So we're having a foursome?" I asked.

"Would you like that?" Aela retorted.

I stepped back so my erection appeared out of the water. "I think that answers the question." Glancing back, Esbern was sitting by the fire, thankful that he couldn't see my front, so I added, "But I think we should behave ourselves for now. Could give the old man a heart attack."

After dressing and breakfast, we packed up camp and resumed our ride towards Karthspire. The cave we were looking for was nestled at the junction of a pair of rivers. And it was there that the Forsworn had decided to build a camp of their own. From our vantage point above them, we could count most of them. The only one that concerned me was a hargraven. Thankfully only the one, but they could be a pain in the arse if not taken by surprise.

"How do you want to do this?" Aela asked.

"Esbern will use magic. You three use bows. I'll use my Thu'um."

Like all hastily made plans, it wasn't perfect. Attracting the attention of the hargraven, we killed that first as the Forsworn swarmed towards us. After using Unrelenting Force, sending all of them rolling back down towards the river, Esbern and the three woman used magic and arrows before I strolled towards those who remained alive. Most were injured, one or two trying to get to their feet. One of them, wielding two weapons, gave me a brief moment of concern, as he was bloody quick, and I needed to respond in kind. But he was also injured, and couldn't keep up the performance. I like to think that I at least gave him an honourable death. The rest could get fucked though.

Entering Karthspire cave itself, we came across more Forsworn lurking within. All of us, except Esbern, was now armed with swords and shield and dealt with them relatively comfortably. The camp inside the cave wasn't an extensive as that outside, and I let Esbern take the lead, as he had the best idea of where we should go.

We did fumble and stumble in darkness for a few minutes before walking out into what looked like old ruins. It was at least the outside of the temple though it was now a case of finding a way in. First, we had to get across a large gap. There was a rather simple puzzle to solve that lowered a stone bridge, the five of us remaining wary as we crossed, figuring there would be traps waiting to catch the unwary.

I was thinking it would be infested with all sorts of creatures, but it was surprisingly clear, entering a large room which had pressure plates on the ground. Esbern consulted his book and told me the symbol for Dragonborn, and that I should follow that. Once across, I pulled a chain, ensuring it was safe to cross. Following a natural corridor, we eventually exited out into what looked like a courtyard, with a gate in front of us, which looked like the face of someone. Esbern was more interested in what was on the ground below us.

"Wonderful! Remarkably well-preserved, too. Ah... Here's the "blood seal." Another of the lost Akiviri arts. No doubt triggered by...well, blood. Your blood, Dragonborn."

"Should have guessed."

Esbern then gestured at the gate before making a sweeping gesture at all the artwork on the walls around us. "You can see how the ancient Blades revered Reman Cyrodiil. This whole place appears to be a shrine to Reman. He ended the Akiviri invasion under mysterious circumstances, you recall. After the so-called 'battle' of Pale Pass, the Akiviri went into his service. This was the foundation stone of the Second Empire."

I glanced at all my colleagues. "I'm afraid you have us all at a loss, Esbern." Under instruction from the old man, he told me where I should cut my hand and drop my blood. Taking the dagger I always kept sheathed, I cut across my palm and watched a few droplets hit the seal below my feet.

It worked and rather quickly, figuring it must have been magic. "That's done it! Look, it's coming to life! You did it!" Delphine exclaimed rather excitedly, "There's the entrance. After you, Dragonborn. You should have the honour of being the first to set foot in Sky Haven Temple."

Aela handed me the torch she had been carrying and I led the way inside. Esbern could now barely contain his excitement, but he certainly seemed to know his stuff about Akiviri history, left thinking that, once it was all over, I could sit down and learn quite a few things from him. I just thought the temple was enormous, wondering how it had possibly laid abandoned for so long. As it was so large, we all spent time lighting braziers to provide some light. Though I reckon we all wanted to spend time exploring the temple, Delphine led Esbern in the direction of what looked like the wall we had come to find.

Esbern used a little magic to illuminate the entire wall, and he came to a stop as we lined up to look at it. "Shor's bones! Here it is! Alduin's Wall... So well preserved... I've never seen a finer example of early second era Akiviri sculptural relief..."

"You seem to know your art, Esbern," I stated.

"Much of it is in relation to yourself, or people like you anyway, Dragonborn."

The wall was extensive and appeared to tell the story of the Dragon War. I'd heard it mentioned once or twice, and while I'm sure Esbern could have held a series of lecture about it, Delphine kept hurrying him along so we could learn how to defeat Alduin. Eventually Esbern stated the wall mentioned that a Shout was used to defeat Alduin, but there was no mention of what Shout it was.

"Have you ever heard of such a thing? A Shout that can knock a dragon out of the sky?" Delphine asked of me. I gave her a look that she couldn't misinterpret. She nodded and sighed at the same time. "I was hoping to avoid having to involve them in all this, but it seems we have no choice."

"Who?" Lydia asked.

"The Greybeards will probably know," I replied.

"What have you got against the Greybeards?" Aela wondered, "I won't say you've openly mocked them, but you've made your feelings known more than once."

"If they had their way, Ragnar would do nothing but sit up on their mountain with them and talk to the sky, or whatever it is they do. The Greybeards are so afraid of power they won't use it. Think about it. Have they tried to stop the civil war, or done anything about Alduin? No."

"To be fair, Delphine, the civil war has nothing to do with them," Aela stated.

"And they are not warriors, but they have helped me so far," I added.

"I think they're afraid of you, of your power. Trust me, there's no need to be afraid. Think of Tiber Septim. Do you think he'd have founded the Empire if he'd listened to the Greybeards?"

"Did he train with them?" I wondered, looking at Esbern.

"Sort of. According to the ancient texts, it was the Greybeards themselves who told Talos that he would rule all of Tamriel."

I looked again at Delphine. "I'm not afraid of my power. I'll use it when necessary. But I can see reason for their peaceful nature. Didn't Ulfric kill Torygg with a Shout?"

Delphine remained silent for a few seconds. "You have a point there. I can't deny it. But you are no Ulfric."

I think that was a compliment, or I took it as one, at least. "Right, we should head outside, grab our supplies, as if I need to head back to the Throat, I'll want to be well rested. It'll take a couple of days to get there anyway."

Our horses were tied up back up the hill, but as they had all our gear, we had to lead them into the temple itself. The four of us then explored, leaving Esbern to his wall, Delphine and I eventually finding a door that led outside to a ledge overlooking the canyon below. Moving to stand in front of me, she had a look in her eyes as she ran her hands up and down my body before she slowly dropped to her knees. "What are you doing?" I had to ask.

"You'll be gone a few days, so I wanted to blow you before you go."

I couldn't stop the chuckle. "Seriously?"

"Are you refusing a blowjob?"

"Not at all. Want any reciprocation?"

"When you return. For now, I just want your cock in my mouth and hopefully some cum in my belly when you're done."

She had my cock out a little later, and took delight in quickly swallowing my length. She knew what she was doing as she made sure not to bring me off too quickly. Running a hand through her blonde hair, I gazed out over Skyrim as she made love to my cock with her mouth. We were eventually found by Aela and Lydia, who simply stood to the side and watched her pleasure me.

"She looks like she knows what she's doing, Ragnar," Aela stated.

"Uh-huh."

"Are you going to finish in her mouth or on her face?" Lydia wondered.

Delphine answered for me, stopping for only a moment to say, "Mouth", before she resumed, and now used all the tricks to bring me to climax. Since she'd been teasing me for so long, she didn't have to wait to receive a load in her mouth, and the smile in her eyes as I looked down at her suggested she was rather pleased with what I gave her. Once she'd given me a little clean up, she packed my cock away, buttoned up my trousers, kissed my cheek, and wandered back into the temple.

"What was all that about?" Aela asked. I could only shrug as the three of us followed Delphine inside.

The furniture we found inside the temple had long since started to rot away, so we built a fire in the main hall and set up our tents around it. We still had plenty of supplies, so ate some dinner and discussed what we'd discovered and what we believed might happen in the future. Everyone had an idea though we agreed all of us could also be incredibly wrong.

Lying with Aela once we all decided to get some shut eye, she whispered, "I'll admit watching Delphine suck your cock was a turn on. Never thought it would be."

"You were right. She does know what she's doing."

"If she didn't want the favour returned, how about me?"

"You'd like my head between your legs?"

"Gods yes, Ragnar."

I'm not sure if Aela could have been quiet anyway, but after a few minutes eating her out, the chances of her remaining quiet disappeared, and it was little surprise we attracted some attention. It was also no surprise when we were joined by another woman. I was expecting Lydia, but Delphine popped her head between the flaps of the tent and wondered if we wanted company. Once she was inside the tent, we all got naked and I found myself on my back, Aela impaled on my cock with Delphine riding my face, positioned so that she could also make out with Aela at the same time.

Delphine came first, admitting she'd already been fondling herself earlier, and she definitely liked it when I started to eat her arse. Aela would always cum riding my cock, and enjoyed at least a pair of climaxes before she cried enough. All that meant is she slid off my cock as Delphine hopped on for a ride, and she was rewarded with my own climax a few minutes later.

"Okay, now I know why you like fucking her," Aela stated, "And Delphine, you have a fantastic body."

"For a woman of my age?"

"Yes, but when we eventually have another threesome, I hope you don't mind me wanting to have a taste of you too."

I definitely loved my life at times, the thought of Aela going down on Delphine causing my cock to rise to attention. Aela laughed as Delphine simply straddled me again, stating that I now owed her an orgasm since she'd given me two with her body. I agreed, and she rode herself very slowly to another one before she had to cry enough. I didn't mind as I know I enjoyed watching her, and Aela lay beside me, giving her one or two compliments, and was amused that Delphine had a very smooth pussy. Delphine said I didn't seem to mind, and she liked it too. Having the pair of them cuddle into me afterwards made me feel like the Emperor himself.

Lydia, Aela and I left the next morning. We'd barely left the temple, the three of us on horseback, heading in the direction of Whiterun, when Lydia started to complain, half-jokingly, about being left out the night before. I kept it simple, stating she could have easily joined us as none of us would have said no. That stopped any further complaints, as Aela added that she didn't need an invitation to ever join us, except for if we'd explicitly said the night was only for herself and me.

Thankfully conversation moved on as we made our way back east, not heading back to Whiterun itself, but taking the road south that would lead us to Ivarstead. Having cleared out plenty of bandits and wild animals over time, our entire ride was without incident, which was a slight relief, particularly as we crossed the bridge into Ivarstead well after dark. The innkeeper knew our faces by now, and had put two and two together in figuring out who I was, so was quick to offer me the large room with the double bed. After we ordered dinner and a couple of drinks, he appeared rather amused when Lydia and Aela followed me into the bedroom. We didn't do anything other than sleep.

Our journey up the mountain was the worst yet. The first hour or so was relatively calm, though there was fresh snow fall even to the lower levels of the mountain. Once we were a quarter of the way up, the weather turned nasty. High winds, blizzard like conditions, so bad we could barely see a few feet ahead. All of us wore thick fur coats, but even those barely protected us.

We had to keep going, as we had no camping supplies, and with no caves to take shelter, all we could do was keep our heads down and keep trudging along. I led the way, though always made sure my two companions never fell too far behind. It was a struggle for all of us, and again it was dark by the time the monastery came into view, hidden in darkness by the dark clouds that continued to dump snow on us.

Thankfully it was warm inside High Hrothgar. Arngeir was surprised to see us, but seeing that we were frozen solid, asked no questions, only directing us straight to the nearest fire place as others quickly brought us warm drinks and blankets so we could warm up. "Whatever you need to ask can wait until morning, Dragonborn. You and your friends look frozen."

"It wasn't a pleasant walk up the mountain this time, Master," I stated through chattering teeth.

They had already eaten dinner but offered to cook us something that would warm us up further, but the three of us were falling asleep halfway through eating. Thanking them all profusely, we headed to bed. There was no chance of anything intimate happening, Lydia pilling furs on her bed before crawling underneath. Aela made sure she was moulded into my body, piles of furs above us too, as we fell asleep through sheer exhaustion.