2 C:2 ... my Diary
Chapter 2: ... my Diary
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Entry 1:
At the urging of William, I am starting this entry in my diary today. This should help me to go through everything again in case I forget something. Since my rebirth as Et'Ada, my memory has improved a lot, but it's actually not a bad idea.
I moved into my new room yesterday. It is about 5m long and 3.5m wide. There is a small bed at the end of the room. On the left wall is a shelf, a wardrobe and a picture of a stormy sea. On the right is a desk with two drawers and a small reading lamp.
Above the bed is a large window that can be covered with heavy curtains. The bed has a size of about 2.2m by 1.5m and a soft mattress. The whole room is made of dark wood and in the middle of the room is a carpet with pictures of trees and snow. A small lantern hangs from the ceiling, glowing in warm yellow light.
In the wardrobe there are several clothes sets in dark blue and purple. But also some t-shirts and yoga pants. In the lower left drawer are soft and thin socks, and in the right drawer are underwear and a few sports bras. Every single piece of clothing has runes woven into it to enchant them.
Books on all sorts of subjects are on the shelf. But most of the books are novels about love and adventure.
But why does William have a nursery when he lives alone?
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Entry 7:
It has been a few days since I was forcibly placed with William. While Nocturnal told me that William was a genius, all I know so far is that he is impatient, vulgar, and a terrible teacher. Every time I do something wrong, his face turns red and rants that I am the bane of his existence.
I don't know if it's because of my new body or not, but I cried myself to sleep yesterday. I haven't done that in years. The last time was when the cat I grew up with was euthanized.
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Entry 20:
I'm slowly losing track of time. In the whole house there is no clock or even a calendar and there is no such thing as a day-night rhythm in the level of the 'Eternal Twilight'.
I now write my entries before I go to sleep. My free time is decreasing every day and it feels like we only take breaks when I eat or sleep. Fortunately, William is starting to treat me nicer. But he's still loud and offensive.
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Entry 59:
So far, my classes have mainly been in math, politics, and language. Today, however, William has also started with botany and alchemy. Fortunately, I just sit in front of thick books and memorize as much as possible.
I have some free time after dinner. I mainly spend it sitting in the library reading the various books on magic. But these are only some about the theory behind it and not how it works.
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Entry 94:
I asked today when he would teach me how to manipulate Magica. I guess I said the wrong thing or hit a nerve because William nearly exploded. He practically foamed with anger and then started to explain to me with as many insults as possible that I am not ready to use magic for it yet.
While he was booming, William subconsciously used his magic to tie me to the chair while the shadows around us became almost physical. The aura he radiated was dark and full of anger and fear.
It was the scariest experience I've ever had. He only stopped after he noticed how I was crying softly to myself. He only looked at me briefly and then stormed out of the room.
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Entry 251:
Today I drank tea with Azura and Nocturnal. We talked about all sorts of things until I asked if the Elder Scrolls games were true. In a sudden fit of laughter, Azura spat out her tea and Nocturnal choked.
When they both calmed down, they explained to me that the games had been developed in collaboration between Clavicus Vile and Sheogorath.
Even the story of the creation of Nirn is wrong. Then Azura explained to me that the Et'Ada are just one of many races in the Omniverse. One of the most powerful, but also one that tends to keep to itself.
Nocturnal then added disapprovingly that outside of Aetherius, the private universe of the Et'Ada, the ruling races are only interested in power struggles and politics. But she quietly adds that there are also some universes in which I would be welcome. At least as long as I stick to their rules.
The chocolate cake that Azura had brought was heavenly airy and even had a chocolate cream filling. When they both left, Azura warned me that I am too young to even think about other universes because they are too dangerous.
I have a lot to think about today.
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Entry 583:
William drives me crazy. I had to dissect a troll today to harvest ingredients. The carcass stank so badly that I almost vomited on it. It was just disgusting to dig through the troll's bowels to cut out enough fat.
When I finished, William looked at the fat that had been cut out and then destroyed it with a fire spell. His reasoning was that I made the fat unusable when I extracted it. But he never showed me how to take ingredients from a carcass in order to make them usable for alchemy. What an ass.
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Entry 742:
Today Hermaeus Mora (Prince of Knowledge) visited me. I open a book and black tentacles and floating eyes pop out of the ink. After a few moments he reached into the depths of his ink and pulled out a small book.
"Welcome to the family." A distorted echo came from the ink and Hermaeus Mora then disappeared again into the depths of his realm. The title of the book is 'Infinium Magica'. It's black, leathery, and on the front is a blood-red magical circle with Daedra runes in it. The pages in the book are thin and a sickly gray color. The text itself is written in pitch black, greenish shimmering ink.
As I looked through the index, I saw a ridiculously long list of magical subjects and theories. The book even has a life of its own. It whispers incessantly about mysteries, an eye swimming in ink is watching me carefully and a small ink tentacle helps me turn the pages. It's as cool as it is scary.
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Entry 932:
I've finally read through the whole library. At least the part for alchemy, witchcraft (rituals and curses) and the 6 schools of magic (destruction, incantation, illusion, restoration, change and mysticism). I avoided the part about history, politics and geography as much as possible.
Surprisingly, William gave me tomorrow off. He usually only does that when he starts a new project. But finally being able to sleep in again sounds wonderful.
Maybe I'm looking for the coven that lives next to us. It's only about a 15-minute walk there and I like to play with the younger witches. You just have to be careful that they don't cheat while playing cards.
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Entry 934:
It was a goddamn trap.
He told me that morning that we were going to collect some rare ingredients in Hammerfels and that I should take my dagger with me. A little worried, I filled my shoulder bag with various bottles of alchemical potions.
When we got to the target area, William led me to a cemetery. The cemetery was criss-crossed with cracks and holes and in the middle was a run-down mausoleum without a gate. Inside the mausoleum, stairs lead down to the crypt. He gave me a card and smiled.
Then he sent me down to collect bone dust and vampire ashes. Unfortunately you have to kill the vampires first and they tend to fight back. But I caught a few with fire spells and the rest fled afterwards.
Immortality is really practical. My stomach was ripped open and the vampires left dozens of cuts but it all healed in just a few minutes. The pain was brutal nonetheless.
When I limped out of the crypt, covered in blood, William had intercepted me and brought me home immediately. I can still hear Mom (Nocturnal) screaming angrily downstairs, yelling at William for how irresponsible he is to children.
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Entry 954:
I still have nightmares about the crypt.
But what really gets me down is that Hircine (prince of the hunt) congratulated me in the form of a forest rascal for my successful hunt and then left a cut deer's head on my bed.
The most disturbing part of it was that the head was still alive and was trying to convince me to hang it on the wall as a trophy. Luckily William burned it in the garden.
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Entry 1008:
I performed my first ritual today. It takes a lot of effort to charm a dream catcher to prevent nightmares. William helped me because I haven't been able to sleep soundly for weeks. Hopefully I won't wake up in a panic again tonight.
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Entry 1009:
The dream catcher worked. I've slept better than ever. Even William smiled all day today.
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Entry 1325:
Today Malacath (prince of the marginalized and the curses) broke through the front door. He was covered in blood and sat laughing in one of the armchairs in the entrance room. After a long and exhausting conversation, he laughed and threw me his bloody morning star and got up. Then he left the house through the broken door and disappeared with a thunder.
William is pissed off about the blood stains on the furniture and carpet. Hopefully this can be cleaned up.
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Entry 1327:
I'm fed up with uninvited guests.
Today Mehrunes Dagon (Prince of Destruction) was visiting and also destroyed half the house. He just looked at me, laughed briefly and then left again.
Only in the short time he was there did he smash almost everything on the ground floor and for some reason plundered the store room. He even set fire to the garden.
How can anyone be such an asshole?
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Entry 1498:
I had stomach ache all day today. In the toilet I saw how I got my bloody days for the first time. When I left the toilet, Mom (Nocturnal) stood in front of me and led me into my room.
Then she began to explain to me that my body only imitates mortals. She also sadly added that Et'Ada are sterile. After a short silence, she explained what my body was going through and how to use insoles. It was the most embarrassing conversation I've ever had in my two lives. Especially now that I had sex ed as both a boy and a girl.
Tomorrow she's sending Mephala over to teach me how to use makeup. To be honest, it would be enough for me if I knew how to properly underline the eyes.
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Entry 1642:
Molag Bal (prince of domination and slavery) appeared today in a parade of slaves and soldiers. He announced himself politely and even stayed for dinner. He's surprisingly nice when he's not trying to enslave you.
But that he is cruel to mortals is shown by the way he tore one of his slaves to shreds. The reason was that the slave lifted his head slightly to look hungrily at the food on the table.
The other slaves ate the remains hungry and collected the bones. When Molag Bal left the house everything was clean, as if someone hadn't just been torn to pieces.
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Entry 2153:
I had a headache all day and suddenly Peryite (Prince of Diseases) appeared in the evening. Just his presence alone made me sick, but I'm better off than William. He is still lying in bed with a fever and convulsions and is breathing heavily.
Mom (Nocturnal) kicked Peryite out of the house and yelled at him to kindly control his aura. I don't know what happened after that because I lost consciousness. But when I woke up mom brushed my hair and sang softly.
I have no idea what she did to Peryite, but the garden looks like a battlefield.
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Entry 3517:
It is strange. Yesterday I got the rank of Adept in the Mages Guild in Witchcraft and Alchemy, but I don't feel very happy. Williams' talk about not being a master despite his lessons ruined my day.
Mom sent me a chocolate cake and a letter of congratulations.
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Entry 4924:
Today Sanguine (prince of debauchery) and Sheogorath (prince of madness) suddenly appeared in the kitchen and baked pizza and cooked lasagna together. Sanguine even brought a wine from his personal collection.
Over dinner, the two told stories from their past. All I can say is that these two are really dangerous. You really have to be careful not to get drawn into their 'fun'. Pointless chores, torture, and drowning in melted cheese are still a gentle way of dying if you're not paying attention.
[AN: An example.
Sheogorath sends you out to get him back the 'fork of goosebumps' (one of his artifacts). You have to travel across the continent just to subvert a cult that worships the 'fork of goosebumps'. Sheogorath, of course, will blow your cover, just to give you a chance to escape after a while under torture. While you are fleeing with the artifact, all sorts of, actually impossible, accidents happen in your area. If you then give Sheogorath his 'fork of goosebumps', he grows into a giant, impales you with her and dips you in a fondue pot full of melted cheese, only to finally eat you.]
They really scare me.
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Entry 5241:
Today I blew up a 6m tall frost-spider with an explosion spell. I have collected some rare herbs high up north of Skyrim (Northern Region of Tamriel), near Lowstar (a region in Skyrim).
I apparently came too close to the nest of frost spiders (up to 2 m tall, except for the mother spider, they also get 8 m tall) and they attacked me. I took all the ingredients I could save from the carcasses and arrived home dripping with blood.
William first checked me for wounds and then gave me a lecture on how to take better care of myself. But there was an expression of worry in his eyes.
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Entry 6823:
There has been more going on in the forest lately than usual. The ravens talk about Tamriel (a continent in Nirn [the world]) having been at war since the emperor of Cyrodiil (kingdom in the middle of the continent) disappeared. But the 'Mundus' (the mortal dimension) influencing the 'Oblivion' (the realm of oblivion) is rare.
This can only mean that the 9 divines interfered or an artifact of the Magne'Ge (a faction of the Et'Ada) was activated. Maybe even both.
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Entry 7024:
Tomorrow William will take me to a town in Cyrodiil, near Anvil. I'm really excited. This will be the first time in years that I'm in Nirn (the world) without killing anything for ingredients or sneaking through forests looking for rare plants.
I passed my master's exams in witchcraft and elemental magic at the Mages Guild last week and we want to celebrate that. William has had a proud expression on his face since then and I even heard him humming a tune.
