Chapter 141

"Are you sure I cannot make you stay here?"

I smile at the Jarl and say.

"I am sorry, my Jarl. I cannot wait longer than necessary to destroy the necromancer."

"And after that?"

"We shall see."

Jarl Balgruuf sighs and nods his head.

"That is worth a shot. As a Thane, you have the right to buy land and a house in my holds. Remember that if you decide to take your Thane title seriously. I will give you a housecarl to protect you and your land."

"I will remember that."

"Good. Before you go, I shall reward you for what you have done for my people."

"They already pay for my service, my Jarl."

"And we all know that it is nothing but a charity with how much you charge them. Farengar!"

A Nord wearing a mage robe walks toward me with a small stack of books.

"These are the books about magic that my family stores in the library. I hear you love magic, and I shall give you these books. Take care of them and learn from them so you can protect Skyrim and her people."

I take the books and give a nod to Jarl Balgruuf.

"Thank you. I shall use these books to help Skyrim and its people."

"Good. Now go. You need to go now if you want to reach the Darkwater Crossing before the sun goes down. You will reach Riften after another day of journey from Darkwater Crossing."

I nod and say.

"I shall get going now. Thank you for receiving me, Jarl Balgruuf. I enjoy my stay in your beautiful keep and city."

"Very well. May the divines watch over your journey, my friend. Destroy the necromancer and create a great song that will be told for thousands of years."

I nod my head and leave the keep. As I walk down the stairs, I can see people already waiting for me. They are holding many kinds of things and I already know what they want. I smile at them and receive all their gifts, and there are many of them.

It takes me to leave Whiterun and get into my carriage. I wave my hands at the people that walk alongside my carriage. After a few minutes, I release a sigh and lean over the carriage.

I can hear Gudrid chuckle and say.

"They love you, my lord."

"I know, Gudrid. I know. However, it is a bit much when some of them touch my butt without my consent."

And there he goes, laughing. I can even feel the horse jolt a little in surprise from his laugh.

"Yeah. You laugh while they touch my butt."

Gudrid laughs even more loud. I smile a little and watch as we leave the city. Whiterun is great, but it is time for me to depart.

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Something is not right. We are currently in the Rift, a day after we arrive in Darkwater Crossing. As we enter the Rift from Darkwater Crossing, there is something in the air, and I start to hear a whisper. It is vain and sometimes disappears for a moment before returning once again just a little bit louder.

Now, the more we get closer to the Rift, the louder the whisper gets, and the more the air starts to bother me.

Dammit! What is happening to me?

'That is a whisper of Word Walls.'

What? Akatosh? Is that you? Your voice is a little bit weird. Also, I have not been able to feel you for the past few days. Is something happening there?

'It is still me, yes. I am busy preparing something that will help you. Anyway, back to the Word Walls. You are hearing the power the wall contains from the previous Dragonborn and Thu'um master.'

Really? Then why did I not hear anything while I was in the Northern part of Skyrim? I know for sure there are a lot of them there.

'That is because Odin already absorbed those powers. You cannot hear them because the wall has no power for you to absorb or hear. However, there are a few Word Walls in the Rift that are left untouched.'

I see. What about the feeling of the wind that I keep feeling?

'That is because of the power of the Necromancer. Its power already grows this strong from absorbing the Necrotic Magicka from the Dragon Bones in that burial. Combine it with a Dragon nearby. Your battle instinct is flaring up for battle.'

There is a dragon nearby?!

'Yes. Take a deep breath and let your Dragonic Energy flow into your nostril, and you shall notice it.'

I follow his word and let the Dragonic Energy into my soul and my nostrils. However, I immediately cut it off when I smell the stench of death.

What the fuck?!

'Ah, right. You will notice the smell of the Necrotic Magicka as well. Just bear with it. You will notice the difference, and you will know the location of the dragon.'

I take a deep breath and prepare myself. I ignore the Necrotic stench and focus on the Dragonic scent in the air. After a few seconds, I widen my eyes when I feel the dragon is not too far away from us.

"Gudrid."

"My lord?"

"I will go first. There is a dragon not too far away from Riften. I need to leave and deal with that thing before it tries to attack Riften."

"Go ahead, my lord. We are not too far away from the city. No bandit willing to attack me this near to Black-Briar territory."

"Don't worry. I will return as fast as possible."

After saying that, I start to run with all my might while gathering Natural Energy from my surroundings. I use my requip magic and equip my Dragon Slayer set. Lastly, I take out Doujigiri Yasutsuna from my requip magic as I continue to run through the dense forest.

After a few minutes, I can see a massive dragon, the biggest I have ever seen, release a torrent of fire at the wall of the city and destroy it with its breath. I can feel how powerful the fire breath is even from here.

I take a deep breath and start to take off to the sky. I kick the air and fly toward the flying lizard before doing a dive kick at it.

"Sky Dragon's Dive Kick!"

My leg hits the target and throws the dragon to the ground, creating a massive crater on it.