Haldrath Dragoneye

Ciri buried Skjall's remains in the Graveyard placing two candles and some rocks over it with his name on it. They stood silent around the grave for a while giving Skjall the final rest when a man with a hood appears beside Vincent which Vincent recognizes and smiled at him.

"I didn't know you could travel here on such a short notice, brother," says Vincent to the man standing beside him.

"You were praying to me to guide this brave soul," says the man as he removed the hood and showed his face.

"Arkay," says Mina as Geralt and the others were confused while Ciri wanted to kneel to him knowing that Arkay was a Divine.

"Don't kneel in front of me, girl. You only kneel in front of me when you are dead, not earlier. The living only kneel to those they respect," says Arkay as he helps Ciri up when Arkay looks at Yennefer.

"Your newest addition?" asks Arkay to Vincent as Yennefer was still confused.

"Yennefer come here, I want to present you to my brother, Arkay," says Vincent as Yennefer was no in disbelief like Geralt and Triss.

"The one of Arkay's Way?" asks Yennefer as Arkay now looked confused at Vincent.

"Arkay's Way?" asks Arkay as Vincent smiles.

"We wanted to give the remains the burial rites the way the people do in Nirn and Arkay's Way was the easiest and shortest way to say it," says Vincent as Arkay nods in understanding.

"Well, since I am here should I judge his soul to see to which plane he will go," says Arkay as he stretches his hand out to summon the soul of Skjall to judge it when some people from the village appeared in front of them.

"What are you doing?" asks one woman as Ciri turned angry again.

"What you should have done long ago? Giving Skjall his last rest," says Ciri angry as Arkay stopped what he was about to do.

"Burying a Craven? You are defying the writ of the elders by doing so. Begone, leave this place. You are defiling our laws," says the man that seemed to be in charge when Arkay wanted to intervene but Vincent stopped him.

"Let her solve this," whispers Vincent to Arkay who nods.

"I will intervene if this gets out of hands. The dead should rest peacefully after all," whispers Arkay back as he watched with Vincent when the man counted his side of the story before Ciri told them her side.

Both sides seemed to not see eye to eye when Arkay says, "We should ask the dead to find out the truth. What do you all say?"

"Defiling the de-," says the man leading the small mob when Vincent and Arkay released their Divinity making their aura appear behind them.

Arkay had an Angel of Death behind him that seemed to be an aspect of himself.

Vincent for the first time showed his Divine Aura's manifestation which was an Elezen wearing an old Silver Dragoon Armor with Nidhogg's eye implanted in his chest.

It was the first man known as Dragoon in his World and founder of the Order. The man that ripped Nidhogg's and Ratatoskr's eyes out, Haldrath Dragoneye.

He is someone Vincent admired since he was young since he could see the statue of Prince Haldrath when traveling from his village to Falcon's Nest in the Western Coerthas Highlands.

Vincent released his Divinity only to counter Arkay's Divinity since Arkay could accidentally kill someone since he isn't in Nirn but in another World. Arkay smiles and nods at Vincent for helping him out.

"You are gods," says the man nervous as the mob wanted to dissolve but Arkay stops them.

"You are going to witness if the soul of the man really ran away from the battlefield because he was scared or because he wanted to help his friend. No one is allowed to leave before that," says Arkay in a dominant manner.

They stood still as his hand was stretched over the grave again and this time a Golden Soul rises up from the grave when Arkay says, "Skjall, kneel we are about to judge your soul."

Skjall does as asked from Arkay as he was not seeing the mortal Arkay but the real Arkay hiding behind the flesh he was showing.

"The people say that you fled the battlefield is that true?" asks Arkay as Skjall couldn't look at Arkay.

"I did. I fled the battlefield," says Skjall when the man rises up from the mob.

"See I tol-," says the man before he was silenced by Vincent's glare.

"Why did you flee the battlefield?" asks Arkay as this was the important question.

Arkay tested Skjall's honesty first since a wicked soul would deny fleeing the battlefield. This made Skjall value rise in Arkay's eyes.

"I fled the battlefield because I helped a friend escape from the Wild Hunt. Once she was gone the Wild Hunt disappeared chasing after her. I wanted to buy her some time but they passed me by horse," says Skjall still not looking up.

This now made the man shut his mouth up completely since it confirmed Ciri's story about Skjall helping her and the Wild Hunt being after Ciri. The people in the mob were now whispering to each other talking about the new revelation when Arkay spoke again.

"My Plane needs honest people like you and I need a person that will guide the souls of this world to the next," says Arkay as suddenly flesh grew around Skjall.

Skjall now had a new body that resembled the body of Arkay who continues, "From now on you will be the guide who will lead the stray soul to my plane to be judged by me."

"You will be trained right away and your name from today on isn't Skjall any longer but Hjarm the White," says Arkay as he walked toward now Hjarm and continues, "Say goodbye to Ciri. You won't see her in a long while."

"Goodbye Ciri and thank you for giving me a grave," says Hjarm before he and Arkay disappeared as if they never were there.

Vincent dissolved his Divine Aura and looks at the people and says, "You should return to your houses the show is over."

They followed Vincent's advice and left the graveyard. The group stayed a bit longer before leaving as well since the dead needed their rest.

"Where are they now?" asks Ciri inquiring on where Arkay and Hjarm are at the moment.

"Most likely in Arkay's plane in Aetherius," says Vincent as Yennefer wanted to know something else at the moment.

"You are a god?" asks Yennefer which not only she wanted an answer to that question seeing Geralt's and Triss's stares.

"You said before that you haven't ascended yet," says Yennefer adding that information to it.

"I am no god. I am a mortal like any other... well at least not in the traditional way since I am immortal. But I could have ascended a long time ago but I am delaying it for now," says Vincent as his eyes turned serious.

"Dangerous things are looming on the horizon and someone needs to be there to guide the people when the government doesn't have the answers to lead them," says Vincent looking at the horizon before Mina puts her hand on his shoulder.

"We should return to the others. I think we are ready to fight against the Wild Hunt," says Mina as Vincent relaxes.

"We will fight the Wild Hunt once Nilfgaard is in sight," says Vincent as they walked into the village when they see Odahviing overflying the village with Uther and Cerys on his back.

"It seems someone has fun," says Vincent before jumping and landing on Odahviing's back.

"Vincent/Ancestor!" shouts the couple surprised to see Vincent land in front of them.

"I am sorry that I am disturbing your little date, but we need a ride back to the castle. After that you can continue to have fun," says Vincent as he tells Odahviing to land beside Lofoten.

Once there the people were scared they never have seen a Dragon before when Odahviing got nearer to the village they panicked thinking that the Elders punished them for taking Skjall's remains to the ditch instead of burying him in the graveyard.

Ciri had a smile on her face seeing the panic for a moment when the people see that their Queen was standing on the Dragon which landed beside the village.

"You shouldn't be happy about them feeling panic but that your friend received his justice. Don't become like Vincent, he only knows vengeance and will get it even if he has to go to the end of the world. He doesn't want you to become like him but better," says Mina seeing Ciri's reaction to the panic of the villagers.

"What do you mean better?" asks Ciri as Mina walked towards Odahviing.

"The teacher always wants his students to become better than themselves. Why do you think Naosane was nicknamed the Peaceful Emperor while Vincent is known as the Conquering or Bloody Emperor?" asks Mina from Ciri who learned history from Mina and Anra.

"Because Naosane never went to war if he could talk it out," says Ciri as she followed with the others when Mina shakes her head.

"No, it's because Naosane reflects peace when he is around people. They feel comfortable and safe around him even his enemies lowered their guards around him only to find the sword of his wife in their back.

Vincent reflects dominance when he appears between people. Didn't you notice how everyone becomes stiffer around Vincent and more respectful when they know who they are speaking to.

All that Vincent wants was for his children and students is that they don't become like him but better and most of them did and one of them even surpassed his expectations becoming a great person in history.

The Naval Commander Tyr Highwind who grew older than all of his siblings and was known as the Nightmare of the Maormer because he fought them successfully back in a terrain that was impossible for him to win against Maormer in water since they are known as Sea Elves.

He succeeded in something even Vincent couldn't do which was making the Maormer surrender to the Empire making them enter it and he only needed a small fleet of five ships and wasn't even fifty years old when he did it making Vincent quite proud.

He wants you to surpass him the same way as his children did," says Mina as they arrived at where Odahviing landed.

"Who was that Tyr Highwind?" asks Ciri as she never heard of Tyr.

"Tyr was a Nord that could have succeeded Vincent as Emperor. He was such a great man and I wouldn't even be angry at Vincent if he had done that but Tyr was a man that loves his freedom and the sea. He never married and only had three children which he adopted. He sailed the sea and died while following his passion," says Mina as she turned to Ciri.

"Not many people can die while doing what they love. So if you need an idol you should pick Tyr instead of Vincent," says Mina as Odahviing stretches his hand out to them.

They climbed upon Odahviing's hand and jumped onto his back when Vincent sees Ciri thinking profoundly again.

"What happened?" asks Vincent as Mina smiles.

"I just recommended her to look up to someone else than you," says Mina as Vincent was now curious.

"Who did you recommend?" asks Vincent with a smile.

"Tyr," says Mina as Vincent nods.

"Good example. He has lived his life as he wanted and died as he wished to. I hope he will like the gift I am sending him soon," says Vincent as Odahviing took off and began to fly away again.