Video ♦ 007

[septim]

[ The camera pans onto a bored-looking, surly-sounding demon, arms crossed, grinding his teeth, disdain thick in his voice. He stands in the center of a summoning circle, its runes growing on and off, an eerie pulse. ] You defeated my Lord, yet you summon the Kyn, Septim? [ He looks around and below him, laughing maniacally. ] A ward? For me? I see you're no longer the simpering child who fancies himself a master of the arcan—

Enough! [ Not present in the recording, it is Martin's shout that silences the Dremora. ] I would've rather thrown myself at Dagon once more than summon the likes of you, daedra. [ His tone is full of regret, and self-loathing. ] But if I am to keep others safe, then I must know...

Ah, desperation, I should've known. Even then, that was the only reason why you called me. [ The Dremora smirks arrogantly, teeth rows of viciously sharp fangs. ] I see it in your eyes: you're afraid. Pathetic. Instead of embracing your nature, you gave up your life for these mortals, and you continue to live among them. Weak, doomed to death and failure and loss...

[ And then the Dremora stops, tracing the sharp edges of his sword with his fingertips, then continues in the same haughty, amused tone. ] You can't stop it. To be dragonborn is a curse and a blessing. And you, once possessed by the Dragon himself, it will be so much worse for you.

You will burn the flesh off your enemies, you will rend their bones with your jaws. And you will delight in it, for that is the nature of the Dragon's Children.

The Dragon wakes, Septim. You know this.

I pity any in your path.

[ With a final laugh of malicious glee, the Dremora disappears in a shower of purple sparks. And the transmission ends. ]

OOC: All answers will be VOICE or TEXT for most responses.

Comments

( Video )

[septim]

Yes. I'm a mage. It'd make sense for whatever weapon I'm given to strengthen my magic. I just didn't expect shape-shifting.

( Video )

[noble_nate]

That makes sense, I suppose. Anders' cat definitely seems to be becoming more magical.

( Video )

[septim]

[ That's...nice.

No, really, Anders is definitely the person he wants to hear about right now. ]

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[noble_nate]

[Hey, he's just trying to make small talk here.

Buuut, if Martin really wants to get back on topic...]

So why exactly did you feel the need to summon a demon?

[septim]

Dremora are immortal beings. Dragons have been extinct for centuries in Tamriel. Dragonborns are incredibly rare, and I'm the only dragonborn that actually turned into a dragon.

That I know of.

I doubt even the Akatosh Chantry would be able to help me, if I were in Tamriel.

[noble_nate]

And you though that this thing was actually going to help you?

[He's trying to give Martin the benefit of the doubt, but...]

[septim]

[ An insight into the Dremora mind is not what Martin wants to admit knowing, but Nate doesn't deserve lies of omission.

Perhaps one of the few people Martin is open with about his past. ] I've...summoned Dremora before. It may speak vaguely and ominously, but it is bound to me. The Dremora are prideful, fixed in purpose, and lack subtlety. But they respect honor and loyalty.

And above all, they respect strength. Only weakness could break our agreement. I assume that after I defeated Mehrunes Dagon, I proved myself to be...worthy of his service.

Which is why he answered my question without hesitation.

[noble_nate]

[Nathaniel's still uncomfortable with Martin summoning a demon, but he knows the man well enough to know he would never go back to his old ways.]

What exactly gives you confidence that this Dremora actually answered your question honestly and completely? In my own world, demons often are eager to help their summoners, and they're crafty enough to be able to exploit any loopholes that they find. A demon's help is not trustworthy.

I know nothing of your world, though. Perhaps your demons are different.

[septim]

Mehrunes Dagon's servants are like him—they are inclined to speak freely and without falsehood. I am...familiar with this particular Dremora. He did not lie.

[noble_nate]

He said you were going to cause great destruction. That you would revel in destroying your enemy...

[Nathaniel's tone isn't exactly accusatory, it's more as if he's thinking aloud.]

[septim]

As a dragon, I would. That is their nature.

[noble_nate]

I still believe that becoming a dragon could be quite useful. In Thedas there are mages who can shapeshift into several different forms, which is extremely useful in battle. Provided you can control yourself while you are in your dragon form.