18+ Way of the Moon

[White_Memories]

The smell of blood and the sight of so many wolves had Elgal baring his teeth in distaste. He hadn't turned wolf in so long and just by smell he could tell he was older than most wolves around him. And the vampire, he disliked the scent of vampire and didn't think to make that dislike remain hidden. Curling his lip in disgust as the cage was opened and pressing himself closer to the wall.

Most of those transformed were little better than savages, appearing to have very little control over themselves. Such beasts were a plague to his lord and Elgal immediately felt as if they were undeserving, Nonetheless, he had been saved by these wolves and for that he owed them his life.

Once his cage had no obstruction before it, the transformation was upon him and a single leap had him shifting with great ease. There was a shake of his body, teeth bared at everyone and red eyes glaring like the flames of Oblivion. He was slightly smaller than the others, pitch fur covering his hunched form.

His head swung in towards a gasp and a loud howl was ripped from his throat before muslces coiled and he jumped at the nearest Silver Hand. Prey fumbling for the weapon, the dull echo of metal scrapping stone and skittering away, was met with the vicious jaws of the wolf. Clamping his teeth on the shoulder of his victim, Elgal shook his head while blood pooled in his mouth and the scream had his ears folding back.

 

[Drapor]

Altieri, now finished the fire looked behind him. "You werewolves are a feral bunch" Altieri looked around the room. "Seems like you killed the last of the Silver hands. Oh! i forgot to tell you my name, its Altieri. Im a dragon hunter" Altieri smiled and stuck out his hand.

 

[Sun&Moon]

Dravasa woke up the next morning feeling exhausted, and somehow liberated. Up until last night he had always viewed his lycanthropy as a burden, something that he wished more than ever would go away, but the last time something was different... It was fun in a way that it had never been before. Running through the bitter cold forests, attacking everything that moved, howling at the moon. Dravasa had felt more in control than ever before.
Being a werewolf in Skyrim is somehow... nice, Dravasa thought to himself.

All of the sudden reality hit him, he was half naked, laying in a pile of snow in the middle of seemingly nowhere. He wrapped himself up in what was left of his clothes and started scaling down the mountain. Despite his circumstances Dravasa had never felt better.

As he made his way down the mountain the snow covered ground turned into a rocky tundra. Far in the distance saw a city with high stone walls, he made out buildings that appeared to be on different levels of a plateau, at the very top of the plateau there was a huge building. Nordic Architecture humph, well it looks like I have no other options. Dravasa made his way towards the city.

 

[White_Memories]

Mention of the Companions had Elgal growling at the vampire. With blood dripping from his maw, and a fierce glare, he turned and began to sniff his way about. He'd find his way out and run back to Whiterun so that he could return home. It was safe there.

However, he would first need to get to where he stashed his clothing and weapons before going home.

He cared little if the Companions wanted to speak with him over the ordeal. All his beast wanted was to get away and perhaps he could sleep more soundly for the first time in a long while. It would be nice, to have a reprieve from the restless blood of the wolf. Even if he only got a few hours of sound sleep it would be a gift.

As he was leaving, Elgal caught the smell of a werewolf that was different from the others. A momentary glance was spared before another howl was let loose and then he bolted out the door and into the night.

 

[Valin Oakthorn]

Valin was limping his way towards the keep when he saw another werewolf dash out from it. He had never seen this one before, perhaps it was a captive. This one though, it showed restraint, it was lost but there was still a human left in them. Before Valin could even gather his thoughts, the wolf let loose a howl and took of running. He couldn't just let it get away, but he was in no shape to chase it down either.

The ranger continued to limp his way back to the keep. Upon entering, he saw the companions along with one of those blood sucking creatures, vampires. Valin wasn't particularly fond of vampires, one of them killed his family, and others had tortured his pack with an evil mist that smelled like blood.
"What are you waiting for? Go catch it! That one has got some human left in it, but it can' be in the right mind, it could do some serious damage to a town!" Valin exclaimed to the companions, who for the most part looked fine.
Valin winced in pain while waiting for a reply, his leg was not doing too well.

 

[Drapor]

"Don't worry, i'll get him" Altieri molded fire katanas and cut through the doors bursting in speed toward the werewolf. He was so close to the beast, but then he tripped over a branch he didn't see, "God damn it, so close" Altieri dusted himself off then molded some wings and went to the sky "This beasts fast! at this rate i wont catch up to him, wait....." Altieri summoned a fire wall in front of the beast. "Im using way to much magic today...." Altieri's wings burnt out and he started to descend fast and fell into a pond, unconscious.

 

[White_Memories]

The beast realized that they were attempting to capture him once more and put on a burst of speed as he darted across the plains. His hearing caught the faint sound of wings, scenting the fire, and it caused a near panic. Fire was bad, it had to be escaped from.

For a moment he paced in front of the wall of fire, watching it rage.

His patience didn't last long, however, and soon he was leaping over the fire and making a mad dash for his home.

 

[OneCannotSimply]

Adrien chased after Altieri in full speed. As soon as he got into the woods, he transformed. His bones cracked and snapped, and his eyes turned as black the mists of Oblivion. He then witnessed Altieri fall from the sky."Oh, he'll be fine". Adrien chased after the werewolf until he howled, as he was trying to get the werewolf's attention. He then transformed back into a human, and yelled," Why are you running?".

 

[Drapor]

Altieri woke up soking wet "plops, must get out of... water" Altieri then wobbled to the shore and fell "That was a far fall" Altieri said looking up in the sky "Wait.....That werewolf!" Altieri soon ran through the tree line and up to the man and the beast "Ok, what was the point of this chase? we aren't going to hurt you. We helped you escape. Remember?" Altieri made fire wings. "I'll meet you back at the fort" Altieri then jumped in the sky and started to fly once more down the path.

 

[White_Memories]

Contrary to what the men seemed to think, Elgal wasn't in the least bit fazed by the howling and instead continued on as if it never happened. With them on his tail like that he couldn't stop long enough to change into clothing so instead his only option was to grab the knapsack in his jaws and run on. His tongue lolled out as he began to pant, starting to feel weary of running.

When he got too close he made a sharp turn to go around and into a small cave he'd found while exploring. If he scaled a wall there was a little niche that he treated as a retreat. The water masked his scent as well as being among people did and it offered the chance for the beast to calm down. Even if they found him it was his den and smart wolves would at the very least stay outside.

Elgal was tense, assuming that they might attempt to enter, as his glare stayed fixed on the entrance.

 

[Drapor]

Altieri looked back to see the beast had run off again "Not again" Altieri dropped to the ground and ran the direction of the man and re-sprouted his wings. He just made it into the cave entrance. he made a fire on his hand "We won't hurt you.." Altieri lit mini fires that light the whole room up. "We want to help you" Altieri pulled sopme meat from his pocket and put it down on the ground "I will be waiting for when you want to talk.." Altieri turned and walked outside. There he made camp for the night.

 

[OneCannotSimply]

Adrien started running again. Further along his path, he saw a campfire in the distance. Before he managed to get there, Adrien was attacked by a large pack of wolves. As soon as they saw him, they started growling and foaming at the mouth. Adrien readied his crossbow and shot one in the heart. He bled more blood then Adrien thought he would. Two more wolves jumped at him with claws and teeth as sharp as the tip of a Daedric great-sword. He slashed at them with his blade, making two gruesome gashes on their heads.

The other four wolves ran away in fear. Before Adrien continued to the campfire, he collected the pelts of the three bloodied up dead wolves." I'll clean them later, and sell them to Elrindir at The Drunken Huntsman." He thought. When Adrien reached the camp he asked Altieri," He won't come out will he?"

 

[Drapor]

"No" Altieri sighed "He thinks were are going to hurt him or something, I don't know if he will ever come out" Altieri sat down on the log behind him "What is wrong with him, has he gone feral? the man at the fort said he saw a man in him still, we need to help him get to his senses" Altieri head a roar that could move mountains, he looked up "No, not now..." he grabbed his sword "A....dragon" Altieri instantly molded his wings and took to the skys "If you have a bow, use it" Altieri shouted to Adrien "Roar of the fire dragon!" Altieri yelled letting out a extreme amount of fire, burning the tail of the dragon "Dragon, mark today as your death day!" Altieri slashed at the dragon, but to no avail. The dragon swiped Altieri to the ground at high speed. Altieri hit the ground making a foot high dent.

 

[OneCannotSimply]

The dragon landed on the ground. Adrien transformed into the beast that he is with eyes as black as the night sky, and fur as red as a dragon's flame. He jumped on top of it, slashing and bashing at it's head. As it took off, Adrien almost lost his balance. The dragon kept flying into trees, trying to get him off of him. Adrien then started clawing at his neck, and finally, the dragon fell from the sky, crashing into a nearby lake.

Adrien woke up, coughing up water and grasping for air until he reached the surface. He made it to the shore and sprinted back to see if Altieri was okay.

 

[Drapor]

Altieri woke up in a huge hole "Damn, that was an ancient dragon! wait, were did it go?" Altieri tried to get up but couldn't "I think my left arms broken" Altieri looked around and saw Adrien "Did you kill it?" Altieri looked at Adrien with a confused face.

 

[White_Memories]

Elgal meant to stay awake and watch the men that had made camp outside of his den but he was exhausted. After countless days in the Silver Hand lair, slowly going mad, he needed to rest and regain his strength. His eyes drooped, body slowly changing back without him really meaning to, and sleep slowly began to drag him under.

The roar of a dragon snapped him out of the light rest and a snarl echoed about the small cave before he began to dress hastily in his fur armor. Peeking out, it appeared as though neither of the men were watching him at the moment so he slipped out, knapsack slung over his shoulder.

Ruby eyes landed on the form of the dragon and Elgal walked over, placing two hands on the hide. A deep sorrow filled him, fingers running in soothing gestures over the beast. It wasn't dead, the beating of it's heart and labored breathing alerting him to that fact. Such a creature didn't deserve to be treated this way, regardless of what happened.

"Fly until a time when your soul might return brother," he whispered, giving a gentle pat to the dragon's neck. "Rest now."

 

[Drapor]

"Its still alive" Altieri sighed "Heal..." Altieri whispered and blue sparks flew down his arm into the wound in his arm, instantly refilling itself "That dragon shall die, it was the one i was chasing 3 days ago" Altieri looked at the mound of dirt that the dragon created "Its there...." Altieri summoned his flame katanas and ran at the dragon "Wait.." Altieri crouched down and saw the man touching the dragon "How could he feel empathy for the beast" Altieri thought

 

[White_Memories]

There was a growl rumbling in the dragon's chest, blood running from it's nose and mouth in small rivers. Slowly, he reached until his hand found a small steel dagger and Elgal plunged it right into the beasts chest in one go, grunting from the effort. A last, wheezing breath hissed out and a single tear slid down his cheek, landing on the dragon.

"Goodbye brother," he said, sending up a prayer to Hircine. "May our souls cross paths againg."

Finally, his hands fell away and he stared at the dagger. There would be no getting it back so he didn't bother. A small bow was given to the dragon before he slowly back away, not turning his gaze away until he was the beasts length in distance away. Then his gaze drifted to where the vampire was.

"To kill for the sake of killing is against the gods."

 

[OneCannotSimply]

Adrien walked to the site of the dragon, and watched the stranger finally finish the dragon. He thought it was good that he put him out of his misery, but Adrien felt no regret in killing it. He walked up to the stranger and asked," Would you like to join the Companions? It seems that we have a couple more beds, and we want them to go to good use. So, do you want to join?" Then Adrien walked over to Altieri and said," You might be able to join, if you want to that is. I'll have to ask Kodlak about letting a ......vampire..... be a Companion.

 

[Drapor]

Altieri looked up "I'm going against the gods! the dragons improsoned mankind!" Altieri looked behind him "Umm, the companions.... i'll have to pass. The companions, they hate vampires" Altieri walked over to the camfire and made a fire lute and started to strum/sing Ragnar the Red.