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The Dragonborn Vs The Dragonborn
The time had come. Miraak’s rule had cost too much already and had to be put to an end.
I took out the first black book ‘Waking Dreams’ and read.
As before, I was taken into the realm of Apocrypha.
The road was the usual I had come to expect of the place. Seekers and the like attempting to block my path through the libraries.
After a while I came across an unusual book containing a verse.
It was called ‘Boneless Limbs’
It seemed to describe the tentacle creatures that filled the waters.
I wondered what use it would be as I continued.
Soon enough I found a similar book called ‘Delving Pincers’.
And another: ‘Prying Orbs’.
And one more ‘Gnashing Blades’.
I finally came to a large room in which I noticed empty book stands.
They had on them images which I imagined were connected to the tomes I had collected.
I went about placing the books in their proper places, matching the poems to the images
Doing so revealed one of the Chapter books which would take me to another area of this library.
I was transported to a Word Wall guarded by more seekers.
As I fought, I was able to learn the word it held: ‘Wyrm’: the final word for Dragon Aspect.
As the power of the word came into me, a serpentine dragon named Sahrotaar attacked.
Now was the time for me to use my newest ability: dragon taming.
With a simple shout, he ceased his attack and landed at my side ready to do my bidding.
I mounted him and had him set off for Miraak’s location. The final confrontation was near.
I tested his power on some of Apocrypha’s monsters before we made our destination.
Sahrotaar set me down on a high platform where Miraak seemed to be waiting for my arrival.
He seemed pleased with the chance to prove himself the true Dragonborn and in doing so, escape Hermaeus Mora’s servitude.
The battle begun and I was happy to show him that I was the dragon master here.
I summoned Durnehviir to aid putting the fight on even footing with one Dragonborn and two dragons on either side.
Above us circled his two loyal dragons Kruziikrel and Relonikiv.
While Durnehviir fought Miraak, Sahrotaar and I took to the skies to face off against them.
This tactic turned out to be foolish. Two dragons against one, while a dragonborn legend fought another.
Durnehviir fell and after a short time, Sahrotaar was knocked out of the sky with me upon him.
I landed safely, but was now alone against the three opponents.
I concentrated my efforts on Miraak as the dragons seemed to be happy to stay out of it.
Miraak was in Dragon Aspect form and using a number of shouts against me. I was unable to return in kind having used my energy calling for Durnehviir’s aid.
I resorted to using every other weapon at my disposal.
After beating him almost to death, he did something quite extraordinary. He pulled Kruziikrel from the sky, dead and absorbed his soul in order to regain his own strength.
The duel continued.
Miraak was almost beaten again, but destroyed his second dragon ally to regain his power.
At full strength again, it was as though the battle so far had been for nought, but now at least the fight was between the two of us.
I had beaten him down twice already, doing so a third time was tiring, but I was capable.
At the last, Miraak must have been wishing for another dragon to absorb, but instead was met by his old master Hermaeus Mora.
Displeased with the disobedience and thinking he had a new champion in me, Mora put an end to Miraak for me.
As his lifeless body fell, the souls of all the dragons he had consumed flew out of him and into me.
And should anyone question again who the Dragonborn was, I had his sword and mask to prove it.
The battle won, I approached the Black Book to learn its secrets.
This one was unlike the others. It offered me a chance to relearn things I had already learned before or change my skills if I saw fit.
I was happy with my abilities as they were so I left.
In moments I was back in the Skaal village where the people had cleared the square.
Once again I had that feeling that saving the world wasn’t as rewarding as it was cracked up to be…
Only one person came to meet me: Storn’s daughter Frea.
She was grateful that I had defeated Miraak and freed the people of Solstheim, but warned me that I should be careful not to end up on the path he went down: serving Hermaues Mora.
I wasn’t much of a fan of that idea either.
Heroically, I wondered what I should do now…
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