//------------------------------// // Chapter Six: Protecting the Innocent // Story: A Displaced Dragon // by Prince_Zodiac //------------------------------// Chapter Six: Protecting the Innocent Dan's POV I stared at the Dovakiin with complete contempt. Now I didn't know this guy personally. In fact, under technical terms, this was my first meeting with him. For those who don't know, the Dovakiin is from a realm known as Skyrim, and so is Alduiin, my body. Alduiin and the Dovakiin, or in the ponies language, the dragonborn, were enemies. In fact it was the Dovakiin's destiny to kill Alduiin. Because of this, the Dovakiin was a bit of jerk. I mean, he constantly killed without reason. And no, I'm not talking about when he had to do it for quests. I mean he killed the innocent, not even leaving the children. He once spent an entire day wiping out the populace in a city known as Riften in order to empower himself. He also killed those close to him with a particular blade that would get stronger with each friend he killed. He even brought down the empire's factions that were there for the rebels, soon after which he massacred the rebels. Now Alduiin didn't particularly care about this since he was killing beings who were "lesser" than him. But I was Alduiin now, and the moment I saw the Dovakiin, Alduiin's memories came flooding back. One thing that did bug Alduiin, was the fact that he killed many other dragons, and any allies of dragons. This included our undead servants and warriors. Yea, that's right, this guy didn't even let the dead rest. He's a tomb raider, murderer, thief, and even a cannibal! He was, is, by far the most damned creature in existence. And he had just tried to kill Twilight. "Dovakiin!" I shouted "Fos viilut dreh hi belive hi lost wah kos het? " At first I thought he wouldn't understand what I said so I was about to translate when he suddenly answered. "Zu'u lost enook viilut wah kos het," he shouted. "Ol lingrah ol hi ahrk hin allies los nahlaas, Zu'u fen unstiid kos til wah krii hi pah!" Now this was a surprise. He knew my language! But how? Eh, I don't have the time to find out. "So you know my tongue now do you?" I replied. "How pleasant. You were a noble foe when we last meet, and you always wanted more knowledge. Always learning. Now normally I would love to sit and chat, but you have attempted to harm princess Twilight Sparkle! You have also attempted to kill the innocent, and for that you must pay! I will make you feel more pain than you could ever know for your crimes!" I flew down towards him, intent on knocking him away, but he dogged. I turned, only to see him pull out a bow, knock an arrow, and fire straight at my face! It hit and I roared in pain. I turned and blasted him with fire. He got knocked into a nearby building and I looked to Twilight. "Twilight!" I shouted "Evacuate the town! This battle is about to get hectic!" Twilight nodded with understanding and took to the skies. "ATTENTION EVERYPONY!" she said using her royal voice. "I NEED EVERYPONY TO EVACUATE THE TOWN IMMEDIATLY!" Everpony started to ran around, screaming as they did so. But at least they were all running out of the town. I then turned back to the Dovakiin. "Now that all the ponies are clearing out," I said "this battle can REALLY get started!" I leap at him, jaws open, and clamp down on him, only to find he used a shout to become ethereal. Man that's annoying. While he's like that, I can't hurt him. Good thing it's only for thirty seconds. He knows this however and wriggles out of my grasp just as it runs out. I take this a chance to slam him with my tail, sending him flying again. I take to the skies to gain an air advantage, only to be brought down with a single shout. "Dovah wah gol!" the Dovakiin shouts. Shit! That's Dragon Rend. This increases gravity's pull on me and so I slam into the earth. Unable to move, I can only use my shouts, fire breath, and melee attacks when he comes close. He knows this too, as he takes out a bow, and starts firing. I start using my shouts and fire breath to harm him, but that armor is resilient. I then use Marked for Death again and he becomes weak, but he is used to this so he can continue as if nothing happened. I however wasn't counting on him stopping as the more you move while that shout is affecting you, the worse it gets. I smirk and blast the Dovakiin with fire. He gets thrown back, clearly unprepared for how badly the shout affected him. Dragon Rend wears of and I charge. I clamp down on him and throw him across town. He slams into another building, but quickly stands. He takes out a sword and charges. I smirk. Marked for death is still affecting him, and he doesn't know it. I whack him with my tail, only to see him catch it. I notice a red aura around him and realize my mistake. He knew that Marked for Death was still affecting him, and he was counting on my next attack. He had activated a special power of his. The more damage he took, the stronger he got. He swung me around and then released. I soared through the sky and attempted to recover, when he used Dragon Rend again. This caused me to rapidly descend and hit the ground, hard. I swear if I wasn't a dragon my back would be broken. I managed to flip over and see him running at me, with that power still active. Thankfully he was no longer under the effect of Marked for Death, so the power wouldn't be as helpful. I used a shout known as disarm and, thankfully, his weapons suddenly dropped to the ground. I then blast him with a fire that's the stronger than any flame I've, or rather Alduiin has, shot before. It rams into him and he is quickly surrounded by flame. He walks forward slowly to try and intimidate me, but I hoped this would happen. As soon as he was close enough, I stopped and used my head like a whip and knocked him across the town. He crashed into the town hall and it collapsed around him. I knew I hadn't won though and so I waited. He leaped out of the rubble and charged me again at lightning fast speed, only stopping to get a direct hit with his sword on my face. I flew back, but he kept going. I soared in almost fifteen different directions thanks to his constant slashes and shouts. I eventually crashed through a wall in Twilight's castle and entered her throne room. My head hit another wall and the entire building shook. As it did, a small necklace with a black and white Scythe at the end fell onto my head. I went to lift it up with my wing, but the moment I touched it I heard a voice in my head. "I’m Lee Connors, or if you’d like, Venom. If you need a mostly-friendly superhero to help you save the day, then I’m here. I’ll help when you need me. And maybe Twilight.” This is defiantly what I needed right now. Some help. I raised the necklace with my wing and shouted. "LEE CONNORS! I SUMMON YOUR AID!"