Discord had once again managed to get ahead of his Dad when it came to his explorations. While he understood wanting to keep track of him, he loved breaking the rules too much. However, he did go so far as to leave a trail for his Dad to follow, so he wouldn't worry about him. He was pretty sure the rainbow colored silly string that sang off key would catch his Dad's attention as being different enough as to be the trail.
He wasn't sure where he was now, but the skies were colored violet with the sunset seeming to be in every direction simultaneously. He found himself gliding over gardens filled with roses in every color imaginable arranged in a beautiful collage from above. What it was a collage of exactly seemed to change shape from moment to moment, but it was breathtakingly beautiful, especially surrounded as it was by musical waterfalls cascading into the infinite. Here and there, creatures that resembled harpies but looking much more lethal flew here and there carrying messages and other things, seeming to roost in a massive city of solid silver in the exact center of the massive gardens, surmounted by a palace made entirely of roses. The air was heavy with the scent of the flowers, lulling Discord into a drowsy state as he started to float downward.
Something below caught his eye, bringing his mind back into focus as he flowed downward to investigate. He saw three women sitting around a blanket, covered with various dishes and in the exact center of a clearing amongst the roses. One was a golden woman who seemed to be made of light, and gave an impression of being winged despite the total absence of wings. The second - who seemed the most at home here - was a blue skinned woman garbed in a gown made of stardust and wearing a crown of roses. The third was garbed completely in shadows, no details visible beneath, seeming to exude an aura of mystery. As he approached, he heard them speaking.
"You were right, Azura," the golden woman said to the blue. "This is definitely the perfect place for a picnic."
"See? I told you so, Meridia!" the blue woman - Azura, apparently - responded playfully. She then turned to the shadowed woman. "Why didn't you back me up on this, Nocturnal?"
"Because someone needs to keep you from getting too full of yourself," she answered flatly, her voice showing absolute emotional control.
"Nocturnal, you're my sister not my mother," Azura snipped teasingly.
"And it shows," Nocturnal answered flatly.
"How do you two ever manage to get along?" Meridia asked in wonder.
"Very carefully," the other two said together, Nocturnal in the same controlled tone with only a hint of resignation as though she'd said it far too often, and Azura with suppressed mirth as though it were some inside joke.
While this all struck Discord as mildly interesting, he immediately focused on something that grabbed his attention far more directly. What he'd taken for some sort of fountain in the center of the large picnic blanket was actually a gigantic cake! His mouth watered at the sight, and he eagerly dove down, landing completely inside the cake, splattering some towards the three women as he began to eat, only managing to penetrate three of seven layers.
"What in Moonshadow?" Azura demanded, shocked.
"Did one of your Winged Twilights drop a message?" Nocturnal asked, a very slight teasing barb in her voice.
Discord popped his head back out of the cake, sucking on a strawberry bigger than his head he'd found inside the cake as he tried to get it off his snaggletooth. Noticing the three women staring at him, he realized he might have been a bit presumptuous in his approach. He apologetically held out a pawful of cake.
A happy squeal pierced his ears as Azura scooped him up into a snuggle. "He's so adorable!" she cried happily. "I've never seen such a unique little creature! Where do you think he came from?"
"He looks like he might be one of Sheogorath's," Meridia spoke up as she gently slipped the strawberry off Discord's snaggletooth, using magical energy to split it into bite sized pieces to feed him as she picked up a napkin, licking it before wiping the cake off his body. "Seems to have come a long way all on his own for one so small. Such a brave little creature you are!" Discord cooed happily at the mothering approach.
"You really shouldn't be so precipitous, though," Nocturnal chided, pulling Discord from the pair's shared grip and plunking him down in a bird bath, gently scrubbing him clean. "If you want cake so bad, you should ask for it."
"Don't you think you're being just a bit harsh, Nocturnal?" Meridia asked as she came over to assist with the cleaning. "He's just a little guy."
"Yeah!" Azura agreed. "And you can't tell me you never considered swimming in a cake bigger than you. Heck, if this cake were big enough, I'd jump right in with him."
"One of us needs to enforce proper discipline, sister," Nocturnal chided, the movement of her head under the shadows indicating she was rolling her eyes.
Giggling, Discord snapped his talons at the cake, and it expanded until it was as large relative to Azura as it had been to Discord a moment ago, the bottom layer now the size of a lake, and just as deep.
"Banzai!" Azura cried out as she threw off her dress of starlight and cannonballed into the cake, causing the center pool of wine to fountain upward. "Oh, nice touch! And even fresh enough you could have a taste little guy!"
"Seriously, Azura?" Meridia asked ruefully as Discord leapt out of the birdbath and into the cake tub filled with wine. "Have you no self control?"
"My realm, my rules, and I say it's time to make this really fun!" Azura countered, blowing - and throwing - a raspberry at Meridia. "Now take off your mantle and relax."
"I'm not wearing my mantle," Meridia pointed out with a frown.
"Then take off something else and get in here already!" Azura called out, throwing out a lasso of magic and yanking Meridia into the cake lake with a yelp.
Nocturnal rolled her eyes. "You know, Sheogorath's probably somewhere nearby looking for him."
"Dada!" Discord confirmed happily.
"Especially as this is apparently his son," Nocturnal pointed out.
"And if he leaves his robes behind when he shows like we have, I'll let him join us in here and try his luck at giving this little guy a brother!" Azura teased back, flaunting herself.
"A-Azura!" Meridia gasped out, her golden cheeks turning bronze in embarrassment.
"Don't even try to tell me this little guy hasn't set your clock ticking, Meri!" Azura teased playfully. "And you know the crazies are best in bed-"
"COWABUNGALOONEYTUNES!" Sheogorath called out as he streaked across the garden, flipping several times in midair before diving into the wine lake.
Giggling, Discord snapped his talons, conjuring a large, wide-brimmed pink hat covered in gems and purple feathers onto his head, with matching dark purple shades over his eyes and a blow pipe in his mouth.
Nocturnal put her hand to her face, shaking her head as she stared at Discord. "I'm going to have my hands full teaching you any sort of discipline, aren't I?" she asked ruefully.
Discord blew her a raspberry, having recognized from her tone that she didn't sound displeased with the notion.
I love this chapter I have played Elderscrolls III. IV, V but there isn't really anything that gives you a personality for the Daedras so I think you should be able to make their personalities how ever you like
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I want to see Sheogorath make up some bull for Discord to go with the Dovahkiin instead of his alter ego.
And then have him follow behind with a camera.
It'll be just like that japanese tv show where parents send their preschool kids out to buy groceries!
This story needs more love on tv tropes...
Why do I feel that Azura and Meridia conversation is often repeated by Celestia and Luna?
And why not a sister??? Because I would love to see Sheogorath and Discord twerp sweating the various beings who would think themselves good enough for her.
Daaawwww.
Great chapter, I can totally see Discord napping with one of his three mommies/aunties holding him in her lap. I can also see Sheogorath and Azura telling him he's going to have a baby brother/sister...
7736977 Who would have which roles??????? But yes, I can see this type of scene happening.
I think this works well for their personas, Meridia always struck me as kind of a bitch in Skyrim, but I could see Daedra acting differently around mortals than they do around their fellow deities.
Heh. I could see Hermaeus Mora acting all mysterious, intimidating, and all-knowing around mortals, but he is in reality an insecure but manipulative bookworm. Kind of like a Dungeon Master crossed with the Wizard of Oz.
7737063 In The Elder Scrolls Online, it also makes clear that there is nothing that Meridia won't resort to in order to win.
Pffffft. Discord the pimp. That is pretty damn funny. And accurate considering what was said not too long before that.
7737014 Azuras domain is dusk and dawn while Miridia is the Prince of Light, u figure it out...
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One, as best I can tell, Dibella isn't a Daedra, so I don't see the problem there.
Two, most of that was to tease Meridia and Nocturnal...mostly Nocturnal.
7737121 So Luna would be the wild sister and Celestia the stern calm one????
7737137 there is logic in this, the night hides many things that the day connot. The night is the time for fun and letting things out. By the light of day, these things must be contained, hidden away until the sun hides once again...
If u seek guides as to how the various Princes should act, look up the Shoddy Cast on Youtube...they did a whole series of videos on the world of the Elder Scrolls. Though if young Discord got ahold of one of those...an Elder Scroll shows every possible past and every possible future, and yet at the same time all of it is true. Even the falsehoods...especially the falsehoods...
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Unless it's official canon, I'd rather work with whatever I can come up with from the wiki.
7737184 no need to worry, the Lore series of videos by the Shoddy Cast does use official cannon. Those guys went through every game, every book, everybody they could talk to in order to make the Lore videos. Ive personally found some of the books they must have used in game, so its all cannon...
I forgot what Nocturnal sounds like, but I just imagine her sounding like Maud Pie.
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7736928 Agreed.
XD this was great, I want moar, but I know I have to give you time
7736977 ...probably because it is
7737014 XD ROTFLOL, YES! I'd almost trade the Fo: E hard copy I don't have for that.
7737249 Aaaand Azura sounds like Pinkie?
I absolutely love this story so far. I enjoy chaos, and Sheogorath is my favorite Daedric prince in The Elder Scrolls series. The interactions between him and Discord are very well done. I can't wait for this story to continue.
So Sheogorath has go follow the Rainbow Road. He better not fall out of his cart while riding it.
Now I'm wondering if Nocturnal has a hidden dark side of humour.
Despite there being lots of wine in the middle of this chapter it was quite fun.
7737299 Yep. The other Pinkie and Maud duo.
7737164 it is possible that the elder scrolls will contain no knowledge of Discord's existence due to a lesser known event that occurs in Nirn. Other than that I would likely run as far away as I could if he aquired one of those.
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ShoddyCast is good. I've only seen the ones that go after mechanics in games, but Austin really does his research when dissecting mechanics behind how they might actually scientifically work, which is impressive considering his degree is in accounting. Though, if you do watch them be prepared to st brix, as some of the science that could be used to explain things is freaking terrifying...
I expect that anything they cover revolving around Lore in games would be just as thorough based on reputation, though I can't confirm for certain.
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But will it give me personalities or how the Daedric Princes interact with each other?
So I wonder how the eventual meet up with akatosh will go with discord
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...not a Daedra, so probably won't happen.
I freaking laughed!
Azura's really breezy in this chapter, and I like it. Nocturnal's funny with her serious nature.
Imagine if Azura invited Sanguine as well...
I wonder what Discord would think of Hermaeus Mora.
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ah hell nah, old hermamora would be to busy trying to pull a "twilight studying pinkie pie" to be interesting, especially when he decided to, inevitably, attempt to dissect discord.
I'm so used to Meridia being the serious one. I've also noticed that Sheo has a light Scottish brogue?
I'm gonna make the personalities that the princes have, be the canon i believe to be true
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
I'm so stealing that. Also... I love how you handled Meridia, Azura, and Nocturnal.
Something I just found. Skip to 4:13.
Only Elder Scrolls game I've played is Skyrim and even then the first half hour at best. Not gonna catch me complaining.
So, Raven.
She has a point.
Speak of the Devil...
You can certainly try.
looking forward to how discord is going to mess with Jyggalag i can just see the crystal prick going completely mental as discord keeps him from imposing his order on the isles
I would've pegged Nocturnal Azuras personalities reversed, and Meridia as more *insert synonym for hostile/aggressive* but this works. Looking forward to more.
Keep up the great work. Deus tecum.
Ah yeah, Nocturnal. Hope I don't cause a flame war but...
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Nightingale for life.
7737355 To be honest, I'm thinking them more as these two
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Think about it
7737455 to be fair, Discord is not going to be bound by the normal rules of the Princes and the Divines, so there's no official reason why he can't meet them. Especially if the theory of Jyggalag actually being a Divine, in origin, is true.
...missed opportunity for Discord to remember someone.
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...not quite.
It all depends on when he's been displaced from, doesn't it?
7738455 don't need to. I see it again.
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On the contrary, I think the Thieves/Nocturnals questline makes it my favorite Guild to join. Way more fun and interesting than the College of Winterhold or the Dark Brotherhood.
Having played ALL the Elder Scrolls games save EO, I can confirm that their personalities are very much open to interpretation. Going by the actual lore, even their gender is not a 'set thing' as they are whatever they chose to be. They are not bound by mortal limitations, including things as nearly universal as Causality. While Azura has been seen as a woman for pretty much the entire series, if Azura decided it would be male now, it would have ALWAYS been male. Gods get to do shit like that.
I for one rather enjoy seeing a glimpse at the Daedric Princes when they're not forced to wear their Hats and can be more open and honest.
Season Two of TES Lore goes into the various Princes and does include some personallity as well as interactions. For example, several of the Princes made bets with the Madgod, and to the last they all lost. Vermina was one of those Princes, as was Hircine, it would be understandable if those Princes still held something of a grudge against Sheogorath for that reason.
7738795 Honesty from Daedra?
This fic is funny enough without that kind of sarcasm.
7740309 Azura is honest quite often. Nobody believes her usually is the problem.
I lost it at this part
Indeed, winging it seems like the best thing you can do, considering there's really so little information in terms of the deities' personalities. Nobody can roast you, you can flex your imagination (as long as you don't make them not represent their element or whatnot at all), and we get a ton of amusement out of this!
Also, Azura's suggestion. She wants it bad, doesn't she?
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And suddenly I'm imagining Discord doing an Elmer Fudd parody in Hircine's realm...
If it's doable after your holiday break, Thanksgiving parody episode?