I was about to take off but before I could she told me "I'm going with you." I wanted to say no but as if reading my mind again she cut me off. "Don't tell me to hide, I know the people in that city and I will not abandon them. I know you are worried about my safety, but how do you think I feel when you charge into battle? I don't question you because its who you are. Well this is who I am."
She was right, how could I ask her to stay behind after all the times she's seen me charge into danger. She was no longer a frail girl, she was a powerful and gifted mage. That truth should at least put my mind somewhat at ease.
"Alright." I said.
I handed her my hammer. Then leaned down on all fours while she climbed onto my back. I looked back to her and said with a smile "This time you get to be on top."
I galloped on all fours as fast as could without spilling Muirie off my back she held tight onto my fur allowing me to move quickly. After a while I was able to see smoke in the distance. After a few more minutes we came to the edge of the tree line. We stopped there for a moment to assess the situation. In the field in front of the gates of the city the Imperial and Stormcloak armies were engaged in combat. Behind the main battle both sides had mages and archers firing spells and arrows though the Imperials were more effective as they were on the city walls. Much further back from the battle the Stormcloaks had catapults sending fire into the city. Many were dead already, the ground was crimson, and the screams echoed constantly. I didn't like this it was too dangerous even for me. I look to Muiries eyes and I saw rage. Burning unstoppable rage, and I knew she needed this. She needed some measure of revenge for what they took from her.
"Stay behind me, us long range magic." She scowled when I said that, but I smiled because I knew she would love what I said next. "Break them! Burn the flesh from their bones! Make them fear your name! Let your beast run free!" She then smiled her naughty smile before grabbing the fur on the back of my neck, pulling my face to hers. The kiss was not about intimacy or lust she was telling me she wanted me to be a part of her revenge. When we broke the kiss we both gave an evil smile. Then she hopped on my back and we took off to war.
As we approached neither of the armies gave us notice, the battle was too fierce. Right as I was about to enter the maelstrom of blades I leapt with all my strength. Muirie blasted the ground below us with a massive fireball as we landed, blasting both the Stormcloaks and the Imperials back. We landed and Muirie hopped off my back.
"You Stormcloak dogs murdered my family, and I have come for my Revenge!!" She shouted I had never such rage and pride in her voice this was indeed her day. I look to the evening sky and saw the moon let it go LET THE BEAST RUN FREE RIP AND TEAR UNTIL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT!! I howled as reason left my mind I stood, gripped my ebony hammer and charged towards the Stormcloaks. As I approached several fireballs hit the Stormcloak line loosening their formation which is just what I needed. I swung my hammer with all my strength in a sweeping motion. Five heads were sent flying with my first swing, I kept going using the momentum from one swing and moving into another, remembering the techniques that I had practice a thousand times. I swung and swung, my long arms gave me reach that enemy swords and axes couldn't reach through, and my strength combined with the power of my hammer made me tear through their bodies as if they were paper. Arms, legs and heads flew time and again sometimes I was hitting three or four of them with one swing, and the ones I didn't break were blasted by fireballs or skewered with giant ice spikes from Muirie. Logic and reason was gone the beast had control now I snarled and roared while separating their limbs from their bodies one who actually got close enough to put a knife in my ribs. I looked at him and saw sheer terror in his eyes as my jaws wrapped around his helmet and head him scream as I lifted him of the ground and began to crush his skull in my jaws. His coward comrades looked on in awe and terror. When I heard his skull crack his body when went limp and I threw his corpse to the feet of his of his comrades so they could see what was coming for them.
"WE WILL NOT FORGIVE! WE WILL NOT FORGET! ALL OF YOU DIE HERE TODAY!! WE WILL TEAR YOU APART AND FEAST ON YOUR FLESH!!" The beast spoke through me. As I walked towards them with two large storm atronachs by my side I looked back to my love and smiled my toothy grin and she smiled back as her atronachs charged the enemy. My atronach friends smashed the Stormcloaks with their massive stone fists while I continued to remove their limbs. Swinging my hammer even faster with perfect technique such speed such power it was like I had the power of the gods coursing through my veins. The blood lust became sheer unbridled joy truly I had never felt more alive. I realized this was my place. I was born to be on a battlefield. I began to laugh as I continued my rampage.
"WHERE IS TALOS NOW YOU COWARDS! WHERE IS THE WARRIOR PRIDE YOU SPEAK OF! I THOUGHT SKYRIM BELONGED TO THE NORDS! THIS BRETON WHORE WILL SEND YOU ALL TO OBLIVION!!" Muirie shouted both rage and pride ringing in her voice as the Stormcloaks began to encircle her and me but I had no worries as she sent lightning and fire into the enemy. God damn she was amazing every movement confident, every spell precise. She was loving this getting her revenge yes, but more so much more then that. She loved it and loved that I was there with her. I wanted to be close to her so bad so went to her with all my speed with one swing of my hammer I split three Stormcloaks in half when I got to her.
We looked to each other for a moment both of us with smiles of joy and acknowledgment before we continued the slaughter. Back to back we fought me removing limbs with my hammer her with her fire and lightning every second an enemy fell they couldn't even come close. We were unstoppable. We moved in perfect unison with each other, it was almost like we were dancing. In this time I had never felt closer to her I thought I could read her mind the way I often thought she could read mine. When I saw her charging a powerful fire spell I knew what she wanted. With one massive swing I swung over her head and all around us smashing every enemy close by. When I was done with the swing she looked at me with her naughty smile while I leaned in and pressed my lips to hers. Then she released the spell and the fire burned all around us for fifty feet. The screams were the song to our dance.
"I love you, I'd never want to be anywhere then with you right here right now." She only smiled in response to my words, and I couldn't be happier. Looking back up to our enemies it was comical the fear on their faces was clear probably bolstered by the sight of us standing in a field of their dead comrades. I saw movement behind the main force. A group of archers was taking formation targeting us . I moved quickly grabbing two corpses and holding them as shields right as the arrows began landing. The corpses blocked most of the arrows but several got through, in my lower abdomen and legs but I have had much worse. As the archers readied for another volley a thick sheet of ice rose between us. I looked back to Muirie as she prepared another spell. She fired a bolt of lightning into a cloud above the archers which then began a small storm above them and the lightning came down like rain on them, those that didn't die ran screaming.
"Do not fear, there are only two of them. By the will of Talos kill them!" The Stormcloak general screamed his men forward thought he did not move himself. I noticed the sound of Muirie charging a certain spell, a powerful spell one that would end this battle I began to laugh as the Stormcloaks charged around us.
I felt they needed to come to peace with their deaths "You are not fighting for the will of Talos you are fighting for your own greed AND WE WILL SEND YOU ALL TO OBLIVION!!" I charged forward I had to keep them off Muirie for a few seconds... Too easy. I swung with all my might and used the force to make one continuing motion. The first swing took five legs away for the enemies the back swing took five heads. Blades hit me shields shattered armor split and limps flew. That few seconds seemed like an eternity and then I heard her voice
"Dastred!!" I jumped with all my strength back flipping as high and as far as I could. I landed right next to Muirie a storm of lightning in her hands and a smile on her face She looked at her enemies and says "THIS IS FROM MY MOTHER AND FATHER YOU BASTARDS!!" The lightning flew from her hands in the shape of a dragon. It smashed the Stormcloak lines sending dozens flying and enormous bolts of lightning chained through them hundreds burned and screamed in agony many had limbs fall off as they burned. Muirie rose and flashed the biggest grin I had ever seen as a mighty scream rose from the Stormcloaks as they turned tail and began to run.
