The Last Soulmate

8-Dovahkiin

Alduin looked at me like I was the biggest idiot on Nirn. Well, to be fair, to him I was.

"What is wrong with me? I am stuck in this form, with you, in a world that I do not rule over." He snapped. Bryan stopped the car.

"Take to the outside of the car." He said. "I can't afford another one." We both get out and stand by the woods.

"Say that to all those people you just hurt, killed or left homeless with your temper tantrum." I snapped back. "This was all your doing, not mine."

"My doing? I would have rather gone insane in the void of time than have to be here again." He snapped back. I heard the rustling of leaves and turned my attention to the woods. I notice someone in dark clothing and a strange mask approaching us with a few monsters behind them.

"So there's two of you..." the person looks at us. The voice is very feminine. "Except, you're Alduin...aren't you? It's a shame, you look better as a dragon."

"Dovahkiin....you're still alive." Alduin's eyes glowed in rage and his hands crumpled into fists.

"And what's this? Akatosh made you to replace me, didn't he?" The person raises her fists near her head, showing off the static shock. "I'll send you back to him!" She aims to shoot me, I guess. I hear the car doors open and a gun go off.

"Did you really bring a gun to a magic fight?" The woman starts to lift Bryan in the air, choking him. Serana shocks her and she doesn't seem to budge. I use the "Fus roh dah" shout again and she falls back, sliding down the hill. The monsters start to attack us. Lydia and Bryan are shooting at them while Serana shocks them and lights them ablaze.

Alduin shouts at the beings, making them turn against the woman. She makes a strange growling sound and runs towards us. She shouts the same shout I used on her at me which sends me flying into the vehicle. My whole back side of my body hurts. Serana conjures a skeleton and it starts to fight the woman. Lydia and Bryan manage to down one of the creatures while I watch as Alduin casually tears the heart out of the other one.

I use a quick healing spell at the expense of draining my remaining energy. I grab a baseball bat from the trunk and proceed to smack the woman on the side of the head. The mask she's wearing snaps in half from the force and she falls down. I notice she looks like a much younger and much thinner version of me.

Her eyes open and she gets up.

"This isn't over!" She yells and she vanishes. We all look at each other in a confused way.

"What just happened?" Serana looked at us.

"I don't know but that was wild." Bryan looked back at her.

"She reeked of Daedra." Alduin spoke up, dusting off his shirt. "I did not expect the dovahkiin to be one to worship them."

"Well, it does have its perks." Bryan shrugged.

"Perks that end up with a high price, Bry." Serana shook her head. I gently grabbed her hand and squeezed it. She leans her head against my shoulder.

"Depends on the Daedra. Nocturnal, not too bad. Molag Bal...well....we know."

"So this dovahkiin.......was she the one you thought was me?" I ask him. I can see why. I will say I am prettier.

"I did. But you are different from her." Alduin sighed. "You're an idiot but not an idiot enough to consort with Daedra."

"You know, that's the nicest thing you've said about me since we've met. And that's kind of sad." I put my hands to my hips. He rolls his eyes.

"Don't get too used to it." Alduin looks at the rest of us. Of course, he would.

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The group got back in the car. They were banged up and looked exhausted. The weakling had bruising on her neck from getting thrown against the vehicle. The Dovahkiin still being alive was not too surprising. Considering the amount of dragons she had slain and their souls she had devoured, she was set to have a long, long life.

However, the presence of Hermaeus Mora and Miraak on her was an even bigger mystery to him. When did Miraak return to their plane of Mundus? Alduin wished he could speak to his father but he didn't know if Akatosh himself would know or tell him.

It seemed like the world had changed so much since he was sent back in time and even more when the Dovahkiin finished him off. He watched as the weakling cast a restoration spell on herself. Well, at least she could do that.