The Ebony Renegades (Skyrim)

chapter seventy nine

Y/n was an a odd character to be sure they were wearing a complete set of iron plate armor with a single shield that looked like it had a dark purple gem embedded in the middle of it, the shield was styled in the manner of a tower shield just much more compact.

Y/n didn't even have a dagger or any other weapons to be seen only a shield and judging from they're appearance they didn't look like they could use magic either. On top of that because of the covered helmet they couldn't even tell what race or gender they were. They could either be a scrawny male wood elf, or a bulky female orc there was no way to be sure who or what they were but that didn't matter at the moment. "Y/n, I've never heard that name before, doesn't matter we need to haul ass, Haldyn is dead and we need to move quickly and get Centurion some medical attention immediately." Tully said firmly as Y/n spoke up their voice muffled underneath there iron point helmet making impossible to even tell if it was male or female because of how muffled the voice was. "All right, out this door is the exit but you'll come out to a pirate village with the remnants of the blood horkers that we will have to fight our way through." Y/n said under they're iron plate helmet as the remaining group nodded making their way out the door but immediately upon accident there were a few blood horker pirates who drew their weapons and ran only to be smashed into paste by a fireball that was launched from the imperial ship docked off of Japhet's Folly causing the ground to shake from the impact. "All right, let's go watch the sky avoid the fireballs and wipe out the remnants of the blood horkers!" Ebon-shi shouted drawing Eltonbrand and fear struck out before charging forward with Sabrina running close behind, Asadelf used her magic to shoot fireball to counter any flaming ballista balls coming their way acting as a support while Shadow-step took The high ground using his Nightingale bow to take out enemies from a distance while Ebon-shi and Sabrina wiped out the targets on the ground while Serana and Y/n covered Tully and Centurion as they made their way behind them quickly taking cover from the raining fireballs. On the front lines Ebon-shi truly demonstrated why he was the champion of the three daedra of the dunmer quickly shifting from blocking to attacking in rapid succession showing ferocity and discipline in such a incredible yet dignified manner driving the sword straight through the chest in the heart and then moving on to the next one. Sabrina demonstrated why she was the absolute best in situations like this when it came to being a buccaneer as she utilized all the low hanging ropes around swinging on one of the ropes slamming her feet along with her whole body weight into the chest of a blood horker wearing steel armor slamming her ebony war ax into his head before seeing two more charging forward one wearing scaled armor and another one wearing fur armor both wielding iron axes as she quickly reached behind pulling out her flintlocks and firing both weapons into the skulls of the two pirates dropping them dead on the ground before ducking underneath another pirate who attempted to blind side her before flipping her flintlock pistol so she was grabbing it by the barrel before slamming it across the pirates jaw causing a sickening crunch of bone as she stabbed the claw end of her war ax into her enemies eye socket. Quickly taking cover behind one of the broken buildings she quickly reloaded her flintlocks, pouring the black powder in and using the ramrod to pack the black powder in and then loading the metal balls inside before caulking the hammers back before charging out again with both her flintlocks resting back in place as she charged forward wielding her twin scimitars. Back with Tully who was carefully carrying Centurion on his back was struggling to keep his comrade in place while also fighting off pirates even with Serana and Asadelf backing him up, Shadow-step taking out targets from a distance and Ebon-shi and Sabrina wiping out the ground units the attack was endless. Y/n upon seeing how dangerous the situation was getting quickly rushed forward putting themselves between Tully and a pirate before bashing them in a backhand causing them to go flying under the ground before slashing their throats with the bladed sides of the shield looking around quickly jumping in front of Serana as the purple gem glowed as it reflected the fireball back at the caster knocking them off the roof of the burned down building. "Don't worry about defending leave that to me, you guys just focus on fighting leave defense to me!" Y/n said before blocking a barrage of arrows that almost hit Asadelf as they continue to moving forward as a single unit. Ebon-shi and Sabrina held the ground as the others caught up on the clearing before the sheer drop to the frozen water was the remainder of the bloodhorkers except they were all armed with bows in the back meanwhile the ones in the front all had melee weapons. This was it, the final battle against the bloodhorkers, their last stand. "All right listen up, if you surrender you will be given quarter, if you fight you die!" Sabrina said drawing her scimitars twirling them with masterful precision before the gang of pirates looked at each other giving each other a nod before charging as the archers in the back loose a barrage of arrows at an ark. "Everyone get behind me!" Y/n yelled as the shield they had reconfigured itself to be much more bulky that it had to be held with two hands as it formed a magical barrier like a ward above them causing the arrows to bounce off the top although they left themselves wide open one of the pirates attempted to capitalize on Y/n's exposed body only to be blocked by Ebon-shi holding fear struck before rushing forward and throwing Eltonbrand into the torso of the archer who attempted to kill Y/n. "Thanks." Y/n said giving a nod from there iron plate helmet as Ebon-shi returned the nod before charging forward pulling the ebony blade off of his back before cleaving a huge chunk of the pirates to pieces with a single strike. The rest of the group took time to capitalize on the disorganization within the pirates formation and charged forward weapons drawn. In an effort to get Centurion to safety Tully charged through the battlefield carrying his camera on his back while Serana covered him striking any enemies with lightning bolts or ice spikes that turned their attention on them once Tully got Centurion back onto the imperial ship he looked over at Adelaisa before calling out to her. "Get the soldier medical attention immediately he's got a broken back, possibly internal bleeding, I have to go back out there and help my group now move your ass soldier!" Tully shouted in a commanding tone the same tone he used to use when he led his platoon when he was with the legion as Adelaisa gave a salute and nod as she put her arm underneath centurions shoulder and walked him inside the cabin of the ship while Tully jumped back off the ship and rushed towards the battlefield with the mace of molag bal off of his hip with a fury in his eyes as he jumped over the fence and bringing the head of the mace down on top of one of the pirates leaving their head in a big fleshy mess. It was an all-out war from then on and thanks to Y/n's masterful defending skills the group managed to continue fighting without getting pelted by arrows or magic. Shadow-step using a combination of whispering fang and Dagger fighting quickly made use of his masterful martial arts style by implementing daggers in both of his hands and another one wrapped in his tail. His strikes were fast and precise aiming for vital weak points in the body from the jugular to the femoral artery, and everywhere in between. Asadelf took care of the magic users by hurling elemental bolts at them to take them out making it much easier for the group to focus on their targets without having to worry about magic being bombarded on them. Sabrina masterfully dueled multiple parts at once with her precise and wild dual sword style sometimes even cutting off limbs blocking one pirates downward strike with a steel warhammer by flipping her scimitar into a backhanded grip and blocking it with one arm before driving her other scimitar through their chest and kicking their body down before turning her back in taking out another one. Y/n while not being very offensive was by no means a pushover their masterful shield only technique spoke volumes as they would constantly either shield bash their target or flat out throw them over top of their shield and then slash them with the bladed edges their style speaking for itself. But just when the group was starting to run out of steam Y/n took the chance to unleash their secret weapon a dragon shout that they had learned sometime ago that they used, the legendary battle fury shout " MID VUR SHAAN!" At the booming sound of the thu'um the groups attack speed seemed to increase dramatically along with their stamina as they started decimating the remaining pirates and no time flat not only were there attacks hitting faster but also harder. Tully's fury was like a tornado unleashed showing the dark and twisted mind and proving without a doubt just why he was the champion of Molag bal, he was ruthless going from one pirate to the next killing them in multiple different ways ripping out ones spine, slitting another's throat, decapitation, mutilation, even ripping out ones intestines wrapping it around their necks and then throwing them over a tree to die of asphyxiation from their own entrails. And to make things worse as if the gory site wasn't bad enough it was the psychopathic laughter he was doing as he was doing it even going as far as the brutally kick one of them who was already laying dying and impaling them on a tree branch like a pinata and then started beating them with the head of the mace a couple times before turning around and throwing the mace into the groin of a oncoming pirate who was attempting to take Serana from behind before he jumped on top of him grabbing him by his head and brutally ripping his head clean off his body and then throwing the severed head into one of the pirates who was aiming a crossbow at them before rushing towards them twisting their arm and ripping it clean out of it socket before brutally bludgeoning them with their own severed limb. When the last pirate fell at Tully's hands his hands face and armor were stained with blood and to make things even more horrifying was the sociopathic smirk on his face as he enjoyed every second of it. After steadying himself Tully collected his mace from the ground putting it back on his hip and silently walked back to the ship without a word however the cruel smirk on his face remained when the rest of the group finally got to the ship they saw Tully in the cabin sitting next to Centurion his hand gently on his shoulder as he was checking on him making sure he was okay as the medic was explaining the condition of his. "Centurion has three broken ribs and his spine is shattered, he's going to be bed ridden for at least a few months. And if he ever walks again he won't be able to serve in the legion anymore not with these injuries I'm sorry sir but he will survive." The medic said as Tully nodded giving the medic a polite nod before staying by his comrades side the rest of the voyage back to Windhelm. When they arrived he disembarked along with the rest of his group however he was hesitant to leave Centurion's side but knew it was his job to report back to Orthus Endario to inform him that the blood horkers would bother the East empire company no more. Upon entering he was able to see that despite how run down the office looked when they first entered it was much more full now multiple crates and supply sex were resting all throughout the room as Orthus walked over congratulating them on succeeding. "Don't bother with paying us, this was a personal favor asked of me... If you're going to pay anybody make sure you give that gold too Centurion to make sure he can get the best medical care possible.. that is my only request farewell." Tully said walking out of the East empire office and making their way out passing Adelaisa. "Sir, it was a pleasure to serve with you and I give you my word I will make sure Centurion gets brought back to Solitude and gets the top of the line medical care available I swear it on my life." Adelaisa said as Y/n spoke up. "Yes, I'll go with them to make sure he gets to Solitude safely I'll give you my word as well."  Tully nodded before him and the others left returning back home. As they exited the Windhelm gates after making their way through the stone city as they were crossing the bridge Tully watched as the imperial ship left the harbor returning to Solitude as he had a neutral face but feeling Serana's hand on his shoulder he visibly relaxed. "Your friend will be okay, you said it yourself, he survived that attack on snow point pass, surely it will take more than a broken back and broken ribs to take him out right?" Serana asked in an attempt to set his worries at ease as Tully nodded as they made their way back home.