The Ebony Renegades (Skyrim)

chapter eighty nine

(3rd person pov:)

While the main group stood behind the rocks The archers were getting into position, Shadow-step, Gila, and Zed were mounted on the overhanging rocks meanwhile Severn crept in first sneaking up on the guard facing the back entrance before reaching his scaled around his neck covering his mouth before driving the edge of Mehrunes razor across this throat footing his throat wide open causing him to drop to the ground dead without making a sound before quietly creeping around using his invisibility spell that he learned he turned invisible looking for his next Target just as Gila and the other two loosed one arrow each taking out the remaining three archers that were on top of the wall leaving only the other two left plus the guards on the ground Severin made quick work the guards on the ground meanwhile The archers took out the remaining two enemy archers clearing the way and then carefully dragging their bodies and throwing them over the wall out of sight. Severin used the flat side of Mehrunes razor to reflect the moonlight back at them signaling that the coast was clear nodding Gila did the same thing using the edge of her glass bow to reflect the light back at the group hiding behind the rock. Upon seeing the light being reflected back at them the group made their way slowly towards the keep with the archers coming behind them. Once they got to the wall they split off into two group one would stay outside and would act as lookout along with killing any runners that tried to alert the Thalmor embassy of the assault. Yamma, Asadelf, Suvvan, and Gila stayed outside while the rest went inside through the front door the assault was now well and truly in full swing. As they entered the main chamber Shadow-step put the gray cowl of nocturnal on so he could determine how many warm bodies was in the room. After looking he held up two fingers and then pointed one on the left and one on the right on each side of the door both facing their direction. As both him and Severin pulled up their Nightingale bow and daedric crossbow respectively swiftly coming around the corner marking their targets and delivering lethal headshots dropping the soldier and wizard on the ground before they could even react. Quietly making that way forward walking on the front of their feet to distribute their weight more evenly and to make less noise specifically for the ones wearing heavy armor. After making their way through a few hallways they turned to a hallway that had flood of stairs going down which Shadow-step raised his hand holding up one finger pointing down and then three more fingers around the corner signaling that any noise here would attract more guards so they needed to be swift and silent. One thing that made the renegades a real force to be reckoned with was because they didn't need vocal cues to understand each other they had an entire arsenal of silent hand gestures for when stealth was an absolute priority. Severin used the invisibility spell he learned before quietly creeping his way down out of sight just as the soldier was about to turn to walk back up the stairs he was suddenly grabbed from behind as the argonian assassin put his hand over his mouth before driving the blade of woe through his third and forth making the blade go right into his lung not only preventing him from screaming and alerting the others but making sure that he drowned in his own blood before swiftly slitting his throat and leaving him dead on the ground. Severin raise his hand doing a twirling motion with his finger as the group silently made their way down Severn used the invisibility spell before creeping in the moment he slit the one soldiers throat and the other two soldiers in the room stood up from the ground they were immediately dropped by  ebony arrows shot from Shadow-step's Nightingale bow and Ebon-shi's bow of shadows. The group looking back at each other giving a nod before switching up with Shadow-step and Ebon-shi taking point while Severin brought up the rear walking backwards to make sure they weren't being followed as they proceeded down the winding hallways they made sure to keep their backs to the wall and made sure to leave no stone unturned. When they came to a large room they immediately halted when Shadow-step held up his hand in a fist signaling them to stop. He held up five fingers, he pointed straight around the room where one was asleep, he pointed around the corner where one was standing by the door and then held up three fingers and pointed along the upper floor moving his hand back and forth signaling that they were patrolling. The group gave a nod to each other they knew right now stealth was a priority and drawing attention to their presence even if some of the group was outside to prevent any runners the possibility that the Thalmor here could have another way to communicate with the embassy could not be overlooked. Crouching down staying behind the wall they quietly whispered a plan to each other after the plan was discussed they spread out and prepared, both Shadow step and Severn casted invisibility spells stacked with muffled spells in order to make sure they couldn't be heard and quietly made their way up the stairs not only to block off the guards from that door by the chest, but also the silence the ones who could alert any other soldiers who could be nearby. After mentally counting to thirty to give the group a time to get ready the moment the mental thirty second countdown was up both Severin and Shadow step grabbed two of the Dominion soldiers pulling them into the hallway and slitting their throats before delivering a brutal backhanded stab into the Temple of their skulls killing them swiftly and silently just when it got the attention of the one guard who was on the upper level when he went to investigate he was immediately dropped dead from a swift silver crossbow bolt to his head from Myra's silver crossbow just as the one around the corner was about to call for backup Myra through her katana like a frisbee and embedded straight into the middle of the soldiers chest straightened in his heart causing the high elf guard to slide down the wall as his eyes were widened even in death. Once she retrieved her blades sword door to her back immediately opened up as a Thalmor wizard came out only to be swiftly decapitated by Ebon-shi using his Ebony blade the ebony katana that was in his hand seemed to glow a dark red as it fed on the blood that was on it before he swiped his blade across the ground flinging an arch of crimson across the floor. Ebon-shi walked into the bedroom where the wizard came out of and found a complete set of Her hand armor dating all the way back to the tribunal days in Morrowind.