The Archmage - Skyrim Fanfiction

Chapter 7 - The Great Collapse

Winterhold was covered, through what Savos could see. The rain and wind made Savos shiver and it seemed everyone in the huge city was wet, set in ice or dead. The water below the cliffs lashed up against the walls of the great city and the Jarl ran around frantically. Savos and Donjar got off Fire and ran into the College.

“Savos! Donjar!!!” Jarden the Gatekeeper said, “we thought you were dead!”

“No, just wet, Donjar is fine” Savos replied,

“Is the college okay? Windhelm is flooded but Whiterun is fine” Donjar said,

“No time for talking now you must be freezing, come in” Jarden said, helping the frozen Savos and Donjar up,

“Hey, you! Mages, this is all because of you, I know it! You rotten Hagravens are destroying the city!” Talonsir, the Jarl’s steward said,

“No, we have had nothing to do with this!” Jarden shouted through the thunder and pounding rain,

“You liars!” Talonsir said, pulling out a sword and running at Savos and Donjar. Jarden pulled out a lighting spell and killed Talonsir in one hit. Suddenly the guards started shooting arrows at Jarden and Savos and Donjar ran, only to see Jarden’s body fall to the ground.

“Damned mages!” one of the gaurds shouted, surrounding the gate.

“Run to the college and tell Deneth that Jarden is dead and everyone thinks that we are to blame, quickly, and get warm and dry” Savos said to Donjar,

“And you?” Donjar said,

“Im going to bring Jarden’s body back, now run!” Savos said. Donjar ran up the long bridge towards the college and Savos ran over to Jarden and picked up her wood elf body, her master robes of destruction flailing around Savos’ shoulder. Savos ran Jarden up to the college and pushed through the giant wooden doors into the hall of the elements.

“Savos?!” Hafnar Ice-fist said, running over and taking Jarden’s body of Savos’ shoulder. Savos collapsed with the weight of his shoulder and coughed a pile of blood.

“Get Barbena!” Elvali shouted to Donjar as he stood watching.

“Don’t worry, I have this!” Archmage Deneth said, running in with Atmah beside him. Deneth ran over to Savos and gave him a potion, “drink this, it’ll relieve the potion’s effects” Deneth said, his long white beard dripping wet. Savos drank the strange green potion and it made him feel warmer. Then Deneth used a healing spell on Savos until he had no magicka left. Eventually Savos stood up and everyone clapped,

“I could’ve done it myself” Atmah said, folding her arms,

“Atmah, it is you that did this, I know it” Savos said,

“Get back here!” Deneth boomed, and Savos stood back,

“Paralyze huh? Nice one” Atmah said laughing as Savos ran back to the hall of attainment.

“Savos, something is happening!” Donjar said, shaking Savos awake about 40 minutes later,

“It is the middle of the night!” Savos said,

“No, you’ve only been in bed 40 minutes” Donjar said, and then there was a loud boom, so loud Savos had to hold his hands over his ears and scream.

“Okay, let’s go!” Savos said, running out of bed. Outside it was a warzone, chunks of rock and city fell away into the ocean as the waves threw themselves up against the city.

“Savos! You know Telekinesis, help the others!!!” Tofdir said, the strong master running up to Savos,

“Yes, Donjar you know it, let’s go!!” Savos shouted running through the hall of the elements, up some stairs and out onto the top deck. The entire city was disappearing and all of the master mages were pounding telekinesis at the city,

“Savos, Donjar help, we’re losing the city!” Gestov Phonir, the college’s master illusionist said. Savos pounded telekinesis at the ruined city, putting pieces back to together, but it wouldn’t hold, the gods of nature were too strong,

“It is the mages! Up there, on top of the college, they are doing this!” A civilian shouted from below,

“No, we’re trying to help!” Archmage Deneth shouted, but the gaurds started firing arrows. First hit and first gone was Barbena, she was hit by an arrow directly in the face and she flew backwards, slamming into the ground, Savos filtered the adrenaline and pushed harder,

“I’m out of magicka!” Donjar said, running for his life into the Hall of Elements, but it was not enough, an arrow hit Donjar right in the heart and he fell over backwards, his limp body hitting the floor of the college, but Savos had not time to concentrate, more of the city kept crumbling away, so Savos pushed harder than ever,

“Im out!” Gestov said, jumping off the high ledge behind them and landing hard but safely. Then another arrow hit Asbursh Dorkal, the destruction trainer and he fell to the ground, his dark black beard landing on his dark elf face, Savos pushed even harder, it was only him, Atmah, Tolfdir, Archmage Deneth and Heriles, the Enchanter left. But Heriles ran out too and ran into the hall, leaving only the four left as the city crumbled away ever faster. In front of Savos was a scene of mass destruction and death. The white water waves still crashed, though calmed.

“Im, I guess I am out” Atmah said, running into the hall. An arrow flew past Savos’ head, clipping his right ear, blood dripping down his neck. An arrow hit Tolfdir in the leg and he ran in, screaming in pain. Now it was only him and Archmage Deneth.  

“Im out of magicka, it is only you Savos, push!!” Archmage Deneth said, patting him on the back. Savos’ magicka was getting low but the clouds were opening, then Savos passed out, the city left in the hands of fate.