I take a breath to center myself once I am close to the compound surrounding the mushroom tower, it is sowhat late in the evening so most of the residents are resting which should allow to focus on my quarry.
I turn to my co-conspirators and whisper loud enough for all of them to hear "When you start hearing spells going off quickly charge in and disarm everyone, the nial workers probably won't be fighting back so just move them sowhere and stop them from running around. I will probably take so ti before springing the trap so be prepared to wait a bit"
Everyone nods, and they disperse around the place, pretending to be drunk after a night out in the town, playing up the usual rowdy Nord stereotype.
I start walking toward the tower while putting on the ring the Archmage lent , I imdiately feel as if my Magicka reserve has almost doubled, will definitely have to copy it down when I am done with this ss.
Before I get closer, a system prompt interrupts .
[Quest issued: Kill Dyrren Moabain][Reward: New system function, further insight into stealth and poison making]
Hmm... Robert did say the system would get expanded when I do sothing major, guess killing a Telvanni master counts. Well, I will have to actually kill him first, so after reminding myself about overconfidence being a slow and insidious killer I finally approach the tower.
The sa lawman that gave the staff waits at the entrance, I pretend to have a vacant look and simply follow him. When we get to the center of the ground floor he signals for to go up and I levitate, leaving him behind. Thankfully the only real defensive asure in the tower is the levitation-locking enchantnt, but seeing as I am already up here that is no longer an issue.
Once I am upstairs I am greeted by the sight of Dyrren eating so kind of at that I really don't wish to have identified at the mont, we appear to be alone at the summit. Good.
He turns from his al toward , snaps his fingers making my staff glow and says in a mocking tone "Ah Reyvin, the new prodigy of the college of Winterhold. If only your amateur of an Archmage knew how foolish one of his favored students was tricked by a simple staff."
He laughs "If you really thought that I, a glorious Master of the grandest house of Resdayn would teach YOU, a re commoner my ways of staff making you really do deserve what I will do to you" He looks at my blank and absent stare for a mont before scoffing "Well then boy, speak up! What do you think about my little sche?"
I hold back the urge to roll my eyes at his monologuing and say in a dead tone "Truly you are the greatest among r Master Dyrren, the foolish college mages would never guess your devious plans"
He nods rapidly, satisfied "Yes, soon this entire pitiful city will bow before "
Is he really going to continue to monologue at ?
He does, much to both my chagrin and satisfaction "When I first arrived here the filthy n'wah Jarl had the gall to call a foul mage! !? He wanted to 'earn my place in his hold' as if it wasn't an honor to have anywhere near his filthy hovel!" he waves his hands angrily, genuinely seeming to believe his own value was so great.
"Naturally, after the fool kept refusing I had to turn to more drastic actions."
So it was him that had the Jarl killed after all...
He then scoffs "Unfortunately so arrogant college mage DARED to save his disgusting family of n'wahs from the bandits I sent. But no matter, after I am done with you I think I will be sending so gifts to the Jarl as well." A devious smile was now on his face.
After his little temper tantrum and monologue he cos closer to "Well then boy, give those animanculi blueprints so I can get on with my al, I don't want to waste more of my ti-"
His arrogant speech is stopped in its tracks by suddenly summoning my battle robes, casting giant's might, and ramming the jagged dagger I had hidden until now as deep into his gut as I could.
He falls to the ground and stutters "Y-you! How did you escape my control?!"
I roll my eyes "I was never under your control you disgusting fetcher" and summon my spear, hitting him on the side where I previously stabbed him with the butt of it, making him scream in pain.
He looks at , pure fury in his eyes "YOU DARE!?" and launches so weird red lightning at , thankfully I was able to predict it as my third eye was turned on the mont I approached the tower. The spell still grazes slightly, but not enough to go through my robe's defenses.
I laugh at the Dunr panting on the ground "Do I dare? What a grand and intoxicating innocence, how does a re Telvanni dare make attempts at a Lord of a great house?"
He seems a bit stunned for a second but then cackles "Don't make laugh boy, you are no Lord" and launches more red lightning, which seems a bit weaker than before, thus allowing to disperse it with my wards.
He looks dumbstruck "Wha-" but I kick him again and speak with an arrogant tone "Is this how you honor the sixth house? By trying to control the last of its blood?"
He actually shakes a bit "The six- wha-" then firms his resolve giving a smile "No, that house is dead and buried, you are a charlatan and pretender, no one will believe you and neither will I" he launches a couple more spells at but they don't even penetrate my robes, the poison has already spread through his entire body at this point.
I chuckle "Your belief is of little relevance worm. It seems you still don't realize it yet, so let enlighten you, you won't be leaving this shitty tower alive"
He grows angry again and tries to cast a spell but nothing cos out now, there is terror on his face, further amplified by now casting my fear spell. He starts to crawl toward a shelf covered in different vials of potions, probably to seek an antidote, but I grab his leg and drag him back.
I pull out the dagger once again "Oh but don't worry, you won't be dying just yet, after all your punishnt must be more severe" Once I say this I also pull out the black soul gem. The Telvanni master whimpers like a child as I approach his downed body, the next ten minutes are filled with screams and begging, then crying and more screams.
As I toss him down the levitation circle of the tower, breaking his body upon impact and finally feeling the disgusting sensation of filling a black soul gem, ti seems to stop.
I suddenly see spiderwebs everywhere, different strings connecting the space in a haphazard yet surprisingly organized manner, I also feel a powerful presence behind .
Well fuck.
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