The Dragoon In Skyrim - Volume 1 Chapter 127 The Fall Of Arlathan
Sh.i.p.s arrived from the south and Norths making everyone in Rivain nervous as Legions were walking on their land marching towards Dairsmuid but they neither plundered nor did they any other things as they marched towards them.
Vincent was in Dairsmuid looking at a map of Thedas as he sent the declaration of war and the terms of conditions for the Empire to accept their surrender to all the remaining kingdoms leaving Ferelden alone as they had a treaty with the Empire.
Helena was quite uncomfortable being in the same room as Vincent who says, “You hate me for what I did.”
“Should I lie and say no. Of course, I hate you,” says Helena as Vincent smiles.
“Saaranji was like you as well. In the end, she was the third wife that gave me a child,” says Vincent as he didn’t take his eyes away from the map as he increased the territory of Rivain on the map.
“What are you doing?” asks Helena seeing that Rivain consumed Antiva as Vincent crossed the name Antiva from the map.
“Rivain is now a Province of the Empire and Antiva doesn’t exist any longer. That makes Rivain owner of those lands until we have a new owner for it,” says Vincent as Helena was surprised by what Vincent was saying.
Lucia stormed the room suddenly making Helena look nervous as Lucia looked quite angry while saying, “I heard you attacked before the Legions even landed on Thedas.”
“Yes, I want to win this war as fast as possible even if I have to burn everything down and revitalize the ground once again,” says Vincent as he didn’t look at Lucia still looking at the map as their next target was the new Kingdom of Arlathan.
“Father, I think you are too reckless. I even heard that you sent messengers telling the kingdoms about our conditions for their surrendering to us,” says Lucia as Briin entered the room followed by Vyrve.
“Girl let your father deal with the war as he wants. He won two great wars. One against the Thalmor when you were still a child and the second was against Akavir. He knows what he is doing,” says Vyrve as he was in his armor ready for war.
“It’s good to have you two by my side,” says Vincent as he finally looked up.
“Come nearer all three of you,” says Vincent inviting them to the table.
“Do you have a strategy already?” asks Briin as Vincent nods when a messenger comes into the room out of breath.
“My lord, the Kingdom of Arlathan declared war to us. They said ‘They would rather die than surrender to us.’,” says the Messenger who was Breton.
“Then we have our first enemy,” says Vincent as he took a dagger and pierced into the map were Arlathan was.
“Lucia, I want you to take 10 Legions and attack Arlathan from the sea before landing and conquering it from the North. Briin, you take another 10 and lead them from the east inside. I will attack from the south with a group of Dragons. The rest will go with Vyrve and be placed between the border of Rivain and the Free Marches. Do you Marshalls understand,” says Vincent as they nod when Vincent turned towards Helena.
“You will be given one Legion to defend Rivain from unknown threats that could surface from underground,” says Vincent as everyone even Helena was surprised to hear that.
“Father, who is she?” asks Lucia as she looked at Helena.
“Your new mother. She didn’t even flinch when she was face to face against a Dragon. I respect that. But she still will need to pass your mother’s judgment before she becomes my wife,” says Vincent as Briin and Vyrve began to laugh.
“This didn’t take long it seems,” says Vyrve as he was holding his stomach.
“I want the group to march out right away,” says Vincent as everyone nods when Vincent says, “Vyrve stay here please.”
Everyone leaves the room leaving both alone when Vincent says, “If the Messenger arrives from the Free Marches and they declare war start the invasion immediately. Keep pressing until they either surrender or are conquered. But I think they will most likely surrender because of what happened with Antiva.”
“I understand, what should I do if they surrender?” asks Vyrve as he was quite bored if the really surrender to the Empire.
“You go through the protocol like always,” says Vincent as Vyrve nods.
“Alright, I know what to do. But what if it’s a trap?” asks Vyrve as Vincent turned cold.
“Death to everybody don’t leave anyone standing. We don’t need people that can’t stand to their words in the Empire,” says Vincent making Vyrve feel Vincent’s killing intent.
“Good to see that War Vincent is talking,” says Vyrve as he puts his helm on and smiles.
He leaves the room when Helena entered the room again and asks, “Why are you trusting me that much?”
“Because you gave me your word. If you betray the Empire no one will be able to save your people, not even me,” says Vincent as he looked at Helena making her go stiff.
A week passed since that council as the people inside Rivain seemed to accept the Empire more easily since they weren’t that big in the Chantry business.
Vincent sent some Dragons with propaganda that the Empire accepted Mages as what they were making many Mages appear in Rivain looking for shelter under the Empire.
He accepted every one of them may they be Men, Mer, or Qunari that left the Qun before the Empire conquered them. He sent them to join Vyrve so they could show their will while he sent Odahviing to lead the Dragons to attack the south of Arlathan.
He got a report he needed to follow on since it was about the Spirit Race that took refuge in the old Temple of Mythal in the Arbor Wilds. He directed himself directly towards them.
When he arrived at the Temple many Mers and Spirits were there hoping for the war in Thedas to stop. Most were civilians with maybe one or two warriors mixed between them.
He walked into the Temple when a familiar Aldmer recognized him and says, “You are back.”
“Yes, I came to offer all of the people here shelter in Rivain or even in Tamriel far away from the war,” says Vincent as he looked at the Aldmer who removed his hood and Abelas face was now visible.
“And what would be the price for this gracious offer?” asks Abelas as he learned from the time he traveled Thedas after Vincent destroyed the Well freeing him and the others.
“Nothing. I will give the Aldmers a piece of land once Thedas is conquered completely. You and your people could join our troops as the Mages are doing,” says Vincent as Abelas smiles.
“I heard you are fighting against the Evanuris, is that true?” asks Abelas as Vincent nods making many Aldmers turn towards him when the kneeled while pointing their swords towards the ground.
“We will follow you into battle against them to avenge our Lady Mythal,” says Abelas as all the Sentinal Elves nod.
“Good but first let me deal with the civilians and the Spirit Race,” says Vincent as he went to the highest place and told the civilians about it making people either suspicious of him while others believed him right away.
He opened two portals one led to Rivain while the other led to Tamriel to be precise the Imperial City. Naosane was already prepared for it since Vincent informed him about it weeks earlier that the war started.
People walked through either of the two gates getting either to Dairsmuid where Helena was waiting for them or either Naosane’s son.
Then Vincent went deeper into the Tempel as the Spirits that had now back a physically in Nirn didn’t know what to do when Kynareth appeared saying, “Those children would be better to serve in our Temples in Tamriel, Akavir in Thedas once built.”
“Because of their virtue?” asks Vincent as Kynareth nods.
“They only remember one thing and need to become what they used to be like the Fallen Ones before them. But now is the time for them the rest and mend their injury that they have for many years,” says Kynareth as both saw that the Spirits they seemed broken.
Vincent approached them giving them the same deal as he gave the Mers but he wanted to send them directly to Tamriel so they could heal their wounds from thousands of years of imprisonment.
They didn’t know what to do when Kynareth says, “Let me guide you to your real purpose. Once you are over the scars inflicted on you I will leave you so you all find your own way.”
This convinced the Spirits as Kynareth went through the portal with the spirits as Vincent was now alone with the Sentinel Elves and he says, “Maybe we should leave two Mers behind just to be sure that if more refugees come to the Temple we get informed.”
“You are right,” says Abelas as two women stayed behind while they walked away before Vincent turned into a Dragon and flew towards the battlefield.
Once there we left the Sentinel Elves with Briin while joined Odahviing and the Dragons. The front of Arlathan went further and further back as the Empire took more and more of the elven territory.
On the other front, the Free Marches surrendered thanks to Kirkwall’s image of the Empire and because of what happened with Antiva.
Vyrve marched inside as he was doing as told converting everyone to their beliefs and enthroning the people in charge even when people disliked it but it was better than death. Slavery was expelled and everyone was put on the same level showing it right away by recruiting people from every race while he was marching towards the border between Nevarra and the Free Marches.
Vincent was in the heart of the Arlathan Kingdom as the Evanuris seemed to not want to give up while their subordinates either surrendered or were killed by the Legions as Vincent gave them a final ultimatum only to get his messenger hanging from the walls.
This enraged Vincent that much that he says, “If they want to be barbarians than we treat them as so. We won’t kill them fast but slowly torturing them and hanging them on pikes showing out enemies what happened when you don’t know the basic rules of war.”
Briin was angry as well, not even the barbarian clans in Akavir killed their messenger. He wanted to lead the attack and Vincent allowed it while the Dragons were giving them covering fire from above.
After a week of slaughter, the Arlathan Kingdom fell everyone was put on pikes as they were paraded towards the Tevinter Empire making every spy see what happens if you don’t follow the rules of war.
All Evanuris were on pikes and their souls were trapped inside Black Soul Gems while one was sent back to Tamriel since Divayth Fyr wanted a living Evanuris in his collection. They arrived at the border of the Tevinter Empire while Lucia went with her people back to the sh.i.p.s to sail towards the North of Tevinter to attack at the same pattern as before.
