Chapter 10: The Oblivion Crisis

They reached the Imperial City days later. Akatosh looked around at all the demons. "There are already so many of them..."

"What do you suggest we do?" Martin asked.

Akatosh gave the Amulet to him. "Go do your duty."

Martin nodded. He ran into the temple and closed his eyes. Heat radiated from the Amulet and the fires were lit. Then he began to transform. Martin closed his eyes as horns came up from his head. His face lengthened into a snout as his neck extended. Wings burst from his back and he yelled in pain. He got down on all fours as his feet and hands became paws. Claws came out, scraping on the floor. A tail burst from his back and he roared as the transformation was complete. Martin looked around, slowly getting used to the new view. He saw Dagon, the Lord of Demons, and growled.

Why are you here? he asked.

"I've come to take this world as my own," the demon said.

The dragon growled at him again. Dagon smirked and drew his axe. He looked at it and attacked. The dragon blew fire at him as he attacked. It roared and scratched him with its claws. Dagon screamed in pain as it flew and breathed fire once again. The three humans looked at it in awe.

"You think it's going to win?" Silver asked.

"I have a feeling it will," Akatosh said, grinning.

They watched as the two continued fighting. Suddenly the demon flapped its wings and circled above the avatar. It dove at the dragon, hitting with such force that sent it plummeting to the ground. As the dragon landed, it blew fire at the demon. The demon avoided most of it this time, flying out of the way. The dragon growled, and then raked its claws across Dagon's chest. He screamed in pain as the dragon closed its jaws around his neck. Dagon couldn't do anything to get away from the dragon as it ripped his throat out. He fell to the ground dead. The dragon looked at the three humans and roared.

"It's not going to attack us, is it?" Silver asked.

Akatosh shook his head and looked at the dragon. It growled and bowed before the god, then spoke to him telepathically. What would you like me to do next?

"Whatever you want to do," Akatosh told it. "The world is safe now. However, I need my Amulet back." The dragon nodded and returned the amulet to him. Akatosh smiled and put it around his neck. "Where will you go?"

Somewhere. I'll think of it later.

The three humans smiled as they watched it leave. Akatosh sighed, and turned to face Silver and Alduin, "What are the two of you going to do?"

The two humans shrugged. "We'll live here in the city," Silver said. "Are you sure we can't change back into wyverns?"

"I'm sure." Alduin groaned. Akatosh looked at him. "It might be a good idea for you to live among humans for a while. It'll be something new for you to experience."

"All right," Silver said. "We'll do that. What about you?"

"I'll get back to being a god."

"As a human?"

"It's just a form. I'm still a god."

Silver and Alduin nodded. "Where will you go?"

"Back to the realm of the gods."

"We'll miss you. Will you ever visit us?"

Akatosh chuckled; of course he would. They just had to come to his temple. "In my temple. Why would I ignore you?" They smiled, and Akatosh became Shadic again. He looked at the two humans. "I'll miss you."

"We will also," Silver said.

Shadic smiled and closed his eyes. A bright glow engulfed him, and he became Akatosh once more, permanently this time. He gave the humans a nod and left. Silver and Alduin looked at each other and smiled.

"We've done our duty," Silver told the other. "Now, let's make a home for ourselves here."

Alduin nodded. "Let's go do it." The two nodded, and walked off to live in the city. They looked around once they had gotten there and soon found a house. "What do you think will happen now, with us living normal human lives?" Alduin asked the Dragonborn.

"I don't know. Maybe we can find something interesting to do with ourselves."

Alduin blushed at that and nodded. "All right," he said with a smile.

The two bought the house and went inside.

"It's a nice house." Silver smiled over at Alduin. "Want to decorate it?"

"Sure."

Silver looked around the room. "It has most things here already," he said. "How should we decorate it?"

Alduin looked around as well. "Put some more personal touches around the room."

Silver smiled, and they did so. A few hours later, the house was fully decorated to their satisfaction. Silver smiled at Alduin again.

"We'll live here from now on," the Dragonborn said. "I'm happy with what we've done."

"So am I."

The two smiled and settled down, looking forward to their new life, and, possibly, a new adventure.