She's the real Reaper

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"How could he do this!?" Tali frantically asked no one in particular.

The meeting was adjourned until the matter of the active geth on the quarian ship was dealt with, for this Shepard was taking Spider, Tali and Garrus with her in case something were to go wrong, in that Tali may have to take care of her father should he be alive and Shepard would rather have a back up in case that were to happen.

They were on the shuttle headed towards the ship where the experiments had taken place and Tali was pacing back and forth in the small space. It would still take another twenty minutes to reach their destination due to some safety procedures the quarians insisted on doing during the flight.

"Why would he even try to bring back geth, even as a weapon they're too dangerous and he should know that! Oh Keelah..." Tali sat back down and rested her head in her hands.

"Tali, look at me" Shepard told the quarian. "I don't know the reason your father decided to do this but it must have been a damn good one for all the risk he took, you've known him as a good man so trust him on this."

Tali slowly looked up into the reassuring eyes of Shepard and knew she was right, but it was just so hard to believe. Turning she saw Garrus give her a firm nod indicating he was with Shepard on this one too. But when she turned to Spider... she swore there was a trace of a tear in her eyes. So soon after her episode in the crew deck it was easier to believe given what she shared with them all.

"Spider? What do you think?" Tali asked the imperial.

Moving away from the opposite end of the shuttle Spider headed to sit beside Tali. Once she was next to her, Spider decided to show her something.

"It would be easier to show you my thoughts rather than speak them darling, if you wish."

For a moment it looked like Tali was going to say no but a flash of.. something crossed her face and she nodded the affirmative.

…...

A small argonian child was huddled up against her, sleeping soundly.

Spider wondered how any of this could become normal for her, having a child and a husband while a dragon god was trying to eat the world and she was supposed to stop it. The fight between them had been going on for years and every time one was a little closer to killing the other.

In the most recent battle Spider had managed to severely wound Alduin to a point where Paarthunax said it would take months for him to heal.

Just as she was thinking about this, her husband walked in the room and stood in the doorway. He did nothing but smile at his wife and child for a few minutes before signing that he was going to bed himself.

Spider nodded that she understood and waited for him to leave the room. Spider looked back to the sleeping child in her arms. "No ones going to hurt you, I love you Sykra."

It was a promise she couldn't keep. If only she knew that. "Your life isn't going to be anything like my life, I'll make sure you grow to have a good life and I'll do what I've got to do to make sure that happens."

2 weeks later

"So this is Black Marsh?" Spider asked her husband.

"Don't tell me it isn't what you expected darling." He replied sending her a reptilian smile.

"You know I hate it when you call me that." She said with a scowl which caused her husband to turn and nuzzle her neck.

"If you really hated it I'd be dead by now." He told her

Smiling Spider kissed his cheek and whispered "There's still time."

This caused him to give her a sidewards glance and slowly back away, not liking the devilish smile she was giving him in the slightest.

"Mommy, does Daddy really annoy you?" Sykra asked her. She didn't even get time to answer as the boys father picked him up and smiled at his son.

"You know what happens to people who annoy your mother Sykra, if I annoyed her we wouldn't be married." He told his son.

Sykra was about to say something else but his father put a finger to his lips. "Don't give her any ideas."

"What was that?" Spider asked them.

"We're here darling." He told her. They decided to go visit her husbands sister due to a letter they received inviting them to a celebration. It was a traditional one but Deeus's (Spider's husband) family insisted Spider join them, after all they were family now too.

Entering the house Deeus lead them to the three of them were greeted by Kasha Pehrseus, Deeus's sister.

It was a warm welcome and after being showed their room Spider allowed Sykra to go outside and play with some other children they saw playing a game involving chasing each other.

"Tell about yourself Spider, Deeus almost never writes back home." Although they had been married for five years this was the first time Spider had seen her husbands side of the family.

"Well, I'm from Cyrodil and my father is an advisor to the emperor while my mother spends her time tending to the estate. I've made a name for myself in Skyrim after a... misunderstanding involving the stormcloaks and an imperial ambush."

"Hmm I'd heard you were almost executed, someone must have been in serious trouble when they found out who you were."

"Well almost everyone involved was dead but I did get a lot of apologies from General Tullius, even a letter from the emperor thanking me for not holding it against them." Spider responded.

"I'm sure he wouldn't want you as an enemy, your exploits as a dragon hunter are infamous." Kasha complimented the imperial.

…...

Settled in for the evening Spider, Deeus and their son spent the next few days with Deeus's family celebrating the anniversary of the argonian freedom from slavery. Some found it unusual that Spider was present but she was famous so it's not as if they were going to bother her.

It was on the very last night before they would head back to Skyrim that the trip took a turn towards the sinister. A loud crash echoed through the town, screaming followed only to suddenly stop and as fast as it happened everything was silent once again.

Spider raced from her room to her son's only to find it empty, a large hole in the wall indicating the abduction. Her thoughts raced through all the possibilities but it was clear what she had to do. Kill the fucker who took her son.

Deeus and Kasha rushed out into the doorway only to be shoved aside by Spider herself heading back to her room, in less than two minutes she efficiently donned her daedric armour and equiped her sword. She went into her son's room and exited through the new hole in the house.

She was on the hunt. Her senses heightened by her supernatural soul. Spider could see the trail left by the abductor and followed at a merciless pace. They had at least a four minute head start on her and although she was wearing heavy armour it was almost weightless to her, Spider looked like a charging juggernaut.

Soon enough she found herself in a small clearing littered with corpses, at the centre was the large looming form a lamia queen. In her hand she was dangling Sykra's unconscious form.

The lamia's snake like appearance and nightmarish gaze would have made most any man shiver and drop to his knees. But Spider was no man.

The Dovahkiin glared back with equal malice, the promise of pain evident should the monster harm her child.

Seeing the posture of the armour clad woman the lamia threw the child aside which caused a long enough distraction to Spider for her to charge forth, screeching a blood chilling cry in a flurry of teeth and claws toward the Dovahkiin.

Spider was prepared as soon as the lamia charged her and evaded to the side, shoving out her sword in the path of the beast only for her to stop and slice at Spider's head.

The blow knocked Spider some meters away and left her dazed. When she was getting up the lamia was already upon her tearing into the armour trying to find a weakness all the while battering the warrior woman. With a mighty blow she managed to cleave the daedric helm free and in the process slicing open Spider's cheek causing blood to flow freely.

In a serpentine voice she whispered into Spider's ear. "I'll have the child as a appetizer and you for the main course, and there is nothing you or anyone in this world can do to stop me doing it again and again to everyone else." She trailed off into an evil laugh causing the forest to fall silent, it's horrifying message clear.

Spider shook her head to clear it, rolling out to a safe distance placing herself between the lamia and her son she took stock of her situation. She was powerful but not invincible (yet). And now she didn't have a sword... great.

Releasing another cry the lamia queen once again charge towards her prey, the glint of death in her eyes.

Spider relaxed. She stood calmly waiting for the beast to come closer, meter by meter until she was dangerously close. Knowing it would be fatal for her son should she move, Spider pulled out the big guns. "KRII LUN AUS!" She used the ancient words and they became real as the world listened to her demand.

The lamia stopped dead in her tracks as the coldness of death washed over her in a sea of darkness. Fear flooded her brain to a point where she couldn't see or even think of anything but it's cold uncaring embrace.

Spider looked up into the eyes of the terrified monster, using it's body she launched herself up high enough to grab it's throat and drag it down to her level and drew her dagger with her off hand.

"If there's one thing you shouldn't doubt, it's how far I'd be willing to go to protect my child. The same goes for any parent worthy of the title." Spider wasted no more time in driving the blade into her neck before yanking the dagger back and throwing her up. The lamia grasped at the large hole pouring blood out of her body, she thrashed around wailing until finally... there was no life left in her glassy eyes.

…...

Tali reeled back as the vision ended.

"What... what was that thing you fought?" Tali asked Spider in confusion having never seen such a horrific being.

"A lamia, there aren't many left so they're a rare sight." Spider replied. "I just wanted to show you the lengths a parent would go to protect their child, that thing was stronger, faster and scarier than I was at the time. But like hell was I about to give up when my son was involved, if your father is anything like I was, he was doing this for a good reason, and more than likely to help you."

A sombre aura took over the shuttle as Tali reflected on what was said.

"Thank you, I appreciate it."

"You two ready? We're docked" Garrus told them.

…...

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