Skyrim
Somewhere in Pale Hold

 

Do you still remember?

Back when you were a child, you thought that if anything went wrong, the Gods would come to your rescue.

A few prayers, and all your troubles would vanish.
This was further from reality than you ever could have imagined...

Do you remember what you felt then?
When the earth stank black....
As the trees and human flesh were consumed by fire.
The stench of burning human flesh...

 

 

 

Do you remember?!

 

Dawnstar

 

 

Evigna: Oh, my poor child. Why are you sleeping on the floor of the inn? Where are your parents, little girl?

 

Lexille: I-I d-don't want to cause any trouble for anyone... I just... I was just sheltering here. I have nowhere left to go.

 

Lothson: What were you thinking, bringing a Breton child here?

 

Evigna: I-I just felt sorry for her. The poor thing had nowhere else to go, and I couldn't bear to watch her...

 

Lothson: I don't care. From now on, are you going to drag every abandoned bitch's bastard into this house?

Evigna: I'm sorry, I...

Lothson: We have more than enough troubles as it is, woman! I don't want to see her here tomorrow...Understood?!

 

Lexille: I don't want you to get into trouble because of me, I should go.

Evigna: Don't go, please. He's just upset right now because this situation is new to him, but he'll grow to like you in time, you'll see.

 

Don't be afraid, I will protect you!

 

Days later 

 

Lothson: She’s had more than enough time as it is, she needs to get the hell out of this house right now!

Evigna: No, please don't hurt her. Hurt me, but not her!

 

Lothson: I'll beat you both to death!

 

Evigna: Lexi, get out of here! Run!

 

Where are your Gods at a time like this?
They are surely not here...

 

Years later

The Present

 

Your mother told you
Sleep tight, you have nothing to fear
But the monsters from your closet
Are still very real!

They creep up behind you every day
And devour your soul!

 

You pursue forbidden knowledge, 
believing it brings redemption!

But you are nothing, you were nothing,
and nothing you shall ever become!

 

Stormcloak camp
The Pale

 

Stormcloak Soldier: Well, look at that! A lost little bird!

 

 

Captain Gorvald: What are you doing out here, lass? It’s dangerous in the wilds alone! There are plenty of hungry predators around these parts!

Stormcloak Soldier: Ha ha ha ha ha!

 

Lexille: A house in the woods, a few miles from here. Years ago.

 

Gorvald: What?

 

Lexille: That day, you brought death. But today, death has come for you.

Soldier: Ha ha ha ha! And who would this "death" be? You?

AAAAARGGHHHH

 

Soldier: Who the hell do you think you are, you bitch?! I'll kill you and mount your corpse!

 

Arrgghhh, I burn...AAAAAAAARGGHHH

 

 

Lexille: Pathetic...

 

Dawnstar

 

 

There is nowhere left to hide,
The tumor just keeps spreading inside you.
It would have been better for you too,
If you had drowned in the womb.

 

Lexille: I am not afraid of you anymore.

At last. You were pitiful, crying yourself to sleep every night.

 

Lexille: Who are you?!

Voice: Who am I?

 

 

 

Lexille: What is this, some kind of trick? Reveal yourself!

For years, the only thing standing in the way of your progress was you! Show some gratitude; you grew strong because of me!

 

Lexille: I feel nothing. Only emptiness.

Splendid! Remember what you have learned! You were born to spread this emptiness across the world. Infiltrate them, earn their trust, but never forget what they did to you! This is the command of Vaermina.