Like thunder, the roar rolled down from the mountains. Wolves abandoned their deer and elk prey, running as far as they could. The horses and neighed in their stables. Guards drew their bows in preparation, townsfolk ran and cowered. A shadow soon fell across the town and fire rained down from the sky, consuming anyone who was caught in it.

Edwin and the others raced outside the palace looking up to the sky. All view of the dragon was either obscured by fire or debris that fell from the sky. He drew his sword from it's sheath. Guards were completely helpless against the dragon, they were being picked up and thrown from great heights, crushed by falling debris or burnt alive.

"Brandon, Rienna, get the girls out of here, Thorald, Ralof, Avulstein help the guards pelt that thing arrows", he ordered.

"We can do that", Thorald said confidently.

"Wait, where are you going?", Rainbow asked him

"Going after that dragon", he responded confidently before bolting down the street.

"Can he really fight that dragon?", Twilight asked.

"Probably", Brandon responded.

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Edwin ran through the streets towards his enemy, citizens were either fleeing in terror or looking in horror and disbelief at their loved ones lifeless bodies. He saw the dragon in the distance approaching him. He came to the conclusion that this was the dragon that he heard had nested in the mountains. He took a deep breath and shouted to the heavens.

"JOOR ZAH FRU"

The dragon stopped on it's rampage and writhed about as soon as the shout caught it in midair. The dragon crashed onto the cold ground of the city of Windhelm.

"What kind of foul tongue is this", the dragon boomed.

"Surely rumour of the Dragonrend shout has reached your ears, has it not?", he asked.

"Dragonrend? I cannot be harmed by your pitiful man-made words", the dragon said arrogantly.

"Who said it was meant to harm you", he said, hitting the dragon with tip of his blade.

The dragon yelled in pain before receiving a second blow to his head. The dragon's chest began to glow a bright orange before it unleashed a torrent of dragon fire. Edwin jumped behind a piece of debris which he used for cover. The dragon began to move closer towards that area used for cover preparing to knock it and Edwin towards the wall, the dragon prepared to finish him off, however a bolt of electricity prevented this from happening, temporarily happening.

The dragon shot his gaze to were the lucky shot had come from. Seeing two people coming towards his direction the dragon shot his fire breath at them, but this was prevented from doing any damage when he used a ward to block this. Nickulas and Caveleinn raced towards the dragon using magical and physical attacks alike until the dragon flared his wing knocking them off their feet.

"Ha, you think you can defeat me, I am Yol Viing Gruin, fire wing dread, you are nothing", he yelled, irritated.

"Well we are here right in front of you, so technically we aren't nothing", Caveleinn said wittily.

"SILENCE, I did not want or ask for any response to that", Yolviinggruin yelled.

"Someone's got their knickers in a twist", Caveleinn said mockingly.

'Wait, this could be used to our advantage', Nickulas thought to himself.

"DID I NOT TELL YOU TO BE SILENT", he yelled at Caveleinn.

"Why should we be silent? you don't give us orders", Nickulas said, noticing Edwin getting to his feet.  

"What did you just say?" he asked.

"Why, do we need to be silent?", he asked nervously.

"Oh, your fears prevent you from completing your goal, I see what you are doing you are distract me -"

"HERE! YOU WEAKLING"

Yolviinggruin looked in the direction of the voice that interrupted him, only to have Edwin jump onto his head and start stabbing him repeatedly until the dragon's dead body slumped onto the floor. The body of Yolviinggruin began to glow and burn away, the dragon's soul slowly withdrew itself from the dragon's husk and was absorbed by Edwin, surrounding him with a bright glow which stood out under the night's sky as the dragon slowly burnt into a skeleton.

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The sun arose from the far horizons, and shone above the trees. Rarity walked through the ruined city of Windhelm, looking in horror at what had happened to the city. While walking she saw something down in the rubble below, upon inspection it was a large egg shaped jewel. It was dark maroon with a few glowing red lines that would occasionally shift and change. Rarity, completely enthralled by the jewel ran over to the nearest guard to find out if anyone owned it.

"Excuse me sir, do you know where the owner of this fine jewel?", she asked.

"I've been to every shop and I don't think I've ever seen it before", the guard responded.

Rarity gave a squeee in delight and ran off clutching the jewel like a child would with a sweet. Nearby Nickulas approached Edwin and his squad. Upon approaching Rienna ran forward to hug Nickulas, nearly knocking him off balance, Rienna upon realizing what she was doing immediately let go and both of them began blushing like crazy.

"Okay guys, I think I know a way to help our four friends be reunited with the others and get them home", Nickulas said.

"Don't tell me you believe them?", Brandon asked.

"Yes, I do", Nickulas answered.

"Alright then, how do you think we can help them?", Edwin asked.

"Well have you ever heard of Soven Rahn". Next Chapter: the journey Estimated time remaining: 7 Minutes