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The Elder Scrolls: Return of the Crystal Empire

by Urimas Ebonheart

Chapter 1

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The Elder Scrolls: Return of the Crystal Empire
Chapter 1

The airship is now making preparations to land on the airship docks of Canterlot. I watch the crew getting supplies and equipment ready to disembark. I look over the railing and spot Luna, Moonbeam, and Tala all waiting for me. The sight of them alone makes me smile as I jump overboard and descend with my armour's wings.

I land in front of them and remove my helmet, only to be tackled onto my back by Luna who peppers my face with kisses.

"I missed you so much!" she tells me and resumes kissing me, not caring about all the staring we're getting from the dock workers.

"And I missed you all as well," I reply as she finally lets me up.

"DADDY!" Moonbeam yells and I smile as I pick her up for a hug.

"Hello, Moonbeam. Did you behave for Luna?" I ask her getting a nod in return.

"Uh-huh! I've been practising my magic while you were gone," she tells me.

"That's good. You'll have to show me later. Right now though, I'd rather just relax and rest for today," I say and put her down. Tala barks at me with her tail wagging which makes me chuckle. "It's good to see you too, Tala. Did you keep an eye on Moonbeam?" I ask her getting a huff from the little unicorn filly.

The timberwolf pup barks again in acknowledgement.

Luna then walks over and nuzzles me with a sigh. "Come, let's get you something to eat and drink. You can tell me and my sister what has happened in Gryphus," she says and uses her magic to tug on my hand, but my ring negates her attempt to pull me along.

"Sure. I'm just glad it's over and I'm home," I reply and scratch Luna behind her left ear. She hums happily and leans into my hand.

Rainbow Dash lands beside me with her griffon friend. "I'm gonna head back to Ponyville. Gilda here still needs to apologise to my friends," she tells me. Gilda just grunts.

"Alright. Make sure you keep practising with your spells," I tell her.

"Sure! See ya later!" she says and flies off with Gilda.

Reluctantly, Luna pulls away and walks back to the castle. Moonbeam, Tala, and I follow behind her to the Dining Hall where Celestia is eating a salad at the table with a small pile of paper in front of her.

She looks up from a scroll she's reading and smiles at us. "Ah, Farengar! Welcome back. I take it you are well?" she asks me.

"I'm doing fine. Just tired from the whole ordeal with Razor Beak. Hopefully I can now relax and spend some time with my family," I reply getting Luna to happily nuzzle me again.

"We received the reports from Sargent Stalwart Aegis already. The deaths of our guards during the attack is a great loss, but it cannot be helped to stop such a cruel individual. Thank you for putting an end to such a tyrant," Celestia tells me with a sad smile.

I nodded in reply. "I was going to kill him anyway for threatening Luna, Moonbeam, and myself."

"It was for the best. Now with him out of the picture, his organisation will fall apart and disband," Luna says and sits down at the table.

I join her with Moonbeam as well. We all order a light meal and wait for our orders.

"So what has been going on around here while I was away?" I ask the alicorns.

Celestia looks at me from her scroll. "Not much. There have been reports of dragon sightings near the border but they're keeping their distance for now," she tells me and writes something down on the parchment she's reading.

"Paarthurnax is helping Sahloknir's family to settle in at Mount Drakan while Sahloknir has told us all he knows about Alduin and his assets," Luna then tells me.

"And what does he have?" I ask them.

Celestia sighs and rubs her forehead lightly. "It seems he has at least over three quarters of the dragons under his control. There's also rumours that he's subjugating diamond dog clans, most likely to dig up gems and ore for him. As well as a few others races... Including ponies."

I frown in thought. I understand that dragons eat gems, but what could they need ore for? "What do you think they would want the ore for?" I ask confused.

"We think he's trying to arm an army made up of other races. We believe he has either threatened them to do as he says or some form of mind control is in effect," Luna tells me.

"I see... What do you intend to do about it?" I ask as our food finally arrives.

"We're not sure yet, we'll have to call another meeting with the other races and decide on what to do. We alone wouldn't be able to march into dragon territory without heavy losses," Celestia replies and stacks her papers into a neat pile.

"True. It would be beneficial to see if I could teach the others races to use my magic or not. The more that can do it the better our chances of fighting the dragons and their forces are," I say and then take a bite out of my food. So much better than the rations on the ship.

"Yes, but for now we shall just wait for the other nations to arrive. I take it you shall continue to train in the meantime?" Celestia asks me.

"Correct. I still have many spells I need to learn and relearn," I reply.

"Well, before that. You and I are going to relax for the rest of the day! I want some cuddles," Luna says and nuzzles me again.

Celestia shakes her head at the sight but has a smile on her face. Moonbeam is giggling while Tala just looks at us with a slightly tilted head.

I take a deep breath and sigh contently. I'm home, and I hope this peaceful moment lasts a while.

Author's Notes:

It's been a over a year since we last heard from our Dragonborn nord! Now he's back!

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