Durnehviir
Spike's desire to learn who he is has an interesting consequence. (Starts during "Dragon Quest")
"Guys don't tease him. He's just a baby. He might fly away." Garble said, holding Spike up at the same level as his head. To the adult dragons, this was nothing new. Although it was rare to see a hatchling without its parents, it was not unheard of. An ancient, green dragon sat on the top of the mountains near a hoard of gold coins and gems that could easily be carried in his mouth with his eyes narrowed. It was due to his forearms being part of his wings. This was not a dragon the others took lightly.
He was Durnehviir, the ancient dragon. He was one of the only dragons left from the ancient times when dragons and other creatures lived in relative harmony-even with early dragons teaching the first unicorns about magic.
That was until Aludin, the Dark Dragon, spread darkness and death across the land.
Alduin was sealed away, but at a cost of many lives of dragons, unicorns, and other creatures. Even as he fell, Alduin laid a curse on the dragons.
Greed would fill their hearts, and their growth would be determined by the size of their hoard.
However, an ancient prophecy foretold a dragon born and fated to grow without wings would have the soul of the ancient dragon who lead the process of Alduin's sealing, and permanently silence the Dark Dragon.
This wingless Wyrm would be known as the Dovahkiin- the Dragonborn. It was a term lost to the ages, preferring the terms "hatchling" or "baby dragon". The other dragons had dismissed this prophecy as an old bedtime story.
"That is, of course, if he had wings." Garble concluded, and Durnehviir's head shot up and his eyes widened. Was the Dovahkiin near?
"BRING THE WINGLESS HATCHLING TO ME!" Durnehviir roared out, and all of the dragons looked at him.
"Well shrimp, say your prayers. Looks like gramps wants to see you." Garble said, starting to walk up a long winding trail, unknowingly passing by three ponies under a dragon disguise. "If you're lucky he'll eat you quickly."
At this Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity looked at each other with a panicked expression on their faces. Rarity also looked like she was fighting the urge to faint.
"He is not going to eat our poor little Spikey-Wikey. It. Is. ON!" Rarity said, ready to charge out.
"Wait. If we run out of our disguise we fight all of the dragons out there." Twilight said, "If we keep on out disguise we can get closer so we can surprise that dragon and escape with Spike."
The cloth colored and shaped like a poorly-drawn dragon moved from rock-to-rock, sneaking after Garble who was carrying Spike to the large, green dragon.
"Leave us, teenage dragon of the red scales" Durnehviir said, growling slightly. Garble gulped loudly and dropped Spike before flying back down to his friends.
Spike had never before wished that he had wings right before this moment.
"Relax hatchling, I will not hurt you." Durnehviir said in a soothing voice, his grey eyes shining with a tint of gold in his pupils. "I am only curious about the only wingless dragon to have once gone through a greed-growth."
"You can sense that?" Spike asked, as the disguise hiding the three ponies finally reached the top were Durnehviir rested.
"When you reach my age, there are very few things that you can't miss. For instance, your eyes show that you're the same age as the teenage dragons below you, although you are nervous around others of your kind-so you must have been raised by a species other than a dragon." He explained.
"Wow. He's good." Rainbow Dash whispered to the other two mares.
Durnehviir looked in the direction Rainbow's voice came from, eyes narrowed, before shaking his head.
"I'm Spike. Spike the Dragon. May I ask your name?" Spike asked, introducing himself.
"I am the ancient dragon, Durnehviir. It may be personal, even though you somehow separated yourself from your greed. During your greed growth, did you ever grow wings." Durnehviir asked. A dragon raised by a species other than a dragon....and one that broke free from the veil of greed at his weakest. Was he gazing upon the prophesied one right now? Only Spike's answer would determine if he was the one.
"No sir. All of the others said I never grew wings." He admitted, and a grin spread across Durnehviir's maw.
"Dovahkiin. The prophesied Dragonborn." Durnehviir said, before picking up Spike with a claw and placing him on his head. Durnehviir then picked up his hoard with his mouth and let out a growl in his throat, before spreading his wings.
Other dragons roared before picking up their own hoards and flying off.
Right before Durnehviir took flight, the three ponies emerged from their costume-seeing the other dragons fly off-and latched onto his left leg.
'Raised by the most virtuous of species-the ponies. He really is the Dovahkiin.' Durnehviir thought, taking flight into the air and into the horizon.
Down below Garble and the other teenage dragons grumbled at their misfortune. "We usually stay here longer. There goes our plan to smash Phoenix eggs tonight." Garble said, before they took off and flew into the distance.
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Location: Soul Cave
Durnehviir landed inside a cave filled with bones, gems, and coins. The ponies climbed off and hid behind a pile of gems as the green dragon lowered his head and allowed Spike to climb off.
"By the way, Durnehviir, what does Dovahkiin mean?" Spike asked.
"Your questions will be answered, Dovahkiin, but we need to greet out guests." After Durnehviir said this, he turned to the pile of gems.
"Reveal yourselves!" The ancient dragon roared out. When only a pony only let out a cry of surprise-which had been cut off by the other two-Durnehviir sighed and inhaled.
"Ven Gar Nos!" Durnehviir shouted, and a cyclone emerged from nowhere and blew the gems away.
"Twilight! Rainbow! Rarity! What are you three doing here?" Spike asked.
"Making sure our cutesy-wutesy whittle-dwagon doesn't get hurt." Rarity said, pushing together Spike's cheeks.
"Raised by ponies. Now, others will finally know our history." Durnehviir said, resting himself near a well of swirling purple mist.
"I did find the pony's lack of information on dragons unsettling." Twilight said.
"In the ancient times the dragons and other creatures lived in relative harmony-even with early dragons teaching the first unicorns about magic."
"That was until Aludin, the Dark Dragon, spread darkness and death across the land."
"Alduin was sealed away, but at a cost of many lives of dragons, unicorns, and other creatures. Even as he fell, Alduin laid a curse on the dragons."
"Greed would fill their hearts, and their growth would be determined by the size of their hoard. However, an ancient prophecy foretold a dragon born and fated to grow without wings would have the soul of the ancient dragon who lead the process of Alduin's sealing, and permanently silence the Dark Dragon.This wingless Wyrm would be known as the Dovahkiin- the Dragonborn."
"Wait. Dragons taught magic?" Rainbow Dash said in surprise, "The only things we see dragons now is breathe fire and smoke, fly, and hoard!"
"Magic has been lost to the dragons for many moons. I am the only one left with that knowledge. However, it was foretold that in place of wings,the Dovahkiin would wield magic." Durnehviir explained.
"That explains why when I want it to, my green fire which can burn when I want it too can teleport messages to Princes Celestia." Spike said.
Durnehviir rose up and spread his wings. "Come. You have much to learn Dovahkiin and our time is short!"
OH! Please read the author's note below!
Author's Note
As you can see, this is my newest idea. I may not have a lot of knowledge on the Skyrim game itself, but I'm using the official wiki.
For the list of Dragon Shout spells Spike will learn, here they are alphabetically:
Animal Allegiance (Raan Mir Tah)-wild animals come to your aid.
Aura Whisper (Laas Yah Nir)-whispered, living thing's locations are revealed.
Battle Fury (Mid Vur Shaan)-allies can attack faster.
Become Ethereal (Feim Zii Gron)-becomes intangiable. Can't attack but can't be harmed-Like King Sombra's trick.
Call of Valor (Hun Kaal Zoor)-in this story, it summons a unicorn the castor knows and befriended to aid in battle for a minute before teleporting them back to their previous location.
Clear Skies (Lok Vah Koor)-clears away inclement weather, similar to a pegasus' weather-controlling ability. However, it can be used to clear fog or blizzards as well to give the user an open field of vision and reduce the chance of ambush.
Cyclone (Ven Gar Nos)- creates a cyclone to damage and blow around foes. Durnehviir used it to blow away the hiding place of Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle in this chapter.
Disarm (Zun Haal Viik)-rips weapons or tools from a foes grasp. In this story, an expert can "disarm" fired spells as well.
Dismay (Faas Ru Maar)-works like King Sombra's abilities; instill fears into foes surrounding the user and makes them more likely to surrender or retreat.
Drain Vitality (Gaan Lah Haas)-drains a foe's life and magical abilities. The user, in this story, can decide if they will absorb it themselves. give it to someone near death to save their life, or split the energies between themselves and their allies.
Elemental Fury (Su Grah Dun)-coats arms with wind to increase the speed of their strikes and deal additional damage, in this story, with the swirling wind tearing into the foe as well.
Frost Breath (Fo Krah Diin)-user exhales a freezing blizzard, which freezes the foe.
Kyne's Peace (Kaan Drem Ov)-Like Fluttershy, this skill soothes wild beasts and tames them. Think about it: This can make a wild Timberwolf the equivalent of a guard dog.
Marked For Death (Krii Lun Aus)-weakens any armor the foe is wearing and severely curses the foe's lifeforce until they are at the verge of death; making them easy to kill off.
Soul Tear (Rii Vaaz Zol)-comands recently killed foes and makes them puppets to your will for a minute. Can also be used to instantly kill foes before it reanimates them. One of the Darkest spell Spike will know. Also, ironically enough, it is the spell the undead dragon- Durnehviir- teaches you in the game.
Throw Voice (Zul Mey Gut)-this spell throws your voice away from your location, causing foes to look for you elsewhere allowing you to ambush or escape them.
Unrelenting Force (Fus Ro Dah)-a shock-wave of pure power is sent from the users mouth and blows away anything or anyone in the user's way.
Whirlwind Sprint (Wuld Nah Kest)- wind surrounds the user and carries them forward with the speed of a tempest-allowing the user to move at speeds rivaling the Sonic Rainboom.
Not usable spells: summoning-only Durnehviir could be summoned and he no longer is in fighting shape.
Fire breath-Spike can already breath fire naturally.
If you want to replace any one of the dragon shouts with another, let me know.
Lessons of the Ancient Times
I have an author's notes at the end of the chapter, so please read in regards to the "poll" regarding the pairing.
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Four Days Later....
Spike stood outside the cave while a blinding blizzard swirled all around him. 'Sky. Spring. Summer.' Spike thought to himself, 'remember the lost Draconic language'. Raising his gaze to the sky, he shouted "Lok Vah Koor!" and a white pulse of magic fired from his mouth into the skies, clearing the blizzard away and scattering the clouds.
Durnehviir's head emerged from the cave and glanced around the sky before sending a look of approval to his student.
Twilight, and Rainbow Dash, however rushed out of the cave and looked in amazement of the suddenly clear skies.
"Kid, if you can do that, I bet even the Ponyville Weather Team would hire you clearing the skies. Three words it took you to clear those skies....and you didn't even leave the ground!" Rainbow Dash said, flying over to different clouds remaining in the sky and testing them-trying to find a comfortable one to rest on.
"I am quite astounded at the variety of uses dragon magic has, Spike." Twilight said, having pulled out a parchment and quill and was writing down notes. "I didn't come across weather controlling spells for unicorns....but then again I was focused on other things."
Rarity was standing at the mouth of the cave, glancing in the direction Ponyville was located, a look of worry across her face. 'Even though I know she's a growing filly, I can't help but worry about Sweetie Bell.' She thought. 'And for good reason. We know how much trouble she and her friends can get into.'
"You have done in learning the ancient Draconic language, and even have learned spells faster than I could prepare them" Durnehviir said, causing Spike to rub the back of his head sheepishly.
"Well, being the assistant to a unicorn who's obsessed with learning new spells and impressing her mentor- Princess Celestia- you tend to pick up a few things about the basics of magic." Spike said, and Twilight blushed in embarrassment.
"Indeed." Durnehviir said, tapping a claw against a rock and watching it tumble down the mountain before raising his head. "What are the spells I have taught you?"
Twilight opened her mouth to answer, but Spike place his hand over her mouth and shook his head.
"In alphabetical order: Animal Allegiance, Aura Whisper, Become Ethereal, Call of Valor, Clear Skies, Disarm, Dismay, Kyne's Peace, Throw Voice, and Whirlwind Sprint." Spike recited, saying the three words for each spell after saying their name.
Spike then sighed and sat down with his arms crossed. "Basically, the only one that can be used in combat is Disarm...and you say I am destined to defeat Alduin the Dark Dragon. How am I supposed to defeat him if all I know is cheap tricks with animals and the weather?"
"Never underestimate the power of the environment around you. It can make the difference between life and death." Durnehviir said sternly, "Even though they may seem like cheap tricks, these spells may save your life. What if you summoned a Timberwolf with Animal Allegiance and then tame him with Kyne's Peace?"
"I didn't think about that." Spike admitted.
"You are young, and haven't truly faced the terrors and monsters out in the wild or had to truly fight to survive yet." Durnehviir said, lowering himself to look into Spike's eyes, "But you will grow soon. Then, knowledge locked away on how to fight will come naturally to you. This is why teenage dragons play aggressive games like tail wrestling and king of the hoard- to improve their fighting skills and establish a pecking order of dominance."
Twilight had nearly reached the end of the parchment she was writing on-as it was full of notes on the dragon species and history.
"This information is really interesting. Maybe the ponies will finally get an informative book about dragons!" She said, making Durnehviir look at his with a bland look on his face.
"Your friend is really....dedicated...to learning...." He said in disbelief.
"You have no idea." Rainbow Dash said, having finally found a suitable cloud, landing next to the dragons.
"You sure took your time finding a cloud to sleep on." Spike said, with an amused grin on his face.
"Hey. I had to find a cloud comfy, yet sturdy enough to support this much awesomeness!" She said, a cocky look on her face.
As she flew up and lied back on her cloud, an idea came to Spike, and a he gave a grin similar to the one Pinkie Pie had before she pranked someone.
"Lok Vah Koor!" Spike shouted, the white pulse hitting the cloud Rainbow Dash was relaxing on and cause it to dissipate into water vapor.
"AAH!" She shouted, falling down onto the ground.
Both dragons gave loud laughs and even the unicorn mares had a hard time stifling their laughter.
"And that's why even the so-called 'useless' Dragon Shout spells can be used to your advantage." Durnehviir said, deciding to use that prank as a learning lesson.
"Tomorrow, we will finish up your lessons with combat spells, but for now it is getting late. We must rest up for a full day tomorrow. Your magic must recharge as well, or else you risk burning yourself out." He said, as he watched the sun start to set on the horizon.
"Will you tell us more about the ancient times?" Twilight asked, and Durnehviir nodded. He saw no harm in sharing the information about the past for the future to learn from.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!" Twilight shouted, hopping all over the place.
"Calm yourself, darling!" Rarity said, watching her friend jump around.
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Once back inside the cave, Durnehviir had settled himself into a comfortable position as Spike sat munching on a gem and the three mares had placed themselves in a position so they could jump between Durnhviir and Spike should they need to.
"Long ago, before the lands you call Equestria were founded, there was order and relative peace across the lands. Sure the ponies didn't interbreed like they do today and tend to tick with their own species-Unicorn with Unicorn, Earth Pony with Earth Pony, and Pegasus with Pegasus-but the species interacted with each other without much conflict." Durnehviir started reciting, Twilight summoning new pieces of parchment, as well as a new quill and taking new notes.
'I can see the title of the book now' Twilight thought. 'The history of Dragons. Written by Twilight Sparkle.'
"Other species interacted with the ponies as well. Sea Serpents traded goods and tales with the land and air dwelling ponies, and we dragons taught the unicorns how to harness their magic. In return, Unicorns made cults to defend us and or homes, and we taught them our own magic-the Dragon Shouts. Sadly, though. Dragon Shouts apparently are lost today."
"Wait. What do you mean lost?" Twilight asked.
"Rarity. If you could control the weather by shouting 'Lok Vah Koor' at the top of your lungs, would you do it?"
"What?!" Rarity said, recoiling in shock, "And sound like a ruffian?! A lady has standards!"
"I rest my case" Durnehviir said, causing Twilight and Rainbow Dash to glare at Rarity, who looked regretful and sheepish at being singled out and saying what she did.
"Anyways, all was calm, Ponies traveled in caravans to trade their goods. The different species decided to name their land. In honor of all the species, they wanted a name that was neutral to all. In the end, they decided on Skyrim, with how the mountains reached into the sky."
"All was fine until the Dark Dragon, Alduin; whose scales were blacker than the night sky, rose to power and gained a following all of his own. One of his most prized students was a yearling Unicorn colt named Sombra- who took exceptional skills with fear and intangibility spells, and the darkness that flowed from Alduin filled his heart. When Alduin had enough followers, he lead a war to take control of Skyrim."
"Never before had so much blood had been shed on Skyrim. Brother against Brother. The sands were stained red and even the sea serpents fled to deeper water. The Dragons got together to plan with the ponies of Skyrim who were not following Alduin. A plan was set into motion-we would combine our strength to seal away Alduin. We were worried that Alduin would break free one day and no one would be able to stop him. That is when a group of ponies who dedicated their skills into predicting the future came to us with a prophecy."
"A dragon would be born without wings, but would have strong magical skills. He would permanently silence the Dark Dragon Aluin when he returned to spread Death and Destruction once more. This wingless Wyrm would be the Dovahkiin-the Dragonborn."
"Permanently silence....as in...kill?" Twilight asked, horrified.
"I know it seems horrific, but Alduin has no concept of mercy, and would gladly stab you in the back when show mercy if it guaranteed him victory. Alduin....he was pure evil incarnate...there was no other explanation for him. Even the one you call Discord is nothing but a mere trickster when compared to Alduin."
This was worrying to Twilight and the others. Discord had nearly destroyed the friendship of the six mares who wielded the Elements of Harmony. To think that Alduin was even worse than him. Also, apparently only Spike would be able to face him. Did that mean the Elements of Harmony were useless against him?
"The battle that ensued was horrifying, permanently scarring the land around it and tearing the side of a mountain apart. That was the very mountain the foundations of Canterlot were built on, I believe. Anyway, in the end Alduin was sealed away, but he cast a curse at his sealers just before he was sealed away. Greed would fill their hearts and the hearts of their descendants. Their age and size would be determined by the size of their hoard. The dragons took the curse in place of the Unicorns, allowing the sealing process to be finished. This spell, they knew, was an attempt to control their descendants when he broke free."
"In the end, the remaining dragons scattered across the land, only gathering to migrate or breed. The land was permanently scarred and many crops and resources failed, and the different pony species bickered and fought. The other creatures had not heard of Alduin's defeat and remained hiding until after the land was renamed. Even then they stayed farther away due to the fear they received from the ponies. The bickering between the pony species did not last, however. The first Heart Warming's Eve had to happen....and Skyrim was renamed Equestria in honor of the event where the different pony species came together in harmony once again."
Twilight finished gathering her notes and turned to Spike. "Spike, can you send this to the Princesses, please?"
Spike inhaled and the parchments vanished in a flash of green flames when he exhaled.
Spike then let out a huge yawn and curled up in a ball, and Twilight smiled down at the dragon she knew most her life-though Celestia did the job of raising him after she hatched him. Lying down next to him, she dozed off, images of unicorns and dragons fighting side by side playing through her mind.
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Canterlot
"Ah'm telling you they've been gone too long!" Applejack said, with Pinkie Pie bouncing in place and Fluttershy hiding behind a pillar as they met up with Princess Celestia-in regards to their missing friends. "We should've never let them go off with the Dragon Migration."
Before Princess Celestia could respond, a whirl of green flames materialized in front of her and a stack of parchment emerged from the flames. Catching them with her magic, Celestia started reading through it.
"Apparently your fears are unfounded. They are safe." Celestia said, "And actually met up with an old dragon named Durnehviir that was willing to talk about the species history. He is even teaching our young Spike a lost art of dragon magic. Twilight, however, has it in her head that she's going to publish the first book about dragons."
"T-that's nice." Fluttershy said, finally peeking out from behind the pillar.
"This information is things even I haven't known. This comes from the ages before the first Hearth's Warming Eve....oh my...."
She had reached the part about the Dovahkiin and the prophecy regarding Alduin.
"If you excuse me, My Little Ponies, I must discuss some information that came up with Luna and the others immediately."
Celestia said, still holding the parchments with her magic, before trotting out of the room leaving three very confused ponies behind.
Author's Note
In regards of the pairing.
So far Spilight is winning, followed by a harem, then Rainbow Dash, and then Sparity.
I do have a question.
If it is a "harem", would you prefer:
A) Spike/Twilight/Rainbow Dash
B)Spike/Twilight/Rainbow Dash/ Rarity
or
C) Spike/ Main 6
