Author's Note

Good news everyone! I've found a proper dragon translator so I can actually start using the dragon language correctly! If you'd like for me to go back and re-do the earlier chapters using this then please let me know!

Lesson 1: Unrelenting Force

Twilight stood before Alduin as he prepared to teach her the ways of the Thu'um, and possibly his language as a whole.

"Twilight you have endured my test, and have proven yourself worthy of learning the Thu'um. You may speak, and we will begin your first lesson today. I carve the Word of Power into the ground, and you will read it, learn it, feel it. Then I shall share my knowledge of the shout with you. We will begin with the most basic shout, Unrelenting Force." Alduin said, which made the mare excited. Alduin faced a section on bare grass and shot his flames onto the ground, causing a word in his language to form. Twilight approached it and felt like she could hear a whispering in her head, as the word was repeated over and over, until it suddenly stopped. "Speak the word to me." Alduin ordered.

"Fus." Twilight said, and Alduin smiled, knowing that he would complete the next step quickly. Several pale golden ribbons of energy began to flow from Alduin, into Twilight, the voices returned, only this time they didn't stop as quickly, she began to feel worried, almost as if this wasn't supposed to be happening, but it faded away.

"Now face this stone, channel all of your inner emotions and change them into your shout." Alduin instructed, and Twilight faced the large rock near him, and began to take heavy breaths, she then began to shout.

"Fus!" She yelled, but nothing happened, disappointed she turned to face Alduin. "It didn't work..." She said feeling discouraged.

"Again." Alduin said, and Twilight tried to shout again with the same result. "Again." She tried and nothing happened. "Daar gein tries dii prem. Again!" Alduin said, and Twilight tried again, with no reaction.

"Am I doing something wrong?" She asked, and looked at Alduin who shook his head.

"No, some are just not talented enough to control the Thu'um. I'm afraid you never may." Alduin said, trying his best not to grin. Twilight looked down, and felt angry, she wasn't sure if Alduin was trying to discourage her or not.

"FUS!" Twilight shouted, channeling all of her anger and frustration into this shout, which produced the desired effect. The rock was not flung away, but was rather pushed a few inches, which made Twilight smile.

"Good, continue to train and extend your knowledge of the word Fus, next we will focus on Ro." Alduin burned the word into the ground again. Twilight went through the same experience again, and found it less frightening this time. Alduin shared his knowledge with her and she turned to face the stone.

"Fus Ro!" She shouted, but like the first time, she found that it had done nothing. She let out a groan and faced Alduin. "Is there some trick to it? It didn't happen last time until I got angry." Twilight said, to which Alduin began to laugh.

"You're barely even trying, just give up now, leave before I allow you to continue anymore." Alduin said with a grin. Twilight growled and faced the rock before shouting again.

"FUS RO!" She yelled, which launched the rock a few feet.

"Good, finally we will focus on the final word of power... Dah." Alduin said, repeating the process.

"Fus Ro Dah!" Twilight shouted, but once again there was no result, but before she could try again, Alduin began to speak.

"Naal stahdim! This one is useless! Worthless, only a waste of space and air! Zu'u ofan vok!" Alduin yelled, and this made Twilight furious, not just angry. She turned to face him and began to shout.

"FUS RO DAH!" She shouted directly at his face, which flung the dragon back a foot or two. Twilight gasped as she realized what she had done, and began to back away in fear. Alduin approached her with a look of anger and fury, he began to speak.

"Hi lost pogaas nerve! Hi krilon mii zul wah zey! Zu'u fend al hi... Vutharaak Zu'u fen ni. Hi lost genun hi los vos mii faal Zul. Mu fen fahbo ko sed zuk sul." Alduin said, and turned before walking away from her, she was shocked and stood there, wondering if Alduin would come back and attack her.

Shining let out a groan of disgust, another body had been found, only this one had been cut in half. The flesh had been sliced finely, and even the bones had been cleanly cut, which worried him. Whatever was doing this wasn't killing for sport or because it was insane, rather it was doing this because it was eating them, devouring its victims. However the fact that this one had only been half-eaten worried him, had somepony approached the monster? Or had it sensed danger? Whatever the case, at least they would have part of a body to bury, unlike Trixie where they buried her hat and a framed picture. This was just getting worse and worse every time he was put on one of these... He just began to wonder how many more would be killed.