(Selavan Shortspine POV)

It had been several hours since the strange young man fainted at realizing reality. Fairly amusing, seeing a mortal go through such a 180 mood shift. While he could have kept the lizard part to himself, I had to chuckle after a few moments of thinking over what he said. Add his odd substitute for cursing, and he’s pretty much a full fledged comedian. “Sheogorath would like you.” I thought to myself. The silence was broken by the voices of Lord Hermaeus, Lord Kai, Mistress Luna, and Holvar coming towards the room.

“And as you can see from what I’ve analyzed and deduced from reading the void magic on his equipment, I have determined he is from a far off dimension known as Terra, a land permanently scarred by war, conflict, and disaster,” Lord Hermaeus droned on. “That’s most troubling Mora, and I pity the poor souls for their struggles, but we’ll look into this later for now, we need to hear how he’s recovering and answer his questions and he can tell us his message.” Lord Kai said as Holvar opened the door, allowing Mistress Luna to enter first, Lord Kai came in next, and finally Lord Hermaeus.

“My Lords, Lady, and fellow Servant. I’m glad you were able to make it.” I said with joy. “As much as I shouldn’t say it, you missed a spectacular comic moment from our guest.” I said pointing to the bed. “Really? What did he do?” Lord Hermaeus asked. “A mood 180 with odd cursing substitution. I doubt you would know how a “Bucket of Orange juice sauce” can be made with “bubblegum wrappers,” assuming you know what the latter is.” I said with a chuckle. “So he thought this was a dream, and I’m guessing you proved him wrong by pinching him, he saw his new blood, and passed out, correct?” Lord Kai asked. “Yes.” I replied. “I see, Luna, dearest can you wake him up please?” Lord Kai asked. Mistress Luna nodded and her horn’s spiral began to glow white, signifying that she was in the Dreamscape with our guest.

(Gideon White POV)

“Fēngkuáng jiùshì lìliàng!” I yelled as I dodged to my right and gave a powerful slash to my faceless opponent, followed up with a kick to it’s gut, forcing it off of a nearby cliff. “Nǐ yǐ bài yǐ!” After finishing the fight, I moved my dao to my left hand in reverse grip and took a deep breath. “Dreams, dreams, and more dreams,” I huffed in annoyance. “When will reality come into play?” I asked. “It comes when you wake.” A female voice said from nowhere.

I quickly moved my dao back to my right hand and stood at the ready. “Who said that!? Show yourself!” I shouted into the air. “I did. Now calm yourself and put away your weapon, and I will reveal myself.” The voice said in a motherly tone. Reluctantly, I moved my weapon back to my left arm and said, “It’s away, so any time you’re ready.” A white light appeared and a human figure came from the light. As the light faded the woman had dark blue fur, a horn coming out of her forehead, two feathered wings, and a horse-like face. “I’m Luna, Queen of the night. What is your name stranger?” The female creature said as she slowly walked towards me.

“I am Gideon White and I’m honored to be in the presence of Royalty, even if it is a fever dream royal.” I said while I set down my dao and kneeled on the ground. Luna giggled, “Your respect is notable. You’re dreaming, but let me help you wake up, and just to warn you, one of us will be a mass of eyes and tentacles, but he can’t harm you I promise.” she said as she kneeled down in front of me, her horn barely touching my forehead and a white light consumed us.

“Just make sure this Squidman McSquidface keeps his squid arms away from my butt, that’s all I ask.” I said as my vision darkened before they opened, seeing the reptilian, a human, the horse woman, a mass of squid, and a much taller human. “Sup?” The taller human seemed a little confused at my actions, and replied, “Really? After being stuck in a comatose state for a few hours, that’s how you introduce yourself?” I was about to respond, but the taller human beat me to the punch. “My name’s Kai, this lovely lady is my wife Luna, the mass of tentacles and eyes is Hermaeus Mora, the shorter human is Holvar, and the one you called a lizard man, is actually an Argonian named, Selavan Shortspine.” He said while pointing to each of the people(?) in the room with me.

“Nice to meet you all. My name's Gideon White,” I said, with a bow of my head. “I was going to ask where I am, but when you mentioned Hermaeus Mora, I figured that either Tamriel or Oblivion is where I am.” Kai smiled and replied. “Well you’re mostly correct. You are in my plane of Oblivion called the Isles of Perception.” I rolled my eyes lightly. “So, after cutting through to the root answer I'm looking for, I'm in Oblivion?” Kai walked up to me and kneeled by my bed. “Yes, you are in Oblivion. Also Nirn, and by extension Tamriel, has been fused with my wife’s home dimension, Equestria.” He explained.

Some sort of familiarity vibe struck when he said that. “Equestria...why does that sound familiar?” I quietly questioned myself before I turned my attention back to the human...Daedra... person...Kai guy. “I'm sure you all have questions (as do I), so...one at a time/take turns kind of deal?” “That is acceptable.” Hermaeus said calmly. “I understand that you have a message for me, I’d like to hear what it is.” Kai said.

With a sigh as I rubbed where both blades had pierced me, I said, “I'll just say what she said. She said: ‘I, Apollyon, Goddess of War and Wolves, will be bringing war over the horizon. It’ll be up to him (probably meaning you) if he decides to try to stop it or allow his inner wolf to come free.’ She then kicked me into this realm or whatever.” Luna looked somewhat angry at this news. “Who does this Apollyon think she is to threaten our home?” “It's part of her thought process,” I said. “Back on her world (I'll call it Terra for now), she manipulated three factions into nearly a millennia of war, all based on her belief that the strong, or Wolves, are supposed to allow their base instincts of conflict, regardless of the consequences it may have on the weak, or Sheep.” If Hermaeus could frown he’d be doing so as he spoke, “This Apollyon is a force of self destruction, she will be destroyed by those she manipulated, it’s only a matter of time.” Luna also nodded in agreement. “I think she will fail here seeing as all of the races that now inhabit our world may have small skirmishes every now and again, they have a mutual understanding for assisting one another in a time of crisis.”

“Not unless she can trick them into thinking that said crises are the fault of another, or give them a ‘probable’ cause to fight,” I said. “Her manipulations would be crafted to cause the most mayhem and bloodshed...even if that blood is her own.” The group seemed to agree with me, so Luna decided to try and change topics, when a cat lady(Khajiit) dressed in a white gown came with a small book in her hands and various other handheld medical devices. “Oh Great Ones, Malzah did not realize you were here to see This One’s patient.” the now named Malzah said as she made her way past Kai. “Is it odd that she reminds me of my mother?” I said to the group. “Malzah is like that, she’s the best healer, or doctor we have around here.” Selavan said as Malzah continued her examination. “I need you to inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth, please.” Malzah requested as she placed her stethoscope on my chest to listen to my lungs.

After giving her a few bits of breathing as she had requested, I asked, “So, am I clear Doc, or do I have to stay for any additional advice and/or paperwork?” Malzah merely smiled in response. “Yes, This One believes you’re quite healthy and can leave at any time, however try not to overexert yourself, the transplants need time to fully take effect.” “Which organs?” I asked. “Your heart, and one of your lungs. Not to mention the complete transfusion of Dremora blood we had to give you to keep you alive.” Malzah said as she made some final notes in her book. “Does that make me part Daedra or just something along the lines of Frankenstein's monster?” I ask. “Well yes and no. Yes because you get a boost in stamina, a longer lifespan, and greater magic reserves. No because since you’re technically unaffiliated, your soul isn’t tied to this realm so you can walk the mortal plane without a spell to summon you, or a portal to travel anywhere.” Hermaeus explained.

“Good to know,” I said as I stood up from the bed. “So, different venue to continue our Q&A session?” “Absolutely, let’s head to Canterlot, but first let’s get all of your possessions.” Kai said as he lead our group out of the room.

(Luna’s P.O.V)

As we walked through the hall towards the armory, I couldn’t help but feel uneasy about the situation with Apollyon coming to wreak havoc on Equestria just to amuse herself. “Something wrong?” I heard Gideon ask. “Yes, I can’t help but think of the coming destruction Apollyon will bring.” I said sadly. “The best anyone can do is think both long and short term concerning the coming conflicts.” He assured. “Make sure the immediate needs of the populus are met and take appropriate, and carefully thought out long term action against Apollyon.” I nodded in understanding. In what seemed no time at all, we finally reached the armory. “Here’s all of you stuff Gideon. We had to reforge your armor and reinforce it with Dovahmail.” Kai said as he helped Gideon put his armor on with some of the armorers.

“Expertly crafted to remain of similar function,” Gideon commented. “Who should I thank for the repairs?” Then from around the corner we saw the head smith, an Orc, named Shavangroth. “I did the repairs, had to pay very close attention to all of that fancy detail, took a while too, but I couldn’t be happier with the results.” He said with a confident smile on his face. Gideon smiled and said, “I wouldn't be able to expect any different. Heck, if I tried to fix it, it'd look like a dragon barfed out metal.” We all laughed at Gideon’s comparison, then Shavangroth gave a hearty pat on Gideon’s shoulder. “Heh, I like you stranger. Name’s Shavangroth, I’m forge master here. If you like I could teach ya how to make some decent armor sometime.” Shavangroth said as he walked over to fetch Gideon’s helmet. “I might end up taking that offer up,” he said. “And hopefully my overactive mind doesn't decide to experiment in ways I can't or shouldn't handle.” The burly Orc nodded. “Good, but a great part of smithing, is from experimenting with your material.” He said returning to the forge to ignite the fire.

Gideon nodded and came back to the group. “Off to Canterlot?” He asked. “Yes, Hermaeus, if you wish to stay you may, and you two keep a handle on things here.” Kai said as he placed his one hand on Gideon’s shoulder, and his other hand wrapped around my waist as we teleported back to Canterlot.

Author's Note

Here it is folks, the first official chapter to Wolf of Oblivion! I would like to thank Wayward Shadow for allowing me to work with him on this, be sure to like, comment and follow us, and we'll see you guys next time!