Dragonborn Saga

CH 523

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the Magic Community even with her great titles and high seniority in the line of Divayth Fyr.
As she let go of all the questions that she kept asking all her life, she started to find some solace and salvation.
She even got married once but discovered that she is infertile and the marriage was ruined thus she stayed with Faralda who became some sort of a soul mate to her.

Things became easier and easier with time and her life became slow, boring, peaceful and dull.
She wanted it this way and quite enjoyed it too.
She also developed a strange fondness of children and always thought about adoption but she wasn ’t quite sure.

Many years passed and she forgot all about her past, she became the lazy drunk clumsy Nurina and loved her lifestyle.
She even wanted to try her luck at raising children and became an Orphanage Caretaker in Riften, it was then when she met a certain child.

A child whose world was falling apart even when he was less than a year old.
She never suspected much and took the child under her care.
With time, she grew fond and attached to him, he was even making it worse by his curiosity and obsession of magic and anything related to the craft thus she taught him from the very fine basics to the mind-flipping theories which he absorbed all and even started researching them.
His talent was… monstrous.
He even would spout nonsensical excuses about past life and his peerless handsomeness yet even if that was true, it still wouldn ’t explain his talent.

Days passed and years followed.
Nurina delayed her return to the College of Winterhold just to watch that child grow in an environment he is familiar with and before she knew it, she adopted him and made him her Legacy Disciple.
Even with his biological mother showing up, he wasn ’t the unfilial type.
Finally, that day came when he became 15 and had to leave the orphanage.
She excused herself as well and decided to take him to the College of Winterhold where his talent can grow further.

Since the day she brought he to Winterhold, not a day was quiet or peaceful.
Everything was changing and revolving around him, every action he made impacted the Winterhold significantly.
Nurina feared that she may have caused an alteration to the future by bringing him to Winterhold yet nothing she could do about it, her child was just moving with the momentum of Fate.

Business, money, battles, politics.
Nurina hid from the world in Winterhold yet he brought the world to Winterhold.
She has long since forgotten about what happened in Chaos by that time.
Jon even got himself into trouble and out of it but she had to leave him to rely on his own power and face his Fate.
That until… he returned to her one day.

One look at him and it was just it.

It was all there.

Every question she ever asked, every stone she ever turned, every clue she ever followed for 200 years… the answer was right in front of her once she felt the Chaos Infection running on his blood.

The things she forgot and the things she tried to forget all came together to make perfect and clear sense.

He is her son… her baby boy… he is the one she met 175 years ago.

Was all her life just a coincidental survival? Was all her misery a curse by the Daedra?

No.

It was all Fate preparing her, making her into who she is, giving her all the solutions and granting her all the credit.
It was her Fate and her Reward.
Nurina was never much of a believer but now she believed.

If her Fate was to meet Jon, to be his mentor, to give him power and see him rise… then this is better than anything she ever dreamt of.

She is lucky.
She is a winner.

It is said that behind every great man, there is a great woman.
In Jon ’s case, that woman is not Hilda, not Jullanar and certainly not Alina.

It is her.

She raised the Dragon.

Let all the world shiver in her wake and bask in her glory.

She looked at him with tears finally flowing from her eyes.

”Welcome home. ”

Jon silently put his head on her lap and closed his eyes.

”Yeah… I ’m home. ”

***

*The College of Winterhold*

The College of Winterhold was always shunned by the Nords and until this very day, no one liked the magic or the mages this much.
Winterhold as a city was an exception as a big part of the economy is dependent on the College but problems would arise from time to time with the Nords who recently moved to the city.

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Other than that, the College started to receive more attention than before from the outside world.
Jon Dare is surely the culprit but the College itself started developing from inside alongside Winterhold and was stretching its influence to the other holds all around Skyrim.
Archmage Savos Aren was surely ambitious and wanted to expand whenever he got the chance and the DDC assisted him.
With that, many young Nords would enroll in the College to graduate and find work in the DDC either as Battlemages, Researchers, Alchemists or Enchanters.

Inside the College, the situation was as busy as ever.
Students and Scholars were holding lectures and the Eight Departments were on each other ’s throats especially today.
Why? It is the enrollment day.

The College accepts students four times every year and the departments would work as hard as they could to attract students.

”With Alchemy, one unravels the secrets of the matter and browses the wonder of nature. ” Two Alchemists stood behind a table as they performed colorful tricks with their flasks and ingredients.

”Alchemy? Is that even Magic? Who needs unraveling the Matter when you can Master the Matter.
Turn what is cheap to something expensive.
In Alteration, you can even protect yourself from any spell or blade. ” Two Alteration apprentices on a stage not far from them showed off their arcane skill.

”Did I hear that right, friend? Alteration protects you? Maybe at minimal but when it comes to protecting or even healing and fighting the undead, there is no school beyond Restoration, my friends.
Join our department. ” Two Restoration mages performed the most radiant magic to attract attention.

”Restoration? Isn ’t that the magic they teach at basically any temple? These people came to the College to see true Magic and there is nothing more Arcane in this world than Illusion.
Master the ways of the Mind, unravel the secrets of the Hidden Senses.
Join the Illusion Department. ” Two Illusionists made music and lights using their staves to attract the crowd.

”Illusion? I wonder what is turning invisible good for unless for running away.
This is Enchanting, you don ’t need any School of Magic and Craft after this, at any Magic Application, Enchanting is always essential. ” An Enchanter said as he sent up a floating staff and robes that looked well crafted and abundant with magic.

”Hahaha! Friends, we all came here for one thing and one thing only.
Blow stuff up, freeze it to death, shock it to the morrow.
We are the most popular department for a reason, be with the cool kids and join the DESTRUCTION Department. ” A Pyromancer road on the shoulder of two others and started shooting out flames.

”Those Destruction metalheads are too noisy.
This is a Flame Atronach and that ’s a Frost Atronach, do I need to tell you more.
Who needs to dirty their hands if they have such mighty servants or maybe… delve into a darker endeavour.
We are not shy, join the Conjuration Department. ” A Conjurer road on a Flame Atronach Horse bragging with his summons.

”Bitch, please! Mysticism is this way. ” A mystic floated on air while crossing legs as he manipulated the arcane energy to Teleport around while levitating.

It was fairly clear that all the departments were on edge but one thing was certain about most of the Nord students, the first thing they would ask about is which department does Thane Jon Dare belong to.
Mysticism was popular for such a reason but the numbers would always decrease when people realize how insane that department is and they would transfer to other departments.

Alina observed the situation from above the roof as the main yard of the college was as busy as a Fredas (Friday) market.
As a teacher in the Academy, she has a large role to play in managing the students of the Mysticism Department and she will be assisting Master Tolfdir in the coming lectures for the new students.

”Master Alina, I ’ve finished. ” A young voice called for her and as she turned around, she saw Beth coming alongside Laaneth.

”Congratulations on the application, Beth.
And Senior, thank you for taking care of her. ” Alina received Beth cheerfully.

”It ’s a pleasure, she ’s such a sweet girl. ” Laaneth said as she patted Beth on the shoulder.

”Hey, Beth.
Why don ’t you go and find Jon, he is over there with Master Nurina. ” Alina said.

”Alright, I ’ll go greet Master and Grandmaster. ” Beth said as she ran to where Alina pointed her.

Laaneth and Alina watched Beth go and looked at each other.

”Not his child, right? ” Laaneth asked.

”Senior, surely you jest.
Kid is 12, Jon is Jon alright but even he can ’t have a kid when he is 8. ” Alina smiled.

”Oh! Look at you, all nerves of steel and all.
Hubby is now home and you can act all relaxed and cute now. ” Laaneth teased her.

”That ’s a given, I am not the most beautiful and cutest in the World for nothing. ” Alina acted all high and mighty.

”Tsk, you ’re as a brat as he is. ” Laaneth punched Alina in the shoulder and stood beside her at the balcony, ”Good numbers this year, will have a lot of work. ”

”True.
Jon asked me to be on College duty for the coming few months. ” Alina replied.

”Why? ”

”He didn ’t say… from what it looks like, something in the College is concerning him.
It is also fun to teach so I ’ll be sticking around you and Master for a while. ” Alina said then kept looking at the yard of the college with a frown.

”What ’s on your mind? ” Laaneth asked.

”I don ’t know… ”

”Relax.
By the way, that girl Beth seemed to have run into that Thalmor spy. ” Laaneth said.

”Ancano? ” Alina reacted violently.

”Yes.
He seemed to have started questioning her but she got on his nerves a bit too fast compared to others. ” Laaneth said.

”By Kyne! I just can ’t understand how the Archmage let a Thalmor into the College, it is an insult to everything Winterhold stands for.
If Jon finds out… ” Alina was about to throw a tantrum.

”Hey, calm down.
You know how much the Thalmor are deeply involved in the politics of the Magic Community.
If the College went against them publicly, we may lose a lot of relationships with the other Academies and Institutes.
Also, we agreed that we can afford a spy that we can monitor. ” Laaneth said.

”I know.
Jon won ’t interfere with the College but he won ’t like it. ” Alina was still upset.