The Ebony Renegades (Skyrim)

chapter four

As the sun reached its high point at the High Noon the sound of three sets of footsteps Were Heard climbing up the steps revealing the remaining three members "Okay guys they're here." Gila said to the group who were doing their own thing as they waited for the trio to return most notably Gentu who was tinkering with a dwarven spider and Gila was tanning the hide of the sabercats as the two sets of sabercat eyes and teeth were set aside for Sabrina to put in her Alchemy ingredient pouch and also just finished making her famous meat rations. Shadow-step smiles as he walks up and gives a filled grand soul gem to Gentu who takes it with a grateful nod and puts the soul gem in the dwarven spider it activates and operates as a sentry as the group goes inside and to the door that is needed to be picked to open it, Shadow-step kneels in front of the locked dwarven metal gate taking out his lockpicks and within a few moments, the telltale click sounded as the door opens. Leading up to a platform overlooking the three bandits below. "What the?, how in oblivion is that fucker still alive after I drove my blade through his throat?" Severin growls in irritation seeing an old target he got before. And seeing him still breathing was pissing him off. " psst Severin, you see those over there?" Gentu asked the Argonian as he pointed at the heavily mounted crossbows in front of them. " those are Ballistas they shoot a spear projectile at about thirty feet per second and the lever next to them is the firing mechanism" Gentu whispered to Severin who immediately had a sharp grin on his face as he silently snuck over and ever so quietly turning the Ballistas to face Alain Dufont and his two Goons. " let's see you get up from your sorry ass speared into the ground." flicking the lever with his hand and flicking the other one with his tail both Ballistas went off spearing Alain to the ground and the other spear going straight through both of the Goons pinning them on top of each other to the ground while Severin stood up and gave them both twin middle fingers " have fun in the void at Sithis's feet you slippery skeever" Severin said to himself as he walked back over to them chuckling evilly to himself. The group spread out looting the bodies for valuables picking up unique Hammer Aegisbane and tossing it to Yamma who had the most strength of the group as the group continued going through the corridor of what appeared to be once a collection Depot of some sort. they opened up the Dwarven chests finding Jewels even some rings and necklaces and the occasional Circlet they proceeded through the narrow corridors exploring, looting, and crushing Dwarven Automatons until they found the elevator Which led them down to the ruins of Ralbthar deep market. The Ralbthar deep Market was an underground Dwemer ruin that was beautifully lit by glowing mushrooms and other fungi growing around underneath upon looking around they could see Skeevers in what appeared to be a makeshift pen made from Chorus Hide as well as about sixteen to twenty Falmer the deranged blinded snow elves seem to be unusually organized compared to their normal manic behavior, Almost like they were searching for something. " hey boss something's up, the Falmer are never this calculating and organized, it's a small chance but it could be that they're regaining their intelligence," Gentu said as Ebon-shi nodded considering the possibility. " let's try to sneak around them, nobody engage unless you have been spotted and the possibility of Escape is exhausted" Asadelf smiled gently even though the Falmer were practically considered mindless monsters now the reason she enjoyed being with this group over the Thalmar is at least they had respect for all life and would never condone unnecessary bloodshed without a reason. If they attacked then there would be no holding back but if they didn't pose a threat then there was no need to attack which was how this group operated. " Shadow-step, Severin, Gila. Can one of you see if you can shoot an arrow over into that corner and hit that Bell from the looks of it, it might draw their attention and make them go over there so we can get by them without being spotted" Gila was quick to respond by pulling her glass bow of the Stag Prince off of her back placing a single Falmer Arrow on the bowstring and shooting it at an arc upon colliding with what appears to be a type of bell tower as the bell went off the Falmer immediately started flocking over there to investigate leaving the pathway clear With Shadow-step, Gila, and Severin staying back providing a distraction and to keep an eye on them until the group was on the other side due to the three of them being the most stealthy of the group. Noticing the Falmer coming back their way Severin pulled out his Daedric crossbow and shot at the Bell this time hitting another Bell which immediately Drew the blinded snow elves back to investigate as the trio sneaked over to the rest of the group. After entering a room with a bunch of Gears that were stuck that were grinding against each other obnoxiously Shadow-step sneaks in under Gentu's instructions to unlodge the gears Severin climbed up the nearby bench that was next to the open gate and sniped the farmer taking them out quick and quiet as Shadow-step removed the bones and the scrap metal that was clogging the gear. Nodding once he pressed the button to lower the bridge. as the bridge came down to reveal a Dwarven Centurion just as the Centurion powered on four precisely aimed Dwarven bolts hit it right in the dynamo core dropping the Centurion before it even took its first step. Severin holstered his Daedric crossbow on his back and jumped off of the Shelf catching up to the group "Well done let's keep moving, Gentu how far until we're at Blackreach?" Ebon-shi asked Gentu who was behind Shadow-step taking point to see if the coast was clear. " A few more rooms before we're at the pedestal and then I have to put the Attunement Sphere in its place to activate the stairwell which will lead us to Blackreach" Gentu replied as Shadow-step spoke " We got two Falmer on the floor on the other side of this wall one Archer and another one in the tent dual wielding Falmer swords. And they're heading this way." Shadow-step said as Gila was about to point a way to go around her shoulder and was hit with an arrow from the Falmer. Gila let out a vicious feral snarl as her usual chestnut eyes turned into a piercing gold she transformed into her werewolf form her bones elongated and cracked as they rearranged to accommodate her beast form from her usual five foot seven normal height she was now a towering nine and a half feet tall from head to toe. Unlike most werewolves who are typically black and gray Gila was dark brown with piercing golden eyes