The Archmage - Skyrim Fanfiction

THE ARCHMAGE

Savos Aren walked around the apprentices’ quarters. It was bright and peaceful and where he went in the room there was something to do. Breaking Savos’ day-dreamy gaze, Archmage Deneth walked in with a note in his hand,

“To Atmah, Donjar Fire-palm, Savos Aren, Takes-In-Light, Elvali Veren, Girduin, and Hafnar Ice-Fist. I would like you all to accompany me on a mission to find Paratus Decimius. He has travelled here from Cyrodiil and is a member of the Synod. We need to find where he is and why he is here. We have no current leads except for one man. His name is Herbane and you should all know him from books we have read in classes. Herbane is the author of the bestiary series. He has been to many Nordic dungeons and dwemer ruins and he has seen many things. There is one problem though, Herbane has been driven mad after his stressful lifetime, therefore he has made himself a home at the end of a Nordic Ruin; we are going to Jorgencrost. Meet me there at 8:15 am on the 13th Frostfall, we will enter and find Herbane,

Archmage Deneth”

Savos looked up only to find Deneth gone. He knew that he had a Restoration Lecture in five hours, but he sat there and grabbed a quill and ink pot. He dipped the pen in the ink and took a blank book. On the front of the book he wrote, The Apprentice’s Vision. He began writing, starting his story with his birth on the island of Solstheim. He wrote about growing up in Raven Rock and fleeing Solstheim for a new life when he left home. He ran to Winterhold and joined the College, which was where he was now, in a strange place maybe, but, he was free and ready to make way for his future, in which he dearly wanted to become the Archmage, even though he was certain Atmah would get the opportunity, not him.

Suddenly he heard fast-paced footsteps running around the apprentices’ quarters. In came Tolfdir, the Master Wizard,

“Savos! Barbena Faendil is waiting for you! Your restoration lecture should have begun already!” Tolfdir said,

“Yes Tolfdir,” Savos replied standing up and closing his book,

“What is that you have there, you know Orok-mas Shum has been missing three books from the library” Tolfdir shouted.

“It is nothing, definitely not from the library, no need to check” Savos said quietly, almost whispering,

“Give me that! What else have you been doing up here for four hours straight?” Tolfdir said, running towards Savos. Tolfdir snatched the book,

“It is my own work, I assure you” Savos said, standing up and bowing his head,

“The Apprentices Vision, strange” Tolfdir said, opening the book, “go, go to Master Barbena, now, I will see about this” Tolfdir said, nodding his head towards the door. Savos stood up and ran outside, into the courtyard. For Frostfall it wasn’t so bad, normally at this point in the year the winter snow is piling down on the college, but today it was cloud-less and sunny, very strange weather for Winterhold. Savos pushed through the large wooden doors and into the Hall of the Elements.

“Good evening Savos!” Barbena said angrily, staring at Savos. Barbena was wearing black master robes of restoration and she had two healing spells in both hands.

“Sorry Barbena” Savos said getting two healing spells in his hands.

“Everyone uses wards, they are life savers. There are 3 types of wards we know, Lesser Ward, a novice cast, Steadfast Ward, an apprentice cast and Greater Ward, an adept cast. Lesser Ward protects less that Steadfast and Greater Ward, especially Greater, but costs more magicka to use. First of all we would like to trial Lesser Wards, Donjar Fire-palm, stand over there and cast me Lesser Ward, I will use a Firebolt to show how much it with stands” Barbena said. Donjar nodded and stood infront of Barbena. He took a deep breath and created a magical shield, blue seeming nothingness springing from his fingertips. Barbena shot a bolt of fire at him and Donjar took little, but some damage.

"Easy!" Donjar said,

"You did that well. now we shall see a greater ward, who here knows Fireball? It is a high level destruction spell so if nobody knows it then that is fine" Barbena said,

"I know it! I can only cast it once though" Atmah said,

"Good cast it at me when my ward is up" Barbena said. Barbena casted a massive yellow shield around her. It glistened in the blue light of the room and all of the apprentices where awe-struck.

"Stand back everyone!" Atmah said and she shot a giant ball of fire at Barbena which exploded and surely would have killed Barbena. But to Savos' surprise she panted and stood back up again,

"You see wards are extremely powerful and can easily save your life, that is why you need them. I have a book for all of you to take back to the quarters, I want it read by tomorrow when we shall all have a turn at casting Steadfast Wards, that is, if you all get back from Jorgencrost alive"