Ulfric had taken her husband and her unborn child. He was not having her crown.
However, right now, she had more important things to worry about. Njada had staggered back into the Draugr's lap, and as she'd hit it, the thing had looked up, opened its eyes and growled.
Njada wasn't a coward but she wasn't an idiot either, and with a little scream, she staggered back, enduring the pain in her legs as she raised her weapons against it. Next to the throne, the other two coffins smashed open and the Draugr within stepped out. All armed with ebony, all looking tough, and it looked like one had a frost spell in its offhand.
Elisif glanced at Njada, who glanced back.
“Whoever kills it gets the Crown,” Njada said calmly. Elisif raised her swords, prepared to fight, Dawnbreaker lighting up half the cavern.
“Agreed,” said Elisif, and the battle was on. Vilkas and Ria were dealing with the one on the right, Farkas had charged down the one with the magic, helping Ralof out, leaving Njada and Elisif taking on the one with the crown. With Njada injured, Elisif was doing most of the attacking, but Njada's shield bashing kept it off-balance and kept her uninjured.
Unfortunately, that meant it promptly turned on the easier target, and damn it, why didn't Elisif have a shield?? She should have picked a Blades shield up when she had the chance, as it was, she had to rely on her armour to take the damage, turning her left shoulder towards the Draugr and stabbing in with Dawnbreaker, keeping the strikes up fast enough it was having trouble responding. But her stamina and luck couldn't last forever. She got tired and then the Draugr Shouted, sending Dawnbreaker flying out of her hand. Elisif cried out, distracted, and the Draugr took advantage, its ebony axe colliding with her shoulder and sending her staggering back. Elisif sank to the ground, in agony and reaching for a healing potion... but the Draugr was striding forward, weapons raised.
At least until Njada's sword sliced through its abdomen and it turned on her instead. Njada barely reacted, just raising her shield, letting it hammer away, barely staggering, and Elisif could see the blisters on her legs. The pain must be killing her, but she was stoically resisting to the last. True Nords really did never back down, it seemed.
Crawling away, Elisif reached her pack and downed healing potions, before finally casting a healing spell, draining her entire magicka before looking around for Dawnbreaker. She couldn't see it, and then she heard the cry of “ZUN HAAL VIIK!” echoing out and Ria swearing as her Skyforge blade went flying. Vilkas stepped in to carve the Draugr Scourge they'd been fighting in two, while Ria looked around, saw Dawnbreaker lying on the ground, much more visible than her own sword and snatched it up. With the Scourge dead, the next nearest target was the Deathlord with the Crown and she charged in, giving Njada a hand.
“Sword-stealing cow,” Elisif muttered, grabbing Ria's discarded weapon instead and looking to see who needed help most. Not many options – Vilkas had gone to help his brother and the two of them had killed the other Scourge and had now turned on Ralof. Farkas's greatsword struck first, almost knocking Ralof's weapon from his hands, then Vilkas struck with his greatsword's pommel, stunning Ralof. After that, he was easily disarmed and wrestled into submission, Farkas pinning him to the ground. That just left the Deathlord. It was going toe to toe with Ria, who Elisif had to admit was a lot more skilled than Elisif had thought, Dawnbreaker a constant golden blur as it struck out. Then another Shout and Ria was disarmed too... and before anyone could react, Njada had charged in, bashing into the Draugr with her shield then sweeping into an attack with her sword. The Draugr howled and raised its axe, and while it hit Njada's shield, it was a shield already weakened by the earlier onslaught. The shield cracked in two, one half falling to the floor, and Njada actually gasped. Then she looked up, her nerve seeming to fade as she stared into the Draugr's face, but she rallied herself regardless, blocking with her sword as best she could.
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However, right now, she had more important things to worry about. Njada had staggered back into the Draugr's lap, and as she'd hit it, the thing had looked up, opened its eyes and growled.
Njada wasn't a coward but she wasn't an idiot either, and with a little scream, she staggered back, enduring the pain in her legs as she raised her weapons against it. Next to the throne, the other two coffins smashed open and the Draugr within stepped out. All armed with ebony, all looking tough, and it looked like one had a frost spell in its offhand.
Elisif glanced at Njada, who glanced back.
“Whoever kills it gets the Crown,” Njada said calmly. Elisif raised her swords, prepared to fight, Dawnbreaker lighting up half the cavern.
“Agreed,” said Elisif, and the battle was on. Vilkas and Ria were dealing with the one on the right, Farkas had charged down the one with the magic, helping Ralof out, leaving Njada and Elisif taking on the one with the crown. With Njada injured, Elisif was doing most of the attacking, but Njada's shield bashing kept it off-balance and kept her uninjured.
Unfortunately, that meant it promptly turned on the easier target, and damn it, why didn't Elisif have a shield?? She should have picked a Blades shield up when she had the chance, as it was, she had to rely on her armour to take the damage, turning her left shoulder towards the Draugr and stabbing in with Dawnbreaker, keeping the strikes up fast enough it was having trouble responding. But her stamina and luck couldn't last forever. She got tired and then the Draugr Shouted, sending Dawnbreaker flying out of her hand. Elisif cried out, distracted, and the Draugr took advantage, its ebony axe colliding with her shoulder and sending her staggering back. Elisif sank to the ground, in agony and reaching for a healing potion... but the Draugr was striding forward, weapons raised.
At least until Njada's sword sliced through its abdomen and it turned on her instead. Njada barely reacted, just raising her shield, letting it hammer away, barely staggering, and Elisif could see the blisters on her legs. The pain must be killing her, but she was stoically resisting to the last. True Nords really did never back down, it seemed.
Crawling away, Elisif reached her pack and downed healing potions, before finally casting a healing spell, draining her entire magicka before looking around for Dawnbreaker. She couldn't see it, and then she heard the cry of “ZUN HAAL VIIK!” echoing out and Ria swearing as her Skyforge blade went flying. Vilkas stepped in to carve the Draugr Scourge they'd been fighting in two, while Ria looked around, saw Dawnbreaker lying on the ground, much more visible than her own sword and snatched it up. With the Scourge dead, the next nearest target was the Deathlord with the Crown and she charged in, giving Njada a hand.
“Sword-stealing cow,” Elisif muttered, grabbing Ria's discarded weapon instead and looking to see who needed help most. Not many options – Vilkas had gone to help his brother and the two of them had killed the other Scourge and had now turned on Ralof. Farkas's greatsword struck first, almost knocking Ralof's weapon from his hands, then Vilkas struck with his greatsword's pommel, stunning Ralof. After that, he was easily disarmed and wrestled into submission, Farkas pinning him to the ground. That just left the Deathlord. It was going toe to toe with Ria, who Elisif had to admit was a lot more skilled than Elisif had thought, Dawnbreaker a constant golden blur as it struck out. Then another Shout and Ria was disarmed too... and before anyone could react, Njada had charged in, bashing into the Draugr with her shield then sweeping into an attack with her sword. The Draugr howled and raised its axe, and while it hit Njada's shield, it was a shield already weakened by the earlier onslaught. The shield cracked in two, one half falling to the floor, and Njada actually gasped. Then she looked up, her nerve seeming to fade as she stared into the Draugr's face, but she rallied herself regardless, blocking with her sword as best she could.