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Light the Dragonfires
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Enter the Council Chambers.
High Chancellor Ocato
I have been expecting you. The full Council has already considered the matter of Martin's claim to the Imperial Throne in detail.
Ocato kneels to Martin.
Martin Septim, on behalf of the Elder Council, I accept your claim to the Imperial Throne. We should arrange the coronation ceremony as soon as...
Imperial Legion Messenger Chancellor Ocato! The city is under attack! Oblivion Gates have opened, and daedra are inside the walls!
High Chancellor Ocato Courage, soldier. We have an Emperor again.
Ocato turns to Martin.
Your Highness, what are your orders? Shall the Guard fall back to the Palace?
Martin No. If we let ourselves get besieged in the Palace we're doomed. We must get to the Temple of the One immediately.
High Chancellor Ocato As you command, sire. Guards! Form up and protect the Emperor! To the Temple of the One!
Two Dremora enter the Council chambers.
Liann Defeat the Dremora.
Follow Martin outside.
Defeat more Daedra.
A group of five Imperial Legion Soldiers arrives.
Imperial Legion Captain The Palace is cut off, sire. We were the last to make it through from the Legion Compound. My men and I are at your disposal. What are your orders?
Martin I need to get to the Temple of the One. It's our only chance to stop Mehrunes Dagon.
Imperial Legion Captain Yes sir! Let's move out!
Liann Enter the Temple District.
Martin Come on! We need to get to the Dragonfires before it's too late!
Liann Cut a path through the Daedra.
Mehrunes Dagon apears.
Martin We're too late... Mehrunes Dagon is here! Lighting the Dragonfires will no longer save us... the barriers that protected us from Oblivion are gone...
Liann Can we cast him back into Oblivion?
Martin I don't see how... mortal weapons may hurt him, but now that he is physically here in Tamriel, they have no power to actually destroy him.
Liann What about the Amulet of Kings?
Martin Wait. Yes. The Amulet was given to mortals by Akatosh... it contains His divine power... But how to use this power against Dagon? The Amulet was not intended as a weapon... I have an idea. One last hope. I must reach the Dragonfires in the Temple of the One.
Liann But you said it was no use...
Martin You'll just have to trust me. I now know what I was born to do. But I'll need your help. I have to get past Mehrunes Dagon, somehow.
Liann I'll get you to the temple
Martin Then I'll do the rest. Lead on, my friend.
Liann Enter the Temple of the One.
Martin I do what I must do. I cannot stay to rebuild Tamriel. That task falls to others. Farewell. You've been a good friend, in the short time that I've known you. But now I must go. The Dragon waits.
Mehrunes Dagon smashes the temple dome.
Light rays spread from the Amulet. Martin hoovers.
The Dragon Fires burst from the Altar. The Avatar of Akatosh apears.
Mehrunes Dagon and the Avatar fight.
Mehrunes is slain. The Avatar turns to stone.
The outro starts.
Martin The Amulet is shattered. Dagon is defeated. With the Dragons Blood and the Amulet of Kings we have sealed the gates of Oblivion. Forever. The last of the Septims passes now into history. I go gladly, for I know my sacrifice is not in vain. I take my place with my father and my father’s father. The third age has ended and a new age Dawns. When the next Elder Scroll is written you shall be its scribe. The shape of the future, the fate of the Empire, these things now belong to you.
High Chancellor Ocato
High Chancellor Ocato enters the temple.
What happened? Where's Martin? I must congratulate him! Mehrunes Dagon is defeated! Cast back into Oblivion! We've won!
Liann Martin is gone.
High Chancellor Ocato What do you mean, gone? We saw the Temple dome explode, the avatar of Akatosh appear... that was Martin?
Liann Yes. He shattered the Amulet...
High Chancellor Ocato The joined blood of kings and gods. The Amulet of Kings. The divine power of Akatosh.
Liann ...and Martin's blood, too...
High Chancellor Ocato Then Martin is gone...
Liann But the gates are sealed.
High Chancellor Ocato Yes. Sealed forever. Mehrunes Dagon and his ilk can never threaten Tamriel again. Martin is dead. But he died an emperor, and a hero to rival Tiber Septim.
Liann What about the Empire?
High Chancellor Ocato This victory is not without cost. We've lost Martin Septim. What an emperor he might have made. His sacrifice was necessary, but it leaves the Empire without an emperor. I don't know what happens now. There are troubled times ahead for the Empire. But now is not the time to worry about the future. Let's just give thanks that we're alive.
Liann What will the Elder Council do?
High Chancellor Ocato We are now the stewards of the Empire. We can hold the Empire together in the short term. But to be honest, I don't know what will happen. With no legitimate claimant for the Dragon Throne... troubled times lie ahead.
Jauffre A victory beyond hope! You and Martin defeated Mehrunes Dagon in the very moment of his triumph! All hail the Champion of Tamriel!
Liann The Champion of Tamriel?
High Chancellor Ocato In my capacity as Lord High Chancellor of the Elder Council, I hereby proclaim you Champion of Cyrodiil! You have earned the highest rank possible in the Order of the Dragon, the illustrious order of Imperial knights founded by Tiber Septim himself. It is a high honor. Only six other Champions have been awarded in the history of the Empire. And, as a small token of gratitude for your service to the Empire, I have ordered a suit of Imperial Dragon armor made for you. Imperial Dragon armor is normally worn only by the Emperor himself. But you deserve no less, Champion.
Jeelius My friend! It is good to see you again. You risked your life to save me, a stranger. You are truly among the blessed of Arkay's children. As a small token of my gratitude, please allow me to share with you some of my small store of knowledge of the healing arts.
Liann Restoration skill increased.
THE END
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