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Black Wolf Company - Erik the Slayer and A Soldiers Tale Part Four - Molag Bal
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Black Wolf Company - Erik the Slayer and A Soldiers Tale Part Four - Molag Bal
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Glad Wolfgar got out, I was horrified when he got flung across the room thinking he was going to be injured! And I'm sure the little beastie that knows no fear will drag Erik to the rescue!
Liking your take on this quest; Molag Bal is always a fun one for me as (you know) I love a good baddie and they don't get much more despicable than Bal!
Off to read the next chapter...
I'm deep impressed again .
Once again you left us with a cliffhanger I look forward to the next chapter.
Great work wolf m8
I`m curious, how Grim wants to escape from the claws of Molag Bal!
I hope Erik and Wolfgar will come in time!
Great images Wolf!
the story is very well told to stunning, beautiful pictures.
I really fear for Grim, Molag Bal is very dangerous Dedra and what worse, though he enjoys seeing killing and bloodshed, what delights him even more is to see his victim alive, but condemned to eternal suffering either by guilt or shame, since one of Molag Bal favorite pastimes is to push good people to their limits and enjoy their fall to corruption and darkness. Molag loves to taint all that good and pure, seeing heartbreak and suffering, and Grim is very courageous to literally spit on him in a gesture of defiance.
By the way, seeing almost naked Grim surrounded by three female vampires (great capture, by the way, perfectly depicting all emotions that he and his tormentors are feeling) gave me some disturbing thoughts, because Molag Bal is not only a manifestation of corruption but also a notorious pervert and rapist as well, so if it was his desire, those female vampires could... well, take advantage of Grim's almost helpless state but as I understood it won't come to that, though judging from their touches and words those female vampires would not mind such command. I wonder what Molag Bal has in mind for Grim instead... but I think it is nothing good certainly, since it is tied with Molag struggle for power with Hircine.
I hope that Erik will be there soon, along with Wolfgar, because as dangerous as Molag Bal is, he can't manifest in Skyrim directly and that haunted house only serves as conduit to some of his power because of the altar and countless sacrifices in Molag Bal's name. Still strong willed person can resist his mental influence and more tangible threat will be those three mistwalkers, so if Erik will gather all her strength, he might succeed and I so hope for that! I am waiting for continuation with great deal of anticipation!
If they had managed to capture him and then threatened to torture/kill Wolfgar if he did not agree to become a vampire he would have still denied Molag Bal; for becoming a Vampire would force him to lose Wolfgar in the end anyhow and destroy himself in the process.
However Molag would still win to some degree in the end because doing such a thing would probably crush all of Grims spirit, if it didn't kill him outright, and thus he would have his revenge in the end.
Yet I am a firm believer that sometimes you have to make that ultimate sacrifice, as your Sam pointed out to Dannee, as the end result would cause so much more harm then good. Consider if Dannee became the tool of Hermause after just one use of Bend Will - the evil she would do in the world and how many innocents she would kill and torment ... all to save the life of Aurora? I suspect Aurora would not want that and if Dannee did it then it would be more to save her own conscience. I think that is what Sam meant in sacrifice.
Same for Grim, in my mind, if he became evil and had not only his wolf powers (uncontrolled and full of blood lust) combined with Molag Bals powers, and under the power of Molag ... the evil he would do in the world would be beyond compare. He could not justify that to save Wolfgar. Yet knowing he was indirectly the cause of the loss of Wolfgar would probably drive him to such despair he might take his own life or become useless. To dark for me though - such tales are best left to Jessb81 and Kayol
Sorry got a bit off topic
Lastly astute comment on Molag and his power. The question comes to mind why didn't Hircine and/or Fenrir warn Grim or help him? Besides the obvious plot reasons, it was a couple of things. Like you said most Daedra need to be summoned to appear in the real world. Fenrir, who is more tied to the real world, can be summoned much easier by his followers and, if really needed, he can communicate mentally from his home domain, directly to his followers. Hircine really needs to be summoned.
Next most "good" greater powers prefer people help themselves first. You keep bailing out mortals and they become dependent and weak.
Then there is the issue that they simply did not know Molag Bals plans. Neither Hircine nor Fenrir make it their full time job to follow Grim around. They may "look" in on him from time to time but even then they would not have a reason to notice something, and I am sure Molag Bal took steps to hide his plans.
Once Grim was trapped it was then to late - he is in Molags domain now, as well as being away from nature and Fenrir. However, perhaps, one of them can reach Wolfgar ...