There's a Dragon in the Boneyard

We've been in this desolate place for quite a long time now. Days don't pass and neither do seasons, and I have no idea how long we've been here, but I figure it's been a while. I felt myself aged the moment I set foot here, and doing menial tasks for souls when they can do it themselves felt like forever to finish. Kiya seems to be happy with Arvak though, that hideous bony horse. I did not even think it could carry her all the way to where Valerica was. It seemed so frail, it might break on her anytime soon. I say, stick to the horses with meat, they're better for the behind.

After taking our already short time to find pages for this Jiub and retrieving the skull of a dead horse, we finally reached Valerica. She was behind some sort of ward, and I dared not pass through it. Serana immediately went on to pour out her anger on her mother, for making her the pawn for their selfish schemes. Or so she thought. Apparently, it was Valerica who sealed Serana up to save both the scroll and her daughter from Harkon's madness. I believe they had a soft moment when Valerica told Serana that what she intended was to protect her and the fate of their kind, and that she had been in exile for thousands of years, unyielding to the wishes of the Ideal Masters who wanted her soul as well.

Valerica proceeds to question Serana's choice of bringing Kiya and me here, saying that it is very dangerous for mortals to wander here. Serana defends us, however, and tells her mother that we were the ones who needed the Elder Scroll in order to defeat Harkon. I knew Valerica had her doubts, but she put them aside and told us to take care of the guardians of her safehold.

What's that on your head, Valerica?

I do not know if this is Valerica's method of dispatching us so the Elder Scroll will still be kept safe in her hands, but I am not about to let that happen. I wondered if she was really willing to give us the Scroll after we dispatch the guardians. 

The Keepers were massive undead warriors, each with their own type of weaponry. They all had that same armor made from... Dragon bones? I was not even sure if such an armor was possible to craft, as dragon bones are incredibly rare and difficult to break, let alone mold into something so fearsome. The skeletal guardians were quite difficult to take down: Not only did it summon several wrathmen as minions, but it was physically tough to overwhelm as well. I've seen how effective that armor is, so maybe when we get out of this hellish place, I'll try to smith an armor like that.

I don't think you should be worshiping that guy--he's dead too!

Kiya, you're glowing!

That must hurt.

With the three Keepers dead yet again, we go back to the entrance to the Boneyard, where Valerica stood by, waiting for us. She exclaimed in surprise that we had defeated the Keepers, and to me that meant she did not believe that we really could send those abysmal beings back to where they came form. In any case, she led us into the Boneyard, where she kept the Elder Scroll. She warned us of a Dragon that resides in Soul Cairn, the one who keeps watch over the whole place. Why were we not told of this before?

Adding two more bones to the boneyard.

All of a sudden, a thunderous roar came from the skies. "It's here!" Valerica shouted, immediately running for cover. The Dragon, known as Durnehviir, flew down and landed on the ground, summoning his horde of wrathmen and other undead. I started destroying them one by one, as I protected Kiya while she started hurling spells at the powerful dragon. Waves upon waves of undead were summoned, and at last Durnehviir succumbed to the nigh-infinite barrage of spells from Kiya. This is what we're good at.

It did not die, however. I knew from before that I could absorb the souls of dead dragon after I slay them, but Durnehviir simply flew away. It was too powerful for us to vanquish it completely, and after that exhausting battle it still had the energy to fly away. It might come back to finish us, so I had better by wary.

Here he comes!

Finally, with Durnehviir gone, Valerica was able to think clearly and breathe to be able to give us the Elder Scroll. We had to get out of there as fast as I can, for if Durnehviir came back, we will be more vulnerable to his attacks.

It's so damn heavy...

I was right. Durnehviir did came back. He met us just outside the door to the Boneyard. He did not, however, attack at the sight of us. Instead, he spoke to me and told me that he had been cheated of his soul by the Ideal Masters by giving him dominion over the Soul Cairn. He wanted to be able to go back to to Tamriel, and I was the one who could do that. He told me that he sensed that I was something called Dragonborn and he would be able to teach me how to call him to my aid on the surface. I heard Ulfric call me Dragonborn once, but I think even he is one since he can use Shouts, and even the draugr Shout. In any case, I agreed.

How hard can that be? Anyone can do it.

I was not surprised when Durnehviir turned to Kiya and offered to teach her how to call him to Tamriel. She readily agreed. I had not seen her absorb any souls of Dragons, since the only time we slew a dragon together was back in Blackreach and I was the one who absorbed the soul, but it was nice to have one more thing in common with her. 

She learned the shout as fast as I did, and told Durnehviir that she will frequently call him to Tamriel whenever she could so he'll be outside Soul Cairn. I started on the way back to the stairs up to Valerica's study, and I notice Kiya wasn't there behind me--only Serana was there. She told me Kiya was left talking to the dragon. I had to shout to her from afar to get her attention. She bid the dragon goodbye, I presumed, and ran all the way back to the group.

What are you looking at, Durnehviir??

After several days of travel, we arrived at Fort Dawnguard with much hope for the prophecy in store for us. This was not the case, however, when we found that Dexion, the Moth Priest, covered his eyes with a cloth. It was then he told us our suspicions and fears: He was blind. He was too hasty in preparing for the reading of the Elder Scroll, and that cost us our mission. However, there was another way to read the Scroll, and it was up to us to do so. We were to head to a sanctuary of Moths, and there we will be able to read the prophecy.

I wonder how you got there? It's not as if anyone's around to help you.

We had to prepare for this. Kiya and I thought of making a detour over one of our homes in order to prepare ourselves some more. As we were discussing it with each other, she suddenly kissed me. I kissed her back, for I know we both missed the feeling of our lips together. Right at that moment, however, Isran caught us in the act. He thought that Kiya and I should part our ways for the time being, as being together all the time would only help us "lose our focus". He was furious. I got furious that he got furious. There is a vampire on the loose and I should take care of it alone, Isran emphasized. Kiya was to go recruit a priest of Arkay named Florentius Baenius. I was about to stop his mouth from moving when Kiya stayed my hand, and kissed me again. At this act, Isran almost lost it. Kiya turned and walked away, as if she finally heard his anger, and, moments later, looked back at me and winked. That image of her will put a smile on my face for a good several days.