Crossover: Prologue

• Posted by Will May 14, 2016 - Filed in TSC: Long Story - #Crossover  #Will  - 3,943 views

  Calcelmo sat down and stared in wonder at the one artifact he had never been able to work on. Old records called it ‘The Crossover’ but its purpose was unknown even to him. This was not the first night he had spent gazing at the beautiful machine – hoping for something to happen. Aincatar walked in with some Venison Stew and spiced wine – Calcelmo took it without a word and didn’t even take his eyes off the large, glowing, golden orb as Aincatar walked away.

   

  Calcelmo sipped the wine and looked down at his notes on the device, it was found in the depths of Nchuand-Zel on an excavation trip, measures as exactly 4ft in width, height and length and it floats exactly half a foot off the ground via an unknown force of magic.

   

  He casually looked up at it and realised it was glowing.

   

  Glowing!

   

  Calcelmo stood up so fast the stew fell off his lap and spilled everywhere, but he didn’t care. He went up to the orb and placed his hand on it in excitement.

   

  Suddenly a man encased in shining Dwarven armour appeared behind him, the man placed his hand on Calcelmo’s shoulder and said “You’ll do – come with me”

   

  The world around them disappeared and they flew through a blue and gold vortex for what seemed only a few seconds but when they landed Calcelmo realised it had taken hours – it was night!

   

  But then he looked around him and realised it had taken a few seconds – they were in room with no light except the glowing orb that had appeared to travel with him. The man who had appeared earlier was hunched over a desk assembling something.

   

  Calcelmo gestured to the orb “What is this device and where are we?”

   

  The man turned around and said “You wouldn’t understand, mortal”

   

  Then Calcelmo got annoyed, “I am the most recognized scholar on the Dwemer in all of Tamriel! I demand to know – what is this device and where are we?”

   

  The man chuckled in a way that would cause most to run away, but Calcelmo had nowhere to run. The man turned around once more and said condescendingly “That device is the Crossover – it enables travel between worlds and time, and this is my very own plane of Oblivion”

   

  “So you’re a Daedra?” Calcelmo enquired

   

  “No, I am so much more…” the man began quietly and then roared “I am the ruler of all Creation!”

   

  At this Calcelmo cowered slightly as the man looked down at him and said, “You will obey my every word, I will teach you how to use this device and we will begin my plans – first we must test its effectiveness, I have chosen two subjects to use the Crossover on – watch me and learn how to use it - or I will kill you."