Darkness Rises When Silence Dies is the first series of my Skyrim fanfiction. It tells the story of how the Dragonborn joined the Dark Brotherhood after defeating Alduin. Although it follows the Dark Brotherhood quest line, there is a lot of deviation and character development, especially with Cicero. Darkness Rises can be a standalone, but if you wish to read more the sequels are in this order: For the Future of Skyrim The Dark Brotherhood Forever Waking Nightmares Diana Dragonborn Breath and Focus is a follow up to For the Future of Skyrim that is WIP.