To the Capital! **SPOILERS**

If, like I did, you told Martin to stay there (so you could go sell some of the items you found in Paradise, and store others like the weapons or robe in your house--if you have a house, that is), and you come back to not find him there in the same place, don't panic.

Look in the stable, which is to your almost immediate right when you exit the temple doors.

Tell him to follow you and then fast-travel to the Imperial City Palace. Go on through the door marked Elder Council Chambers, and up to Chancellor Ocato. Wait while Martin talks to him.

After a few formalities, a guard will rush up and say that Oblivion gates have opened and daedra are overrunning the city. Martin will say that he needs to get to the temple of the One.

When you leave the temple, turn left. You'll be fighting more enemies as you follow Martin, so be prepared for just about anything. You'll be lead down the stairs and then after some more enemies you'll have to head through a line of gravestones. Just keep following him up to and through the door marked Temple District.


***WARNING***

This next area is chock-full of enemies and your computer WILL be lagging horribly. You should probably shut other programs off during your playthrough of this area.

***END WARNING***

No matter what you do, Mehrunes Dagon will show up. Martin will approach you and say that it's too late, that lighting the Dragonfires will no longer help. You can suggest sending him back to Oblivion.

Martin says that no mortal weapons can harm Dagon, but you can suggest the Amulet itself. He'll say that though it's filled with divine power, it wasn't intended as a weapon, but...perhaps something can be done with it.

Now you just have to get into the temple.

Go just behind Mehrunes Dagon to find the door into the Temple of the One. Go inside and prepare for a great shock. Here's just a little bit of it:



Now...now you just wait.

Ocato will come back and you'll talk briefly before he says you're going to receive some Imperial Dragon Armor, and you'll be able to find it at the Imperial Legion Compound. Normally only emperors wear it, but he says you deserve no less. It'll take two weeks to finish.

Now, you've finished the main storyline, but this is NOT THE END! There are absolute oodles of sidequests.