Light the Dragonfires Light the Dragonfires is a quest in . With the Amulet of Kings in hand , it is now time for Martin Septim to return to the Imperial City , claim the Septim Throne , and light the Dragonfires in order to stop the Daedric invasion . Walkthrough . Cloud Ruler Temple . The Hero must escort Martin Septim to the Elder Council Chambers in order to present his claim to the Septim Throne . However , before leaving , be sure to stock up on any necessary items such as potions , arrows , repair hammers , etc . If the Hero leaves Martin at Cloud Ruler Temple to get these items , when they return to escort him , he will be waiting in the stables to the left of the entrance . Imperial City . When ready , take Martin to see Chancellor Ocato in the Elder Council Chambers , located in the Imperial City Palace . Midway through the conversation , an Imperial Legion soldier will inform them the Imperial City is under attack by Daedra . Martin will inform the Hero that they must proceed to the Temple of the One . A pair of Dremora burst into the council chamber itself . There are more Daedra outside the doors . Protect Martin at all costs . Make sure he does not die , which may be quite difficult at higher levels , when only Xivilai , Dremora Valkynaz , and Storm Atronachs will spawn . There will be at least seven generic soldiers ( two from the Imperial Palace and five from the Bastion ) , along with Ocato , and Baurus to help . If Baurus has died in an earlier quest , Captain Steffan will aid the Hero . If Steffan has died also , they do not receive help from anyone else . The biggest fight occurs when the party enters the Temple quarter . The Hero should run through the entrance to the Temple District before Martin gets there , so that he will stay behind the door . This leaves them to fight all the Daedra on their own but stops him from being killed . If Martin comes through the gate make sure he stays alive at all costs . There are swarms of Daedra pouring from several Oblivion gates , which could be a mixture of the aforementioned Daedra — it is advised that the Hero protect Martin . Note that the Hero cannot enter these gates , and if they kill the Daedra coming out of them , more will spawn . The gates are designed to keep a constant number of enemies on the field . Once Mehrunes Dagon arrives on site , Martin will speak to the Hero . The process can be hurried along by running away from Martin directly to the right in the Temple District so that they see Mehrunes Dagon . Otherwise , he moves very slowly , and they will be needlessly fighting Daedra until he gets to them . Run back to Martin for the conversation with him . After the short talk with Martin , run for the Temple of the One ' s door at once and waste no time getting inside . Once they are inside Martin will appear inside . If they are not fast enough to run in , then attempt to hurt Dagon . He cannot be killed , unless the Hero possesses the Wabbajack staff from the Sheogorath shrine quest . Which in this case his life points will be replaced with a lesser creatures ' , causing him to turn into a glitchy mess when hit with a weapon or damaging spell . If he is hit without the staff ' s magic , he will be staggered if he is hit with enough power from one particular attack or spell . Temple of One . Inside the temple , Martin will show that he is indeed a Septim by turning into a Dragon — the Avatar of Akatosh — and battling with Mehrunes Dagon . Just before Martin turns into the avatar of Akatosh , he bids goodbye to the Hero . Mehrunes Dagon then rips off the roof of the Temple . A fight begins , ending in Martin defeating Mehrunes Dagon . The Dragon , wounded from the fight , turns into a massive statue of Akatosh , similar to the statues in Talos Plaza and Market district . In the end , Martin ' s sacrifice not only managed to send all the Daedra back to Oblivion — his actions prohibit them from entering Tamriel . Even though the Septim Dynasty ended with his death , the Dragonfires will not have to be lit ever again . Ocato , who came into the temple , announces that Martin Septim is the greatest emperor of the Septim Dynasty , possibly even greater than Tiber Septim himself , and will always be remembered . Ocato then bestows the title of the Champion of Cyrodiil to the Hero , and orders a suit of Imperial Dragon Armor to be delivered . However , he is concerned about the future of the empire . Without an emperor , he will need the support of the Champion in more recent times .