Blood never matters, right? Even if you're related to the greatest mad man on the planet, that doesn't mean your bad, right? Auka asks this question. However, she recives her answer in a certain green stone.

I own Auka, Endevor, and any one else that's not in the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini. I also own the plot. If you want to use it, you have to ask.

"Please father! I don't want to go!" Auka begged, looking at her father with pleding eyes. Her father shook his head,

"No! Galbatroix has been demanding to see you." He replied sternly, "Why in the heck don't you want to go?" Auka sighed.

"He scares me." The girl muttered, shivering. The man's face softened.

"The king wouldn't hurt you love, don't worry." Auka blinked slowly, gazing up at her father, trying to figure if she believed him.

"Alright." She relented. The man smiled, giving her a quick hug.

This place looks like something out of a horror story. Auka thought darkly as she gazed around the castle.

"Father?" Her father gave her a questioning look, "Why did he want to see me?"

"The king set a date for all the noblemen to bring our children. He wants to see the next gereation." He explained, running a hand through his red hair, Auka could feel his dark green eyes studying her. "Do you understand?"

"But you aren't a nobleman!" Auka growled, frowning. Her father sighed,

"Yes, yes, but I want to see my brother sooner or later."

"I can't believe I'm his niece!" Auka scowled, "You don't even look like him!"

"Well, I took after our father while Galbatroix took after our monther. But we have the same eyes, don't we?"(1)

No, his are shining with maddness. "Sure. I think I can see." Auka tiltled her head to the side, relising for the first time that the man standing before him had just about the same build as the king. Wondering why she didn't notice this before, she didn't notice anyone behind her until she felt a hand on her shoulder. Letting out a small squick of surprise, she looking into the same dark green eyes as her father, but they were cold and hard as stone.

"Greeting y-your m-magisty!" She stamered. Galbatroix smiled, but it did not seem warm at all.

"Hello Auka. I've been waiting for this day for a very long time." The man grinned, making Auka shiver, "You look so much like your father." He noted, his eyes sweeping over her. Auka frowned, wondering. Sure, she had the trademark forest green eyes, but her hair was copper, not red. Then she relised that if she looked like her father, that ment that she looked like him!

"I'm not to sure about that Sir." She replied, bowing her head, "Just the same eyes I suppose." Galbatroix chuckled smoothly,

"Perhaps. Brother, come with me, there are many people who want to know you." When the slightly younger man hesitaited, looking at his daughter, Galbatroix waved him off, "Don't worry about the child Bother, there are other children, and she has free run of the palace."

"Escuse me?" Auka asked queitly, Galbatroix looked at her, "Then why are there guards blocking the other children?"

"Very good Auka." The king praised, looking at her. "They are there so that no silly noblechildren get losed. They would let you through, and anyone with you, but that's it alright?"

"Sure." The girl grinned, "Thankyou sir!" Galbatroix smiled, and shooed her off. Auka obayed quickly.

Gods, I hate that man! She fumed quietly as she walked along, and was soon stopped by a nobleman dressed in silk and gods know what other fancy junk.

"Hello little lady." He said, Auka looked up at him,

"Greeting Nobleman." She replied. The man smiled oddly.

"How old are you lass?"

"13 sir." She replied, narrowing her eyes. She knew she was pretty, and judging by the way the noble was looking her over, he agreed.

"I see." The man mused, then inclined his head. "It was nice meeting you."

"As it is the same for me." Auka replied, before slipping off.

The girl soon found herself in a rather crowded room, but she was soon finding good freinds. Two were 19 and 10 years old, Murtagh and Umbra,(2) and another girl named Ellie,(3) a daugther of a nobleman. The four children were perched on the stairs, so they had a good view of all the older people.

"So if Galbatroix is your Uncle.." Murtagh frowned, "Your father must be like 90 years old! I don't under stand..."

"Father said that he was 'blessed' like the king too. I don't understand it at all." She shook her head. Murtagh frowned, but agreed.

Umbra spoke up, his voice young, "What about him being a Rider? The king is a Rider, and our servant once said that that was why he lives so long!"

The three older kids gazed at Umbra in thought. "You know." Ellie mused, "That's possible. Have you ever asked him?"

Auka knitted her brows together in thought, "No, now that I think about it, no. I'll ask him next time." She annoced, grinning. The others nodded.

"But will we all be here next time?"Umbra asked softly. Frowns were exchanged, and Auka felt the darkening of the air around her.

She took a deep breath, "Well, we'll just all come next time, why not? We can just ask our parents nicely." The others nodded slowly.

"Deal?" Ellie asked, looking at them all. The other children somlely bowed their heads,

"Deal." They echoed. Looking at eachother in surprise.

A cold smile spread across the king's face as he gazed at the four children. His eyes narrowed, but a hand on his shoulder made him look back.

"Don't you even think about it!" The king's brother hissed, his eyes alight with anger.

Galbatroix raised an eyebrow, "Think about what little brother?" He asked smothly.

Endevor narrowed his eyes. "You can't fool me Galbatroix. You leave Auka alone, you hear?" Endevor knew his brother was dark and evil. Not at all like the big protective brother he had grown up with...

"But what if her future is as a rider?" The king said smoothly, "You see? She is already freinds with the two boys, who are to be riders..."

"No!" Endevor inturupted his elder brother, "I will hear none of it!"

"Do you not want your legacy to continue?" Galbatroix asked, his voice like silk. Endevor snorted, well aware of the act.

"Not in Auka." The man whispered, "No."

"But think dearest brother," Galbatroix walked a circle around the slightly younger man, "She would be the first female rider! Her name would forever be remembered. So would your's."

Endevor caught himself fantaizing, before he shook his head to clear it. "NO! No." The man tried to move away from the older man, feeling himself weaken, but Galbatroix once again moved in the way.

"But what about Chev?" Galbatroix asked quietly. Endevor froze, evey bone in his body aching. Then, he wirled on his older brother,

"NO!" He yelled, well aware of the fact that many had stopped to stare, "Don't you bring up Chev you idiot! I fallowed you, because I looked up to you!" Endevor fell silent shortly later, muttering curses under his breath, before he looked Galbatroix dead in the eye, he was actully taller than his older brother, "Watch your mouth brother. I am not a loyal as I had once been." he treatened.

Galbatroix swept his eyes over the man. Endevor, however, couldn't tell what the madman was thinking. The two brothers stood rooted to the spot, their eyes stareing coldly at eachother.

"Endevor, my little brother." Galbatroix hissed, "You have changed greatly."

"Yes." The other man replied tightly, "I'm not so easy to twist to your will, am I?"

"No." Galbatroix replied, stepping forward so that they were toe to toe, nose to nose. "You are stupid now. Your senses died with Chev." Endevor struggled to hold down his anger, "You could have killed that stupid boy, use his dragon, but no, you were too soft."

"I am not mad like you." Endevor replied through clentched teeth, "Shruikan deserved a better life than a servant to you! You brought shame upon the RIders, and shame upon your first dragon!"

"Why would I have put shame upon her?" Galbatroix growled, his eyes filling with rage.

"If she had known of your future, then she wouldn't had chosen you to be her rider." Endevor hissed in response, sqareing his shoulders.

Auka watched her father and uncle, filled with fear. Umbra, Murtagh, and Ellie stood beside her, looking just as horrified. The two men were rooted to the spot, their anger seeming the crack in the air. Her father stood a couple inches taller than Galbatroix, and it looked like he was using every inch of it. The two looked so strange together, in a natural way. It was just freaking the girl out.

And the reason why she was so scared, it seemed like it was her fault.

The girl swattered her hair out of her face as she let out a fusteraited cry, slamming the book shut.

"This is impossible!" She yelled, glareing at the book. She was sitting in her father's huge libarary, reading a book that she had found very carefully hidden. It was filled with a laungage that Auka couldn't even read, but the green dragon on the cover had attracted her ation.

"Auka why are you..." Auka quickly ditched the book on the ground as the man rounded the clearing, but he still saw it. The girl saw his face go from alarm, to anger, to just plain worry. Auka gulped, worried. "Auka, where'd you find this?" The man asked, bending down and picking it up.

"I-I was just looking for a good book!" She explained, "Then, then I saw this little case, and the book was inside of it...I'm sorry..." She muttered. Her eyes focused on the hands in her lap.

Her father heaved a huge sigh, before he shook his head. "No, Auka, don't be sorry." Auka looked up in surprise, "It's in your blood."

"My blood?"

"Yes." His father once again showed her his right palm, which had a silver oval on it. Auka never really thought about it really. "You see Auka, I'm a rider." Auka felt her jaw unhinge, "And the dragon on the front is my dragon, Chev."

"The one you were yelling a Galbatroix about!" Auka relised. The man nodded sadly.

"Yes." He opened the book, "I had this made after Chev died, I-I wanted to remember him somehow."

"How'd he die?" The girl asked, leaning agaist her father's shoulder as he sat on the couch next to her.

"Well," He sighed, "When your uncle's first dragon died, he went mad. I-I tried to help him, but Chev wouldn't let me get to close, neither would the elders."

"Why?"

"Because they didn't want two crazy kids. When I found out that my own brother had killed a new rider and stolen the whelp, I was horrified. To the credit of the elders, they didn't even glance at me any diffrently, and it helped. When Galbatroix managed to gather up five other riders to do his bidding, I soon relised I was in trouble. It started when I was out meditaiting, then...Galbatroix stepped out of the shadows, like he was one with it. I was freightened, but happy to see my brother again."

"I remember when Galbatroix was young, and so was I, he used to be so protective and caring. I would get a stracth and he would start to worry. But then our dragons came, and that started the whole mess. We just drifted apart..." Endevor heaved a sigh at the thought, but quickly continued,

"Then I saw the look on his face, and I knew something bad had happened. I was only 13, and didn't understand. However, Chev, who had been flying above, saw the dangor and left to alert the elders. Galbatroix started telling me all about how strong he was, and how happy he was. Then he looked at me, and told me how he would like me to be as strong, and such. I was downright alarmed. I told him he was crazy, that I wouldn't betray the Riders like that. Then Galbatroix approched me, and, keep in mind, he's ten years older than me, and treatened to drag me with him if I refused. But Chev found one of the elders and his dragon, Oromis and Gladr, flying about, and they came quick enough. But by the time they arrived I was broke down in tears, and Galbatroix was just about to make me swear to fallow him. But he left, and you wouldn't believe how confused and scared I was, Auka, I just fell into that elf's arms without a second thought. After that, well, it went downhill. The elders instructed me to stay close to safety, and I did. I didn't want to fallow my brother."

"But day by day I began to wonder. I always had loved my brother, tried to be just like him in every way, but now I wasn't sure. I looked up to him, and I was completly confused. I was training with one of the elders when Galbatroix came again, murder in his mind. He and Morzan came, and they started attacking him. I tried to help, but the elder told me to flee. I tried, but two others grabbed me, and forced me to my knees. Galbatroix declared that the elder was to die for refusing him, and 'forcing' me to stay. I was crying, begging him to stop, and Galbatroix turned to me, leaving Morzan and another 'fellow' and he approched me. I was so mad and afraid, perhaps a bit confused too. When he asked me if I would willing serve him, I said no. Then, I remember, he had gotten down to eye level with me, and told me that he would make me obay him if I refused any longer. I asked him why, and he said that he couldn't leave me with those 'fools' that were holding me back from what I could become."

"But what of the dragons?" Auka asked, cerious. Endevor sighed.

"The dragons couldn't do anything. The elder's dragon knew that if he moved, the elder would be killed, same for Chev. Anyways, I looked right into Galbatroix's eyes and spoke to him, that I would never, ever, serve him. Galbatroix just smiled this cold way, and said, 'perhaps I must teach you a leason.' Then he turned to the elder's dragon, and I caught on. I screamed for him to stop, but the 23 year old didn't listen. He called down Shruikan, who attacked the elder's dragon. When the poor black whelp couldn't do much, Galbatroix just burned the old dragon to death. Burned! I cried, horrified that my own brother could do such a thing. Plus, I saw the pain on the elder's face, but then Galbatroix turned back to me, and asked if I wanted another leason. I was so terrified, I didn't want any more deathes. But just as I was about to give in, the elder and Chev gave me a look, and I relised that I never would serve my own brother willingly. I told him that I would never do such a thing. Galbatroix just snorted and turned to Chev. I could feel my blood drain away. Then he seemed to consider, and he turned back to me. He said that killing Chev would ruin my worth, so he was just going to have to do it the hard way. He forced himself into my mind, tourturing me until I was certain I would die. The pain was just too much, along with his betraying me. I finally just collasped, terrified. Galbatroix seemed pleased enough, and he said he was in such a good mood that he would let the elder go.

I couldn't look the man in the eye, I never could, I felt so dirty. But I could tell he was just as inferiated, so angry with the man.

My fate was sealed. I unwillingly fought beside him, each death making me feel worse and worse, then, the day came. I was walking to meet Galbatroix, and when I entered the clearing, I was downright horrified. Galbatroix had captured the elder Oromis, that had saved me the first time, and Galbatroix was in the process of tourturing him, and I exploded."

Flashback:

"Galbatroix!" Endevor cried, rage fueling his voice. In only a few strides he was moving between the elder and his 'leader', determind not to mess up again. Galbatroix glared down at him.

"Move out of my way little brother."

"No!" Endevor clentched his jaw, squaring his shoulders and glared up at his brother. Galbatroix pressed his lips, Endevor could see rage building up in them.

"I could kill you right now."

"You'd be doing me a favor!" Endevor snapped in reply, feeling his hands clentch around his sword. It was the same green as his dragon. Galbatroix raised an eyebrow, before taking a treatening step forward,

"I will not put up with you acting like this little brother.."

"Stop calling me your brother!" Endevor pratically screamed, "As far as I am concerned, we are not related." Galbatroix just sniffed. Before he raised his hand,

"I'm warning you once more Endevor." Galbatroix growled. Endevor tensed, readying for the blow of magic he would recive, he was all too use to it. Galbatroix said the words, and the boy collasped, cringing in pain as every bone in his body broke, atleast it seemed. The boy bit his bottom lip, his body shaking in the effort to hold in his scream of pain. By the time Galbatroix was done, tears were running down the boy's face, but he wasn't through yet. No, the madman still wanted to do something, and Endevor had the distinct knowledge of what it was. Galbatroix drew his dagger, and Endevor felt his breath catch in his throat. He had seen this done to the last foreswron, to convince him to join their side.

"My little Dev." Galbatroix mused, squating down beside the young boy, "Disobaying aren't we?" Endevor stared at Galbatroix as he ran his finger along the blade, "You know the punishment, don't you little brother?" Endevor said nothing. "I didn't want to do this to you, but you have left me no choice. Someday, all my servants will have it." Endevor gulped as Galbatroix called to Morzan, who obdeintly pinned the boy down, Endevor squized his eyes shut, wondering if it hurt as much as he heard. He was forced to lie on his back, his almost scarless back bare, only a deep, knoting scar crossed down his lower back.. Then, without warning, Galbatroix began, drawing the blade down, the fallowing the same thing. In no less than 15 minutes, Endevor had buried his head into the grass in an effort to hold back his screams. Then, half an hour later, Galbatroix stopped.

"There, now maybe you'll have some sense." Morzan let the boy up, something much like pity shining in his eyes, but he said nothing. "Get up, and get rid of those tears, it makes you look weak!" Endevor cursed under his breath, wincing as moving a fraction of an inch caused pain to race down his muscles. Finaly, he dragged himself up, leaning on Morzan, who seemed all too willing to help, while Galbatroix chuckled in his amused way. "Getting soft Morzan?"

"No sir!" Morzan replied, "But the boy is too weak to stand right now, sir."

"Good." Galbatroix snorted, "Maybe he learned his leason!"

"You monster!" Oromis spat from his spot, where long gashes covered his body. Galbatroix raised an eyebrow and turned to the elf.

"Monster?" He mused, "I am mearly teaching him a leason."

"He's a child!"

"Not so." Galbatroix replied smoothly, before he drew his blade, "Now I'm sorry, but we must end this quickly, perhaps you will take that silly dragon with you..." Endevor felt his body stiffen.

"No, Endevor, don't you dare!" Morzan growled, "He'll kill you!"

"I'm not just going to stand here!" Endevor snapped, breaking away from Morzan, and walked with great diffacultly to where he was once again standing protectivly infront of the elf.

"Why must you keep doing this?" Galbatroix sighed in irritaiton. Then, his face cleared, before he smiled, "I think I know."

"I don't like that look on your face Galbatroix!" Endevor growled.

"You rightfully shouldn't." Galbatroix replied coldly, then turned to where Chev was watching.

"No." Endevor caught on, his voice with horror, "No, Galbatroix, please..."

"You can always take someone else's dragon little brother." Galbatroix replied, raising his hand, Chev let out a roar,

"Chev! Get out of here!" The boy cried.

'No little one. It is my fate.' The dragon hissed at Galbatroix, 'How dare you do this to your own kin Galbatroix.' The man snorted, and spoke the words. Endevor sobbed, and tried to go to him, but Morzan held him back, letting the boy bury his head into his shoulder.

"Don't look." The man whispered. Endevor felt the mind he had come to almost think of his own die, and it horrified him.

"Let the fool go." Galbatroix ordered, Morzan reluctantly agreed. Endevor ran to his dying dragon, not even noticing his bleeding back..

"Chev. Oh, Chev, you should have flew." Endevor whispered, kneeling beside his dragon, the gaint emerald dragon heaved a sigh.

'I would never leave you little one.' Chev replied.

"Chev, Chev, no! Please, don't leave me with him!"

'I must little one. I am sorry.'

"Chev, I swear, I swear to the gods, you will be the olny dragon that I will ever be paired with, I-I won't let that...that...beast force me to do it! No, no one can replace you." Chev heaved a sigh.

'I am glad to hear that little one.' The dragon said weakly, then, he closed his gaint eyes, and Endevor felt him slip away. The boy cried, his hand still resting on the gaint cheeck on his dragon, which was rapidlly feeling colder. He wasn't aware of the pittying looks from Morzan and the elder, only the cold, satisfied look on his older brother's face.

"Oh dad." Auka whispered, looking up at him in shock, "That's why you always stiffened when I asked you about the scar! I'm so sorry." Her father smiled warmly.

"You didn't know little one." He replied, brushing some hair gently out of her face.

"But why did the brand change? It's diffrent now." Endevor shrugged,

"It's been over a 100 years Auka, long enough to change a few things."

"I suppose." The girl agreed darkly. They sat like that for the longest time, then Endevor sighed.

"What I fear Auka, is the Galbatroix is looking for a new generation of riders." Auka frowned at him, confused. "He thinks you might be one of them."

"What!"

"Murtagh and Umbra, the two you were talking to?"

"Yeah?"

"They are Morzan's sons, and Galbatroix is certain that two eggs(4) will hatch for them. But none of the other forsworn had children that are still alive, except for me." Auka felt her eyes widen and her jaw drop,

"I don't want to fallow him dad!"

"And I don't want you to either." He replied. "That's why you must flee to somewhere. A place where the king would never look."

"Where's that?"

"A little town near the spine called Carvahall."

"You'll come with me right?" Auka asked, giving him a begging look. The man hesitaited, but then relented.

"Might as well. You need to be trained to defend yourself."

"Great!" Auka grinned up at him, "When do we leave?"

"Tomarrow night." Endevor replied smoothly.

Great. Auka thought, "Then I'll go pack!"

(1) You'd never know, maybe Galbatroix has a brother? Well, there's a reason why this is an AU! So if you don't like that good guy that related to the big time evil guy, go read another story.

(2) Since I'd already had made it an AU, I figured I could toy around with it. Enter Umbra, Murtagh's, (and Eragon's) youngest brother.

(3) She isn't just a nice little rich girl. You'll meet her later, I need some girl who really wants to kick butt, and Ellie is gonna fill that spot in. "(winkwink)

(4) In this AU, there's four eggs. A blue one, a green one, a red one, and a silver one. The blue one in still in the hands of the Varden/Elves, since right now Eragon hasn't found the egg, it's a few weeks before.. The rest Galbatroix still has. :(

Yay! I've been thinking about finally writing a story, so here it is. R/R if you want, I don't mind flames, as long as they don't get too bad. Keep in mind that I've never finished Eldest, so the story won't have the facts that the book had in it. I'm reading it right now, so perhaps I'll change that. Plus, Auka isn't a perfect little angel, you'll see soon enough. Oh yeah, there's probly a whole bunch of spelling errors, and I'm sorry 'bout that, my computer doesn't have spell check, but I'll try my best.

-Tall Star