Alright guys! I'm proud to introduce you to the sequal to Empire, Inheritance. Just to let you know, Empire was written before Brisingr came out, so everything in the my first book is my own creation, except for the name of Eragon's sword in the last chapter and how it catches on fire.

I'm still sticking to my same plot... so I hope you enjoy this. The only thing I am keeping the same is the identity of Eragon's father, and a few other things (it'll be very obvious what was the same).

Here's a recap of Empire so you know what happened.

Empire Recap (Empire takes place after Eldest)

The story starts with Mercury, a fifteen year old elf girl finding a dragon egg hidden in Du Weldenvarden. Eragon then returns form the battle of the burning plains, finding out that Mercury is a princess. Mercury's mother was Arya's younger sister, Princess Aiya, who, even know, lies in an enchanted sleep induced by King Glabatorix.

Mercury is also upset about something unknown to Eragon, she is upset about the dissapearance of her twin sister, Star. When the dragon egg hatches for Mercury, bonding her with silver dragon Rose, Mercury convinces Eragon to try to rescue Star.

Star, meanwhile, escapes Uru'baen, after stealing the remaining dragon egg. She then tries to run away, but is recaptured after the egg hatches for her, revealing her presence to Galbatorix's soldiers. Eragon returns to Mercury empty handed.

After Murtagh is told to guard Star, all four of these riders start to have a prophicical dream showing one of them depicted on a hill, uttering a war cry.

After Mercury's status as a rider is reveiled, she starts to train with Eragon and Oromis. During their training, Oromis asks them to make "dream fairths," fairths with you make off a dream. Mercury makes a dream fairth of Murtagh, while Eragon makes a dream fairth of Star.

Oromis also teaches Eragon and Mercury that using a certain type of magic minimises the amount of energy you use. Certain elements are easier to cast for certain people, and casting those types of spells minimises energy loss by a considerate amount.

Two weeks later, Mercury accompanies Roran and Eragon to rescue Katrina. They suceed, but not until Mercury casts a spell, leaving her drained of energy. She later reveals this spell to be the spell Galbatorix casted on her mother, putting her into a neverending sleep. Mercury also reveals a medallion that her mother gave her, the only memory that she has of her. Mercury kept some of her energy in it, like a gem stone. But when she went to absorb some, she found a vast array of energy there, shocking her.

Mercury then decides to rescue Star, but Eragon refuses to let her. In her anger, Mercury runs away, and barges into Uru'baen, getting herself captured.

But Murtagh, who desperately wants to redeem his name, decides to help her. He lets her look through her mind, making sure he's honest. She swears to him that she will free him from his oaths.

When they return to their rooms, Star gets mad at Mercury for revealing her presence. While they are talking, Murtagh notices Mercury's mother's necklace. He points it out, and tells a story about how an elf girl stole if from Galbatorix, and that it has an engraved letter "K" on it. Mercury studdies the necklace, finding it is the same one Murtagh spoke of.

Meanwhile, Eragon returns to Ellesmera, telling Islanzadi of Mercury's "quest." He then convinces Rhunon to teach him how to make a sword, and names the sword Brisingr.

Thus ends Empire. And now, here we begin, with Inheritance.

Inheritance

By silver-nightstorm

Summary: Stolen necklaces, untold power, and unavoidable destinies. Love, fate, and courage all play a part in this ending of sagas. And Eragon's destiny will come to be revealed... which path does he take? Find out... Sequal to Empire (Summary of Empire inside)