When Odds Shift

by Daxxx

After Brisingr things were not looking good for the Varden, but what if they had some good luck for once in their existence, what if the odds were to shift. My First fic. There might be some ExA in future chapters, but no promises.

A/N Its 2 in the morning but I wanted to upload this. This is my first fic so please go easy on your criticism. I know its short but its just the Prologue.

Eragon and Saphira were engaged in fierce aerial combat with Murtagh and Thorn. Eragon had his mind connected with Saphira and Arya and through Arya the twelve Elvin spellcasters. The spellcasters were running low on energy, but so was Murtagh and Thorn. Thorn had to work harder than normal due to the loss of his tail, and Murtagh had been ordered to come back with Eragon or face the king's wrath. Eragon and Saphira's strength was also waning, and Eragon was worried that Saphira would be captured because of his lack of energy. Arya told Eragon that she had to sever the mind connection or risk being killed by the drain on the energy, and Eragon had no other choice after she and the spellcasters left than to use Aren. When he delved into the massive amounts of energy stored in Aren he easily gained the upper hand over Murtagh. Murtagh would not risk the king punishing Thorn, he can punish me but he can't touch Thorn were his thoughts, so he kept fighting as hard as he could.

Luckily for the Varden the king being arrogant only sent one thousand soldiers with Murtagh, thinking Eragon to be weak after his masters' death. The Varden were winning on the ground but then the 500 painless soldiers that were behind 500 regular soldiers broke through the Varden's tired first line and started decimating the weakened front line of soldiers.

Eragon and Saphira were slowly forcing Thorn and Murtagh down to the ground, and when they finally land Eragon had an idea. He contacted Arya and the Elvin spellcasters and told them to come to him and help him with his plan. When they were close he instructed them to hide, all while battling Murtagh with his sword, until he said. When Murtagh was barely able to block Eragon's attacks He gave the signal and using the power in Aren Eragon, Arya, and the Elvin spellcasters bound Murtagh and Thorn with magic, and while Murtagh and thorn were struggling against their invisible bonds, Eragon whispered Slytha and put them both to sleep.

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