Prologue
Into the Blagic Hole
Hadarac Desert, Alagaesia
As Saphira flew over the Hadarac Desert, I looked down from her great back to see my goal ahead. A abyss ripped into the sky ahead. The place below was devoid of life for a great many miles. Wish you to fly down there young one said the great dragon. Yes please I said back through the link.
She flew down with speed and grace that she possessed with amazing skill and ability. When we landed I felt the air to see what was wrong with the lifeless zone.
I was Eragon Shadeslayer son of Brom. With my great blue she-dragon Saphira,and my sword Brisingr infused with the magic of the great Dragon Riders. I always knew when magic was at work, but this felt different. Like all the magic was being sucked out,and into another place.
Dublin,Ireland
"Bloody Hell that's a big hole!" exclaimed Valkyrie Cain.
It was very unlike her to curse, but this was a big exception. Her mentor looked at her with a look of amusement. Well, he would if he had a face or eyes that's what it would be. Skulduggery Pleasant was a skeleton. A very snazzily dressed one at that. Magic was what he and his apprentice were along with being detectives. Valkyrie was a deep brown haired beauty. She had found out about this world at the death of her beloved Uncle Gordon Edgley.
They had found this 'bloody big hole' when a bunch of magic smugglers had confessed their secrets. Now the problem was. Where did the magic come from?