I don't owe Eragon - I wish I did.
this is the start of the Opaldragon and rider story. I thought about and noticed it wasn't going to work they way I wanted, so the story now starts with a very important charcter. R&R
Chapter 1 - The Dragon princess
A human climbed a mountain, Dragons turned as growled at her arrival. She fell in front of them in great pain.
"Please, great dragons, you are my last hope..." she begged
'what do you mean?' A large green dragon asked
"My kind have abandoned me... I bear the child of an elf...he has refused to help too... you are the only ones I can trust now..." The woman cried. The dragons looked at each other
'Why do you choose to trust us?' A grey dragon stepped forward.
"If my child were to live... you are the only ones who can protect her from the humans and elves." The woman looked up at them, before doubling over in pain. A female dragon curled up around the woman. The dragons created a circle around her. She looked up confused.
'We shall protect the child.' The red dragon said 'now rest.' She entered the woman's mind and blocked out the pain. The oldest dragon, a large blue male bowed his head.
'Even if we save the child. if she dies the child will not live.' He said
'Will you leave it to me when it comes it Ocean?' The red asked, he nodded. The red smiled. Soon, the woman gave birth to a little girl, but died soon after. The red dragon placed her snout on the child's forehead. The dragons backed off.
'The soul of a dragon...' ocean muttered, the red dragon had placed the near dead soul of her only egg . It was a beautiful amber colour. In a flash of light, the dragons watched with wide eyes. The child was now part dragon, with little wings and tail, the same amber colour as the egg.
'She will now survive.' The red dragon smiled
'I think the name Aiedail will suite this hatchling.' Ocean smiled
'Little Aiedail...we shall protect you forever...'
A few month later, Aiedail sat on the edge of her cliff top was a fully grown adult, she grew like a dragon, she grew double her size every fortnight. She wore nothing, as dragons had no need for clothes, but she didn't feel the cold. The dragons believe she had a belly of fire. But Aiedail didn't seem to be very dragon like, she only had wings and tail.
'Aiedail, dear. We are going hunting!' Ocean called
"You mean I can come too?" She asked, getting up excitedly.
'Of course, it is time you learnt.' Ocean chuckled like thunder.
"Yay!" Aiedail climbed on to his back. She was not able to fly on her own wings, many believed she would never be able to fly by herself. Ocean took off, a small group follows, including Ruby, her adopted mother.
Aiedail looked at the landscape below, it wizard past.
'Are you okay Aiedail?' Ocean asked, she nodded but stopped, her eyes narrowed. they turned amber and dragon like.
"Something's down there!" Aiedail said, the dragons looked down too.
'ELVES!' Ocean roared, the dragons sped up, Aiedail had to hold on tight, but her hands slipped, to make things worse an arrow hit Ocean's wing, he growled and turned to get away, as he tilted Aiedail fell, she screamed. The dragons roared, Ruby went to dive after her, the others had to stop her as Aiedail vanished in to a forest.
Aiedail was holding on to a tree branch, she froze as she heard voices and foot steps. She held her breath. Aiedail looked down and saw two elves.
"Are you sure Eragon?" One asked
"Yes, something fell from the blue dragon's back." Eragon nodded, the tree branch she was holding on to began to crack. Aiedail looked up at it.
'Please don't break!' Aiedail begged silently, but it broke nonetheless, and with a small squeak, Aiedail crashed to the ground, the branch landing on her head.
"Over there!" The nameless elf said, she heard footsteps get closer. Aiedail quickly got up and his behind a tree.
"Hello!" Eragon waved to Aiedail, she shrunk back and went to run. "Please don't run, I'm not a dragon!"
"Exactly." Aiedail snarled, confusing the two elves.
"Eragon look!" The nameless elf pointed at Aiedail's wings. Her tail was twitching.
"Please, we won't hurt you." Eragon held out his hand. Aiedail looked at it in amazement. She looked at her own hand, She came out of hiding, the elves burned up at nakred girl. Aiedail didn't notice their discomfort and placed her hand on Eragon's. The nameless elf put a clock around her. Aiedail jumped and backed off.
"Wait it's OK." He said, he showed her the clock "It is so people don't see you like that"
"Why, what's wrong?" Aiedail looked down at herself, in utter confusion.
"We wear clothes to cover us." Eragon explained and pointed to the strange things he was wearing.
"But why? I was born like this, why should I hide it?" Aiedail asked
"Well, the others won't like like." The nameless elf smiled "you look fine to us, right Eragon?"
"Yes." Eragon nodded. Aiedail let them Wrap her up in the clock. She followed them through the trees.
"Eragon, Roma, welcome..." A male elf stopped when he saw Aiedail looking around in amazement. "Who is that?"
"Er... we never did ask you're name." Eragon looked at Aiedail.
"I'm Aiedail." She smiled, only then did she realise she was surrounded by elves, she looked scared.
"Is she an elf or a human?" The elf asked, suddenly an elf burst out.
"She looks like that human who claimed she was caring your child!" that caused the elf to laugh.
"She is probably sea, along with the child." He laughed, Aiedail narrowed her eyes. Ocean told her of her birth right, and why she was different. This was the elf that gave her life, but wanted it to kill it.
"I am neither human or elf."Aiedail spoke out, they all looked at her. "When I was born, I was half human, Half elf." The elves looked at elf who stopped laughing. "Humans and elves abandoned my mother when she need help, thus went to those who would protect me!" She raised her wings, the clock falling, Eragon and the nameless elf looks away. "I am Aiedail, the dragon child! you will regret the day you left me my mother to die!"
"Kill her!" The elf commanded. Arrows flew at Aiedail, with a powerful kick up, Aiedail flapped her wings as strongly as she could. she was able to fly out of the arrows way. She was able to catch an gust of wind that carried her away. Aiedail ended up landing outside the forest. Elves rushed out too. Wit a snarl, Aiedail faced them. From above, Ocean and the other dragon saw her.
'Aiedail!' Ruby gasped. Aiedail was backing up, wings outstretched and tail twitching as if to pounch.
'Watch Ruby...' Ocean stopped her
'But Ocean!' Ruby explained
'It think Aiedail will be fine alone.' Ocean sad, Ruby looked down. Aiedail was snarling at the elves, a faint gold light was spinning around her. Aiedail's eyes wear amber dragon like eyes again, she teen began to look more like fangs, her skin began to change to Abner scales. Before their very eyes, Aiedail changed into a amber dragon. She roared with the furiousness of a volcano. Raising her wings, Aiedail took off, the gusts from her wings kicked up a cloud of dust. The elves just watched as the girl turned dragon flew off.
'Unbelievable!' Ruby said
'She is one fine dragoness.' Ocean nodded, the followed after Aiedail. Aiedail landed at the cliff top cave, the dragons who had stayed watched the new dragon with curiosity. The dragon Aiedail curled up, as quickly as she became a dragon, she turned back into a human with winhgs and tail. Ruby landed next to her and curled around her. Aiedail looked up and blinked.
"I'm sorry for getting angry..." She apologised.
'There is no need to apologise, Aiedail.' Ocean smiled, Aiedail sat up and looked at him.'You make one fine dragoness. But are you okay? did they hurt you?'
"No..." Aiedail looked at her hand "Two of them didn't even attack me, they didn't seem to mind my wings or tail."
'That is most unusual...' Ruby said 'Ocean, what do you think?'
'Aiedail, If you meet this elves again, you can choose what action you can take.' Ocean told her, then smiled 'But it may be a good sign.'
"Can we hunt now?" Aiedail asked, the dragons laughed. A yellow dragon placed some of his hunt in front of, Aiedail smiled. Her world just got a little bigger.