Welcome to Modern Inheritance!
These are a collection of 'snippets,' as I like to call them, of a more modern AU of the Inheritance cycle. I have no ability to write in chronological order or do things chapter by chapter, so, as I have on Deviantart, I will be uploading each shot whenever I finish and edit, and then note the general time that the short takes place in regards to the plot of Inheritance Cycle.
Specific notes regarding the 'modernization:'
Guns exist and are used, but swords and knives are still just as common and are often preferred.
Automobiles and planes to not exist, but heavy artillery with rudimentary engines running on magic energy exist. Horses are still the preferred method of travel.
Some tech exists, but again runs on magic energy.
Brom is alive.
Glenwing is alive (more on that later).
Arya is a bit more open, a little more humorous, but can be just as serious as her cannon counterpart and deals heavily with PTSD and flashbacks when alone.
On the note of PTSD: These stories will deal quite a bit with the effects of war on individuals and how they cope. It was lightly touched on in Paolini's books, but I felt it could be more expanded on. I personally deal with night terrors at least once a week and this started as a way for me to explore the Inheritance cycle and deal with my own anxieties at night.
Apologies for the long introduction, but with the, shall I say, randomness of some parts of this AU, I felt the need to explain before anyone dove in.
I do hope you enjoy, and I do hope this has not put anyone off of reading. Cheers mates!
