Tales of Alagaesia New Age of Heroes

Prologue
The Dream

Chapters
1. A Thousand Years
2. Katrina Strong and Arron Dale
3. Runaways
4. The Lottery
5. Dark Armor
6. Day In The Life of a Concubine
7. Capital City of Thosaleese
8. The Arena
9. A Hero
10. Hunted
11. Deliverance
12. The Nu'Varden
13. Learning Magic
14. Evander
15. The Quest
16. Sacrifice
17. Soarren
18. Katrina the Dragon Rider
19. Freeing the Slaves
20. Kailen the Man Slayer
21. The Forest of DuWeldenvarden
22. Linnea
Part 1. Rise of the Elves
Part 2. The Gathering
23. To Kill an Elf Shade
24. Wrath of the Emperor
25. Return of Eragon Shadeslayer
26. Worldwide Rebellion
27. A New Bound
28. Kill The Emperor

Epilogue: Peace In The World

Hello if you are reading this story I changed the chapters as some were unnecessary and others had to be placed in another order any enjoy and review

Persona:

Katrina (Descendent of Roran Stronghammer/Concubine/Dragon Rider)
Arron (Commoner Chosen in the Lottery Dark Armor Knight/Katrina's love interest)
Brenan (Shapeshifter King/Emperor of the World/Halfling Werecat King)
Sol AKA Solombum (Werecat and friend of Arron)
Ordrin (Elf Shade/The Emperor's personal enforcer)
Evander (1500 yr old Elf only son of Queen Arya/Leader of the Nu'Varden)
Linnea (Daughter of the Menoa Tree)

Prologue:

The Dream

They say dreams are a pathway to other realms, deeper and greater magic. Yet others believe that dreams are doorways to future events and warnings of things yet to come. There were some who believe that when one dreamed the soul left the body and traveled to different places, some people can control what they saw and others couldn't. To receive one can be both a curse and a blessing. The village was much like Carvahal of old a few ramshackle of houses with a few farms spread throughout the countryside. The village had a blacksmith, a tanner, and a slaughter house owned by the richest family in the village. The village sat near the ocean so many in the village were fishermen by trade. A young man by name Aron walked up the street to his home. The village seemed empty as he walked to his house along the dirt rode. His one story house was the second to the last on the left. He walked up the steps, but the house was empty.
"Father!" He called out but there was no response, but a lowly meow. A large strange looking cat jumped up on the table. "Shew get out of here…" Everyone knew the old saying, cats are the eyes and ears of the Emperor.
Arron jumped back when the cat spoke with its mouth, "Do not fear the lottery your destiny is at hand now I want you to say these words…" It was difficult for Arron to learn the strange words and they left a tingling in his ear as he memorized each word. When he learned the phrase he spoke it and the cat nodded in approval. "It is time for you to go…"
"Son who are you talking too?"
Arron's father was standing behind him, "Uh… no one father…" Aron left the house with his father, brother, and sister. The entire village left for the fort that housed the Emperor's guard. The captain began calling names by taking pieces of paper from a large metal pot. "Arron son of Erick…" He barked. He walked forward and then to his utter dread his love's name was called as well. When the lottery was over he watched her taken away to become a concubine of the Emperor. Always the pretty young women were taken to become a love toy for the Emperor.
"Nooooo!" When Brenan screamed he was wearing the dark armor and rushed through a hundred knights to get to her, then a long haired red headed Shade with pointy ears blocked his path. He stabbed the Shade in the heart, but it didn't die as he thought. The shade grabbed him by the neck and broke it. Arron lay dead on the ground with his father and family standing over him. They left and his love knelt beside him and whispered into his ear, "Thank you…"

Arron sat up in a cold sweat, he lighted the candle on the stand next to his bed. He was breathing heavy, because the dream felt so real. He was alive and well in his room, but he was afraid to go back to sleep. He went to his window and stared at the sky, it would be three hours before sunrise and then he would have to go with his father to warehouse and help clean, scale, and gut fish. He lay his head down wondering what the dream meant, a few ideas came to mind but he dismissed all of them. The next morning his father asked him what was the matter but Arron didn't want his father to know that he had a dream with a cat in it.

("I will tell Katrina…") He thought to himself and tried to focus on his work.

Chapter 1. A Thousand years

A thousand years, that is how long the Emperor has ruled the world and held all its people in his iron grip. The power of the Emperor was absolute and it was said of the Shapeshifter King that even the gods feared him. Who can bend the will of the Shapeshifter King, what man can take the crown from his head and free the world. The heroes of old are no more, the strength, might, and majesty of the Riders has gone out with the setting of the sun. There is no hope for the people of the world, bow before the Shapeshifter King.
The Emperor's will and power was enforced by the Elf Shade Ordrin, his right hand and most powerful servant. Then there was Tacala his Chief Magistrate and the werecats. It was said of all cats that they were the eyes and ears of the Emperor, beware what you say. Then there was the Dark Riders, nine dragon riders enslaved by their true names to obey the will of the Emperor. The Emperor's Dark Armor Knight army was always at full strength and ready for war.
The Elves were servants and slaves of the Emperor, the dwarves also as they built the Emperor's cities and he kept them in the Helgrind. All people paid a tax tribute every year and those who couldn't pay were enslaved, only the Emperor was allowed to own slaves. He ruled the world from his fortress of Edoc'sil which didn't stay in one place for any length of time. There was the great arena of Thyocolees which was Urubaen and before that Illeria. The dragons of Kuthian were imprisoned in a mountain that had been turned to crystal, the enchantments prevent them from affecting the world with their magic.
The will of the Emperor was the way of the world and all obeyed or died at his command. The ancient prophecy of the werecats had come true. A Halfling shall come forth and he shall rule the world, Brenan was that Halfling.