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Chapter 1 –The Merging

Galbatorix's POV

Upon the dark throne sat Galbatorix grinning in his thoughts "What better way to make Brom pay by training his own son into my right hand and corrupting him at a young age to turn him into the trash that Brom despites. Yes…his son will take up the punishment his father earned by killing off my forsworns" Galbatoriz reopened his eyes and stared down at the women kneeling before him, the women that once belonged to Morzan who he called his treasured Black Hand. However now the woman is carrying a son of Brom, a thorn in his plans, but revenge shall be carried out. His men have captured the women as she tried to escape…treason demands a high punishment but he knew no punishment greater than punishing the women's son.

"Take Lady Selena to Morzan's castle and guard her, if any harm shall befall her, your head will no longer be on your shoulders, am I clear?" his voice echo throughout his vast throne room and the guards said yes.

The king returned to his own thoughts as he grinned about what the future holds…perhaps… if the baby that was soon to be born is faith to be a dragon rider he shall make the boy carry out his wishes...as his thoughts wondered he beginned think back to the times a dark magician told him of binding souls to humans to enhance their strength. In a way it could be successful but Galbatorix has yet to try it out…perhaps this is the perfect chance, a baby that has no resistance might bond the best with dark souls. There is also a chance that he'll be extremely powerful but it's highly doubtful that the child would one day grow up to overpower him…indeed even if he tried the King will no doubt show him his place…

Selena's POV

She kneeled before the dark king exhausted and barely on the edge of consciousness knowing that her sentence will be death but her only regret was not being able to give birth to Brom's child…their child. She looked up only to see the Galbatorix grinning in his own thoughts and suddenly she beginned to wonder if he held a punishment worse than death….

"Take Lady Selena to Morzan's castle and guard her, if any harm shall befall her, you head will no longer be on your shoulders, am I clear?" his smooth voice echoed in the room and she can feel the tremer of the guards that's holding her before they took her away..

Momentarily stunned at the mercy Galbatorix was willing to give, but she soon begun to fear for her unborn child… if Galbatorix decided that his wrath shall fall upon the child she knew she was powerless to do anything

~~~~~~~ a few weeks later…

Back in the cold castle that was once her home she stared out into the vast night sky and then down upon the soldiers…escape was no longer, option Galbatorix had stationed nearly 500 men to guarded the castle under the pretense to keep her safe as Morzan had greatly treasured her during the time he was alive and she has done many things for the empire. However she knew that these soldiers were not to keep others out, but to keep her in….she placed a hand on her womb, she could sense that the time of birth for this child is coming soon and she smiled sadly at the thought of the world he's going to brought into knowing that he shall never experience the joy of childhood but she made a promise to protect him the best she could..

~~~~~ days later

Selena woke up to the unbearable pain of childbirth feeling as if someone's tearing her from the inside out as she screamed for her maids who came quickly running with towels and water.

The as the first light of dawn shine through she cried out one more time before the birth was done, and the strong cry of the baby echoed through the room as the maids busied themselves cleaning up the blood and the baby before they handed him to her and she looked down and saw his honey brown eyes and joy spread throughout her beening while looking at the baby….Brom and her had already decided the name for their child….Eragon.

~~~~2 years later

Eragon grew up quickly learning the ways of the world, he was a curious child and almost everytime Selena turned away he would be crawling somewhere else or doing something dangerous such as trying to climbing down from the bed or table she tried scolding him but as a two year old what could he possibility understand?

Selena turned around quickly as she heard the sound of armor hitting the stone halls of the castle…normally the guards only guard the castle from the outside they never ventured in..

The sound of knocking soon came

"Lady Selena? King Galbatorix has requested that you give Eragon to us to bring before him and not to take to long for he hates to wait"- said the soldier from outside

Icy fear soon gripped Selena in the core as she looked down at her innocent child who's tilting his head as to ask what was wrong…but she knew that she either obeyed or have worse fate fall upon her

"Lady Selena? Please open up…you know how the King is" pleaded the soldier

Selena picked up Eragon and carried him to the door …as if on impulse Eragon started crying…something he rarely did around her as his behavior, unlike his curiosity was always tamed. As they arrived at the King's palace Eragon only cried louder no matter what Selena did to try and calm him down. Later in the afternoon after they arrived, Selena's anxiety only increased as she stood before the king with Eragon in the arms who has stopped crying but grabbed onto her tightly as he could.

Galbatorix's POV

"Guards take Eragon away from his mother" The king's command was out and he grinned as he sat in his throne… yes today the Magician shall combine Eragon's soul with that of a demon… it'll be a interesting experiment to say the least..

He watched as Selena begged him not to take her child away and as the child and her struggle fruitlessly to stay together…. It gave him a twisted sense of joy as he told the guards to take Selena back and he begun to descend into the lowest part of his dungeon where the magician was waiting for him…

After murmuring the spell to keep Eragon still on the black platform he watched as the magician raised a ball of demonic essence and embedded it into Eragon's body, the child scream so loudly that he murmured another spell so he wouldn't have to hear it and watched as a silent scream escaped the child's mouth and grinned…. If only Brom was here to see his child suffers. He soon left afterwards to retire for the day, even though the night has just begin to fall…Eragon's torturous experience has only begun.

Selena's POV

I hugged Eragon close to me after not seeing him for a day but he didn't respond as his body was burning with fever, quickly bringing him back to mansion and calling in the healer even though she knew this was no regular fever. I noticed that his body has only getting hotter and constantly replaced cold water towels on him, she couldn't find any injuries on his body anywhere, and there wasn't any blood, bruises or even the slightest mark of anything, leaving me to guess of what could have possibility happened. Staying with Eragon throughout the week I noticed his body constantly glowed red and sometimes when he opened his eyes the honey brown that she was used to seeing was a dark menacing red….After a week Eragon's hair color has transformed to pure black but his eyes has now returned to honey brown again, however whenever he threw a tantrum they turned red depending on how agitated he got and I soon begin to worry more…

~~~~ 5 years Later

Eragon's POV

Everywhere hurts, ever since he turned four and was able to run Galbatorix has begun to train him physically each day he ran and ran constantly until he ran at least 10 miles. The sun was glaring down upon him and sweat drenched his own clothes he didn't dare disobey for last time he did, he was casted outside into the rain and forced to constantly run until he couldn't which he had to walk for days on end. After 5 miles the healer assigned to him would heal him and make the pain go away. He was now on his fourth mile and looked forward to returning home to his mother who always waited for him with cold water and her homemade meal….but not known to him today he was not going to return home….

"Eragon come here!"- the soldiers called out to him…and he begun to feel a sense of fear…these soldiers were directly under the King's command… and usually only called for him when the King wants to see him. As soon as he felt the spell that the King casted on him to run for 10 miles before it relented, fade he went towards the guards and they silently walked into the King's palace…..

Eragon's mind continued to think of those times when the King invaded his mind painfully probing his memories and his thoughts with his own like a spear for hours until Eragon was successful at, at least giving a little resistance. Times spent in the dungeons also came back to him…when he felt his very essence being ripped from his body, it was a incomparable pain..no matter what he thought or how he tried to fight against his bonds he wouldn't escape it felt forever until he was able to return back home. It took place every year on the day of the winter solstice, even if the dark city was covered in snow Eragon's whole body would feel like the flames were eating him away relentlessly lasting for several days not allowing him a moment rest, he couldn't even enter a state of unconsciousness, and every year later he found that many things made him mad…..and soon many children avoided him…they called him a demon his red eyes..his red aura…he was alone. His only comfort was his mother who always soothes him with her words and explained to him many things, she the only one who loved a demon like him…..a demon..that's all he is…a demon

However today was nowhere near the winter solstice, in fact today was the summer solstice…would could the King have in mind..he was hoping it was just another addition to his training that consist of a variety of exercises, learning the history of Alegasia, magic, resistance, and finally the art of mastering the sword.

Galbatorix's POV

He sat upon his throne unsatisfied, even though the demon's soul merged with Eragon's he only seem to have worse mood from what his servants told him… this brought a frown to his face which quickly went away. The child was only 8 currently.. what was he expecting to happen, but still, it was unsatisfying therefor today he decided to merge another soul into the child…he grinned at the future prospect this soul would cause and it took his magicians quite a while to collect but well worth it if it has the desired affect… yes, the easiest sin to fall into for men… At least he wanted to impose all sins onto the child, however he wanted the child to be useful and finally decided that only lust and wrath shall befall him, all the others would work against the king. Sparing a few soldiers and women was a small matter… his satisfaction increased when he wondered how Selena would reach to her own child when he became a beast that has never ending desire and a humorless chuckle left his mouth. He has been informed of how Selena was capable of keeping Eragon's temper in check by constantly soothing him with her words and explaining situations and feelings to Eragon but how would she handle Eragon's desire? Exactly…she can't.

The King's eyes opened when he heard footsteps nearing the throne, mostly the heavy footsteps of the soilders but with his enhanced hearing he could make out the lighter footsteps of Eragon… this proven that the training was proceeding smoothly. When Eragon came into the throne room he kneeled to show his respect and the king nodded in acknowledgment.

"Ryth.. you know where to take the child I assume, tonight I will join you later"

"Yes my King"- Ryth the magician answered back, his eyes were black as night and his skin so thin you could see his discolored veins underneath lieing upon his bones.

"Take Eragon to the dungeon….and inform Lady Selena that he will return to the mansion by tomorrow morning….and that she shouldn't be worried"-This command echoed out the throne room and he could see Eragon stiffen as the soldiers grabbed his arms and begin leading him to the dark dungeon….

At least the boy knows better than to refuse like he did those first 2 years.. all the screaming, kicking and begging did him no good. As he grew older his own soul grew to be more powerful therefor the King had to embed more of the demon's soul inside Eragon to rival Eragon's soul. He chose the winter solstice as it seem to represent death the most.. and because he saw himself as merciful, at least the cold would help with the heat coursing through his body as his soul merged with the demon's.

~An hour later at the mansion

Selena's POV

She knew the King was tampering with Eragon's soul again, throughout the year she spent plenty of time in the library looking through the books and finally came to the conclusion that the King was conducting experiments on Eragon which would explain his eye color change along with his hair and attitude. Although it was easy to anger him, she could tell how he tries to think instead of letting his emotions guide him, it made her proud to see him resist the anger of the demon's soul…but it pained her too. He once came home with his eyes red instead of brown and when he looked up to her he asked her "Mother…they call me a demon… I'm not a demon am I? You're not a demon..I can't be a demon..right?" It pained her to see that he was sad and in pain, although he was angered too, due to what the people said about him. She explained to him that people don't understand what they don't know and when they see something/someone different they tend to believe the worst. He nodded slightly and then ask her " Then if I talk to them more…will they like me more?" She wanted to tell him yes that they'll be free from prejudice… but she didn't want to lie.

"Maybe Eragon, sometimes people have a hard time understanding things…"

"So… even if I try they won't understand I'm a good person?" he frowned

"Not everyone is like that, there are some people who will understand with time.. like me"

"Ok..I think I understand a little bit…."

She smiled as she saw the redness fade and his eyes turned back to it's honey brown…

"Lady Selena?"- the maid called out to her, the maids here were handpicked by her, most of they didn't judge Eragon anymore and actually adored him for being a sweet child who often picked flowers and gifted it to them just to see them smile.

"Is Eragon back?"

"No… King Galbatorix ordered his soldiers to tell you that young Lord Eragon won't be returning until tomorrow morning"- the maid's voice was filled with disapproval but even she knew that nothing can be done…

"Oh…but….never mind, feel free to retire for the day I will be fine by myself"

Fear worked it's way into her mind.. it's not the winter solstice why would the King keep Eragon overnight once again… unless….he's trying to merge Eragon's soul with another demon type? She can already see Eragon struggling with his anger sometimes..he need another demonic soul to merge with his own…and she was afraid of losing him entirely one of these days when he comes back from the soul merging.. almost every time the fever lasted longer and when he came out of it the red aura that he admits is stronger… She also didn't want Eragon to become a arrogant, gluttonous, or vile man. She read upon the types of demon souls there were, the 7 types were based on the 7 sins of man, the soul that Eragon already has in his body is mainly wrath…the feeling of hatred and desire for destruction. She countered his raging emotions every step of the way with patience and love but sometimes he still got out of hand and destroyed things, but never tried to harm another. Six more types left…pride, envy, gluttony, sloth, greed and lust. There was no preference to Selena, if possible she rather him not have any of these traits, pride would turn him into an arrogant person as he grew, gluttony and sloth go hand and in, and no way is she allowing him to turn into a lazy bum, that's her job as his mother, to make sure he grows up into a fine man. Envy… what is there for him to be envious of other than perhaps more friendship, she hardly doubt it would affect him, if at all. Greed, she wonders what kind of affect that would have, he's rarely attracted to material things except maybe a few toys or rare objects…worse thing that could happen is him starting a treasury…she'd put a stop to that. At least out of the few traits, gluttony, sloth, greed, she can put a stop to…pride, envy and…lust those traits are different it's more emotional based. After thinking about the worst possible type she concluded that it was going to be lust, that's the one thing that most males have the hardest time controlling and …it'll be rather hard to explain to him, and to picture him forcing himself upon a women..the mere thought disgusted her to the core. No, she would not allow him to turn into a letch.

After staying awake for the whole night worrying about Eragon's wellbeing she noticed sunlight creeping through the window and she quickly rang the bell for all the maids… its time to prepare for Eragon's return.

The castle's silence was broken as Eragon returned to his bed and the maids replaced towels after towel's the lower the Lord's temperature and once again Selena observed his body for any torturous changed but there was none like always no bruises, cuts, or any anything. Although this time his aura was glowing red with a faint outline of dark purple..but his eyes didn't change colors when he opened them at looked at her. They still switched from red to brown but no other color while she was with him and although she didn't understand what it meant.. she hoped it meant that this demon soul was less effective on Eragon…