A/N: I revisted the inheritance cycle a while back and kinda formed a story in my head not gonna lie it kinda ignores some the stuff I wasn't a fan of in inheritance. Disclaimer Don't own it.
Fates Domain
"Mr. Branson, perhaps you care to tell the class exactly how Eragon managed to over through Galbatorix 500 years ago and reestablish the Rider order on Vroengard ?"
"Honestly, professor, I think your first hand account was quite satisfactory for us" I retorted with a smirk across my face.
"A weeks worth of detention for the disrespect, Mr. Branson." She countered her eyes narrowed at me.
"Awww teach, you must really love me to want to spend so much extra time with me" I countered.
"Hardly, Leif, hardly, who could love the son of common gutter whore?" She spat.
"Your daughter for one" I laughed.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" She Screamed.
She lost it, and our entire history class was in stitches of laughter. Their laughter enraged her further.
Bending over and looking me directly in my eye Mrs. Haywood let loose her worse torrent of insults and curses.
"My daughter is a rider, a defender of the land, proper and proud. She wouldn't have time for the likes of you."
"Your daughter is a rider. She became one no thanks to you." I countered.
Suddenly I was there, three years ago while Kirin, nestled her pale golden dragon, Yin, in her arms.
"It should have been you" she whispered regrettably. "All you ever wanted was to protect the innocent. I just wanted to escape."
"Which is precisely why I'm glad she chose you to hatch for. This is your chance to escape. I'll become strong on my own power; rider or not I will wield my blades and defend this town. You get your freedom now."
"Miss are you done with your goodbyes?" asked the rider in crimson armor.
"Aye" she responded weakly.
I turned to the rider and in a swift movement drew my sword and managed to place the tip to his throat.
His dragon growled in anger.
"Take care of her" I threatened darkly. "I'm crazy enough to pull this stunt against a rider in full. I'd take my words seriously"
The man looked calmly at me in the eyes. His face was ragged with dark stubble.
"You are strong warrior, boy. She will be fine."
"Leif, you ok?"
The classroom came swirling back around me in a fog of darkness and color.
"Bitch, finally hit me" I asked.
"Yah," one of my classmates confirmed
"I don't see why you feel the need to fight her like that" another critiqued.
"I never expect anyone to understand" I said ruefully.
I got up and left the classroom. I still found it hard to believe that it had been three years since Kirin left to train amongst the riders. I look at my hands and pictured the Gedwey Ignasia emblazoned upon one of them, the mark of the riders. I needed a change; I needed to start looking for more to life than this small village could offer me.
I looked aimlessly into the sky, felt the gentle breeze against my skin, and for the first time since Kirin left I felt like I had a purpose. I knew what I had to do and it had to start with my final goodbyes. I should have been careful what I wished for.
I went home to find the crimson rider waiting outside of my house. I knew this couldn't be good.
"Hail, rider" I stated in greeting.
"From my memory of our last encounter manners aren't your thing." He replied.
"No, they're not" I acknowledged. "I'm assuming that you didn't come here for a friendly chat."
"Né, no, I came here to invite you" He replied. "Kirin has earned her blade and as what is now custom somebody from the riders old life is the one to present it to them."
So that was it, I was to play the part in giving away her last tie to being an ordinary person.
"Ask her mum then, that bitch'll be thrilled to do it" I responded jadedly.
"I'm asking you to do it because you are her best friend, and with the recent uprising of ghouls and goblins, the journey won't be safe I need someone who can watch their own back as well as others. I've kept my eye on you for all this time, and I know there is more to you than you know. Fate may have given your dreams to another, but perhaps that's because fate has something bigger in store for you. You and I both know that sitting here, in this town won't do anything for you."
"I'll pack" I said bitterly. " but I want a horse, I'm not walking all the way to Ellesmera"
"We aren't going directly to Ellesmera. We are going to Vroengard first" the rider called out.
That lit a fire under my ass.