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He was fighting Murtagh. Or was it Galbatorix? He couldn't tell, because it was the evil king's voice coming from the youngling's body.
What a sad way to live. Murtagh and Thorn had done nothing wrong. They deserved the right to make their own decisions. Yet Galbatorix had forced them into the cursed life they now lead.
Oromis did not want to kill them. He would have preferred it if Galbatorix had personally come out instead of cowardly hiding in his palace. But it was neccesary to remove Galbatorix's tools before attacking the king himself.
Oromis tried to swing his sword, but stiffened as another one of his seizures occured. His sword slipped out of his hand.
Why him? Why now? Fate was indeed cruel.
Just as he recovered, He felt Murtagh, no Galbatorix, stab his side. He felt Glaedr kick and flap and break away from the magic holding him in place.
Then diving straight down, heading for the city, for the elves to heal him. But the wound that he had been dealt was too much. He could not survive. He saw memories flash before him, as he relived his life in those few, crucial seconds.
Oromis waiting in line to touch the dragon egg that had arrived in his city not long ago.
The intense bond he felt with Glaedr when they first touched.
The training he took with his master, Vrael.
The pride he shared with Glaedr as he joined the order of the Dragon Riders.
The rage he saw on Galbatorix's face when he was refused a second dragon, and the pity he felt, that Galbatorix did not want.
The concentration he poured into the spell to release Kialandi and Formora's magic.
Then the joy he felt when he realized Eragon's existence, that the Riders might survive.
And now the energy Glaedr was pouring into him in his desperation to keep him alive.
"Glaedr, release me." Oromis said to His dragon.
Glaedr did not stop.
"Do not mourn me." Oromis felt the pain of his beloved dragon as he slipped into the void.
Through the last gateway, which the living could not pass.