Introductions
The battle for Kordem was going poorly and the retreat order was given so we were falling back in an orderly manner through one of the many teleportation grids that was to lead us to the ships still able to retreat in orbit. I was firing my particle rifle at the oncoming advance of the insectoid race known as Zepher killing them as they tried to swarm me as I dropped a singularity charge on the closest ones and turned to meet with my fellow Draconians on one of our ships. I was tackled and an explosion hurled us through the portal we came out on a different land and to my shock even if for a moment everything was completely different. The Zepher and I collided into a rock was jarring us apart my armor absorbing most of the impact. I stood up to meet the enemy only to realize my weapons came loose in the chaos and sighed in resignation as I tapped into my abilities and lifted the Zepher off the ground and was about to finish it off as another Zepher hit me from the left smashing me into the wall once more knocking my sealed helmet off revealing my slender snout covered in dark blue scales and orange predatory eyes. I snarled at the Zepher pinning me as the other one charged at me to aid its brethren. The Zepher that had me pinned lashed at me with is pincer like mandibles making me grab it with my armored claw. I kicked out sending it crashing into is hive mate and drew the last of my energy and released a maelstrom of psionic bolts of deep crimson color rising up from the ground lifting them up and then using both hands further enshrouding myself in crimson causing the air around me to distort and spark as I forcibly opened a singularity between the two causing them to disintegrate. A few seconds was all I could manage but it was enough to cause fatal damage to the Zephers. Grunting at my exertions I dropped to a knee panting as if I had run half a continent. I looked around and took note of my surroundings as I stood up to collect my scattered gear It downed on me that the teleporter may have malfunctioned and sent me to a different world. Such things were not unheard of since the technology behind it was still relatively new but the chances of such a things happening were almost non existent. As I contemplated my situation I deemed it prudent rest should be my first order of business since my unit had been fighting on Kordem for the past few weeks with almost no rest. Such a thing for a Draconian was not unheard of since we required little sleep but I had been using my abilities almost nonstop.
My armored tail twitched in annoyance at the very recent memory of our lossas I sat down against the boulder shifting my legs into a comfortable position but once I did I quickly drifted off into dreams of better places.
"I'm telling you Brom. I heard a dragon." I protested indignantly staring at Brom who simply shook his head.
"And I am telling you dear boy that is simply not possible. And also if it was true then it will be feral and best to avoid it." He said as he looked ar Zar'roc once more and sighed. "Although I think this is a terrible idea it does merit a look." He said again while standing up and sheathing Zar'roc. We started walking to where the noise originated from and noticed immediately the air felt wrong as we moved closer.
"What is this feeling Brom?" I asked starting to question weather or not this was a good idea anymore.
"I don't know Eragon. But i do know one thing. Stay close and dont wander away. I only knew one rider who could do this kind of magic. And he should be dead." He said in a whisper as he sounded like he was remembering a nightmare.
"Why should you think hes dead?" I asked automatically.
"Because. I cut his head off." He deadpanned making me flinch.
We came to a clearing soon after the last exchange of words and saw scorch marks covering a wide area and saw two large dead creature in the center of the horrifying scene. Brom moved out first and waited for him to wave me out to him. After a few moments he gave the signal to come out and we looked around the area. He instructed me to look around the rocks for any sign for who did this and I simply nodded to him and made my way to the rocks only to hear stange noises as i got closer to the large rock that the noise was originating from. Once I rounded the corner I stopped dead in my tracks seeing a massive black figure completely armored. It had a armored face that looked like it covered a snout, a curved neck connecting to a large upper torso, long arms with big muscles, a whip like tail and legs that looked like saphira's back legs every inch of this creature was armored. I moved closer slowly keeping my hand on the hilt of my sword in case I needed it to defend myself.
I was woken to my motion sensor alerting me to two new presences a short while ago and decided staying put was more important since i knew my scuffle with the Zepher caused no small amounts of noise. My hopes of these creatures leaving was blown away as I saw one round the boulder I had been resting against but to my surprise it didn't raise an alarm but moved closer but to what purpose. The creature was impossibly smaller than me so I was confident if needed I could dispatch it with ease so I let it sate its curiosity as it came inches from me my instincts to move and defend myself were screaming at me but I restrained myself and froze completely as it made a move to touch me. This was clearly a youngling and it caused me no end of turmoil since it was now touching my shoulder guards slowly making its way to my helmet. I still had no way of knowing if my helmet latch was still intact so i prepared to move if the youngling became hostile if it saw my face. To my dismay it was lifting my helmet off.
and to my surprise the youngling was managing to lift it. Shortly after it removed my helmet and stopped staring at it it looked at my face and yelped out noticing I was awake I slowly rose up and prepared for another fight even though I was beyond exhausted. The other creature came running around the corner to the boulder and stared at me with a weapon drawn while moving between his now apparent youngling. I sighed and made to retrieve my helmet from the youngling but stopped as the elder one moved to strike apparently not noticing my helmet was in his younglings grasp.
"Brom what do we do?!" I whispered in a frantic tone.
"You expect me boy? Your the one who woke it up! Call Saphira she may be able to communicate with whatever this is." He snapped in frustration.
I did as he asked and Saphira to come and see if she could help with the problem I put us in and the creature stepped forward and Brom made ready to attack and the creature stopped and tilted its head to the side as if it was thinking. Brome noticed this as well and he became more wary.
The creature then did something that shocked us both pointing at me and soon realized I still held its helm.
"Uhh. Brom I think it wants its armor back." I said quickly.
"Then do it quickly you fool!" He said not taking his eyes off the creature.
I slowly moved forward trying to not make any sudden moves to make it angry. But then Saphira cam crashing out of the sky and roared at the creature making it jump back in shock and looked as if it prepared to fight drawing some sort of weapon from its back.
"Saphira wait! It just wants its helm back!" I screamed as they both stared each other down.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. One of the old breed crashing down to defend these things! She was clearly an adolescent in old one standards "Why are you defending these creatures old one!" I snarled out in the old tongue which made her visibly flinch at hearing the old tongue.
"What are you talking about? I am not old! And why do you threaten my rider!" She snarled back. Clearly this was some sort of trick.
"Rider? Surely you jest. You an old one must not be degrading yourself to letting these creatures ride you like some pet! I would kill them for these transgressions on our kind!" I snarled back in equal measure.
"You will do no such thing and you are not one of my kind! You are no dragon." She spat back venomously.
"Clearly you do not know the ways of how our kind evolved. You old ones left us to find a new home. I can only assume this is where you landed.
Take me to your elders immediately I demand and explanation for this heresy!" I roared back making it clear this is not up for debate.
"What are you talking about? Our elders were killed by the Oath Breaker I am the last of my kind!" She yelled making me visibly flinch the others noticing quite clearly She said something that cause me discomfort.
"Truly this cannot be true. There were millions of old ones... Could one do so much to cause our old ones to almost be driven to extinction?"
I said quietly.
"Yes. Now who are you. You speak our ancient tongue and know nothing of what the world here is. What lands to you come from?" She snapped.
"You really don't know do you. Your origins come from the stars. Not here young one." I replied softly suddenly feeling as if a hammer had struck my heart.
I lowered my weapon and we talked a short while longer and this caused the humans great confusion as we spoke in our ancient tongue. Humans as the old one called them inhabit most of the regions except the mountains and the great forest. I explained our origins and where she truly came from. I then explained the exodus of her kind from us and why they left which caused her a lot of distress. Then she explained the history of this place and why she was the last one. Each bit of information felt like a hammer blow causing me pain and impossible amounts of anger. I could not fathom what events that transpired for the old ones to be desperate enough to ally with humans and these elf's. Soon our talk came to a close with a long silence between the two of us and we contemplated what we each had learned.
After a the silence the old one spoke."Would you come with us in our travels? If what you say is true then you must serve me in some form yes?"
She said cautiously.
I sighed in partial defeat and resignation and replied."Yes that's partly true. But serve is the wrong word. More protect since you are ancestral."
I said matter of factly.
"By the way my name isnt old one. I do in fact have a name if you would ask I would tell you." She said in partial annoyance.
"Its against our code to ask an Old One their name. It must be given in order for me to give mine." I said in protest.
"Fine. My name is Saphira. now what is yours little dragon." Saphira said in a smugly amused fashon.
"I'll have you know im 150 years of age and an adult thank you! Anyways my name is Vela Ka Roskva. And I here by offer my protection to you Saphira last of the Old Ones Arbiter of Vengeance. What is your will?" I said bringing my fist to my chest bowing my head in the traditional greeting to the Old Ones.
"Arbiter of Vengeance? I am no arbiter. But first you must speak to my companions and rider." She said in an amused tone knowing it was going to cause me no end of discomfort still upset about my initial meeting with her companions though I had know idea what that would entail.
"As you will commands Saphira. And in order for me to pledge my offer of protection to you you must have a title. Since you had none it was required that I give you one... Now if you excuse me I must... Communicate with these humans. Though I know not how it will be accomplished." I said in frustration.
"Mind speech is the most preferable method." Said Saphira which caused me to look visibly mortified.
"You jest... Mind speech is meant for your mates... I will not allow such intimate contact with these... Humans!" I screeched out nearly tripping over my words.
She growled."You will do as commanded now go." Visibly showing there was no negotiating this subject.
"As you command." I saluted in the traditional way again while I walked to where the humans had set camp. Grumbling curses as I went.
I do apologize for a lot of Pov shifting I was trying to set the mood for my characters introduction. A coworker of mine said I couldn't put a spin on his favorite book series so I took his dare. But since I enjoyed writing this I thought I would post it here for others to enjoy. I'm not the best writer out there but I hope you readers will enjoy it and if you want this to be a story then i will endeavor to make it such. just leave a review and let me know what you think.