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No Eragon! Saphira cried as she ran over to him. Wake up! Saphira nudged his limp body and laid her neck over him.
"Well, well, what have we here?" The lead Kull said slyly. "Looks like we only got two of you. Oh well, you will do."
The Kull pointed their bows at Saphira and fired. Saphira roared and fell limp over Eragon. The Kull walked over to them and began pulling them back to their king.
What are we going to do? Athena asked Shruiken worriedly.
We first must hide the eggs. Then we will see what we can do for Eragon and Saphira.
Eragon awoke the next morning to find that he wasn't chained down. He quickly stood up and saw Saphira on the other side of the room, still asleep. He ran over to her and nuzzled her. She woke up and looked at him.
Where are we? She asked quickly.
I'm guessing we're somewhere in the enemy camp.
"You would be correct." A very large Kull warrior said as he entered their tent.
Who are you and how can you hear us? Saphira demanded.
"My name is Gaul, as you may have heard. I have placed a spell on this room so anyone can hear you. We come from a far away land and have conquered many empires. This one is no different. Anyway I have come to ask you one more time, will you join me?"
No! Eragon and Saphirayelled in unison.
"Very well then, you will be used for our amusement then."
What do you mean? Eragon asked.
"You see, every year we collect mighty creatures from different lands and force them to fight. You two will be perfect, so who will fight first?"
Eragon stood protectively in front of Saphira and pulled back his lip to reveal a row of very sharp teeth.
"Very well then." Gaul said before pointing at Eragon. Eragon felt himself being lifted off the ground and yelped. "If you refuse to fight, you will be killed." A bubble of energy formed around Eragon and he disappeared. Eragon reappeared in a dark room and couldn't see anything, but could hear yelling and jeering somewhere above him. Suddenly a light appeared as a giant door opened to reveal a large arena. Eragon walked out to see thousands of jeering urgals in stands surrounding the arena. Eragon walked out into a circle and waited to see what would happen next. He heard a loud sound and saw another door opening on the other side of the arena. He yelped when he saw what was exiting it. A large bull like creature was walking towards him. It was almost his size and had extremely large horns all over his body. Eragon took his eyes off the creature to see Gaul standing on a platform above everyone.
"The rules of this fight are simple, this is a fight to the death. If you live, you win. Anything goes, begin the match!" Gaul yelled as a gong sounded.
Eragon barely had time to react before the bull animal rammed into his side. He was sent flying and crashed into the wall. He slowly stood up and saw the bull charging at him again. Eragon tried to move but was trampled before standing up. The animal stood over him and roared in victory. Anger filled Eragon and he threw the creature off him. It flew a few yards and crashed into the ground. Eragon shot fire at it and thought he had won. To his surprise the creature formed a sort of armor around it and deflected the fire. Eragon heard it roar and began charging at him. Suddenly, an idea formed in Eragon's head. The creature ran faster towards Eragon and was only a few seconds away from him. Right before impact, Eragon leaped into the air and the bull ran under him. Unable to stop itself, it slammed into the wall and lay motionless. For a few seconds it seemed like Eragon had won until the creature began to stir. Eragon growled and flew over to it and picked the creature up. He flew high up into the air until the stadium was only a dot. He smiled and dropped the creature. Eragon watched it plummet towards the ground at amazing speed and roared in victory. He dived down and landed in front of Gaul, careful to avoid the creature's remains.
"We have a victor!" Gaul roared to the crowd. "Don't try to escape your tent, there is a magical shield around it, you cannot escape."
Eragon felt himself lift into the air again and suddenly appeared next to his mate.
Eragon! Saphira cried happily. Are you alright?
I have a few bruises but I am fine. Have you been hurt?
No, no one has come in here since you left.
"Now it is your turn." Gaul said as he entered the tent. "You will fight now."
Good luck Saphira. Eragon said confidently. I'll be waiting for you to return.
Thank you Eragon. Saphira replied before vanishing along with Gaul.
Eragon found a soft patch of grass and sat down. He curled into a ball and waited for Saphira to return. Several hours had past and still no sign of Saphira. Eragon stood up and began pacing back and forth.
Something has gone wrong. Eragon thought to himself.
He continued to pace for several more minutes and began to worry more. Suddenly, the flap opened and Saphira walked in She was covered in blood and was limping badly.
Saphira! Eragon cried as he ran over to her. What happened?
Scorpions, fire didn't affect them and one of them grabbed my leg. I can't move it Eragon.
Eragon walked over to her and rubbed his snout down her back leg. Saphira, it's broken.
Oh no, now how will I win?
"You have an hour to figure that out before the next match." Gaul said as he suddenly appeared. "Clean yourself up before the next match." Gaul disappeared and they were left alone.
Saphira walked over to Eragon and used him as a support. Eragon slowly laid her down and pulled her under his wing.
Eragon, how will I fight?
You can fly Saphira your leg shouldn't bother you. Landing will be a challenge though.
I'll figure something out.
Eragon spent the next hour helping Saphira clean her wounds while she rested. Gaul suddenly appeared and smiled. "This will be an interesting fight." He sneered.
What do you mean? Eragon asked quickly.
"Oh you'll see." He smiled.
He pointed his finger at Eragon and he disappeared. Eragon looked around to find that he was in the same place that he was previously.
I wonder what he meant? Eragon thought as the door opened. He walked out into the circle and waited to see his opponent. When the other door opened Eragon's heart sank and he whined. There, standing on the other side of the stands was Saphira.
"Let the fight begin!" Gaul yelled. Eragon stared at his opponent for several seconds before deciding what he must do.
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