Chapter 2:New threats

THUP!

Blood dripped from Murtagh's mouth. "Why do you resist?…you are my slave….nothing more!"Then a strong mental attack hit Murtagh. "So they shouldn't of died?…They were weak, useless… and you thought they could free you and that thing that should not be call a dragon?" The Dark King roared.

"Yes…" was all he could say.

"I think what will help you do what your told is a little agony." The King said.

"Maybe" Murtagh said.

"Take him to the dungeons till he'll await torture" The King said. "50 lashes' after he heals his dragon." Said the Dark King. He walk out of the throne room down the hall up a very large spiral staircase and into the dragon hold.

"Hey Thorn" Said the Rider.

"Hey Murtagh" said the severely hurt dragon.

"I can't heal this with magic were going to have to let age do it….We can age you through an eldunari….it will hurt" Stated the rider with a gleam of sadness in his eyes.

"Okay" said the dragon.

"Which one?" "This one" said the dragon nudging a gold eldunari the size of his riders fist and when he nudged it, it went smaller and smaller till it was as small as a thumb Thorn grew as it shrunk he got an extra 3ft long and 1ft high.

The dark king was clapping as he was walking toward the rider and dragon. "You have just helped me start a branch of magic I was hoping of starting soon." Then he said. "Zerola eldunari aile fli bhrlin rolstel!" and the gold eldunari turn into an gold egg and the dark king fell to his knees and picked up the egg without much energy staggered up the stairs, "Murtagh report to the dungeons" and ran off to his chambers.

"Well Thorn ill see you in a little bit later probably tomorrow" said Murtagh.

"Alright, goodbye Murtagh" said Thorn.

"Goodbye Thorn" said Murtagh before going out of the dragon hold down the staircase down into the dungeons and into the torture room.

"Take off your tunic" The whippier commanded and he did it "Step up" He commanded again and he did it. He clipped cold wet metal shackles around Murtagh's wrists' and ankles and then..

QUICHE! AAGHH! "1" said a man.

QUICHE! AAGHH! "2".

QUICHE! AAGHH! "3".

QUICHE! AAGHH! "4" he then lost count and go numb and everything went silent then he fell to the ground cold his body unearthly cold.

Then the dark king crouched down and got into Murtagh's face "50 lashes' good enough?….or you need more?……..you'll start obeying your master if you know what's good for you…".

Then he kicked Murtagh in the stomach as the same second he screams "Azvail" and Murtagh flew and hit the wall hard and then the ground where he lay unconscious.

He woke to find the ground bloody he felt his back bleeding he said "WEISE HIEL" and he felt his back heal and his drop in energy.

He left the dungeon to his room where he fell asleep. He woke up the next morning and went to the dragon hold. Thorn was not there and Murtagh will just wait for him. Hours past and Shruikan soon woke up.

"Shruikan-eldest do you know where Thorn is?" Murtagh asked.

"He said he was going flying and hunting." Shruikan replied.

"Ok, Thank you" said Murtagh Half an hour later Thorn flew in.

"Hey Murtagh" Thorn greeted.

"Hey Thorn" Murtagh said with affection.

"Want to go flying or to tired?" Asked the rider.

"With you?…ill go if I haven't slept in a year" Said the dragon.

"King?…can me and thorn go for a fly?" Asked the rider.

"Don't be gone for long if you are you'll have consequences. Said the evil King.

"Thank you my lord" Said Murtagh.

"Lets go!" he said as jumping on the saddle.

They jumped out the dragon hold and flew to the Boer mountains they flew and flew they were a little past Furnost and decide they should turn back.

"We should head back Thorn" said Murtagh.

"Yah, hey what is that?" Thorn said.

"I don't know, lets get closer" When they got closer they saw a Fanghur, and a yellow Wyvern battling. He studied them watched then the Wyvern bit the Fanghur's neck and ran and started towards Thorn then the Fanghur fell for no reason.

"Should we?" Asked Thorn while Murtagh was buckling his leg straps and pulled out Zar'rock and said.

"Lets practice, try not to kill" then a ball of flames was hurled to Thorn, he quickly rolled but got hit in the foot burning it badly.

"WEISE HEIL" Thorn dashed to the Wyvern who had someone on its back. Stopping Thorn, Murtagh said mentally to the rider.

"Who are you?…and who's side are you on?….the king or Varden? Asked Murtagh.

"I and eight others are free and come from a distant land who do you work for?" Asked the Wyvern rider.

"I am forced to work for the king" The dragon rider said.

"Then I and the other eight will join you." The Wyvern rider said.

"But the Varden fight for the right reasons the king works for the wrong ones" Murtagh said.

"Who is in power right now?" The rider asked.

"The king" Said Murtagh "and he is evil and corrupt don't fight for him".

"Then why do you?" Asked the Wyvern rider.

"I am forced to" Murtagh replied.

"How?" He asked.

"He knows my true name and made me and my dragon swear loyalty to him in the ancient language " Murtagh replied.

"I don't know the meaning of this language or true names or this king but I'm going to fight this Varden" The Wyvern rider replied.

"No you are not" Murtagh yell and just the same time Thorn charge the Wyvern who charged back they hit with massive impact both biting madly Thorn who was larger got the upper hand and bit the Wyvern on the neck and head then Thorn started to free woozy and then he drop for Wyvern bites are poisonous.

Murtagh cried "WEISE HEIL" and Thorn was healed and charge it again "Thorn don't let it bite you a lot" Said his partner-in-heart-and-in-mind.

"Ok" Thron said back.

SMASH! They hit each other and then Thorn cut the belly of the Wyvern and bit its neck and ripped out its air tube. A green liquid came spewing out it hit a tree and it instantly got soaked up and then the tree died.

"Thorn lets go find those other eight" They found a green one above Helgrind it saw them they told them about the other Wyvern and it screeched in pain and charged Thorn and he slowed to a stop and when it was fifteen foot away dropped down and Murtagh pulled out Zar'rock and sliced its belly open and now its on the peak of Helgrind.

Then he found one in the middle of Furnost and Melian, with that one he stood on Thorns head and jumped and split the Wyvern head open and was caught by Thorn but the rider of the Orange Wyvern plowed into the Alagaesia with tremendous force.

He was on his route back to the castle when he found another Wyvern it was gold and Thorn flew as fast as he could then the sound of thunder-they collided into the Wyvern. Thorn slashed its jaw broke it then kicked in the ribs broke several grabbed it throat and went down-Murtagh knew what he was doing and said "VASITK" they Wyvern's wings ripped and Thorn let go and flew to Uru'baen behind them the Wyvern and riders hit like meteors. They then went to Uru'baen where they found the four already bowing to the king.

"Hello who are you?" Murtagh asked

"New enforcers of Galbatorix the great king!" They all hummed.

"Yes, I Think it is a great honor to serve under somebody such as Galbatorix." Murtagh lied with a smirk.

"Yes, we think so to" the said.

Murtagh was tired so he went to his chambers and went to sleep

Second chapter. Hope you like