Chapter 4. The Rage of the Dragons
Part 1. The Fall of Osilon
Osilon, the jewel of the east in Elven society, when the Elves came to Alagaesia it was the first city they built until King Aries built the city of Ellesmera. The sun Aiedel was setting and Elves all over Osilon were getting ready to retire for the night. Some Elves attended the weekly poetry reading by Escar the Wise. Children ran back and forth laughing and playing with each other.
"I think we will have a great crop this year." An elderly Elf said to another as they walked from the fields. Before the other Elf could respond there was a rumbling sound in the sky like thunder.
"I see no storm clouds-What is that?"
There was a rumbling sound and the sky was lit up by a ball of fire that shot down and struck the amphitheater where the Elves were listening to poetry."DRAGONS!" The other Elf said screaming.
A living rainbow of scales and wings followed a huge Silver Dragon across the sky as they descended on the city. The great Silver Dragon was bigger than all the others and as it passed over the city trees were uprooted, buildings were blown apart and Elves knocked off their feet. The massive Dragon flared its wings and landed on a Scrythax crumbling the building. The Scrythax was a building with mirrors and a pool of water. It was used by the Elvenor and other magic users to scry the land and send messages. The Silver Dragon raised its head and roared shaking the ground. Elves started running and screaming as the Dragons burned and smashed the city.
Iris a powerful member of the Elvenor gathered as many women and children as she could, then without the structure of the ancient language she teleported over seventy Elves away from the city. She used all the energy of her body to accomplish the feet and she died. Elves fought back but the Dragon attack was decisive and overwhelming. Elven warriors fought, but not for long.
A Dragon smashed down a tree house and began digging up the underground dwellings to reach the Elves hiding in a cellar. A dozen archers lined up and shot their arrows at the Dragon, but a Werecat leapt from behind the Dragon and with its eyes glowing he sent the arrows back at the archers killing them. Meanwhile the Dragon ripped up the boards and blew fire on the terrified family inside. Elves tried to escape, but the Dragons encircled the city in a ring of fire. Then the Dragons gathered in the air and flapped their wings all at the same time. They created five tornadoes that tore up the rest of the city.
"Father how do you think the Queen will respond to what the Dragons did?" Eragon asked.
"I do not know my son."
Akir grunted, "I know what I would do-I would gather our armies and wipe out those scaly, fire breathing lizards!"
They had stopped in a cave to regain the strength they lost using magic for the invisibility spell. "Animals respond to the ancient language-Perhaps the Elvenor can communicate this to the Dragons that we mean them no harm." Kouleth said.
"An animal is an animal and an animal should know its place!" Akir said in anger.
Miora sighed and spoke up before it became an argument, "I think we should move on-I for one would like to be in Osilon by tomorrow." They broke camp and continued on without debate. By high noon the next day they reached the ashen city of Osilon.
"NO! Akir screamed as he fell to his knees. Miora cried, Ahmar just stood there with tears streaming down his face. Eragon put his head down and whispered to himself. The bones of Elves lay bleaching in the sun. Some Elves had been chewed on and spit up. Burned bodies were in kneeling positions holding loved ones.
"I know this Elf." Ahmar said standing over Iris' dead body.
"She wasn't burned or anything." Miora said.
"She died using magic." Kouleth said scooping up the body, "We should take her with us and give her a proper burial.
Part 2. The Fires of Illairyn
The Silver Dragon watched the village of Illairyn from the small mountains just south of the dread city of Dras Leona and the dark mountains of the Helgrind. This area was Lethberka territory, but they knew better than to trifle with an army of Dragons. Besides the Dragons were targeting the Elves not them. The Elves of Illairyn were ready for the Dragons as the Elder of the city had been watching when Osilon was attacked. He tried contacting Ellesmera, but some unseen power was blocking him and then the messengers sent to Ellesmera were killed by Dragons.
The Dragons had the city surrounded and lay siege from the air and the ground. All the mages in the city combined their might to place protective spells around the city. The days became weeks and the weeks became one month. During the siege seven young Dragons died. Eventually the Dragons became impatient with the siege and chose another course of action.
Instead of attacking the city directly the Dragons united their minds and attacked everyone in the city at once snuffing their lives out all at once. Then they burned the city down from the air destroying everything. When Limear was hit over two hundred Elves died. In Osilon Five thousand Elves died in the city. In Illairyn over two thousand elves died when the Dragons attacked and their rage had yet to be sated.
