I'm updating again!
Eragon POV
I sat in the back of the first cave that had a clutch of twelve eggs. Fathen and Sentil were hidden farther down the line of caverns and lairs for the mother dragons. Several niaids, auria and dryads had agreed to help protect the city. I heard the soft crunch of boots on gravel as someone approached my cave I was hiding in.
"You must do better than that, Eragon." a chilling voice called, the shade. Silently I crept to the front of the cave and waited. I jumped out and my sword hit his. Clang! The battle began.
Our swords were connected almost the entire time through the fight. I lept out of the way as he slashed at me. He ducked as I swung at his head. We battle with vigorance and vitility. We were on the bluff just behind the Dragon holds. He had me cornered against the edge and knew I had no where to go. He shoved me down and my blade skidded over the side of the bluff.
"I guess Eragon Shadeslayer and Kingkiller's end is to a closing." the shade cackled as he shoved his blade towards my stomache. But he never touched me. I stared at the point of Zar'roc as it protruded from the shade's chest, "No!" the shade whispered before he exploded into the individual spirits. Murtagh held out his hand for me to take. He helped me up and clasped my shoulder.
"Did you really think I would let you have all the fun, Eragon." he said smiling, "Besides, Blodhgram finally figured out what they wanted."
"What?" I asked out of curiousity.
"You, or more specifically, you dead." he said and it all made sense. The Ra'zac have always hated me, since I, or so I thought, destroyed the last of them. The shade was probably in it for kicks.
"That makes sense, brother of mine." I said chuckling as we rejoined the others. Arya lept up and caught me in an embrace of joy.
"I thought I would lose you!" she mummbled against my chest. I held her against me smiling.
"You know me, nothing keeps down for long." I replied kissing her gently. her slightly protruding stomache pressed against me hard enough that I felt our son kick. I smiled and looked in her eyes.
"Daddy!" Brom shouted as he launched into my arms. Selena and Islanzadi followed shortly after him. I laughed, our problems were finally over.
You have to love that, sorry I didn't lengthen the sword fight, but I was hard pressed on time.
