A/N Ok, I guess you get the update before my holiday as you all begged for
it, and get this, I have nearly 70 reviews! So thanks to each and every one
of you people!
Reviewers
Dishrag1313 – Wow, big word for one as uneducated as little Eragon huh? I had to re-read it several times!
Warrior Elf – thanks, and your story is really good from what I've read. A nice long update? Dunno how long this one will be, but nope, I'm afraid there wont be any Leggy/Arya stuff for a long time yet!
Fuji the Hobbit – Yay! Humours good. But I'm afraid this chapter will NOT be very humorous at all.
DaALCh – Yeah, I should put some stuff about Middle earth in shouldn't I? Maybe I should have like a story telling chapter with flash backs and stuff from Middle earth to explain where Leggy and Gimli are from to Brom and that. Tell me what you think!
Xiad Rusco – Awww! I would update on Wednesday, but that's the day I go on holiday, really early in the morning. But have a great birthday anyway and I will update as soon as I get back!
RandomInsaneElfStalker89 – Awww, thanks! I'm glad I cheered you up!
Aldawen Eldartari - Bares teeth back and hisses hehehehe, only kidding! But don't tear me apart if there's no update for like 2 weeks. I'm sorry!
Chapter 10 – Yazuac
They were not far from Yazuac now and Saphira would soon have to hide herself lest she be seen by the citizen of the nearing village. At Brom's suggestion, she would hide herself at a bend in the river. Far enough away so that she would not be seen, but close enough to call if her help was needed.
Legolas was feeling uneasy. His senses told him all was not well so he made the decision to enter Yazuac with Brom and Eragon. He could disguise himself well enough as a human if he kept his hood up and kept a low profile. Gimli would stay with Saphira, he could not be disguised as well as Legolas.
"So I am always to be left behind," he sighed but resigned himself from complaining... to much.
Legolas, Brom and Eragon would meet Gimli and Saphira at the bend in the river, they had no desire to linger there except to stock up on supplies and find out where the Raz'ac went next.
They stopped just out side the main entrance to Yazuac. There was smoke coming from the chimneys, but everywhere was quiet. There was nobody about, no children playing in the streets, no dogs barking. It was eerie. Legolas' uneasy feeling began to grow. "I do not like this. Something is very wrong. Brom, is there a side entrance to this place? If the Raz'ac still linger here, an attack is most likely to take place at the main entrance," he said, voicing his doubts. Loshîth was shifting around uncomfortably.
"Around the side," answered Brom. He pulled out his sword. Legolas in turn took out his bow and notched an arrow. Eragon followed suit. They entered cautiously around the side of the village. No one was about. doors swung on their hinges and many windows were shattered. Then they reached the centre of the village.
"God's above!" whispered Eragon.
"Elbereth Gilthoniel!" gasped Legolas.
A mountain of bodies rose before them. Men, women and even children, their horrified faces staring blankly. Their innocent faces etched with terror. Their clothes drenched with blood. None had been spared from death's cold embrace. Worst of all was the barbed spear that rose out of the peak of the pile. Impaled on it was the white body of a baby.
Eragon's stomach gave a horrid jolt and he had to turn away to throw up over Cadoc's side. Brom patted him on the back and asked if he would rather wait outside the village. Eragon declined, he would stay. He was sure that he would have to stomach even worse sights on this adventure. He turned Cadoc away from the gruesome sight.
He turned to Legolas, interested to see his reaction to such a sight. He found the Elf dismounting Loshîth, a blank emotionless look on his. He walked over to the bodies and placing his hand over his heart he said quietly but clearly. "Hiro hyn hîdh ab'wanath." Eragon did not understand what his friend had said, but he knew that he felt a great grief come over him.
"Who could have done a thing like this?" asked Eragon weakly.
"Those who love pain and suffering. They may wear many different faces and go by many different disguises. But they are all the same and there is only one name for them: evil," said Legolas bitterly remembering the darkness and evil that had once griped Middle earth.
"The Raz'ac passed this way," Brom concluded after scanning the group. He turned and led them through the village. "But this is not Raz'ac work. This is Urgals, the spears are of their make-"
Legolas' ears pricked. His senses all on fire telling him to run. He spurred Loshîth on. "Ride!" he called back to the others. "The beasts are still here!"
They rode on fast through Yazuac. They had nearly reached the end of town when Eragon was suddenly flung off of Cadoc by an Urgal that had come out of no where. Legolas spun Loshîth around and fired an arrow into the back of the Urgal's thick skin. His aim was true and the Urgal fell forwards onto Eragon who just managed to scramble free.
Another Urgal had appeared out of no where and lunged at Legolas, unseating him. the Elf and the Urgal wrestled on the dusty ground. Legolas fighting to draw his knife. Eragon ran forwards and rammed into the Urgal with all his strength. But the Urgal was not fazed and merely shoved the boy away. Legolas managed to kick the Urgal off himself with his two feet and righted himself again. He drew his knife and slashed at the startled Urgal as it clambered to its feet. Its head rolled to the ground and came to rest at Eragon's feet. He kicked it away in disgust.
Eragon turned to find Brom fighting an Urgal this one was armed with an axe. Another two came out from behind the houses. One for Eragon , one for Legolas. "Run Eragon!" Legolas shouted. The boy did as he was told and ran as fast as he could into the heart of the village, the Urgal pursuing him while the other fought with Legolas. These Urgals were strong and brutal, a little bigger than an Uruk-Hai and they fought just as viciously. Legolas disposed of the Urgal easily and took chase after the Urgal that was after Eragon.
Eragon ran. The Urgal was gaining on him. sending up a desperate call to Saphira, he spun around and aimed an arrow at the beast. It raised its shield though and the arrow merely glanced off. It smirked, baring its foul yellow fangs as it lunged forwards onto Eragon and they fell to the ground in a confused tangle.
Eragon sprang up and dashed down an alley, the Urgal on his tail. He ran until he came to a dead end. The Urgal leered at him. Images of the dead villagers that had lost their lives in the bloody Urgal massacre flashed before his eyes., and the tiny baby that would never grow to see adult hood. A fiery anger burned inside him. he took his bow and notched an arrow. Staring down the shaft, the Urgal was his target, he fired and with that shot he cried. "Brisingr!"
The arrow hissed through the air, glowing with a blue light it struck the Urgal in the forehead. The air resounded with an explosion and a blue shock wave blasted out of the Urgal's head, killing it instantly. It passed through Eragon without harm. He looked at his palm; the gedwëy ignasia was glowing like white hot metal. He heard some one distantly calling his name.
Legolas ran down the alley. Eragon staggered into his arms with exhaustion. Legolas helped support his as he limped out of the alley. Soon Cadoc and Loshîth were at their sides. They reached Brom to find the old man slumped in Snowfire's saddle, a nasty gash on his arm. It bled profusely.
Just then Saphira dived out of the sky, Gimli on her back, holding on for dear life. She was angry to say he least and stumped around, lashing her tail. 'They attacked you! Where are they? Im innas hain dago!" she cried slipping into Legolas' tongue. I will kill them
Legolas gently lifted Brom from Snowfire and laid him down on the ground. He then went searching in the saddle bag for the cloth that Zar'roc had been wrapped in and wrapped it around Brom's arm. "I could heal this wound, but you have not the herbs here that grow in Middle-earth." He sighed.
Eragon quickly explained what had happened to him in the alley with the Urgal and showed Legolas his palm. "I do not know what it was you did Eragon, we will have to consult Brom. But now we must get out of here, there could be more of those things around. Saphira will have to carry Brom. Gimli, you will ride with me. Let us go now!" he said looking around him. Saphira took off, Brom strapped to her saddle while the others rode fast out of the village.
A/N Ok, there you go. Well, there will be n update when I get back and I hope you've enjoyed this one! a little bit of action in this chapter. Well, go review and I'll see (metaphorically speaking) you all soon!
Laters!
I'm gonna soak up the sun....
Luv
Lolly pop
Reviewers
Dishrag1313 – Wow, big word for one as uneducated as little Eragon huh? I had to re-read it several times!
Warrior Elf – thanks, and your story is really good from what I've read. A nice long update? Dunno how long this one will be, but nope, I'm afraid there wont be any Leggy/Arya stuff for a long time yet!
Fuji the Hobbit – Yay! Humours good. But I'm afraid this chapter will NOT be very humorous at all.
DaALCh – Yeah, I should put some stuff about Middle earth in shouldn't I? Maybe I should have like a story telling chapter with flash backs and stuff from Middle earth to explain where Leggy and Gimli are from to Brom and that. Tell me what you think!
Xiad Rusco – Awww! I would update on Wednesday, but that's the day I go on holiday, really early in the morning. But have a great birthday anyway and I will update as soon as I get back!
RandomInsaneElfStalker89 – Awww, thanks! I'm glad I cheered you up!
Aldawen Eldartari - Bares teeth back and hisses hehehehe, only kidding! But don't tear me apart if there's no update for like 2 weeks. I'm sorry!
Chapter 10 – Yazuac
They were not far from Yazuac now and Saphira would soon have to hide herself lest she be seen by the citizen of the nearing village. At Brom's suggestion, she would hide herself at a bend in the river. Far enough away so that she would not be seen, but close enough to call if her help was needed.
Legolas was feeling uneasy. His senses told him all was not well so he made the decision to enter Yazuac with Brom and Eragon. He could disguise himself well enough as a human if he kept his hood up and kept a low profile. Gimli would stay with Saphira, he could not be disguised as well as Legolas.
"So I am always to be left behind," he sighed but resigned himself from complaining... to much.
Legolas, Brom and Eragon would meet Gimli and Saphira at the bend in the river, they had no desire to linger there except to stock up on supplies and find out where the Raz'ac went next.
They stopped just out side the main entrance to Yazuac. There was smoke coming from the chimneys, but everywhere was quiet. There was nobody about, no children playing in the streets, no dogs barking. It was eerie. Legolas' uneasy feeling began to grow. "I do not like this. Something is very wrong. Brom, is there a side entrance to this place? If the Raz'ac still linger here, an attack is most likely to take place at the main entrance," he said, voicing his doubts. Loshîth was shifting around uncomfortably.
"Around the side," answered Brom. He pulled out his sword. Legolas in turn took out his bow and notched an arrow. Eragon followed suit. They entered cautiously around the side of the village. No one was about. doors swung on their hinges and many windows were shattered. Then they reached the centre of the village.
"God's above!" whispered Eragon.
"Elbereth Gilthoniel!" gasped Legolas.
A mountain of bodies rose before them. Men, women and even children, their horrified faces staring blankly. Their innocent faces etched with terror. Their clothes drenched with blood. None had been spared from death's cold embrace. Worst of all was the barbed spear that rose out of the peak of the pile. Impaled on it was the white body of a baby.
Eragon's stomach gave a horrid jolt and he had to turn away to throw up over Cadoc's side. Brom patted him on the back and asked if he would rather wait outside the village. Eragon declined, he would stay. He was sure that he would have to stomach even worse sights on this adventure. He turned Cadoc away from the gruesome sight.
He turned to Legolas, interested to see his reaction to such a sight. He found the Elf dismounting Loshîth, a blank emotionless look on his. He walked over to the bodies and placing his hand over his heart he said quietly but clearly. "Hiro hyn hîdh ab'wanath." Eragon did not understand what his friend had said, but he knew that he felt a great grief come over him.
"Who could have done a thing like this?" asked Eragon weakly.
"Those who love pain and suffering. They may wear many different faces and go by many different disguises. But they are all the same and there is only one name for them: evil," said Legolas bitterly remembering the darkness and evil that had once griped Middle earth.
"The Raz'ac passed this way," Brom concluded after scanning the group. He turned and led them through the village. "But this is not Raz'ac work. This is Urgals, the spears are of their make-"
Legolas' ears pricked. His senses all on fire telling him to run. He spurred Loshîth on. "Ride!" he called back to the others. "The beasts are still here!"
They rode on fast through Yazuac. They had nearly reached the end of town when Eragon was suddenly flung off of Cadoc by an Urgal that had come out of no where. Legolas spun Loshîth around and fired an arrow into the back of the Urgal's thick skin. His aim was true and the Urgal fell forwards onto Eragon who just managed to scramble free.
Another Urgal had appeared out of no where and lunged at Legolas, unseating him. the Elf and the Urgal wrestled on the dusty ground. Legolas fighting to draw his knife. Eragon ran forwards and rammed into the Urgal with all his strength. But the Urgal was not fazed and merely shoved the boy away. Legolas managed to kick the Urgal off himself with his two feet and righted himself again. He drew his knife and slashed at the startled Urgal as it clambered to its feet. Its head rolled to the ground and came to rest at Eragon's feet. He kicked it away in disgust.
Eragon turned to find Brom fighting an Urgal this one was armed with an axe. Another two came out from behind the houses. One for Eragon , one for Legolas. "Run Eragon!" Legolas shouted. The boy did as he was told and ran as fast as he could into the heart of the village, the Urgal pursuing him while the other fought with Legolas. These Urgals were strong and brutal, a little bigger than an Uruk-Hai and they fought just as viciously. Legolas disposed of the Urgal easily and took chase after the Urgal that was after Eragon.
Eragon ran. The Urgal was gaining on him. sending up a desperate call to Saphira, he spun around and aimed an arrow at the beast. It raised its shield though and the arrow merely glanced off. It smirked, baring its foul yellow fangs as it lunged forwards onto Eragon and they fell to the ground in a confused tangle.
Eragon sprang up and dashed down an alley, the Urgal on his tail. He ran until he came to a dead end. The Urgal leered at him. Images of the dead villagers that had lost their lives in the bloody Urgal massacre flashed before his eyes., and the tiny baby that would never grow to see adult hood. A fiery anger burned inside him. he took his bow and notched an arrow. Staring down the shaft, the Urgal was his target, he fired and with that shot he cried. "Brisingr!"
The arrow hissed through the air, glowing with a blue light it struck the Urgal in the forehead. The air resounded with an explosion and a blue shock wave blasted out of the Urgal's head, killing it instantly. It passed through Eragon without harm. He looked at his palm; the gedwëy ignasia was glowing like white hot metal. He heard some one distantly calling his name.
Legolas ran down the alley. Eragon staggered into his arms with exhaustion. Legolas helped support his as he limped out of the alley. Soon Cadoc and Loshîth were at their sides. They reached Brom to find the old man slumped in Snowfire's saddle, a nasty gash on his arm. It bled profusely.
Just then Saphira dived out of the sky, Gimli on her back, holding on for dear life. She was angry to say he least and stumped around, lashing her tail. 'They attacked you! Where are they? Im innas hain dago!" she cried slipping into Legolas' tongue. I will kill them
Legolas gently lifted Brom from Snowfire and laid him down on the ground. He then went searching in the saddle bag for the cloth that Zar'roc had been wrapped in and wrapped it around Brom's arm. "I could heal this wound, but you have not the herbs here that grow in Middle-earth." He sighed.
Eragon quickly explained what had happened to him in the alley with the Urgal and showed Legolas his palm. "I do not know what it was you did Eragon, we will have to consult Brom. But now we must get out of here, there could be more of those things around. Saphira will have to carry Brom. Gimli, you will ride with me. Let us go now!" he said looking around him. Saphira took off, Brom strapped to her saddle while the others rode fast out of the village.
A/N Ok, there you go. Well, there will be n update when I get back and I hope you've enjoyed this one! a little bit of action in this chapter. Well, go review and I'll see (metaphorically speaking) you all soon!
Laters!
I'm gonna soak up the sun....
Luv
Lolly pop