The King of men
Discalimer:Eragon belongs to Christopher Paolini
The palace of Galbatorix. It was once a beautifull palace of love and joy, owned by noble elves. It was still beautifull but no love or joy was to be found. Three riders walked through the golden halls, unbothered by the wealth and splendour. One was clad in chains and blue. He strode in the front, with a look of grim determination. The second wore plates and red. He had the look of a slave, who had the chance to strike back and was going to take it. The third wore strange black and green cloth. He looked as if he was happy. He looked as if he had been waiting for something all his life and now he was going to get it. Three thousand years is a long time to wait.
Eragon came at a small golden door. It was splendid with intracite markings and artfully placed dents. Karris stopped. "Before we go running into our deaths there is something I want to tell you." Murtagh stopped and looked. His hands were white against Zarroc. Eragon raised his own sword and stared. The blade had no name. He intented to name the sword afterwards. "You know this land belongs to me. I have the right to name an heir in the case of my death. I have chosen Eragon. The royal documents have been given to Nasuasda." Karris stopped and looked mildly embarresed. "Open the door" he said before drawing Elvesbane.
The three riders walked into the throne room side by side. The stared. On the silver throne sat a man. The throne itself looked as if on fire.The man had short blond hair and bright blue eyes. He looked so childish it seemed impossible that he could be Galbatorix. But the three riders knew beter. Power beyond power emenated from his body. He wore pale blue armor that was simialar to Karris's. He also wore a golden cloak that perfectly matched his sword know as Fallen. He stood from his throne and raised his sword. "My city is under attack. My people are dying.Would you deny me the chance to help them?" He spoke as if nothing mattered, only what he said. "Murtagh and Eragon. The sons of Morzan. You can serve me like your father did. The Varden have failed. Unless you join me now elves and Urgals will rampage across our lands. Imagine the future! Even you cannot claim to trust the Urgals Eragon! With Saphira we can rebuild the riders and reforge our empire! The world will be back to how it's supposed to be! Our people will thrive in the Empire whilst the elves and dwarves cower in their pitifull homes! Join me and save us all!" He finished and waited.
Karris leaned on elvesbane. "You know perfectly well that you are a far greater problem than the Urgals. We have not come to negociate. We have come to replace you." Galbatorix smiled , a mad smile. "So my old mentor has returned. And the rider who's been giving me so much trouble is serving him? Interesting. Boy!" He said fixing Eragon with a stare. "Do you claim to trust him? Give him the chance and he will spread death unlike anything you have ever seen across these lands. He is the forsworn.He is the Fallen. Eventually you will come to hate as he does. To fight as he does. To lose yourself like he did." Eragon shivered. "I may not trust him but I know one thing.He wants you dead. I want that do. Unless your suicidal I don't want to serve you." Galbatorix stood and walked from his throne.He stood right before Eragon. Eragon twirreled his sword lightly. Karris edged closer. Murtagh raised Zarroc. "And why, do you wish me dead?" "You killed my uncle and caused thousands of other deaths. You ruined lives just because your to scared to fight the Varden yourself." Galbatorix's face hardend. It was amazing how he could go from harmless to evil by simply changing his expression. "Do not lie. You seek the crown. You and Karris. Murtagh is just here to ensure he will face no more slavery." Eragon saw Karris' eyes widened and knew they had figured it out at the same time.Murtagh was still working for Galbatorix.
Karris and Eragon caught each other's gaze for a moment. They both nodded and turned. Karris turned and swung his sword in an arch straight at Murtagh's neck. Unfortunetly his wards stopped him. His sword cascaded with such heat that it would've burned his hand off if it wasn't for his gloves. Karris paused and yelled at Eragon. "He's stronger than we thought. Keep Galbatotorix busy." He then smiled. Murtagh had more power but he had far more expirence.Murtagh's wards stop anything that comes at him. Karris power was not great enough to break the wards. He had to stun Murtagh long enough to break his wards and use Elvesbane.
Eragon jumped back as soon as he saw Karris nod. Galbatorix had blasted the place where he had stood apart. Eragon jumped up against the wall and rebounded calling fire to his sword. He fell from the air three feet from Galbatoirx. His wards could've stopped Eragon but he had chosen to throw Eragon out of the air. He had to aviod him untill he and Karris could fight him together.Eragon stood up and started running, drawing his bow. He loosed arrows at Galbatorix , three or four at a time. Galbatorix smiled thinly as the arrows erupted into flames. "He's wastefull" Eragon relised. "He uses magic fancilly no matter how powerfull my attack. If a use as little energy as possible he might run out! Tolreef fan manna!" Some of the tiles in the room raised and flew at Galbatorix. They also burst into flame as Galbatorix mad a show of yawning. "Perfect" thought Eragon.
Murtagh brought Zarroc down with incredible force. The pillar which Karris was hiding behind was cut through. Karris rolled away and hid his mind. He started running towards Eragon.He noted that half the room was damaged. Chairs and portraits flew at Galbatorix only to burst into flames. "He's showing off" Karris realised. "He stil wants to get Eragon to serve him." Murtagh had caught up and was close by. Karris turned and kicked him hard in the small of his back. He readied Elvesbane and yelled at Eragon "Get Galbatorix to attck you with everything he's got!"He and Murtagh started a deadly sword fight next Eragon and Galbatorix.
Erago did not know what to do. He had ripped apart every wall around him and sent it flying at Galbatorix but he didn't seem to notice or lose his temper. Suddenly Karris yellded at him. Eragon didn't know why but he would try to do it. He knew he would have either unleash a very powerfull attack or insult him. Attacking would waste energy so he would have to insult him. And as far as Eragon there was only two things Galbatorix would care about. "Hey, Galbatorix I heard you were to weak to save your dragon!" He insulted the two things Galbatorix cared about, his dragon and his power. "I couldn't save her but I can do this!" Galbatorix cried and a mixture of black and golden fire flew at Eragon. The fire was so hot it melted the tiles it flew over. The fire could not be dodged. Eragon readied himself when Murtagh hit the stream of flame.He was completely incinerated. Eragon turned and saw Karris was healing a badly burned leg.
Karris knew that only Galbatorix had enough power to destroy Murtagh on his own. He knew Eragon would get Galbatorix to attack but how would he get Murtagh in the line of fire? Whenever he tried to push or kick Murtagh the arm or leg came alight. Murtagh had chanced his wards since his first kick. He was running out of time he then did something that seemed very stupid. He jumped over Murtagh only to fall as Murtagh stuck his sword in his ankle. Karris fell to the ground , bleeding. Murtagh laughed and stood over him. "Ready to die?" he asked managing to smile thinly.Karris attacked him verbely. "Murtagh you are less than your father than I thought." He sighed. "I am far stronger than Morzan ever was" breathed Murtagh. "My entire live I've been compared to him.People think because he was evil, I will be evil. Whenever I tried to help people fleed. I.." he broke off. Karris saw Galbatorix's murderous expression.He kicked out at Murtagh with all his might. The leg started burning.Murtagh brought Zarroc down to slash the leg off but Karris had increased the flames. He put so much fire on his leg that Murtagh had to move his hand . He sidestepped and was kicked in the side. He flew back as his side burned. The fire was made by him so his wards didn't stop it. Magiacians who used fire gennerally spell their wards to do that because otherwise the fire can't be easily controlled. It will be pushed away in a second, which wasn't long enough to do anything usefull with it.Murtagh changed his wards and for a split second he had none. In that split second Karris had blasted a ball of compressed air at him blasting him back. When he hit the stream of flame Karris began treating his legs.
Eragon was at Karris side and they were running.Galbatorix was blowing everything to bits. In his rage he didn't notice anything. He was truly mad. Karris and Eragon hid behind a pillar. "Eragon have you noticed there wards don't protect them from they're own magic?' Eragon nodded. When your opponents wards couldn't be overwhelmed you had to find a way to bypass them. "Basically we have one chance. One us has to get his magic to attack him. When his wards change he may forget to include something. We have to hope and pray he's stays insane.Galbatorix has layers of wards unlike Murtagh. He is never completely unprotected.We have to hope he will change his wards so that he is vulnerable to something."Eragon nodded. "You attack him I will search for vulnerabilities."
Karris looked at Galbatoirx aprehensively.He pointed at something and watched as it was ripped apart. He didn't realise that by destroying the walls he gives Eragon and Karris more places to run.Karris looked down at the wreakage that lay around him.He picked up a very big piece of rubble and threw it at Galbatorix. A piece of rubble, still having traces of Galbatoix's magic went past and hit him in the chest. Galbatorix uttered a cry of rage and started reapllying and changing his wards. Eragon heard every word and started looking for the one thing Galbatoirx wasn't protected against.
Galbatorix was protected from magic,elements,metal,wood,flesh and stone. Anything that a trace of these exploded into flames around him.Eragon went in search of diamonds.. There weren't any around nor was there time to find any. He stared as he saw Thorn crying. "Karris I need Zarroc!" Eragon thought at Karris. He didn't know how but the blade suddenly flew throug the air and landed at his side. He held it out to Thorn.Thorn looked down and regonised the sword. He blew and the blade turned to diamond.He looked at Eragon and said "When you are done bring the blade back." Eragon ran back to the throne room and smiled. Because Thorn sometimes added his strengh to Murtagh's magic meaning that Galbatorix's wards wouldn't block it. Well no amount of Murtagh's attacking magic could get near Galbatorix some of his magical objects, including Zarroc could.
Karris was running for his life.Galbatorix had chosen to magic items that were far away from him and sending it at Karris. That way he could block everything and still attack him.Karris slid when he heard Eragon tell him to bring Zarroc. He swiftly found Zarroc and threw it in the direction of Eragon's mind. He got hit by a decorative shield and pulled back.He readied his sword and hoped that Eragon had found a weakness. He suddenlly heard Eragon "Get him to attack you!" Karris unleashed fire, ice and pure heat at Galbatorix. Galbatorix laughed and raised his own hand. The hand dropped. The eyes closed. A diamond blade had gone through his chest.