This is my first Eragon story that I have posted. This is, more along the lines of a poem. This is the thoughts of Eragon before the final battle. It turned out better than I expected. I hope you enjoy it. So without further adu...


What Else Could A Rider Do?

Dragon's Obsession

The fate of the world rests firmly on my shoulders.
Should I fail, horrendous evil shall take completely over.
Yet I bear it humbly, what else would a Rider do?
My thoughts are shared with my partner, but what more can I ask of her?
She has her own problems.
The fate of the world on my shoulders,
The very existence of her kind on hers.
What more can I ask? She is already totally loyal,
And if my fate is my destruction, it is hers too.
And how can I ask anyone else to share this torment?
I know some would willingly.
But how can I knowingly give hopeless dreams, unanswered questions,
And endless torment to someone else, just to ease my pain?
I cannot.
People say they know what I am going though, but how can they?
Do they know what it is like to have people die for you,
In hopes that their dreams for their loved ones may come true?
To know that there are people who want nothing more than your death?
To know that by simple fate, there is blood of others staining you hands?
To know you must kill, in order to live?
I think not.
Some would say that fate dealt me a wonderful hand, I disagree.
The only good that came out of this was my partner.
Fate dealt me cruelly in some cases.
Fate gave me a brother, only to snatch him away.
He is also tormented, like me, with this upcoming war.
To fight for something he may not believe in.
Yes, fate is not kind to my brother and me.
It may come down to a battle between us,
And I already have enough blood staining my hands,
Will I have to add my brothers too?
All this adds to my endless torment.
Sometimes death would seem merciful,
But then I always see the innocence around me,
Could I leave them to this fate with no hope?
I cannot.
All I can hope is that fate will deal me nicely for once,
To let me come out victorious and end the darkness filling our world,
Or else this war is my end, my very destruction.
I bear the knowledge knowingly.
The knowledge that if I enter this war,
My life and that of my partner's could be forfeit.
Yet still I enter,
What more could a Rider do?
Well there you go. I hope you enjoyed it. If you did, click on that little button below and review.

Cheers,
Beck