Chapter 5-A Disaster to Come

For the past few weeks Chise has been all over Alagaësia, across the Hadarac Desert, over the Beor mountains to the small country of Surda. She has killed many of the Varden's warriors, they didn't stand a chance. Ever since the nurse visit, the old woman has been checking on her more often. Galbatorix stopped sending her, perhaps dangerous missions. Now she running errands, checking up on towns and villages. In addition, Chise had a lot more freedom going where she wishes when not needed.

Flying through the skies, she was looking for a nice place to land. Wanting to find a place where she could think. Her mind was puzzled and full of thought. Coming across a huge lake, she landed on the edge, her wings return inside of her body. Staring out in the distance, Chise began to walk along the water. The meeting with the small blue dragon came up, she told no one of the encounter. Finally, she sat down taking her shoes off, dipping her feet in the water. Gently kicking back and forth, Chise enjoyed the nice weather. "I wonder, what am I going to do for the next nine months. Hopefully I'll find Shuji."

Glancing forward she heard a snap, one coming after another. Standing up, she turned around Chise was just yards away from a young blue dragon. The creature didn't seem pleased, she could hear it growling. Slowly, it walked towards her-eyes glaring- before it turned its head. Instantly, Chise could feel something pressing against her mind.

"Saphira!"A boy came from the woods. When Chise saw him, she knew now that the new Rider was Eragon. He too, stopping by the dragon, knew who the girl infront of him was. "You're the girl I met in the woods that one time."

She didn't bother to reply, the dragon kept its intense eyes on her. Chise wanted to draw her sword but she left it back in the castle. Her eyes shifted around them, looking for the other traveler. She would have to fight back meaning she has to use her destructive powers.

Eragon, I think this girl is nervous. She seems a bit jumpy. The dragon's voice rang through his head.

Maybe you're the first dragon has seen.

Yes, but I can't get to where I can talk to her. She fights back.

"What are you doing here?" Eragon asked.

"I'm traveling around this place, Eragon." Chise replied, "I'm not going to take them in, I wasn't on a mission to find them. Besides, my life's at risk if I fight them."

"No doubt you work for the king." An old man came from behind her. He had a long white beard, as a black cape covered his body. His hands grasped his sword. She backed away from him as he drew closer. "Tell me what brings you to Leona Lake? Did your king send you here to follow us?"

"No, I came here of my own free will. I did not know that you were here." Chise backed up further. The old man raised his sword, "Does he intend to kill me?"

She felt the dragon breathe down her back. Saphira knocked her back into the lake. Brom I'm not going to fight this girl. She is unarmed. She said to them both. She doesn't seem to be lying.

Water burst upward to the sky, Chise hovered above them. When she landed, they gazed at her in astonishment. Staring at the wings of metal that spread from her back. Brom murmured that she was the Angel of Death. He raised his sword, swung it down towards her. Chise blocked the attack using her right arm. Blood splattered across her face, as she pushed upward. Her eyes winced in pain trying to get away, "Like I'm going to fight back."

Brom pulled his sword back, "Then why do you work for the king?"

"Because it's the only way to get home!" She yelled. "Do you think I'd listen to somebody from the Varden?"

"You mean you can go where you please?"

"Yes, I can do what I want as far as I know. I'm aloud to go where I want with no questions asked."

"Something's not right, usually Galbatorix makes them swear to him and doesn't allow them to leave his sight unless on missions." Brom thought as he asked, "Why does the king favor you?"

"Maybe because I'm not human."

"So you are the one they call the Angel of Death. The one who has a metal machine for an arm. They call you a god, that judges a person for the treachery they committed"

"Betrayal, that's the sin."

"Well, do you know why we betrayed him? You see a different king than we do."

"No, I do not know why, but it can't be good." She replied. Watching the old man Chise swung her arm to the side as it transformed. "Don't try anything stupid. I can blow a hole in you six inches wide."

"So what do you plan to do then?" Eragon spoke up, "Are you gong to take us in?" Saphira growled at the statement.

"I won't, I wasn't sent out here to find you. I came to this place to think, because I like it here. You can leave knowing that your location is secret." Her voice was a little darker in tone.

"You seem to change in personality," Brom jumped up on a horse, "Hopefully you'll understand why we betrayed Galbatorix."

Chise watched them leave, she didn't care that she let them go. Wings retracting back inside her body, she laid down. She looked up into the distant sky, knowing that she could use it to her advantage if she wanted to catch them. Yet Chise didn't want to for some reason wanted to let them go. Remorse? She was not sure what it was. Shutting her eyes, Chise yawned, "Now what's going to happen?" Putting her hand behind her head pointing her face upward. The weather was nice, as the sun beamed down on her.

Suddenly, she sat up glancing around. Chise heard screeches and the weeds rustling. Foul sounds came from behind her, standing up she began to back towards the lake again. Two shady creatures came from the shadow. The beings were dressed in black cloaks that covered their entire bodies. They walked slowly towards her; one drew its sword moving carefully. When Chise managed to look one in the face, the creature had a long beak with huge soulless black eyes. She looked away in disgust at the beings, "What are they?"

The other one stopped trying to get away, Chise. It appeared behind her snatching her hand. Grabbing its arm, managing to flip it over her shoulder. She picked its sword up, pointing it at them. They hissed, one tried to get up, Chise stabbed the monster but it did not affect it. "It's like hitting solid rock!" She exclaimed, noticing that the sword was covered in a clear liquid. Catching her off guard, the other clashed, its sword against the one, she had.

The creature started to push her back, with inhuman strength. It backed off as quickly as the other came at her. Her hands jarred as the sword slammed against its arm. They came at her together, keeping Chise on her feet. When their swords clashed, sparks flew, swinging them side ways. The creature pushed her arm upwards, keeping the swords steady. With its other hand, the monster stabbed her in the lower abdomen.

Eragon noticed that Brom was in deep thought, "Why isn't that girl under the oath?" He asked aloud, "Galbatorix has always made them swear. Is that he might be a little freighted by her?" He shrugged at his questions, "Tell me, Eragon did you really meet this girl?"

"Yeah, it was a day before I returned home. Chise didn't have the slightest clue where she was. When I woke up, she wasn't there it was almost like she vanished." He replied, "I never saw her again till now."

"I think the only reason she's with the king, is that he said he could get her home. This Chise is a real threat here, you just saw as well as I did, what she can turn into." Brom stated. He kept quiet, holding the horse's reins tightly. Saphira flew high above them scouting miles ahead. The dragon appeared to be a big hawk flying up so high. It wasn't too long till Brom stopped.

"Brom?"

He says that why didn't the girl report us? Saphira replied. As the old man pressed on, Brom has a point, she had the advantage. Eragon knew this as well, but he didn't have an answer. The paced the horses to a great distance to get away from the lake. They still had a long way to go to get to their destination.

Chise screamed in pain, holding her stomach blood rushing over her hand. For a second she thought that her vision blurred, rubbing her eye's she saw a creature lunge towards her. Jumping upward her wings spread outward, she flew away from the nasty beings. "This isn't good!" She thought, blood gushing out. "It's like a burn! What is that oil they had?" Chise was losing elevation, soon she lost conciseness. Going straight down to the ground, breaking tree branches in her path. She hit her upper back and head hard flipping one time sliding across the ground a short way before she stopped. Her blood started to create a small puddle around her body.

"Why would the Ra'zac attack her if she works for the king?" Chise heard a familiar someone state. "We can't stay here she works for the empire."

Opening her eyes, her vision was still blurry, but she could make out a small fire. It was almost to dark to see. Her belly hurt, burning due to the oil. Chise sat up, holding her wound inhaling painfully. She heard a gentle growl; looking to the left Saphira was watching her. The dragon seemed to be smiling, but there was hurt in her eyes. Brom was staring at her, sword at his side.

"I wouldn't move too much, that wound will take a while to heal." He said sternly, "It'll be nasty to reopen completely, for the Seithr oil that's still on your body will make it worse."

"Seithr oil?"

"It's disgusting stuff, used for assassination or torture."

"I'm amazed you are still alive, and that you can still move."

Chise did not bother to reply, she just listened to the old man speak. "Now tell me, did you know that those creatures, the Ra'zac, would attack you? They work for the king." Brom stated, "Who caused this misery that has fallen upon you now?"

"Shut up," Chise demanded, "I'm sick of this. Maybe I was in the wrong place at the wrong time."

"Or you disobeyed an order,"

"Shut up!" She screamed, standing on her feet. He could see the tears in her eyes, "You have NO idea what I've done! All the damage I've caused… The people I have killed. Don't ever think I don't know what I did wrong. I destroyed entire cities, it is all my fault my world is gone." Chise flew off away from them. She noticed that the dragon was far behind her, but it didn't seem to be moving.

She flew a great distance landing in a deserted town. No one appeared to be home, not even traders at their post. Walking through the town Chise came across something, she did not intend to see. Piled high was every villager, all dead, bodies left there to rot. It turned her stomach when she saw the baby with a spear through its heart, She dropped to knees, "What did this?"