Alright, time for the second chapter in What's Beyond. I know the last chapter happened kind of fast and I'll try to elaborate more on this one. I don't own any of the characters accept Tyrus Enjoy.
"I-It can't be... Eragon and I, w-we killed you." said a much shocked Saphira, for standing in front of her was what appeared to be Galbatorix himself. He looked as if he had just come back from a long vacation, and this was an even bigger shock to Saphira, he was smiling. The figure said in return, "Well I should hope not, because I don't even know who you are." The Lethrblaka, who now had it's claws on Saphira's head said, "We told you to be quiet." "Yea!" said the other one, "Our reason for not eating you may not last much longer if you don't do what we say."
"Now now." said Galbatorix "This is not how we treat our guests, especially if they're the last of their kind." Saphira looked up at that, just as the Leathrblaka got off of her. "We apologize, sir." they said. Galbatorix looked at them with one eyebrow raised. "Don't apologize to me. Apologize to the dragon here. she's the one you rudely attacked, then trapped on a ledge." They then just looked at Saphira. She nodded then looked at Galbatorix. "How do you not know who I am. I spent years in your castle then many months trying to kill you." Saphira said. Galbatorix looked at her now. "I think you must be mistaken he said."
She shook her head. "It was you, Galbatorix. I would recognize your stink anywhere. Not to mention your consciousness, which proves I'm right." She growled. The Leathrblaka prepared to pounce in case she decided to attack. The figure, on the other hand, just let out a hearty laugh. "Of course you would think that, I'm his brother. Twin, actually." Saphira sat up and looked at him, the spitting image of the man who died in the throne room.
"He had no family, other than Shruikan." said the sapphire dragon. The man responded with, "You can call me Tyrus. And it appears that Alagaesia and I have some catching up to do. Come, have some food and drink. After all it's the least we can do." He shot a disappointed look at the two Leathrblaka, who shifted nervously. "I can't." said Saphira. Eragon and the Elves are waiting for me outside the mountains." said Saphira.
"Again with Eragon, That was the name of the first rider, founder of the order." Said Tyrus. Saphira then said, "Yes, it is also the name of my rider." said Saphira. "Well I am afraid that you can't leave without escort," Saphira looked at him with doubt in her eyes. "The Ra' zac told me that we had in intruder. I enchanted the mountains to make the intruder lost around the very next mountain. Which, in this case, was you." explained Galbatorix. Saphira said "That's not possible, it would take enormous amounts of energy to enchant a mountain range. You would have been incinerated." "Ha! like I said, it appears Alagaesia and I have some catching up to do." laughed Tyrus.
"You two," he shouted, "Make nice, escort her out of the mountains, and back to Eragon!" They Hissed and Screeched at him. He screeched, hissed, and clicked his tongue back. They sneered away, clicked their beaks and said to Saphira, "Come on, we don't have all day." She nodded, still unsure about all this, and took off following the Leathrblaka.
They flew what appeared to be in circles around the same mountain repeatedly. The thing that told Saphira that the Leathrblaka knew where they were going, was the fact that the scenery on the nearby mountains was changing. After flying for hours, she attempted to strike a conversation, "So, you have never heard of me, or Eragon?" They both responded at the same time, "No." She said, "Okay, I'm guessing that since you are not trying to eat me-" "yet." one of them interrupted. "Anyway, as I was saying, since you are not trying to eat me, I guess you are the monsters that I had to fight in Alagaesia." "Nope." said the other, rudely.
"Well-" she started again. "Look!" Said the second one again, turning around sharply, "The only reassson we are essscorting you home, is becausse the Massster told us too! If it were up to usss, you would either be under our claws, or flying around, lossst, for our's, and our kin's, enjoyment!" "Well, no need to be rude, I was just trying to strike up a conversation. We've been flying in circles for hours." retorted a quickly-angering Saphira. "In cassse you have not noticed, we are almost out! We can sssee the plains!" answered the other Leathrblaka. "I haven't noticed! I'm enchanted!" Saphira said, angrily. "You're not enchanted, the mountains are enchanted to repel you!" The Leathrblaka said simultaneously.
"Like I told you're Master, I don't believe him that he's not Galbatorix! Meaning, that although Galbatorix was probably the most powerful spell caster in Alagaesia, He was not even capable of enchanting an entire mountain range! If he was, he surely would have used an enchantment to eliminate the Dwarves!" Growled a severely angry Saphira. The two Leathrblaka, then, without another word looked at each other and flew off into the mountains, in opposite directions, leaving Saphira once again trapped in the seemingly endless mountains. She arched her back and released an angry roar and an inferno of bright blue flame above her head .
Eragon, back on the boat, is sitting on the bowsprit of the elven ship. The ship was now a quarter of a league from the foot-hills. They had noticed the porous, twisted, misshapen mountains. He hadn't moved since the discovery that Saphira had gone missing. "This is so unlike you, Saphira." he said to himself. It was normal for her to fly off on occasion, but never for this long, or without telling anybody. Was it to relieve stress? War was the only thing she'd known since hatched. Maybe she just wanted to clear her head. She was in much the same situation as Thorn and Murtagh, after all. Although, another thought came to Eragon's mind. He sighed. "I've spent almost the entire trip below deck."
Suddenly, a roar was heard from about half a league off the starboard bow. The entire crew of the ship went to alert and bolted, some quiet literally, to their stations to give the ship some extra speed. Even though it was distant, distorted, and due to the caves, almost unrecognizable, Eragon could tell who the roar came from and could tell that the origin was very upset and/or hurt. He released a sigh of relief and said, "Saphira?"
So, What do you think? If you don't leave a review, I'll never know whether you want me to continue or not, I also have no idea where this story is going. It's coming out way different than in my head. Suggestions welcome. Leave a review. I haven't gotten any reviews for this chapter. I'll make one more, but if people don't say they like it, than that tells me they don't, and I'll end the story.