A/N: WOW. I am really sorry for not updating. It took me a while to get into writing and I was also caught up in school. But I have finally updated so please review!
"There you two are! My goodness! I thought I was going to have to go into battle myself!" Oromis called out as Eragon and Leona made their way down to the horse field on their dragons. Eragon saw Oromis's and Glaedr's beautiful armor was exactly like Leona's and Galron's. But Oromis looked stronger than ever with his golden blade in hand.
"Come on! Hurry, hurry! We must be off!" With that being said Oromis lifted out in the air but Leona and Eragon did not move and their dragon's understood why.
"Eragon?" He heard Leona say his name softly. He turned his head slightly to find her beautiful yet pallid face. She faintly smiled and got off of Galron as Eragon got off of Saphira. When they finally met Leona took Eragon's hands into her's and said,
"No matter what happens, I love you." Eragon could see a tear start to form under her eyes but her reached to her face and quickly caught it. Leona brought his hand to her lips and lightly kissed it as he said,
"I love you too." He freed his hand from hers to place it one her cold face as the two kissed for the last time. When they broke the kiss Eragon stared into her green eyes until she looked away and said,
"We need to go, Oromis is waiting for us in the sky." Eragon nodded blankly and let go of her hand as he mounted Saphira. Eragon settled himself into the saddle just before Saphira took off as Galron followed behind. When they finally met Oromis in the sky they had a good look of the battle below them. Already there were people starting to fight and there were even more soldiers form Galbatorix's army coming down the mountain. Oromis looked to Leona and Eragon and said,
"Let's get a closer look to see if anyone needs our help. We have a little time before Galbatorix comes. I'm sure he wants to make a grand entrance." Oromis spat out those last words as Glaedr dived down to the battlefield. Saphira and Galron followed making Eragon's heart race as they got closer and closer to the field. Eragon looked around afraid to see the many dead bodies, but he found it to be good news that most of the dead bodies were Galbatorix's soldiers. He looked to the other side of Saphira to find Luthien, Gelmir, and Orik fighting quite well. As they drifted some more Eragon saw Roran fighting for his life, swinging his hammer continuously at helpless soldiers.
Saphira, down there! Roran is a little outnumbered. Saphira growled and dove down as she caught three soldiers in her mouth ripping there head off. Saphira spit the three heads out at a few other urgals making them fall to the ground unconscious. Roran looked up and smiled as he said,
"Thanks! I owe you one!" Eragon smiled as he was waiting for Saphira to fly up but she flew low to the ground and blew out fire from her maw.
Saphira! Shouldn't we get back up in the sky? Saphira sighed and replied,
Glaedr told me to stay down here. He said they are coming down as well to help us. Eragon nodded as he looked to the sky to see the two dragons making their way. Glaedr had his maw wide and open with bright fire shooting out burning hopeless soldiers to the ground. Galron just watched with open eyes marveling at Glaedr. When they finally met Eragon he yelled to them,
"Alright, now what do we do?" Oromis looked around and hesitated as he said,
"Well get your arrows ready and start shooting as our dragons breathe fire." Eragon rolled his eyes and said in sarcasm,
"Wow, great plan." Oromis went along with is sarcasm and said,
"I thought so too. . . Just do as I say until Galbatorix comes alright? At least we're doing something!" Eragon nodded and freed his bow from across his chest as Saphira started to breath fire at soldiers. Galron moved above him as Leona drew her arrows beautifully. She went along with Galron's swift moves without needing to hold on every few moments. But Eragon stopped looking at her when he saw a big shadow cover him as almost everyone's attention in the battlefield moved up to the top of the mountain. Eragon looked up and his eyes grew wide. There was a huge black dragon that was similar o the height of Glaedr. He was curled around the top of the mountain with his snow white teeth shown from the dragon's snarl. Then a red spot came into the sky flying forward. It was Thorn and Murtagh looking so small compared to the other dragon. Then the black dragon growled loudly and pushed off of the mountain. His growl ripped into a roar causing the earth to shake. The dragon dived down passed Thorn and revealed the rider on his back. The rider was smiling with his black sharp teeth and his black eyes were narrowed at Eragon. Glaedr and Oromis started to fly to meet him as Saphira followed and said,
Are you ready little one? But Eragon did not answer. He couldn't.
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"God damn! That is a huge dragon!" Luthien said as he had his eyes fixed on the dragon. Gelmir nodded blankly as he said,
"Yup. . . . well I'm sure glad I'm not a dragon rider. I would never be able to defeat that thing with magic or not." Luthien chuckled and agreed but they were both woken up when two soldiers wound up to strike them but they both blocked it simply and they gave a final blow to their two soldiers. Then Gelmir heard Luthien yell,
"Son of a bitch!" Gelmir turned around and saw Luthien looking at his armor which had blood all over. Gelmir ran to him and said,
"What? What happened?" Luthien crinkled his eyebrows and said,
"The bastard squirted blood all over my new armor! That son of a bitch!" Gelmir became infuriated and said,
"You scream just because you got blood on your new armor?! I should kill you!" But just as Gelmir was about to punch Luthien two more soldiers popped up and started to fight. As they were fighting Gelmir yelled to Luthien,
"I'll deal with you after battle!" Luthien laughed and said,
"Ooo I'm scared." Gelmir laughed to himself but he stopped laughing once he saw the battle in the sky.
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Leona did not know what to do. All of this was happening way to fast. Saphira flew past them as she followed Glaedr towards Galbatorix.
Leona! What are your plans? I need to know! Galron yelled in fear. Leona looked around hoping to find some escape route but that wasn't going to happen. Leona faintly shook her head and said softly,
I don't know. Galron became outraged and said almost yelling at her,
What do you mean you don't know? How can you not know what to do after years of training with the Varden and you spent the whole day yesterday training with your father? Don't blank out! Think it through! Leona listened to every word Galron said and drank it in. He was right. She needed to start to pay attention on what was going on. She saw Eragon and Oromis chase after Galbatorix throwing many spells that were easily blocked by him. But she looked up when she saw Thorn coming straight towards her with his white teeth bared at Galron. Galron growled and exposed his sharp teeth as well. Leona noticed he was flying faster towards Thorn and she prepared her self for the collision of both dragons. Once they collided she felt a big push followed by roars and growls.
Don't just sit there and expect me to do the whole job! Get the rider! Leona nodded and tried to move where she could get a good aim to throw a spell at the rider but he was right behind his dragon ad she could only see his arm.
I cant get a good aim at him! Leona shouted to Galron's mind.
Well, perhaps I shall take this fight to the ground so you can defeat this rider once and for all.
Alright, go ahead. Galron took a big swipe across Thorn's face causing him to roar in pain. Leona felt a big shift and she noticed that Galron was pushing Thorn to a more vacant part of the battlefield and Leona knew what the result in this will be.
Galron! We'll crash! Galron growled as he said,
Not if this dragon is cushioning the fall. But Leona had no time to stop him. They were only a few feet away from hitting the ground. Once they did Leona propelled forward out of the saddle as Thorn roared in pain. Leona blacked out for a moment but regained her conscience back quickly. She stumbled toward Galron to see scratches all over his once gorgeous green body. He groaned as he painfully got up and looked to inspect what he had done. Thorn was still lying on the ground with many scratches on his face that were flooded with blood. But Thorn growled and showed his teeth that were now stained with blood and got up to seek revenge. As Thorn and Galron got ready to pounce on each other Galron growled in Leona's head,
Get the rider! Now is your chance! Leona shifted her gaze to the stumbling man who was screaming in pain as he took off his dented helmet. Leona drew out her blade and found this the perfect time to strike him. As Leona inched closer she saw him spit out blood and heard him curse as he felt his bloody head. Leona knew that she should share any mercy on him. After all he did ruin her relationship with Eragon and threatened to kill her many times.
This man does not deserve to live, Leona thought to her self as she raised her sword and was about to strike just when he turned around just as quickly and blocked her blow. She saw many scars on his face as he looked at her and said through his bloodied mouth,
"You don't want to do this." Leona crinkled her eyebrows and put more force on his sword as she said,
"O no. I am pretty sure I want to." Murtagh's eyes softened and he said softly,
"Please. I know as crazy as this sounds but you need to trust me." Leona made a careless chuckle as she said,
"Me? Trust you? The son of Morzan? The one who killed my father?" Murtagh became offended and said a little louder,
"Your Eragon is his son too. I am not just the only son of Morzan!" Leona loosened her grip on he sword but still kept it steady. Then she heard many roars and snarls coming from behind her. She turned her head quickly and saw Galron and Thorn at each other's throats, but Galron was taking most of Thorn's hits.
"Look," Murtagh said sympathetically. "I know that my dragon would probably defeat your dragon pretty easily and I am not saying that because I think my dragon is better. It is because he is more experienced and he does not shed any mercy. He would kill Galron instantly and I am sure you do not want that to happen. If you please just listen to me I will tell Thorn to stop." Leona showed a pained expression on her face as she said,
"How can I trust you, Murtagh?" Murtagh did not stop looking at her as he said,
"Remember earlier this morning when I cam to see Eragon?" Leona faintly nodded her head as he continued. "Well, Galbatorix sent me to kill him and is he dead?" Murtagh looked up to the battle in the sky and said, "Well by the looks of up there he is very much alive now isn't he?" Leona loosened her grip but just as he was about to get up she pressed down on him again. Murtagh kept his eyes on hers and said softly,
"Please, Leona. I will not harm you or Galron. I am the only one who can stop Thorn." Leona could not bear another moment of her dragon getting hurt. She lifted her sword up and helped him up. Then Murtagh stumbled his way to Thorn and after a few moments Thorn had seized his scratching and biting and he snorted down at Galron. Galron growled and was about to attack but Leona stopped him and said,
Galron! No! Stop it! Murtagh stopped Thorn from killing you! Galron snorted and said,
He was not going to kill me I had it under control. And why didn't you kill him? He was weak you had the chance! Leona sighed and said,
I don't know. He offered to save your life and well I took that offer. Galron just sighed and said,
Well here he comes, I suggest to take out your sword because he is probably going to go back on his word. Leona rolled her eyes and turned to see Murtagh stumbling towards her she could tell he was still dizzy from the fall that he had. Leona came to him and said the one of the few questions that was on her mind,
"Why did you do that? You didn't have to. Aren't you on the King's side?" Murtagh faintly shook his head and said,
"Leona, I did not choose this path. I was forced to. In the beginning I did like being on the King's side. He was filled with such brilliant ideas. But it just became too much. He killed innocent people and he wanted me to kill Eragon. My brother, my only family. And apparently the only family that ever loved me." Leona tried so hard not to pity Murtagh but couldn't help it.
"I'm not on the King's side, and I'm not on your side. Both Thorn and I are just trying to survive through this battle and claim our freedom." Leona nodded and understood what he was saying. This was the Murtagh she had remembered when he was trapped in the dungeon and she liked it. She smiled at him as he smiled back, but they were interrupted by a loud thud and the earth shook along with that.
"What was that?" Leona said. Murtagh turned his head to the direction of where the thud came from.
"I don't know. Let's take a look." They motioned for their dragons to come with them as they ran down the field. When they finally got a closer look they saw a blue dragon and a gold dragon dueling against the black dragon and three riders on the ground drawing out their blades to prepare to fight.
"Well, let's just not stand here! The King looks weak and with the help of two other riders he'll be dead!" Leona shouted to Murtagh as she ran down the field. Murtagh chuckled and followed after her as the dragons that roared with excitement followed behind.
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"Holy shit! The battle of all battles is taking place right in front of me! Man, this is an incredible day!" Luthien said as he marveled at fighting riders and dragon who were not so far away. Gelmir quickly hit him in the head and said,
"Yes, but we are fighting in the battle of all battles, Luthien! Come on, there are plenty of more soldiers to kill!" But Luthien did not really listen he was busy watching the fight between the riders. They were so skilled and even though he knew he could fight well he wished he could fight like them. They were so quick on their feet and they never stumbled. But Galbatorix was most impressive. With two riders fighting at he same time he dealt with it well.
"Luthien! Come on!" Luthien still could not hear until one soldier wanted to fight. Luthien ended the fight quickly and turned his gaze back to the field, but something was not right. Oromis was down on the ground holding his arm as blood fled through his fingers.
"Oromis!" Luthien cried out as he ran down the field ignoring any soldier that tried to fight him. When Gelmir heard Luthien shout he turned his head to see that he was running down the field toward the king. Gelmir panicked and finished off his soldier and ran after Luthien screaming,
"Luthien! Get back here!" Luthien kept on running toward him without stopping no matter what Gelmir said. As he neared Oromis he dropped to his knees and said,
"Oromis, don't die." Oromis looked up and he had an angered look on his face as he said,
"Luthien! Get out of here! You should not be anywhere near us, it's too dangerous! I'm fine! Now go!" But it was too late Galbatorix hovered over Luthien like a hawk. He saw behind him Eragon planted on the ground by a spell and he was mouthing to Luthien "go now!" Luthien was about to but he found Galbatorix's cold black eyes staring at him as he said in a deep raspy voice,
"You have come to the wrong place you stupid boy!" Luthien crinkled his eye brows and he filled up with rage. He gripped his sword tightly and tried to make a quick blow for Galbatorix's torso, but Galbatorix simply took his wrist and twisted as he jammed his sword through Luthien's stomach. Luthien couldn't breath for a moment, blood was caught in his throat, he wanted to scream but he could not, but other people seemed to do that for him.
"No!" Oromis, Eragon, and Gelmir said at the same time. Gelmir ran to Luthien's side and carried him out of Galbatorix's grip.
"No, no, no, no! Come on Luthien! Get up! Don't die on me!" Gelmir cried as he finally placed him down on the ground. Galbatorix did not even attempt to kill Eragon or Oromis, he just watched Luthien with a smile on his face.
"Luthien, please!" Gelmir screamed at Luthien's pallid face. Luthien finally opened his eyes and showed a bloody smile and held up his hand as Gelmir grabbed it tightly. Gelmir started to cry as he said,
"You're going to be alright, okay? You're going to get through this! You're not going to die on me! Not now! You cant!" Luthien still smiled faintly as he said,
"Gelmir, I am not alright. Look at me. I am a bleeding disaster, which is ruining my new armor." Luthien and Gelmir chuckled which led to Gelmir crying even more, but Luthien raised his chin to look at him as Luthien said sternly,
"Hey, you know what we say?" Gelmir smiled with his quivering lips as he said,
"Only the good die young." Luthien chuckled and said faintly,
"Right . . . Gelmir?" Gelmir help his hand tighter as he said,
"Yea, yea I'm here buddy." Luthien looked at him and his eyes finally started to water up as he said softly,
"Before I go I just want you to know that you made my life an adventure. Without you in it life would just suck. Even though we did some pretty stupid shit in our life I don't regret it at all because those were the best times of my life. You are my brother, Gelmir, and I am yours, don't you ever forget that. Keep Leona safe and make sure Eragon is not an asshole to her. And watch over Eragon too, he's a good kid." Gelmir now started to sob and pleaded to Luthien,
"Luthien, please, don't go. I need you. You made my life an adventure as well and now that your not in it what is the point of living?" Luthien looked him in the eyes and said,
"Don't you dare say that. You have a full life ahead of you, Gelmir. You will have a family with gorgeous children and will be quite successful." Gelmir's lips trembled as he said,
"Not with you not in my life. I wont let you die, we can get Leona or Eragon to heal you! Yes, that what we'll do!" Gelmir started to get up but Luthien did not let go of his hand and he pulled him down as he said,
"No, Gelmir. It is time for me to go. Now you listen to me. You live your life fully. Don't hold back. Don't think about me and don't pity me, after all this is how I wanted to die. In a battle. So keep on living the way I would want you to live. I will always be with you, Gelmir, you may not know it but I will be. I love you." Gelmir nodded quickly and Luthien took a deep breath and said even softer,
"And Gelmir? One last favor . . . make the world right again. I believe after the war we can build a whole new world. Build that world, Gelmir, you and many others can make the world right again." And with that being said Luthien face grew whiter and still and his eyes were now dead. Gelmir looked at him as he now cried even harder. He cursed everything, no matter how many time Luthien said to love life he couldn't help but hate it. But he did as Luthien commanded him to do. He was going to live his life the fullest and he will build a new world . . . and he was going to start that off by killing Galbatorix.
A/N: Yes, sad. Now again I do apologize for the wait, but I would absolutely love for you guys to review. You know how much I love reviews.