A/N: Alright! The final battle chapter! Now I was hoping for a little more reviews from people but I understand I have not updated for a while for last chapter but please always review. I know that people are reading it, I can tell by the favorite story and favorite authors I got last update. So lets just say I know who you are if you don't update. Just tell me what you think guys! Especially for this chapter! Oh just a little hint, I cried while writing this so this is yet another sad chapter.
"Stupid boy," Galbatorix muttered as he saw Luthien's pale face turn still. Eragon wanted to kill him on the spot but he was planted in the ground by the blasted curse Galbatorix had put upon him. Oromis was on the ground beside him still holding his wounded arm but tears slowly flooded his eyes. Then Eragon saw him shake with anger. Oromis screamed with rage and tightly grasped his golden sword and tried to make an attempt to stab at Galbatorix's gut but Galbatorix quickly kicked him in the face and Oromis's mouth filled with blood.
"I am tired of you, Oromis. You are old and stubborn and it is just best if you leave this world forever with your beast along with you." You could hear Glaedr's roars in the back, but it was quickly muffled when Shrukan clawed him in the face, but Saphira was angered by this action and stroke back at Shrukan causing him to roar in pain as the fight continued. Just as Galbatorix was about to raise the black blade Eragon was filled with an emotion he did not like. He did not know how to deal with it, especially when he was still stuck to the ground. Just then his eyes started to fill with water. Luthien had just died and Oromis was about to face that as well and he could not do anything about it. But he knew one way to stop it,
"No! Just don't do it! Please! Haven't you got your satisfaction after killing that innocent man?" Galbatorix finally moved his dark gaze to Eragon's stance and said or rather spat out,
"That boy was just in my way and needed to die. Actually, you are rather like him. Your just another foolish boy who is in my way, so let's just take care of that." Galbatroix stalked his way toward Eragon and Eragon was ready to draw out his blade so he could defend himself some way but he found his sheath to be empty and saw his sword on the ground. But Eragon didn't need his sword anyway, Gelmir was charging toward Galbatorix with great speed and his sword raised high. Galbatorix turned towards him and blocked his blow easily, but something that he was not expecting was a fight out of Gelmir.
"Don't be silly, boy. Do you want to end up like your stupid friend?" Gelmir screamed with anger with every swing of his sword as he yelled,
"He is more of a man than you will ever be you bastard!" This angered Galbatorix a bit as he swung even harder with his sword but Gelmir blocked every strike. Just then Eragon heard footsteps behind him and he wished that he had his sword to defend himself but he turned his head to find Murtagh and Leona with both their fingers to their lips signaling him to be quiet. Eragon smiled nervously and turned his head back to Gelmir and Galbatorix. Unfortunately, Gelmir was not doing as well as he did before for he was holding his arm with blood dripping down his fingers but he kept on with the fight. Just then Eragon heard someone say very sharply but quietly,
"Multum ille!" Eragon felt a big release at his feet and he fell to the ground from the sudden shock. Eragon then remembered those were the words that broke the curse and he felt stupid not remembering it so he said out loud in frustration,
"Multum ille. . . god!" But he was quickly dragged away by Murtagh and Leona behind a big rock. He tried to get out of their grasp to help Gelmir but they would not let him until Eragon finally said as they were behind the rock,
"What are you two? Cowards?" Leona sighed and said in a soothed voice,
"Eragon, no, you don't understand . . ."
"No, you don't understand! Don't you see who is fighting Galbatorix? It's Gelmir! He needs our help!" Leona gasped when she heard the name as all three of them peeked behind the rock. Murtagh's face turned red with anger as he said,
"He'll be killed!" He ran out from behind the rock with his red blade tight in his hands as Eragon and Leona followed behind him.
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Murtagh couldn't stop running. Although he knew he should have made a better plan, he stuck with this one. Too much rage was inside him to stop and think about it. He saw Galbatorix throw a curse at Gelmir which sent him flying a few feet in the air. Murtagh ran even faster, eager to get this over with. As Galbatorix stalked towards Gelmir with his black blade ready to strike Murtagh came in just in time. Murtagh ran at Galbatorix with his blade up pointing at his heart as Galbatorix had it pointing towards Murtagh's torso. And they both collided sending shrieks from both of their mouths and their dragons'. Murtagh could not breath for the moment and he could not hear. Until he heard something in his head saying,
You did it. Murtagh slightly smiled and his vision seemed to come back along with his hearing which wasn't the best thing. All he heard and saw was the high screeched voices of Galbatorix that were not human like at all. His face was turning gray and contorted as blood filled his mouth but it was more black then red. Murtagh could faintly see in the background Shrukan roaring in pain as he slowly crumbled to the ground. When Murtagh looked back at Galbatorix his face was motionless and his dark eyes were lifeless. He was dead, but it seemed to not sink into Murtagh's mind yet. With all of Murtagh's strength he pushed Galbatorix's body off his red blade which was now black with his blood. Murtagh looked down to see the black blade impaled through his bottom half and this is where he felt much weaker and fell to the ground. His hearing was much better now as he heard screams from Eragon, Leona, Oromis, Gelmir and Thorn. Thorn was not affected by it yet but he could tell that he was getting weaker every minute as he ran to his dying rider. Once Thorn was there he lied very close to him and said,
You did the right thing. I am proud to be your dragon. Murtagh smiled
at Thorn who seemed to smile back.
"Murtagh! No!" He heard Eragon scream. Murtagh faintly smiled but he screamed as Eragon unexpectedly pulled the sword out of him quickly, but shortly after the pain had stopped. Then he saw Eragon faintly and smiled as he said,
"Brother," Eragon smiled and said softly,
"Yea I'm here Murtagh, I'm going to heal you." Murtagh panicked and said franticly,
"No! Don't you dare do that. Don't you dare waist your strength on me." Eragon did not understand he didn't want to. He raised his hand but when Murtagh saw this he tightly grabbed his hand as Eragon said,
"Why? Don't understand. Don't you want to be free?" Murtagh smiled up at Eragon and said,
"I am free, Eragon. This is the only way I can be free." Eragon started to cry and he tried not to but he did not succeed. Too much was going on, even though Galbatorix was finally defeated it seemed so hard for him to celebrate. He had lost so much.
"Please, Murtagh. Listen to me, there are so many other ways you can be free! Dying isn't the only way!" Murtagh shook his head and said softly,
"I have already done so many things that will scar me for life. I cant live with that. Even though I will be free and you may forgive me and many other people, it does not mean I will forgive myself." Eragon let the tears roll and Leona came and held his hand for she was crying too. Murtagh smiled and said,
"Look, Eragon. You have Leona and Saphira and you have helped Alagaesia win it's freedom back. You have a full life ahead of you that will be successful with no doubt. I don't have much of a life, why should I live it?" Eragon shook his head and said,
"But you helped Alagaesia win it's freedom back! You are the reason why we won our freedom! You are the hero this time!" Murtagh looked to the sky and then back at Eragon and said,
"Well I guess I did something good in this world . . . will you tell it, Eragon? How I defeated the king and how many others helped?" Eragon smiled and said,
"Only if you let me heal you." Murtagh's smile faded a little and so did Eragon's.
"Please, Eragon," Murtagh said and then chuckled, "besides it would make the story more interesting if the hero died right? I honestly think it makes him more of hero that he would give his life for Alagaesia, don't you think so?" Eragon drew more tears as he said,
"Not if it's my brother." Murtagh started to tear up as well and said,
"Eragon you are making this harder than it already is." Eragon shook his head and sobbed out,
"But you don't have to go! You can stay here and be free!"
"Eragon, I have never felt this free in a while. This pain is the best feeling knowing that I have done something good. I already am free, Eragon. You said that after the war I will be free and you are right, I am."
"But this is not what I meant!" Leona finally said something very softly,
"Eragon, he is right. It is his life, let him do what he wants with it." Eragon looked at Leona whose face was wet from tears. He nodded strongly and said,
"Alright, you're right. I'm being selfish." Murtagh smiled and nodded and slowly closed his eyes. He held out his hand weekly for Eragon to grab. Eragon tightly grabbed it and cried even more. Oromis and Gelmir finally gathered around them with Glaedr and Saphira. They were all silent as they watched. Then Murtagh's eyes weld up in tears and he choked on the blood that was seeping out of his mouth. He spat it out and said panicked but softly,
"Oh god . . . here it comes." Murtagh grabbed Eragon's hand even tighter and looked deeply into his eyes and said,
"Make sure to tell my story. Make me sound like I was something in this world." Eragon sobbed out,
"I will, I will." Murtagh smiled a bloody smile and said softly,
"I love you, brother." And then his eyes went still. His smile was gone and his hair was no longer faintly moving by Thorn's strong breath. Thorn's eyes were closed and both of them lied there motionless. Eragon sobbed on Murtagh's chest as Leona rubbed his back gently. Although, Gelmir did not even know Murtagh very much he sat down and cursed and wept. Oromis even cried a little, but he made sure that he wiped the tears away quickly. Then Saphira said in Eragon's mind,
Come, little one, we must tell his story.
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As they were going back to tell Nasuada what had just happened Leona did not see Luthien anywhere and she was afraid to find out why but she asked Gelmir,
"Gelmir? Where is Luthien?" Gelmir clenched his jaw and tried to hold a strong face but a few tears seeped through his eyes and he stuttered. But Leona just made her way to Gelmir and hugged him tightly as he wept in her shoulder and she cried in his chest. When she finally got control of her voice she said softly,
"Where is he? I want to see him." Gelmir grimly nodded and took her to where his body was. He didn't look like a corpse, it just looked like he was sleeping peacefully. Leona just stood there for a moment and looked at him. But when she could not hold it in anymore she dropped down on her knees and wept on his chest. Eragon too went down with her and held her as she cried. Oromis stood extremely straight and his face was tightened, but this time as he cried he let the tears roll down across his face gently. And Gelmir just stood with his hand over his mouth as tears crumbled out from his eyes. But then he walked away angrily muttering every curse he knew and he took Luthien's sword as well. This made everyone confused.
"Gelmir, what are you doing?" Leona said. Gelmir turned around to everyone and just stared at them and said,
"Follow me." Everyone did as they were told and he ended up leading them to Galbatorix's body who, compared to Luthien, looked like an old corpse. Leona sighed and said,
"Why have you brought us back here?" Gelmir looked outraged as he said through his gritted teeth,
"I want to make sure this bastard is dead. I want everyone's swords to have a taste of his blood since Galbatorix's sword had a good meal out of everyone else!" With that being said Gelmir took his sword out of his sheath and stabbed hard in his torso as black blood flowed out. All the sudden Eragon stabbed his blue blade through Galbatorix's head and said,
"Brom would have loved to have Galbatorix's blood on his blade." Leona nodded and looked at Gelmir and stabbed Galbatorix in the chest as she said,
"Father, would have love to have it too." Gelmir nodded and smiled faintly. Oromis stabbed Galbatorix in the throat and said,
"All my life I wanted to have his blood on my sword." Everyone smiled and Gelmir tightly gripped Luthien's blade as he grabbed Murtagh's sword and tossed it to Eragon. Eragon gave a confused look to Gelmir but Gelmir said,
"For your brother's honor." Eragon nodded and both Gelmir and Eragon stabbed at the same time right in the middle of his body. Black blood flooded over Galbatorix's body as all of them stood in silence. Then Gelmir said in a powerful voice,
"Now, I feel we can cheer for Alagaesia's freedom."
A/N: Yea the bastards defeated! Ha. Now please review! I will love you forever if you review!! This is one of my favorite chapters and I want to know how I did with it.