Chapter 39: Shruikan and Sonic

Sonic's eyes widened as he saw the Eldunari that Galbatorix had and growled angrily.

How did you get all of those Eldunari? He asked.

Galbatorix grinned and chuckled. "I have been collecting Eldunari for years, Sonic. By killing the Dragon Riders and their dragons, I have obtained their Eldunari and as a result I have grown stronger over the years. This is how I was able to take control of Alagaesia easily all those years also. Just think...hearing the sweet roars of dragons as their bodies died but they live forever in their heart of hearts that I have bent all to my will!"

Eragon gasped. "Why the hell would you do that? It's...unnatural! You're so damn evil, Galbatorix! We will defeat you and bring peace to Alagaesia once more!"

"You will try," Galbatorix said, and drew his sword as Eragon did also. The king thought for a moment before sheathing it again. "Before I fight you, Sonic, let's see how you fair against m own dragon, Shruikan."

Sonic looked at the king. I will be glad to.

The blue dragon looked at Shruikan, knowing they were both strong dragons. He roared out a challenge, and Shruikan roared back. Then the two dragons flapped their wings, flying in the air and began to battle. Shruikan blew fire at Sonic, who countered it with his own flame. He flapped his wings and flew towards the evil dragon, opening his jaws to bear his fangs. Sonic clawed at Shruikan but he dodged it and bit the blue dragon on the neck. Blood appeared as Shruikan dug his fangs into Sonic's scaly neck. The dragon roared in pain as Shruikan let go, and blew out a jet of flame which burned Sonic, causing him to screech loudly.

Sonic shook his head and recovered from the blow. He flapped his wings and flew at Shruikan, his claws slashing across the evil dragon's face. Shruikan roared in pain and flew upward, diving at Sonic. The blue dragon evaded Shruikan's dive and flew above him. He dove also and slammed into Shruikan's side, burying his fangs into the evil dragon's scaly hide. The enemy dragon snarled in pain and tried to throw the foe off but couldn't. Suddenly, pain erupted in the dragon's throat. Sonic had clamped down on Shruikan's neck, holding on tight. He then closed his jaws around the evil dragon's neck and released as blood from the dragon flowed out of the broken neck. Suddenly, Sonic opened his mouth, showing his blood-stained fangs, and took a deep breath, then exhaled a massive ball of flame, which hit Shruikan upon impact. He screeched in agony, then crashed to the ground dead, smoke flowing from his body.

The blue dragon landed and looked at Galbatorix, who was extremely shocked. The evil king growled in anger and chuckled, then laughed maniacally.

"You think you have won? You cannot defeat me! Now...let me show you why."

He closed his eyes and the Eldunari surrounding him began to glow, shooting beams of light into Galbatorix. The king groaned in pain and Sonic's eyes widened as he saw what was happening.

Galbatorix's skin started to harden, becoming black scales that covered his entire body. The king's organs began to stretch and reshape themselves. His chest grew deeper as they organs continued to shift around in his body. He screamed in pain when his heart started to expand, pumping more blood into his body. His lungs also grew in size, making his breathing much easier and filling his body with more oxygen. The organs in his body continued to move and grow, squeezing against his ribs.

His chest deepened as his internal organs doubled in size, making room for new muscles in his body. Galbatorix's ribcage also expanded, giving his lungs and heart more room to grow inside his chest. The king's torso was expanding and growing in size as scutes covered it.

The king once again cried out as he felt black claws painfully grow out of his fingernails. He stared at his new claws which were growing thicker by the minute. The knight's hands were also growing larger, thickening with muscle. His fingers were also pushing together, merging into four digits. Galbatorix's hands continued to thicken until they became massive paws. His feet started to change also as they grew into large paws. Sharp, thick black claws were also protruding from his toes. His toes were also pushing against each other, thickening and merging together until he had three.

Galbatorix's arms and legs beginning to bulk up, growing large as they put on more muscle mass. He screamed out in pain as the bones in his arms and legs began to crack, snapping themselves apart before reversing themselves. This forced him into an entirely new position as he fell onto all fours; his legs and arms were now digitigrade. Also, his legs were stretching upwards and felt himself start to grow.

A sharp stretching pain filled his spine as it began to grow outwards, causing his body lo lengthen. He felt his tail grow in length and stopped when it became four feet long. Sharp long wicked looking spikes suddenly shot out of his back, running all the way to the tip of his tail. Galbatorix's neck began to elongate, widening and extending as it grew upwards. Bones in his face and neck started to crack painfully as his face started to extend, pushing outwards to and fusing his mouth and nose together to become a long draconian snout. Razor sharp fangs tore through his gums to replace his teeth, sharpening into long points. The tip of his tongue became forked, splitting into two and becoming narrow.

The king arched his back in pain as he felt his shoulders split in two when large bat-like wings exploded from his back, unfurling into a long wingspan. He closed his eyes in pain when he felt them move slightly to the sides of his head. When he opened them, the pupils had turned into slits. His ears had also moved to the sides of his head and stretched out a bit. Two pointed horns grew out of the top of his head and curved backwards a little. His muscles twisted and rippled across his body, growing across his body and becoming stronger. Finally, Galbatorix continued to grow larger in height until he reached a gigantic size.

Everyone looked at Galbatorix in shock. The king had just transformed into a dragon! He took a step forward, causing the ground to shake beneath him, showed his sharp fangs, and let out a mighty roar.