Eragon A New Hope

Disclaimer: Not a good writer as I would hope I could be. Also might notice I will be possibly doing something similar to another series called Bloodkin. Besides that Inheritance characters are not mine.
But will fanfic them best I can.

Chapter 7

the Party of dragons and later as Brom explained Convent of dragons and riders made their way down the mountain side till they reached the forest near the Spine mountains. The large mountains felt like walls promising protection… they could only hope they could get protection from what was to come.

Bruised in more ways than just physical. The party made their way down. And probably heartened by the first three taking off seemed the others wanted to fly on their dragons but here was the problem – They had to have at least half the riders on the ground helping lead around the horses if they passed by say Carzak, or traders else a full party of riders on horses would be questioned. So they had to agree to go in groups of three at any given time. Sure it was a bit sad… But the riders could at least get their chances to ride their dragons. Seemingly… the morning when the dragons were not hunting, was the girls. Then it was afternoon of boys… but as they neared Carzak they would stay on the groudn that day near the small town… It was a small trader post really where they could get water and some food before heading out… Thankfully the chest did have some funds in it to replish those used up to buy all the horses in theinsford.

Going from the town it was the brother's turn in the sky. And it was going to be cut short as Brom paled. "I wouldn't go into a storm like that." He said as they saw the sky was dark ahead and the clouds were approaching. Jack and those on the ground could only agree.

Lien, come down. NOW! Jack called to her worried and hoped the other riders would have the sense to not continue flying where the clouds were coming to unleash any number of hells on them. "We must find shelter." Jack said as he looked to the others and they could only nod and Brom was along with the other riders called for their dragons down along with the Brothers being summoned. All the dragons came down… a rainbow coming down, but it was still terror as all the dragons came down only a minute before the storm blasted over them, knocking Jack off his horse and brom having to steady himself, and the horses that he was holding.

It was a hard push getting up and Jack getting off the ground to check the dragons… Seeing that their wings were not being yanked as he feared once he was knocked off his horse. Though riders wanted to keep on their dragons, meanign that the march was slow… Jack joining Lien as they found some shelter in some trees… Well rather a small circle of trees Jack noticed something flittering around some of them… Not sure what to make of it at least for now… Brom looking to the flittering with a somewhat blank look before nodding. "It is safe here." He said as he would pull the horses and the dragons into the circle… there was enough space luckly that the riders could have their dragons nearly tail to head… And that was how they had to lay… But there were some complaints so the dragons got organized to where they wanted… This more or less to do with the riders themselves.

Surprisingly even with the rain and the wind, the circle of trees were not letting in as much as one would think… It was more like a light breeze… and the rain was soaking outside… inside… there was seeminlgy none. "Brom what… how is this?" Jack asked before Arya said. "Its an old elvish shelter, this was made long ago when the Elves were not having to sneak around the lands." She explained. Brom nodding. "Yes, Elves made these glades that have a spirit watching after the glade. It is why the king can't use them cause the spirits will not allow them in. Some of these Glades saddly were destroyed by war, or by Galbatorix." Brom explained. As he sighed. "Only down side is that the only way to heat up the food is with… Magic." Brom explaiend simply.

Jack sighed. "Great… then how…. " He blinked. "Riders can use magic." Jack said as that was more a statement than question as Jack was thinking about that… Sure he had some small spells he used in smitthing it was why his katanas were more his style cause of how they vibrated and made them much more dangerous. At least in his theory that the moving blade would already easily cut something even when swung.

Brom looked to Jack and sighed, "Yes, I didn't plan for you riders to learn about it… But with Arya and you Jack I don't think there is a way to hide it… But Listen well. Magic is a costly ability to use. Your natural static charge is your power to use. But after that is used up it will start using your strength too. Hopefully with this warning you won't drain yourself of energy. But with some help… " Brom would point to a large flat stone. "The three of us can pool our energies into heating this stone and cook the food." Brom said as he would pull out the food…

Jack came over cause he was called over he used magic and Brom could tell easily… More or less cause Jack's static field was more developed than the other riders, Ayra was next and then it was Brom who led this. "Focus on the stone and say Brisingr." The other riders watched as the three said the magic word over the stone and the stone turned red hot in a moment… Before Brom would use it to cook the meat on it tossing the raw meat on it and making it sizzle.

With that show on display. Brom would smile as Eragon asked if he could try magic casting. "I would encourage it if I knew that you would be safe… For now you need to meditate and gather the static around you… Tonight we aren't sparing cause of the storm and cause of the spirit watching over us." He said… And Jack wondered, "wouldn't it be obvious we are here?" He asked currious. Brom shook his head, "If the one using one of these coves was smart they could live in this cove for their life and no one would ever know. All they see is an empty place surrounded by trees. Unless they were priorly accepted by this very cove." Brom explained.

Jack mentally chewing on this information wondered. "So… how common are these places?" He asked. "the closer to urabaen we get… the fewer there will be." He explained. The king didn't like these places but it took extreme amounts of power to destroy it not to mention having to banish the watching spirit which took more energy as well… Sure the King and his magic usage was strong but safety coves were not easily removed. In the time of the riders the coves were open to all with a friendly heart.

At least that was how it was explained by Brom. And Jack could only nod to this… since they were not training He did try pulling his sword only to be stopped by Brom. "No don't. These safe havens are very particular about what happens in them. It is why I said we won't be sparing." He said as he would nod to Jack. "So I can go outside the trees and swing?" He asked. Brom nodded. "Yes but you will be soaked" Jack could only look out and agree seeing the pouring rain outside the shelter they had… well if he was going to get used to swinging this large blade he might as well take some practice swings.

But that was after dinner. The other riders were doing their own thing… Eragon asking Arya about magic and how much she knew. "I didn't get trained that much. I learned what I could but my mother didn't send me into training. I learned from my older brother mainly. And he was the one to help me with some sword work, and magic. So that I could at least help him during our journeys between Du Weldenvarden and the Beor mountains." She said as she chuckled happy about his curriousity about things. Saphira and Firnen together as close as they dared for now "What about you Eragon, what was life like?" She asked, and Eragon blushing talked about Garrow… the farm and his brothers, even Jack and his family was talked about. More or less explaining things and Arya was surprisingly into the talk about his life.

Roran and Katrina were found snuggling closer as they were kissing one another and this causing their dragons to seem… to want to be so close one couldn't tell where the Purple started and ended, nor the Silver started and ended.

Brom was surprised himself. Muttering something about dragons and riders. And thinking as he was trying to think of an instance like this… Then again this was sort of special cause of how all the riders were together. The riders and their dragons this time were having a special growth together.

Murtagh at least was closer to Nasauda. "So.. erm… You come from the Beor mountains?"

She smiled. "Yes.. .but no" She said she had more to devulge but felt it was not right yet to say so. She looked up to Murtagh and smiled a bit. Seeing him flush… He didn't know how to react turning a bit red like his dragon. Well obviously he needed time Not up front and currious like Eragon, Nor having a prior budding relationship didn't help matters so he was just sighing. "What… was life like in the Beor mountains?" He asked finally thinking it would be best to start there.
"Well its a mountain… there are great halls to go aroudn in… But if you are not careful some of the halls are abandoned." She said as she didn't or couldn't go into deeper detail yet.

As for Jack he was… without an interest besides his dragon and well thinking about that made him blanch and it was rather hard to not be upset that there wasn't one for him he instead turned his attention to needs… He might want that… But he knew deep down that he couldn't let it get in the way of getting stronger… He would shift to thinking about his swords.. .sure swinging the swords wouldn't be the way to truly train. But it would get him used to the sword and feel when he had to hold back. This cause he had to control the weapon not fling it around since flinging it aroudn would disarm him… so going out of the protection of the trees he was getting drenched yes… but he would be able to pull his weapon out… and the large two handed weapon Zaborav… He was looking it over only to go through the motions of sword fighting… doing his best to practice with it… Sure his arms shook and the sword was unwieldy to him. He swung it over and over again… Doing his best to figure out how to use it and in short grow from learning how to use the real weapon over a long stick. Brom seeing him practice in the rain would offer his assistance.

This via communicating with Jack through telepathic talking. The old man might be invading Jack's time but it was giving him sound advise… and after Jack pushing aside the feeling of having his privacy invded. He would accept this and listen to what Brom had to say over his movements… sure the sword was hard to wield… But he was able to change his stance and his holding of the weapon… and his swings were more and more steady even learning how to double or tripple strike with the sword as he swung it till he was tired and had to put away the sword before walking back into the cover of the trees

The next day the riders woke up with Murtagh being scared by an orb floating around them the orb flashing several colors before vanishing into the ground and Brom chuckling. "The spirit of the cove. You scared it." Brom said chuckling.

Murtagh looked to Brom before sighing and letting it go as they got things packed up… Vaskar and Lunari having to extract from one another blushign as they did so. They had not expected to be that effected by the bond but maybe it was a good thing they had a promise of one another after all…
Saphira and Firnen getting appart too though their experience not being as into one another as Vaskar and Lunari being.

The other three dragons of the group not being as close just were a bit fustrated about not having close potential mates. Lien more so than Thorn since Thorn and Enera had a chance cause of their riders… Lien being a bit saddened since it meant she was alone… But before that could really kick in she was distracted by pets from her rider. "It is okay. There is probably someone out there for you." He said trying to reassure her. She sighed and nodded not going deeper into thought about this cause well it did them no good… The group going flying for the mornign mounting their dragons and the others mounting horses.

This morning it was Jack, Katrina, and Ayra that was going to be in the skies since it couldn't be agreed that Roran could ride in this group. Maybe cause it was worried that together that Roran and Katrina's dragons would try a nipitual flight cause of how their riders were with one another…

It was midday when Jack and the other riders in the sky would report to those below. I see urgals heading… east… south east towards the town! Jack would be scared for them.

Brom would have to communicate with both sets of riders, Calm, we can wait and see what happens or we can try and fight them. Brom said as he sounded regretful of the second choice but it was quickly agreed upon that they would fight the Urgals… They were far enough away from the other town the dragons could join in… Brom did warn them about the dragons getting hurt. But it was pushed aside cause the riders wanted to save the village, which did bring a smile to Brom's lips as he liked that the riders wanted to protect the village. So he would put forth the effort to help the village as well. The riders that could use bows pulled their bows out. Jack not being one of them would only sigh but look to Zaborav the sword could be used now… but right now was going to be a fight agaisnt a group of some 50 or more urgals they needed to thin the numbers quickly…

Eragon having an idea… he would share with the others and it was simple… those on the ground and those that could in the air would rain arrows upon them… The arrows from the riders on the ground would get the urgals attention and maybe kill a few of them… Then once they had widdled down the number of urgals they would have the ones in the sky start their attacks and the dragons could come in to take down the rest of them. Brom could complain about it but saw the smarts in it the dragons would come when the urgals were distracted and heading towards the group he could only agree with the stragety at that point…

With the plan started the dragons all the rainbow above would be waiting for the fighting to start… It was around half an hour before the first arrow was loosened and flew into the urgal group… It was another 5 before the dragons heard the call for them to come… Swooping in behind the Urgals the dragons came down and crushed several of them while wading deeper into the numbers taking down 20 more urgals before The grey horned beasts reacted. And Jack added 1 more to that number as Zaborav was brought down on another one… And then another after that… The dragons having to back away from the swords and Axes swung at them the riders on the horses gathered their static and one would was said amoung them. "Brisingr." Blue, Red, Purple, Gold was seen streaking into the urgals and with a forceful blast of the remaining urgals… only five of them were left. Arya and Katrina following suit as Green and Silver streaks flew into the urgals the next blast flattening the last 5.. one was trying to stand… And Jack would huff not having a bow but not having to burst out his magic. He would just have Lien approach as He got off her and pulled out his katanas. But the urgal collasped after that… Jack sighing… wait… was he that blood thirsty? He shook his head going over to the urgal and finding him still breathing… It was a hard debate… Would he really do this… As the other ridersa nd Brom approached. "Hey what is with this?" He asked as Jack came back from the din of his thoughts. "Ah… Um… I… Was… The Urgal is still alive." Brom nodded and well he didn't think it was a bad thing. "If things were different I am sure you would figure out Urgals but…" Brom would bring Undbitr down on the urgal.

"Hey!" Jack said as the other riders were a bit surprised at Jack saying that Brom sighed. "What would happen if that Urgal was standing over you. You think it would offer you mercy?" Jack would be forced to think… and well in this context… Really…" No I wouldn't be given mercy unless it was their orders." Jack said as he would feel dumb… and well right now they did have ot figure out why the urgals were like this… However… it was likely the urgals had nothing or else they would find any documents with them would be hard to read… Jack just absently going to Lien to think as he would have to figure himself out… Well he wanted to make the Forsworn pay… But if he couldn't bring himself to slay the enemy then how could he fight the Forsworn? He sighed having to think on this… Brom able to tuck away some skins with writing on them that he couldn't understand at the moment… And them gathering the weapons to sell at Yarzak

Answers, rants, and other stuff…

- Yes I am using Latin or at least trying to use latin as the base for any magic words used besides the ones offered in the books… ere… I think that the ancient language is an odd mix of german and polish if I remember? Not fully sure. But why not use a dead language as the AL so that we can be done with it. Not that I want to dig up the ancient languaged used in the book. I rather just skip it and have it as normal speak or spell speak.

-Also to nip this in the butt… Roran and Katrina were already close in Carvahall even if we put all the boys and Katrina at 16… Roran and Katrina were lovers before the journey started. The only hiccup in the way was Sloan. And unlike the book here they are off with their dragons and Brom. And who said romance couldn't happen on the road… Purple and silver. Pretty colors.

-So… ere Eragon and Arya are trying to build a relationship… As for Murtagh and Nasauda, They can start and all but like I see planned out – Roran and Katrina are together and marry in the Beor mountains likely after the battle of Fathen dur; Eragon and Arya are set to do so in the Elvish forest and Ellsmere… Then lastly is Murtagh and Nasauda cause well reasons… Jack… Not entirely sure if I will induce a lover for him or not.. besides he is going to be very… very busy come Ellsmere and training there.

-Jack… Is an add on character and sure it is a bit of a jumble to shove them all into the start. But hey its what happened in the other story that this one is taking from. So I am doing what that story did. Same for how all the eggs of dragons hatch for everyone once everyone is with their dragon.

-Jack doesn't get his chance to grow yet, He will grow like everyone else as they train under Brom. And well he was practicing prior with two light blades, now he has a big two handed sword. Thus it is a major change. But gives him reason to practice. At least when he isn't beaten black and blue from a simple spar.

-So the path for the riders and all doesn't change much from the book. Or from the fanfic from before. At least till book II where Jack gets many more chances to grow.
So for now the riders aren't going be crazy till after the visit to the elves.

-Yes there are safety glades that the elves created… I might have overstated how many of those there are… however… there are a few scattered up towards Gillead…. Then there is one just passed Daret… and one more near Drasleonas… But the King has tried his best to destroy as many of those as he can… however it takes preparations to destory them, and that is if he is aware of them since the Coves are not that easy to really find beyond a circle of trees that only some can enter.

-Also why Jack doesn't use magic? He can't use a bow… Like as in he can't use one he can try and all but he doesn't get bow usage…. Just not his style… he does get a ranged weapon later, but that is later. And besides Jack does have magic prior to being a rider just like Arya. And yes we have Brom needing to explain magic and start them on training. Which includes a bit of meditation… though they can't fully meditate cause they have to keep on moving.

-as for world building? I try my best, Do have to expand on a world of magic after all, else it is a well trodden path for the story since many other fanfics have traveled the same road… over and over again. All I can do is add to a world of magic, the more magical things