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Inheritance: Alternatives Chapter 2: Shruikan And The Aftermath As soon as the final thumping sound of his master's corpse had hit the floor, Saphira's sudden slicing into Shruikan's scales gave not a roar of savage anger as before, but a sudden high-pitched exclamation of his agony. His glittering ebony claws which had previous been tearing through fellow dragon scale, scampered along the floor, the big hulk of a male trying to back away from the confrontation almost as quickly as his eagerness to begin it had been. His blue eyes slid closed, his body seeming to quiver somewhat as more trails of blood ran over his dark hide. Thorn's attemp

Inheritance: Alternatives Chapter 1: The King Falls Eragon had been surprised when the King had agreed to his challenge of a fair battle, even after his low move of holding innocents by his side as a living shield. Far too honourable to be a straightforward deal, the Rider had nonetheless felt confident about what would happen in the coming blows and parries. Galbatorix was old, mad and even with the power of hundreds of other Eldunari, had not taken a more active role in his Empire's dominance. All the ingredients for an outmatched fight were on his side, a feeling that he was sure Saphira would end up scolding him for. With both his hosta