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The Fencing Master by dragonriderofold
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
26 Jun 2025
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What would have happened if Murtagh had not grown up in Urû’baen and had met Nasuada early on? If Ajihad had survived and if Eragon had not rushed to confess his love to Arya? If Galbatorix had taken a more active role in the Inheritance Cycle plot than in the books? These and many other mysteries I will try to answer in this story.
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Brom and Morzan become Dragon Riders under the guidance of Oromis and Glaedr. The rise of Galbatorix to the throne of Alagaësia. The young Arya as a human ambassador. Selena's acquaintance with Morzan and her role as the Black Hand. The birth of Murtagh and Nasuada. Ajihad is freed and seeks the Varden. Hefring steals Saphira's egg from the king. The love between Brom and Selena. The birth of Eragon. Angela and Solembum's prophecy. The story of Durza and the Ra’zac. Eragon meets his other half, Saphira.
I made an attempt to see our familiar heroes with fresh eyes. Lifting the curtain slightly—the one draped over them—I peeked behind it for a moment. And what I glimpsed truly left me breathless. What we knew about them was only the surface. Beneath lies a world of choices, regrets, and untold truths. Come, let’s live through these stories together for a while, reliving the heroes’ distant, glorious days. Let’s experience their moments of joy and sorrow, their anguish or wild passions. Let’s share in their thoughts, emotions, and hopes. Brom, Morzan, Oromis, Galbatorix, Selena, Ajihad, Eragon, Murtagh, Arya, and other heroes will come close to us for a time. -
Crown of Gladiolus by maireh for BuggyReader
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
14 Jun 2025
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What if Brom had run sooner—farther?
If, instead of carving out a resistance in shadow and silence, he had fled with Selena and her child to the very edges of the Empire—beyond where the King's breath could reach, beyond even the memory of oaths and fire—what would they have become?A girl- born of Morzan’s blood but shaped by forest air and her mother’s hands. Would she have grown brave and sharp-edged like Selena, or would the old cruelty have shown in her gaze when no one was looking?
This is a story of the life that almost was—a life not traced in ash and vengeance, but in moss-lined paths and quiet defiance.
No blades, no Riders. Just a man who chose love over war, a woman who had already lost too much, and the child between them who might have rewritten everything.She might have learned to name wildflowers before weapons. To read the wind before the language of runes.
She might have laughed like a child should—soft, unburdened, unguarded.
She might have remained unseen.But peace is a thin veil.
And even in the deep woods, some hungers do not sleep.
The past does not stay buried. It watches. It waits.
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Ο Δάσκαλος της Ξιφασκίας by dragonriderofold
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
08 Jun 2025
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Τι θα είχε συμβεί αν ο Μέρταγκ δεν είχε μεγαλώσει στην Ουρου'μπαίην κι αν είχε από νωρίς γνωρίσει τη Ναζουάντα; Αν ο Άτζιχαντ είχε επιζήσει κι αν ο Έραγκον δεν είχε βιαστεί να εκμυστηρευτεί τον έρωτά του στην Άρυα; Αν ο Γκαλμπατόριξ είχε πιο ενεργό ρόλο στην πλοκή της Κληρονομιάς απ' ότι στα βιβλία; Τόσα κι άλλα τόσα μυστήρια θα προσπαθήσω να απαντηθούν σ' αυτή την ιστορία.
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The one that Time forgot by SirBananadragon for Tonhalszendvics, Light_Mare
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
06 Jun 2025
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Just before Oromis can declare Galbatorix mad, Vrael steps in.
Galbatorix didn't think that getting the chance to see if another dragon might choose him, would have him end up alone on Vroengard. Almost alone that is. Eldunarya tend to be chatty. -
Carry Home My Little Soldier by Mayfal15
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
25 Apr 2025
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What if Morzan had been a good father?
A story in which Murtagh never gets his scar
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- Part 1 of What if
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After running away from her engagement to the King in order to aid the newest dragon rider in Alagaesia, a mysterious prisoner catches the eye of the Varden leader's daughter, entangling them both in a forbidden love affair.
Nasuada reflects on her relationship with Morzan's daughter, recounting everything, from their first meeting, to their first kiss, to the war that divides them apart and eventually reunites them again.
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- Part 1 of Across Dimensions
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Cold Bones (One Shot) by hiraeth_moon
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
30 Jan 2025
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Brom has successfully delivered the dragon egg to the Varden, but does his victory even matter in the face of Selena's absence?
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It's difficult to fight a war if you're on your own side, instead of fighting for one of the two warring factions.
Galbatorix and Morzan see that a bit differently.
Much to everyone else's frustration.Series
- Part 4 of Dragonwing-effect
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Never leaving by SirBananadragon for Light_Mare
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
11 Nov 2024
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Morzan decides that if the Varden don't make a move, he'll just go to Uru-baen and take care of the mad king himself. Somehow.
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Inheritance Cycle Fluff A Series of One-Shots by RadiantArabianNights28
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
23 Aug 2024
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A Series of One-Shots with Eragon and his allies/family.
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Warnings and Ratings before each chapter if necessary . . .
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Romance/Family/Angst/Family/Hurt/Comfort/Adventure/Friendship/Crime…Series
- Part 14 of One-Shot Series:
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What if there had been four eggs left in the world? What if the Varden had stolen two of them, not just Saphira's? And how would things change if Eragon wasn't alone when he received Saphira's egg? Isabella Marionsdaughter, Roran's half-sister, becomes a rider alongside Eragon and that...that will change the fate of the world.
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Let it Rage: 238 Ways the Eragon Movie Failed by Lilly_Snow
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini, Eragon (2006)
05 Jan 2024
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For stress relief, I decided to finally solidify all my pet peeves about this film. This proved to be unwise, as it actually made me feel much worse! It also took multiple weeks to fully complete. This is a hyper-fixation series for me and has been for over a decade.... so a healthy person would probably be normal about many of these points. Also, liking the movie doesn’t make you a bad fan, it just means you can suspend your outrage… and I cannot. If anything, I envy you @.@
Tl;dr: I will be outrageously angry about very stupid things (PS: there will be spoilers for *most* of IC, Murtagh not withstanding. And lots of swearing.)
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An Elven Child by Sleepless_Author
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini, Eragon (2006)
03 Dec 2023
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What if Arya had a younger sister? What if one elf escaped Durza’s trap? What if an elven child met Brom in Carvahall, determined to rescue her sister from the Empire? Ileana Dröttningu, Islanzadí Dröttning’s younger daughter, answers these questions. When Ileana’s group is attacked and she alone escapes, she travels to Carvahall to meet Brom. She spends a while trying to figure out where Arya would’ve been taken, until some events deter her plans.
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- Part 1 of An Elven Child
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Had Murtagh been born a girl, what differences would it have made?
In the last handful of months everything in Rose's life has changed and soon she finds that dark shadows loom threateningly in every corner. With no knowledge of what they are, and how to fight them, she walks a thin line between who she is and who she has be. As she struggles to find that balance, she wonders; will she lose herself in the process?Cross posted on FF.net
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- Part 3 of Lirouratr Series
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Έκανα μια προσπάθεια να δω τους γνωστούς μας ήρωες με ένα νέο βλέμμα. Ανασηκώνοντας λιγάκι την κουρτίνα με την οποία ο Παολίνι τους σκέπασε αποκρύπτοντας στοιχεία από τους χαρακτήρες και τις ιστορίες τους, κρυφοκοίταξα για λίγο από πίσω. Κι αυτό που πρόλαβα να δω με άφησε πραγματικά με κομμένη την ανάσα. Ελάτε να ζήσουμε για λίγο μαζί αυτές τις ιστορίες. Όλοι οι κύριοι χαρακτήρες.
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Had Murtagh been born a girl, what differences would it have made?
Since the moment Thorn hatched for Rose, her life has changed drastically, and now she is burdened with a duty she never wanted. Now she's standing at a tipping point and must balance in the lies she had been told, and loss that seems overwhelming. Walking this path without Tornac to help guide her she feels more lost than ever, and she wonders how she will make it through this journey.Caught up to FF.net
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- Part 2 of Lirouratr Series
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AU Inheritance Re-write. Vrael didn't die that night upon Edoc'sil. The world is a different place now, but he's determined to restore what was lost. After Selena's death, Brom raises Eragon as his son amongst the New Order, while Morzan maintains a tight hold on Selena's firstborn, molding Murtagh into a cold-blooded killer. The struggle wages on; Eragon and Saphira must determine their place in a hostile world, and fight to defeat a king more cunning than Galbatorix ever was. When the Night of the Hunter arrives... will they be ready?
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- Part 5 of Inheritance Cycle AUs
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Sundavr Reisa by orphan_account
Fandoms: Eragon (2006), The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini
30 Sep 2021
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Things go differently in that prison in Gil'ead.
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- Part 1 of Islingr Cycle
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Waíse Heill, Shur'tugal (Be Healed, Dragon Rider) by AsgardianHorsemanship
Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini, Eragon (2006)
13 Mar 2019
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In the palace at Urû'baen, a young serving girl shows formidable talent with magic and a blade. The King request she be tutored so she can be turned into the ultimate weapon, but through her tutoring she meets Murtagh, the King's ward whom she has wondered about for many years.
When the King starts to show his true vision and madness, she finds herself in danger and holding power and knowledge that King Galbatorix covets greatly, and so sets out to escape and find the Dragon Rider creating chaos within the Empire, determined to overthrow the King and set herself free, whilst trying to come to terms with her feelings for Murtagh, feelings that put her into a dangerous position.Set before the book starts and runs correctly beside the Canon Timeline of the book.
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- Part 1 of The Sorceress and the Dragon Rider