Chosen (Rise Of The Shagian Empire)

Chapter 1

"Come on Eragon" dad thundered.  He has been training me on how to use all manners of weapons ever since I was a kid. He was one of King Michel's  trusted knights,  and he fought side by side with the King for the Glory of Artex,  that was before the fall of the Artexians. Now I'm twenty years old and he's  trainings are becoming more like a fight, pity is no longer his watchword.
"Get the up boy" he roared punching 👊 my face at the same time. I managed to crawl on my fours while a kick knocked me down again.  My face was swollen all over and I could taste blood in my mouth. He might be an old man,  but trust me he's still a good  soldier.
"You're  born to be a warrior, you shouldn't  surrender. A soldier fights to his last breath " he roared again while he sent a punch right to my face. I fell back groaning in pains.
"You're  an Artexian, show no sign of pain" he barked and kicked  me again. I flexed  my jaw and spat out blood.
"shit" I muttered  under my breath while trying  to crawl away.  I saw mum watching us through the window.
"I'm getting  tired of this" I said to myself. I noticed  him moving towards me, weak and mad with rage I stood up.  He sent a kick to my tummy which I caught swiftly with my hands twist his leg,  turned round him with my hands reaching out for his waist.  With all the strength  left in me,  I threw him backwards and be fell with a thud.
"Poor old man" I thought.
"I never saw that coming" he said trying his best not to show his pain. I giggled and helped him up. I caught  mum smiling  as she turned  back into the house.
"That was great son,  that was great"  he whispered in my  ear as he turned to go in.
We went inside and washed off the dirts and sweats from our bodies. Mum took time in nursing my bruised face while dad watched.  He kept staring  at me and I felt embarrassed.
"What? " I asked him giggling. He looked at mum then back at me.
"what's  that for?" I asked again with more seriousness. I know he wants to say something
"you're  of age me Eragon"  he started
"you need to fulfill the prophecy". Now I know where he's headed
"I know that father, but we're  not twelve yet. It's just me, Eric,  Douglas and Gwen. The four of us are no match for Shag's army"
Eric, Douglas, Gwen and I were  brought  up together without the knows of the king. We were all trained to use all manners  of weapons and also to know no fear.
"the four of u have to start the quest or we will all perish as Shag's powers are Increasing" I know he's right,  but I don't  want to argue it any further so I decided to take a stroll
"You know what father" I started
"I need to take a walk,  we will discuss this later" I stood up immediately,  took my dagger 🗡 and put on a long sleeved shirt to cover the birthmark  on my right arm.
I went to Eric's house,  luckily I met all of them together and we all agreed to take a work to the market. The market was bustling with life as usual, traders,  merchants  and their customers were busy with different transactions. We bought some apples 🍎  which we ate and were busy feeding our eyes with the different  spectacles in the market.  Douglas was busy cracking jokes when the whole market suddenly went in an uproar. 
"what's going  on?" I asked directing the question to no one  in particular.  Everyone seems to be running  🏃 for their lives.
"run for ur life" a man warned us
"it's captain Vail another shouted.  The soldiers  are now close,  they were busy scattering  people's goods.  Those that try to stop them from destroying  their goods were given the beating of their life. Me and my friends  must stood there not knowing what to do at the moment. Just then one of the shirts kicked an old woman. She crashed against a cart , showing no mercy he dragged her with her hair and punched the hell out of her.
"I must stop this madness" I thought to myself I took a step forward  but a hand stopped  me,  it was Eric's.
"Let's  get out of here when we still can,  they seem not to notice us" Eric adviced but   it was too late.  I broke loose from his grip  and went to confront  the soldiers . My friends backed off immediately
"let her go" I roared.  I don't care what they're  gonna do to me,  but I wont let them touch the poor woman again,  never
"what did u just say?" a foot soldier asked approaching  me with a rod in his hand
"let him be" the captain said  stopping him before he could do a thing. He came down from his horse, removed his helmet and slapped the soldier holding the rod
"will you beat a stray dog with such rod?" be thundered with his eyes 👀 staring daggers at the soldier.  He turned back to me,  scanned me from head to toe Wii his eyes before saying anything
"what did u say kid?" he asked with a calm Voice, but I'm not gonna fall for that
"I said let her go,  and I'm  not a stray dog" . The soldiers  roared in laughter.
"you all are the beasts" I added this time they weren't  laughing.  Captain Vail grabbed me with my cloth and shaked me with rage.
"who do u think you are? Some sort of heroe?" he went back to his horse and ordered  bus soldiers to bring me and the old woman with them
"this is not gonna happen I thought" the soldier that wants to hit me with the rod earlier  was the one that grabbed me.  I twisted his arm and I could hear the crack of his bone. HR screamed in agony  while the other soldiers grabbed me roughly and in the process they tore my cloth revealing the birthmark.
"wish... Look what we've  got here captain" he tore the cloth revealing the full mark
" the chosen one,  I should I've known". He turned his horse and gave an order to the soldiers
"kill him and the butch,  bring his arm to me.  The king needs to see it" he ordered and rode away immediately leave g seven soldiers behind.  They forced me on my knees while one of them drew his sword intending to behead me...........