Shadow & Light The Ark Twins

Chapter 7

Elven:

I felt my heart pounding in my ears. My palms were sweaty, and my feet wouldn't stop trembling. "Phew.... I've never been this nervous, except when taking that Social Studies Exam." I shuddered at the though, "I hate school" I said more as a whisper.

"Elven... Can you shut up?" Said Raven clearly bothered as always, "There is nothing wrong with exams at school. It is done to test our minds, and clearly you don't have any." He started laughing.

"Are any of you taking this serious" Said Oscar in a deep tone.

"Yes sir!" We both said.

"Ok..." Oscar laid back on his chair and crossed his fingers, "What you hear now is for your ears only, and you both will wait until I'm done speaking to ask questions." He said with a stare.

I looked at Raven and He looked at me. In that moment we both understood what we needed to do, and that is to shut up.

"Orik, Murtagh that goes for both of you as well." The room grew more quieter than normal. "Alright, My Real Name is Roran Garrowsson and-" he started to say when Orik intervened.

"Roran StrongHammer. Be proud of your rank!" Orik said with his chest puffed out, as if feeling pride of being with Roran.

"Yes, thank you Orik. Now please do not interrupt. I am Eragon's cousin and we were raised together by my Father Garrow in Pallancar Valley. Eragon found his dragon Egg Saphira in the Spine when he was hunting for food." He paused looking up to the ceiling, then continued with his story.
"I didn't know about the dragon. I was traveling with a farmer to work on his Farm's Mill, and make enough money to build a house for my wife Katrina. But happiness passed by so quickly that it brings a tear to me eye. When I came back, I found out about Eragon stealing and leaving the Valley with Brom. My father passing away... Thanks to those Ra'zac!!" He took a moment. We waited, for it was the very first time Roran was being truthful with us.

"Ahem, my apologies. All these years and I still have not forgiven myself... Once I read the letter he left, I felt mixed emotions towards Eragon. leaving Garrow alone and not taking care of his funeral. Then the worst happened, we were attacked by the Ra'zac and Galbatorix's Soldiers. I tried to gather everyone together to defend The Valley. At first no one agreed to except Horst and his family, but then eventually everyone joined in... And I refused to fight at first. I only wanted to hold off the attacks with no violence needed. But the worst happened... Betrayal.
Sloan... He betrayed us and killed one of our own.
As the soldiers poured in through the opening Sloan left, I was forced to grab the first weapon I saw and that was the Hammer." He stood up and walked towards the Fireplace. Above it was a shield and a Hammer that has seen better days, but as soon as Roran took hold of it, the Hammer changed appearance. It looked good as new, and weird Runes glowing in red covered the top.

"Ahhh Dwarven magic. After the war we all gathered and made a special Hammer for Roran. It was made only for him. That is why it looks as an ordinary Hammer left alone, but with Roran on his hand... It is a force to be reckoned with." Orik kept talking and was stopped by Roran's gaze. "My apologies." Orik sat down and sipped on some beer.

"After the battle, We had to leave the town behind... It was hard on Horst for leaving his Smithy behind. It was passed down for generations in his family.
Being that we had to leave, it hurt them more for it was they're fortune. They could not brig it with them, but I promised that we will return, and reclaim what was rightfully ours." He sat back down and explained to us, how passing through the treacherous Spine Mountains, endangered they're life for the shortage of food and clothes, but they got out alive and managed to get to a City named Narda, and manage to ask for help.
He found the Varden, and asked them for support. Joining its ranks and being able to command soldiers in the war.
"Roran did you ever forgave Eragon for what he did?" Asked Raven sitting very close to the rim of his seat.
"Brom left a note in the valley." Said Roran annoyed for repeating himself, "When I returned home, it was given to me by Gertrude. I took it, reading it over and over... I still hated him. Alas he is my cousin and I loved him as a brother no matter what." He stood up and switched places with Orik, who sat down on the big chair, giving off a weird Aura.

"Now be my turn for tales eh?". Elven looked more interested than before.

When Orik was getting ready to speak, I felt somewhat uncomfortable being next to Murtagh.

"Hey Murtagh, are you ok?" I whispers to him.

"..." He sat there without moving or saying anything.

"I guess not." I just laid back and kept quiet

"Roran needs a bit of time to himself, so while he rests, I will be the one finishing his story... Or tell you the truth about the two of you twins." He gave us both a wink.

"The stories can come later Orik. Just tell us already, what is going on with Raven and me?. We are not even twins." I said getting agitated.

"Elven the only different between us is our hair and eyes, apart from that we are both the same, so twins." Said Raven crossing his arms.

"Well the First thing first. No one knows who your mother was." He said

"Really?!" Said Raven and Elven at the same time, "I though you were going to give us answers."

"See twins. Now sit down and be silent." Said Orik with force on his voice. Elven and Raven sat down, and it was noticeable how it scared them.
"Your Father was Ark. The father of Vrael. He is a mystery by itself. No one know where he came from, but something happened when Galbatorix was killed and all the Elduniari(The Dragon souls) were freed from his control. When Eragon disappeared with Aria, The Varden found a hidden dungeon underneath Uru'Baen Galbatorix's Castle. And what we found down there was breathtakingly deadly... We found two Babies inside a Gray Gem. Frozen in time." Orik stood up and walked over to Roran.

I felt a chill go down my spine... I looked at Raven, and he must know something for he looked more calmed than me. "Why aren't you freaking out?!" I screamed at him.

"Because Raven, stop and think... Two babies, Gray Gem, Black and White... Ying and Yang. That is how Galbatorix had such amazing power, he was absorbing our powers as babies... And now its been 15 years." Raven covered his ears, I knew he was terrified.

"But- but- does that mean we are from the past and were invaded in the gem itself for almost eternity?!" I said surprising myself even more through my answer.

"Y- yeah... How did you Elven, managed to put that together?!" Asked Raven standing up slowly and looking at me with fear.

"Why are you looking at-" I was about to say something, when I noticed that my right hand was glowing Silver white and I freaked out even more.
"Oh gods, Raven!" I screamed at him. His left hand was pure Black as the void.

"Why is-" *thud*.

"Elven no!, Murtagh!, why did you-" *Thud*

"See... This is why I wanted to keep it a secret for a while longer... Now help me with the bodies, a bit more and they would have gone into a rampage and died." Said Murtagh in a pissed off tone.

"You didn't need to knock them out Murtagh!" Roared Roran clenching his fists, making his knuckles white bone.

"So what, leave them standing there uncontrolled?" Said Murtagh throwing Raven to the couch.

"Murtagh, Roran! Silence!" Said Orik huffing and puffing clearly getting agitated as well. "Can't you see that the kids own magic is so strong that it affected us in hatred and bloodlust."
All of them stood in the middle of the room. Looking around trying to figure out what to do.

Elven started groaning, and suddenly got up. Eyes shining pure white and speaking in the Ancient Language.

"Eom líf un freohr, vae eru bound together by wyrda. Haina pömnuria children any longer un ono weohnata allr andask by edtha Du target Skulblaka." Then Elven collapsed.

There was a silence in the room and all three of them gasped for air, as if they were holding it in.
"What was that?" Asked Roran.

"I don't know... Mate" said Orik still shocked.

"The voice was ancient" said Murtagh slowly, "He said in the Ancient Language;

To Life and Death, We are both bound together by fate. Harm my children any longer and you will all die by Me the silver Dragon." Said Murtagh still breathing heavily. "What now...".