Eragon, Murtaugh, and Galbatorix were thought to be the last riders alive. Little did the world know, that there was a rider far older and more powerful than Galbatorix. He has come back to Alagaesia, only now learning of the fall of the riders and the poor condition of the empire. He swears to kill Galbatorix, and meets Eragon along the way. What will happen to these two riders? Another rider gets thrown in on top of that, who is this mysterious person?