Disclaimer: I'm hardly rich and famous so this novel series does NOT belong to me. If I did... *breathes wistful sigh*

Author's Note: As much as I hate to end this wild ride, I have been motivated to do so by not being able to write any more chapters and the recent TOS-enforcement although they did not have anything to do with this story in person. In regards to this chapter/epilogue, I want to inform you that the ending is different from the real book 4 mainly since I never read it due to lack of interest in the first few chapters of the book and how it was so similar to all the other book 4 fan-fictions already on the Internet. But enough of my rambling and let the last chapter/epilogue of this story begin!

Epilogue: Sanctuary

Eragon stood on the large balcony over-looking the courtyard of The Sanctuary. The building he was located in was so named because it housed the last clutch of dragon eggs, most of which had hatched already.

It was located on a large island a fortnight by ship away from Alagaësia making it neutral ground by the elves, dwarves, humans, and Urgals alike. Now that the war was over and Galbatorix was defeated it was the perfect place to raise the Dragon Riders in peace.

That's right. Galbatorix, also known as the Mad King, was gone – slain by his own insanity. After several blissful weeks of sexual freedom with his friends and their dragons, Galbatorix was onto them but came on his own and enraged.

He was furious that Murtagh had left him and thought that his half-brother was merely a coward who ran away after fighting Eragon. But he never expected the crowd that awaited him.

Arya, Nasuada, Angela, Elva, Saphira, Thorn, Murtagh, Roran, and Katrina were there and they were furious that Eragon had went missing. So when Galbatorix showed up and started lashing out at Murtagh he was assaulted by the group of friends now more than eager to save their lover's life and defeat the evil king.

But Galbatorix was strong and they were unable to defeat him. All they could do was contain him and stop him from defeating them; it was a losing battle, one they almost lost.

It was this scene that Eragon, Islanzadí and Blödhgarm arrived on much to their shock and awe at Galbatorix's arrival and the strength of the friends to hold him off. Using their advantage of surprise, Eragon thrashed Galbatorix combined with the aid of the elf queen and Eragon's new slave who used his shape-shifting abilities to their advantage.

Galbatorix, already weakened, could not stand the onslaught that followed. But he was a proud man and didn't want to lose to the rebels whom he considered traitors.

Being the coward that he was, Galbatorix prepared to stab himself to death by slicing his own throat but not before taunting Eragon by mocking him about not being able to find where the last clutch of dragon eggs were.

Galbatorix ended his own life then while Eragon and his friends were stumped by the mad king's statement and could not react in time to stop the tyrant who cut his own throat and crumpled to the ground in a heap.

Fortunately for them, Shruikan (who had flown Galbatorix there) was there and turned out to be also a slave previously under Galbatorix's control. But now that he was free, he told Eragon everything including how to destroy the Empire's army now that the tyrant was out of the way and where to find the eggs.

Apparently they were buried in a secret vault in the centre of a labyrinth deep beneath the towers of Hellgrind. But with Shruikan's knowledge, they were able to recover the eggs and easily defeat the Empire's army. When they heard that their king was dead most of the Empire was happy since Galbatorix was a tyrant and two thirds of the Empire swore alliegence to Nasuada who reluctantly retook her position as leader of the Varden for the war effort.

The rest of the Empire was easily crushed especially with Shruikan on their side, who bonded with Nasuada of his own free will, not to mention the aid of Thorn and Murtagh. Needless to say, the war was won much faster than anyone anticipated and it was over all too soon. Eragon and his friends were hailed as heroes and treated like celebrities.

They were famous and popular and worshiped like gods amongst those loyal to the Varden. But all they wanted was the quiet life they had in the Spine where they could love each other and live as they pleased without the prejudices and misconceptions of the world marring their care for each other.

So it was that they agreed to disband the Varden and hand the New Empire, as it was now known, over to control of King Orrin who wanted the throne and had the Council of Elders' full support. Nasuada believed he was a puppet king but they didn't really care since now they all wanted to be with each other and the dark-skinned beauty wanted to be with her new dragon and get used to immortality.

With those thoughts in mind, Eragon and his friends use their allies' help to build the Sanctuary and there they raised the dragons in peace and prosperity.

Just then, a soft kiss planted on the back of his neck interrupted Eragon's train of thought making him jump, startled, with a yelp of surprise. Blushing sheepishly, he swirled around only to see his wife, Arya, dressed in a sheer silk nightgown that hung open loosely from the waist up.

His jaw slackened slightly at her unearthly beauty and the warm smile that was on her face. The scent of crushed-pine needles almost overwhelmed him and he was damn thankful to be leaning onto the railing of the balcony or else he would have staggered at her beauty.

"Evening, love," Arya said softly, sidling up next to him.

Wrapping an arm around his waist, she leaned her head on his shoulder and stared out to the horizon. Unable to restrain a goofy grin on his face despite how many times this happened since the twenty years they were married, Eragon returned the gesture but with both arms.

Arya moaned softly and Eragon couldn't resist a stirring in his loins at how erotic the noise sounded like. It made him horny as ever despite all the hot sex they had and not just with Arya!

For despite being married, Eragon and Arya openly engaged in sexual relations with the rest of their friends including Islanzadí who had stepped down from the throne when a baby dragon from the retrieved clutch bonded with her.

One of the elf lords, Dáthedr, accepted the crown and ruled the elves wisely and justly. Islanzadí now lived with them and shared a room with Blödhgarm although they all frequently slept together. Sometimes, even Arya slept with her mother and, of course, the dragons insisted on taking part in these orgies.

In addition, Nasuada and Murtagh were married and it amused Eragon to know end to watch them as a couple. Like the others of their close-knit group, they all shared the love they had for each other including Elva, who also became a dragon rider, and Roran and Katrina who also got bonded to dragons.

Surprisingly enough, Angela refused to be bonded to a dragon since she claimed it would interrupt her research on toads and frogs, amongst other things. Even so, she lived at the Sanctuary with them since she said, upon being asked, that even their miniature kingdom needed a "Court Witch" and so it was.

Eragon couldn't help but smile at the fun times they had together and how the dragon riders were growing once again. Alagaësia might not be ready for them but here, in their hidden paradise, they would wait since dragon riders were immortal and Angela said something about being immortal since birth as well although she would not give away any more to her heritage.

Not that Eragon pushed very much since most of those times ended in an orgasm and sometimes, Arya and the others joined in whipping away all of his doubts and questions. It was hot and heavy and Eragon couldn't have been more thankful for when it all started way back when Saphira, his precious dragon, came in heat.

That problem was also solved since she was now mated for life to Thorn although she did mate with other dragons and even Eragon and their friends. In fact, Saphira was pregnant right now with a clutch of her own and Eragon was lost in anxiety since the delivery was determined to be three days away from now.

As if on cue, he felt a tug on his robe and glanced down at Arya who was looking up at him with a smirk.

"Thinking about your dragon again?" Arya chuckled. "Or should I say, worrying?"

Eragon blushed and scowled at her. Unable to come up with a good enough retort, he stuck out his tongue playfully at her glanced back down at the courtyard where Saphira was fending off the other female dragons all of which were giving her pointers, advice, and suggestions for the delivery, much to her annoyance of course!

"How about I help you relax?" Arya cooed in his ear, suckling on his earlobe. "After all, it won't do Saphira any good when delivery time rolls around to have her Dragon Rider in a fix."

Eragon grinned down at Arya and kissed her on her forehead.

"I can't say no to that," He quipped.

Arya slapped him playfully on the arm but then kissed him making all his anxiety vanish. Soon he was lost in the throes of passion as he and Arya made love intensely like first time lovers. When they awoke the next morning, Eragon was not surprised and beyond happy to discover that he had one of the greatest gifts of all: He was a father to twins! Arya had found out the next morning by the signs all women knew and used magic to confirm the truth.

And so it was that time sped by and the world prospered once again. Eragon, Saphira, Arya, and their friends lived and loved and the world was a happy place. And it all came about from a dragon in heat!

THE END

A/N: *sobs* It's over, over! I hadn't thought to continue this for quite some time mainly due to real life, writer's blocks, procrastination, and of course, the TOS-enforcements and the Internet censorship program. But I finally caved and decided to write a hopefully safe chapter in regards to MA content. So here it is and I'm pretty happy with it.

I wanted to write more lemons and smut but ideas failed me and so I opted with an Epilogue set twenty years later or so after the war. Hope you all don't mind and I'm glad to see you all stuck with this story months after I abandoned it. Thank you for all your positive reviews and I hope you enjoy the ending as much as I enjoyed writing it.

And so I bid you fair well at least until I update my other works or post something new on fan-fiction.

Ta-ta for now!