I do not own Game of Thrones nor Heroic Legend of Arslan except OC so enjoy PS A lot things in the Arslan series will changed and the story shall take place after Robert Baratheon took the Iron Throne and Andragoras III took the Throne of Pars so again enjoy
The seas were rough especially in mornings but they are not rough enough to stop a fleet of seven ships that carried twenty five thousand men, in the flagship there stood by the figurehead a man in late twenties with a grim look of determination, golden haired with green eyes as he was garbed in red and gold.
His name was Tiberius, son of Tywin of House Lannister and he had the ambition to conquer a new land that only existed in rumors and as he stared at the horizon.
"You just wait and see, father." He said to himself. "I will prove that the rumors of these new lands are true and I will conquer one of them."
Flashback
It has been days after Robert Baratheon took the Iron Throne from the Mad King Aerys Targaryen II who was stabbed in the back by one of Tiberius's two young brothers, Ser Jamie Lannister of the Kingsguard and after the Stag King was crowned, Tiberius's sister Cersei became the Baratheon's queen.
One day in Casterly Rock the seat of House Lannister, Tiberius came to Tywin's solar and as the old lion noticed his eldest son entering as he was beginning to have curiosity.
"What do you want, Tiberius?" Tywin asked who was sitting at his desk.
"I do not only come to tell of what I want but I also come with a question."
"Then what question have you come to ask of me then?"
"What do you know of the rumors of new lands?"
Tywin was not the type of man to believe in rumors but he answer it anyway.
"They say if you can sail far beyond the reach of Westeros and Essos, there you will see lands that none has ever seen and kingdoms that none has ever heard of." As Tywin was now getting suspicious. "What have you come here for, my son?"
"Well, father, I have a proposal that will benefit House Lannister and the Seven Kingdoms."
"What do you propose?" Tywin asked with a lack of any reaction.
"I will need an army to find one of those lands and take it as my own but for our family and when I take that land, I will use their resources and their military to make our house more feared and more stronger then all of the other houses of Westeros."
"You actually think I will waste soldiers on this fool's quest and risk our family's reputation for such deluded fantasy?"
"A lion does not concern himself with the opinions of a sheep." Tiberius countered with one of his father's teachings and then said. "Lets say it will be a test for me to lead soldiers since I never command an army before, not even during the rebellion and the only thing we ever did is tricked the Mad King of letting us in King's Landing."
Tywin thought for a moment on what Tiberius said about never leading soldiers which he was right and this might be the opportunity to experience even if it's some fool's quest.
"Very well, you shall have an army with you and here is my term when you succeed, if the Seven be good that you have found this new land and possibly new kingdom to conquer, you shall keep it as your own independent kingdom only if you would aid the Seven Kingdoms in future crisis which I will tell your sister to persuade her drunkard of a husband to accept it."
"I shall not fail." Tiberius did not show any hesitation nor second thoughts.
"How many will you be needing?"
"fifteen thousand of the men-at-arms and ten thousand sellswords."
"Done." Tywin agreed without a second thought.
And as soon as the agreement was sealed, Tiberius now has the army to command and the ships to carry as they sailed north far beyond the reach of the two continents thus begins the conquest of the new world.
Flashback ending
"Milord." He turn around and sees a guard who informs him. "Your breakfast is ready."
So he went back to his cabin and while he was having breakfast, he began to have some doubts in his thoughts.
"Perhaps this was a mistake I regrettably made but I cannot return to my father as a failure."
"Milord!" He was snapped out of his thoughts as he saw the way the guard barged in as if it was either good or bad or worse news. "We have spotted land."
"What?!" He almost shouted as he accidentally knocked a goblet of the table.
"It's really land, milord, see for yourself!"
Tiberius and the guard quickly got out of the cabin with haste and saw a beach that they are getting closer.
"The Seven be praised." Tiberius silently said and then shouted. "Signal all ships to come ashore!"
Now that the rumors are really true, they now started to established their encampment and as soon as the preparation of the encampment is completed, the sooner the conquest will begin the better. The only thing he must need now is the knowledge of this land and what he didn't know is that that very information is coming to his tent.
"Milord." Tiberius sprung around and sees two of the guards holding a young man around his age with light tan skin and dirty brown hair in ragged clothes. "We caught this one watching over the camp."
"Who are you and where do you come from?" Tiberius asked.
"Sahim and I am a slave running away from my master."
"I thought as much." Tiberius thought. "Lands like these would have the same practice as Essos does."
"What do you want us to do, milord?" The second guard asked.
"Bring him to me tonight so until then find him a place to rest and have him bathed."
"Yes milord." The guard bowed as both of them escorted the runaway slave to some accommodations.
As night fell, Sahim the runaway slave was now cleaned and is garbed in decent clothes as he was escorted back to Tiberius's tent and what Sahim saw was a table filled with food and there was Tiberius sitting at the head.
"You must be hungry after what you have been through." Tiberius said acting as a host when he gestured the empty chair.
The runaway slave hesitated for moment but was overcome by his stomach that he must accept this unexpected hospitality so while he was eating the food and drinking the wine from his cup.
"So where did you escape from?" Tiberius asked as Sahim stopped eating for a moment.
"Gilan, it's a port city west of here." Sahim answered.
"Why did you escape?" Tiberius asked as he thought. "Obviously tired of being a slave but I need more details."
"When my old master passed away, his son took over the household and kept tormenting me because his father always spent time with me more than him."
"What did you and your master do?"
"He taught me how to read at first and after I succeeded as a reader, he then taught me the meanings of business, diplomacy and politics, and ever since I accomplished my studies, my old master tells me how proud he was of me unlike his son who spent more time drinking and whoring than in his studies."
Tiberius was impressed by Sahim's story, so impressed that an idea has taking form into his mind. So the Lannister now told the runaway slave of his reasons of being here and Sahim would've objected to it but Tiberius said that he would end slavery after he conquered this land and to Sahim's surprise, Tiberius told him that if he guide him and his army to Gilan, he will named him Lord of Gilan after he conquered the port city.
"What say you?" Tiberius waited.
"I shall help you but on one condition."
"What is that?"
"That you will execute my former master's son."
"Done. First I need to know the name of this land and who rules it?"
"This is the land of Pars and it was originally ruled by King Osroes V until he died of illness and now his brother Andragoras III is the new king, there has been a rumor that Andragoras is the one who killed his brother so he can take the throne and the wife of the previous king."
"Guard!" He called as one appeared. "Notified every one that at dawn we break camp and marched on to Gilan."
The next morning after breaking camp, Tiberius and his army are now marching while Sahim is guiding them and once he taken the port city of Giran, he shall march on to the capital city of Ecbatana.
Port city of Gilan
The port city was doing types of things as usual until one of the patrols returned with urgent news of an unknown army under a golden lion heading this way and the Viceroy who runs Gilan does the one thing he will do when some force plans to invade Gilan.
"Tell the leader of this army, that I surrendered." The patrolman was at disbelieve but he has to do as the Viceroy said and as he was away. "Even if I do want to defend this miserable pier, I lose and die anyway and I'm too rich to die, hopefully this leader will award me for my surrender."
With the acceptance of surrender, Tiberius and his forces now entered the port city and with the instructions for the men to not cause any trouble with the citizens, Tiberius with Sahim and a handful of the men at arms are now on their way to the office of Gilan's Viceroy as they are greeted by slaves and servants who escorted them to the throne room filled with rare and priceless ornaments and there the Viceroy was, sitting his ass on the chair and is about to expressed some kiss-assery.
"Presenting his soon to be highness, King Tiberius Lannister the Liberator." Sahim announced.
"It's an honor to have you in our humble port, care for a drink your highness?" The Viceroy offered as he took a cup from the slave holding a platter filled with cups.
"No thank you, but I would like to discuss with you when you quickly surrender Gilan before me and my army could act."
"Yes well, most would want to defend this city but I was wise enough to protect our interests by surrendering Gilan to you and no doubt award me for my loyalty to you o' Liberator of the Golden Lion." As the Viceroy was sipping his cup.
"The only thing I'm going to do is to strip you of your governorship of this city." Tiberius said as the Viceroy was spitting and coughing.
"What!? But I surrendered Gilan to you I mean isn't that what you are expecting?!"
"Normally yes but even if lords quickly surrendered their castles to invaders before the fighting starts and became a vassal for their loyalty but when another enemy force comes to storm the castle that very vassal shall quickly surrendered and start it over again." Tiberius pointed out. "So to me, a lord who quickly surrenders his stronghold before fighting is unworthy of lands and titles."
"But I only surrendered the city to protect its interests!" The Viceroy objected Tiberius's logic.
"The only interests you protect is your own, take him away."
The soldiers took the viceroy ignoring his protests and as he is away, Tiberius turn to Sahim.
"Kneel."
The former slave was curious but he did as the Lannister liberator said and as he took out his sword and starting to tap both of Sahim's shoulders with the tip.
"I Tiberius Lannister do hereby named you as Sahim Lord of Gilan and do you pledge your loyalty and swore fealty to me?"
"I do my king."
Despite the protests from the nobles and merchants of this city for naming a former slave as their ruling lord, Tiberius had threatened them by saying "Anyone objects my decisions will have their house destroyed all root and stem." and as he declared slavery ended, the nobles and merchants are about to protest but quickly remembered the threat as they now deal with it.
Before Tiberius and the newly appointed Lord Sahim (Who is now garbed in clothes of nobility) can discuss the plans on the conquest of Pars, two of the men at arms brought forth a man who had the appearance of riches.
"Is this the man you tell me about?" Tiberius asked acting like he didn't know because he's the one that stormed his house.
"Yes." Sahim answered with anger seething in his face.
"What the fuck do you want!? I had nothing to do with the slave lord."
"He's not a slave anymore and he is now your lord." Tiberius corrected and then said. "My men had found something while they are taking him to custody."
To Sahim's former master's son's fear, Tiberius present Sahim a piece of parchment and as he unrolled the scroll.
"It seems your master had made a new Will two days before his passing." As Tiberius starts to read the Will. "Upon my death, my son shall inherit nothing instead I have decided to grant my slave Sahim freedom and made him my successor."
"Is this true?" Sahim gritted his teeth when he asked the disgraceful son.
"Yeah so what? My father is nothing but a fucking fool for tutoring a good for nothing slave like you!"
"Because your father told me that you are nothing but a disgrace and he was ashamed of being your father!"
"Liar!"
"Oh so he lied to me about you ignoring your studies and waste your life drinking and whoring?"
"Enough!" Tiberius shouted which stopped them. "We are not going to bicker like children for there is punishment to be made."
"What punishment?" The wretch asked.
"Yours." Tiberius answered.
"What!?"
"I sentenced you to die."
The wretched son of Sahim's former master began to grovel and begged for mercy but it was too late for the soldiers took out their swords and stabbed him several times to death so after the execution and disposing the body, Tiberius and Sahim continued their discussion.
"How long can Gilan raised more men for my army?" Tiberius asked.
"I've just asked the merchants, they told me that it won't be long and I warned them not to force anyone to join."
"Excellent, I want you to have a message sent to Ecbatana."
Capital city of Ecbatana
Inside the royal palace as King Adragoras and Queen Tahamine sat beside each other in the throne room while the Eran, the Marzbans and the nobles are seated, they are about to do some discussion until a guard barged in with a rolled paper in his hand.
"What's the meaning of this?!" Andragoras demanded. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't have you executed right now!?"
"There was a message sent from Gilan, sire, it bears a seal in the shape of a lion."
The queen who never showed emotion had now finally showed some as she gasped silently and starting to remember something in her childhood that she will never forget.
Flashback
twelve year old Tahamine was avoiding her lady in waiting at a group of trees and while she was exploring, she found some type of light behind the tall bushes and as she looked through the bushes. she saw a small cave for the light appears to be a campfire inside and so without hesitation, young Tahamine went inside the cave. Now that she went in, she followed the light and kept walking until she saw figure in a ragged shroud as the girl stopped for a moment.
"You have come at last, Tahamine." The shrouded figure said in a old haggish voice.
"How..how do you my name?" She asked taken by surprise.
The figure turn around, revealing itself to be a very old woman almost blind, she did a "Come here" gestured with her finger and as Tahamine sat down.
"I know more than just your name for what I'm going to tell you is the future that you will have and yes you will be married."
"Will I have children when I'm married?" Tahamine asked with hope.
"Yes but you shall bear no children to no man but only cubs to a lion."
She didn't understand the old crone's words and when she asked the meaning of it, the witch said no more and told her to leave her cave. From that time on, she showed no emotion when she grew up until now.
Flashback ending
So when the guard gave the message to the king, Andragoras unrolled the paper and began to read this message.
I, Tiberius, son of Tywin of House Lannister do hereby command the tyrant, Andragoras III to renounce his dominion over Pars and surrender the throne to me. Refuse and then my forces and my new allies from Gilan will overcome all resistance and liberate Pars to the same tyrant. I declare await for my arrival in the capital and as soon as I personally cut off your head
"Such insolence!" The Parsian King growled as he crumbled the paper and threw it away. "This foreigner thinks he can just take over the port city and declare himself King of Pars!? I shall meet this Tiberius with force, I want all the Marzbans and their armies with me for we shall sent this invader to the sea from whence he came with the might of all Pars!"
So what do you think and before anyone put this particular question in review yes there will be an Arslan in it as a Lannister and some parts you see in this chapter was from the suggestions by Perseus12 (Many thanks to you) anyway if you have any suggestions for the next chapter try to PM me or put it in review so until then read, rate and review it so Take care now, bye, bye then.