A/N: Someone once asked if The Dragonborn Comes was a crossover between Game of Thrones and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. At first, the answer was a no, but having played a little of it, I can see why the question was asked. And as a result, I have decided to actually write said crossover. Why do the Muses torture me so? Oh, and just to make it clear, I do not own Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, or The Elder Scrolls. Oh, and this is going to be the basis of the text of one of the books that Jaehaerys/Jon gets from Rhaegar in my story: Amethyst Eyes. I had already created the backstory I tell here as part of my history of Valyria, but between the question and the comment about the Dragonborns being called 'blood of the dragon,' well, how could I NOT do this story?
The Blood of the Dragon
Prologue: The Journal of Rhaegar Targaryen
Valyria, 8/17/476 Hen Mazverdagon Oktion (From the Creation of the City)
Today is the day that I die. I know this because no one has ever done this quest and come back alive, yet it is my duty. It was we Targaryens that first woke Smaug and brought his doom upon Valyria, and it must be a Targaryen that brings him down. Once I eat one final breakfast with my family, I will gird and arm myself and ride out to Smaug's cave and do what I can to kill him. Aegon is young, but he is ready to be the Targaryen lord and a member of the Valyrian Senate, for he is very charismatic. People listen to him, though he is a Targaryen, and only 18 years old. He has even won the heart of the daughter of Lucaenys Maegyr, the great merchant freelord, who has ties to great nations like Ghis and the Rhoynar. If anyone can reverse our fortunes, it is Aegon.
At breakfast, I give Aegon my blessing and tell him to live a full life without the pressure of Smaug, even though I know I will fail. It is Aegon's duty to return House Targaryen to it's former heights, not to bring down a dragon that many are starting to believe might actually be the incarnation of the god of volcanoes that we had yet to name. I also warn him to watch out for his brothers and sisters, and to ensure that they make good matches that follow their hearts. And with that, I go to my room, where there was a flash of light, and I blacked out.