Chapter 3 Battle of the Blackwater
1 day ago
Cersei sat in her chambers sipping some wine. She had been gulping down a lot more wine than usual after her son became king and Jaime was captured. And after the revelation of her son Naruto being back, she had drank damn near a whole pitcher of wine last night.
Naruto. He had been her first child with Robert. Jaime had not been too happy to see that Naruto was not his son. Her and Jaime's relationship had taken a turn for the worse after that. No matter that she would lay with Jaime multiple times a week for the last 20 years, she just could not get pregnant with his child again. It was as if the god's themselves had judged their union as unholy and conspired to make it so they could not sire anymore children together.
And then, there was Robert. After Naruto was born, Robert was determined to have another black-haired child, something about an heir and a spare. He came to her bed more often, much less drunk than he had been on their wedding night. A sober Robert was the worst situation for her, because she couldn't just give him a handjob to make help him fall asleep. She had to lay with him. To her shame(it was shameful because she hated Robert's guts), a sober Robert was a better lover when compared to Jaime, due to his vast experience with all the women he had fucked and the fact that his cock was bigger than Jaime's.
After she gave him Tommen and Myrcella, Robert had left her alone, going back to his old ways, while giving his fatherly attention to his true children, and ignoring Joffrey completely. She tried to go back to Jaime, but it wasn't the same. She had three children with Robert and she knew who the better lover was. While she still loved her twin and he could still pleasure her well, she couldn't deny that she longed for Robert's touch again and was denied it at every turn. It frustrated her to no end. She had nearly cried out Robert's name when she was in bed with Jaime a number of times over the years.
She had tried to be a good mother to her trueborn children, and she did love them, but they were still the children of the man that she hated, while her little Joff was the son she had with the man she loved. She gave most of her attention to her pure Lannister son, and while she tried to show she loved her black haired children, she could not get past the fact that they were Robert's children.
Her minded wandered briefly to one of her last conversations with Robert.
Flashback
"I felt something for you once, you know." Cersei said to Robert.
"I know," he muttered grimly.
"Was it ever possible for us? Was there ever a time? Ever a chance?"
Robert looked at Cersei miserably, after a few moments he gave the slightest of nods. "Yes, there was. When Naruto, and then Tommen and Myrcella after him were born, I was the happiest I had been since Lyanna's death. I thought maybe I could try again with you. But I was too late. You already decided that you hated me."
Flashback end
And now look at her. Her little Joff was turning into a monster more and more everyday, and had already threatened to kill her when she smacked him for being so stupid as to kill all of Robert's Bastards. Tommen and Myrcella despised her for never punishing Joffrey for the things he did and had more or less declared that she was not their mother. And they blamed her for them losing Naruto to slavery. And privately, she agreed with them. She had been hysterical when her Joff had been nearly killed for attacking Naruto. Seeing her little boy bloody and half dead made her not think straight. That maybe her other son was in extreme pain and Joffrey was being cruel doing that to him. All she had wanted was to keep Naruto away from Joffrey so that didn't happen again, and then, her second son was captured by Euron Greyjoy and sold into slavery. And now, he is back, having made the Golden Company into a true army and fought in over 100 battles.
Tommen was all grown up. A proud, fiercely independent, physically powerful, and head strong warrior, his fostering and Baratheon temperament made him into everything a Baratheon male should be. He bested her brother in combat at 14, which was unthinkable to her. He saved Tyrion from being thrown out the Arryn's moondoor by killing the Arryn champion, who had more experience that he did. He fought in the Battle on the Green Fork, killing 40 men. And now he was helping her vile little brother prepare the city for siege. But there was also a problem. Tommen was in love with Sansa. Probably a byproduct of his fostering with Eddard Stark. She hadn't paid much attention to it in the beginning. But then Tommen killed two members of his brother's kingsguard, and threatened to do the same to the rest of the guard and Joffrey if he touched Sansa again. He had also rescued her from being raped and killed in that riot after Myrcella was sent away to Dorne.
Myrcella. Now there was somewhere she truly had failed. Her daughter was kind and sweet, a true lady and great beauty to boot. Yet like Tommen, fiercely independent, strong-willed, and absolutely viscous when angered, as evidenced when she and Tommen ganged up on Joffrey and nearly killed him, mirroring their elder brother Naruto's actions many years earlier. Like her twin, Myrcella openly despised her mother for never defending her and Tommen from Joffrey, and for letting Naruto suffer in agony from his burns.
She was not ready to face her son….
….unfortunately for her, fate was a cruel bitch when it wanted to be, as Naruto was in the doorway, leaning against the doorway as Cersei took another swig of wine. "Did you always drink that much wine?" He asked as he walked in the door, "Or is this something you've been doing recently?"
"Naruto…" Cersei said, failing to find the words to express her joy at her son being returned to her alive, even though he was the biggest threat to Joffrey's reign…and possibly herself.
"Hello mother," Naruto said snidely.
As a young girl, back when she still hoped to marry Rhaeghar, Maggy the Frog had given her a prophecy. "Three children you will have with the stag, and one more from the lion. You will scorn the young fawn's for this. But the eldest fawn will be the one that will make you the most proud. He shall be the bane of your lion but be the shield for the fawn's. Scarred by the Flames of the Wild, the elder fawn shall break his chains to become a stag and live amongst golden skulls in the east. The younger fawns will grow into a fierce stag and a beautiful doe. They will remove themselves from the lions pack in their wroth, only associating with the stunted lion. Gold will be the lions crown, gold his shroud. The burnt stag will return with his golden skulls and claim his rightful throne, and be such a force that the greatest players will either stand beside him or fall. And he shall be your salvation and your downfall."
Now, Cersei understood the prophecy, as her life had played out exactly as it had said. She had one child with Jaime, a lion, and three with Robert. She had scorned Robert's children and Naruto, the burnt stag, had shielded his youngest siblings. Tommen and Myrcella grew up and disassociated themselves from the Lannister's, preferring their father's company and Tyrion's. Naruto escaped slavery and now lead the Golden Company and if he was back, then Joffrey's life was in danger.
"I…" Cersei couldn't even find the word's to say, her emotions torn between him being a threat to Joffrey and that her son had returned.
"Do you have nothing to say to me? It was your fault that I was on that ship when Euron attacked and sold me into slavery. I wouldn't change what happened to me, but it doesn't change the fact that I would never have been on that ship, if you had simply tried to understand that Joffrey really hurt me. It's true that I may have overreacted just a bit, but Joffrey shouldn't have attacked me at all." Naruto said.
Cersei was silent and Naruto sighed, thinking that this pointless, turned around to walk out, when Cersei put her wine and rose in her seat, pleading with him, "Don't go."
Naruto turned his head to look behind him and said, "You never could get past the fact that me, Tommen and Myrcella didn't inherit the Lannister coloring. You hated our father, and you couldn't punish him, so you took it out on us, and didn't punish Joffrey when hurt us."
"Yes. I did." Cersei admitted in a whisper that he heard.
"Why? What did he do to make you hate him? Why did you hate us?" Naruto asked as he turned to her.
"I didn't hate you and your siblings, just Robert. I once worshiped him, when I saw him on our wedding day. Tall, strong and handsome. It was one of the happiest moments of my life. But when the time came to consummate our marriage, he came in stinking of wine and called me 'Lyanna'. Lord Stark's sister was a corpse and I was a living girl but he loved her more than me." Cersei explained.
"And you think that's an excuse? For what you did to us? For abandoning us?" Naruto demanded.
"No! No, it isn't." Cersei said. Then she did something that he didn't expect. "I'm sorry."
"What?" Naruto asked, clearly not expecting this.
"I'm sorry that I overreacted when Joffrey attacked you. I should have taken your perspective into account, but all I could think of was Joffrey nearly dying. I'm sorry that I wanted you exiled and it ended up costing you your freedom. And I'm sorry for not loving you and your siblings enough." Cersei confessed as she cried. "Are you going to give up on me like your siblings?"
"I'd like too. It would be easier," Naruto admitted and Cersei sniffled a little. "But…I spent a long time being angry over what happened. And now…I just want my mother back."
"Do you think we can…find a way back to being mother and son?" Cersei wondered as she wiped her tears away.
"I don't know, but I'm willing to try," Naruto said and Cersei smiled for the first time. "But not today. I have to make sure Stannis doesn't take the city."
Naruto left the room after that and Cersei smiled as she felt a burden lift off her shoulder's. IT wouldn't last though.
The morning after Naruto killed Joffrey
Naruto woke up in his command tent, feeling refreshed. Killing Joffrey and then celebrating with sex was euphoric. Now though, he would have to deal with the fallout.
Sleeping next to him, her head resting on his chest, was this beautiful red-headed whore named Ros. She was originally a whore from the North but moved down to King's Landing for better opportunities.
"Mmm," She moaned as she woke up from the best sex she had ever had.
"Morning, beautiful," Naruto said and Ros smiled.
"It is a beautiful morning, my prince," Ros returned.
"I haven't had a good fuck in a month. That did me some good." Naruto chuckled as Ros softly circled his muscled chest with her slender, index finger.
"I wonder what the king would say if he learnt you, his brother, spent even a little time fucking us whores." She smiled impishly.
"What can I say?" Naruto murmured, smirking. "I am the son of the Whoremonger King, after all." Ros said.
"Do you wish for more?" Ros asked.
"Normally, I would, but Stannis is arriving tonight. Need to meet the Hand and my other brother to prepare." Naruto said he got up and put pants on.
Ros put her shoes and dress back on when he held out a pouch with some gold dragon's and Ros took it and opened the pouch. There was six times the standard rate for whore's in this pouch. She looked at him in surprise. "I did keep you here all night. I like to think I'm a generous prince, after all," Naruto said with a smile.
Ros smiled as she opened the tent to walk out but stopped and looked back at him. "From now on, you can have me for free whenever you wish, my prince," Ros said honestly. She wanted to be thoroughly fucked again like she had been last night.
"I'll hold you to that Ros." Naruto said and the whore smiled as he remembered her name as she left.
Later, Naruto walked in to the Red Keep, dressed in his armor with his helmet off. That's when he heard the screams. Cersei's screams echoed throughout the Red Keep.
"NO! NO! NONONO! JOFFREY! NONONONO!"
She was found inside the bedchamber by her brother and two son's, holding the body of her child. Joffrey was pale, having his eyes burned out, his throat slit, and his heart ripped out. Cersei was beside herself with grief. Her only child with Jaime was now dead.
Naruto reached over to Cersei. "Mother..."
Cersei shrunk back as if Naruto's hand was on fire. "Get away from me! Pycelle...bring me Pycelle! NOW!"
The next person who had entered the room 10 minutes later was Pycelle, after he was let out of the Black Cell's. He quickly made his way to the King, but you didn't need to be a Maester to know the boy was dead.
"M-my apologies, your grace. The king is dead." Pycelle said, and Cersei cried even harder.
Naruto looked at the two Kingsguard, Ser Osmund Kettleback and Ser Mandon Moore, whose throats he had slit so they couldn't interfere, and then hid them in Joffrey's room when he was done.
Naruto placed his hand on his mother's shoulder. "Mom," Naruto said.
"No!" Cersei said. Naruto, being far stronger, pulled her away from Joffrey's body and hugged her tightly to his chest to prevent her from holding Joffrey.
"I'm sorry mom," Naruto whispered but he totally wasn't. "He's gone."
"He can't be! He can't be," She sobbed against his shoulder. After letting her grieve for a bit, he pinched one of her pressure points, letting her fall unconscious. He handed her to Ser Balon Swann. "Take her to her chamber's and lay her down. Pycelle, give her a little essence of Nightshade."
Pycelle, recognizing Naruto, nodded and Ser Balon carried her away.
"This is could not have happened at a worse time." Tyrion said. He could care less that Joffrey was dead. But Stannis would be here tonight. This was the worst time it could have happened. "The only thing that could make this worse is if Stannis was behind this."
"You aren't wrong." Naruto said as he picked up the note and read it. "The bastard was not my brother's son. He should have given up the throne when Lord Stark was declared protector of the realm. Now, in the light of the Lord, Lord Stark is avenged and come the dawn, the throne will be mine.
- Stannis Baratheon, First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm."
"Our traitor uncle has a sick sense of humor." Naruto said as he handed the note off to Tommen.
"What do you mean?" Tyrion asked.
"The plate of blood and cheese. Ring any bell's?" Naruto asked as Tyrion got the hint.
"The story of Blood and Cheese," Tyrion explained. "During the Dance of the Dragons, Queen Rhaenyra's husband Daemon Targaryen, sent two men into the Red Keep to avenge the death of her son Lucerys. One a big hulking butcher named Blood and small ratcatcher named Cheese."
"Yes I remember the story now," Tommen realized. "They snuck into the holdfast to kill Aegon II's heir. But this is a bit of a weak twist on the story. Joffrey was already the king."
"Doesn't really matter. We can't let news of this get out. Not until after we win." Naruto said, and Tommen was a little slower to catch on, while Tyrion got the idea.
"The common folk already hate Joffrey for causing the war. If they find out that he's dead, they may just overwhelm the men defending the city and let Stannis in." Tyrion said and Tommen nodded in realization.
"So, we're going to do what Alicent Hightower when she found out her husband was dead, then." Tommen said.
"It will only be for a day, as opposed to a week. We'll reveal it after the battle. Throw every guard and maid in this part of the castle in the black cell's so news doesn't get out. Tonight, we put Stannis down once and for all." Naruto swore and the two occupants nodded.
King's Landing
Night of the battle
Red Keep
The Throne Room was dimly lit by the large braziers surrounding the pillars, an orange glow permeating throughout the room. The bells of the Red Keep were still booming out as Tommen arrived there with Naruto and officer's of the Golden Company. The only kingsguard that remained, Ser Balonn Swann, was guarding Tommen, as only a few people in Kingslanding new of Naruto's survival.
Tommen held out their father's Warhammer for Naruto and Naruto was hesitant to take. "I'm not worthy of that." Naruto said.
"He would have wanted you to have it, brother." Tommen insisted and Naruto hesitantly took his father's weapon into his hands.
"Get Lady Sansa to Maegor's Holdfast, Tommen." Naruto said. "I'll see you on the battlements."
Sansa just stood there with a small smile on her lips as Tommen waited for them to depart before making his way over to her. "Sansa, you should be in Maegor's Holdfast." Tommen said gently.
"I'm heading there now, Tommen. I-I just had to see you," Sansa told him.
"You best hurry." Tommen noted, listening to the bells. "I can't imagine Stannis will be far away."
Sansa nodded, curtseying. "I'll pray to the Old Gods for your safe return."
"And the Warrior to grant me strength I hope." Tommen said as he drew closer and held her hands in his. "After this is over, everything is going change for the better. For both of us."
Sansa wanted to ask what he meant and who the other stag-themed warrior was who spoke to him, but Tommen gave her a quick peck on the lips. Sansa blushed at Tommen's actions and feared for him if Joffrey saw.
"My lady," Sansa's handmaiden (and Tyrion's secret lover) Shae said as she came up to them.
"I'll make it back to you. I promise." Tommen said as he hurried out to join his brother and uncle, Ser Balon traveling behind him. As Sansa turned to move to the Holdfast, she prayed for Tommen's safe return, so she could tell him how much she loved him.
Blackwater Bay
At the Mud Gate, men donned their armor and picked their best weapons while in the harbor, a ship was loaded with thousands of jars of what the Bronn called ''pig shit'.
On Stannis' vessels however there was silence, with the exception of a man occasionally becoming seasick and vomiting into the barrels nearby or over the side of the ship.
"The tide is against us." Matthos said to his father, Ser Davos.
"Aye, but the wind is with us." Ser Davos said, calmer due to his experience, "She will blow us straight to the gates."
"You are coming home." Matthos said, remembering that his father and mother had actually been born in Kings Landing in Flee Bottom. His father however thought differently.
"Kings Landing has not been my home for twenty years." He chuckled as memories of his misspent youth came back to him. "I spent most of my time dodging the royal fleet and now I am sailing right at them." Matthos felt the need to reassure his father.
"This is the royal fleet. And you are not a smuggler anymore, you are the high captain." Matthos's confidence was not echoed by his father, who was grounded in reality.
"Of course, there are several royal fleets at the moment." Davos mentioned.
"Not after tonight." Matthos said, still filled with such youthful confidence that it brought both warmth to his father's slightly jaded heart and exasperation at his near fanatical certainty in their victory. "When the sun rises, Stannis will sit on the Iron Throne and you will be his Hand."
"Gods be good." Davos said, hoping that they were listening and would not desert them tonight after all he had seen be done in Stannis' name.
"God." Matthos said, expressing his fanatic devotion to the Lord of Light to his father's concern. "Father, there is only one and he watches over us all."
"But not over them." Davos asked his son, hoping to shake his belief in the Red God whose cult disturbed Davos more than he could say.
"Over all of us." Matthos told him with complete certainty. "The people of Kings Landing did not chose the false king, Joffrey Baratheon. They will be glad to see his head on a spike."
"Well first we have to put it there." Davos said, trying to remind his son that the battle had not even begun yet.
"Our ships outnumber theirs by ten to one and our army by over three to one." Matthos said, seemingly unsettled at the notion that they might fail.
"Those walls have never been breached by an attack or siege." Davos reminded his son. "And the men guarding those walls will not see a liberator, they see invader coming to set their city on fire." The glimmer of doubt that Davos had been glad to see then died in Matthos' eyes as the fanatic took hold once again.
"I have faith in the Lord of Light, I have faith in our cause." He told his father with complete certainty but then with a quieter voice he added. "And I have faith in my captain."
Despite the rumbling of thunder overhead, Davos could not help himself but hope at that moment that his eldest son might not be lost to the fanatics just yet. As the fleet was spotted through the fog, bells rang out across Kings Landing to signify and all the men on both sides prepared for battle.
"They are welcoming the new king." Matthos said as he heard the city bells in the distance. Ser Davos gritted his teeth knowing full well that the opposite was true.
"I have never known those bells to mean surrender." He said bitterly, knowing that the fight would soon be upon them. "They want to play music with us, then let's play. Drums." He ordered and his son cried out loudly to the rest of the crew. The drummer began his intimidating tune while other ships followed their lead.
Walls of the Mudd Gate
On the wall's of the city, Naruto in his armor with his helmet in his arms stood with his officer's and Tommen, who was dressed in similar Baratheon armor, but his was not colored. The men of the Golden Company were spread out amongst 5 different gates, archer's were in place, the cavalry was ready, and 1000 Golden Company men lined the beach in phalanx formation, ready to destroy the first to land on the beach.
Tyrion and Podrick joined them on the walls and stared out across the bay, where the sound of Stannis's drums could be heard in the distant coming closer and closer.
"Have the ships departed?" Naruto asked.
"Yes." Tyrion answered without looking.
"Then we wait." Naruto said as he, Tommen, and Tyrion stared out into the bay. Stannis thought he was sailing here to take a throne and sack a city, when in reality he was sailing into a slaughter.
Davos's ship
On Davos' ship, the former smuggler was growing concerned as they had not yet made contact with the enemy like he had expected.
"Where are their ships?" He asked out loud.
"It was wise to attack at night. We have taken them by surprise." Matthos said grandly, youthful overconfidence on full display again. Davos knew better though.
"Lord Varys knows what you had for breakfast three days ago and what color your shit looks like. There are no surprises here." Davos said.
"If it is true that there is dissention in their ranks, maybe their sailors have mutinied." Matthos said.
"Maybe." Davos said but it was said quietly. The fog started to break and both enemies could now see each other.
Naruto called out his order to the men. "Archers to their marks!"
The captains then echoed his command. "Archers to the marks."
The men carrying the bows and crossbows stepped forward, readying their weapons and readied to nock their arrows. The tension in the air was nearly overwhelming as they waited. Tyrion had never felt such a state in his life but stayed cool.
Then 2 ships that left the harbor from Naruto's side came into view, going out against the enemy just as Tyrion had planned. The reason there was a 2nd ship was because Naruto had found what remained of the old wildfire that was from Aery's reign when he questioned Wisdom Hallyne about it and put them on the second ship.
Davos ship's
Meanwhile Ser Davos and Matthos were now able to see the two ship that were coming to meet them. Even the die-hard Matthos was confused.
"There are only two ship's." Matthos said.
His father looked intently at the enemy ship's coming closer to the fleet and Davos's honed instincts were telling him he was in danger, but he gave his orders.
"Archers, stand to!" Davos said. "Man the below! Nock!" The men followed orders and prepared their weapons to fire but Davos ordered them to hold fire.
As the ships came along both sides of his ship suddenly realized that he could see no-one on either deck and his feelings of impending doom grew stronger. He called out to the men. "There is no one on board either ship."
On the walls, Tyrion was handed a torch by Hallyne. Naruto nodded to him and Tyrion threw his torch into the air where Bronn and Black Balaq were with their flaming arrow's could see it from either side of the bay. At that same moment, Ser Davos finally saw the green liquid flowing out of the back of one of the deserted ship's and gave quick orders as he realized the danger they were in.
"Wildfire! Steer Clear! Steer Clear!" His voice was desperate. Time seemed to slow down as Bronn and Black Balaq each fired his arrow. Ser Davos was powerless to do anything as both arrow's struck the discolored water's and as the flames trailed closer to the ship's, Davos turn to his son and cried out.
"Matthos, get down!"
Only a split second later, the ships erupted in a colossal explosion of green fire. Ser Davos only caught a glimpse of his son. It would be the last he would ever have as Ser Davos and his son were engulfed by the wildfire.
From his own ship further back, Stannis witnessed the explosion and averted his eyes from the intense light, the blast of the killing nearly 10,000 of his 35,000 men.
On the walls of the city, with the exception of Naruto and the pyromancer Hallyne, the army tired to avert their gaze.
The screams of Stannis's men filled the air as they caught fire and the green flames began to eat through their clothes, armor, and flesh. Some tried to jump over board to douse the flames but it was no use. Wildfire could only be put out by being drowned in sand.
On the walls, Tyrion and Tommen tried to ignore the screams like many of their men but all felt the horror as they saw at a distance the pain and suffering that they just put those men through. Only the pyromancer was smiling. Naruto glared out at the bay with a hardened gaze. He himself knew the pain those men were experiencing and he would not wish it on anyone but he would rather thin the ranks of Stannis's loyalist's, since Tommen's turncloaks were in the very back.
Stannis's ship
On his own flagship, Stannis was looking at the devastation with a small amount of horror. Seeing the terrified looks of the men around him, his resolve to take the throne took hold and he gave his next order. "Prepare to land."
"Your grace." One of the men objected in fear and horror of what they had just witnessed, but Stannis remained firm and determined.
"The dwarf has played his little trick. He can only play it once." Stannis said.
"We are too far from the gates. The fire, their archers. Hundreds will die." One man said sounding dejected and demoralized, making Stannis realize he needed to be unwavering, else his men would sense that and desert.
"Thousands." Stannis corrected knowing that it was now or never. He threw the cover off the small boats and turned to face his men who all had terror in their eyes and decided to take matters into his own hands. "Come with me and take this city."
Leading from the front was always risky, but seeing their king and commander charge into the fires ahead of them did the trick of restoring their morale as Stannis climbed into the small boat followed by his men.
City Wall's
Tyrion saw the boats coming towards the shore as the fire burned out and felt a lump forming in his throat as thousands of men came closer to him with the intention of putting his head on a spike.
"He is a serious man, Stannis Baratheon." Tyrion said and turned to Naruto.
"Fire." Naruto ordered as Stannis men got closer.
The archers drew back their bows and finally let their arrows fly with fire burning at their tips. The catapult's launched boulder's into the enemy as they closer to the shore. Stannis now felt his confidence strengthen as his feet touched the sand of the shore. The flaming arrows all around him pierced his men and boulder's flung from the catapult's crushed some of his boats before they reached the shore but still, he pressed on.
Tyrion watched carefully as the sigils of the different houses under Stannis' command came ashore until he saw the ones that he wanted to find at the rear of Stannis' army as they should be. Naruto waited as the phalanx held for 10 minutes and when the phalanx started to become overwhelmed as the 25,000 remaining men landed on the beach, Naruto grabbed a bow and arrow and aimed. Channeling his power, wildfire covered the arrow and he let the arrow fly into the air, the wildfire covered arrow, traveling up and exploding like a small firework.
Stannis's men were confused by what this meant.
At the rear of Stannis' forces, Lord Caron saw the explosion and then gave new orders.
"Drop the Flaming Heart banner and form the shield wall. We are through with these heretics!" Lord Caron called out, followed by a cheer of their men, who dropped the banners of Stannis in the sand and held their own house banners proudly, while forming a shield wall behind the lines of Stannis' army, made up of the 15,000 men of houses of Caron, Penrose, Connington, Tarth, Estermont, Swann, Mertyn, Selmy, Hasty and Morrigan.
At the opposing ends of the beach, Harry Strickland saw the green explosion go off in the night's sky as clear as day. he would admit to being impressed at what Tyrion, Tommen, and Naruto had planned, with Tyrion secretly making alliances with houses dissatisfied with Stannis and bringing them to Tommen's own side, Tommen organizing the Lannister and City Watches part of the defense, while Naruto secretly moved 15,000 cavalry to the north of the Mudd Gate and another 15,000 infantry to the south and 40,000 spread out amongst the other gates within the city. It was brilliant and had the potential to end Stannis as a threat once and for all.
So with the plan in their minds and their horses and men ready, the cavalry charged.
Stannis
Stannis and his men were nearly past the Phalanx and he about to bring forth ladders or a battering ram to break open the gate when he heard a cry from Lord Alester Florent.
"Your grace, we are being attacked from the rear!" Stanns stopped, turned and looked around to see 15,000 of his rear guard attacking his other 10,000 troops. Rage boiled inside of him as he realized he had been betrayed.
However, as he reeled from the dilemma he was currently presented with he was horrified to hear battle horns coming from both the north and the south of him. Looking with dread, he was horrified to see 15,000 cavalry of the Golden Company charging toward them from the North and a phalanx of 15,000 marching swiftly towards his men from the south.
He was infuriated! How did Tyrion secure the Golden Company and how did they get here without his men noticing!? He was not able to ponder as he found himself within a four sided pincer move with no idea how it had happened or how to escape.
Naruto
Inside the walls, Naruto breathed deep and turned to address his men.
"Men of Kings Landing and the Golden Company, Stannis Baratheon came here to steal a throne that doesn't belong to him and let his despicable priests of the Red God on us. His men came to rape, pillage, and plunder like fucking Ironborn, and sacrifice us for their heathen god. Instead, they have found us waiting for them for them and the trap has been sprung. While we stand together, no invader shall pass through those gates! Let him come with all the barbarian's and heathen's of the world; they shall not pass! And when this battle is ended, we meet again in Seven Heaven's or on the fields of victory! Come with me and end this rebellion!" He called out as he finished by raising his father's Warhammer high into the air and the men were emboldened by his speech and cheered, preparing themselves as they followed closely behind Naruto, Tommen, and Tyrion.
The gates opened and Naruto and the men sallied forth, charging forward as the battle was their. Naruto used his Father's Warhammer to block a sword strike as he ran, and using his momentum, he pivoted, and turned the enemies face to mush as the hammer hit the enemies unprotected face.
Tommen cut through several of Stannis's loyalist's before making beeline for Stannis, cutting down every fool that got in his way.
Tyrion had ran at a slower pace, giving his small stature. He came up behind a sellsword who had his back turned, and swung his small battle-axe, surprising himself as he chopped the sellsword leg off. He followed up quickly by bringing his axe down on the sellsword's face, killing him.
With Stannis
Stannis was fighting hard, his body operating on instinct as he cut down many of the soldiers who tried to take away his victory. His loyalists saw no end in sight, and surrounded from all sides, they tried to force their way through and flee.
"No! Stand and fight!" Stannis cried out as his men started to pull him away.
"Your Grace!" Ser Imry Florent shouted at Stannis as he came up in front of him. "The battle is lost! We must-" The Florent knight did not receive another chance to speak as chopped his head clean off.
"Stannis," Tommen growled, angry at the uncle who he once looked up to betraying them.
"Tommen. Robert would be disappointed if he knew that you were serving Joffrey. You are unworthy of being his son!" Stannis stated, in spite of how desperate his situation.
"You have no right to talk about my father after you murdered uncle Renly, Kinslayer!" Tommen shouted.
"You dare call me that!" Stannis asked as they circled each other.
"I dare because it's true! You couldn't have possibly beaten Renly in battle, he had 100,000 troops! You obviously had him assassinated, which makes you a kinslayer!" Tommen shouted as he cut some poor sap down who tried to attack him.
"It's only kinslaying when you do the deed yourself! Renly should have bent the knee to me! Instead, he rose against me, making himself a false king, and tried to take what was mine! Besides, he would have killed me if I hadn't done it to him!" Stannis shouted back as he cut down a Lannister soldier.
"You don't know that!" Tommen shouted and that was when the head of Lord Alester Florent landed between them with it's spine still attached. Stannis and Tommen both looked to see who did that.
"Tommen!" Naruto shouted as he walked forward, holding Robert's bloodied Warhammer in one hand. He came up beside him and said, "Go deal with the traitor's from Renly's Rainbow Guard. Stannis is mine to kill."
Tommen looked to see Ser Guyard Morrigen and Ser Parmen Crane. These men had been part of Renly's Kingsguard, aptly named the Rainbow Guard, but they switched sides to Stannis right after Renly died. Begrudgingly, he made his way towards them.
Stannis noted Robert's bloodied Warhammer as Naruto held it in both hands. "You dare wield that in my presence!? That Warhammer belonged to my brother!" Stannis growled through grinding teeth.
"I wield by right of blood. Because he would have wanted me to have it. Because Robert Baratheon was my father, and I am his most treasured son!" Naruto shouted.
Stannis furrowed his eyebrows. It's wasn't Tommen, as he was fighting Guyard Morrigen and Parmen Crane. It couldn't be Joffrey, this knight was to large, too well built. It could only be… "Naruto," Stannis growled.
"Hello, Traitor." Naruto said calmly as he rested the long handle of the Warhammer on his shoulder.
"I thought you were dead." Stannis said, as everyone thought he was dead after Yunkai was sacked by the Golden Company.
"Not quite. I survived and joined the one's who destroyed the city, and now a I lead them." Naruto said calmly and coolly as he stared as he gripped the neck of some Stannis loyalist that tried to attack him and snapped his with one hand. "So tell me, has all those years you spent being a bitter, uptight man make you forget how the laws of succession work?"
"It doesn't matter! Your blood is tainted by your mother's blood and actions, boy! You and Tommen are as unworthy of the throne as Joffrey Water's!" Stannis shouted as he pointed Lightbringer at Naruto.
"Says the one who laid with a Red Priestess to kill his brother in a mad grab for power. I spent half my life in Essos, Stannis. I know how shadow assassin's are made." Naruto said, as Stannis swiped his sword at Naruto, who blocked it with Robert's Warhammer, hitting the handle. One of Robert's secret's is that his Warhammer, which Robert had named Dragonslayer since he killed Rhaeghar 'The Last Dragon' Targaryen with it, was made entirely of Valyrian Steel, so the weapon was indestructible, and was light enough that Robert could wield it one handed and fight for hours with it.
"I wield a holy sword, nephew! You cannot best me!" shouted Stannis, while Naruto looked on, unimpressed.
"The sword does not make the man. You could have Dawn in your hand's and it wouldn't change a thing." Naruto said as he forced Stannis away before swinging the Warhammer in a downward arc, and Stannis had to roll out of the way, narrowly avoided having his head bashed in.
"You know nothing, boy," Stannis growled as they clashed but it was clear from Stannis's struggling and Naruto calmer expression that Stannis was weaker than Naruto.
"I know that you are unworthy of being a Baratheon. That you are not worthy of being your father's son, my father's and Renly's brother, or mine, Myrcella and Tommen's uncle. I'd sooner enjoy an orgy of whores with uncle Tyrion than call you my kin. You won't be buried with your ancestor's. You're actions make you unworthy of that honor!" Naruto insulted as he punched Stannis in the face, causing him to stumble away a bit. Personally, Naruto felt like he was being a bit of a hypocrite here, but there was a difference between killing the madman on the throne to make way for a beeter ruler and more peaceful times, and killing your own brother whose life you once saved in a mad grab for power.
Stannis was enraged and attacked Naruto again but his weapon was parried away and he narrowly avoided having his face bashed in when Naruto swung the hammer. Stannis picked up a shield that had been dropped by a dead shoulder and able to block the hammer, but he felt the pain in his arm when he did so. He did not get to wait long, as Naruto used the hook on the hammer to pull away the shield from Stannis. Their weapons clashed again and Stannis was able to redirect the hammer to the ground but Naruto backhanded him with his armored fist, causing blood to fly from Stannis mouth as he stumbled away.
Naruto came at Stannis again and Stannis avoided the downward blow and tried to stab Naruto in the stomach, but Naruto was quicker, dodging the attack by pivoting and swinging his hammer, Stannis only avoiding it because he backpedaled.
Naruto moved toward Stannis and swung the Warhammer, and Stannis tried to meet his nephew but this time, Naruto swung so hard that when their weapons met, the force Naruto generated made Stannis stumble back. Naruto swung the Warhammer in an upwards diagonal arc, and Stannis was able to block it again but Strength of Naruto's blow again forced him to backpedal. Naruto rammed his shoulder into Stannis chest, forcing him to fall on his back. Naruto swung the hammer toward Stannis face and Stannis barely avoided the attack. Naruto swung toward the earth several times, Stannis managing to roll away and avoid the attacks every time. Stannis pulled himself to his feet and swung his sword at Naruto's neck while Naruto swung his father's Warhammer again, but this time, he had a different target than Stannis's head.
The Warhammer hit Stannis's hands, causing his left hand and the fingers on his right hand to be turned into a bloody mess and the sword to fly away. While Stannis's shouted in pain, Naruto swung the Warhammer and destroyed Stannis's left knee cap. Naruto swung upwards, intending to knock Stannis's head off and clean into the air. Unfortunately, in an attempt to avoid the deathblow, Stannis backed away, only to trip over one of the bodies behind him. He fell back, but not before the hammer caught the front edge of his jaw, breaking it.
Naruto held his hammer in his hand's as Stannis staggered to his feet, determined to seat himself on the throne that he believed to be his, even though he was about to die. "Kill me and be damned." Stannis said.
"You are no kin of mine. I strip you of the name of Baratheon and recognize no blood ties to you. None of my family do. When you die, you will be known as Stannis No-name." Naruto said as he stalked closer. "This is for Renly." Naruto swung the hammer hard, hitting Stannis in the chest, shattering his armor, breaking all of his front rib's and causing him to hunch over. He raised the Warhammer up and swung it down onto Stannis's back, shattering the light armor, breaking his back ribs and nearly shattering his spine. Stannis fell to his knees in pain, propped up only by his hands. Naruto pulled the hammer back and swung it towards Stannis's head in a clockwise arc, connecting directly with the top of Stannis's head. As if by magic, Stannis's head seemed to collapse into his neck and the head exited his body out of his back, tearing a massive gaping hole in Stannis's back and the head landed 20 feet away as blood and gut's flew everywhere.(1)
Naruto looked around to see Tommen had killed the traitorous knight's of Renly's Kingsguard and Tyrion was still alive, relatively uninjured. Naruto raised his father's Warhammer high and shouted, "Victory is ours!" The men all mirrored their leader, raising their weapons high as they cheered in victory.
The Next Day
The court was bustling with activity as various lords and ladies mingled while they waited for King Joffrey to come in and begin this particular session of court. So they were more than a bit curious when Naruto came in, dressed in his armor though he did not have his helmet, joined up near the Iron Throne by an all-black wearing Cersei, Tommen, Tyrion, Harry Strickland, his other officers of the Golden Company, and Varys. Ser Balon Swann stood guard, since besides Ser Arys (who was in Dorne protecting Myrcella), Balon was the only Kingsguard left as the other four were dead and the Hound deserted before the Battle of Blackwater Bay.
"Good day, Lords and Ladies of the Realm. Before we begin this session of court and begin with distributing the awards for the participants in the battle, I have some announcements to make." Naruto said as he stood in front of the Iron Throne, his hands resting on the handle of Robert's bloodied Warhammer, while the hammer part rest on the ground. "For those of you who don't know who I am, my name is Naruto Baratheon, 2nd born son of Robert Baratheon, the Wildfire Knight, and Captain-General of the Golden Company."
The lords and ladies whispered among themselves as Naruto let that sink in for a moment before he continued. "I'll regale the court with my life story another time. That is not important right now. The next piece of business is that the night before the battle, King Joffrey of Houses Baratheon and Lannister, the First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm, was killed in his sleep. When he was found by my mother the next morning, his two Kingsguard were found with their throats slashed, Joffrey's eyes had been burned out, his throat slashed, and his heart ripped out. A handwritten note by Stannis claimed that he was responsible for this atrocity." Naruto said as he blamed it all on Stannis, who couldn't refute his claims, because he was dead.
"On the battlefield, Stannis Baratheon admitted to my brother, Ser Tommen Baratheon, and myself, that he did kill his little brother Renly to gain his army. Stannis proclaimed that neither my brothers nor I were worthy of the Iron Throne. Stannis murdered his brother and had his nephew assassinated. He fully intended to kill my brother and I, and likely planned horrific things for my mother and sister, so with a heavy heart, I executed him on the battlefield, but not before formally stripping him of his Baratheon name and formally recognizing no blood ties with Stannis No-Name." Naruto said this, the lords and ladies understanding that since he formally declared no blood ties to Stannis, in the eyes of the law, it was not kinslaying, and nobody could accuse him of it.
"Couple more things left. Earlier, I received a raven from Dragonstone. My men snuck past Stannis's fleet and captured Dragonstone, slaying the Red Priestess that corrupted my once honorable uncle and turned him against his family. Unfortunately, my cousin, the Lady Shireen Baratheon, was burned at the stake by the red witch and Lady Selyse Baratheon took her own life when she saw this. For the moment, Dragonstone will be held by the men of the Golden Company until a Lord can be appointed to guard the entrance to the Narrow Sea."
"King Joffrey's funeral will be held tomorrow in the great Sept of Baelor at mid-day. Two days after that, we will have my coronation. I understand, it's not exactly normal to move along that quickly, but these aren't normal times. The kingdoms are at war with one another. Mayhaps when the war is over, we can return to a sense of normalcy, but until then, we must push forward until peace has returned to Westeros. Now, let's get started." And with that Naruto began handing out awards to the participants of the battle. Certain lords were recognized, Bronn and Black Balaq were raised up as Ser Bronn and Ser Balaq of the Blackwater, while Tyrion and Tommen were proclaimed the Savior's of the City. Tommen was also raised up as the Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands, while the Stormlanders that turned on Stannis affirmed their loyalties to Tommen.
"Lord Tywin Lannister," Naruto called and Tywin Lannister stepped forward and knelt before the throne. Another thing was Tywin and the Tyrell army arrived just as the battle had ended. "Grandfather, when my brother was still alive, he named you the Hand of King. Now that you are here, I would invite you to officially take up that role." Tyrion had enjoyed his brief few months as Acting Hand, but as long as Tywin lived, the position was only temporary.
Naruto placed the Hand's brooch on a pillow held by a servant. The servant stepped down and handed it to Lord Tywin. Tywin took the brooch and pinned it to his surcoat. He gave a deep bow. "Thank you, your grace," he said formally before stepping forward and taking his seat at the Naruto's left side.
'Huh, they are already calling me that and Joffrey's barely been dead 2 days.' Naruto noted.
Naruto then turned his head to Petyr Baelish. "Lord Petyr Baelish, step forward." Littlefinger did as commanded and got down on one knee. Now this was somebody he did not want to honor. Gorys, the Golden Company paymaster, was very good with numbers and Naruto wasn't too bad himself. It didn't take them more than one day to figure out that the Royal Family was not spending nearly enough every year to bankrupt the Realm. Only two other men could have been responsible. Jon Arryn would never hurt Robert like that, so that left only Baelish. Another point against Baelish was the Crown only started getting in debt after Baelish replaced the previous Master of Coin in 289 AC. Still, he had no choice. Baelish had helped bring the Tyrells to their side. It did not mean that Naruto planned to let the smirking cunt live long enough to enjoy it.
Naruto began again, "For your loyal service to the crown and successfully bringing House Tyrell to the Crown's side, I hereby name you Lord of Harrenhal, and bequeath to you all of it's lands, holdings and incomes. To be held by your sons and grandsons, for as long as your line shall last." Naruto was a little surprised nobody but Tyrion, Tommen, Tywin, Cersei, and maybe Margaery, noted the ominous way he said 'for as long as your line shall last.'
Littlefinger smiled and stood up, "You honor me beyond words, your grace. Now I shall have to acquire some sons and grandsons." This got a chuckle from some but most including Lord Varys just rolled their eyes in annoyance. As Littlefinger returned to his place, Naruto called upon the Tyrells.
"Ser Garlan Tyrell step forward," The man in question stepped forward and knelt. "Your house came to aid mine in a time of great need. The crown and the realm are in your debt. If you or your family would ask anything of me, then ask and I shall do everything in my power to see it done."
Ser Garlan stood up, "Your grace, we would ask but for one thing. To prove our undying loyalty, we ask that you find it in your heart to do us the honor of uniting our houses by marrying my sister Margaery."
"If I recall correctly Ser Garlan, your sister was previously married to my uncle, Renly Baratheon. Tell me, why should I consent to a marriage with a house that instead of acknowledging my brother's and I as my father's rightful and immediate heirs, attempted to supplant the line of succession by placing the last in line on the throne?" Naruto asked, as he decided to mess with them. Favorite uncle Renly may have been, it didn't change what happened.
The Tyrell siblings looked at each other nervously as the court murmured amongst themselves. Garlan spoke up. "My sister only ever did as our lord father commanded. She was made a widow before that marriage was consummated. I assure your grace, Margaery remains innocent."
Naruto nodded slowly before turning to the beautiful woman. "Is this truly what you desire, Lady Margaery?"
Margaery stepped forward and gave Naruto a dazzling smile. "With all my heart your grace," she spoke. "Tales of your bravery, honor, and strength have never been far from my ears. Now those tales have taken root deep inside of me."
It took all of Naruto's willpower keep a straight face, but in the inside, he was excited at the prospect of marrying such a beautiful woman and having her all to himself. A woman, who if rumors of her political skills were anything to go by, was the perfect match for him. A diplomat and politician to cover the political deficiencies of his warrior king. Naruto returned with his own smile, "You do me a great honor, Lady Margaery. I too have heard tales of your beauty and grace. But it is clear those tales are a lie, for they do not begin to do you the justice you rightly deserve. I would be honored to return your love." Margaery's smile widened and Naruto decided to mess with them and everyone else some more.
"There is just one small problem." Naruto said and Margeary's smile was lost to genuine confusion. "I know my education is not the most complete, given that I was sold into slavery at age 11, but I do remember that one of my last lessons with Grand Maester Pycelle was that if the King was betrothed and died before that marriage could be consummated, then if his immediate male heir was also unmarried or un-betrothed, that heir would take his place in the betrothal. I do believe I have that correct, Grandmaester."
Pycelle came forward from the crowd, "You a-are correct your grace. The c-custom is as you stated."
Naruto turned back to the Tyrell's and said, "So, you see, this presents a bit of an issue."
Naruto let the court murmur and let the Tyrell's metaphorically sweat a bit before he continued on and shocked the court by saying, "But I cannot accept that." The court murmured amongst themselves as he pressed onward, "I cannot accept such a precedent because Sansa Stark's heart and hand belong to someone else. Lady Sansa, Lord Tommen, come forward."
The Tyrell's, Tywin and his two children, Petyr, and Varys all seemed to realize what he was doing, and Tywin and Baelish were not happy as they both had plans for Sansa that were about to be scrapped.
"Brother," Naruto said to Tommen, "Based on our discussions, I gathered you harbor romantic feeling's for Ned Stark's eldest daughter."
"It is true brother," Tommen said as he looked at his brother, "During the year that I fostered under Lord Eddard Stark, we grew close and I became enamored with Lady Sansa. Yet before I could approach our father's about a betrothal, she was betrothed to Joffrey. I tried to bury my feelings but they only grew stronger. And while it…pains me that Joffrey is no longer with us, I would hope to follow my heart and marry the woman I love before the machinations of other's separate us again."
"Lady Sansa," Naruto said as he addressed her, "My beloved brother has admitted his true feelings for you. Would you consent to marrying him, in spite of my elder brother's unfortunate passing, so as to do as my father always wished and unite the Houses of Baratheon and Stark in matrimony?"
Sansa contemplated for several moments before giving her answer, even though privately, Naruto had spoken with the both of them before the court session. "I would, your Grace. Though it pains me to know that my beloved King Joffrey was murdered in such a manner, I would fulfill the betrothal our father's made; A daughter of House Stark for a son of House Baratheon. I would be honored to marry the Lord of Storm's End, your grace."
"Then it is decided." Naruto said happily. "3 days after my coronation, the two of shall be wed in the Sept of Baelor."
Naruto then turned back to the Tyrell's. "I do believe that frees me up. Ser Garlan, now that I have no prior promises to keep, I will gladly marry your sweet sister. She will be my queen and I shall love her from this day until my last day."
Upon hearing Naruto's declaration the court began to clap and cheer loudly.
The War of Five King's was not yet over, but many Historian's would look back on the Battle of Blackwater Bay and it's immediate aftermath, and say that this was the moment that the reign of Joffrey the Illborn officially ended. And the reign of the Wildfire King began.
Chapter End
1. I admit, I've been playing MK11 in some of my spare time. I preordered it and absolutely love playing as Shao Kahn, and what you saw his first fatality.
