Chapter 6

I am back, for now anyways. This chapter took so much long then needed if you ask me and am still not happy with it but we have to move on.

Q&A time

J.F.C I do plan on having something along the lines of gladiator or something like that in time. Just with out the death seeing as LL and CC would see that as a waist of manpower. I was thinking along something like line of the move bloodspot Kumite to choose the greatest fighter in land. As far as the other cites I need help with names placement and what they do. Any ideas are welcomed.

Helkil I won't have put the name Hel if I didn't think of giving her power over the dead in some way. Don't know what he role will be just yet but am working on it.

Tsun there will be a number of dragon's all model after Asian dragons. The rest however won't be even half the size of Jörmungandr. Fyi I suck at descriptions so to get a feel for what Jormungandr looks like picture Jormungandr from God of War the game and a Asia Dragon.

Graymar1 bath houses, school, newspapers and of course pizzas and Cheese-kun will are make a showing in time. I read a manga about a world will swords were still in use do to the invention of guns or gunpowder never being made. I am not sure how advanced they will be but it well be higher then any other kingdom.

InfinityMask those with power will always look to rise higher. Especially when things do not go their way or in the way they think they should lol. The average life span of anybody who is related to LL and CC is 200 years at the least.

Shadow of God ya I notice that but hey can't keep personal feeling out of your writing no matter what. From what I could find the Valyrians only stayed in power do to their dragons, just like a lot of countries only stay in power do to nuclear arms. They didn't change or try to change and when one bad thing happen it all fell apart. Kind of said if you ask me.

Sito uzumaki namikaze we will see more about the army as time passes. Right now the kingdom is land lock but that will change.

ARC12 the number of dragons will most like never be bigger than 10 or so and most will never show up on a battlefield unless someone really pisses off CC and LL

Command Unit I am going to add some one shot oc's to show that. Oh and I am tying to get fashion and hair styles down but having some trouble. Any ideas are welcomed.

AO Black thank you if you spot any more date mistakes let me know so I can fit them as needed.

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- Kingdom of Numenor 20AMH or 67BC-

It has been a little over 10 months sense the birth of Jörmungandr and he had grown quite big in that amount of time. What was once a small little serpent dragon the size of a small dog with sharp teeth and clawed legs, now flew a 11-foot-long serpent dragon. Or at least tried to fly Lelouch thought as Jormungandr crashed on to the ground once more much to CC and Lelouch's amusement.

Letting out a hiss and tiny roar Jormungandr says to his parents with his telepathy, "Why is this so fucking hard?"

"Calm yourself Jormungandr you are still but a child and like all children you must first learn to crawl before you can walk or in your case fly." CC says with a smile on her lips.

Like the dragons of myth in Asia CC had made Jormungandr in their image but was not fully sure that he would be able to fly when she created him. So, it came as a relief that even without wings he was able to fly somewhat at the age of 3 months. True he could only fly for about 10 minutes right now before he fell but Lelouch and her thought that had more to do with him still being young. As he grows, they were sure he would be able to fly longer and higher. They did wonder however how it was that he was flying without wings but had guessed that it was most likely some form of inwards telekinesis. They did make sure he was connected in some way to C's World so it was there forward not unbelievable that he would share some of their powers. They would have investigated more on that but at the end of the day they really didn't care why he could fly so had just dropped it.

A grumble could be heard coming from Jormungandr as he slithers over to his mother and raps his body around her then lays his head on her lap right next to the very noticeable baby bump on CC's stomach. CC moves one of her hands and starts to pet the top of Jormundandr's head. Knowing that the width of his body was already huge, and that his head was as big as a horse Jormundandr knew he could not enjoy laying on his mother's lap for much longer so took every chance he could to enjoy it.

"But mother if I cannot fly then how can I protect my little brother or sister." Jormungandr whines out as he looks at CC's stomach.

Both Lelouch and CC giggle at him and smile. Less than 2 months after Jormungandr's birth CC had found out she was with child. And to say Jormungandr was excited at the news was a big understatement. He was so excited that it took them hours to get him to understand that he could not play with this child seeing as he would be far bigger than it by the time said child was born. That led to the awkward conversation of the differences between him and humans.

They were lucky that for whatever reason that even though he was only 3 months old at the time he already had the mindset of a 8 or 10 year old. Like with his ability to fly they didn't fully understand why his mind was developing so quickly but it was beneficial. It saved them the time it would have taken them in explaining things to him if he was just a bit younger. So, when they got done telling him that the child in CC's womb would be very vulnerable and easy to kill, he roared in anger. Then he started going on a rant about how he would burn any and all that would dare to hurt his little brother or sister. Again, it took them a couple of hours to calm him and remind him that he was only 3 feet long at the time and couldn't breathe fire yet.

Speaking of how many feet he was, they both wondered how big he would get. Seeing as he was already 11 feet long in less than a year, they had guessed it would be pretty big. Sadly, Jormundandr's growth was too random to make an educated guess at. Just 4 months ago he was 6 feet long and stayed that way till just a week ago when he experienced a sudden growth spurt.

"Jormund!" A little voice suddenly cries out from nowhere.

Raising his head Jormundandr gives out an angry hiss as he spots the little 4-year-old Attila running up to him with a smile on his face. The little nuisance as Jormundandr would always call him, would always run up to him the very moment Attila saw him and would then jump on his back looking to ride him. It was something Jormundandr hated but couldn't do anything about seeing as his mother would not be happy if he ate the boy. If only Haggo had taken Attila in his mother with him then he wouldn't have to deal with it but do to Haggo not believing it was safe for his grandchild and child to join him in Rohan Jormundandr was stuck with the nuisance for now.

Feeling the weight of the child on his back when Attila lands on his back Jormundandr gives an unhappy grunt. Oh, how he wished he was like his lesser kin who his father told him would kill and eat anyone who dared tried to ride them. Sure, he would be stupid in that case but at least he would have an excuse to kill the boy but no he had to be smarter than them and knew his parents would not be very happy if he killed the boy. They could however at the very least stop laughing for crying out loud.

"Attila what have I told you about jumping on Jormundandr's back? And don't forget to say hello to Tenno-sama and Kogo-sama. I am so sorry Tenno-sama, Kogo-sama and Jormundandr-sama." Sazhi says to her son and then bows to her rulers.

CC and Lelouch just laugh at this than Lelouch say, "Its ok Sazhi-chan. Children at Attila's age are always more worried about play then giving those above him the respect they are do. And Jormundandr doesn't really mind letting Attila ride him. Right Jormundandr?"

Looking at his father Jormundandr gives an angry hiss. "I mind very much." He says but then takes off with Attila on his back none the less knowing that his mother and father would make him any ways.

CC and Lelouch just laugh as they watch him leave with Attila crying out in joy from on top Jormundandr's back.

-Streets of Minas Tirith -

As Jormundandr moved through the streets of his mother and father's city he watched in pride as the lesser people moved out of his way. They moved due to a combination of fear and respect towards him and his family. Being 11 feet long with a bulk of 4 feet wide and 5 feet high feet he was sizeable enough to give anyone pause. Add in his razor sharp teeth, claws, fire breathing and iron scales you had a beast everyone would feared. Well everyone that is if you were not the fearless child known as Attila who was bouncing on his back laughing in joy.

He didn't really mind Attila riding on his back like he told his father. In fact he didn't even see it as demeaning and thought of it as more along the lines of practice for when his sibling was born and he would take him or her riding in the sky on his back. If he dropped Attila well it was no big deal really but if he dropped one of his siblings well, he didn't think he could run far enough to escape his mother's wrath. The only thing he did wish was that these lesser beings would stop looking at Attila like he was so fucking great just because he let the boy ride on his back.

"Jormund, Jormund." Attila yells out the dragon's name wrongly over and over again trying to get the serpent dragon's attention.

Giving an annoyed hiss Jormundandr asks with his telepathy, "What?"

Jormundandr had long sense learned that he could communicate with those outside of his parents if he so chose. But he just didn't see the point of talking with lesser creatures, but the little nuisance had away of making him talk. Which mostly had to do with Attila calling his name over and over again till he answered.

With a wide smile that reminded Jormundandr of Attila's father who his mother called the fool Attila asked, "Do you think I will grow up to be as great as my papa?"

Giving a snort Jormundandr answers the 4-year-old, "My father told me that your grandfather is the type of man that is born only once in a generation."

Blinking his eyes Attila asks innocently, "What is a generation?"

Coming to an instance stop Jormundandr tilts his head to the side in thought than answers, "Hmmm I don't know. I think it means a really long time."

"Ohhhh. Does that mean it will be a long time before I am as great as my papa?" Attila asks him.

"Hmmm maybe but I think it means you have to work really hard to become as great as Haggo." Jormundandr says to the boy not really having any answers for him. He may have had the thought process of a preteen human but that didn't mean he was all knowing or anything. After all he was still only a little under a year old.

"Then just watch Jormund. I will one day be even greatest then my grandfather." Attila shouts out drawing the looks of the people they pass by.

Jormundandr gives a loud laugh that sounds more like a roar to the people around him then says, "Than I shall be watching little nuisance."

"Hey, I am not nuisance." Attila yells.

-A couple of more months Shogunate Castle-

The Shogunate Castle was like the name suggested the home and workplace of the current Shogunate of the Kingdom of Numenor. Though in truth it could hardly be called a castle seeing as it was only about 1/3 bigger than Kitsuki Castle before it was destroyed by the Holy Britannia Empire back in Lelouch and CC's world. It was currently the biggest structure in the capital, that is if you didn't count the wall around the city. It was even bigger than Lelouch and CC's home but then that was done by design seeing as they didn't really want a big house to begin with. The only reason Lelouch had commanded that a city and the main residence be built into the mountain side was because he couldn't help himself. He really did want the city of Minas Tirith to look like the one from the book.

Now the real Shogunate Castle would be built into the mountain as well right under the royal family's main residence but for now this temporary building served just find for the early government of the kingdom. It also doubled as Narbo the King of Flames own personal hell or at least that is how he thought of this place. As the years had passed by, he had become more and more accustomed to the fact that he was not made out to be Shogun. He was in his mind just really riding the coat tails of greater men. Such as Haggo the Mighty as some of the people were calling him or Oro the King of Dirt. Those two were the ones who were really building the kingdom after all. He was just trying to keep the bad blood between those who supported Haggo and those that supported Oro from coming to blows.

Which was not an easy task to do seeing as slowly the supporters of these two men were becoming more and more powerful in terms of the number of people who were supporting them. On one hand Haggo had almost all the people in the armies on his side but Oro had more of the kings and queens of power on his. The two groups or factions as it were, were now fighting in their attempts to gain political power by having Norbo give them some of the new council positions he was slowly making to help run the kingdom. Of course, Norbo was taking it slowly and being very careful about who he appointed to any council positions and had in fact only 3 people on his council so far.

The first being of course councilmen Jolorral who was the same man who made the bells for the birth of Jormundandr. Norbo didn't really get a choice in Jolorral's appointment seeing as his rulers had rewarded the man with said position but Jolorral had turned out to be a good pick. Being put in charge of the artisans Jolorral was making wonderful strides in forming different guilds to help protect the rights and wages of the artisans of the kingdom. It was a difficult job and one not easily done but was also one that Jolorral seem to be suited well for. But best of all however was that the man had no real feelings towards the ex- Dothraki. Though he was an ex-slave himself to them he was not captured by them and was instead taken from his home on the Summer Islands by pirates and sold in Slaver's Bay. From there he just kind of ended up a slave to them and was later freed do to his Tenno-sama defeating the khalasar he was a slave to. Oh, sure he had a problem with how the ex-dothraki look at artisans like him but other than that his opinion of them was not hostile like most other ex-slaves.

The 2nd person he had on the council was much like Jolorral on her opinion of the ex-Dothraki. Councilwomen Eglantine also known as the Queen of the Ever Green was in herself a strange woman. A powerful queen of power she didn't look at the world around her in the same way other people did. As far as she was concerned if you didn't go around destroying her plants and forests without good reason, she didn't really care what you did. In fact, she hated having to deal with people and would have preferred to be left alone in one of her forests and would have if Norbo had not gone and begged her to sit on his council. Now as acting head of all things that dealt with farming, woodcutting and distribution of food she was a powerful ally to Norbo in keeping the peace. It also helped that she was one of the new worshippers of the new religion that believed their rulers were gods or at the least the messengers of the gods. As far as she was concerned if her rulers said up was down and down was up then it was a fact and not to be question. So, when they said the ex-Dothraki were to be welcomed into the kingdom with open arms she did just that.

Speaking of the new religion Norbo felt a little hesitant about it himself. Having never been a big believer in any god throughout the majority of his life he was skeptical about it. His Kogo-sama had told him about the lengths some religions would go to push their beliefs on others, and what he heard was very disturbing. That was why when it first showed up, he had asked his rulers to allow him to pass the religious freedom law. It was a very simple law that stated that all people of the kingdom had the right to practice their beliefs so long as that belief didn't discriminate or harm others.

Once the law was passed and it was made clear that it was fully supported by their rulers the people who both worshipped them and didn't gladly accepted it. Norbo was still worried, however seeing as there were still problems with this new religion. They may have stop trying to force their beliefs on others but there were signs of infighting between two different sects of the religion.

On one side you had the Order of the Heavenly Dragon that believed their rulers were Gods do to them bringing about the birth of a new type of dragon. On the other side however, you had those of the Order of the Heavenly Path that believed they were just messengers do to the fact they could bleed. If it could bleed, then it could die, and Gods don't die. Their beliefs in how they should go about spreading their religion was also very different from each other. The Order of the Heavenly Dragon believed that if you didn't believe that their rulers were gods you were in their eyes a heretic and needed to repent for being a nonbeliever or be done away with. This aggressiveness was why Norbo went to his rulers to have the religious freedom law passed. They had toned it down with the laws passing but were still aggressively pushing their ideas in other ways.

The Order of the Heavenly Path however were far more tolerant of nonbelievers. To them if you didn't believe their rulers were messiahs then it was no big deal. They were even willing to have open discussions on other beliefs and open their doors to any who were welling to just come and listen to their sermons. Also, unlike the Heavenly Dragons who were seeking political power the Heavenly Path were not and despite Eglantine being a leading member of the Heavenly Path she didn't use her position on his council to push her beliefs. She had even spoken adamantly on not opening up a council seat that had to do with religious beliefs do to it having no place in the running of the kingdom.

He was still dancing on a knife's edge however seeing as the Order of the Heavenly Dragon believe he was showing favoritism towards the Heavenly Path by putting Eglantine on his council. That is where his last council men came in to play. Tycho the King of Water was like Eglantine one of the leading members of the Order of the Heavenly Dragon and was also his good-brother do to his marriage to his sister. A strong believer in belief that their rulers were gods Tycho was put in charge of the kingdom's finances. The son of a merchant and an extreme loyalist Tycho was perfect for his place on the council. He may have had little to no tolerance towards other beliefs but to him disobeying the laws set down by their rulers was the same as blasphemy and he would strike down any who dared to challenge them. But most important of all he was the one-man Narbo trusted completely.

Because of Narbo's position as Shogunate he didn't have the luxury of trusting many people and in fact trusted almost no one. Tycho however had married his sister before he was named as Shogunate and was always bluntly honest with him. For example, when he was offered the position of Shogunate Tycho had told him that he was to weak of heart to be Shogun. It was that type of honesty that Norbo had come to valued most and depend on.

"I am telling you brother the amount of money that it is going to cost to give Haggo his triumph is going to be huge no matter how many cuts I make to it. Just moving the 2nd army to take the place of the 1st so they could march in the triumph with Haggo is going to cost a fortune." Tycho says to his good-brother bringing Narbo out of his own thoughts.

Looking over at his good-brother Narbo says "There is little to be done about it brother. Haggo has made it very clear that he will not march in his own triumph if he can't do it with the men that fought beside him. Tenno-sama has agreed to this demand and has ordered me to make it happen."

Giving a sigh Tycho says, "I understand that, and the kingdom has more than enough money to cover the cost, but word has gotten out about how much this is costing. Now the amounts being tossed around are extremely over exaggerated, but it has gotten the kings and queens talking about favoritism once more."

Giving a sigh of his own Narbo says, "I know but again these are Tenno-sama's orders, and we have to carry them out. Regardless of what the other kings and queens of power say."

"What about Kogo-sama surely you can talk to her and convince her to talk with Tenno-sama about using the 2nd army instead of the 1st. That way we can save money and placate the kings and queens at the same time." Tycho says to him knowing Narbo has always been a favorite of Kogo-sama.

Knowing what Tycho is getting at Narbo says to him, "Kogo-sama is heavy with child right now and is due to give birth soon. Do to that Kogo-sama has given orders that she is not to be bothered unless the kingdom is falling apart and it's an order that Steinporr and Jörmungandr are taking very seriously."

Tycho goes pale at that information. If Narbo had refused to go he was just going to go himself and talk with Kogo-sama. He may have never enjoyed the same favoritism Narbo had but he was sure he could convince her that it was just more practical to use the 2nd army for the triumph then the 1st. But now that he knew she was not taking any visitors and that Steinporr and Jormungander were making sure that no one did that thought was gone. He could maybe convince Steinporr to let him pass seeing as the man was a fool but Jormungander was another story. As a king Tycho knew Jormungander could speak to those he thought of as lesser beings but that didn't mean he would. There was a good chance the serpent dragon would attack him on sight and kill him.

So, making up his mind to move on to other matters Tycho says. "Representatives from Ibben and the Kayakayanaya will be here in a few more days."

Nodding his head Narbo says, "Yes and my first act at diplomacy starts. What do we know of the people they represent?"

"Not much I am afraid. Yahan is investigating as she can but is understanding busy." Tycho says to him.

Narbo nods his head at the mention of the Queen of Shadows and sometimes lover. Her devotion to the kingdom was 2nd to none and was always busy moving and watching from her shadows which left her little time for anything else. He respected and hated her for that seeing as it was why he was never able to marry her. They had fallen in love with each other years ago but her duty to the kingdom always came first and though he would never ask her to stop doing that duty he knew as well as she did that, she would never be able to devote any of her time to a marriage.

"What we do know is that the city of Kayakayanaya is ruled by people that call themselves the Great Fathers and its warriors are all women. As for the people from Ibben, all we know is that they are rich and use to trade with the Kingdom of Sarnor before most of its cities were destroyed." Tycho says with a heavy heart at the mention of his old home.

The mention of their old home hits Narbo just as hard as it does Tycho. Sure 3 out of the 11 cities had survived but what was once a great kingdom was now gone and they both new it. They were happy to hear that some of the old kingdom still survived but they were now part of the Kingdom of Numenor and had no desire to go back to the fallen kingdom.

"Then they will most likely wish to open up trade with us so as to replace the trading partner they had lost." Narbo says.

"That is what I believe. The city of Kayakayanaya and its sister cities despite wishing to be known for its great women warriors are more center points of trade between us and the people who live passed the Bone Mountains. And as for Ibben it is very rich and resources and has the tin that Tenno-sama wants." Tycho says.

Narbo thinks on this for a bit and then says, "We need more information before we really start talking with them about serious matters, but I see no reason why we can't talk trade with them."

"Then I will do a quick inventory on what we can offer them in terms of trade." Tycho says as he stands and bows his head than leaves.

-Day of the Triumph-

Getting ready for the triumph that was to take place in less than an hour Narbo thinks on how the last couple of weeks have gone. If he ignored the complaints of the majority of the kings and queens of power, then things had gone fairly well. The meeting with the Kayakayanaya and Ibben representatives had gone well and trade agreements were reached. The agreement with Kayakayanaya was a simple one, they would trade food staple such as wheat, rice, and wine in exchange for silks, and spices from the east. A fair trade seeing as he could have easily taken advantage of them seeing as Kayakayanaya didn't have the ability to grow their own food or trade with the east do to constantly being under attack from the Jogos Nhai. The island nation Ibben however got a bit of a better deal than Kayakayanaya. Having an abundance of things to trade and not lacking in trading partners Ibben held the advantage do to having access to tin, something the Bone Mountains didn't seem to have a lot of. Needing tin to create their steel weapons and armor Narbo had agreed to pay a good price for the majority of what Ibben mined. What they really wanted however was a non-aggression agreement from him.

Before his Tenno-sama and Kogo-sama had shown up Ibben had been attack time and time again by the Dothraki and had lost two of their settlements to them. They were able to fight off the Dothraki when they attack the port city of Ibbish but it was only a matter of time before it fell too. But now seeing that the Dothraki were weaken to the point of not being able to attack them anymore due to the losses they had suffered at the hands of the army of Numenor they feared that the rulers of Numenor would attack them next. It was a reasonable fear seeing as the army had lost very little in terms of manpower and now the Kingdom of Numenor had a 2nd army that was ready to fight.

It was in Narbo's power as Shogun to make such a deal, but he had held off not knowing if that was what his rulers wanted. And seeing as neither his Tenno-sama or Kogo-sama were there for the meetings he felt it was best to not agree to a non-aggression agreement. The fact they weren't there for the meeting was the only sour note of the whole thing. Both parties saw this as a big insult and were ready to walk out on any agreement but lucky for Narbo, Jörmungandr had made his presents known when he came to deliver a scroll from his Tenno-sama. Now say what you like but when you see a 11 foot plus long fire breathing serpent dragon you tend to calm down.

Narbo however didn't use that to his advantage like he most likely should have. He had made up his mind that even though the representatives were scared by Jormungandr it was no reason to risk making an enemy down the road for the kingdom. After all, Jormungandr was not fully grown by a long shot and the 2nd army despite being trained was not yet tested.

The 2nd army unlike the 1st which was made up of mostly cavalry was made up of 15,000 spear men 5000 cavalry units and 5,000 archers with long bows. They had the same high-quality arms and armor as the 1st army but unlike the 1st army the men that made up the 2nd army were not born warriors. They were mostly all slaves who didn't' have any real skills to speak of and had no other choice but to join the army. People like Haggo and some of the higher-ranking men in the 1st army had expressed their doubts that the 2nd army would even be able to put up a fight at all and would most likely just run away at the site of an enemy. It was an option that even he shared with them.

Add in the fact that he didn't know how strong the Ibben or the Kayakaynay military was, he didn't wish to pick a fight if he didn't need to. From what was said about the women warriors of Kayakaynay they wore very little armor and their weapons were made of bronze. A poor match for their steel but if they picked a fight with one part of the Patrimony of Hyrkoon they would have to fight all of it. Some would say they are only women, but it was like his Tenno-sama said to underestimate a person just because of their gender was the same as courting death. Kogo-sama was living proof of those words for even if she didn't have her powers Narbo could tell she was not a woman to cross.

Then there was the Ibben with their unknow military strength. The Queen of Shadows Yahan would find out about that soon enough for him. But whatever Ibben's military strength was Nabro didn't wish to be the one to start a war on two fronts. He would leave that up to his rulers and in truth he was just tired of conflict. He may have only ever been on one battlefield, but it was enough to teach him that he hated conflict and war in general. He could do without the waiting for news of if the army was victorious or not and if the kingdom would live to see another sunrise. He just wanted peace and quiet for the rest of his days and would work towards that goal so long as his Tenno-sama and Kogo-sama would let him.

-Elsewhere-

Standing in front of a mirror and getting ready for his triumph Haggo thought about what today really meant to him. It was not a day of celebration in the name of his great victories as it was so much a sentencing for a crime. He kept telling himself that he was ready to accept the punishment for disobeying his ruler's direct orders. But as the day for the triumph got closer the thought that he was going to be forced to give up his command over the 1st army became harder and harder to bare. It was not made any easier to bare when he told his men about his retirement. The looks on their faces as they struggled to understand why he was stepping down was like having a knife plunged into his back and then having someone twist it. To them the thought of retiring from being a leader didn't exist for a kahl didn't step down unless he was made to step down. That mindset was just a part of their culture so Haggo understood why they didn't understand.

To help them understand Haggo had explained to them that it was something he had to do in order to keep some of their old ways alive. That if he didn't retire and take up the position of daimyo of Rohan than someone else would. And if that happen than it was most likely that all of their old ways would disappear forever. Their time of conquest was over for the time being and that it would be their children or their children's, children's that would carry on their legacy. And even though Dothraki do not build they were not Dothraki anymore but Rohirrim the lords of horses. This his men understood and looked at him like a man of honor who was falling on the sword for them and their ways.

"Grandfather, grandfather." A little voice calls out to him.

Looking down Haggo spots his grandson Attila, "What is it Attila?"

"Why can't I join in the triuph." Attila asks.

Laughing a bit at his grandson for not being able to say the word triumph correctly he says, "Because boy the triumph is to honor my victories and the warriors who fought by my side."

"I am a warrior too." Attila cries out like the child he is.

Haggo is not annoyed by his grandson's outburst and even finds it funny, "Big words from a boy who has no hair on his chin and doesn't come up to my knee."

With an upset look on his face Attila yells, "Well just wait grandpa. I will be the greats warrior in the land when I grow big."

The small laughter that was building up inside of Haggo turned into a full-on bellow of joy at his grandchild's words. "Such confidence. I wonder where he gets it from." Haago says as he looks back at his daughter and smiles.

Sazhi who had been helping her father with his armor seeing as he refused to find a new wife just smiled at her father and says, "That would be his father's blood speaking."

Haggo just huffs at that than looks in the mirror. He felt like a fool with all the decoration and care he had to put into what he looks like for this triumph. His beard had to be cleaned and combed to perfection and the bell he had in his beard had to be replaced with a new silver one. His braid too much to his annoyance had to also be undone so his hair could be washed and then braided once more so as to look perfect. His men of course had to go through the same thing as him. Their armor, helmets and facemasks needed to be polished to perfection and their horses needed to be cleaned. Nothing could be out of place least they bring shame to the army and by extension their rulers. The people need to see the army as a perfect example of unity and strength. That it was invincible and could not be beaten and in order to do that it needed to shine brighter than the sun this day. That was what his rulers said but to Haggo he felt like he and his men were more along the lines of a prized horse that they wanted to show off. It was a foolish way to think of it, but it was one he could not help but have.

Seeing her father's face go from a happy one to one of melancholy, Sazhi looks at her son and says, "Attila why don't you go find Jormungandr. I am sure he will let you sit on top of his head to watch the triumph if you hurry and find him before it starts."

A beaming smile makes its way to Attila's face at this idea and looks at his mother than says, "Ok bye bye grandfather."

Haggo does not even respond seeing as he was too lost in his own thoughts at the moment.

Walking up and standing in front of her father she starts to help him put on the rest of his armor. "Father it hurts me to see your face turn to sorrow. Is there nothing that can be done to help you keep your position as head of the 1st army?"

Looking down at his child as she puts on his haidate he shakes his head, "There is nothing my child. It is step down as head of the army and take up the position of daimyo or take up the sword and end my life with honor."

"Then perhaps the sword would be better father." She says sadly to her father.

"Maybe it is. I have long feared that I would die as an old man long past the days where he could ride and whose life is spent talking about past glories to people who didn't give a fuck." Haggo says to her.

Sazhi looks down in sadness. Khals almost never lived to an old age do to someone always challenging them but after her father had swith sides he had confided in her his fear of growing old and how it had now become a possibility. She hated seeing that fear in her father's eyes. It just simply didn't belong on the face of a man as great as him.

Before she can say anything however her father continues. "But maybe from my fall will come the rise of Attila. I will teach him everything I have learned and one day maybe he will rise to such heights his name will be spoken of till the end of time. That would make my suffering well worth it." Haggo says with such conviction that it brings a smile back to Sazhi's face.

-A couple of hours later-

Cheering could be heard from all around them as CC and Lelouch sat on top of a platform watching the 1st army march down the street. They had to admit the 20,000-man army did make quite the spectacle as they rode down the street in their black armor with their heads held high. And of course, there was Haggo looking every bit the great warrior that he was, leading his men from the front in his green and gold armor standing on a war chariot with the flags of his house and the kingdom by his sides.

Haggo's flag however was of course flying just a little lower than that of the kingdom's flag. Which was only right seeing as it represented not only its two rulers but the kingdom as a whole. The flag itself was a two sided in its depictions. On one side of the flag there was a depiction of a Silver Moon over a black background that represented mysticism and death and on the other was a Gold Sun over a blue background that represented life and rebirth. Below the Silver Moon were the words "We Destroy the World" and under the Gold Sun were the words, "And Create Anew." They were fitting words seeing as that was indeed what Lelouch and by extension CC had done to their old world. And they were also words that soon enough the whole world would come to know well.

"It seems everything has gone to plan so far my dear Lelouch." CC says as she strokes her pregnant stomach.

Looking down at their army Lelouch says, "Yes that does seem to be the case my Immortal Witch. Now all that is left to do for the time being is eliminate those that would stand against us in our own kingdom."

"Do you believe they will take the bait you have laid out for them." CC asks in curiosity.

"Not right now they won't but give it a couple of years maybe a decade or two. Soon enough those who are unhappy with the current situation will try to remove us." Lelouch says to her.

"Well so long as they are not a threat to our child you may play your games Lulu." CC says as she watches Haggo pass by them.

"They won't be my dear witch. They are not smart enough to be one." Lelouch states to her and then adds as an afterthought. "By the way have you chosen a name for our child yet?"

"Yes, but you will have to wait for the day of the child's birth to find out what it is my demon." CC says and goes back to watching the triumph with a satisfied smile on her face.

- Rhaenys Targaryen POV-

I honestly wonder sometimes did the rulers of Numenor know what was coming? Was it all planned out or did it just happen? It those who betrayed their rulers knew what it was they were going to unleash on the known world at the time would they still have gone through with it? I hoped not on all accounts for it anyone knew what was going to happen then that would truly make them the epitome of evil.

My brother and sister may have admired the man and read every book on him they could get their hands on, but I, I feared the man's name. The very name that bought the world to its knees in fear. Many have question if my brother had been born during his time could he and my sister stood against the Scourge of the Gods? My answer to that would be there was a reason why our great, great grandfather didn't stand against him. My brother set out to conquer the Seven Kingdoms, but that man set out to burn the known world and it was only due to sheer luck that he was stop from doing so. For if that luck was not given then there would have been no Seven Kingdom's to conquer after the Rise of Attila.

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And done.

Ok so this is more of a filler chapter till we move on to the next big events. I really need to work on my details, but I hope you guys like it. And even though this story does not have as big of a following as my other story it has become my passion story right now. With that said the next chapter of the Game has Change should be up in a couple of weeks.

As always reviews are welcomed and help not only the story but help it gave more of a following.