Stannis Baratheon was not a afraid of combat. The man faced dozens of Reach knights and men at arms during the Siege of Storm's End. At Fair Isle, Stannis faced many ironborn warriors and defeated them. During the Battle of Blackwater, Stannis fought on the front lines with the rest of his men. While he may not be on the level of Ser Barristan the Bold or Ser Jaime Lannister, Stannis was no slouch in combat.
After the appearance of the cape known as Dragon, Stannis was led into a bright white room. The room was huge and offered no cover. Stannis scoffed and looked around the room. In the far back was an observation room with a large window. Stannis could see the weird Maester, Taylor, and Master-at-Arms.
"Are you ready?" Dragon's voice sounded out through the magical box in the room. An intercom if Stannis remembered correctly.
"Yes." Stannis simply started grinding his teeth. The Lord's Chosen was not some mummer who acts for others! However, it interested Stannis to see how he would fare against this worlds weapons and enemies.
"Very well." Dragon's voice sounded amused. It only made him grind his teeth harder. Then, two openings appeared on the roof and two beings made of metal dropped out. Each one was about the size of Ser Gregor Clegane, the Mountain who Rides.
Stannis leveled his eyes on them. They didn't appear to have any weapons, but Stannis wasn't about to let himself be caught off guard.
"Begin."
As soon as those words sounded out, Stannis drew Lightbringer and one of the beings charged at him.
It was directly in front of him within a couple seconds and it swung its arm down on him. Stannis reacted by immediately swinging his sword up to block it.
A huge clashing sound rings out as metal met metal. Stannis could feel a smirk form on his face. He could fight back. The being punched Stannis in the face of with its free hand and he went flying back. Stannis grunted as he recovered quickly and he ran towards the metal being faster than any man his age could. With a two handed grip on Lightbringer, Stannis swung down hard as the being raised its arms to protect itself. Glowing metal sliced through metal as the metal arm separated at the elbow.
Stannis kept his iron gaze on the robot as it tried slamming another punch at him. Stannis went flying back several feet and landed on his back. Stannis never felt this powerful in his life! He then let a cough out and stood back up on his feet with Lightbringer at his side. As soon as he was up, the other being moved from his spot and slammed itself into his side.
"Shit." Stannis muttered as he went flying again into the wall. Using Lightbringer to make himself stand up, Stannis glared at the two metal beings. Feeling the taste of iron in his mouth, he spit blood onto the floor and wiped his mouth. Baring his teeth, Stannis steadied himself as he took in breathes of air. He liked this change in his strength and speed.
Both metal beings pulled out swords out of nowhere and steadied themselves.
Stannis readied himself as he glared at them. Lightbringer wasn't enough to beat them. Stannis grunted as memories flowed through him. He remembered what the Red Priestess told him about the blood of kings. Maybe this could work.
"LORD OF LIGHT, GIVE ME STRENGTH!" With that battle cry, Stannis slid the sharp blade across his exposed hand. Blood immediately started flowing down the blade. Stannis felt the heat as soon as blood covered the blade. Lightbringer started glowing brighter than it ever had and the colorful blade the color of fire, turned into fire. Stannis felt himself let out a cry of laughter. Soon his maniacal laughter filled the room as he charged towards the metal beings. Both of them seemed surprised by his actions and charged as well.
"HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! OURS IS FURY!" Stannis laughed as he danced in between the metal beings. He sliced the remaining arm of the first one, before blocking the attack of the second one. The fire was so intense it started to melt the metal beings sword. Stannis forced the blade down as it sliced the sword in half. Stannis felt his sweat pouring down his face as he readied the final blow. Before he could, the being stood still and stood up.
"Stop. I would appreciate it if you didn't completely destroy my suits." Dragon's voice sounded out in the room. Stannis fell to his knees as the fire on Lightbringer died out. Breathing deeply, Stannis stood back up again. It seemed that R'hllor still had use for him. Why else would Lightbringer burn like the Dornish sun? Satisfied, Stannis walked past the metal suits.
"Excellent work Stannis." He heard her say. Stannis started grinding his teeth. Her name reminded him too much of the Targaryen's own monstrous beast of old. Stannis walked past the doors to see the Master-at-Arms waiting for him. Stannis could hear his teeth grind as Taylor also walked into view.
"You have gone beyond our initial expectations." Was the first thing that came out of his mouth. Stannis sighed internally and nodded curtly.
"So far you have been classified as a brute, mover and striker. More details shall be given at a later time once we finish analyzing you."
"Very well." Was Stannis's simple response. Taylor was surprisingly silent.
"Please follow me to another room for the remaining test." Armsmaster said before turning around and walking away. Stannis shared a look with Taylor, who looked confused. Stannis could feel himself grinding his teeth as he followed Master-at-Arms.
This was not going to be a good day.
I stared in awe as Stannis's sword lit on fire. He never told me he could do this! To be honest, I don't know much about him or his past. After the combat test, Stannis had to do more detailed test regarding his speed, strength, and his sword. The shocked look on Stannis's face showed that he was a normal human before. As normal as can be of course.
Afterwards we were given the results of the testing. Brute 3 and mover 2. Stannis also qualified as a striker 5 with his fire sword. Additionally, he was given thinker 0. It was quite an unusual mix in my opinion. Stannis seemed quite pleased with the results. Then we were led to an office.
Walking in, I saw that Dad was already sitting at one of the two chairs. The person sitting across from him is what stood out the most.
"Hello Taylor." Miss Militia said standing up.
It's time to start fangirling again!
A/NMeant to post this earlier but I forgot. Stannis lighting Lightbringer on fire was inspired by a familiar of Zero crossover with him.
