A Naruto/GoT attempt. I want someone to try and Beta this story for me if they know the series really well so I can watch the progress this story makes. But without further adieu please enjoy this story.
And yes, there will be many more dragons than the big three (owned by princess Dany) and the three used by Aegon and his wives.
Summary: A spell gone wrong hurtles him and several allies far into the future. Now he has to stop a war from getting out of hand, but then again, it's not nothing he hasn't done before now is it. Enter Naruto Aegon Targaryen, Most simply know him as, The Master of Balerion the Black Dread. With his dragon, he will bath the world in fire and blood once again.
Powerful Naruto. Dragonrider Naruto. Naruto Harem: Visenya Targaryen, Rhaenys Targaryen, Rhaella Targaryen, Daenerys Targaryen, Obara Sand, Tyene Sand, Nymeria Sand, Margaery Tyrell, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark
~XxX-Valyria; 12 years before the Doom-XxX~
The sky was surprisingly clear for once after so many days of rain and thunder. Dragons could be seen flying across the sky, roaring their giddiness of being let out their pens after so long. They never did like the stables.
The domesticated ones at least.
The wild dragon's however, they were a different story.
Currently, a young lad is climbing up the side of a mountain, his destination known to none except himself.
The wild dragons nesting grounds.
While he would have loved hatching a dragon from one of the nests back in the city, he had seen, had observed, tested, and theorized several things between the dragons the people of Valyria bred and raised to ride themselves, and he had noticed how the dragons born in the wild differed.
The wild dragons were bigger, faster, and stronger than the dragons raised by people depending on diet; surprisingly they liked to eat sheep more than most other meats provided to them when they hunted; what hunting he had seen them do anyways. The dragons bred and raised by humans; while big in some cases, were never as powerful as their wild and free counterparts. That was the reason he was currently doing this crazy self-induced quest to claim an egg from one of the wild nests up the valley away from the Freehold, which he was sure his mother was worrying over him right now.
Oh well, he'd deal with that when he got back with his prize.
If he lived.
Be it from escaping a mad mother dragon protecting her clutch, or his own mother giving him a 'punishment' when he got back.
'Shiver'
Not a pleasant thought, but nevertheless it might be true.
ANYWAYS! Back on topic, climbing a mountain in search of eggs. He placed his hands on the edge of the cliff-side and pulled himself up. He huffed in exhaustion when he lay down on his back and rolled onto his side. It wasn't a large ledge by any means, but it was large enough for him to lay on and that was enough for the time being. When he had finally managed to gain his breath the young boy say up and groaned as his back popped in several places before he rolled his shoulders and elicited several more pops from his aching joints from his incredible climb up the side of the several hundred foot cliff.
As he went the climb some more, he noticed that the ledge he had laid on, led to a cave. It was big, impressive actually, with the opening being about twenty feet high and about double the width; he assumed as he was never good at mathematics. He did however know several things about dragons, and one of the things he definitely knew was they tended to inhabit caves throughout the valley, and with a cave opening this big, there was no way it couldn't belong to a dragon.
Hopefully it was devoid of any mothers, maybe even a potential father, gods forbid both being there if there was a nest inside. Well, here's to hoping he survived another day. With his mind made up, he ventured inside. He was quiet as a field mouse and stepped lightly as a breeze. Dragons had incredible hearing and an even more powerful sense of smell. Oh sure they had powerful traits like their strength and wings along with long tails, but the hearing and smell was what worried him at the current moment. One wrong move and he was a goner.
Again, if there was both dragons and eggs inside.
Dragons mated for life, and they were extremely protective over the eggs they laid. Anyone or anything they didn't know or remember was an automatic meal if they approached without permission, regardless if they had no ill intentions or not.
And seeing as dragons lived for uncounted centuries and they were whispers/rumors/myths that in some super rare occasions one in thousand were able to enter into its thousand/millennial year or life, he only hoped that the eggs he found had one that appealed to his judgment and hopes for a powerful partner. Sniffing the air silently he smelled an all too familiar scent, faded yes, but it lingered all over the place. One unique to only one type of animal in the world as they produced it whenever they unleashed it from their jaws.
Brimstone.
He couldn't light a torch or he'd be killed from the explosion unleashed by the chemical compound, which was far more potent than what was found underground by man. He would have to rely on the outside light provided by the sun and his own eyes before it became too dark.
As he ventured deeper into the cave, he noticed that the air became more and more warm the further he went inside the cavern and, surprisingly a bit brighter as well. He came to a stop and felt his eyes widen in shock at something lying before him. It was a wall of lava falling from the ceiling and flowing down a winding river through a possible tunnel, seen as it wasn't pooling or flowing out the cliff he had climbed up recently. However, while the sight was indeed captivating, the true sight for him was the clutch of eggs laying before him. The nest in itself was made of a combination of metals that if he was able to guess by the coloration that he is able to see it is composed by: silver, iron, copper, steel and gold in varying raw amounts that were collected and melted by the mother and father of the clutch to serve as a incubating nest with how rocks and straw can be used but they not maintain the heat as the metals that are used in this nest.
They were big, incredibly so. Easily three times the size of the dragon eggs laid back home.
There was a total of five eggs. Three of them were black with small mixtures of colors etched into the scale-like shells that housed the incredible life inside of them. The first egg, after looking it over extensively for three minutes, was a solid obsidian black that seemingly absorbed all forms of light like a black hole. The second egg was a black as the nighttime sky with deep blue swirls mixed in. The third egg was also black like the first two and had patches of deep magenta and blue patches mixed in. The fourth egg was a beautiful teal blue color with several darker blues mixed in. The final egg was almost pure gold in color but it had flecks of white splattered around.
He smiled to himself as he grabbed the first egg he laid his eyes on, and he made his decision.
Oh boy, he knew he shouldn't have left that note for his parents when he left. He felt as the sweat grew to be too much on his forehead and began to run down the side of his face. He was in deep shit now, and he couldn't escape even if he wanted to try. Well he didn't want to make his mother and father worry about where he was going or doing but that clearly backfired on him.
The reason.
His mother.
She sat in silence as she looked at him from across the dining table, his prize sitting in between them at least she didn't bring her personal sword out of the storage vault. Finally, after what seemed to feel like days, she finally addressed him, "Son, please explain to me why you decided to risk your life for an egg? You know we could have given you a partner from one of the dragons in the pens." she said, worry clear in her voice.
Oh thank the gods, he was in the clear.
"And you better explain in detail why you did it today on your sisters name day, which we will discuss later" she said with narrowed eyes.
Shit, he wasn't in the clear.
The young boy sighed, "I decided to go after a wild dragon egg after i made a discovery regarding dragons raised in captivity and those in the wild." the boy said, "I noticed that while they are big, the dragons we raise are much smaller than those who are born wild and free. The wild dragons hold more magic and power, are stronger physically, and the ones we raise, while powerful, are unable to match up to the free dragons. I decided I wanted a partner that could put all others to shame, and bring pride to our house without reprisal if that partner were to become well known throughout the world." he told his mother honestly.
"You made this discovery yourself?" she asked curiously and got a nod from her son. After a couple of pondering moments she pushed the egg towards him, "You may raise it as your partner." she said and got a cheer from the boy only to clear her throat and shut him up, "BUT!" she added, "If this dragon shows any signs of hostility to anyone, it shall be killed and you will be partnered with a dragon from the stables. I hear Elecomun (Pronounced as: Elk-oh-Moon) is in need of a partner." she added.
"Elecomun!? Oh come on, that old bat doesn't need a partner, she's old enough to have seen the war of eight kings three hundred years ago! She's practically dead already, she never flies, and she whines each time she has to fly. She's easily a millennia in age, and she's slow!" the boy complained, though he had a very good reason to. Elecomun was ancient even by domesticated standards. Sure she was a beautiful creature, but she hated everyone who came around. She hadn't been partnered with anyone in almost a century. Hell, many speculated she was tired of outliving her allied partners and she decided to stop accepting them entirely.
She had been born wild, but an injury had led to her meeting her first partner, a man by the name of Aegon Targaryen had nursed her back to health and as such had built a bond of friendship with her.
He wasn't the only known Aegon Targaryen, there were at least a dozen or two people with the name at the moment; himself included.
"Naruto, do you understand?" his mother asked him.
Shit.
He had zoned out.
"Uh, yes ma'am. I understand." he quickly said.
"Good, you may go to the rookery and hatch it." she told her son, "Oh and son, make sure you don't skip out on the party." she added.
"Of course." he smiled back.
Full name; Naruto Aegon Targaryen. Age, eleven soon to be twelve in three months. Other things that need to be known; not at the moment.
He grinned in excitement as he pushed his way forward and set the-hopefully- new partner he had gained inside its egg into a large pyre. A deep growl from behind reminded him he had to be quick or he'd be used as part of the fuel for this birthing.
Quickly running out of the way a loud roar filled the air before golden fire filled the air, forcing the boy to cover his face due to the heat being released by the elderly dragon with snow white scales. Elecomun was known to be the one to hatch the dragons chosen as partners from the Freehold and she was also, surprisingly, well; motherly towards the infant dragons when they came out. Her fire burned on for around five minutes before she finally stopped and snorted out a cloud of smoke as she finished. He waited almost impatiently for the new life he had chosen to be his partner to come out.
A scratching sound was heard before a crack appeared in the egg which then roughly exploded to small pieces as the baby dragon freed itself from its prison. His mother stood behind him calmly as she watched the young dragon looked around and sniffed the air. The young hatchling has a long serpentine body, with proportionately long necks and tails. Their bodies have four limbs: two short back legs and two large wings as forelimbs, a body-plan similar to a bat. The small creature is covered in obsidian black scales, as well as spines that run down the entirety of its back from head to tail. Small ridges of horns frame the edges of its faces, running along the back of the skull and along the jawline, which would evidently grow bigger as it began to mature.
Dragons, when they were born, imprinted upon the first person or dragon they saw which formed a nigh unbreakable bond between them as the young hatchling saw the person as Mother or Father. In the case of its actual parents this bond still remained the same. Softly kneeling in front of the small dog sized reptile, Naruto held his hand out and let the tiny black creature smell him, and smiled as it put its head into his palm and crooned happily as it accepted him. For dragon riders, when the rider perished, it allowed for a new bond to be able to be formed, but it was nothing when compared to their first original bond with the human they bonded with first.
Other than that, there wasn't much of a difference when it came to a bonding process from a dragon be it wild or not.
His mother sighed softly at the successful bonding, "So, what are you going to name him?" she asked softly.
"Balerion. His name will be Balerion. It means, Sword of Destruction." he said happily.
"He will become one of the most well known dragons raised in our house, won't he my son?"
"He will be known as Balerion the Black Dread if I have anything to say about it." the boy joked, not knowing how true his words would come to be in the future.
"Come, he needs to be fed, or would you like to volunteer?"
"I like my body as it is thank you mom." the blond joked happily.
~XxX- 5 Years later -XxX~
Naruto was excited. It was time to forge his own swords. He would have to work together with his dragon in order to get the process down perfectly. However, he knew that in order to get the steel properly made, he had to study, and as such he had spent the last couple years apprenticing in the smiths workshop to understand how to make Valyrian steel and how to produce exceptional weapons for their warriors. Especially with how blacksmithing it is an art that only the more dedicated persons are able to understand to their full capacity. Some fool like to think that you only need a metal brick, heat it and hammer it until you have your sword or the weapon that you want to forge.
No this art needs to be understood in depth as the metal is the body, the length is the life, the strength is the soul. To understand how much fire can be used before the metal is burned. Put your soul into the metal because the weapon is an extension of your own hand. And finally your heart when you are forging the weapon because the weapon lives thru his owner. That why those fools that try to pass as blacksmiths end most of the time dead by angry customers. Now, it was time to make a sword special to him as the heir of House Targaryen. Shame his father wasn't here to help him do this, it would have been nice to at least bond with him even if it was for a moment.
Balerion was behind him waiting patiently by the furnace. Stacks of various materials were placed around for grabbing to help the process along, and several charts hung around to ease the process of forging the steel into a proper blade. It had to be done by the wielder or else the weapon would never respond to him like it needed to. Well, no time like the present as they say.
Now fully grown, and still growing, Balerion possess two sets of frills that run along the back of his necks and spine, two along the sides of his necks and another two centered closer to the backbone, for a total of four frills. These are formed from webbing that grows between longer spines. When Balerion is agitated or simply excited, he'd raise and flare these frills - similar to how a furry animal like a cat will raise the hackles on its back when agitated (or a feathered animal such as a goose will puff up its feathers), in an attempt to appear bigger so as to intimidate its enemies. Particularly large ridges of horns frame the edges of Balerion's faces, running along the back of the skull and along the dragon's jawline.
And with that, the blond went to work. He had Balerion ignite the furnace and quickly threw in several shovels of charcoal into the fire, followed by several ingots of metal and a bit of wood to burn over the metal. The process was long and tiring to the young teen. His hands had more blisters on them than a frog did, and by the time he had processed the steel enough to bring it out to proper shape, the steel no longer glowed red or white from the heat, now seemingly to absorb any and all forms of heat as the metals used in birthing the sword gathered the flames internally, thus making the process that much harder.
He had to resort to using his minuscule knowledge of magic to actually help in the task, but all things come to an end, and with a final blow, his sword had been completed. Dropping the blade into a quench trough the fourteen year old wiped the sweat from his brow before he walked over to the cooler side of the room for a mug of ale he had brought in when he was allowing the metal to melt down. Hearing the door open, he was surprised to see a familiar face he had not seen in several months as she stuck her head into the forge. It was his sister, Visenya Targaryen. The young woman was only two years older than he was making her sixteen winters old.
She, along with their younger sister Rhaenys Targaryen who was a single year younger than he himself was, had been in the North, Winterfell to be exact, learning from the ladies of the noble house of Stark to further their education. She smiled as she walked in, a noticeable sway to her womanly hips as she approached, "Well, well, well look at you, all grown up now little brother. And finally crafting your own sword alongside your partner." she said as she stopped several feet from the solid black dragon who growled at her. Balerion's orange red eyes glaring at the young woman who approached him.
The elder female smiles softly as she gazes at the creature, "He's so large. Much larger than most of the dragon's inside the pens. He may even outgrow old Elecomun at the rate he is growing. What have you been feeding him these past few years?" she asked curiously.
Naruto shrugged as he pulled the finished sword out of the trough, "When he was first born, I fed him sheep and chicken and as he got bigger I simply let him hunt for his meals. Anything he eats is caught by him and him alone where he eats his fill and then comes back for the remaining portion at a later time if the remains are still where he put them. From what I have noticed about him, he prefers to eat the sheep and goat herds and sometimes he brings a horse. Saw him eat one of his own kind from the wild as well, don't know what that's done to him. He hasn't changed all that much to be honest. The only thing that changes is his appetite for the day." the prince told her.
"And he is only five years old you say?" Visenya asked curiously.
"Six years in a week or so." her brother stated with a shrug.
"Well, you'd best be careful. Several of the men have been eyeing him. I think they might try to claim him as their mount." his sister said.
Her brother gave a snort, "For all the good it'll do them. Balerion has issues with anyone that isn't me, you, Rhaenys, mom or dad. Hell, he hardly tolerates the dragons you guys bonded with, and that's only because we know them." he stated, "I think he has issues being around others. I'll try and see if I can get him to open up to others at a later date. Mom says he's going through a phase similar to how we humans do when we reach puberty. I don't know what's going on, but I'm simply letting things play out normally. If he gets mad, I simply send him out and let him roam for a bit before calling him back." Naruto said softly.
Setting the sword down he begins to etch runes into the length of the blade. His sister watches for several minutes, Balerion now sleeping peacefully where he lay throughout the day. When she gets tired of waiting, she reaches over and rips it away, ignoring his cries to have her give it back as it wasn't finished.
However, much to the blonds shock she begins to cast a spell on it. A simple durability spell for all intents and purposes, but something unexpected happens. The blade begins to glow before it became too much to look at by either of them before Visenya drops it to the ground where it clatters loudly. When the light dies down they look at the blade in confusion. Naruto more so than his sister, "Was that supposed to happen?" he asked.
"No, I don't know what happened." she said honestly.
Naruto sighed and picked the blade up and stood tall. Turning around he goes to set it on the empty table when he notices it. A exact duplicate of the sword he held in his hand lay upon the stone surface waiting to be grabbed.(2) Gently lifting the blade up, he notices key differences in the two, but regardless, both swords are complete and sturdy with no obvious signs of damage in the metals that crafted them. His sister gingerly takes the one he picked up from the table, "A duplication spell, I was trying a durability enchantment. I'm sorry brother." she apologized sincerely.
Naruto shrugged at her, "I'm used to strange and weird coincidences by now." he told her, "I'll call this one Blackfyre." he said lifting up the original sword, "And I believe this one can be named Dark Sister due to it being a duplicate of Blackfyre, and the metal is dark colored. What do you think?" he asked her.
"I think it suits them." Visenya said as she took one of the blades, "But have you even learnt how to wield two swords at the same time brother?" she asked him.
"No, and I don't think I would like to. However, I know you have yet to receive a proper weapon, so I would like for you to have the second sword you created, for yourself. A gift from me to you." Naruto smiled softly.
"Naruto, I can't take this, I still have to bond with a dragon of my own to get a sword." his sister said kindly.
Naruto shook his head and closed her hand around the pommel, "I insist. Besides, it fits your grip almost perfectly. Blackfyre is molded to mine, but this sword looks fit for you." he told her.
Visenya nodded reluctantly, "Thank you, this is the nicest sword I have ever held, I ill treasure it for the rest of my days." she said kindly to him.
"Good, that means you only need a dragon and you will be ready to join the group of riders." he said," Anything else you want to talk to me about sister?" he asked curiously.
Visenya nodded her head, "I have something for you inside my chambers, and I know that I owe you a birthday present, and I want to give it to you personally. Please come by and let me give it to you before you go to sleep for the night" she said to the younger male.
Naruto nodded his head, "Yea sure, I can come now if you want." he offered.
"No, tonight. I want to give it to you tonight when we are alone." Visenya pleaded.
Strange, but if that was what she wanted he wouldn't deny her.
~XxX-Later that night-XxX~
Naruto walked through the halls of his home. He had been told to come by when the house laid to rest, so he did as he was told. Knocking on Visenya's door, Naruto opened it and looked inside. He saw Visenya sitting on her bed reading a book, "It's about time you came; I was starting to think you wouldn't come." Visenya said as she shut the book and set it down.
"You said you wanted to give me my gift late at night, so here I am. What is it you have gotten me?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Oh you thought this was an actual gift that would be of use like a sword or something did you." Visenya said shaking her head and smirked at her brothers confused look, "I'm afraid it's not that kind of gift." he told him as she pulled him into her room and secured the door, "However, I want you to enjoy this gift nevertheless, and I am hoping you accept it despite me hiding it away." she said as she slowly pushed him onto her bed, "After all, it's not every day a boy becomes a man." Visenya whispered into her brother's ear with a sultry tone.
Naruto felt himself gulp nervously, "A-Are you sure you want to do this? We aren't married, and I don't wish to ruin your chances for a proper marriage." he said.
"Oh yes, I have decided early on for what I desired in life, and right now, I desire to have your cock inside my eager virgin cunt. To feel you spray your seed deep inside me, so deep that it takes root the instant you blow your load inside my belly." she said as she rubbed his cock lightly through his trousers, making his cock rise in excitement at the mere thought of impregnating his sister with a bastard child born from their union.
That night, the prince lost his virginity to his elder sister in a night of passion like no other.
Admittedly, Visenya was slightly disappointed she wasn't able to conceive that night like she had desired.
~XxX- 7 Years Later -XxX~
It has been seven years since the day he forged his swords. Reunited with his sister, bedded her the same day, and twelve years since he birthed his dragon Balerion, known as the Black Dread just as Naruto predicted he would be known as. His flames were an ebony black with patches of red and gold. The sheer power of his dragon's flames was strong enough to melt steel and stone. His size had grown to such an extent that he had become larger than even Elecomun herself easily by double. Many speculated him to be an offspring of a Dragon King, which shouldn't need explaining if you understand the words.
Regardless, a small explanation is in order. A dragon king is incredibly large, large enough to rival a mountain in size, and they lived for thousands of years, took multiple mates to spread their genes and progeny through the world. Seeing one is rare as most known dragon kings either slumbered most their lives, or died in combat at a young age. The flames they produced were said to be the strongest, and more often than not resembled their own scales from the sheer amount of power they had. It was the reason that so many of the riders had come after him when Valyria had fallen. The chance to have the most powerful dragon under their control would give them the start to a world under their rule.
When Valyria had been destroyed, the survivors had fled to Westeros on their dragons. There had once been nearly three hundred riders when they had all come together, now there was only a couple dozen at most left from a once great dynasty. It had torn the many survivors apart when leadership couldn't be decided on, and many had challenged Naruto himself for right to claim Balerion as their mounts as they wanted to years prior to the Doom. And that escalated even further when other riders tried to defend his right as Balerion's partner.
And soon, war broke out.
~XxX-With Naruto and his Allies-XxX~
Naruto sighed as he sat at a large table. A small gathering of his most trusted family members and allies sat in surrounding seats. Arguing over who would take what lands, who would marry who, who would be the ultimate leader when all the fighting was all done. However, what most didn't comprehend was that a war that hosted dragons left barely any winners. All that would be left, was a pile of ashes when the fire died down and the smoke settled completely. He had been silent the entire meeting, hearing the arguments, the pleading, the threatening. And yet, he knew it would only end with one decision.
With a roar he raised his hand up and slammed his fist down on the large table, "ENOUGH ALREADY!" he bellowed out loudly, causing the room to be silenced as he glared ahead, "All of you need to shut the hell up. Acting like a bunch of spoiled Lannister brats who have been denied a toy. Where is your pride? Where is the honor? Where is the nobility that makes you proud to be a member of your house? I'll tell you, but won't like the answer." he said as he stood up, "It's out there, on the battlefield where our enemies await us. Not in here where each of you squabble like a pack of toddlers who have been told no." he said motioning to each of them.
"This war, it's been going on for three years now. The Kingdom of the North, ruled by House Stark of Winterfell, the Kings in the North, has bent the Knee. The Kingdom of the Mountain and the Vale, ruled by House Arryn of the Eyrie, the Kings of the Mountain and the Vale, has bent the knee. The Kingdom of the Isles and Rivers, ruled by (Formerly at this point) House Hoare of Harrenhal, the Kings of the Isles and the Rivers as well as the Kingdom of the Rock, ruled by House Lannister of Casterly Rock, the Kings of the Rock have both bent the knee. The Kingdom of the Stormlands, ruled by House Durrandon of Storm's End, the Storm Kings, has bent their knee to us. The Kingdom of the Reach, ruled by House Gardener of Highgarden, the Kings of the Reach, has bent their knee to us. The only one yet to kneel is Dorne, but that's because they are to prideful to do such a thing." Naruto stated with conviction, which was true. Twelve of their dragons had spread out under his command and basically commanded each kingdom to kneel to his own.
As a royal heir to the remaining members of House Targaryen and heir to the Valyrian throne, he could wage war on anyone he pleased, but he didn't want constant war, he wanted a united Westeros, a united continent. He had done much when he had claimed his seat of power in the once formerly neutral land of King's Landing, making it the new capital of Westeros. Houses Stark, Lannister, and Arryn, which bent the knee to him, were allowed to maintain their domains, no longer as kings mind you, but as Lords Paramount of their respective regions - the North, the Westerlands and the Vale - and Wardens, subject to the authority of the King and the First Men.
With House Hoare eliminated, the kingdom ruled by Harren the Black was divided, with the people of the Iron Islands had ended up choosing House Greyjoy as their rulers, where the lands surrounding the Trident awarded to House Tully as lords of the Riverlands, and the lords of lands surrounding the new capital of King's Landing as direct vassals to the Iron Throne, a seat of power like no other, forged by Naruto's and Balerion's own combined work.
The Iron Throne was forged at the order of Naruto Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror, the first of the Targaryen Kings, who conquered six of the seven independent kingdoms of Westeros and unified them under his rule. The throne was forged from the 1,000 swords that had been surrendered to Aegon in the War of Conquest by the lords who had offered their fealty, though the actual number of the swords is more or less seven hundred, but he liked the stories of him using the 1,000 instead. These were subsequently melted down by the fiery breath of Naruto's dragon, Balerion the Black Dread, then beaten and bent into a throne of imposing appearance.
House Gardener was also obliterated when King Mern IX perished at the Field of Fire. Mern's steward, Harlen Tyrell, surrendered Highgarden and the Reach to the Targaryen conqueror and was thus appointed Lord of Highgarden, Lord Paramount of the Reach, and Warden of the South.
House Durrandon was extinguished in the male line when King Argilac was killed by Orys Baratheon in battle. As a reward for his loyalty, Orys was granted Argilac's domain, as well as his daughter. Thus House Baratheon, the Lords Paramount of the Stormlands and new Lords of Storm's End, was created.
"The only reason we haven't conquered Dorne yet is because they're surprisingly smart enough to stay away from open conflict with us seeing as we have numerous dragons under our command My Lord." a member of the council stated.
"Nevertheless, our own battles have taken their toll on us as well. The branch house of House Targaryen, House Blackfyre, has defected from the ruling Houses of the Westeros Kingdom, and as such, have declared war on us, on me, for being a unworthy ruler." Naruto stated before he stood up and walked around the table to stand ahead of all the gathered allies to his house and spoke with a presence that held their attention, "House Blackfyre has sent us a message... That they can take whatever they want. That no one can stop them." he stated seriously.
With a shrug of his own shoulders he continued, "Well we will send them a message." he told his followers, "You ride out as fast as the wind can carry you... You tell the other Houses to come." he declared, the determination in their eyes only growing from a set of conflicting ideals to a united front, "Tell them Aegon the Conqueror of House Targaryen calls to them!" he said jabbing a hand towards the window and then at himself, "Because you fly now, with me! My brothers! Sisters! And we will show these would be dragon riders... That they cannot take whatever they want!" he declared boldly, "Because today... At the edge of our hope, at the end of our time, we have chosen not only to believe in ourselves, but in each other! Today there is not a man nor woman in here that shall stand alone. Not today. Today we face the monsters that are at our door and bring the fight to them! Today, we are ending the Dance of Dragons!"
Cheers rang through the air as Naruto finished his rallying speech and he grabbed Rhaenys' and Visenya's hands and ran down the aisle and outside to the courtyard where Balerion came crashing to the ground so his master could run up his large wings with his own lovers behind him. Sitting in the saddle built for his dragon, Naruto's lovers sat down and held on. Visenya sat behind him while Rhaenys sat in front of him. Grabbing the two leather reigns on the dragon's neck, he pulled back and gave a loud, "HYAH!" as Balerion rose to his legs, the crowd cheering as the dragon gave a loud, "GGGGRRRRAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH~" before he leapt up into the air and took off, his body snaking through the sky as he quickly gained momentum.
Flying around the large castle he had begun to call home, cheers were heard as the remaining riders of House Targaryen rushed to their own dragons and climbed onto their backs and took to the sky to follow their one true king, a roar from the Black Dread filling the heavens as he soared through the air to the next battle
It was time to end this war once and for all.
House Targaryen of Valyria held forty or so dragons and riders and had a number around 150,000 banner-men under their rule from various kingdoms, not including their own 2,500 men from Valyria who had escaped the Doom. Their enemies were the branch house of the Targaryen House and had nearly sixty dragons and riders under their banner with a total of 25,000 men under their banner from those who despised the idea of one man ruling all of Westeros.
Naruto and both of his sisters had barely survived the Doom of Valyria along with their dragons Balerion, Vhagar and Meraxes. Their parents had unfortunately perished in the attempt to usher as many people to safety as they could, but sadly not many had listened and died along with them. A shocking sight to the both dragon rider houses had been old Elecomun surviving. The old bat had mysteriously vanished several weeks before everything happened, and one day she simply appeared at the hold where House Targaryen and House Blackfyre resided. And it only took three months for the world to evolve into chaos as the houses divided and chose sides.
In a battle that would come to be known as the Dance of Dragon's, Naruto had cemented his name in history as Aegon the Conqueror due to him and Balerion destroying the Freehold of Dragonstone, the only other place to hatch and raise dragons, when he and Balerion had burned it to ash as the first deceleration of his conquest to rule the seven kingdoms, seeing as Valyria had fallen to the Doom. Currently Naruto rode upon Balerion's back, Blackfyre was strapped to his back and his sisters flew behind him on their own dragons as well as their loyal brethren who flew on their own dragons after them.
They had chased former friends and family to Westeros borders and back, and now, they had cornered them at the new palace of King's Landing where Naruto had built his throne. Naruto had quickly ordered the attack, and soon battle filled both land and sky as dragons clashed with fire and teeth while the armies fought on foot and horse. Naruto had been growing in his years, and had become quite adept with using magic in battle. The elements bent to his whims and he governed the power of his dragon's own magic, known as Thu'um to the Maester's, which they used to command their own power into existence.
Balerion's abilities had manifested in their own unique ways. His powers ranged from Emotion Sensing (strange as it was), to being able to read the hearts and minds of men with having the power to talk telepathically somehow squeezing in there. He had other powers; Precognition, transformation (he no longer did it as he was to big), manipulating plants, calling a rain of meteors down from the heavens and so many more. He was proud of his best friend and companion for cementing his name into history as one of the strongest of dragons to have been born
However, this battle was going to change how history looked upon the Conqueror of Westeros as he and all his enemies mysteriously vanished in an act of sacrifice to protect the smallfolk who were under attack by enemy riders and their dragons.
Naruto was standing above the mountain watching as both armies settled into their positions to fight against their enemies. Naruto now wore a set of armor that was crafted from pure Valyrian steel, much like his swords were.
The armor Naruto wears possesses an incredibly dark and sinister design that seems to have a more gothic and mythological inspiration. The armor itself has an overall unique model with a black-metallic color scheme, and is decorated with small silver chains, intricate and ornamental designs on the boots, lower torso and gauntlets, two sets of shoulder guards underneath the initial armored spikes mounted on the shoulders, and even several large fasteners located all over the body that link each piece of the armor together. The set also features several other spikes protruding from various parts of the body as well as six large horn-like spikes on the very top of the helmet to accompany the large eye-like sockets in the front, giving the Targaryen King an incredibly malevolent and monstrous appearance. (3) The gauntlets and the cuirass will also give off a deep red glow whenever the armor is worn in dark or dimly lit areas.
He watched as the two armies bellowed their war-cries before they all charged forward. He couldn't help but sigh as he watched the people fought over nothing. Balerion's loud steps drew his attention and he looked to his dragon and spoke honestly, "Balerion, I need to know something... why did you choose me even after I told you what happened for us to become bonded rider and dragon?" he questioned.
Balerion stepped forward, his Valyrian Steel armor clinking with each movement, [We choose a leader for his heart... Naruto.] The dragon answered his rider through their telepathic link.
Naruto looked back to the battle as the rider and her dragon fought, "But I am not without fear though." he responded to Balerion.
Balerion nodded his head, [Without fear there cannot be the courage, but when we are together it is our enemies who should be afraid.] the dragon said confidently as he observed the fighting.
Naruto grinned as he looked to his dragon, "And are we together, Balerion? AS ONE?!" he spoke boldly as he drew his sword which shimmered in the evening light. Balerion gave a sky shattering roar and released a sea of black flames from his maw alerting the world of his presence. With his show off of power finished Naruto grinned, "I'll take that as a yes my friend." he said as he climbed onto his saddle as the two raging armies battled below, [Now take to the skies, to win or die!] he roared in his mind as Balerion gave a loud roar before leaping into the sky to do as he was told to.
Soaring down the mountain at incredible speeds Naruto thrust his sword forward and roared out, "Dracarys!" before Balerion gave a mighty bellow of his own, and unleashed hell unto his enemies, burning them with his fire. With his attack, Naruto had decimated half of the already overwhelmed army that had allied with House Blackfyre from Dorne. Cheers from the allied Houses under Naruto's rule cheered proudly as the gigantic black dragon soared overhead and into the skies above. However, there were those that had been awaiting his arrival.
And with that, dragons soared down from above, silencing any and all who bore witness to the gigantic flock of dragons. Of course Naruto was quickly surrounded by the smaller and slightly faster dragons as they came up behind him and readied themselves for battle. However, Naruto had other plans and begun to call upon the combined might of his own magic and combined it with the magic he used in conjunction with Balerion's Thu'um.
"Brakka du vanyalí sem huildar Diin Tiid Klo un Ul" (Reduce the magic that holds and Freeze Time, Sand, and Eternity)
And as soon as he released the power to create his spell, the man immediately knew something was wrong. His enemies had not stopped moving as he had planned, but rather they had begun to glow. Wait, he had begun to glow as well, his allies and enemies all alike had begun to glow. What was happening to them, what went wrong?
He was unable to answer his own question as an explosion of light went off and blinded the world for several hours. When the warriors of both armies were able to see, they had noticed that there wasn't a single dragon or rider in the sky, in fact the sky above was clear as far as the eye could see.
What would be known as Aegon's Sacrifice would go down in history as one of the most selfless acts a king would ever make to ensure peace would reign. Rhaegar Targaryen, a young boy of fifteen, would be announced as the future king of Westeros and he would strive to be as great a king as his predecessor had been. When he had married at the age of twenty, he named his firstborn after the Conqueror of Westeros; Naruto Aegon Targaryen in his memory to honor his sacrifice.
~XxX-King's Landing-XxX~
Kings Landing, the capital and royal city of the Seven Kingdoms. Built during the time of Naruto Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror. It resides along the Kingsroad at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush and overlooks Blackwater Bay. From the hillside one could see the Red Keep and its red stone bricks along with the Great Sept of Baelor. After a long three days travel from the Inn at the Crossroads; the Royal Family and party have arrived home. The gates to Kings Landing were open, the long procession moved slowly through the streets. Moving with ease as crowds part away to allow them through. People tossed flowers at the feet of the Knights of the Kings Guards; at the feet of Robert Baratheon who had been crowned King after his own rebellion to claim a throne. They applauded and cheered as the Queens carriage strolled on by; they gave praise as the last of the Kings Guards trotted by. It's was festive and loud. The people of Kings Landing were glad their savoir and their King had returned.
It had been a week since the news of a Tourney coming to Kings Landing sent the capital into a frenzy. A Tourney meant good business for everyone. From Bakers to whores and everyone in between. Lord Ned Stark who had been recently appointed as Hand of the King was still not happy with the fact Robert insisted on having said thing; but he was quick to learn that sometimes it was best to give the king what he wanted and suffer.
However, it was mentioned that the week of the Tourney would be held on the Eve of Demise, a time where the First Targaryen King Naruto Aegon Targaryen gave his life to end a war that would have killed countless houses to the last man. No Dragon that had supposedly been alive at the time survived, no rider saw the morrow, and the King had perished in a flash of light that took him, his allies and his countless enemies to the next life along with their dragons. Rumor had it, if you watched the sky long enough you would see the flash of green that signaled the return of the late Dragon King and his dragon.
The First day of the Tourney came quicker than most thought; it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Well minus the fact that it was the first day of the Melee. The Melee was split into two days. Day one was Group A and day two was Group B. The top five from both groups would then fight opening day on day three before the Archery. Then the Joust had the last two days. The Melee, Archery and Joust were all the main events; surrounded by smaller events. All that was followed by a massive feast after each day. Robert spare no expenses on the tourney and the feast. He had wine shipped in from all over the Seven Kingdoms and across the Narrows. Dancers, entertainers, and the works. Not to mention the food. Each day was a different menu. The Melee was a large circular arena that was built within the week. It was all wooden, with several entrances onto the grounds with stand up high. Then there was the archery range and lastly the Joust tilts.
The first fight was about to begin, and the remaining participants had begun to gather in the arena for a fight. Among them was Prince Oberyn, Ser Beric, and not to mention his best friend in the Kingsguads Ser Alys Oakheart was joining. It was close to show time, hours went by as the contestants of the Melee got prepared. In the time it took, people flocked to the stands to watch the spectacles. Cheers could be heard, screams rang out. Horses neighing. The loud crack of wood breaking. People were getting amped up for the battles. Wither they be Highborn or low; the Melee was always an opening sight to see at a tourney. King Robert along with Lord Stark and the royal family sat in is Kings Box. A square box on the far side of the ring that was shaded by yellow and black cloths canopies. Robert was already drinking wine, not enough to be drunk yet; but enough to give him a light buzz. Cersei was irritated as her father came to visit and see the tourney.
The Kings Box was flanked by members of the Kings Guard; Ser Jamie was in the box with Ser Barriston. The only member who was not present was Ser Alys Oakheart as he was fighting in the melee under the Kings Guard Standard. The crowd was going crazy already and the match hasn't even started. Down in the ring stood an old retired knight now turned announcer with a wooden hollow cone to amplify his voice. He was speaking to the crowd and announcing the fighters as they came out into the ring and took their post under their standards. The standards were small wooden shields with each fighters sigil painted on it.
The announcer shouted out names and the fighter came running out with there being thirty fighters in all. When the last fighter had entered the arena, King Robert stood up from his seat, silencing everyone slowly as he need the attention. He spoke harshly, as his wine was already making him loose his speech and it wasn't even midday.
"I, King Robert of House Baratheon." He started; "You all know the bloody titles; welcome you all to day one of the Hands Tourney!" Maester Pycelle stood up next, he had the announcer's cone to speak due to his old age.
"I-I would like to say a prayer before we begin." Maester Pycelle said; the fighters all took a knee in the ring. "May the Warrior grant these men courage and protect them in these bouts. May the Smith grant the strength, that they my bear the heavy burden of battle. And may the Crone, she that knows the fate of all men, show them the righteous path to walk."
"Enough!" Robert shouted; "Let them fight!" The crowd went crazy once more.
However, before any of the fighters could move a loud explosion filled the air causing the masses to scream in fright, only for them to scream even louder as a deafening roar shattered the sky.
"DRAGON!" a man shouted as he pointed towards the north.
"NO, IT'S AN ARMY OF DRAGON'S!" a lord cried out.
A gout of flame was released from the large black dragon who led the pack up into the sky while a large snow white dragon roared back with flames of its own, just as big, if not slightly smaller than the black dragon who led the charge.
"I don't believe it, i-is this really happening, are-are we witnessing an illusion?" Tyrion Lannister, Imp of House Lannister asked in awe.
Joffrey looked at the beasts in excitement as he pointed at one, "Look at the size of the black one, it's larger than Balerion the Black Dread himself was. The white one must be as large as he had been when he died!" he said excitedly, "Mother, I want that Black Dragon, get me the Black Dragon!" he demanded.
However, Cersei wasn't listening, she was silent from the shock she was seeing in front of her. Dragons clashed in the sky and fire filled the heavens as beasts fought for domination over each other. Her hand had loosened up enough to the point that Cersei drops her wine, the cup breaking as it hits the ground at her feet.
Jamie Lannister, her twin brother and secret lover and father to her three children, just stares vacantly, his mind not able to comprehend the sight his vision is seeing in front of him. It shouldn't have been possible. Dragons had died out when Naruto Targaryen gave his life to protect the people.
Tommen feels his eyes widen in shock and disbelief at the dragon's fighting in the sky. His body is so shocked that it causes the poor boy to pass out in his chair from the sheer audacity.
Down in the fighting pit, Sandor Clegane known as The Hound; who was the younger brother of Gregor Clegane The Mountain gulps in terror as he pisses himself, the dragons bellowing loud enough to the point his terror overrides his bodily functions
Myrcella Baratheon, princess of the realm happily claps; finding it exciting to see real live dragons flying in the sky above, battling for dominance. It was like watching a reenactment of the Dance of Dragons where the Targaryen King battled his enemies.
Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish who was the Master of Coin, runs from the stands to try and find safety, but his movement caused a panic from the observing citizens who were going to watch the Tourney to cry out in terror and quickly start a mass panic. In his cowardly act of self-preservation, the greedy Master of Coin is not watching where he is running, and is shoved into a corner where it just so happens that a rack of swords, maces and spears rested. Slamming into the rack, Baelish cries out when he finds himself buried under the assortment of weapons, one of the swords having ended up stabbing his 'Littlefinger' in the process and a mace crushed in his dominant hand his thumb and pointer finger, not that anyone would care if he lost his cock or not but the lost of his fingers that could cost him his position as the Master of Coin. With how he thinks that he is smart by stealing money and weakening the rule of Robert into making/creating a potential rebellion in the future by making it appear that the kingdom don't have more money in the future.
Varys the Master of Whispers who had served the Previous King before Robert ascended to the throne is intrigued by the battle happening above and excited (Internally) at the thought of a new ruler ascending to the Iron Throne, preferably a Targaryen who deserved the seat by his own merits and not by just claiming the throne like Robert did after the rebellion.
Unfortunately for the elderly Master Pycelle, the shock and sudden arrival of the battling dragons causes him to experience a Heart Attack where he falls to the ground dead as a door-nail. Seems that Kings Landing was in need of a new Master. Some people could/would thought the his age was what caused his death, but it really was that as a Master he did have access to scroll with information about the true identity of the dragons but more important about the dragon rider owner of Balerion 'Naruto Aegon Targaryen'. Or maybe his death was a karmic result of his backstabbing Aerys into opening the city doors.
Tyrion, once again, stands in silence as he stares in wonder at what could possibly be a childhood dream of his coming true. His father had broken his heart when he was little, but it seemed as if fate had other plans in store for the small lion today.
Robert, who was surprisingly giddy at the sight of the dragons in the air, breaks out into cheers and exclaims "FINALLY SOMETHING FUCKING INTERESTING HAPPENS!" just as a large blast of white flame was bellowed out from the large white dragon.
"Ossēnagon zirȳ ry, henujagon mirre!" a voice roared before the large black dragon smashed its tail into the white one who confronted it. A roar of rage escaped the dragon and it surged forward to bite the black one, only for the black dragon to dive towards the ground. Unfortunately, he wasn't the only one to dive at the ground. The dragons in the sky who attacked from above had also dived down, following the command of their leader.
Unfortunately, there wasn't enough to stop them from the opposing side and about twelve of them managed to slip past, though a couple of the enemies managed to follow them and gave chase.
However, the horror of what was happening quickly set in when the dozens of dragons quickly begun to rain down fire and death upon the city of King's Landing, the cries and wails of the innocent filled the air, only for a call of, "Strun Ba Qo" to fill the air, and then the darkness of rain clouds filled the skies and thunder blasted across the heavens where rain was quick to fall down and quickly douse the flames, though it didn't have that great an effect as many had hoped.
However, the fact that someone had used magic was quite stunning to a large portion of them.
"Ossēnagon se kipagīros hen zōbrie dread, maghagon issa zȳhon bartos!" a seemingly enraged cry was yelled as the man upon the silver dragon pointed a sword at the black dragons own rider.
"YAH!" the rider urged his mount to dive down causing the beast to roar, and quickly reached the city, the sheer strength from the beasts wings flapping quickly extinguished the flames that were burning the city before it quickly rushed back into the skies to meet the enemy.
The other riders were unable to follow as most had been sent to destroy the city, and the remaining few were occupied with their own battles. With no other choice, the silver dragon dived after the large black dragon with a roar. However, a much smaller dragon had decided to attack, and had charged the large dragon in challenge, but it was brushed aside as it swiped its tail. The dragon roared in pain but managed to stay in the air, unfortunately its rider had been knocked off, screaming in a high pitched voice which let everyone know this was a woman who had been knocked off her dragon, and she was unable to be rescued.
"RHAENYS!" a male voiced shouted in horror, it was the rider of the black dragon.
Naruto watched in horror as his beloved sister was knocked off of Vhagar to her death. However, he knew that with as high as they were, there was still a chance he could save her. And with that, he forced his dragon to dive after her. Urging his mount to fly faster, "Go! Oh gods catch her, please go!" he pleaded with the dragon as Balerion swooped into a dive and tucked his wings in to make himself smaller and faster. While they were quick to catch up, they had one issue.
They had passed Rhaenys up and had to open up Balerion's wings to nearly halt their flight. However the issue with that was that Rhaenys had passed them by, again.
Tiring of the attempt to catch her while on dragon, Naruto simply unhitched himself from his saddle, and jumped.
Ignoring his own fear of death, he gave chase, Balerion following after with a roar. Rhaenys was twisting and turning in the air, but Naruto was yelling at her to try and calm her down. When she had managed to do so, Naruto took her hand that she had stretched out to him and brought her in close. And just in time as Balerion had caught up with them. Moving Rhaenys onto his back, Naruto stretched as much as his body allowed and gripped his saddle. Pulling himself in, he pulled back on Balerion's reigns as the dragon spread his wings and pulled up so tightly, he caused a blast of the sound barrier to break, unfortunately he was racing towards the ground. The mountains surrounding King's Landing were racing up to meet them, and they had no way to save themselves.
However, Naruto was anything if not resourceful, and he readied himself for the next move. Balerion roared in strain as he tried to slow himself enough to save him and his rider, but his wings were pulled taught to the point that streams of air flowed around. Naruto didn't have much time, but the time he had was enough to study the route of the mountains. With a grunt of determination, Naruto had Balerion go back into a dive and they raced ahead with incredible speed. Leaning to the left, they rounded a mountain, a lean to the right and they dodged a gigantic spire, another lean to the left and they dodged a large tower of stone, a lean to the right and they rounded a bend in the valley, a turn to the left and they raced out of the valley and into safety, a trail of dust following behind their crazy move.
Having managed to slow themselves enough, Naruto spotted a place to set his sister down and angled Balerion enough where he could slide his sister off without hurting her. When she was put on the ground, Rhaenys watched with adoration as Balerion took back off into the sky above, "Go." she muttered to herself as she knew what was about to happen.
"Alight bud, now I'm really pissed off, let's show these guys what happens when they piss off the Black Dread!" he said as Balerion charged at Elecomun. With a flap of his wings, Balerion came to a stop and suddenly moved into a dive bomb that shocked Elecomun's rider as he roared loudly. And with a swipe of his tail, he struck Elecomun into the side of a mountain causing the large female to roar out. However, this had the white dragon growl in anger as she opened her wings once more before she jumped up and begin her pursuit, regardless of her master's intention.
"Did that work?" Naruto asked himself, only to feel himself gulp when he saw the infuriated dragon seemingly appear behind him and his mount, "Well I didn't think the old bat could catch up that fast." Naruto said to himself.
Dipping down into the city, Naruto had Balerion bob and weave through the large towers, Elecomun's charge allowed her to simply crash through them with little to no harm to her, but her relentless pursuit continued. Crowds cheered in excitement as Balerion soared by them, their savior leading the enemy's beast on a wild chase. However, Elecomun's body crashing through a large wall after Balerion performed a barrel roll quickly silenced them. As he continued to race away from the, surprisingly fast, pissed off Elecomun he looked up to the storm he had created earlier to help maintain the flames set upon the city, "Alright Balerion, it's time to disappear!" he declared as he angled his large dragon up and quickly began to ascend into the skies above, "Come on bud!" he urged the dragon.
Elecomun was still in pursuit as she followed closely behind him, her mouth then filled with fire as she unleashed it at Balerion and his rider, but missed as they dodged out of the way from the mile and a half long gout of flame. Elecomun's wings passing through her own fire unharmed as she continued to chase. However, as they reached the dark clouds above, she attempted to stop Balerion by biting into his tail, but she missed. However, it was here that she stopped when she noticed dozens of her masters allies were here and surrounded her prey as they themselves hovered in place.
Balerion and Naruto hovered in the air, the surrounding enemies each hovering upon their own mounts. More than fifty dragons. Over fifty riders. Among them was the mighty Elecomun, an elderly dragon who rivaled Balerion in size and might, despite Elecomun being far older, forced into combat by his best friend now enemy, Harthen Blackfyre of House Blackfyre who rode upon her back. The watching citizens were in a panic. The dragons had nearly torn the city apart in the chase for the black dragon, hundreds had perished and who knew how many had been hurt in the ensuing chaos. The people of King's Landing had made myths of dragons, spread tales of their destructive legacy.
But as life shows, seeing something and telling of something are two vastly different things. The large black dragon's rider was putting up a valiant effort to stay alive, had tried using his magic at an incredible distance to try and held the city. His enemies, had set fire upon the place they called home. They had chased the black dragon high into the sky, many of the dragons were seen as small animals, but the black and silver dragons stood out clearly as mountains. The sheer size of the two dragons made them seem like indomitable mountains that could never be climbed, and many felt fear catch in their hearts when the trap was sprung.
Naruto drew Blackfyre and raised it into the sky, the sword's ebony metal drawing in the light in such a manner it seemed to shimmer with dark shadows being birthed off the metal. Before an attack could be mounted from the surrounding dragon rider's, an incredible roar was heard from the lowest points of the flea-bottoms of King's Landing to even the furthest of the riders, "ZALAGON SE JEDRAR BALERION!"
The rider of the black dragon's roar didn't shock them, oh sure, the command he issued to his mount was terrifying to some of the more knowledgeable people who had taken classes on High Valyrian languages, but the mentioning of the very name of the dragon he rode in battle had not once faded from fable or myth as it was so well renown and spoken of through tales of conquest and history that many had speculated the beast as fantasy. However, the name was the very same one as the dragon skull hidden away in the darkest parts of the castle at King's Landing.
What happened next only confirmed just who this dragon was with the next set of events. An incredible roar, a mighty bellow, a raging cry that sent chills to the very soul resounded through the skies. The black dragon's throat glowed a bright orange before it released its counter attack. The rider of the Black Dread wrapped the rope attached to his saddle around his hand and wrist, (Something he had should have done when they had first been surrounded) and leaned back tightening his grip and stance to his mount. His sword arm still remained in the air as the black fire erupted from his personal mounts maw.
With that single command, Balerion had gone berserker as he unleashed flames so mighty they turned the beautiful blue sky into a sea of blazing ebony. His body writhed and twisted as he unleashed unholy flames from his jaws, gouts of red and gold mixed in the fire giving the flames a demonic essence. The rider didn't seem bothered by the nigh unquenchable flames his beast unleashed as he stayed poised in his position of glory as his dragon swung his head in a frantic frenzy while he continued to bellow out his fire. Twisting and spinning, the Black Dread didn't stop, relentlessly following the command of his master to do exactly as he had been told.
To burn the skies.
The sudden counter had shocked the Black Dreads enemies and forced them to retreat lest they feel the wrath of the monster that had unleashed such powerful flames. Even the elderly Elecomun was forced to retreat, her flames no longer powerful enough to match such devastating firepower from her younger kin as he bellowed out ebony flames. Even when his enemies had fled away from him, the Black Dread relentlessly continued his almighty assault upon the heavens surrounding him. His head swiping to the left only to quickly swipe to the right as he began to spin around, his dark flames continuing to darken the skies around as he unleashed black flames. Unrelenting, the dragon continued its attack by aiming downwards, surrounding himself and his rider in a halo of ebony fire, before turning back around to complete the effect of trapping himself in a burning heaven as he continued to attack his enemies from his stationary position with a final spin of his gigantic frame. (5)
The sheer potency of the black fire was so devastating that the heat unleashed by the Black Dread's flames could be felt throughout the entirety of the city of King's Landing. The people cried out in panic as the fire seemingly blistered the flesh of the humans below on the ground as they fell to the dirt with cries of agony from the sheer potency of Balerion's powerful flames.
When Balerion finally stopped his assault, Naruto pulled the reigns and steered him at his enemy. And with that, the Black Dread attacked with his fuller strength as he collided with Elecomun, "Krii Lun Aus" Naruto roared as he unleashed a forbidden spell at his enemy, causing the man to cry out in pain before Naruto hefted his sword up like a spear, and he chanted, "Gath sem sverd du hjarta abr iet zar'roc" (Unite the sword with the heart of my misery) before he hurled the blade through the air. His spell cast, the blade moved unimpeded before it struck his enemy through the heart, killing him forced bond between him and Elecomun shattering as the rider who put her into submission perishing.
However, the bond placed upon Elecomun had a side-effect. Should her rider perish, then she too would perish. And as the dragon's former rider cried out in pain as he fell to the earth, Elecomun fell from the sky behind, her roars of pain quickly following her former master as she plummeted to the earth far below her, the sound of her crashing into the ground below and crushing everything underneath her body sounding soon after. The fighting of the dragon's had come to a stop when they witnessed old Elecomun suddenly plummet out of the sky, Naruto's voice carrying across the sky as he spoke, "This war, is over! All of you, land now, and I might show some of you mercy." he commanded in such a tone they didn't have the strength in them to disobey.
~XxX-Bravos-XxX~
A slap filled the air as flesh impacted flesh, "You would dare sell me and your sister to a horse fucker?! Do you not understand what you have done?!" an irate woman demanded.
"Yes, I do in fact know what I have done. I have started the rebellion to claim that which is mine by right and by blood. I now have an army with which I can claim my birthright dear mother. If it means giving you to a horde of Dothraki alongside my sister, then that's what I am going to do!" the man responded.
SLAP
"The Iron Throne is not yours. If it is going to go to anyone, it'd be me seeing as I am your mother. You, my son, would have to inherit it upon my death. And even if that was the case, I still wouldn't let you have it. So, in light of your blunder, I will give you one final educational lesson before I meet with your sister. The Dothraki are nomadic lords who don't care about fighting other men's conflicts. They go where they feel, and fuck who they please be they willing or not. Not only that; but the Dothraki never ever gone anywhere that their horses cannot. Do you understand what that means? It means that they'll never cross the sea due to the fact that their horses are unable to drink salt water. Meaning, you just basically sold us for nothing!" the woman hissed in anger at the young man.
And with that, she stormed off and returned to her room and slammed the door shut. Sighing deeply the former Queen Rhaella walked over to a small door in her wall and silently pulled it open. What was revealed to her sight was something any Lord or King would kill for. It was a clutch of dragon eggs, now petrified from time. The young animals within long dead as the Doom had killed the poor creatures long ago back when Naruto Aegon Targaryen was still alive. The Dragon eggs are roughly the size of a human child's head, and as heavy as stone, so they needed to be carried with two hands. The outer shell is covered in scales, with vastly different color patterns between eggs, usually matching the color of the dragon inside.
Each egg were laying in a small bowl of wildfire that never went out due to some old magic. In the middle of the emerald flames of the first bowl was a single dragon egg. It was a cream white color, the shell was soft. At the top and bottom of the egg was capped with a golden ring to hold it in place. The second bowl held a blood red egg inside, the scale-like shell had ridged feeling like sand, but was otherwise soft like the first and it too was capped with gold rings at the top and bottom. The Third egg was a stunning sapphire blue and had several purple swirls across the surface. It as well as the next and final egg all had gold caps at the tops and bottoms.
The next egg was a lively golden color with patches of rusty brown coating several patches of the shell. The final egg was a dark obsidian color with no traces of anything else coating its shell. This was a secret treasure she had ushered away when she was fleeing King's Landing when Robert Baratheon had claimed the throne. She had kept them even when she had to flee a second time after Robert had found her at the Tower of Dragons at the place Dragonstone used to stand before it was destroyed, and yet she never parted with them even when she came to Braavos. Two of these had belonged to her eldest children; Rhaegar and Viserys had been gifted the red and blue eggs, but when the rebellion happened, she had to hide them away.
Knowing her son as he is now, he'd want to sell them all for an army that would let him try and reclaim a throne that he couldn't have. Unfortunately she had barely saved her now deceased son Rhaegar's egg, the only thing she had left to remember him by now. She had never given Dany her own egg like she wished, and it constantly ate her up that she would never be able to. Suddenly, there was a knock on her door. Silently closing the small hatch, she covered it up and prayed it would still remain hidden before she went to answer her door.
Opening it, she smiled when she saw her sixteen year old daughter standing before her, a couple of maids waiting behind her with a chest, "Hello mother, how was your visit with elder brother today?" she asked pleasantly.
Rhaella scoffed in annoyance, "That brother of yours might just have bite off more than he could chew at the moment, come in, and don't wait around for me, I have to use the chamber for a moment." she said as she walked into a small private room-secretly connected to the dragon eggs hidden compartment, and pretended to use the bathroom when in reality she was ensuring the eggs remained hidden. When she finished up she came back out and motioned to the chest that had been left in the center of the room, "So, what's so important you bring a closed chest into my room dear?" she asked.
"I didn't want to believe it, but apparently these were gifted to me by Visenys today." she said before opening it up to reveal three more scaled eggs, much to Rhaella's shock. One was Black with red markings. The second was green with bronze markings while the final one was cream with gold markings, "I don't know why he was nice all of a sudden, but, I can't help but be grateful to have them now." Dany said happily.
Rhaella swallowed deeply, "Daenerys, listen to me, I don't think he gave those to you without a reason. I think he used those as a dowry to sell you to the Dothraki along with me. Now, before you say anything, gather some clothes and this chest. I'll meet you tonight by the docks." she said silently.
"B-But mother, why would"-her daughter went to state something when Rhaella silenced her, "Because he thinks he'll gain an army when they come to claim us. Now go, there isn't much time. I'm coming with you. No more will we be here as some greedy lords hostage to try and up his status, it's time we dragons reclaimed what was rightfully ours." she said as she stood Daenerys up and ushered her out, "Don't worry, I promise you everything is going to be alright." she said as she closed the door. Quickly running to the secret hideaway, she opened it up and gently pulled the clutch of eggs out and quickly removed the three gifted to Dany and packed them all away underneath them before she shut the chest.
Quickly packing away some of her clothes she called some servants and had them put the chest into a wagon and went to retrieve her daughter. Forget about becoming some horse fucker's wife along with her daughter, Visenys could fend for himself when they came to claim them specially when there is no female to be claimed by the Dothraki if Visenys want to use them for his own purpose he will receive a waking punch to the face when his plans fail when he learns that his mother and sister decide to escape from his potential/imaginative iron fist. Soon, mother and daughter were sailing across the sea back towards Westeros, unbeknownst to them, a Dragon King had once again returned where he belonged long before they had set off.
It wouldn't be long before news of Naruto Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror had come back from the dead along with his dragon and brought an army with him to reclaim what was rightfully his own.
~XxX-King's Landing-XxX~
The dragons and their riders surroiunded the broken and bloddiedbody of the now dead Elecomun, many were weeping openly for the old dragon's death, she had been alive through each of their lifetimes, she was the sole eldest dragon to have lived through most of their history. To see her in such a state hurt the two groups collectively more than words could describe. The dragons themselves all silently mourned for her as well, she had had birthed each of them from their eggs, she was their flame-mother, the giver of life when nobody had wanted them in some of the dragon's cases.
Naruto had buried the remains of his friend, Harthen Blackfyre under a rock mound, near Elecomun as a sign of respect. But now it was no time for that. Naruto looked at the two houses with a look of fury, "This, should never have happened. This, should not have come to be. All because some of you feel like you deserve things you can't have. You believe yourselves above other men of other houses, when in reality we are all blood; despite being in two seperate houses. Elecomun could have lived several dozen centuries more, if house Blackfyre hadn't declared war on House Targaryen. For a fucking dragon." Naruto snarled, his words making most of the men in the group flinch.
"As of right now, the riders of House Blackfyre are hereby stripped of their titles as Dragon riders, their mounts seized away for the future until they have proven themselves worthy of their mounts. If it is discovered that any one dragon goes missing or is bound to a rider through blood magic that rider will break the blood bond and be executed and fed to the dragons. No burial or carving of their names will be made, they'll cease to be. I do this for the memory of Elecomun. Of the one dragon we all hurt. Our dragons are young, full of life. Elecomun though, she was old, weary, and she was tired of fighting." Naruto spoke seriously.
Sighing with a shake of his head he continued, "It is time we throw down our own swords, and end this farce. I will allow regular visitations for the stripped riders with their dragons, but each of you will only receive a solitary hour with them. No flights, and no sort of roaming will be permitted. I decree this as your king. Now, let us bury Elecomun's body, and bring her skull to the keep where she can stay with the remaining dragon skulls we hold. And where we can honor her memory, as the Mother of Dragons." Naruto said silently.
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(1): It's the Targaryen family swords Blackfyre and Darksister, made them the way I wanted them and decided this is the look they would have.
(2): Imagine the sword to be a black viking-esque sword. That is how Blackfyre and Dark Sister look here.
(3): Its Daedric Armor from Skyrimn, figured a character known for his conquest for rule deserved something intimidating.
(4): Imagine the scene in How to train your Dragon 1 where Hiccup and Toothless piss the Red Death off enough that it burns the skies around and ruins the original prosthetic tail Toothless wore in the movie to flush them out. I also looked up a translator from the Game of Thrones series to use for the language barrier. The translation roughly says: Burn the skies Balerion; in Valyrian so take it as you will.
A/N 1: Elecomun is an Oc character/dragon. I needed enemy that would give Balerion a semi-hard conflict, and I figured I would use this dragon as that enemy. Originally she wasn't mean to die in battle, but that would have made me feel bad if she died in the Doom of Valyria.
A/N 2: I know Aegon the Conqueror was LONG dead by the time the Dance of Dragons came around along with Balerion, but here the war broke out over greedy people wanting Balerion for both his size and power and his age being relatively young for a dragon his size.
A/N3: I went to the Inheriwiki (Eragon) and looked up spells/words I could use for magic. I combined a spell I seen with a Shout from Skyrim and let things go from there.
A/N 4: Yes, Daenerys and her mother have Dragon eggs of their own. No, none of these eggs are not the eggs that Naruto located when he found Balerion's egg when he was searching for a partner, and no it's not the last you'll see/hear of them either. Those will be coming up later in the story.
Translation:
Ossēnagon zirȳ ry, henujagon mirre: Kill them all, leave none alive
ZALAGON SE JEDRAR BALERION!: Burn the skies Balerion
Ossēnagon se kipagīros hen zōbrie dread, maghagon issa zȳhon bartos : Kill the rider of the Black Dread, Bring me his head!
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CHAPTER 2
And welcome back to chapter 2 of Return of the Black Dread, please enjoy. I got a lot of positive reviews, a couple of mixed ones and several in between reviews. Overall it was very well balanced and accepted. I will be publishing the next chapter to Reading RDK soon, but right now I have a lot of projects I am reworking and pushing out, that is the main reason you haven't seen a update yet seeing as you have all been looking at either new publishings or otherwise and for that I apologize to all of you.
Robert Baratheon watched in excitement as the dragon's all fought in what could only be described as a dance of death, a Dance of Dragons. Several of them had already fallen to the ground, defeated or dead, their riders also dead from being crushed under the weight of their dragons or the sheer height of the fall with their beasts. However, with the battle moving out and away from his city, he knew he only had one shot to see what this army of dragon riders wanted.
"That was fucking awesome!" the king cried out with a bellowing laugh.
"Robert, will you calm yourself, we need to prepare for these dragon riders in case they decide to attack us." Cersei said in a small amount of anger.
"Oh hush up woman,don't act like you didn't feel like you were watching a battle between dragons as if it wasn't like a bard's tale." Robert growled out, his excitement momentarily fading away. But his curiosity went to new highs about the mystery of how the dragon riders appeared over King's Landing, who the riders were, and what they could do after the battle had ended.
"While I am not disinclined to agree with her majesty, I must urge caution Your Grace. These are dragons, fire breathing dragons. And there are dozens of them. One of them is large enough to shadow a quarter of the city and put out fires started by a dozen of its brethren with a single flap of its wings." Tywin said to his son in law. Tywin was trying to be the voice of reason because Robert can be impulsive and don't think with caution that the riders could be a threat to his rule or what their sudden appearance could unleash on the Seven Kingdoms or the world at large.
"But this is also an opportunity to see if we cannot make peace with this group of dragon riders, see if they would be willing to ally with King's Landing and start an order of dragon riders of our own. If we need to, we can spread the riders out across the remaining kingdoms as a way to control the unease in the population." Varys said calmly. He would always support the Targaryen rule, if doing this allowed for one to be put on the throne, then he would do anything to make it happen. After all, Varys is a true follower of the Targaryen right to rule the Seven Kingdoms.
"Why would we do that? I say we ride out there and force them to bend the knee and give us what we want. And what I want is that black dragon for myself so I can subjugate my enemies, and if they don't bend the knee, I will force them to be burned by the dragon and then eaten." Joffrey said madly with a gleam in his eyes that if the common people were to view, they could see the insanity that lives inside of Joffrey.
"And I will make sure you get your wish, my child." Cersei said to placate her insane son. Joffrey can be her son, but she knows that she needs to control his more sadistic tendencies because if something were to happen to Robert, Joffrey will be named the king of the Seven Kingdoms with that her power will be reduced by obtaining the Regent title that she will only keep until Joffrey is of age and by that she would loss the regency and when she is not useful for Joffrey she could be toss aside or maybe he could order for her head to roll if she angered Joffrey in any form.
"Yea, you wish to force men who ride on creatures with the ability to burn you with minimal effort to bend the knee, good luck with that." Tyrion said he may love his nephew but he can see that his current thought could and would get him death, before looking at Robert, "Your majesty, what needs to happen right now is we need to take a small portion of the gold cloaks in the city and ride out and meet with these riders in person. We need to establish a form of communication with them, and see what their intentions are, and if they prove to be peaceful, then make deals with them, and if they are hostile, then we need to formulate plans to fight back against them." The Imp said pleadingly Tyron could be small in comparison with his own father but his intellect can surpass some of the people that are members of the Small Council with how he can see that trying to be aggressive with the dragon riders brings doom to those that antagonize them.
Seeing as the city had a population of roughly 850,000 or so citizens, it wouldn't hurt to bring 15,000 gold cloaks as an escort and there would be plenty remaining from the 200,000+ guards left to protect Kings Landing and its population.
For once, Tywin Lannister was actually impressed by his short son. He had actually been about to suggest the same course of action himself, but his youngest had beaten him to the punch, he was actually kinda surprised. Ned cleared his throat, "Uh, people, have you forgotten? The name that one of those riders roared out just so happened to be the very same name as one of the dragon skulls hidden under the Red Keep, one the entirety of the world knows so well it was considered a fable." he stated. The fighting had quickly come to a stop when the large silver/white dragon had fallen to the earth, its body crashing to the ground with a crashing thunder from its sheer size. He could only assume that it had been either slain by a spell or the larger black dragon had killed it. After viewing how some of the riders were using magic he started to think if this means that magic will return after being an almost extinct craft.
"Yes we all heard him very clearly, he called the beast the same name as the skull under the keep. What do you want, a fucking pastry Stark?" Jaime asked sarcastically.
"No, I'm just pointing out that something is amiss." Ned said, causing the group to pause momentarily where they all looked to the new Hand of the King, "Why would a man who rides a dragon that is that big, and that dark scaled, call his mount the very same name as that specific skull under the Keep?" Ned asked, causing all of them to look back and think, only to come up with no answer.
"Well, that is a curious answer, but I would like to think that the one under the keep is more than likely named after the large black dragon we witnessed flying about the city earlier." Tyrion said calmly, "It is well known that the original Conqueror of Westeros had a black dragon named Balerion who came to be known as Balerion the Black Dread, but what not many know is that the man who would become the ruler of the kingdom after him, a man named Rhaegar Targaryen, also had a young dragon of his own and he even named it after the beast when it was born as a way to honor its forefather, and though it never got as big as this dragon named Balerion-it too came to be known as The Black Dread." Tyrion said calmly and factually, "What we have seen, my dear friends and family, is the original Black Dread and its brethren appearing in the midst of battle above the city in a similar fashion as the tales speak of the riders vanishing mysteriously. I believe a sort of spell was cast, but went wrong and thus hurtled them through time and they somehow ended up here in our time." the dwarf explained.
"I agree with the imp, that actually makes sense for once." Arya said as she jumped into the conversation.
"Arya, watch what you say." her father said.
"What? He actually said something that made sense. The riders used magic, the spell went wrong, and they ended up here. What is so hard to understand about that?" the sixteen year old replied, answered and asked in one sole moment.
"Arya has a point father, Lord Tyrion does speak a very plausible theory on why they suddenly appeared here in King's Landing en masse the way they did." Sansa said in agreement with her sister.
"Oh bloody hell, just shut up the lot of you." Robert said loudly, "We are going out there, all of us, and we are going to see what these dragon tamers want. Gather half the gold cloaks and have them mount up, we leave in five minutes. All the knights in attendance mount up as well, we may need their help too to speak with these people." Robert commanded.
As what the King wants, he usually gets unless they want to end in his bad side.
With a call, a large portion of the knights and gold cloaks mounted up and rushed out of the city.
Naruto offered a final prayer to the graves of those that died during the final battle and past friends that he would miss because of the jump into the future, after all what other thing the spell going wrong did, if it didn't kill them. What he now needs to do is to think in the present and prepare for the future after all his life has been one adventure after the other.
The once glorious House of Dragons was once more united, but at a cost none should have to pay; for it was paid in blood. His father had always told him, Live for something; or Die for nothing. He hadn't understood the meaning behind the words then, and even now he admits he was still at a loss to the meaning of his words; but he understood well enough. He stood back up, feeling his knees pop from having been kneeling to long, and sighed. Turning he saw the remaining members of the two Houses and the dragons. He gave a whistle, "Each of you, mount up. We head to the ruins of Castle Dragonstone, there we will start to rebuild. House Blackfyre will take control of the castle once it is rebuilt, and when I see fit, will once more begin the practice of Dragon Breeding for House Blackfyre to rebuild the number of riders we have. I will be taking several members of the Blackfyre House with me and we will be returning to Valyria to see if we can salvage anything of use. Until then I l-" he stopped as the sound of thunder filled the air… only… it didn't exactly sound like thunder.
Naruto cursed as he realized what was coming, "Mount up now! We have enemies that are incoming!" he commanded as he jumped up into Balerion's saddle, the dragon soon rising to its full height while the remaining riders rushed to their dragons as fast as they could, they had enough time, if only just. The sound of horses racing across the ground at a gallop could only spell trouble if they were ill prepared. It took the better part of four minutes for the other riders to climb onto their dragons before a call that an army of horsemen had arrived, easily 15,000 strong.
When the army of brave, but incredibly dumb, horsemen came to an immediate halt, Naruto urged Balerion to the front of the pack, his large form eclipsing a quarter of the army under his magnificent shadow, casuing several of the horsemen to back up nervously as the gigantic reptile stepped to the front to shield the remaining dragons and their masters. Naruto's voice echoed out, "Whoever is the leader of this… charge, I would advise you to step forward and present yourself. That is, if you want all these men to live to go home and fuck their wives and love their families for another day." he commanded.
A young boy, roughly seventeen winters of age by the looks, snarled at him, "You dare command my father, Robert Baratheon, King of the Seven Kingdoms and Ruler of Westeros like a common peasant, I'll have your head on a pike before I claim your dragon for myself, so I use that stupid and mindless beast against my enemies and watch the world burn if I command it to do that!" the child whined out in a non noble manner that it appears more as a tantrum by not getting what he wants.
"And you will do well to hold your tongue when speaking to Naruto Aegon Targaryen, Conqueror of Westeros, and Commander of House Targaryen and House Blackfyre, First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm. Rider of Balerion the Black Dread. It might just save you the suffering of being eaten alive by the dragon you so callously insult." Visenya snarled back, "And spoiled brats like yourself have no place in talking in the affairs of grown men, which you most certainly are not." she spat.
Joffrey saw red at the words this woman flung back, "She insulted me! Bring me that whores head, and mount it on a pike!" the brat snarled, only to cry out when a large fat man slapped him hard enough to throw him off his horse and into the mud at the feet of his horse.
"Will you shut your fucking mouth boy. I can speak for myself. If I wasn't so sure you were my child, I'd sooner toss you off a fucking cliff." the man snarled, "If you haven't noticed they have dozens of dragons, which when facing any regular damned army, can literally wipe the warriors all out with just one. Or do you forget the pack leader of these beasts name." the man bit out angrily to his son.
"B-But father I-" the boy whimpered out only for the man to snarl angrily at him, "Don't you dare speak to me at this moment boy. You pissing these dragon tamers off would only serve to kill us all. If you utter one more word during these talks, then I'll put your fucking piss ass cunt for a head on a pike myself, do I make myself clear boy?" the man demanded, clearly not in the mood for the boy's antics that were getting on his nerves. With how if something does not go as Joffery wants he is so easily willing to kill someone. One thing that Joffrey needed to learn is that if he continues to treat or kill all his subjects over simple things, he could end up creating not a potential rebellion, but a full fledged war in which he ends up dead as the small folk would be the main contributors to the front.
The boy's head was cowed down, "Y-Yes father." the boy responded weakly.
Robert sighed deeply in annoyance, "My name is Robert Baratheon, King of Westeros and the Seven Kingdoms that was united by the power of Naruto Targaryen four hundred years ago. I have come here to speak with you about your intentions. We intend for no harm to befall you or your mounts. If you are willing, we may sit around a fire or something to speak about brokering a possible alliance." Robert said diplomatically, after all the dragon tamers; or better said the dragon riders could decide that they don't like Joffrey threats and they decide to order their dragons to attack and that could end in a massacre.
"What happened to the Targaryen Rule that was established? Naruto ensured that a member of House Targaryen would always sit on the throne." Rheanys said in confusion as she and her dragon walked up to stand next to Balerion while Visenya moved her own dragon to the Black Dreads' opposing side.
They had noticed how the man named Robert has said four hundred years, so that question could come later.
"It is unfortunate to say, but when the former Prince Rhaegar kidnapped a… love of mine, I couldn't take the heartbreak of what he did to her and it was I who mounted a rebellion against the crown. I slew the prince in an act of revenge and came to be king shortly after the war. However, I would also like to point out I am a quarter Targaryen due to my grandmother marrying into the great house milady, and while I am not as worthy for the crown I am eligible to wear it by blood and by right of succession." Robert spoke peacefully. She was beautiful, but he wasn't stupid not to recognize the two women next to the man at the forefront of this large pack of fire breathers.
"Well, I can understand you wanting revenge, but still the slaying of anyone of royal blood is still considered treason as it is Regicide. However, I won't condemn a man who fights for the people he loves, so you have my respect Lord Robert." Naruto said calmly, Balerion shifting his weight a bit under him.
"You shall address my husband with the proper decorum, peasant. That is King Robert Baratheon, and you shall speak to him as such." Cersei snarled.
"You there, woman of Lannister blood, hush. These talks do not pertain to you." Visenya spoke harshly to the current Queen Regent. After all, Visenya knows that even if she has power under her control by having magic, she knows that men could never accept a female at the leadership of peace talks. Especially in a World that is controlled by MEN they will see Females as inferiors, that they have to put in their place that is under their control and accept all their wishes.
"She kinda reminds me of Miria Lannister to be honest, her looks almost make her a twin." Rhaenys said calmly, and until she has the opportunity to meet her in a more personal form could decide if she is not a simple look alike.
Naruto sighed and shook his head, "You have me at a disadvantage madam, but I think a proper introduction is made on my behalf." Naruto said as he reached up and removed his helmet, "My full name is Naruto Aegon Targaryen of House Targaryen. I was born in Valyria nearly twenty years before the Doom destroyed my home. I set out to uniting Westeros under one banner as a kingdom of peace. I built a throne from a thousand blades surrendered to me by hand and dragonfire. The only Kingdom I had left unconquered was Dorne, and that is because they were the only ones who never fought us in open conflict. But for reference you may call me Naruto the Conqueror, First King of Westeros, Protector of the Realm." Naruto said calmly.
"And you think that means something to me, I am the Queen now, your line ended when your foolish descendant forced my husband to rebel." Cersei scoffed. After all the Targaryen is a dying bloodline, and if she could be able to end it at her first opportunity.
"Cersei, I will say this one time and one time only." Robert growled, "Shut the fuck up. One more word from you and you will be joining that brat on the ground in the mud. If I have to, I'll cut your tongue out. You and Joffrey are ruining relations just as fast as I am trying to build them." he said, "So, do the world a favor and be silent. You are to be seen, not heard." Robert huffed at his wife's look of offense. Shaking his head he looked to the Targaryen founders, "I apologize, my wife and child aren't usually this crass. I would like to broker peace with your house, but unfortunately I am at a loss. It is not every day that you meet some of the people who created a dynasty like the one you have." he said, climbing down from his mount with a bit of difficulty, "So, will you be willing to speak in peaceful conversation my Lord and Ladies?" he asked.
Naruto looked at Rhaenys and Visenya and nodded his head, "Visenya, you and Rhaenys head into the mountains with the others. I will remain behind with Balerion for these talks. Lord Robert and I shall converse alone for the time being." he said calmly to his sisters.
"If it's all the same to you, I think I'll stay." Visenya said.
"Yea, I'm not going anywhere. Nice try though." Rhaenys smirked.
"Eh, can't say I didn't try." Naruto shrugged, "But if it pleases the group, I will stay with my dear sisters and three mounts. I will have Ryden lead the others into the mountains until talks are complete." Naruto said loudly.
"Of course sire, I will protect the remaining members of our house with my life." a man of thirty that had the typical Targaryen platinum blonde hair said on the back of a crimson dragon, "Let's go. Until his majesty Naruto and Ladies Visenya and Rhaenys return we will build camp in the valley." he commanded, as his dragon Shrykos leapt into the air which then led the remaining riders into the air after him.
At least if peace talks went south, and the three of them perished, the dragons would survive and return to their Targaryen family. Though it was highly unlikely.
Robert cleared his throat, "Thank you for being this complying my lord." he said before turning to Jaime, "Take the army and return to the city. I will stay behind with Ned and Tywin to conduct the peace talks." he commanded, "Take my wife to her room and have a guard posted outside the room to ensure nobody enters or leaves. Same as the children. I will not have my bloodline be wiped out if things turn sour here." he said seriously but also thinking with a swift mind that only a person that has played the game of politics could make.
Though he didn't know that none of his three 'children' were not actually even his.
"My king, if I may interject, I would like to stay." Tyrion spoke up.
Naruto spoke up in curiosity, "May I have you name short one?"he asked.
Tyrion nodded his head, "Of course my king, I am Tyrion Lannister, son of Tywin Lannister of House Lannister." he said as he jumped down from his own mount, which was surprising as it was a full grown horse and not a pony which was expected of a dwarf to ride. If Tyron was able to ride a full grown horse, it must be said that he has courage that surpasses his body size.
"Tyrion, I would advise caution." his father urged as the dwarf calmly approached the gigantic trio of dragons.
"It is fine father, I know what I am doing, please have faith in me." the imp pleaded, causing Tywin to back off reluctantly.
"Why is it you wish to stay for these talks, young Tyrion?" Visenya asked.
Tyrion walked up to Balerion, the dragon's large head placing itself on the ground to gaze upon the short human curiously. This human showed no fear, only immense joy and happiness about seeing him and his brethren. The Imp of House Lannister smiled softly, and slowly reached a hand up and shakily put it on Balerion's snout and let out a shuddering breath, "I never thought I would see a living breathing dragon. Let alone three, or the dozens that flew about King's Landing today. You see, when I was a child, an uncle asked what I wanted for my name day. I begged him for one of you." he said, speaking not to Naruto, but to Balerion, "'It wouldn' even have to be a big dragon.' I told him. It could fit in the palm of my hand. 'It could be tiny, like me.' I said. I didn't care about the height of the dragon. Everyone laughed like it was the funniest thing they had ever heard. My Father had the delightful pleasure of telling me that my name day wish would never be granted because the last dragon died out one hundred years ago. I cried myself to sleep that night." commented Tyrion with Tywin wincing at his sons now fruitful words which had caused him to feel a bit ashamed at what he told his youngest son.
Tyrion continued to speak, his heart pouring out to the large dragon, "But here you are… Alive, grown, and amazingly beautiful like I had imagined you to be." he said happily.
Balerion snorted, and darted his long black tongue out and surprisingly gave Tyrion's hand a gentle lick. His deep voice reverberated through the present group of humans who had not seen a dragon before, [Oh I like you human. I didn't think a human like you would exist outside my master and his sisters. Hahaha, if you so wish, I shall allow you to ride upon my back to grant you your long awaited wish. You shall see the world in such a way that riding a horse will be nothing but a distant memory.]
"He speaks!" Ned exclaimed in shock.
"Alright dwarf, you may stay." Visenya said, hiding the small amount of tears she had shed at the dwarfs' words, though she hid it well.
"Yes, my dragon is amazing, don't you see mother? I want that man off my dragon so I can bring it to heel." Joffrey cried out.
However a loud menacing roar from said dragon aimed at the boy stopped all those plans when the back of his mouth began to glow a bright orange, [AND WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!? TO CLAIM YOURSELF MY MASTER IS AN INSULT TO BOTH MY TRUE MASTER AS WELL AS MYSELF! I HAVE HALF A MIND TO BURN YOU TO ASH HERE AND NOW FOR SUCH AN INSOLENT THOUGHT!] the dragon roared out in rage, nearly throwing his rider off.
"Calm yourself Balerion, I know he has wronged you but that doesn't mean you have to throw me off the saddle!" Naruto cried out.
[Hmph, count yourself lucky boy that my Master is more rational than I am at the moment. If I were you, I would be very careful when you are in my presence. As far as I am concerned, only the dwarf has my respect and permission to speak to me from your current group, and he is the only one I will permit to ride upon my back besides my master.] Balerion growled out in suppressed anger, [If I were you, human, I would be very careful when you come near my greatness. If you so much as dare try and claim me as your personal pet, you will find that the end result will not be as pleasant as you desire. Now leave, before I simply burn you here and now.] the dragon snorted out a cloud of smoke from his nostrils.
"Amazing…" Tyrion whispered, "I thank you, my friend." he said happily.
Groaning in annoyance, Robert made a note to punish the brat later himself and he wouldn't be nice about it, "Well, I believe the time for negotiations has begun, so, let us begin negotiating." Naruto said as he dismounted his dragon with great caution as he eyed the group ahead of him.
Robert cleared his throat, "If it pleases you, I will allow anything within my power, so long as it is not too demanding." he said as the army and his family were spirited away, though young Arya's voice could be protesting about wanting to pet a dragon like the Imp had. Ignoring the girl, he walked up and held his hand out to the living legend. Naruto firmly returned the gesture and they shook hands. Motioning in a direction not towards the army and his friends or family nor to the dragons, Robert ushered them to follow, "This way, I usually have a camp set up not that far from here." he said plainly.
"Thank you, maybe we can enjoy a bit of venison while we're out here." Visenya said as Vhagar tried to follow, "Stay, Vhagar. Mommy is gonna be right back." she said, patting her dragon on her snout as the creature seemed to whimper sadly. Her gifts had yet to truly manifest, but the dragon was surprisingly vocal when it came to her desires.
Rhaenys smiled softly as she gave Meraxes a pat on the neck, "It's alright baby, mommy will be right through the woods. If it makes you feel better, then you can fly around and keep an eye on us." she assured her dragon as she gave it some tender loving care. The dragon seemed appeased by her words for Meraxes gave a shrill cry before she leapt up and flapped her wings a couple of times and flew up and began to circle the group.
Naruto turned to Balerion and pointed towards the city, "Circle the city and keep an eye open for any trouble. If anyone comes within a half mile, kill them regardless of their intentions." he said before a loud roar escaped the Black Dreads jaws before a clap of thunder signaled his take off into the sky. Naruto then turned to Visenya, "Visenya, send Vhagar out to scout around for stragglers. You never know who might be pillaging the corpses of our comrades or their dragons." he said.
"You heard him, go on. Keep an eye on those graves so nobody pilfers them for mommy, maybe I'll get you a deer for dinner later on." she said sweetly to the dragon who snorted a cloud of smoke at her before taking to the sky and flew off at an incredible speed. She really had her baby wrapped around her finger. Then again her baby was the same when it came to her as well.
Double standards were strange weren't they?
Naruto followed Tyrion, Robert, Tywin and Ned through the woods, his hand pushing brambles out of the way so he could keep up with them. Rhaenys and Visenya followed behind him and kept an eye on the rear so they wouldn't be ambushed. Walking past a few more bushes, the group entered a relatively spacious clearing that had a fire pit and a camping tent set up for overnight stays. There were several weapon racks that held six spears apiece and each was well maintained showing their owner took good care of them. Naruto watched as Robert grabbed some wood and threw them into the pit and grabbed some pitch and set it under the logs and then quickly lit it using a piece of flint and the edge of a dagger.
With the fire now burning the new King stood up and turned to the first rulers of his kingdom, "So, we have discussions to get done right, let's get this done before people begin panicking over our absences shall we?" he asked as he motioned to several seats around the low fire, "Where would you like to start?" he questioned them.
Naruto shrugged calmly before he walked to a log that was directly across from the Baratheon male and sat down, "Well, before we get to that let's get some the fact down right. First things first, I noticed that you mentioned that it had been four centuries since my creation of the kingdom, care to explain?" he asked calmly.
Before Robert could, Tyrion spoke up with a raised hand, "I believe that I might be able to fill in any possible blanks for you there." he stated.
"Of course, anything that might shed some light on this predicament would be most useful." Visenya said calmly, though the fact she was sharpening her sword showed how nervous she actually was right now.
"Ah yes, of course my lady." the dwarf spoke kindly, "See, when your reign was coming about, Magic was a prominent thing almost anybody could do. During the Dance of Dragons, the two opposing forces were said to have simply vanished in a flash of light after Lord Naruto cast some type of spell." he said motioning to the man.
"That's King Naruto to you, but yes that seems to match up with what happened." Rhaenys spoke calmly.
"Well, when you and the two opposing armies vanished into thin air, many speculated that he used some type of spell that eradicated the dragons as well as the riders who flew on their backs. Well, a side effect from that also destroyed much of the worlds magic as a result and the remaining dragons from your house slowly died out. The last three dragons managed to breed a new generation of dragons, but the breeding only caused problems as the dragons bred continued to grow smaller and smaller before the last dragon was born both deformed as well as the size of a mastiff before it died at a very young age. Well, with your return, the dragons, as well as the presence of magic, many will see this as an omen of sorts. Some good, some bad, and some outright ridiculous at the thought." the imp stated.
"Makes sense, but dragons are the ones that supply us riders with magic. We aren't naturally born with the power to cast magic spells and stuff." Visenya spoke.
"What do you mean?" Tywin asked.
"The dragon's we hatch have to imprint on the potential master in order to grant them use of magic, but the young hatchling has to grow a couple years before training in any form of arcane arts can actually begin." Rhaenys specified for him.
"I see." the leader of the lions said quietly.
"Not only that, but if the newborn dragon imprints on someone else, then the potential rider needs to wait for a new dragon egg in order to try again, and dragons won't mate all that often as one would think." Naruto clarified, "In fact most matings end up in the death of the father or mother and in some rare cases both partners. While Dragons usually mate for life, the fathers are still quite edgy over potential enemies for additional mates that it might take and they rarely do not fight as the males are very territorial." Naruto stated before clearing his throat, "And there are vast differences between domesticated and wild dragons as well." he said, gaining curious looks from the present day warriors.
As far as they were concerned, this was all new information or lost information claimed to be a fable.
"What difference would that be?" Robert asked.
"Well, for one, the dragon's born from a domesticated bloodline are smaller, slower, and magically inferior as compared to the dragons who are born from a natural and wild bloodline and don't live as long. The dragons born from the wild are not only bigger, but they are far stronger and faster as well as have the ability to use much more magic than that of their domesticated brethren and can live for up to a thousand years if they don't get killed in combat or by other means." he explained.
"So, does that mean Balerion is a very old domesticated dragon? He must be ancient if he is that large." Ned stated.
He didn't expect for the three Targaryen founders to burst into laughter.
Visenya had to lean on Rhaenys before she fell off her seat, "N-N-Not even c-close!" she guffawed.
Naruto cleared his throat to calm his laughter, "No, he isn't old nor is he domesticated." he clarified, "In fact Balerion is younger than I am. I'm in my mid early twenties, and Balerion is still young enough to be considered a young hatchling. He's just abnormally big for a twelve going thirteen year old dragon." he said, shocking the three men to the core.
"He's only eleven years old, my god,it is said that the dragon rode by King Rhaegar was 200 years old when it perished, and by then it was the same size as your dragon." Robert said with wide eyes, not quite comprehending how such a thing was possible.
Naruto shrugged, "Like I said, the difference between the two is easy to spot." he said before sighing, "Old Elecomun was nearing her first millennia of age before she died in the fighting. She was the white dragon that chased Balerion and I through the city. She was a wild dragon, but from what the stories say she was the youngest of her clutch and as such she was the smallest." he said before looking up to see Vhagar and Meraxes pass by, "I found Balerion while he was still in his egg somewhere in a cave back before Valyria was destroyed. He was born from a near obsidian colored egg with no markings like the others of the clutch, and his egg was almost the same size as my torso when I was a child. When he was born he was the size of a good hunting dog, and his magic reserves matched some of the older dragons that were as old as my grandparents. I was able to learn the arcane arts earlier as a result, but Vhagar and Meraxes were born about five years later and they too were from a couple of wild dragon nests. We were lucky that their parents weren't around or else we wouldn't be here." Naruto explained.
"And do you think there might be other eggs located in the old Freehold of Valyria?" Robert asked. He wanted a dragon, and if he could claim one he might be able to get more which could allow him to protect his reign a bit longer, if only from the Targaryen's returning to power.
Hey, he may respect the dragon riders before him, but he wasn't to keen on just handing over his seat of power, not after what the last Targaryen dynasty did to him and to Lyanna Stark. He wouldn't allow it. And while he wasn't mad for power like the Mad King had been, he still believed that the days of dragon kings were done and over with.
The three dragon riders shrugged their shoulders, "I don't know, it's hard to say. While the Valyrian Freehold was destroyed in the days of the Doom, a good portion of the peninsula remained intact after the destruction so anything is possible. However it is highly unlikely that anything lives therein the ruins. Dragons used to have a nasty habit of claiming destroyed castles back before the War of Eight Kings and thus we had to fight them off and keep them trapped in the borders of the Freehold which usually took several hundred riders as the dragon's liked to roam a lot." Naruto explained honestly.
Robert felt himself curse inwardly. He had been hoping for something that would allow him to possibly extend his reign over the dragons, but some things weren't meant to happen he guessed.
Tywin cleared his throat, "Well, with history lessons now complete, can we now get down to the reason why we are here in the first place my lords, to negotiate terms of agreement and hopefully create a treaty of some kind?" the elder Lannister said questioningly.
Ned nodded in agreement, "I am in full agreement with Lord Tywin, we came here to discuss terms of neutrality, not history and dragons; though it was rather enlightening to learn both categories." he stated.
Naruto nodded his head, "Fair enough, my first term is this. I want my throne." he immediately stated.
"Denied." Robert responded just as quickly, "And it's not because I don't wish to give it up, but because of the repercussions of my giving it up to you." he said and held up a hand to stall their complaints, "And before you go and get political on my ass about it being your rightful seat, remember, I was the one who slew Rhaegar Targaryen who was the heir to the throne at the time in the battle of the Trident while his father was killed as he wanted to destroy Kings Landing, well you would knew it as Aegonfort it was destroyed by your successor Rhaegar and built in its current location and be renamed as King's Landing seeing as the dragon's of your house would often be seen flying about and frequently landing in the area." Robert clarified.
Naruto shook his head, "And while I find your titles befitting one of your position, let me remind you, you also committed Regicide by murdering the Crown Prince who is of my house. Now, I will not hold it against you, wars have been fought over lesser things than love, but see it from the people's point of view, you fought over a woman, you killed their prince and usurped his rightful place as king. Many see you as unworthy even if they do not tell you to your face. The smart thing to do would be to step down and help the rightful king learn the ropes of properly ruling the kingdom. Now, we will not discuss the potential for war if I am not given what I want, I'm not petty nor childish, I just want my throne, hell you can remain king, just give me the one I had forged and get a new one built for yourself to sit on." Naruto proposed.
Tywin shook his head this time, "It wouldn't work. The Iron Throne is the seat of power in all of Westeros and it has become known as the Throne of Kings throughout the years. A large percentage of the population would see it as you trying to usurp Robert in that Regard, and even if he were to have a second throne forged from swords, your's would still be the original seat in which dozens of kings sat before Robert claimed it in his rebellion." he stated.
"Again, he was also the one who subjugated the majority of the kingdom with his dragons with the exception of Dorne which was married into the dynasty nearly a century after he and his riders vanished from the face of the earth." Tyrion pointed out, "If it pleases the majority of you, I say let him come to a meeting of the small council and lead the kingdom for a couple months and see what changes he can make for the empire." he suggested.
"Yea, no not happening Imp." Visenya stated sharply, "It's either we rule as we claimed and intended to, or we fight for a throne, and I'm pretty sure nobody wants that. The death toll alone would weaken any kingdom and all it would end up doing would be hurting the smallfolk in the long run." she put it out there for them to hear.
"And while that may be, we simply cannot have two kings running such a vast empire with clashing ideals. The policies and diplomatic ideals alone could spell trouble for the empire as a whole." Ned spoke.
"Well, that's actually not true." Rhaenys spoke, drawing their attention, "Before the Doom there were actually three kings who helped run the empire along with the Targaryen's and their dragons. The Houses of Celtigar, Velaryon, and Blackfyre respectively helped our father who was I guess you could say the High King, ran the Freehold of Valyria for generations before its destruction. Hell, if anything it might just work as if not better than back in Valyria." the woman said, waving a hand at them.
Robert once more shook his head, "Not only that, Ned, but the clash of ethnics and policies may just bring further instability. And while I am all for giving up my seat to run my house as I should have twenty years ago, I am not willing to relent in status and return to being a common lord, again I'm sorry." he said with a grunt.
"Well it seems we are at a impasse Lord Robert. What with you not desiring to give up your throne to it's rightful ruler and me vying for what was originally mine to begin with." Naruto stated.
"We can put that on the back of the discussion for now, let's move on to other discussions shall we?" Tywin asked calmly.
"Actually, I think I might have an idea that could work if you both listen to it." Tyrion offered.
"Well what is it?" Visenya asked callously.
"Why not, and this is all up to the lot of you to decide if you want to do it or not, but why not have Lord Naruto become the Lord of the Dragon's Reach and the Dragon Riders and set up a series of patrols throughout the kingdoms under the rule of King's Landing. Anything and everything related to the Dragons will be under his jurisdiction and he will answer directly to King Robert." he offered.
"That's actually not a bad idea." the Warden of the North spoke to himself while he rubbed his chin in thought over what the Imp of the Lannisters had said.
"Very well then, I will consider it. What say you, King Naruto?" Robert asked the dragon king.
Naruto hummed in thought and nodded, "I'll think on it as well, but for now we shelve this plan."
"Alright then, with problem one solved for the time being, what about living arrangements for the two Houses; House Targaryen and House Blackfyre?" Tywin asked.
Visenya spat a glob of saliva out, "Oh that's a simple one. We originally were gonna have House Blackfyre return to Castle Dragonstone and begin rebuilding it so they could rule the surrounding lands before returning to breeding the dragons back into higher numbers." she stated, "However, we never really discussed the arrangements for House Targaryen due to the fact you and those horsemen arrived before Naruto could issue his commands to us." she said to the Warden of the West.
"That works perfectly for the time being. Dragonstone needs the occupancy and there have been numerous discussions on rebuilding it these past few years and even a couple of generations before your return with a couple of the past rulers." Robert noted, "Though I don't really give a damn what any of you do there, so long as it doesn't interfere with my life." he said waving a fly away from his face.
"Well that's one problem solved, but the dragon's numbers alone present a problem. The stables that were built into the cliffs aren't large enough to house all the dragons currently alive, and I doubt any of their riders would like to stuff multiple dragons into those caves at the same time. They were going to be expanded while I was in charge, but the Dance of Dragons happened and shit went to hell before I could actually begin the expansion of the stables so the dragons could live somewhat comfortably." Naruto stated as he adjusted himself in his seat.
"Well, what about spreading a portion of the dragon's and their riders throughout the empire. Places like Runestone, Sunspear, Storm's End, Casterly Rock, Eyrie and Winterfell each and all have plenty of places for the dragon's to live and grow with some comfort if need be." Tyrion stated.
Tywin and Ned both shook their heads, "That is definitely out of the question. The sheer numbers of both riders and dragons in each of those places would be akin to subjugation in the eyes of each of the rulers and if not they would more than likely assume they were being spied on." Tywin stated.
"Well, I was actually thinking of having the dragons of House Targaryen just burn the ruins of Valyria down to the ground after saving anything of value such as literature and maybe the original crowns of the other kings, maybe even the armories and vaults above ground. However, the sheer number of men required to do even that would be near 150,000 as I assume the deserted ones accumulated the incurable Garin's Curse, but I would assume that you call it something else here." Naruto said.
"Isn't that the old name for Greyscale?" Tyrin asked and got a nod from Ned.
"Yes, but the old name was Garin due to the fact the magician Garin Pendragon cursed a man and any who he touched to be driven insane and slowly die." Visenya pointed out, "But, with our dragons we should be able to stay alive long enough to gather what we need." she said.
"We aren't going for the riches. We're going for minor things. Forgotten knowledge, some tools and weapons, maybe some armor if we get lucky. But for right now, the goal is the same, get what we can from the freehold before coming back." Rhaenys stated seriously.
"Precisely. Annals on blacksmithing would be considered priceless, and any weapons or armor would be considered legendary in stature. We riders don't need the armor of course seeing as we are wearing Valyrian steel armor and have Valyrian steel blades and small weapons. Anything else of value would be pricey and as such need to be handled delicately." Naruto commented.
Robert leaned forward, "How about this, if you get several of those books for making Valyrian Steel and some other things for me, and I'll give you a seat on the Council. I will ensure that if the worst should happen to me, then you shall rule until my eldest son is ready. Do we have an accord?" RObert said.
Naruto raised a hand, "Not quite." he stated, "Your eldest son, I'm afraid, probably won't ever be ready to rule. I know you won't like hearing this, but the fact he cries over someone telling him to shut up and immediately demanding for their head to be cut off, demanding we simply bend the knee and hand over our dragons, demanding us to address someone who holds the same titles as us as a better person-no offense to you there-it makes him seem like one of the Mad Ones from back home when they didn't purge the child born of incest with magic." Naruto said calmly.
Robert sighed, "Yes I have taken notice. Ever since he could walk all he would ever do is try and hurt people for some sick reason. He cut open a pregnant cats belly and ripped the litter out in some deranged notion to impress me. After I beat the snot out of him, he only got worse and worse no matter what I did for him." Robert admitted, "Sometimes I don't even think he belongs to me. I've seen plenty of my bastards, and let me tell you, almost all of them have my hair and facial structure. He looks too much like his mother, but it could be just me overthinking things." he stated tiredly though he didn't notice the curious look on his father in laws face by his admission about his eldest.
Naruto cleared his throat, "I know it isn't my place to judge, but if it makes you feel any better, plenty of boys turn nuts even from the strangest of things. No matter what happens, the gods are always judging us by our actions, and maybe it's the stubborn youth, but if he grows up,he might just be one hell of a king." he said to the man. Collapsing his hands together Naruto motioned towards Robert, "So, some books on Valyrian metallurgy and some trinkets, am I right?" he asked.
"Yea, maybe even the old Baratheon Valyrian Crown used by my ancestor before the Doom of Valyria as well." the king added.
"We do this, we get a seat on your council?" Visenya asked.
"Yes, and like I said before,if the worst was to happen, then you could rule until my boy grows up." the current king said.
The entire group knew the truth though. Robert was willing to give his throne up forever as they all knew, Joffrey would never grow up and pull his head from his ass. His constant whining and his ideals on how a King should be were nothing when compared to the actual thing.
Naruto cleared his throat, "Well, it looks like we're going home girls. Just the three of us, and we won't be gone longer than a week. We get back to the Freehold, grab what we can, and get the hell out of there. No goofing off, no mindless wandering. In and out." he stated.
He was not ruining his chance to get his throne back, and if he had to get some old books from his home, then so be it.
However, shadows were lurking in the darkness, and players were setting the board up to their desires. The only question was, who would make the first move?
Would it be the mighty Dragon who had yet to taste the bitterness of defeat?
Would it be the greedy lion who knew that it could get anything it wanted with a few honey laced words?
Would it be the sneaky snake hidden in the crowd waiting for the opportune moment to strike?
Or would it be the stubborn wolf who didn't know when to mind its own business?
Ok so mainly a filler chapter, not exactly any action, but next chapter should have something interesting happen. But regardless that is all for now. LIKE/FAVORITE/FOLLOW to show the story the support, and please please please don't forget to REVIEW/COMMENT to let me know what you think of the chapter so far guys.
CHAPTER 3
Welcome to chapter 3 of Return of the Black Dread. Yea I know a large portion (if not all of you were disappointed in how the last chapter panned out, but trust me, it's all part of the plan I have for the story. Well, without further adieu; chapter three
As the dragon Lords of House Targaryen gathered once again, Naruto felt the scrutinizing gaze of his fellow dragon riders, including his own dragon for the matter. Clearing his throat Naruto began to speak, "Now, I know many of you seem disappointed, downright angry at what transpired between me and this… modern day king. However, I will now put those ailments to rest." he declared seriously, "I only gave into his requests to appease him, but I am not going to obey him. The secrets of the Freehold are ours and ours alone to give. None shall take them, and none shall have them. The only way they could ever get those secrets, would be to travel to the Freehold itself. However, from what has been heard, the Freehold is now the last place any man or dragon would want to try and live at. So, with that in mind, I have a plan."
Naruto looked around at as many of their faces as he could, "With this false kings demands for our knowledge, our techniques in forging our exalted metals, our history and who knows what else his mind concocted up in his grab for power, I decided that it is an excuse for him to try and subjugate us Targaryens. The mere fact he would go to war over a single woman who lay with a member of our house shows that he simply isn't strong enough to please her. Do not get me wrong, a man needs such strength in order to protect his own, but when a woman finds you lacking, then it becomes a problem. We will fly out to our old home, we will gather anything and everything of value we can find; be it books on magic or smithing and our history, metals and dragonglass to make our steel, gold or gems to make the wealthy envious. However, the world knows we have one form of treasure above all others. The dragon eggs that allow us to bond with the animal. That is what we really search for." he stated.
" I believe it was Robert Baratheon's idea to have us return to the Freehold in hopes of us potentially finding the old Hatchery which housed dozens of eggs that we hatched for our dragons. I doubt that any of the eggs survived the destruction, but knowing how stubborn a dragon is, the possibility of them still existing in their eggs is still there. We all know this, a dragon will wait for as long as it needs to in order to meet the one it is destined to bond with, a thousand years means nothing to a dragon who lives for centuries or millennia at a time." he stated.
Visenya shook her head, "It makes sense now why you caved so quickly. You must have felt Balerions energy and felt the man's desire to have us under his thumb. With the eggs of who knows how many dragon eggs that might potentially remain, he could have enough of his allies on the back of a large army of dragons and wipe us out. Our dragons are large, and they have incredible amounts of magic, but even then there is no telling just how many might still be there." she said as it clicked in her mind.
Naruto nodded, "That's why when we get there, we gather anything and everything related to dragons and we hide it away until we can use the knowledge we have in our heads that we grew up knowing to come out for the next generation of Targaryens born. With that said, I will be taking a wife soon, and I have already decided. I know many were expecting me to marry Catheryn Lannister before our strange transportation here, but things changed and now we have no way back to our era. As such, my immediate marriage to both Visenya and Rhaenys Targaryen of house Targaryen will help me secure my reign upon our return. I simply wanted to see what had happened to the city we had built up, and I am sorely disappointed by how it looks today." he growled.
"During the battle, I am sure many of you noticed how low Balerion and I flew while the departed Elecomun chased us on her former masters orders?" he asked and got a few nods from his bannermen, "Well, I can tell you, that in the time that I ruled and before our departure, the people of King's Landing as they call it now, did not live in a shit infested slob. They had clean streets, fresh air to breathe and enough jobs to fill the coffers a dozen times over. I don't know who, or what is destroying the legacy I had in mind for our house, but I will not let it stand anymore. We leave tomorrow at dawn, I will have a twenty man guard rotation throughout the night. The men as well as their dragons will perform a sweep of the area and swap out with the next shift every three hours There are enough of us that even if someone were to attack; which I highly doubt, we can easily fend them off with our dragons and get out if we have no choice." he declared.
"Well what about the current King's family, I'm sure you remember them, what are we going to do about that power hungry whore of a Queen and her spoiled brat of a son she calls a prince?" Rhaenys asked her brother.
Naruto snorted, "That boy is no prince. I don't know if you noticed, but there were a couple of men that held similar facial features to the woman and her son, and I can most certainly guarantee you, that the so-called Prince she is just so proud of, is actually not Robert's child and has in fact kept this a secret to hide her affair. In fact, I can point out the exact man that he resembles most. He wore the standard Gold Cloak armor and uniform and looked like a male version of the Queen, meaning they are more than likely siblings if not twins. She has broken several laws due to this illegitimate coupling." Naruto stated.
"So, not only is she a Queen, she is a incestuous cunt who is passing off her brothers bastard as the kings. That breaks the Bloodline Thievery law as well as the Marital laws in place by the Septon and not only that the man is a Gold Cloak. I couldn't help but notice that he stood extremely close to the Queen, showing he must be a Kingsguard. He has broken not only his oath of siring children, but protecting his King in general. I sense something dark in the makings brother." Visenya said.
"Pretty sure all three of us noticed it, but the ways of Magic are most certainly gone, which is why Robert Baratheon 'politely requested' us to go retrieve our knowledge on magic and who knows what else." Rhaenys stated blankly.
"The boy is clearly gripped with madness from his mothers coupling with her brother, but we of the Freehold have our magic we can use to dispel the curse when we have a child with a close relative be it mother-father or sibling. The fact the boy is so blatant with his desire to have Balerion burn his enemies so casually shows he has gone far beyond any normal coupling Sire. I assume that his true father is in fact not only the Queen's full blood brother, but as you stated before; her twin." a young woman his age said from the back of a green and tan dragon named (The woman not the dragon that is) Daenys after her ancestor who had foretold the destruction of Valyria. She looked almost identical to Visenya, except she had a solitary Green eye and a solitary blue eye which enhanced her beauty in his eyes.
Many of the Targaryen riders nodded in agreement with the woman's words. Those who had been close enough to encounter Joffrey and his family definitely saw the signs that had presented themselves in a mad claimed person, and sadly they were unable to do anything. Naruto sighed as he ran an armored hand through his hair, "See, this is why whenever someone swore the Oath of being a Kingsguard to me, I always had that person become a eunuch. The oath to the king is absolute, if they have children beforehand it's acceptable to think they would worry for their family, but after, the number of children born puts not only the King; I.E me, in danger, but the fact he has to worry about if his family is safe in case a war is going on. I do not mind if a person who swears loyalty to me has a kid beforehand, but to break the oath after, it only shows how cowardly a man truly is when it comes to loyalty." Naruto stated.
"Well, we all also know you usually preferred the men who swore loyalty to you to also be second or third born as they would never inherit anything, and in any case the firstborn ever died the second born immediately had to inherit those titles once held by the eldest born." Rhaenys pointed out.
Naruto nodded, "That is precisely why I denied so many of the high lords eldest sons when they wanted to swear loyalty to me as a Kingsguard. It not only caused problems if the eldest gave up all their titles, but if they were the sole child then who knows what would have happened if they were to perish in the midst of combat. There are too many variables, too many problems to solve." the man said, shaking his head at some of the less than desirable memories that popped into his head.
"Look, we can worry about the Mad Prince and his plotting mother later, we need to get sleep. I'm sure an opportunity will present itself for our House to reclaim what it rightfully owns, and when it does present itself, we can pounce just as quickly." Visenya stated abruptly.
Rhaenys nodded her head in agreement, "She's right, and it's also getting dark. Best get those scouts out while we still can and set up a patrol before those people get any ideas."
Naruto sighed, "Very well then. I'll set up the first shift, it'll consist of twenty men and dragons circling the countryside for three miles. The second and third will consist of the same, the final shift will hold ten men and dragons. I want the second shift to be led by Rhaenys and the third shift to be led by Visenya. Final Shift will be given by Visenya of her choosing. Some of us will manage to get a full night's sleep, some of us won't. Each shift is going to be three hours long, and will rotate from the southernmost portion of the camp towards the north. There will be no complaining if you get woken up in the middle of the night. I don't care if you have an erection blessed by the gods, you will do your shift, and when that shift is over then you can take care of it. Until then, get some rest. We have a long journey to complete." he commanded as hebegun to prepare himself for a semi-long night along with his men.
~XxX-Dawn-XxX~
When dawn arrived, there had been no reports or sightings of anyone trying to approach their camp, most likely on orders by Robert but with that pompous itch of a wife of his, or that spoiled brat of hers there was no telling. When the entire remaining members of the Dragon Masters had awoken, Naruto immediately had them cook a quick and simple breakfast for themselves and hunted some stags and boars for the dragons as an early morning tide over before they set out for their destroyed home.
~XxX-Valyria-XxX~
Normally, when one thought of the old Freehold of Valyria, they would think of ruins that spread across a broken peninsula that had once been a prominent location of trade and economics as well as the leading faction of ruling Houses. The Fourteen Flames had eradicated all of that history, the culture and the landscape in a few months.
As the hundred plus dragon riders looked down at their former empire from the backs of their dragons, they could only stare in silence, some tears sliding down their cheeks as they remembered the beauty that their home once held. Even a couple of the dragons showed some saddened emotion at the sight of their old home being overrun by nature and other matters of phenomena from the last four centuries. Guiding the group over a large area many of them recognized as the plaza, he had the dragons land anywhere they could claim for themselves before climbing down.
Naruto turned and addressed his friends and family members, "Alright, from here on we are in unknown territory. We may be back in our old home, but time has changed and we don't know who or what has changed this once beautiful place we called home at one point in time. From now up until we depart everyone travels in groups of five and no less. I have groups this small simply because any larger and we run the risk of exposing ourselves. Our dragons will follow and fly in the air, but we remain grounded. Anything of value goes with us. Regardless if it looks or seems useless, our history and knowledge has remained untouched for the better part of four centuries and we have to claim it once more before someone gets an unsavory idea of doing this and who knows what said adversary might find and claim." Naruto says before turning to Rhaenys and Visenya.
"You two will be joining me on foot. We'll return to the keep and forge there to see if they have anything for us. We will be the only group not consisting of five people." he said before turning back, "Pick a group and head out. We leave for an unoccupied island to go make camp at dusk. Anyone not here we leave behind." he said seriously.
And with that he set his and his sisters dragon's up into the air for scouting while the three of them walked off in a direction he knew to be towards his old household. He knew most of the people here, if not all of them would more than likely check in on their old homes to see if they could gather anything sentimental of value to them before going elsewhere.
Walking through the small path, the trio saw grave markers littering the area to keep up with the foreboding feeling in the air. They were glad none of them ran into any trouble, but kept up their guard for what may lie ahead. As the path eventually led up a steep hill, the three soon saw a shrine of sorts and agreed to check it out if it could be possibly safe.
When inspecting the outward appearance of the shrine, Naruto couldn't help but marvel a little on how intact it appeared to be. Despite the slightly ruined stone work higher up on the building, it was a great and wonderful example of Valyrian architecture. Inspecting the door, the Visenya stabbed her sword into the ground before pushing the entrance inwards to enter the possible safe area for them to rest and talk.
Though what they didn't expect once stepping inside was seeing several large stone thrones, easily shown with the natural light coming from the shrine's entrance. The three were quite curious about the find as they walked down the stairs to see a fire pit that hasn't been used in centuries. This wasn't built back when they had lived in the Freehold, so assuming someone came back to reclaim their land was a good theory for the time being. Not minding that now, they got closer to the thrones to inspect them by walking up a different set of stairs and saw the sigils on each of their backs. On the left had a crab, the right had a seahorse and in the middle had a simple-looking dragon set in a circular pattern.
Pondering on their significance, the Conquering King soon realized what these sigils represented. "So, the thrones of the Houses of Celtigar, Velaryon and Targaryen came back did they? Nice to see they at least tried to come back to their roots." He said in slight appreciation as he inspected the room a little more as thoughts filled his mind. "This could've been a council chamber for the remaining houses of Valyria after they tried to rebuild from the ashes of the Doom."
"Not like it made any difference. That Baratheon king pretty much killed off our House in his little tantrum of a rebellion." Visenya snorted in annoyance. Turning towards the woman, "I'd rather we just look for anything valuable for the time being and ignore the larger things around us. We came here for our knowledge and resources so others couldn't get to them before we did, we should be diligent about it brother." she said before walking down the hall.
Naruto nodded as he cracked his neck before following the older woman, Rhaenys silently following behind. They eventually found what appeared to be a small library given the few tables placed and the multitude of books scattered around the room. They inspected the ones on the floor to see that they were completely ruined by the many rats that nibbled on them over the years. Deciding to explore a little on their own, the three separated to check out the different tomes.
Going in one section, Naruto didn't know where to start looking until his eye caught something of interest. Roughly in the center of the room's section laid an opened, dusty old book. He was curious as to why it was placed there with several other books placed on shelves around the room, yet this one was all by itself. The man figured it could've been quite significant and so upon closer inspection, Naruto saw the page was coated with a thick layer of dust. Carefully dusting off the page of dust and web, Naruto gazed at it's written passage; in which he slowly read to himself.
This... is the tale of the Ruined Country of Valyria.
So, people had indeed come back to resettle the Freehold after all.
The smoke and sea have taken the toll of the once great capital of the empire. What was once a city of wonderment, is now just a mere shadow of its former glory. Towers that could've touched the very skies above, where dragons have roamed free and lived in peace with humanity for dozens of centuries. Valyrians were the best at everything: agriculture, structures, crafting, etc. And for 5,000 years, it was the center of civilization itself and things seemed to be at peace… Until it happened.
We held each other close and turned our backs upon the end. The hills that split asunder and the black that ate the skies. The flames that shot so high and hot that even dragons burned. Would never be the final sights that fell upon their eyes. A fly upon a wall, the waves, the sea wind whipped and churned... A city for a thousand years, and all men that learned; the Doom consumed it all alike, and neither of them turned. The ruins of Valyria are all that remains… As the Doom rules it, with demons and flames… And the heirlooms of the once great empire… I hope that it'll save the world one day from the Forever Winter if it ever comes.
The day is dark for now, and not a soul stirs for who knows when. But remember, Fires are known to fade in quiet and only Dark will remain… Yet it might return with Embers and Ash...
Naruto was so drawn into reading it -with a sense of worry that came from the written words- that he jumped in fright when a hand placed itself on his shoulder.
"Woah there. Sorry if I startled you." Visenya said, holding her hands up.
"What the hell?! You should've warned me before doing that!" The blonde stated as he tried to calm his beating heart.
The brash woman could only chuckle, "True, but where would be the fun in that." Looking at the opened book, the Targaryen princess saw the passage and shivered a little in remembrance of what she saw as her family had fled from their home came to the front of her mind for a brief moment.
"So… Did you find anything good?" Naruto asked her.
"Somewhat, but I kept checking several of them along the way and the majority's written in some other dialect I'm not familiar with." Came her honest answer as she scratched her scalp. "With High Valyrian it's easy, but it'll take time to decipher and translate the unknown language. As for the other ones, I'd rather get some help from some people I know either back at the camp, or someone who can read the damn writing for the time being." Visenya then shook her head in frustration when looking back at the books. "Though it'll be a hindrance to have men come to and fro in order to move all of this to the saddles of a dragon."
"Maybe we can use runes to seal the books up for us so it'll be easier to transport to… well wherever we're heading off to after we leave this place." Rhaenys said, shrugging her shoulders.
It wasn't a bad idea now that they thought about it.
Once ready with their sealing rune, they raided the small library for the majority of its contents. By the time they were ready to exit the room, the small library was pretty much barren of literally everything, except for the furniture.
Upon leaving, the three of them walked down a random hall onl to stop as they soon came across a room that Naruto distinctly realized was some sort of blacksmith's shop. Visenya gazed at her King and saw a look of recognition in his gaze, making her realize that he had knowledge of what this was, "You seem quite interested in this place now, aren't you Naruto?" she asked him.
"Pretty much." Was the man's reply as he walked over to the smith station. Naruto silently picked up the hammer before inspecting it, seeing it was still in great condition after all these years. It's length made it appropriate for a two-handed smithing tool -or weapon in a fight- with the hammerhead having odd runes carved into its sides. He gave it a little swing and realized the cloth wrap around the pole needed replacing.
Putting down the hammer, Naruto continued to wander around the chamber and laid out the tools that he knew and ones he guessed from his time working with different variants back at home.
With the flame's light, Naruto's eyes soon landed upon the nearby workbench and saw something of curious interest. Heading over there, he soon came across several scraps of metal alongside what the blonde guessed to be a blacksmith's journal. He first inspected the handfuls of metal and saw they were made out of several alloys, but with the current light it was hard to tell which ones.
Even the feeling was completely foreign to the man.
"When did you get there, Naruto?" Rhaenys asked him.
"Varying scraps of alloy metals." he stated as he handed a piece as large as his forearm to Visenya to inspect, which earned a confused look from the woman, "Alloy metals are different kinds of material mixed together to make stronger and tougher steels. And these scraps seem to be of the same compound, but I have no idea what it is."
Ignoring the metal as Visenya walked over to take a look, Naruto opened up the smith's journal before gaining a confused look. It was obviously a guide to creating Valyrian Steel, but at the same time the new components added both more strength and versatility on the battlefield.
A superior metal to the standard Valyrian Steel which was one of the highest quality steels on record? This would be very useful.
"When you have a moment, mind helping us to gather all of the scraps of metal in this room? I need to be sure that what I'm thinking right now is real or not." Rhaenys stated before walking off. Seeing the woman walk out of the chamber to his own thoughts, the Conqueror decided he should start getting everything in the smelting chamber sealed up… Asides from the incredible amount of metal alloys of course.
Things were a little quicker than he imagined as he got the equipment sealed away with all of the alloys placed on the workbench in a medium sized pile. And it wasn't just that, but there were a couple of alloy steel bars that were ready to be smithed.
Before heading out with the material in his arms, Visenya called out to him, "Hey Naruto!"
"Yeah?"
"We missed a few." The woman stated as she and Rhaenys came up to him and placed the items onto the pile before dispelling.
The original then let out a sigh. "Couldn't have helped me out on this… Jerks."
Going by the nearby steps, Naruto carefully dumped the alloyed metals before putting the later found items to the side. At first glance, he was a little surprised to see the amount found in terms of scraps. By his estimates, there's potential for some reforging in making several short swords and daggers. Hard to tell at this point since she's not knowledgeable in smithing. Not to mention the 'alloy' steel bars could make a decent amount of standard-long swords. Opening up the recently found smithing journal, Naruto came to a page and saw diagrams in what he assumed was the 'alloys' creation process and some pages later showed what he heard about in terms of reforging, "Ways in creating and reforging Valyrian steel." The King muttered in appreciation. Dragon Riders need only know basic smithing as they had dragons as both a comrade and weapon. "Of course… Those scraps in that smithing chamber were leftover pieces of Valyrian steel in the process of becoming powerful weapons. And the bars are readied for a quicker process based on their design."
Humming in thought, Visenya got up from her seat and paced around a little to collect his thoughts. After several moments, he spoke to his young companion. "I think we have plenty from this room. We should head on out. We've rested long enough and as much as I'd like to stick around more, I'd like to leave this place and find a way back to my dragon."
Nodding at this, Naruto quickly sealed everything away into his runes. He didn't want to waste anymore time as it is as he had things he needed to do.
~XxX-Outside-XxX~
Naruto looked to his sisters, their destination pretty much settled and now clear for the most part, "Where I am going next, you cannot follow. I have to do this alone. Don't worry, I will have Balerion with me while I am gone for the next couple of hours." he told them from his saddle, "For right now, lead the others to one of the further islands away from the freehold. The magic we have is driving off men cursed with the Greyscale Curse but for how long is unknown. I will be back no later than midnight." he said as he gave a whistle where his dragon took to the sky once more.
[So, where are we really going, can't imagine you wanting to simply explore the plains of the peninsula for fun.]
Naruto spoke aloud, "We're going to the valley. So far the others with the exception of Visenya and Rhaenys have located a fair amount of dragon eggs that were scattered across the ruins in various buildings and such. I however know where large numbers of dragon eggs lay in bulk. The Doom might have destroyed a large portion of the Wild Dragons nesting grounds, but a decent amount of your kind was smart enough to leave their clutches underground or inside of large caves. And seeing as the Doom was as devastating as it was, I highly doubt there are any wild dragon's alive to guard any if there are." he stated.
[Ah, so you're just being thorough about this search just in case you do find dragon eggs out here.] Balerion stated.
"We WILL find eggs out here, there is no 'Just in case' to it." Naruto retorted, "You forget, you are the last born Wild Dragon from Valyria with Elecomun now gone. If we can locate others, then the chances of returning dragons to a proper size based bloodline increases the chance of survival exponentially." Naruto said, "Besides, Wild Dragon's tend to lay clutches of up to eight eggs at the most and three at the least, you were one of five eggs I found in a nest of mixed metals. I chose you as you were actually the smallest of the eggs from the clutch and I wanted to ensure you survived, you know how runts are treated when it comes to the newborns." Naruto said with a shadowed look.
[They die, as the mother or father devours them.]
"Which is exactly why I took you. I knew your parents would remember the number of eggs they laid and would definitely leave your siblings alone while knowing you were out there alive and more than likely growing strong." Naruto said.
As they flew across the open plains naruto noticed they were more than barren, the very life was missing from the soil. However, as they neared the mountains, Naruto looked back into his memories and pointed to a familiar cliff, "Over there, that mountain on the left closest to us, that's the one I scaled to find your egg. The cave should be on the far side of the southern face." he said as he guided Balerion down.
And sure enough, there was indeed a cave on the southern side of the mountain at the halfway point, just as Naruto remembered. Strangely enough, Balerion opted to stay outside, feeling uncertain of returning to the nest that nearly ended him; despite knowing that it was perfectly safe for him to enter it. However, Naruto said he would be fine unless he was desperate for assistance from the black dragon.
Venturing back into the darkness that had given him his best friend and partner, Naruto smiled when he easily found the same exact clutch of eggs, well one less egg seeing as he had hatched one of them, sitting right where he remembered it. However, he also saw the two large skeleton's that filled the sides of the cavern, more than likely Balerion's deceased parents, having waited for their offspring to return.
Sometimes a dragon's parents wouldn't eat the runt of the flock, but even then it was incredibly rare for it to happen.
It seems they didn't want to awaken their children until they had them all together. However, he took notice of an additional two eggs in a much smaller nest that was near the first original nest. It too was made up of similar materials as the nest Naruto snatched Balerion's own egg from. Opening the sack he had brought with him, Naruto quickly began to gather the eggs inside the cavern. He would give Balerion his family one way or another. However, he would also bring a piece of his dragon's parents to honor their kindness in giving him his friend and partner.
Walking over to the larger of the two skeletons-obviously a male due to the horn on the snout as females never grew them, Naruto sliced a tooth from the upper jaw and put it in the sack with the eggs before repeating the act with the female skeleton. With his prize in hand, Naruto walked out of the cavern and up to Balerion where he mounted the saddle, "I have everything, we can venture further into the mountains tomorrow. For now, we should return to the main group." Naruto said calmly as Balerion nodded before he leapt up and off the cliff and took off across the sky.
~XxX-2 weeks later-XxX~
Two weeks would pass for House Targaryen's dragon riders, and in those two weeks, they had reclaimed much of their history and possessions that had been lost to the world or went missing in the days of The Doom. Narutohad kept the eggs a secret, despite having handed over other eggs from his searches through the valley. He had, by himself-with the exception of the seven eggs from Balerions blood family- found a total of thirty eggs that came from Wild Dragon nests.
Being honest, he had actually had Balerion sniff out the eggs as they flew through the valley. A little bit of fact for you, a dragon could smell a deer from close to a hundred miles away, a human from fifty, and a dragon from almost seventy. Treasure-which dragons only collected for their nests-would often be ripped from the ground in large clumps as the dragon in question would dig into the earth to claim it. Another interesting fact, if a dragon were to dive into the ocean-at least if they were as large as Balerion was currently-they could swim for roughly three hours underwater before having to surface for fresh air.
With pretty much everything of value gathered up-with the exception of the ruined buildings themselves-Naruto had made a decision that would haunt his dreams for a couple years, he decided to burn the ruins of Valyria to the ground with each and every dragon of his house. It wasn't that he wanted to, but with anything that they had yet claim, the chance of someone finding something as dangerous as say-a dragon egg or valyrian armor set or even a weapons cache they by chance overlooked was still there for it to be discovered.
Swallowing harshly, Naruto urged Balerion into the sky, the others of his house followed silently, their own fear of doing this to their home also keeping them silent as they spread out for maximum coverage through the use of their dragon's ability to breath flame. Balerion took the centermost area of the near hundred-fifty dragon flock with a space of thirty feet on both sides while the other dragons had anywhere from fifteen to twenty feet between themselves. As they flew over the sea and closed in rapidly on the peninsula, Naruto pointed his handout towards the landmass, "On my command!" he commanded as they reached the landmass.
As they reached the edge of the ruins Naruto steeled his heart, nearly ignoring his own desire to protect his people's culture over protecting the world at large from the greed of man itself he took a deep breath, tears slowly rolling down his cheek as he prepared himself, and yelled, "DRACARYS!~" and the entire sky was filled with flames of various colors from red to white,from blue to purple, from green to teal, white to gray. Flames of a hundred dragons rained down on the land, ripping the land apart from the sheer force of the flames as they hit the ground and tore everything down.
And in the center of all this beautiful destruction of flame, a solitary beam of black flames gouged deep into the ground as Balerion led his fellow dragons across the former land he once called home.
For two days the dragons would fly across the peninsula and destroy any settlement they had formerly scavenged for anything of value to their culture, but eventually the work was done. The entire pack had to steel their hearts for what they had done, but regardless, the Freehold would forever hold its secrets from the greed of those seeking to exploit her secrets.
And with that, they made their way back to King's Landing.
~XxX-King's Landing; 2days later-XxX~
To say Naruto was in a state of numbness would be an understatement. However, he could push past that numbness when he had things he needed to do. He had the members of his house remain in the valley out of the city. He would do this next thing on his own, lying to Robert was a necessity, and he wouldn't have to waste anything of use. Books of history and economics as well as farming techniques or masonry were unimportant to his House as none of them needed the trade knowledge due to the fact each of them were warriors by profession and didn't know anything outside of their own craft of fighting.
Balerion flew over the city, a loud roar filling the air to signal his return to King's Landing. Landing outside of the Keep, naruto dismounted his dragon and walked up the stairs and into the castle with Balerion slowly making his way into the castle after his master to ensure nothing happened to him, and who in their right mind would challenge the likes of a dragon who could kill you with a single blast of fire?
He reached the councilroom and had to shake his head in annoyance as he heard the sound of a brat crying over something stupid before he motioned for the guards in front of the door away, though he suspected they only moved due to Balerion glowering at them.
"I want no bloodshed. Tell your men to lay down their swords. No one needs to die here today," said Ned while Cersei smirked and then nodded to Janos.
"NOW!" yelled Janos before he and his men turned on Ned Stark's forces, killing them in the surprise move.
Ned tried to draw his sword, but found Petyr Baelish had grabbed him from behind, and put the dagger used by the assassin to try killing Bran to his neck. He was surrounded and had lost. Cersei knew it. Ned knew it. Joffrey knew it. Janos and all the Lannister men knew it.
"I did warn you not to trust me," whispered Petyr into Ned's ear with a grin on his face.
Before anything else happened, the sound of the councilroom doors being slammed open drew everyone's attention and the room watched in shock as Naruto strode into the room, Balerion slowly squeezing his way into the-surprisingly large enough- room behind his master where he curled around the room to the point he encircled everyone completely and blocked all forms of entering and leaving. While everyone was silent and now slightly (Read: EXTREMELY) worried about what the Dragon Rider would do.
They knew his return was soon, but they didn't think it'd be THIS soon!
Naruto simply looked around the room with a raised brow, "What'd I miss? Seems like you guys started a party of some sort but failed to invite me to the fun." he stated.
Joffrey glowered at the man, who in his mind was after everything he owned (which in reality he had nothing but a bitch of a mother) including his throne (which wasn't even legally his to begin with) that he had inherited from his 'father' upon his death. The spoiled brat pointed to the original Conqueror, "Guards, bring me his head, then clap my dragon in chains so I can break it and mold it into my personal mount!" he ordered.
He would get his dragon, one way or another.
Cersei snapped her fingers, "You heard your king, kill him and put the beast in chains." she commanded
The guards who had helped Baelish originally didn't move, the glowing eyes of the gigantic reptile had them frozen in place, "You think they will obey you woman? That they will take orders from a woman, who is not remotely worthy of the throne, and be called Queen," replied Naruto while Cersei looked enraged.
"I AM the Queen! I am still that much in terms of status and as such I still have the royal power to give commands to all the knights of Westeros to stand by their oaths to serve me regardless of what Robert's dying words were. Which means Ser Barristan has to fight for me, even if he does not like it," replied Cersei while Naruto shook his head.
"Not when the Queen in question more than likely had a hand in the King's death," replied Naruto with Cersei's face going from angry to pale while everyone else looked at him in shock.
"How dare you make such an accusation against my Mother!" exclaimed Joffrey angrily.
Naruto ignored the boy and looked to Ned, now free from Baelish's grip, "Tell me Stark, did you find the evidence you were looking for?" he asked in a knowing tone.
Ned nodded shakily, "Yes, it seems we both came to the same conclusion, that the Queen had in fact been sleeping with her fraternal twin brother and sired three bastards and attempted to pass them off as the King's." he said holding out the parchment to the original king to take.
Clearing his throat Naruto read the message allowed, "In the name of Robert of House Baratheon, First of his name and all additional titles. I hereby declare Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen are not my children by blood. Upon seeing the damaging evidence I find to be sufficient, I decree all three are bastard children born of incest, and have no right to the Iron Throne. As such, I hereby command Eddard of House Stark, titles, titles, and more titles...to serve as Lord Regent and Protector of the Realm upon my death. To rule in my stead until the rightful Heir of Lord Stark's choosing comes of age and proves himself to be worthy of being King of the Seven Kingdoms," naruto read off word for word before he held up the paper and turned it to ash, "Well, you heard the words of your former king, the three kids sired by your former Queen are in fact Bastards and as such hold no claim to the throne. As such I am taking back what I originally owned and command you to get out of my seat." Naruto said, turning his gaze to Joffrey.
"You can't make me! I'm the King, not you! Your reign ended when you were in battle!" the boy cried out.
Naruto sighed before he looked to Balerion, "Balerion, if you'd be so kind." he said causing everyone's eyes to widen in horror-none more so than Joffery's eyes as the dragon begun to growl deeply in the back of his throat as he leaned down to nearly place his head on the floor and opened his maw, the sight of his throat glowing a bright orange seemed to work as Joffrey leapt up out of his seat moments later.
Naruto nodded and ripped the crown off Joffrey's head and tossed it on the large table. He didn't need it, he still had his crown on his head and it made him a more worthy king anyways due to the fact it was crafted for the king or queen sitting on the Iron Throne at the time.
With Balerion still blocking all the exits, Naruto was given their full attention as he sat down inthe spot the king would take, "Now, onto more important business. Cersei Lannister, you and your spawn of a clearly deranged son will be sent to the Black Cells until I can think of a proper punishment for you. Ned Stark, your position as Hand to the King is hereby permanent by my command and Baelish, I'm sorry, but I'm going to need to see every ledger you have. As for everyone else that doesn't deserve to be in here I'm giving you all one option; take the Black Cells with the Queen and her spoiled bastard or die by fire from Balerion's breath." Naruto commanded as he leaned back to plant his feet on the table.
The decision wasn't hard for the men to make.
Naruto cleared his throat and looked to Ned, "Go send for some of your men, I would rather trust them to get these fine gentlemen to their cells along with the Queen and the former princess-oops I'm sorry I meant to say Spoiled Bitch in their accommodating rooms as well." he said as Balerion lifted his tail long enough to let Ned out of the room. Clearing his throat and ignoring Joffrey's cries of him being the rightful ruler despite being held back by the Hound so he didn't get himself killed by the dragon at Naruto's command, Naruto spoke in a voice befitting a king, "Next order of business, I want every member of the Small Council to be summoned here immediately. I will send a dragon and rider out to retrieve them if they are not in King's Landing. There is much to discuss and I will not have my empire fall apart just as I get it back." he growled.
As he spoke, a group of Stark Bannermen came in and removed the wailing Joffrey and screeching Cersei while the Lannister swordsmen calmly left without a fight. Shaking his head he looked to Balerion, "Balerion, fetch Visenya and Rhaenys along with Meraxes and Vhagar. It's time we got to work repairing this cesspool of corruption." he said seriously. The Black Dread followed his master's command and rose up to his full height and squeezed back out the doors and left the castle to do as he was ordered.
It'd be a minute til he got back in the room.
Taking a deep breath Naruto looked to a guard, "Bring me the Queens twin brother, now! I have things I need to discuss with him and I cannot do that if he isn't present. Then when that is done, bring Tyrion Lannister in as well as the Queens other children. They are to be left unharmed, and if I find out they have a single hair out of place, you will only wish it was me who got to you." he commanded the guard who quickly left. Naruto then looked to Baelish, Ned, and Barriston who stood next to the Hound, "You four, stay where you are. We will all be having words here shortly." he growled out.
He didn't trust a single one of them, and with good reason.
Shortly after, a set of loud roars filled the air before the ground shook lightly. About two minutes later both Rhaenys and Visenya walked into the room while Balerion stuck his head in as Meraxes and Vhagar pooled into the room in a much easier manner than the large black dragon had done minutes prior. Naruto smiled, "Hello girls, glad you could make it." he said.
"What is it Naruto, you said you needed to speak with us?" Rhaenys asked.
Naruto nodded his head, "Indeed I did, but right now I'm waiting for a couple of guests to come in." Naruto said and smiled a bit broader when he watched as Jaime Lannister and his dwarf brother got escorted-Jame being forced while Tyrion walked in unrestrained, "Ah speak of the devil, you guys made it, good." Naruto said as he placed his hands behind his back, "Now, onto the matter of business at hand, Jaime Lannister of House Lannister, I believe I have something to ask of you." Naruto said.
Jaime shrugged, "Depends on the question." he responded.
"Your sister's children, among other things pertaining to my curiosity." Naruto spoke.
"Fuck you, they have no importance to you, you have your throne, so what does it matter? Besides, I ain't tellin you shit." he said.
Naruto looked calm as he responded, "I does matter actually, and if you don't speak truthfully I'm gonna have to get creative in drawing those answers out, the last method I will use if you prove to be stubborn is not going to be pleasant for you by any means and you'll only wish to die, do you understand?" Naruto said.
Jamie sneered, "Fuck you, I don't have to answer to you, you aren't my king!" he bit out.
Naruto shrugged, "Figures, he would only say that when he knows he can't get away." Naruto said before looking at Visenya, "Cut off his finger, doesn't matter which one, just a solitary digit will do for now, and do it at the first knuckle. If he continues to be stubborn we'll continue to cut knuckle by knuckle until he has none left to give." he said.
"And what about the bleeding?" Visenya asked, not really scared of the blood per say, just the mess it'd make.
Naruto shrugged, "Pour some salt on it." he said carelessly.
Jamie struggled against the guards restraining him, but a swift backhand to disorent him from Visenya's armored hand shut him up as she removed his own gauntlet and put his hand on the table and quickly pulled a dagger out and made the cut, causing the Lannister to cry out in pain, "Oh stop whining, it's just a small joint, not like you'll need it." Visenya growled out.
Naruto spoke calmly, ignoring the dwarf's pleading look, "Do you wish to talk now?" he asked Jaime.
Jaime bit his tongue and groaned, "I don't need a full hand to run a sword through your gut, like you said it's just a cut." he spat at Visenya.
"Have it your way." Naruto said before motioning to Visenya who punched him in the face to once more stop his struggling before she slammed his hand down on the table and stabbed the dagger in his flesh before she pulled out another and proceeded to make another cut, "There, now I don't have to fight you for the hand." he said tossing the bit of flesh to the floor behind her.
Naruto ignored Jaime's cries of pain, "Again, do you wanna talk now, or will you continue resisting? It'll save you a lot of pain, and trust me, losing fingers and having salt poured on the stump is the least of your worries from Visenya and my methods, Rhaenys is actually the more clever of us when it comes to Torture and Interrogation." Naruto revealed.
"Fuck off!" Jaime spat into Visenya's face, causing her to chuckle darkly, "And while you're at it, blow me bitch!" he sneered.
Naruto winced lightly, "Ooh, bad idea, definitely not the woman you wanna piss off, and sadly you just did." he told Jaime while ignoring the others in the room.
Visenya continued to chuckle before she reached up and swiftly cut off Jaime's right ear causing him to wail in pain before she stuffed his own ear in his mouth and punched him causing him to gag. She then clamped her hand over his mouth and picked up the nearby glass of wine on the table and pushed his head back and then proceeded to pour the cup's conens into his mouth, where Jaime had no choice but to swallow his ear, devouring it. She the smashed the cup across his face and shattered it, "You wanna blow huh, there's your blow bitch." she said to him as she pushed her hair behind her own ear.
Naruto sighed, "Jaime, I promise this ends when you speak, you don't lose any more fingers or other parts of the body. So, will you speak?" he asked a third time.
Jaime spat on the floor, "Why don't you go to hell, and take your slut with you." he bit out.
Naruto chuckled before shaking his head, "You know I gotta hand it to you, you really are a stubborn fool, but stubbornness only goes so far. Cu him." he commanded as he looked to Visenya.
Once more she moved her knife to Jaime's hand, but Jaime curled his fingers into a fit preventing her from cutting him. Visenya only sighed before she smiled at him, "If that's how you want it." she said, and then she simply cut off his hand at the wrist, Jaime's wails of agony filling the room. She then backhanded Jaime with his own hand, "There, now you have a reason to cry." she stated calmly, ignoring the man's blood on her armor.
Jaime knew he had to remain silent. If he spoke he would more than likely have to reveal his and Cersei's relationship to the man, and he wouldn't dream of doing that, not in a million years. Naruto looked bored, "Do you wish to speak now?" Naruto asked him again.
"P-P-Piss off, you bastard." Jaime said with gritted teeth.
"Cut him." Naruto said.
Tyrion spoke up before Visenya could move, "Please madam, stop this. As much as he has done wrong, my brother has done a lot of good for the kingdom as a whole." he pleaded.
"I'm sorry Tyrion, but he isn't leaving me with any other choice. Now if he admits to his crimes that he knows that we know, then it stops. It's as simple as that, and I won't go back on my word.''Naruto said before nodding his head where Visenya moved to cut his right hand at a random knuckle.
Jaime wailed once again as he lost a piece of his hand, 'Alright alright I'll talk, just please stop this!' he begged.
Naruto breathed out heavily, "There, was that so hard to say." he commented, "Bring in some bandages and healers for the man." he said to Rhaenys. Looking to Jaime he asked, "Are the claims that Cersei Lannister's children being born of incest by your own seed true?' Naruto asked.
Jaime grimaced, but then he nodded, "Yes, they are true. Joffery, Myrcella and Tommen are my children born of incest." he answered.
"Next question." Naruto said as he sat up to look at the man, 'Did you plot with Cersei to kill RObert?' he asked.
"Yes. We would have a scribe, our cousin Lancel give him a wine-sac that Robert usually drank out of with unwatered wine and ensure he was drunk enough to get injured on a boar hunt and die of the wounds." he answered.
"What was Cersei's goal in putting your son Joffrey on my throne?"
"We would incite a war between House Baratheon and some of the other houses. We'd wipe out any who opposed us and bribe any that would work with us for a large sum of our gold." Jaime answered.
"Is there anything else you think I might need to know before I pass on your sentence?" Naruto questioned.
Jaime shrugged, "Besides the fact I broke my oath to the king the first time to save the people of the city from the Mad King when he wanted to kill everyone with Wildfire? Besides the fact I sired incestuous bastards with my twin sister? Besides the fact I broke my oath not once but four times when I had three children with my sister? Besides the fact that Joffrey nearly instigated a war with House Stark?" he asked.
"Yes, besides all that, what can you tell me that will lighten your sentence?" Naruto demanded.
Jaime let out a hard breath, "Me and Cersei were fornicating up north in Winterfell. We were caught by Ned's son, Brandon Stark. I bashed his head against the wall and threw him off the wall in an attempt to silence him forever. After that Cer planned to have the IronBorn incited into raiding the North again when Robb Stark inevitably sent men to challenge House Lannister over the illegal death of Ned Stark. I didn't have all the details, but that was it. Then you showed up with all your men and your dragons. She eventually had it planned out where House Targaryen wiped itself out in a battle similar to the Dance of Dragons and those that remained would be forced into obedience to her and her alone and that's all I know, I swear." Jaime said weakly.
Naruto inhaled deeply before exhaling just as much. While he could overlook the murder of the king that came before Robert as it saved countless lives, his other crimes and plots with his sister were just to damning. He couldn't send Jaime to the Wall for he was a cripple and as such couldn't fight the fight with one hand. He couldn't send him back to castlery rock without having to explain to the current Warden just why his son was missing a knuckle from his sword hand, an entire hand, and an ear. Not only that but he had broken his oath to the king multiple times-sleeping with the Queen alone was a crime that was eligible by death, siring three incestuous bastards and passing them off as Roberts viloated Bloodline laws of the kingdom noble houses-also eligible by death, he had attempted to murder the son of a Warden-punishible by death, he and the Queen killed the former king-regicide; punishible by by death, he and his sister had nearly instigated a war between most of the houses-Black Cells at the MINIMUM.
Jaime had little to no options on his punishment, and so far it wasn't looking like he'd survive due to the number of crimes he had committed against the crown.
And unfortunately, he had to go with the least damning one among them-execution. Not to say that Jaime deserved to die, but first off; he once again BROKE his oath as a Kingsguard FOUR TIMEs, Attempted to Murder a Noble, Commited Regicide not once but TWICE, Slept with his sister and sired three bastard children with one being clearly insane, and he had been in the attempt to incite the realm into a bloody war that might push a large portion of the serving noble houses into extinction.
Naruto sighed, "Jaime Lannister, as much as I would like to release you into the world, I am regretfully unable to pull you from any harm. Until your father gets here, I have no choice but to order your stay in the Black cells until such a time where your punishment is revealed before being carried out."he said before commanding some guards to move him to the cells below.
Naruto cleared his throat, "Now then, let's get on to more important matters shall we?" he asked before several roars were heard from outside, "Oh well that was fast." Naruto said as several men entered the room. A total of five additional men to be exact. Naruto motioned to the bloody table, "Good, you all made it. Sit. Ignore the mess, I had to ask a few questions of a man who was just in here before you all arrived." he stated.
"What's this all about, who are you?" a man that resembled Robert to a degree asked.
"Renly, I wouldn't piss him off, that's Naruto Targaryen the Conqueror who arrived a couple weeks ago through a botched spell." his brother Stannis whispered into his ear.
Naruto waved him off, "Who I am isn't important. What is important is your names and positions." Naruto demanded.
"Ned Stark, Hand of the King Milord."
"Petyr Baelish, Master of Coin sire."
"Varys, Master of Whispers, your majesty."
"Renly Baratheon, Master of Law."
"Stannis Baratheon, Master of ships."
"Grand Master Samwell, I had to replace the former Grandmaster due to his untimely death."
Naruto nodded his head in acceptance before clearing his throat, "Master of coin, what is the status on the coffers? Are we bringing in money or have we lost everything except the clothes off our back?" he demanded.
He needed to have a stable income in order to fix the fuck ups no doubt left in place by the previous king, wasn't hard to notice them either as there were dozens of obvious pointers.
Petyr gulped nervously. He had been planning to in the next few days slip out of King's Landing to convince his beloved Catelyn to help lend support to the city in case her children got caught up in the mess Cersei started. Granted, Arya wasn't here, but Catelyn wouldn't know that, and Petyr was certain he could fool his beloved into believing he didn't know she was not in King's Landing when arranging such a move. Petyr was certain Catelyn would listen to him, and do what he asked in the name of honor.
Granted, it would upset many of the Lords from the North, and damage the impressive peace that was currently present as he incited Robb Stark and his men into battle against Tywin Lannister. The plan was to originally have Kingslayer be put into Robb's possession which made for a very valuable bargaining chip and the young Stark knew this. Everyone knew this, even if you had no experience in war from the start. And to have the young wolf's own Mother betray in secret to giving up the Kingslayer would deliver a devastating blow to the wolf's morale. But it was an expected reaction to such a move and it was what Petyr wanted to happen. If successful in his plan, Petyr knew the war between House Stark and House Lannister would continue on with the North going more on the defensive while the Lannister forces would go more on the offensive once word reached them of Jaime being freed. The more prolonged the war became with the Lannisters, the more moves he could make, and weaken all sides being played by his machinations.
Now if he could only convince the new King to let him leave King's Landing. Perhaps with a whore or two would suffice? It worked for Robert.
"Your predecessor had a poor habit with spending the crown's money, your Grace. I did what I could to keep the crown out of deeper forms of debt during my time as Master of Coin, but when your Father gave me a command, I had no choice but to obey him," defended Petyr with Naruto's glare increasing.
"How much, how much is my kingdom in debt?" Naruto growled in an increasing anger.
"S-Six million your majesty, the crown is six million gold dragons in debt." Petyr said nervously as Naruto shook his head in barely restrained anger.
"Six million gold dragon's in debt, and yet you somehow manage to still live a life of luxury despite the fact you have an obligation to keep the coffers full and in the black? You have failed in your duty, you have failed the crown and the people of King's Landing and more importantly you have failed your king's former and undetermined. As of right now, I hereby strip you of your title as Master of Coin, all of your assets are to be seized, including your lands and employees, and any money made from your time as Master of Coin will be used to lessen the debt the crown possesses. A debt you made and thus will be owed with your money fitting the bill," said Naruto with Petyr not liking this piece of news at all.
"Your Grace, no one can manage the crown's finances like I can. What will become of my brothels themselves? The girls working at each establishment need such a profession because they can do nothing else. Surely you won't close them down?" questioned Petyr with Naruto scoffing.
"Of course not. But as of this moment, you will no longer have access to them, or make money through them. I will call forth the most advanced mathematical minds throughout the Seven Kingdoms to take a look at your records and ledgers for the past thirty years to further determine just what you and your predecessor have done during your time here on the Small Council. I have no doubt that you have not been even remotely honest with your book writing and as such, I need capable people here to find out what the Hell you've done," said Naruto while Petyr looked very unhappy right now.
"I am the Master of Coin for a reason, your Grace. Without me to manage the finances, all of King's Landing, if not the Seven Kingdoms will fall apart," protested Petyr while the young Baratheon King glared at him.
"As I said to you earlier Petyr Baelish, you are no longer Master of Coin, or the owner of any brothels. You are stripped of everything you own Petyr Baelish with the exception being the clothing you are wearing now. Be grateful I don't have you thrown out of here naked to be mocked and beaten at my discretion or fed to my dragon!" said Naruto with his voice full of the authority one would find in a King.
"Your Grace, I must protest this harsh action. It is unjust!" said Petyr while thinking of all the money, his information network, and the blackmail he had on influential Lords being lost to him.
"Do not speak to me about what is unjust, Petyr Baelish. You will be confined to a room here in the Red Keep until I say otherwise. Or would you prefer I simply extend your so called 'unjust' punishment by throwing you in the Black Cells? Or maybe I should take your head off now and be done with you?" questioned Naruto in a deathly cold tone with Littlefinger now sweating under his gaze.
"No your Grace. I will humbly accept your decision," whispered Petyr in a bitter tone of voice while Naruto motioned two of his Kingsguard to take the man outside.
"Not to press the advantage, but you really should kill him now before he has a chance to flee your Grace. Petyr Baelish is very snake like in nature and has some powerful friends willing to help him out if called upon," said Tyrion since he never did like Littlefinger and blamed him for what Catelyn Stark did in trying to have him arrested for Bran Stark's attempted murder.
"I'm sure he does have 'friends' Tyrion. Paid 'friends' at that. We'll see how long they are his 'friends' when he no longer has money to pay them," said Naruto while he saw the others shifting nervously, but would wait to deal with the man later. Naruto then looked to Varys, "Is there anything that you may want to reveal to me about the former Master of coins, Lord Varys?"he asked.
Varys nodded, "Jon Arryn, who is our former Hand, was looking at Robert's Bastards and comparing them to Cersei's three children. He borrowed the book detailing the lineage of the Four Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms to further gather evidence against the former prince's Mother. When he asked for the book, I knew the late Hand of the King would discover the truth, and I told the Queen about it. From there, she conspired with her brother Jamie Lannister, Petyr Baelish, and one other who was capable of poisoning Jon Arryn under everyone's nose. Someone nobody suspected would be capable of doing the dreadful deed," said Varys with Naruto frowning and Ned frowning too.
"Who is this other person?" asked Ned with Varys hesitating for a moment.
"Our former Hand of the King, Jon Arryn's own wife. Lysa Tully Arryn of the Vale. She poisoned him," said Varys with Renly and Tyrion looking at him like he just said the White Walkers had crossed the Wall.
"Why would she agree to poison her own husband?" asked Naruto while not seeing the connection to the woman killing her husband and joining in the conspiracy.
"I might be able to answer your Grace. It is a well known fact Petyr Baelish was a ward of House Tully in Riverrun. He apparently fell in love with Catelyn Tully, but she was engaged to Brandon Stark. Ned Stark's older brother and future Warden of the North prior to Robert's Rebellion. After his death at the hands of the Mad King, Catelyn married Ned Stark despite what Petyr had hoped was his second chance to marry the woman of his dreams. Sadly, it was not to be for Petyr Baelish. As for Lysa Tully, she loved Petyr Baelish the same way he loved Catelyn Tully. Unlike her sister, Lysa never warmed up to her husband Jon Arryn, who was a much older man, and would spend his days in King's Landing dealing with King Robert instead of attending to the needs of his wife. If I were to make an educated guess, Lysa Arryn still holds a great deal of love for Petyr Baelish, and he convinced her to do the deed of killing her husband with the poison provided by the Grand Maester here," said Varys with some of the others nodding.
"So that's why she was so Hell bent in having me blamed for the death of Jon Arryn. The woman had a very crazed look in her eyes when I spent my short time in the Vale," added Tyrion with Naruto thinking things over in his head.
"I see. This does pose a serious problem. One that cannot be handled swiftly like I had hoped it would," said Naruto with his mind thinking a mile a minute.
"It is clear Petyr Baelish is guilty of treason on multiple levels, your Grace. Sadly, if we kill him now, we make ourselves an enemy of the Vale. Lysa Arryn might even join her forces with the North if it benefits her cause to see us destroyed for killing Petyr Baelish or if she learns of him being imprisoned by what she will believe are false charges against her not so secret love," said Varys while Naruto nodded.
"I did not just become King of the Seven Kingdoms a second time in my life only to have this entire city burn to the ground at the hands of multiple enemies. So we must act accordingly." he stated as he clasped his hands together.
There was so much to do, such little time to do it.
Damn!
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CHAPTER 4
Welcome to chapter 4 of Return of the Black Dread. I want to point out that while I was finishing up the previous chapter that I had literally been awake for easily 24+ hours just writing on random things and decided to finish my waking moments typing out the last bit of chapter three and I noticed that some of you pointed out some of my minor mistakes and so I apologize for those. I intend on rectifying those later when I have the time, but it's going to be a bit before that happens as you all know due to me having to leave for a whole month where I can't write anything for you. Anyways I won't bother wasting anymore of your time and will simply jump into the chapter, enjoy.
Naruto sat at his council table. His eyes darted from the remaining people in the room. The new Measter from what he sensed only wanted the best for the realm, so he would stay for the time being. The man who was bald and called himself the Master of Whispers was seemingly loyal to him, strange but he'd accept it until he proved to be otherwise. Ned Stark, his current Hand, was definitely indifferent about who sat on the throne, but he could sense a bit of unease in him; but for what reason he could only guess. The two Baratheon's were all kinds of emotional messes at the moment.
From what Balerion had told him, they were not only brothers, but they were also Robert's brothers. If he had to guess, they would do something that would earn his ire, but were currently staying their hands until he made a move. He would ensure that they knew their positions were held only due to their brother and if they so much as stepped a single hair out of line that House Baratheon would pay in blood for going against him. He didn't care anymore. These noble houses thought that the crown owed them something-such days were done, and he wouldn't let the corrupt grow in power while those who needed the help suffered further.
With the former Master of Coin out of power due to his incapability to manage to financial issues of the crown, he was in dire need of somebody who knew how to use gold at a increasing amount, and suffice to say he knew of only one House in the entirety of Westeros that knew financial management; House Lannister. Naruto snapped his fingers, "Tyrion, you know how to properly manage your gold yes?" he asked.
The Imp of the Lannister's hummed as he gave an iffy hand motion to him, "I would say I know how to better spend gold than save it, but yes, Money issues aren't really that big a deal for me to deal with. May I ask why your Grace?" he asked.
Naruto nodded, "Seeing as you are the only member here from the one house who knows how to manage gold more than any other, I have decided that only a member of your house could take the position I am about to offer you." Naruto said as he looked at the dwarf, "I have decided, if you are willing, to offer you the position of Master of Coin. For now I will have financial masters who know how to understand the ledgers of the former master of coin, discern anything of valuable information and give it to you. You will find the hidden caches of the former holder of said position and return it to the crown. While you're at it, look into ways to increase the economy of King's Landing. With the fact that the crown is a damaging six million dragon's in debt, I highly doubt Baelish intended for anyone other than himself to sit on my throne without a plan to pull the crown out of its red debt. I leave those dealings to you until otherwise." he said to the imp.
Tyrion gulped nervously, "I-I accept this position with honor your grace." he said in mild surprise.
Naruto sighed deeply and looked to the younger Baratheon Brothers, "Master of ships and Master of laws, tell me what you intend to do while I sit on the throne? Do you plan on rebelling against me or will you stand by your king? If you should rebel, then you should know this, I will burn your House down to the last man. I will not have everything I built four centuries ago crumble apart simply because your brother died and was a former king who got upset and threw a temper tantrum due to him loving another woman who became intimate with another man. Before you get mad at my words, just understand that that is how I see the situation of the rebellion your brother caused when he went against House Targaryen and I mean no offense to you or or kin." he spoke calmly
Renly snorted, "I don't care who's on the throne. As long as it's not that spoiled bastard of Cersei or any of her children or Seven forbid Cersei herself sitting on the throne. You treat me right, I'll stand by you, cause me no trouble you'll live." he spoke honestly.
Visenya couldn't help but mutter, "At least he was honest about it." to herself.
Stannis sighed. He knew he was beaten, "Your Grace, I will admit openly that the prospect of rebelling against you and your house was engraved in my mind. Robert may have been King, and I the rightful heir thanks to Cersei's machinations with her brother, but I cannot in good conscience or faith go against a man who single handedly brought the entirety of the Seven Kingdoms together on his own with an army of dragons. I cannot willingly endanger my kin with the rage of an army of dragon's coming against them. I bend the knee and swear allegiance to the crown." he said bowing his head.
Naruto nodded, "Well that settles the compliance issues, but we will get back to the hidden issues our two Houses have with one another at a later time." he said nodding his head before looking to Ned, "What about you Stark, where do your loyalties lie?" he questioned.
"I swore an oath to protect the realm as the Hand to the King, my house need not be involved with these problems. If I cannot solve them on my own with the position I have, then I will defer to either the other members of the small council or to you yourself mi-lord." Ned spoke calmly, causing Naruto to nod. He could understand Ned's desire to remain neutral at a time like this.
"So, what order of business should we take care of first?" Naruto asked. He had his hands collapsed in front of his face and he turned his gaze to each of the men at his table. He was curious to see what they would do.
It was surprisingly Stannis that brought up the first issue, "Baelish. I say we will execute him soon. With all the mishappenings going on as of these past few days, there is no telling what the man may try to accomplish while you sit on the throne." he spoke up.
Naruto shook his head, "No, not yet. I want him alive rather than dead at the moment, but fear not, I have a plan on how to take care of him." he said before looking to Visenya, "My love, go bring me his tongue. Wouldn't want his most valuable asset at the moment to be lost." he spoke smirking as he watched Visenya saunter away, her hips swaying in a motion that she knew excited him greatly.
Damn, what a woman. It was a miracle she hadn't sired any children with him yet.
Naruto then turned his gaze to Rhaenys, "Check on the men, have them begin hunting for food to feed the citizens of the city. From what I could sense through Balerion, many of them are starved and need the meat for their families. Do whatever it is you must but feed them for the time being. No more than thirty riders out hunting at a time, we can't leave the city without some form of defense from possible raiders to the former Queen's ambitions." he spoke before palming her rear and smacking it.
Nice and tight, the way he knew she would remain for quite some time.
Was he being a bit perverse right now; yes. Did he give a damn; hell no.
Naruto looked at Ned and sighed, "Ned, while some of my dragon riders begin gathering food, I need the men who have skills that can be taught to gather at the base of the keep. It's time we put them to use, and starving them is only going to cause problems later on. This city is a cesspool of decay and I will not allow it any longer. Masons, builders, blacksmiths, I want anyone with viable skills brought in. It is time that we flush the stench that Robert allowed to accumulate over his time as king out of the city. It's not only bad for the people, it's bad in general due to the fact that it drives the dignitaries out with a bad impression on the ruling members of the kingdom."
Ned hummed in thought, "Uh, what about bakers and such, they are important too, yes?" he asked.
Naruto sighed. Was this man really that incompetent? Naruto turned and growled, "I said, EVERYONE who had a viable skill, not just the masons and builders. All of them, this includes the bakers, butchers, and city guards as well. All of them. I will send out a message as well, that the new king needs them to start doing their jobs or else they face my wrath." he nodded, "It should motivate them to come by and hear what I have to say to them."
Naruto then turned to the new Master, "Grand-master, what knowledge does the crown have on the biological members of House Baratheon and House Lannister?" he asked.
Master Samwell hummed, "I would assume all current data on the houses of all seven kingdoms your grace. As I said, I am still coming into my station as the Grand-master. But, if need be I can immediately look into those traits as you desire, for what purpose may I ask why you bring this topic up here rather than in private?"
Naruto snorted, "I don't need to worry about what others think of what I have planned for as I am in fact not afraid of what the former Queen has planned out. The fact that Cersei Lannister is willing to commit incest while married to a king with her own twin brother who at the time was a Kingsguard does in fact infuriate me more than mere words can describe. The sheer greed the woman had in order for her to commit her crimes is enough for me to look into these matters deeply. When you have all the information regarding the two Houses, send what you find and send it to all houses including the Lannister's. Then include the crimes committed from what her former lover has confessed in front of each of you. Also, inform the current Lord of House Lannister that a proper punishment is in fact pending and he has no say in what comes of it. I do not care if he is a man under my rule, he has no say in what happens while members of his house try to ruin my kingdom and dynasty." Naruto stated, "Get to it, you don't have much time as I give you the remainder of the day to make your discoveries and send your ravens." he commanded before Master Samwell quickly rushed out of the room.
Naruto looked at Varys, "Varys, tell me, are there any outlying things that need to be brought to my attention at the moment? Players of this little game of thrones the noble houses are so infatuated with, people of interest that need to be put down or brought into the fold. I want anything of value, major or not." he stated.
"Two members of your house, Ladies Rhaella and Daenerys Targaryen have acquired a ship to bring them to the ruins of Dragonstone to hide out for the time being, but from what I have gathered, the remaining members of your house have started a small reconstruction project to return the ruins to their glory. One Gregor Clegane who is known as the Mountain that Rides has gone a bit crazy due to Tywin Lannister allowing him an incredible amount of leeway to do as he pleases. Also, it seems that the House Greyjoy members have decided to stop sitting around and have mounted a substantial army to begin raiding the North while everything here was taking place. There are minor discrepancies, but these are the major issues for the time being. Another minor matter is that there is a Red Priestess from Essos who is trying rather hard to convert members of House Baratheon to her country's religion of The Lord of the Light, and I don't like what she does in order to please her Lord. Burning people and blessed totems of the Seven themselves as sacrificial offerings to please this God of Fire as my little birds describe this Lord to be. Another matter is as you well know that the former Master of Coins' hidden affair with Lady Arryn of the Vale who sired his bastard son and hid the secret. Then there is House Bolton becoming more and more disturbingly rowdy as of late, i would suggest removing them from the fold entirely my lord, and then you have to replenish the low numbers of men stationed at the Wall due to the number of Wildling attacks coming more and more frequently." he spoke out to his king and recalling anything that might be of value.
Naruto nodded, "I'll send riders out to meet them and bring them in. Then I have to make plans on countering the mad Kraken and Bolton houses. When that is finished, I will deal with the other issues the crown has currently." Naruto said before clapping his hands, "That concludes this meeting. Get to your jobs and whatnot, I have things I need to do in the meantime. Ned, I expect the men who have the skills we discussed to meet up at the base of the Keep as commanded, but for now you're dismissed." he said before standing up.
It was at this moment Visenya walked back in, a small lump of flesh in her hand where he nodded his head, "I was joking about his tongue, but I guess it doesn't hurt to do it in advance." he stated before looking to Visenya, "Come to our chambers, we have things to discuss with one another that can't be ignored." he said into her ear.
"What's the matter?" she questioned, "Is there something wrong?"
Naruto shook his head, "What I have to say cannot be discussed in an open room, the walls have ears and the windows might have eyes." He told her before he looked at Balerion, "Fly around the city, ensure that nothing gets out of hand and no fighting occurs. If it does, put a stop to it." he commanded. With a nod to Visenya he ushered her out of the chamber and walked out of the council room and towards the front of the castle, however he was stopped when a guard came running up to him, "What's the matter this time?" he demanded.
"Former Queen Cersei Lannister has fled the Red Keep, she's taken her eldest and abandoned her other children. She appears to be heading to Lannisport to more than likely spread rumor of your supposed treachery against her house." the guard huffed.
Naruto nodded his head, "I will ensure that she doesn't get her wish. Send a message to the dragon riders, capture her, and bring her back. Make sure she and her brat of a son are alive. I want them brought into the throne room and held at sword point when they arrive where I am immediately summoned. I will not allow her treachery to continue." he growled.
"Sir, they are hours ahead, and it only takes a day's ride on horseback to reach Lannisport." the knight said.
"Dragon's are not inhibited by roads like a horse or by tree's like game. They can fly for hours easily and catch up with that woman and her vile spawn. It'll be simple and effective." he said as he brushed past the guard and out of the castle to see a large gathering of men before the steps. Nodding his head Naruto looked at the large crowd that was continuing to grow before he used a small spell to amplify his voice, "I know that many of you only know of me through tales told around a fire or table, but let me assure you that some of those tales are just that-tales told around the fire. I will not lie, I have done a lot of terrible deeds in my short life, but I have also come to believe that I have done just as much good. What I called you here for, is to set up working spots for those indeed of work. Masons will help teach their craft to those willing to learn. Blacksmiths will increase the size of their wares as well as their shops by combining other blacksmith shops near the center of the market so competitive sellers can work together to increase profit through helping craft weapons and armor respectively and training apprentices who desire the knowledge. Bakers, you will be given an increased stipend to enlarge your shops so you can offer more to your customers. Anyone else falling under different categories will speak to my new Hand, Ned Stark, to come to agreements depending on your profession." Naruto stated before looking to the guards of the city, "As for the city watch, I hereby create four groups for the city watch. This allows for a more broad spectrum of watch and lightens the load on the high commander. Sub-commanders will watch over the small area's but the high commander is still in charge of the overall operations to the guards. I leave their appointment to you to divide the sections of the watch up to you. That is all for now, Sorry if our discussions are short, I have many things to attend for the time being." he said before running back inside, well he walked really but you get the idea.
He couldn't help but sigh as he walked up the stairs to the throne and plopped down for a moment. He still had to talk with Visenya, he had to meet up with the two missing Targaryens of the common era, and he had to deal with that pig of an oaf named Baelish before he could pull anything that might hinder his new progress in running the kingdom.
Naruto snapped his fingers, "Assemble the court. I have things to discuss. Also, bring out Peter Baelish and Jaime Lannister from their cells. Also, bring me some wine so I can alleviate my damn nerves." he said, shaking his head. Quickly taking a cup that was brought out, Naruto downed it before walking off, it'd be a minute until everything was prepared for what he had to do.
~XxX-King's Chamber's; a little bit later-XxX~
Naruto opened his door and saw his lovely Visenya sitting on the bed, "I know it may seem like a social call, but at the moment I need to speak with you in silence, put up a barrier." he said lowly before Visenya said a word in Valyrian where the walls shimmered a light blue, "I know you have questions but wait until I finish speaking." he pleaded and got a nod, "Have the rider's bring out the dragon eggs, set them in the plaza of the Dragonstone castle ruins, it's time we increase our number of riders through our remaining allies. I do not trust the Lannisters nor the Vale knights as much as I need to, and it's all because a greedy woman and a corrupt master of coin can't stop plotting against the crown. The riders will not be able to catch up with the two escaped Lannisters in time, they are a full day behind and it will be too late to bring them here. It's why I am about to send a message to the houses Lannister and to Baelish's few remaining friends in low places. For now, focus on gathering the eggs in the plaza, and greet our missing family members Rhaella and Daenerys when they arrive. I will be there later, I promise." he said, kissing her on the lips before releasing her, "Go, we don't have much time. And we need to prepare for a war that may end this world." he said desperately, hoping nothing happened while he was conducting his business.
(King's Landing-Red Keep-Throne Room)
Naruto sat on the Iron Throne. Before him was the court of Lords and Ladies he had to address in the near future before dealing with important matters with the Small Council. Among them were the City Watch, and Kingsguard all there to keep the peace. Among those in the room of curious importance was Sansa Stark, who sat with her handmaidens. Naruto glanced over at the Stark girl, and gave a polite smile and nod. Sansa had returned it, but still remained on guard against a possible enemy pretending to be a friend. It was no real surprise given how Naruto and all his followers were a complete wild card even at the current moment of time.
All were silent when Naruto had walked into the throne room and continued to be silent after he sat down while looking at everyone in the process with strong conviction filled eyes. Standing beside him was Tyrion Lannister on his right, his Sellsword-Bronn was standing the steps, and to the left of the King was Varys a little off to the wayside. The Master of Whispers looked as calm as ever while watching everyone and everything in the room.
"I grow tired of these politics you men and women of noble blood play among each other. You all seemed to have forgotten that it was by my house and our might that united the kingdoms under a solitary banner. Without my house or dragon's the chaos of the seven kingdoms would be unfounded and many more wars would be waged among the various kings and queens. However, I find myself disappointed in how people seem to think they can simply do whatever it is they wish whenever they think nobody watches them. Bring in the criminals!" commanded Naruto while two men opened the door and several City Watch members with Sandor Clegane leading them into the room.
Namely Jaime Lannister the former Goldcloak and Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish of the Vale.
Many gasped and whispered at the sight of both men. Jaime was a well known warrior, so the sight of him missing a hand and ear was a major shock to all those present. Littlefinger wasn't even the main focus as the Lannister took the spotlight, "Jaime of House Lannister and Petyr Baelish of the Vale. You two have been charged and found guilty of treason against the crown, my family, and myself. Petyr Baelish, you are charged with the crimes of betraying and conspiring to murder the Hand of the King Jon Arryn as well as betraying the near murder of Hand of the King Ned Stark. You are also charged with conspiring to bankrupt the crown, extortion, and conspiracy to commit murder on those of Highborn to lowborn descent. Anything to say before I decide your fate, former Master of Coin?" said Naruto while Petyr just glared at him for a long moment.
The man was lucky he had healed him and returned his tongue so he could speak with the magic of dragons to aid him, otherwise he'd simply just cut off his head and be done with the man. It wasn't a surprise that Petyr was here being judged for his crimes. He did try to escape during the meeting of smallfolk after all. It was a desperate and arguably stupid move on his part given his previous conversation with Naruto basically revealed any escape would result in the former Master of Coin being the most wanted man in Westeros.
But Petyr Baelish was anything if not determined. All he needed was one of his secret chests filled with gold dug up and make his way to Essos. With his wit, charm, and skill in manipulating events to his liking, Petyr could forge a new position of power there. He would live the life of wealth once more and start up his brothels there and make several hundred times more profit there then he did in King's Landing.
Essos thrived on brothels, prostitutes, whores, and pleasure slaves.
Unfortunately, his plan to trick the guards into entering the cell after faking an illness had backfired after he knocked them both down after stabbing them both with a small wooden spike he made from the leg of a nearby footstool he broke it off of. Given his weak body stature, he was only able to injure the two guards. After injuring the guards, Petyr had quickly rushed out of his room to escape the Black Cells in the hopes of making it for one of the secret passageways that the infamous Red Keep was rumored to possess. But during his rush to find an escape route out of King's Landing, Petyr Baelish had been caught by several other guards, who were instructed by the guard commander to stay at their post no matter what, and as a result he was given a heavy beating for his actions before he was thrown back into another cell.
After Naruto had decided enough was enough, he simply decided to just put the man down...after revealing Petyr's crimes publicly so no one would dare or be able to rally to the man's defense.
"I regret nothing. I'm glad I betrayed Jon Arryn and Ned Stark. Honorable fools, who had what they did not deserve nor love like I did. They saw power in their positions as Hand of the King and feared to use it like I would. One has the woman I love and does not truly love her as I do or else the bastard Ned Stark sired would already be dead. If I could do it all over again, I would without hesitation. And I say the same with my other actions. I am an ambitious man. It was the same for my Father and his Father's Father before him. We wanted more for ourselves and each generation vowed to have more than our predecessor until we reached the top. The only way to do it was to cut down our opposition, no matter who it was that stood in our way. It didn't matter if it was some lowborn peasant begging for coins, the Hand of the King, or even the King himself. My only one true regret in life outside of being unable to marry my love Catelyn Tully, is not being able to do the thing I desired in killing her husband Ned Stark, and with the very dagger I put right to his throat when I betrayed him here in this very room!" exclaimed Petyr Baelish while many gasped at his words and beliefs.
"You bastard! My Mother trusted you! She once called you a friend. She loved you like a brother. You aren't worthy of anyone's love! Much less hers!" exclaimed Sansa suddenly and standing up while Petyr glanced at her from his kneeling position to see the girl was crying with angry eyes filled with hate in them.
"If you are trying to make me feel any regret for my actions Lady Sansa, you are doing so unsuccessfully on your part. As I said, my only regret is not being able to simply kill Ned Stark myself," said Petyr while grinning slightly, but it left when a cold chilling presence was now directed toward him by the King.
"And my only regret is not making your death a more violent one. But unlike you Petyr Baelish, I am not someone who derives pleasure through the suffering of others. Ser Bronn, take his head off. The sight of it attached to his body is making me nauseous just looking at it," said Naruto coldly, with Petyr being pinned down while Bronn drew his sword.
"You call yourself a King? You call yourself Naruto Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror of Westeros? At least Ned Stark would have taken my head personally after giving me the sentence of death. Same with your predecessor. If you were half of those men, you would do it yourself! Right here! Right now!" exclaimed Petyr angrily at him.
"Stop!" commanded Naruto with the Bronn just about ready to take his head.
"Sire, you don't have to rise to his baiting. You don't have to do the deed yourself like he claims," offered Tyrion while Naruto got off of the Iron Throne crossed his arms in thought as he heard Balerion's deep growl from behind him, his lazy gaze at the human doing nothing to scare him.
"No. I don't have to do it. But that doesn't mean the pompous fool isn't correct. I called for his head, yes that is true, and if I was any kind of King, I would carry out the sentence with my own hand. Only...," said Naruto before looking at Blackfyre in thought and patting it gently as he palmed it.
"Lost your nerve already, your Grace?" asked Petyr mockingly, with Naruto shaking his head.
"No. I just felt it was too merciful to slay you with such a beautiful sword crafted by my hand. Your blood is not worthy of staining my weapon. I have something else in mind. Something far more painful." Naruto said before turning to his dragon, "Live consumption by dragon. " the king declared, causing many to gawk from the sheer audacity. It had been outlawed around eighty years after Balerion II perished in battle that the convicted could choose the dragon devouring the convict, or take a chance living at the wall. Naturally people tended to choose the wall unless given no other option. Naruto smiled as he nodded in satisfaction, "Yes a worthy punishment for such a snake in the grass. You see, the digestion process for a dragon easily lasts days, the flesh being slowly dissolved by the acidic compounds of the beast's belly. A human can only survive for up to four days without consuming any water you see, up to a month without proper nutrition to sustain the body, and a full year without sleep before the body succumbs to eternal slumber." Naruto said loudly,
"You wouldn't dare, not to someone of my standing!" Baelish demanded.
However, Naruto liked to think himself to be an honest man, "Balerion!" commanded Naruto with everyone gasping and Petyr Baelish going pale in the face. The dragon rose up to overshadow the entire room and leaned in to gaze at the now trembling Littlefinger, "Any last words, pig?" Naruto demanded.
"Please, your Grace. Spare my life. Show mercy. I can be of use to you. I promise on my love for Catelyn Stark that I will be an honest man and Master of Coin," pleaded Petyr since it was only now he realized just the ramification of things while Naruto's eyes just went extremely cold and angry.
It was clear Petyr had provoked Naruto in an attempt to make the man look like a heartless monster if Naruto killed him in front of others. He thought his words would provoke the King in the hopes his own advisors, namely the Imp, and the Spider would convince him of an alternative punishment to that of execution. That death was not good enough for him and Naruto would eventually agree. Maybe command Petyr to take the Black, which the former Master of Coin would "reluctantly, but humbly accept", but in truth, he would later on escape during the transfer to the Wall, and make for Essos on a ship he could somehow acquire using his talents.
Only for it to backfire and the snake was now begging for his life mere moments before its end.
"It was your love for Ned Stark's wife that set things in motion to have her husband nearly killed by you and your associates in order to put two Houses against each other in a violent war. Do you think I would trust a snake like you with a second chance at managing my kingdom's finances? Someone, who would have betrayed everyone for his own personal ambitions? I would sooner shake the hand of a White Walker and embrace one in friendship over sparing your miserable traitorous life Littlefinger!" exclaimed Naruto with rage in his eyes.
Without any verbal command, Naruto looked at the two guards behind Petyr and pointed to him before pointing to the dragon. The guards quickly obeyed and forced the former Master of Coin's face to the ground with a sharp blow to his head causing him to cry out before they stepped back and allowed Balerion to move in for his kill. Naturally, the man quickly recovered and somehow managed an attempt to resist, but the strength of the blow delivered by the men who once were holding him was too much, and all Petyr could do was look up from his angle on the ground to stare up at Balerion's smoking nostrils as he looked down on him.
With a loud cry of terror, Balerion swallowed the human's terror with a roar as he slammed his face down into the ground and ate not just Petyr Baelish, but the floor up to four feet beneath him in a single bite.
Being eaten alive by a dragon, not a way any man would want to go.
'Something tells me Lyssa Arryn of the Vale will not take this lying down,' thought Tyrion while he glanced at Varys, who was thinking the same thing.
Neither had any love for Petyr Baelish. They both knew the man was a snake from the moment they both met him. Varys knew the man was trouble the moment Petyr became the Master of Coin and slowly began to bankrupt the crown piece by piece over the years with his ways of manipulating the financial system. Sadly, while Varys knew how to do many things, the understanding of complex math, and using numbers to make complex math was not one of them. As much as the Spider disliked the Master of Coin, he could not remove Petyr from his position since it would make things even worse for the realm. In fact, Varys wasn't sure this means of removing the former Master of Coin was a smart move on Naruto's part since it would make relations with the Vale strained, and the fact the financial books Petyr wrote in still had to be deciphered. Still, any nation would hold off a war due to the fact that the current king commanded an army of dragons.
Still, given Petyr Baelish was more trouble alive over just being dead, it didn't really matter to the Spider all that much.
"Now, Jaime of House Lannister, my predecessor's brother-in-law. Former Heir to Castelry Rock and former Kingsguard. I charge you with Treason against the crown, Kinslaying, Bloodline Theft, The illegal Practice of Incest with the success of siring three bastard children with your twin sister Cersei due to you having three children and siring a child born of madness among other crimes which include but are not limited to; commitment of Regicide of not just one of your former kings but two. The plot of overthrowing the current ruling body and attempted subjugation of House Targaryen and the remaining dragon's. Do you have anything to say in your defense against these charges I just named?" said Naruto while Jaime was looking at the King's dragon nervously before looking at the man himself.
"I won't make a defense against what I did. I just wanted what I felt was mine. I have no lies or ways to get myself out of this when I already have confessed. The world knows the truth, and I cannot hide the fact I have done what I have in the shadows any longer. I won't regret what I did, nor will I take the Black for my crimes. I accept what has to be done and will only say this to you...do your duty as King. Rule better than Robert could have ever hoped to rule. Be better than all of us, who serve or served the crown" said Jaime, as he saw Naruto nodding with a look of respect in his eyes.
"Things would have been different, Lannister, if you had simply confessed after the first time. You chose the wrong side and the wrong path. I do not hate you for it, but I cannot agree with it either. Part of me wishes you would take the black, if only to live, and maybe visit your aging father every so often. But you have broken so many laws that even the Wall is too good for you and since you have refused it openly, I will put you to death for your crimes," said Naruto with Jaime nodding in acceptance.
"You know your duty as man, as a warrior, and as the King of the Seven Kingdoms when called upon to do what must be done. Good. My only request to you now, is that I meet my end with your sword instead of the dragon like Littlefinger did. It would dishonor your house and the great beast if my life were ended by him." said Jaime with Naruto nodding.
"I agree," said Naruto grimly before drawing Blackfyre out from its sheath.
"I have one final request. Protect my daughter Myrcella and son Tommen. They are the only good thing in my life I have left even with the fact I know I am about to die. I do not want them to die so young," said Jaime with Naruto nodding.
"You have my word Jaime Lannister as King of the Seven Kingdoms that no harm shall befall your children while I rule as King. Give my regards to the Gods on the other side," said Naruto with Jaime nodding and bowing his head.
"I'm ready, send me on my way to the Stranger." whispered Jaime and closed his eyes to accept his end without fear of what awaited him on the other side.
Naruto was quick to bring his sword down on the man's head. It was a clean cut and a quick death. You could tell that he had died feeling very little pain in his execution. It still didn't make Naruto feel any better, but it had to be done, and in front of everyone here to show his resolve as King of the Seven Kingdoms. He had to show everyone in this room, who would tell everyone else outside of said room, that King Naruto was a man with conviction, and would not allow anyone to stop him from doing his duty as King.
"Now that this issue regarding the fate of those two criminals has been properly resolved, I will now ask that all of you return to your normal duties, Ned you and your family please stay so we can talk. Once the body and the blood have been removed of course," said Naruto with a small chuckle, leaving the mouths of some people at the joke while the requests to clean were being taken care of by several servants.
~XxX-After Everything Was Cleaned Up-XxX~
Naruto looked to his Hand, his daughters and sighed deeply as he contemplated his next move with this house. He had to make sure that if he did this, they would remain loyal to the crown he established and not break away, for if they did after he proceeded with this plan, then who knew what would happen. He planned to allow Tyrion such a gift, but he was the sole exception at the moment outside of the Starks before him. Clearing his throat, "Ned Stark, as my Hand and advisor, I commend you for your actions in protecting the crown against the former prince Joffery Waters and his mother the former Queen Cersei Lannister Baratheon from performing their coupe d'etat to try and destroy the fragile peace that covers my kingdom at the moment. As such I want to have your word that what I'm about to bestow upon you and your immediate family and not try to do anything against the crown in the future or far future after we are long dead and gone from this world." Naruto stated calmly with a look of concentration on his face.
Ned looked to Arya and Sansa and they shyly nodded their heads, "Well, I guess it would depend Sire, on what you plan on bestowing upon me and my immediate family." he stated.
"I will not lie to you, Ned Stark. This is the first time a Royal House outside of the Targaryens that has had the nobility and honor in nearly a thousand years to raise dragons. So, will you and your immediate family accept this gift from me and mine?" he asked, perfectly calm.
Ned and the girls were anything but calm. Hell the world should have been surprised that the girls weren't jumping in joy at the fact that their house would now bear the responsibility of being called Dragon Lords and Dragon Riders much like the King's own family. Ned gulped heavily but shakily nodded, "Your majesty, it would be my House's honor, to accept this gift you offer." he declared.
"Good, because I would have given you them anyway with a spell added on to ensure your house stayed loyal to the crown. I know there is you and your daughters as well as a wife, but I need to know of anyone else in your immediate family to ensure that all of you are privileged with a dragon." he said.
"I have three sons, my lord. Robb whom I have left in charge of Winterfell while I attended to Robert as his Hand during his final days as King, which now fall to you as you are my king now. I have a younger son named Bran, he was crippled by being pushed off a tower back home, he may never be able to walk again as I doubt even with your powerful magic abilities could heal him, and I have a toddler son named Rickon. He is three years sire." he said truthfully.
"So,that is seven eggs I must hatch for my Hand and his immediate family, very well then. As house Targaryen and Blackfyre have once again merged and each of the riders have a dragon, there is no need to hatch anymore for our own desires. But I reward Loyalty with a price and a gift. My gift to you and your house is the dragons I will command to be hatched, the price is that these dragons be used by none other than the Starks that ride upon them and remain loyal to the crown. Can you each accept that, or do I have to come up with means to keep you loyal to me?" he asked.
"No sire, we can keep loyal even without the need to resort to forceful measures." Ned stated.
"Let's pray for the future in case something along those lines happen." Naruto muttered before clearing his throat and speaking up, "We shall see, Ned Stark, we shall see. For now, come with me and we shall begin the process of granting you your dragons." Naruto said rising off his throne.
"Uh, not to sound disillusioned and all, but how exactly shall you hatch the dragon eggs, there hasn't been a dragon born in nearly two hundred years." Arya said with confusion clearly written onher face.
Naruto let out a chuckle, "While that may be the case for now, the secret to hatching a dragon's egg isn't forgotten to us who know how to perform the art. I fact it's pretty simplistic. Take the egg, lay it in a pile of coals. It would normally take about a month for the dragon inside to awaken and hatch if done this way, but the immediate way to hatch a dragon is to expose them to the one element they are born from, dragon fire." he said looking to his dragon with a small smile, "Balerion here was hatched by Elecomun, the silver dragon which we bested in battle just before we met with Robert and hatched a form of peace between the houses we commanded. As such, he is basically her adopted hatchling. In fact, she hatched every dragon that currently breathes even now. She was well into her thousands when she died so she's been through practically everything our house has endured. It's a shame that we have to resort to another dragon to birth them, but we all knew that a time where she wasn't around would arrive. We just hoped it wasn't in our lifetime when it happened." he sighed sadly over the deceased dragon in question.
"Well, you can't exactly hatch dragon eggs here in King's Landing, the people would freak over the flames that would be unleashed." Sansa stated.
"THis true, but you forget, Dragonstone was once a Dragon Nursery and rook before I destroyed it in my battle against House Blackfyre which led us to being brought to this current era." Naruto stated, "And the plaza of Dragonstone is where every dragon born before it's destruction occurred at. If it were in Valyria, it'd be in the Caves of Lacoma where the dragon's of the House resided, it was large enough to house hundreds if not thousands of dragons before the Doom ruined my homeland." he said reminiscing about Valyria.
Aryagiggled, "I don't know why we are just standing here talking, I wanna see my dragon born from fire already, come on!" she exclaimed happily. With that being said she grabbed Sansa's hand and rushed out of the room leaving her father and the King behind.
Ned waited til the laughter of his girls died out before looking to the king, "I left this bit out, but when Baelish mentioned me having a bastard, that being a man now named Jon Snow, it wasn't entirely a lie. See, when I neglected to mention him, it was due to the fact he was actually not my son. This is a secret I have kept to myself since he was a babe, but Jon isn't really my son, he isn't a bastard. He is named after your namesake. Naruto Targaryen. He is the son of the former Prince Rhaegal Targaryen and my sister Lyanna Stark from their marraige which they eloped in secret. I just never wanted to say anything with so many people around. Who knows what might have happened if the secret were to come out." he sighed heavily.
"And where is your nephew now?" Naruto asked.
"He was named my bastard after he was born, to keep the secret of his lineage and to ensure I kept the promise of keeping him safe for my sister on her deathbed. He took the Black around two weeks before your arrival." Ned stated.
Naruto shook his head, "Not anymore." he declared, "I know this may come to a shock for you, but I hereby declare that Jon Snow is now hereby legally Jon Stark of the noble House Stark. I wish to meet my distant kinsmen and bless him with a dragon of his own as well. Bring him here in a month's time to allow himself to get used to his freedoms again. There is more I desire and wish I can do when I meet him, but right now I believe there are some dragon's to hatch, yes?" Naruto asked.
Ned nodded with a small smile, "I believe you are right in that regard sir." he responded.
"Good, then let us make for Dragonstone. A new age of dragon riders is upon us." Naruto said.
XxX
Balerion's wings sounded like thunder when they flapped, as the black dragon soared over the sea. Arya was ecstatic at being able to claim she was able to ride Balerion. THE BALERION THE DREAD itself. As the isle of Dragonstone neared, the sight of dozens of dragon's swooping across the sky and encircling the island nearly took the three Starks' breath away. It was amazing, the beauty of seeing so many dragons of so many colors was indescribable with words.
Balerion's roar filled the air as they reached the cove, the dragon flying up over a wall and up to a large pile of ruins, the ruins of Dragonstone. The last place that could have birthed a dragon. Flapping his wings, a large dust cloud filled the air as the dragon planted his feet under him. Allowing his passengers off, Naruto walked forward to greet Visenya and Rhaenys who stood beside two women who held the Targaryen facial features, which immediately let him know that these two women were Rhaella the former Queen and her daughter Danearys Targaryen. Behind the two women was a large chest that was closed so he could only speculate at what it held inside of it. Naruto smiled and kissed Visenya and Rhaenys on their lips, "My lovely brides, how have things been here in Dragonstone?" he asked pleasantly.
"The reconstruction process is well underway. Dozens of rooms for future dragon riders have already been built, and the cavern that the dragon's would use to lay in have been cleaned up enough to allow them to rest whenever they wish. All that is left is the main castle itself and smaller commodities like the war room and farming lands that sustained the island back before its destruction." Rhaenys said smiling at Naruto with beautiful white teeth.
Naruto nodded in acceptance, "That's good to here." he said before looking to the two bystanders who looked at Balerion with awe filled eyes, "So, this mustbe Rhaella and her daughter yes? When did they arrive?" he asked.
"They arrived a week ago. We were still stripping Valyria of our culture when they came." Visenya answered.
Naruto nodded, "And the contents of the chest?" he asked.
"Dragon eggs, eight of them to be exact, from what Rhaella has told me in secret. Not even her daughter knows of the five hidden under the straw of her own three eggs. Apparently she had them from a young age as one was her fathers as well as her grandfather's dragon egg while the other was her mother and grandmother's eggs which she planned to originally gift to her children but was unable to due to Robert rebelling against the crown. She kept her and her husband's egg and hid away her three childrens dragon eggs to keep them safe. When her son started to show signs of madness, she was afraid he'd find them and do Seven only knows what with them. He tried stealing the three he had gifted to his sister, but was unable to due to the fact they left before he could do anything with them. And from what I heard, the Dhrotoki Lord wasn't too happy with her former son and the people they were being accommodated by and the horde tore the castle apart before burning it to the ground and killing all the men and taking the women." she said quietly.
Naruto hummed but accepted her words. Looking to the three Starks that had climbed off Balerion he motioned to Rhaenys, "Ned, you and your daughters shall join Rhaenys in selecting the eggs that I have decided to allow you and your family to hatch, but choose one and choose wisely. A dragon imprints on the first being it lays its eyes on, so there is no going back when the egg is hatched." he said and allowed them to walk away to the vault that had been built and now housed dozens of dragon eggs of an incredible variety of colors. Naruto looked to Rhaella and her daughter and walked up with a smile, "My ladies, I apologize for making the both of you wait. My name is Naruto Targaryen, I know it is a shock to you I amsure, seeing so many dragon's and members of the House walking around, but I assure you no harm will befall you while you live here." he promised, "I assume you wish to hatch them as soon as possible?" he asked, looking at Rhaella with a knowing look on his face.
The former queen nodded, "If it would help bolster our house, then yes, I would very much like to do so." she said.
Danaerys looked slightly confused, what could her mother be talking about?
"Then it shall be done. Remember, there is no going back once they are out, and if they bond to you, you and you alone can command them. Your daughter will be in the same boat when her own comes out." he stated, "But for now, wait here, and I will be back in a few minutes, I shall not be long and will return." he told them with a small bow of the head.
Even when the explanation was so simple, Dany was still confused.
As for Naruto, he only left because he couldn't afford to wait any was time for Balerion to meet his own siblings after all.
~XxX-15 Minutes Later-XxX~
Ned Stark and his daughters had chosen their dragon eggs and stood next to the former Queen and her obviously shocked daughter if her looking at five golden capped eggs in front of the open chest that held three different eggs was to go by. Naruto walked forward with a sack attached to his back, Rhaenys and Visenya as well as the others were confused as they watched the King set the bag down and open it. Before slowly removing the contents to reveal the seven eggs that had survived in their cave nest for countless years, waiting to see the world outside.
Naruto sighed as he gently ran a hand over the eggs, but he felt excited by the beauty they held. Moving out of his thoughts, Naruto looked to his sisters, "Visenya, Rhaenys, come here, I have a gift for you both." he said picking up the two eggs he knew to be from the second nest that he found in Balerion's home cave. The first was a green egg mixed with black while the second egg was Black with white mixed in. Handing the two shocked women the eggs, he smiled as he pushed them back gently while grabbing the fist egg in his reach. It just so happened to be the black and magenta colored egg. It was the largest of any of the eggs that he found in Balerion's nest, and he could feel the power of the young dragon within waiting to be released.
If he could guess how much power the little creature had, he would say it had roughly as much as Balerion had currently;and that was both exciting and terrifying to him at the same time.
Setting the egg in the center of the large stone circle, he moved the remaining eggs to the edge and looked to Balerion. THe dragon didn't need to ask or say anything. He knew it was up to him as the strongest of the pack-currently that is- to bring all his brethren and kin into the world. Stepping to the edge, Balerion leaned over the egg and inhaled deeply, the back of his throat glowing a deep orange before he unleashed a mighty roar of fire down onto the egg. Now, while he had been born after five minutes of being bathed in Elecomun's mighty fire, his fire only needed barely a minute before he could feel the tiny dragon trying to come out of its egg and stopped breathing fire onto the egg. As the flames died down, and the humans uncovered their heavily sweating faces, they watched in amazement as the egg practically exploded as the tiny dragon was brought into the world. Naruto ignored everything around him as he approached, drawing the tiny dragon's attention before anyone or anything could and kneeled on the glowing stones and held hishand out, smiling as the tiny dragon nudged hishand.
And then bit him; hard.
Naruto yelped in pain as the tiny dragon's teeth sank through his armor and into his skin, somehow managing to draw blood in the process. Pulling his hand away, he could almost see a small smirk on the hatchlings face as he shook his hand, "Asshole." he grumbled before holding out a small piece of meat to the the baby, "Dracarys." he said, and was amazed that the small newborn immediately released a ebony flame from its maws onto the meat before quickly eating its first meal, "Amazing, you are unlike any other dragon I have seen or met." he said as the baby dragon allowed his new father to pet his forehead, "I think the perfect name for you, is Alduin-Fallen Heart. For that is what you will instill into your prey and our enemies." he said softly.
Gathering the young dragon in his hands, he placed Alduin on his shoulders and gave his new son a look as it went to nip at hisear, "I think you and I will be having a lot of words in the near future, and well after." he said to the seemingly already rebellious dragon.
XxX
It had taken the better part of twenty minutes, but eventually all of the eggs that Naruto had deemed ready were hatched and unleashed the small dragons within. Naruto's four new dragons in order of birth and age were; Alduin-Fallen Heart, Shruikan-Mighty King, Belgabad-Courageous Soul, and Acnologia-Heaven's Terror. After the remaining dragon's from Balerion's original clutch were born they moved onto the second clutch of two for Visenya and Rhaenys which both were female; Visenya had named her new daughter Quarmoth-Relentless Fury, and Rhaenys had named her new dragon Quetzecoatl-Feathered Serpent, mainly due to how long and slender her body was.
Rhaella's dragons were a mix of male and female (No real surprise there) with there being three males and two females; Fjord-Dark Temper, Chonarth-Majestic Beauty, Kalamet-Stunning Eyes, Mercphobia-Rowdy Lizard, and Zirconis-Jade Eyes. Each was a stunning hatchling for sure.
Dany had three males hatch for her (she asked Naruto to double check to be safe) where she named the baby dragon's under her care Drogon-Great Fighter Rheagal-Prideful King, Viserion-Honorable Son.
Ned hatched a young female he named Hexenbane-Mighty Wings (or something along the lines), his daughter Sansa hatched a male with a temper that was easily named Ignia-Ferocious Bite while Arya had a female she named Cruella-Cruel Bitch.
Catelyn wasn't in King's Landing at the moment nor were sons so they would have to wait for their own dragons for the time being.
Naruto wanted to collapse. It had been a long day, and all he wanted to do was try to get some sleep. He only hoped Visenya and Rhaenys would allow him too, but knowing them, their libido demanded action. The first foursome he had was the three of them and his former betrothed, he had nearly died from the sheer pleasure he got from the girls that night.
And that is going to be the end of this chapter. Next one should feature a lemon (I write this note mostly for myself as I will forget, and I will be on temporary Hiatus across the board for all stories until my return in 21 days) so please be patient and understand I can't help it and need to go. Anyways, please LIKE/FAVORITE/FOLLOW to show the story some love and don't forget to COMMENT/REVIEW to tell me what you think.
