Winds of Change
Chapter 13: Valyria
AN: Hello all, it's been a while. Firstly as always thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter and to those that have added the story to your favorites and alert list. I'll be honest between yesterday and today this chapter practically wrote itself. It's a mostly character centric chapter but I do break away and see other people as well. Also I tried my best to not summarize everything and give detail. I also put a bit of lemon juice in this but not too much. For those who don't know this was initially envisioned as a smutfic but I got too interested in the plot but I think I like it more this way.
Also I don't think it's needed but I'll say it anyway, I'm using the relationship set-ups from the show/books. That includes the incestuous nature of the families and characters, I don't personally agree with those type of relationships but I took the world as it was presented and added my own twist to it.
R.I.P Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt
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A group of ships sailed smoothly through the waters of the many seas they'd crossed, and the Summer Sea was proving no different. Jonaerion Targaryen stood at the helm of the center ship with a small smile on his face as he enjoyed the moment of peace and the smell of the air and sea. As he'd only just been taught how to truly sail his uncle Brandon usually stood beside him just in case of an emergency in which case he would need to take control of the ship. Jon had proven to be a quick learner and as they'd had no trouble in a few days the man had opted to let him handle things on his own for a bit and as such was currently below deck.
Instead he was joined by Rhaenys, his sister had rarely parted from his company since they'd left home and whenever she was it was because she was otherwise engaged with chores or with their companions. Speaking of they'd gotten quite the turnout for this trip and had five ships that had set out with them, two of which were guard ships in case they ran into trouble on the seas. Dragons flew over and around the ships as he and his siblings had been told to take their dragons and his father hadn't wanted to argue with Naruto considering he was a Valyrian god.
He and Rhae spent most of the day's journey in conversation with her often making some sexual innuendo to tease him. Still he enjoyed the conversation as they spoke about all of the places they would like to see based on the stories uncle Brandon had told them of places he'd seen. They knew it was mostly wistful thinking, conquering Essos and Westeros would be a trial that took time and things would definitely not be easy. Worse in his mind was that his future knowledge was pretty much useless as there were so many changes he doubted much of anything would be the same. There was also the fact that he didn't truly care for either campaign and if not for the treat of the White Walkers he wouldn't even bother with either continent and it was only this threat that prevented him from putting babies in Rhaenys, Daenerys and Ygritte. There was also the fact that they still weren't married, and he still refused to bring any bastards into the world.
Their marriage wasn't actually far off, though it had grown more complicated due to his growing harem. Initially the agreement between Houses Targaryen, Stark and Martell was that their father Rhaegar would marry both Elia Martel and Lyanna Stark. From those unions whoever gave birth to a son first that son would become king and would marry the eldest daughter of the other who would become queen. It was also stipulated that they would marry a daughter birth by Queen Rhaella as well solidifying the alliance between the three Houses. Which was just a fancy way of formalizing the betrothal of Jon, Rhaenys and Daenerys that they determined would happen even before they travelled back in time, after all they'd all known Jon would be the first boy born thanks to Naruto promise to Elia.
What complicated matters were first Ygritte then Missandei and now Brienne and Eraena. While they were technically mistresses Jon intended to marry them as well which their own stations would demand. Ygritte, while not of noble birth was of the Free Folk and didn't need a 'fancy ceremony' to be acknowledge as a spearwife as Jon had technically already stolen her. He knew there was speculation on if he would marry Naella, Alara or even Arya to add more Stark blood into his future household but he tended to shut down such speculation, those were his little sisters after all. There were a number of other candidates as well, such as Margaery Tyrell, Talla Tarly, Sansa, a number of Mormont's and his other Stark cousins. He had rejected all of these inquiries outright though his position had been weakened by the actions of Rhaenys and Daenerys in their acquisitions and now people were looking for him to take more wives.
Rhae, Dani and Ygritte were all for him expanding his harem. To Ygritte such a move would show his strength while for Dani and Rhae it was more about control. Thankfully he didn't have to worry about Dorne because Aegon would be marrying Arianne which was no hardship on him and of course Robb was in the North so between his brothers he felt he was secure; Robb had even stated he would marry Margaery if it would relieve some pressure from him. Margaery was a very pretty girl and marrying her would likely not be a hardship, but she was a Tyrell and just from their actions in their last life he didn't really trust that family. No it would be better if she was kept close but away from them, perhaps marry her and Sansa off to one of his Stark relatives.
"Jon, Rhae." Came a voice breaking him from his thoughts.
Looking towards it he found himself looking at the rather familiar figure of his cousin Allyria Stark. She was Brandon's first born and a clear combination of her parents, she had the olive skin of her mother with the grey eyes of the Starks. She wore wolf robes that were similar to her father's only cut for a female and having been born just prior to the start of the Rebellion she was only 14 but with a body that actually looked older than that and a sex drive to match it. Despite her youth however, she was amongst the best sailors the wolves had as she'd been on ships practically her entire life.
"Stop here, we're going to be joined by a few more ships then continue into the Smoking Sea." Said Allyria.
"We're you expecting more people?" questioned Rhaenys.
"No." said Jon frowning.
"We weren't either however a scout bird was spotted and after checking it out with Huey dad decided we'd wait here."
Huey was the name of his uncle Brandon's goshawk who he'd had since he was a small boy. Apparently Jiraiya had made it so that the animals the Starks bonded with aged with them. Nodding he gave the command to stop, which echoed the other ships.
"Well it seems we've got time to kill." Said Rhaenys a sensual look in her eye that neither Jon nor Allyria missed.
"Join me in my cabin." Said Allyria
"Ally…" started Jon only to be cut off.
"Jon I'm not asking you to marry me, I just want you to fuck me. If it makes you feel better we can have Robb join us and you can take turns or share I don't care, have us a proper Stark family get together" Said Allyria causing both of their eyes to widen.
"You like that idea, maybe we can call over Dani, Ygritte, Dacey and Talisa, have an orgy on the sea."
At this he gulped, and Allyria could see he really was tempted and so was Rhaenys, but she was being silent for some reason.
"Come on Jon live a little. When's the next time you're going to have an opportunity at an Alpha bitch like this."
At this she could see something stir in Jon, as Starks all of them had the Wolfblood it was just stronger in some than in others. The Starks of old had taken some queues from their Direwolves and the term Alpha was picked up and given to their leaders though there were other traits to take into consideration as well. Alphas were rare though and could always sense each other, Arya was clearly an Alpha which was one of the reasons she once had such disdain for Sansa. It was also why Robb, Jon and Arya got on so well despite the efforts of Catelyn in their last life as all of them were Alphas and could sense kindred spirits in each other.
"Sansa isn't an Alpha neither are Lyarra or Tsunade. Arya, Naella and Alara are too young, you've got another six years before you can get your dick in any of them and who knows if they'll even be Alpha's. I'm an Alpha, just like you and Robb though if you don't want to I guess it'll just be me and Robb." Said the girl before turning to walk away with a sigh.
Jon grabbed her arm before she could fully turn. Unknown to most everyone outside of a select few Jon had been trying extremely hard to rein in his impulses and desires for the last few years. As both a wolf and a dragon he knew there was practically nothing that could stop him from simply taking what he wanted it. With all of his extra training he felt that he was better in every way than his old self yet there was part of Jon Snow that still lived in him, the part that kept him both humble and from flying off into a berserker rage. The part of him that had kept him from taking Sansa and fucking her into submission after he became King of the North sister or not. It was the part that tried fighting of Ygritte's advances, that had driven him to the Wall and shied away from Daenerys when his heritage became known.
The problem was this part of him had been conditioned into him by his circumstances, the part of him that recognized he was a bastard and shouldn't want more. In the past it had been hard to brush this side away, Ygritte had worn him down, Janos Slynt had raised his ire, especially with the knowledge that he'd betrayed his father in Kings Landing, Lyanna Mormont and the Northern Lords had given him a sense of pride that he'd felt duty bound to acknowledge. The truth of the matter however was that he wasn't a bastard, and even if he had been there was nothing wrong with wanting more out of life and doing your best to improve your situation. There was nothing wrong with having wants and desires or dreams of his own.
'Kill the boy, let the man be born.'
Words from so long ago from his uncle Aemon, before he knew of their relation, echoed through his mind and for the first time he consciously pushed Jon Snow away. His eyes shifted to purple, and Allyria grinned seeing the desire in them even as he pulled her into a hard kiss plundering her mouth with such force that it left her breathless when he broke it.
"Go find Robb and tell him what you told me. Tell him to bring his ladies and they can watch us turn a proud Alpha into a mewling bitch." Said Jon almost growling before releasing her.
He watched her move away on shaky legs before turning to Rhaenys in kissing her with the same amount of force before he broke it.
"Go find our aunt and Ygritte and inform them of what is to happen. Then let them know after I'm done with Allyria I'm going to give the three of you the fucks of your lives." Growled Jon after he released her popping her on the ass to get her going.
While this was happening a meeting was being held in Sunshire which consisted of Hinata, Lyanna Stark, Elia Martel, Rhaella Targaryen and Lyarra Stark. The women could be seen drinking tea and the atmosphere was rather relaxed.
"Arya's memories have come in." Said Hinata, shocked looks across the room.
"Already!" exclaimed Lyanna.
"She asked Naruto to train her." Said Hinata
"Will he?" questioned Lyarra.
"Perhaps, the extent of it will be determined by this meeting." Said Hinata getting the women to look at her warily.
"What is it he wants in exchange?" questioned Elia.
"Nothing, I however saw an opportunity to help you all out further." Said Hinata
"How so?" questioned Rhaella.
"In the time I've spent amongst you I've come to see you all as friends. I do not wish to lose that; my offer is immortality." Said Hinata stunning them.
"Is that even possible?" questioned Elia.
"It is, we started as human after all. I will bond you further with your dragons and direwolves. When you die this time you'll be reborn in the image of your bonded companion." Said Hinata.
"No matter how we die we'll be reborn? Would we be able to return?" questioned Lyanna.
"No matter how you die. As for returning here no, not for some time. You'll live in a realm outside of time, one that you're descendants will all be able to access upon dying as well." Said Hinata.
"That is a generous offer, what exactly do you want in return?" questioned Rhaella.
Hinata smiled, a look that both calmed and worried the room in equal measure.
As a series of knocks sounded at the door to her quarters Cersei Lannister, Queen of Central Westeros looked down to make sure her robe was secure and did her best to make sure the ire she felt didn't cross her face as she answered.
"Yes."
"Sorry to disturb your grace, Ser Jaime is missing from his post. I'm just wondering if you've seen him."
The speaker was Ser Arys Oakheart, a member of the Kingsguard and a rather dull character that she knew she needed to be careful around as he took his job far too seriously.
"My brother is in the privy; it seems something he ate isn't sitting well." Said Cersei
"Should I summon a replacement for the Lord Commander?"
"Don't bother, his shift is nearly over and you know how he is." Said Cersei.
Jaime was the only member of Aerys Targaryen's Kingsguard to still be serving, the others had scoffed at serving a man they considered an usurper and left Westeros with the remaining Targaryens. Truthfully she hoped they were all dead but didn't think it was the case. Regardless Jaimie being the only one who remained meant he'd been automatically elevated to Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, something they used to their advantage quite often.
"Very well, your grace. I'll take my leave." Said the knight before turning and walking away.
Cersei watched him go for a bit before closing the door. Walking into her private privy she found her twin occupying the tub and dropped her robe revealing her nakedness.
"Who was it?" questioned Jaime.
"Oakheart." Said Cersei before accepting the offered hand as she stepped into the tub to join him stifling a moan as his cock parted her folds and she slid down to settle on his lap.
"Gods I should have married you." Said Cersei once she was settled.
"It's not too late. We could always leave, sail somewhere new where no one knows us." Said Jaime.
"If only it were so simple. I can't leave the children." Said Cersei
By this point she had three children Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen, all of them Jaimie's though the rest of the world thought them Robert's. As if she would let that fat fuck paw at her if she didn't have too. She hadn't actually fucked him since their wedding night, but he drunk so much he didn't even realize that. Instead the only women he fucked were whores and the random maid here or there. That was fine though she had Jaime who looked out for her and saw to it her needs were met.
"Speaking of you need to rein in Joffrey. I'd do it myself, but I don't want to draw attention." Said Jaime.
"Why, what happened?"
"It appears word of his cruelty has reached Casterly Rock. Tyrion is of the mind that it will not be long before the word spreads elsewhere if we don't correct him." Said Jaime.
"Can we not speak of the imp while we're fucking." Said Cersei.
"I'm serious Cersei."
"Fine I'll handle it." Said the woman with a sigh.
"There's something else." said Jaime causing her to scowl.
"Brother am I boring you?" questioned Cersei.
"No but it's important."
"Important enough to infringe on the little time we spend together."
"Yes." Said Jaimie causing her sigh once more.
"Out with it then."
"It seems Jon Arryn has been looking into the heritage of the children. He's of the opinion they are not Robert's."
"Fuck, you should have started with that."
Runic magic had a wide and varied field of application with a number of effects. In truth what it boiled down to was spells in written form, runestones for instance could have any one effect depending on the rune carved into the stone. Runes could also be chained together creating a combination effect, Allyria's cabin for instance had runes inscribed that expanded the interior to greater extensions and also prevented noise from escaping. This proved to be quite a boon considering the rooms occupants. The nude forms of Dacey Mormont and Talisa Maegyr could be seen atop each other each of them with their head between the other's legs while Rhaenys, Daenerys and Ygritte were in a similar position chained so that each of them was tending to another Daenerys feasting on Ygritte, who was on Rhaenys who in turn was feasting on Daenerys.
In the center of the room Allyria could be found pressed between her cousins, she was straddling Jon with her bare breast pressed into his chest and his cock stuffing her cunt while Robb was behind her stuffing her ass. While she was no stranger to vaginal or anal sex it was the first time she was allowing herself to be double stuffed and manhandled in such a way. At this point she just had to remain still while Jon and Robb thrust in and out of her and her moans filled the space along with that of the other girls.
"All that talk about being an Alpha and your really just a bitch in heat." Said Robb with a laugh before bringing one of his hands down sharply on her backside.
Allyria said nothing only releasing another moan as the combination of the two thrusting into her and Jon's mouth on her tits had sent her into a number of orgasms the last of which she hadn't yet recovered from.
"You sure you don't want to marry her Jon, if you don't I will." Said Robb.
"Really even after sharing her?" questioned Jon.
"It's just sex, it would be different if we were already married though." Said Robb.
"Told you it wasn't just me." Said Allyria though it took a while to get the words out.
"Don't bother, you wolves might be okay sharing, but dragons are more possessive." Said Rhaenys making her way over.
"Fuck cumming!" cried Allyria for what had to have been the fifth time.
Both Jon and Robb grunted and stiffened up which told Rhaenys that they both came inside of her which was proven when first Robb pulled out then Jon rolled over and did the same leaving her on the bed leaking fluids from both ends. It was curiosity more than anything that had her looking at Robb's cock which she felt she deserved considering how he eyed her up and down.
"How's it feel?" Questioned Rhaenys.
"So good, you should try it." Said Allyria lazily spreading her legs to give her a better view.
"I don't think so." Said Jon causing her to roll her eyes.
"You seriously need to learn to share Jon." Said Allyria.
"Not everyone is as sexually open as you Ally." Said Jon.
"I'm not a whore Jon, I don't let just anyone fuck me." Said Allyria
"He just meant your more willing to share." Said Robb.
"So are our parents." Said Allyria causing him to turn back to her.
"The hell did you just say!" Said Robb shock in his tone.
"Hey it's the truth. I've seen my dad fucking Aunt Fringilla and Aunt Cat. I know my mom fucked uncle Benjen and Uncle Ned as well." Said Allyria.
"Bullshit." Said Robb.
"I'm serious the only ones not in on it that I know of are Jon's parents, mostly cause Aunt Lyanna is their sister from what I'm guessing." Said Allyria
"I don't think she's lying." Said Rhaenys stunned.
"Of course I'm not, the first time was in Sunshire, you know how that place is." Said Allyria
"How do you know that, you couldn't have seen that." Said Jon.
"I asked my mom a year ago after I caught my parents with Uncle Benjen and Aunt Fringilla."
"That's actually kind of hot." Said Rhaenys
"Seriously!" exclaimed Robb.
"I fuck my brother, I don't care." Said the girl and as if to prove it she dropped to her knees and took his cock in her mouth.
Before things could go any further there was a knock on the door. Allyria somehow managed to make it to her feet and after putting on her outer robe moved over and stuck her head out of the door. She came back a few not long later with a rather serious look on her face.
"Get dressed, Uncle Ned and Aunt Cat are coming."
In only a few minutes the group were fully dressed and ascending to the deck of the ship. Thankfully they arrived before the new ships though Jon had to hurriedly look away from his aunt considering what he'd just done to her daughter and the thoughts that she'd implanted into his mind. Five ships came in the center of which was the ship belonging to King Eddard Stark, The Interceptor one of the fastest and most heavily armed ships ever created by the Northmen. When they appeared they were both in sea wolf robes rather than the heavier robes worn in the North or more formal clothing. It also escaped no one's noticed that the Queen was carrying a baby and Jon had to force himself to remain still and not race over to Rickon, who if his math was right was only a year-old give or take a few months.
"You're grace, the Javelin is yours to command." Said Brandon.
"Cut that out and give a hug idiot." Said Eddard causing his brother to grin as they hugged.
As the brothers broke apart seamlessly they went and hugged the others wife, then Benjen was there with a hug for his brother and the pattern repeated with them breaking and hugging the others wife. Before long Jon found himself greeting the two of them with hugs before moving to join Robb who was holding Rickon though his attention was pulled back when his name was called.
"What's this about a trip to Valyria?" questioned Eddard and Jon explained causing his uncle to frown thoughtfully.
"We will accompany you, but we'll stay on the ship until the place is reported as safe." Said Eddard.
"Right then, you heard em. Let's get out of here." Said Brandon loudly.
The Smoking Sea was a treacherous place to sail, which is why Jon was nowhere near the helm as they navigated it. Instead he'd returned to his own cabin and was inspecting his weapons and gear, making sure everything was fine so he wouldn't have any problems. It was a good thing too as his hidden blades were slow on release and he needed to give them a bit of service, cleaning the mechanisms and polishing the blades before they worked correctly. Once that was done he placed on his robes, sea wolf robes only in Targaryen colors of black and red.
Once the robe was on he grabbed his final piece of equipment, his sword, a standard issue katana made of tamahagane otherwise known as jewel steel. It was a fine blade, not made by him, but finely made, nonetheless. The weapon itself had a blade that was 28.3 inches, an 11.8-inch handle wrapped in black nylon and the tsuba (guard) was circular. The sword had been a gift from his father, one of a pair of swords he commissioned, it's twin had been gifted to Robb. The sheath was made of black lacquered wood, which would made it a good makeshift weapon in an emergency and Naruto had taught him a few techniques to make use of that. Sliding the sword into its place on his left side he took a breath before leaving his cabin and making his way up to the deck.
Arriving on the deck he found that while he was not the first of his group to arrive he was amongst the first as Robb and Loras Tyrell were already there. Joining the two he settled in to wait for the rest of the group that would be going ashore with him taking the time to look out ahead of them. Even though they had stopped on the very edge of the Smoking Sea he could see that journeying further into it would be quite perilous as the wreckage of numerous ships smaller than the Javelin could be seen even this far out and there was no telling how bad the situation would be closer to the islands. Before long the people who were going were assembled on the deck joined by Eddard and Catelyn Stark as Brandon briefed them on the trip.
"So as you've all no doubt guessed this is as far as this ship goes. To go any further you'll need to take a longboat and we can't actually say what you'll find further in. We've tried scouting the area with the goshawks, but they refuse to go too far in and turn back once they get a certain distance out." Said Brandon.
"So there's either a barrier or something scaring them." Said Robb.
"Probably both. It's been centuries people had to have made it to shore by this point yet still all voyages haven't left any survivors." Said Rhaenys frowning.
"Which is why we are going." Said Ser Arthur.
With the exception of Ser Gerald Hightower and Prince Lewyn, every Kingsguard knight was part of the voyage. The order had changed in their time away from Westeros, and one of those changes could be seen in their uniform. Gone was the heavy armor and the long white cape from before as they now wore robes inspired by the wolf robes that were mostly bright. The upper body featured a hood with the center shaped to resemble an eagle's beak, which was connected to the robes, with the torso bearing an open collar which was black outlined in gold. The outfit included a golden spaulder attached a white cape, draped over and around the left arm and shoulder. The lower part of the robes were double layered, with the back of the robes trailing down to be longer than the front while around the waist was a long black sash with pouches attached to an ornate golden dragon belt. The forearms were covered with golden gauntlets each of which contained a hidden blade.
The Royal Guard was quite the large force, and all of them wore the same basic uniform but the Kingsguard were still the best of the group with the golden equipment. Jon was actually thankful for there presence and while they'd had to leave a few members of their own respective guards behind he still felt they had gotten the better end of the deal. Valyria was simply too dangerous a place for his father to risk sending them without the best guards possible for their protection.
"So what exactly are you looking to find here anyway Jon?" questioned Loras.
Jon was silent at this question as it was one that many had asked, and he'd never answered. Looking around the group and seeing their expressions he sighed before coming to a decision and nodding to himself.
"Can anyone make a barrier, what I say can't get out."
The words caused a few surprised looks before Brandon reached into a pouch on his left hip and pulled out a bundle stacked parchment. Ripping a piece off he placed it on the ground before channeling his magic into it causing it to glow with blue light before a circle shot out from it enclosing them within its confines the end of which was marked with blue light.
"Do you all recall the legends of Daenys the Dreamer?"
"You mean that she had the gift of Foresight?" questioned Sam.
"Yes. Foresight or Dragon Dreams as we call them are an unfocused form of an ability known as Astral Projection. It is an ability that allows you to separate your conscious mind from your body or even your spirit. Powerful wargs such as the Three Eyed Raven also possess this ability. As some of you know it was thanks to this ability that I was able to discover who altered the ritual to hatch dragons and how." Said Jon
"Wait you can peer into the future? How am I just now finding this out?" questioned Allyria.
"Actually I've never tried to look into the future, I prefer looking into the past when I use the ability." Said Jon.
"Jon for the sake of our friendship and my sanity, never let my grandmother find out you have this ability." Said Loras causing those who knew Olena Tyrell to snicker.
"Continue Jon." Said his uncle Ned causing him to nod.
"Well it turns out Valyria had a small sect of sorcerers, and while small they were very powerful. The leader of this sect was Lord Matalar who was also one of the leading archons before the Doom. He was so powerful that he was able to sense my father when he was first learning the ability as a child and was the one who taught him Firebending. Thanks to meeting my father he was able to learn about the Doom beforehand and prepare for it." Said Jon.
"Prepare, why couldn't he stop it?" questioned Eraena.
"Because then he may not have met Rhaegar and thus wouldn't have learned of the Doom." Said Daenerys
"It's a paradox of time, a loop." Said Eddard.
"Exactly. What he could do was quietly inform a few people to escape and give them instructions."
"Such as fly above the clouds and don't be seen." Said Aegon in understanding.
The story of how Valyrians arrived in Chuidan was well known, they'd flown on the back of their dragons never dipping beneath the clouds until they were far enough away that they'd left what they'd known of the world far behind them.
"Thus the world believing that only House Targaryen and those in Volantis were all that remained of Valyria." Said Catelyn.
"Yes well he didn't stop there. Knowing what would be coming he decided to save as much as he could. Somehow he placed spells in certain areas to protect them from damage. The spells were set in places such as the armory, sorcerers tower, library tower and the dragons creche amongst others which if they held would leave them completely intact."
"If this is true, the discovery will be as big as Nymeria's Tower in Dorne, maybe bigger." Said Obara.
What went unsaid by those in the know was that the discovery of so much Valyrian Steel would be a great help when the Long Night returned and battles against the White Walkers began again.
"Well if all of it is intact having so many ships will definitely come in handy." Said Brandon.
"If anyone wants to back out now is the time." Said Jon though he wasn't surprised when no one chose to do so.
While the Northmen hadn't invented the longboat, simply taken and improved upon what they seized from the Ironborn, they had adapted well to them, and all their bigger ships had one. They were kept on the sides of their ships on small decks made specifically for them and could sit 36 people, 30 of which would be oarsmen. Brandon's ship had a crew of 65, which was one of the reasons why he had two longboats on his ship which was a bonus in this instance as they wouldn't leave him without one.
Taking count of the group going to shore Jon realized it was actually quite large as counting just himself, Robb, Aegon, Broden, Aiden, Daenerys, Rhaenys, Ygritte, Dacey, Allyria, Arianne, Eraena and Brienne was already 13 people. Adding the 4 Kingsguard Knights, 4 Sand Snakes, Sam, Dickon, Loras and Gendry brought that number up to 27 and that wasn't even counting the rest of the guards assigned to himself, Aegon, Robb, Arianne, Aiden and Eraena. As they had already determined that they would only be taking one of the longboats that meant that they could only take 9 more people and the bulk of the guard would be left behind.
No one was surprised when Garlan Tyrell and Jorah Mormont volunteered to join them and after a bit of discussion it was decided that the remaining spots would be Eraena's guards. As the designated leader of the mission Jon could have sat at either end of the boat, instead he opted to take a spot as an oarsmen allowing Eraena to take the spot at the head with Rhaenys and Daenerys. Robb was like-minded and as such allowed Allyria to take his seat on the other end with Dacey and Ygritte. Talisa, Robb's second betrothed was staying on Brandon's ship as her training wasn't at a level of allow her to join them as of yet.
Once everyone was settled into the longboat it was lifted from the deck by pulleys and lowered into the water. Turning the boat they paddled away to make some space before raising the single sail in its center allowing them to be carried by both the wind and muscle. The sail made putting distance between themselves and the Javelin quite easy and before long they reached the barrier surrounding the Valyrian peninsula. Getting through the barrier was also simple as Hinata had given Jon a spell that allowed a portion of the barrier to open allowing the longboat to slip through and into the core of the Smoking Sea which is where the trouble started as almost immediately they were engulfed in mist so thick that they could barely see their surroundings.
"Can someone do something about the fucking mist." Came a frustrated voice Jon recognized as Tyene's.
"I've been trying, waterbending isn't working on it." Said Allyria.
"It's definitely not natural, there's so much magic in the air you can easily feel it." Said Daenerys.
"It must be a secondary barrier. We'll just need to take it slow."
"Robb's right. Close the sail and lower the mast, slowly, we'll go the rest of the way by rowing." Said Jon.
At his word the sail was closed, and the mast was lowered back into its original position lying down the center of the longboat. Navigating through the mist was a trial in itself and quite a few times they only barely avoided collisions though the few they had weren't bad as they were going so slow no damage was taken by the craft. Eventually they broke through the second barrier as everything around them was suddenly clear, they could see land not to far from them, but even more they could see the remains of numerous ships.
"It's a graveyard." Said Jorah speaking the words that more than a few of them were thinking.
"It was definitely a barrier; I can see the other ships clearly from here." Said Dacey.
Silently they made their way through the ship graveyard with more than one person noting that some of the ships they passed were undamaged. Arriving at the shore they all hopped out and into the shallow water electing not to beach the boat in case they needed a quick getaway as more than a few of them were unnerved by the undamaged yet abandoned ships they passed through. Some of the ships were actually beached and while not as big as the Javelin were big enough to support two masts.
"Alright lets scout around the beach, check out those ships. If we're lucky we might get a clue about what the hell happened to everyone." Said Jon
"Good call, its said that a miasma surrounds this place but there's no sign of that." Said Dacey
"What about that magical wave from a few years ago, I doubt it skipped this place since it even reached the Wall." Said Jorah
"That explains the miasma. But I don't see even the remains of bodies right now. Something isn't right." Said Aegon.
"I count six ships along the beach. We've got enough people to cover them all at once. Objections?" Said Robb
It was silent as the group looked around and waited for someone to speak up. When no one did the group was dismissed and split up into their preassigned teams. Jon's team consisted of himself, Ygritte, Broden, Brienne, Ser Arthur and Smalljon Umber who had been part of his uncle Ned's retinue. The other members of the Kingsguard present Ser Oswell, Ser Jonothor and Ser Barristan were split between Aegon, Daenerys and Rhaenys.
"So which one are we checking?" questioned Smalljon.
"The left edge, the second one in." said Jon.
Looking ahead to that ship the group spotted the ship and the Smalljon laughed upon spotting the figurehead of a golden lion.
"You think that's Tommen Lannister's ship?" questioned Broden.
"I sincerely hope so cousin." Said Jon
It didn't take long for them to arrive at the ship and climb onboard. They were forced to use climbing ropes as the ramp had been pulled up showing that someone had either made it back to the ship or never left it. The ship itself was in surprisingly good condition and Smalljon suggested it was constructed with ironwood. Once aboard the ship they split up once more with Ser Arthur and Ygritte staying with Jon while the others went to look around. The first stop for his smaller group was the captains office inside which they found the skeletal remains of who they guessed was Tommen Lannister considering the finery it was dressed in though shockingly there was a dagger stuck in the ribcage right were the heart would be.
"Damn, killed himself." Said Ser Arthur.
"The gods must have punished him harshly." Said Ygritte.
Jon remained silent as he noticed a book on the table in front of the skeleton and moved over to it, careful to make sure he didn't damage it considering his age as he opened it and flipped through the pages slowly.
"What is it?" questioned Ygritte.
"Journal it looks like, documenting the voyage." Said Jon before pausing.
"Listen to this Month 4 day 7. I met with a woman named Melera, a Red Priestess from the Temple of the Lord of Light in Volantis. Like many she advised that I return home to Casterly Rock, and that Valyria is cursed. Unlike others however, she is of the belief that Valyria will rise again in time, that the Valyrian Empire will return greater than ever before. She stated that if I do not return home now my house will end in disgrace and if I do the foundations can be laid so that my house will have a place of high esteem in the new Valyrian Empire. Obviously I dismissed such notions, the Valyrians are gone as only the Targaryens remain, and they have nothing but Dragonstone, and no army to speak of. No my course is clear, Valyria and its secrets are within my reach, and I will not be dissuaded."
"So this is definitely Tommen Lannister then." Said Ser Arthur
"Month 5 day 2: The priestess was right; Valyria is a cursed land, and I was a fool to come here. When we landed nothing seemed a miss, we trekked through the jungle and into the ruined city once known as Farvein taking what treasures we found and bringing them back to the ship for storage. It lowered our guard which proved to be our downfall, the capital city itself Valyria is a land of monsters, creatures that appear to have once been human but are now something else. They are not of the living, nor the dead and not even fully human, they are a plague that feeds on human flesh and seem to be able to spread amongst others. I've seen members of my crew transform before my eyes into these creatures with but a shallow wound. The only way to stop these creatures we've found is a fatal wound, removing the head works best, that and fire.
Once marked the transformation can only be stopped by death, a stab to the heart or removing the head. Whatever has taken over the bodies cannot work on a corpse. I was bitten today, but I'll not allow myself to turn into one of those creatures, I'd rather die with whatever dignity I have left. I should have listened to the priestess and gone home yet now it is too late. My crew is gone, I am all that remains and only now do I remember all the words of Melera's warning. She spoke of a Dragonwolf and that only he and his would be able to conquer this land. If you are indeed reading this Dragonwolf then I beseech thee, survive, and destroy these creatures. Tommen Lannister II, King of the Rock."
"These creatures sound like wights." Said Ygritte frowning.
"They can't be though, there would have to be a White Walker here but its far too humid, they travel with the cold." Said Jon slipping the journal into his pouch.
"What about the miasma, could it have caused hallucinations?" questioned Ser Arthur.
"Maybe." Said Jon his eyes focused on the other side of the skeleton.
Walking around the desk Jon found a sheathed sword had been leaning beside it, it had slipped a fair bit as he hadn't been able to see the pommel over the desk, instead he'd seen the end of the sheath. The pommel was dirty but unmistakably the head of a lion. Picking up the sword and drawing it finding the dark grey steel with the rippling pattern that Valyrian steel was known for.
"Brightroar, the ancestral greatsword of House Lannister." Said Ser Arthur.
"It's mine now." Said Jon before removing a scroll from his pouch and quickly sealing the sword inside.
"Let's find the others and get out of here." Said Jon.
Nearly an hour passed before the entire group was together once more. Smalljon, Brienne and Broden had discovered several chests full of gold and jewels and sealed them away with Brienne carrying the scrolls containing them. Upon learning of this Jon told them they would get to keep one full chest of gold each much to their surprise though they were grateful. Jon didn't mind parting with that much as there was still more than enough left over and he was sure they would find more. Robb had a similar find on the ship from Volantis, though his was only gold. No one else found much of anything, though Aegon found skeletal remains and what looked like it may have been an abandoned camp.
Jon informed them all of what he found and was surprised when no one voted to go back to the ship. Instead they would cautiously proceed to the capital city with no less than 10 people carrying armed crossbows as they went. Travelling through the jungle all of them were a bit tense as none of them knew what to expect and Jon was happy they'd decided to leave the dragons with the ship as if there were strange creatures roaming the dragons would undoubtedly catch the attention of them. Emerging on the top of a cliff face allowed them to look out of the jungle and down to get their first look at Valyria itself which stunned all of them as it was a floating city as the place was as water could be seen running all through the place with many bridges connecting sections of it. There were many towers throughout the place many of them topless, though Jon couldn't see if all of them were, he could easily imagine dragons flying about over the place.
Travelling down hair was harder than going up as one small slip could send you tumbling down. Carefully they made there way down until they were hurriedly motioned to stop and hide. Ser Jonothor who had taken point simply pointed and following the direction Jon felt his eyes widen and heard more than a few people gasp. Standing not far from them at the entrance of the city was a creature that left even Jon shocked as it was definitely not a wight. Instead the creature, while it had a human torso had a face completely skewed and scarred by fungus only leaving behind a maw of jagged teeth. Its clothes were ragged in a way not even an Ironborn would wear revealing grey skin covered in mold and what looked like scaly fungal growth.
"What the fuck."
Aegon's outburst was understandable and though said lowly was somehow still heard by the creature as it swiveled in their direction and began making odd clicking and groaning sounds. Jon recognized quickly that it didn't have eyes and remembering the passage in Tommen's journal conjured up a concentrated ball of blue fire in his hand before lobbing it at the creature. It landed right on its head causing it to shriek loudly which is all it could manage before the fireball detonated covering it in fire killing it near instantly and leaving nothing but ash in its wake. Before a word could be spoken five more creatures rushed to the sight and the response was immediate as five different colored fireballs struck them resulting in similar deaths. One of them which he recognized due to Rhaenys's purple fire struck the chest though the result was the same.
"Okay so Tommen Lannister wasn't hallucinating, let's go home." Said Broden
No one was surprised it was him who said this, Broden was the youngest out of everyone there only just celebrating his 10th birthday, though he looked 13 thanks to his time in Sunshire. While he was actually fairly well trained, this was also his first mission as a wolf whereas the rest of them had far more experience
"Calm down cousin, we've got this." Said Allyria.
"How, those things have been taking people out for centuries and last I checked not everyone here was a firebender." Said Broden.
"No but you should be able to make a wind blade, one of those should cut right through, water and ice spikes would probably help as well." Said Robb.
"Ser Barristan what do you think?" questioned Jon.
"I don't think we have to worry about an entire city of those things, only the dregs that have come since the Doom. If we keep our distance and stick elemental attacks we should be fine." Said the knight.
"If anyone else wants to turn back now's the time to speak up. I won't think any less of any of you." Said Jon.
"Right then, let's continue." Said Rhaenys.
Continuing on into the once prosperous city the group decided they would hunt the monsters before focusing on their original goals as that way they would not be caught by surprise. It was for this reason that they discovered that more than just fire worked on them. Wind blades along with earth and ice spikes worked just as well as fire did though with different effects. Ice for instance would cause the entire thing to freeze over allowing them to be shattered while earth attacks did more blunt force damage, though the spike would punch right through them. They also discovered that there were other variations of the creatures.
One various was a big one covered in thick fungus that effectively acts as armor plates with what looked to be pouches over its body. It was also more aggressive, but slower and more uncoordinated than the smaller one. Thankfully the 'armor plating' did nothing to help its resistance to fire, in fact it was even more flammable though it was more resistant to the other elements unfortunately.
Even with that said there was something very satisfying about watching one drop into a hole in the ground only to be crushed when it sealed back up. Arianne was honestly scary when she was motivated and the satisfied look she'd gained afterwards had been sexy as hell. If Aegon wasn't set on marrying her Jon would have tried to figure out a way to add the Dornish princess to his own harem. They worked mostly using ambush tactics as they figured out rather quickly the things were attracted by sound and didn't want to risk dealing with any big groups of them.
Unfortunately after a few hours fatigue began to set in, and a mistake was made the results of which found the creatures converging on them and they'd been forced to flee through streets and failing that across rooftops. At the moment he was sitting on the roof of one of the buildings resting having been separated from the rest of his group in the fighting. That was actually fine with him for the time being as it gave him more free space to work and allowed him to move at his pace. Peering over the roof he saw about twenty of the creatures in the alley beneath him, it was a dead end and he'd used it to bound up onto the roof. Going to the edge of the roof he dropped down to the mouth of the alley and punched out launching a stream of fire from his fist wide enough to engulf the entire alley and held it for nearly 20 seconds before dismissing the fire.
"Jon!"
The call of his name had him looking towards it to see Ser Barristan fighting his way to him his sword a mere blur as it took limbs and heads with each swing. Racing towards the man Jon ran a few steps on the side of a nearby building before leaping from it, drawing his sword in the air and taking the head from one of the creatures as he passed. Upon landing he spun his blade cutting through the necks of two more before it stopped and bounced off of one of the armored ones. Before it could attack his free hand came forward and he hit it with a ball of air that sent it flying back a few feet. Before it could recover he lobbed a small fireball at it causing it to go up in flames when it landed.
"You ok?" questioned the knight once he was sure the last of them had been disposed of.
"I'm fine, I stayed on the roof there to catch my breath until I came down to burn the ones that were in the alley." Said Jon getting a nod from the knight.
"Good job. Let's rejoin the others."
Saying this was easier than the action itself. Thankfully due to their time in Chuidan the knight hadn't actually aged at all unlike his charge and as such was still within his physical prime. Because of this they didn't have to stick just to the streets. Instead they climbed up the side of a nearby building and ran along the roofs of the city for nearly four blocks before the found the rest of the group. Beneath them the rest of the group could be seen fighting a defensive battle as they'd unfortunately run to a dead end with nothing but water behind them and a hoard of creatures in front. There were many dead creatures littering the ground as not only the Kingsguard but the Sand Snakes, the Princess Guards cut down any who approached them. Robb, Rhaenys and Daenerys were providing cover for them as he'd been there when their weapons had all broken leaving them to rely on the magic to defend themselves.
A series of fire blasts landing in the midst of the creatures had him look up to see Eraena and three of her guards on a roof across from him. Looking back down he could see Brienne darting out of the fray a broken sword in her hand followed quickly by Loras and Garlan Tyrell. He watched Brienne give a spinning kick to empty air only for a blade of wind to shoot forward cutting through several creatures that had given chase to them.
"NOW!"
The screamed command had him looking up to see Sam, Dickon and Arianne were also now on the roof with Eraena. The fighters on the ground all disengaged firing off blasts of wind to push the creatures away from them and ran backwards. Once they were clear two huge walls of Earth shot upwards holding all of the creatures inside.
"Good plan." Said Ser Barristan which Jon could only agree with.
He could see the walls begin to close in on each other only for them to stop abruptly after only a small bit of movement. Looking up he could see Sam, Dickon and Arianne all panting heavily, which meant they'd run out of energy.
"You think this is all that's left?" questioned Jon.
"It's got to be, ships don't carry that many people and I lost count after two hundred an hour ago." Said the elder man.
"Good, I won't have much left after this." Said Jon walking to the very edge of the room and over the improvised pin.
Taking a few steadying breaths to prepare himself Jon began sucking in huge amounts of air surprising not just Ser Barristan but everyone that could see him as his chest actually extended and his cheeks puffed out. Finally he stopped and held it all in for several long moments before he pitched forward and breathed out a huge stream of his signature blue fire into the pin. The creatures inside screeched loudly before all sound abruptly cut off as the flames quickly reduced them to ashes. With all of the fire and air expelled from his mouth Jon slumped and swayed dangerously only which Ser Barristan took as his queue grabbing hold of his charge and allowing him to lean into him. Slowly the knight backed them away from the edge and then lowered them so that they could sit.
"You did good Jon, rest." Said the knight.
Jon, tired as he was asleep in moments. Neither of them were aware that his final actions along with those throughout the day would gift him a small list of nicknames, Jonaerion the Dragonlord, The Blue Flame, the Azure Dragon, The Dragon of Ice and Fire, and Dragon of the North would all be attached to him amongst other names in the years to come.
When Jon woke he was confused about his surroundings as he was no longer on the roof, instead he was inside of a tent and looking around he found Robb lying beside him though he was clearly awake.
"About time you woke up." Said Robb bringing attention to them.
"How long was I out?" questioned Jon.
"Not long, around two hours." Said Robb.
"How are you feeling?" Questioned a man in the robes of a healer.
"Tired, but otherwise fine." Said Jon.
"Good, our tests showed you weren't injured but it never hurts to ask." Said the man before handing him a vial of purple liquid.
"It's a Replenishment potion. You exhausted your magic and stamina; this will give you a bit of a boost and help you recover faster." Said the man.
Taking the potion Jon could immediately feel its effects, he was still tired but not in danger of going back to sleep and he definitely wouldn't be throwing around any magic for the time being.
"Did you take one of those too?" questioned Jon.
"He did about two minutes before you woke." Said the healer before Robb could answer.
"Give it a few more minutes and you two should be okay to walk." Said the healer.
Before either of them could comment the tent was open and first his Uncle Ned then Brandon made their way inside. The men regarded the two of them stoically for several moments and Jon wondered if they'd done something they were about to get in trouble for.
"You could have saved some monsters for us." Said Brandon causing the two boys to relax.
"How'd you know to come, there couldn't have been enough time for people to go back to the ship." Said Robb
"Actually Lady Eraena sent a few of her guards to get us. We're not sure how but Daenerys managed to dispel the barrier as such once was it was down they were able to use their Bending to make it to us quickly." Said Eddard
"We haven't actually been here long, just long enough to set up camp and get you all checked out." Said Brandon.
The asked a few more questions concerning what happened before first Robb and then Jon felt enough energy to get up. Outside of the tent they could see a number of wolves at work, some of which were clearing away the remains of the monsters much to the worry of the two boys who were quickly put at ease when they were told they'd already been briefed not to make skin contact with the creatures. What Jon wasn't surprised to learn was that Daenerys, Rhaenys and Dacey had taken command of the wolves and started assigning them areas to check out.
They hadn't gone into any of the buildings and many of them were damaged, which meant more monsters could have been hiding inside. They found that many of the buildings actually did contain monsters inside them, but they were easily handled by the wolves scouting the buildings. Some of the buildings were in pristine condition and had barriers surrounding them, which is how the library and sorcerers tower were found. Only a Valyrian could dispel the barriers around the buildings but that was easily done.
The armory had unfortunately not faired well, while the barrier protected the outside it hadn't protected it from the bottom and a large section of the floor had given out. The lava that had run beneath the room had since turned to stone allowing them to maneuver through the room and retrieve what had been lost, still Jon hadn't been able to bring himself to care that the sorcerous horns and whips had been amongst the inventory lost. By the third day they still hadn't located the dragon creche when Nightwing had come to him urging him to follow. With Aegon, Rhaenys, Daenerys, Brienne, Ygritte, and Eraena he'd left the city proper and into the mountains outside of the city.
It took three hours before they entered what they thought was a mountain but soon realized it was a volcano. The cavern they'd entered showed clear signs that it had once seen plenty of use as there were pathways and bridges that were clearly the work of Bending and places where torches were kept. Following the dragons deeper into the tunnels required a bit of bending as they'd needed to create fireballs so that they were able to see. Eventually they came to a cavern with nothing but dragon eggs, 5 rows of 4 lining the room, though they appeared to have turned to stone. There were 6 more caverns on the level that revealed much the same and all of them with the same number of eggs which quick math told them there were 140 eggs in all. In Chuidan even with the 7 dragons House Targaryen hatched there were only 15 dragons total. There were eggs there as well, but there were only 25 last he'd heard, and no one had been able to figure out how to hatch them until they hatched theirs. Even then the other houses weren't trying until they completely understood the runic magic necessary to hatch them.
It was in the final chamber on this level were Jon froze as he found himself looking at the original ritual circle to hatch dragons. Closer inspection revealed it was flawed, characters were carved incorrectly or in the wrong places and the star itself was too small not even touching the circle while the characters were touching multiple points of the star.
"Hello Jon."
The voice caused him to jump and give a startled yelp as he turned towards it. Hearing the sound the others rushed to him only to stop and stare at the figure before them. He was a tall, slim man with short brown hair with a short cut beard. He wore a blue overtunic, a long-sleeved white shirt with black pants and most importantly was completely transparent with a blue outline surrounding him.
"Lord Matalar, how?" questioned the boy in shock surprising his companions.
"The result of a rather peculiar technique I stumbled across while preparing for the Doom. I'd teach you but you'll have no need of it." Said the man.
"You're a g-g…" stuttered Aegon not even able to say the word.
"Ghost, yes. I am using magic to peer through the void and appear before you." Said the man.
"Such a feat must take a remarkable amount of power." Said Eraena.
"Less than you would ever believe. That is not, however, what I'm here to discuss. You've noticed the ritual circle?"
"Yes, it's a travesty, beyond even what it's supposed to be." Said Jon.
"Indeed the result of an inexperienced fool who was awarded the position because of his families influence and not for his skill in the art." Said the ghost with a sigh.
"What you all cannot see is the other effects this has had. The 14 flames were all connected magically, this travesty as you call it overloaded that connection not only causing the Doom, but throwing them all out of sync. This one for instance doesn't even have magma connecting it anymore, thus the fossilized eggs." Said the ghost.
"Respectfully my lord I don't see how we could possibly help with that." Said Daenerys
"Oh, its quite simple. Do you see that tablet there?"
Turning to follow they found a large piece of rock on the far side of the cavern, it was clearly carved with a different type of stone than what could be found in the caverns, it had a circle cut out of it near the top and ended in a point.
"It's called a Place of Power, normally it would be glowing due to the magical connection of the 14 Flames. Using that you can reconnect the connections allowing the magic to flow correctly once more through each point. The magic will flow through the land causing it to heal itself and return it to its proper state." Said the ghost.
"So that was your plan, not a bad one." Came a new voice causing them to turn to see Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura and Hinata leaning against the far wall.
"My lords, ladies." Said the ghost with a bow.
"I noticed when the magic I gave upon my arrival on this world was rerouted when it came here. I'm guessing you used it to wipe out that miasma and the fungus that created the infected." Said Hinata.
"I did. I also used it to raise both barriers that surrounded this particular island." Said the ghost.
"These kids aren't capable of doing what you request, they haven't been trained for it. Valyria is our land in this world and while I normally would not interfere in this instance I'll make an exception. We can take the chance to make a few changes of our own as well. The time of Valyria as you knew it is over, the new Valyria will be something different." Said Naruto
"You guys go pack up those eggs. When you leave the barrier will go back up and will remain so for a quite a few years while the land heals." Said Sasuke
"We'll need you all to say you corrected the flow of the leylines as well. We will teach you how to do so when you return to Chuidan." Said Sakura.
Between the 7 of them it didn't take long to pack up the eggs and seal them away. Once that was done the Targaryens mentally contacted the dragons informing them it was time to leave. Upon returning to the city they had to explain where they had disappeared to since their absence had been noticed. They stayed in Valyria for a few more days during which time several discoveries were made in both the library and sorcerers towers before everything was ready for them to leave. One place they hadn't expected to find undamaged was the treasury, which was full of gold and jewels, the content of which would be split amongst the two parties making both much more wealthy. For Jon the biggest discovery was not just the process of creating Valyrian steel but a guide on how to create the raw materials needed for such a process.
As the ships collectively sailed away from Valyria with the spoils of their trip the barrier quietly reasserted itself, this time covering the ruined Valyrian peninsula and would not come down for several more years.
AN: That's it the chapter's done. I put just a taste of the smut I was originally planning for this story before the plot took over, just want to see if it fits. Anyway thanks for reading and please review. Til next time, LATER.