Dawn is Breaking:
Mythic Dawn Hideout:
Mankar Cameron, leader of the Mythic Dawn stood outside the cave entrance to the hideout but a annoyed look on his face, next to him stood the Mythic Dawn Sleeper Agent Isolde. Isolde had just returned from King's Landing.
"I had to get out of there as soon as I could." Isolde explained "It wouldn't be long before I was linked to this."
"I told Runa to spread Chaos through the city, not try and kill the king!" Mankar exclaimed "What happened?"
"I don't know what happened in the keep but the assassination attempt failed" Isolde explained "I'm sorry master, but Runa and the others were killed in the attack. I saw Martin place their heads on spikes. Since the Sparrows were linked with this, Martin has now purged the Sparrows; things are stable in the city now."
Mankar sighed in sadness, despite being a fanatic loyal to the Prince of Destruction, he did love both his children and now they were dead. He had lost them before during the First Oblivion Crisis but they had been reborn in his paradise. Through the Mysterium Xarxes, they had lived but this time, they were gone for good. Since their magic wasn't as strong anymore, Mankar was unable to make his paradise this time and so he could not revive his children.
"So what do we do now Master?" Isolde asked
"We wait for Viserys to return." Mankarreplied. "If he manages to recover the Elder Scroll, we might have a chance of being able to conquer this word in the name of Lord Dagon. Our magic is still weak and only an Elder Scroll can help us become more powerful. I just hope that fool hasn't tried to read it; if he has then he would be of no use to us. The scroll will likely have taken his eyesight."
Then a loud roar was heard which made the two of them look up to see a massive Dragon flying towards them. This dragon was massive; it could cover a large inn and was covered in golden scales. What was more amazing was what was on the dragon's back, a man with white hair with a large scroll on his back, it was Viserys.
Viserys smirked at the shocked look on Mankar's face as he brought Vulthuryol in to hand. The dragon landed and Viserys dismounted his ride "It's just like I said, I am a true dragon in human body." He said
Mankar soon came over the shock "Where did you get the dragon?" he questioned
"I found this dragon in Blackreach." Viserys smirked "The people there worshipped him as a God and now he obeys me. Now I have a dragon to conquer this land, just like my ancestor before me in his conquest. And I have brought what you asked." He held out the Elder Scrolls.
Mankar smirked "Good. We will be needed it. Things here haven't gone as well as I hoped. My daughter's mission to cause chaos in the capital went wrong. These Sparrows ganged up but were crushed. My daughter is now dead and the kingdoms are on alert."
"We should just strike King's Landing!" Viserys hissed "Take the capital and the people will submit."
Mankar shook his head "Don't be foolish!" he snarled "Even with your dragon and the Elder Scroll, our forces are still weak, dragons are not invincible, Dorne proved that. And even if we take the capital, the people will keep fighting. No, I have another target in mind. We will conquer Westeros over time but we start at a key target. We will strike fear into the nation before we fully conquer it. But first I must speak with our ally who has the men and ships we need." He looked at Viserys "And I think it's time we properly make you a member of our order."
Essos: Near Astapor:
Rhaenys Targaryen sat on her horse as she marched in front of the army of Unsullied that she had liberated. Rolly Duckfield and Franklyn Flowers road alongside her along with Admiral Travis Thresh. Black Balaq was with his part of the Golden Company and they were on their way to meet with Jon Connington as well as Rhaenys siblings. Rhaenys remembered what had happened shortly after she had help conquer Astapor.
(Flashback, a few days ago)
The battle was over before it had truly begun. With the Unsullied already in the walls and the Astapor soldiers caught completely off guard, the battle was a massacre. Most of the Good Masters were in the plaza at the time and they were unable to get out. Some slaves had also joined in the revolt and killed their masters. Only a few of the masters had managed to escape and they were now hunted throughout the city by mobs.
The Unsullied now gathered in formation in large units and Missandei looked at them and then at the woman who had ordered the attack.
Rhaenys got on her horse and road through the Unsullied units "Unsullied!" she called in High Valyrian "You have been slaves all your life. Today you are free. Any man who wishes to leave may leave and no one will harm him. I give you my word." She then turned to the people who have gathered "And people of Astapor, as of today, Astapor is no longer a city of slaves, the people here are free. No one will force you to do anything, you shall elect someone to rule, I will not force you to decide. The only difference is no one will wear chains anymore. You are not slaves, you are free people. You are free to make your own choices. Today marks the beginning of the end of the vile way of life known as Slavery. Soon Slavery will be destroyed and no one will be treated like property or vermin again. Will you fight for me? Not as my slaves but as free people?" There were a few moments of silence before one Unsullied began banging his spear on the ground and then the rest of the Unsullied followed and the free slaves began to cheer for their savoir.
Later, Rhaenys marched out of the city followed by the Unsullied and some free slaves who wanted to fight for her. As they left the city gates, Rhaenys threw the golden whip she had been given to show that she owned the Unsullied on the ground to be trampled by the Unsullied and the free slaves saw this as a way of her saying that she was different to their former masters.
(End flashback)
Now Rhaenys was riding to meet with her family and discuss the next stage of their plan. It might take them a while but soon, just like Aegon the Conqueror, they would create a kingdom of their own to rule and put an end to a vile tradition. Rhaenys knew it wouldn't be easy but they had to try. She was looking forward to seeing her family again.
Cloud Ruler Temple:
Jaime and Barristan had gathered with all of the other Blade members in the courtyard of Cloud Ruler Temple. A few days ago, Grandmaster Delphine had returned with the bodies of Blade Knight Glenroy and Captain Renault who had both died protecting Martin from an assassination attempt. Every single member of the Blades had gathered as the funeral was prepared. Jaime and Barristan were standing next to Captain Steffan and Blade Knight Fortis.
Two large funeral pyres had been prepared in the centre with Glenroy and Renault laying on them. Grandmaster Delphine stood in front of the gathered Blades.
"Members of the order of the Blades." She called "We are gathered here today to remember the fallen. To honour the memory of two members of our great order who gave their lives doing their duty. I remember Renault, when I first met her she was just a recruit and she never let her personal feelings get in the way of her duty. She performed well and served the Blades well for many years, she will be missed. I remember Glenroy when he first came here; he was an eager recruit and wanted to do his best in the name of our King. He lost his life too early, both will be sorely missed. Today we lost valuable members of our order but their names will live on as Blades who gave their lives protecting their King." Delphine then lit the pyres of both Blades and they all watched as the bodies began to burn.
As the funeral went on, Jaime turned to Steffan "So what will happen to their remains?" he asked
Steffan looked at him "Their remains will be burnt like you see and then the ashes will be stored in urns and buried in the Blades crypt. Their swords will lie alongside them to honour them. Loremaster Esbern will also write their deeds in the memories so people will remember these particular Blades for their duty. All Blades are recorded in the memories."
Jaime nodded and carried on watching the funeral. He wondered what was going on in King's Landing now.
King's Landing: Docks:
King Martin along with his sister Alessia, his mother, his uncle Tyrion and several members of the Blades stood at the docks of King's Landing surrounded by members of the city watch. Bronn stood to the side; he would be leaving soon to go back to Rosby as the Ninth Legion would also be leaving the city after they had finished rounding up the remains of the Sparrows.
They had gathered as they waited for Myrcella and her soon to be husband Trystane to arrive in King's Landing. With the threat of the Mythic Dawn approaching and the risk of War, Oberyn had decided that he would be of better use in Dorne helping lead Dorne's army against the cult and so Trystane would take his place on the Small Council. Cersei was happy that she would get to see her daughter again. She still hated the idea of Myrcella marrying Trystane but she knew that she had no say anymore since the agreement had already been made.
The ship carrying Myrcella and Trystane soon arrived. This ship had been one that Cersei had asked Oberyn to send to Dorne as a gift for Myrcella. The ship soon docked at the docks and when the ramp was lowered, Myrcella slowly stepped off the boat, followed by Trystane and a few guards that had come with them.
Myrcella smiled and then she embraced her brother "Your Grace." She greeted
Martin sniggered "You don't have to call me that Cella." He replied "We are family."
"And you are the King." Myrcella replied "You should be called by your title."
"I make an exception with family." Martin stated and then he shook Trystane's hand "And Prince Trystane, I hope you're a good future husband for my sister."
"She is to be my wife." Trystane stated "And I am to be my husband. I don't cheat on her, I love her."
"From the way you two look at each other, I can see that." Martin stated and watched as Myrcella greeted Alessia and her mother. Cersei hugged Myrcella tightly; she really did miss her daughter. Martin then looked at Trystane "Your uncle has been preparing his old chambers for you. We should go and meet the rest of my council so you can get to know them better. I hope you'll make a good Master of Laws."
"I will do my best your grace." Trystane stated and then the guards began to escort them all back to the Red Keep.
Skaal Village: Solstheim:
Jon and his friends soon arrived back at Skaal village and saw that Chief Fanari, Shaman Storn and his daughter Frea who were waiting for them.
"I see you have returned." Frea greeted "I can see that Eydis is not with you. I take it she's dead."
Jon sighed "I'm afraid that she is." He stated and took her journal "It seems she was seduced by a man named Ulyn and they went to recover this relic from the Dwemer Ruins of Fahlbtharz. Ulyn abandoned her when she was injured and Ulyn himself was killed in a trap."
Fanari sighed "This is why we are careful in who we trust." She stated "You however have proven yourself a friend of the Skaal. And while you were gone, Storn had a vision about you."
"About me?" Jon questioned
"Yes." Storn replied "The All-Maker grants me the gift of sight to protect this village. In this vision, I saw you leading an army against the Ice demons."
"Ice demons?" Serena questioned "You mean the White Walkers."
"I take it that's what you call them." Storn replied "However these White Walkers as you call them are not the only threat, the All-Maker warned me of other Ancient Enemies that are returning, and this threat is even greater than you think."
"That makes our situation even worse." Serena gasped.
"I also saw a vision of a man in a crown fighting a big black dragon but I don't know who he is." Storn added "This dragon did not look like a simple dragon; he was with the White Walkers and must be key. But it seems your journey will not end with the White Walkers."
"What do you mean?" Jon asked
"You have a great journey ahead of you." Storn replied "This will not be the last time we meet, one day you shall return here to face a new evil that will return."
Jon and his group stared at Storn until Fanari spoke "Enough of that." She stated "You did what I ask and now I will give you the secrets of forging Stalhrim. We need to meet with our smith, Baldor; he has the knowledge plus some Stalhrim for you to take with you."
"And you don't need to worry." Storn added "My visions showed that Stalhrim does work against your White Walkers."
Jon sighed in relief; a part of him had been worried that his mission may have been for nothing as they didn't know for certain if Stalhrim did indeed work. He wondered how the rest of the Night's Watch and Dawnguard were getting on.
Craster's Keep: Beyond the Wall:
Agmear was getting worried about the situation at Craster's Keep. About forty four people were left at the Keep now that Beric Dondarrion had left with his force which included Sandor Clegane and the Dawnguard. Only Agmear remained at the Keep with the remaining Night's Watchmen. Eleven of the men who had returned to the Keep were still suffering from bad wounds and tension was high, Craster didn't care about them and the men were starving, some of the men were about ready to mutiny which had Agmear worried which was why he decided to remain behind.
Now he also with Ed and experienced ranger Bedwyck were being made to help Craster around the house and the three of them were removing pig poo from one of the pig pens "I've been part of the watch for over a dozen years." Bedwyck groaned "They never tell us about the shovelling when we joined."
"Or the shit." Ed added
"They tell you about honour." Bedwyck stated "Pardoning crimes and protecting the realm. I was sent here for poaching and I've been doing well. But I still hate the shovelling."
"And getting attacked or killed or worse." Ed claimed and then one of the pigs did a poo on his foot "Oh look at that, more shit. I was starting to wonder what to do with the rest of the day."
"We need to get out of here." Bedwyck claimed "When the lord commander says we go, we go."
"And when will that be?" Andens hissed
Rast nodded "The Lord commander told us to go into that Ancient tomb, how did that turn out for us."
"He had no way of knowing that would happen!" Bedwyck hissed
"He knew what was out there!" Rast shouted "We encountered them at the Fist; we should have stayed at the Wall!"
"And do what?" Ed growled "We need information and it our duty to find that information. He is the Lord Commander and we obey his orders. That's how it works. If you don't like it then go and complain to him."
"Craster had been here surviving." Bedwyck added "He decided to remain here instead of coming south with the others."
"So he's your protector now?" Andens questioned "Our Good friend Craster."
"Mormont isn't going to save us. Rast growled "This lummox isn't going to save us. When the dead come, Craster will serve us up like so many pigs just to save his own skin. If we want to survive, we have to look out for ourselves."
"We should just leave." Andens stated "All of us."
"If you want to leave, then fine." Bedwyck hissed "But unless you want to lose your head for deserting or disobeying our Lord Commander then I suggest you stay here and stop complaining."
"I should lead us." Andens stated "I was commander of the King's Landing city watch."
"Oh you may have once been a commander but here you're just a recruit." Ed stated "I heard about what you did in King's Landing; how you brutalised people, you were spared death since we needed recruits here."
"Many of us were criminals." Andens growled and looked at Bedwyck "You're a criminal as well."
"At least I was a criminal trying to find food for my family!" Bedwyck shouted back "You were a criminal for greed!"
Agmear sighed and he went into one of the huts where Craster's daughter Gilly was waiting holding her newborn baby. She was rocking the child to go to sleep "How is he?" he asked
"He's asleep now." Gilly whispered
"Does he have a name?" Agmear asked
"What's the point" Gilly hissed "Craster always abandons his sons, my son will not live." She began to cry "Please Agmear, I have to protect my son."
"I will try." Agmear stated "I'll see what I can do to sneak you out. Your father is the worst man I've ever met but he is still our host. Maybe I can sneak you out in a Night's Watch cloak when we leave. Just try and believe in it. I want your baby to live; you just need to have hope."
"Hope." Gilly stated "Part of me hoped that my child would be a girl even though she would be forced to suffer the same fate as me. Being forced to have more children by our own father."
Agmear sighed "I'll find a way Gilly, I promise." Agmear then left the hut leaving Gilly alone with her child.
Castle Volkihar:
Joffrey had returned to Castle Volkihar and he wanted answers. He had the chalice which he had been ordered to fill with the water from the spring and the blood of the vampire and he had been successful in that mission. But he had also been attacked by two vampires from Harkon's castle and he wanted to know why. He felt like he'd been betrayed already and Mannimarco needed to know.
As soon as he entered the castle, he saw Garan waiting for him "I see you have returned, Lord Harkon will be pleased." He stated
"And you owe me some answers!" Joffrey hissed
"I guess this has something to do with Stalf and Salonia I assume?" Garan asked "Lord Harkon and I suspected that they would follow you."
"They did and they tried to kill me!" Joffrey hissed
Garan laughed "Well of course they did." He stated "Welcome to the politics of Lord Harkon's court. Stalf and Salonia are the minions of Lord Harkon's top advisors and they both long for our Lord's throne but they cannot make overt moves against him. Each sought to gain power by using their minion to kill you and keep the chalice for himself."
"Why didn't you warn me of this?" Joffrey demanded
"It was part of the test." Garan explained "By killing them you have robbed both of them of their little pets and by returning the chalice, you have increased Lord Harkon's power over them and shown them who's in charge. Take what you learn to heart and be careful who you trust. Now since you have returned the Chalice, Lord Harkon will give you his gift. Currently he is occupied with meeting some old acquaintances of his but I'm sure he'll be glad for you to meet them. Master Mannimarco and Champion Ramsay are with them as well."
Joffrey smiled, now he would be given a great gift that will allow him to defeat his traitor brother.
King's Landing: Small Council Chambers:
King Martin sat at a table along with the small council which now included Trystane Martell. Oberyn was also at the meeting as he planned to discuss his departure. His daughters were with him which included Elia Sand who had joined Trystane.
"So Nymeria and Obara will be returning to Dorne with me." Oberyn stated "I need to help gather Dorne army ready to fight against this Mythic Dawn. Tyene and Elia will be staying here; Trystane will need some kind of protection."
Elia smiled "I'll be glad to protect my cousin." She stated while Tyene and the other Sand Snakes just watched.
"If we're going to be facing conflict then we better start gathering supplies." Master of Trade Thonar Silver Blood stated
"Indeed." Martin agreed "We'll need supplies to feed the army and our people." He turned to the Master of War, Randyll Tarly "I'll also need you to help General Tullius prepare any new troops. We're probably going to need them soon. After all it's not just the Mythic Dawn we're facing, but the Worm Cult and this threat beyond the Wall. We all need to be on our guard, I don't want to be taken by surprise again, I want the whole Kingdom from Dorne to the Wall to be prepared at all times for conflict. We still have no idea when and where our enemy will strike."
"I'll send the ravens as soon as I can." Grandmaester Ebrose stated
"And I'll have my little birds keep an eye out for any more agents." Varys added "But since I don't know who the agents are, I have no way of finding them."
"At least you can try." Martin stated
"Our fleet is also nearly rebuilt" The master of ships, Aurane Waters spoke up "If the Ironborn or any pirates get any bright ideas then we're be ready. Although it will take time to sail them half a world away."
"After the news I've heard from the Iron Islands, I have no doubt we'll be facing the Ironborn again." Martin stated and looked at Ebrose "Add the Ironborn threat to the letters as well. After all that I've heard about their new King Euron, he knows how to lead a fleet unlike other Ironborn. We'll need to be ready for him." He looked at his council "If that is everything then dismissed."
The council then began to leave but Varys remained "Your Grace, may I have a word?"
"Speak Varys?" Martin responded
"My little birds have brought me word on the Targaryens and the Golden Company." He stated "It seems you won't need to worry about them, they've decided to built their own Kingdom in Essos. They've allied with our old friend, Travis Thresh and plan to destroy Slavery and built a new Kingdom."
"A noble cause." Martin smiled "And good riddance to that barbaric practice. We can't openly help them since we need trade with the Free Cities but I wish them luck. And it's not just them as well; I've had word that Daenerys Targaryen is nearing Westeros. Hopefully you can help us reach an agreement."
"Your dragons may be able to help with that." Varys stated "I've heard that Daenerys' Dragons are hard to control, having females might calm them down. And this might be an opportunity to properly cement your control over Westeros."
Martin sighed, Varys had suggested that he and Daenerys should marry, it would make Martin a legitimate ruler in the eyes of those who still call the Baratheon's usurpers and their dragons together would make a powerful union. "I still need to think about it." Martin stated even though Varys did have a point, Martin still hadn't married as he was too busy ruling the Kingdom but he would have to have a heir soon otherwise everything he built might fall apart. "I'll also talk to her about the idea."
"Let me talk to her about it." Varys stated "I knew her father personally, she needs to hear it from someone who was with her father at the time he went mad."
Martin nodded and then left, he needed to make plans for the future, dark forces were surrounding him and Westeros and Martin might be ruling in the darkest period that Westeros had ever faced.
Narrow Sea:
Daenerys Targaryen stood at the stern of her ship watching as her dragons dove into the water for their food. The three dragons had grown in size and now they were just as big as Daenerys now although they were still too small to ride. Farengar and Jorah stood beside her.
"How are you feeling?" Farengar asked "Emeric says we'll be arriving at King's Landing within the week."
"I am feeling nervous." Daenerys admitted "My brother used to say that the people were waiting for our return but I'm not so sure on that."
"You are correct." Farengar admitted "In truth, most commoners don't really care who's on the Iron Throne, as long as they can live their lives peacefully, they don't care. Some nobles who lost everything in the Rebellion such as the Conningtons and the Darrys might have welcomed your return but they've probably integrated now, the lords in your father's time are dead now. The new lords might not care now. Many other lords have bad memories of your father."
"At least I might be able to give the Targaryens a chance again." Daenerys stated "Maybe I can get our old home of Dragonstone."
"King Martin might be willing to give you that but it will take time for you to gain his trust." Farengar admitted "And be warned, I've just heard that a lot has been going on while we've been travelling. Your brother's new friends, the Mythic Dawn, just made an attempt on the King's life and they assisted in an attempted uprising by a group of Religious Fanatics known as the Sparrows. They failed in the end but it will have the King on edge. Your brother being a member of the Mythic Dawn might make the King more untrusting of you."
"Then how can I show him that I can trust him?" Daenerys asked
"Show him that you're not a threat." Farengar stated "Use your dragons to mix with his, if they mix well then it might show a unity between you two. Emeric can also explain what you did back at Rivenspire where he helped defeat the Mythic Dawn there."
Daenerys sighed in worry and Jorah looked at her "You have every right to be worried." He stated "I'm worried too; I'm still a criminal in Westeros. I sold poachers into Slavery; if I were to return then I might get arrested. Emeric said he could clear things but it has me worried."
Daenerys looked at the two of them as her dragons landed on the boat, each with a large fish which they quickly cooked "Whatever happens, this is going to be a big part of history." She stated
Cloud Ruler Temple:
Jaime along with Ser Barristan had been called into Captain Steffen's office where Captain Steffen was waiting for them along with Grandmaster Delphine.
"Grandmaster." Barristan greeted
"Knight Barristan, Knight Jaime." Delphine replied "I'll be departing to King's Landing soon, as Grandmaster of the Blades; my place is beside the King. And the two of you will be coming with me, you both may be new to the Blades but the people know you better and will be more at peace with familiar faces."
"Understood Grandmaster." Jaime stated "It will be nice to see my family again."
"The King may be your nephew Knight Jaime, but remember your duty; you are to protect the royal family." Steffen stated "And with the situation of the Kingdoms, we're going to need all the help we can get."
"Loremaster Esbern asked me to bring some books with us." Delphine stated "We're going to need to understand what happened last time the Mythic Dawn attacked us if we're going to fight them. We depart in the morning so you two should go get ready." Both Blades nodded and walked away to prepare for the journey.
Essos: Near Astapor:
Aegon Targaryen was waiting alongside Visenya, Lydia and Jon Connington with the Golden Company as they waited for Rhaenys to arrive with her Unsullied. They had received word that she had been successful in her mission to take Astapor and now they were to meet up to discuss their next plan.
Soon the sound of marching was heard and Rhaenys appeared on her horse alongside Franklin and Duckfield and the army of Unsullied behind her. As Rhaenys approached, he dismounted her horse "Aegon, Visenya." She greeted
"Rhaenys." Aegon greeted and looked at her army "I see you have gathered quite a force of Unsullied."
"All 8000 of them." Rhaenys stated "Plus 5000 more who were in training."
"I may find the training barbaric but the Unsullied are one of the best fighting force around." Connington stated "After all, 3000 Unsullied defeated 25000 Dothraki at Qohor. Add that to our 10,000 Golden Company Warriors and we have the makings of an kingdom when we take the lands." He looked at Aegon "You'll be Aegon the Conquer of Essos instead of Westeros."
"The only difference is I don't have Dragons." Aegon replied
"I doubt it will matter." Viserys stated "The Soldiers of these Slaver Cities plus most sellsword companies won't have strong enough soldiers to defeat the Unsullied we have."
"Don't get cocky." Lydia stated "That can get people killed."
"Lydia's right." Rhaenys stated "Conquering is one thing, holding onto lands is quite another. We may be able to conquer the Slaver Cities but keeping control will be another problem."
"One problem at a time." Aegon replied and then he saw Missandei "And who is this woman?"
Rhaenys smiled at her new friend "This is Missandei; she was a young slave who worked as a translator for Astapor's Good Masters. I suggested she be given as a gift and it was accepted. Now she is my friend."
"Who will be commanding the Unsullied?" Connington asked
Rhaenys smiled and turned to the Unsullied and then looked at Missandei "Are these the ones?" she asked
"Yes." Rhaenys replied "These are the Officers, the best fighters in the Unsullied; they were to be used to lead Unsullied when they were sold."
Rhaenys looked at the gathered Unsullied and then spoke in Valyrian "You did not choose this life, but you are free men now and free men are able to make their own choices. Have you chosen a leader from your ranks?" The Unsullied move aside as one of them stepped forward "Remove your helmet." The Unsullied stabbed his spear into the ground and removed his helmet to reveal a man with dark skin in his early twenties. He had no facial hair and a shaved head; his face was serious but did not show much emotion.
"This one has the honour?" he replied
"What is your name?" Rhaenys asked
"Grey Worm." The newly elected unsullied leader replied
Rhaenys widened her eyes "Grey Worm?" she questioned that did not sound like a name a mother would give her child.
Missandei saw what Rhaenys was thinking "All Unsullied are given new names when they are cut. Grey Worm, Red Flea and Black Rat are examples. They're names to remind them of what they are, vermin."
"You are not vermin." Rhaenys stated "From this day you will choose your own names. You will tell your fellow soldiers to do the same. Throw away your Slave name; you are not slaves anymore, use the name your parents gave you, a name that gives you pride. In whom you are."
"Grey worm is a name that gives me pride." Grey Worm replied "It is a lucky name; I no longer remember the name that my parents gave me and that name was cured with me being taken as a Slave. But Grey Worm was my name when I was freed."
Rhaenys sighed "If that is what you wish then I will not protest." She stated. Grey Worm nodded and put his helmet back on.
Visenya looked at Aegon "So now that we have our large army, what do we do now?"
Aegon looked at her "Well we intend on conquering Slaver's Bay, we have taken Astapor and our ally Travis has taken New Ghis. Now it is time to move onto the next city in Slaver's Bay, we march to Yunkai."
Soon enough, the Golden Company and the Unsullied army were marching towards the city of Yunkai and the next step in their planned conquest.
Casterly Rock: The Westerlands.
Tommen was making his way towards Lord Tywin's study. He had been training with Master of Arms Benedict Broom when Genna's young son, Walder known as Red Walder had told him that Tywin wanted to see him in his office. Tommen soon arrived in Tywin's office where Lord Tywin was sitting at his desk along with Maester Creylen and Tywin's siblings Kevan and Genna.
"Lord Tywin." Tommen greeted "Kevan, Genna, Maester."
"Have a seat Tommen." Tywin stated and Tommen sat down on a chair "Do you know why I called you here?"
"No my lord." Tommen replied "I would guess it's because you have received some important news or you want to give me another lesson."
"Your first guess was correct." Tywin stated and took a letter that he had been given by Maester Creylen "We just received this letter from King's Landing, there was an attempt in the King's life."
Tommen gasped "Is he alright?" he requested "Is my brother, the King alright."
"He's fine." Genna replied which made Tommen sigh in relief.
"This attack was done by members of the Daedric Cult, the Mythic Dawn." Kevan added "The King believes that they're about to make their move."
"No one knows where they will strike but the King was the Kingdom to be prepared for war." Tywin stated "Maester Creylen will send ravens across the Westerlands to call all of our houses to gather their forces and be prepared to march if we're needed. The Westerlands will be on standby and when we march, you will be coming with me Tommen. If you're going to one day rule the Westerlands, then you will need experience on leading and nothing's better than first hand. You will also need to gain the respect from the other Lords here. I will not deny it, most of the lords here probably hate me but won't risk anything as they know my reputation but that won't be around when I die and one day I will die. You need to understand the men who will one day be your subjects. Your mother coddled you too much, I will not make the same mistake, it may be harsh but it is necessary."
Tommen nodded "I understand my lord." He stated
Tywin nodded "Good. This experience will help you one day when you become Lord of Casterly Rock. Now carry on your training, you'll need to be your best when we need to march." Tommen nodded and left the room leaving Tywin alone with Genna and Kevan as the Maester left to send the ravens "How do you think he will do?" he asked Kevan.
"Tommen has much to learn but he's still young enough to learn." Kevan stated
"And he's better than Joffrey." Genna added "That vicious bastard was nothing but trouble. Cersei may have doted on him but she never kept him under control. He did what he want without thinking, not a good trait for any person."
"Indeed." Tywin agreed "I would never have let that idiot be Lord of Casterly Rock. I was always ashamed of my children but Joffrey was just as bad as them. At least the new King and Tommen are better." All three Lannisters agreed on that.
Castle Volkihar:
Garan led Joffrey into Castle Volkihar's cathedral to where Lord Harkon was waiting. Manimarco was there as well as Ramsay along with two people Joffrey did not known. One was a man with tanned skin who looked Dornish, he wore a black suit but his hands glowed red. The other person shocked Joffrey, she was the most beautiful woman he had seen who had pale skin, long black hair and wore a long dress with showed quite a bit of cleavage.
"You really think we can all work together on this idea of your Manimarco?" the man questioned
"You're not a vampire." The woman stated
"No but we all serve the will of Molag Bal Lady Belain." Manimarco stated "We all serve Molag Bal's will, you will do well to remember that."
"He's right Rada." Harkon stated "Even if we believe differently, in the end, we all want the same thing."
"The only reason I came here is because you were a respected member of us." The man known as Rada stated
"The Grey Host is not what it once was just like how the Worm Cult is." Manimarco stated "Alone we cannot hope to do Lord Bal's will in conquering the world. But together we stand a chance, even if we're different, we all want to conquer in Lord Bal's name."
Rada sighed "Alright fine." He stated "I'll try and make contact with the rest of the old members of the Grey Host, if we can get them together then we can conquer this world."
Lady Belain smiled "And our old headquarters in right under their noses. Fort Greymoor lies underneath the land that the people call the North, we can build an army there without anyone knowing."
"It will take time but if we wait until the Mythic Dawn have finished their foolish plan then Westeros will be ready." Ramsay smirked
"And I can talk to the Tharns." Mannimarco stated "They can assisted us with this land across the sea which I've learnt is about ready to make an alliance with Westeros."
Harkon looked at the entranced "Ah, Garan." He greeted "I take it that our new friend succeeded in his mission."
"He did indeed." Garan stated "The Chalice is in your hands now and he's sent a message to your challengers."
"Good." Harkon smiled "That will serve as a warning to them and show who's in charge." Harkon then glowed red and turned into the Vampire Lord form "Now then, are you ready to accept your reward?"
"I am." Joffrey smirked "I'm ready to become a Vampire."
"Be still." Harkon ordered and the Harkon shot forward, his wings and arms wrapped around Joffrey's body and Harkon bit Joffrey hard on the neck. Joffrey gasped in shock and then as soon as Harkon released him, Joffrey's vision went black and he fell to the floor.
"Is he alive?" Manimarco questioned.
Harkon turned back into his human form and felt Joffrey "He's alive." He stated and didn't notice Ramsay snort; he thought it would have been better if Joffrey had died. "I'll wait here for our new friend to turn back. He'll need training in how to use his powers."
"In that case, we should go and inspect our new home." Manimarco stated "I hope you don't mind Rada al-Saran?"
Rada snorted "If we're working together then we'll share the castle just remember that we're in this together."
"If you don't mind, I'll like to stay." Belain stated "I would like to get the chance to know our new friend better."
"Fine." Rada snorted "Just remember that he's weaker than you."
"Oh don't worry." Belain smirked "I'll wrap him around my hands."
Mythic Dawn Hideout:
Mankar Cameron had brought Viserys to the shrine of Dagon in the headquarters. He had contacted Euron who had set sail to start their conquest and now he was officially going to make Viserys a member of the Mythic Dawn and had gathered all of the members in the shrine. Viserys and Mankar stood on a large stone platform in front of the gathered Mythic Dawn which included Isolde and behind them was a large statue of Mehrunes Dagon. Lying at the foot of the statue was Aicantar who was tied to a stone slab with his hands and feet tied to each corner and he had a gag in his mouth.
"Praise be to your brothers and sisters" Mankar spoke "Today marks a special day to us. Today is the beginning of our chance to finish what we tried many years ago. Today we start our conquest in the name of Lord Dagon."
"Praise be." The Mythic Dawn members chanted
"Hear now the words of Lord Dagon." Mankar continued "When I walk the earth again, the faithful among you shall receive your reward: to be set above all mortals forever. When I become the new god of this world, the people shall cower in fear but you, my loyal servants shall rule over them. Should then resist then we will crush them with my Oblivion armies. The weak shall be winnowed, the timid shall be cast down, the mighty shall tremble at my feet and pray for pardon."
"So sayeth Lord Dagon. Praise be." The people chanted.
"Now with the power of the Elder Scroll and the dragon recovered by our friend, Viserys Targaryen, we shall have what we need to conquer this world. We shall strike at the heart of the realm, we shall strike fear in the population by striking the region that has the largest populations. We strike at the Reach, our armies shall take the city of Oldtown as a base and then we will expand our control and lure the false King to us where we shall kill him. All hail the Mythic Dawn, all hail Lord Dagon!"
"Hail Lord Dagon!" the people cheered.
Mankar turned to Viserys "And now my friend, it is time for you to become one of us official. As we do with everyone, you must sacrifice this innocent in Lord Dagon's name, his blood shall be your robe."
Viserys shared a wicked smirk and pulled out Mehrunes razor and walked over to Aicantar who became squirming as he heard what was about to happen. But he was trapped and couldn't do anything. Viserys cut Aicantar's throat open. Aicantar coughed up blood before his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he fell silent.
Mankar smiled "Welcome brother to the Mythic Dawn." He walked over to the now dead Aicantar and ordered his men to collect his blood "His blood shall be used to dye our sacred robes for future members and now we must prepare. Today, our conquest begins."
Viserys Targaryen had a mad smile on his face, soon he would have his throne and no one would dare challenge him with the power of a god backing him.
Craster's Keep: Beyond the Wall:
The situation at Craster's Keep had gotten worse. Tensions were about to explode, three members of the group that arrived had died, the latest one just tonight. Bannen had been a good tracker and scout but during the escape from the ruins, his foot had been injured and soon it had gotten infected. They had tried to amputate the foot but by then, the infection had spread and Bannen had died. Now they were burning his body.
"His name was Bannen." Jeor started his speech like he did for other fallen members "He was a good man, a good Ranger. He came to us from..." he looked at Ed "Where did he come to us from?"
"Down from White Harbour." Ed answered
"He came to us from White Harbour" Jeor carried "He never failed in his duty. He kept his vows as best he could. He road far, he fought fiercely and we shall never see his like again."
"And now his watch as ended." Everyone chanted
As they watched Bannen's body burn, Bedwyck spoke up "I've been part of the Watch for years, I've never seen a broken foot kill a man."
"It wasn't his foot that killed him!" Rast growled "That bastard Craster starved him to death."
"Craster has his daughters to feed." Agmear spoke up.
"You on his die Night Hunter!" Andens hissed
"We can't just show up here and steal all of his food." Agmear stated "You're brothers of the Night's Watch and I'm a loyal member of the Dawnguard. We're not a group of thieves."
"On the day that we leave, Craster will tap a barrel of our wine and drink like there's no tomorrow." Andens hissed
"And then he'll sit down to a feast of ham and potatoes and laugh at us while we're starving in the snow." Rast added
"He's a bloody savage wilding is all he is." Andens stated "Just like the rest of them. They never should have been allowed south."
"Well that's not your decision." Bedwyck growled
Ed sighed "I never knew that Bannen could smell so good."
Eventually the funeral was over and everyone had gathered in Craster's Keep. It was cold tonight and no one wanted to sleep outside. Craster wasn't too happy about having so many people in his house.
Craster sat down by a warm fire opposite Mormont "You have one son, don't you Mormont?" he questioned
"I do." Mormont stated
"I've recently had my 99th." Craster added "Have you ever met a man with 99 sons. And more daughters than I can count."
"Well I'm glad for you." Mormont replied
"Are you now?" Craster snorted "I'll be glad when you and yours are gone."
Mormont sighed "Once our wounded are strong enough, we'll be on our way back."
"Bah" Craster snorted "They're as strong as they're going to get!" he really didn't care "When it's time, best to cut their throats and be done with it. Or leave them and I'll sort them myself."
Agmear sat by the fire but after what Craster had said and with Bannen's death, he was worried that something was going to happen and he was right.
"Who's throat are you going to cut old man?" a man growled and everyone turned to look at the man who spoke up, it was Carl Tanner, a sadist cutthroat who had been one of the best cutthroats in King's Landing. He was skilled with knives and was a good fighter with them as he could surprise his opponents with them. He knew where to cut and how to kill and when and where to strike. Andens also knew this man, he had been someone who had let him go for bribes until Guard Captain Itius Hayn had managed to capture him. The Night's Watch had recruited him as he had been skilled.
But Mormont wasn't too fond of the man and he didn't want Tanner to cause trouble "Wait outside!" he ordered
Tanner shook his head "its cold outside and there's nothing to eat."
"My wives have given you bread!" Craster snapped
"There's sawdust in the bread!" Tanner hissed
"Well if you don't like it, then go out there at eat the snow." Craster suggested.
Carl Tanner stepped closer with lust in his eyes "You know what I would rather have. I'd rather eat what you've got hidden away!"
Things were escalating dangerously now. A number of Night's Watchmen who were now in the Keep were ones who were getting angry and Agmear feared that a mutiny was about to start and Mormont was struggling to prevent things from escalating.
"I told you to wait outside!" Mormont hissed as he stood up.
"He's sitting there, drinking our wine!" Rast hissed
"And he's eating a feast while we're sitting here and dying!" Andens growled.
Then in a flash, Craster stood up "I give you crows enough!" he growled "I've got to feed my women!"
"So you admit you've gotten a hidden larder then!" Rast growled
"How else are you able to survive through Winter every year!" Andens added
"All right, that's enough!" Mormont snapped and grabbed the two of them "Out, both of you!"
"I am a godly man!" Craster yelled slamming his chest.
"You're a fucking bastard!" Rast yelled as he struggled against Mormont.
Now things had escalated out of control now, Craster was furious at the insult "Bastard?" he hissed and he grabbed the axe that he had been given when the Watch had stayed at his keep during the Great Ranging "Out with you, you little thief!" he hissed at Rast "And you, and you!" he yelled at Andens and Tanner "No food for you and no warmth for you. No one insults me in my home! Go sleep in the cold with empty bellies. I'll chop the hands off the next man who calls me bastard!"
The tension was high and Agmear could see it. All it would take is one word and a fight would break out. Mormont began dragging Andens and Rast outside but Tanner was still inside with a sadist smirk on his face. And he knew what he wanted to do now "You are a bastard" he sneered "A daughter fucking wildling bastard." That was all it took for a fight to break out, Craster screamed and ran at him but Tanner pulled a knife from his belt and thrust it into Craster's neck. Craster's daughter wives screamed in shock and terror, other Night's Watch members stood still in shock and Craster choked on his blood then fell to the floor when Tanner pulled the knife out.
"The Gods will curse us for this!" Mormont yelled, Tanner had broken a sacred law of Guest Right and had killed their host. Tanner didn't care and slapped one of Craster's wives and grabbed her and held his knife to her throat. "By all the laws..."
"There are no laws beyond the wall!" Craster yelled like a madman "Now tell us where your daddy hides his food or you'll get the same as he did."
That was enough for Mormont and he drew his sword "Unhand her you murderer!" he ordered and Tanner dropped the girl "I will have your head for this!"
"No you won't old man!" Andens yelled and slammed a knife in Mormont's back. Mormont gasped in shock and dropped his sword.
Bedwyck gasped and then he charged at Andens and then the fight broke out. Other members of the Watch began to turn on the others. One Mutineer known as Rolley tried to climb up to have his way with Craster's wives only to be thrown down and break his neck. The Mutineer Garth of Greenaway killed loyalist Garth of Oldtown. Mormont soon recovered from the sudden attack and turned around. Andens had run to help Karl but Rast was waiting for him. Mormont grabbed the weak Rast and slammed him against a wall and began chocking him. Rast eventually managed to stab Mormont in the belly causing the Lord Commander to fell to the ground. But before Rast could finish the job, Agmear's axe took off the traitor's head.
"Come on Commander!" Bedwyck yelled "We have to leave now" he helped Mormont too his feet and helped the man out with a few other loyalists.
Agmear ran outside to found Gilly "Gilly, we have to go now." He stated
"What's going on?" Gilly questioned hearing the screams "I'm not going out there."
"We have to go now!" Agmear ordered "There's been a mutiny, your father is dead, we have to go now." Gilly was scared but quickly followed Agmear out of the hut and together they left Craster's Keep with some other loyalists who escaped and helping the injured Lord Commander.
Storm's End:
Davos Seaworth had been called to see Stannis in the main hall of Storm's End. When he arrived, he saw Stannis was waiting for him along with several other people including the Maester of Storm's End. Shireen was waiting there as well. Stannis had been happier since he had become Lord of Storm's End, he rarely smiled but he no longer felt cheated out of his inheritance or spited.
"Ser Davos." Stannis greeted "Are you wondering why I called you here?"
"I am my lord." Davos stated
"I will be making preparations to leave Storm's End soon." Stannis replied "The King has ordered all of the regions to prepare their troops; we will be seeing war soon. The Mythic Dawn struck in King's Landing but failed; now the King wants everyone to be prepared. I've ordered the Maester to send word out to the other Storm Lords to prepare their troops to march when we're needed."
"So what do you want me to do?" Davos asked
"You will remain here," Stannis stated "Shireen will be ruling Storm's End while I'm gone and you will remain here to advise her. I don't trust many others but I trust you and you get on well with Shireen. I want to keep the fighting away from her but she must learn to rule while I'm away, I have no sons and I doubt I'll have any so one day, Shireen will be Lady of Storm's End."
"I will make you proud father." Shireen smiled
"I'm sure you will." Stannis replied "The Red Woman will be joining me, her magic might prove useful."
"My Lord, I may not trust the Red Woman but after what I've seen, she may indeed be useful. Just be wary of her beliefs, she could cause infighting after those Sparrows."
"I'll make sure she doesn't do anything too extreme." Stannis stated "I need to make preparations, Maester, send the ravens to the other houses to prepare their troops."
"At once my Lord." The Maester of Storm's End replied and he left to send the ravens.
Skaal Village: Solstheim:
Jon and his group were inside one of the houses of Skaal Village along with Shaman Storn and another Skaal member known as Baldor Iron-Shaper who was the blacksmith of the village and the one who knew how to forge Stalhrim. Baldor was writing down notes for Jon in a book which he then handed to Jon "Here you go." Baldor stated "This contains the ways on how your forge Stalhrim into weapons and armour. It's been a long time since any outsider has been given this knowledge but you've proven yourself a friend and if the All-Maker sent Storn a vision to help you then we must obey his wishes."
"Some of us might have gone with you but our duty is to protect this village." Fanari added "We've also granted you an ancient map, it contains a site here on Solstheim where Stalhrim can be found."
"I've also found some old maps that shows sources of Stalhrim in Westeros." Storn added "Unfortunately I don't know the land well enough to know where these sources are."
"Well we can find them." Jon stated "Thank you for all the help you have given us."
"And we thank you for helping us discover what happened to our member." Fanari stated "You will always be welcomed here in the future."
Jon turned to the others "I guess we should start heading back to Raven Rock. We've done what we came here to do."
"I agree." Serena stated "It's a long trip back to Westeros."
Winterfell: The North:
Robb Stark stood in the courtyard of Winterfell alongside her siblings, his wife and his mother. They were saying goodbye to Sansa Stark, now called Sansa Bolton as she was departing Winterfell to head to her new home at the Dreadfort with her husband Domeric.
"You will be missed here." Catelyn stated with tears in her eyes "My little girl has grown up."
"I will write when I can mother." Sansa replied "And I will visit, I would like to meet my niece of nephew soon."
"And my child would like to meet her aunt." Jeyne stated and the two of them hugged.
Domeric smiled at his wife and looked at Robb "You don't have to worry too much Lord Stark." Domeric stated "I would never harm your sister."
"You better not otherwise I'll come to the Dreadfort and take her back." He said in mock anger which caused the two of the them to start laughing
"I'm needed back home to help my father prepare his troops just like the other lords." Domeric stated "With war coming we will need to be ready."
"Agreed." Robb stated "The north fought alongside Martin during the rebellion and we will fight alongside him against these Daedric Cults."
Domeric nodded and watched as Domeric and Sansa mounted their horses and left with a small group of Bolton men. Robb then looked at his wife Jeyne Stark.
Jeyne smiled and wrapped her arm around Robb's back "I do hope that this Mythic Dawn are defeated when our child comes." She smiled "I want our baby to be born in a peaceful world and not have to worry about these dark forces."
Robb smiled and kissed his wife "I can't make any promises about that but I can tell you that our child will live most of his life in peace. We have these Dark Cults to take out but our son will live a happy life whether the child is a boy or girl."
Jeyne nodded and the two of them watched as Sansa and Domeric disappeared from site as they road to the Dreadfort.
King's Landing: Red Keep:
Things were changing in the Red Keep, Oberyn along with his two oldest daughters had departed King's Landing to return to Dorne and the city was on high alert. Most of the Ninth Legion had left King's Landing to return to Anvil but Legate Skulnar remained along with a portion of the troops. Lord Bronn had also decided to stay behind for now as it wouldn't be long before the war would begin and troops were needed in King's Landing to defend the capital. Martin also needed knowledge on how to dealt with the Mythic Dawn when they made their move and his council didn't have the answers to that but there were people in the Red Keep who did.
Martin had gone to a section of the Red Keep that was an old laboratory. This was where the Blades Loremaster Esbern had set up his library along with his apprentice Samwell Tarly. Sam had made a good apprentice as he was interested in all of the knowledge but he had tried to stay clear from his father who was on the small council. Qyburn had also been allowed to look at the books despite Esbern's reluctance but accepted Qyburn's thirst for knowledge and that he was trying to find ways to combat the Daedric creatures. Esbern had also gifted Qyburn some books on Alchemy as Qyburn was been mixing the Daedric parts together but had now run out but it didn't stop Qyburn from looking through old tomes brought from Cloud Ruler. Grandmaester Ebrose dislike Qyburn as he had been expelled from the Citadel but Qyburn had proved to be a man who wanted to help so Martin kept him around as he might prove useful in the future.
"Your Grace." Esbern greeted when he saw Martin enter, he and Qyburn were ready through an old text that had been brought from Cloud Ruler.
"Have you two found anything?" Martin asked
"We have found an old Ritual mentioned in the tomes but it's not the original writings." Qyburn stated "It described an Old Ritual on how to enter something called a Paradise. But as to what it is, we have no idea."
"Hopefully the books Delphine brings back will have more knowledge in them." Esbern stated "But I'm worried about something, it mentions that we need four things for the Ritual and I have no idea how we're going to get three of them. We need Blood of both the Divines and the Daedra but also a Great Welkynd stone and a great Sigil Stone. I don't even know what the Welkynd stone is but it may have something to do with the Aylieds, Delphine is bringing some books on the Aylieds as well so we can find out."
"How's Sam doing?" Martin asked
"He's doing fine." Esbern stated "He was nervous at first but now he's adjusting."
Sam came into view "I hope to serve the Blades well." He stated
"I'm sure you will lad." Esbern replied
"We will need this knowledge soon." Martin added "Because the Mythic Dawn will be making a move soon and when they do, we will need to defeat them fast."
The Sunset Sea:
It was night time and Theon Greyjoy stood on the deck on the Black Wave, the ship given to his sister Yara. Yara had command of the ship, Theon was going along to help both his family and in the name of the King. The Black Wave was currently leading the rearguard of the fleet that were following Captain Kaleen's suggestion to find help on the island of Stros M'kai where Kaleen had some allies that could help them.
Theon decided he needed to speak with his sister and went down to her cabin to find her. But when he entered the cabin, he regretted it as lying naked on the bed was his sister along with her lovers, Qarl the Maid and Tristifer Botly who were having sex.
Yara laughed when she saw her brother blush in embarrassment, this was not the first time he had walked in on them doing this. Theon groaned at his sister "Really Yara, you think this is the best time to be making love."
Yara laughed "Anytime is fine with me." She laughed and turned to her lovers "Why don't you go and get dressed, my brother wants to speak with me." Qarl and Tristifer left leaving Yara and Theon alone. Yara was still naked.
"Would you please put some clothes on Yara." Theon groaned
Yara laughed "I thought you liked the site of a naked girl?" Yara teased "You used to go to the brothels of Wintertown."
"You're my sister Yara." Theon stated "I'm not interested in incest and would you please stop teasing me about that time I tried to seduce you when I came back home. I didn't even know it was you until you walked in on father. Do you know how embarrassed I was when I found out."
"Your reaction was hilarious." Yara laughed as she put a shirt and breaches on "I hadn't seen you in years and I was happy to see you again."
"So what are we going to do when we reach Stros M'kai?" Theon asked
"We should find some of Kaleen's friends." Yara stated "we need a large force to take out Euron and if he has support from the Mythic Dawn then this will be harder. If we had gold we could hire a fleet. I've travelled the world and there are many people who don't care who they sail for if they get paid. The Stepstones and Basilisk islands are pull of people like that but we have no gold."
"I haven't seen Euron in years." Theon stated "How dangerous is he?"
"Very." Yara answered "He left not long after you after he was exiled but his tales are known throughout the known world. He's cunning, ambitious and dangerous and he knows how to lead better than most of us I hate to admit. He's also cruel and ruthless, I mean to cut the tongues from his crew and his ship is named the Silence. He's a complete sadist and he will be the death of the Ironborn if he remains in power."
The two siblings looked at each other until there was the sound of an explosion "What was that?" Theon asked
"We need to go on deck." Yara stated and the two of them ran onto the deck where Qarl and Tristifer stood looking on the horizon where they saw one of their ships was on fire. They heard a loud roar and too their shock and horror, they saw a massive golden dragon breathing fire down on them. The fire did provide light on the horizon and a fleet approached them being led by a massive galley with a blood red hull and black sails. The front of the ship was decorated by a prow of a mouth less maiden of black iron with long legs, slender waist, high breasts and mountain pearl eyes.
Yara recognised this ship "It's the Silence, its Euron!"
The Silence suddenly ploughed right into the side of the Black Wave. Then a massive ramp was lowered crushing one of Yara's sailors and everyone say the mad look of Euron Greyjoy who stood at the end of the ramp and he swung his large axe and cut a nearby sailor. Euron gave a wicked laugh and Yara and her sailors charged as more of Euron's men suddenly stormed the ship.
Yara's sailors fought bravely but they were no match for Euron's well trained warriors. It was also hard to see due to the darkness and because the fire burnt people's eyes. Everyone was swinging their weapons around without any plan and sometimes they did score a kill on the enemy. Only Yara, Theon and Euron were fighting with skill.
Yara had made her way to the upper part of the ship and she looked around at the rearguard, ships were on fire and sinking. She was thankful that this wasn't the whole of the fleet, most of Victorian's Iron Fleet was further ahead and right now, they weren't in any danger. Victorian couldn't risk sailing around to confront Euron so Yara decided to try and hold Euron off long enough for Victorian to escape.
Yara looked at the fight and watched as Euron cut her sailors down one by one. Euron was laughing so hard, he hadn't had this much fun in a long time. Soon a new target began fighting him, unknown to Euron, this was Qarl the Maid, one of Yara's lovers. Qarl fought braver than any of the other men that Euron had fought so far but Qarl was young and was no matched for the battle hardened Euron. Euron soon swung his axe so hard that it knocked Qarl's sword out of his hands and with one quick swing, Euron buried his axe in Qarl's shoulder.
Qarl gasped in shock at the axe and he quickly coughed up blood and Euron buried his axe deeper into Qarl's shoulder, then he pulled the axe out and Qarl fell to the deck unmoving. As soon as Qarl fell to the ground, Euron quickly found his next fight with Yara's other lover, Tristifer Botley. Just like Qarl, Tristifer was skilled but still nowhere near as skilled as Euron and Tristifer was soon knocked to the ground and his sword was knocked away. Euron kicked Tristifer in the head, knocking him out cold.
Yara watched as both her lovers went down and she was filled with rage inside. She jumped down from the deck and onto Euron, knocking him back but he quickly got up. Euron sneered at Yara "Hello niece!" he sneered "Come here, give your uncle a kiss!"
Yara responded by slapping her uncle and the two engaged in a fight. Yara was much more skilled than her lovers and was able to hold her ground and several times, Euron ended up killing one of his own men by accident. But Yara was still not strong enough to break Euron's guard.
Theon meanwhile had taken out several of Euron's warriors and was doing well but gasped when he saw Euron charge and knock Yara against the wall of her ship. Theon quickly charge and swung his sword at Euron's back but his sword just bounced off Euron's thick armour.
Euron smirked and turned around "Well look who it is." He mocked "Little Theon, I heard you deserted your people!"
"I decided what I am and I decided I wanted nothing to do with raiders!" Theon hissed
"Your father and brothers would be disappointed in you." Euron stated
"My brother bullied me and my father saw me as a disgrace after I saw him again!" Theon growled "I don't care what they think, they're dead now anyway, no need to keep reliving the past!"
"Think about the future." Euron finished "I have a plan for the future of the Ironborn in glory."
"Your plans will fail Euron!" Theon hissed and the two of them began fighting, Theon's training with the Legion made him a much more capable fighter than most of the Ironborn. He was able to break Euron's guard a few times but Euron quickly recovered and Theon had to quickly defend himself from a few quick blows from Euron. Theon was slowly being pushed back towards the edge of the deck. Theon tried his best but the fight ended when Theon felt a sudden and quick pain in his right arm. Theon could only scream as Euron's axe cut through Theon's arm and his hand fell to the ground along with his legion sword. Euron yelled in triumph and head butted Theon so hard then he stumbled back and fell over the railing of the ship.
"THEON!" Yara yelled as her brother fell overboard and two of Euron's crew grabbed her shoulders, Yara was too tired and weak to fight back.
"We win boys!" Euron yelled and his crew said nothing since they were all mutes "Take our prisoners on the silence, they'll get a front row seat to watch our conquest. Euron's men dragged Yara along with the still living Tristifer Botley onto the Silence and they soon began to sail away from the burning rearguard.
High above the burning fleet, Viserys Targaryen smirked at the first victory. Mankar had suggested that he get some practice with his dragon before the main fight and now he was ready to join the rest of the Mythic Dawn as they prepared their conquest. He commanded his dragon to fly south to where Mankar had ordered him to meet him while Euron sailed to his target. Euron and Mankar were both going to hit different targets at once to divide King Martin's attention and put of the realms most powerful families in danger.
Back in the water, Theon could only watch as the Black Wave broke apart and sank. He had lost his hand and when he fell into the water, he managed to grab a large board which kept him afloat although he had to remove his legion armour to prevent the weight from dragging him down. Theon was tired and weak from the fight, his sister had been captured and he had lost his sword hand in the fight, Theon had no idea what was going to happen now.
Chapter End:
Notes: Well a lot has happened in this chapter, the fight against the Mythic Dawn has started and while I can't show everything that will happen, war is about to begin. I also decided to have Theon lose his hand instead of Jaime because I felt like it would fit the story. The Skaal have also claimed that they will return in the future however they will not return in this story. I know what was said which shows Jon will play a role in the Dragonborn DLC story of Skyrim but that will take place in a sequel story. I did have ideas for an event that happened after the Worm Cult arc which will be the next arc after the Mythic Dawn however there wouldn't be much from the White Walkers so they will be next after the Work Cult arc and then this story will end and a sequel will happen with ideas from a planned arc. I will update my stories when I can but I'm under a lot of stress because of Covid and University which has changed everything that I'm used to. The Mythic Dawn war will also allow me to bring in characters that haven't been seen much and I have big plans for Samwell Tarly who's role has mostly been replaced by Agmear in this story but he will play a role in the war. The next chapter will also bring the meeting between Martin and Daenerys but first, I plan to work on a chapter of Dragon X and my Mass Wars. Sadly I have deleted my Wolf Awakens but I do plan to do a rewrite of it one day which will have some changed from the original.