Jon looked at the white room, he was not surprised that he leveling up, between battles and training, he was currently heading to Yunkai with his army, about five hundred ships and about six thousand men.
They had interrogated the captured mercenaries, Jorah and Sir Barristan took charge of the capture, since he eliminated all of his enemies, just like Grey Worm.
They obtained information that the mercenaries were paid by the main leaders of the sons of the harpy.
Jon suspected that they were hiding among themselves, either in Yunkai and/or Astapor.
Sir Barristan stayed in Meeren to organize the defenses, while Jorah and Grey Worm went with Daenerys to attack Astapor.
He approached the computer.
He reached level 51 with 4 skill points.
He left the room.
He looked ahead, his men had orders to launch a preemptive attack by boat, since they would be faster to arrive, while he arrived by land.
"Let's get this over with" he whispered.
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Ned read the report on King's Landing.
He had to rescue Margaery, but until he reached King's Landing, it was impossible.
It was necessary to conquer the west, or StormsEnd first, then Kings Landing.
Of course, there were other options.
Arya was one, with her teleportation she could arrive in a second, but alone she would be in danger.
He could also negotiate with some of the lords of Kings Landing, they would no doubt be willing after his victories.
The man remained silent, Cat was not with him.
She had asked Arya to take her to Winterfell for Bran's wedding.
He would have liked to go, but unfortunately, he could not leave his post.
Not in the middle of the war.
He liked the idea of Bran marrying the daughter of Howland, one of the few northerners who has his absolute trust.
He and the great Jon Umber.
He shook his head in overthinking when someone knocked on his door.
"Go ahead," he said.
A soldier came in.
"My lord" he handed over a letter.
Ned opened it.
"Great" the annoyed man whispered.
He nodded to the soldier to back off and sighed.
The letter had few words.
{Euron Greyjoy attacked Storm's End.
Stannis is dead.
The lords of StormsEnd revolted.
Stannis' heir whereabouts unknown.
Davos seaworth missing.}
"And Stannis's wife?" he muttered.
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Jon attacked another mercenary.
Yunkai was not strong.
But the number of military units was absurd.
On the one hand, it gave him experience points quickly, but it took a long time.
The soldiers were not great soldiers either.
The few remaining Storm Crows were reasonable, but the Second Sons who joined them were truly weak.
Jon stayed away from the city, helping his men from time to time, but mostly letting them handle things.
The paladins, who were his strongest force, practically destroyed three soldiers each in a single rush.
Jon looked on in boredom.
"Maybe I should leave some alive? Interrogate them? " the boy whispered.
Quickly but without surprise he arrived at the white room.
He reached level 52 with six skill points.
The boy nodded and left the room.
Jon looked to the side and saw some sort of sand whirlwind approaching.
' What is that? ' he thought.
A high-pitched sound was heard, a roar.
"War elephant," said a soldier.
Jon looked curiously at the animal, it was already approaching and he could see it, blue-skinned with a large trunk, it was being ridden by a rider with two archers at his sides.
"Well this was already too easy," he said.
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Meera woke up and realized she was in a strange room.
She had been married the night before, her mother had arrived with Lady Stark to give them her blessing.
She still remembered the look her mother gave her when she arrived, cold as if saying, "You had a partner and you didn't tell me."
The girl felt an innate fear when she saw her.
Jojen apparently found it amusing.
She looked beside her, at a naked Brandon Stark asleep on the floor.
"Bran," she said.
The boy opened his eyes.
"Later Meera," he said closing them again.
"Bran!" she exclaimed.
The boy opened them again.
"What? " he said exasperated.
Meera pointed around.
"The white room! Why am I in the white room? Why are you in the white room? Why are you naked? Why am I naked?" he muttered.
The girl looked at herself and noticed that she was.
She quickly looked for something to cover herself, but found nothing.
"What the hell is going on!?" she asked, annoyed and uncomfortable with the situation.
Bran on the other hand looked at her and scanned her, giving her a morbid smile to which the girl snorted.
"Starks and their libidos" she muttered, annoyed.
"Wait a minute" Bran stood up and went to the computer, he touched it but nothing happened.
"Strange...Meera come here" he told her.
The girl did so and followed the boy's instructions after he explained his abilities to her.
{Welcome player! Due to your marriage to the player Brandon Stark, You have gained access to the game, and you are now a player, you will have different, but equally useful, skills.
Press next to go to the selection of options.
NEXT/BACK}
The woman pressed next.
{Options:
Frequently Asked Questions/FAQ
Character menu
Equipment
Go out}
She pressed on character menu.
{Name: Meera Stark
Title: None
Skill Points: 1
Level 1: (0/20)
Health: 60/60
Mana 40/40
Attributes: Low
Skills: None
' Her health points are higher than mine were at my first level ' thought Bran.
Meera pressed on skills.
{Do you want to spend a skill point and gain the hunter skill at level 1?
Yes/No}
She pressed yes.
{Hunter Level: 1
Perfect aim: You always hit your target. Passive Ability}
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Jon gasped.
The elephant had wiped out dozens of his men, now they were being attacked by Yunkai and the war elephant.
The men could not hit them both.
' I must finish off that animal,' he thought.
But it was not intimidated by his aura or his men.
The only ones who could hurt it were the lancers.
Archers have shields that save them from arrows, the worst were their siege engines.
Their beautiful stone throwers were destroyed in the first wave.
He couldn't destroy the gates of Yunkai without them, all he had to do was climb.
He looked at the elephant and gave orders to his men.
His lancers in position, his archers too.
They did not flinch before the great creature wreaking havoc on the battlefield.
The archers attacked with arrows, annoying the creature's face, his paladins meanwhile headed at full speed towards Yunkai.
Jon watched as his troops split in two, some attacking the city, others the creature.
Ghost at his side let out a howl and a dozen wolves appeared and attacked the enemies.
The boy looked and made a decision, he needed to concentrate on one place.
The elephant was a greater threat than the soldiers in Yunkai.
This one destroyed dozens of troops per attack, while the soldiers on the walls and floors of the city barely eliminated two or three soldiers at most.
He watched as the spearmen harassed the elephant, their spears piercing its legs, making it angry.
The archers meanwhile, hit the great creature's face with arrows, making it even more upset.
"Aura of slowness" he whispered.
His sword turned black.
He had never used this skill.
It wasn't as useful on the battlefield as others like physical and elemental aura, but he knew it wasn't a level 7 swordsmanship skill for nothing.
As if to prove his theory, the boy attacked the elephant with a swift strike on its left hind leg.
His sword pierced the skin, it turned black for a few moments.
Jon watched as it became slow, the elephant moaned, no doubt affected by the curse, the spearmen took advantage to strike again.
Jon did the same with the right.
The elephant let out a roar as his hind feet felt heavy, his joints seemed exhausted, and he felt dizzy.
The animal did not understand why.
That made him more intimidated by the unknown.
Another blow from the lancers and its left hind leg couldn't hold up, the creature stumbled, the men on top of it fell.
"Now!" Jon exclaimed.
The lancers did not give up and attacked with greater force, the archers too. And the paladins attacked the fallen men.
Jon felt sorry for the wounded creature, but this was not the time for that.
A dozen archers fired upon the men who fell from the elephant, and the spearmen ran through the fallen creature without mercy.
His misery was over.
Jon watched as it fell and reached the white room.
He went to the computer.
{Name: Jon Snow
Title: King of Valyria/ King of Volantis
Skill Points: 9
Level: 53 (0/148000)
Health: 5400/5400
Mana: 5350/5350
Attributes: High
Skills: 2
Swordsmanship Level: 7
Summoning Magic Level: 7
Do you want to spend eight skill points to level up your summoning magic skill to level 8?
Yes/No}
The boy pressed yes.
{Summoning Magic Level: 8
Cost: 890 mana per spell
Dragon Rider: Summons a dragon rider from ancient Valyria, comes with its own dragon. All work done gives the user experience.
Survival: Valyrian Siege Weapons. Dragon Nest Blueprints, Valyrian Castle, and Prison Blueprints.}
[T/N: FUCK YESS!!!!!!! THERE BE DRAGONS!!!]
Jon gasped.
"The mana expenditure is enormous, but it's worth it" the boy whispered.
He quickly left the room, eager to try out the Dragon Rider.
He looked across the battlefield, at the fallen elephant, at the gates of Yunkai being stalked by his men.
He gave his orders.
A trumpet was heard and they abandoned the assault.
In Yunkai the mercenaries shouted with victory, thinking that they were retreating.
Jon listened to the screams with a smile.
"Oh no, this is not a retreat" he clarified.
The boy bowed to the ground. He closed his eyes and concentrated his mana.
"Summon Dragon Rider" He muttered.
A light appeared in front of him.
The boy gasped at the suction of mana coming out of his body, he couldn't help but fall to the ground from exhaustion after that.
He looked up and saw a menacing dragon and a human riding it.
"Destroy the gates, but do not harm the people" Jon whispered.
The dragon knight nodded at his whisper, listening to it as if nothing else was important.
Jon was not surprised.
Summons were loyal to the summoners.
It was a master and servant relationship.
Regardless of the difference in powers.
He watched as the dragon rose, and unlike Daenerys's dragons that were much stronger, this one was weaker but unlike those of his fiancée and future second queen, it was actually more precise.
He swooped down, his fire scorching, but not the all-consuming kind, targeting a specific enemy.
The door exploded.
"Take the city" Jon finished and his soldiers ran forward.
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The boy watched as Yunkai was repaired.
A few days had passed since he took the city, and calmed the people, executing the enemies except for a couple who were being interrogated.
A soldier came up to him.
"The information," he said.
Jon read the note and cursed.
Apparently, the leaders of the sons of the harpy were in Asaptor, waiting for Daenerys, and had Balistas on the walls of the city.
[T/N: DRAGOONSS!!!]
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