Ned Stark looked at his sons, Bran and Rickon had grown since he last saw them, especially the little one.
Catelyn had returned to them, and they discussed the matter. She had also been able to meet Meera, but she had left to speak with her father.
"So we'll save Stannis's daughter?" the youngest asked.
Ned nodded.
"Stannis was never an enemy, clearly he was somewhat deranged, but he never attacked us" he reported.
"What's the plan?" Bran asked.
"An attack with ships, we will destroy the Ironborn once and for all, you will be the ones to represent the Starks," he said.
"Both of us?" Rickon asked.
The boy did not expect to be sent, being the youngest.
"Talk to your mother, she is not happy, but she understands the situation, but you two have to be careful," he said.
"We have faced white walkers," Bran said.
"I don't deny your power or spirit, Bran. But it's not the same thing, the walkers were certainly planning to kill you, but the Ironborn will do worse things, not to mention that killing a dead person is not the same as killing a living person" he said.
"Also wildlings," Rickon said.
Ned rolled his eyes.
"Killing an enemy who wants to kill you is easy, but killing one to defend a castle that is not yours is something different" he informed them.
He was trying to teach them a lesson but his children were defensive.
"Arya's not coming?" Bran asked.
"She has another mission," Ned informed.
The boy looked at him curiously but his father didn't reveal anything else.
Rikcon left the place and they were both left alone.
They looked at each other for a second, there was a conversation they hadn't had yet.
And they both knew it.
"Rhaenys Targaryen, you know" he whispered.
Ned nodded.
"They are married" he informed.
Ned nodded.
"He deserves to know! " the boy demanded.
Ned looked at him.
"And what would he gain from that, Bran, it would only bring him misfortune, look, it's not something I like, but the truth is it will only hurt Jon, it will make him doubt us, his family, himself. Your aunt was a stupid girl who let herself be carried away by the situation" he told him.
Bran looked at him helplessly.
"I know you don't like it, Bran, believe me, there were times when I wanted to say it too, but I don't regret not having done it... Jon is my son... Jon is your brother, Jon is a Stark" Ned told him.
[T/N: Wait, I just thought of this...isn't Jon fucking his sister. (┬┬﹏┬┬)]
"I didn't tell him, I couldn't, it would ruin his life" Bran admitted.
"Jon is a Stark, he is my son, he is your brother, he is a northerner, he is a wolf, not a dragon, that is what Jon Snow is, it does not matter who conceived him... I am his father" Ned finished.
Bran nod.
He left without saying anything.
Ned watched him leave.
"Jon Snow is my son," he said without a doubt.
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"We are a few kilometers away, the city is already visible, prince," said a soldier.
Oberyn emerged from his dressing room, his daughters were with his cousin and the knights looking west.
He could see the towers of Valyria in the distance.
" It looks impressive from afar, what will it be like up close? " he asked.
"We could stay longer, you know. From the look the king of Valyria gave me, I can always show him the advantages of our stay" teased his daughter Tyene.
Oberyn looked at her curiously.
"Do you like him?" he asked.
"He's handsome, and wild looking, my kind of man" she informed.
Oberyn laughed.
"I don't think he looked at you like that, rather if my theory is correct, you made him remember your cousin," he said.
"A pity, but I guess I can make sure of our stay," she said.
"Stop being such a whore" the prince heard.
He watched as his eldest daughter admired her new spear, a gift from the king of Valyria after he learned she lost hers saving Daenerys.
It was silver with a Valyrian steel tip.
A beautiful, and lethal, spear.
"Oh, the virgin spoke" Tyene provoked.
"Girls," Oberyn scolded them.
Quentyn watched everything with amusement.
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Robb looked at Talisa, who was playing with her baby. She had leveled up to 6 and got her healing magic at level 3, she was now able to summon or create potions, capable of healing people from any kind of poison, and at level 2 she could summon potions that regenerated a portion of mana and at level 1 potions that regenerated a portion of health.
He leveled up during the trip, training with the soldiers on the ship. He was level 23 with 10 skill points, enough to upgrade either of his two skills, but he opted not to do so until he got to Volantis because if they were attacked he wanted to see if it would be worth it to get both or just one and have more skill points just in case.
There was a knock on the door.
"My Lord, Volantis is under attack, we still have a long way to go to get there but that's what the messengers say," the soldier said.
Robb frowned. And the man walked away.
"We must defend it" He heard Talisa.
"Yes... But not you, this ship stays on the outskirts, we won't risk Jon, I'm moving ships for the battle" he said.
Talisa didn't say anything.
"It's my family," she told him.
Robb caressed her cheek.
"And I will rescue her, it will be a good first impression," he said.
The woman rolled her eyes.
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Jon ruthlessly attacked the soldiers outside Astapor, several thousand military units were established around it, the dragon rider flew without attacking, keeping his distance.
Avoiding balistas.
Jon was the bait.
His flaming sword eliminated any enemy that came near him.
His physical aura also ignited, increasing his strength and speed.
The mercenaries in front of him were falling like flies, there was literally no challenge without counting the number of them.
' I thought Yunkai was packed but this is ridiculous,' he thought.
The number of mercenaries and slave soldiers he had to face alone already exceeded one hundred, if he counted the entire army, it must have been at least ten thousand.
' How the hell did ten thousand get into a small city? ' the boy thought.
It was one of his issues.
Where did they sleep?
What did they eat?
How did they divide themselves in such a small city?
Surely, ten thousand soldiers would have entered, if there were no people.
' They eliminated the citizens... No, the masters enslave them, they didn't kill them, it would be a waste of money ' he thought.
It didn't make sense.
He shook his head, his Valyrian siege engines were charging, he summoned a couple and lost a lot of mana, but he wanted to see them, they would be something spectacular.
"Besides, Ghost has to be arriving soon" he muttered.
He went through a new enemy and arrived at the white room.
He went to the monitor.
He has reached level 54 with 4 points.
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Robb watched as the ships rammed into each other.
He had reached the coasts of Volantis, and saw how some ships with golden flags attacked some green ones that defended the city.
The boy launched his attack, the northerners were not experts on ships, but they knew how to crash them well.
That's why the strategy was to destroy ship after ship.
The boy approached the enemy and attacked.
"ATTACK" he cast.
The northerners roared with fury, cutting down everyone who came near them, some even jumping into the water to chase after the escaping mercenaries.
Robb, with his elemental aura of ice, turned ship after ship into ice statues.
The Golden Company did not expect an ally from Volantis, and prepared for attack, not defense.
"Kill the leader!" exclaimed the captain of the ship before being impaled by Robb.
"Destroy the ship," the boy ordered, and he retreated while the northerners set fire to the sails.
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Ghost ran through the halls of Astapor, looking for something specific.
Drogo's scent was his guide.
It was rare for a huge wolf to go unnoticed by the soldiers, but they were quite distracted by the armies outside the city.
"Is that a wolf?" said a mercenary as Ghost devoured him.
"Careful!" another exclaimed while Ghost attacked again.
He turned a corner, his target was close, he could feel it.
He saw new mercenaries appear and let out a roar.
They fled with fear in their hearts.
Then a howl and a dozen wolves appeared beside him.
They went out in all directions attacking every soldier they saw.
Ghost meanwhile continued with his mission.
Finally, he reached his goal, he saw the dragon in a cage covered by a metal net, which prevented it from moving.
There were four guards, the wolf looked and attacked the first one, before they could do anything.
The other three watched as their companion was torn to pieces.
Drogo also noticed it and recognized the wolf.
The three guards pulled out their spears, but Ghost was too fast, the second one fell immediately.
The third and fourth dens went on the defensive.
Phantom let out a roar and they screamed in fear, that moment was all he needed, he threw himself on the third one devouring his head.
The last lair looked at him in horror and without saying another word, the Phantom claws slit his throat.
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Jon cut through the man in front of him without any problems. He arrived at the white room.
{Congratulations, your famililar has reached the highest level.
Your Familiar earned a Title.
You have earned a skill point as a reward because your familiar was the first familiar to reach the maximum level.
Name: Ghost
Title: King of the Valyrian Wolves
Familiar
Level: 9
Ice Storm: Concentrates ice magic in its mouth and expels it at targets, this ice is superior to that of elemental auras.}
Jon raised an eyebrow.
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Robb mercilessly attacked the new enemy, he had withdrawn the ships and followed the Golden Company, although ships from Pentos continued the attack, Volantis could handle them.
The Golden Company reached the coast east of Volantis and prepared a fortification, Robb arrived minutes later and left the ship with his men.
The Golden Company attacked and Robb responded.
"Attack," Robb said.
The northerners nodded, their speed increasing without them noticing.
Sword after sword, spear after spear.
Thousands of arrows flew across the battlefield.
Robb set his sights on the leader of the golden company.
The boy raised his sword and went for him.
"Aura of the elements" Robb whispered.
His sword became covered in electricity.
They clashed swords in the middle of the white sand outside Volantis.
The boy moved quickly, but the mercenary was more experienced.
Robb was prepared for something to happen when a large wolf leapt at the leader and devoured his neck. Robb blinked as his companion took care of everything.
He arrived at the white room.
Robb sighed and walked over to the computer.
{Congratulations, you have leveled up and so has your familiar.}
The boy touched familiar.
{Name: Grey Wind
Familiar
Level: 4
Senses sharing: Share your senses with your owner}
"Interesting" the boy whispered and decided to use his skill points.
{Name: Robb Stark
Title: Big Wolf
Skill Points: 12
Level: 24 (0/11600)
Health: 2350/2350
Mana: 2300/2300
Attributes: Low
Skills:
Support Magic Level: 5
Swordsmanship level: 4
Do you want to spend six skill points and upgrade Support Magic to level: 6?
Yes/No}
He pressed yes.
{Support Magic Level: 6
Cost: 650 mana per spell
Summon General: The general can use attack, defend, and speed abilities on your army.}
The boy smiled and pressed on swordsmanship.
{Do you want to spend five skill points and level up your swordsmanship skill to level 5?
Yes/No}
He pressed yes.
{Swordsmanship Level: 5
Cost: 70 mana
Flash: The swords light up with a bright light that mows down opponents for five minutes.}
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Ghost growled loudly.
Drogo looked at him curiously and saw how the wolf seemed to vibrate, then shine, snowflakes came out of his fur and the wolf opened his mouth.
A ray of ice came out of it, hitting the cage. The dragon groaned in pain as it felt the cold ice. It moved and to its surprise, the cage fell to pieces.
The dragon broke free from the frozen net easily and looked at Ghost.
The wolf howled as if communicating the plan.
The dragon roared.
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Jon saw the Valyrian siege engines expel dozens of incendiary rocks of Valyrian fire, he saw the balistas fall one by one before the fiery force of these.
"Perfect aim, and wildfire on the rocks" he whistled when he saw them.
Suddenly he heard a roar.
"Good job Ghost," he said.
He gave the signal to attack.
His dragon rider saw him and launched his attack, he had already seen where the remaining balistas were, avoiding them was easy.
The mercenaries fell prey to dragon fire at the entrance to Astapor, the balistas were aiming at them when another explosion was heard, Drogo in all his glory appeared and attacked the balistas, who had knocked him down.
Thousands of screams were heard.
"Take the city!" shouted Jon pointing his sword.
The soldiers raised battle cries and rushed to Astapor.
The siege engines aimed at the doors, they burst into Valyrian fire, Ghost appeared out of nowhere next to Jon and he arrived at the white room.
He approached the monitor and saw that he had leveled up.
{Name: Jon Snow
Title: King of Valyria/ King of Volantis
Skill Points: 8
Level: 55 (0/162000)
Health: 5600/5600
Mana: 5550/5550
Attributes: Elite
Skills: 2
Swordsmanship Level: 7
Summoning Magic Level: 8
Do you want to spend eight skill points and upgrade your swordsmanship skill to level 8?
Yes/No}
Jon pressed yes.
{Swordsmanship Level: 8
Has two upgrades.
Cost: 100 mana.
Aura of blood: Causes your opponents to be affected by the blood spell, they lose health per second, it cannot be avoided.}
Jon nodded and turned to approach the skill machine, he had two hundred totems, he looked at it and decided to take a skill.
He chose merchant, it suited him since he had to concentrate on improving Valyria and Volantis, and without Rhaenys or Sansa he couldn't do it.
The skill gave him improvements in negotiations, gaining luck points for each negotiation.
The boy shook his head and left the room.
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