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House of The Dragon-A God Amongst Men: Chapter 65: Ceasefire
🕑 Added 2025-01-29 02:01:40 +0000 UTC(Drakken's POV)
I stood on the hill, overlooking the hundreds of bodies that lay on the field in front of us, "Hm...." I said as I crossed my arms, "So this is what remains?"
These were the remains of the Knights of The Vale; those that tried marching towards my army. My Duskguard had met them in battle and obviously obliterated them with ease. Those that were Blessed made quick work of them and I was sure of it.
"Yes, My Lord." Jon Rivers said, "I have sent messengers to tell Lord Arryn's forces to stand down as you commanded. You are about to issue a ceasefire."
I nodded, "That is correct."
"So much....death....." I heard Maegelle say
I looked at her, she stood behind us, holding her former Septa clothes in her hands. She was wearing a black dress and her hair was neatly combed into a ponytail. Her face was bare, which was still beautiful, despite not having any makeup and she wore no jewelry. Her attire was simple but it was more than enough to highlight the beauty that was her.
"Such is war." I told her as I gestured her forth, "Come."
She gulped slightly and walked over, "Right...."
"As much as I hate to suddenly stop this crusade.....to traverse across the lands and lay ruin and destruction, I am a reasonable god." I said as I grabbed the clothes from her hands, "I've defeated all of those that your Father have sent, even chased him away atop his dragon. I have proved to not just him but the rest of the realm that I am not someone to anger. My power is so great that I have already struck fear in their hearts."
She looked at me, her eyes had a simple sadness to them, "Hm...."
I knew she was judging me silently with that stare of hers. Those eyes, they were carefully scanning me and they were scanning me thoroughly.
"But..." I said, "There is no reason for me to just end everything. I don't find any use of a destroyed playground."
"The Realm, the lives of the innocents, everything else, they are just playthings to you?" She asked me with a frown
"That is correct." I said as I tossed the Septa clothes down on the ground, "But enough about me. It is time for you to take the next step. You are no longer a Septa of the Faith. You are now mine, a subject of the Trinity."
"The Trinity?" She asked
I snapped my fingers and her clothes set ablaze, the flames flickering rapidly as the embers crackled. She was taken aback by this and stepped back a few steps in response.
"With the Battlefield full of dead as witnesses, you are to forsake the Seven by setting these belongings ablaze." I said as I looked at the burning clothes, "You will not be taken into our order, the true Order; The Trinity. The Dragon of War, Sol'Tyr.....the Dragon of Death, Thanatos.....and The Dragon God that unites their concepts together, Drakken...That is the Trinity."
I raised my hand up and the flames got bigger and hotter.
"I...." She said before looking at the flames
"Fire and Blood, hm?" I said with a slight smirk, "Give me your hand."
She reluctantly did as I said, "Okay..."
I took her hand gently and tapped my finger on the tip of hers, pricking it slightly and causing blood to pour out slowly.
"Ah..." she winced
I rubbed the drop of blood off her finger with my thumb and held my hand over the flames, watching as the blood began to boil and get heated.
"What are you doing?" Maegelle asked me
I then placed that thumb on her neck and rubbed it across, causing her to flinch due to the heat of the blood.
"Blessing of The Trinity"
I watched as a mark appeared on the side of her neck, glowing bright red as she closed her eyes in response, her breathing becoming labored due to the anxiety caused by this. I could understand that she was not comfortable with this.
I then pulled my hand back and watched as she opened her eyes, looking right at me.
"Done." I said
"What did you do to me?" She asked
"I blessed you." I said, "You are now part of the Trinity. This mark will peer into your heart and whether or not you are truly faithful to me, the idea of the Trinity, there will be discomfort."
"What?" She said
"It will not be painful." I said, "But I cannot take your word for it should you truly desire to 'denounce' your gods."
"You don't trust me? I am giving you a chance." She said with a frown
"It is not that." I said, "This is the way of the Trinity."
"I don't agree with it." She said
"Well, it is too bad that it does not matter what you think." I told her with a smirk, "But...Jon, spread the word...."
"The War is Over."
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[Harrenhal]
"I think I like this castle. I will repair and reinforce it." I said with a slight smirk, "House Strong can be my Castellan, I'll build them a nice keep if they want. Small.....but nice."
Jaehaerys sat in front of me across the table, his sons standing behind him as they glared at me. There was an entire army behind them; they had marched their way up here to witness the ceasefire arrangement.
After who knows how long, there has been a total of 15,000 people dead in this quick but somewhat bloody conflict. There could have been way more but I resurrected them and forced them into the Duskguard. And those 15,000 dead were used to fuel my power even further, which I had that power be filtered, of course.
The King and Queen had come to personally discuss the peace terms; Queen Alysanne sat next to him as she looked at Maegelle who was standing behind me. The face of a concerned mother was always amusing to witness. But it is not like I will hurt the girl, I gave my word.
"What of the Tower?" Jahaerys asked me
"What about it?" I asked
"Is that not where you reside?" He asked again, "You and your newfound followers."
"We'll relocate." I said as I looked at my nails while leaning back on the chair, "What is it to you?"
"We have come to discuss peace terms." Alysanne said, "Drakken, I am glad that you decided to end this bloody conflict. Any more and-"
"I conquer the Realm." I cut her off, "And sat on that stupid chair. The only reason I don't really commit to it is because the idea of being King is boring. There is no need for that."
"Again...peace terms..." She said
"Yes yes, sure." I said, "As per my agreement with Maegelle, I stop the bloodshed and end the War. Of course, I am more than willing to be reasoned with when it comes to future affairs. She asked me to promise say...4 more years of absolute peace? But.....I need something to really pique my interest and make me consider that."
Jaehaerys narrowed his eyes, "You already have our dragon eggs...." He said, "Have you not had enough?"
I snapped my fingers and pointed at him, "You tried to attack my home. Where the innocent reside. I won't have that, Jaehaerys." I said seriously, "You are lucky I don't kill the lot of you right here and right now."
"P-Please..." Maegelle spoke up
"Four years of peace sounds well. You can have Harrenhal, you can do with is as you see fit." Alysanne said, "The Realm will allow your sudden formation of a military power and we will not interfere with your affairs. I do recommend maintaining a peaceful relationship with most regions so you can trade with us, of course."
"Right...." I said as I leaned back, "Yea, I already have this castle. You cannot just give it to me. The trading offer sounds nice though."
"What do you want?" Jaehaerys grumbled
I smirked, "You are but a stupid man." I said, "I'll take you up on that offer, Jaehaerys. Daughters....."
"You fucki-" Aemon started
Jaehaerys raised his hand to shut him up, "What?"
"Ten years." I said, "Ten years of peace. My Duskguard will not attack anyone unprovoked for Ten years. Neither my Guardian nor my Cannibal will attack anyone or anything unprovoked for Ten years and I will not involve myself in any negative way for Ten years. In return, I will have your daughter, Saera when she comes of age. Which will be in what, a few more years? I don't know."
Alysanne clenched her fist, "Y-You....."
"Done." Jaehaerys said
I leaned forward, "Just so you know, Jaehaerys...." I said, "You fuck me on this, I will murder you and your entire family."
He narrowed his eyes, "I don't plan on it."
"Good." I said as I leaned back, "I have a lot of things I want to do in those Ten years. Among those things is not just the start of my religion....but my House...."
"House?" Alysanne said with surprise
"Oh yes." I said with a smirk, "A new Great House...."
"House Drakkengard."
