Ned cursed as he led his men into battle.
He came to the shores of the Riverlands with his son-in-law with the purpose of stopping the Ironborn.
Prince Oberyn stayed with them for a while, talking to Aegon, getting to know him, he seemed to like him, before leaving the Riverlands for Dorne to speak with his brother, Doran Martel, the prince of Sunspear.
Ned believed an alliance was possible, even if there was no marriage involved, Aegon and Sansa could be included as a Martell connection.
On the other hand, however, the man knew it wasn't entirely safe.
A marriage with a house of Dorne was necessary.
The Starks had good relations with the Daynes, beyond Arthur's outcome, he had several conversations by letter with Ashara's father in the past, he even knew that his heir Edric, they nicknamed him Ned affectionately, it made him feel very good to know that.
The North also had a connection to the Wells, and Ned could arrange something between the two houses, the Wells of the North and Dorne, they were different houses, but they had the same beginning and perhaps he could arrange an arranged marriage between them.
He shook his head and eliminated an Ironborn that was approaching him.
Ned sighed and watched the others arrive.
"Dismember" the old man whispered.
The first man lost his right arm from the blow, while others looked on in horror at what happened.
Ned didn't hesitate for a second.
"Summon guardian" he whispered.
In front of him, two giants appeared and began to attack the enemies without any mercy.
"Witch!" exclaimed an Ironborn when he saw the two guardians easily finish off his squad.
Ned ignored him and easily pierced his stomach with ice, Ned felt a light in his eyes, and arrived at the white room.
He saw that there was no one and remembered that he had left the team when his children were annoying, it was very uncomfortable to appear in the room with them every time, at first he was happy to see them, but then level after level, it was annoying.
[T/N: It was annoying to see your children growing stronger?]
He went to the computer.
He reached level 35 with 5 skill points, and he knew that it wouldn't be of any use to him yet, he needed at least one more level to raise his skills.
He nodded and walked out of the place.
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Sansa panted with exhaustion, her shield was still raised but the enemies kept coming, her soldiers covered her, and the shield prevented any attacks.
Still, she did her best to keep everyone safe.
An exhausting task.
Wounded allied soldiers were brought inside the shield where she and her phoenix healed them, but it was exhausting.
"You have to finish faster" she murmured, she felt a light in her eyes and arrived at the white room.
The girl let out a tired sigh.
She went to the computer, she reached level 30 with 4 skill points.
Sansa looked around, resting a bit.
She remembered her husband fighting and shook her head as she left the room.
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Aegon attacked the Ironborn with his sword raised.
They were not as strong as the slave soldiers at Slave Bay.
In addition, Jon was in charge of training him harshly to survive the war, both his confidant and his brother-in-law Snow.
He saw a group of Ironborn heading towards him.
"Sonic Boom" he muttered.
His shield glowed and the boy used his sword to hit it.
A sharp sound was heard and the Ironborn fell to the ground, covering their ears at the screech.
Aegon took the opportunity to pierce the first one in the chest, the next one raised his head to be decapitated.
The third one got up but Aegon's shield hit him in the face and the prince of the seven kingdoms ended up impaling him through his stomach on the ground.
He felt a glow and arrived at the white room.
He went to the computer.
He got to level 2 with 1 skill point before leaving.
The boy let out a tired sigh and watched the Ironborn arrive.
Aegon raised his sword and his shield in front of him.
"Come"
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Catelyn looked at Ashara as she told her about the past.
The Tully had talked with Ashara for weeks about her life in Winterfell, and she sensed a certain melancholy in the Dayne as they spoke.
Now it was her turn to listen.
She talked about her youth, about a shy and brave Ned, who danced with her at a party.
A youthful love.
But strong.
Catelyn surprised herself by not feeling jealous when the other woman spoke, she didn't understand why.
She had been jealous of Jon Snow's mother all her life, without knowing who she was.
But with the Dayne, it was different.
She felt at peace with her.
Maybe because she became her friend in such a short time.
Her confidant.
Her friend.
Cat wondered about the future.
Ashara would leave, but at the same time, she wondered if it was a good thing that she stayed with them.
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Sansa gasped wearily as her shield disappeared.
She had reached her time limit.
"Protect her," said a soldier.
A squadron stood in front.
The Ironborn arrived in droves.
The girl looked around.
"Help them" she ordered.
Her phoenix flew away and the Ironborn were surprised by the bird that was heading towards them and spitting fire from its mouth.
"Careful!" she heard.
The Ironborn attacked the bird, but it easily dodged them.
Sansa quickly used a heal squad on her men supporting the phoenix.
It was then that some screams were heard.
And a new squadron arrived.
The girl watched with concern as her husband arrived, somewhat hurt, and he approached her.
"How are you?" he asked.
"Better than you," she said.
Her hands lit up.
"Full cure…Full regeneration" she cast.
She felt a glow and noticed she was in the white room.
Sigh, she reached level 31 with 6 skill points, and left the room immediately.
Aegon felt all the pain disappear, as did the marks left by the battle.
He smiled when he saw her.
She was a true deity for the boy.
He sighed as he was prepared, and with a look, the girl understood and he and his squad continued their attack against the Ironborn.
The boy cut through one again and felt a gleam in his eyes.
Aegon found himself in the white room and went to the computer.
{Name: Aegon Taragajen
Title: None
Skills: 2
Level: 3 (0/90)
Health: 250/250
Mana: 150/150
Attributes: Low
Skills: 1
Shield Level: 1}
Aegon pressed shield.
Do you want to spend two skill points and get skill shield at level 2?
Yes/No}
Aegon pressed yes.
{Shield Level: 2
Cost: 60 mana.
Hypnosis: Puts mana into the shield and confuses whoever sees it.}
The boy blinked curiously at his new ability, and walked out of the white room.
He looked at the Ironborn and raised his shield.
"Hypnosis" he whispered.
His shield was illuminated.
Aegon heard a scream and saw a man on the ground screaming in terror.
The Ironborn looked confused, and he got up and attacked them.
"What are you doing?" one asked defending himself.
"Get away from me, get away from me," he said in terror as he attacked.
Aegon watched as the others took him out.
"Useful," he admitted in wonder.
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Margaery looked at her brother lying in bed.
She had arrived at the Riverlands.
It was a beautiful kingdom, except for the cold and the fact that there was a war.
She had been relatively calm since her rescue at King's Landing, but the girl could do nothing but think about her losses.
With Joffrey's death, she seduced his brother Tommen, it was easy, more accessible, more manipulable.
But with the disaster of the Faith of the Seven, no doubt Cersei planned it, her position was lost, the North was winning every battle, her marriage to Tommen could not give her an heir to crown in time.
And now the Starks attack everything.
What happened at Pike did not go unnoticed at King's Landing.
The Starks.
His victories.
Magic.
Rumors of connections in Essos.
And the girl confirmed them upon arrival.
Robb Stark married the daughter of the new leader of Volantis.
She sighed wearily.
Second-wife was not a position she was looking forward to.
Not especially with Aegon Targaryen here.
But she wasn't stupid enough to seduce her future sister-in-law's husband.
No, because it was too risky.
She was in an unknown land with no allies or defense.
Her brother was healed, but traumatized by what the faith did to him.
And Aegon was clearly revering Sansa.
She didn't blame him.
She was beautiful.
When she was healing her brother, she noticed the northerner's innate beauty. Her healing powers made her look divine.
She shook her head.
She had to get to work quickly, to charm her new fiancé, who was married and because of the connection between Volantis and the north, it was understood that the first wife would have more power than her.
She shook her head again.
She couldn't think like that, her goal must be to charm them both, Talisa was alone without friends, establishing a bond with her must be essential, in addition to her fiancé, but Robb Stark was a man, as long as she can do a good job in the bedroom, he will be satisfied, or at least that's what she hopes.
'Men are won over with meat, granddaughter.' Her grandmother had told her a long time ago.
And she was right.
The first thing was to get to know them, then she could see based on their characters how she would continue with this.
She was a Tyrell.
Their saying was clear: grow strong.
And that represented them.
They will grow strong in dominance.
They will grow strong at King's Landing.
They will grow strong in the North.
No matter where it was, they will play the game, adapt, and grow strong.
"My lady" She heard from the door.
A young soldier approached and gave her a letter.
She looked at him curiously. Loras in his bed opened his eyes a little to look at them.
"From your grandmother," he told her.
Margaery watched him leave.
"Do you have informants here?" Loras asked in a low voice.
Margaery looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Grandma has spies everywhere," she reminded him.
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Ned finished off another Ironborn.
"Don't you remember what happened in Pike?" he muttered, annoyed when he saw that they weren't finishing.
At his side his men attacked.
They had been cornered and many escaped.
But others refused to back down.
Euron convinced them.
Or they feared him.
It didn't really matter.
Ned attacked again, his aura of elements froze everyone he hit.
The man watched as the others looked at him with fear.
"Winter has come," he told them.
The others attacked.
Ned moved at a high speed for his age.
His attributes have increased a lot since last time in Pike.
His speed.
Force.
Endurance.
Health.
And mana was much higher, and consequently.
His power was greater than any of them.
The man eliminated another one and a light shone in his eyes, he arrived at the white room.
Ned Stark sighed as he walked over to the computer.
{Name: Ned Stark
Title: King of the North/Lord of Iron
Skill Points: 8
Level: 36 (0/48000)
Health: 3100/3100
Mana: 2880/2880
Attributes: Low
Skills:
Swordsmanship Level: 5
Atlantic Magic Level: 6}
Do you want to spend six skill points and upgrade your swordsmanship skill to level 6?
Yes/No}
He pressed yes.
{Swordsmanship Level: 6
This skill has 2 upgrades.
Cost: 80 mana.
Physical Aura: Creates an aura that increases strength, speed, and endurance fivefold. Lasts ten minutes.}
The man nodded and left the place.
He looked at the three Ironborn approaching.
"Physical aura" he whispered.
He felt tension in his arms and he headed off at high speed.
The first man fell immediately.
The others looked at him in surprise at his new speed. And they fell easily.
"They're retreating," he heard and saw the other Ironborn board the ships.
[T/N: Fuck Patreon, truly. You have probably read it in my note, but I got hacked or something, and my account was deactivated without warning. I did not receive a warning or anything; there are over 300 chapters.
So here's the new deal, as I have probably said, I will be in mass releasing a fuck ton of chapters.
But, I will only be posting chapters here from now on.
If you wish to donate still, my Ko-fi is still up, and it's still the cheapest, with prices ranging from $1 to whatever you want. But don't feel obligated, as everything will end up here eventually.
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