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A 17 year old Severus Snape had landed in the True North in Westeros in 260 A.C.
Even at a young age, Severus was a powerful wizard, a master of combat magic, with a strong will.
He had refused to join Death Eaters or Dumbledore's pathetic order. He invented combat magic, and killed anyone trying to enslave his will. He took revenge on his former bullies, the Marauders by brutally killing them in combat and ending their bloodlines with them, leaving the Wizarding world to burn.
When he had landed in the true North, he was hit with the heavy cold and scowled at it.
He traced the brutal weather's origins to the sleeping Night King and killed him in his hibernation.
The weather became far less colder but still cold, though not enough to stop the grassland that started growing from the snows slowly.
There was also this wacko Bloodraven who tried to mind control him but Severus Crucio'ed him and tortured him to death. He also set an Old Gid named Fjall, a 3 eyed Crow, free from Bloodraven who decided to become his friend and follow him around, and stay in the world too.
The Free Folk and Giants bowed to Severus as their King Beyond the Wall, or High Magnar, for ending this hellish cold.
By 263 A.C, the Free Folk harvested resources and precious metals like Aluminium, Tin, Copper, and especially Diamond, selling them to Essos along with Lumber.
They had also planted crops and gotten great yields, and begun building settlements. They became more organized.
They even repelled slavers who invaded Hardhome. For that, Severus apparated around Essos and butchered every slaver he got his hands on, freeing hundreds of thousands of slaves. 40,000 came to the True North and joined Severus.
The North had also become aware that the Wildlings had stopped raiding Beyond the Wall, as they now became more civilized under this 'High Magnar Severus Snape'.
In 268 A.C, Rickard Stark tried to negotiate with the wildlings and their 'High Magnar' Severus Snape to join the True North and North under his rule, and swear fealty to the crown.
The True North refused to join.
Severus Snape had vehemently refused to bend the knee to the Starks or to some 'sister fucking dynasty', and Rickard declared war beside other Northmen. Rickard lost 8,000 soldiers in 270 A.C and received the beating of his life from the hands of Severus Snape, before he got the message and left the True North alone.
An ambitious Aerys had also heard of the rising economic power that was the True North and sent 80,000 Reachmen and 300 Hightower and Redwyne ships to conquer 'the barbarians'.
That never came to be, because the waves 'mysteriously' swallowed them whole and the Targaryens recieved the heads of Luthor Tyrell and Drucian Hightower as warning.
The entire South had been horrified, especially the Reach, who suffered catastrophic losses. They did not dare to forget this, and this was shortly before a furious Aerys had suffered from the defiance of Duskendale, after which he had been driven mad. Aerys hated the name of Severus Snape and he was jealous of his magical abilities that he yelled ' should belong to House Targaryen !!!'.
The Reach suffered even more when the Northerners stopped buying food from them and instead started buying from the Free Folk who offered much cheaper prices to buy the food.
Severus also saw the potential for magic in the Free Folk which often manifested in the form of warging or greenseeing. Severus went further and unlocked their magical abilities deep inside on a higher level.
He started training them.
280 A.C
Everything went straight to hell.
It all started with the tourney of Harrenhal. The crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen had crowned Lyanna Stark as the Queen of love and beauty instead of his wife, Lyanna Stark who was betrothed to her brother's friend and heir to the Stormlands, Robert Baratheon.
It was a scandal of unprecedented proportions, but like every scandal, it faded away.
It was also due to the fact that Ned Stark had married Ashara Dayne, the Princess Elia's Lady-in-waiting. They were at the Eyrie and Ashara Dayne was reported to be pregnant.
Brandon was to travel to Riverrun and marry Lady Catelyn Tully as well.
Everything was going well.
Until Rhaegar Targaryen kidnapped Lyanna Stark.
Rickard had to stop Brandon from rushing into King's landing and demanding Rhaegar's head. Rickard knew for a fact that Aerys will have them burned alive for 'daring to insult the Dragon'.
Rickard knew there was little to no chance of justice. His wife Lyarra was blaming him for Lyanna being kidnapped, cursing his Southern ambitions, condemning and cursing him.
Rickard was distraught and helpless.
He was forced to turn to Severus Snape and sent a Raven to Castle Black to deliver to him. No Northern Magnar or Magnarra had trust or love for Severus Snape, but they had to respect him, because he was powerful and friends with an Old God who they had the honor to lay eyes upon when they went to invade his land a decade ago.
One month later, Severus Snape appeared out of nowhere in dark smoke while dragging a crying Lyanna and throwing her back towards Rickard.
Then what followed was a horrifying tale of his daughter never being kidnapped, but having run away with the mad Prince who was accompanied by 3 of his fucking Kingsguard who were Gerold Hightower, Oswell Whent and Arthur Dayne.
Rickard was horrified that his daughter had almost caused a war. Brandon was cursing to hell and back.
And then he noticed Dawn tied to Severus' back.
" Is that Dawn ?!! " Brandon was shocked.
" Yes " Severus bluntly said in his Northern accent.
" Snape....... what did you do to Dayne ? " Rickard slowly asked in growing horror " to the Crown Prince and the other 2 ? ".
And then Severus gave a sadistic smirk that sent chills down the spine of everyone involved.
" why don't you ask your daughter about that ?. In fact, I'll give you a shorter version. Those 4 fucks are alive, but they will never be able to eat, walk or shit again without help " Severus said " left them on the side of Harrenhal's road to be found ".
Brandon laughed and Rickard groaned as he said " at least Aerys doesn't know it was us....... I hate to say this, Snape, but I owe you one. I will try my best to repay you, just don't -".
" I already took your grandson Jon Snow as payment " said Severus.
There was a silence in the room.
Jon Snow was the bastard son of Ned, who he had sired a year ago on a whore in Wintertown just after coming back from his fostering at the Vale, and before leaving for the Tourney of Harrenhal. Brandon had taken him to a brothel and Ned had gotten drunk a lot, so much so that he fucked a whore.
Jon Snow was born from that drunken union.
He was already a few months old, and was raised in the local orphanage after his mother died birthing him.
" you're fostering him with you ?. That is good. It will improve relations - "
" it's not fostering. I am taking his custody and giving him to another family in my land, along with a few more families throughout the North who chose to come with me. His name will no longer be Jon Snow either " Severus cut Rickard off and the latter was shocked.
" THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS !!! " Rickard yelled in anger.
" You can't do that !! " Brandon was furious " that boy is our blood - ".
" Then why is his father off enjoying in another country while he is left here ?!!. Why is the boy being raised in a FUCKING ORPHANAGE when the rest of his family is alive and lives in a Castle, eating the finest food and enjoying warmth while he has to struggle to survive the cold ?!! " Severus snarled.
Both Rickard and Brandon were shocked into silence. When Severus put it that way, they felt disturbed.
" It's not that simple !. The boy is a bastard. Bastards are not raised in castles. All we can do for him is give him enough care until he can join the Watch " Rickard tried to explain.
" The Night's Watch ? " Severus glared at them " you would condemn him to a life of servitude with no family of his own to have ? ".
" We can't have succession crisis or rebellions in the future " Rickard argued and even Brandon grimaced.
Severus looked even more disgusted at them.
" You are nothing more than a bunch of fucking primitives !!! " Severus growled " looking at you turns my stomach. You are no different from the Southerners you condemn !!. You are so blinded by your ambitions that you have lost all sense of humanity !!. Your fucking daughter just tried to start a war and you judge that baby for a crime he didn't even commit ?!!.......... That baby is no bastard, you're the bastard, YOURS SONS AND DAUGHTER ARE BASTARDS !!!........ your mindset is a poison. You will never step foot in my lands, you and your lineage, or there will be consequences ".
Severus stormed out, leaving behind a shocked Brandon and Rickard.
-
Severus handed over a baby Jon Snow to his friend Mance Rayder who laughed as he played with the giggling boy.
Mance Rayder had been a former Watch member, born of a Wildling woman and taken from his dead mother, and he said 'FUCK ALL' to the Watch and left for Beyond the Wall. The vows of the Watch strangled the life out of you and Mance had enough of being suffocated.
Mance had already adopted another child named Riley who was 4 years old and an orphan. Now Mance also took in the baby at Severus' request.
" I'm naming him Carrigan. That Jon Snow name's a fucking insult " Mance said in disgust.
" It is " Severus agreed.
-
Meanwhile, Rhaegar Targaryen and the 3 Kingsguards' bodies had also been found.
The realm was horrified until the local Riverlander villagers testified what they saw and were witness to.
Prince Rhaegar had run away with Lyanna Stark with the help of the 3 Kingsguard accompanying him and took shelter in a village under disguise.
It was Severus Snape who appeared out of nowhere and exposed them.
The 3 Kingsguard tried to fight him but Severus Snape threw lightning out his hands and paralyzed Hightower and Whent, as everyone was looking in horror while they had screamed.
Dayne tried to go at Severus but the man dodged attacks of Dawn and disarmed him with his bare hands and started beating the fuck out of him in a fistfight. Severus Snape then smashed Rhaegar's teeth and proceeded to torture the 4 men as they convulsed horribly on the ground while screaming, as if an invisible force was stabbing them while Lyanna Stark watched in horror.
He took the Stark girl and left as the 4 stopped moving after hours of torturing. The 4 highborns were alive but they were dead from the outside. They couldn't talk, eat, walk or shit.
The best Maesters of the realm could do nothing for them. Aerys ordered their deaths.
The entire realm had been horrified and while half the realm and Jon Connington cursed the name of Severus Snape, others could only wonder why their 'Silver Prince' had been seen with a betrothed woman that he had coincidentally crowned over his wife.
Many expected Aerys to want vengeance, but the Mad King cackled in glee and proclaimed " That fucking Wizard finally does me some good by ridding me of that useless whelp of a son !. Now I can make Viserys my heir ".
Sadly, the Mad King was NOT able to make Viserys his heir, as he had accidentally fallen down the stairs the very next day and hit his head on a stair, ending his life instantly.
Aegon had been proclaimed heir and the 2 month pregnant Queen Rhaella his regent. Lyanna Stark, who had been confirmed to be 3 months pregnant had been sent a letter by Rhaella to have her child be given the name Targaryen as there weren't many left, and to be raised at King's landing. Lyanna, who had been hastily married off to Jorah Mormont, didn't want her child to be called a bastard and agreed fast.
Ashara Dayne had been informed of her brother's brutal fate and broke down crying in the Eyrie. Ned went with her back to Winterfell where Brandon and Catelyn had also been wed.
Dorne also thirsted for vengeance against Severus Snape, but they didn't want the fate of the Reachers. They weren't rich like those green pillocks, neither were they high on population
Many also theorized throughout the years what would have happened if the 4 fools and Lyanna Stark hadn't been stopped, and they realized that it was nothing pleasant.
In an odd way, Severus Snape had saved the ream.
Chapter 2
Notes:
Louis Garrel as Severus Snape
Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Carrigan Rayder/Jon Snow.
Finn Wolfhard as Ramsay Snow/Bolton.
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292 A.C
12 year old Carrigan blocked the Sectumblade of his teacher Severus Snape's Sectumblade with his own.
" Do not loose your footing ! "
" Keep your guard up ! "
" Watch for the kick - that's better !! "
Severus Snape was now 49 years old but he still looked far younger than it was possible. He still looked to be in his early 20s. He would often say that his very slowed aging was a result of combat magic.
Right now, he was training his current class of young wizards and witches out in the open as he sparred with Carrigan in the combat magic and the boy dodged a kick from him.
Carrigan went to slash Severus' leg but he drew it back and sent a Sectumblade which Carrigan blocked and spun out of the way from.
They were battling it out in the arena which was just a gigantic hole in the ground that allowed 80 students space at a time to practice.
Severus dissolved his Sectumblade and shot lightning at the boy who quickly dissolved his own and absorbed the torrent but did not expect Severus to kick him and knee him in the gut.
Severus's fist turned to glowing ice but rocks covered Carrigan's arms as he raised them up in a defensive manner.
Both the Rock arm defense and ice punch shattered but Carrigan was sent stumbling back with a pained grunt.
" ALWAYS PREPARE FOR THE UNEXPECTED !!!! " growled Severus.
Severus was a brutal instructor and made a promise to their batch on the first day itself that they will grow to hate him.
He made good on that promise but the students loved and hated him in equal measure. He never discriminated between students or punishing them if they made mistakes, even if it was his own 12 year old daughter Eritrea who was a student in Carrigan's own 3rd year batch.
It was Carrigan's 3rd year studying in Severus' school. The school was in the fist of the first men and the classes were conducted in tents or out in the open, close to nature.
Severus taught them magic and martial arts that originated from his own world.
Severus had also hired other teachers like Davos Seaworth who taught them subjects like Geography and even navigation to aspiring sailors, a former Maester of the Citadel named Marwyn who taught them economics. Then there was a Yitish warrior named Shao Ren who taught them of war, different formations and how to wield different weapons
In just 32 years, the formerly illiterate Free Folk now knew to read, write, cultivate, craft, build homes and a lotta other stuff. Actually some of these skills were present and passed down within the different tribes of the Free Folk, but Severus Snape had unified them and encouraged sharing of the knowledge, which allowed them to prosper.
The fashion had also grown as shirts, jeans, pants, jackets and cloaks had also been introduced by Severus.
" Aargh !!! " Carrigan was thrown to the other side of the field by Severus Snape, groaning as his healing started kicking in and the wounds weren't major enough for to cause concern.
" Your attack is good and all, but your defense leaves a lot to be desired !. Work on it !. CLASS DISMISSED !!! " Severus bellowed and walked off.
-
16 year old Ramsey Snow had helped Carrigan up along with his 16 year old friend Rowe.
They went to the large Cafeteria tent where they picked up food to eat.
Many students talked as they sat on their tables. There were 200 students here.
" ye sure ye can attend the next class ? " Rowe asked Carrigan in concern as he sat on their table alongside 38 of their classmates.
" I'm healing up good " Carrigan said as he quickly ate his cheese sandwich and a few pieces of Cucumber from his plate.
" Snape needs to slow down with us sometimes " Rowe scowled.
" he's a brutal bugger, but he means well " 14 year old Stiorra commented.
11 year old Korra also came in and sat at the table. Korra was just a baby when she and her family moved here into the True North. She was the descendant of a Rhoynar Waterbender who came here thousands of years ago but couldn't pass on his knowledge to his descendants. Korra's magical First men and Rhoynish abilities had been unlocked by Severus Snape.
Korra was trained by Fjall in the Waterbender arts personally as he literally had 8,000 years' worth of memories of the world and he shared with her.
" what y'all are talkin' 'bout ? " asked Korra as she sat beside Stiorra.
" The brutality of our Dear teacher " Rowe sarcastically said.
" you wanna be pantsed like him instead ? " asked Carrigan.
The table fell silent as an ill feeling came to them.
They all knew the past of Severus Snape. They knew how he was mercilessly bullied by his bullies called the Marauders. How he took revenge on them.
Severus Snape had confessed his past on the first day itself to explain his point. They lived in a cruel world and there were people who would want to put them down. They should never hold back in fighting back against their wannabe oppressors, either by the use of their fists, or the use of their brains.
" I owe him too " said Ramsay.
Ramsay was the known bastard son of Roose Bolton back in the North beyond the wall. He had only been 6 when Severus came to his mother and his place, inviting them to live in the True North and out of Roose Bolton's reach.
Ramsay wanted to get rid of his bastard name and go, but his mother refused, vehemently saying how Ramsay's 'rights' needed to be defended.
Ramsay had been bullied a lot and wanted to go, so he went against his mother for it. After coming to this place, Ramsay found peace.
Suddenly, a few black dust particles flew in and formed into a grinning girl " Hey guys, guess what I found out ?! ".
Enora was Carrigan's age and wore a greyish white shirt with black pants. She and Jon along with Ramsay were the only ones in class who had learned the ability to dissolve your body into black dust smoky particles and fly in the air. The ability of flight.
That and they also knew the ability to open a Ground bridge, a spell that opens a green portal to teleport them to their desired location, and a Blue portal called the Unibridge which teleported you to alternate universes.
Enora was the daughter of a Yi-tish woman and a Northerner. She was born with the ability to cast magic because the presence of many Wizards and witches in the true North had activated magic in some babies throughout the North. Those were called 'the Borne'.
Her Northern father didn't accept her and she ran away from home at 9, sneaking off as a boy in a cart for the Night's Watch recruits. She came to the True North instead and met Severus who took her in and trained her.
" Yer gonna tell us anyway " Carrigan bluntly said with a roll of his eyes.
" Ironborn. Saw 'em wandering 'round the Western shores " Enora grinned and everyone were surprised.
" What 're 'em squids doin' here ?. Thought boss made 'em piss their pants " Carrigan looked confused.
" Don't know, but I'm gonna go scare 'em at night " Enora grinned " anyone wannae join ? "
Ramsay, Rowe, and a few others laughed and joined.
" It's curfew tonight, remember ? " Carrigan raised an eyebrow.
" It's harmless fun ! " Enora pouted.
" Ain't worth getting' in trouble " Carrigan said.
" Fine !, your choice....... you're not gonna snitch, are you ? " Enora narrowed her eyes.
" Wouldn't dream of it " Carrigan raised his hands in mock surrender.
Suddenly, they hear a few shrieks and screaming and see a gigantic albino Direwolf the size of a shire horse, eating a Deer outside the tent.
That was Ghost, Carrigan's Direwolf. Carrigan lived with his father and sister near the haunted forest and they owned a small farm. Ghost was a pup when Carrigan found him with his pack that included his mother and many siblings. Ghost somehow bonded with Carrigan and had been with him ever since.
Ghost was big for a Direwolf now.
" Yeah, probably should take him before he gives someone a heart attack " Carrigan said in amusement as he drank water, wiped his face off and went to Ghost outside.
There was an awkward silence in the group.
" Are we gonna tell him - "
" Fuck no ! " Ramsay scowled at Rowe who winced " his Pop's Mance. Nothing ain't ever changing that ".
" In all ways that matter, yes, but not blood " Stiorra sighed.
" Carrigan ain't a Stanker ! " Korra pouted in anger.
Stanker was the insulting name given to the Starks and other noble houses also had degrading names like Dumbers for Umbers, Sunnys for Karstarks, Ladyfingers for Glovers and so on.
Ramsay knew Carrigan's gray eyes and face shape along with his dark brown hair. He had seen Ned Stark pass by from Bolton lands when he was 6, and that was before he met Severus.
There were also rumors of Ned Stark's rumored bastard who had been taken by Severus Snape to here along with many children and families years ago, and his identity has been changed.
Ancient Stark Kings had Direwolf companions before Aegon's conquest but the practice suddenly ended with Torrhen Stark. They were a bit like Targaryens in that manner, only Direwolves weren't extinct and the day Carrigan came here with a Direwolf, most of them started believing in the rumors.
No one wanted to tell Carrigan that he was a potentially a Stanker's missing bastard.
Ramsay knew what it was like to grow up as the unclaimed bastard of Roose Bolton. Bastards weren't mistreating in the North, but a Bolton bastard was a different issue entirely, and an easier target to take out your hatred at Roose Bolton. Thankfully, Severus tortured the fuckers who bullied him and made them apologize on their knees to Ramsay.
" Jon Snow's a shit name to have. Damn Bullying material if I ever heard one " Enora grinned " Carrigan's name is better itself. Come on, let's get ready to leave for tonight ".
-
Jon slept in one of the many cabins beside his dormmates and Ghost slept near his bed as the lit lamps on the walls provided a source of light.
All of a sudden, they were woken by the door being slammed open.
Jon's eyes shot open, his instincts flaring as he leapt out of the bed with Sectumblade in hand.
Only to see that it was his dad's friend Tormund and he had a bleeding shoulder.
" TORMY !!! " Carrigan cried out in horror and went to try and help him up when he almost fell, but an awoken Ghost provided his back for support.
Other students had woken up and stared at the scene in shock.
" Carrigan !! Yo- Ahckk - father !!! " Tormund coughed out blood and fell unconscious as the boy tried to keep him awake.
Severus had already come in and heard everything " help me take him to the infirmary !!! ".
Carrigan was frantic. His mind racing with possibilities he dreaded " Dad !!. HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT....... Professor Snape !, please let me - ".
" It's all right " Severus said as he helped Tormund up " go check on your father with Ghost !!! ".
Jon nodded as he grabbed Ghost and flew off.
-
Jon watched in horror as his home was now a burnt husk.
It was burned to the ground as the fires had gone out, but smoke still came up.
He watched in horror as the sheeps he and his father had raised, lied butchered. The stable was also burned. The Cow was slaughtered.
He fell to his knees with tears in his eyes. His sister was traveling around the world...... but he dreaded the day she returns and finds THIS !!!.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on the tracks and so did Ghost's as they saw it lead to The Wall.
-
When Jeor Mormont became the new Lord Commander of the night's Watch, he made it his mission to clean up the act of the brotherhood.
He instilled discipline where it was needed, kindness where it was sorely lacking.
He could be a bit tough at times, but Jeor was always fair.
Never did he expect betrayal.
A new recruit named Karl Tanner had teamed up with the wildling Thenn tribes and a few other traitors of the Watch, murdering hundreds of loyal men in their sleep.
Those fucking traitors allowed 400 of the Thenn tribe through the walls and overwhelmed the Watch.
There were now only less than 200 Watch members remaining and they were chained up throughout the castle.
Jeor, however, was chained in the courtyard to a pole beside the Steward/Wandering Crow Benjen Stark (Jeor had to make him a Steward because Severus Snape's ban on Starks in his land was still active), and the Watch traitor Mance Rayder.
Mance Rayder had been having a party with Tormund to celebrate the birth of his third daughter when the fucking Cannibal tribe of Thenns attacked his home and took him. He had a blackened left eye, reddened cheek and a cut over his right cheek.
There were Thenns who had never been trusted and chaffed under Severus' laws. The leader Styr was the leader of the band who refused to leave the Old cannibalistic ways behind, and still wore human skin and animal furs. He also had a bone to pick with Mance.
" You killed my son !!! " Styr spat as he kicked him in the gut while Mance grunted and spat out blood.
" He killed and ate a fucking child ! " Mance snarled in disgust " he deserved what was coming to him !! ".
" Did he ?....... well, ye owe me a son. A son for a son " Styr grinned and the horror on Mance's face made the other Thenns laugh " why'd yah think I let old TORMY go off on that horse ?! ".
" I'LL KILL YOU !!! " Mance snarled.
Before Styr could kick him, the lamps and torches on the walls suddenly went out around the courtyard.
The Thenns, who had been feasting on the cooked remains of 8 Noght's Watchmen, were alarmed at the dark and started screaming.
The slicing of skin and swords clanging was heard as the volume of the screams increased.
Styr was alarmed the whole time, as were Mance, Jeor and Benjen.
Snarling and roaring was also heard and now Styr felt fear.
The torches and lamps lit again as the yard was now filled with corpses of the rogue Thenns.
In midst of it stood a boy covered in blood. Carrigan's short spiky slicked back hair along with his dark jacket, gray shirt, pants and boots were covered in blood as he held a furious expression on his face.
Ghost's maw had blood dripping from it as he snarled
Jeor and Benjen looked at the boy closely...... and were completely shocked at his Stark features.
" Ned...... " Benjen murmured loud enough in shock for Jeor to hear. Benjen felt like he was looking at his second oldest brother's younger version.
Benjen realized who he was, and the Direwolf only added to the proof.
He was his brother's bastard son Jon Snow !!!.
Other Thenns came out of the Castle Black just in time to see Styr snarl and rush at Carrigan.
Carrigan picked up a fallen sword and drove under Styr while raising it up.
Jeor and Benjen watched in horror as Styr's innards were falling out while he was struggling in agony to hold them in.
Even the other Thenns were shocked.
But then Carrigan growled as red lightning came out of his hands and engulfed them, literally shocking them while they screamed in agony.
-
Morning arrived and the situation had been stabilized.
Loboda, a more civilized Thenn Wizard from a tribe of civilized craftsmen clan of Thenn, spat at the corpse of Styr as his men cleaned up and arrested the rebels " fucking traitor........ you did good, boy ".
Loboda said the last part to Carrigan who was bandaging his father's head as he laid down.
" You woulda done the same " said Carrigan.
Styr's men and the freed Watchmen were working together to execute the traitors of both their groups, but also took some 'liberties' in beating them up first.
Benjen continued staring between the Direwolf and his nephew in complete disbelief, and then when he saw the boy bandaging Mance, he frowned.
" Mance Rayder. You are a traitor to the Watch " Benjen said to Mance with a glare " you are not allowed at this side of the Wall. You will be judged for your crimes - ".
" Shut up, you cockeating fucking Stanker ! " Carrigan spat.
Benjen was taken aback by what the boy said. And then he felt fear when he saw the Direwolf growling at him.
" This man's not your father. He's a liar and traitor ! " Benjen exclaimed and Mance looked surprised as his expression was filled with dread " child, your name is Jon Snow, and my brother Ned Stark is your real father - AAAAARRRRGGHH !!! ".
A furious Carrigan stood with Styr's bloodied axe over Benjen's form as he clutched the stump that was once his right leg.
Everyone was shocked and many Watch members rushed to help Benjen but Ghost's roar drew them back in fear.
Loboda looked surprised as Carrigan snarled " FUCKING LYING STANKER !!! ".
Carrigan was about to kill Benjen as Jeor yelled at him to stop.
" DON'T !!!! " Mance yelled in horror " Carrigan, please don't !!! ".
Carrigan looked at a fearful Benjen clutching his bleeding stump and then he decided to obey his father's order.
Carrigan helped his father up and they left with Ghost and Loboda along with his warriors after the job was done.
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Ramsay, Enora, Rowe and Stiorra had a great time and a good laugh scaring off Ironborn into jumping from their ships.
They had even returned to the school in the dark, thinking that they could sneak into their beds and none would be the wiser.
They didn't expect the students to have already been awoken, and Severus to glare at them as they then gulped.
The next morning, they found themself kneeling down in Chicken pose and making Chicken noises and were even expected to eat like Chickens without falling down. It was hell !.
They also heard about what happened to Carrigan's father and awaited the news.
They saw Carrigan and Ghost come to the camp, and saw other students also come to ask about what happened.
" My Dad's alive. It was that fucker Styr and some o' his men who caused a whole lotta mess with Crow deserters in the Watch " Carrigan scowled.
" What happen to him ?! " a student asked.
" I gutted him and then me an' Ghost killed half his men " said Carrigan.
The students looked awed until Carrigan scowled " and chopped a Stanker's leg off ! ".
This sent everyone into shock and then Ramsay asked in surprise " Stanker ?!....... as in Benjen Stark on the wall ?!!. Why'd ya do that ?!! ".
" Fucker was threatening me Dad " Carrigan spat " called him traitor, then sprouted shit about some'n 'bout me being some crack named Jon Snow - and what the fuck kinda name is that ?!! - ...... I shoulda gone for his head instead o' the leg. Fucking cocksucker !! ".
Jon then saw them looked disturbed and even ill " okay, what the fuck's with your faces. You're acting as if I just fucked your mothers ".
That drew them out of their thoughts and made them curse or scowl at him as they left.
Only Ramsay and his friends who were kneeling had the shocked and disturbed expression.
" That pose and the face makes you look like you're shittin' " Jon commented and they all cringed, standing up.
Severus, who had been here and listening to the talk also felt disturbed, wondering if he should tell the truth. He barked at Ramsay and the other 3 " your punishment's not over yet, back to pose !! ".
The 4 groaned and went back down with dismayed expressions.
" Prof, I need a week off. Fuckin' Cannibals burned m'home and Dad's under Qyburn's care. Gotta repair my roof " Carrigan requested.
Severus wordlessly nodded, but his indifferent expression was faltering into a grimace " Carrigan, I need to tell you something. Come with me ".
-
Severus groaned as he tried to search for Carrigan.
He had told the boy the truth about his past and Severus didn't even need to state he didn't take it well.
Because the boy ran off and his Direwolf followed.
After an hour of searching, he found the boy sitting near a River, his eyes having become red from crying while Ghost sat near him to comfort him.
" Carrigan...... " Severus didn't know how to start " I know I should have told you the truth - "
" That I was fuckin' thrown in an orphanage, and my Stanker of a father coulda raised me but didn't ?!! " Jon spat on the ground in revulsion.
Severus cringed " ........ yes ".
" I coulda gone my whole life thinkin' me Dad was me Dad " Carrigan croaked " and that Riley wasn't adopted either....... explains me being friends with Ghost though ".
" Blood doesn't always make family " said Severus.
" Dad always called me his son...... where them Stankers would call me a bastard son ....... as if there's a FUCKING DIFFERENCE !!! " Jon growled, throwing a stone in the water.
" you can't let that define your life " said Severus in sympathy.
" I ain't gonna " said Carrigan " don't tell Dad what I know ".
" my mouth is shut " Severus smiled.
" I still think I shoulda gone for that Wall Stanker's head " Carrigan said as he stood up, to Severus' shock " not gonna change how I feel on it. Kinslaying be damned ".
-
2 months later
Ned Stark groaned as he walked out of the Great Hall, leaving behind his wife and sister in law to yell at each other, staying out of this mess himself.
12 bleeding years of marriage and Ned was miserable.
When Ned had married Ashara, it wasn't for love, not truly. It was just one of the ways his father had figured out to get Lyanna out of scandal, and Princess Elia supported him in it by giving him Ashara's hand.
Ned had often been told by people that he should count himself lucky to have such a beautiful wife.
It was anything but that.
He and Ashara had good relations in the beginning, and they even did their duty in bed, but the moment the news of Ashara's brother's horrible fate came, their marriage crumbled into nothing.
Ashara was furious with her brother's fate and Dawn being taken from them. She wanted Ned to do something or anything, march an army and kill Arthur's torturer.
Ned could do nothing like that. For one, he doubted his chances against a Wizard who was ruthless, then there was the fact that Arthur helped in Lyanna running away from her duty while ruining herself with Rhaegar in hypocrisy and he had a pretty big fight with Ashara about it.
Then there came the letter of his father informing him about his bastard son Jon Snow being taken by Severus Snape as payment for his services, which left Ned horrified.
Ned knew that he had fucked up by siring a bastard child out of wedlock, and then left him in a damned orphanage instead of raising him, but Ned also wanted to help his father improve the North and they had needed to connect with the South at the time, so he had to sacrifice having any relationship with Jon.
Unfortunately, those connections did them more harm than good.
The South gave them no benefit. Brandon's marriage to Catelyn was unsuccessful as she tried to have a Sept built at Winterfell before Rickard and Brandon stopped her. Only 2 children named Robb and Sansa came from the Union, and they looked like Tullys, causing doubts among bannermen and speculations as to who their father was, to the Starks' horror.
The grains promised to them by Hoster Tully also didn't reach them in time either and some of them were either rotten due to duration or had been found with Rats on it. Hoster Tully explained that even he had been suffering for having a son-in-law who is a worshipper of demon trees and the Faith was also rioting, also suspected of sabotaging shipments.
Then there was the issue of Seagard. Hoster Tully also promised to help them get easier trades and access to Seagard but the shifty piece of fuck didn't do anything of the sort. He complained about issues with the Ironborn that could attack anytime to ships heading for the North.
They tried to complain to the crown but their letters either didn't seem to reach them in time or the Ravens seemed to die before they did. Ned knew that Elia Martell was avoiding them and having vengeance on him.
Ned had turned down a betrothal offer between her son Aegon and his firstborn child and daughter Meria. Meria was 11 years old and inherited her maternal Martell grandmother's tan skin and brown eyes instead of the Stark look. It was the same with his 10 year old son Edric who had inherited the Silver blonde hair and purple eyes of House Dayne which also looked Targaryen.
Thankfully his second daughter, his 8 year old Arya had the Stark look but even that wasn't enough. He had to wed both his children North and so did Brandon, and so Ned turned down the betrothal offer and Elia had hated him ever since.
Ashara hadn't stopped hounding him for turning down the marriage offer either. She never seemed to stop hounding him these days. Ashara and he had lived in Winterfell for years with their children, but she wanted their children to inherit a Keep of their own instead of living at Brandon's 'pieces' as she put it.
The thing was that she fought with Catelyn a lot. Catelyn was jealous of Ashara's beauty and Ashara was jealous of her status as the heir's wife. They didn't need a reason to fight, they would just make up one.
And it was another fight Ned had no interest in being a part of. Ned feared the day his parents would die, and leave everything to Brandon, because Catelyn wasn't worthy of being the Lady of Winterfell and neither was Ashara.
Ned scowled as he came across his father who grimaced at the shouting " happy now ? ".
Ned stormed past him without bothering to wait for a reply. It was Rickard's fault that they were even in this situation.
" LORD STARK !!! " Rodrik Cassel yelled, rushing in.
-
2 months had passed for Benjen since his right leg was mutilated. He had to rest for 2 weeks but then he got off his bed and rode for Winterfell after taking permission from Jeor and getting a prosthetic feet. He was mutilated just below his Calf, so he could walk just fine with his prosthetic even if it was uncomfortable.
He was greeted by a horrified Rodrik who went to get his family.
His family had been horrified though and he told them everything that happened on the Wall. They now sat alone in the Great hall.
There was a shocked silence.
" The boy is your son, Ned...... he has the Stark look from head to toe, and that Albino Direwolf. Even that thing is big for his kind " Benjen explained.
Ned couldn't believe it.
The son he was forced to and somewhat willingly abandon was alive.
And then his eyes fell on Benjen's prosthetic leg in horror " h...... he did this to you ?!! ".
Rickard slumped back in his seat with a defeated look.
Ashara was shocked and Catelyn was scowling.
" It's his bastard blood !. The 7 have written that they are capable of Kinslaying !!!. We have to order his death - "
Catelyn was cut off when Lyarra slapped her and sent her to the ground. Catelyn clutched her bloodied cheek and looked up at a furious Lyarra in terror.
" You talk like that about my grandson again, I will gut you like a Pig, you worthless fish !!! " Lyarra snarled.
" mother - "
" QUIET BOY !!! " Lyarra growled at Ned " I told you you should have taken responsibility for that boy when he was born !!!. Instead now he calls another man his father and your brother lost his leg to him !. ThIS IS ON YOU !!! ".
" Lyarra..... Ned is not responsible " Rickard said in remorse " I forced him to leave the boy and this - "
" Snape, that son of a whore !!! " Brandon snarled, cutting Rickard off " he turned our blood against us !!!. He is the one to blame and he will answer for this !!! ".
" Answer for this ? " Lyarra glared at her son " Answer for giving Jon a home where you and your father left him in a fucking orphanage ? ".
" His name is Carrigan now " Benjen gravely said " he believes Mance Rayder is his father..... my chopped leg is my own fault. That boy was fighting against that fucking Cannibal and his beasts for men, he saved us in the beginning, but I was a fool to call out his father and threatened him, the boy reacted like any child would ".
" That is not the point ! " Ashara exclaimed " he could be a threat to us !!. If he has no compunction chopping off Benjen's leg then he wouldn't hesitate to chop our heads either ".
" He didn't know Benjen's his uncle ! " Ned angrily said.
" Ashara is right " Rickard grimaced " it's too late to do anything about it now ........ the best we can do is leave him alone. Besides, he has a good enough life with this Mance Rayder. Man did more for him than we ever did ".
" A Deserter of the Night's Watch !!! " Ned yelled " I will not let my son be raised by such a honorless man !!! ".
" He has honor " Benjen sighed " what I didn't tell you and didn't want to tell you is that the boy was ready to behead me. Mance Rayder stopped him from doing that, which means he knew that the boy was my nephew. Severus Snape must have told him everything before giving Jon...... Carrigan to the man ".
Rickard and Lyarra were horrified, and then Lyarra glared at her husband " this is what your thirst for power has brought on my family...... are you happy now ?!! ".
" I will not let that boy near my children ! " Ashara said aloud in fear " he's a savage ".
" Neither will I !!! " Catelyn yelled.
" The boy is lost to us " Rickard said with regret " none of us will seek him out. He has a good life ".
" NO !!! ....... I am done listening to your orders ! " Ned growled " all you have done is drive us insane, make us miserable, even Lyanna's mistakes are your fault !!!. I am going to get my son !!!. FUCK YOUR ORDERS !!! ".
A shocked Rickard Stark watched his second son go away, alongside his equally shocked family.
Ashara ran after him until she found him in the stables, preparing a horse and yelled " You selfish man !!!...... do you have any idea of the repercussions your actions will have on this family ?!! ".
" No, but I think you're about to tell me anyway " Ned sarcastically said, not looking back from saddling the horse.
" Your Trueborn, my Edric, resembles my Dayne family !. Our daughter looks like my mother !. You bringing that bastard who resembles you, will put our children's parentage under doubt AGAIN !!! " Ashara shrieked.
" SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP !!!!! " Ned roared and she drew back " I AM SICK OF YOUR SHOUTING AND COMPLAINING !!!! ".
Ned finished saddling his horse and rode off on it.
Even though he didn't want a guard, Jory Cassel followed him for his protection alongside 60 guards.
-
Elsewhere, in the Westerlands, Tywin Lannister inspected a wreckage.
A wreckage of his burned fleet.
He could see the fires from Casterly rock and rode down to see what the mess was about.
He found corpses of both his men and those of the Ironborn and saw what they did to his fleet.
Accursed Ironborn !!!.
Those filthy raiders were only that. Raiders.
They roamed the Seas and targeted lone vessels or even ships about 2 to 4 in a group.
From where did they get the spine to burn his FLEET ?!!.
" Who did this ? " Tywin ground out in his low but dangerous voice.
" It was Euron Greyjoy " a soldier spoke " he came in a surprise attack, injured Lord Kevan and his men fought ours. He torched the fleet ".
Tywin will have retribution for this, but for now he had to wonder why that fool committed such an act. Tywin had made sure to spread tales of his mercilessness, his coldness, his terror far and wide to discourage acts of war and rebellion.
Then why ?.
And then it hit him.
" Alert the crown and send warnings to the Reachers ! " he commanded his men.
He didn't know he was already too late and that the fleets of the Arbor and Oldtown had been destroyed by the Ironborn by Victarion and Maron Greyjoy.
The Mallisters suffered losses when Seagard was raided by Rodrik Greyjoy but Jason Mallister killed him in single combat and threw the Ironborn off his shores.
-
The Greyjoys had forgotten the terror of Severus Snape.
20 years ago, House Blacktyde attempted to raid the shores of the Free Folk. The Blacktyde ships were sent back to the islands with the heavily mutilated corpses of Lord Blacktyde and his men.
Under Balon Greyjoy and his misbegotten pride, they thought they had a chance to succeed by carrying wildfire barrels to hurl at them from catapults.
The fool forgot that the Tyrells and Hightowers failed and they were more developed than them.
The fools had forgotten that Wargs existed and the wargs on the bay of ice had warned Severus earlier.
76 out of a 100 ships burned on Sea when the barrels exploded 'mysteriously'.
The Ironborn survivors rushed their ships off before the fires spread to theirs or the fumes got unbearable.
They found an army of Free Folk, Free Folk Wixens and Giants waiting for them.
It was a massacre.
Severus's students and the Free Folk warriors and Wizards cut their way through the invaders while the Giants crushed them.
Carrigan beat his way through 28 Ironborn to get to 14 year old Theon Greyjoy who led the invaders here and beat him to death by continuously punching him in the face.
The battle was over as Ramsay, Rowe Stiorra and Enora were covered in blood but Carrigan didn't stop beating Theon's skull.
" That's enough, boy ! " Severus pulled him off the corpse and said " he's dead ! ".
It was only then that Carrigan came to his senses and looked at Greyjoy's corpse.
This was far from over. The Iron islands will answer for this and Severus will go with 20,000 Free Folk and 200 Giants.
-
The Iron islands were raided by Severus' forces before the Southern royal fleet could gather with an army.
The raiding force slaughtered every soldier in their path.
The Ironborn captain and Lords were brutally executed.
Carrigan himself disemboweled Balon Greyjoy with Ghost killing his last son Maron Greyjoy and Balon's brothers and his daughter Asha, ending the Greyjoy lineage.
By the time the royal forces had gathered at King's landing, Rodrik Harlaw came to King's landing, begging for aid as the Wizarding demon Severus Snape had slaughtered their people.
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Queen Rhaella was tired.
12 years had passed since the death of her son. Her extremely foolish son and his extremely foolish choices.
Running off with a Lord Paramount's daughter to entertain his deluded prophecies ?!. Even she didn't see that coming.
Her dark haired and purple eyed granddaughter Virenya was the only good thing to come out of that mess.
Rhaella had to release Jaime from Kingsguard vows and betroth her grandson Aegon to Tywin's future granddaughter.
Rhaella became regent for her Grandson until he came of age to rule.
She thought Elia would help her rule wisely and she did, but the girl was also foolish at times.
Elia was deluded and naive at times. She sent a betrothal letter to Stark without permission, and raged when it was unsurprisingly rejected. Elia, in anger, refused to attend the Northmen's complains and had the messages destroyed before they reached her.
Foolish girl.
And then there was this obsession she shared with Ashara about marching to the true North and killing Severus Snape, laying ruin to his 'nation'.
Rhaella sympathized with Elia on that one. Elia had been in love with Arthur Dayne, just like Rhaella once loved Bonifer Hasty, but Loreza Martell's ambitions involving her daughter overrode her maternal instincts.
Arthur's death had hit Elia hard and she hated Snape, but Rhaella would be lying if she said she felt anything different from her.
Rhaella hated Severus Snape for what he did to her son, but then she was also thankful to him for putting those 3 idiot Kingsguard in a vegetable state which ended up in getting them killed . Those fools never helped her when her husband tortured her or burnt innocent children on stakes. Serves them right.
But then there was another reason for hating Snape.
2 years ago, when the Magister of Pentos Illyrio Mopatis gifted them frozen Dragon eggs, her daughter Daenerys researched on how to hatch them and tested out a wild theory about their house words being instructions to hatch Dragons.
She pulled it off by having a criminal killed and burned on a pyre under which the eggs were kept.
The Dragon eggs hatched and the House Targaryen was overjoyed as they had their old power back.
Rhaella thought her little girl could do a lot more miracles, and sent a letter to Snape about having Daenerys' magic being unlocked and her trained, but he sent her a letter with the reply only being one word.
'No'
Rhaella had been furious but the Dragons were too young so she reined in her temper.
She had managed to maintain a decade of peace until the Fucking Greyjoys burned almost every fleet on Western shore and Balon Greyjoy declared himself King.
She had a force summoned from Storm's End which would have gone to unite with the army from the Westerlands and Riverlands and they would have taken Seagard's ships to Iron islands.
But then Randyll Tarly brought in a frantic Rodrik Harlaw and some of his Ironborn men who had landed on Reacher shores and surrendered.
-
It took a month for every Lord Paramount to come to King's landing. It was on Rhaella's orders.
They all had been informed by Ravens that the Ironborn threat had been dealt with, and many Ironborn nobles had been put to the sword with their army.
Some of them were in disbelief.
Rodrik Harlaw stood in front of Rhaella who sat on the Iron throne. Barristan Selmy and Richard Lonmouth stood behind her as Kingsguard.
The Lord Paramounts had come, but to their shock, a dark smoky dust also flew into the throne and formed into a man.
Severus Snape stood in front of them, wearing a dark buttoned up shirt with jeans and a dark cloak.
Mace Tyrell was furious staring at the man and his heir, the 20 year old Willas had to calm him down. Mace hadn't forgotten the drowning of his countrymen or the death of his father.
Tywin found himself staring at Severus Snape in wariness and respect. The Westerlands not only traded with the True North, but he found himself respecting the man for transforming an undeveloped land into a developed country within a short amount of time while also respecting his ruthless with which he killed Rhaegar and his fool Kingsguard, preventing a war in the realm.
Jon Arryn and Rickard Stark could only sigh and stare warily at Snape, having an inkling as to what was going on here.
Hoster Tully looked nervous. He feared Snape more than he feared Tywin Lannister.
Robert Baratheon looked at him in interest and wondered how strong he was, giving him a real challenge in the field.
Only Doran Martell was missing but he had sent Oberyn to represent him. Oberyn had mixed feelings about Snape. The man widowed his sister and brutally tortured his friend Arthur Dayne, but he also indirectly saved her and her children from being a victim of a war that could have started.
" YOU !!! " Rickard and Jon saw that their suspicions were proven right as Rodrik Harlaw had a horrified reaction.
" Severus Snape, thank you for accepting the Crown's invite " Rhaella said cordially.
" I am only here to decide whether I should finish the job or let him go as proof of my retribution " Severus said in his Northern accent, staring at a now frightened Rodrik.
" The only one who will punish the convicted is the Crown as he is in our lands " Rhaella coldly said.
To everyone's surprise, Severus nodded.
" Lord Harlaw, you are on trial for rebellion against the crown under your liege Lord Balon Greyjoy, how do you plead ? "
" Not guilty !. I never wished to participate in my brother-in-law's rebellion, my sister's husband's foolish rebellion !. It was his mad idea. But then we were raided " Rodrik pointed a grief stricken and angry finger at Severus " BY HIS MONSTERS !!! ".
Then the fingers went to point at Rickard " AND THE NORTH WAS INVOLVED !!! ".
" WHAT ?!! " Rickard was confused and furious.
" let him speak ! " Rhaella sternly said to Rickard and he grit his teeth.
Severus stood nonchalant and unfazed.
" Our islands were raided !. Our commonfolk, soldiers and Lords with their heirs were BUTCHERED !!!. ENTIRE HOUSES WERE WIPED OUT !!! " Rodrik cried.
" How was the North involved in all this ? " Rhaella calmly asked.
Rodrik's eyes were fearful " I remember that horrible day very well. My sister with her last living son, her daughter, Balon and his brothers were to surrender, but THAT BOY....... and his beast found us and massacred my nephew by slicing open his stomach with a kitchen knife. His beast tore into Euron and the boy used his dark evil magic to crush Victarion's bones and organs, and bite into Aeron's throat before he disemboweled Balon....... my niece tried to defend her mother but he hacked her to death with an axe !. SHE WAS 13 !!!....... my sister died of shock and I had to run for my life !!! ".
As others were shocked Severus said " that girl tried to stab the boy in the back, and he ended her life fairly quickly without pain by beheading her ".
" THAT BOY WAS A STARK !!! " Rodrik roared " he had grey eyes, dark brown hair, the Stark face, AND A FUCKING GIANT FOR A DIREWOLF...... the Starks are involved in my people's slaughter !!! ".
Rickard's eyes went wide in shock as he realized who the madman was talking about " no....... the Starks weren't involved........ but that boy is my bastard grandson from my second son Eddard, his name is Jon Snow ".
" His name is Carrigan Rayder " Severus glared at Rickard " he is not your grandson ....... not after you put the accursed word bastard before calling him grandson. All children are equal in my nation ".
Rickard glared at Severus.
Robert was shocked. Ned had a bastard ?...... but then he grinned. Ned's son was so badass !. He just killed 4 grown men without using much magic, and instead used his own hands !.
" THIS IS AN OUTRAGE !!! " Hoster yelled " A BASTARD is getting trained over my Trueborn grandson Robb Stark !. I demand that my grandson be trained too ! ".
" in your dreams " Severus scowled.
Hoster Tully looked furious.
" bastard or not, or whatever his name is, it is no concern of the Crown, what matters is that this ends now " Rhaella commanded " whatever you have looted will be returned to the Ironborn and you will compensate them for any Smallfolk your people murdered - ".
" And who the fuck are you to command me to do that ?. Some foreign queen I don't owe scrap to. An incestuous daughter of a weakling who broke his betrothal to fuck his sister " Severus sneered.
" TALK TO THE QUEEN WITH RESPECT !!! " Barristan growled with his hand on his sword.
Rhaella raised her hand to quiet them down and glared at Severus " you will either do that or you will answer to our Dragons ".
All the Lord Paramounts felt uncomfortable. They knew that if they put one step out of the line, they will suffer consequences in fire and blood literally. Even Tywin was wary of the Targaryens having Dragons again instead of the Wizards being the threat.
" Dragons can die " Severus glared back at her and she drew back in apprehension, while others were shocked " and even if you manage to get me where others fell. You will have to deal with Carrigan, you will deal with my daughter Eritrea, with Ramsay, Stiorra, Korra, Rowe, Gravit, Elra, Lork, Cravus, Grendel and every damn person I trained...... and then there are giants with their long bows and arrows that can pierce through your beast's scales -"
" ENOUGH !!!! " Rhaella yelled in anger.
Severus sneered at her.
" Maybe we should focus on the issue at hand " Tywin stated " the fleets of the Western shores have been heavily damaged, and we would appreciate reparations ....... from the Ironborn's own pockets ".
Tywin glared at Rodrik.
" We have just been slaughtered, our people have become victims of war. How the fuck can we pay for anything ?!! " Rodrik yelled " And last I saw, his monsters were looting us to the last coin ! ".
" And I have set up some of my people to mine the iron in your ground. And we are scouring the place for anything valuable we can find. You attack my shores, you pay for it " Severus grinned " Now, I have somewhere to be, so goodbye ".
" Wait !. What about repairing our fleet ?!! " Mace demanded.
" Not my problem " Severus shrugged, dematerializing and flying off.
Rhaella scowled. This was not how she planned for this meeting to go.
Robert struggled to contain himself from laughing. He liked that guy's style !.
Rickard sighed. He had really hoped to talk with the man about Carrigan and if his grandson could be fostered in Winterfell. Rickard had made many mistakes in life and wanted to mend them. He wanted to bring his grandson back to Winterfell and stop Lyarra from breathing down his neck. He also wanted to create unity between all his grandchildren so they don't fight each other in the future.
That was now impossible. Rickard knew that Catelyn and Ashara would fight each other to put their sons on Winterfell's throne after he dies, and if they make a move against Carrigan for his Stark blood.
Rickard felt a chill go down his spine at the thought of what the boy would do if he was capable of chopping his uncle's leg off and slaughtering an entire House. Rickard knew that he would leave a legacy of bloodbath unless he did something.
He prayed Ned convinced his son to accept him as his father.
" This CANNOT be happening !! " Mace was panicking and his son was trying hard to calm him down " your grace, we do not have enough funds to get back our naval power back to full ! ".
" Well, sucks to be you right now " Robert shrugged and walked away.
" it is a Lord Paramount's duty to have a backup plan " Tywin raised an eyebrow " I for one was hoping that Snape would assist in rebuilding my own fleet, but he has a right to keep what he won fairly in war. It seems I would have to use my own funds then ".
Rhaella resisted the urge to groan.
A loud roar of a Dragon was heard outside the Keep and everyone went still.
" YOUR GRACE !!!. Prince Viserys has been seen heading on his Dragon Viserion....." the Grandmaester Ortengryn rushed in frantically " he says he's going for the iron islands ! ".
" I hope he kills that Stark bastard !! " Rodrik yelled but then Rickard punched him in fury, knocking him out.
Rhaella paled. It meant Viserys had been here and heard everything that was said !!!.
-
Carrigan's friends and the Free Folk were celebrating their victory at the Iron islands after having gone back to the True North.
Stiorra had gained the Valyrian steel blade Nightfall from killing Harras Harlaw while Tormund had gained the Valyrian steel greatsword Red Rain from killing the Drumms.
Carrigan had stayed behind with Korra, Eritrea and some other magicals to help some Free Folk mine the iron in the caves. The mineral was rich here and would be useful to them.
They were taking as much as they could carry.
" you've had some busy days, huh ? " asked Riley as she smashed a pickaxe on the rock wall.
Carrigan was glad she had returned North from her world exploring. She had been shocked when she heard from him about the mess with Styr's Thenns and how their home suffered.
Carrigan had rebuilt it to the point that it barely looked as if it was ever burned, only difference was their livestock had been replaced.
Their dad had fought in the Ironborn raiding and Riley watched his back while Carrigan hunted the Greyjoys.
Their Pop still had a bit of a way to go to recover fully.
" So....... your bio pop's a Stanker ? " Riley awkwardly asked but Carrigan scowled. He didn't know what possessed him to tell her the truth but he owed it to her. Riley took the news about her adoption and his own very well, as she'd suspected that.
" Don't say it. I don't wanna remember that " Carrigan groaned.
" Always was a bit obvious with Ghost around though " Riley said but then grinned " but then again, you - ".
A loud roar drew their attention.
Screams followed next.
Carrigan quickly ran out, with Ghost and Riley behind him.
What they saw sent a shock through them.
A fucking Dragon about 80 feet tall, with cream scales and red orange wings.
He saw a group of 20 Free Folk burn as they ran for their lives.
Jon saw blood red and growled as he dematerialized and flew at the Dragon. He flew until he was holding onto the Dragon's scales behind the rider.
The rider was silver headed and purple eyed, having panic in his eyes while staring at Carrigan.
A TARGARYEN !!!
Carrigan grabbed the son of a bitch by his neck and threw him into the ocean as he screamed.
Next, he summoned lightning in his palms and electrocuted the Dragon as it shrieked in agony and tried to throw Carrigan off. Carrigan, however summoned a Sectumblade in his right hand plunged it into the beast as it screamed when cuts started forming on his body.
Carrigan let go and held onto the blade as it slid through its back, cutting him in half and slashed its tail as it then went down falling on Pyke. It's eyes closing for the last time.
-
16 year old Viserys Targaryen dragged himself out of the water and onto solid ground as he coughed out.
He had come here after listening in on the 'trial' at the throne room.
He wanted to prove himself and the superiority of the Dragons over petty Wizards who thought they were better.
He didn't expect THIS !!!.
He got himself up and then saw a sight that horrified him.
His beloved Dragon !, his Viserion was lying mutilated and dead.
" ARGH !! " Viserys clutched his head as something hard collided with it.
" DIIIIIIIIEEEE !!! " Carrigan roared as he was covered in Dragon blood and guts and holding a bloodied shovel with which he hit Viserys.
Viserys was down but Carrigan didn't stop.
Repeatedly, he brought it down on Viserys !!!. Repeatedly, Viserys screamed in extreme pain as he bled from everywhere.
Riley and Ghost came and then Riley watched in shock as Targaryen blood flew in the air spilling on the ground.
Carrigan didn't stop. He kept bringing it down even after Viserys was disfigured and dead.
" That's enough, he's dead !!! " Riley drew back her little brother as she stared at the corpse in shock.
Carrigan spat on it before walking away as Ghost followed him.
-
By the time Viserys Targaryen's corpse had been found by Virenya on her Dragon, the Northerners had already taken their dead and left. The only thing of Viserys' Dragon that remained was its tail.
The Lord Paramount's were shocked when the body was bought back.
Rhaella was horrified and grief stricken
Virenya had interrogated the inhabitants who said that it was one boy who did this.
Carrigan Rayder.
Rickard was shocked at it when he found out. His grandson just killed a Targaryen !.
" Arrest him " Rhaella coldly said, glaring at Rickard.
" Wait, what ?!! " Rickard exclaimed as Ser Barristan pointed his sword at him in regret while 3 Kingsguard held both of Rickard's hands.
The other Lord Paramounts watched in shock at the scene unfolding.
" From here on now, there will be a bounty for his bastard grandson's head ! " Rhaella glowered at Rickard.
-
Ned had been staying on the Wall for 2 weeks now. He knew Stark presence was forbidden Beyond the Wall, so he sent letters to Severus Snape.
The letters went unanswered and sent back as if they'd never been opened and Ned was losing his patience.
However, one morning, Jeor Mormont urgently called him to his solar and gave him a letter.
Ned was horrified as he read it.
" News of Lord Rickard's capture has been sent to every Northmen. War seems inevitable " Jeor grimly said.
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35 years.
It had been 35 years since the entire South was involved in a war since the War of the Ninepenny Kings.
The conflict against Severus Snape 2 decades ago doesn't count because it was a one-sided pre-battlefield slaughter of the Reachers that wiped out an entire generation of young soldiers.
A war almost started 12 years ago, but Severus Snape intervened and ended it.
But again, there was a new war that was started by the Ironborn and caught them off guard, and it ended fairly fast, again, at the hands of Severus Snape and his True North soldiers.
But this must have been a first time in history that a new war erupted soon after the current one ended, and this time, not even Snape was involved.
No, it was Carrigan Rayder, a Wizarding student of Severus Snape, and surprisingly the bastard son of the honorable Ned Stark, and bastard grandson of Rickard Stark.
Prince Viserys had attempted to invade the Iron islands to establish order but Carrigan Rayder mercilessly beat him to death and slaughtered his Dragon.
That was the official report by the Crown and the Citadel to the realm but not all took it seriously or as the truth.
There were those who hated House Targaryen and celebrated the death of a Dragon in secret. Those people were some Valemen and Stormlanders. House Royce, in particular, openly toasted to the name of the White Wolf Carrigan Rayder (because Royce's hated House Targaryen and Daemon Targaryen for killing Rhea Royce and never facing Justice for it).
There were the staunch loyalists like the Hightowers and Darrys who painted Carrigan as a Wolf demon from the Seven hells.
In many parts of the Reach, violence against bastards was at an all time high.
That was a mistake.
Upon learning that even a bastard can kill a Dragon and a Prince, many bastards and commoners took up arms and formed militant groups. These groups hated high Lords and the Faith.
Assassinations of Lords and Ladies, and corpses in the streets of the Reach started becoming more common. Septons were castrated and Septas were butchered while Septs were burned entirely. No highborn was safe from the rage of the oppressed. Even soldiers, knights and the people themselves were suspected to have been aids and participants in the massacres.
Regardless, Queen Rhaella had commanded Monford Velaryon to take his Velaryon fleet and the Royal fleet and form a blockade around White harbor and shores of the True North.
She commanded Lords Tyrell, Lannister, Baratheon and Tully to assemble their armies. Rhaella ordered Oberyn Martell to send a message to do the same.
2 months passed.
15,000 Dornish spears came to King's landing and Oberyn was leading them now.
Lord Lannister assembled 40,000 men at the Golden tooth.
Even Hoster Tully assembled 20,000 men for the Crown. There were those among his bannermen who called him craven for fighting against his own son in law's Kingdom, but Hoster Tully justified himself by saying that the war was against the Stark traitors and he would get to raise his grandson as a 'proper Lord of Winterfell' after the previous rulers had been removed.
However, Robert Baratheon, after going back to the Stormlands, sent a letter to Rhaella declaring he won't fight against his friend's family for her and her 'Filthy Dragonspawn !'. He had 20,000 men assembled and ready to march upon command against the crown beside the rebels. House Connington tried to rise against Robert but Jon Connington was quickly killed and his cousin inherited his titles.
Jon Arryn did the same but he put his letter in more polite words.
Mace Tyrell was about to march for the Crown with 60,000 men but he and his son were assassinated by Reach rebels, throwing the Reach host into chaos. The Reach actively started hunting down the rebels and ignored the crown, which lead to a civil war of sorts within the Reach.
War had been declared and armies had been assembled, but it remained to be seen who would make the first move.
The rebels didn't wanna move against Dragons but the Loyalists were even more wary of being attacked while their backs were turned as they had become more fearful of Severus Snape and now the Dragonkiller Carrigan Rayder.
Rhaella declared that she wouldn't attack first, she would execute Rickard Stark first instead, unless Carrigan shows his face at King's landing.
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Pesky fucking annoyances.
This is what the blockade fleet was to the True North and Severus as he now stood at the shores of Hardhome, watching it burn at the hands of his soldiers and students.
Aurane Vearyon, formerly Waters, dragged himself out of the water but paled upon meeting the sight of Ghost with a bloody maw, and an equally blood covered Carrigan.
" WAIT !!! " Aurane was terrified " we're the same kind !. I'm a bastard just like you - "
'poor choice of words' Severus thought as he saw Carrigan bash Aurane's skull on a rock repeatedly before it was half paste and threw him off, as Ghost jumped to feed on it.
Severus saw the Free Folk put down the washed ashore surviving soldiers.
He smiled as he saw Eritrea bring a heavily injured Ardrian Celtigar and his Valyrian steel axe, with which she then killed him.
He was proud of his daughter and approached her " good job ".
" Wouldn't look good if your own daughter can't do you justice " she said and Severus sighed.
Eritrea had issues. She felt like she had to be as strong as him, to prove something.
Severus had also seen her looking at Carrigan in jealousy sometimes. Carrigan had killed a Targ Prince and a Dragon and Eritrea had been there during the event. She confessed to Severus that she felt fear when the beast spewed fire, and that she didn't have Carrigan's bravery to leap onto it and kill it like he did.
Severus had comforted her at that time when she blamed herself for the 233 Free folk's deaths. In his quest to make his students strong, he sometimes forgot they were still children who hadn't seen the world fully.
" you don't have to be like me, kiddo. It's okay to be yourself " Severus reasoned.
Eritrea sighed, and then looked down to the dead Lord.
" The old fuck here has a lotta good stuff. We should sack his isle " Eritrea suggested.
" We aren't spreading that far " Severus shook his head.
" He raided us, only fair we raid him " Eritrea argued.
" It is........ but I am not letting any of you out of my sight " Severus sternly said " You might have magic and we might live long and stay young long, but we're still mortals, we can die from an unexpected hidden attack.
" There's been talking of going to war, since 'The White Wolf' over there killed the Lizard Prince " Eritrea said, pointing to Carrigan " not to mention the big bounty on his head and the old bitch's command. He's basically Southern public enemy number 1 ".
" No one is going to war " Severus said " even if those Southern fools come at our doorstep, we will kill them. We don't give up on our own ".
" AAAARRGGGHHH !! " a scream made them wince.
" Tone it down, will you ?! " Severus barked at Ramsay who was torturing Lord Sunglasses or something.
" Sorry " Ramsay said aloud and put a gag on his victim's mouth before continuing his torture for information.
Carrigan, meanwhile, had stripped the Velaryon bastard of his armor alongside other free folk doing the same, and putting the armor in carts. He threw the body in a hole filled with many bodies, as did the other Free Folk and set it on fire with his Fiendfyre flames that were blue in color
" We got good food stuff " Tormund said, approaching Carrigan " 80 boxes full of 'em ".
" The ones blocking White harbor could have more " Carrigan said in interest and Tormund nodded with a grin.
Carrigan approached Severus and Eritrea was there as he said " boss, can we invade tha' fleet blockin' White Harbor ? ".
" No " Severus sternly said.
" But those arseholes have more food supplies. We can have more than enough to feed our own for Winter " Carrigan reasoned " and we kill Velaryon too, and get more armor for remaking for our own ".
" His idea is good " Eritrea said in support.
Severus closed his eyes, sighing heavily " I want you back within 24 hours after you leave, all of you ".
A distance away, a Crow with milky eyes sat on a tree, seeing the scene.
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Howland came out of his warging state to stare at the Northern Magnars and Magnarras gathered here, sighing in dismay " they destroyed their own blockade, but they are not supporting us ".
There were grumbles and yells.
Ned stood in Winterfell once more, this time behind a sitting Brandon. The Ravens had reached the Watch and he quickly came here with his men, and so did 20,000 Northmen. 10,000 Northern soldiers would join them on the way when they march South.
" Lord Bolton, you wouldn't happen to have another child, would you ?......... because I also saw a teenage boy with your eyes and features, torture Aerion Sunglass for information " Howland said to Roose Bolton with a disturbed expression.
Ned saw Roose's eyes widen in surprise as he spoke " does he have a name ? ".
" Ramsay, I believe others called him " said Howland.
" That's my bastard son's name " Roose coldly said and others were surprised " and he went missing when he was 6. His mother refused to tell me where he went ".
Ned hastily spoke " what of my son ?! ".
Howland sighed " there's the good news, the bad news, and there's even worse news. Good news is that he's alive ".
Ned sighed in relief.
Howland grimaced " bad news is.......he smashed Aurane Velaryon's head on a rock when he was down and unarmed, just came to shore after the fleet was destroyed, then fed the body to his Direwolf....... Aurane was 15 ".
Ned closed his eyes in disappointment. He felt fury well within him at the thought of that Wildling Mance Rayder and Severus Snape having corrupted his son's soul.
" so ?!. Fuck the Velaryons !!!. They blockaded us !! " Wylis Manderly spat and his brother Wendel nodded.
" what's the worse news ?!! " Galbart Glover asked in dread.
" He and the Freefolk are going to White harbor to deal with the Velaryon fleet " said Howland.
There was confusion at this.
" How is that worse news ?!! " Wendel asked in anger.
" He's not doing it out of some sense of goodness. He's already made a plan to loot the Velaryon food supplies and then their corpses after they die " Howland said in anger " no morals in him ! ".
Ned's heart broke again as disappointment was visible on his face.
" The Southrons looted us for 300 years !!!. So WHAT If he's lootin' them ?!! " Greatjon boomed " at least he's honest about who he is, unlike that backstabber fucking Tully !!! ".
Already, the reputation of House Tully was suffering because of Hoster's betrayal and House Frey locking down the bridge to the North. Hoster had already been disliked, but now it was even more severe.
Ned had seen how the men were asking for Catelyn to be set aside, because she was a useless harpy of a Southerner who never respected their culture anyway. There were also those who called her children bastards.
They even used Carrigan's existence as proof, even if they hadn't seen him. Ned didn't know whether to be happy or dismayed when they spoke of his son with respect. They respected Carrigan for killing the entire Greyjoy lineage, even Theon and Yara who were 14 to 15 years old, and then mercilessly butchering the Ironborn, near genociding them, even young heirs weren't spared !.
" We should march South now !. The Reach is killing itself, and we got Arryn and Baratheon as allies. We can deal with the Tully twat while we're at it ! " Rickard Karstark yelled.
" We cannot march without the True North's troops. They can strengthen us by 40,000 men, and even the Giants would be a great help " Barbrey Dustin said, having become Barrowton regent for her young sons after her husband's death " and we can't march without Carrigan. He killed a Dragon, for fuck's sake ".
" And got us in this mess in the first place !! " Ludd Whitehill spat.
" And has been more useful in 3 months than you have been to this Kingdom in 30 years " Gregor Forrester countered and Ludd was red in the face.
" Ned, he's your son !. Didn't you talk to him ? " asked Magnar Ryswell.
" No........ I didn't get the chance to meet him. He was off killing Greyjoys with that accursed honorless Snape ! " Eddard spat in disgust.
Brandon rolled his eyes at his brother. His idiot brother's honor sense.
" My daughter and her Dragon will not harm us. I have full faith in my Virenya that she won't harm her mother's people " Lyanna said from beside her husband Jorah Mormont.
Half the room scowled at her.
" Lyanna. We can't risk it " Ned sighed " she's grown up with the Targaryens in the South ".
" Your bastard was the one who cut Benjen's leg off ! " Lyanna shot back at him with a scowl " you're too blind to see that he abandoned you for that Wildling, that Night's Watch deserter he calls father instead of you ".
" SILENCE !!! " Brendon roared.
The room went quiet while Ned still glared at Lyanna.
" My father's a prisoner still !. If we move against the crown, he could lose his head !, if we don't give them that boy, he would still lose his head, but I am not giving them any head " Brandon declared in a grim tone " Snape has refused to help, my father will lose his head either way....... we march South ".
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Monford Velaryon thought he was safe.
He had 200 ships blocking the shores of White Harbor. The Manderlys didn't have enough men or ships to risk it. He planned to starve these Northerners.
He didn't know the storm that would hit him.
Carrigan had ground bridged to a dark corner in White Harbor and a hundred 100 Free Folk, and 20 Wizards and Witches crossed through, which included Mance, Riley, Loboda, Eritrea and Tormund.
They made plans. They swam into the Sea and climbed the ships. They started from the ships at the back.
10 Free Folk entered 1 ship and then killed the crew on guard and in their sleep in stealth assassination. They marked that ship's banner red as a clear sign.
2 Wizards however also climbed on a ship alone and not only used their skill, but their magic to clear out the ship and marked it too.
They repeated the process.
Monford saw that it was too quiet and asked for his spyglass. He looked into other ships and then when he saw one of the ships Velaryon banners marked very closely in the dark, he yelled in horror " WE'RE UNDER ATTACK !!! ".
As soon as he said those words, yells and screams of fear and pain broke out around him.
One of his men dropped a lamp and a fire broke out.
The fire revealed the White Wolf himself along with his Direwolf, covered in blood of the Southern soldiers with a furious expression.
The soldiers went to kill him after gathering their bravery but Velaryon ran away and jumped ship as terror engulfed his being.
He swam as fast as his legs could take him.
Miraculously, he reached the shores of White Harbor and solid ground again on the docks, only to be surrounded by Manderly guards who pointed spears at him.
Wyman Manderly had woken up from his sleep, having walked to the harbor when his soldiers alerted him of the fire on Velaryon ships far away.
" What the hell's going on ?! " Wyman demanded " you have a lot of gall coming here ! ".
" WERE ATTACKED !!!!. WHITE WOLF WILL KILL ME !!!! " Monford frantically yelled, the words jumbling off.
" And that's what I'm gonna do now " Monford turned around at those words, only to find a sword now lodged into his chest.
Carrigan slid the sword out down his chest and his entrails fell out as he fell with pained shock on the ground, convulsing and twitching in agony.
The Manderlys had lit torches on the poles on the docks to create some light and they saw Carrigan's face along with his Direwolf's.
" Lord Edwyle ?...... " Wyman was shocked as he saw the boy's resemblance to Edwyle Stark, the father of Rickard Stark and the boy's own great grandfather.
Carrigan didn't care, but he then saw fireworks in the air from Nox over the ships. It was a signal.
They had won.
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The next morning, they were stripping the soldier's corpses of their armor and sending it in a cart and boxes of food through the ground bridge.
Suddenly, they saw a Manderly soldier on a boat yelling " LORD MANDERLY WISHES TO SPEAK TO CARRIGAN !!! ".
Carrigan yelled while doing his work " TELL THE WHALE TO FUCK OFF !!! ".
The Manderlys men had tried boarding the ship earlier to get something for themselves when they saw the looting of corpses and dumping overboard. The one in the lead pointed his hand on his sword handle at the Wildlings and declared that the ships now belong to House Manderly.
When Carrigan stood up and showed him the infamous Sectumblade, his courage crumbled and he ran off while his men followed.
" Speak with the Whale, son. find out what he wants " Mance suggested to Carrigan.
Carrigan scoffed, rolling his eyes " don't tell me you've gone soft, old man ".
" I ain't that old !..... and you don't even know what he wants. Could benefit us " Mance suggested.
Carrigan then nodded and flew off to the shore while carrying Ghost, to the surprise of the Manderly men on boats.
Wyman stood on the docks and then blinked in surprise when the boy flew and formed from the dust carrying his Direwolf along.
" What do you want, Whale ? " Carrigan bluntly asked.
Manderly soldiers were shocked at the disrespect while Wyman commented " our banner is a Merman ".
" My people call you fatasses Whales " Carrigan said.
Wyman snorted and his expression then turned serious " my men said you threatened them out ".
" What fucking right do you get on the ships that we won with our own blood and sweat, whale ? " Carrigan narrowed his eyes.
" We're all Northerners here ! " Wyman sternly said " and we need those ships to start a fleet ".
" Then win your own " Carrigan countered.
" What about those food supplies ? " Wyman asked.
" We won that too " Carrigan coldly said " it's for our own people ".
" We need food to store for Winter too "
" Your people are not mine " Carrigan coldly said.
" Not yours ?!! " Wyman angrily said " Are you even listening to yourself ?!!........ you descend from the Stark bloodline !!!, a descendant of Jon Stark who gave my ancestors and their Smallfolk shelter, a descendant of Theon 'the hungry Wolf'. How can one from such a noble lineage be so cruel and heartless !!! ".
" The same 'noble Starks' who wanted to sent me off to the Wall to become a fucking Crow when I was a baby, just 'cause one of their idiot sons couldn't keep it in his pants, just 'cause my dead mother was a whore.......It was Severus who saved my life...... aye, I'm heartless and cruel " Carrigan glared and threatened " you best not forget that, Whale...... the next man you send on our ships will flow back to your shore as a corpse ".
Carrigan flew off with Ghost, leaving behind Wyman and his men in shock.
For the first time in his life, Wyman cursed his liege Lord and his power hunger along with his Southern ambitions.
Chapter Text
Rhaella saw the head of Monford Velaryon in the box that had been dropped outside of the small council chamber.
Her council saw the box and were left horrified. Even before they received the letter of the fall of the royal and Velaryon fleet, they knew the head of Monford Velaryon received meant it had fallen..
And then there was a paper in the box that showed a fist with a middle finger raised, and on top of the middle finger raised was written " Get Fucked, you old bitch ".
" give me the command, grandmother. I will come back with his head for you " Virenya said in determination, standing straight.
" No, I will receive you and your Dragon's head back instead " said Rhaella bluntly.
Rhaella knew that her granddaughter Virenya wanted to prove something. That something was connected to her bastard origins that were forbidden to be spoken about in this Red Keep.
However, she couldn't silence the whispers.
Ever since she was young, Virenya had gotten looks from nobles who judged her for her father's actions that almost started a war. What protected Virenya from open insults was the Targaryen name on her, but the judgmental looks couldn't cease even if she tried.
Especially when Elia was distant from her, not that Rhaella expected anything else. At least Elia didn't yell or hit her, and behaved cordially with her though.
Everything changed when Daenerys hatched the Dragons and while her daughter tamed one, and Viserys another, her granddaughter was the last to tame the 3rd Dragon which had red scales and a long neck, and the Dragon was called Caraxes, like Daemon Targaryen's longneck Dragon from the past.
Virenya gained confidence and everyone looked at her granddaughter with respect, but Aegon and Rhaenys burned with resentment.
Aegon and Rhaenys already held dislike for her, but it only increased after they weren't chosen by the Dragons. Their parentage mockingly came into doubt and the situation escalated from there. Rhaella's grandchildren held a rivalry.
Virenya wanted to prove her worth and that she was a true Targaryen.
" But I can kill that - "
" You cannot ! " Rhaella glared at her granddaughter " We have already lost multiple fleets and 30,000 men of the Crown. We cannot afford any more losses. Even if you don't get killed, you will have the taint of a Kinslayer hang over your head for the rest of your life, child ".
Virenya was silent and Rhaella sighed " I was a fool to declare war. I hadn't even grieved properly....... now we have lost all our fleets, which will take time to repair and leave us vulnerable to Easterners. If this happens, your brother will rule over ashes ".
" My uncle Benjen....... whenever I visited him with mother, he was like a father to me. That son of a whore cut his leg off ! " Virenya's eyes burned at the thought of Carrigan Rayder " I hate him ".
" Don't hold onto it, child " Rhaella cautioned " the boy or Snape are not enemies to be trifled with. My husband and foolish son never understood this and look what happened to them ".
Virenya hesitantly nodded.
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The war was over and the tables had been turned.
The South was relieved, but the Reach had suffered once more in this new generation. In this infighting, thousands had died until peace had been made as Lords and Ladies had to grant concessions to the commoners, giving them some benefits, while stopping the harassment of bastards everywhere.
The other Kingdoms were largely untouched and disassembled their armies, but Hoster Tully was horrified and feared retaliation from the North and vale, so he still didn't disassemble his army.
Rickard and his men were released to go back to the North.
He reunited with his sons and daughter at Moat Cailin. His Magnars and Magnarras also asked after him.
" I told you my daughter would never harm her family " Lyanna smugly said in the Great hall " she is a true - ".
" Shut up Lyanna " Rickard scowled " I have no patience for your foolery ! ".
Lyanna was humiliated.
" I have heard news. The blockade on White harbor was lifted, and Monford Velaryon died. What of their ships ?. Ser Wylis, does your father have a new fleet ? " Rickard asked in interest.
Ther was a silence. A bone chilling silence.
Then curses flew like waterfall and mutterings of 'Wildling bastard' and 'Kinbetrayer' rang throughout the halls, with condemnation as well.
" What the hell is going on ?!! " Rickard demanded.
" My Magnar, my father sent us letter....... the royal army upon those ships were killed in their sleep or slaughtered in the dead of Night by 200 Wildlings....... and Monford Velaryon escaped to my father's shore, only to be gutted by Carrigan Rayder " Wendel sighed " next morning, my father attempted to seize the ships to start a fleet and the food supplies, but Carrigan drove them off. Attempt to reason with that boy was met with coldness as the boy refused to part with what he and his fellow wildlings won ....... he took the ships and the food supply together, uncaring if we suffer without a fleet ! ".
Rickard kept a cold face on the outside but he was horrified inwardly.
Rickard had known that his ambitions were naught but fruitless and they backfired on the North badly.
But this ?.
Never had he thought that his actions would lead to this. To his own blood, his own grandson, becoming a cold heartless person that would hinder the North's growth inadvertently, just because they weren't 'his people'.
He cursed that Reach bastard of a Maester Walys who pressured him to abandon the bastard grandchild of his, even though the fucking Reacher was a bastard himself.
Rickard, in his dreams, had often found himself in the crypts lately and his ancestors kept cursing his name, blaming him for the North's lack of development and how his actions lost them a gem who would have helped them come out of stagnation.
Rickard didn't know what they meant then, but now he did, and felt extreme remorse .
Rickard decided to divert the topic because he couldn't take curses on his own blood.
" Hoster Tully betrayed us, didn't he ? " Rickard asked, only to receive nods and he scowled " cancel every trade agreement we have with that son of a fish bitch !. There will be no dealings with him ! ".
When they nodded, Rickard continued " and prepare to march for the Twins !. We're taking that land as compensation and putting the fucking Freys to the sword !!. Weasels have never been anything but problems !!! ".
The Northmen were surprised but nodded and Ned wanted to object but Rickard held his hand up and growled " enough of your honor talk !....... Hoster will learn that betraying the Northmen has consequences !. We'll farm the fertile land around the Frey lands on our side and lower dependence on the South and True North ".
The Northmen cheered at that.
-
The royal fleet that Carrigan and his men had bought in was gonna prove useful in the coming months.
Severus had sold all 200 ships to the Ironbank for 2.3 million Gold Dragons. He had bartered the price and the Iron bank had been unwilling to pay such outrageous amount until Severus explained his plan.
This royal fleet belonged to the Crown of Westeros (which his nation wasn't a part of), and when word gets to Westeros of the ships having been sold to the Iron bank, they will want them back from the Iron bank.
The Iron bank will have the negotiating power due to Westeros' lack of any naval fleet at the moment, except for the minor fleet of 80 ships in Dorne which was too far and less advanced from King's landing. If the Westerosi don't pay, the Bank can threaten to sell the ships at an auction.
Severus had seen the greed in the bankers' eyes as they shook hands with him and agreed.
Severus laughed to himself as he left Braavos 2 million gold Dragons richer. The Crown's treasury will suffer !.
-
The treasury of the Crown had suffered by the loss of 3.6 million gold Dragons.
Tywin smirked as he read the reports.
Those fools in King's landing were so desperate for a royal fleet that they didn't see the trap that Snape set them.
Months had passed and the crown was still suffering to refill its coffers. The Reachers suffered extra taxes for the yield they produced and raged at the injustice of it all.
The Tullys also suffered the loss of the Twins to the Northmen and always complained about it.
Robert, Oaf that he was, refused to pay any extra taxes and cursed like a Sailor at the Crown.
The North even threatened to declare independence if they were made to pay extra taxes.
All of a sudden, he received a letter from his Maester and read it.
It was from Snape, requesting miners and an offer Tywin would be a fool to refuse. It would benefit House Lannister in the end !.
Chapter 7
Notes:
Benedetta Porcaroli as Cynthia Lannister
Chapter Text
297 A.C
The years of work had finally paid off.
The people of the True North had dug up a pathway from the Antler River to the rivers near the Fist of the First men which flows into the Gorge and into the Bay of Ice, connecting both the Sunset Sea and the Shivering Sea.
Then they expanded the rivers near the Skirling pass, making a pathway to the rivers of the Haunted Forest, after which an underground canal was dug up to lead back to the bay of Seals and into the East coast once more.
North Essosi Traders didn't like to be charged tolls to pass through the Seas and around by the Southern Kingdoms. Now they traveled the '2 canals' to pass through the Kingdoms.
Trade flowed in abundance to the Westerlands who had a hand in assisting the construction of the passes and reaped the benefits. The Ironborn weren't even a threat anymore as the survivors had abandoned the old Reaving ways and taken up fishing and Iron trade, along with ship building and repairing. Tywin's fleet was also gradually being rebuilt with Ironborn assistance.
Carrigan and his friends also barely used any magic at all except on a few moments, as Severus had sternly stated to put their hands to use and build their strength instead of overtly relying on magic. Severus had done the same as he helped in the thing.
10 months had passed since the completion of the Canal and the now 17 year old Carrigan was bored. It was also holidays from the school and Carrigan had only another year to complete before his education in Severus' school was over.
Yeah sure, he could do magic and do a lot of that other cool stuff, but what he surprisingly missed was the conflicts he participated in 5 years ago. It was 3 back to back conflicts but they made his blood run hot and no day was boring.
Suddenly, a giggling kid crashed into his leg and fell, making Carrigan pause from his work in maintaining the family farm, and smirk at him.
Their dad had a fling years ago and another kid was born in 293 A.C. His first biological kid, really.
Elgar Rayder was an energetic young 4 year old boy, and the only weakness of the White Wolf.
Through the years, the Southerners had also given him another name as his stories spread.
The Lycanwix
Carrigan had to admit that it was catchy.
But right now, he picked the kid up and grinned " wanna play, huh ?. Ghost ain't fun ? ".
" He fun as you " the kid Grinned.
The kid laughed even more as Carrigan tickled him. His dad had gone out for some work at the Western docks while his sister was at Thenn territory, learning smithing.
It was at that moment when he saw Tormund come in while riding a Mammoth and getting down.
" Hey, boy.......... we had a problem back at Hardhome. Fuckin' slavers, easily dealt with 'em...... but also found this " Tormund pulled a sack tied to his back and opened the wrapping.
Carrigan was shocked.
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The situation in the Southern Kingdoms was another mess entirely.
Ever since recovering their treasury, they thought things would go back to normal.
They went off worse.
The ports like Gulltown in the Vale, King's landing, Stormlands, The Dornish, and the Hightowers of Oldtown had started to lose trade and the taxes to them coming from ships sailing around their Seas also depleted due to the lack of ships, mostly from the Northern Essosi parts.
Ever since the news of the 2 canals in the True North had come in months ago, they had realized why.
Only the Lannisters and Seagard along with even the Iron islands were reaping the benefits. Even the Manderlys were surprised when they started getting more benefits and ship tax from passerby vessels, slowly increasing their coffers.
" The damn Far Northers keep becoming a pain in the arse ! " Aegon said in seriousness to his Small Council " we have to figure out a way to deal with them ".
His small council included Spymaster Varys, Stannis Baratheon (master of ships), Grandmaester Ortengryn, Randyll Tarly (master of war), Petyr Baelish (master of coin), Lord Commander Barristan Selmy of the Kingsguard and Brynden Tully (Master of Laws).
It had been a year since the now 17 year old Aegon ascended as King of the 7 Kingdoms after Rhaella abdicated in his favor and went to live on Dragonstone.
They had thought that the realm was stabilizing, and Aegon had chosen his council members wisely as well. They had initiated a cleaning program that wiped off the stench from King's landing and Aegon was relieved to get a breath of fresh air.
But then traders coming into King's landing from Essos decreased, and the same started happening to Eastern Kingdoms with ports.
Then there were petitions or demands for tax reductions.
All because Severus fucking Snape built a fucking canal !.
" 'deal with them ?' " Stannis repeated his words with a scowl, blunt as he was " your grace, we had gone off into wars twice with them, and it always ended up in only one way; Them winning without losing anything while we were left to fix the ruin ".
" I agree, your grace. They might have magic but they don't rely on it, they are equally skilled in combat and strategy " Randyll said with a touch of respect that annoyed Aegon.
" There is another way " Petyr suggested " bind your kingdom to them through marriage. Severus has a daughter your age, beautiful too. You can add her lineage magic to yours - ".
" I'd thought you were smart, Littlefinger " Brynden scoffed " Severus Snape has insulted the Royal family multiple times for their incest practices, you think he will take this offer ?!. No, he will tear our souls apart as soon as we lay out the offer ".
Aegon flinched.
" Then might I suggest making alliances with them, not through matrimony, but one of friendship, like the Lannisters are doing with High Magnar Snape and the Lycanwix " As soon as Littlefinger said the last name, the entire council flinched.
Jon Snow, Carrigan Rayder, The White Wolf, The Lycanwix. The bastard son of Eddard Stark had many names just as the tales of his exploits were spread throughout the 7 Kingdoms.
His name was just as feared as Severus Snape's. At 12, Carrigan Rayder had killed a Wildling chieftan 3 times his size without magic, then he chopped his own uncle's leg off, after which he killed most of the Greyjoy lineage, then came the Late Prince Viserys and his Dragon, and finally the Velaryon brothers.
In a moment of coldness that would make even Tywin Lannister proud, he didn't even share the Royal fleet he captured, with House Manderly and instead gave them to Severus Snape, who caused a chain of events that drained the South's treasury heavily and set them back by 4 years.
The Lycanwix was hated by many Southern nobles, second only to Severus Snape's, if not as equally. It was because of them that the Southern houses with fleets in the past had to delay in rebuilding them because of the increase in taxes and political conflicts. Even now, they were struggling to rebuild due to loss in revenue.
However, the same wasn't true of the commoners and bastards who were inspired by him. His killing of the Ironborn and the complete end of raids everywhere had given him popularity among the Smallfolk, and he proved that even the so called Highborns and so called 'Divine Targaryens' were human in the end who could die.
" What are you implying ? " Aegon furrowed his eyebrows.
" Extend a hand of friendship to them. Make peace with them. Work with them. Just like your ancestor Jaehaerys the conciliator worked with the Faith to rebuild the realm, you can work with these True Northerners, and then learn of their magic. Maybe it will not be you they share their knowledge with, but your son and grandson would be trusted when their time comes. By your great grandchildren's time, your family will have magical knowledge and you can turn it against them, conquering them at last " Littlefinger smirked.
Aegon grinned at that.
Even the council was surprised.
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16 year old Edric Stark knocked down a guard and stood in the training yard victoriously as his mother clapped for him. He was a young prodigy.
His cousin Robb sneered at him, and Edric resisted the urge to smack him as he went away. The only thing protecting him was his status as heir.
The boys had a rivalry with each other, just like their mothers.
Edric's father, Ned Stark, was a fool. The man had no ambition, no keep, no nothing. Idiot was happy living at the mercy of his older brother.
He was once offered Moat Cailin, but the fool refused it !. Edric could still remember his mother yelling at him in their room, but his father ignored her.
Edric loved his father but he sometimes hated that man too. He was spineless !. He had even turned down Robert Baratheon's offer of Lordship in the Stormlands years before. Meria had also been offered to be betrothed to Armenian but the Fucking arse head turned that down too !!!.
His sister missed a chance at being Queen !!!.
" What do you reckon he's doing now ? " he heard a guard talk and Edric hid to listen in on the conversation between multiple guards.
" Dunno. Heard the Lycanwix got another dad "
Another Laughed " calling someone else dad while his old man's alive !. Good old Ned's a real plonker ! ".
" He chose Dornish over a real Northerner, 'corse the boy would reject him back " another scoffed " we missed havin' a real Stark Wolf here and got stuck with Starlings and fishes ".
Edric stormed off in fury.
The Lycanwix. How he hated that title and the bastard brother it belonged to.
Whenever Edric did something, he was compared to some bastard brother he'd never even met. People always pointed out things.
How Edric Stark didn't have a Direwolf and his older brother did. How Edric Stark looked like a Dayne while his bastard brother looked pure Stark. How Edric was less talented than the Lycanwix who killed a Prince and a Dragon with his bare hands.
How Edric got the Stark name because of his birth and the Lycanwix worked so hard and yet didn't get the Stark name.
Even after what that fucking bastard did at White Harbor, the people still worshipped his name.
Edric will have vengeance for all the wrongs done to him, his sister and his mother !.
But right now, he had to impress Robert Baratheon, who was coming here with his daughter.
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Jaime Lannister was wary when staring at Carrigan Rayder and his large Direwolf, and then the large sack at the boy's back.
Jaime had only seen Ned Stark once at Harrenhal but now he felt like he was seeing him again in form of this boy.
Of course, the relations between the True North and Westerlands have improved as Severus Snape had paid his father quite well for a proper constructional workforce, which also allowed his father to completely rebuild the Lannister fleet first and establish naval control over the Western Sea.
However, the reputation of the Lycanwix preceded him. The boy was 6'3 tall with a muscular figure underneath the dark green shirt along with the blue pants and dark combat boots. The clothing between the True North and South differed greatly.
Even the 6 Lannister guards behind Jaime that Tyrion insisted he take,
" Slavers raided our port, got killed, but we found this. I think it belongs tae ye " Jaime saw the boy speak like a commoner, not a Northern noble as Jaime had a known a few of them.
The boy dropped and opened up the sack, and Jaime gasped along with his guards.
Brightroar. The Ancient Valyrian steel sword of House Lannister that was once lost, now lied in front of him and Jaime picked it up reverently.
Even the Lannister guards threw it worshipping gazes.
Jaime turned to the boy and didn't know what to say, so he coughed and prepared the words mentally in his head.
" House Lannister thanks you for this. We are in your debt - "
" Don't be " interrupted Carrigan.
" Excuse me " Jaime blinked.
" Don't be in debt to me. Don't be in debt to anyone " Carrigan said " debt is bad ".
Throughout the years, Jaime had met many people and seen many types of them. He had heard of the boy's reputation too.
The boy still shocked him with words that were both wise and naive from a certain point of view. Even the Lannister men threw him respectful gazes.
" Still, I have to thank you. Would you like to join us for family dinner tonight ? " Jaime offered.
"Would love to, but I Gotta get home. I got a little brother to put to sleep " Carrigan said.
Jaime smiled, remembering Tyrion " aye, I know the feeling. How old is yours ? ".
" 4 " Carrigan answered as he opened a space bridge and went through it with Ghost, surprising them, as it then closed.
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Cynthia Lannister, also known as 'Cyn' or 'Thia', is the 16 year old Firstborn of Jaime Lannister.
In the beginning, Tywin had been disappointed that she wasn't a boy but then her face reminded him of his beloved wife Joanna and his heart melted at the sight of her.
Jaime's sister Cersei, who was married to Addam Marbrand, also doted on little Thia whenever she visited. Cersei was more of a mother to her than her own mother, Lynesse Hightower. The shallow Hightower bitch ran off to Essos to become some magistrate's mistress and Tywin had her assassinated for this insult.
Thia was also a wild spirit. She loved to fight and hunt, which was a pain in the ass for her Septa and fun activity for her father to teach and bond over.
She ran to her father along with her 14 year old sister Tyra and 11 year old brother Leon, when she saw her father enter.
" Is everything all right, Father ?. I already have everyone on alert " Thia said in seriousness, clutching her dagger.
Jaime smiled " we're not under attack, my fierce little girl ...... In fact, we've been given a gift ".
Jaime pulled the blade out of a sack and kept it on a table as the young Lannister siblings watched in shock.
" Brightroar ! " Thia gasped.
" How'd you get it back ?! " Leon was awed.
" There was an Eastern port in the True North raided by slavers. Slavers are dead but they had this. Carrigan Rayder delivered it to us " Jaime explained in a short version.
" THE White Wolf ? " Thia looked open mouthed in surprise.
" THE LYCANWIX ?!! " Tyra and Leon exclaimed.
" Can I meet him ?! " Leon asked in excitement.
" I want to see his Direwolf " Thia said in interest.
" He left for home " Jaime said and his younger children deflated " but he will join us for dinner someday as thank you ".
The children were excited. They had grown up hearing stories of the Lycanwix. Thia was also a fan of him.
Thia hated the Targaryens. Her grandfather used to tell her stories of his youth and her grandmother Joanna, and how Aerys used to harass her, and how the bastard made fun of her death. Thia enjoyed the story where he died like the mad fuck he was, and his 2 mad sons followed along with a Dragon. Thia had heard stories of what that arsehole Viserys did on the Iron islands and how Carrigan Rayder killed his dragon and beat him to death with a simple tool like a shovel.
It was thanks to Carrigan that the Dragons never stepped out of line, that their arrogance was shattered, and they never got a chance to bully the Westerlands with their Dragons.
She wanted to meet him one of these days and learn to fight better from him.
Chapter 8
Notes:
Deva Cassel as Eritrea Snape
Chapter Text
The North has been strangely at peace for a few years now. When the war in the South ended, they lived in wariness of retaliation from the 2 remaining Dragons and Dragonriders. It didn't matter to them if Virenya had a Stark mother, she was a Southerner and her Stark mother was an idiot whore who almost caused a war against them.
It took a month for everyone to calm down and breathe a sigh of relief.
Carrigan Rayder had scared the Targaryens good.
And then there was the fact that more than half of the Crown's treasury was emptied and the South had to issue high taxes which was met with protest and difficulties. Thankfully, the North didn't have to pay the high taxes due to fear of the True North as well.
What made them laugh again was the recent news coming in about the trade was recently being choked in the South due to the Canal opened up in the True North.
It also benefited them as well, because White Harbor, Bear island and now even the Ryswells were engaging in trade with the ships passing through, as the Ryswells even built a halfway complete port on the Stony shore.
The North didn't have to worry for the upcoming Winter, because they will survive it.
However, the North could be gearing up for another war now.
That was the thought of Greatjon Umber as he stared at the letter to him written by Brandon Stark who offered his daughter Sansa's hand in marriage to his son.
Normally, this would have been joyous news, if it was any other generation.
Greatjon Umber might have been loyal to the Starks, but even he was not so foolish as to not spot the cracks in the Wall.
Ashara Dayne had been in communications with Princess Elia for years while befriending Barbrey Dustin of Barrowton and sending Meria to foster with the Mormonts too, and then she offered a match between Lord Manderly's granddaughter and her son.
Catelyn Tully also wrote to her father frequently while sending a proposal for her son to Highgarden without her husband's permission.
These bitches were gearing up to start a war for Winterfell after Rickard dies.
" Fucking Rickard Stark " his uncle Mors Umber scowled as he stood beside Greatjon's other uncle Hother, and his own son Smalljon in the privacy of their solar " this is what he gets for his greed, and we pay the blasting price ! ".
" What are ye gonnae do, nephew ? " asked Hother Umber.
" I don't wanna kill me fella Northmen because of them 2 bitches' warring along with their equally idiot warring sons ! " Smalljon said furiously " I ain't picking sides ".
" We can't say 'No', either ! " Greatjon sternly said.
" We ask Fjall ! " Mors said and started praying.
Fjall, one of the Old Gods was the only one present here on Earth. Severus Snape might have been his friend and he might have lived beyond the Wall, but he came when the either side of the North prayed to him.
He came now and sat on Greatjon's desk as the Umbers bowed but Fjall rolled his eyes " Get up already ".
Greatjon stood up and said " Old God, we are in great trouble if we accept this proposal ".
" Then say no " Fjall flatly said in his Northern accent.
" It'll offend the Starks ! " Smalljon exclaimed.
" What do you take them for ?, Southerners ?. No means no " Fjall said.
" But what about the tension brewing 'round here !. You know what's going on in Winterfell, both the Stark daughter-in-laws and their sons are preparing for war, and the entire North is being forced to pick sides ! ".
" Then don't support them !! " Fjall exclaimed in exasperation.
" That ain't possible " Hother groaned " can't you smite them or something ?! ".
" I'm not the smiting type !. And I don't do direct interference in lives !. It's not my fault that Brandon and Eddard Stark are too pussy to set those bitches straight ! " Fjall said " it's only Lyarra Stark with her figurative balls of steel that is keeping them down and holding the North together ! ".
Really. Even a God could speak colorful language and the Smalljon was struggling to contain his laughter along with the other Umbers.
Greatjon suddenly had a thought " what about the Lycanwyx ?....... he might be a bastard son of the second son but he has a Direwolf and the look of a Stark - "
Greatjon was cut off as Fjall laughed and they came out like a Crow's croaks " Carrigan Rayder would sooner take a front row seat to watch the carnage than lift a finger to help ! ".
Smalljon was furious " asking that piece of shit for help ?!. Did you forget what he did in White Harbor 5 years ago ?!!. The North would have grown richer if it was a Naval power - ".
" Are you fucking kidding me ?! " Fjall narrowed his 3 eyes at him and he looked shocked " that boy is the only reason the North didn't suffer more from the blockade. You judge him for looking out for his own people when you would have done the same ".
" His PEOPLE ?!! " Greatjon looked angered " He was born on this side of the Wall ! - ".
" And he had a father who wasn't there at his birth, was off celebrating and enjoying his marriage in the Vale, had a shit grandfather who threw him in an orphanage, and he would have been neglected and sent into that shithole Night's Watch " Fjall glared at the man who grimaced at everything he was told.
" Shithole ?!!.... the Watch is a respectable brotherhood " Mors was baffled that even a God would diss the Night's Watch.
" The purpose of the Wall was to safeguard against White Walkers, and it was done when Severus killed the Night King and ended the threat " Fjall said " it's only you men who insist on the Watch existing. That fool Benjen didn't keep his mouth shut and openly threatened Carrigan's father, which lost him a leg ".
The umbers were silent in shock.
" We understand...... but how do we stop the war from happening ? " asked Smalljon.
" I said it already. Say No " Fjall said and flew off.
-
Carrigan had been busy inspecting the crops and applying pesticides with Elgar watching him and staying near him.
However, they saw a purple light a bit far away.
He took Elgar to inspect it beside Ghost.
Carrigan reached the spot where the light hit, but was surprised.
In front of him stood a slightly humanoid figure of gaunt appearance with dark green skin, yellow eyes, thin but long lips with messed up teeth and long shaggy hair. The female creature also had bluish hair and wore dark purple robes with a hood on her head.
She also wore beads (or was it orbs ?) around her neck.
" Where am I ?!! " she snarled in an inhuman voice and then turned to look at Carrigan " who are you ?!!........ I sense strong innate magic from you !, here and that beast ! ".
" who scary lady ?!! " Elgar was frightened.
The creature then grinned sharply " I am the sorceress ! ".
" Never heard of you " said Carrigan.
" What is this place ?!!. This is not Norisville ! "
" This is the True North " Carrigan scoffed. What the hell was Norisville ?.
" ....... I am in another world !!!. IT WORKED !!! " The sorceress yelled out in victory " The Ninja thinks he sent me back into the Shadowlands, fool didn't know I used my full power to send me into another world ! ".
" Typical villain monologuing " Carrigan rolled his eyes. He had certainly seen it on plenty of self centered arrogant asshats.
" I will build my own dark army ...... STARTING WITH YOU !!!! - AAAARGHHH !!! " Carrigan had slashed her eyes after summoning his Sectumblades just when her hands glowed with some sorta purple enrrgy " MYEYESMYEYESAAAAA - ".
Ghost leapt on her and took a bite outta her hand while Carrigan beheaded her.
Ghost spat her hand out in disgust as her corpse laid on the ground.
" YAAAAAAAY !! " Elgar exclaimed in joy as he stared at the Sorceress' corpse that dissolved in purple mist.
Only the purple orb necklace remained and he inspected it. This certainly seemed to radiate some weird magic.
-
17 year old Eritrea Snape stared at the orb necklace Carrigan had shown her after calling her.
In fact, he explained how he had fought against some possibly inter-dimensional ugly ass sorceress.
They sat in his couch while Elgar played with Ghost in a corner.
" So you wanna investigate where this shit came from " Eritrea stated.
" There could be more like her " Carrigan stated " we need to get to the bottom of this issue ".
" Admit it, you were bored " she smirked.
" Yes I was " Carrigan stated and slumped back on the couch " remember when we raided ships, looted stuff, killed off stuck up asshats. Those were the times ".
" Those were the times " Eritrea agreed " this lady was from another dimension. Normally, I would ask Dad for this sorta stuff but he's on vacation ".
" Can you watch Elgar for me till I get back ? " asked Carrigan.
" you wanna go ? " asked Eritrea in surprise.
" I ain't sittin' around waitin' for an attack from another crazy Sorceress " Carrigan scoffed " I can locate where she came from last by tracking the energy signature - ".
" You are not goin' " Eritrea sternly said " did you forget my father's rules ?. You can only universe travel with his permission or if you are in your 7th year journey, after which you graduate and are free to ".
The journey.
It was a rite of passage for the 7th year's to graduate officially, they had to go to a different universe and travel there, live there and give Severus a report of the experience. It was a dive into adulthood, and the students could either go on it together or separately. They can also choose any universe they want, but have to be careful if they were to go into zone zeros.
Zone Zero was a forbidden zone. Severus had told them about worlds that had been decimated by disasters or viruses. Some of them even had a zombie apocalypse type event or the exact thing. Severus had allowed them to go into Zone Zeros but they would have to know what they were doing, if they were to survive in such dangerous places.
Carrigan sighed and gave her a look, but she was unrelenting " and not to forget that we still have enemies here. Slavers and those red god worshippers in the East and the Dragons in the South ".
Eritrea saw his expression change and he sighed in resignation, nodding " good to know you understand ".
" Just keep these contained for the time being " Carrigan gave her the orbs in revulsion " the negative energy coming off this thing...... it disgusts me ".
She took it and looked confused " I feel nothing from it ".
" You don't ? " Before Carrigan could ask more, there was a knock on his door.
Carrigan opened it and saw one of the messengers with a letter in hand as he said " Crows got it, gave it to me and then said it was for you ".
Carrigan took the letter, opening it as he read the contents, as suspicion formed in his mind.
When Eritrea came in curiosity, he gave her the letter.
She read it with a raised eyebrow " invitation to Dragonstone, under a banner of peace ?....... signed by Rhaella Targaryen......... is this a trap ? ".
" the woman's dying " Carrigan said " why the fuck would a dying woman want to see the killer of her son ? ".
" Who knows how a dier's mind works ? " Eritrea shrugged.
" Watch Elgar for a while please ? " asked Carrigan.
" You are NOT going alone ! " Eritrea sternly said again " not without backup ".
-
16 year old Korra was laughing as she summoned projectiles of water and threw it on kids while they threw snowballs back on her.
It had been a while since her entire family has been together in the same place. Her father, mother, uncles and little cousins.....
They had a get together dinner too and damn it was good. She really missed her Ma's cooking.
It was not just them, it was their entire tribe that had been having a party.
Her tribe as in the Free Folk, orphans of the greenblood and the former slaves settlers now freed.
Years ago, Korra, Severus and Fjall had gone on a trip to Dorne and she showed the greenblood inhabitants her Waterbending abilities, proving that she was of Rhoynar descent and that they could regain their gifts, and those former orphans of the Greenblood rejoiced while throwing Korra worshipping looks.
The slaves rescued throughout the years also had people who had innate Waterbending abilities, but due to Korra's presence, and the increased magic throughout the world due to Wizarding presence, they had started showing abilities while newborn babies from the Rhoynar also showed Water mage abilities.
So they had settled on the Western coast outside the haunted forest and near the bay of Seals.
The tribe was 6,000 strong with most being made up of the newly proclaimed 'New Rhoynar' tribe.
Korra knew that the Rhoynars here wanted to return to Mother Rhoyne River and Rhoynar birthlands, and Fjall had also said that she could heal the poisoned waters with her abilities, but only after years of experience.
Korra personally wasn't gonna leave the North anyway and even if some of these idiots wanted to leave, they weren't enough to populate the fallen land anyway, so a few years or decades wait it is.
Korra was going nowhere and she will enjoy her life here.
All of a sudden, she saw Eritrea appear from a ground bridge who looked at her and said " Korra, need your help ".
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