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Third Person POV.
Storm's End.
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After he dealt with the Tyrell family in that room, the dragon stopped roaring in the castle courtyard, but did not leave its place, remaining silent, staring at the castle with still watchful eyes and ignoring all the people who ran like ants from one side to the other around it.
Daemon hoped that guard would do everything he asked, since he had ordered most of the guards not to show any hostility toward them, and that most of the important people, whether the castle's master-at-arms or all the lords kept as hostages, should all gather in the main hall, while he and Val finally headed there.
Their entrance made all the surviving guards and nobles tremble, scattered throughout the place. Daemon walked in without any hesitation. The horror of seeing two severed heads in his hands made everyone swallow hard — those were Loras and Olenna Tyrell, who had been executed.
Daemon said nothing. He simply threw the heads onto the floor, in the middle of the hall, and walked to the main table, where he sat under the absolute silence of everyone. Val followed him, sitting at his side. And Daemon's gaze finally swept across the hall.
"Well, I know you must be confused about why I am here so suddenly...", he said, as if he had not just invaded the castle and massacred important members of House Tyrell. "I am here to inform you that the war is over.", he announced.
This caused unease in the hall, with the entire place in silence and one man looking at another with unspoken questions for the next few seconds, until someone decided to break that atmosphere.
"My lord...", said one of the knights.
"I believe the correct term would be 'Your Majesty', ser", Daemon looked at the man. He shrank upon hearing that, but still sighed and began to speak:
"Forgive me for my ignorance, my— I mean, Your Majesty, but the war was supposed to happen in the coming days. How could it have ended at this moment? That is a doubt for everyone here." He said, and many nodded in agreement.
After all, there was an army of more than 160,000 men, bringing together the Reach, Dorne, the Golden Company, as well as some mercenary groups and houses from the Crownlands that had bent the knee. How could 160,000 people have lost today? Isn't this some kind of joke? Daemon had given the answer to some of them as he walked, killing guards who tried to stop him, but the rumors said that half of Aegon's army had been destroyed that morning, and even with those people saying they heard it from Daemon himself... who would believe it?
It was easier to believe the rumors about all the powers of a demigod before them than to believe that, suddenly, 80,000 people had simply been killed.
"We fought this morning, and it ended that same morning", Daemon replied under the silence of the hall. "It was easy to weaken them, because I mocked their king in front of all his subordinates, humiliated him and then provoked the entire army to the point that their morale completely collapsed. When Aegon thought he could have an opportunity to raise their morale with his dragons, I took both for myself. As you can see, I no longer have just one ice dragon."
Daemon gestured for everyone to remember what was in the courtyard at that moment, where the dragon occupied almost the entire space, awaiting any order from Daemon.
"Besides, the real blow came when I managed to corner the enemy army with my cavalry of 30,000 men — that was the key point. There was no morale left at all for Daemon's army. While the dragons — now mine — flew over the army, they were surrounded by ice and fire. The cavalry was only the consequence."
"We lost around 4,000 men in the cavalry, but we took more than 60,000 in the charge. Do you have any idea what that is?", he asked.
Everyone widened their eyes.
"It can't be... are you saying that a cavalry caused casualties of 60,000 soldiers!?"
"You know that such a large number in cavalry is more deadly than any dragon could dream of, my lords. You shouldn't be so surprised. While the enemy army had low morale, mine was reinforced. Westeros will know this battle as one-sided in the future."
"But Aegon was your brother...? Did you kill him?", someone asked.
Daemon laughed. "Do you really think that Blackfyre was my brother? Let me tell you something: before coming to this world, I had a vision from the gods. That was when I discovered my origin. I learned of my story. I learned that I was never a bastard, but rather the result of a reckless love between two people. Yes, my parents were reckless — I admit it. They led to the death of thousands of people, and many gazes were filled with hatred toward me."
"I must say that I never had an easy life in the early years in this world... Even knowing my origin, even possessing my own blood, my uncle made a point of turning my life into hell on purpose to punish my dead parents. Until the gods pulled me to another world. There, I learned everything that I am now." Daemon paused briefly.
With the exception of the weapons I acquired in this world, the powers of a Warg and being a dragon rider, everything came from my twelve years in Skyrim.
"I spent 12 years there without knowing my origin, until they showed me who I really was. That is why I chose to leave everything behind and come here, to avenge my blood. I saw my brother and my sister dying along with him because of those dogs of Tywin. The gods would not have lied about that. That is why, when I heard about this 'Aegon Targaryen' pretending to be my brother, I knew it was nothing but a lie."
"I met many people, since I left with the Northern army until King's Landing. Many looked at me and pointed out the resemblance I had with Rhaegar. But tell me: how many of you looked at that Blackfyre's face and found anything that reminded you of the silver prince?"
"Many of you are old enough to have lived through that time, to have been at the Tourney of Harrenhal. Tell me: was there anything in that Aegon that resembled Rhaegar?"
The entire place fell silent.
The older ones looked at each other, as if wondering whether anyone would dare say something against it. But, analyzing their memories and comparing them with the king who had departed, it was not strange to state that, aside from the Targaryen coloring, there was not a single feature — not the nose, nor the cheeks, nor the lips, nor the hair.
Turning their gaze back to Daemon in the main chair, there were some things there.
The eyes were similar, but that took a little longer to be noticed. Even so, there was some resemblance. The nose and even the chin resembled the prince. The hair was not exactly platinum, but it could be very similar if Daemon did not keep it short, which he preferred that way.
Someone stood up — a very old knight. Perhaps that was why he had not gone to war. Everyone watched as he stepped forward, removing his sword.
"It is hard to believe that the war is already over, but if Your Majesty says so, I have no doubt that you are the son of the silver prince, Daemon Targaryen", he said, kneeling. "I recognize you as such, my king."
More people began to stand, removing their swords and kneeling.
Daemon felt as the entire hall, in silence, knelt before him.
"Rise. We will leave this for another time. Now we have some things to discuss", Daemon said, and everyone nodded. Obviously, there was much to be discussed.
"The Tyrells, Your Majesty... what do you plan for them?", one of the men asked, looking at the severed heads.
"I am going to destroy the entire family."
That made everyone immediately fall into commotion, whispering among themselves. The hall became agitated and noisy.
"You intend to wipe them out?", someone stammered. He was a hostage.
"In fact, the entire family has already been almost wiped out. I killed Willas, Garlan and Mace in King's Landing, before coming here. I invaded Highgarden and Sunspear two days ago and kidnapped important members of both families. The Tyrell family, with the exception of Margaery, the entire main branch has been eliminated. I intend to send her to the Silent Sisters."
That caused even more murmuring. And Daemon continued.
"The Tyrell family is far too greedy to remain in power in the Reach. They proved that, seeking power one after another, like rats after cheese every time they saw something pretty and fragrant. How could I allow them to remain and hold power, after supporting someone pretending to be my dead brother? They are those who supported a declared enemy of my family for nearly 100 years!" He paused, and everyone simply waited for him to continue.
"I consider this war as the fifth Blackfyre Rebellion — and let the history books mark it as such", Daemon declared.
Everyone nodded.
"Wait, Your Majesty... does that mean—"
"I know what you're going to say about the Martells", Daemon interrupted. "As I said, I also attacked Sunspear. The Martells no longer exist. I killed all the living members."
A deadly silence spread through the hall. That man had simply wiped out two of the most powerful families in Westeros.
"Your Majesty, we brought the maester and the others, as you requested", said one of the guards.
Daemon shifted his attention away from the men and watched as they brought in a maester, three Baratheon soldiers, and Edric Storm — his pants soaked with blood.
"Look what we have here...", Daemon announced, while the maester and the soldiers stared in horror at the heads on the floor. They were already terrified from passing by the dragon in the courtyard and were now wondering what was happening.
"Are you the maester?", Daemon asked.
"Yes... My Lord—" The maester was about to speak, but was interrupted.
"Not Lord, maester. Call me King of the Seven Kingdoms now", Daemon said, smiling.
He then looked at Edric, who seemed feverish from blood loss, the maester hadn't even properly stopped it.
"I see you castrated him..." Daemon said to the men sent by Varys.
"Good. Put him in front of me", Daemon ordered, while no one there still fully understood what had happened to the boy.
"You can see this man before you. He just had his cock removed by order of Varys Blackfyre. Do you know why, my lords?", Daemon asked.
There were whispers, but no answer.
"Maester, why don't you say the reason?" Daemon suggested in the silence.
The maester hesitated for a moment, but, seeing that Daemon already knew, there was no reason to hide it. "They were the king's orders..."
"Ex-king", Daemon interrupted once again. "Your king is dead. Now you answer to me — that is, if I decide to keep you alive."
The maester trembled, confused.
"Now, continue." Daemon's firm voice made him obey immediately.
"Varys asked some guards to check if the queen was being unfaithful... and they discovered that she was sleeping with Edric Storm", said the maester.
The entire hall seemed shocked by that.
"As you can see, it was Aegon Blackfyre himself who was betrayed. His queen was with another man — with Edric Storm. Varys must have ordered these men to castrate him immediately to appease the king's anger." Daemon openly mocked and turned his gaze to Edric.
"Do you admit all of this? Do you admit that you slept with the queen and made the man who ordered you castrated a cuckold? Come on, you know this will be your last chance to say something about the man who betrayed you. It's a good opportunity to get revenge. Call him a cuckold", Daemon laughed.
Despite the fever, Edric looked at him. "Yes... I went to bed with his queen every night possible. I fucked her hard in secret when no one was watching..."
That caused another wave of shock throughout the hall.
"The Tyrells are evil!", someone shouted. "Eradicate the entire family!"
The anger was also directed at the Tyrells.
"Well, anyway..." Daemon simply raised his hand. Edric and the other three men of Varys began to levitate into the air, while everyone watched, shocked. Then, Daemon closed his hand.
Four dry cracks echoed. All their necks were broken at the same time, and the bodies fell to the ground, dead.
The hall fell into complete silence.
"I'm not going to keep executing a bunch of people. I have things to do", Daemon shrugged, as fear spread throughout the hall. Even the maester trembled at the sight.
"I will be returning to King's Landing soon. I want you to organize everything. Choose someone to lead, take care of the castle and be ready to carry out any order that comes from King's Landing, in my name. There are things I need to resolve — including in the North. I will arrange the rescue of your families and soldiers."
Daemon noticed the tension in the air. Everyone stared at him in fear. "But, before that... I don't want to leave with a bad impression from all of you, so bring me your finest wines from the cellars and prepare something to eat. I've been fighting since morning without eating anything. So I want to eat before heading to the capital."
As soon as he gave the order, people ran to the kitchens, ordering the servants to prepare everything.
Outside, the dragon finally left the castle.
Despite the tension, the food was brought. Daemon and Val ate side by side at the main table, and Daemon answered questions directed at him. No one brought attention to his magic, despite the fear and curiosity, it was a subject no one wanted to speak about publicly.
When he finished, satisfied, he said: "Choose someone who will know how to take care of the castle until the arrival of Stannis, who is officially the Lord of Storm's End under my rule."
He gave a few more instructions, including about Margaery. Then, he left the castle. He climbed onto Viridrax and took off with Val, returning to the north.
There would be a great feast that night in King's Landing.
After all, he had to celebrate his victory.
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