House of The Dragon-A God Amongst Men-Chapter 142: Lure III

(Third Person POV)

[Harrenhal]

Mya walked over to a table, where there was a couple of books laid open. She stopped in front of it and ran her hand along the pages of the books, wondering why they were there in the first place.

"Hm..." She said softly

The doors to the room opened and Daranne walked in, looking around confused, "L-Lady Mya?"

Mya looked up at her, "What is it, Daranne?"

"Where has Ser Jon gone?" She asked, "L-Lord Drakken has left with Maegelle, right? To the Capital?"

Mya nodded, "Yes." She said, "Worry not, there is a plan to be enacted. All is well...."

Daranne frowned, "He did not inform me of the sort...." She said, "I....I was just taken aback, that is all."

"The boys?" Mya asked

"Riktor is taking a nap and Sylas is with Dara, playing." Daranne said as she walked up to her, "Lady Mya, I fear something is wrong...."

Mya smiled slightly, "There is nothing to be concerned about." She said as she patted her shoulder, "You worry too much."

"I can feel something is wrong." She said, "I feel like something has happened to Our Lord...."

"Nothing is going to happen to him." Mya said, "He is Lord Drakken."

"I know." Darannelooked down, "I just cannot shake this feeling.....that something is terribly wrong."

"Well...." Mya said, "If something is wrong.....well, we should power through it....we are followers of the God of War and Death."

"I understand." Daranne nodded, "I understand.....I....I am just worried."

"Drakken is unpredictable." Mya said as she walked around the table, "Not even I can tell what he is thinking. And I doubt that Maegelle, who has clear influence on him, can do the same. She understands that his mere existence is like a Natural Disaster. And you really cannot do much about it. There is nothing you can do to control a Calamity...a Natural Disaster.....they are unpredictable.....chaotic....."

"J-Just like Our Lord...." Daranne said, "Calamity....that is what he is.....he is.....Chaos...."

Mya smiled, "Exactly." She said, "Chaos...it is powerful.....and unpredictable....you cannot understand it. It can frustrate you.....it can amuse you at times....but at the end.....it is uncontrollable....and given enough leisure, it is the End of Everything....."

"Drakken is Chaos Incarnate."

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[Stormlands]

Vermithor swooped around the outpost, bathing all of the Duskguard soldiers in flames as Caraxes and Meleys landed on the hill that led up the Sept.

King Jaehaerys scowled as he saw that some Duskguard soldiers escaping his flames while set ablaze, "These beasts...." He said, "They require more, huh?!"

Vermithor opened fire, engulfing them with more flames. There were no screams or shouts of pain, just the sound of raging flames as the entire outpost was set ablaze. Slowly, but surely, the Duskguard soldiers succumbed to the flames and collapsed to the ground, dead.

Over to the hill, Corlys and a couple of his men were running up to enter the Sept as Aemon, Alyssa, and Baelon had dismounted the dragons; Baelon had hitched a ride with his wife.

Corlys walked over to the sept, seeing the trail of steaming blood that led inside the open door, "My vengeance has come!!!" He shouted

"Corlys!" Aemon said, "Calm down! We are here!"

Corlys scowled, "You dare tell me to stave off my vengeance?!"

"I told you to calm down!!" Aemon shouted

"I have him wounded, he is weakened!!" Corlys said, "He's inside, trying to stall for time....but there is no escape!!"

Baelon drew Dark Sister, "If you did wound him, then he'd be like a cornered animal...." He said, "We have to approach this carefully!!"

"I cannot believe it has come to this...." Alyssa said

Corlys pointed at her, "Princess, stay out here....!!" He said, "If we drive him outwards, catch him with Dragonfire!! It is the only way! He might not die immediately but he will be burned badly by it! If I can get him with a couple more cuts, the Dragons will defeat him!!"

Alyssa scowled, "You-"

"Do it." Aemon said as he drew his sword, "Let's go in!!"

Corlys ran inside, slamming the door completely open, "DRAKKEN!!!!"

Inside the empty Sept, Corlys saw that Drakken was dragging himself alongside the wall, panting heavily.

Aemon widened his eyes, seeing that he was bleeding profusely, "I-It cannot be...."

Corlys and his men proceeded to charge forward, shouting cries of battle as they had their swords drawn.

"Hey, wait!!" Baelon exclaimed with a scowl

Corlys reached Drakken and swung the Sword, hitting the wall; Drakken had disappeared once again.

"You cannot run forever, Drakken!!!" Corlys exclaimed

Drakken had appeared in the middle of the Sept, clutching his chest as blood poured out of his mouth, an enraged look on his face.

"Y-You...." He said as his eyes began to glow red, "I'll fucking kill you!!"

Corlys men then charged him, expecting to cut him with swings of their swords. Their blades were parried by an invisible force, causing them to stagger.

"Cutting Dragon's Parry" 

Then, one of them thrust his sword again, trying to follow up.

Drakken dodged the thrust by stepping to the side and he swung his arm, making contact with his neck. Then, the man's neck burst open as it was cut by his Cutting Sorcery. His corpse collapsed to the ground as the others began to swarm him.

They stabbed him all over his body, causing him to scowl with anger.

"You...." He said as he grabbed their heads, "I'll fucking send you all to hell!!!!!!"

He swung his arms inwards, all of their heads being shredded completely by his Sorcery. Blood and bits of bone sprayed everywhere.

Baelon and Aemon watched with their eyes widened, "W-What?" Aemon said, "Even weakened, he is this dangerous?!"

"As expected..." Baelon said, "He's always been this crazy...."

Corlys, not caring one bit, charged forward, "A well enough sacrifice, Men!!!"

"Corlys, wait!" Aemon said, "Attack carefully!!"

"NO!!" Corlys replied

He thrust The Sword at Drakken, who tried to avoid it but ended up being pierced in the shoulder. The moment it pierced his flesh, a bright blue light erupted and his entire shoulder began to burn, steam emitting violently as his body jerked as a response.

"Grghhh!!!" Drakken gritted his teeth as he pushed Corlys with his palm

The impact pushed Corlys away along with The Sword as blood poured out from his burning wound. But despite that, he was fine.

Corlys then saw Drakken's face, it was a bit shocked.

"W-What?" He said with a smirk, "Did your foul sorcery, the one you used on my men, did it not work?!"

Drakken glared at him, "I'll fucking kill you..."

"I wield the Sword of The Gods!!!" Corlys bellowed, "The power of our Gods has been sent down by the Heavens!! It is the means to purge you from this land, to end your existence!! You are but a scourge that will be eradicated!!!!"

Corlys lunged at him, swinging his sword down at Drakken, who jumped to the side and swung his hand down.

Then, in an instant, Corlys's right arm was severed.

The Sword clattered to the ground as Corlys collapsed to the ground, blood pouring from the wound on his arm.

"ARGHHH!!!" Corlys bellowed in pain

Drakken stumbled to the ground, "Direct contact Cutting did not work....." He said, "But ranged...that did work...."

He clutched his shoulder, feeling nothing but pain in his body.

Baelon and Aemon saw this with surprised looks on their faces, seeing both Corlys and Drakken on the ground, blood pouring on the Sept.

"W-What are you waiting for!!!" Corlys shouted, "Grab The Sword!! Mark yourselves!! End this!!!!"

Drakken then got to his knees, "That damned sword...." He said as he reached for it, "I cannot let you have it...!"

Aemon jumped for it, grabbing it and the moment he did, his entire body was hit with a jolt of magic power. His body then went stiff as his eyes whitened out, his mind being flashed the same vision that Corlys and Jaehaerys were given.

"Aemon!!" Baelon as he rushed over

Drakken scowled, "Y-You....!!"

Baelon, understanding that Drakken intended to do something via his Telekinesis, rushed to Drakken and swung Dark Sister at his arm, expecting a clean slice like usual. The Valyrian Steel blade cut through half of his arm but was enough to cause Drakken to physically recoil from the pain.

"Urgghh!!!" Drakken said as he stood up and stumbled back, blood pouring out of all of his wounds, "You fucking little shit!!!"

Baelon then lunged at Drakken, "We have you!!" He said, "Aemon!! Snap out of it!!"

Aemon then came back to, shaking his head as he shuddered, "The Vision...." He said, "It is true....."

Corlys, who clutched his wound, "End it!!!"

Aemon then looked at Drakken who was stumbling, "R-Right...."

Drakken widened his eyes, "No, you don't!!!" He shouted, "I can't let you!!!!"

"Begone!!!!!" 

His shout distorted the space inside the Sept, causing all three of them to be flung outside of the building as the door instantly became shut.

Jaehaerys, who had dismounted his dragon, saw as the three were flung onto the grass of the hill.

"What happened?!" He asked as Aemon and Baelon rolled right in front of him

Baelon immediately stood up and ran over to the door, trying to pry it open, "I-It won't open!!"

Aemon panted as he got up, "The Vision, Father...." He said, "I saw it....."

"I told you!" Jaehaerys said, "We have to finish it here!!"

"King Jaehaerys!!" Corlys exclaimed as Alyssa ran over to Baelon to try to help him open the door, "Drakken is severely wounded!! We need The Sword to pierce his heart!! He will die!!"

Jaehaerys gulped, "Is that so?"

"The door won't open!!" Alyssa exclaimed

"Burn the Sept down!!" Corlys shouted, "He shut himself inside to try to heal! Burn it down! The dragonfire will burn his entire body and will cause him so much pain!! The Vision! He dies while being stabbed as he is set ablaze!!!"

"We can't burn down a Sept!!" Aemon shouted, "It is sacrilegious!!"

"Now is not the time for this!!" Corlys coughed, "For the sake of the Realm, for the sake of our Faith!! Drakken has to die!!!"

Jaehaerys clenched his fist, "Aemon is right...." He said, "He does it on purpose!! If it comes to that, he wants us to insult our Gods by having us burn their Sept!! I cannot do that....!!"

"Your Grace!!" Corlys managed, "I....it has to be done!!"

Suddenly, the ground shook slightly, causing Alyssa and Baelon to step back as Drakken was heard growling inside.

Jaehaerys then heard a loud hum from behind, and he turned to see that the burning outpost had a dark blue glow to it.

"W-What?" He said, "What is that light...?"

Baelon looked at this, "W-Wait...." He said, "Corlys, your men fought the Duskguard no?"

"Y-Yes...." Corlys managed weakly

"Shit!!" Baelon exclaimed, "That made this place a Battlefield...!! It is his domain!!"

Aemon widened his eyes, "No!" He said, "He is going to drain the power!!"

Jaehaerys scowled, "Hurry, Aemon!!" He shouted, "Draw the Mark on yourself!! Now!!!"

Aemon cut his palm with The Sword, drawing blood as he winced. He then proceeded to use the blood to draw the dragonclaw Mark on his arm, having it glow blue as a response to The Sword's power.

"There..." He said

Suddenly, there was a vicious tremor around the Sept. They all saw as a black-flame aura was being siphoned from the Outpost and into the Sept.

"Shit....!!" Baelon exclaimed, "We have to kick this door down!!!"

He ran over to the door and kicked on it, instantly slamming it open to his surprise.

Jaehaerys drew Blackfyre, "Let us go!!"

They then ran inside, leaving Alyssa and Corlys outside.

Inside the Sept, there was nobody; Drakken was gone.

"W-What?!" Jaehaerys exclaimed, "He's gone!!!"

Baelon clenched his fist, "Shit!!!" He said, "He drained the power and used it as an escape!! Where did he go?! Back to Harrenhal?!"

"He cannot go that far...." Jaehaerys said, "Alysanne told me of this power....he....he must have..."

The King then widened his eyes and he ran back outside.

"Father!!!" Aemon said, "What is it?!"

"This was his plan!!!" Jaehaerys exclaimed as he stopped and looked at his son, "He lured us!! He wanted our troops to leave King's Landing, expecting a fierce battle with his Duskguard, leaving the place open for attack!! He is wounded so he is going to retreat back to King's Landing!!"

"And do what?!" Baelon asked

"The direct source of power that he knows he can drain and possibly heal himself!!!" Jaehaerys said, "Our dragons!!!"

"He is going to drain them all dry!!!"