House of The Dragon-A God Amongst Men

Chapter 17: The King and The God III



(Third Person POV)

"Cease this!!" Jaehaerys shouted, "What have you done?!" 

Alysanne watched in horror, seeing the flames rage up into the air. 

Septon Barth was frozen in fear and shock, no words coming from his mouth as his eyes reflected the glow of the flames. 

The dragon let out a shriek as Drakken let out a chuckle as he lifted his left hand into the air, gesturing forward to his face. Suddenly, the flames swirled into the air and funneled towards Drakken's opened mouth, his sharp teeth visible. 

In a matter of seconds, Drakken devoured his own flames leaving the steaming bodies of the guards he had burned. 

Drakken gulped as he let out an exhale, his mouth smoking slightly, "Ah..." He said as he snapped his fingers, "Hehe..." 

Suddenly, various tendrils of black energy shot out from his body and right at the guards, injecting into them.

Alysanne watched as the bodies were suddenly reverted back to normal and the men woke up, their eyes shot open and they let out pained grunts. 

"W-What did you do?" The Queen asked

The black tendrils shot back to Drakken's body as he shifted, cracking his neck as the dragon was perched on his arm, flapping his wings. He had suddenly brought the men back to life, repairing their bodies and dousing any heat they had. Their armor was also repaired, no longer melted to their flesh. 

The King saw as the dragon was swaying its neck, giving everyone a vicious glare as its eyes glowed brightly. He could feel nothing but a bad feeling coming from the young hatchling. No words came to mind, Jaehaerys was completely baffled. 

Without saying a word, Drakken then swooped his free hand on the dragon, clutching it by the neck. He then squeezed his hand, crushing the dragon's neck, killing it. The hatchling let out a pained whimper. 

"N-No!" Alysanne exclaimed as she stepped forth

Drakken smirked, not saying a word as the dragon's limp body burst into black flames which immediately siphoned into his hand. There was a slight vortex of black energy that swirled into Drakken's body as he began to crack his neck again, taking a step forward. 

In a quick motion, he flung the table to the side, sending it flying across the Throne Room and he pointed his finger at King Jaehaerys. 

"Bang." He said

An invisible force hit Jaehaerys hard in the chest, sending him flying. He crashed against the steps below the Iron Throne, which Drakken had just noticed after all this time. 

"A-Aghh!!" Jaehaerys grunted in pain

"Your Grace!!!" Septon Barth exclaimed

"Jaehaerys!" Alysanne ran to him as the King clutched his midsection, trying not to move, "By the gods, do not move!" 

Septon Barth turned to face Drakken, "You-" 

Drakken waved his hand and the Hand was sent flying back across the room, "Fuck off." 

The Kingsguard got back up but Drakken snapped his fingers and they were all slammed to the ground hard, something keeping them down. He then proceeded to walk slowly towards where Drakken and Alysanne were, a vicious smirk creeping on his face. 

"Not a god, eh?" He said as he neared them, "I gave them 'death' and took it away. Tell me, is that not a godly power? I gave life to the dragon and I took it away. Is that not the work of a god?" 

He reached the steps as Alysanne held onto Jaehaerys who coughed up blood. 

Alysanne looked at him, "S-Stop this!" She begged, "What is it you want?" 

Drakken's eyes shifted up to the Iron Throne, seeing the large construct. He took a few seconds to inspect it with his vision, seeing nothing impressive about it. 

"This is your Throne, King Jaehaerys?" Drakken said with a scowl, "A chair made out of melted swords? Pathetic...." 

Jaehaerys glared at him, "You....." 

Alysanne looked at Drakken, "Drakken, enough of this!" She said, "What do you want?!" 

Drakken waved his hand and Alysanne was pushed off Jaehaerys as Drakken stepped forwards Jaehaerys. 

"N-No!" Alysanne exclaimed

Drakken leaned down as Jaehaerys widened his eyes, blood coming out of his mouth. 

"Your ribs are broken, your lung could be punctured," Drakken said as he grabbed the King by the throat, keeping a firm grip, "Tell me, King.....do you wish to live?" 

Alysanne was kept pinned down by an invisible force as she watched in horror, "NO, PLEASE!!!" 

There was a red glow visible from underneath Drakken's hand as he choked Jaehaerys who weakly clutched on his arm. 

"Ah..." Drakken smirked, "A King's blood magic....quite the good stuff...." 

"I will give you anything, please cease this!!!" Alysanne shouted

"Anything?" Drakken raised his eyebrow

"Anything!!!" Alysanne said, "Spare him!! If you wish to kill someone, kill me instead!!" 

"N-No..." Jaehaerys managed

Drakken smirked, "Hehe...." He said, "I'll do you one better...." 

The red glow disappeared and was replaced by strange black marks that looked like veins, appearing all over Jaehaerys's neck and spreading throughout his body. The King felt his broken ribs and bones suddenly snapping back into place, repairing themselves. 

After a few seconds, Drakken let go of Jaehaerys and walked over to Alysanne, his imposing figure was a terrifying sight to the Queen, his vicious smirk was displaying his sharp teeth. 

"S-Stop!!" Jaehaerys coughed, "Keep your hands off her." 

Drakken gestured his hand up and Alysanne's body suddenly floated up, "Anything." He said as Alysanne floated in front of him, "You said anything....I'll gladly take that wager...." 

Alysanne was shocked by this, "P-Please, let us be civil." She managed to stay calm

"Do NOT lay your hands on my wife!!!" Jaehaerys stood up but his body was somewhat numb, "Leave her be!!" 

"Relax." Drakken said as he looked at the Queen, "Dragonstone." 

Alysanne looked at him with surprised, "W-What?" 

"What's on it?" Drakken asked

"T-The Castle....home of the Heir to the Iron Throne....Aemon's..." She said, "A couple of villages and nothing but mountains...." 

Drakken then gestured his hand down and Alysanne was set down gently as she stumbled slightly. 

"Dragonstone, then." Drakken said, "Not the Castle, I don't give a shit about that. In exchange for your lives, your Family's, your people, everyone else....I want a plot of land in Dragonstone." 

"W-Why?" Jaehaerys asked as he limped over slowly

"That is my business." Drakken said, "And I'll add a little extra to the deal. Aside from sparing your lives and even restoring your men's bodies, I will resolve your issue with this Baratheon Lord I have been hearing about." 

"W-What?" Jaehaerys said

"As much as I would enjoy a good old War, right now is not the time for that." Drakken turned to face the King, "I'll hand over a body to Lord Baratheon. Don't ask me from where I would acquire one. But it will happen. I want a house built on Dragonstone. That's the deal. To make it better for you, I will give the blessing of a god to your Children and their spouses. You will receive many Grandchildren from here on out." 

Jaehaerys scowled, "Y-You..." 

Drakken placed his hand on his lips, "Shhhh...." He smirked, "Take the deal, Jaehaerys. It would be soooo easy for me to butcher this place, collapse this castle to the ground, go and kill your dragons, and go about the Realm to bring it to ruin. In return, nobody will find out about this little incident....." 

Jaehaerys looked past Drakken and at Alysanne, who was shaken up by this whole thing. 

"F-Fine..." The King said, 

"You have a deal...." 


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