House of The Dragon-A God Amongst Men

(Third Person POV)

"So..." Drakken said as he sat in front of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, flipping a page on the book, "Jaehaerys Targaryen, eh? Son of Aenys Targaryen and Alyssa Velaryon?" 

They were in the Throne Room, Drakken wanted to sit down and eat something but Jaehaerys did not want to leave the room as it could risk putting everyone in the Keep in danger. The King then ordered to have a whole table brought it, with a dinner placed at once. 

Drakken didn't mind this and told them all that he could wait, everyone there felt threatened by his presence, which is what he wanted. All of the guards, the Kingsguard, and even the King himself felt completely threatened by him, not knowing what he could do. What he displayed earlier was not something that anyone had experienced at all. It was something out of this world, even to a dragonlord. 

Jaehaerys looked at him, "That is correct." He said with a serious tone as servants walked in and placed plates of food in front of Drakken, "My Father was once King....." 

Septon Barth sat on the side of the table, nervously glancing at the guards and the Kingsguard and occasionally looking at Drakken, who was relaxed more than anything. He didn't say anything but he wanted to find an opportunity to signal his guards to move in on Drakken, but despite his laid-back demeanor, there was no clear opportunity. 

"Your Father was King before you? No, that can't be right." Drakken said, "Says here the previous King was Maegor Targaryen." 

"Maegor was my Uncle, yes." Jaehaerys said

"And he was King before you?" Drakken said, "What? Problems with succession? That's a story right there. Summarize it for me. Your words." 

"My Father died when he was King and my Grand-Aunt, Visenya usurped the Throne for her son, Maegor." Jaehaerys said, "He was King before me. I was but a boy when that happened. He killed my elder brother, Aegon. That man was a cruel one. In the end, he got what he deserved; Death. He left the Realm in pieces and I came in, picked them up and mended them together." 

Drakken looked at him, "Hm..." He said, "Interesting....Wait, Grand-Aunt? Her son? If Maegor was your Uncle....meaning he was your Father's brother....would that not make this Visenya your grandmother?" 

"No." Jaehaerys said, "Rhaenys Targaryen was my Grandmother. She died when my father was young. Visenya was one of the two wives Aegon, The Conqueror had." 

Drakken whistled, "Whoa.....talk about a badass, ehehe..." He smirked, "The Conqueror. Now that's an epithet. What did he do to get two wives? He forced them or something?" 

"He would not have forced his sisters to do anything." Jaehaerys said, "It was all consensual." 

Drakken had taken a sip of his wine and nearly spat it out when he looked at him, "His what now?" He said with surprise, "His sisters? You mean to tell me that the founder of this great dynasty had an incestual relationship with his sisters?" 

Alyssa shifted nervously, looking down before clearing her throat, "Yes." She said, "Such is the way of Old Valyria." 

Drakken glanced at her, "So..." He said pointing at her, "You and her.....?" 

Jaehaerys nodded, saying nothing. 

Drakken whistled, "Wow..." He said as he sipped from the cup, "Well, whatever floats your boat." 

The Hand of The King glanced at one of the servants, his eyes locked on her as if waiting for her to see him. 

Drakken placed his cup down, "By the way, little man." He said with a slight smirk, "Poison won't work on me, no matter how much you place in this wine. If anything, it adds more of a kick." 

Septon Barth looked at him, "W-What?" 

Drakken looked at him, "You heard me." He said, "Poison won't work." 

Jaehaerys gave Barth a menacing glare but did not say a word. 

Alysanne cleared her throat again, "May I ask you something....Drakken, you said your name was?" She said as she placed her arms on the table

"Yes." Drakken said

"What is it you want?" Alysanne asked him, carefully choosing her tone

Drakken grabbed a fork and began to poke the piece of steak that was plated in front of him, his eyes scanning the quality of the meat. He leaned in, sniffed it for a bit, then picked it up and licked it. 

"Well, I would like to know what it takes for a guy to get good quality food in this wretched place." He said with a scowl, "But fuck it, beggars can't be choosers." 

He took a bite of the meat and began to chew on it, grimacing slightly. It is as if his tastebuds did not agree with whatever food he had eaten up until now. 

"This is the best of the best, our finest cooks prepare the food in the Red Keep." Alysanne said, "It cannot get better than that." 

"Oh, it can." Drakken said, "You just have to step it up a bit. Hang your cooks, they're not worth the shit your 'dragons' produce." 

Jaehaerys looked at him, "Is that all you wanted to know? About my Family?" He said, "Just who was King before me and all?" 

Drakken shrugged, "I was interested, that's all. Your little Dynasty seems pretty young, which I found surprising, considering that you have capable weapons." He said, "But I suppose if you migrated from this Old Valyria as your Queen mentioned, it's quite amazing that you have such a large continent bent down for you." 

Jaehaerys said, "Yes, it was Dragons that aided the Conquerors in unifying the Kingdoms." He said, "But it is the Kings that helped keeping them together." 

"Agreed." Drakken said with a slight smile, "Your Uncle, Maegor. Seems that he did a number on this place, the way your writers call him The Cruel.....so killing a Nephew is considered Cruel?" 

"Among many things he did." Jaehaerys told him

"Ho....." Drakken said, "I would like to know what he did....but I know it's nothing compared to the things I have done...well....." 

"You are right about that." Alysanne spoke up, "You....you murdered innocents.....shed so much bloodshed in the Stormlands....for what? Your amusement?" 

Drakken snapped his fingers, "That reminds me..." He said, "Met your son....well, sons.....but I met the older one in that region you call the Stormlands...on... whatever the fuck you call that Red Thing, it's not a dragon. Ugly as shit. Anyways, I gave him quite the scare, no? Did he tell you?" 

"He did." Jaehaerys said

"Did he tell you what I was?" Drakken said with a curious expression

"A Man." Jaehaerys said

"Ah." Drakken leaned back, "What a fucking idiot that boy is.....I told him I was a God. The God of War and Death. What, you white-haired dragonlords think you're so mighty and superior that when a living god comes before you, you let your arrogance prevent you from believing that? Well....truth be told, I may be quite weakened.....but that's not the point....." 

"A God?" Barth spoke up, "You? A god?" 

"That's right." Drakken said, "You...you're wearing a strange symbol. Same thing I saw on that large building that I assume was some sort of church....is that your religion?" 

"That is correct. This is the Symbol of The Seven." Septon Barth said as he grabbed his large pendant

"Well....Seven....what does that mean? Seven gods?" Drakken said as he looked around, "Where are they? I don't see them." 

"Why must gods show themselves?" Barth asked

"I'm here." Drakken said, "Why can't they?" 

"You-" Barth started

"Barth." Jaehaerys said with a warning tone

Drakken chuckled, "Back to the topic of your boys." He said, "The other one stabbed me.....what will we do about that?" 

Alysanne narrowed her eyes, "What do you mean?" She said, "You held my daughter by the throat." 

"She bashed my face with a rock." Drakken replied

"You were stealing one of our dragon's egg." Alysanne told him

"I was only looking at it." Drakken said as he smirked slightly and pointed at her, "I like you. You have some fire in you that I can understand why someone like this King here would have as a wife." 

"What do you mean someone like me?" Jaehaerys asked with a raised eyebrow

"A prick." Drakken said

"Nothing will be done about Baelon." Alysanne said, "You will not harm him." 

"If I wanted him or the girl dead, they'd be in the ground by now. Cold and rotting." Drakken said, "But still, a debt is owed. Here's the thing....I have a couple of questions....so I'll start with this one; what's the deal with the big black dragon?" 

Jaehaerys looked at him with a bit of surprise, "Balerion?" 

"That's his name?" Drakken said, "Balerion....hm.....nice name...better than Canases...." 

"Caraxes." Alysanne corrected, "And I would appreciate it if you don't insult my son's dragon." 

"Yes yes." Drakken said, "Who has him?" 

"Nobody." Jaehaerys said, "Nobody has claimed him nor will he be claimed. The Black Dread is the Conqueror's Dragon." 

"Oh." Drakken said, "Wait...so this whole dragon thing...how does it work? You guys walk up to the dragon and try to what? Bond with them?" 

"Something like that." Jaehaerys said

"What? Is it a willpower thing? I assume that only you Targaryens can do that with all that magic in your blood." Drakken said

"What magic in our blood?" The King said, "We have no such thing." 

"Oh but you." Drakken smirked, "I can smell it on your, it's pungent." 

"What...?" the King was confused by this, "What do you mean?" 

"I am right to assume that the two of you have dragons of your own. All of your children?" He asked, "All those kids, white hair and all, they're yours right?" 

"Not all of them. They haven't claimed them yet...." Alysanne said, "Wait how do you know about our children?" 

"Heh..." Drakken merely said as he leaned forwards, "So....which ones were yours? The big grey one? The bronze one? The silver one?" 

"Vermithor and Silverwing." Alysanne said, "The bronze and silver one..." 

"Ah....Vermithor....that one was a grouchy fuck..." Drakken said, "I siphoned a little extra from him cause fuck him, that's why." 

"What did you to our dragons?!" Jaehaerys exclaimed as he stood up with a scowl

"Nothing, just took a bit of their energy." Drakken waved him off, "Sit down. Next question.....what is that sword your boy Baelon stabbed me with? The girl called it an ancestral Valyrian steel sword...." 

"Dark Sister..." Alysanne said, "Husband, sit...." 

Jaehaerys sat down and glared at Drakken, "You are starting to get on my nerves." He said, "Constantly keeping my family on edge, endangering not only my children but my subjects....just what do you want?!" 

"Dark Sister..." Drakken ignored Jaehaerys, "Is that like a famous sword....or...?" 

"It was wielded by Visenya, Aegon's elder sister and wife." Alysanne said calmly as she grabbed her husband's hand, "It's mostly reserved for a fighter which my son, Baelon, earned." 

"Why not the older one?" Drakken asked, "Aemon." 

"He is Heir." Jaehaerys said, "He will inherit my sword, Blackfyre, when I pass and he becomes King." 

Drakken whistled, "Blackfyre?" He said, "Now that's a cool name for a sword....and Valyrian Steel...it's a really good quality sword. Is it rare?" 

"The method of crafting it is lost." Jaehaery said, "But there are many weapons made from the steel. Our House had two swords. Aegon wielded Blackfyre, the symbol of the King. And Visenya wielded Dark Sister, the symbol of a fighter, a warrior." 

"Ah...." He said, "Makes sense. Valyrian steel, eh? I would have kept it if it wasn't such a skinny blade...I'm more of a greatsword kinda guy....but one can only dream.....it's durable enough for my strength....a Valyrian Steel weapon might be worthy of the God of War and Death...." 

"I'm sorry..." Barth said, "But this is blasphemous!" 

"Barth." Jaehaerys said

"I'm sorry, Your Grace...." Septon Barth said, "But he is no god!! He is but a man! An abomination!!" 

"Oh, but I am a god." Drakken said as he reached for the satchel that was hanging from the chair he sat on, "A Dragon God, technically but since my bad experiences with Corvinus, I don't like referring myself as such. So I call myself that instead; The God of War and Death. And right now, I can prove it to you..." 

He stood up, pulling out a dragon egg that he had taken from Dreamfyre's clutch. 

Jaehaerys and Alysanne stood up, panicked looks on their faces, "What are you doing?!" The Queen exclaimed, "Why do you have that?!" 

The guards drew their swords, understanding that this was one of the highest of crimes against the Targaryen Family. 

Drakken smirked and clutched the dragon egg, "Watch." He said as his voice distorted, "The Power of A God!!!!" 

The egg cracked as bright red light shone from inside it, a loud shriek coming from it. 

"W-What?!" Jaehaerys exclaimed

Drakken clenched his hand and shattered the egg as a swirl of black energy engulfed his hand, replacing the egg as a loud dragon's shriek was heard. There was a tense pressure released as Drakken's eyes glowed brightly, the room began to shake as he began to chuckle. 

"Jaehaerys!!" Alysanne exclaimed

As the swirl disappeared, a small targaryen dragon was seen perched on Drakken's hand, extending its wings as its eyes glowed bright red. It was dark grey in color, covered in red markings on its body and wings. 

"H-How is this possible?!" Jaehaerys exclaimed, "Dreamfyre just laid that clutch!!" 

Drakken smirked, his sharp teeth showing, "Cool, trick eh?" He said as he pointed his arm at the guard next to him, "Watch." 

"Kill" 

The dragon opened its small maw and released a stream of potent red flames at the guards, Drakken moving his arm to the side in a sweeping motion, burning all of them in one movement. 

The King and Queen watched in pure horror as their guards, the Kingsguard included, were bathed in flames. The smell of their flesh burning filled the air as nothing could be heard but the sound of their terrified screams and the raging flames. 

Drakken pulled his arm back as the dragon let out a shriek, "Hehe...." He said menacingly as he looked at them, 

"Did you like that?"