House of The Dragon-A God Amongst Men

Chapter 32: 74 A.C. II



(Third Person POV)

Drakken walked the halls of the Red Keep, looking around and carefully examining the architecture as he had his hands in his pockets. 

"Hm...." He said, "Stonemasonry is quite....adequate. Last time I was here, I did not pay much attention to this place.....but for a backwater world, the advancements are decent. Not like I can say anything, I also suck at building, haha....." 

As he turned the corner, he stopped, seeing a young boy in front of him, staring at him with a bit of surprise. 

Drakken looked at him, seeing that this boy was wearing royal garments and had white hair and purple eyes. He immediately deduced that he was a Targaryen, especially with the faint draconic magic that he could sense from his small body. 

The boy blinked, "W-Who are you?" He asked with a bit of fear in his voice

Drakken tilted his head, "Who am I?" He said, "You dare ask that to a god, boy? Who are you?" 

"I-I am the King's son!" the boy said with a step back, "V-Vaegon Targaryen!" 

"Vaegon?" Drakken said, "What kind of stupid name is that?" 

"Vaegon! Get away from him!!" a voice bellowed

Vaegon flinched and looked back, seeing his elder Brothers running up to them as they drew their swords. 

Baelon reached Vaegon and grabbed his hand, jerking him back in a swift motion as Aemon stood in front of them, his sword drawn. 

"You dare come here again, Drakken?!?!" Aemon exclaimed, "You show yourself before my wife?! My daughter?! What were you going to do?! You were going to harm them?!" 

Baelon had Dark Sister drawn and pointed at Drakken, "You vile monster!!" He said with an angry scowl, "And now you target our brother?!" 

"B-Baelon!" Vaegon exclaimed, "What is going on?!" 

Drakken boringly stared at Aemond, glancing at his sword, "You gonna swing that or what?" 

Aemon's eye twitched, "Y-You.....!!" 

The Prince lunged at Drakken, swinging his sword at his chest. But instead of striking flesh, Aemon's sword bounced off something in the air, sparks flying off. It was almost as if an invisible blade had parried his blade. 

"W-What?!" Aemon exclaimed

"What just happened?!" Baelon said, "Brother!" 

Drakken pointed at Aemon with his right hand, "You're so dramatic, Aemon Targaryen." He said with a chuckle, "I won't hurt your wife or your baby." 

Drakken waved his hand, sending Aemon crashing against the wall with his telekinesis and in a swift motion, he pointed his hand at Baelon and Vaegon, sending the elder brother flying back as Vaegon slid back slowly. 

"W-What?!" Vaegon exclaimed

Baelon hit the ground hard, "A-Aghh!!" 

Drakken then walked over to Aemon who was recovering from the blow, "Frankly, I am offended. Do I really look like someone who would kill a child? Much less a baby?" He said as he looked down at him, "I know I am not a good person but that evil? Nah, even I have lines I don't cross." 

Aemon looked at him, "F-Fuck..." He groaned

"You know, Riktor and I once ran into a baby killer...." Drakken continued, "No, seriously, this guy actually killed babies and wore their skulls on his neck. Vile, disgusting. He was one of the Six Beast Gods that resided in the Southern region of Terra...well, Riktor and I brutally mauled him and the other Five. I recall him flaying the guy alive and having me repair his body so he could do the same all over again....And I do vividly remember the screams of the bastard as Riktor repeated the same thing. And without fail, every time he got to a certain spot....the False God cried like a little fucking bitch....wanna guess what that part was?" 

Aemon coughed as he clutched his ribs, "I-If you're not here to harm my family..." He said, "Why are you here?!" 

Drakken reached down and grabbed Aemon by the throat, picking him up and pinning him against the wall. 

"Aemon!!" Baelon said as he was forced down by an invisible force, "Let him be!!" 

Vaegon was also kept still, "B-Brother!" 

"What do you think, Aemon Targaryen?" Drakken smirked, "I am here to collect!!" 

Suddenly, a bright red light emerged from Aemon's throat where Drakken held him by. Aemon instantly felt his energy being drained as Drakken looked right at him, his red eyes beginning to glow. 

"A-Aghhh...." The Prince managed

"We have a deal, obviously." Drakken said, "And you owe me.....with two years worth of interest.....but...." 

Drakken let go of his throat, causing Aemon to collapse fully to the ground, his body limp as he panted heavily. 

"Aemon!!" Baelon exclaimed

"If I did drain two years' worth of payment, you might actually die." Drakken said as he walked over to where Baelon was, walking past Vaegon, "But I am sure your beloved little brother is more than willing to step in for you." 

"B-Baelon...." Aemon managed weakly

Drakken reached down for Baelon's throat and lifted him up into the air, clutching his throat firmly as he began to drain the magic from his blood. Baelon's face went pale as one of his eyes closed, feeling the energy drain rapidly. 

"Ahh....." Drakken said as he closed his eyes, "Look at this....pure draconic magic...unlike the Filth that I have been draining from Mya.....this is the stuff...."

"B-Brother!" Vaegon exclaimed

Drakken still had his eyes closed, feeling the pure draconic power that was being drained from Baelon and being flowed into his body. 

"Heh...." Drakken said, "This is more like-" 

He was interrupted by the sound of flesh being pierced and he couldn't help but cough up blood. As he opened his eyes, he looked down and saw a blade had been driven through his chest from behind. 

"N-No...you idiot!" Baelon managed

Drakken looked behind him, "Oh..." He said simply, "You got to be shitting me." 

He was looking at Alyssa Targaryen, holding Dark Sister in her hands as it was impaling Drakken from behind him. She was still a girl of four and ten, but Drakken had noticed that she had grown quite a bit in the two years since meeting her. 

"Let go of him!!" Alyssa exclaimed 

He let go of Baelon and the Prince fell hard to the ground, his entire body had gone limp. 

"Okay, now what?" Drakken said with a bored expression, "Doesn't this remind you of something?" 

Drakken flicked his wrist and Alyssa was sent sliding back, taking her by surprise as Dark Sister was left lodged in his body. 

"A-Ah!" Alyssa said 

"This fucking sword again...." Drakken said with an annoyed tone

The blade was then removed from his body by an invisible force as Drakken patted his chest, staining his hand with blood. 

Vaegon was staring at this with a shocked face, "W-What did I just witness?" 

Alyssa was slid right next to where Aemon laid, who was struggling to get back up, "Brother, what happened to you?!" 

"Alyssa, you idiot...you'll get yourself hurt!" Aemon managed

"I couldn't just stand there and watch this!" Alyssa said

Drakken grabbed Dark Sister by the handle, "Stupid Valyrian Steel, it pisses me off how sharp it is." He said, "Even in this state, my flesh is so fucking soft that such a stupid type of steel can cut through it.....well, it matters not..." 

Drakken's wound closed and the damage done to his clothing was repaired within a matter of seconds. He then looked at the siblings, feeling the combined amount of draconic power that was emanating from their veins. 

He smirked, "Well well well..." He said as he looked at Alyssa, "Alyssa Targaryen, I presume?" 

"How do you know my name, you fiend?!" She exclaimed

"Aemon, Baelon, Alyssa, Maegelle, Vaegon, Daella, Saera, and Viserra." Drakken said as his smirk widened, displaying his sharp teeth, "All of you are the King's children, ripe for the taking...it would be a waste if I left your blood magic unattended and undrained. But worry not....those younger than this one are safe for now." 

He pointed at Vaegon who was standing there, frozen in pure fear. 

"Draining your power physically exhausts you." Drakken said, "So if I do it to mere children, the effects could be dire.....but as for you lot, it doesn't matter. You can take it, I am sure. If not....well...." 

"You're weak." 


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