NOVEL WEB Chapter 57: War III
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(Third Person POV)
Lord Tully watched in pure horror and shock as the dead suddenly came back to life. The corpses of the men that were killed in body repaired themselves and slowly stood up.
"What in the hells?" Lord Tully said with shock
Drakken smirked, "Behold, my power!!" He bellowed, "The power over Death that comes after War!!!
Anyone slain in battle on my domain shall be brought back and forced into submission!! The second chance given is only because I willed it! And they are only subservient to me!!"
Lord Tully looked down at Drakken,"What vile sorcery is this?!" He exclaimed, "This is but an illusion!!!"
"This is the power of a god!!" Drakken said as he extended his arms forward, "The God of War and Death!! I am no longer going to repeat myself!! I am going to show you this power!!!"
He pulled his hand back a bit and the drawbridge that was raised suddenly pulled itself down violently. It hit the other end of the moat and everyone watched in pure shock.
"What?!" Lord Tully exclaimed
Drakken then pointed his open palm at the closed gates of Riverrun and clamped his hand. The gate suddenly crumpled itself like it was made of paper and was ripped off violently. Drakken was using his telekinesis to perform these feats; to force his way inside the walls of Riverrun.
Drakken looked at Jon Rivers, "Mobilize the newly raised soldiers into making a camp." He told him,
"Bring me 50 Blessed Soldiers to walk inside with me. I am going to take Riverrrun. Remember, no women and children and only kill those who resist. If they surrender, you know what to do. It is a pain to bring them back, my spell took a bit out of me."
Jon nodded, "As you wish." He said before turning around and walking away, "I will get it done."
Drakken then looked back up to see Lord Tully and other soldiers looking down at him. Saying nothing, Drakken merely smirked and began to walk on the drawbridge.
"Fire arrows right at him!!" Lord Tully exclaimed, "Mobilize our soldiers! We have been breached!!!"
As the archers began to rally up against the ramparts, Drakken simply walked on the drawbridge and began to deflect any arrow fired at him.
Arrows flew at him and were merely cut in half as they reached him. He simply walked up to where the gate used to be and let out an exhale.
Drakken then flicked his wrist upwards and the archers on the rampart were hit with invisible slices that dropped them down.
"Hehe," Drakken said as he looked in front of him. When was the last time I took a castle? I don't even remember. It must have been years. I used to do this a lot."
Dozens of men began to run out and form a blockade on the gate, raising their shields up as Drakken merely stood there and watched.
"You will not get past us!!" A soldier shouted
"Oh boy…." Drakken said as some of his men began to mobilize behind him, "You have no idea what I will do. Getting past you is not even the half of it."
"Stand ready men!!!" The soldier shouted
"Oh its not even worth the effort, really." Drakken said as he pointed his finger at one of them,"Look how easy it is for me to get any of you."
Suddenly, one of the soldiers began to levitate in the air.
"A-Aghh!!" He exclaimed in pain as some of his bones were snapping loudly, "Help!!!"
One of Drakken's men pulled out his bow and immediately fired an arrow at the soldier, piercing him between the eyes.
"Nice." Drakken said as he waved his hand to the right
The soldier's body flew into the moat crashing against the wall and falling into the water.
The soldiers watched this in pure shock, "W-What…?!"
"Time to get to work." Drakken smirked,
"Let's take Riverrun."
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"Enough of this!" Lord Tully said as he was brought to his knees, "What reason do you have for doing this?!"
"The Lord-Paramount of the Riverlands." Drakken said as he stood in front of him, "On his knees before me. You see, it is interesting…..how you lot look at House Targaryen and think of them as the supreme Overlords….why?"
They were in the middle of the courtyard of Riverrun where most of the Castle was being seized completely. Some soldiers resisted and were killed by Drakken's men while others were forced to surrender. The women and children were coralled to a wing in the castle which were being guarded by the soldiers on Drakken's side.
Lord Tully had tried to resist but was forced to experience the same hopelessness that King Jaehaeys experienced on multiple occasions. Several of his guards were shredded to pieces by Drakken as he punched the Lord a couple of times.
"House Targaryens are at the top of the Hierarchy!" Lord Tully said, "They have dragons, they will reduce anyone to ashes!!"
Drakken looked around, "Where are these dragons?" He asked, "I don't see them. Have you wondered why Jaehaerys never really made a move on me after all these years? Makes you wonder, eh? The Mighty King with his dragons has not done much against this vile man that has terrorized the Realm. Makes you think if I really am what I say I am. A god."
Lord Tully glared at him, "You are not a god."
"Hm." Drakken said, "Normally, I would kill you. But I have decided against it. I will kill your sons instead. Its fine, no? You can always have more. Bring them out."
"N-No!" Lord Tully exclaimed
Several men began to drag out young men into the courtyard where Lord Tully was. There were three of them in total and they looked to be around 17 or 18. They had angry looks on their faces as they were forced into their knees.
"You fucking bastard!!" One of them said
"Hoster, quiet!!" Lord Tully exclaimed
Drakken chuckled, "You're used to something like this, no? Lord Tully…." He said, "This is War!! Executions are part of them. I have claimed some of your army and will discard the pieces that I do not need. You will get me more men to follow my cause as I march towards Harrenhal. Tell the King that I mean business."
Drakken then swiped his hand to the right and without warning, the heads of Lord Tully's sons were separated from their bodies.
"N-NO!!!" The Lord bellowed as he was kept in place
"I could bring them back." Drakken said, "You have seen it, my power. I can definitely repair their bodies and restore them. But will I? No. I will not. Your House, along with the Riverlands, is mine. And any resistant vassal that dares go against me will meet my forces in the field….and lose."
"Y-You…." Lord Tully started as tears ran down his face
"I will spare your wife so you can have more sons so think of this as a display of my power." Drakken smirked, "If you refuse to be merged into my army, Then I will murder your wife and daughters as well. I am capable of ending your bloodline."
"You wouldn't want that, right?"