Chapter 83: The Nature of A Calamity III
(Third Person POV)
[A Village in Lorath, Northern Essos]
"Have you heard? A Black Dragon is flying about." a man said as they got off the boat and began to drag it out
"A black dragon? That cannot be. Balerion has not been spotted in years." the other man said
"Well, there could be another one." The first one said, "Anyways, Bravoos was hit by some sort of attack. At least a village was decimated...."
They left the boat tied to a post and began to make their way back to the small fishing village where they lived. The village had small wooden houses scattered about, with some campfires lit as they were in the Shivering Sea. The fishermen were already accustomed to the cold, despite spending so much time on the sea, fishing.
Today was not a good day for fish as they only had one basket filled.
"I do wonder what is going on." the fisherman said, "I heard there was this huge conflict in Westeros."
"Whatever happens there is not our problem." He said
"But still, if we heard about it, it must have been something." the other said
"You are not wrong." He said
As they walked, they realized something; the village was quiet. While it was normally quiet and peaceful, at this hour, the majority of the villagers were up and about, socializing and spending time outside.
That was not the case at the moment; nobody was outside and it was unusually quiet.
"Where is everyone? How long were we gone?" one of the men said
The other shrugged, "An hour or two..." he said as he held the basket, "This is odd...."
"Tell me about it." He said as he looked to the side and noticed a stain of blood on one of the building's walls, "What the.....blood?? Something happened!"
They both ran towards the building, which was a bit larger than the others. As they barged in the room, they noticed that there were several bodies on the ground, distorted and broken, blood pouring out of them as bones stuck out from them.
It was a sight from nightmares, they could only stand there in pure shock.
In the middle of the room, sitting on a large couch that was covered in fur, Drakken looked at them as he held a woman in his arm, close to her. His deep red eyes were glowing in the shadows of the room, piercing the two men with nothing but coldness.
The men were so distracted by the sight of the dead that they did not see the woman crying as she looked at them.
"What happened?" One of them managed
"Everyone is....dead.....?" the other said
Drakken looked at the woman and let her go, "Go to them."
The woman quickly ran to them, "A-A Monster!!" She cried
As she reached them, her arm was suddenly lobbed off, blood spraying out as she widened her eyes in shock.
"W-What the....!" one of the men said as the blood sprayed on his face, "T-That...."
The woman collapsed to the ground as she clutched her bleeding wound, "AGhhhh!!!!!" She cried out in pain, "H-Help me, please!!!"
The man crouched down, overtaken by the shock and fear of what had just happened, "I...."
Suddenly, the woman exploded violently in blood and guts as the two men merely widened their eyes in horror.
Drakken cleared his throat, "I hear the people here worship a Blind God...." He said as he stood up and looked at them, "How ironic. It appears he was truly blind....he could not see what happened to his people. And if he is real, he would not see the horrors that someone like myself can be."
One of them looked at him, "W-Who are you?" He managed as his body began to tremble
Drakken narrowed his eyes, "I am Death."
Drakken flicked his wrists and both of them were shredded completely, blood and bones flying everywhere and marking the entire room with red.
He stood there for a few more seconds, staring at the blood and guts that he had just caused.
"Hm...." He said, "Nothing."
He then turned around and walked over to the corner of the room, where a young woman laid on her belly, weeping as she looked up.
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"S-stop....." She pleaded, "Please.....please stop..."
Drakken stood over her and tilted his head, "Stop?" He said, "I don't stop for anything. I am not something that can be stopped. I am a Natural Disaster, A Calamity. Do you not understand....? Death comes for everyone.....It is a part of the balance that holds everything together. Only a God can prevent death....because Death is the absolute truth....it is the End....Everything comes to an end at some point.....Everything Dies...nothing can do anything about it....."
Drakken then pointed his finger down and lifted her into the air with his telekinesis. The woman was weeping, her eyes red as she looked at him with fear in her eyes.
"W-Why do you do this?" She asked
"For the past few years, I've....." Drakken started, "I've been too human. I've grown soft, it appears. I've left a little girl damage my Ego.....it started a War and many died.....so I want to know...if I go about and do what I do.....would I feel bad about it? And I've come to the conclusion that no, I don't feel bad about it.....After all, I am That What Cannot Be Stopped....."
She began to weep even more, "I-I...I want my Mother....."
Drakken smirked slightly, "Your Mother is dead." He said, "I can reunite you with her if you wish...."
"Please...don't rape me..." She pleaded
Her neck snapped, and her eyes widened as the light left them. Her body then dropped to the ground as Drakken looked at it with a bored expression.
"Why does everyone assume I will rape them?" He said, "I am to take your life, not your dignity."
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[Harrenhal, A Few Weeks Later]
"Queen Alysanne...." Mya said as the Queen approached her, "Another visit....this is quite the surprise....."
They were in the main hall of Harrenhal, where Drakken's seat was; a large stone throne with the Trinity's sigil was engraved in it. The entirety of the hall was repaired and reinforced; large braziers that were burning were placed on the sides as the pillars had House Drakkengard's banners hanging from them.
Alysanne stopped as there was a girl behind her, wearing a black and red dress and had some jewelry on her.
"I want to see my daughter." Alysanne said
"I can understand that." Mya said as she smiled slightly and looked behind at the girl, "And this is?"
"My daughter, Saera." Alysanne said
"Oh? The one promised to our Lord?" Mya asked, "Why did you bring her? Is the King aware of this?"
"Hmph." Saera said, "I wanted to see where my sister is. I suggest you don't speak out of line, woman."
"Mind your tongue, Saera." Alysanne told her, "This is Lady Mya Drakkengard. She is Drakken's mistress."
"I don't care, where is Maegelle?" Saera asked as she flicked her hair back, "I have not seen her in so long..."
"Hm..." Mya said, "She is in her quarters."
"Bring her to me. Now." Saera said
Alysanne rolled her eyes, "Saera...."
"Quite the tongue on this one." A voice said from all around them
Saera froze, a chill running through her spine as she widened her eyes. She felt something unsettling that momentarily put fear in her.
Mya smiled and looked up, "My Lord, why must you be up there when your Throne is down here?" She asked
Alysanne and Saera looked up to see Drakken sitting down on one of the steel rafters that were next to the pillars that held the hall together. His legs were dangling down as he merely looked down, his red eyes glowing slightly in the shadows.
Saera was awestruck by the sight of Drakken, she felt a powerful presence from him, "I...."
Alysanne's face hardened, "Drakken...." She said, "I take it you've heard of what happened."
Suddenly, Drakken appeared in front of them, something that shocked Saera as she jumped back slightly.
"Wha...." The girl said
"Heard what?" Drakken asked
"Lorath....the islands north of Essos." Alysanne said, "A village had their entire people slaughtered by something....."
"What does that have to do with me?" Drakken raised his eyebrow
"Do you know anything about that?" Alysanne asked
"And what would you care about it?" Drakken turned around and began to walk over to Mya, placing his hand on her belly as she smiled at him, "Essos is not your Kingdom."
"That is not the point." Alysanne said, "The point is-"
"I don't care." Drakken said, "And why did you bring her here?"
Drakken pointed at Saera who was still shocked by Drakken's presence.
"She wanted to see Maegelle." Alysanne asked
"She is not ready." Drakken said, "Not ready to see me....not ready to know what I am.....And I don't intend on taking her yet."
"You won't." Alysanne started as she took a step forth
Suddenly, without warning, both she and Drakken were in a room. This shocked Alysanne to the core as she immediately began to look around in alarm.
"What is this?!" She exclaimed
"Teleportation." Drakken said, "I can only do two people at once, myself included....and only at a set range...."
She looked at me, "This is your...." She started before clearing her throat, "I am not sur-"
Drakken slid a chair to behind Alysanne using his telekinesis and sat her down, which surprised her. Keeping her in place, Drakken then walked behind Alysanne as he placed his hands on her shoulder and leaned down, a cold chill running down her spine.
"You don't seem to understand, Alysanne Targaryen...." Drakken said with a cold tone, "It is going to happen, no matter how hard you try to prevent it. It matters not when....it could be years from now....it will happen."
"W-What is....?" She said as she looked at him
Drakken smirked viciously,
"I'm going to fuck your daughters."