After three or four centuries of controlled population growth, the total number of inhabitants in Tyria has remarkably remained steady at approximately 150,000 to 160,000.
The vast underground complex, referred to as the "dungeon," has six primary exits to the surface. Five of these are located on the outskirts of what ...
2024-12-01 11:06:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe sudden shift in circumstances forced Viserys and the two-headed man into a direct confrontation atop the dragon's back. The precarious battleground highlighted the man’s grotesque and unnatural nature.
This creature isn’t a natural anomaly, Viserys thought grimly. He’s definitely a “mutant,...
2024-12-01 11:06:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe huge doors of the hall slammed shut, leaving Viserys with a growing sense of entrapment. The only source of light was the red glow streaming through a massive window near the top of the hall, twelve or thirteen meters high. Below it, skeletons were piled, as if some unfortunate souls had tried—and failed—to escape thr...
2024-12-01 11:06:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe people of Volantis revered the Dragonlords, but their loyalty was to the idea of power, not to any specific Dragonlord. This only reinforced Viserys's determination to eliminate others Dragonlord houses. The arrogance of the high Dragonlord houses posed a clear danger—betrayal was not beyond them. If they ever harbored ...
2024-12-01 11:06:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe Yellow Dragon sensed something deeply wrong with these few of its kind.
For humans, the instinctive response to seeing a corpse turn into a wight would be to flee. Dragons, however, reacted differently; when they saw the corpse of a fellow dragon behaving unnaturally, their first instinct was to attack.
Fortun...
2024-12-01 11:05:47 +0000 UTC View PostViserys recounted his experiences battling the wights, sharing his worries and concerns. He also mentioned the Dragonbone Tower. Valsha listened intently, her expression calm but intrigued, as though she were hearing an entertaining tale rather than a plea for her involvement.
When he finished, she responded with a fain...
2024-12-01 11:05:35 +0000 UTC View PostMargaery's invitation, which was clearly an extension of Viserys’s command, immediately eased any lingering concerns the Roths might have had. Both Margaery and the Roths were perceptive individuals, and without explicitly acknowledging it, they had defused a potential long-standing tension. The meeting ended on a note of m...
2024-12-01 11:05:05 +0000 UTC View PostKing's Landing, Red Keep.
Roth Zalyne paced back and forth in the dimly lit reception room of the Red Keep, his nervous energy almost palpable. The flickering light from the torches made his eyes strain, adding to his unease. Occasionally, his gaze drifted to the window where the dragon banner fluttered in the wind, a s...
2024-11-30 15:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter March, the weather gradually warmed up, and the ice that had blanketed the Black Lake all winter finally thawed last week.
Lately, the giant squid had taken to occasionally poking its head and tentacles out of the lake's depths to bask in the warm sunlight on the surface. This sight had drawn a crowd of fascinated...
2024-11-30 15:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post"If only we had bows and arrows, we could have saved so many lives!"
"Yeah! If I had a bow and arrow, I could’ve taken down at least ten more White Walkers!"
"Damn this weather. It's freezing."
"It’s all because of that cursed Icebone Tower!"
For Edmure, a commander whose expertise lay in archery, ...
2024-11-30 15:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis was probably the most extraordinary Quidditch match Hogwarts had seen in a century.
Hufflepuff, who had been unfairly targeted throughout the entire match, won the game, yet none of them felt any joy. They celebrated briefly and symbolically before hurrying back to the Changing Rooms.
Gryffindor, who hadn’t...
2024-11-30 15:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostBenerro, still perched on the dragon’s back, no longer cared about the prophecies. The supposed Nissa Nissa, Viserys, had been pierced by the Lightbringer, yet he was somehow still alive. Every time Benerro was certain of Viserys’s imminent death, he defied all expectations and survived.
Desperate ...
2024-11-30 15:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs the only Keeper captain among the four teams, Wood’s skill was indisputable. Kyle hadn’t really expected to score right at the start, though—this opening shot was just to get a feel for the game. Now he knew: this match was going to be a tough one.
“We’re in trouble,” he muttered, his face serious, a flic...
2024-11-30 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe sight of the Lightbringer in Daenerys's hands clearly unsettled the Night King. He stared at the blade as though confronting a mortal enemy—or perhaps even his natural nemesis. For a fleeting moment, Viserys saw something unexpected in the Night King's icy gaze: fear.
So, that thing really is the...
2024-11-30 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs far as Viserys knew, the words spoken by the Child of the Forest should have been in the ancient language. Even if the White Walkers—beings from the same era as the Children—did not use the ancient tongue, there was no reason for their speech to be in Valyrian, a language that had not emerged until thousands of years l...
2024-11-29 15:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostEven with an endless supply of White Walkers on this side of the Icebone Tower, only five or six could escape from it at a time. Viserys would kill the White Walkers, and the Icebone Tower would create or release more, maintaining a fragile, dynamic balance between the two forces.
With all three dragons present, the ove...
2024-11-29 15:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostViserys's yellow dragon and Monterys's blue dragon swooped down toward the seven-meter-tall Icebone Tower designated by Benerro. Surrounding the tower were hundreds of White Walkers and twice as many wights. These wights, however, were not the typical dismembered "cannon fodder" variety but fully intact "special wights"—gia...
2024-11-29 15:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs the second week approached, anticipation for the match continued to build, and the atmosphere in Hufflepuff became tense. The stakes were high; this game would determine who would claim crucial points and gain a solid lead heading into the final. It was the weekend, but the Hufflepuff common room was unusually quiet—no o...
2024-11-29 15:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostAn orange path of fire streaked through the black and grey ranks of the White Walker army. It seemed to have materialized from nowhere, as though the frozen legion had been soaked in fuel and set alight. Yet these so-called flames were not ordinary fire—they were pitch-black dragon fire.
Spewed forth by the dragons, t...
2024-11-29 15:01:31 +0000 UTC View Post“We just went to talk to Hagrid for a bit, and you already know who Nicolas Flamel is?” Ron asked, stunned, as he and Harry sat in the Gryffindor common room. Neither of them had expected Hermione to spring such a revelation on them as soon as they got back.
“Where on earth did you find that out?” Harry asked, w...
2024-11-29 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Amazing," Madam Pomfrey said, glancing at Hagrid, who had just asked to be discharged from the hospital. She turned to Kyle with a look of astonishment.
She had only intended for Kyle to help lift Hagrid’s spirits a bit, but she hadn’t expected him to go this far. Hagrid had been so stubbornly resistant, refusing t...
2024-11-28 15:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Hogwarts returned to normal the next day, Kyle went straight to the Hospital Wing.
Almost everyone was buzzing about the previous day’s events, with rumors flying in every direction.
“A Dark Wizard attacked Hogwarts…”
“The Death Eaters are making a comeback…”
“Magical Creatures are...
2024-11-28 15:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostJon led his forces into an arc-shaped formation atop the slope, a defensive line that resembled a white shield. With their weapons equipped with obsidian spearheads, they braced for the onslaught of wights surging uphill.
The obsidian spears were devastating against the undead. Each strike pierced through the chest of a...
2024-11-28 15:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Night King placed his Icebone Tower on the ice floes. Using the tower, he created colossal "ice boats" that transported tens of thousands of wights and White Walkers, encircling Ned's army.
Who would have imagined that the Icebone Tower could actually float on water? It was simply incredible.
"My lord, there a...
2024-11-28 15:03:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Here they come! Here they come!”
Grenn, stationed closest to the ruins of the Wall, readied himself. As the Night's Watch commander responsible for detonating the mines, he had the most perilous vantage point. The once-mighty black Wall had been reduced to scattered boulders and gravel. Dusted by the falling snow, ...
2024-11-28 15:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the Forbidden Forest, Dumbledore stood quietly amidst the ruins. His face was expressionless, a terrifying calm that seemed to chill the air.
"Dumbledore..." Snape approached him, speaking in a low tone. "The students have all returned to the castle. No one was hurt."
"Thank you, Severus," Dumbledore replied. 2024-11-28 15:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Professor Flitwick looked unusually serious, his tension so palpable that it seemed as if an out-of-control dragon might appear at any moment. Some older students approached him to ask what was happening, but he remained tight-lipped, urging everyone to return to the castle quickly.
As the students moved back toward the...
2024-11-28 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Night's Watch had abandoned the Wall.
It had been less than two months since Viserys left the Wall, but staying there had become impossible. The relentless cold was unbearable, especially at night. More and more brothers of the Watch were dying in their sleep. To prevent them from turning into wights and attacking t...
2024-11-28 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostMalora, often called the old maid of House Hightower, was known for her obsession with magic. In one of her experiments, something went disastrously wrong, leaving her head inexplicably fused to a table. Faced with this bizarre predicament, House Hightower had no choice but to seek assistance from the royal family, offering t...
2024-11-27 15:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostViserys saw the ice and bone spear hurtling toward him, its form menacing in its sheer size—over ten meters long and as thick as an adult's thigh. He could already envision the gruesome scene if it struck him: his body skewered like meat on a barbecue spit.
Acting on instinct, Viserys reached out and grabbed the deadl...
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