The Night's Defiance
Jon POV
I limped through the dungeons supporting myself with one hand on the wall. The walls were cold to the touch, but my leg hurt more than I was cold. I have put too much pressure on my leg while fighting the free folk. Even after a month, my leg hasn’t healed. Even if the pain seemed du...
2023-08-20 14:44:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54
Jiraiya looked at the Hokage as he comfortably sat on his chair before the Hokage sat the Fire Daimyo. After exchanging greetings, the meeting went smoothly. The Hokage told the Daimyo that the final test of the Chunin Exams would be taken by Konoha genin apart from two from Suna. So, he didn’t have anythin...
2023-08-19 14:21:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe shadows under the Harpy
Edmure POV
To attack the Temple of the Graces would be foolish, even if we knew what they were hiding. We would make an enemy of everyone in Meereen. But leaving them alone would bring trouble too. It was a complicated matter that I didn’t wish to spend time on. I wanted to be done wi...
2023-08-18 15:04:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 18
Utakata could feel his master’s hands on his back as he circulated the six tails chakra around his body. It took a week, but he finally managed to sustain one tail cloak for a while. It felt terrific to Utakata. He felt his power at least double. He was more durable, faster, stronger, and his wounds healed ...
2023-08-15 14:01:41 +0000 UTC View PostSons of the Harpy
Theon POV
"Your Grace," said Ser Barristan Selmy, the lord commander of Dany’s Queensguard, "there is no need for you to see this."
I turned to see Dany walking into the dungeon as I was finishing my work. Anguy provided me with a clean cloth to clean my bloodied hands. Dany clutched her ...
2023-08-14 13:21:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 53
Looking at the broken body of Danzo under his feet, Jiraiya felt disgusted. Kaen has asked to watch over the Third Hokage and has explained what was going on. So even without his sensei’s instructions, Jiraiya still observed a confrontation between his sensei and Danzo. He could see how conflicted his sense...
2023-08-12 14:39:45 +0000 UTC View PostCold Hands
Jaime POV
This night was the coldest I have experienced in my life. But it was fine, and it was the day I would die anyway. Yet I couldn’t stop now. Even when I felt dozens of cuts on my body, I held my shield high and continued to cut a path through the dead. Even if it was for a few more minutes, I ...
2023-08-11 15:09:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 17
It was a brief moment Utakata had to rest. But even one day of good rest and deep sleep didn’t recover his fatigue. He didn’t even know how he managed to fall asleep when he returned to the village, as he feared that one of the survivors from the previous mission would have rattled him out about using Kaz...
2023-08-08 15:31:47 +0000 UTC View PostTrial by combat
Tyrion POV
I was stuck in the Black Cells once again. It became my new home, and aside from going out to the trials, I was always in the dark. With few visitors coming to see me, Podrick kept me company. The fool didn’t take the gold for himself but bought wine for me and cheese to snack on. It c...
2023-08-06 15:36:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52
It was a wonderful sight to behold for such an old man like Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage. Looking as the sun set beyond the village he worked so hard to protect had lessened his worries. Even if it was for a bit, Hiruzen enjoyed watching over his home. It gave purpose to him and reassured him that his h...
2023-08-05 13:43:59 +0000 UTC View PostNegotiations
Edmure POV
I could tell that the Queen didn’t like my actions as I was dragged by the guards from the dungeons. My hands and legs were bound, and I couldn’t move. They were pretty rough with me. They didn't slow down when they dragged me through the stair, so I got a few bruises. Then I was thrown...
2023-08-04 14:38:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 16
It was agonizing to wait and do nothing. Utakata and his team were in position, laying low and waiting for the enemy to leave their post and attack the shinobi of the Mist. Once they were lured away, they would move to take the fortress. Utakata felt restless. So many things could go wrong, but he had no cont...
2023-08-01 13:58:02 +0000 UTC View PostTrial of rats
Loras POV
When I returned from meeting Tyrion, my grandmother was waiting for me. Margaery was with her, but neither my father nor mother was with them. I could tell that some of their spies had told them that I went to visit Tyrion in the black cells. They hid their anger well, but I could tell they...
2023-07-31 07:29:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51
Kaen’s body felt incredibly light. Even as flames escaped his skin, he didn’t feel any pain. After all, the stored chakra in his seal burned, not his body. It was a year's worth of chakra, trapped in the seal, now released for Kaen to use. Still, he found it hard to control his chakra volume. But it was f...
2023-07-29 16:31:34 +0000 UTC View PostBloody mess
Edmure POV
When I opened my eyes, I was greeted by darkness. The cold stone touched my back as I slowly sat down along the wall. Few torches illuminated the hallway and the bars of my cell. I slowly got near the light and checked on my wounds. My arm hurt like hell but was well bandaged and cleaned, so...
2023-07-28 15:01:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15
It took more work than Utakata expected to learn Soap Bubble Ninjutsu. It was more complicated than anything he had seen before. It needed better than perfect chakra control to master it. Creating bubbles to what you want takes much concentration too. The bubbles' size, thickness, and volume must be calculate...
2023-07-26 13:34:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe black cells
Tyrion POV
I was getting annoyed with the darkness. How many days passed? At this point, it could be two or ten. I barely slept; if I did, I never thought I slept long enough. At least it wasn’t hot in these black cells, but that was the only good thing I could say about it. I have heard of the p...
2023-07-24 08:33:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50
Using fang over fang jutsu while transforming into a four-headed wolf made a mess of the terrain and the enemy. Hana forced them to scatter and run away from her as she was unstoppable in this transformation. Hana's first target was the weirdo with two heads and probably no brain. He looked dangerous and prob...
2023-07-22 15:04:45 +0000 UTC View PostNorthern flames
Robb POV
The sun was disappearing from the horizon as the night descended. Dark storm clouds could be seen fleeting toward us. We knew that with it came death. Standing on the wall of Hardhome, I looked down as my men entered the settlement. Mance Rayder stood beside me, waiting for me to do someth...
2023-07-21 14:32:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 14
It was dark. Only a few candles lit the room where Utakata was. He was lying on a cold stone slab looking at the ceiling. The room was surrounded by various seals that Utakata didn’t know. Next to him was an old woman lying on a similar cold stone slab. His hands and feet were bound by a strong rope connect...
2023-07-18 15:19:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grand Opening
Theon POV
Meereen was bustling. Today the fighting pits were going to open. The Great Masters of Meereen gathered with their servants to see. People from various places came too. It didn’t look like there were many dignitaries from other Free Cities, but with time, they would become curious too...
2023-07-16 15:55:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49
Vultures flew over the heads of the Fourth Kazekage and his entourage. Four guards were with the Fourth Kazekage as he traveled through the desert toward the Land of the Fire. The wind picked up and blew sand around Kazekage. A man stood before him as the sand settled back to the ground. He wore glasses and h...
2023-07-15 16:36:51 +0000 UTC View PostPeace talks
Robb POV
To persuade Mance Rayder, the leader of the Wildlings, to agree to a peace agreement, I would need to offer compelling incentives that align with the Wildlings' interests and address their concerns. I knew that much, but firstly I had to make Mance Rayder agree to talk with me. So, I had no ch...
2023-07-14 14:44:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 13
Utakata looked at the money he had received for his work in the past four months. Most credit was given for defeating the Cloud Shinobi to the clan members as they ambushed them. It didn’t matter that only a third of Utakata’s unit survived because they were late or that Utakata and his unit did the most ...
2023-07-11 17:10:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe Wedding
Tyrion POV
The first day of the year and the first day of the new century. I started the day started with the breakfast. I could see that the servants scurried about the corridors and courtyards of the chosen venue for the wedding before I arrived for breakfast, ensuring that every detail was meticulou...
2023-07-10 07:54:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48
It was almost time for Kaen to make his move. The third test will begin in a week, but there are still many things to prepare. Shino did well with his training, incorporating sealing jutsu with his bugs. His chakra control was better than before too. Yet Kaen knew Sasuke would exploit his physical strength as...
2023-07-09 06:23:43 +0000 UTC View PostHard decisions
Robb POV
We were lucky to miss storms, but the march to Hardhome was still challenging. I couldn’t stop thinking of that night. I tried to remember every detail I could, fearing that I might have missed something. No matter how important, every little detail could be integral in our next fight aga...
2023-07-07 17:41:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12
A fire burned all around Utakata as the smoke reached the skies. While everyone else was going through the loot they had gathered, Utakata sat alone, cleaning his blades and watching the burning houses. What was once a bustling town was not ashes and dust. There was no hope for this town since the Mist decide...
2023-07-04 11:38:00 +0000 UTC View PostAnnoying people
Theon POV
Everything was going quite well so far. I found who has been asking to open the fighting pits. He was some Ghiscari noble, tall with gentle hands that never held a weapon or a tool. At least he wasn’t fatty with hundreds of chins—a slender man with pale eyes and amber skin. I didn’t...
2023-07-03 12:42:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47
It looked like Kaen was in Hokage’s office way too much of the late. Well, it will be his office soon, so it was fine. Kaen smiled as the Third Hokage read through the papers he presented him with. It was more than simply evidence that Danzo worked with Orochimaru. The research papers would be enough for ev...
2023-07-03 09:15:16 +0000 UTC View Post
