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The Phoenix - 132

[A/N: Finally finished this chapter, now I have time to cry about the unjust death of this chapter's twin brother.

Enjoy!]

Chapter 132 – Curiosity

[301 AC – Winterfell]

Slowly walking through the stone corridors of her home, Sansa reached a quiet and nearly abandoned part of the giant castle, where she stopped her wandering.

Leaning against the rough stone walls and sensing the slight warmth coming from the natural hot spring passing through the ro...

Announcement

So after working on today's chapter for the last few hours and having it nearly ready, Open Office decided to f*ck me sideways and just shut down, destroying the work of several hours irreversibly, even though I saved the document and all.

Having found no solution to salvage the chapter, I am now forced to rewrite it completely, after having just so managed to restrain myself from trashing my laptop completely.

It will most likely take until tonight when I will have it ready again...

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Chapter 131 – A Dragon's Acceptance

[300 AC]

After the appearance of the 'Fiery Giant', the remaining Lords of the Vale submitted to the rule of the Red Temple with terror and resentment in their hearts, though they didn't dare to put up any resistance.

The Mountain Clans were much the same, as they had realized that the temple had never intended to help them rule the Vale. Their fear of divine retribution though was more than enough to keep them compliant, not to mention ...

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Chapter 130 – Two Castles

[300 AC]

Standing on a grassy hill, a gentle breeze flowing around his form, Phenex' gaze rested on the ancient castle sitting on the shoulder of the mountain peak known as the Giant's Lance. The Eyrie made for an impressive sight, despite its size being small compared to the castles of other Great Houses, which was only natural considering its position.

The conquest of the Stormlands, the Reach, and the Iron Islands was nearly finished, while eve...

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Chapter 129 – Heart and Mind Fortress

[300 AC]

Wooden sword in hand, Arya danced through the empty and well-lit room that was part of her and her sister's quarters, along with a half-a-dozen other rooms.

After being taken in by the temple, asking for a wooden practice sword had been one of the first things she had done, before taking up her training in Water Dancing again, with the primary goal being to gain some semblance of strength to protect herself.

While being ...

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[A/N: Finally finished this one, hope you enjoy it!]

Chapter 128 – Different Sides Of The Same Coin

[300 AC]

Staring at the dark wooden door that was the entrance to her 'quarters', the skillful carving of a phoenix being particularly eye-catching and somewhat terror-inducing, Margaery Tyrell felt her heart beating unsteadily.

The young Southern Queen had been held hostage by the Red Temple for several weeks by now and so far her captivity had been surpris...

Announcement

Hey folks, I just wanted to make a quick post and let you know that I couldn't update the yesterday, as I drove like 2500km the last two days and was just not up to the task of writing something.

I do have a chapter nearly ready that I will release today, though I still need a few hours for that. Stay tuned for that and I hope you all had a nice weekend!

PS: I started to watch 'Better Call Saul' in my downtime a few days ago and it's just great. So, if any of you are se...

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Chapter 127 – Apprentice

[300 AC]

"How are you planning to deal with the Boltons?", Jaehaerys asked his brother after the meeting with the Lords had concluded.

The alliance, which was much more similar to a non-aggression pact, had already been agreed upon by the nobles from the Riverlands and the North, even though some of the conditions had been hard for the Southern and Northern Lords to stomach.

The first had been that the Red Temple would no longer be obstructed...

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[A/N: I did some editing on Chapter 125. Nothing major, but maybe worth checking out. Enjoy!]

Chapter 126 – Alliance

[300 AC]

"Oldtown, Blackcrown, The Three Sisters, Sunhouse, Uplands, Bandalton, and Honeyholt have already been conquered by forces I have brought with me.

"Horr Hill, Starpike, Ashford, and Ciderhall are left for the Dornish armies under Doran Martell's lead to deal with, while the lands further North are soon going to come under the attack...

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Chapter 011 – Determination

[April – 2008]

Having almost finished my shopping trip, I was just on my way out of the mall when my draconic instincts told me that I was being watched.

Turning back with several large shopping bags in hand, I spotted a short white-haired girl staring at me from roughly two dozen meters away.

I didn't need to be a genius to recognize Koneko, as my own nose told me of her somewhat feline origin. I knew that she would be able to smell my ...

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Chapter 125 – Content

[300 AC]

Looking at the dark-haired man that had stolen her heart, while he carried the small white-haired bundle of joy that was her daughter in his arms with a relaxed and gentle smile, Rhaella's heart nearly leaped out of her chest in overwhelming joy.

The former Queen fought hard to suppress the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes after an afternoon she had spent with Phenex and Allyria playing in the gardens on Dragonstone.

It had b...

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Chapter 124 – Brothers

[300 AC]

Drawing closer and closer to the dark-haired dragonrider, the Young Wolf saw the exquisitely crafted, grey leather armor with a blood-red Targaryen crest on the front, which caused a small frown to appear between his brows.

The dragonriders were even more of a mystery than the personal guard of the Red God in some sense. Some Feathers had appeared amongst the Lords in King's Landing and stories and myths about them existed.

It was diff...

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Chapter 123 – Warriors of Blood and Fire

[300 AC]

Screams and cries of agony echoing in his ears, Robb's mind had difficulty comprehending the rapidly-changing events of the last few moments.

Just as he thought that his wife and child would die at the hands of a man that had served by his side for nearly two years, a legendary Feather appeared and saved his love. Only for that Feather to somehow summon several more of the legendary warriors and order them to throw themselv...

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Chapter 122 – Black Walder

[300 AC]

It took only a few minutes to organize the men before Robb Stark set off with great haste on his stead and roughly seven thousand men behind him.

The Twins were still a few miles away and the Young Wolf was anxious to get there to make sure that whoever had attacked the Crossing wouldn't be able to trap him and his men in the South.

The closer they got the worse things seemed though, as people covered in dirt and ash fled in groups...

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Chapter 121 – A Burning Crossing

[300 AC]

Looking at the black mark on the face of the dozens of dead ironborn that had terrorized the castle just the day before, Maester Luwin had a conflicted expression on his face.

In just one night, Winterfell had been freed of the raiders and rapists that had taken residence inside the ancestral seat of House Stark, which would normally be something to celebrate.

Except that the elderly advisor and steward of House Stark recogni...

Announcement

Finally managed to get some time to myself, so that I can give you all a very necessary update on my writings and my situation.

I am currently moving to another place. Not just to another city but to a whole other country, so you can probably guess something like that comes with a lot of stress and inconvenience. This is especially true in my case, as I am moving to a place that doesn't even have running water and electricity at the moment.

I am planning on working arou...

Announcement

Hey guys, I have some personal matters to attend to today, so I won't be able to write and upload a chapter. I hope I can return to the regular schedule as soon as tomorrow, but I don't know for now.

Sorry to disappoint you, I ask you to be understanding and patient. Have a nice day you all!

Rise of the Dragon - Chapter 015

Chapter 015 – For the Clan

[Year 69 – December– Konohagakure – Senju Compound]

His limbs chained and chakra sealed, Hiruko could only stare at the ceiling of his cell in despair and helpless anger.

The last thing he remembered was being attacked out of the blue by two people. Even though he was a Jonin, his power fell far, far short in comparison to his opponents. It took mere seconds before he was immobilized by seals, while a medical jutsu had paralyzed his entire ...

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Chapter 120 – Unseen and Unheard

[300 AC]

Hundreds of rowing boats filled to the brim with fierce warriors and priests slowly neared the port of Oldtown under the guise of the night. Barely any sound could be heard despite the number of boats, as the rows were put to use with great care.

Kinvara, who was standing at the bow of the very first boat, had a calm look on her eyes, as her crystal eyes shined with a blazing luster.

Phenex had sent a massive fleet up the wes...

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Chapter 119 – Forgiveness

[300 AC]

It was some time after Phenex had dismissed Kevan and instructed one of his Feathers to take the man to meet his son, grandniece, and grandnephew, so that he could tell them about Phenex' arrangements, that Arianne stepped into his solar.

Approaching him with a small smile, the Dornish beauty stole herself a kiss, before she addressed him: “Should I tell my brother the good news, or has the former Hand of the King unexpectantly chosen t...

Rise of the Dragon - Chapter 014

[A/N: Another chapter for my Naruto FF. After this I will return to The Phoenix again.

Also I finally got around to test one of those editing apps and it worked rather well, so I started editing older chapters The Phoenix. It still turned out to be an incredibly time-consuming task, as it took me nearly all day yesterday to get around to do barely half of it.

I will continue doing so nonetheless, as it it helps me filter out the smallspelling mistakes I simply overlook during the ...

Rise of the Dragon - Chapter 013

Chapter 013 – Breakfast

[Year 69 – December– Konohagakure – Senju Compound]

Pushing the thoughts on Kimimaro's situation aside for the moment, Ryuma brushed his teeth and took care of his morning duties.

Getting dressed in a simple white haori with the Senju Crest on the back and a hakama of the same color, before stepping out of his room, where he could see Yui already standing in the hallway calmly and waiting for him.

In his last life, Ryuma had always neede...

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Chapter 118 – Offer and Resolution

[300 AC]

“At first, let me introduce myself.”, Phenex began, his gaze much less invasive than before, “Because even though I do go by many names, I was born as Phenex Firestar of House Dayne.”

Phenex knew that his show of force from before was somewhat necessary, as most people do not believe in things that they had not seen with their own eyes.

Displaying only a trace of his innate aura was more than enough to let others un...

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Chapter 117 – Meeting

[300 AC – Kingsroad near the Crownlands]

[A few hours before the breaching of the gates in King's Landing]

Battles and wars were not decided by numbers, but by many different factors. Terrain, equipment, experience, morale, and strategy were just a few of the factors that could influence the outcome of a battle greatly.

Tywin Lannister had learned that in the long years of his life and the many battles he had led armies into. And like any grea...

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Chapter 116 – End of the Siege

[300 AC]

Staring at the smoking Red Keep from the low wall surrounding the Red Temple, Arya's eyes were filled with bitter hate, as were her elder sister's. A sense of glee erupted in her heart as she saw the Southern army wreaking havoc in the castle from the distance, having left behind death and destruction on their way there.

"Do not let your hate warp your hearts.", Thoros' voice called out from the side.

"You may feel joy at your ...

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Chapter 115 – No Kings

[300 AC]

Scurrying through the palace corridors as fast as his old legs could carry him, Pycelle put on an anxious and fearful expression, even though in truth he wasn't really worried about surviving the sacking of the city by the Southern army.

He was after all a Maester of the Citadel and the Grandmaester of the small council on top of that, and no intelligent ruler would kill a Maester and risk antagonizing the Citadel, especially not a Southern ...

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[A/N: Very hard chapter to write. Changed it nearly half a dozen times, but I am finally somewhat satisfied with it. Enjoy!]

Chapter 114 – Breach

[300 AC]

"J-Jaime died … ?"

Looking at the old Grandmaester with something akin to despair as her eyes had lost their luster, Cersei questioned softly with almost trembling lips, hoping that Pycelle would tell her she misheard.

"I'm afraid so, Your Grace.", the elderly man replied, his gaze fixed on the f...

The Phoenix - 113

[A/N: Just a heads up, I did some very minor edits to the last chapter. Enjoy!]

Chapter 113 – Information and Truth

[300 AC]

"The revolts in the city are getting worse every day and the food supplies are starting to run dangerously low. It has been six weeks already, Your Grace, I am not sure how much longer the City Watch and the men you brought with you can last, my Lord.", Janos Slynt reported, as he stood before the desk in the study Kevan Lannister, Hand of...

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[A/N: So I have decided on what should happen to Cersei and am very thankful for all the comments and votes, as they brought me a great deal of inspiration. I will not spoil what will happen to her, though I will make sure to explain Phenex' decision.

Enjoy the chapter!]

Chapter 112 – Beginning of the Conquest

[300 AC]

[Dragonstone – Chamber of the Painted Table]

“My brother is still laying siege to King's Landing and despite having only Randyl T...

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Chapter 111 – Warning

[300 AC – Westerlands]

As Talisa entered the main tent where her husband, Robb Stark, was currently brooding over battleplans with a deep frown on his face, her heart inexplicably felt a painful sting.

In his pursuit to get back his sisters and get justice for his father, her love carried such a heavy burden and duty, and she just wished there was something she could do to alleviate some of this burden.

Not for the first time, she wished herse...