After a long night
Robb POV
The fight should have ended in an instant. There were only five of them and hundreds of us. Yet I watched as my men were cut apart like they were made of cheese. I saw steel weapons couldn’t pierce the ice armor, while the ice weapons cut our armor easily. Before I could snap of it, twenty or so men already died by their hands.
Only Jaime Lanniste...
2023-06-30 19:39:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 11
It has been over a year since Utakata started participating in the war. Now he was eight years old, still a kid who could barely handle a shinobi alone. Utakata was currently stationed in one of the most northern islands of the Land of the Water. The island was close to the Land of the Lightning, so plenty of skirmishes existed.
Utakata’s unit’s job was to stop any ad...
2023-06-30 14:05:39 +0000 UTC View PostRat’s proposition
Loras POV
Looking at Blackwater Bay, everyone could see burning Stannis’ Fleet burning in the distance. It was hard to tell how many ships had escaped, if any managed. The attack started in the early morning, but the fires from the ships won’t be gone for a while. The Hightower’s Fleet has arrived. It couldn’t even be called the Redwyne Fleet, as only hal...
2023-06-28 22:31:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 46
The Third Hokage looked at the body of Kabuto and bound Baki with concerned eyes. Danzo stood nearby but was silent. Gekko explained what he heard, and Kaen presented the plans that Kabuto gave to Baki. It was enough to paint a picture of what was going on. Suna’s betrayal and Orochimaru’s strategy of attacking Konoha were apparent.
“Seize the genin from Suna,” Da...
2023-06-27 21:08:11 +0000 UTC View PostWithin the snow
Robb POV
I looked at the weird horn Grey Wind found with the dragonglass daggers. It was disturbing how little I knew of these lands and the Others. I was Lord of Winterfell, Warden of the North, yet there I am, with no knowledge about this mountain range. Why was there dragonglass here? The only conclusion I could come up with was that the dragonglass was brought th...
2023-06-26 21:29:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10
To be nothing
The rest of the journey back to Mist was done in silence. Utakata never let down his guard, as he felt that Yagura might kill him for no reason. Utakata couldn’t understand Yagura. He couldn’t read him at all. Yagura would always smile at Utakata, yet it was never possible to determine why. Did Yagura like him like he said, or he simply saw Utakata as so...
2023-06-22 19:25:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9
The true plan
Utakata and the team escaped Dimyo‘s palace but were still in the capital. They didn’t have enough time to leave it before the bells rang. Guards with spears and swords rushed toward Daimyo’s palace, and they had to hide. Utakata still didn’t understand what Yagura planned to do to frame the Cloud.
“Do not use your chakra from there on,” Yag...
2023-06-20 14:54:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8
Innocence
The Land of Frost was cold. It wasn’t just massive amounts of snow that hindered Utakata and the rest of the team. It was the brutal wind. The faster they ran through the land, the more biting the wind was. It wasn’t enough to cover his face with a scarf and cover himself with a warm cloak. The wind always would find its way on his skin.
Yet it wasn’t...
2023-06-20 14:53:36 +0000 UTC View PostUnder the rain
Beric POV
Another body was hauled on the cart. By numbers, we didn’t lose that many men. Lord Tarly received more casualties than us daily, but seeing as the dead men were carried away to be burned made an expression on one. There was only so much death one man could see, but Lord Tully watched over all the dead as they were burned.
Not a single day went when ...
2023-06-18 15:08:17 +0000 UTC View PostAttack on Castle Black
Jon POV
I looked at the six scarecrows made of straw sharing the roof of King‘s Tower with Satin and me. As the men of Night‘s Watch stood on rooftops of black castle buildings, so were scarecrows dressed in black tunics over the straws that made their insides and armed with bows, crossbows, and spears. It was maester Aemon‘s idea. We could only hope tha...
2023-06-18 15:07:29 +0000 UTC View PostBefore the nightfall
Jon POV
It was my first full meal in weeks if not months. I didn’t need to rush to finish or look over my shoulder for danger. I was in the presence of my brothers. They wouldn’t harm me. Yet thinking of Lord Commander’s demise made me reconsider it. The new men who came with Yoren or alone were mainly criminals. What would stop them from deserting when th...
2023-06-18 15:06:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45
The preliminaries were over, it was a good show, and two of Kaen’s students passed it. He couldn’t ask for more, he guessed. Now it was only time to see who would fight who in the final exam. The genin quickly drew the numbers that would match them after The Third Hokage explained it. Ibiki came to take notes.
Once everyone got the numbers and said them, Ibiki drew th...
2023-06-17 12:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 44
Kaen made a shadow clone to take Kiba to the infirmary while he stayed and waited for the next match. Only five participants were left—two more fights. Kaen looked forward to whom Sasuke would fight. Both Rock Lee and Neji Hyuga would be great opponents for him. But he had to wait for it as two names appeared on the black screen—Hinata Hyuga vs. Ino Yamanaka.
Kaen kne...
2023-06-17 12:14:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 43
“All right, let’s go, Akamaru,” Kiba jumped to the arena, excited for a battle. “I have been waiting for this.”
Gaara used his sand to enter the arena and stood before Kiba and Akamaru. He didn’t say a word and stayed silent. Kaen looked concerned for his student but kept quiet. If Kiba’s life is in danger, he will interfere. Otherwise, he will let the fight...
2023-06-17 12:14:04 +0000 UTC View PostI decided to give more chapters to my patrons, as I thought I was giving a bit too little for the price. Are you happy with this kind of change? I hope to implement it in all my stories by the end of the next week.
2023-06-16 15:37:54 +0000 UTC View PostCold lands
Jaime POV
It was even colder than the first time I went for a ranging mission. But I endured like everyone else and followed Robb Stark from behind. I had to guard him for the duration of the range, and I had no problem doing so. It was Robb who didn’t like it. I couldn’t blame him for what my family had done. He could never trust me, so I stayed behind him.
The...
2023-06-16 15:25:23 +0000 UTC View PostLittle hope
Arianne POV
Nothing, no one knew where Edmure was. How long will it take before I lose hope for him to be alive? I wished I could say I would never lose hope, but each day was harder to endure. I had to know what happened to Edmure. I couldn’t even face our children anymore. There was a limit to how often I could tell them their father was coming home soon.
Every...
2023-06-16 15:24:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe wolf of the north
Robb POV
When we arrived at the Wall, we were welcomed by Lord Commander Jeor Mormont and First Ranger Benjen Stark. It was good to see uncle. I wished he had visited us, but I couldn’t blame him, as he probably didn't have time for all that was happening. Time seemed like a limited resource the closer we came to the winter.
The days are becoming shorte...
2023-06-16 15:23:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7
The way of water
Utakata clutched the two headbands he collected from Cloud Shinobi. They were proof of his feats. In the Village Hidden in Mist, one can get rewards for the headbands one brings back to the village. Utakata could die at any point in this, so at least he could try. Try his best to survive and then live. Even if he had to kill, steal and deceive.
“Tw...
2023-06-13 15:28:05 +0000 UTC View PostMan of the Night’s Watch
Jon POV
The rain had finally stopped after so long. Days went by as I rode. I was tired. I was confused. Everything happened too fast, and I could only remember everything like it was in a thick coat of mist. One moment I was ordered to kill an old man by the fire, and another lightning struck, blinding everyone.
Did Ghost feel my distress, or did he...
2023-06-11 15:07:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42
The double knockout of Tenten and Misumi was unexpected, even a bit disappointing, but the preliminaries had to continue. After they were taken to the infirmary, another pair of names appeared on the black screen. A certain blonde jumped excitedly, seeing the names—Kankuro of the Sand vs. Naruto Uzumaki.
“Heck yeah!” Naruto jumped into the arena. “It is time I bea...
2023-06-10 14:14:22 +0000 UTC View PostFarewells
Robb POV
Sometimes it felt like Winterfell was empty. Without my father, Jon, and Theon, it got quieter, even when my father and Jon were relatively silent, to begin with. Arya’s laughter became rare. Bran wasn’t a curious child anymore but a focused student. Rickon stopped his wild behavior and started to learn proper manners.
I wish our father could see us now....
2023-06-09 14:28:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6
First contact
The Land of Water was an archipelago with many islands separated from the mainland. The Village Hidden in Mist was on the biggest island in the center, surrounded by the rest of the islands. So, that meant that Utakata, like the rest, would travel to the mainland by ship. There was a low chance that they would be ambushed, and even if they did, with most of t...
2023-06-06 16:05:28 +0000 UTC View PostStannis’ mistake
Tyrion POV
King’s Landing was a busy city with a grand wedding in a month. The war beyond the city’s wall was not forgotten, however. Thousand of refugees from the Westerlands seeking refuge in the city would remind us that we were still losing the war. My father found Stannis’ mercy foolish as it let him recruit more men into the city watch or his army.
... 2023-06-04 19:43:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41
The first fight of the preliminary round began with two combatants looking at each other. Temari of the Sand had a confident smile, while Choji Akimichi looked nervous. Seeing that Choji wouldn’t charge her, Temari decided she would be the first to attack. Removing her from her back, she swung it in Choji’s direction, creating a gust of wind.
“His first mistake,” ...
2023-06-03 22:00:43 +0000 UTC View PostLion of the Night’s Watch
Jaime POV
I was a man of war, born and bred for it. Ever since I was young, I have been talented in killing. Yet I never let it cloud me. I trained myself every day to be better than I was yesterday. It wasn’t long before people would say I was the best swordsman in the known world, and I had no reason to disagree with it.
It has been a long since...
2023-06-02 17:47:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 5
To be something
It took a year to realize why he and his classmates were so pressured. As the third academic year started, Utakata concluded that the instructors used psychological warfare on them. It was simple, the common use of verbal abuse degrading their living standards and using other things to rile them up. He should have realized it sooner.
It was hard to te...
2023-05-31 11:37:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4
Massacre of the academy
The new year of the academy has brought much change, but some things don’t change. The training became more intense with the news of Leaf and Stone Village’s skirmishes. There were only a few theory classes in a week, and even they were about tactics and warfare. Otherwise, it was only taijutsu spars, weapon handling, and chakra control.
U...
2023-05-30 09:57:36 +0000 UTC View PostNew rule of Meereen
Theon POV
The ruling system of Meereen was established too profoundly. It depended on slavery for too much. For a city whose economy was based on the slave trade, it wasn’t simple to change. Planting trees and bean fields and generally establishing agriculture would only bring us so far. Even the gold we looted from the wealthiest people of Meereen and Astapor ...
2023-05-29 08:46:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40
The five days of the second exam ended without Orochimaru showing himself again. Kaen knew that Orochimaru wouldn’t risk revealing himself again, but it only unnerved Kaen more. Orochimaru wasn’t someone who would give up after failing once, or twice, or thrice. No matter how often he failed, Orochimaru never gave up on his goal.
Orochimaru was a scientist that wanted...
2023-05-28 10:26:18 +0000 UTC View Post