War

Listen while reading: Game of Thrones - The Spoils of War {Part 1}

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Shortly before Aslan's arrival in the throne room.

"Soldiers! Kill everyone who stops us!"

Shouting, Aslan beheaded a Targaryen soldier.

Targaryen forces have gradually gathered in front of the Barbican, the gateway to the Red Keep.

The Lannister and Aslan forces advanced rapidly towards the Red Keep.

While the Lannisters were in numerical superiority, Aslan, Ulmer, and Oswyn with a group of 15 loyal soldiers, separated from the army after having left the two lieutenants in command.

Aslan and his group have moved to one of the secondary gates of the castle which have not yet been sieged.

With the help of ropes with hooks, the group climbed the walls and took the few soldiers in front of them by surprise.

Aslan had two objectives, to recover the queen and her children and to kill the king.

The group follows the Promenade du Traître, a portion of the enclosure connected to the lower courtyard and the sacred woods, overlooking the Néra estuary. The traitor's promenade was just above the citadel of Maegor.

On the way, they found some enemy soldiers but all were killed without exception. The enemy soldiers did not have good morale since the beginning because the royal faction was always disadvantaged vis-a-vis the rebels and with the addition of Lannister, despair gained them.

After 10 minutes of walking and murder, the group stood in front of the citadel of Maegor.

Between the rampart and the citadel was a dry moat three feet deep, bristling with iron spikes.

All were unsure, if they did not manage to get to the other side then they would end up impaled by these spikes.

Aslan ignored them and prepared his rope. He caught the rope with a swing hook and finally threw it. The rope hung on a window. Aslan made sure that the rope was firmly hooked before jumping while firmly holding the rope.

His subordinates were impressed by the balls that their lord had.

Aslan quickly approached a window and put an arm in front of him and closed his eyes preparing for impact.

The sound of a worm breeze resounded in a huge room. Quickly, cries were heard behind him.

Ulmer, Oswyn and the soldiers managed to enter, but looking closely, Aslan noticed someone missing.

The soldiers saw him too. All rushed to the windows and they saw their companions spit on the spikes with their eyes open.

"Rest in peace."

The group continued on their way. Currently, the group was in the Queen's private reception hall, called the Queen's Ball.

The interior of the citadel of Maegor was very little protected because to enter it was almost impossible.

The Citadel of Maegor, heart of the fortress, a castle in the castle, surrounded by a dry moat three feet deep, bristling with iron spikes and crossed by a drawbridge.

The group found only 3 guards going up the stairs and on the way to the top of the citadel they encountered only 7 more guards.

Finally, the group arrived at the top of the citadel in front of a large wooden door.

Aslan stepped forward and shouted.

"Your Majesty, open the door!"

Behind the door, a silence was heard but under attentive listening, one could hear murmurs.

"I didn't come with bad intentions but people outside did. If you don't go out then I'm just going to break it."

The murmurs stopped and silence was heard. Aslan and his group fell silent and footsteps approaching the door were heard.

The wooden gate opened slowly.

A woman with long black hair and purple eyes opened the door.

"It- It's you ?! Ser Aslan ?!"

"That's right, Lady Ashara."

Aslan then looked inside the room to see Rhaella Targaryen with a swollen belly, about to give birth and a baby behind her.

Aslan entered the room and stopped before the queen.

"Your majesty, I have come to bring you with me."

Rhaella had a stoic face but you could see that she was worried about her children.

"Why would you want to save me, the Targaryens lost, if you save me you would only have unnecessary trouble. Tell me why you want to save me."

"... You don't need to know, but I can tell you that the Targaryens have a role to play in this world. For this reason, you cannot die, especially not with your unborn child."

Rhaella looked straight into Aslan's eyes. The two fixed themselves in the eyes trying to detect a lesser weakness.

"Okay, but if you hurt one of my kids then I will make sure to kill you even if I have to sacrifice my life."

"Okay, let's go now."

Aslan and his men turn around and start to descend down to leave the citadel.

Rhaella who was due to give birth sometime had trouble moving properly. Ashara supports her by the shoulder with another soldier. Viserys meanwhile followed his mother with worried eyes. Viserys did not yet understand what was happening now but he knew that his family had no power left.

When they were at the bottom of the citadel and wanted to lower the drawbridge, Aslan saw before the citadel was Gregor Clegane, Amory Lorch and Lannister soldiers.

"Shit, they're fast."

Aslan stopped and began to make a plan to escape.

As he reflected, Aslan saw the stables in front of the citadel but behind the Lannisters.

Aslan turned to the group and started talking to them.

"Listen to me, currently the exit is blocked and the only way to escape is to take the horses in the stables in front of the citadel ... however, we need sacrifices. Someone has to stay at the top of the citadel and attracts the attention of all the troops. "

At these words, everyone looked at each other. A mong silence lasted among the group before a voice broke the silence.

"I will do it."

Oswyn stepped forward and said nonchalantly.

"My Lord, I just ask you to take care of my friends."

Ulmer, who was one of Oswyn's friends, wanted to stop him from doing that, but ...

"I will accompany him."

"Me too."

The 14 soldiers of the group also advanced.

Oswyn shook his head and laughed.

"Not all, we must also protect our lord."

The 14 soldiers bowed their heads.

Aslan looked at his men with sadness. Oswyn had to stay because he was a powerful knight if a simple soldier stayed he would be killed quickly and they would be caught.

Finally, Oswyn stayed with 5 soldiers. Oswyn and the 5 soldiers went up to the queen's room and barricaded the door.

Then Oswyn took his bow and arrows and aimed at one of the Lannisters.

The arrow shot by Oswyn struck the head of a soldier standing next to Gregor.

Gregor's men began to panic looking for the archer who had shot the arrow and finally they saw a knight in the Queen's quarters.

Gregor and his troops began a siege to destroy the drawbridge and invade the citadel.

In less than 45 minutes, Gregor knocked down the drawbridge with the help of his troops. Gregor and his men rushed straight to the top of the citadel.

On the other hand, Aslan, Rhaella, Ashara, Ulmer and the last 9 soldiers opened the doors of the kitchen cellar and quickly made their way to the stables.

On the way, Ulmer and the soldiers had tears in their eyes. Their comrades had sacrificed themselves so that they could live, it was the height of chivalry.

In the stable, the soldiers mounted the horses and waited for their lord.

Aslan did not yet ride a horse but on the contrary, he drew his sword and killed the horses which did not have riders.

Aslan didn't want to risk being chased.

Aslan then put Rhaella on a horse and he rode with her to prevent her from suffering from her pregnancy.

The group of 13 people to leave the red dungeon then had to head towards the interior courtyard to pass to the exterior courtyard where the army of Aslan had secured a secondary passage.

Along the way, Aslan saw many deaths and fighting. The Lannisters clashed with the palace guards and many guards fled.

Soldiers with missing hands, legs, or soldiers trying to get their insides in.

On the horse, Aslan felt Rhaella shiver.

"Don't look. You will only hurt yourself."

Aslan put his hand over Rhaella's eyes. Before him, he could see the men losing their heads. Soldiers continued to beat an already dead man, wild laughter, bloodshot eyes.

War does not happen in this way, only massacres transform men into monsters.

In the group, Ulmer had a horrified expression and Ashara had already vomited.

Finally, the group entered the outside courtyard and a vision straight out of hell. A sea of ​​corpses in which the Lannisters track down and finish off the survivors.

At first sight, one could count the dead to thousands.

Aslan led the group to the southwest of the Red Keep, the place where the secondary door was secured by his army.

On the way, Aslan suddenly stopped. Aslan got off his horse and looked at Ulmer.

"Ulmer, I have to accomplish something. I'll let you drive everyone safely."

Ulmer surprised for a second nodded with a serious expression. Aslan nodded and turned around and headed for the huge throne room.

(Listen to this music: Game of Thrones: Season 6 OST - Light of the Seven)

"What are you going to do there?" A stoic voice was heard.

Aslan stopped and said.

"Kill a madman."

Rhaella was silent.

Aslan went to the throne room building step by step with a sword in his hand.

* Back to the present. *

Jemie approached Aerys and he clasped his sword with both hands and he was about to transpire Aerys, the door to the throne room opened.

"Stop Jamie, you should never defile your honor, let me do the dirty work."

Jamie's sword stopped. This voice he could recognize. Turning around, Jamie says.

"Brother. What are you doing here?"

"Kill and save certain people."

Aslan entered the throne room with regular steps echoing through the empty throne room.

Jamie didn't understand why Aslan was in the Red Keep, let alone in the throne room.

Aslan moved closer to Aerys when he was suddenly in front of him he kicked him in the stomach.

"Aerys, this is how you felt in Duskendale. Treated like a dog."

"No! NO! I am the king!"

Aslan simply replied with a punch in the jaw of Aerys. With the help of the armor, Aerys lost two teeth.

Jamie was stunned by his brother.

Aslan suddenly filled Aerys. Kicks and punches.

Aerys couldn't even speak because of the pain.

Jamie had had enough and arrested his brother.

"Enough brother."

Aslan stopped but not before giving him a powerful kick which sent him to slide on the ground.

"Do you want to kill Jamie?"

Jamie who arrested his brother froze.

"If you want to kill him then kill him, I'll take the blame for it."

Jamie looked at his brother in disbelief, but he shook his head.

"No, I'm going to kill him but I want to take responsibility for what I'm going to do."

Aslan looked at his brother with admiration. Jamie is one of the most honorable men he has ever known.

"Jamie, remember, no matter what the world can say about you after that, remember, you are the most honorable knight. You dared to do what few people would dare to do."

Jamie smiles as he looks at Aslan.

Aslan then patted his brother on the shoulder before kicking Aerys.

Jamie was stunned. Aslan smiled before leaving the throne room leaving Jamie and Aerys alone.

Aslan was heading towards the exit of the Red Keep towards his group. An open door stood before him. When he crossed it in front of him he saw dead everywhere. Aslan felt uncomfortable.

Aslan hastened his horse to the streets and the noise of fighting resounded in his ears.

(Listen this music: Game of Thrones: Season 6 OST - The Winds of Winter)

Aslan rushed to the source of the noise and saw the meaning of treachery. Two groups of soldiers clashed. One group had digital superiority while the other had quality. The fights took place from the smallest alley to the major arteries. A chaotic fight.

One of his two lieutenants betrayed him and sold it to his father.

At the head of the Lannister army which has the numerical advantage, Aslan could see his lieutenant and Tywin who had a cold face.

On the other side, he could see his loyal lieutenant fighting alongside the soldiers. Aslan was lucky because, among his 23,500 soldiers, only half of the recruits betrayed him. In total, Aslan now has 18,500 men, 13,500 elite troops and 5,000 experienced recruits.

Aslan also noticed that in the back were Rhaella, Viserys, Ashara, and Ulmer. The two women and the child were frightened but Ulmer was visibly injured.

Aslan felt angry like never before. For the first time in his life, he was betrayed.

Aslan sheathed his sword and picked up a spear planted on a corpse and charged towards his army. Aslan charged the area where the Lannisters the least numerous.

Aslan's entrance was like a demon in a slaughterhouse. The lance killed many men in charge. The lieutenant noticed the arrival of his lord and quickly ordered the elite troops to converge on Aslan.

Tywin watching the fight noticed a change in the fighting. His gaze roamed the battlefield in the form of the source of this change when he saw his son, Aslan.

"... Aslan ..."

Quickly Aslan entered his camp and rushed to his lieutenant.

"Tell me what happened!"

The lieutenant did not hide anything and quickly began to tell everything with eyes filled with rage.