Chapter 90

|Melisandre - Red Priestess of R'hllor|

I pray to my god and feel his satisfaction wash over me. All my hard work to wash away all the impurities from practicing blood magic has paid off. Lord R'hllor thanked me for my hard work; it was all I needed.

I watch the fire in the fireplace and see what course of action I need to take. I can see. I can see the fight between the Great Dragon and a Shadow Being who rules over Old Valyria. The Destroyer of the Old Way and the Ruler of Ashes Kingdom.

A creature with the same power as the Old Enemy but opposite at the same time.

This creature can raise the dead, but he cannot keep raising them like the Old Enemy. Fire is the symbol of life, and every skeleton he raises cannot be raised once more if it is destroyed, unlike the Old Enemy, who has the concept of Stagnation.

Stagnation will always stay the same and cannot be changed. However, there are only a few people or things who can change stagnation, and one of those people is Azor Ahai, the Prince that was promised, and his name is Viserys Targaryen.

I shake my head and decide to hold myself from the bright future my lord shows me. There is still a trial ahead of us. Navigating the smoking sea is not easy, but I am willing to guide Viserys in his journey, for this is my main mission: to give him guidance, my body, and soul, just like my lord told me to.

*Knock* *Knock*

"Excuse me but high highness calling you. The ship is ready and you are needed in the throne room."

I snap from my thoughts and get up from the ground. Our journey will start now, and I will make sure my Azor Ahai survives the trial coming at him.

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I look at the endless ocean in front of me and feel the wind run past me.

"Melisandre."

I turn around and see Viserys walking toward me with his dragon, Alduin following him from behind. The dragon is now the size of three warhorses, and his pitch-black scale makes him an imposing creature.

"Your highness, what can I do for you?"

"I need to ask you about this voyage."

"Of course. I will answer them all."

"What kind of creature will we fight soon?"

"Creature, your highness?"

"Don't act ignorant, Melisandre. I can feel it. We only sailed for two days, and I already felt it. We have another week before we enter the Smoking Sea, and I already feel something is waiting for us in the Smoking Sea."

Impressive. I did not even feel the demon sleeping in the Smoking Sea. As expected of the chosen one, he already noticed it. Even I cannot feel the incoming trial from this distance.

"The first trial is the giant Sea Dragon. It was supposed to be one of the guardians of Valyria. However, when the Doom happens, it gets corrupted by whatever it was that caused the doom."

There are two types of rulers in Valyria. The one who rules the sky like the Targaryen family and the one who rules the sea. Targaryen and the other sky rulers have Sky Dragon in their possession, while the Sea Ruler has the Sea Dragon on their side.

Both rulers are powerful houses that many kingdoms and empires try to conquer but result in failure. Both rulers ensured Valyria prospered for a thousand years, and their influence spread until the Doom of Valyria.

Now the remnant of the Sea Dragon roams the sea in the Smoking Sea, guarding Valyria against anyone who dares to approach them.

"Unlike your dragon, the Sea Dragon did not have wings, so they cannot fly. However, they can swim really fast to dodge Alduin's firebreath. That is why Sea Dragon is the king of the sea while Dragon is the king of the land."

"I see."

I can see Viserys nodding his head, and I can see that he is thinking of a way to defeat his future opponent.

"Not only that, but the Sea Dragon also spit an acid that can melt most things."

"Really? Then we have some bad news. This ship is made of wood."

"Don't worry, your highness. That acid can be combated using a magical means. Coat the entire ship using magic and it can take the acid for a little bit."

"Just a little bit. That means tanking the attack is not good, huh?"

I let him mutter something under his breath. I could hear them, but I did not know what most of them meant. Tanking? AOE? I don't know what that means.

"I see. I guess that is all for now. I need to do something."

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I can only watch in awe as I see magic dancing around Viserys. It is like seeing a puppy see his master after ten years separated. The magic around him is eager to please Viserys.

I see the magic in the air spread and start to latch itself to the ship. Then, after a few minutes of controlling the magic, another layer of protection appears on top of the fourth one. Viserys has been creating a barrier around the ship after I told him about the Sea Dragon yesterday.

"Huuuu… I think I should do it today. Four barriers around the ship. The first layer acts like a second skin, the second layer will block the attack and also feed all the layer with magic that makes them more powerful, the third layer act as the bubble around the ship that acts as the wall, and the fourth layer will act as a trampoline that throw back the incoming attack."

Hearing his mumbling, I can only sigh at his vast knowledge of magic. Most of the magic I know involves sacrifice, and even then, it was only for a fight. There is some magic that I can use to heal someone, but it cannot heal a severe injury like what the Healer in Lunaria does on a daily basis.

I most certainly did not have magic that could do what Viserys does to the ship. I can only create one ball of barrier that will block the incoming attack, and I also have a feeling that it can only block a single attack from the Sea Dragon.

"Melisandre"

I snap from my thoughts when I hear Viserys calling me.

"What is it, your highness?"

"Tell me more about the Sea Dragon."

I smile a little and tell him more about the knowledge I gathered in my lifetime.