Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

Therefore, many people in King's Landing believed that Viserys was the chosen one, especially after they heard the stories of the coronation of the Seven and the Son of the Sun. They were even more convinced that the usurper had betrayed his king, that he had seized the throne unjustly, and that he had been punished by the Seven or the Red Gods, who sent the White Walkers to destroy the false king.

The appearance of the White Walkers broke through the barriers to the Red God Cult's infiltration of Westeros. War was the biggest change, and Melisandre's missionary work spread rapidly throughout Westeros through hundreds of thousands, even millions, of Northern refugees.

With Viserys defeating the White Walkers and saving the world, coupled with the previous propaganda by the Cult of Red God claiming that the true king, the son of the sun, would surely dispel the darkness, wield the Lightbringer, and that only Viserys could defeat the White Walkers, there are now quite a few people in King's Landing who believe in the Cult of Red God.

Viserys' coronation ceremony was not held in the Basilica of St. Baelor, but in the throne room of the Red Fort.

On the day the plaza below the Red Keep opened to the public, a large number of King's Landing citizens flooded in instantly upon the opening of the entrance, causing the Unsullied to be quite nervous and strictly control the order in the plaza.

The throne room in the Red Keep was lavishly decorated, and the dragon bones that had once been placed in the cellars were brought out and placed on either side of the Iron Throne.

Vaghar's grotesque, enormous skull could easily be traversed even on horseback, as she looked down upon hundreds of well-dressed local nobles.

Besides the nobles near the royal domain who had submitted to the Targaryen family, the nobles of the Riverlands had also been arriving in King's Landing in the past few days.

Next, there are two important ceremonies: the coronation and His Majesty the King's wedding.

The Tully family of Riverrun had successfully landed and escaped disaster. Earl Edmure Tully stood among the Riverlands nobles, becoming just another face in the crowd, having lost his former star status.

Although the family was stripped of the title of Governor of Three Rivers and the title of Duke of Flowing City, they were spared. As long as they were alive, that was good. Edmure's act of surrendering the city saved the lives of the entire family.

If his father were to go toe-to-toe with the Targaryens, he had no doubt that His Majesty the King would indeed burn Riverrun to the ground and extinguish the Tully bloodline.

"Thank the gods."

Edmure looked at the silver-haired youth sitting on the Iron Throne, his expression slightly dazed.

He didn't even know whether he should thank Earl Brecken for killing his father, thus indirectly saving the Tully family.

Beside the Iron Throne, the obese Archbishop walked over, holding a crown inlaid with a red gemstone, while Melisandre, the priestess of the Red Goddess, stood quietly watching from the corridor on the second floor of the Throne Hall.

This crown was reforged from a Valyrian steel dagger by Master Tob Moso of Pentos, and the red gem on the crown was a gift from Melisandre.

She claimed it was a gift from the King of Light to His Majesty, but no one knew where she had obtained this magical gem.

Holding this ruby ​​in your hand, a natural warmth flows through your entire body, as if protected by magic, dispelling cold and illness.

Viserys nodded and accepted the gift from Melisandre.

The coronation ceremony was originally scheduled to take place inside St. Basil's Cathedral, but His Majesty the King changed his mind and moved the ceremony to the Throne Room, having the Archbishop come out of St. Basil's Cathedral to the Iron Throne to crown him.

Some suspect that Melisandre is the one who slandered His Majesty the King, and that this woman bewitched him through her witchcraft or physical beauty, leading him to make wrong decisions.

However, this was actually a miscarriage of justice for the Red Priestess; the matter had nothing to do with her and was entirely Viserys's own idea.

Religion and monarchy are inherently conflicting powers, and they can hardly complement each other because the right to interpret doctrines lies within the sanctuary, which essentially boils down to whether the king or the god is supreme.

When Viserys was in Essos, he introduced multiple religions, so that there was no single, unified religion with a wide influence in the territory, in order to divide the influence of religious cultists.

Now that he is about to ascend the Iron Throne, he must consider some of the deeply rooted religious issues in Westeros in advance.

That 'big sparrow' who might appear in the future or will definitely emerge from the crowd, if he discovers him, he will surely kill him with a single blow.

Of course, not all problems need to be solved with swords; that's a last resort.

At this stage, he still hopes to gradually reduce the influence of religion on the monarchy through gentle methods, like slowly boiling a frog in water.

The atmosphere in the throne room was solemn, dignified, and sacred. The archbishop recited the oath in a low voice, while Viserys remained seated on the Iron Throne without rising from his seat.

Then the long and tedious oath was finally recited, and the obese archbishop placed the Valyrian steel crown on Viserys' head.

He proclaimed himself King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, Prince of Andalus and Pentos, Lord of Dragons, Viserys Targaryen I.

As his resume grew increasingly impressive, Viserys' titles also became longer. Before his coronation, he cut off some titles that he didn't need for the time being, such as the religiously significant 'Son of the Sun' and 'Crowned by the Seven Gods'.

This even includes connections with previous dynasties and the Targaryen kings.

The Targaryen dynasty's rule over Westeros began with Aegon I the Conqueror and ended with his father, Aerys II, spanning seventeen kings and two hundred and eighty-three years.

Subsequently, the kingdom ruled by the Targaryen family was overthrown by usurpers, who stole ten years of power. The second prince, who had fled to the Eastern Continent, worked hard to rebuild the kingdom and reclaim the Iron Throne, establishing a new nation encompassing Andalus and Pentos.

Completely transformed, inside and out.

Viserys once complained that it was a useless coronation ceremony, but when it actually began, he was all talk and no action, and was well prepared.

The handsome young king sat on the Iron Throne, sunlight streaming through the windows above the throne room and illuminating him. He wore well-fitting black trousers, an exquisite black velvet robe, and a metal dragon head medallion on his chest.

His long, silver-gold hair was soft and slightly reflected light. The heavy crown fell and pressed down on his hair. His clean, clear, light purple eyes looked down at the courtiers below.

He then stood up, and all the bells in King's Landing rang out in unison, accompanied by thunderous applause in the throne room.

Chapter 474 The League of the Righteous

The news of Viserys's second coronation in King's Landing, taking the title of Viserys Targaryen I, quickly spread throughout the southern regions of Westeros with the help of ravens.

Some cheered and raised their glasses to wish him a long life, while others cursed him and even wished that he would trip and fall and die.

Meanwhile, in the Vale, Lord Jorn Royce of Runestone led the formation of an alliance against the Iron Throne, known as the 'League of the Righteous'.

The slogan put forward by the League of Justice is to maintain the dignity of the nobles, the normal order of the country, and not to allow Viserys to take away their sacred and inviolable rights.

A few months ago, Count Jon Royce led the Valley Knights on a large-scale attack on the Battle of Riverrun, attempting to strike the Dothraki from behind, but instead suffered a defeat.

Bellerion's dragonfire ignited both banks of Streamrunner, creating a raging inferno. The Valley Knights suffered heavy losses and were the first to withdraw from the battle, fleeing eastward.

Even old Jon himself nearly died on the battlefield. A burst of dragonfire from Bellerion landed not far from him, burning his warhorse to ashes. Fortunately, his ancestral bronze armor protected him, allowing the old count to escape death and flee back to the valley under the protection of his guards.

However, Count Jon Royce, who had escaped death and returned to the valley, was not intimidated by the raging dragon flames. Instead, he raised the banner of rebellion against Viserys with even greater determination.

Perhaps it was the brief conversation the two had in the Twins that solidified his resolve to resist, or perhaps there were other reasons. He had witnessed the dragon's wounded state and believed that the dragon was not entirely invincible.

Therefore, he gathered Lady Anya Weywood of Iron Oak, Earl Ian of Longbow Hall, Earl Beneda Belmore of Hongsong, Sir Simon Temperton of Nine Stars, Michel Redford, heir to the Earl of Red Fortress, and many others...

Michelle's father, Horton Redford, was captured alive after the Battle of Riverrun and is now imprisoned in King's Landing.

Michel Redford was only the youngest son of the Earl of Houghton and a squire to Sir Lynn Cobbry; he should not have skipped his brothers to become the heir to the Red Fortress.

However, Yorn Royce's daughter, Asina, who bears a striking resemblance to him, falls for the handsome and skilled swordsman.

Count Jon then forced Michel to marry his youngest daughter. The two were married in the shortest possible time. At the same time, the Royce family used its power to help Michel defeat his brother and obtain the position of heir.

The League of Justice mobilized its army to blockade the valley and called on more nobles to join the rebellion, determined to pursue fairness and justice and not allow the power of family rule to slip from their hands.

They refused to acknowledge that Viserys had ascended the Iron Throne, tore up the letter from King's Landing, and accused Viserys of being the culprit in the invasion of the Seven Kingdoms.

They completely forgot who helped them repel the White Walkers; without Viserys, they might have become walking corpses by now.

The current Lord Robert Arryn, the Guardian of the Valley, the Warden of the East, and Duke of the Eyrie, is merely an infant nursing in his swaddling clothes.

His mother, Lady Lysa Tully, was also just a woman. This widow and her son were naturally powerless to organize a resistance against the tyrant. Moreover, her family members had already knelt down, and the Vale nobles were worried that Lysa would also kneel and surrender to Viserys.

Therefore, the nobles of the 'League of Justice' led a small number of guards to the Eyrie, and in the name of 'justice,' they launched a surprise attack, opened the city gates, and their army poured in, completely taking control of the power center of this valley.

Duke Robert the Younger and his mother also fell into the hands of the League of Justice, including Petyr Baelish, the former Lord Chancellor of the Baratheon dynasty, who is currently a guest at the Eyrie.

After his mission to Pentos and his return, he received high praise from Queen Regent Cersei. Subsequently, after the assassination of Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, he was granted permission by Cersei to escort the Hand of the King and his wife, along with their unfortunate widow and orphan, from King's Landing back to the Eyrie.

Petyr then remained in the Eyrie and never returned, constantly comforting Lady Lysa, who had lost her husband at a young age.

However, the situation was unpredictable and volatile, and Petyr, who lived in the Eyrie, never expected that disaster would strike from the sky.

However, the noble alliance in the valley did not make things too difficult for Littlefinger.

He lived within the Eyrie and had relatively free movement; he could attend some meetings and had a seat, after all, he was nominally a member of the Vale and the Chancellor of the Baratheon dynasty, so he was considered one of them.

Even though there are some rumors circulating about Littlefinger and Lady Lysa's ambiguous relationship, things between nobles are generally all the same.

Nowadays, the Justice League and even many nobles in the Vale are very interested in Lysa, the pretty widow.

After all, whoever wins Lysa's heart and marries her will become the father of the Vale's ruler and the de facto controller of the Vale.

Therefore, Lady Lysa Tully's current situation in the Eyrie is both very delicate and very dangerous.

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Compared to the ever-changing situation in the valley, the master is weak and the servant is strong.

After Jon Arryn, the Lord of the Vale, died, there was no successor, and the remaining Vale families could even sit on their master's neck and defecate.

Meanwhile, in the Westerlands, Lord Tywin Lannister, who had escaped from the battlefield of Riverrun, still firmly controlled this region.

After all, the dragon's flames haven't reached Casterly Rock yet, but Lord Tywin's "Rainy Season of Casterly" could sound at any moment on his doorstep.

However, Tywin Lannister was not idle during this time, nor did he give up and resign himself to death. Upon hearing about what had happened in Riverrun, he ordered all the vassals in the Westerlands to send their families to Casterly Rock.

Duke Tywin Lannister nominally devoted himself to the war in order to better protect everyone's families.

But the real reason is something everyone knows but doesn't tacitly agree to. Yet, even so, no one dares to rebel; instead, they obediently accept their fate.

Tywin then began to frequently mobilize troops in the Westerlands, setting up checkpoints and defensive lines at key crossroads, and building watchtowers along the coast to strengthen defenses, striving to make the Westerlands an impregnable fortress in preparation for future Viserys attacks.

On the diplomatic front, Tywin Lannister was also actively sending envoys to contact the League of Righteous Men in the Vale, the Tyrell family in the Reach, and Renly in the Stormlands, hoping to form an alliance to jointly deal with the threatening Viserys.

Ultimately, apart from Lanley, whose situation was unclear and who did not respond, the other two parties responded positively.

Chapter 475 Mind Control

Meanwhile, on the frontier of Dorne, it seems that with the princess's engagement approaching, Viserys' coronation ceremony will be followed by his wedding to the Dornish princess.

The fierce fighting on the frontier turned into sporadic conflicts. Dorne temporarily suspended its offensive in the north in order to attend Arianne's wedding and retreated again, while the Reach and Stormlands also breathed a sigh of relief.

Faced with the savage and tenacious enemy of the South, Dorne, though not wealthy, has historically often required the Stormlands and the Reach to join forces to stop this mad dog from biting people everywhere.

Westeros, mired in prolonged chaos, has finally entered a brief period of peace, and now the whole world is holding its breath in anticipation.

The next move of the newly crowned Viserys I remains to be seen, and it's unclear where this will lead the troubled Westeros.

In King's Landing, as the protagonist of the era watched by countless people, Viserys had a strange dream that very night after Benjen placed the branch delivered by the Three-Eyed Raven in the Red Keep.

He dreamt of his former world and saw familiar relatives, but strangely, he remained conscious in the dream world.

Then, out of curiosity, he looked in the mirror and saw a face that was extremely familiar.

Viserys woke up from his dream.

But when he opened his eyes, he was still in the familiar room: a high ceiling, a soft feather bed, and a beautiful woman with a swollen belly carrying his child lying quietly beside his bed.

Viserys was filled with mixed emotions. He let out a rare sigh, then gently kissed Arianne before leaving the bedside.

The moment had arrived. As his gaze fell upon the silver-plated bronze mirror in the king's bedroom, a black mist began to swirl.

Viserys raised his mental strength to thirty, based on his previous experience, when an attribute reaches a new stage, a new ability will be awakened.

Therefore, Viserys prioritized enhancing his most proficient skill: mental power. As the black mist coalesced into a surging river, the silver-haired youth felt as if his head was being pricked by countless needles.