Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

At that time, the entire valley was filled with countless ghouls, and at the center of these ghouls was this ancient ice altar.

There are many ice altars in this world, all traces left by the White Walkers, but this ice altar should be the oldest and largest one.

Before the long night had fallen, Benjen witnessed the White Walkers presiding over a ceremony, with blue light shooting into the sky. He then lost his senses and became delirious until he left the valley and slowly regained his senses.

This valley is the lair of the White Walkers. No one knows why Benjen was able to remain conscious after becoming a wight, not even himself. Lyanna was able to do so because of the black stone necklace that Rhaegar gave her, but Benjen had nothing.

However, there seemed to be some mysterious force protecting him, but this force chose to retreat in this valley, which is why Benjen fell into this state and became a truly grotesque ghoul, until he emerged from here again.

Bellerion launched a fierce attack on the ice altar, but to no avail; its telepathic warnings were also not received by Viserys.

"Is this a prison?"

Seeing Bellerion's reaction outside, Viserys gripped his longsword, which resembled a setting sun, tighter.

He and the Night King seemed to be imprisoned here, but he didn't understand why the Night King would imprison him with him. Did the Night King really have the confidence to defeat him?

However, the next second, the black stone he was carrying suddenly burst into light, instantly enveloping Viserys.

"Oops."

Viserys hadn't expected the black stone he was carrying to suddenly lash out at this moment. Because of the stone's dangerous nature, Viserys always carried it with him, fearing it might harm others.

But at this moment, the black stone, which had been quiet all along, was unexpectedly drawn into a backlash by the same source of power.

Viserys was caught off guard and instantly enveloped in the blue light. Immediately afterward, he felt an unprecedented power surging into his body.

cold...

cold...

This immense power, carrying an icy chill, seemed to strike his very soul, causing it to tremble.

Then Viserys saw a vision: meteors broke through the atmosphere and, as if it were the end of the world, collectively crashed onto a blue-green planet.

The blue here represents the ocean, while green also dominates, mainly concentrated near the equator. Viserys guessed that this was the continent of Sothros, the legendary 'Green Hell,' a forbidden zone for humans, a paradise for creatures, home to various prehistoric monsters, giant crocodiles and pythons, and deadly plagues.

For the world as a whole, Westeros is not small. Viserys, as a meteorite, also saw the whole picture of Westeros. It turns out that behind the far north ice plains, there is a land unknown to mankind. The White Waste is the north pole of this planet.

From Viserys's perspective, the meteorite crashed into the giant island in the trembling sea, shattering it into pieces. He guessed that this was Lorasorn Island, the home of the labyrinth builders.

Then the illusion before his eyes shifted, and he found himself in this valley.

This place is more like a meteorite crater than a valley, which gradually became a valley due to changes in geographical conditions.

Chapter 890 Rahlo

Viserys then saw a warrior from the Children of the Forest near the crater. He had overcome many obstacles alone and finally reached the edge of the crater.

The children of the forest seemed unaware of what was happening or why the stars had fallen from the sky, so this child of the forest was sent out by the green prophet of the tribe to investigate.

Subsequently, due to the innate superior mental strength of the Children of the Forest, he was influenced by the Black Stone, survived the magnetic field radiation, and became the first White Walker in history.

This may explain why the Children of the Forest are associated with the White Walkers in some legends, and some stories even claim that the Children of the Forest created the White Walkers to defend against human invasion.

However, Leaf, a child of the Forest, vehemently denies this, stating that there is no record in her people of the White Walkers being created by the Children of the Forest, only stories of humans and the Children of the Forest uniting to fight the White Walkers when they descend from the north.

Furthermore, the timing of this legend doesn't actually match up.

Countless prehistoric times ago, the Children of the Forest and some ancient creatures lived on Westeros. Whether there were native humans on prehistoric Westeros is impossible to verify, but some say that the true natives of Westeros were the later Valyrians, who simply migrated to the peninsula.

However, around 12,000 years ago, a recorded human race, the 'First Men,' first crossed the Arm of Dorne. They brought bronze weapons, leather armor, and horses and began invading Westeros, extensively logging weirwood and the Children of the Forest, sparking a protracted war that lasted for about two thousand years.

Two thousand years after a great war, humans and the children of the forest signed an alliance about ten thousand years ago.

The covenant stipulated a divide-and-rule policy: humans would no longer cut down weirwood trees, the First Men gained control of the plains, grasslands, mountains, and coastlines, while the forests belonged to the children of the forest. At the same time, the First Men also converted to the faith of the Old Gods.

Therefore, eight thousand years before the first Long Night, humans and the Children of the Forest had actually been at peace for about two thousand years.

Over the course of two thousand years, Westeros had long since entered a relatively stable, peaceful, and prosperous period of development.

Humans and the Children of the Forest ceased their war, and, to defend against human invasion, the Children of the Forest created the first White Walker.

From Viserys's perspective, the first Otherworldly being born from the magnetic field of an extraterrestrial meteorite quickly returned to its people.

It killed many of its kind and transformed them into White Walkers. The earliest White Walkers then built the first ice altar in the crater, the one that Viserys and the Night King now stand before. The newly born race developed slowly and steadily, gradually expanding its power.

These White Walkers built altars to worship the core of this extraterrestrial meteorite that fell into the land of eternal winter.

Although it wasn't the very first one, it has remained unchanged for eight thousand years, just as profound, absorbing all light, just as ordinary, yet containing a mysterious power.

The White Walkers' sacrificial ritual brought about the Long Night, and this was the first time Viserys had witnessed its birth up close.

The black stone revealed a terrifying power, absorbing all the light and heat. As a result, the sun dimmed, the stars disappeared, a long night enveloped the earth, the temperature plummeted, and a cold wind from the north blew across the castle and farmland.

"This is the first long night to fall."

Viserys witnessed this scene firsthand, and in addition to being deeply shocked, he also unraveled many mysteries. The first long night had arrived in this way.

The black stone is the core of a meteorite from outer space, containing a unique magnetic field and power. It was this stone that brought this disaster to the world.

These black stones were brought by that meteor shower years ago, and some of them fell to other parts of the world.

For example, one flew into the Iron Islands and became a Sea Stone, and two others flew into the Trembling Sea. One is in Viserys's hands, and the other fell into the depths of the sea. There is also the 'Green Hell' on the continent of Sothros, which is a forbidden zone for humans.

Most of the meteorites fell to the far north, but only this one black stone that fell into the land of eternal winter played a vital role, creating the first White Walkers through its unique magnetic field.

Then the first long night descended upon the world, and the world's first White Walker led a horde of corpses toward the human world to the south.

The First Men and the Children of the Forest chose to resist this sudden enemy, but they were no match for the horde of undead. Almost all life on Westeros was lost.

But then, the Children of the Forest discovered that the 'frozen fire' from underground could kill these terrible enemies. So they collected some dragon crystals, made them into weapons, and gave them to humans. Humans and the Children of the Forest joined forces to fight against the enemy.

Then a great hero of mankind stepped forward. His name was Azor Ahai, but he had many other names, including Hero Helcolon in Helcolon, I-Tal in the Yi Lands, Neferion in Nigel, and Edric the Shadowhunter.

The young man chosen to duel with the night forged a hero's sword, sacrificing his wife in the process, ultimately creating the legendary 'Lightbringer'.

Then Azor Ahai, wielding the flaming Lightbringer, stormed into the valley and engaged in a final battle with the first White Walker ever born, the first Child of the Forest, the Night King.

The battle between the two was extremely fierce, taking place on this icy altar. In the end, the young human warrior Azor Ahai prevailed, piercing the chest of the first Night King with his sword.

The Child of the Forest smiled with relief before turning into shattered ice, and his army of the dead vanished with the death of the first White Walker.

In their final moments before extinction, humans and the Children of the Forest defeated the White Walkers, and Azor Ahai became a hero of humanity. His name spread far and wide in ancient times when information was extremely limited, and everyone sang his praises.

Azor Ahai also ignited the fire of divinity in this way, a fire that burned far greater than the golden flame in Viserys's spiritual world.

As a result, Azor Ahai became one of the gods. His mortal name was hidden, and he was known as Rahlos from then on, and was widely called the King of Light, the Heart of the Holy Flame, and the God of Shadows and Fire.

Chapter 891 Little Brandon

However, the human hero Azor Ahai defeated the first Night King and successfully killed him, saving the lives of everyone in the world.

But the long night did not end; it still shrouded the world, and people continued to suffer as a result.

After Azor Ahai became a god, he returned to the icy altar in the land of eternal winter to address the problem of the Long Night. He seemed somewhat anxious and spent three days there pondering the matter.

But after much deliberation, Rahlos finally drew the Lightbringer and slashed it down on the black stone.

The black stone, so hard that even Valyrian steel couldn't harm it, was instantly cleaved in two by the Lightbringer's sword, turning to ashes as if it had lost all its magic. However, some of it stained R'hllor's body.

The black stone turned to ashes, and the Lightbringer in Rahlo's hand also shattered into two pieces by this sword.

The hero's red sword broke in two, as if it had lost all its luster and divine power, becoming nothing more than a piece of scrap metal.

But miraculously, as the black stone was split in two and turned to ashes, the long night that had shrouded the world for decades was instantly dispelled, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun. The darkness of the entire world was rapidly receding, and light was returning to the world.

Rahlo ended the long night and brought back the light, so people sang his name even more. Azor Ahai hid his true name and became Rahlo, and the title of Rahlo, the Lord of Light, gradually spread.

But for some reason, the hero Azor Ahai lingered for a long time after shattering the black stone with his sword, just as he had before. It seemed that he had encountered some backlash after shattering the black stone, and his condition was not good.

He then vanished from the valley, without even bothering to destroy the ice altar built by the Others.

Several hundred years passed after the hero Azor Ahai saved the world, became a god, shattered the black stone, and brought light back to the world.

At this moment, the human world has emerged from the disaster and is rebuilding. In the far north, a family has risen to prominence: the Stark family, the Kings of Winter, who gained prestige and popular support by building the Wall.

This was an era of rising heroes, hence it was called the Age of Heroes. After humanity defeated the White Walkers, the legendary human hero Brandon the Builder led the First Men, with the help of giants and the Children of the Forest, to build a wall in the North using ice and magic.

To protect the future world from attacks by the White Walkers, humanity also created the Oathkeeper and the Night's Watch to defend the Wall.

Brandon the Builder was the founder of House Stark, and according to historical legend, he was a descendant of Brandon the Bloodblade, son of Garth the Bluehand, the first First Men king.

But no one knows that Brandon the Builder's mother was abducted by the White Walkers during the Long Night, and he became the product of the union of a human and a White Walker.

Brandon the Builder has half White Walker blood in his veins. It is said that he can use White Walker magic, manipulate frost, and even go without food or water, and is not afraid of the cold or the dark.

However, despite his strange identity as half-human and half-demon, Brandon did not side with the White Walkers. He concealed his true identity and resolutely stood on the front line of the war against the White Walkers.

Even after the war ended and humanity emerged victorious, he spearheaded the construction of the Wall using magic and ice to prevent the White Walkers from possibly rising again and invading the human world.

Although legends claim that Storm's End was also built by Brandon the Builder, Storm's End was actually built during the Dawn Era, spanning thousands of years. By then, Brandon's ancestors had not even been born, let alone helped Storm King Durren build Storm's End.

After building the Wall, Brandon the Builder created the future Stark family, became the first King of Winterfell, built Winterfell, and left behind his descendants.

The Starks, relying on the legacy of their ancestors, continued to grow and prosper until the birth of the second Night King hundreds of years later.

Several centuries had passed since the Night's Watch was founded, and as was customary, the Stark family of Winterfell sent a member of their clan to join the Night's Watch.

The Stark family had only two boys in this generation. Brandon, the elder brother, was destined to inherit the throne of the King of Winter and wear the bronze crown. The other boy, also named Brandon in legend, was dissatisfied with this arrangement and tried to escape, but was captured and taken back to the Wall.

Although Brendan had joined the Night's Watch, he harbored resentment towards his family and brother. However, he was also an outstanding and fearless warrior, fighting bravely. Eventually, more than a decade later, the boy grew into the thirteenth Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.

However, at this time, during one of his expeditions as a ranger, he encountered a woman whose skin was as pale as the moon, whose eyes were like blue stars, and whose skin was as cold as ice.

Brandon fell in love with her at first sight, vowed to marry her, and brought this cold woman back to the Wall.

His inner rebelliousness prevailed, and young Brandon broke his vow, crowning the woman as his queen.

However, Brandon's actions naturally drew opposition from all his brothers in the Night's Watch, but at that moment, this beautiful, cold woman gave him a gift.

It was a black stone she found by chance. She was once a shapeshifter from a wild tribe, with extremely strong innate spiritual power. Because of the first Long Night, some of the wild tribes' ancestors were also the product of intercourse between White Walkers and humans.

Influenced by the Black Stone, she became the second Night King, but she also fell in love with Brendan Wright, so she willingly married him and gave him the precious Black Stone.

The Black Stone could help Brendan the Younger control all his brothers and prevent them from rebelling. Faced with pressure from his brother, Brendan the King of Winter, and beset by internal and external troubles, Brendan ultimately chose to listen to his wife's advice and use the Black Stone to control the minds of all his brothers, making the Night's Watch an independent kingdom.

As a price for using the Black Stone, Brendan and his wife became White Walkers.

Theoretically, he was a White Walker enslaved by his wife, but in reality, he possessed independent thought and was not controlled by his wife.

He later became the third Night King after the death of Brandon Jr.'s wife.