Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

Chapter 1143 'The Last Hero'

There are many reasons why Viserys suddenly offered to help Azor Ahai.

He was unaware of this history and never imagined that Azor Ahai had come to Westeros and had even visited Winterfell.

This gave Viserys a feeling of a dimensional barrier breaking down.

Yes, this is the site before Winterfell was built.

In later generations, Winterfell had a cellar beneath it, which contained a perpetually flowing hot spring. The Stark family used this cellar as their burial site, and most of the successive Kings of Winter, starting with the first patriarch of the Stark family, Brandon the Builder, were buried here.

In this era, Winterfell had not yet been built, but the Stark tribe, defeated by the army of the dead on the front lines, discovered it and excavated the underground space.

The early inhabitants used the natural geothermal heat underground to maintain warmth and escape the harsh cold outside, thus making this place one of the last strongholds of humankind.

So when he first met Azor Ahai in Winterfell, he was just as astonished, thinking his eyes were playing tricks on him.

But at this moment, R'hllor, a legendary hero of humanity and the future King of Light, plays a very important role in this timeline.

Viserys didn't know whether sending Azor Ahai to find the Children of the Forest was the right or wrong decision, but he had to do it anyway.

Many children in the North have heard the story of 'The Last Hero'.

In the original timeline, the old nurse in Winterfell also told this story to Bran, who was paralyzed in bed.

Unfortunately, Bran was interrupted by Maester Luwin before he could finish the story.

Viserys had also heard of this famous story.

It tells the story of a long night eight thousand years ago, when an unusually cold and harsh winter descended upon the world, but today's humans no longer remember it.

In a long night that lasted an entire generation, the king in the city and the swineherd in the pen died tremblingly. Mothers would rather suffocate their children than see them starve and freeze. They wept loudly, but their tears froze on their cheeks.

In this darkness, the White Walkers appeared and swept across the world. But then, the 'Last Hero' set out to save the world. He decided to find the Children of the Forest, hoping that their ancient magic could stop this army that humanity could not withstand.

Then the 'Last Hero' set off, carrying a sword, riding a steed, accompanied by hunting dogs, and a group of companions, heading towards the eternal ice plains.

However, after years of arduous journeys and relentless searching, the hero was still unable to find the Child of the Forest, who was hiding in the secret city, and eventually he despaired.

His friends perished one after another, his warhorse and beloved dog died one after another, and even his precious sword was frozen into ice, shattering at the slightest touch.

At that moment, the White Walkers, sensing the warmth of his blood, stealthily tracked him down and led a pack of white spiders as large as hounds to launch a surprise attack—

The hero then inadvertently seized a dragonsteel sword from the snow and slew the White Walkers, eventually finding the Children of the Forest and ultimately saving the world.

This is the legendary tale of 'The Last Hero' that has been passed down in the North for thousands of years.

At first, Viserys treated this story as a legend.

As everyone knows, the 'chosen one' of this era, the hero who will end the long night, is right before our eyes—Azor Ahai, not the legendary 'last hero'.

Moreover, the story has a very obvious bug: the final hero suddenly picks up a dragonsteel sword from the snow and kills the White Walkers.

The most likely explanation for this 'Dragonsteel Sword' is that it is the Valyrian steel sword, which contradicts the currently accepted historical account.

Since the Long Night occurred 8,000 years ago, while Valyria rose to power 5,000 years ago, there is a 3,000-year time gap between them. How did something that existed in the future come to this timeline?

However, Viserys had thought that the story of the 'last hero' was just a legend, but he never expected that Azor Ahai would suddenly volunteer.

This "chosen one" made such a move that it was hard for Viserys not to suspect whether the other party was involved in the story of the "last hero".

"Could he actually be the final hero?"

"That legendary sword of dragon steel is actually the divine sword, the Lightbringer?"

So Viserys pondered for a moment, analyzing the pros and cons, and then spoke up in support of Azor Ahai.

They claimed they were willing to travel with the other party to the perilous frontier to search for the Children of the Forest.

The decision their father made surprised Heros and Diana slightly, but they didn't say anything, trusting their father's choice and judgment.

In fact, when Viserys first met Azor Ahai, not only Viserys, but also Heros and Diana recognized each other.

The siblings suggested killing Azor Ahai now.

This would be of great help, whether it's eliminating the opponent in advance to prevent future troubles, or making significant changes to the world to bring out the Old Gods.

However, after much deliberation, Viserys overruled the objections and decided to spare the life of this future Red God, carefully observing the actions of this chosen one of the planes, hoping to find some clues.

Now that Azor Ahai and the story of the 'Last Hero' are intertwined, Viserys has a vague premonition that the opportunity has arrived.

"Viserys, could this be dangerous...?"

The leader of the Stark tribe has aged considerably; his shoulders are hunched and his hair is turning white.

Twenty years ago, he was the pillar of the entire tribe, but with the passage of time and the heavy blow of his daughter's disappearance, Karon Stark has changed a lot.

He looked at his familiar yet unfamiliar old friend, who still looked as young as he did twenty years ago, as if time had left no trace on him.

Moreover, considering their overwhelming strength that allowed them to instantly kill any mortal, Caron Stark knew that these people were definitely not ordinary.

In reality, in this era of uncertainty, he had no right to worry about the other party, but after all, they had been friends for twenty years.

Twenty years is but a blink of an eye for the gods, but for the ancient people of this era, it is half a life.

Therefore, Caron Stark couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Don't worry about me, Caron."

Viserys looked at the leader of the Stark tribe, the spirited middle-aged man from twenty years ago seemed to still be before his eyes, and then nodded solemnly and spoke.

"I'm going there not just to find the Children of the Forest, but also because I believe your daughter Elsa is still alive..."

Chapter 1144 Searching for the Child of the Forest

Is Charon's daughter Elsa still alive?

Viserys was unaware of this.

But he was certain that Elsa's bloodline had survived. Compared to finding Charon Stark's daughter, Viserys's main goal was to find his grandson, the future legendary human hero, 'The Builder' Brandon.

Since the Loinnar warrior Azor Ahai volunteered and the gods, including Viserys, were willing to help, the leaders of the Northern tribes discussed the matter and ultimately decided to each select their best soldiers to form a team to search for the Children of the Forest.

After all, things have come to this point. The long night has lasted for twenty years. If we only think about hiding underground to escape, we will probably die sooner or later. Since there is no way to escape, we might as well take a gamble.

Therefore, this early people's search for the Children of the Forest was quickly organized.

They are the 'last heroes' in the legends passed down through the ages.

"No wonder this story has spread so widely in later generations."

"These tribal chiefs from the North who are here today are all future nobles of the North."

Hundreds, even thousands, of tribes, large and small, once roamed the vast lands of the North, but a global catastrophe began to reshape the landscape.

The Stark and Bolton tribes are not the most powerful tribes in the North, but they have now become the leaders among the tribes in the North.

Those present were all future generations of Northern nobles, including the Seven family, the Dustin family, the Flint family, and so on... They had all submitted to the Stark tribe.

This explains why the Stark family was able to become the Kings of Winter in the future; it was at this time that a solid foundation was laid.

These northern tribes, following the Stark tribes, did indeed survive the Long Night and subsequently became vassals of House Stark.

"The responsibility of saving the world's destiny has been placed in your hands."

Before the group set off, all the future nobles of the North bid farewell to the last warriors.

They carry not only the hopes of these people, but also the hopes of everyone living under the cold night.

The team of human heroes then left Winterfell, which is now an abandoned fortress, and set off for the eternal ice plains amidst the swirling snow and darkness.

...

Although the group was filled with lofty aspirations and willing to sacrifice themselves for righteousness, their search for the Children of the Forest was not smooth.

Soon, several years passed in the blink of an eye.

Viserys and the other gods, along with Azor Ahai and the First Men warriors, traversed mountains, rivers, and vast forests, their footprints covering the North.

They used to sleep in the Gobi Desert, falling asleep to the sound of the sea crashing against the rocks; they also huddled in caves to avoid the cold, deadly monsters in the darkness.

This heroic army even traversed the treacherous Giant's Ladder and entered the Frostfang, a forbidden area considered by the First Men.

After overcoming numerous hardships and obstacles, the team dwindled from over a hundred human heroes at the start to just over a dozen.

Unfortunately, in this 'Land of the Gods' that they had the highest expectations for, they did not find the Child of the Forest either, but instead encountered a tribe of giants.

"U-Tartar-Nagan?"

Humans mustered the courage to ask the giants about the whereabouts of the Children of the Forest, and although the giants had not been friendly to humans in the past, they had put aside their prejudices in this difficult time.

Especially after learning the purpose of this group of humans' visit.

After all, this is the difference between life and death, and all living things in this world should unite to fight against the enemy of death.

However, the giants shook their heads slightly when faced with humanity's problems.

They were unwilling to leave the land where their ancestors had lived for generations, and they had never seen the Children of the Forest, but these giants still showed these humans a way.

The giants mentioned that they had seen a blue-eyed, half-human, half-White Walker human boy here a few years ago.

The other party had eyes similar to those of those monsters, but his eyes were not entirely cold and indifferent like those of the White Walkers; instead, they were full of life, like those of a living person.

The boy's eyes were bright even in the darkness, and the giants saw him from afar. He stopped and looked at the giants.

And just as fear began to rise in the hearts of these surviving giants.

But to their surprise, the other party got there first, turned around, and disappeared into the woods.

We should find him!

The long night is fraught with danger, as the White Walkers search for any sign of life. Even the most seasoned warriors find it extremely difficult to escape once they have their sights on them.

However, the discovery of a boy who could move freely in the long night greatly encouraged the heroes.

Viserys, however, knew perfectly well that the other party was most likely Brandon, the 'Builder' who would later establish the Stark family.

After enduring countless hardships, the remaining dozen or so members of the team set off once again, following the path guided by the giants, to explore the depths of the Frostfang.

This land, which was considered a forbidden zone by the early inhabitants, was indeed fraught with danger. Soon after, two more human heroes lost their footing in the snow-covered mountains and fell off a cliff.

The accident happened suddenly, yet it was also quite commonplace. There wasn't even time for anyone to mourn for their companions and brothers, and everyone was somewhat numb.

The people who fell didn't even dare to shout in mid-air, for fear of endangering their companions. So, the only sound below the cliff was the sound of heavy objects falling, symbolizing the passing of a life.