Prologue: The Battle of the Trident
Rumble——
The deafening sound of horse hooves filled people's eardrums, and the tiny gravels on the ground were jumping slightly.
A knight in gorgeous armor was holding a blood-stained spear. The body picked up by the spear tip was thrown to the river beach. Under the setting sun, the ruby on his chest shone like the blood on the spear, just like the god of war.
.
now.
He heard the sound of galloping war horses, and raised his head in slight surprise, as if he was caught off guard.
When the two sides fighting had already fought to the point of exhaustion, a group of heavy cavalry in black armor rushed directly and roughly into the battlefield like a burst of crossbow arrows with devastating momentum.
Arrives in an instant.
boom--
In an instant, screams of death resounded across the river beach, accompanied by the sounds of knives piercing flesh and horses breaking bones.
The leader of the heavy cavalry is a black-armored knight who is as majestic as a mountain. Wearing a visor, we can't see his face clearly. We can only vaguely see a pair of eyes burning with blazing anger and a pair of eyes through the gaps in the visor.
The ferocious yellowed teeth.
Every warrior who came close to him could feel his anger, and then fled away, unable to escape.
Near the end of the battle, this group of heavily armed cavalry rushed in, directly shattering all morale on the other side of the war.
As the 'arrow' of the conical formation, the black-armored knight wore a deer-antlered helmet and waved a giant mace in his hand that even two or three adult men could not lift, directly hitting the central flag of the royal army.
He was going to tear into pieces the man who was under the banner of the royal army. It was the knight wearing a gorgeous armor with a shining ruby on his chest.
He is the commander of the royal army and the prince of the Targaryen family.
Rhaegar Targaryen.
He raped and kidnapped his fiancée.
This was also the cause of the rebellion war that started in 281 Aegon Calendar. Because of the cruel rule of the 'Mad King' Aerys II, in the current year 283 Aegon Calendar, the rebellion continued to escalate and swept the entire city of Vis.
Telo Continent.
Four of the seven Targaryen kingdoms raised their flags of rebellion, and the Vale, Stormlands, North and Riverlands formed a powerful alliance to fight against the Iron Throne.
The black-armored knight Robert Baratheon, relying on the blood of his grandmother, Leilei, the daughter of Aegon V, became the leader of the resistance and openly competed for the throne.
now.
After a long period of fighting on the battlefield, Prince Rhaegar, who was brave and fearless, was exhausted. His silver hair was sticky with sweat and clung to his handsome cheeks. His dark purple eyes turned determined again after being stunned.
Prince Targaryen held a spear in one hand and drew a sword from his waist with the other hand. He faced his opponent's challenge without fear. The commander at the center of the war vortex launched a one-on-one duel.
However, when the heavy mace in Robert's hand was raised high, all the results were already determined.
boom--
The powerful impact knocked Rhaegar Targaryen off his horse and fell to the ground.
The long sword in his hand penetrated the gap in the armor and accurately stabbed Robert's thigh, but the mace in Robert's hand also hit Rhaegar's chest hard, causing the gorgeous breastplate to collapse.
The broken rubies, covered with the noble blood of the Targaryen royal family, were scattered on the banks of the Trident River, reflecting a strange light in the bright sunshine.
When the exhausted soldiers from both sides saw this scene, they even stopped fighting, put down their weapons, and swarmed to the river beach to snatch the broken ruby shards.
beep--
Accompanied by the long and desolate sound of trumpets on the battlefield, the rebels launched their final attack. The royal army was completely defeated and fled in all directions.
...
The Battle of the Trident is over.
The bad news soon came back.
Tread...
The sound of hurried footsteps echoed throughout the Red Keep, and waiters were whispering at the corners of the corridors.
King Aerys Targaryen II was furious while sitting on the Iron Throne. Although he had been tipped off yesterday, he still directly ordered the soldiers who came to report the war situation to be burned alive, and loudly rebuked the other side for lying about the military situation.
, with bad intentions.
However, in addition to the smell of burning human flesh, the air in the throne room was still filled with a heavy aura.
All the royal ministers understood what the death of Prince Rhaegar and the defeat of the main force of the royal army meant at this time.
Although Aerys was called crazy by the world, after all, as the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, he had a clear mind. Even after losing his temper, his face was still livid, and veins popped out on the back of his withered hands, and he tightly held the armrest of the Iron Throne.
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Then Aerys seemed to finally make up his mind and turned his head to look at the young Kingsguard standing behind him and shouted in a low voice.
"James!"
The tall and handsome blond knight standing behind the king was slightly startled when he heard the king calling his name, and then hurriedly walked to the side of the Iron Throne, holding his sword with one hand and leaning forward to obey the order.
Wow...
The white armor made a sound as it rubbed.
"His Majesty."
He did not expect that His Majesty the King would suddenly use him. As the youngest member of the Kingsguard, Jaime Lannister has always been a transparent person among them.
He even knew that Aerys II did not let him join the Kingsguard because of his bravery and loyalty, but just to contain and humiliate his father.
However, he forgot that all the Kingsguard of Aerys II had followed Prince Rhaegar to participate in the counter-rebellion war, except for him.
Now he is the only one available to His Majesty Aerys.
Although Aerys didn't like these blond Lannister, he could only restrain his emotions at this time, because he still needed to count on the Western Army of Jaime's father, the Duke of Casterly Rock, to come to quell the rebellion.
The knight in white robe held his sword and stood beside the Iron Throne, bowing and listening to His Majesty the King's instructions in a low voice. His young face was slightly tense.
He didn't expect that things had come to this point.
Although Prince Rhaegar died in the Battle of the Trident, and the balance of the war began to tilt in a bad direction, the Targaryen royal family still had great power. Especially his father, who had been preparing to attack the Western Army.
, it will not be easy for the rebels to break through King's Landing.
However, I didn't expect that His Majesty had already begun to prepare a retreat.
"Go quickly!"
While James was stunned, the man sitting on the Iron Throne, who was obviously out of control emotionally, locked his gloomy eyes on the young Kingsguard with a dangerous light, as if he wanted to see through his heart.
James' throat rolled slightly, and then he immediately stood up straight and took a step back. The armor made a sound.
He would not forget that Aerys II loved to burn those who disobeyed orders alive.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Then he walked quickly from the passage behind the Iron Throne to the depths of the Red Keep.
Chapter completed!