24 What I Know II
Ainz's POV
"RAAAAARGHHHH!"
"Ahhh! M-m-monster!"
Here I am hiding in the clouds once again as I let the Fool go on a rampaging streak.
This is the 3rd Island that he has cleaned up from the scums of the earth and the 3rd time I showed my brilliance upon the newly freed humans.
After a long discussion with the old man who's name by the way was Gandalf. I found out about his background.
He was a teacher and a wandering scholar that thought the children of the rich commoners and merchants how to read and write. He was going to retire on his hometown when the pirates came in and pillaged it. And he was one of the 'lucky' few that survived and was enslaved on that very day.
I also asked him about our current location and he told me we were in Sothoryos, in an island called Ax Island. Which didn't really help me much cause the name of the place didn't ring any bells. So I asked him for more details of the surrounding area and boy was I dumbfounded of what I've heard.
I am in Planetos. The world of 'Game of Thrones' and not in the 'New World'.
That changes a lot of things.. And I mean A LOT!
I was initially planning on helping the Dragon Kingdom fight off the Beastmen.
Now I'm actually in a world where I barely even know anything.
Yes sure, I may have watched the "Game of Thrones" in all of its Seasons. Filled with 'Winter is coming', Dragons, Honor, Schemes and Death.
But that doesn't really help me much with my predicament.
In this world... I am alone.
No Daddy Bones to befriend with.
No Sera to be with.
No home.
No friends.
No Nothing.
I am alone in this cruel world.
'What am I supposed to do now?'
I was feeling so frustrated of my past self.
'I should have been more curious about the details'
'I should have at least read the books'
'Wiki was right at my fingertips...'
Thoughts and regrets lingered in my mind for a while untill I felt resigned.
'Well, I couldn't do anything about that anyways so might as well work with what we have'
I recalled the information Gandalf has told me about the world I am in.
Other than the fact that Westeros and Essos exist up northwest and northeast from me, I was unfamiliar with most of the names of the places he told me.
Sothoryos was rumored to be cursed. Everything that was built was destined to be ruined. Everything that wished to live here died for many reasons. It is is filled with numerous diseases, monstrous creatures and currently there is even a plague spreading upon its Isles.
The Red Death, as they called it.
It can kill nine of every ten men. It causes the infected to bleed copiously from every body orifice, their skin shredding like wet parchment.
He even told me about a slave that died from being bitten by a fly, his skin was sloughing off, and he was bleeding from his ears and cock and arse.
'I really didn't need to hear the details, it just makes me nauseous everytime I think about it'
'But I wonder how stupid or healthy these pirates thought they are to be, being so confident to even consider this a good place to hangout'
I mused upon the tragic fate of such humans.
'Wisdom was chasing them but I guess they sure did ran faster'
The part of me, healing them back to prim and proper health would have been such a miracle then!
'No wonder they thought I was a god or something. The people here haven't seen magic at my level or maybe they haven't seen magic at all.'
'They're just used to Dragons spitting out fire and burnt villages, I guess'
Well, maybe being handsome with the holy and light aesthetic actually helped me in garnering Affection Points? Or was my charming self, enough for them to calm down and not treat me like some monster?
'I do not wish to burn at the stake for being labeled as a witch, not that they can even do it to begin with. Thank you very much'
Speaking of gods, based on what I can recall, the Westerosi aren't kind to magic users right? because of their beliefs on The Seven?
'Guess I won't be showing magic tricks on those parts anytime soon'
Also, the old man told me about the current great happenings that I'm unaware of.
Turns out, Valyria just came crashing down recently!
When I mean recent, I meant '77 years ago' recent.
'So that means the famous last standing dragonlords, the Targaryens are in Dragonstone... right?'
'My estimation is telling me that right now is... 25 BC? Because based on what I can recall, the 'Doom of Valyria' occurred during the year 102 BC. BC stands for Before Conquest, not Before Christ... right?'
I don't even know anymore. The whos, the whens, the whys. I'm literally blank. I know nothing about the important characters and events at this period. Who and which ones are gonna live, love, laugh and die? It's not like I've seen the prequel of the series.
'I know nothing about what happened before the Game of Thrones. I'm literally playing blind on my first playthrough here'
'Damn, I really should have watched it even though I was busy in College. Fuck me!'
The reign of Dragonlords in the vast majority of the known world has come to an end when the Doom happened, that's for sure. Leaving only the Targaryens... as far as I know.
Anyway, the Doom of Valyria!
A synchronized volcano eruption! The Pacific Ring of Fire can't even come close!
But somehow, despite the great calamity, it didn't affect the rest of the world much according to Gandalf.
He told me that despite the quakes in the earth and the large waves of the seas damaged the nearby islands, towns and cities. The aftermath didn't spread all throughout Essos, or even reach Westeros.
It was as if a mere 'contained' incident.
That piqued my interest.
A catastrophic volcanic eruption that killed almost all the dragons, minus the devastating aftereffects? Where was the dark clouds that shrouded the sky? Where was the worldwide lowering of temperature? Where was the acid rain poisoning the land and water sources? Where was the thick ashfalls?
It seems that only those within the closest range of Valyria was affected.
Now THAT is fishy!
Something or maybe 'someone' is at play here.
'Maybe I wasn't alone after all?'
But who am I to assume? I doubt there are players here. This is Planetos for crying out loud. Not the 'New World' with talking magical dragons, the dragons here are rather tame and mundane.
Besides, I don't have to get worried nor get jealous. I have my own Dragon with me.
*BOOM!*
'Oh! Finally! He's done'
Time for me to make a grand entrance once again. And I don't think I'll ever get tired of it.
"𝓑𝓮 𝓝𝓸𝓽 𝓐𝓯𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓭~"
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Hello once again~
This would be my last update for the week. I still have a hellish week to go through. Please do pray and wish me luck and happiness for I shall wish those things upon you all as well (づ￣ ³￣)づ
Gandalf made a cameo or novelo? fanfico? chaptero? (≧▽≦)
How was the chapter? Any good? Let me hear your screams! 〜(꒪꒳꒪)〜
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