Chapter 12: Adventures across the Narrow sea 1
**Caution** Mc will be expressing his honest views based on his knowledge and actual facts. Don't get triggered if it's the truth! 😂**
It was a peaceful, quiet day. The sun was shining brightly , and the waves of the sea crushed against the rocks in a gentle manner. There were no ships or human settlements nearby , but if you could listen closely, you would hear the excited shouts of a young boy.
Daeron PoV
I shouted "Whooooooo yeahhhhhhhhhhh" as Acnologia did a free fall from above the clouds and turned at a high altitude to perform evasive maneuvers . Finding a saddle for him was a bit difficult , but for once, my luck was good.
The dragon keepers had Balerion's old saddle at Dragonmont. They were very enthusiastic to offer it for some reason. Maybe because Acnologia was making a menacing face behind me.
Our personalities are quite alike, aside from his domineering attitude, to be honest, which I found odd. We were both looking to have fun and write our own story that leaves no regrets. We both like solitude and desired a trustworthy companion to fight beside us. Dragons are no slaves after all.
Acnologia was also an outcast like me, his body and fire different than the rest. Normal dragons here were more like dragonid wyverns. But Acnologia here is a bona fide real dragon with two hands and two legs. His body is more harder than the rest, and his scales had a different pattern and larger than Grey Ghost and Sheepsteler.
Most importantly, he breathed green flames like wildfire, which is much hotter than regular dragon flame. I almost gave myself a burn.
I didn't get the fireproof body like Daenerys, sadly, but I was getting accustomed to the heat. Finally, his size. That was the biggest reason we are here hunting whales in the sea.
Acnologia is definitely the biggest dragon alive , reaching almost the size of Baelerion. I got that knowledge from the dragonkeepers . It was important to get some information rather than just flying away, as I knew the news would reach everywhere soon either way.
So after a conversation with the dragon keepers to secure information and the saddle and learning some valyrian commands, I decided to fly away to the narrow sea near stepstones to avoid the political shitstorm.
Ironically, I didn't really need to learn those valyrian commands as Acnologia responded to my normal words. When the first time we flew together, there was a weird sort of bond formed between us. It's like our mind and emotions were connected.
I could feel what he felt, and he felt my emotions as well. When we were flying near the stepstones, we came across lone pirate ships sometimes.
Usually I didn't bother, but one day they were robbing a merchant ship where they were killing everyone; even innocent children were being butchered and thrown into the sea.
Well, safe to say I grilled them extra crispy . It was then that I felt that Acnologia went from bored puppy to murder hound as soon as I got angry at those pirates.
Then we tried to practice communicating with our minds. It was a bit difficult at first , but eventually we managed to do it. We then practiced different flying maneuvers in the air.
It was pretty scary, but I needed him to get used to moving fast and acrobatically, as in the future we will have to fight other dragons, although they felt like Wyverns now after claiming Acnologia.
From his current strength and speed, I believe he can easily beat Grey Ghost and Sheepstealer together. It might be a bit tricky if he faces Vhagar and Caraxes together, but nah, we'd win.
You might be wondering, Why am I not just flying to Kings Landing and making a grand entrance, shock and charm everyone, rizz up child Rhaenyra, and become future king consort, as well as bitch slapping Otto and Dick slapping Daemon? And maybe hate fuck Alicent?
Because it doesn't work like that in reality. Only in a wish fulfillment fanfic would have such a stupid and illogical plot.
Wait a minute , I am not in some fanfic too, am I?
If I am, I hope its not a teenage girl with BL fetish writing some horror, like DaeronX Aemond or DaeronXDaemon crap, or even worse, AemondX DaeronX Daemon ! I would definitely jump off Acnologia into an active volcano in old Valyria if that kind of shit is forced on me!
Hahaha, there's no way my luck would be that bad, right?
Right?
Heh, I love these little mind plays . I've felt more like my old self after the last few months. After being unceremoniously thrust into this world, I made connections with two people, and they died immediately. I killed a few people, and I almost died as well if not for Rhaenys showing up.
Then their interrogation, along with the merging of this body's memories, I was feeling more like how OG Daeron would have felt and reacted without less finesse, or more like the actual age of this body .
Specially when they could have easily taken my sword and threw me in the sea if they deemed I was useless and a threat. That really did a number on my psyche.
On top of that, after a while, I felt a genuine concern from Rhaenys for me, which I didn't expect or was used to those sorts of emotions. It was kinda like the carrot and the stick situation.
She acted hardened and neutral on the surface, but there were cracks in that facade at times when she looked at me like she was looking at her family. I even met her children, Laenor and Laena Velaryon.
Laenor was a sunny, energetic 5-year-old boy with a hint of shyness and stubbornness. He behaved politely, but I could feel his jealousy due to his parents focusing on me for the past few months. I don't blame the kid. Laena was only 3 years old. She was very shy and hid behind her mother, but after a while, I managed to break her out of her shell, and she was very clingy after that. She threw a tantrum the day before I left and refused to see me off, which was weird for me.
In my previous life, I didn't have anyone to show those kinds of feelings towards me. So when a stranger cares for you just because you might be related to them, it's a bit difficult to fathom. Specially when you are in a world you deemed fictional.
But like I said, "Repay kindness with kindness." Although their initial plan was to use me, that changed into something else when Rhaenys said I might be her bastard brother. After that, they treated me rather well, when they didn't have to.
Bastards aren't part of the family after all, more if it's a royal family of dragon riders. They helped me study and gain knowledge of Westeros and improved my fighting skills. Even that test was more for my good, and I could feel the goodwill behind it. If I couldn't even beat 10 smugglers, how would I defend myself on my own out there ?
Well, then I flipped the board and decided to finally act like an isekai MC with balls bigger than dragon eggs, and took a gamble with a calculated risk, but boy, I'm bad at math!
After my first two failures and meeting Cannibal, I almost thought this was it. I'm probably a gag character like Kazuma who gets joked at even by the world.
But thankfully, I prevailed and got myself a companion that could scare everyone shitless with just his presence. I'm not sure how exactly Acnologia is so strong after being the same age as Balerion. Maybe he recharged himself by eating those dragons?
I wish he could speak. Imagine the things a dragon sees for hundreds of years, the knowledge and experience to share. I guess that would be too much of a bug.
I shifted my attention to Cannibal, who was lying lazily after eating a small whale. He had a big appetite, and I couldn't just go around stealing livestock. So I decided to stay away from Westeros until I'm at least strong enough to fight a few knights and win on my own.
With the help of the swordsmanship guide and the previous training, as well as the smugglers den gave me plenty of fighting experience.
As long as I can be strong physically as well, I can safely execute all my plans without worries. Acnologia is a big safety buffer, but he can't be with me everywhere.
I have decided to dump my previous plan of lordship. I will go for the throne clear and straight. I can get it by many means if I plan step by step properly with backup plans.
The easiest? marriage. I can marry the current princess, as she's the only daughter of the king for now and would be the next heir . But I am scared of hoes and ntr ! Specially with the track record of noble woman from strong families.
I remember one of the issues people argued about her was that she was a cheater like Cersei, and her first 3 sons were bastards, which gave more legitimacy to her brothers. But I'm not sure how exactly that played out.
You can't trust internot trolls after all. I learned that the hard way after I looked up 'two girls 1 cup" and "bocu no pico" after online discussion for sauce. I guess that's how my mental problems and trust issues started.
Anyways, back to the topic, I mean, why would people support a woman, specially the one who's a hoe? Some claimed it was because her husband was gay, but I remember hearing she banged her guard or something even before marriage. Not to mention some stuff with her uncle.
If it was modern times, I wouldn't care. But you are living in the medieval era, in a land that never had a queen due to male hierarchy, and then when you are set to be the first one , defying the odds, your reputation is like that! I would rather rebel as well.
This is clearly entitled behavior with zero accountability of a typical bit*h, which I couldn't tolerate. Some might say you can help her see the light Daeron .
But I'm not a mechanic, so why would I try to fix her? Some people just have hoeness in their nature, you can't trust them.
So I might have to settle for someone else. I'll have to take in the age factor as well; I'm not going to marry someone half my age.
To be honest, the best candidate around my age would be Rhaenyra . And it would be easy to get her, as I possess the strongest dragon, which would support her claim strongly in future. But we would be the worst match personality-wise. Not to mention I plan to be king, not king consort.
Well, There's still a long time for this shit, no point thinking now. I want to marry someone I like, not just use them as tool . A women's grudge isn't something to scoff at. Cersei and Daenerys are prime examples.
It has to be someone with a powerful family and good personality. I want unconditional support from my wife rather than trying to manipulate me into serving her family agenda, or worse, becoming power hungry like Cersei.
Westeros might be peaceful for now, and that's why my presence will cause more problems than benefits. The best time to go there would be after atleast 10-15 years, after Viserys remarries and trouble starts rising .
But I don't know when exactly that is, so I'll just go after a couple of years to visit my older sister. I wrote a letter to her, saying I'll be away for a while.
She is the only one I can trust a little for now. Who knows, I might be wrong as things have changed. I have a dragon, and that makes me a key chess piece.
If I can just wait till the war ends, I can take Westeros without much trouble. I can even just penalize one of sides ( preferably the ones with Lannister.) And place my loyal retainers there. That way, no more Tywin and No more Cersei! I'll miss the existence Tyrion , and Jaime, but you can't have everything in life.
But for now, Let's go visit Essos to set up my contingencies. I will always have a contingency, you know why?
Because I'm Batman! Gurarara .... Cough.
I hope I'm not losing my marbles!
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
Virtuosso
Virtuosso So, Westeros is off limits for now. If mc goes there now, good chance he'll start a war which isn't beneficial for him. Remember, it’s just the beginning of AC 103, it’s still very far from the canon timeline. His first official entry in Westeros would be in AC 106, and he won’t stay long.
I'll go with something different while writing Essos plot. Expect some interesting stuff.
You might see Daeron helping out bad and greedy people for money, even acting politely to them sometimes. Don't go all Deus Volt on me. His endgame will be much more satisfying this way.
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