"The god of cold might be intentionally collecting the bloodlines of heroes or gods!" Rhaegar said to everyone. "When the ice throne shattered, a blue-glowing hand rushed over, trying to crush me! And within that hand, there was the mark of the Green Hand!"
"Then aren't we in trouble?" Mace exclaimed. A considerable number of the lords present could trace their lineage back to the heroes of the Age of Heroes.
The Night's Watch, in particular, has a very long history. Many clansmen of the lords of the Seven Kingdoms have served in the Night's Watch, and many more died Beyond the Wall. House Stark, House Hightower, Harren the Black's family, and so on.
"There might be a faint flame in the bloodlines of heroes, perhaps even capable of igniting magic and runes. The god of cold must have stored a lot over these many years," Rhaegar stated his prediction. "If that's the case, these Others, fused with heroic bloodlines, will be opponents we can hardly defeat!"
Rhaegar had considered this, especially when he saw the god of cold's hand with the mark of Garth Greenhand on it. Garth Greenhand also seemed to have magic flowing within him.
Magic originates from faith or bloodlines. On the continent of Essos, magical power mainly comes from faith. In Westeros, magical power mostly comes from bloodlines, and most of the lords of Westeros claim to possess the bloodlines of heroes or gods.
Just like Crow's Eye, Rhaegar speculated that the kraken family's bloodline carries the Drowned God's inheritance, generation after generation. It's just that many krakens live ordinary lives, unable to awaken magic, while Crow's Eye, like Rhaegar, accidentally unlocked the bloodline code and can awaken magic.
The god of cold has collected enough heroic blood, and he also has the power to create a terrifying army of Others, who also control the tremor of runes.
"So, are we not only fighting the Night King but also one of our ancestors?" Mace asked. He originally didn't believe in these ancient, strange things, but what he saw and felt now made him feel that this was some kind of human destiny!
"Yes, I believe that's the case. Others are already difficult to deal with; their combat skills, armor, and magic are all tricky. If super Others mixed with heroic bloodlines appear, they will be even harder to defeat!" Rhaegar looked around at everyone, informing them of this terrifying news.
Rhaegar also felt it was very terrifying. His runes, the Rune of the Hammer, came from House Rykker; the Rune of the Tree from Alys Rivers; the Rune of the Ring from the Clinton family; and the Rune of the Shield from the Royce family. Even if individuals in these families cannot activate the power in their blood and use runes, when they die, the god of cold should be able to figure out the mysteries and revive the dead.
"Therefore, my lords, I need to compile a list of heroic bloodlines and their descendants! The more, the better... I also need books about heroic figures and noble bloodlines; we need to study them," Rhaegar said. "This task will be entrusted to Lord Rickard, as we are all in the North now."
"I can do that," Rickard nodded, looking with heartache at his son Eddard, who had narrowly escaped death and was still shaken. Very few of the Direwolf Suicide Squad who fled made it back.
"And the second thing is to trouble Maester Aemon to compile a list of heroic bloodlines among past Lord Commanders of the Night's Watch, as well as those legendary bloodlines that disappeared Beyond the Wall!"
"I'll take care of that!" Maester Aemon readily promised... "Garth Greenhand's ability was to sow, making all things flourish. Most of the nobles in the Reach today are descendants of Garth's children, such as House Tyrell, House Redwyne, House Peake, and so on.
Garth Greenhand not only made the land fertile and productive but also 'sowed seeds' for many women. He could make infertile women conceive again with a touch, and even old crones past their moon cycle could bear children again. Maidens matured in his presence, mothers conceived twins or even triplets under his blessing, and young girls became menstruating maidens with his smile."
"Brandon the Builder's ability was to construct great buildings. He built the Wall and Winterfell, and his descendants are House Stark of Winterfell." Brandon Stark began to recite these legends of demigods, heroes, and their descendants. The most numerous descendants were certainly Garth Greenhand's; Garth himself was a demigod, and his children were also the ancestors of many families in the Reach.
Among the legendary heroes, the most famous were Garth Greenhand and Brandon the Builder. Rhaegar felt they had different rune pulsations; Brandon mastered the Rune of the Net, while Garth Greenhand mastered the Rune of the Green Hand or the Rune of the Tree.
"And us, my maternal bloodline comes from House Durrandon. The first Storm King, Durran, was favored by the sea god and the daughter of the wind goddess, Elenei, and fell in love with her," Robert clamored excitedly.
"Alright, Robert, can you summon storms?" Rhaegar asked Robert. Rhaegar suspected there were two storm gods: one believed in by the Ironborn, and another from the legends of the Stormlands. The two were unrelated and likely controlled their respective storms.
"I can't do that!" Robert stammered slightly.
"Then just listen patiently!" Rhaegar said. Robert was somewhat afraid of him, so he stopped talking, especially since Robert's sister was also present.
All the heroes had basically been named. After listening, everyone realized how reliable the power of these heroic bloodlines was.
There were heroes of great stature and strength, heroes of flourishing life, and heroes who resisted storms, but now the lords could not activate the power within their bloodlines, while the Night King could fully control it.
"Next, Maester Aemon will present the second list." The discussion then turned to the Lord Commanders of the Night's Watch.
It is said there have been 996 Lord Commanders of the Night's Watch, although records only show 667.
"Please allow my tediousness and verbosity, my lords. The number of Lord Commanders of the Night's Watch is quite large. The majority came from noble families, such as House Hightower, House Hoare, and so on..." The maester began to explain slowly to everyone.
This was an even more terrifying list, because the Night's Watch is a large organization, and from ancient times until now, there have been many nobles and descendants of heroes whose family members died Beyond the Wall.
As the maester continued to read the long list, the faces of the lords became even tenser. Besides the Others, the most terrifying thing now was these ancestral Others who could activate bloodline powers. Truly terrifying!
"Stay calm, my lords. The situation is indeed very bad, we can only hold our ground!"
"Even if the ice throne is destroyed, we have only temporarily delayed the god of cold's attack. I need your help; I need to study those mysterious objects that shimmer with historical light!" Rhaegar commanded everyone, and they all obeyed. In the ice and snow, Prince Rhaegar was the first to ride a dragon towards the ice throne.
"The next step, besides collecting information, is to forge weapons as much as possible! We cannot resist with human strength alone!"
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