Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

C31: First Tale - The Lioness of Casterly Rock! (2)

The flames darkened, and the darkness dwindled.

Kai stared at his prize, his everything. The risks he had taken to get his hands over it were nothing short of madness.

This is power, he reminded himself.

Kai had already learned the necessity of power. Without it, one shouldn't even think of loving anyone, caring for anyone, he had concluded. Without power, there is nothing but endless suffering.

That's why in his previous life, even though Kai had knowledge like no other, he had realized it would mean absolutely nothing without irresistible power backing it up.

And that's why, even after resurrection, Kai had only one goal.

To reach the Peak of the Absolute Power!

Never again he wanted to see himself at the mercy of others. Never again he wanted to seek revenge but hold back because of his powerlessness.

Never again he wanted to kill someone at the cost of his life.

This ambition to stand over everyone, this Will to surpass everything, this hunger, this thirst, and these feelings turned into what one could call Extreme Emotions.

The thing that would have been impossible for most became as simple as reminding himself of his aspirations, letting Kai meet one of the Book's most complex requirement.

He flipped the pages, reaching the end of the last tale. The book had many pages, and no matter how much Kai tried to reach the end, he couldn't.

It rejected Jon Arryn's tale, Kai recalled. When I opened the new page in his presence, the Book closed itself almost instantly.

But he had a notion this time would be different. The Book's Skill, Thousand Tales Parasite, won't reject Cersei's tale, he knew.

The moment Kai turned the last page, Kai felt a jolt. It wasn't a true tremor, though.

Kai felt as if the entire world was trembling, and only he was motionless, rooted to his post. The yellowish crispy page gave a blinding blue-red flash, lighting up everything around Kai.

By now Kai knew only the owner of Item could see these colors, much like how only he could see the colored notifications even in the darkest parts of the sewers. It was as if these things weren't happening outside but inside his very eyes.

Odd! Magical! And sensational!

Kai squinted, and let the things run their course. When the flash receded, Kai saw words materializing at the top of the page.

Letter by letter! Full of pride and mysticism!

'-The Lioness of Casterly Rock-'

This wasn't the end, though. When the title of the tale flailed like a banner in a storm, more words appeared under it in smaller font. The Book was writing a tale, and its character was within 10 ft.

The Song of History!

Word by word, letter by letter, the Book kept writing like a hungry beast gnawing on bones for the marrow.

Cersei's birth. Her childhood and relationships. Her encounters. Even her thoughts were narrated into a magnificent tale.

Kai sucked on those words as if his life depended on them. He couldn't help but think how much Cersei's tale revolved around her brother as well.