Chapter 193 [Vault]

Title - HOTD: Reborn as a Dragon | Chapter 1 | Female MC

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[3rd POV]

She had remembered dying.

She remembered death claiming her, a cancer eating away at her life for months, years even, exhausting every single day since she had gained that cursed sickness. She remembered being kept to a bed for her entire life, from sickness after sickness. Weak she was dubbed.

She remembered watching great stories and enjoying every moment of them. She remembered watching countless stories, stories of heroes, of villains, of demons, of gods, and of dragons. She remembered every moment of her life.

No family, no love, just an inheritance left to her by her grandparents, and the desire to keep on living.

Until she didn’t.

And now?

Now she was in a tight, constricting space. Her mind is clearer than before, her body…different, changes. Not in the ways she was expecting. Was this rebirth? She questioned, as her new limbs, limbs that felt…different than before, stretched, straining against the tight confines of her new…prison?

She pushed against this…prison of hers, her entire body weight laying against it, as she pushed as hard as she could, with all of her might, as cracks sounded out throughout a dark room, deep underneath a large, expansive castle.

And as she pushed with all her might, the soft light of what seemed to be a torch, became clear to her. As her new eyes began to blink away, adapting to the brightness of the torch, after being in that claustrophobic darkness for what felt like forever.

She stumbled through the cracks onto the stone grounds, weak, and yet strong. She felt the changes in her body, ones she couldn’t before. She could see more, hear more, feel more. Her small head turned, glancing down at her side, only for her new eyes to widen, as she found herself staring at what looked like…a wing.

And it was then that she knew…

She had been reborn as a dragon

[MC as a “Newborn”]

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Time to explore, she had decided. She had read enough fanfics to know that this was one of those situations. Rebirth into an alternate world, likely fictional in nature. And with her…unique looking form, she suspected she had been reborn into the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, but where in the timeline, she didn’t know, and she doubted she would for quite some time.

Glancing around the room that appeared large to her tiny figure, her draconian head glanced around, trying to find any source of food.

It was then that she turned her gaze back to her egg, and walked forward, stumbling a little with her new limbs as she stopped in front of her egg.

She felt the hunger, hunger befitting of a newborn within her. The hunger that needed to be satiated as she leaned forward and bit into her own shell, her draconian eyes widening in surprise at the crunch, and the surprisingly…spicy taste of her shell?

She decided not to question it, as she began to hungrily devour her own shell, eating every single piece of it with a ravenous hunger. Only afterwards did she stare in front of her, blinking in surprise at the words.

[Dragon Egg (Shell) consumed]

[Dragon Scales (I) | Strengthened]

[Dragon Scales (I) - The dragon Scales of a newborn dragon. Grants resistance to minor things, primarily heat and the cold. Can be easily cut through by a steel blade. Is one trait of “Newborn Dragon Physiology” ] [Progress towards evolution - 15%]

Staring at the words in front of her, the dragon's eyes widened in understanding, as it thought the words “Status”

{ - Status - }

Unnamed Newborn Valyrian Dragon

Age - 1 Hour

Gender - Female/Feminine

Year - 50 AC

Traits - Newborn Dragon Physiology

Perks - Devourer (I), Dragon Skin (I)

[Devourer (I) - The trait of a unique dragon, the final experiment of the Dragonlords. Whatever the dragon consumes, a random trait of said species, object, etc shall be subsumed and assimilated into the user. At the moment only 1 trait from each species, item, etc may be assimilated, albeit at a starter level. Can be strengthened should this be utilized enough] [Progress towards evolution - 1%]

[Newborn Dragon Physiology - The physiology of a newborn Valyrian dragon. Grants all the abilities befitting of a newborn dragon, such a minor strength, speed, sight, etc. Will evolve into a higher physiology through age, consumption, etc]

Reading the words in front of her, the newborn dragon let out a low growl, which sounded rather cute from a baby. She read through it several times in understanding, before stopping upon realizing she didn’t have a name.

‘…Haeraxes, my new dragon name shall be Haeraxes’ The young dragon thought, as words formed.

[New Perk]

[Valyrian God Protection - As the last dragon born in Old Valyria, you who shall be the last true dragon, have the protection of the Gods, for you are their inheritor, their champion. All perks grow 2x faster, new perks that are normally impossible for you to gain or utilize are now able to be gained, and your body may now handle strain it couldn’t before, such as consuming other dragons to achieve their traits]

{ - Status - }

Haeraxes, The Last True Dragon

Age - 1 Hour

Gender - Female/Feminine

Year - 50 AC

Traits - Newborn Dragon Physiology, Valyrian God Protection

Perks - Devourer (I), Dragon Skin (I)

Upon finishing her reading, Haera, aka Haeraxes, nodded, satisfied. That was until she realized the words of the first line.

‘…Born in Old Valyria? I-I am in that accursed place?’ Haera thought in slight worry, for she knew that this place was…dangerous, to the point that even the strongest living dragon Balerion the Black Dread couldn’t return without being wounded.

‘No…I am the last true dragon, blessed by the Valyrian Gods. I will not die to some…puny creatures of Old Valyria’ Haera thought with a growl, her inner instincts hating even the thought of losing in such a weak manner.

It was through this that she noticed that her dragon egg was not the only one, there was a small bundle, perhaps 4 or 5 others, all sitting there. All stone, and yet, that didn’t stop her as she snarled, her jaw opening as she began to consume the eggs, and the unborn dragons within.

She devoured each of the eggs with no care, as she greedily ate at the shells, ignoring that she was likely eating her “Siblings” instead focusing on her own survival in a place like this. For these dragons were dead now, and they would be used to stoke her own growth.

[Dragon Egg (Petrified) Consumed | X5]

[Dragon Scales (I) | Strengthened X5]

[Dragonflames (I) | Obtained and Strengthened | X5]

[Dragon Sight (I) | Obtained and Strengthened | X4]

[Dragon Blood (I) | Obtained and Strengthened | X3]

[Dragon Stomach (I) | Obtained and Strengthened | X2]

[Minor Immortality (I) | Obtained]

[Dragon Scales (I) progress towards evolution - 90%]

[Dragonflames (I) - The flames of a dragon, capable of burning through armies and bringing fire and blood upon all. Currently capable of barely more than lighting a decent sized fire, and perhaps burning a human] [Progress towards evolution - 56%]

[Dragon Sight (I) - The sight of a dragon, allowing you to see farther, see clearer, see in the dark, see smaller things. Currently only able to do a minor amount, and can’t see much more than a normal newborn dragon] [Progress towards evolution - 42%]

[Dragon Blood (I) - The blood of several dragons runs through your veins. Your inheritance draconian abilities are at maximum 1% stronger for every dragon consumed. Higher levels of this perk will boost that percentage. The more dragons consumed, the less the boost, eggs shall give the smallest boost] [Progress towards evolution - 31%]

[Dragon Stomach (I) - The stomach of a dragon, allowing you to consume more than your size can handle. The stronger this perk is, the more you can eat] [Progress towards evolution - 15%]

[Minor Immortality (I) - A minor form of immortality that simply grants the user an extremely long age that seems like immortality, allowing for them to live for a little more than a thousand years at most, and granting minor regenerative abilities] [Progress towards evolution - 3%]

As she finished feasting on her meal, Haera let out a happy purr like sound, feeling her body grow stronger in response as she finished digesting the eggs. Her long serpentine tongue stuck out and licked around her lips, cleaning off the excess “crumbs” off of her face, before she began to walk away, and towards the nearby desk.

Flapping her small wings, Haera lifted herself off the ground, and onto the small desk nearby, before gazing around it.

’Hmm? Is that what I think it is?’ Haera thought in interest, as she looked at what looked to be a small dagger, glimmering under the light of the torches that seemed to magically (literally) be on, before walking over.

‘This is valyrian steel, isn’t it? I believe my devourer ability said that I could consume anything and gain traits, right? So…perhaps I should eat this? I’d have to swallow it whole, but it’s small enough that it should be possible. I’ll just have to hope that it doesn’t kill me from the inside out’ Haera thought, before looking at it, and deciding to just say screw it, as her jaw opened once more, and she lifted the dagger into her mouth, and chomped down, swallowing it whole.

She could feel it traveling down her throat into her stomach, and felt a slight pain within her, as it no doubt was cutting her, but that soon ceased as words shimmered into form in front of her.

[Valyrian Steel Teeth (I) - Around half of the teeth currently in your newborn body have been strengthened and turned into Valyrian steel, without looking as such. You can now bite into and eat more things. The more Valyrian steel you consume, the more your teeth will be turned into Valyrian steel. Once all teeth have been converted, a new perk may be obtained]

Haera’s mouth contorted into a wide grin, her teeth showing as they shined brighter than before, as she began to look around the room, wondering what else there was to consume.

The hunger in her was far from satiated, and there was just so much to eat, as she had one thought on her mind, as she began to explore this new home of hers.

’…I wonder what else there is to eat?’

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That’s the end of the chapter!

This is a vault fic idea I’ve had for quite some time now, and I thought I might as well make it. I’ve got maybe 3-5 more GOT/HOTD vault fics in me and then I’ll likely be done with this phase for a bit. I might update some of them more than once, but I’ll probably move to something else to start making vault fics on, like Harry Potter or something.

Love interest is Rhaenyra and Laena (aged up)

I will say that her appearing in 50 AC is for a good reason, as hibernation will play a big role in her power growth.

Anyways, have a good day!