221 King of the Iron Islands
When Asha Greyjoy finds her uncle "wet hair" Ellen Greyjoy, he is drowning on the beach.
The flooded teenager was not strong enough in his faith and struggled desperately in the water, but his head was held down by the "wet-haired" Iren.
"Be brave!" Elen shouted, "We came from the sea, and we will return to the sea!" Open your mouth and drink the blessings of the gods. Let the sea water flood your lungs. The deceased does not die, but will rise again! ”
However, the flooded teenager is still struggling, which is the instinct to survive.
Asha stepped forward to help.
Finally, the boy stopped struggling, and no bubbles came out of his mouth again.
"Wet-haired" Eren then dragged the boy's body back to the beach with his niece Asha, and then began to pray, straddle the boy, squeeze his chest hard, and lean over to give the kiss of life from time to time.
Kiss after kiss until the teenager began to breathe again, coughing, vomiting.
"Another born-again! This is a clear proof of the favor of the drowning gods! Ellen declared loudly.
He draped the gray, blue, and green robe over the flooded boy, handed over a driftwood stick, and said:
"From now on, you belong to the sea, to the drowning god, and He will protect you from cleaving the waves and moving forward fearlessly!"
There was still fear in the boy's eyes, but more fanaticism and piety, and he raised his driftwood stick and shouted:
"The dead don't die!"
At the end of the ceremony, "wet-haired" Eren sent the boy away, turned his head to look at his niece, and asked:
"Are you here to be flooded?"
Asha hurriedly shook her head: "I've already been flooded. ”
"There is never a limit to the number of times you can be flooded. Every death is an opportunity to return to the bosom of the Drowning God, and when you return from His palace of flowing water, you will be stronger and more religious. There's a glint in Ilyen's eyes, "How's it going?" Do you want to do it again? The flooding ceremonies I presided over never failed. ”
It's true that the other priests who drowned God would miss, but the "wet-haired" Ilyen would not.
However, Asha is still reluctant to take risks, and every time she recalls her drowning, she feels a sense of utter fear.
No matter how devout a believer is, it is difficult to have the courage to do it again.
That's why the "Three Drowning Man" Taler will become a legend.
Asha changed the subject: "I'm here to tell you that my father has summoned everyone to the Grey Sea King's Hall. ”
Eren frowned, as if he understood something.
Ten years ago, his eldest brother, Baron Greyjoy, was crowned King of the Iron Islands in the Hall of the Grey Sea King.
But alas, the Iron Throne soon sent troops to attack, completely crushed King Balon's ambitions, killed his two sons, and the last son was taken away by the Stark family as a proton.
"Do you want to do it again?" There was unconcealed doubt in Ilyen's tone.
"Don't worry, uncle. The Iron Throne doesn't care about us this time. Asha smiled and comforted, "There are already two kings in the Green Land, and they will fight first." ”
"But when they decide the winner, they will come and suppress us. Just like Robert Baratheon back then. ”
"Maybe by then, we'll have robbed enough money and food to occupy enough castles. Let's go, uncle, if you have anything to say, you can tell my father directly. I'm going to inform the others, goodbye. ”
After saying that, he hurriedly ran away, for fear that his uncle would have to drown her again.
Eren sighed a little lost and got on the longship alone.
When he arrived at Old Wake Island, he saw that there were countless long boats lined up on the beach, stretching as far as his eye could see.
Baron Greyjoy's battleship HMS Rainbow stands proudly in the midst of it, like a king.
Stopping next to it was the flagship of the commander of the Iron Fleet, the Invincible Iron.
Beside the ship, Iren saw his brother, Victor Talion Greyjoy.
Victor Leone was the third oldest of his generation of Greyjoy, tall and mighty, wearing a sea monster helmet, heavy armor, and a giant axe, as if he was ready for battle at any moment.
"Brother." Iren stepped forward to greet him, "The deceased don't die. ”
"It will rise again, and its momentum will be even stronger." Victor took off his helmet and knelt on one knee on the beach.
Eren took the water bag from his bosom and poured salt water on Viktarion's head.
After the two had finished praying, they walked side by side towards the shore.
The terrain gradually rises and becomes steeper and steeper.
On the mountain, forty-four boulder ribs emerged from the ground, like huge white tree trunks.
Seeing them, the two brothers couldn't help but beat their hearts faster.
These are the bones of the legendary Naga.
Naga is the world's first sea dragon and the most fearsome creature born in the sea, feeding on sea monsters and sea beasts, and even swallowing entire islands when angry.
Until the Grey Sea King killed it with his own hands, the Drowned God turned its bones into fossils, so that future generations of iron people would always remember the exploits of the Grey Sea King.
Naga's ribs became the beams and pillars of the Grey Sea King's hall, and his mouth became the Grey Sea King's throne.
Nine wide staircases lead to the top of the stone mountain, where their elder brother, Baron the Brave, the current patriarch of the Greyjoy family, stands, beside him is the throne of the Grey Sea King, the seat of the Sea Stone.
Iren and Victalion stepped forward to salute their brother: "The deceased do not die. ”
"It will rise again, and its momentum will be even stronger." Baron nodded in return.
"Brother, have you already decided?" There's worry in Ilyen's tone.
"It's time, brother! Let's reclaim all that we lost! "Victor Leone will always be an ardent supporter of his brother.
"Yes. The time has come. Balon's eyes were determined and he spoke the Greyjoy family's dialect, "We Do Not Sow." How can the Iron People farm and fish like the sheep of the Green Lands, we have the blood of killing in our veins, we are born raiders, we will retrace the 'ancient path' of glory, and bring fear and destruction to Westeros! ”
Victor Talion was provoked by his brother's words and let out a strange scream.
Iren asked calmly:
"And where are we going to raid? There are now two kings in the green lands, and we'd better not offend both. ”
"North." Baron Road, it looks like it was planned.
"North?" Hearing this, Eren frowned again, "Brother, but Theon is still working as a proton in the Stark family. ”
Baron responded coldly: "Elen, what would you do if someone pinched your high play and forced you to kneel?" ”
Ellen understood: "I will let Gao Yu be crushed, and I will also cut off his head with a knife!" ”
"That's exactly how it should be!" Baron's tone was cold, "Eddard Stark thought he would make us his slaves by using this as a threat, but I'd rather lose all my sons than have his head cut off!" ”
"Cut off the heads of the Northerners!" Victalion shouted as he raised his tomahawk.
Baron nodded slightly and said to his brother, "It's time, call for it." ”
Eren walked down the hill and began to beat the driftwood sticks.
More and more iron people joined in, and the beating began to become uniform and breathtaking.
Knock Knock Knock –
Victor Leone blew his horn at the top of the mountain.
Woowoooooooooo
The ironmen left the longship, the beach, and the campfire, and gathered for the Hall of the Grey Sea King.
Among them were captains, helmsmen, oarsmen, shipbuilders, warriors with axes, fishermen with fishing nets, slaves and salt concubines who served by, knights, singers, and scholars assimilated into the green lands...... The crowd surged like a colony of returning ants, as if hundreds of crows were following the smell of blood and were about to feast on a corpse named Westeros.
Dense, covering the sky and the sun.
"Wet-haired" Eren spread his hands and let the percussions and horns calm down.
No one spoke anymore, and there was only the roar of the waves.
"We come from the sea and will return to the sea!" Iren's voice echoed among Naga's remains, "The Great Drowning God has summoned!" And my brother answered the call! He is the brave Baron, he is the God-blessed Balon, he is the Baron who dedicates everything to the restoration of the ancient way! Rejoice, and greet the birth of the new King of the Iron Islands with your cheers! ”
"Baron! Baron! Baron! ”
The crowd cheered enthusiastically, echoing the sound of the waves, echoing over the island.
Baron Greyjoy, dressed in a cloak embroidered with the golden sea monster coat of arms, arrives at the seat of the Sea Stone and accepts the Driftwood Crown from his brother Eren on his head.
"Ten years ago, we tried to restore the Ancient Path, but the Iron Throne killed our ambitions and forced us to work like slaves!" Baron's voice drowned out the shouts from below, "But our quest for the ancient path will never stop!" Today, we rise again, and we will regain everything we have lost! The deceased does not die, but it will rise again, and its momentum will be even stronger! ”
"The dead don't die!"
"The dead don't die!"
"The dead don't die!"
……
The cheers of the Iron Folk were like thunder, shaking the Naga hills.
A frenzied air stream swept upward, as if the power of the god of storms dispelled the dark clouds in the sky.
Baron Greyjoy finally sat on the throne of the sea stone once again under the gaze of all the people.
At this moment, the sea felt as if the birth of a new king was born, and the raging tide was born and swept away to the east.
They will carry with them the wrath and brutality of the Iron Islands, which have been suppressed for ten years, to sweep the green lands, destroy the Seven Holy Churches, uproot the white trees that shed blood, and drown the fortified castles, bringing death and destruction.
(End of chapter)