Recaps

Redd and his dragons spent six months scavenging the Valyria Ruins, collecting weapons, damaged books, and more than a hundred Dragon Eggs while building up over six thousand evolution points. With daytime prey gone, Redd considered hunting at night, and the chapter ended with King Ghidorah biting through and swallowing a piece of metal.

• Redd collected rusted weapons and ancient books, learning fragments about Valyria, House Targaryen, the Black Mist Demon Eye, and the Orc Invasion, while the magic texts remained unreadable to him.
• Redd and his dragons gathered more than a hundred Dragon Eggs from across the ruins, and Ehm and Aegon watched over the eggs protectively.
• After six months of hunting and exploring, Redd had amassed just over six thousand evolution points toward his goal of ten thousand.
• Redd flew with Ehm, Aegon, and King Ghidorah over the ruins but found no prey, black mist, or Sandworms.
• Redd returned to the Dragonpit and decided that hunting at night might be necessary to find more prey and evolution points.
• Redd saw King Ghidorah bite off and swallow a piece of metal, marveling at the young dragon’s growth and strong teeth.

Redd took Ehm, Aegon, and King Ghidorah out at night to hunt in the Valyria Ruins despite the dragons’ warnings. After a pack of wild dogs was burned, a strange white shadow emerged from the corpses, Aegon became cursed and began falling, and Ehm caught him before he struck the ground.

• Redd insisted on leaving the Dragonpit to find food, despite Ehm and Aegon warning him that the night was dangerous.
• Redd flew with Ehm and Aegon over the ruins and saw numerous creatures stirring beneath the night sky.
• Redd directed Ehm and Aegon to burn a pack of wild dogs, then noticed a brief white shadow rise from the corpses.
• A humanlike scream rang out, and Aegon cried in pain as his flight faltered; Redd saw that Aegon's status had changed to cursed.
• Redd ordered Ehm to catch Aegon, and Ehm seized Aegon's tail to stop his fall.

Redd and the weakened dragons crash-land in the Valyria Ruins, where fire reveals that nearby beasts are transforming into grotesque masses of flesh. As the creatures attack and spread the transformation to others, an awakened black mist threatens to make the situation even worse.

• Redd ordered Ehm to fly toward Fire Peak, but Ehm's exhausted wings gave out and he crashed to the ground with Aegon.
• Redd had Ehm and Aegon set the nearby vegetation ablaze, driving back the approaching beasts with firelight.
• Redd saw wild dogs and other creatures swell with growths and transform into foul-smelling, deformed lumps of flesh.
• The transformed creatures charged through the flames, and Ehm burned the leading attacker with Black Dragonfire.
• Redd discovered that nearby beasts began transforming after contact with the fleshy creatures or even a slight scorch from the flames.
• The black mist that had appeared during the day seemed to awaken as the threat escalated.

Redd and the dragons fought their way toward the lava vent as cursed creatures swarmed them in the Valyria Ruins at night. Ehm became cursed and weakened, leaving Redd desperate to reach safety before the group was overwhelmed.

• Redd realized the creatures were converging on them and ordered the weakened Aegon to crawl toward the lava vent.
• Aegon crawled toward the lava while Ehm fought off the creatures with dragonfire, its tail, and its wings.
• Redd noticed Ehm weakening and saw its status change from "Good" to "Cursed" on the system panel.
• Redd concluded that vengeful spirits inside the ruins' living creatures awakened at night and attacked dragons and fire.
• Redd could not safely reach Ehm to use his blood to lift the curse, so he urged the group onward toward the lava vent.

Redd used his blood to slow Ehm’s curse, stabilizing the dragon long enough for the group to fight their way toward the magma river. They reached its scorching edge, where the pursuing creatures held back, leaving them temporarily safe.

• Redd pried open one of Ehm’s scales, cut his own palm, and pressed his blood into Ehm’s wound.
• Ehm’s status flickered between cursed and weakened, but his condition stabilized for the moment.
• Redd rejected the idea of climbing onto Aegon because the dragon’s back was covered in dangerous bone spikes, and continued directing the dragons from Ehm’s back.
• Ehm, King Ghidorah, and Aegon fought off the creatures as Redd guided them toward the lava vent.
• After nearly an hour, the dragons reached the magma river, and the heat drove the pursuing creatures back.

Redd and the three dragons fought their way upstream along the lava river toward their lair atop the Broken Volcano as black mist drove the flesh creatures into a suicidal attack. After reaching the mountain and burning back their pursuers, they encountered a gigantic sandworm erupting from underground.

• Redd ordered Aegon, Ehm, and King Ghidorah to move upstream along the lava river, using its heat as a barrier against the flesh creatures.
• Black mist enveloped the creatures and drove them to cross the scorching lava bank despite their bodies burning, forcing the dragons to keep fighting as they advanced.
• After more than two hours, Redd and the dragons reached the foot of the Broken Volcano, where the mist and creatures stopped short of the mountain.
• Redd ordered Aegon to climb toward the summit and directed Ehm to fly and burn the black mist and creatures below.
• As Redd thought the danger had passed, a gigantic, joint-limbed sandworm burst out of the ground.

Redd and Ehm escaped a nighttime Sandworm attack and returned to the volcano lair, where Redd checked his companions’ conditions. Finding Aegon still cursed, Redd cut his palm and prepared to make the sleeping dragon swallow his blood.

• Redd ordered Ehm to take flight as multiple Sandworms burst from the ground and hurled rocks at them.
• Ehm carried Redd through the barrage and brought him back to the volcano lair, where Aegon was asleep and dangerously weak.
• Redd checked the system statuses and found himself and King Ghidorah well, Ehm weakened, and Aegon cursed.
• Redd cut his palm and gestured for King Ghidorah and Ehm to help him give his blood to Aegon.

Redd gave Aegon blood until the dragon’s status changed from cursed to weakened, then kept watch over the ruins and slept in the den. The next morning, he woke to King Ghidorah’s heads tugging his hair and chewing on his sword hilt, and threatened to punish them for their pranks.

• Redd and Ehm pried open Aegon’s mouth while King Ghidorah helped, and Redd fed the dragon his blood until his status changed to weakened.
• Redd checked the dark ruins from Fire Peak and confirmed the creatures below had not approached the lair.
• Redd returned to the den, slept on King Ghidorah, and woke the next morning when one of its heads tugged his hair.
• Redd scolded Er Lang for pulling his hair and threatened to grind the heads’ horns flat if their pranks made him go bald.
• San Lang approached Redd while chewing a metal sword hilt, and Redd realized the dragon had taken it from his waist.

Redd began a thorough excavation of the Fire Peak ruins, hoping to uncover the source of the protection that had kept the black mist and mutated creatures away. He found treasure and Dragon Eggs, then continued searching the surrounding fortress ruins with King Ghidorah.

• Redd checked the sleeping Black Dragon Ehm and Red Dragon Aegon and saw that both had survived the previous night's battle, though Aegon was marked as aged.
• Redd decided the Fire Peak ruins concealed the source of their protection and set out to search them again with King Ghidorah.
• Redd and King Ghidorah excavated a ruined tower and found chests containing gold dragons and Dragon Eggs, some of which still showed signs of life.
• Redd and King Ghidorah spent the following days hunting for food and excavating the fortress ruins across Fire Peak and the surrounding peaks, uncovering supplies, treasure, and weapons.

Redd finished looting the ruined Valyrian fortresses and searched their books for clues about the volcanoes’ protective power. He discovered that the Valyrians used Dragonbinder and an ancient ritual to form a blood bond with dragons, then learned how that bond helped them defeat the Ghiscari Empire and establish the Freehold.

• Redd and King Ghidorah spent nearly two months excavating more than thirty ruined volcanic fortresses, recovering 632 vital Dragon Eggs and numerous books.
• Exhausted by the slow excavation, Redd told King Ghidorah to keep digging and promised him all the metal he found, then turned to studying the books.
• Redd found a tome about the Fourteen Flames and learned that fourteen volcanoes had once formed a chain linking the Valyrian Peninsula to Essos.
• The tome described how Valyrians used Dragonbinder and an ancient ritual to create a blood connection with dragons, then raised young dragons to trust humans.
• Redd learned that dragon riders helped the Valyrians crush the Ghiscari Empire and establish the Valyrian Freehold across much of southern Essos.

Redd learned that the Valyrians had reshaped the Fire Peaks with fire magic and human labor to raise dragons, then decided to investigate an extinguished volcano for clues about their work. He began excavating a ruined Fire Peak with Kevin, but the first finds yielded no magical runes.

• Redd read that the Valyrians killed Tamos and his followers, conquered Essos, and reshaped the Fire Peaks to expand their dragon population.
• Redd wondered if the Valyrians' alterations had contributed to the Doom, but dismissed the idea because the black mist and creatures in the ruins suggested something different.
• Redd decided to investigate an extinguished Fire Peak and searched the surrounding area with the three dragons for a suitable volcano.
• Redd and Kevin began digging inside a cooled crater while Da Lang and Er Lang slacked off and Ehm and Aegon lit the way from outside.
• Redd and Kevin unearthed corroded iron pillars without magical runes, and Kevin used Gravity Beams to break through solidified lava.

Redd and King Ghidorah dug through the volcanic crater, uncovering Valyrian steel supports and artificial passages that suggested the Valyrians had controlled the volcano with magic. A sudden earthquake forced Redd and his dragons to flee, and he ended the day wondering whether they should leave their cramped lair.

• Redd and King Ghidorah spent a month digging deeper into the crater and found a huge Valyrian steel spike marked with faint magical runes.
• Redd discovered artificial caverns and passages and hypothesized that the Valyrians had used them to manage lava, heat, and volcanic pressure.
• Redd called off the digging, and he and King Ghidorah climbed back toward the crater's surface.
• A violent earthquake shook the crater, sending rocks tumbling, so Redd ordered King Ghidorah and the other dragons to fly out.
• The tremors stopped once Redd and the dragons escaped, and he returned to their lair and considered moving somewhere safer.

Redd and the three dragons escaped as Fire Peak erupted and destroyed their Dragonpit, then moved to another volcanic peak. After waiting through the night for another attack, Redd began to doubt his suspicions as the dragons fell asleep.

• Redd felt the ground heat up and tremble, then saw lava churning violently inside Fire Peak’s fissure.
• Redd climbed onto the Black Dragon Ehm and ordered the three dragons to flee as the eruption began.
• Fire Peak’s slope collapsed, and flowing lava swallowed the Dragonpit.
• Redd led King Ghidorah, the Black Dragon Ehm, and the Red Dragon Aegon to another volcanic peak and kept them outside the lair while he waited for danger.
• Nothing happened through the night, and Redd’s nerves eased as the three dragons fell asleep.

Redd and the dragons woke to a volcanic eruption on Fire Peak and scrambled to escape the advancing lava. King Ghidorah, Black Dragon Ehm, and Red Dragon Aegon barely took flight before the lava swallowed their platform.

• Redd fell asleep on Black Dragon Ehm while the dragons rested at their lair on Fire Peak.
• The volcano erupted, sending lava down the slopes and shaking the mountain awake.
• Redd shouted for King Ghidorah to wake Ehm and Aegon, and King Ghidorah shocked them with arcs of electricity.
• Redd urged Black Dragon Ehm and Red Dragon Aegon to take off as lava engulfed their lair and raced toward the platform.
• King Ghidorah flew up first, and Black Dragon Ehm and Red Dragon Aegon barely managed to take flight before the lava reached them.

Redd and the three dragons escaped a volcanic eruption in the Valyria Ruins, but Ehm and Aegon suffered severe wing injuries. They fled toward the Smoking Sea and Essos, then landed on a distant mountain summit to recover.

• The volcano erupted as Redd and the dragons tried to escape, sending magma, rocks, ash, and poisonous fog after them.
• King Ghidorah used gravity beams to destroy incoming superheated rocks while Ehm and Aegon were battered and their wing membranes torn.
• Redd concluded that the Valyria Ruins were no longer safe and that a god might be targeting him, so he ordered the dragons toward the Smoking Sea and Essos.
• The exhausted dragons struggled through a long flight, with Ehm and Aegon bleeding from their wounds.
• The dragons landed on a mountain summit at the edge of the Valyria Ruins, where Redd climbed down from Ehm and looked back over the place where he had first found shelter.

After the volcanic eruptions, Redd suspected a god connected to Valyria’s destruction had targeted him, though he could not determine why. He left the ruins with the injured Aegon and the other dragon, beginning a wary flight across the Smoking Sea.

• Redd considered whether his Targaryen blood, the objects he had recovered, or his killing of cursed creatures had drawn a god’s attention.
• Redd decided to postpone investigating the threat until he was strong enough to confront the god.
• As sunset approached, Redd called to Aegon and the other dragon and ordered them to leave the mountain.
• The injured dragons carried Redd toward the Smoking Sea, and he worried about its volcanic hazards and the unknown god.
• Redd watched the waters and mist tensely as the three dragons entered the airspace over the Smoking Sea.

Redd led Ehm, Aegon, and the third dragon cautiously across the Smoking Sea, unaware that a hidden presence had failed to stop them and that a vast force was building beneath the water. Three enormous columns of molten fire erupted around their flight path, engulfing the sky in falling lava.

• Redd avoided visible volcanoes and had the dragons glide at altitude to conserve their strength as they crossed the Smoking Sea.
• A demonic eye reported that Redd and the three-headed dragon had escaped, but the unseen presence said it could not interfere more and refused to risk ending up like the eye.
• The demonic eye threatened the presence over its failure to stop Redd, then was crushed by an invisible force and vanished.
• Energy gathered beneath the sea as Redd and the dragons continued flying, unaware of the approaching catastrophe.
• Three towering columns of molten fire erupted around their route, launching lava high into the air and sending a vast rain of burning meteors down toward them.

Redd and the three dragons escaped a deadly lava barrage by diving into the Smoking Sea, where boiling water and violent currents left them near death. King Ghidorah kept Redd from being swept away, while a mysterious flame figure inspected the three newly formed volcanoes before vanishing.

• Redd ordered the dragons to dive beneath the lava storm, and King Ghidorah shielded him as they plunged into the sea.
• The lava struck the water, creating a vast boiling surface and violent underwater currents that battered Redd and the dragons.
• Redd lost consciousness and slipped from Ehm’s back, but King Ghidorah caught him and wrapped him in its wings.
• The volcanic eruptions ended, leaving three new volcanoes arranged in an equilateral triangle above the Smoking Sea.
• An illusory figure of flame inspected the three craters several times, then vanished.

Redd awakened after the system updated and used its new medical repair function to recover from his severe injuries. He found himself and the three dragons stranded in shallow, warm water near the edge of the Smoking Sea, but his limbs remained stiff after his long unconsciousness.

• Redd and the three dragons were swept through the undersea currents, and King Ghidorah shielded the unconscious Redd with his wings.
• After Redd had survived for one year, the system asked whether to update, and he chose to update before losing consciousness again.
• The system completed its update, added a medical repair function, and spent energy healing Redd's injuries.
• Redd awoke, found the three dragons still protecting him, and realized they had reached a shallow beach near the Smoking Sea's outer edge.
• Redd tried to move but found his hands and feet stiff and numb from being unconscious for an extended period.

Redd woke after being submerged in the Smoking Sea and found himself weak but without apparent internal injuries, while Black Dragon Ehm and Red Dragon Aegon were badly wounded. He used the updated system to inspect Ehm’s injuries and reached a treatment screen demanding 1,100 energy points.

• King Ghidorah excitedly licked Redd until he pushed one of its heads away and washed the saliva from his face.
• Redd checked himself and found no apparent internal injuries, then examined the badly wounded Black Dragon Ehm and Red Dragon Aegon.
• Redd opened the updated system and saw that it had ten years until its next update and that his evolution points had become energy points, with only a little over 3,000 remaining.
• Redd used the medical repair function on Ehm and skipped the detailed injury reports to view the treatment options.
• Redd saw that treating Ehm would cost 1,100 energy points, more than a third of his remaining reserves.

Redd spent nearly all his remaining energy healing Ehm and Aegon, then chose to head for Westeros in search of energy from the wights. After days of flight, the dragons reached the continent and spotted Volantis, but Redd did not land there.

• Redd used energy points to heal Ehm, who recovered and excitedly rubbed his head against Redd.
• Redd spent 1,500 energy points to heal Aegon, whose injuries closed although he remained weak.
• With just over 500 energy points left, Redd decided to seek the wights beyond the Wall in Westeros, while considering hunting humans if the wights proved too dangerous.
• Redd consulted an old map and flew from the Smoking Sea on Ehm with King Ghidorah and Aegon following.
• After several days and nights, Redd saw land and recognized the city of Volantis, but did not take the dragons down to land.

Redd left his three dragons in a forest and entered Volantis to learn about the city and find food. After seeing chained slaves in the streets, he found a tavern, where he paid a gold coin for its finest meal and wine.

• Redd hid King Ghidorah, Ehm, and Aegon in a forest outside Volantis, then prepared himself and went into the city alone.
• Redd asked people outside the city for directions and learned that Volantis was a major port in the Free Federation.
• Redd entered Volantis, concealed his silver hair beneath his hood, and took in the busy streets before seeing chained slaves being driven through them.
• Redd turned away from the slave caravan and entered a crowded tavern to eat and gather information.
• Redd showed the barkeeper a Gold Dragon, prompting him to serve roast beef, lamb, and red wine.

Redd learned that the story was likely set around 100 AC, decades before the Dance of the Dragons, and planned to reach Westeros and prepare for the coming conflict. After buying supplies in Volantis, he headed for a livestock market while unaware that mercenaries were following him.

• Redd overheard tavern patrons arguing over whether Viserys or Laenor would inherit the Iron Throne and deduced that Jaehaerys I still ruled.
• Redd calculated that King Ghidorah could grow into a formidable dragon before the Dance of the Dragons and considered gaining more dragons before the war.
• Redd paid the tavern owner for food and a detailed map to Westeros, then lifted the heavy supplies with ease and deterred several would-be thieves.
• Several mercenaries followed Redd after he left the tavern, hoping to steal his gold dragons.
• Redd hid his supplies in his system space and wandered through Volantis before deciding to buy livestock to feed his three dragons.

Redd bought more than a hundred sheep to feed the three dragons, then was surrounded in the forest by armed men who demanded his money, weapons, and livestock. Realizing they intended to kill him, he prepared for a fight and charged through the flock toward their leader.

• Redd paid five Gold Dragons for over a hundred sheep and herded them toward the forest where the three dragons had landed.
• Several dozen armed men surrounded Redd and the panicked sheep in the forest.
• The gray-bearded leader demanded Redd’s Gold Dragons, weapons, and livestock, but Redd refused to trust his promise of safe passage.
• Redd drew his shield and longsword, checked that the men had no bows or crossbows, and activated the system’s automatic medical repair function.
• Redd decided to attack the leader and charged through the sheep to make a path toward him.

Redd fought his first deadly battle against a gang of brawny men, killing their leader and cutting down many attackers while the system silently healed his wounds. As the survivors panicked and tried to flee, a deafening roar sounded from the sky.

• Redd charged the older brawny man and killed him after overpowering his defense with a second sword strike.
• The gang attacked Redd, but he used his sword and shield to fight them off despite suffering deep wounds to his back.
• Redd’s system medical repair function rapidly healed his injuries as he killed more than a dozen attackers.
• The surviving brawny men lost heart, and their disorganized formation left them unable to retreat effectively.
• The brawny men tried to scatter and flee, but a deafening roar rang out from the sky.