Chapter 65 - Aenar Targaryen, First of His Name (IV)
"In the end, only Blood and Fire really matter. Nothing more and nothing less, that's how we started and that's how we'll end." Visenya I Targaryen, The Warrior Queen.
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The screams of agony of the men burned alive disappeared five minutes after the flames consumed the funeral pyre. As everyone waited in silence, the fire began to change; the orange flames turned into fire dragons and flew around.
Aenar couldn't help but notice the same chaotic energy from the Pure Energy Dimension present at that moment. Then he understood how the inhabitants of that world used that energy.
That's what Blood Magic was - a sacrifice.
For that very reason, the people of that planet didn't go mad using the energy of that dimension. They made sacrifices and stayed away from corruption and madness. They paid a price and received something in return, just like all the magic on the planet.
Knowing this, Aenar couldn't help but think of the event known as the Doom of Valyria.
He theorized that something very wrong had occurred at the time of the sacrifice, causing a rift in time and space, linking the two worlds and culminating in the event that became known as the Doom.
Previously, he had tried to witness the Doom in person through his Prescience, but it hadn't worked. It was as if that part of time was confused and often erased from history.
Suddenly, small roars sounded loudly, and the fire grew abnormally, covering half the hall in an instant. The place seemed about to be consumed by flames, including everyone in the Great Temple of Volantis. But at that moment, Aenar stretched out her hand and, under everyone's surprised gazes, the flames receded and gradually extinguished, revealing a figure still standing.
Her naked body was covered in soot. She still had hair, but what really caught the eye were the three small winged reptiles that covered her nakedness. A black and red dragon emerged from one of her breasts and perched on her shoulder, roaring proudly to all who watched.