Words flowed like black blood over the yellow parchment.
There was something odd about the Title itself, Kai noticed. Something unnatural. The Lioness of Casterly Rock felt more of a story of a powerful woman with high ambitions. But this… This Title reeked of the same smell as its name.
Discordant!
Kai read it. No word of the tale escaped his snaky focus.
The tale started with Petyr’s Braavosian history. Then it came to the part of how young Petyr had come to the Riverrun to be fostered as a ward, and him becoming friends with three Tully children Catelyn, Lysa, and Edmure.
The Book told of Petyr falling in love with Catelyn, and Lysa falling in love with Petyr. It also told of Petyr, now known as Littlefinger, taking Lysa’s virginity while drunk, thinking of her as her sister, Catelyn Tully. Then, it mentioned the duel between Petyr with five-year-older Brandon Stark for Catelyn’s hand. Brandon offered Petyr many chances to yield, but Petyr refused to give up. In the end, Petyr, staggering, bleeding from a dozen wounds, got cut with an almost fatal backhand slash.
Petyr lost. There, the duel ended.
So did the tale.
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Story: The Herald of Chaos
Story Status: Incomplete
-Primordial Theater-
Act 1: Relentless Love
Grade: E+
Specification: The character assimilates himself within the Contestant’s soul, granting him a Titan’s buff for 30 seconds. The character can be assimilated beforehand, but as soon as the Titan’s buff is activated, the Act will be canceled after 30 seconds
Requirement:
Attributes: A visorless warrior helmet will cover the head as a symbol of buff
Effect:
Note: Updating the tale will update the Skill as well
Warning: If SP drops below 50 before using the buff or while using it, then the Skill will be canceled automatically
]
Kai’s heart raced.
This was an Act Kai Stormborn meant to play. He knew little about Magic, or soul and its uses, but this… this he knew.
The carnage I can unleash using this Skill, Kai’s thought trailed off, imagining his past self. There was a time when he had roamed like a demon donning his red armor and clutching two sabers in his hand. The rivers of blood that sprouted had created a path for Kai to the top. He was the supreme killer.
The Blood Demon!
Kai’s throat felt dry as he recalled his end by exploding himself. But there was a smile on his face too. I killed him. He consoled himself. At least I killed him. Only that matters.
Kai didn’t put the book back. He had been already feeling anxious about the Prophecy and seeing the assimilation feature of the Act, it made little sense to him to not use it there and then.
One more, Kai thought, caressing the parchment. One more tale and the Book can be upgraded then.
“Primordial Theater…”
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The voice melted into the space; the reality melted into the falseness, and the words melted too, turning into the mysterious runes. They glowed with the colors of the rainbow before exploding into a shower of white.
The smoky veil returned.
In the darkness, the gray smoke felt as black as anything could be. Then it parted, and a figure walked out as if a herald had announced its coming. This figure belonged to a fifteen-year-old boy, a year younger than Kai. He was wearing a black doublet, black breeches, and black leather shoes. There was a sly smile on his lips, hidden behind a light stubble on his chin, but his eyes were calm.
Too calm, Kai observed. Calm enough to burst out into a storm.
Into chaos!
This boy was Petyr Baelish.
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Skill Primordial Theater activated…
Character Petyr Baelish is ready to play his Act
Act Available: 1
]
Petyr bowed behind the Notification.
“Are you intelligent?” Kai found himself asking stupidly. His many encounters with Cersei’s character from the Book still weighed on his mind. He hadn’t asked this question before, but Kai couldn’t control his curiosity any longer.
Petyr smiled. “I think so,” he replied, the smile never leaving his lips. “All men are blessed with intelligence. It’s the use of this blessing which separates the puppet from the puppeteer.”
“What are you?” Kai asked, his grip tightening over the book. “A puppet or a puppeteer?”
Petyr approached Kai, his solid figure becoming transparent with each step. “I am whatever you want me to be, master,” his voice echoed in Kai’s mind. “But foremost, I am a Character, and now… It is my turn to Act.”
Kai looked into his eyes. He nodded and proclaimed, “Relentless Love!”
When the words ended, Petyr’s blurry, semi-transparent figure lined itself with Kai’s and vanished. Kai could feel him, though. Another being was inside him like a parasite hibernating within an insect. When Kai breathed, he could feel Petyr breathing along with him. And when Kai looked at things, he could feel Petyr’s calm eyes at the back of his pupils.
The thought tried to unnerve Kai. Just a Skill, Kai reminded himself, finding courage in his reasoning. Just an Act.
Step! Click!
The sound came abruptly. Kai sent the Book back to Inventory. It didn’t affect the Act as he had found out. He found a darker corner in the dark corridor and waited for the man to come out.
Petyr opened the door and walked out with a hood over his face. “Be ready,” he whispered into the room. “I have already instructed the guards to escort you to the ship.”
Only a light, sobbing grunt answered Petyr.
And as he saw Petyr going downstairs, Kai suddenly thought of something which he hadn’t planned. I got the proof against Lysa, Kai reflected. But this alone won’t be enough to incriminate Petyr too.
The Hidden Mission mentioned nothing of the master of coin, Kai knew. And with the death prophecy looming over him, Kai would have never taken the risk. But things had changed within these last moments.
Now Kai could afford the risk. In the prophecy, he was just prey. Now Kai could hope to become more than that.
A predator!
AN: Like the tale of Cersei Lannister, I have posted a link mentioning how much of Petyr's life is covered by the book. You can check it out, if you want to, as I am sure the web-series hadn't mentioned much about him. Enjoy!