Jon Snow awoke to the warm embrace of orange-yellow light and the boisterous exclamations of his fellow watchmen. His vision swam intermittently with the bright white and black fuzzy specks that he'd often associated with a drunken state. The white haze of the wind and sky above did little to offset the delirium that had somehow infected his vision. Besides those aspects he could feel the buzzing of energy beneath the surface of his skin as the warm embrace of the light burned around his sleeping bag.
'I have survived.' A glorious realisation and his first thought since awakening.
It was glorious to be alive, to have survived the frigid tundras of the north. The topic brought forth worrying problems however. First of all, were the visions or delusions he had seen in his near-death state truthful and accurate? Did the old gods assist him as he believed they had at the time, or was it simply an incoherent image summoned at the behest of his faltering mind?
Well, all of those concerns were immediately broached upon as the same crimson-black object floated before his eyes, swimming in mid-air much like a hovering falcon did in flight. He paled at the image before him. Was it a trick or had he truly gone insane? Was the reveal that he was Aegon Targaryen true? So many questions and yet so little answers.
He knew that the answers he sought, though most likely simple in true essence, could only be found within this 'chat-group'. Delirium was out of the question now, he neither felt pain in his forehead nor his mind, there was only the whispering caress of insanity to concern himself with.
Looking around he found his fellows settled around a campfire, their meals cooking over a spit as they shot glances over at a spherical ball laying in the middle of the dome of light. Licking his teeth in mild worry and panic he eventually regarded the floating paper-thing before him. It was worth any amount of insanity to get answers, even if it meant he was truly named Aegon Targaryen. He turned on his side and watched as the object floated in front of him. Reaching his hand out he pressed on it, feeling a slight vibration below his fingertips. The chat group immediately opened.
Tony Stark- Hold on! Elsa got a date!?!? How'd he manage that?
Jester Lavorre- OhoHoHoho... Tell us the tea! GIVE US THE TEA!
Luke Skywalker- He simply asked about psychic powers and if they could be defended against. He casually mentioned he was on a date and needed to know.
Shiroe of Log Horizon- Good for him, he deserves it if his story is completely accurate
Tony Stark- Whoa, didn't know frosty had it in him
Jester Lavorre- That's IT!? Just that he was on'a date???
Luke Skywalker- Yes?
Jester Lavorre- C'mon MAN! That's bullshiT
Shiroe of Log Horizon- Look, Jester, calm down. Each of us have our secrets and own lives
Jester Lavorre- I don't keep anything secret!!! Like, I'm havin a pOOp right now and my party doesn't even know!
Tony Stark- Really not into scat, maybe we can move onto the main point...?
Shiroe of Log Horizon- 🤢 Sure...
Luke Skywalker- What is the main point Tony?
Tony Stark- Well, who is she? Does she know about us? Is she going to join us, or is that even possible...?
Loki Odinson- Drecarios is not an imbecile like most mortals. He would not share the existence of us with a common woman, nor would he do so without extreme measures.
Tony Stark- How would you know that Reindeer games?
Loki Odinson- Because I am the god of magic and trickery you plebeian!
Tony Stark- Uhuh and I'm Jesus Christ
Luke Skywalker- Who is Jesus Christ?
Shiroe of Log Horizon- A religious figure. Anyway! Let us just move on to another topic! It's none of our business who his date was or is... We've only known him for five days.
Jester Lavorre- Yah, Sheesh you guys, we should ReaLLy give him some space. 😔😔😔
Jon was utterly confused by the conversation displayed before him. Each word, whilst translated perfectly into Westerosi was alien in the way it was formed and formatted. Proper decorum and wording was abandoned for a more casual quality whilst detail was sacrificed for sarcastic remarks and comments, it was, harrowing to his noble-trained mind.
Aegon Targaryen- Greetings?
There was an immediate lull in the chat before it exploded into multiple shocked and excited questions and greetings.
Tony Stark- Ah! Raven! What's up, how are you?
Luke Skywalker- Finally you have awoken, how is the temperature shield running?
Jester Lavorre- 😀😀😀😀😀A NEW GUY!!!!! SUP NEWBIE!!!
Shiroe of Log Horizon- Had Drecarios been teaching you slang terms again Jester?
Shiroe of Log Horizon- Pardon my manners, nice to meet you Aegon.
Drecarios Frost- Ah, welcome back Aegon
Loki Odinson- Greetings to you mortal. I am The god of Magic, Trickery and Lies, Loki Odinson.
Aegon Targaryen- A god? Are you from the pantheon of Old Gods...?
Loki Odinson- Quite possibly... We are of Asgard and protect the nine realms. Depending on your universe, we very well could be these 'Old Gods' you speak of.
Aegon Targaryen- Universe? What's that?
Tony Stark- Thought so... Good old Raven here is from a medieval world, he doesn't have any idea about greater concepts such as worlds, galaxies and universes...
Aegon Targaryen- ... I must apologise, but this is all rather, debilitating... Have I gone mad or have the gods granted me magic or something such?
Drecarios Frost- Currently unknown. We don't know what this chat room is. I died and revived in an alternate version of myself and I still don't have an understanding of what is beyond mortality or even what Loki considers godhood. Still, I do not think you have gone mad.
Aegon Targaryen- Oh, very well then. Thank you for at least clarifying my position.
Loki Odinson- Of course you haven't succumbed to madness, otherwise Tony would have already destroyed his planet when he first joined.
Tony Stark- Oi Reindeer Games you should stay quiet before I find some way to tell Odin that you pranked Baldur again.
Loki Odinson- You wouldn't dare!!!
Tony Stark- Try me 😁😁😁
Loki Odinson- 🗡️🗡️🗡️ Don't test me Stark
Shiroe of Log Horizon- Ignore them, they'll continue this for hours.
Aegon Targaryen- Understood.
Drecarios Frost- Now, can you tell us why you were in the middle of a blizzard about to die?
The chat room filled with the argument between Tony Stark and Loki Odinson as he considered what he could tell to these strange beings. In the end, which took only a minute to find, he decided to just share the information freely since it seemed they were beyond Westeros.
Aegon Targaryen- We we're looking for signs of Wildlings along the wall. They have been raiding the lands of the Northern Lords.
Luke Skywalker- Ah, a mission of some importance.
Aegon Targaryen- Yes
Drecarios Frost- Well you shouldn't have any hassles with the shield that Luke has given you
Aegon Targaryen- Most definitely! I must thank you all for coming to assist me during my time of need. If you need my aid in future you but need mention it and I shall come to your aid.
Jester Lavorre- Hahahahahahahaha, don't sweat it! WE all have each others backs! And their butts as well!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Shiroe of Log Horizon- Ignore her as well, she's way too energetic and inappropriate
Jester Lavorre- I am not! Just because I like to ride the DiCk doesn't mean I'm inappropriate...
Shiroe of Log Horizon- See what I mean?
Aegon Targaryen- I am still unconvinced that I haven't lost my sanity somewhere along the way between death and life...
Drecarios Frost- Sanity is overrated
Jester Lavorre- What Drecarios said!!! 😈😈
Jon chuckled at jester's antics, her completely casual and braggadocios language was somewhat soothing after the recent horrors. Freezing to death still sent a shiver down his spine, just the concept of it was fear-inducing.
He looked away from the chat-room and over towards his uncle at the fire. He had work to do and most likely some large part to play in whatever was to come. The old gods had given him this ability to communicate with these people... It was some form of message or omen, he could smell it. Perhaps his life would not be beholden to the nights watch in the future? A concept he couldn't afford to hope for given his group's current mission.
Aegon Targaryen- I must be off. The mission will not complete itself and I need to ensure that I get back in one piece
Drecarios Frost- All good, feel free to reach out if you need help
Tony Stark- Yah, what he said Gary-yen
Drecarios Frost- You're just fucking around with him now tony-bro...
Tony Stark- Don't you dare use that surfer-ass nickname ELSA!
Drecarios Frost- You forget, I'm a partial owner of your company Stark, so you'd better watch out... 😏😂
Shiroe of Log Horizon- We'll see you later Aegon
Luke Skywalker- Good luck on your mission my friend
Jon shook his head and quickly readjusted his focus. Now he had to explain the sphere to his companions... His life was never easy or simple it seemed, the old gods had it out for him.
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I sighed as the Aegon left the chat. It had been a few days since I'd seen him last and already I'd had a date with Rogue of all people and was being invited to an X-Man barbeque. It made me slightly wistful at the joy of my new life.
Emma was slowly working away at the Hellfire Club, pulling strings to bring me in without much uproar or hubbub. She was a godsend as a sister and actually cared for me and Cordelia. Speaking of our youngest sister, she was actually thriving with her newfound freedom and was exploring the idea of going to college for a doctorate in Physics, specifically particle physics. She was still silly and your typical teenage girl, but she was incredibly confident and intelligent as well.
The limousine slowly came to a stop in front of my apartment building near Stark Tower; the building near completion. Tony had told me that his tower was close to being independently powered by his upscaled arc reactor. He was going to share the moment with his girlfriend, Pepper, and would invite me the day after. It was still a few weeks away so i wasn't too concerned with the details yet.
"Hey boss, we're here." I nodded to him and straightened out my black, leather, trench coat before stepping out, watching the traffic drive past as foot traffic hurriedly swept past in a whip of ignorance. No one wanted anything to do with anyone when walking the streets of New York, just the way I liked it to be honest.
My bodyguards moved past me and up to the building, scanning the surroundings whilst I walked side-by-side with them. I had much to do today... One of those things being the experimentation with my abilities.
My current abilities were: Xenoglossy, Psychometry, Technopathy and a Touch-based matter manipulation. I needed to know how they worked, what made them tick and how they effected me mentally, physically and spiritually. Marvel was a complex universe/multiverse and encompassed everything from magic to sci-fi. I couldn't just neglect the importance of spirituality.
I was thinking deeply about each of these aspects of my powers as I stepped into my opulent penthouse apartment. As a Frost I was naturally raised with a silver spoon and understood the luxuries of humanity. This aspect of my life was clearly evident in the deep marble, granite and basalt fixtures and walls of my apartment. Blacks, whites and deep jade-greens broke up the dark mahogany furniture that graced the entrance hall to my home. Beyond the entry hall was almost exactly the same but with a lighter tones, dark mahogany switched with redwood furnishings and bookshelves. Chandeliers of exquisite crystalline sculpturing hung from frescoed ceilings. Depictions of Loki, Thor, Odin, Frigga, Freya, Heimdal, Baldur, Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel were prominent amongst the frescoes, a link back to the family's ancient Viking roots. I couldn't ever tell Loki about this, ever, otherwise I'd never hear the end.
My mind ignored all of these details however as I considered the sheer potential of each of my abilities. For instance my Xenoglossy was a cheat with regards to computer languages and normal languages in general... This mattered because I had Technopathy as well, a power that no doubt granted me some control over technology. If I could tie these two abilities together I could rewrite or create my own programming language that used complex or simple ideas from any language that had ever existed.
This wasn't even mentioning the sheer convenience of understanding any language, written or spoken, I came across. Travelling was never going to be a problem for me now and I could easily understand any slang words or terms as the meaning just jumped into my brain... It did make me wonder if I could understand magical languages and even the animal languages that some characters in Marvel could speak, Squirrelese for instance. There was a lot of experimenting to do...
Tony Stark- Hey Elsa, want to come to the tower real quick? I got someone to introduce you to...
The panel for the chat room flashed into my face just as I dropped onto my couch. My exasperation with the entire day was beginning to climb but his words processed through my brain.
'Fury probably has me on his radar now and wants to confirm that I am not a threat.' It was a leap in logic but was based in comic book reasoning. The idea seemed fairly accurate for a massive spy agency that was constantly monitoring Tony Stark and any other superhero-candidate that they could get their sticky paws all over.
Drecarios Frost- You know what, I was going to say no, but why not. As long as you can help me test some shit when I come over?
Tony Stark- What type of shit? You know what, whatever, it doesn't matter, as long as it's not going to blow up my building or take Pepper from me Idgaf
Drecarios Frost- Awesome, see you and Fury there.
Tony Stark- How in the fuck?
I closed the chatroom down and huffed, opening my phone and shooting my driver a quick message to ready the limo again. No doubt I'd interrupted his time with the lovely receptionist in the bathrooms but that couldn't be helped considering the shenanigans of SHIELD and Tony.
'I love my new life... hehe'
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