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Prince Maeraxes Targaryen, was born near the end of King Elaerys Targaryen's reign of terror, after King Jaeharon Targaryen murdered his own father, ending the reign of the Mad King. The reign of King Jaehaeron was considered a long apology by many, as the King would often do his best to make up for the deaths and fear his father had caused. He had first sent for the Dragonpit to be turned into a building to take care of the ill, he then formed multiple alliances with the nine big houses of Westeros, House Tyrell was quick to aid him, given that his aunt, Lady Maerea targaryen, had been married to the Head of House, Lord Theodore Tyrell, and had given him three children, Lady Natalie Tyrell, Lady Claudia Tyrell and Lord Ignatius Tyrell, all of which had the typical Tyrell look, with brown curls and brown eyes. He had married her just the day before the great battle against the king, with the help of the Tyrell army and the Tully forces, thanks to Lady Natalie's marriage to Lord William Tully; along with the army and weapons of House Strong, as Lord William was betrothed to Lady Katherine Strong. They had also been aided by House Baratheon, with the promise that the heir born from King Jaehaeron and Queen Claudia's marriage, would marry the second child of Lady Talia Baratheon and Lord Nicolas Martell, Lord Derek Baratheon, who was of five years of age already.
During the battle, now called the Black and Red Battle, King Elaerys battled the then Prince Jaehaeron, both of them mounted on their dragons, King Elaerys on the dragon Cannibal, an ancient she-dragon that was thought to be even older than the first Targaryens to come to Dragonstone, while Prince Jaehaeron was mounted on his dragon, Caraxes, the Blood Wyrm, belonging to his late grandfather, King Maeraxes Targaryen. The Cannibal was large and formidable, her size large enough to engulf hatchlings and juvenile dragons; but Caraxes, though smaller, was swift, agile and fast. Prince Jaehaeron managed to dodge streams of black and green flames as Caraxes went up into the sky. King Elaerys followed his son, planning to kill him like he did his parents, however, as the Mad King flied up, Prince Jaehaeron turned around, flying down, and shooting a stream of bright red flames towards his father, burning him to a crisp along with Cannibal's back. Cannibal let out a high pitched roar as his link with his rider was broken. Using the Cannibal's confusion to his advantage, Caraxes bit into her neck, taking out a large chunk of it as green blood fell down in large drops towards the battle underneath, as Caraxes tore out and chewed a large portion. As the Cannibal fell to the ground, dead, Caraxes let out a loud and high chirping as a battle cry, declaring Prince Jaehaeron as King. His coronation would come as soon as he landed, with the previous King having fallen, there was nobody to fight for in the eyes of the forces allied to King Elaerys, as the armies of House Tyrell, Tully, Strong and Baratheon overpowered the armies of House Bolton, House Frey and House Karstark.
The reign of King Jaehaeron began as compensation for his father's crimes, not only cementing the promises he made to House Baratheon, but also fixing the alliances ruined by his father with House Velaryon and Celtigar, he made sure that enough food would reach the North to aid them through their Winters. He also made sure to put forth multiple laws that would get him out of the bad side of the Sept and Houses that had been screwed over by his father, the Law of freedom of Belief was made to rule out King Elaerys' rule that nobody could follow the Faith of the Seven, the Law of Age was to make sure nobody could marry when under the age of eighteen, in order to avoid the many deaths that came with Omegas marrying Alphas at the age of fifteen or sixteen. He created so many rules and laws in the first week of sovereign that many named that week as The Week of the New Moon. When King Jaehaeron finished these new Laws, he had let out a sigh of relief, and went off to seek out his Queen, finding her in the Gardens, which she was redecorating with flowers and plants. She was wearing her usual green and gold gown, her promenade emanating a floral scent, which weirded the King out, as the promenade emanated the same scent of his Queen, so it seemed unnecessary to have. He hugged her from behind, causing her to chuckle.
"Are you done writing with your council?" She asked, patting his silver gold hair.
He mumbled into her neck.
"I believe I have grown a hatred for plumes and ink"
"It is indeed tedious work" Claudia hummed "But just like me with this garden, you are fixing up this world so our child can be healthy and happy"
King Noah perked up, looking at his wife.
"I can already picture them running through the garden" He smiled "Bet they'll be a firecracker"
The couple had been wanting children ever since their betrothal was set up by their parents, and when Lady Natalie announced her husband, Lord Omega William Tully, was with child, only a few moons prior, the couple only wished for children even more. Queen Claudia chuckled.
"We'll find out sooner than you think my King" She hummed, turning around to look at him.
King Noah stared at his wife, frowning.
"What do you mean?" He asked, his brain tired from all the paperwork he had just done to understand his wife.
Queen Claudia simply took her promenade, taking it off before handing it to her lady in waiting. The smell of wildflowers on a meadow did falter for a second, as the promenade scent felt a bit more artificial, while Claudia's scent was as if he was in a meadow. As he breathed, he could slowly feel an almost milk-like scent follow the scent of flowers. King Jaehaeron's eyes widened, he looked up look at his wife and Queen.
"You mean you're..." He questioned.
Queen Claudia smiled and nodded.
The king was full of joy, if Caraxes' happy chirps and roars were anything to go by. The King had sent for multiple toys and garments to be made for the babe, even if Queen Claudia told him it was over the top. King Jaehaeron focused on his kingdom as much as he focused on his wife and unborn babe, he turned the Dragonkeep into a place for the ill to get better the same day he asked for a bassinet to be made out of gold, with dragons and flowers carved into the piece, with soft and warm velvets used to soften it, along with the mattress and pillows. While he may have been going overboard in the words of his wife, Queen Talia was not all that subtle either, having sent for tiaras and daggers to be made for her child, and even made promenades for them with flowers she picked from her garden. And while the act may have been seen as gauche by other Houses and the townspeople of Kingslanding, however, the King and Queen all sent presents for other Houses when they announced pregnancies and births, and they even brought in Maesters and healers from Essos to aid townswomen in their births. Lady Alpha Katherine Strong and and Lord Omega Ignatius Tyrell announced their pregnancy six moons after Lady Alpha Natalie Tyrell and Lord Omega William Tully, and two moons after Queen Claudia and King Jaehaeron. The siblings were all excited at the prospect of raising their children at the same time, and even planned for what colours they'd wear, given the Houses they would inherit, it was chosen that Lady Natalie's child would wear greens and golds, Lord Ignatius' child would dress in blues and whites, and Queen Claudia's would wear blacks and reds. It was soon, that the babes would be born. Not just for the three Houses, but for all other Houses, who would all rejoice at the birth of a new generation that would only know prosperity and peace.
Lord William gave birth to a beautiful girl that was almost a complete Tully, with red hair and fair skin, her eyes were green like her grandfather's, who had inherited the green eyes of his Reed mother. Though her features were Tully, her facial structure was Tyrell through and through, even if as a babe that was not noticeable. Following the birth of Lady Lydia Tyrell, was Prince Maeraxes Targaryen II, named after the King and Queen's grandfather; Prince Maeraxes had the same Tyrell brown eyes as his mother, as well as her brown curly hair, however, his hair was streaked with white-golden hairs, and his skin was as fair as a Targaryen's. Finally, came Lady Paige Strong, with the brown hair and brown eyes that seemed to come from House Strong rather than the Tyrells, Tyrell's brown hair were a dark chocolate having melted, while the Strong brown hair was more a dirt brown. All three cousins were Omegas. From a young age, Lady Lydia, Lady Paige and Prince Maeraxes proved to be all as fiery as the Targaryen blood in their veins, as small as it was: Lady Lydia Would oft be able to trick her way into getting what she wanted, by age five, Lady Lydia managed to gain a bloodhound as a pet, as well as a hawk and a cat; she was as intelligent and cunning as a Tyrell. Lady Paige had the strapping build all Strongs had, she also had an adoration for the arts, music especially; she'd oft sneak off to listen to the singers perform. Prince Maeraxes was quite the special case, as a babe he'd sleep with a dagger as a toy to hug, by the time he could walk, he would sneak off to do his own thing and sneak out of his crib. By age five he had done as his older cousin, and was given a snake, well, he found a snake nest, found the egg, and stole it.
"Maeraxes!" The King reprimanded his son "You could've been injured"
"No" Prince Maeraxes pointed out, his face chubby and absolutely adorable "There were no snakes around, they all left Peldio behind"
Peldio was quite the large snake too, who'd often be carried around by the Omega Prince around his shoulders. He was a beautiful pitch black color, and he'd oft hiss and strike at people who dared get near his Prince.
"Aww, I know what I will use as a girdle now" Lady Lydia hummed, her auburn red hair falling down to her waist, her tiara green with yellow stones.
Maeraxes huffed.
"Touch Peldio and I'll use Plumette to make stock" He threatened, his brown and silver-gold curls falling down to his waist.
"Neither one of us know how to cook or make girdles" Lady Paige pointed out, her blue gown adorned with white gems.
Lady Claudia smiled.
"It's like looking in a mirror" She sighed.
"I still remember what you did to my horse"
"I didn't mean to shoot him!"
As they grew up, all three omegas grew into their looks. Lady Lydia's features became as sharp as those of House Tyrell, her hair falling down in soft waves as her green eyes became deeper; she was extremely beautiful, so much so that by age sixteen she had more than twenty betrothal proposals. She was also as intelligent as she was beautiful, all her septas praised her talents for embroidery, and Lady Lydia would oft be found in the library, sitting by an open window to let the scent of wisteria crawl and fill the library, she was knowledgeable not only in history, but also medicine and even learned how to speak High Valyrian, even if it was to talk about people of the court with her cousins. Lady Paige Strong was incredibly talented in the arts of music, having a beautiful singing voice along with talent for playing the harp, her dirt brown hair and chocolate eyes may have been plain, yet she had the typical Tyrell charm, causing her to have her own followers, yet she showed no interest in anyone, focusing solely on her arts as well as her sword training, claiming her mother and father were still young, so there was no rush for her to marry and have a child young. Prince Maeraxes himself had softer looks, with a button nose and high cheekbones, his fair skin dotted with moles, his nose was constantly blushed due to how long he spent flying, as he had claimed the she-dragon, Dreamfyre. As a male omega, he did have a more feminine body, with his chest looking like small breasts, yet he was as in love with riding his dragon as he was with wearing tiaras and gowns. He had taken to studying history, especially that of his ancestors.
"Did you know that Valyrians believed that Omegas and Alphas were no different than one another?" He had asked during dinner.
"Really?" Queen Claudia asked.
"Yes!" Maeraxes exclaimed "And also, it was custom that omegas would deflower each-"
"Can we not speak of this during dinner?" King Jaehaeron asked.
Prince Maeraxes was fourteen.
When the Prince was sixteen years of age, he had been awoken an hour prior than when he was usually woken up. He had been surprised with a milk bath, his hair washed with oils and soaps; he had assumed that perhaps he had forgotten about a ball or something. After he had been dried up, he had been dressed in a red velvet gown, with a pale yellow panel showing at the front of his skirt, dragonglass adorned his neckline and headdress, his curls were carefully placed to show his silver strands, he was given multiple necklaces and brooches. He was taken to the Throne room, which seemed weird, as banquets and balls were never this early. When he finally reached the throne room, he found his parents there, dressed in the same garments they'd wear on a regular basis. There was a small stool facing the window, along with a painter. Prince Maeraxes frowned.
"What is going on?" He questioned.
"Rūklītsos" Queen Claudia hummed "This is Sir Noah, he's here to paint your portrait for your betrothed"