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Chapter 13 - chapter 13 THE SHADOW THAT TILTS THE BOARD

SYSTEM ALERT — NEW PRIMARY MISSION

On a rooftop overlooking Flea Bottom, Leo froze as the familiar blue screen flickered into existence.

[SYSTEM MISSION: PREPARE THE SAVIOR]

Objective: Train Jon Snow until he reaches "Hero Tier 1."

Requirement Time: Ongoing

Reward: Access to Dreamwalker Ability

Failure Penalty: Jon Snow's future potential decreases drastically.

Leo frowned.

"Train Jon Snow? I'm in the capital, he's in Winterfell. How?"

The system chimed again.

Special Option Unlocked — DREAMWALKER

A rare mental projection ability allowing the user to enter another person's dreams for training, communication, or memory enhancement.

Leo exhaled slowly.

"Alright, Jon. Looks like I'm your invisible mentor now."

He accepted.

A cold wind swept through King's Landing… though the night was warm.

JON SNOW — THE FIRST DREAM

Jon slept restlessly in the Winterfell barracks, clutching the mysterious sword Leo gifted him months earlier.

Then the dream came.

Fog.

Snow.

Silence.

And a figure standing atop a frozen plain.

Not a wraith.

Not a White Walker.

But a man in dark armor with a shining metal arm.

Jon stepped forward cautiously.

"Are you… the one who sent the sword?"

The figure nodded.

Jon felt no fear—only a strange sense of safety.

"What do you want from me?"

The voice echoed like wind through a canyon.

"To prepare you for what is coming."

And so, the training began.

JON'S SECRET GROWTH — A NEW SNOW

Every night:

Jon learned footwork centuries ahead of Westerosi technique.

He practiced with shadow blades, moving with speed and discipline he never had.

He learned to breathe, control fear, and strike with intent.

He learned to fight larger foes, multiple opponents, and even illusions of White Walkers.

When he woke:

His body ached as though he had truly trained.

His reflexes sharper.

His confidence rising.

Within two weeks, the Winterfell soldiers whispered:

"Jon fights like someone twice his experience."

"Has he been trained by a legendary sellsword?"

"No one trains at night. No one."

Robb grew jealous.

Catelyn grew suspicious.

Ned grew concerned.

Something was changing his boy…

Something invisible.

LEO SABOTAGES LITTLEFINGER — THE FIRST STRIKE

Littlefinger was a man who controlled whispers, debts, secrets.

But he had never faced a ghost with:

assassin training

superhuman senses

and future knowledge.

Target #1: Littlefinger's Brothel Ledger

Leo infiltrated one of Baelish's establishments, stealing a financial ledger listing illegal transactions—loans, bribes, blackmail material.

Leo replaced it with a forged version that subtly:

redirected blame to Littlefinger

revealed connections to Lannister corruption

hinted he was stealing from the crown

Varys received the falsified copy anonymously.

By morning, Littlefinger woke to royal auditors demanding explanations.

He smiled sweetly on the surface.

Inside?

He was furious.

Someone was interfering with his game.

PROTECTING NED STARK — THE HOUND IN THE SHADOW

Ned Stark, Hand of the King, walked blindly into traps.

Cersei's spies.

Littlefinger's schemes.

Varys' tests.

Renly's ambitions.

Leo followed him invisibly each time he left the Red Keep.

He intercepted:

two assassins disguised as dockworkers

a Lannister spy set to poison Ned's wine

a Goldcloak bribed to "misplace" evidence

a shadowbinder from Qarth watching Ned's meetings

Each time, Leo eliminated the threat without Ned ever seeing him.

The North whispered:

"The Hand is protected by a ghost."

"A demon kills those who try to hurt him."

"Perhaps the old gods sent a guardian…"

Littlefinger overheard those rumors.

He paled.

A protector he couldn't bribe?

Couldn't predict?

This changed everything.

LEO'S BIGGEST PROJECT — THE HIDDEN ARMY

Leo scouted the Crownlands and found an abandoned fort from Maegor's time.

Crumbled walls, overgrown weeds, but deep underground chambers remained intact.

Perfect for:

storing weapons

building a secret army

preparing for the White Walkers

developing technology Westeros has never seen

He began hauling stolen crates from Lannister shipments:

Iron ore

Leather

Basic armor pieces

Food stores

Medical supplies

Tools

He spent thousands of gold buying:

tents

rations

blankets

water barrels

And from the system, he bought:

blueprints

advanced training dummies

improved arrows

knife molds

small metalwork tools

This would be the first node of his secret network.

Not for the throne.

Not for power.

For the Long Night.

"The Night King won't get a second chance," Leo murmured, hammering a support beam into place.

KING'S LANDING — VARYS' WHISPERS

By now, the Spider sensed a disturbance.

"A foreign shadow…"

"A ghost…"

"A protector…"

"A killer in the dark…"

He admitted something quietly to himself:

"I do not control this piece."

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For the first time in years, Varys was afraid.

Sorry guys there's a mistake in this I will correct it in the next chapter sorry this is my first mistake net stark is not the hand of the King yet the person he is protecting is the current hand of the king and he is not at winterfell he is in Kings landing

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