I am a freshmen student in highschool so i'm not the best of writers, this is also my first ever fanfiction and the first thing i've written that's this long without it being for school. To quench my thirst for Overlord I decided to read fanfictions, and now I'm writing my own. I hope you enjoy and some feedback would be nice.

All he can hear is the howling wind rushing past him and the furious fluttering of his cape.

"Wh...WHAT?!"

He should have been standing on top of one of the many branches of the world tree; staring up at the vast but artificial sky created by the shitty devs of Yggdrasil. However, he finds himself falling down at incredible speed currently. He was quickly descending towards an abyss of complete and utter darkness except a few specks of light off in the distance.

"Wasn't the game suppose to be shutting down today?!What is going on!?"

"And...and, WHY DOES THIS FEEL SO REAL!?"

"CRAP!seriously? I… I think i'm .hehe…."

Panicking, he screams out as certain death steadily approach him.

-3000 meters

"No no no no, what do i do? What do i do?"

-2500 meters

"Crap crap crap crap, if i don't do something i'm a goner"

-2000 meters

'Uh..uh..wait, wait a minute, don't i have that flight necklace?"

-1500 meters

"Where did i put that damned thing?"

Sticking out his hand, he reached into his inventory. Taking a while to find the amulet he exclaims "YATTA!"

-530 meters

Activating the amulet the second it got around his neck, his plumet came to a sudden stop. Opening up his eyes, he stares around and blinks a couple of time before letting out a sigh of relief.

"That was close, like seriously close, a couple more seconds and i would've been a red splat against whatever is down there"

Being a human, he was unable to see in the pitch darkness of the night unlike most demihumans and heteromorphic beings. He reached into his bag to take out a ring that made it seems as if it were a bright and sunny day.

"Now then...what in the world happened to me?"

"Did the damned shitty devs troll us or something? Maybe they extended the time until the servers were shut down? Or maybe the game was never shutting down at all?"

"but ... last i checked Yggdrasil didn't have anything as advanced as feeling the wind against my face."

"Could thi...no no, it couldn't be...but then again...is this... Yggdrasil 2 or something?

"Hmmm...i'll try contacting a GM first"

...nothing...absolutely no response…

"N..NANDA KORE WA!?"

"Ok ok, let's try using [Message] then"

*cricket chirping…

…."hmm…"

"Could...could this be real life?"

"No no no"

Shaking his head he quickly dismisses such an idea…

"It couldn't be, stuff like getting transported into an alternate world only happens in anime and manga and stuff…"

"I know, i'll just log off"

As he tried to bring up the in game menu with a swipe of his hand nothing happened, he furiously swipes his hand around left and right.

"...this can't be, haha...it's just a bug in the system...ye...yeah, just a bug in the system."

"The GMs will get it fixed soon, and soon i'll be able to open up the menu and call them and everything"

"I'll just wait a bit..yeah"

Suddenly he hears some rustling in the tall grass below. Looking down he saw some goblins chasing after something, he saw what looked like an injured girl around 10 years old. He grabbed one of the swords hanging from his waist and quickly descended. He launched himself at one of the the nasty green demihuman at full speed with his sword ready to strike. The moment he made contact the goblin cried out in agony as he collided against the ground, kicking up dust and smoke. The other goblins quickly turned around as well as the young girl they were pursuing.

Their was about 9 of them not counting the one he just cleaved in half.

"Now now, picking on a little girl? Why not pick on someone who can fight back?"

One of them started saying "wh..wha.."

It's head flew in an arc across the air before landing in a thud. It's companions quickly turned their heads to where their comrades should have been just to see the mysterious man standing their. It made no sense to them, the man was standing 13 meters away, yet there he was, in place of their fallen comrade. Letting out an angry scream, one of the goblins quickly took charge and yelled, "A..ATTACK!"

Then in a brilliant flash of light, his head too went flying. His comrades took a step back before they all charged in at once, but...that was their biggest mistake. The man swung his sword in a huge arc around himself, effectively cleaving the goblins in two.

As he stared around at the corps of the goblins, all he saw was blood, guts, and heads rolling around. Not a single data crystal was left behind, he suddenly had a thought… if this is real? This looks too real to be a game..

Then he scrunched his nose, he sniffed at the air,

"Wha...what is this, this horrendous smell? It's like a mix of rotten fungus and the smell of iron"

Could..could this be the smell of the goblin's corpse? No..no...it can't be, this isn't real..this..this is a game. He collapsed to the ground, on his knees, he breathed in heavily..this can't be real..but..but..it feels, smells, and looks so real.

"I...I don't think i'm in a game anymore…"

Being an otaku, this idea wasn't all that new to him and thus he was able to accept it a little quicker than most other people.

Laughing to himself, he suddenly slumped, then he quickly looked up and released a loud "WA-I!"(YAY! Or Woohoo! basically)

The girl was going through a torrent of emotions, she was scared..no..she was terrified and injured. A moment ago she was running for her life from a group of goblins and now she's staring at a man in a set of white plate armor with a flowing red cape. She was overjoyed, her knight in shining armor had just came in and valiantly rescued her. But all of a sudden he knelt on the ground and then released a loud yell of victory.

She was saved..but wait..her village is still in trouble. She ran up to the man and begged him, "Mr..pl..please help me!"

"My village's in trouble, those goblins you slayed, there are more of them and they're pillaging my village as we speak"

Her knight looked down at her before nodding, he stood up and lifted her up into his arms . He quickly glanced at the direction she came from and ran towards it at full speed. A few seconds later they had arrived, he placed her down and told her to stay close. He charged through the goblins numbers, cutting them down to size. Be it goblins or ogres, he quickly dealt with them with a single swing of his blade. Even when faced up against the towering troll, he did not waver. The villagers stared at him in awe as he drove back the dastardly beasts that had invaded their beloved homes and murdered their cherished loved ones.

Their hero stood their for a second, looking around to make sure they were no longer in harm's way. He then sheathed his sword and let out a sigh. The villages stood there for a minute before letting out a cheer and surrounding the stranger who had saved them

_ The sun rose across the horizon in a brilliant spectacle of colors, first it was a deep red, then a bright yellow, and finally a bright blue as the sun rose higher over the horizon. The villagers were still recovering from a night of burying their loved ones and weeping of joy and sadness. They had lost their families and friends but they were not entirely wiped out, all thanks to their hero whose name they have yet asked for.

In the middle of the village stood a few figures, one of the two that stood apart from the rest was a man in full white plate with a flowing red cape, he had two swords at his waist. He had taken off his helmet and you could see a handsome man with darkish purple hair who seemed to be in his mid 20s. He had two different colored eyes, one bright blue and the other was completely yellow. The whites of his yellow eye was actually the complete opposite, and his pupil was a darkish reddish color.

The other man who stood out was the village chief, he was a man in his late 40s. Despite that he had a strong build. A broad chest and thick biceps as well as nice strong looking legs. And despite his appearance as a battle thirsty brute,he was also quite intellectual. The two men were discussing the events that had occurred the night before. The chief and the man strong men of the village was able to hold off the the horde of goblins and orcs long enough for their hero to arrive.

"We cannot thank you enough young man, might i ask you for your name?amongst all the confusion such an important thing as that was missed, my apologies"

"No, no, no need to apologize Abreas-san, it's only natural to get caught up in the moment and forget small details such as names. As for my name, it is Cor Sublimis Olor, but you can call me Cygnus"

"Well then Cygnus-dono, you have our thanks, are you sure you don't want anything else besides information?"

"You and your village have repaid me plenty, besides, i couldn't possibly ask for more after your misfortune."

"I'll just head over to the closest city of Arwinter, you said it was the capital city of the Baharuth Empire?"

"Yes, the second closest city from here is Auteria. If you wish to sign up as an adventurer you can go to the Adventurer guild. Certainly you're as strong as a mythril rank adventurer, perhaps even adamantium"

"Well, we'll see about that. Once again, thank you for your help, and the food you give me will surely be of use"

"I should get going, if i start now i can make it before nightfall"

"Wait a second Cygnus-dono, do you require a horse?"

"No thank you, i have my own steed, I just left him somewhere safe outside of the village"

After receiving praises and thanks from the villagers one after another, Cygnus was about to exit Oxion village when Fara ran up to him for a hug.

"Thank you Cygnus-san, i won't ever forget you, and to make sure you don't forget me, you can have this"

The 10 year old brought her hands out from behind her back and handed the man a crown made of flowers

"It's wonderful Fara, i will cherish this while on my journey. Now hurry back, don't make your mother worry"

"Bye bye "

"Sayonara, little lady"

As he walked away from the village, Cygnus smiled a bit

"It's not so bad being the hero, i think i can enjoy this world without a problem. I don't mind leaving behind the old one anyway. Not like i had any real friends, all those other guys just wanted my parent's wealth...but i can't blame them."

Shaking off the thought of his past life, Cygnus starts up into a sprint, excited about what is to come, about what awaits him in this new world. Shaking with excitement he jumped up and gave a cry of joy.

End of uh..Prologue/Chapter 1?

Author's Note

I didn't plan this ahead with a rough draft or an organizer at all. I just opened up google docs and wrote what came to mind.

As for the character's name, i used a fantasy/medieval name generator.

Cor Sublimis Olor translate to Heart of Majestic Swan, or at least that's what google translate is telling me. Also the part where he says to call him Cygnus, Cygnus is swan, but when you put in Heart of Majestic Swan in the English to Latin translation Cor Sublimis Olor is what you get. I'm really not too sure on the name so i would appreciate it if i can get some feedback about it. And his appearance is based of a character i created in a mmorpg called Revelation Online; I have a screenshot of the face but i'm not too sure if i can post links in my author's note, reading through the guidelines i didn't see anything about links. Can someone tell me if i can or not?Other than that, I think that's all for my end of chapter author's note.