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[Argenti - The Lord of Thunder]

[Chapter one]

A yell echoed through the fields, where many golems stood, advancing towards a lone figure. The figure itself looked to be a bipedal Lizard. In what would have been his right front leg, had he been walking on the ground, was gripped a massive spear. The lizard stood at twelve feet tall (365 cm) and the spear a total of eighteen feet in length (548 cm).

Another yell echoed out as he thrust the spear into one of the golems, lightning shot through the creations, decimating them one after another. After the spell was cast, the lizard spoke. "Dragon chain lightning."

The spear was a work of beauty, the shaft a dull gray color, forged from the scales of slain dragons, it was tipped with a blade three feet in length (91 cm). The blade was silver, sharp on two edges with teeth down each edge on the bottom third of it. At the base of the blade sat what looked to be a crossguard, yet it too was sharp, the same silver as the blade, at the butt of the spear sat a counterweight, silver like the blade.

In the left hand was gripped a large tower shield, dull gray as the spear shaft, forged from the same scales. The two were a pair, forged together, one for the other, and the other for the one, yet both for the lizard. The spear was called Culling Thunder, and the shield Brilliant Scourge.

The Lizard loosed yet another yell… that sounded distinctly human. This was the avatar of the Yggdrasil player known as Argenti. He had joined the infamous guild known as Ainz Ooal Gown after they had started to make a name for themselves.

Despite being a grotesque, he had only been able to join after he had saved several of the members of the guild on a botched mission. He was the newest member of the guild, but he had made quick friends with most of the forty-one lords. The reason he stood out on fields of ash and magma was simple, he was waiting time before the end came.

Moments after clearing the field, he saw the time, seeing that there were only twenty minutes left, he teleported to the guild.

Where Argenti hoped to find many of his friends and comrades, he was met only with one. "Oh… no one else?" He asked his black scales reflecting the torchlight where it wasn't covered with his monk's robes.

Momonga sighed. "You just missed Hero-herosan."

Argenti sighed as well, speaking with a thick American accent he said. "Oh, I see… I suppose life is rough for the many. But let's not dwell on the things of that world. Want to take a romantic stroll through the castle one last time?"

Momonga choked before he began to laugh. "You still haven't gotten rid of that humor I see."

The black-scaled beast chuckled. "What can I say? Anyhow, shall we? Better than moping here."

"Yes." Momonga said, then dryly added. "We can hope elsewhere."

Argenti chuckled as the guild mast stood and started towards the doorway, where the Lizard stood before he stopped and gazed at the guild's crown jewel, The Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown. "It's the last day, take it. Get lucky and a raider might come and you could blow him up with it."

Momonga griped the powerful weapon. "Yes… I think I will."

With that, they made our way through the halls, where Momonga ordered the butler and his maids follow him.

The two remaining members of the guild made it to the throne room in but a few moments. The throne room itself was massive, having the forty-one members' flags hanging high up on the ceiling that was hundreds of feet up. The throne, looking to be carved from some dark crystal, sat on a dais, with a number of stairs going up to it.

The room was filled with spaces for large statues, each for one of the seventy-two pillars of hell. Yet not all of the golems had been created.

Momonga and Argenti ascended the stairs, where Momonga sat in his throne, and the reptilian play stood to his left. On their right was Albeto, one of the most powerful NPC's in the game and the pride and joy of her creator. Too bad he was not here to see her at the Moment.

Momonga looked at the female NPC before pulling up her data, scrolling through it, knowing he didn't have the time to read everything, he reached the bottom and gasped in surprise. "She's a bitch?!"

It was Argenti's turn to choke this time. "What?!" He asked.

"Tabula always did like contradictions." Momonga said before a thought crossed his mind. He laughed softly, hoping it wouldn't be too embarrassing. "She's deeply in love with Momonga."

"What?!" Argenti cried, then childishly stated "That's not fair! Then I want Yuri or Narberal!"

Momonga chuckled at this. "Idiot." He muttered as he adjusted two more characters personalities.

Argenti sighed. "We're hopeless perverts, aren't we?"

"Absolutely." Momonga laughed.

Looking at the clock, Argenti then said. "One minute left… if there is ever a Yggdrasil II let's meet there as well."

"Yes. Let us…" Momonga said.

The two spent the rest of the time in relative silence.

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'What…?' I asked myself, a few seconds after the clock ran out and the HUD vanished. "What's going on…?" I asked aloud this time, idly noticing my voice was far deeper and more gravely than it ever had been, but this was no time for such things to matter.

Momonga looked around, seeming as confused as I was. "What?!" He cried out.

"What seems to be troubling you, my Lords?" A beautiful serine voice asked.

"What th-" I choked myself back. 'Control.' I ordered myself. I turned to Albeto slowly as Momonga stared, shocked.

"Albeto…" I spoke slowly.

"Yes, Lord Argenti? What is it you would have me to do?"

"Nothing for the moment." I replied.

"If you're sure, my Lords."

I nodded stiffly, deciding to test something, I silently cast the message spell. I wasn't long before Momonga answered it. [What? I'm right here…] he spoke through the contact without actually making a sound.

[We need to be careful.] I started. [If we don't, well, I don't know how these NPC's will react. Knowing the others created them, and all the time they put into them, I don't know if I could fight them if they turned hostile.]

[Agreed. But why the message contact?]

[... Did you forget there's an NPC right in front of you?] I asked.

[Right… So we should use this when it involves something that could set them off?]

[Yes.] I replied. [But for now, we need to figure this out. See how real this is. At least how real I am. I'm not used to being able to actually feel my tail… It's unnerving.]

[I agree. I think I'll test Albeto. To see if she's real or not. Thank you, this has helped calm me somewhat.]

I nodded, ending the message before I turned away and began poking at myself to see just how real I felt, and if there was still no pain.

After poking around at my body a bit, tuning out Mominga's chatter, as well as trying to get a feel for my tail, which was hard. I had barely got it to twitch, but when I stepped, it moved almost automatically, shifting my weight to keep me balanced.

Finally, I got to the part I was dreading, gripping my spear tightly, I began to push my left hand onto the point, slowly pushing it into my skin.

"Argenti!" I heard Momonga's and Albeto's cry of surprise, shock, and a bit of fear.

My head snapped to them as I held back my pain. "Yes?" I asked, carefully pulling the blade from my hand.

"What are you doing?" Momonga asked.

"Testing to see if I could feel pain." I replied. "In Yggdrasil, I couldn't, here, I can."

Momonga stilled for a moment, pondering something, while Albeto watched me carefully. "Lord Argenti… do you like pain?" She asked.

"No." I replied. "I do not. I just had to test something and I couldn't make one of you do it, you're all far too precious." I stated quickly.

I could feel Momonga's gaze on me, and I knew he could see how hard I was struggling to keep up my facade. At least Albeto bought it.

"That is far too kind and generous of you!" She cried out. "We truly do not deserve such great leaders!"

I swallowed nervously, before noticing something. "Momonga, did you send Sebas and the maids away? I was distracted testing my body."

"Yes." He replied. "I sent them to scout around the tomb, and see if we're in a good location. Also, Albeto, gather all the guardians, save for level four and eight, to the sixth level, in the arena."

"As my love demands." She replied.

"What?" I asked in the middle of a healing spell. The moment she left the room, it hit me, and I couldn't contain my laughter.

I felt Momonga's eyes on me, I could tell that he was a tad agitated. "Don't laugh yet. Remember, you had me change some settings room."

"Eh?..." I asked before I was hit again by realization. "Oh shit."

After getting my head mostly in order, we headed to the sixth level where we ended up in an arena, Momonga tested a bit of magic and talked with the elf twins guarding the place. Before long, the guardians arrived one by one.

"My Lords. We the Guardians of the great Tomb of Nazarick, servants of the supreme being come before you to pledge out fidelity!" Albeto started.

"I am the guardian of the first, second and third floor. Shaltear Bloodfallen. I serve and obey." A young looking vampire girl stated.

"The. Guardian. Of. The. Fifth. Floor. Cocytus. I. Serve. And. Obey." A massive armored insect said through its strangled speech.

"I am the guardian of the sixth floor, Aura Belle Fiora."

"I-I am also a guardian of the s-sixth floor, Mare Belle Fiora."

"We serve and obey." The elf twins stated.

"The guardian of the seventh floor, Demiurge, I serve and obey."

"The leader of the guardians, Albeto, I serve and obey." The beautiful succubus said, kneeling with the others. "Other than Victim, guardian of the eighth floor, and Gargantua, who guard the fourth floor, all of the guardians have gathered as requested and pledged their undying loyalty. Supreme ones, we await your orders! You need but ask of us and it shall be done!"

"Raise your heads and stand." Momonga instructed.

I watched for where I stood, on Momonga's left and behind him a few paces, as the guardians did as asked, confused.

"I am pleased you all have come." Momonga said in a powerful voice.

"Your thanks is wasted on us, we have pledged ourselves to the supreme ones. We live to obey. While our abilities may fail your expectations, we will strive to meet them in honor of the supreme ones we have lost. This we vow!" Albeto started.

"This we vow!" The others echoed.

"Excellent, guardians, I have no doubt that you will perform your duties without fail."

The guardians were visibly happy at the praise. "Now then, the situation outside the Great Tomb of Nazarick is at present, entirely unknown. I have sent sebas to scout the astounding area. Sebas, if you will."

The butler explained that we were in flatlands, with nothing but soft grass and small game. While they were talking about ways to hide the Tomb, I spoke up.

"Would it be possible to create false hills around and about, then hide Nazarick in a hill?" I asked.

Albeto replied almost immediately. "Forgive me for my rudeness, but are you suggesting we mar the walls of the temple with dirt?" She asked with a small amount of venom in her voice.

I tilted my head and responded. "I would rather have the walls covered in dirt, which can be cleaned off later than stained with the blood of those I love, which will last forever."

"Those you love?" Shaltear asked. "Who might that be?"

"You all, are the sons and daughters of my brothers and sisters. While I may have joined them later, I still knew them as my family, you all, therefore, are my family, my nieces, and nephews who I wish to see prosper and to protect under any cost." I replied. "Of course, should anyone else have an idea, I would be glad to hear it. I would be a fool to ignore the wisdom of others."

Demiurge then spoke. "We could also use magic to make those unaware turn away."

"Oh! We could grow trees too!" Mare said excitedly. "That would make it harder to see as well!"

"Brilliant ideas." Momonga said. "Brilliant. We will do it, all of it. Nazarick shall be hidden until we are positive we can emerge."

I could see Albeto trembling before she knelt. "Please forgive this foolish vessel for assuming she knew more!"

"There is nothing to forgive." I said gently. "I understand that you are proud of your home, and your place here. And rightfully so, I have not known a place more amazing than this, I have not known a place to hold more beauty than this. Your pride is well warranted. I feel that pride as well, but I see you all far more important than petty pride. If I have to lose some pride, but save even one if you, I will lose all the pride in the world."

"Y-you are too kind!" She cried out.

I shook my head, I did not see myself as kind. No, a kind man was not me. Before I could say anything more, Momonga interrupted.

"With our decisions made, Mare, you will be in charge of creating the hills and hiding Nazarick. Demiurge, you will watch and instruct on the positions of the hills so that it looks natural, but also offers us an advantage. I will come by later to cast an illusion spell, and after Mare has rested from his work, he will be in charge of growing the forest round and about. The rest will guard the floors with all wariness and care!" Momonga instructed "That out of the way and decided, I have one more question for each of you. I want to know what you all think of us, truthfully."

Shaltear was the first to respond. "Lord Momonga is power, beauty and wisdom incarnate. There is no being, living, dead, or undead that can match his power, and his wondrous righteous ruling. Lord Argenti is the embodiment of grace, kindness, skill and cunning thoughts. While kindness abounds towards those he loves, he is a demon and a terror to all who would harm Nazarick. The predator that all predator's fear."

Then Cocytus spoke in his strangled speech. "Lord. Momonga. Stands. Above. All. With. Power. Lord. Argenti. Stands. At. His. Left. Hand. As. The. Sword. And. Shield. Of. All. Power."

Then Aura spoke. "Lord Momonga is always thinking ahead of everyone, he knows their thoughts before they do. Yet despite his power, he is kind and compassionate. Lord Argenti is thoughtful and careful. Always looking for that that he can do for those he loves."

Mare spoke up next. "L-Lord Momonga is a good leader wh-who is kind as w-well as merciful. B-but scary when h-he needs to be. L-Lord Argenti is quiet and c-caring, wh-who looks out f-for us all."

"A true lord who makes choices quick and efficiently, whose wisdom and power I am not able to comprehend nor can I grasp, this is Lord Momonga. A terrible curse and destruction incarnate to those who wrong him, yet a blessing and an unending fountain of care to those who gain his favor, this is Lord Argenti."

"Supreme beings truly wonderful and merciful, who not only stayed when the others left us but even try to protect us despite it being us whose duty is to protect," Sebas said.

"And finally Albeto." Momonga spoke.

"Lord Momonga is the highest ranking of all the supreme being, Lord of all Nazarick, and the one to whom my heart and soul belongs. Lord Argenti is the shield that protects us, and the wall that defends us, and the sword that cuts down those against us. Truly you are powerful beings of whom we do not deserve." The succubus started.

"I see." Momonga said somewhat calmly, while I was barely keeping myself from shaking in confusion and the sudden weight of their expectations. "I have heard your voices and your thoughts and given you your instructions, your orders. I must return my place as there is much to do. I expect each of you will do your best!" Momonga then stepped through a gate that lead elsewhere.

I watched Momonga leave then said. "Cocytus. Stay for a few moments, there is something I would like to do. I would have your aid in this matter."

"What. Is. It. Lord?" The insect being asked.

"After the others leave or make room, I wish for you to attack me." I could see the other guardians having confusion on their faces, wondering why I was ordering such a thing. Seeing their confusion I elaborated. "You are the best when it comes to using a sword or a held weapon of the guardians. I wish to test my own skill and power. With us being in a land without much knowledge, I need to be doubly sure of my own abilities, should there come a time when I am needed to use them."

"Simply brilliant!" Demiurge praised. "Truly only a supreme being would have the insight to do such a thing!"

"Er… sure…" I muttered, mostly to myself. "Will you accept my request Cocytus?"

"It. Would. Be. An. Honor. To. Be. A. Tool. For. Your. Use. My. Lord." He replied.

I nodded softly. "Then come. Let us make a space between us and the others, else they fall in the way."

"As. You. Wish. My. Lord."

Before long I was standing three dozen meters from the other guardians, and space of ten meters between Cocytus and I. I gripped Culling Thunder in my hands, forgoing Brilliant Scourge for this.

"My. Lord. I. Come." Cocytus spoke before drawing his sword and shooting towards me.

The moment he had started to move was the moment that my body reacted. I cast two quick spells which increased my speed and strength. The spells were augmented and made stronger by my rings. Firstly, I already had a ring that increased my strength, speed, and dexterity, then the spells were boosted by a ring that doubled the effect of magic, which was further boosted by a ring that doubled any augment to my body, which also boosted my first ring.

In the end, my enchanted ring, boosted by one ring gave me a sixty percent increase of strength, speed, and dexterity. Then the spells, boosted by two rings, gave me another sixty percent increase of speed and strength. While I could have gotten up to four hundred percent increase using the strongest spell I had, which offered a one hundred percent increase before it went through the rings, it would take longer than I wanted to.

These rings and spells, along with my other equipment, was the reason my I had been feared in Yggdrasil. It had been through months and months of trial and error before I could get it right. But through my effort, I was given the title. Argenti, Dragon's Bane.

My build was made to use magic and enhancements to augment my physical attacks, while my shield was enchanted to absorb fifty percent of magic attacks. All the potential damage would be given to me as magic points. Then I had rings for all the elements save one, and they too would absorb thirty percent of that element. The element I did not have a ring for, I had a necklace, made to absorb forty percent of lightning damage.

These things, augmented further by my ring that boosted augments, made it so that many of the bosses and players who relied on magic would be doing almost no damage to me. Of course, those like Touch me who relied almost solely on physical damage were harder, but I still had my own magic and spells to give me an edge. That being said, Touch Me was the one who I could never best. He was the one who had stood at the top, and no matter how hard I had tried, I had always been beaten by him, even if there were a few close matches.

Cocytus drew near and attacked, swinging his blade down towards me in a powerful arc. Reacting swiftly, I parried the blow, letting his blade slide along the shaft of my spear, before I shifted and swung my spear before he could react, stopping the butt before his chest. I let out a breath I hadn't known I was holding. "That's enough. That tells me I still have some instinctive skill at the very least. Thank you Cocytus, Perhaps we could spar further on a later date?"

"It. Would. Be. An. Honor." He replied.

I nodded before saying. "Thank you again. I must go and attend to other things." I started before stepping through a portal.

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The guardians watched as Argenti stepped through the portal, and immediately began talking.

"Did you see that?!" Aura asked excitedly. "I mean Lord Momonga has a general feel to him that screens power! But Lord Argenti! I never could have imagined that something could move that fast!"

"Dear Aura." Demiurge said pleasantly. "That was just the beginning of his power. If you noticed, he only used a tier two spell, I am positive he could use a tier ten."

"That's amazing!" Aura cried.

"What about you Cocytus?" Shaltear asked. "How did it feel?"

"With. A. Spear. There. Is. No. Equal." Cocytus stated. "Just. As. Lord. Momonga. Has. No. Rival. In. Magic."

"Yes." Sebas said. "I know Lord Touch Me, because he created me, had yet to find a match with the sword. And even he found Lord Momonga, and Lord Argenti to be difficult foes."

Albeto nodded. "Our supreme rulers, Lord Momonga, and Lord Argenti truly are beyond anything we could ever hope to be. Lord Momonga truly is wiser than anyone else, and Lord Argenti kinder. Even when I overstepped myself, and made a mockery of myself in thinking I could know more, they forgave me. We truly are fortunate to have such great rulers."

"Yes!" Mare said. "A-and Lord Argenti even called us his family! H-he said we were the sons and daughters of his brothers and sisters! So we're family!" The shy boy was talking faster than he almost ever did, stumbling over his words.

"To. Be. Called. Family. By. Such. Great. Beings. Is. An. Honor. We. Do. Not. Deserve. Yet. He. Has. Given. It. To. Us. Regardless." Cocytus said.

"Yes." Shaltear said. "Speaking of honor…" she glared at Albeto. "We still have to decide who will have the honor of becoming Lord Momonga's head wife!"

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The day was new, and I stood beside Momonga as we watched Mare finishing his work, having found the skeletal man out watching already. [Are you sure this will work?] I asked Momonga through a mental message.

[Yes.] He replied. [As long as those who come through are weak enough to be affected. Then it will work. If they're strong enough to get through, then I'm not sure many of our guardians can handle, whatever it is.]

[I see.] I replied. [Then let us make ready for anything.]

"Lord Momonga! I'm finished!" Mare called running over to us. "Oh! L-Lord Argenti! I didn't know you were here too!"

I laughed, bending down, I ruffled the elf's hair. "Worry not. I didn't announce myself. You have done nothing wrong."

Momonga looked up towards the sky, then spoke. "it is time."

Lifting his hands into the air, I watched as several magic circles formed. "Demon Eye."

A sphere of energy exploded out of the skeleton, passing through us without harm as if it was not there.

The grass rustled as the spear expanded, shooting through the earth until it covered the whole tomb and a great many kilometers beyond.

Then, after it seemed like it would race outwards forever, it froze, and a large red and black eye appeared in the sky. The sclera was crimson, the iris black as night, and the pupil a bright gold. Then all at once, the dome, and they vanished.

"It is done." Momonga said.

I was in awe as this happened. When my eyes moved to Momonga, I began to feel something different, I could his power, so great and vast it was as an ocean. Yet I did not feel fear, nor did I feel threatened. Instead, I began to feel deep respect growing for the Lich King.

I felt assured that if we ever fought, I would have a chance at winning. I could easily kill the Lich if I was in range to strike. The only problem would be staying alive until I reached that range. But he would have the problem of killing before I reached. It was a fifty-fifty scenario to me, but still, yet, I hoped that day would never come.

"Mare, you can begin growing trees whenever you are rested well enough." I started, pulling my mind from darker thoughts.

"I'm ready now My Lord!" He replied.

"If you're sure. Don't over stress yourself."

"You truly do care for them, don't you?" Momonga said.

I replied with a sharp nod. "I'm the other world, I had nothing. No one to care for me. I was alone. You guys, even these gave me a family. For the comfort they offered me, even if they did not know, I can never repay."

"Be a good ruler, and care for them." Momonga replied. "That is all they want."

I nodded as I watched trees begin sprouting from the ground. "We should go, there is still much to do. If we still have that Mirror of Observation, then we can scope out the lands that Sebas was unable to."

Momonga nodded in agreement.

Before long we found ourselves in Momonga's study, where he had called Sebas to help with learning how to use the mirror. The butler was more than happy to oblige. And before long, we were both able to use it. Which lead to my current situation.

I punched the wall with enough force to shatter several layers of the thick stone, of course, Nazarick began repairing itself instantly. I cursed as my eyes turned back to the mirror. "I'm going." I growled, my voice reaching an all-time low. "If you're not going that is fine. But I will sit by and watch this butchery when I have able strength."

We had been discussing what to do about it, while I had been insisting we needed to go. My insistence stopped and my resolve hardened in fires of disgust and hatred as I saw the soldiers begin to murder children and rape begin to rape women.

Momonga nodded. "We will go. I'm calling Albeto."

I nodded but said. "Don't make me wait."

Teleporting from the room to the fifth level where Cocytus resided, I informed him of my departure, before I teleported back to Momonga, where we stepped through a gate, to a see a sight that made my blood boil in rage.

Two girls lay on the ground, one shielding the other with her body. The one acting as a shield had a deep cut across her back. Even as it was, I could tell she was going to die, despite this, she was still trying to protect the younger.

I heard the words, grasp heart, and knew the soldiers would be no problem. I knelt and gripped the elder girl's shoulder. Said girl looked up at me, and fear flew across her face. I reached into my inventory and pulled out a healing potion. "Drink this." I commanded. "It will heal you." I could see her apprehension and growled out. "There's no time to be finicky! In a few moments, you'll bleed to death! Drink the damn thing!"

She, seeming to understand, lifted the potion to her lips and drank, almost immediately she was healed.

I smiled seeing this, only for the younger to look up at me and scream in fear. I grilled my head as the sounded echoed through my skull. "Hush child, I'm here to save you."

"I-it gave me a potion to same me Nemu."

"It?" I chuckled. "I suppose as a giant lizard I am an it. Now, There are some monsters that need to be slain, will you be fine here now?"

"Wait." Momonga said, tossing the two girls a pair of goblin horns. "I'm going to cast some protective wards around them after Albeto arrives, you go ahead brother, my death knight has already gone."

I nodded my head. "Then excuse me for me a moment." I took ten seconds to cast three-tier five spells, one for strength, one for speed and one for agility. Now I was blessed two hundred and sixty percent more than my base character. I shot off like lightning, my feet thundering across the ground as I pulled my weapons out.

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The soldiers were in the town square, most frozen in fear, a few able to overcome and attack the giant undead that was slaughtering their brothers in arms.

Two decided to go a different route, by taking a villager hostage and shouting out. "Stop! Or we'll kill this man!" If their hearts hadn't been filled with fear, they would have known the folly of trying to use one of the living as a hostage of the undead.

The man holding the sword to the villager's throat was blasted away, a massive spread nailing him to the wall of a house.

"Eh?" The one who had spoken said, confused. The undead was before him, the spear came from the right.

Slowly he turned to see a lizard twice his height standing before him. And he felt one thing. Fear.

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I glared down at the pathetic human. I could smell an odor wafting from the man before it was overpowered by the smell of piss. My lips pulled back in a harsh smile as held out my hand, and my spear pulled itself from the wall, the teeth in the blade ensuring it pulled the stuck man with it, at least part of the way. I caught my spear and swung, batting the man I had speared hard enough his corpse sailed out of the village.

I leveled my glare with the man as Momomga made his way into the village center. "Who sent you?" I asked the man.

"N-no one sent us!" He cried out.

"Don't lie to me! Soldiers do not just attack villages at random! Who. Sent. You!?" I snarled.

"Kill me if you will! I'll not tell you a thing!" He cried out.

"Kill you?" I laughed darkly. "Did you know the human body has two hundred and six bones in it? Most of which can be broken more than once? If you don't want to know what it feels like to have every one broken to the size of a fly, you will tell me. Understand?"

The man stepped back, fear wide in his eyes, drawing his sword he attacked, and I defended, not from him, no, from Albeto. My spear caught her ax stopping it from touching the man, while his sword shattered on my monk robes, enchanted to be stronger than many of the better armors out there. "You should know Albeto, something that weak could never harm me."

"Y-yes my Lord." She spoke. "B-but why spare him?"

My eyes turned back to the trembling man. "I didn't. He could have talked and had a swift death… now, he will plead for death before we are finished." I could tell the villagers were unnerved by my saying, so I thought throwing in something else might be good, to calm them a bit. "Anyone who touches a child with ill intentions is worthy of nothing less. These men came to slaughter the innocent. They gave away their humanity, and so they shall die as monsters."

"I see…" Albeto said, as I gripped the man, sending a silent message to Sebas, that the man was not to be killed, but not allowed to move until I arrived. Then I opened a gate and tossed him through.

I turned to most of the other soldiers not yet dead, and those who were not were rounded up against a house trembling in fear.

I turned to Momonga who I noted was wearing his jealousy mask. "I'll let you deal with these. I'm going to look around for any injured ones to heal. Then I'll help with the graves."

I made my way through the village, contemplating. I had killed a man, and yet I felt nothing for it, but I still felt disgusted as I came across villages who had been slain. Fury would be a better word for it. Nor did I feel any regret or empathy as I found a soldier cowering behind a building, after choking the man to death, I still felt nothing.

I was able to find three villagers who were still living, only one was alive long enough to drink down a healing potion. The young man, an apprentice to the village blacksmith. I walked back toward the town center, where things had calmed down, and Momonga had sent his death knight away.

[I have decided to call myself Ainz Ooal Gown to these people.] Momonga said through a message. [That way, if there any other Yggdrasil players out there, they might hear of my name and recognize it. Perhaps we can find out what is happening, or why it happened.]

[If that's what you want, I'm fine with it.] I replied. I have a plan of my own for this young man, to get currency of this world, should ours not work.] I replied as I walked forward.

[Do tell.]

[He's a blacksmith. I'll have him make rings and jewelry, and then enchant them with weak enchantments, level one or two, maybe three, if everyone is as weak as these soldiers, then to them they will be great enchantments, and sell for a high price, despite being worth nothing to us.]

[And same enchantments don't stack. Brilliant.] The now minted Ainz said.

I stopped before the people, who were staring at the boy that walked with me with wide eyes. The front of his shirt stained with blood, but him having no damage. "Go on." I said. "I will not keep you from your people lad."

The boy nodded and ran to an older woman who hugged him fiercely. She looked up to me, despite her wrinkled face she gave a beautiful smile. "You saved my son… I… I can't thank you enough. How did you save him? I saw… I saw him get c-cut down."

"He was not dead when I reached him." I replied. "I was able to cast a small healing spell, and save him before he reached a point past return."

Seeing the villagers look at me wearily, I used a message spell to contact Ainz. [Did my torture speech scare them that bad?]

[No, they expect that we demand payment. I've already worked mine out with the village chief. Now it's your turn.]

I nodded. [Very well.] "Of course, I would like to request a few things be made for me. He is a blacksmith correct?"

"Yes! Well, an apprentice". He replied.

I nodded. "Then we will talk more, later. For now, boy, eat and rest. You've had a trying day."

Chapter End

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