Hey all! As the title says this is an Overlord story with a shameless insert of my own OC, Shimmering Steel. Hopefully you'll enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from the Overlord series with the exceptions of Shimmering Steel and his created NPCs.
Great Tomb of Nazarick, 30 minutes before server shutdown
"-Are you kidding me?!" Momonga shouted as he slammed his skeletal fist against the table. "How could all of you abandon the Great Tomb of Nazarick?! Don't any of you want to see what we've built together for the last time?"
As the Overlord continued his rant, he failed to notice a pop-up message reading [Shimmering Steel has logged on] and a mass of shiny platinum colored liquid appeared in one of the seats. As the mass of shimmering liquid looked around , he saw his comrade reaching for the guilds prized weapon, the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown. He smiled to himself and cleared his throat.
"It certainly wasn't easy to get all of those materials for that weapon, Momonga-san." The mass called out, causing his leader to spin around with a speed that was surprising for his size.
"Steel-san!" Momga called out happily. "How have you been? It's been nearly a year since you've stopped playing. Did you get your promotion at the sporting goods company?"
Shimmering Steel shook his head. "Unfortunately we had to file bankruptcy. I work as a studio technician now. It's not so bad."
"Considering you get to work with Bukubukuchagama-san on a regular basis now, I'd say it's pretty good," Momonga replied, with hints of teasing in his voice.
If a heteromorphic being could blush, Shimmering Steel would definitely be showing it. It was common knowledge among the guild members that Shimmering Steel had an enormous crush on Bukubukuchagama. Having met her IRL at a convention, Shimmering Steel finally confessed his secret to the guild with the exception of his crush herself.
"Yes, well, it's not all fun and games as you seem to put it, Momonga-san." Shimmering Steel muttered, his form ever shifting in his seat.
Momonga smiled to himself as he looked at his comrade. Shimmering Steel had come a long way. As a Metal Slime he started the game with abysmally low attack and health stats. In fact most of his abilities such as [Evasion] and [Slippery Target] were perfect for running away. When Momonga, Peroronchino, and Touch Me found him he was ready to quit the game altogether. Touch Me was the first to extend a hand of friendship and soon they were helping him learn the best way to utilize his abilities.
As a Metal Slime, Shimmering Steel started the game with eye popping defensive and resistance stats. Upon his promotion to an Elder Metal Slime he saw that while his health and attack left much to be desired, it was damn near impossible to inflict damage on him. Also, he found that his racial ability of [Corrosive Body] was extremely weaker compared to that of Herohero and Bukubukuchagama, and as such allowed him to equip a wider range of items.
That being said however, Shimmering Steel could not equip pieces of armor befitting his job classes such as Sword Saint and Cursed Knight. All of his equipment had secondary abilities however none of them boosted the defense or resistance stat. Most slimes could make a humanoid form but it cost stamina to maintain such forms. The Metal Slime on the other hand could mold itself into any form with hardly any effort and with the highest tier racial evolution of Ancient Platinum Lord, Shimmering Steel could shape himself into almost anything. As an Ancient Platinum Lord he had access to a unique skill found nowhere else within the slime race. The attribute [Natural Weapons] allowed parts of his body to morph into any weapon. The weapons would deal damage based on level rather than attack stat. With his levels in swordsmanship based classes, Shimmering Steel found this was an amazing discovery. The only dowside was that fighting prolonged battles with natural weapons drained much of his stamina, which he needed to skirt around any battlefield. For that reason he avoided using it and relied on his main sword.
"Has it been so long you've forgotton what my avatar looks like, Momonga-san?" Shimmering Steel asked.
Momonga chuckled as he shook his head. "No my friend, I was just reminiscing about old times."
The slime nodded. "It certainly has been a journey. I can never thank you or the others enough for having the patience to teach me and bring me into a family which I will always cherish."
"Well it's not over yet." Momonga said, turning towards the doors that exited the conference room. "Let us take one final walk down memory lane."
Shimmering Steel slid out of his seat and followed his guild leader towards the door. Before they left Momonga turned to his friend.
"Shimmering Steel-san, would you mind if I took the Staff with us?" Momonga asked sheepishly.
The slime laughed and a grinning emote appeared in front of the avatar. "I didn't think the guild leader needed permission to carry his own weapon."
"But it's not just mine, it's the culmination of everyone's effort and-"
"-And a weapon that belongs to the guild." Shimmering Steel interrupted. "You're the guildmaster and the one that's been keeping this place in amazing condition. That's good enough reason for me. Besides, who else is going to carry it around? I'd rather it be out of the case even for a little bit rather than just collecting dust and eventually deleted."
Momonga silently nodded and took the Staff in his hands. A dark aura radiated from the seven coiled snakes. Every so often a tormented, wailing face would appear from it.
Nodding in satisfaction, both beings exited the room.
As the two made their way down the hallways and corridors of their beloved castle, each of them had their own thoughts and memories of the golden days. Shimmering Steel thought of the times when Touch Me and Ulbert Alain Odle argued over which boss to raid and farm materials from, and the times he and Warrior Takamikazuchi would talk for hours about weapons and stats. He had many fond memories of playing the game. Truly, it was all thanks to a few kind indiviuals who simply asked "would you like some assisstance?"
Shimmering Steel was lost in thought as he softly bumped into Momonga. Looking up he saw the reason why.
"Oh! I nearly forgot about these." Shimmering Steel said excitedly. "The Pleiades battle maids. And Sebas as well."
"They were meant to be our last line of defense for the Throne Room against invaders." Momonga mused. "Luckily no one ever got that far."
"True." Shimmering Steel agreed. "Although the large invasion of 1500 strong was too close for comfort."
"Mhmmm" Momonga nodded. "The NPCs you designed are still outside the Throne Room, doing the job you assigned to them."
Shimmering Steel felt a surge of excitement to see his creations one last time. Faithful Tyrak Starstorm and the ever diligent Dyshanna. Bubbling with anticipation Shimmering Steel proceeded forward. Momonga turned to the old butler and the maids.
'Might as well put let them walk around during the last moments,' He thought to himself.
He made sure he had the right command word. Satisfied he let out a cinfident order.
"Follow me."
With a bow the NPCs acknowledged the order and the party made its way deeper into the Tomb.
Eventually they made it to a vast hall. Numerous golems lined the walls along the ceiling of the structure however, on either side of a vast set of double doors stood two figures.
One was a towering creature with pale gray skin, bright electric blue eyes, and a pure silver beard. It wore a chainmail shirt with runes glowing along the links, and a war helmet with large ram horns decorating the cap. Along its belt was a large flask and numerous tools. In it's right hand was a vision of utter destruction. The Legendary-Class Weapon, Mjolnir. With the head made from otherwordly metal and channeling the raw power of lightning and thunder, combined with the ferocity and strength of a Storm Giant, Mjolnir was an unstoppable force of nature. This NPC was Shimmering Steel's creation, Tyrak Starstorm, one of the Gatekeepers of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
It's companion was another one of Shimmering Steel's NPCs that he got as a christmas high-rarity gachapon drop. It was a customizable level 90 NPC that didn't count towards a guilds NPC level limit. Natually this caused quite a stir among the guild members, each with their own ideas of what kind of character to make. Eventually it was agreed upon that it would be a Guardian type NPC.
Thus Dyshanna was created. She was an Amazon. Strong, proud, and fierce, she was an enormous asset to the Great Tomb. Her legionaires helmet covered her face, however Shimmering Steel could see the proud, determined look on her face. Her enchanted armor glowed with softly pulsing magical script, the language of Ancients. Slung over her back was a beautiful shield. The Aegis, another Legendary-Class item. The shield of legends could repel even 9th tier magic. It's special ability was to absorb any spell and fire it back with twice the power. It's limit however was to how powerful of a spell it absorbed.
He slid up to the NPCs and took a good look. They acknowledged his presence with a bow.
"It's sad to think they're going to disappear soon," Shimmering Steel muttered. "I wish I had been around more."
Momonga said nothing as he walked up and held his hand out towards the door. As his hand drew closer the doors slowly opened, revealing the magnificent Throne Room. Shimmering Steel felt awed by the sight. From the crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling to the guild members flags swaying gently from the flagpoles. His vision traveled towards the majestic steps at the end of the room. On top of the raised area was a majestic throne, carved from a single piece of crystal, the back of which extended to the ceiling above. and there hanging proudly was the guild flag. The banner of Ainz Ooal Gown.
As the two beings and their servants moved forward, the two player's eyes moved towards the NPC standing by the throne. She was a radiant beauty, with a soft and welcoming smile. Her pure white dress contrasted with her flowing jet-black hair. The only signs of her inhuman nature were seen in the forms of two soft, curved horns growing from her head and a pair of black-feathered wings sprouting from her waist. Her golden eyes followed the progress of the two as they approached.
"Momonga-san," Shimmering Steel hissed to his friend. "Isn't that one of the World-Class items she's holding?"
The two looked at the strange wand carried by the NPC. Momonga nodded in confirmation.
"That is definitely [Ginnungagap] although what it's doing in her possession I do not know."
"Probably something left over from Tabula-san" Shimmering Steel shrugged. "Not like it's a big deal who has it now."
Nodding in agreement Momonga sat down on the throne. Looking at the Servants waiting he tried to remember the command.
"Stand by," He commanded a moment later.
After watching Momonga command the servants Shimmering Steel moved around the Throne Room. He stopped to look up at his flag. The symbol of a crossed swords over a skull with the Yggdrasil symbol for "Steel" emblazoned on the front.
Shimmering Steel was brought out of his reminiscing by the sould of stifled laughing. Curious he turned towards his companion. He saw Momonga had opened the Admin menu and had typed something into what looked like a character background setting.
"Momonga-san, care to enlighten me to the situation?"
"Errrrmmm," Momonga looked as sheepish as undead Skeletal overlord could. "I may have been reading up on Albedo's settings and changed the last line."
"Why?"
Momonga turned away. "It said she was a slut."
Shimmering Steel stared. "Oh."
Both beings were quiet for a few seconds before Shimmering Steel spoke up again. "So what did you change it to?"
Momonga coughed and pointedly tried to close the screen however he could never hope to match a metal slime in terms of raw speed.
"'She is in love with Momonga'?" Shimmering Steel turned his vision towards his guild leader.
Momonga cleared his throat. "It was meant as a joke, of course. The servers are about to close anyways."
"Well," Shimmering Steel began mischeviously. "Since you put it that way, I guess I'll add my own line to it was well."
Before Momonga could stop him Shimmering Steel typed into Albedo's settings as well.
"Albedo sees Shimmering Steel as a reliable older brother." Shimmering Steel announced. "I feel kinda bad for changing Tabula-san's NPC but I can apologize to him tomorrow."
With that the two beings faced forward. The vision of the grand hall forever burned into their mind. Shimmering Steel turned to look at his friend seated in the throne.
"Thank you again for everything, Momonga-san. Let's meet up IRL and I'll buy you some drinks."
Momonga nodded. "That sounds nice."
Looking at the NPCs he gave them one final order.
"Bow."
As the servants knelt in front of their creators, Shimmering Steel closed his eyes and awaited the closing of a large part of his life.
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Alright one chapter down! Hopefully I can update this soon. I'll have a character sheet up for Shimmering Steel and his NPCs in the near future. Hopefully you all enjoyed it. Any comments, questions, and critiques feel free to let me know. See you all soon!
~Leo1412