An Overlord's Tale

by Lazyboredom

An era of turmoil has spread throughout the world of the Overlords, and the One's army is taking severe casualties. Now, he has to begin ascending individuals from the minion class to replenish them, and so Jared is the lucky individual to fight for the One, will he be able to end the conflict, or will he set the worlds ablaze with conflict?

1. Prologue

The One created the universe. First, the One created the heavens and the worlds, then he fabricated the Overlords, beings to help maintain the worlds, finally; the One created normal beings, which the Overlords refer to as minions, to aid the Overlords in their task. After finishing the creations, the One left, leaving the Overlords to their own devices with only slight intervention. This system has worked…

Until now.

A mysterious individual has started an anti-One organization called the Overlords' Resistance in an attempt to overthrow the One.

Unrest grows among the Overlords, who have begun fighting over land, minions, and mana, the power source of all living beings. The One chose a select few Overlords to be his vanguards, but they are quickly getting murdered for their ties. The remaining few live in fear, attempting to hide their pasts.

So, the One has had to ascend minions in an attempt to force his will, leaving them ignorant to their situations. As expected, the mortality rate of these ascended minions is quite high. The lucky few who survive rarely retain their allegiance to the One.

One of the last few who remain loyal to the One is one of these individuals.

This is his story.