Momonga sat around the round table as he stared at the many empty chairs, letting his mind wander back to when they used to be full and the voices of his many friends would clash and mix together as they argued and strategized for hours.
"Momonga….Momonga…." The skeleton turned his skull towards one of the few occupied seats
Sitting there was a black ooze, shifting and changing, never staying the same shape for more than a second. Despite not being able to show facial emotion in this game the melting candle like look of the ooze and the tone of the voice from it gave off a sad impression.
"You say something Herohero?" Momonga asked, feeling embarrassed that he ignored the friends he had here imagining the friends that weren't
"Just that I'm gonna log off now so see you late…" The slime faltered for a second, "Well not later but let's keep in touch ok"
"Come on stay for a bit, the servers shut off in less than 10 minutes" Momonga turned his bony head to a chair on the other side of the table
Sitting there was an ape although he had notably human feature, looking like a human with a tail covered in fur with the face of a monkey. His face was frozen with a permanent grin making it seem like he just pulled a prank on someone. He spoke with quite a deep voice not matching the face of his character at all. This was Sun DonkeyKong, A name he picked before he realised he couldn't change it, the stone monkey king.
"Sorry guy I have work in the morning so I can't stay up too late and I'm getting really tired" a tentacle like appendage, that must have been an arm, extended from the slime and started waving in the air
"Ok seeya Hero" Momonga gave a small wave
"Bye man" Sun gave a Wave as well
"Yeah seeya guys" there was a definite moment of hesitation before the Ooze clicked the log out button and his character dissolved in to pixels
"Just the two of us" Sun said, sadness clear in his voice
Sun was the only member of the guild that had kept playing regularly after everyone else stopped, He didn't play every day like Momonga but every other day at least and all weekends. Momonga was grateful that Sun hadn't left him alone and the two continued adventuring together but despite that the skeletal overlord was sad and slightly angry at the state of their guild. His emotions soon got the better of him and he slammed a fist on the table.
"I feel the same way" Sun sighed, "But it's all over now"
"Yeah" Momonga looked at the wall and to the golden staff floating there
It was made of seven golden snakes that twirled and weaved through each other ending with each snake holding a different colour jewel jewel in its mouth. Momonga stood up and walked over to the staff, he admired it for a few moments remembering all the hours and raids it took to create it. The staff of Ainz Ooal Gown, their mighty guild weapon.
"should I?" Momonga looked back at the monkey still sitting in his chair
"Well it is the last day so what could go wrong" Sun encouraged him
"Yeah" Momonga reached out and took hold of the staff, watching as a dark aura radiated from it and the faces of anguished people appeared and disappeared, "didn't know it did that"
The guild master with weapon in hand turned to the last guild member, "Wanna head to the throne room?" he asked
"Sure" the monkey jumped out of his seat and followed the skeleton through the great tomb, "we had great times here"
"Yeah" Momonga sighed and the two started reminiscing about the adventures of the guild
The two stopped when they came across six maids, all different in appearance and dress, and an old man dressed as a butler. The two looked at the creations with a hint of sadness, Sun walked up to one of the maids. She was short with long red hair than flowed down her back and an eyepatch over her left eye, she was dressed like a normal maid except for the metal plates on her skirt and the military camo print scarf and gloves.
"What did you call her again?" Momonga asked as he tried to remember the NPC's names and look through some of their character info
"CZ2128 Delta" Sun told him, "I wish I could have seen her in action and maybe add a few more levels to her"
The maids here had been designed to act as the last line of defence and hold off any attack that made it all the way to the 10th floor so the guild members could set up a final battle for the invaders. Momonga thought it really was sad that they never got to be used, never moving from the spot they were originally placed, but no invasion ever made it this far.
"How about we let them stretch their legs" Momonga said as he tried to remember the AI commands, "follow me"
The maids and butler bowed and followed the two guild members as they continued their stroll through the guild, they passed through Lemegeton and arrived at the doors to the throne room. Momonga looked up at the doors, Large and imposing, adorned with the image of a goddess and a demon.
"Luci Fer made these rights?" Momonga questioned as he was about to reach for the door
"Yeah" Sun understood the guild masters hesitation as Luci Fer was the most mischievous member of the guild, known for 'accidently' causing trouble, "but would he really go that far?"
"Maybe" Momona steeled himself slightly and pushed open the doors
Nothing happened as the massive doors parted and slid open. The throne room slowly came in to view and the group walked in, the two guild members looking up at the flags that hung along the walk to the throne.
"Blue planet" Sun pointed to one of the flags remembering his environment loving friend
"Nishkienrai" Momonga pointed to the flag of the guilds resident ninja
"Bukubukuchagama"
"Peroroncino" Momonga smiled, although his bony face didn't move, as he remembered the sibling fighting over which of their flags looked cooler
The two went down the line and pointed out the flags, each remembering their friends and guild mates, "There's mine" Sun pointed out, "Still think I could have made it cooler"
"it's plenty cool man" Momonga assured him before spotting his own, "I mean look at mine, that's lame"
"You're right, I'm actually feeling better about mine now thanks" Sun joked and the two shared a laugh
They soon reached the steps leading to the throne of kings, Momonga turned to the NPC's following them, "Stop" He commanded, "now kneel"
The seven fell to one knee in perfect sync and bowed their heads to the two. The guild mates made their way up the stairs and soon came face to face with another NPC.
She was beautiful with a smooth face and a gentle smile that anyone could fall in love with, her body was slim and curvaceous with her dress showing off her hips and cleavage, most would have assumed she was a human if it weren't for the black wings sticking out of her lower back and the horns curving out of her skull. This was the captain of the floor guardians Albedo, the pure white devil.
"End of the line" Sun sighed, sadness clear
"Yeah" Momonga sat down on the throne looking out at the throne room that only him and his friends got to see, "what the hell, let's see what her settings are"
Momonga brought up Albedo's character log and was shocked at the amount of stuff that was written, "man Tabula was really detailed"
"You know what he was like" Sun commented as he sat on the stairs to the throne on Momonga's left
"What the hell!" Momonga exclaimed as he was taken back in surprise
"What is it?" Sun asked not being able to see the screen that would be in front of Momonga
"It just says she's a bitch" Momonga told him, "the last line is just, she is also a total bitch"
"That's Tabula for you" Sun chuckled
"Should I change it?"
"Well it's the last day and she's gonna disappear soon so what the hell"
"Yeah what the hell" Momonga tapped the screen in front of him with the staff he was holding, allowing him to alter her settings
Momnga thought for a few seconds before erasing the last line, replacing it with 'she is in love with Momonga' and immediately regretting it
"That's so embaressing" he mumbled to himself
"What'd you put?" Sun over heard his embarrassment
"Never mind, it doesn't matter" Momonga quickly closed the window to hide his embarrassment despite the other not being able to see it
"Yeah ok" Sun looked down at the armour he was wearing, "none of it matters anymore I guess, I spent so much on this"
Every piece of equipment Sun DonkeyKong wore was a divine class item he made himself, putting in more time to the game than Momonga sometimes and just as much money. He eyed the dragons swirling around the Chinese style armour he wore and the screaming monkey faces on his bracers. They were all enchanted and powerful. Sun equipped his main weapon, a polearm with a foot long blade that was about as wide as someone's face, Chinese dragons twisted around the nearly 2 meter long shaft ending with the impression that one was breathing flames that could be seen engraved on one side of the blade and the other breathing lightning on the other. This was Sun DonkeyKong's weapon the spear with the weight of the world, Ruyi.
"yeah it's a shame" Momonga looked down at his own items that he grinded for
"How long now?" Sun asked
"2 minutes now"
"Not long now" the melancholy was clear in his voice, "See you on the other side Satoru"
Sun used Momonga's real name, making him cringe for a second, "no real names in the game, remember Kaito"
Momonga retaliated with Sun's real name, the two had met in real life a few times when the guild had arranged IRL meet ups and some of the members even ended up discovering they lived quite close to each other, but Momonga lived the furthest from everyone else in the guild.
"Did I tell you I saw Peroroncino IRL a few days ago" Sun changed the subject
"Really how's he doing?"
"Work is still hell and so is his sister, but get this apparently he's got a girlfriend"
"Really?" Momonga was really surprised the super pervert of the guild got a girlfriend
"Yeah didn't get to ask for details we were both in a hurry, but he suggested that we could all get together in another RPG"
"That sounds nice" Momonga agreed, "Maybe one that requires a little less time"
"Yeah but I want to be guild master this time"
"I never got to do much as guild master anyway so go ahead" Momonga looked at the clock, "20 seconds"
23:59:40
"This has been fun to the very end" Sun said
"Yeah it has, I wish we could do it all again"
23:59:45
"See you on the other side Satoru" Momonga could tell Sun was grinning IRL as he teased him
"No real names, I still have 10 seconds to kick you out of the guild"
23:59:50
"Yeah like you would do that"
"Can we just let this end peacefully" Momonga sighed
23:59:55
"Sure"
The two closed their eyes as they silently waited with baited breath for the servers to shut down and kick them back to the real world.
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00:00:01
00:00:02
"wha" they cracked their eyes open and look around to see the same throne room
"What hap…" Sun started talking but stopped when he heard his voice, it wasn't as deep as usual and sounded completely foreign, matching his ape-like appearance more
"Are yo…" Momonga spoke up but stopped when he heard his voice, deep and commanding like a kings
"Is this an update" Momonga wondered as they looked at each other and the guild master noticed that the monkey was moving his face
"Your face is moving" he pointed out in surprise, his mind racing before it was suddenly calmed
"What the hell is going on?" Sun questioned as he started breathing heavily making sounds like a monkey's screech
"Ok calm down, maybe it's an update, I'll check the chat" Momonga tried to bring up the menu but couldn't and he couldn't contact the GM either
"calm calm calm" Sun repeated as he paced in front of Momonga
"Excuse me my lords but are you ok?" A third voice came out of nowhere causing the two players to freeze
They turned to where the woman's voice had come from, looking to the right of the throne where a concerned succubus stood waiting their answer.
"What did you say?" Sun asked breaking his stunned silence
"Are you ok my lords?" Albedo moved closer to them, her face and eyes clearly showing emotion that wasn't possible in the game, "your strange behaviour is concerning us"
"Yes we're fine, sorry for worrying you Albedo" Momonga spoke up this time, "it's just that the GM chat isn't working"
"I'm sorry lord Momonga I don't know what this GM chat is" Albedo bowed low, "my apologies for not being able to help you"
"It doesn't matter" Sun waved her off as he took a seat on the stairs and collected himself, breathing in and out slowly, before his eyes snapped open in realisation "Sebas!"
The old man butler stood up and bowed before the monkey, "Yes lord Sun DonkeyKong" The seriousness with which he said such a stupid name made the monkey cringe for a second before he calmed himself
"Go outside and confirm the surroundings of Nazarick take CZ she can use stealth" Sun ordered him, "Don't engage any hostiles just survey and report back"
"Yes, my lords" Sebas stood up and bowed to the two before turning and walking out
"Papa, Lord Momonga" Shizu bowed to the monkey and then the skeleton before following Sebas out
"Forgot I put that in her settings" Sun mumbled
"The rest of you leave us, we need to speak in private" Momonga ordered, "maids guard the 9th and 10th floors against any intruders"
"Yes, my lords" Albedo and the remaining maids bowed to the pair and started leaving
"Wait Albedo" Momonga stopped her
"Yes Lord Momonga" she snapped around seeming ecstatic that she was called back
"Tell all the floor guardians to meet me in the arena on the 6th level" he ordered
"We should leave Victim and Gargantua where they are" Sun suggested
"You're right, exclude those two" Momonga amended his orders, "tell them to meet us there in an hour"
"Yes, my lord" Albedo, sounding kind of disappointed, bowed and left the throne room
"Ok let's figure out what the fuck is going on?" Sun spoke
Sun DonkeyKong
The trickster that is unmatched in heaven and earth
Position- One of the 41 supreme beings
Residence- His chambers in the great tomb of Nazarick's 9th floor
Alignment- Neutral (Karma points: 0)
35 Race levels+65 Class levels= 100 levels
Race levels
Monkey warrior-LV 15
Monkey sage-LV 5
Ape lord-LV 10
Stone monkey king-LV 5
Class levels
Master of the four elements-LV 10
Weapon master- LV 5
War lord- LV 5
Craftsman-LV 10
Holy sage- LV 5
Stormbringer-LV 5
Blade master- LV 10
Blacksmith- LV 5
Illusionist-LV 5
God Blade- LV 5