Overlord's New Word.

Chapter 2: Bandit attack.

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Darkblade now had control of the castle. It was a castle in ruins, located between two monster infested forests, a crumbling mountain, and a patch of ocean that was heavily polluted with the bodies of dead sea creatures, but it was his. Deciding a victory feast had been well earned, he checked his supplies. The amount of food he had was barely a snack, let alone a feast. He finished it off quickly. The gold, silver, bronze and copper coins he had collected had brought his funds up to $52117 in that world's currency. Enough to survive on for a while. Too bad there weren't any restaurants or stores anywhere near there.

He then pulled out a Sorcerer's Spell Stone. Which was basically a gem-like rock infused with a magical spell. Anyone could use them to cast spells, but they could rarely be used more than once. This one had the growth spell, which could supersize anything. He had planned to use it on himself in case he faced off against something gigantic. But now he had another idea.

He went outside and used the magic stone on the fix-it hammer. It grew to a gargantuan size, then it floated up and started hammering the castle. The castle, courtyard, walls and everything else was fully rebuilt instantly. Using them like that was a trick he'd heard about but never saw. It worked every bit as well as he'd hoped.

Then suddenly it flew off and started hammering the mountain, then the forests, then the beach and the ocean. The whole area was turned into a beautiful place full of lush green vegetation with a bright rainbow of flowers and crystal clear water and white sand. The whole place sparkled with an astounding beauty. He slapped his forehead knowing he'd have to redecorate.

Once it finished the golden hammer returned to him and shrunk back down. He was glad to get it back.

Now that the castle had been restored, there was a lot more of it to check out. The first place he looked was the kitchen, which to his delight had food in it. More than enough food to supply that victory meal he wanted.

With a full stomach he explored the castle, collecting everything he could find. After a while he found a makeshift prison that was added by the Moblins. Mostly all he found was the remains of eaten prisoners and animals. But there were still two survivors. A boy and a girl that were in bad shape. The boy had grey hair, a long blue jacket, wore black underneath it, and had some kind of broken machine covering his entire left arm. His girlfriend had orange hair with short pigtails, a jean jacket, tank top and a miniskirt. All of which was dirty and slightly torn up. They were both just kids that shouldn't have been there.

He was tempted to put them out of their misery, but he needed servants. So he tore the cages apart and carried them out of there. A short while and a couple meals later and they were looking much better.

"Thank you. We haven't introduced ourselves. I'm Rui, this is my boyfriend Wes. We came here looking for treasure, but we got attacked. We were defeated and captured, and his pokemon were eaten. We were next on the menu when you came along. Thank you."

"I am Darkblade. Before this world was formed I was an Overlord who ruled over an army of minions and was in the process of carving out my own kingdom when I was cast in here and lost everything. I plan to start over and build my kingdom anew, but I've been on my own and it's taken this long just to claim this one tiny area."

"That's more than most people. Most people have amounted to nothing or died trying. Us included. Taking over a dungeon is huge."

"Then how about you join me? I need to increase my forces as much as possible to stand a chance. If you two are any good at anything, then I could use you."

"He's a pokemon trainer and one of the greatest ever. We've done things that have made us famous before coming here. We even put a stop to criminal organizations when shadow pokemon were created."

He paused to think about that.

"I heard about pokemon trainers. That's someone who beats wild animals into submission, traps them inside tiny prison balls, turns them into killing machines, and forces them to repeat the process on their own brothers and sisters. Then they have them fight the pets of other trainers, in order to beat the other's team into submission, so they can win money and get stronger. I have to say, I'm starting to like you guys. If you can cut it, you can stay."

Rui paused. She had never thought of pokemon trainers like that. They'd always been normal people and their pokemon had always seemed happy. There was nothing he said that wasn't true, yet he made it sound freakishly dark.

"Wait, those balls you use to capture and control them, they're supposed to be technology. That doesn't work in this world. How were you still a trainer?"

"When the balls shut down all my pokemon were set loose. A few of them liked me enough to stick around and follow me anyway. But mostly I've been doing the fighting myself," said Wes.

"When you're done eating, help me search the castle. I want everything within it."

Some time later they had it completely looted. There wasn't nearly as much as they'd hoped, but there a few good things. Looking around the courtyard, Darkblade noticed that a mailbox had been added. And it was wiggling around, which meant he had mail.

There were some instructions on how to develop the land and start up a town, a newspaper, and a catalogue that listed things that were found by adventurers, treasure hunters, etc and were up for sale.

"It's scary how fast these things work."

The front page article was about a dragon attack. In the section that covered cleared areas, he discovered his accomplishment had already been listed. They included where it was, what he did with it, his name and even some information on him.

"Where are they getting their information?"

He went back inside, deciding to look through the catalogue later. Meanwhile, the news of him taking a castle dungeon did not go unnoticed. Many who were worried about the forces of evil thought that a dark overlord taking over an area was something that needed to be stomped out. They wanted to attack first and not bother asking questions later. Others thought they might be able to manipulate him to achieve their own goals. And a few thought that teaming up with and serving under him would be a wise move that could come with a big payoff.

The ones nearest to him were a group of bandits. They knew he was a powerful warrior to accomplish that, but the paper stated he was alone. If they struck fast while he his guard was down, they could capitalize on his hard work, robbing him blind and even laying claim to his hard won territory.

Their leader gave the order and they moved out. Time was of the essence in these situations. They had to strike fast and hard while he was still struggling to catch his breath.

Their leader was a towering giant of a man called Axe-hand Morgan. A disgraced former marine captain that had an axe in place of a missing limb, an iron jaw, and a massive ego. The bandits he had working under him were mostly an assortment of incompetent lackeys and idiots, but so far they had been more than enough to ensure everything he tried succeeded. They rode an assortment of animals and carried a variety of weapons. They may have looked disorganized, but that only made them unpredictable and dangerous.

As they charged forth, Darkblade looked through the things Wes and Rui brought as they all looked through the catalogue for anything worth getting. There were many things Rui wanted to get, but she was denied. Wes and Darkblade only considered the things that could be strategically useful. But even then they factored in their limited budget, and that left very little. The only one they all agreed on was the magic book that all the knowledge about that world that had been discovered so far and kept updating themselves as more things were discovered. Those books were expensive, but if you sought easy success in that world they were well worth the price and never stayed on the shelves for long. It was entitled the Online Guide, and everybody wanted to check it out. (It's a video game styled world, why not include it?) They decided to order it now before they sold out.

Now that they had a mailbox and a catalogue, they could buy and sell things right from the castle. The only downside was that thing required a delivery fee. Meaning they'd be paying more for what they bought and getting less for what they sold. Luckily the difference wasn't too outrageous and could be justified by the convenience. Especially when the nearest stores were so far away.

As they tried to find a few more things they could afford, Rui decided to put herself at ease by checking out the view. That was when she spotted the incoming bandits.

"Hey, there's someone headed our way."

They joined her at the window to check it out. Part of Morgan's forces were waiting just beyond the castle while the rest were steadily joining them.

"Looks like bandits, coming to take me out while I'm still weak from battle."

"Really?"

"Yeah, the faster ones are waiting for the slower ones to catch up. Then they'll all attack and wipe us out."

"Why do you sound so calm!?"

While the bandits waited for their forces, Darkblade had Wes and Rui help him set up barriers and traps. They weren't able to get done as much as they'd hoped when the bandits came.

There wasn't going to be enough room for them and their rides, so many dismounted before charging in. Then they destroyed the gate by setting it on fire and hacking it to bits. It took over ten minutes for them to tear through the wooden gate. Rather than start squeezing through holes as soon as they were formed, they kept busting it up until the whole lot of them could just walk right in without shoving.

Once they were through they were met by several barriers consisting of wooden barrels and boxes. They smashed through them without delay, releasing the oil within the barrels.

"Wait until either one of them catches on or they reach that point. Then throw those torches," Darkblade told his allies.

The bandits kept charging in without thinking. Then one came in riding a horse-sized dragon. As he started to cut a path of flaming destruction, everyone who had entered the courtyard went up in flames. They had all gotten drenched in oil when they smashed the barrels, and now that it had been ignited there was little they could do other than run around in a panic as they were burned alive and the entire courtyard was turned into a raging inferno.

"I guess we won't need the torches. Grab your weapons and come on."

The numbers of bandits' small army was devastated and only one who got out of there alive was the one who ignited it in the first place. His surviving comrades were so furious that they beat him to death.

Darkblade and Wes went through a door on the side and made their way to the bandits. Darkblade had his new axe, Wes had a pair of short swords and they were aching to use them. Rui stayed behind and looked for something she could use. She knew she couldn't fight, and if she tried she'd probably hold them back and cause them problems.

Spotting the two coming towards them, the bandits charged in to attack. Wes dodged an attack by spinning around and followed it with two strikes from his sword. The first one went down just before he blocked the attack of the second. Then their blades clashed as they fought. He spun around and delivered a kick that knocked his foe down, but before he could capitalize on it he was attacked by a third.

While Wes struggled to use his speed and fighting skills to overcome the odds, Darkblade tore through his enemies with ease. They had him outnumbered, but his smoke bombs were effective enough to stop them cold and leave them wide open for attack. And his sheer size and power were so immense that he towered over them and every strike of his axe took down one of his foes. Two if they were too close together.

Seeing his forces getting devastated by one man, and somewhat impeded by a mere child, Axe-hand Morgan became furious and charged in.

"You weak pathetic fools! I can't do anything with weaklings!" he screamed as he struck down his own men while charging in.

Axes clashed as Darkblade blocked Morgan's attack. The two men were roughly the same size and as they traded blows it seemed like they had a much easier time connecting with their fists than their blades. Their axes only got in a couple hits, yet they were pummelling each other with their fists. They both got in a series of hits, but thanks to Darkblade's armour, it was Morgan taking the damage. When Darkblade got in a powerful uppercut, it stunned him long enough to hit him with his axe's hammer end, breaking his iron jaw and sending him flying. As he struggled to get up, Darkblade chopped his head off.

With their leader dead the bandits panicked. If there had been a second in command there ready to take charge, they still could've won by staying united. But there wasn't, so everyone tried doing their own thing, which only weakened them. Conflicts quickly arose, which weakened them even more. By the time he ran out of smoke bombs, they were running short on bandits.

Two of the women were protected by some pokemon, but his axe cleaved through them and then he punched the women out. One guy boasted about how with his fancy, magic sword he was unstoppable, but it was easily smashed and the guy died looking like an idiot.

Just as the fight seemed to be going his way, a bunch of them returned to their mounts so the animals could do the fighting. Something that worked well as Wes was immediately taken out of the fight by a lizard with an oversized tail.

Two of them attacked using skeletal beasts. Which wasn't the best choice, because while they were immune to most types of non-physical attacks, (such as most types of magic, gas, etc,) they were also very easy to smash. Darkblade used some powerful strikes to shatter the beasts, then he finished off their riders.

The rest of them weren't as stupid. He was quickly knocked down by a rhino sized boar and scorched by a dragon. He got back up, but was hit hard by the long tailed lizard. His armour was heavily damaged and he was hurting bad.

The boar tried rushing him again, but this time he sidestepped it and swung his axe. Not at the boar, but at the rider. He hit his mark and slayed him. But by that point he had almost nothing left and his foes could tell as he fell to his knees.

A giant praying mantis picked him up and slammed him back down repeatedly. Then as he struggled to fend off the dragon, the lizard struck him repeatedly with its tail. His axe fell to the ground as he no longer had the strength to hold it. His consciousness began to fade as the beating took its toll.

Suddenly his injuries healed and his strength returned. He threw the dragon to the ground and caught the lizard's tail. As he struggled to overpower the beast, he noticed Rui and realized what happened.

Rui had been looking for some healing potions amongst the loot with a little success. When she saw what was happening, she gathered up what little courage she had, ran out and used them to revive Wes and him. But she cut it far too close for comfort, one more hit and he'd be dead.

Wes stabbed the lizard in the head, killing it quickly. Then he turned his blades on its rider and struck at him repeatedly. The guy was able to block several of the strikes, but not nearly enough to save himself.

Darkblade cut through the horse-sized dragon, and then through the man riding it. The only bandit left was the girl riding the giant praying mantis, and she was already running for her life.

The giant mantis was a creature known for fighting abilities, but not for its speed. She wasn't able to get far before getting knocked off when Darkblade threw a severed head at her. She hit the ground hard and was knocked out.

"Okay, you've won. Can you please stop killing now?" Rui pleaded.

"Of course. If I'm to find out where they've stashed their loot, then I'll need someone alive to tell me. Now search the dead. If there's anyone still alive, bring them inside and lock them up."

There were only three surviving bandits. The white haired girl on the mantis; Charmcaster, and the two pokemon trainers he knocked out; Jessie and Cassidy. Their clothes were torn off and they were thrown into a dungeon cell.

Once they were rested and recovered, Darkblade and his allies searched the battlefield, collecting everything they could find that could ever be of any use. The loot consisted mainly of low-quality weapons, small amounts of money and bits of treasure. Occasionally a potion or something would turn up.

The fires had all burned themselves out, so now they were able to corral all the beasts the bandits had ridden to get there inside the courtyard. They'd be able to sell those animals at a fine price and Darkblade would be able to ditch his worthless horse for a decent ride now.