"Umu" - Normal voice

"Umu" - Orb voice

"Umu" - Demonic Voice

"Umu" - Thoughts


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Updated: (23/05/20018)


Act I

Restoration Arc

Chapter 2 - Getting Started


"So let me get this straight" Ahriman calmly said, looking at the orb gripped tightly in his hand "I have been chosen as part of this long line of Overlords, who have ruled these lands for 500 years, as the Fifth Overlord to rule and conquer these lands?"

"Basically in a nutshell yes" The Original Overlord said "We have ruled these lands for 500 years, nearly the entire world under the Fourth, and now the line of Overlords is slowly disappearing from the world. You not knowing us is proof of that"

"And how is that?" Ahriman raised a brow. He was still pretty much taking the information in, but the thought of him chosen to rule as Overlord, was still something that he was still sinking in.

"The Chief God has done everything in her power to keep the world from remembering us, but despite her efforts she has not fully removed us from the world" The Overlord explained to Ahriman "I have watched the world change ever since she established herself as the new god of the world" He began "From my own ruined castle, I watch as nations rose and fell at her own beck and call, all done by her servants that she commands; these Nations of Order, the current standing power of this new world, but the monsters created by the Fourth Overlord are rapidly rising to match them in terms of strength"

"So this Fourth Overlord created the Monster girls?"

"The basis, yes, originally they weren't….how do I put this… horny as shit…. But due to the Monsterization Spell of the Demon Lord-"

"They became the human loving monsters we all dream about" Ahriman sarcastically responded. Not that he had any grudge or anything to the Monster girls, it's just weird that nearly all the monster races would end up be horny females by a supreme being, but that is something that he got used to knowing, but now that he was getting the Original's side of the story, that does explain why all monsters are female. She must have gotten that idea from a particular source, known other than the Fourth Overlord himself, in other words his monster girls, who hid themselves from the world during the golden age of the chief god.

"Exactly, and that is why they are struggling against Humanity, for they cannot raise their own blades against them, except for a few"

"Why me though?" Ahriman raised an eyebrow "Out of all the people whether they are from the Followers of Order, the Remnants of a bygone age or even any Monster girl from any of the Monster Lord realms, why me?"

"Unlike any other, you possessed something that they do not" The Orb explained "One, would be that they do not possess the blood of the First Overlord flowing through their veins"

"What?" This surprised Ahriman as he stared at the orb, eyes wide, unable to hide his look of shock from the orb "I have Overlord blood?"

"You have the ancestral blood of the First Overlord coursing through your veins" Leonard told him

"As a result of him mingling with some random farmer's wife, typical human urges but nonetheless a god sent his actions were"He muttered that last part to himself. "Anyways If you want proof of this claim, then look no further to the Armor of Vassago, made of Adamantine metal and reinforced with secret magical runes that act as an energy barrier against attacks, normally when worn by a foreigner, that armor should have killed you, and that is due to them not possessing the blood of any of the Overlord in them and due to you having one of the four's blood in you-"

"It accepts me as both a worthy wearer and a recognizable descendant of the line of Overlords, I see" Ahriman deduced, eyes closed "And the other reason?"

"Your purpose. You, like those before you, each had a purpose to fulfill, a wish for them to see achieved, your desire for strength and power is no different than to me, the first, second, the third or even the fourth, it is how you wish to see it come true would be the challenge that besets you, and judging from the state of this world, it is a challenging one"

Ahriman nodded, as he glance down to stare at his gauntlet, which rest attached to his right arm "I already know that it will be challenging for me, but I will not let the powers that now occupy this land, and on this continent prevent from resurrecting a bygone legacy. I will not accept it" a dark smile appeared on his face "I will make them realize just who and what they attempting to crush. They will fear the Overlord's return, and with good reason they should, and they will regret ever doing such a thing."

"Excellent response" Said the orb happily "Now, chatter aside, let me show you somewhere"

The orb glowed a little bit brighter, and floated out of Ahriman's hand and began moving deeper into the castle's cellar. "This way" the orb lead Ahriman to another flight of stairs, which took both Ahriman and the Orb deeper down the dark depths of the ruined castle; sandals hitting stone is the only sound that came out of Ahriman's descent.

It was a long descent down, Ahriman could tell. The stone cold stairs spirally descend down somewhere, and judging by the depth of the darkness it would take a while for them to get there. Ahriman could only wish for one of those new 'elevator' contraptions that he had seen once by a Merchant from the Duchy of Vesontio who was showing the blueprints to the merchants of his hometown. He deciding to ask the orb some things in order to pass the time

"So what were the Overlords like?" Ahrima asked the Orb "Were they really evil as you say, or kinda were?"

"Not all Overlords were evil" The Orb began explaining "Well the Second and Third Overlords became truly evil, but the First, Fourth and myself, weren't that evil. The First only became partly evil so that he can enact revenge on his cruel siblings and take over their territories. The Fourth became so, so that he could have revenge against the Glorious Empire, but then World Domination came into his mind, and he kinda went evil afterwards, well he wasn't as cruel or bad of a ruler, he was just and wise, something that his Father had before he became the god of the Abyss"

"The Third became a god?" Ahriman said surprised. He wasn't expecting that as an answer

"Yes and in the words of one of his Imps "Possibly the greatest Overlord that had ever existed""

"And where is he now?"

"He is currently trapped in the Infernal Abyss, and, such a place can only be access by special portals, same for the Netherworld, making these two places the only two realms to not be tainted by the Demon Lord's Monsterization spell"

"I see" Ahriman nodded. Satisfied with his first answer he went on to his next question

"So how has this place remained hidden after all this time, even from the eyes of the Chief God"

"Boundary Field" Was the reply "Before my fall, I had this bounded field set up in order to obscure Castle Perdition from prying eyes, even from the Chief God herself. But overtime the runes that helped conceal my castle are deteriorating gradually, and now there are numerous holes popping in the field. It would be only a matter of time till the field completely collapse on itself"

"Anyway of fixing the barrier?"

"Unfortunately no, it was a concern of course, but now that you are here hiding would no longer be a concern to any of us as you make your presence on the world and restore the Overlords Line to it's former glory"

Satisfied once again with his answer, Ahriman then moved on to his final question for their conversation.

"So, what were you like?" He asked the Orb

"Curious bloke aren't ya?"

"Shut up and answer"

"Very well, I was evil, like those that came after me, but not that evil to be exact. I was wise and just like the Fourth, but can also cruel and tyrannical like the Second. I gained many respectful allies, whilst at the same time made a lot of enemies. With my rule, I laid down the foundations that all future Overlords would walk upon, and it was a legacy that I was proud of"

"Humph, almost inspirational in a way"

"*Chuckle* yeah"


And so the Original Overlord began telling the newly christened Fifth Overlord of his life story; Of how he was born to a poor farming family living in an unjust society; where the local Baron who was in charge of the land was unfair and unjust to his tenants; treating them and others like dirt, as they were just mere animals and not humans. His sister was taken away from at a young age, because his parents couldn't pay up their rent (Which was paid by crops at the time), and as he grew, his father divorced with his own mother and remarried with another more successful woman, who owned a plantation, resulting in becoming rich, and having a much happier family, leaving his mother to die of both overworking and of a broken heart. He became an orphan after that, force to abandon home and live in the nearby town; begging for food, sleeping rough, a parent less child's nightmare.

Years later, at the age of 12, whilst wandering on the outskirts of town near a forest, he would discover a gauntlet; the same gauntlet that Ahriman now wears on his hand, thus leading him in becoming the very first Overlord. He would then come across an old hut that belonged to a witch; who he managed to kill, and using her lifeforce, and her own spells, created his very first group of Minions; the Brown Imps. He would then create the rest of the types of imps using the lifeforce that he had gathered from killing various animals and nearby local patrols in combination with the elements, and with his army of loyal fighters would overthrow the Baron and claim his portion of the land as his. During this time, he would be reunited with his sister; who was working as a slave for the fat baron.

Leonard would have then talk about his conquests; of how he then began conquering neighboring lands of other barons; greedy, unjust and cruel like the Fat Baron himself. He would have talked about how he did everything to make lives better for the people who had lived under their cruel rule; he gave towns under his control a proper sewage system, indoor plumbing, safer houses and so much more. But he could not, as they had finally arrived at where they needed to be. He would just tell Ahriman about it later after he was done showing Ahriman what he needed to see.

Ahriman and Leonard were in a small, but large enough cavern; with dimly glowing torches that hung from the cavern walls that gave the cavern some form of visibility for Ahriman. In the middle of the cavern rests a large enough pit, filled with glowing water, that Ahriman could sense filled with magical energy, even from where he stood he could feel it.

"What is this place?" Ahriman questioned the orb, inspecting the area that they were in

"This is the spawning pits" The orb explained "Here, you can spawn your minions; your primary warriors for battle. They aren't that smart but utterly loyal to you to the end"

"So we have an army of minions, who are both loyal and special in their own way but at the same time are dumb-dumbs too"

"Well they aren't exactly dumb-dumbs" The Orb countered. If the overlord had his body back, then he would have rolled his eyes "Well, not anymore at least"

"What do you mean?" Ahriman raised an eyebrow. "Were they altered in a way?"

"Yes...well you see" The Orb began "Remember the Boundary Field?" Ahriman nodded "The Bounded Field doesn't just conceal my home but also protect it from any magical spells and effects, but because of it's deteriorating stage, when the Demon Lord cast her Monsterization spell, some of it's effects managed to leak through the barrier and even into the spawning pool, and well-"

"Changed their gender didn't it?" Ahriman blankly stared at the Orb. The silence that he got confirmed his suspicions and Ahriman couldn't help but sigh. "What kind of effects are we talking here?"

"Well to start things off" The Orb began. A lightly brown slender hand emerged from the spawning pool in front of them, catching Ahriman's attention as the owner of the hand pulled herself out of the pool.

Yes ladies and gents, herself

The female that stood before them was short for her height, standing at about the same height as one of those Succubus Imps, but are a bit taller than them by a few inches. She was fairly beautiful looking, with a lightly brown skin tone, black iris and yellow sclera and short black hair styled in a messy hairstyle with Twists. She wore nothing on besides a tattered cloth wrapped around her surprisingly large chest, a C-cup if Ahriman guess right and tattered panties that hung slightly low from where they actually needed to be.

"They are now female?"

"... I can clearly see that with my own eyes Leonard" Ahriman responded back plainly, glancing back to look at the orb "Anything else you want to say about their new condition?"

"Well good news is that they aren't super horny like the supposed ripped off version of the Succubus Family, the bounded field kept that aspect from permanently leaving that mark on the minions, and are bit smarter and stronger, and disturbingly, for the Monster Kingdoms at least, could even pass as Regular Imps due to their life force energy having the same blend and texture as demonic energy. Even with these changes however, they still remain to be same as before"

"When you say 'the same as before'..." Ahriman sighed

"Yes, they are the same as even before" The orb confirmed for him, making him sigh once more. Guess there are certain things that can't be changed, even if one can try. "Anyways, besides that you have access to not just the Brown Imps but also to the Red, Blue and Green tribes too; each tribe have their own special abilities and traits how you use them is up to you. I would have showed you the Throne Room, the Foundations, your Private Quarters, and everything else, but right now we have some more important issues than a tour around campus"

A serious expression formed on Ahriman's face as he listened to what the orb had to say

"The first primary objective we must do to rebuild ourselves is to find the location of the Tower Heart; which was kept hidden during the final battle. It is extremely important that we find it, as with the Tower Heart, we can begin restoring this castle to it's former glory and state. Castle Perdition runs on the power of the Tower Heart; which was passed down through different warlords after my death as some trophy before it ended up in the hands of the Black Baron. Because of this, it fuels Perdition with magical energy allowing it to not repair and maintain itself but also provide enough magical energy to help spawn and maintain minion numbers, heck it is a miracle that there is still some more magical energy left in the reserves after all this time"

"So any ideas where can we find the Tower Heart?"

"Last time I checked it was in the hands of the Kingdom of Lescatie, but not anymore since Druella; a Lilim; one of the daughters of the Demon Lord herself has taken control of a portion of the Lescatian Lands. My best estimate would be that it is still in its inactive state in the Royal Vault underneath the Royal Palace, and as long as it remains so she won't find it and figure stuff out about it. For now, what's keeping this place running would be the special Dolmens that I had erected up some time ago during my reign, in case the heart was stolen. It's role is to absorb magical energy from the air and fuel it directly into the Castle, giving it the energy it needs, but due to the Siege of Perdition they were destroyed, with only one or two still active after all this time"

"Obviously we can't just storm into Lescatie and just take it from her, it's suicide" Ahriman said, as plans began to formulate in his head "We have two options; Option 1 is that we build up our forces strong enough to challenge her, but to do so we'll need to subdue local Beast-men Tribes and smaller powers, or Option 2 we can sneak into Lescatie and take it from her without her knowing"

"Or Option 3" Leonard added "Is that we launch a surprise attack on the Palace, and using the skirmish as a cover for us to sneak in and take the Tower Heart from her, but like you said, we'll need to build up our forces in order to do this"

"Which is something that we will need to start working on, and not only that but also help arm our minion force that we have for now" Ahriman glanced over to see that more Imps have surfaced from the Spawning pit and were arming themselves with whatever they could find, whether it may be large sticks, rusty blades, clubs, even a spatula for one of them…

Although it is easier said than done, as they were constantly bickering like children about who gets what

"Agreed"

"Any targets of Interests?"

"I would recommend two; try allying with a nearby Goblin Tribe or subdue a nearby village under the control of the nearby Kingdom of Leon, who is at war with Xueli's Monster Kingdom. The choice is yours"

Ahriman hummed in thought, as he thought carefully about this….

Whilst in the background, the Minions still continue to bicker and fight among one another.


END