Author's Note:
Thanks for the reviews guys.
In response to one of the reviews, yes, Sebas is pretty much the only one who advocates to protect the humans, Yuri and to some degree Nigredo are displeased when it comes to their slaughter, though they don't seem to actively argue for their survival. Lupusregina is a weird case as she seems to enjoy humans for the mere fact of toying with them.
Albedo sat alone on the cold floor next to the vacant seat, her sunken eyes looking at the throne for any kind of detail she might have been missing. He… He can't be gone. Albedo thought, scraping at the carpet beneath her. The last of the Supreme Beings, no, the ONLY Supreme Being. The rest were beneath him, her beloved Momonga. Who would dare to take him from her, she would slaughter the ones responsible.
Her eyes cuts across the room as one of the maids entered, visibly trembling as she bowed.
"Demiurge-sama has sai-"
"Get. OUT!" Albedo screamed at the maids, terrifying them. One of them fainted on the floor, escorted out by the others. Her limbs working against her, Albedo managed to stand on her feet using the throne as support.
"Mo-Momonga-sama must be in his room" her voice quivered, the wings on her lower back twitching. Limping her way across the carpeted floor and into the Supreme Beings quarters she found Momongas. Even upon reaching his empty room she collapsed into his bed, squirming in the cold covers.
"I'll wait here for Momonga-sama" she said, smiling amidst the tears that collected on the pillow beneath her. She fell asleep, hoping to wake up and have it all be a dream.
Albedo awoke in a cold sweat, her eyes adjusting to the dark room around her. A figure stood beside the bed.
"Momonga-sama!" she cried out, the figure froze up, holding a hand up.
"Albedo-sama" the voice called out, it was not masculine. Albedo frowned, her eyes glinting as she tackled the shadow to the ground.
"What did you do with Momonga-sama!" she screamed, wrapping her hands around its neck. One of the other maids ran into the room, turning the light on to see Albedo strangling the maid beneath her.
"Albedo-sama!" she called out, worried she might kill the maid. Realizing what she was doing Albedo let go, her shoulders trembling.
"Where is he!" she shouted at them. The maid on the ground was unconscious, the maid still standing, not wanting to anger the overseer tried to calm her down.
"Albedo-sama please calm yourself" Albedo choked up, moving off the maid and slumping against the wall. The other maid quickly dragged her unconscious partner out of harm's way.
"Ni-Nigredo could find him" Albedo whispered to herself, standing unsteadily again as she made her way to the Frozen Prison that held her elder sister.
Shivering in the cold air that wrapped around her body Albedo pushed open the entrance to the prison, carrying only a small doll with her. Various undead walked the hall, looking at her with disinterest. Momongas creations, she wanted to destroy them out of pure jealousy. Why couldn't her beloved Momonga have created her?
She came across the bolted door that led to her Sister, such protection was necessary as Nigredo was completely insane. Having been programmed that way by the Horror loving Tabula Smaragdina. Albedo pushed open the door, the sounds of crying babies escaping as soon as it budged even a bit. Carrion Babies littered the walls and floors, also created by Tabula. Determining the intrusion into her cell Nigredo's eyes snapped to the entrance, leaping at the door.
"My baby, My baby, My baby!" she screamed, travelling towards Albedo at a great speed with a pair of scissors in her hand. Albedo, too exhausted to deal with her sisters bullshit held out the baby doll in front of her, stopping the crazed lunatic in her steps.
"My baby!" Nigredo cried out, her hair parting to show the mass of muscles that made up her face, the lack of skin making it hard to see the smile on her face.
"Albedo! What can I do for you? she asked, having stored the baby doll into its pram.
"Y-you need to find Momonga-sama" she croaked, still shivering in the cold. Nigredo frowned, putting her hand around her younger sister's shoulder and seating her down.
"Is he?" Nigredo started, closing her mouth as Albedo glared at her. Nigredo took out a pristine looking mirror, unaffected by the cold air.
"I shall scour the entire planet" Nigredo assured her sister. However, only having just started her search something seemed off.
"Albedo, I've heard that Nazarick is supposed to be in a swamplands, right?" Nigredo asked, the muscles on her face indicating a frown. Albedo sniffled, nodding and looking at the mirror that shone brightly, depicting fields of grass. The sisters looked at each other, then back to the mirror.
"Where are we?" Nigredo whispered, manipulating the mirror the explore more.
Nigredo peered deeper into the mirror, curious as to what new surroundings the Great Tomb of Nazarick had found itself in.
Humans Nigredo thought, seeing the small village pop up on the screen. Making sure Albedo hadn't seen it she quickly switched to the left, seeing a floating figure pop up.
"Entoma" Albedo said, noticing the large insect attached to the figures back that allowed her to fly. Nigredo nodded moving around before closing the mirror again.
"I'll continue the search, get some rest" Nigredo said, laying her forehead on Albedos.
"I can't sleep until we find him" Albedo responded, putting on a fake smile for her elder sister. Nigredo saw through it, but was happy that Albedo hadn't completely fallen apart. Albedo stood up from the frozen bench, leaving her sister in the darkness of her prison cell.
Sebas hurried across the grasslands. A thick forest bordered on the edge of what appeared to be a dirt track, covered in weeds and branches, it did not seem to be very well maintained. He could hear the sounds of screaming as the buildings of the village came into sight. The scream however, did not appear to come from within the village. Not too deep into the forest he could make out the sounds of clanking armour. Judging by the smoke that rose from a majority of the buildings Sebas could determine that the village was under attack.
"Yuri" he said through gritted teeth. The lead maid bowed, awaiting orders.
"Find the ones in the forest and bring them to the village" without another word Sebas ran headfirst towards the village, leaving Yuri to enter the forest. Yuri entered cautiously, pushing aside the branches and thorns that scraped against her clothing. Normal maid clothing would've gotten caught in such thick brush but the maid appearance Yuri was wearing had been created using an extremely high quality material and would not snag on anything.
"You little-" Yuri heard a man call out followed by another scream. Entering a small clearing in the forest she came across an armoured knight standing over two children, ready to bring his sword down. Yuri smashed her fists together, drawing the attention of the knight, a second knight exited from a small building behind them.
"A maid?" the knight questioned, turning his sword to the intruder.
"She's a good lookin' one at that" the knight who had exited said, whistling softly. Yuri smiled at the men, walking slowly towards them.
"You wouldn't want to get hurt now would you little lady" the knight who had attacked the two girls chuckled, holding pointing the sword at her. Yuri did not stop, entering into the knights lunging range. Yet he did not attack, merely leering at her lecherously.
"She's got some weird gloves on" the other knight noticed, only it was too late. Yuri struck quickly, slamming her fist into the chestplate of the knight. He was sent flying backwards, colliding with the tree and falling to the ground unconscious. The chest plate he was wearing was fully dented in the shape of Yuri's fist. The other knight was frozen on the spot, unable to believe that a mere maid had done this.
"Who sent you!" he yelled, slowly backing away. Yuri adjusted the glasses on her face, smiling at the knight. In a flash he was gone, sent flying into the house behind him. The wall he hit was not strong and the building collapsed in on top of him. Yuri clicked her tongue, disappointed at having ruined the structure. The smell of ammonia filled the air as Yuri realized the little girls on the ground had wet themselves. She sighed, crouching down beside them. The older one tightened her grip on the child.
"You can take me, just let my sister go" she heard her plea. The wound on the older sister's back was deep, the gash caused by the sword bleeding out. She would require healing, something that Yuri was unable to assist with.
"Come children, I will bring you to safety" Yuri spoke softly as to calm their nerves, they looked up at her fearfully. With no other choice she picked them both up under each of her arms.
"No please we can't go back to the village!" they yelled, flailing around in her grip. The older one quickly passed out from the blood she had lost while the younger sister grew worried.
"I won't harm you little ones" she assured the younger sister, smiling down at her.
Sebas stood behind one of the huts, peering around the corner at the group of villagers that had been gathered in the village square. Four knights surrounded them, the rest slaughtering the populace that had managed to escape.
"Can we just kill them and be done with it" one of the knights muttered, cleaning blood off onto the cloth of a villager he had killed. Seba frowned, pulling down out the cufflinks on his shirt and rolling his sleeves up. Things were going to get messy.
"Oi, old man" a knight from behind Sebas called out, readying his sword. Sebas sprang to action, gripping the helmet of the knight and crushing it, destroying the man's skull inside. The knight dropped to the ground like a puppet with their strings cut. Stepping over the body Sebas strolled into the square, watching as the knights turned towards him. Signalling with his fingers from them to come the knights circled around him. It appeared that they were not amateurs.
Regardless of the encirclement Sebas remained still, waiting for them to make a move. At once the knights charged, lunging and striking overhead with their swords. Sebas dodged the first lunge aimed at him, grabbing the sword and pulling the man in before slamming his elbow into the visor. An overhead strike aimed at his head was blocked by his other hand and Sebas kicked the knight in the chest, sending the man flying backwards. The last two knights faltered with their attack and Sebas threw them together, metal clashing as the two fell to the ground.
The other knights in the square were frozen in placed, disbelieving that four of their comrades were defeated in quick succession. Sebas cracked the knuckles on his right fist, furrowing his eyebrows and bee lining towards the remaining knights. Two of the men had dropped their swords, rushing past the buildings to escape. One of the last two standing was quivering, barely able to even hold his sword.
"Protect me!" he yelled to the other knight, turning his head to look at his comrade.
"I'll give you 200 gold!" he shouted, unable to move as Sebas approached.
"500 go-" the knights head was sent flying, landing at the feet of the other. The decapitated body in front of Sebas slumped forwards. Stepping out of the way, Sebas avoided it as it landed on the ground, blood from the neck stump flooding onto the ground.
The last knight readied his sword, holding the weapon with both hands to stabilize the trembling that racked his body. Sebas, wanting to end the fight quickly did not allow his opponent to attack, instead knocking the sword to the ground and kicking the knight to the side, his body flew into the water tower, causing the structure to lurch unsteadily. Luckily it did not fall over.
"May I ask your name sir?" one of the villagers asked, an older gentleman. The way the others looked at him Sebas determined him to be the leader.
"I am Sebas Tian, a loyal subject of the Supreme Beings" He bowed to the villagers, alleviating their worries. The female villagers blushed, never having seen a man of such stature before.
"May I ask why a man of your standing is in such a lowly village?" the man asked, scolded by a woman behind him for asking too many questions. Sebas smiled, hearing the sighs of women behind them.
"We were merely passing through" He assured them. The villagers looked around.
"I don't see anyone el-"
"Sebas-sama" Yuri called out, entering between two of the buildings. She threw the two guards who had escaped into the square and appeared to be carrying two small girls under her arms.
"Enri! Nemu!" the village chief shouted, Yuri looked down at the children in her arms.
"So they do have names" she muttered, bringing them over to where everyone was gathered. Laying the children down carefully a gasp sounded from the crowd at the wound.
"We don't have the healing capacity to care for her" the chief said softly, looking over at the robed man who lay slumped against a building across the square. The monk who had been staying at the village and was capable for 1st level healing spells was dead. Sebas nodded, turning away from the crowd for a second.
"Solution"
"Yes Sebas-sama" he heard her respond, the voice carrying no emotion.
"Head to my location immediately"
"Yes Sebas-sama"
He cut off the connection with the maid, frowning at the situation. Solution would require Entoma to determine his location, meaning the two maids would arrive shortly. The problem that arose was the attitude of Solution and Entoma towards humans. Only Sebas, Yuri and potentially Lupusregina acknowledged humans. To the other two maids, they were only a source of food.
Some of the men gathered in the crowd gasped at Yuri, unable to believe the beauty before them. Sebas knelt down before the two village girls, pouring some of his Ki into the injured one. Although the wound seemed to stop bleeding, proper healing from Solution would be required.
A buzzing sound entered Sebas hearing, looking up at the sky he could see Entoma carrying Solution with her just outside the village. Sebas went out to greet them as they landed.
The two maids bowed, glancing at the humans behind Sebas and licking their lips.
"You are not to harm or eat any of the villagers" Sebas warned them, avoiding the urge to flinch at the disappointed look the maids had on their faces.
"Yes Sebas-sama" they said in unison, Sebas frowned, but was nonetheless happy that they agreed.
"Solution I require your healing" he said, gesturing for the maid to follow him. Entoma chittered beside her.
"Stay here on guard Entoma, notify me if anyone approaches"
Entoma bowed deeply, summoning an insect onto her arm.
Sebas headed back into the village with Solution in tow. The villagers gasped, not believing that there was yet another beauty in their midst. Solution suppressed her urge to slaughter the lot of them, putting on a cold smile and following Sebas to the children that were laying on the ground. He gestured to the wound on Enris, smiling at the younger sister who looked up at Solution in awe. She knelt down beside Enri, covering the wound with her hand and casting a healing spell. The wound skin split by the sword mended back together and the blood that had stained her clothing disappeared. When Solution removed her hand there was no trace of the wound. With the girl still unconscious the village chief slid his hands underneath her, lifting her up.
"Thank you" he said, carrying the girl into the closest building. The rest of the villagers still sat in the square, staring up at their noble saviors. The village chief returned from the house, bowing down in front of Sebas.
"Thank you for saving our village" he said, followed by the chorus of thank you's from the other villagers. Sebas bowed his head politely, following the village chief as he asked to talk in a more comfortable place.
The woman whom Sebas believed to be the chief's wife placed a cup of tea in front of him. Sebas could tell it was nothing special, but he appreciated the gesture. Having commanded Solution to stay with Entoma and sending Yuri to watch over them meant Sebas was alone.
"What can we do to repay you?" the village chief asked, worried about what kind of reward their savior would ask for. Carne was a very poor village, surviving just off the wheat that they grew for themselves. They paid the taxes asked by the kingdom and live peacefully, that is, until knights attacked.
"All I require is information, I do not know of these lands" Sebas replied, sitting in the chair with his back straight. The village chief sighed in relief, they did not contain anywhere near the amounts of funds someone of Sebas calibre would require for hire.
"This is the village of Carne, we are apart of the Re-Estize Kingdom. The knights who attacked are part of The Empire, though I am not sure of their reasons. This village does not hold any strategic importance in the war, nor are we rich enough to consider a viable raiding target"
Sebas nodded, he had not heard any of the names listed. It appeared they were no longer apart of the world that they had once lived in.
"Do you have any maps you might be able to lend us?" Sebas asked, curious to see this world on paper. The village chief shook his head, the village was too poor to afford a map.
"Sir!" a voice called from outside the hut, a young boy barely over the age of 14 appeared at the door.
"A group of knights approach" Sebas heard Entoma message him.
Demiurge hurried back down into the tomb, heading towards the throne room where he assumed Albedo would be. What's happened now. He thought, any more problems were going to hinder the functionality of the tomb even further.
Dashing through floors and past the hordes of guardians on each floor he made it to the throne room, pushing the doors open bright red fire flickered in the corner of his vision.
Albedo sat in the center of the room, watching on as the maids threw buckets of water at the burning flags. The flames continued burning unaffected by the water that washed over the flags.
"Do something Demiurge!" Albedo screamed at him, tears streaking down her face. It was hopeless, the flames that had engulfed all 41 flags of the Supreme Beings were unaffected by water or magic. Demiurge noticed that Momongas flag was missing, looking at Albedo to realize she was holding it. A moment later his flag burst into flames as well. Albedo continued to hug it, screaming for it stop. The flames did not seem to hurt her on a physical level at least.
When all the flags had turned to ash and burnt to the ground the two guardians stood in the center as the maids huddled together, fearful of the wrath that would emerge from Albedo. The overseer of the guardians remained silent however, grasping at the ash that tumbled from her hands and disappeared into nothing.
"Momonga… sama" she bawled, trying to keep the ashes from disappearing. Even she was unable to stop it as all of the ashes slowly faded away. Demiurge looked at the pile of ash under where his creators flag it too had begun to disappear. He repressed the anger that built up inside of him.
"What happened" he asked, a message from Aura interrupting him.
"Demiurge, you need to come to the Arena" she said, her voice shaky.
"What's happening?" he asked, looking out the throne room as a loud groan bounded off the walls.
"The golems aren't responding"