DISCLAIMER
I own NOTHING but my OC. I am just a fan.
Hi, the first story is well received so far. I am happy for that. Thank you all. I've been criticized, not extremely but advisedly criticized (thank you) about my grammar and I apologize for that. This is my first story so the grammar is a working progress.
Please enjoy the second chapter.
P.S. Some of the conversations have already been used in the original visual novel. So I apologize if that would annoy you, somehow.
And one more thing, I changed my name from 'Craiss Lord' to 'Craiss Soma' because it would be pure stupidity if the servants call me "Lord Craiss Lord".
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Chapter 2 – The Reunion (with a fireball in the face)
I awoke with the breeze gently brushing my face.
It's been a tiring day, tracking down serial killers, flushing drug dealers out their hideouts. Then I get a message saying that if I could visit the Great Tomb of Nazarick one last time.
I should have woken up tired and stressed but I feel energized, active, and powerful.
I rise while yawning and stretching.
Yawwwnn . . . Hm?
I'm still here. Haven't they shutdown the servers minutes ago? Did they delay the shutdown? Or is this a surprise sequel for those who stayed until the end?
I waved my hand to look for any news about the shutdown on the chat channel but—
There's no control interface.
Oh-kay. This is weird. I could try calling for the GM. Or . . . Momonga! Maybe he knows what's up.
I looked at my right middle finger and there I see the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown, convenient for fast travels inside the guild. I thought of the throne room and I teleported.
At least that's working.
Being inside the throne room again makes me want to awe in admiration but there are pressing matters I need to attend to. I looked up to find the throne room empty.
"Huh?"
He should be here. Momonga should be here sitting on his throne. And Albedo should be stationed beside the throne. Looking around the room I found no signs of an Overlord of Death.
I teleported to the conference room in 9th floor. Nothing. There's no one here. I rushed out of the room looking for clues that could lead me to Momonga.
When I got out of the room I was surprised to find the battle maids standing near the Lemegeton, just standing there but somehow on guard. Something's off, there's only five of them. One is missing, so is Sebas Tian.
That's not important. I need to know where Momonga is.
"Now, if I were a six feet tall walking pieces of bones wearing dark robes and holding a staff with snakes and jewels. Where would I be?" I thought out loud.
Then something completely unexpected happened.
"If you are looking for Lord Momonga, he has assembled the Floor Guardians in the arena at the 6th floor."
The Vice-Captain of the Pleiades, Yuri Alpha, spoke up with utmost respect in her voice.
"Whut?" I stupidly asked, staring at her dumbfounded.
"Lord Momonga has assembled the Floor Guardians in the arena at the 6th floor." She repeats herself.
"Oh . . . uhh, thanks." I said, confused from what is happening right now.
"Please do not thank me. I only do my best to be of service to the Supreme Beings." She said while bowing her head respectfully.
I went back inside the conference room slowly while the Pleiades are staring at me.
What the hell?!
That is not possible. Many have requested and voiced out their dissatisfaction about the NPCs not being able to talk, even if this is a surprise sequel there should be flaws but having a conversation properly with an NPC is impossible.
She did say Momonga has assembled the Floor Guardians in the arena. He knows something. I thought of the arena and I teleported.
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As I am teleported to the arena I saw a fireball hurtling towards my face.
No time to dodge. Shit.
"Guhugh!" I unintelligently groaned as the fireball hit my face, then I stumbled on what seems to be a target practice scarecrow that is behind me.
Being highly resistant to fire it didn't affect me but a fireball of that caliber can still deal some damage.
I quickly stood up and took up an offensive stance. I took Marble from the sash around my waist and willed it to full size. Holding a golden bo staff that is over three and a half meters long, I scanned the area looking for enemies that infiltrated Nazarick but there I see Momonga and two dark elves standing far from me looking surprised from my sudden arrival.
"Momonga, what the hell is going on?" I asked as a walk towards them.
"My apologies, Craiss. You arrival is so sudden and unexpected—." He apologizes but I cut him off.
"I meant what the hell is going on?" I asked again while subtly motioning at the dark elves.
"Oh." He said.
Good thing he understood what I meant.
"I will explain later. For now I am conducting some experiments. I had Sebas Tian scout the surroundings outside Nazarick and I gathered the Floor Guardians here. They'll be here soon."
His brief explanation causes me to ponder more questions but I didn't ask anything and I stopped walking. The distance between us is still a few meters away.
"What experiments?" I asked.
"I am trying to know whether we can use magic in our current predicament or not. And fortunately, we can." He answered, quite pleased from his discovery.
I looked behind me to see the tumbled target practice scarecrow.
I turned back to Momonga and asked "Can you summon something for me to fight? I want to try something."
"[Summon Primal Fire Elemental]." He obliged by summoning a powerful elemental. "Do I order it to attack you?" He asked.
"Yeah." I replied.
The elemental faced me and began close in at full speed.
Having the job [Buddha] means I have an affiliation with the attribute [Light]. Being the one who designed and made my own weapon I know all its abilities and functions and as my weapon is an indestructible golden bo staff based from the Riyu Jin-Gu Bang, I made it in the top 10 players of YGGDRASIL. I once discovered an over-powered ability and the GMs banned me from using it or I'll get my account terminated for a few months.
I willed Marble to the size of a sword hilt about a foot long. I poured magic to course from me through Marble and the attribute [Light] sprouted from the tip of the sword hilt-sized golden bo staff creating a blade of light that is about three feet long.
Yes, I have a facking lightsaber in my hands.
At first, it wasn't a big issue until another top player challenged me to a 1 on 1 PVP. I used this ability and I annihilated her in less than a minute. Defeating her granted me the 3rd place for the top players of YGGDRASIL. The GMs then sent me a private message that I should not use such an over-powered ability. Of course it is not equal to World-Class Items but it can rival the power of World Champion Items. Only in the form of the lightsaber though.
I also forgot to mention that I can control Marble from far away with the magic [Telekinesis]. However, that's only limited to my main weapon, Marble.
As the Fire Elemental gets closer and closer I stepped forward and performed a [Shundo], it is a passive skill similar to [Dash]. I quick-stepped behind it and sliced it in half, vertically. The heat being emitted by the Fire Elemental dispersed as it withers to ashes.
Having an indestructible staff that can morph into a sword that can literally cut through anything basically means you are an unstoppable force and an immovable object in one. It can also get you in trouble with the GMs if you don't follow their rules and regulations.
Good thing this still works.
"Seeing as I haven't been roasted by the GMs already, means we are not in YGGDRASIL anymore, right?" I asked while I put away my weapon.
"Right." He answered.
"What about the items in our inventory?" I asked again. I can't help but notice the Dark Elves staring at me with sparkles in their eyes.
Momonga's hands suddenly vanished and reappeared holding a golden kettle and three golden cups. He then proceeded to fill the cups with water and gave them to us.
"Aura, Mare, come drink up. You too, Craiss." He offered.
"Thanks." I take mine and the other two seems hesitant.
"That's too kind of you, Lord Momonga."
"We can't possibly accept—."
They politely refuse but Momonga is insistent on having them drink the poured water.
"This is my thanks to you, you're always performing your best for the good of Nazarick." He said.
Wow. You really know how to butter them up.
Still hesitant, they took their cups and drank the water Momonga poured.
"Thank you, Lord Momonga."
"To even have Lord Momonga pour me water."
They seem happy, too happy in fact. Is this really the right reactions they're suppose to be having?
"Good to know we still have access to our inventory." Momonga said.
"Yeah." I replied. "So, these are Bukubukuchagama's . . .uhh, children. I guess?" I stated. "Aura Bella Fiora and Mare Bello Fiore, Right?"
"Yes, Lord Craiss Soma, the way you fought that Fire Elemental was amazing." Aura, I assume, said with honesty and admiration in her voice.
"Yes, it was really amazing and umm. . . it was very frightening." Mare, again, I assumed, said timidly.
"Wow, I'm flattered. Thanks." I said, dismissing Mare's last comment.
"Please do not thank us, We only said our honest opinion towards the Supreme Beings." Mare said.
"This again?" I exclaimed. "Am I not allowed to thank you properly?"
"No, Lord Craiss Soma. Please do not misunderstand. We take pleasure by serving the Supreme Beings so it isn't really necessary for you to thank us." Aura said.
"A valid reasoning but I still want to thank you. Please accept my gratitude." I said while bending my knees to be on their level to pat their heads.
I gave Momonga the golden cup and the twins did the same. He collected the cups and placed it inside his inventory together with the kettle.
"Lord Momonga, earlier you said that the floor guardians will be gathering here. Then Shalltear will come as well?" Aura asks.
"Yes, that is correct, Aura." Momonga replied.
Aura's long ears suddenly droop.
"Oh my, could it be that I am not welcome here?"
Suddenly, out of nowhere a voice spoke up.
The owner of this voice is a Loli Vampire with unjust breasts. She has silver hair tied in a ponytail, red eyes with flirtatious intent. She wears a black evening dress that covers most of her skin.
"Oh, speaking of the devil. I could smell you from kilometers away, you stink of rotten corpse." Aura said with hostility.
Ignoring Aura's comment, Shalltear moves closer towards Momonga to hug him.
It's actually amusing, watching a vampire hang from Momonga's neck looks really stupid. If I recall, Peroroncino, who proclaims that Eroges are his life, created this vampire.
"Show some restraint." Aura said with a deep roar.
"Oh. Shorty you were here? I didn't notice you since you were so small." Shalltear mockingly says and the looks at Mare. "It must be real hard to have such an abnormal sister. It would be wise if you stay away from her, or else one day you will become like her." Another mock comes from Shalltear.
Mare lowers his head knowing he'll be the start of the quarrel.
"Fake Boobs." Aura suddenly drops the bombshell.
"Wha?" The surprised Shalltear said.
"One could tell with one look, your disproportionate chest is so strange. Just how many slices did you put in?" Aura was the one mocking now. "Ah. So that's why you didn't walk and used [Portal] instead, because your breasts will shift and be misplaced."
"Shut up! Shorty! You flat as an airplane runway! I have a lot of material there!" Shalltear said, desperate for a counterattack.
"I'm only 76 years old so there's still time unlike you, an undead who has no future. Oh so pitiful, you will never reach puberty." Aura crushes Shalltear's pathetic counterattack.
Damn, this kid is savage.
"Bukubukuchagama and Peroroncino are siblings, right?" I asked Momonga while ignoring the quarrel in the background.
"Correct." He answered, also ignoring the quarrel in the background.
"So, technically, this makes them cousins, yah?" I asked again.
"That is also correct." He answered again.
"Nostalgic isn't it?" I asked again, remembering the siblings Bukubukuchagama and Peroroncino quarrel during dungeon raids.
"Yes, it is. Yes, it is." He agreed, reminiscing the past.
"Why, you!" Shalltear says.
Black mist spills away from her gloved hand and Aura grabs her whip and is ready to engage. Meanwhile, Mare looks somewhat panicked.
Before the both of them engage one another a voice called out.
"Cease your stupid quarrel, can you not see you are making Lord Craiss Soma uncomfortable?" With pauses in his words another Floor Guardian says.
The new arrival, The Ice Ruler, Cocytus is a two and a half meters tall Insect-like fusion between an ant and a mantis walking on two feet, with a long tail twice his height and his body is covered with icicle-like spikes and mandibles that looks like it can easily snap peoples arms.
I didn't notice it myself but I was emitting killing intent I never realized I have since Shalltear came. Probably it's because I'm a Kakuen that I am disturbed by Shalltear's fake breasts. Even before Aura revealed that secret, I had a feeling that Shalltear's breasts were fake.
(note: Jueyuan, Kakuen in Japanese, are monkey-like creatures that kidnaps and rapes women in the Chinese legends.)
(a/n: I am basically perverted and have high libido to the point of knowing the difference between what's real or fake. That's why I didn't get confused by Aura and Mare wearing different clothes.)
I immediately composed myself and apologized in whisper.
"My deepest apologies, Lord Craiss Soma." Shalltear said immediately lowering her head.
"My sincerest apologies, Lord Craiss Soma." Aura said also lowering hear head.
They both shivered while lowering their heads. Was my killing intent towards fake breasts that strong? Or is it because of their disrespectful actions earlier?
"You came, Cocytus." Momonga said with an imitation of a general in his voice.
"I hear and obey." Cocytus replied, lowering his head.
His presence alone sends freezing chill down my spine. Thankfully I'm a little resistant to cold, just a little, so it doesn't bother me, much.
I try to form some distance between me and Cocytus. I manage to not make myself notably edging away from Cocytus so he won't have to apologize to me.
While I stand behind Momonga, who is currently my shield against Cocytus' freezing presence, two more figures appear. The first one is Albedo from earlier, wearing a white gown, a spider web-like necklace and horns protruding from her head and black wings from her back waist. The other is Demiurge, a six feet tall demon that looks like a Professional Asian Lawyer in a British suit, with a tie of course, with a silver tail covered in metal plating.
"I made everyone wait, I am very sorry." Demiurge said, lowering his head.
Few moments later, a portal appeared and Sebas Tian walked through.
"Lord Momonga, Lord Craiss Soma, My apologies for being late." Sebas Tian bowed his head. Like earlier, Sebas Tian is wearing a butler uniform with his back straight as an arrow. His hair is pure white along with his beard and his eyes similar to a watchful eagle seems to be a little more than intimidating.
"No problem." Momonga said. "It seems that everyone is gathered here."
"Lord Momonga, there are still three guardians who have not yet arrived." Demiurge noted.
"No need. The Guardians of the 4th and 8th floors' priority is only to work under certain circumstances. So far the situation does not require them to come." He explained.
"I understand." Demiurge said.
"As for the Tower Guardian," He continues and looks at me.
"What? You want me to summon Bakanawa?" I look at him with confusion.
(a/n: Wait for the big reveal in the next chapter. Cliffhanger for now, until next time)
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Craiss Soma | Demi-Human Race
Job
- One of the Almighty 41 Supreme Beings
- The Vanguard of Ainz Ooal Gown (the guild)
- One of the Top Players of YGGDRASIL
Residence
- The Great Tomb of Nazarick
- A room in the 9th Floor
Alignment
- Neutral | Sense of Justice: 150
Racial Level
- Kakuen | Lvl 15
- Faunus | Lvl 10
- Others
Job Level
- Buddha | Lvl 15
- Master Assassin | Lvl 10
- Weapon Master | Lvl 10
- Others
[Racial Level – Total Level 30] + [Job Level – Total Level 70] = [Total Level 100]