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Chapter 3
Raiden's rage was nearly gone at this point, he only felt pity for her, so he decided to end her quickly.
When Zesshi's dagger broke on Raiden's chest she looked up with fear in her eyes, which were the only things visible through Mercer's armor.
Raiden lifted his right fist into the air. With one earth shattering pound he swung his fist down colliding with the top of Zesshi's head. She flew down to the ground, her body implanting itself in the bricks. She was nearly level with the ground.
I'm sorry, Raiden thought. For scratching your armor... Mercer.
Raiden looked down at Zesshi, then proceeded to walk back over to the cardinal. "Armina, Veronica take her armor. She may keep the scythe." That scythe was just some random weapon GotoGoto picked up anyway.
The girls ran forward to carry out their master's orders as fast as possible. They stripped her down leaving her broken, bloodied and now naked in a pile of rubble.
"You can not! That is the armor of the Six! It belongs here!" the cardinal shouted.
Raiden walked over to him until they were at an even level. Making sure to turn off his armor's lightning effect he placed his hand on the cardinal's shoulder. "You know nothing of the Six! All of you have forgotten the lessons they taught! They would never teach the superiority of one race over another!"
He released his grip on the cardinal's shoulder and walked away with Armina and Veronica rushing to catch up behind.
"We will be leaving this city." Raiden said to his servants. Was what I did to her too much? Would my old allies hate me for it?
"Yes, master!" Veronica shouted, ready to follow any order.
The cardinal watched as Raiden walked away with one of the Slane Theocracy's greatest treasures. He had been broken. No matter what, he didn't want to end up like Zesshi or worse.
"He is the one." Zesshi said trying her hardest to stand. The cardinal ran over giving his shoulder to help her stand.
"The one. What do you mean?"
"Some time ago I made a promise to you. That if I were to find a man who could beat me… I would marry… and bear his child." Zesshi said, nearly coughing up blood.
The cardinal removed one of his robes and placed it around her to cover her body up. "You can't be serious! He despised you with the entirety of his being!"
"No… when I fought with him I felt it. He had no feelings for me… cough!..." Blood erupted from her mouth. "...He was trying to deal with the loss of a loved one…"
"You can't mean!"
"Yeah, I believe he really was an ally of the Six."
The cardinal looked flabbergasted but he quickly regained his bearings. "Come on, we need to get you to a temple!" He-he-he was their ally and we treated him like that! We must find him!
Raiden looked back to his servants. "We will be searching for any clues about this supposed monster the cardinals spoke of. Can you fly?" He asked them but he wasn't even sure he could fly himself.
Full of pep, the two responded in unison. "Yes, of course."
"Good. Then let's set off. We will head north." He asked them to make sure that his wings weren't just for show.
Raiden stretched his wings to their full size, his wings were easily twice the size of both Armina's and Veronica's.
With one thrust of his wings he shot into the sky at unimaginable speeds. As he did so a few golden feathers fell from his wings which Armina and Veronica quickly picked up placing them in their inventory for... storage.
"Incredible! It feels like I was born to fly. As if I've always known how to!" he said with joy as he did various loops and dives.
Stopping in mid-air he took off his helm to take in the beauty of the holy city before him. His hair was spiked and flowing to one side and with his golden wings, armor, hair, and eyes, he was every bit as magnificent as an archangel should be. This is the country you created… I won't let it crumble! Mercer, Bluelicker, GotoGoto... Your work will not be in vain. I will bring equality!
Behind him his servants tried to catch up. Because of the difference in their wings they couldn't reach the speeds or maneuverability he could. I guess I should slow down for them.
Not as quickly as before but still quite fast, he set off. He flew over the city's walls heading north.
They flew for two hours before coming to a village, no, it was too big to be a village. It was closer to the size of a city. Raiden stopped his flight. "It will be dark soon, we should take shelter in this city." My wings ache!
"Yes." The two girls said, clearly tired from the long trip.
As they descended from the sky, Raiden noticed that there was a large amount of people scurrying around. As well as a rather impressive looking wall stretching around its perimeter.
Raiden touched down on a dirt path about two hundred feet from the city's gate. When Armina and Veronica set foot on the ground as well, he began to walk forward.
About one hundred feet from the gate he began to sense something. He stopped and looked around. On cue goblins in battle armor popped out of the tall grass with their bows and swords drawn.
From the top of the wall a goblin in significantly better armor than the rest popped up. "Who are you? What are you doing here? Get out of here!" he shouted very fast.
Raiden put his hands into the air. "We are just a group of travelers who seek a place to stay for the night. Might we be permitted entry, we mean no harm, prom…" Beside him floating in the air he sensed something watching him. He looked all around the area. Must be using the invisibility spell...maybe I'm just tired.
He cast the thought aside thinking it was a mistake.
"Travelers...travelers don't have twenty foot golden wings sprouting from their backs!"
Raiden looked back to his wings. Well, he's got me there...shit.
The goblin looked over to another goblin who was standing beside him. "This is one for the boss." The second goblin ran off in a hurry.
Their boss? I wonder who he is? Raiden began to imagine a large beefy goblin with a menacing look on his face.
The gate was opened by two goblins on either side. Enri was startled when the goblin had told her an angel had come seeking refuge. It's most likely an over-exaggeration.
When the gate was fully opened Enri's jaw nearly hit the ground. In front of her stood three majestic angels, two of them being women who were even more beautiful than Lupusregina. And a man who can only be described as golden angel. He was dressed in full golden armor with his helm removed so his face was visible. Then he spoke in a voice that seemed to sooth the soul.
"You're the leader of the goblins!?" he said, slightly surprised.
"Y-yes!" she said, almost yelping.
"We were passing by and are looking for a place to stay for the night. Might we stay here? I can pay if you would like." said the angel man .
Enri regained her composure saying, "Yes, I think we can accommodate three more. If you would follow me I'll show you to the barracks."
Enri turned around and began to walk. She was so nervous she forgot to wait for her guests. Oh no! She turned around to apologize but the three angels were right behind her. She turned back around to continue walking forward. How did they close that space without a single sound?
They walked silently down the city street which was just a small walking path. All the houses were built recently in order to give their new goblin army a place to stay.
The angel man final broke the silence by asking a question. "You seem to live at peace with the goblins. How did that come to pass?"
"Ohh, the goblins. Our village savior Gown-sama gave me a magic item and it summoned them."
"I see," he said.
They arrived at the barracks, a plain long rectangular house. "This is the only place we have for you to stay." Enri said while bowing. "I'm sorry."
Raiden raised his hand to gesture for her to stop. "This place is fine. Thank you for allowing us to stay." The entire walk Raiden had sensed goblins hiding in the shadows and following them. Likely to protect Enri.
He handed her five golden coins. "I can't accept this much money!" She said, amazed that someone would throw away five gold coins so easily.
"Please accept it as my gift." Raiden saw how nervous she was and gave her a reassuring smile.
She accepted the gift and went on with her day to day duties of handling the city.
"To have a being of your level stay in a filthy hole like this!" Veronica said, staring at the barracks.
"Just be happy you are not sleeping on the ground." Raiden said. "Now, let's go in."
The first two to enter were Armina and Veronica while Raiden tried to fit his wings through the door. It was as plain on the interior as the exterior. With wooden walls no windows and lines of bunk beds all throughout.
Inside the barracks all the goblins, around 30, give or take, stood up staring up at the beautiful women who had entered.
The goblins seemed to recognise Raiden was their superior and backed away as he walked past looking for an open bed. At the end of the rows were four empty beds which he and the two girls settled into.
Raiden sunk into the bed which was way too small. So his feet stuck out over a foot. He laid down wrapping his wings around himself like a cocoon. The whole time both Armina and Veronica grumbled about how he shouldn't be sleeping in such a dump. How they should have prepared a golden throne and a luxury bed.
In the middle of the night, Raiden awoke sensing the presence from earlier. It approached, the door opened and closed but no one was there. So they were using invisibility.
The presence approached his bed and stopped. From the middle of nowhere a girl appeared she was a dark skinned beauty with red braided hair and a maid outfit. "Tell me who you are before I kill you!" She held a humongous religious symbol weapon towards him. "I will not disappoint Ainz-sama again!"
Raiden slowly unfurled his wings. "You said Ainz…who is he?" Raiden's heart was beating and his mind was racing.
"Hmm, you answer my question first, bird man."
Raiden needed answers so he answered her politely. "My name is Raiden. Might I ask yours." Raiden stood up waking Armina and Veronica.
"Who me I'm Lupusregina Beta of the Pleiades battle maids who serve Ainz Ooal Gown." She stood tall, clearly proud of her position.
Raiden stuttered out of excitement. "Ai-Ai-Ainz Ooal Gown… t-tell me is there a person named Momonga from where you come from."
Lupusregina looked curious. "How does this stupid bird know that name?" she whispered. "Yes, but he has recently adopted a new name, Ainz Ooal Gown."
Raiden was visibly shaking with anticipation and joy. His search was over. "I have a message for him. We need to talk. Suzuki. Satoru."
