6th floor of Nazarick, Amphitheater...
Captain of the Black Scripture, Urg, POV:
What the hell is this thing? None of my attacks work! Isn't the Sorcerer king a... Well a sorcerer?! No, he took down the martial lord, so he has commendable physical strength.
"Well, I suppose this is enough playing around."
Shit! Here comes his magic!
"For what it's worth ant, I enjoyed the dance we shared. I shall let my subordinates take care of you now."
His subordinates!? No, that's not what we came all this way for, you wretched undead!
"Heretic! You are a threat to humanity, and the world! We shall kill you here!"
I take out the magic sealing crystal, which is the strongest spell the Theocracy has in it's arsenal. Rejoice, blasphemous undead, you have the honor of being killed by one of Lord Surshanas personal artefacts!
The magic inside the crystal activates, and the world draws to a pause. The sand stops moving, the other captains cease movement, and the only ones left moving are me, and Zetsumei. Zetsumei is armed with the countermeasures to this spell, as well as Downfall of Castle and Country.
Time, has stopped.
"Alright... Zetsumei... Use it..." I say, panting and out of breath.
"Yeah yeah, fine whatever."
"Umu, I see. Indeed, this could most definitely be a trump card to those without proper countermeasures."
Huh? The undead is... Speaking?
Impossible. Inconceivable.
"How... How can you still move?!"
"As I said, countermeasures."
Shit. I have to buy time for Zetsumei to activate the artifact.
I rush forward, with all intent to die. If my sacrifice stops this insufferable devil spawn, then it will be a noble death for me.
"Maximum ability boost."
"Enhanced magic resistance."
"Dull pain c:."
"Greater flow acceleration."
"Full throttle."
"Greater evasion."
"Limit breaker!"
"Limit breaker: Mind!"
"Limit breaker: Soul!"
"Eight Fold Slash of Holy Light!"
The skeleton raises his shield and blocks it all like it's nothing. That's fine, I wasn't intending on killing him anyway, I just need to slow him down.
"I'd really like to see the looks of terror on your face when I get serious, am I perhaps turning into a sadist like Lupusregina? No, I think I'm just getting into the 'Overlord' persona."
I tune out his disgusting words, nothing he speaks is worth listening to.
As I go back for another slice, he says the words,
"Greater dispell."
Time begins again, and the other captains look around in wonder.
This shouldn't be possible. Only the gods are allowed to have such power.
Luckily, his time is over. Zetsumei is activating the artefact, and we will use him to kill his subordinates and rob him of his secrets. We shall plunder this tomb for it's treasures, and establish a new base here.
From Downfall of Castle and Country comes a blinding white light, and the dragons eyes and mouth begin to glow. The world is enveloped in white, and I can hear the other captains cheering.
The light dies down, and...
"What a bunch of idiots. There should be a limit to stupidity. You all are almost as bad as Philip."
"IMPOSSIBLE!!! THAT IS ONE OF THE HOLY ARTEFACTS, AND OME OF THE STRONGEST WEAPONS THE THEOCRACY HAS!"
"Mhm, and world item affects are negated if you have another world item equipped."
"You mean to say..."
"Yes, as I've said multiple times. I'm stronger than you all. Even with the petty trinkets left behind by those idiotic 'gods', I'm still stronger than you."
I fall to my knees in defeat. Why have the gods betrayed us? Why have they left us? Now humanity will die, under this disgusting undead foot. Ainz Ooal Gown...
"Damn you... AINZ OOAL GOWN!"
"Hmm..." Zetsumei begins.
Yes... Zetsumei. We still have Zetsumei. Maybe with Zetsumei we can win.
"Ainz Ooal Gown... I shall fight you."
"Hoh? You 'shall'? Isn't that what you came in my tomb for? To fight me?"
"Nope, I thought you weren't strong enough to fight me. But it seems you're on my level, or, hopefully, above it."
"Hmm... I accept your pitiful challenge. However, first, allow me to deal with these annoying 'captains', yes?"
"Go ahead."
What?!
"Zetsumei! Our best chance at defeating him is together!"
"I never joined the Theocracy to defeat enemies, I joined to be defeated. Now shut up Urg, let me fight him!"
"Shalltear, Cocytus. Take care of the captains, but leave them alive, Demiurge wants them."
A familiar little girl dressed in an expensive purple outfit with pink frills hops down from atop a booth in this wretched amphitheater, and runs over towards the undead.
The other one, Cocytus, a tall blue insectesoid with four arms and a tail, as well as spikes all across his body, walks out of an open gate to the left of the Sorcerer King.
"Ainz. Sama. Thank. You. For. Allowing. Me. To. Fight. Your. Enemies."
"Thank you Ainz-sama, for allowing me revenge!"
Revenge?
The pale little child begins to emit a red aura, her legs begin to grow, her dress rips, her arms become thinner, and her fingers and toes become longer and the nails become sharper. Her face begins to disfigure, become one resembling a lamprey.
Ah. So this is what she means by revenge. I'm not surprised this lich could tame such a monster.
"NOOO!!! YOU WERE DEAD!!! MOMON KILLED YOU!!!"
"You mean... This Momon?"
The skeleton gestures again, and there, next to him, clad in raven black armor with a red cape trailing down his back, was the adamantine adventure of darkness, Momon.
He begins,
"Indeed, I did kill Shalltear. But then Ainz-sama revived her, because she is a trusted comrade."
So Momon's a traitor huh? How sad.
"I-I-I WONT!! I WON LET YUU TAKE MEH... I WON!"
The only option is to run. To run as fast as I can, in hopes of making it out of the tomb.
But then, I trip. Tripped by a cold, sharp leg. The last thing I hear before me and my consciousness part, is a cackling, sickening, horrible laugh.
Cocytus POV:
When Ainz-sama called me to fight for him, I was estatic. Beyond elated infact. But then I found out that the ones I'm fighting are only around level 30. How sad. Nevertheless, a fight is a fight, and that is what I was made to do. Fight for the Supreme Beings.
"Well. Since. Shalltear. Has. Those. Other. Three. Taken. I. Shall. Fight. You. Three."
Upon learning they were not fighting Ainz-sama, their faces lighted up a little, and regained some of the cocky attitude they once had when coming here.
"I am Cenric Ray, Captain of the Holocaust Scripture."
"I am Dalia Hathway, Captain of the Windflower Scripture."
"I am Alger Graye, Captain of the Clearwater Scripture."
"You shall meet your demise here, disgusting heteromorph."
Cenric looks to be a warrior tank, with a kite shield in one hand and a short sword in the other.
Dalia is an Stealth archer, with a pure white bow, and magic items adorning her body.
And Alger is an Assassin, wielding two ebony daggers with diamonds as the pommel. They seem to have lesser enchantments of acid and fire on them.
For me, this would be a bad match up, if they weren't so weak.
"I. Hope. You. Make. Peace. With. Your. False. Gods. Before. I. Send. You. Into. The. Hell. That. Is. Demiurge."
I pull out my haliberd. These weaklings are unworthy to see God Slaying Emperor Blade.
The assassin activates invisibility, although I can still see him. He sneaks behind me, and so I walk forward towards the tank and archer. The archer takes position behind the tank and begins to shoot arrows at me, although they simply bounce off of my exoskeleton. She will need much sharper iron to pierce my defense.
Unlike Zaryusu and Shasyusu, these people are not warriors. I need not entertain their deluded dreams that they can defeat me.
I jump forward, swinging the blunt end of my haliberd into the Tanks upraised shield. As expected, it decimates his flimsy plank and slams into his skull, immediately knocking him unconscious.
At my presumed distraction, the Assassin decides to try and backstab me. A knife in the back is a warriors greatest shame, even if it doesn't make contact.
I swing my tail at him, and he jumps above it. Interesting. Might this be a 'martial art'? I throw my left fist at his stomach in midair, and I can feel some ribs break, although he is not knocked out. Quite more resilient then the tank. His limp body drops to the sandy floor, and he whispers, 'Damn you... you bug...'
"Indeed. I. Am. A. Bug. The. One. And. Only. Vermin. Lord. Created. By. Warrior. Takemikazuchi!"
At this cry, I advance towards the Archer, slamming my haliberd shaft into her nose, breaking it. She slowly falls forward, knocked out. I can see tears drip out of her eyes.
Zesshi Zetsumei POV:
Ainz Ooal Gown... I imagine even though he is an undead, his magical knowledge can bless me with a child. I can't wait! Hopefully he can beat me, if not, I haven't the faintest idea what I'll do with my life after this.
"Y'know Zesshi... You will not fight me. I've changed my mind."
What?
"Instead, you will fight my child, Pandora's Actor."
Damn it. I doubt whoever this guy is, he won't be able to beat me.
Momon begins to turn into a formless blob of tan matter, until it froms a tall, lanky figure with three holes for a face, and long three inch fingers. He wears baggy yellow pants, and a baggy yellow jacket, with a tan trench coat on one arm.
"Is this... Who Momon actually is?"
"No... Not exactly. Momon is a persona, one that me and my child play."
Ah. This is too much thinking. I just want to be beat!
"Well mademoiselle, it seems I shall be your gegner."
"Erm... Yeah ok. Let's fight."
This guy seems kinda weird...
"Greater ability boost."
"Possibility sense."
Oh? This is... Ah... Mmm... What power. The chance of beating him is 0%. Uh Oh. it seems I made a mess of myself. I didn't expect to be THAT happy.
However, I won't simply give up. I want to experience the pain of battle.
I leap up off the ground, flying at him in a circle and swinging my scythe at his neck. Which he dodges, then kicks his knee up at my stomach. It's super fast, but not to the point where I can't dodge it.
"I see. I thought mineself would be able to defeat you without having to transform, BUT! Realität ist often dissapointing, and so, I shall transform into the GLORIOUS FORM of... Err... Touch me-sama...!"
Even though he's weird... He can still beat me. Yep. Keep that in mind Zesshi. He can still beat you.
He begins to transform again, this time putting on a few feet. His armor transforms into glimmering silver plate armor, with embossing and a blue jewel on the chest. He has a red cape slung over his shoulder, and it continues down to his feet. He holds a shield in one hand, and a sword in the other.
If you asked me to think of a 'paladin', this is what it would look like.
"NoW tHeN... cOmE aT mE!"
He sounds like an insect.
I start running at him again, but this time is different. Theres virtually no openings! I decide to take a swing at his waist, and when he's blocking I'll attempt to use 6 fold slash of light to possibly penetrate his defenses.
But he doesn't block. At all. My scythe hits his waist, and doesn't move. I attempt to pull back my scythe, but he's gripping onto the shaft with his shield arm! Shit! He pulls me in close, and cleaves me in two with his sword.
Shit.
Ainz POV:
The unconscious bodies of the 6 captains of the six scriptures are piled in front of me, with Zesshis corpse a few meter away.
"Put the 6 in the frozen prison, and cast a preservation spell on Zesshis body. I may have a use for her."
"Yes, Ainz-ssssssama!"
Pandora threw the 6 bodies through a gate, and cast the spell on Zesshi, tossing her through another gate.
Albedo and the twins are approaching me from the north side of the arena, while the other guardians are already prostrate in front of me. Demiurge is dealing with the remnants of the Theocracys government, and their world items they didn't bring to Nazarick. He's also killing off the remaining Holocaust Scripture members, that remained at Kami Miyako. Auras magical beasts killed the scripture members in the Forest of Tob, and our troops will begin the marching towards the Slane Theocracy to kill their army soon. This is another country down for the sorcerer's kingdom, two more to go.
"Guardians, meet me in the throne room for the announcement in an hour."
"Understood, Ainz-sama!"
Neia Baraja POV:
"Shizu-senpai, you're so lucky you get to serve Ainz-sama directly..."
"Indeed. Although, perhaps in the future you will be able to serve in the Sorcerer's kingdom, or maybe even live here."
Me and Shizu-senpai are currently walking the halls of 'The Great Tomb Of Nazarick', which I'm told is Ainz-samas true base of operations. It makes sense of course, only His Majesty would be able to build a place like this. I always thought his office in E-Rantel was too small and unfurnished, but nothing would come close to this Tomb, so why even try?
We've also just finished watching His Majesty and his subordinates defeat the captains of the Slane Theocracies scriptures. I don't know what they were thinking when they invaded this place, no one is able to beat Ainz-sama!
"We're here."
Me and Shizu-senpai are currently in front of 2 wooden doors, with gold handles and fancy designs all over them.
She opens the door to reveal a large room, with 4 couches surrounding a table filled with food. At these couches are 4 beautiful women, who I recognize to be the other 4 demon maids.
"Come. I want to introduce you."
I follow her up to a couch, and we sit down across from a petite maid with purple hair and an oriental style dress. This looks to be the one who killed the two members of Blue Rose. She's also eating what looks to be a human hand, but she isn't eating it through her mouth, but her chin.
"WhAt?"
Oops. I might've stared a little too long.
"Oh! I know you su~! You're Neia right? The one Shizu keeps talking about su~?"
"Erm, yes, I'm Neia..."
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet your acquaintance." The motherly looking one said.
"Neia, this is Yuri. That one is Lupusregina. She is Solution. And she is Entoma, the youngest of us sisters."
"NoPe. YoUrE tHe YoUnGeSt."
"Am not."
"YeS, yOu ArE!"
They continue to bicker like that for a couple minutes, whilst I reflect on what I just heard.
"Um... Yuri...San?"
"Yes?"
"How are the 5 of you sister's? You look nothing alike."
"Well, that's just the way we were created. To be sisters. We care for each other as sisters, and we act like sisters."
"I see..."
"Well Neia, feel free to help yourself to any of the food on the table. However, avoid the meat on Entomas or Lupusreginas side, I don't think you'll like it very much."
I can sort of guess what she means by that. So, I pick up one of the many chocolate milkshakes and begin to drink it.
Ahh... This tastes superb.
After around 15 minutes, we get called to the throne room, where Ainz-sama will give a speech about the events that have occurred, and a report on what will happen next. The throne room is beautiful, with 41 flags hanging from 41 pillars, and at the end of it all is a throne that goes beyond the definition of a throne. It is a Throne of Kings.
Upon arriving with the rest of the sisters, we take our places and kneel in wait for Ainz-sama to come into the throne room. There's a plethora of different heteromorphs and creatures in this room, including the old magic caster I know as Fluder Paradyne. I never knew that he served Ainz-sama, this is an interesting development.
Ooh, Ainz-sama is arriving.
He sits on his throne and he is accompanied by the most beautiful woman in the world, Albedo.
"Thank you all for gathering here today. Tis a shame Demiurge cannot join us, but he's a bit preoccupied with sorting out the remnants of the Theocracy. The beginning of the Theocracies slight against me was the first attack I ever received upon arriving in this world. When I went out of my way to save the Village of Carne, the Sunlight Scripture attempted to kill me with their weak pathetic angel summons."
A murderous aura enveloped the room, and various growls and comments of "How dare they!" were heard.
"But, as you all know, I quickly decimated their forces, and then shortly after they were... punished for their insolence."
That comment earned a good chuckle from a few of the denizens in this room. I almost pity those Theocracy fools.
"Shortly after we began to make moves in this continent, I sent out Shalltear in order to capture specimens who use the mysterious 'martial arts'. Soon after, the Black Scripture engaged her in combat and used Downfall of Castle and Country to brainwash her. However, she managed to kill the person who used it, making the effects incomplete. Since downfall of Castle and Country is a world item, the only way to bring her back was to kill her. The Slane Theocracy forced me to kill one of my children, the ones I love the most."
Ainz-sama had said that all he wishes to do is to live with his children in peace, so for him to have to kill one of them... I can't imagine how much that hurt his heart. He truly is justice.
"Through the efforts of Demiurge, we infiltrated the Theocracy and made them attack Nazarick, where they met their demise. Soon, our armies will march on their capital, and we will take control of their land and their people. The Slane Theocracy is now an official part of the Sorcerer's Kingdom!"
At that, the hall erupted into cheers and whoops, my voice among them.
"Now then, There were 4 individuals who worked the hardest during this series of events. Albedo, Pandora's Actor, and Yuri Alpha, please step forward. I will grant any one wish you all have."
The afformentioned 3 approach him, but in Albedos case, she walks down and kneels in front of him.
"Pandora, what is your wish?"
"Ainz-sama, I wish to defeat the Platinum dragon lord. And once I do, I would like to bring his treasures to Nazarick."
Huh? Defeat the Platinum dragon lord? But the Platinum dragon lord is like... Almost on His Majesties level!
"Umu... Granted. Ask Demiurge about his plans for the Dragon lord when he returns."
"Thank you Aaaaaaaaainz-sama!"
"Albedo, what is your wish?"
"Ainz-sama, please allow me to ask you that question in private."
"Understood. And for you, Yuri?"
"I would like additional funds for the orphanage, and more resources to expand as well."
"Granted. Talk to Aure about getting those."
"Thank you, Ainz-sama."
His majesty stands.
"Everyone, you have, once again, impressed me. Continue your outstanding work in my name!"
"Yes, Ainz-sama!"
Ainz POV:
I'm currently in my room, rolling around on my bed thinking about recent developments. The amount of territory my Kingdom has gained in the past 3 months is astonishing. All of the Slane Theocracy, and the entirety of The Re-Estize kingdom. My dream is taking forming infront of me. I will admit, originally I was skeptical about taking over the world, and the amount of paperwork there is to do increases by the day, but this ruler fasçade is getting easier.
Throughout all of my mentally exhausted nights, all of my excuses I've had to make up on the spot, and all of my acting I've had to practice, there's one thing I cannot say. I cannot say that doing this isn't fun. The moments when interacting with the NPCs are some of the highlights of my life! The homunculi maids are great conversation partners, and know all the gossip of Nazarick. Shizu made a friend that wasn't created by Nazarick! It's like watching your daughter grow up... Even though they can run circles around me mentally, watching Demiurges and Albedos plans and schemes take place infront of me in ways I couldn't even imagine is absolutely mesmerizing! I'm also extremely proud of Pandora's Actor, I feel like a father in most ways towards him. Watching him fight Riku was truly amazing, and his intelligence is nothing to laugh at either.
I love seeing outsiders faces when they enter the tomb for the first time, and see the things that me and my friends built together, when they marvel at our creations cunning and looks, it fills me with pride. It's makes everything I've done so far worth it.
However, I must work hard to meet their expectations. Which is why I'm particularly excited for this next part of establishing the country, now that we have all this land. Because, there are 4 things that make up a country. First, the government. If you don't have a competent government, the country will turn out like the Re-Estize kingdom. Second, the happiness of the citizens. If you don't cater to the citizens, multiple problems will prop up, such as revolutions and strikes. Third, the army. If you don't have a strong army, you will be invaded. The strong are the ones who rule, not the weak. Fourth, the economy. If the economy is not stable everything you've built will fall into ruin.
And if there's three things I know, it's how to fight, how to make the citizens happy, and how the economy works.
But first, let's focus on the army part of the country.
Ahem. So, there you have it, the prologue to this long story. This, and shota Suzuki are going to be getting chapters for a long time, so look forward to that!Please leave comments and criticism!