Invincible God of Death?
As the dust began to clear somewhat, we could see some tiny figure standing before us. This thing was far too small to be Rubedo, perhaps some wild animal got caught up in the chaos?
"Not bad... that actually..." "REALLY HURT!" The figure stepped forward through the dust, it was Eclair!
"What kind of ridiculous shit is this!?" Everyone surrounded Eclair, he was bleeding and had massive damage to his right side, but somehow he had blocked not only my ultimate technique but Momonga's as well. What the hell is this!? He was nothing but a guild joke! He can't be this strong! I refuse to believe he is the one behind all of this!
"You're finished you little bastard!" Everyone dashed at Eclair from all sides. He was about to get mauled.
"The Goal of All Life is Death, Shalltear Bloodfallen, Sebas, Cocytus." Shalltear stopped dead in her tracks, as did Sebas, as well as Cocytus. What the hell was that!?
Turning around Shalltear lunged at Momonga with everything she had, and Sebas assaulted me. He had taken control of them!? They would not do this!
There is no way Momonga can take on both Cocytus and Shalltear Bloodfallen at the same time!
"Momonga!" "Don't worry about me Touch Me! Pay attention to Sebas!" I've got nothing left, that last attack took everything I had, and even against Shalltear by herself, Momonga is completely countered! He can't even use his undead minions, because she will just heal off of them! Cocytus will be the deciding factor, two on one is the worst-case scenario for a caster to be in.
"Sebas I know you don't want to do this!" Sebas was punching my shield hard, but he was completely countered by myself. I'm tanky enough to take these hits all day. "BANG!" The Pleiades to!? CZ shot me in the back! THAT FUCKING HURT! I didn't even think the Pleiades could hurt us, much less me. I'm far stronger than your average level one-hundred player, but it seems they were buffed horrifically by Aureole Omega.
"Come on now this is ridiculous. Let me ask you something, do you know why we made you?" I tried my best not to show the pain that caused me, and not a single one of them answered me.
"You were created to stall players, to give us a chance to regroup and fight back. You standing before us now... is nothing but an insult!" What is Touch Me doing!? He can't tell them that!
"Touch Me! Awww!" "CRASH!" Shalltear had just sent Momonga flying. If I don't help him soon we might actually lose. Everyone's lives are counting on my actions from here on out. I don't have the choice to pick between winning, or losing, because the only thing I can do is win! My friends can still be revived! I CAN SAVE THEM!
"Sorry Sebas, really I am." Striking at Sebas, I found it incredibly hard to actually land a hit on him. Of course, Aureole Omega had given him buffs as well as Shalltear Bloodfallen, and Cocytus. I was fighting Sebas on even ground, with no stamina left for a single weapon art.
"Momonga swap me!" Momonga didn't even question it, and we swapped opponents. Shalltear Bloodfallen was at a disadvantage against me. Her life steal can't reach me through my Incredibly hard armor, and Momonga should have no trouble with Sebas because Sebas cannot fly! Cocytus will still be a problem though...
"Well... you guys tried right? In the end, even you Supreme Beings have fallen to the Great Lord Eclair!" "NOW FEEL MY IMMENSE POWER, AND BOW BEFORE ME LIKE THE WORMS YOU ARE!" Around Eclair dark energy could be seen that burst outwards from his body. It was powerful, this isn't an attack me can tank!
"Momonga dodge! What!?" Shalltear and Cocytus had a death grip on my legs. They were going to make sure I can't dodge his attack, even if it killed them as well! This is why Rubedo seemed so suicidal because she was under Eclair's control!
"Kind of funny isn't it? This is Karma, for doing the same cowardly thing to Rubedo! AHAHAHAHAHA!" "!" "!?" My face twisted in agony, and surprise. I felt a searing pain rush through my back. I had complete control over every guardian here, so who could have attacked me?
The dark energy pulsating around Eclair receded, and we could see a sword thrust through his stomach.
"ECLAIR! THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS!" Rubedo? I can still see Rubedo lying on the ground unconscious! No... it's... "PANDORA'S ACTOR!?"
"How... when did you break my hypnosis?" Pandora's Actor smiled wide at me. It was Rubedo's face, but I could tell he was taking pleasure in ending my life.
"I was never under its effects in the first place." WHAT!? DOES HE THINK HE CAN MAKE A FOOL OUT OF ME!?
"THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! MY POWER IS ABSOLUTE!" "No, you are nothing but filth that will rot, and decay." Pulling his blade out of Eclair, and to the side he tore Eclair apart. Immediately following that killing blow, Shalltear Bloodfallen, Cocytus, the Pleiades, and Sebas had stopped dead in their tracks, and looked around confused.
"Huh? HUH!? What happened!? We got Eclair!? Why am I on the ground, holding Lord Touch Me's leg!?" "Actually Shalltear, it's just Touch Me." "Of course my Lord." She is kidding right!? She totally just said that on purpose!
Momonga was looking carefully at Shalltear, and I know better than to tell Shalltear what happened. I already know what Momonga is pondering about.
I can't tell Shalltear she attacked me again, because I still remember what happened last time she figured out. Nazarick had run out of alcohol completely thanks to her, and we had to make more in the weeks following that incident. Also if Peroroncino learns I used Shalltear as a chair, he is going to rail me for it!
"It's simple really, Shalltear, you and Sebas..." I stopped dead in my sentence as Lord Momonga glared me down, and covered his mouth. He was trying to tell me to shut up. I can't believe my creator would do such a thing to me!
"Pandora's Actor, why do you look so defeated all of the sudden?" "It's nothing... forget about it... no problem here... nope... not at all... IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST SAVED EVERYONE SINGLE-HANDEDLY OR ANYTHING!" Wow, he sounded like Momonga had broken him.
"MOMONGA! THERE IS NO WAY!" "No... you have to be... fucking kidding me..." Before us, Eclair awkwardly got back on his feet. Even without half his body, he was still alive! A cursed mist rose up around him, and his wounds healed immediately.
"But that doesn't make any sense! What kind of trick is this!? What kind of item are you using you pathetic little shit!?" "I'VE HAD ENOUGH!" Eclair threw a flipper out in front of himself in an attempt to look intimidating, but instead, he looked completely pathetic.
"YOU, AND ME BOTH MOMONGA! AFTER I'M DONE CRUSHING YOU ALL HERE, I WILL DEVOUR THIS ENTIRE WORLD! ALL HAIL LORD ECLAIR! THE GOD OF DEATH!" God of Death?
"What an overblown title, for a fool such as yourself Eclair!" What the hell!? Sebas heard that from me! That was what I said to scare off a guildmate, and I never forgave myself for that!
"Touch Me? Did I say something wrong, my Lord?" "Naw... just forget about it." We have bigger things to worry about right now.
How did Eclair revive himself? The only NPC that had such an item was Shalltear Bloodfallen, and even then it was only a one-time use item. If we kill Eclair again, he may stay dead this time. The problem with testing this theory is that we used everything to kill him the first time. Now that he knew Pandora was against him as well, he wouldn't be surprised by any attacks.
"Reality Slash!" Momonga had a direct hit on Eclair, but he simply waved his flipper, and the attack faded before our eyes. It did not cut through reality itself, it simply faded away into nothing.
"This doesn't make any sense! Are you absorbing it!?" Rubedo was behind Eclair, and he seemed none the wiser to her attack.
"Nice try, but it's no good Rubedo. You are already dead." What!? Suddenly Rubedo exploded from a direct Reality Slash that was unbelievably powerful. Eclair had been absorbing those attacks, but there was a limit since our ultimate techniques combined were able to maim him. He can't absorb an unlimited amount of power!
"Grab Rubedo's body, get ready to defend everyone, do not attack. We are retreating!" I looked at Momonga with a frown on my face. The last thing I wanted to do was let Eclair get away with this, but I knew the saying live to fight another day as well. If we fought Eclair right now in our current state, there is no doubt in my mind that we would lose.
"I WON'T LET YOU!" "AHH!" CZ had a direct shot right into one of Eclair's eyes, and that had maimed him. How did such an attack harm him, when our attacks did nothing? Perhaps he underestimated CZ's power and decided he could take a shot from a buffed CZ. What a fool.
"FUCKING BITCH THAT HURT! DAMN IT!" "SHIT!" Eclair disappeared into a Gate, that he summoned himself, and it shut behind him.
"Awww... awww... awww..." That was too close... an inch to the right, and she would have killed me instantly! How did they figure out what I was doing? I can only absorb certain attacks, and energy-based attacks fired from a rifle are not attacks I can absorb. The shot travels too quickly and isn't entirely magical like Reality Slash. CZ needs to be dealt with!
"CZ how did you injure him?" CZ looked at me confused. "Lord Ain... I mean... Lord Momonga. I shot him in his exposed eye, that is how I hurt him." No... she doesn't understand what I meant, does she? Perhaps I'm just underestimating how much damage the Pleiades can do, just because they are lower level. Aureole Omega seems to be able to power up the Pleiades more so than even max level NPCs. Why is that? Perhaps the change in power is magnified if they are lower level than the caster?
"Hey, Momonga you are spacing out! Our friends' bodies, they're gone! They even took Ricky's!" I placed my hand on Touch Me's shoulder.
"Touch Me, their bodies have already all been recovered by us. We will try reviving them soon, but... I don't know if it will work." I felt so sad, but I couldn't even cry. I'm nothing but bones after all...
"Damn that Eclair! DAMN HIM! If Peroroncino can't be revived I'll torture him for all eternity!" Shalltear stomped around in anger while baring her fangs in a threatening manner.
"We all will Shalltear, that little piece of shit is going to get it next time we see him." CZ gave me a thumbs up, but her face still looked plain. She wasn't smiling, but she wasn't sad either.
"Yes, next time I'll take the other eye from him too, then he will be shrouded forever in darkness. After that, we can remove his hearing and his sense of touch. Then we can watch him wallow around in eternal suffering, unable to feel anything, but longing to feel anything, even pain itself so badly." Oh shit! CZ is ruthless! She is actually making my blood run cold!
"Oh... um... okay..." Even Momonga was dumbstruck about what to say to that. CZ is much scarier than I thought she could ever be!
"Don't let them get you down CZ! I thought that was a fantastic idea!" How can Lupis Regina tell if CZ felt sad, or not? Her face was so lifeless of any emotion.
"My Lords." Sebas bowed before Momonga and I. "We have successfully revived all of the Supreme Beings, as well as everyone else killed. The brainwashing is gone from each of them, we made sure when we revived them." Nice! So my friends are alive! THANK GOD!
I really hate it, but it seems I'm stuck with the title of Lord, whether I like it, or not.
"Momonga I have a huge favor to ask, there is a village nearby, and..." Momonga put his hand back on my shoulder, and let out a chuckle. "Hahaha!"
"What's so funny?" "I've already revived the entire village, and you may be surprised that I've lent them some undead minions to guard their village for now." Wow, Momonga hasn't changed even a little bit. I could tell he was still kind, even if he looked intimidating.
"Surprisingly they did not fear me, just because I'm an undead. It seems I was being overly covert for no reason, because actions speak louder than words, or looks." Touch Me walked up to me, and instead of putting a hand on my shoulder as well, he instead grabbed me tightly and embraced me in a hug.
"Okay Touch Me! Get off please! Touch Me!? YOU ARE SQUEEZING TOO TIGHTLY!" He is going to crush my rib cage!
"I'm sorry Momonga! It's just... you made me so happy!" "Sniffle!" Tears and snot were flowing down his face onto my robes. This isn't just disgusting! It's embarrassing the hell out of me!
Suddenly my undead passive kicked in, and I felt that feeling of embarrassment going away, instead, it was replaced with a warm feeling.
"Okay... you can let go now Touch Me." I can't get him arms to budge! He's much stronger than I am physically! How's this fair?
"Sniffle! SNIFFLE!" "Just a little longer Momonga! Just embrace me for a little longer!" "Touch Me this is kind of getting awkward! Get off me please!" It's no use.
Sebas quickly reached over and wiped the snot, and tears away from his face gently. For some reason, Shalltear Bloodfallen's face was bright red, and she was panting heavily.
"I think... I just... got... so wet!" WHAT THE HELL!? Well... I shouldn't be surprised since she was created by Peroroncino. Her kinks were actually to be expected at this point. I still remember when I sat on her, and she sounded like she was about to...
"I haven't been this wet... since the time Lord Momonga... used me as a chair, and sat on me!" Touch Me looked at me with a repulsed, and degrading look.
"Oh really? I wonder what Peroroncino would think about Momonga's kink..." "NO! YOU HAVE IT ALL WRONG! IT'S NOT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE TOUCH ME!"
"Okay then, swear on the life of all your friends then. Swear to me that you didn't use her as a chair." Reaching out his pinky, he waved it. He wanted to make me a liar!? I'm not pinky promising!
"Okay so I sat on her, but it was as a punishment! There was no sexual fetish involved! I took no pleasure in it!"
"Oh really? Well, that isn't what it sounded like when Shalltear explained it Momonga." Shit that voice! It was Bukubukuchagama's chastising voice! The one she used when she was pissed! I'M A DEAD MAN!
"Now... well... I know how this sounds okay. I really do... but um... yea... well..." There's no way I can talk my way out of this! If it wasn't for my undead passive I would have already prostrated myself before them in repentance!
"Well... well... well... Momonga I have to say, I didn't think you had the balls." Peroroncino was here as well!?
"Hi, Peroroncino I'm glad to see you again! I missed you guys so much!" Peroroncino slowly shook his head, as he glared at me with a sinister look.
"Don't try to change the subject! You totally boned my precious Shalltear Bloodfallen! Just admit it already! She already told me you defiled her virginity!" WHAT!?
"I CAN'T EVEN DO THAT!" "AHAHAHAH! HAHAHAHA!" "You didn't get it did you Momonga? You boned her because you are a skeleton!" "HAHAHAHAHA!" Everyone else was laughing at me now as well. I'll never live this down!
"Calm down buddy, I don't care if you slept with her, or not. I made Shalltear able to take many men at the same time. With her tongue alone she could please every man here at once!" Momonga put one of his hands over my mouth. "SHHHH! THAT'S OKAY I DON'T NEED YOU TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME PERORONCINO!"
Turning around I could see it was too late, and Shalltear had her long slender tongue hanging out. "I'm ready! All the Supreme Beings are mine!"
"GUYS! DID WE FORGET ECLAIR IS STILL AT LARGE!? WE DIDN'T UNITE TOGETHER TO HAVE AN ORGY!" Shalltear frowned at me.
"Later my dear Shalltear." "Huh?" Bukubukuchagama was bright reddish-pink. I've never seen her look like that before.
"Momonga I wouldn't if I were you!" Huh? What was Peroroncino getting at?
"Why are you bright pink Bukubukuchaga? Mahhhh!" She had thrown a rock at my face! THAT HURT! "I'M BROKEN! MY FRIENDS, I WILL SEE YOU IN THE AFTERLIFE!" As I fell to the ground sarcastically, I had Touch Me catch me.
"You'll be remembered Momonga, my dear friend! Your time here was cut far too short, but I'll never forget your sacrifice! You're my hero!" "OOOPPHHH!" Bukubukuchagama had nailed him right in the eye with a tiny pebble.
"Whoops, my tentacle slipped..." Touch Me was rolling on the ground in complete agony. He was heavily armored, but that pebble was tiny enough to fit through the eye hole in his full helmet. Ouch...
"Guys we can talk more back at The Great Tomb of Nazarick. Let's go!" "Gate." I quickly walked through my gate and waited for the others. I had cast it to the throne room and was just about to gather all the NPCs of Nazarick together. We will use everything at our disposal to slay Eclair.
Everyone else promptly walked through, and I immediately noticed we now had a throne for each member that has returned. Perhaps they didn't like the idea of Supreme Beings not sitting. I still don't like being called by the title of, Supreme Being. We are not Gods, hell we were just pathetic humans in our world, but we can never let them know that.