Chapter - 1
The End...?
Subaru Natsuki is quite a strange man. If one were to give him a title the most suitable would be
[Determinator]
At least this is what everyone thinks and by everyone I mean all of the [Observers].
One would think that some [Observers] would have had the decency to not interfere with him but now I can say that with assurity that now we are well and truly fucked. Forgive me for my rather crude words but nobody knows about him much for it was decided that no one would interfere with him.In this world we stars are the collections of psionic energy.Each thought that has existed or will exist is a part of us. Now [Observers] have called him on our plane of existence and as the most strongest being after the Creator I was given the respnsibility. The Creator got butchered by him so bad I can't even sleep at night.Even though there is no concept of neither sleep nor time here. I want to fight against him not that I could even hope to hurt him. But I can't do so as it would endanger the existence of my brothers and sisters.
I still remember the last time I saw my Creater.
Saw Her.
Saw Pandora Of The Vainglory.
She told me to take care and protect everyone.
To not be a spear but a shield for my brothers and sisters when He comes for us.
My Creator Why?
Why? Why did you leave us?
Leave me behind.
I shouldn't get emotional that bastard will just manipulate me if he saw me in such a state. Just remember all those contingency plans you have made. I felt my emotions calming down and i began to plan.
The others never even considered options other than sealing him away. I had told them that sending Pandora was a bad idea. But they never listened. They said that there was no reason to worry about anything. 'There is no need to worry for Pandora is the strongest among us.' That's what they all said. 'She will open the seal in the frozen wasteland and we would be able to descend onto the world once again. Even that sage couldn't kill us so he sealed us. What makes you think that the [Determinator] would be powerful enough to stop even the weakest of us. I stop myself from going down another line of thought. I should be going now.
As such i am now heading towards where he is currently sealed.The seal is strong enough to hold him for a billion years.But here's the issue. After a billion a year he will figure out how to free himself. He bided for an eternity just to say I LOVE YOU.I don't want to think what he would do if he decided to fuck all of us up. As soon as i opened the door i laid my eyes on the black haired,hazel eyed boy. His body below the head was covered with black veins. I realized he was looking at me intently as if to him i was just a being who could be analyzed. I shuddered when i looked into his eyes. There was no doubt. Only determination. Before i could snap out of it he calmly asked me 'Where am I?'.
I ignored my senses. They were telling me to not get any closer to him but i decided to answer him as to not anger him.
'We are in [The Sky].' i said.
'And Why?' he asked.
'Sir i am afraid that some of the [Observers] decided to pull you from your world. They wanted to bargain with you.' i said.
'What more do they want for me? Haven't they taken everything from me. Anyways if they want something from me then why are only you here? he asked.
'Forgive me but they are scared of you thus i will hear your demands instead of them.' i said
'What do they want from me?' said subaru
'They just don't want you to kill them and in return they are willing to give you anything in their power.' i said.
'And here i thought that i would have to kill every last one of you fuckers. Surely by now you know that I am nigh-unstoppable. And why do you think that i would keep my end of the deal.' he asked in a calm voice.
'We don't have much choice in the matter. Half of the [Observers] want to fight you whereas the other half wants to surrender. As you killed our Creator most just want to seal you and be done with it. Though everyone knows that it is like delaying the inevitable. Even we can't kill the Entropy Incarnate. Only delay it even in the best case scenario' I replied in a serious tone.
'I know all of that. Tell me you didn't come here to just tell me that.Even inside this seal i have much work to do.'
'Yes. We actually wanted the Vainglory witch factor from you. Not all of it but atleast 85% of it.' I told him.
'Atleast not all of you are traitors. Pandora-Tan would be so proud of you. I know what you are trying to do. You want to bring her back right.' the boy said menacingly.
'Yes. She was the one who created me I can't just leave her.'
'Good. I still need her for Echidna's plan. Ah! I just remembered. Take this. ' said the boy and created an object from Nothingness and gave it to me.
'What is this?' I asked. The object in question looked like a rotating cube with rings around it. The cube had an ever changing kalaiedoscopic color.
The structure looked a Menger Cube.
'It is an object Echidna and I created. In reality she did the all the hardwork. I just told her what and how it should function. It messes with the constants of this world. Damn you should have seen her face when i told her about dyson sphere or a star eater as you would call it.' the boy said while reminiscing.
'Also i don't think there is a better artifact than this in conserving energy.' The boy winked as he said the last line.
'You! You want to use all [Observers] as an energy source? I asked horrified at such a notion.
'Bingo! Here's your prize. Use this to harvest energy from their physical bodies and I will 'bring back' Pandora-Tan. Aren't I generous? You should be thanking me'
'You are insane.'
'That's a strange way to say 'Thank You' but 'You're Welcome.'
'The [Observers] are stars consisting of only psionic energy. If you take energy from them they would not be able to contain the Horrors Beyond The Stars.' I shuddered at the thought of letting Them inside this reality.
'Don't worry i have already considered that possibility. They will enter this reality to turn everything into a never ending colorless kalaiedoscope.'he said.
'They will know it is a trap.' I fearfully told him.
'Yet they will still fall for it.' he retorted with mirth in his voice.
'I still can't agree to this madness you call a plan. I won't fight against them. You don't know what They are. They have destroyed everything that stood against them.' I shone with blinding white light. Aimed my spear at his face. My power started to distort reality but the boy remained calm.
Even if you are Entropy Incarnate what can one man do against them. I asked him in a resounding voice.
'I will wait.' said the boy.
'Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.Wait.
The boy abruptly stopped his chanting. I had no other choice. Calling him insane would be doing injustice to his current state of mind. He had to be stopped. Here and Now. I will plan how to stop him after he is sealed.
'You Are Hearby Condemned.'
''Condemned To Be Trapped Here For The Next Millennia'
'How about...NO!' said the boy.
Suddenly I felt an enormous pressure which forced me to the ground.
'Pandora Tan's Authority's is really overpowered. Truly PMT.' said the boy in a lovestruck tone.
'Hey you knockoff angel!' the boy mockingly said to me. I felt anger boiling in me but I was powerless to do anything.
'I wasn't asking for your permission when i telling you about my plan.' the boy's eyes gained a murderous glint. 'I will use the corpses of [Observers] to build the ultimate defense whether you like it or not. I will sacrifice Everything to save Everyone.'
As soon as he said that I began to see the light. Then came the darkness.No it wasn't darkness. It was Nothingness. Thus I was no more...
'I should start the preparation. I was hoping atleast one of them would stay with me but even weren't willing to go with my plan.' I thought to myself.
I dusted my clothes as soon as the preparations were complete and stood in the middle.
The thing I am standing on is made up of the corpses of [Observers]. It looked like a floating island made up of corpses. The clean white bones circled around the platform forming the firmament. In the center is the [Cube]. I took the [Cube] and placed it the pedestal. The cube began to rotate and started to open up. As time passed it doubled in surface area. Then quadrupled and so on.
If one were to question how such a thing could be possible I would tell them this
'Gabriel's Horn As A Fractal With A Little Sprinkle Of Magic'
Gabriel's Horn is a Horn with finite volume but with infinite surface area.
At first I thought of making it but the idea of a horn with infinite surface area sounded stupid. There were two reasons for it.
One was that it would not be able produce larger results if don't use a platonic solid. This is because of their ability to tile a plane infinitely.Then I would enlarge the results by increasing the sides of platonic solid upto 20 sides. So I decided to go with a cube for smaller results. For astronomical results, a 20 sided platonic solid or an icosahedron depending on your preference would be used.
The other was using the Menger Fractal cube to make my results precise.
With these two things I would be able to tank any hit, absorb it then multiply it. At least that's how it should work.
The system I have built works on the principle of 'Approaching Infinity'.
Since The Horrors Beyond The Stars are beyond infinite they wouldn't be affected as long as the system hasn't completed computing and analysing them.The principle of 'Approaching Infinity' has a strange flaw. It takes an infinite amount of time. Meaning it will be close to infinite but never equal to infinite. Such a system can give an infinite result but only as time approaches or rather becomes zero.
Fear Not. This is where that 'Sprinkle Of Magic' comes in.
I face towards the 'firmament of bones' as i decided to call it and spread my arms as if I was waiting for a raindrop to fall on my palms.
Stop.
With a single word everything outside the firmament stopped. All scalars and vectors lost their magnitude and direction. Everything ceased to be except the grotesque platform which was surrounded by the ever-revolving firmament. Even the forces which kept Them at bay stopped existing. The fabric of reality begun to crumble.
Nay!
It Began To Crack
The Festival Of Madness Has Begun.
The Never Ending Feast Has Started.
Songs Were Heard Which Went Unsung.
Heralds Who Had No Masters Came.
Beings Who Were Not.
Yet They Were.
Beings of unimaginable power poured from the fissure in the fabric of reality. They began consuming each other in their madness.They did not concerned themselves with mortals. Their huge forms were ever changing. Anyone outside the firmament would have their mind turned to mush by just seeing such a sight. Many among them were killed. Many came into being.Their savage rampage destroyed Everything.
But Subaru did one thing.
He Waited Till The Worlds Were Consumed.
He Waited Till The Stars Expired.
He Waited Till The Celestial Bodies Were Seperated.
He Waited Till The Black Holes Were Satiated.
He Waited Till Even Quarks Were Ripped Apart Because Of Their Half Life.
He Waited Till The Universe Collapsed.
He Waited Till All Hope Turned Into Despair.
He Waited Till Light Was Consumed By The Darkness.
He Fed On The Love And Memories Of His Friends.
The Good. The Bad. The Special. The Mundane.
He lived a long life and Died Countless Times.
Though Death Was More Of A Respite Than Life Had Ever Been For Him.
He Walked Away From Those Whom He Adored.
He Marked The Passage Of Time By Every Standard Other Than Time.
He Saw Them Birth And Consume Universes.
Moment by moment until nothing remained
He Watched As Time Ran Out.
Moment By Moment.
No Time, No space, Just Him And Them.
And So He Waited.
But the Never Ending Feast had only ended just now.
One would think that after such a long time he would've changed but he did not.
He Would not Change.
For that would be an insult to all those whom he couldn't save.
As The Banquet Ended They took notice of something.
A structure made up of bones and flesh. But the structure was alive. Powerful Blood ran through it.
Only one of their own kind could do such a thing. But they wouldn't have built a temple for themselves. Worshipping and building temple was the work of their followers. Not Theirs. But they had already erased everyone their followers included.
'To Whom could this place belong to?' said one of them.
They did not even thought about how this place was out of their 'Omniscience' For them it was not even something worth their concern.
As soon as an one of them who looked like an octopus touched the firmament surrounding it, the octupus like being had its hand slimy tentacle like appendage cut. It got angry as nothing short of another of his kind should be able hurt him. But somehow something beneath him had been able to hurt him. It wasn't a matter of pain but of pride. To redeem himself he decided to go beyond the firmament. He had already regenerated his limb.
As soon as he went beyond the firmament. He looked around and saw a black haired old man with nasty eyes.
Now he wouldn't have called the being before him 'Old' but deep down it knew that the one in front of It was much much older than him or anyone It knew of. The boy said only one thing to me.
You sure took your time. [Bearer Of The Key]
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̶͉͓̯͉̬̻̤̤̫̻̼͋͗̄̓̎͊́̑̽̌͂͑͘ͅA̸̢̡̧̰͖͎̲͓͚͙̅̋̀̑͗́̅̀͗̄͘̚N̶̪̘͙̥̖̠̄͋͛͊̃̈́̃̕͝Ḑ̸̢̭͎̱̯͓͎̤̟͓̥́̾̈́̾̊͐͋̋̑̈̓̐͊̕ͅ ̵̢̡̰̘͍̞̭̖̝͈̲͇̤̅̐W̷̧̧̢̙̦̯̜̬̼͚̹̞̏̒͗̄̅̅̇͛̔̅̉̚͠I̷̔̉̍̾̓̀̀͐̉͝ͅT̷̨̧̮̰̼͇̦̰̗̰̞̥̟̻͆̂̎̅̽̎͑̀̓̌̅͘̚H̴̰̬̯͈̱̥͙̹̒̈́̇͋̑̿͒̀́̚ ̴̧̬̣̰͇͎͖̰͔̹͕̀̎͌͗̈̏́͐̀̉͗͒̚͝Ş̸͍͓̩͚̼͙̦̺̻̙̓T̸̛̙̝͚̜̗́̊̒̈̕ͅR̸̨̼̖̖̘̰̮̬̓̎̀͂͜A̶̧͇͙̥͚̲͖̬͕͐̽͂́̒̂̀̍̓͛͒͜Ņ̸͎̻̻̤̜̤̜̌̎͒͘ͅG̴̹̯̙̩̣̻̥͋͜Ȇ̴̯͉̰ͅ ̷̺͖͈̰͌̀́̕̕Ą̷̨͕̻͔̦͇͕̼̮͔͈̱̈̈̈́̾̽͊͆̕̚Ẽ̵̡̠̻̳̘͈͉̤̋̈́̾̏͂̈̈́͘͝Ơ̵̡̧͔͇͙̰̫̈́͗̎̇̌͝͝N̶̨̞͕̮̫͙̩̠͈̗̘͔̙̔̒̔̓̎̐͑̋̌̓͂̕͜͝S̸̢̢̧̻̲̮͚̬͎̗͕̞̔̍̑͐̇̀̓̕̕͜͠͝ ̶̧̢̧̛̟̻͔̟͖͛͋͒̍͌̄̇̑̌͑̈́̀͝Ę̷͙̦̱̖̣̟̽̆̍̉̀͐̾̓̂̔͜͜ͅͅV̸̧̢̰̫̪̟̻̤̙͕͔̜̹̹̀̃͛̽̽̈́̈͒̀̀̐̕͝E̶̡̨͎̗̩̱̹̦̹̳̙̤̝̜͑͑̋̈́̑̌̀̑͌͘̚͠͝Ṉ̸̨̨͈͍̳̪̺̦̫͓̐̾̎ ̴͎̼̪̮̤͇̫͚̑̓̿́́̈́D̴͕̺͇̦͍̠̥̹̯̭̔̏̐̀͑̈́̏̿́̌́͜͝Ė̵̢̨̝̯̬͚̭͚̰̪̣̿̊̀́̃̀͒̓͗͋A̴̡̧͚̜͎̞̳̩͈̖̺̻̼͙̎̓̈́̊̓̈́́̎̎̄̂̚͝T̴̡̮͙̭̈́̒H̵̫͚͕̟͗̈́̏̏̾ ̵̞̓M̶͙̫͔̘̫͎̟̍̇̒͒͗̌̈́͐̈̄͆͝͝A̴͕̮͈͍̣̋̃̈́̉̒̓̈́̒̂͐̚͝͠͝ͅȲ̶̡̨̹͌ ̴̢̤̬̣̮̻̘̞͕̱̜̅͊͜͝D̵̖̲̖͕̩̓̀̎̃͂̐̍̎̉̽͆͘I̴̫̳̟͚͍̝̞͉̭̐͋̾̀̉͒̉̉̉̃͝Ȩ̴͙̗̲͇͔̺̣͍̠̤̮̻̊̔̑.̵̰̭̆̊̿͌̿̔̆'
C̶̨̨̧͈͍̭̣̞͔͓̰̼̥͈̖̤͍̮͖̙̻̘̟̉̊͛̆̈́̓̑͂̒̂͛͗̎̏͐̀͘͜Ǫ̵̣̳̭̦̬̖̥̹̰̹̝͕͔̰̼͖̰̭̼̖̣̬̣̻͔͉̳̖̫̜̘̻͕̆͗͐͊̈́̓̑̎̚̚͜͜͜ͅͅM̴̢̨̨̢̡̢̛̻͍͖̯͚̭̪̺̞̭̤̘̣̗͇̜̞͙̮͈̪̳̘̞̲̯̜̳̰̺͍̤͚͕̺̝̮͔̬͐̏̀̀͂͐̔̾̿̉̇̌͐̽͐͒̒̀̀̀̑́̌̉͐̂̉̚͘̕̕͜͜͝͝͠ͅͅE̸̡̨̢͚͈͚̞͎̜̼̜͙̝̖̜̲͚̼̝̝̖̗̹̯̖̙̞̙͖̖͍̥̺͜͝ͅ ̷̢̛̜͙̜̤̫͙̬͔͖̥̊̇̇̈́̀̈̀̓͐̌̊͐̆̇͐̌͘͠͠Ù̴̧̡̨͕̰͖̼̞͇͇͖͔̟͙̞̲̣̗̲̜͔̲͎͕̥̣̥͇͓̝̳͓̗͈̤̘͂̍̒͋͊̿̎̑̾̐͗̔͋̂͆͆̇͋͌͌́͒̀̍͌͘͠͝͝͝ͅͅŅ̴̢̼̮̗̺̟͕͈͉̺̯̗̲̘͉̙͓̺̺̅̿̓͆̌̊̂̓̃̊̽̉̒̕̚͘̚͜͜͝͠Ď̸͖̲͍̮̼̹̹͊͐͑̇̇̄̓̉́̄̎͛̊̆̎̒̽͑̍̈̊̀̐̒͂̉̑̏͐̓̓̑̍̈́̍̚͘̕̚͠Ớ̵̢͈̻͚͓̜̰̯̝͖̟̫̙̫̰̣͖͎̪̲̝̬̣͙͔͈̒̅̏̏̆̓͐̌̄̂̒̓͐͋̄̂͗̅̎̾͗͒̎̽̔͑̈́̃̆̎͌͛͌̔͝͝ͅͅN̷̹̓̋͊͌̒̋̑͗̉̆̈́͑̕͝Ę̸̢̛̳̰̮̙̬̺́̀̓͊̈́̓̏
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The boy said in a strange voice. It was surreal. I knew I was going to die.
There is no escape for I have been Determined.
'Just wait a little more and i should be able to complete it. Ah! I should dress up for the occasion.' said the man. As he said that he started changing the shape of his flesh.As he finished his metamorphosis he summoned a mirror and a set of new clothes for him.
'Lookin' Good! I wonder what would Emilia-Tan say if she saw me in this getup.' said the boy to himself.
'Just a few aeons. Just a few strange aeons. Then i will finally have them back.'said the boy.
'That little fucker was the last ingredient I needed to complete the software. Now comes the hard part. I need energy and stupid amounts of it. No stupid doesn't even close to the amounts of energy required.'
He pointed towards the cube and said 'This little baby is going to magnify and precisely convert all of their existence into energy without form and will. Since all reality has already beendestroyed, conversion and storing is going to be a bit easier. I would just need to will it and it would not move.
This is because concepts like conduction,convection and radiation arealready non-existent. This solves the storage issue. Conversion can be dealt by the [Cube]. Though after absorbing that fucker, it can hardly be called a cube. It has become an ever expanding, non-repeating and unknown sided figure. Though it is strange that even this new form is a platonic solid. I thought platonic solids only went upto 20 sides.'
'Just wait a little more Natsuki Subaru. This is the last aeon.' the boy said this to calm himself.
Once again he started waiting.
And like this hundreds of aeons passed.
'Why isn't he returning? Come! Let us bring him back for he is the strongest among those sired by The Blind Idiot. If he dies then The Blind Idiot will awaken from his slumber which will result in the destruction of all of us.' said one of the eldritch abominations.
Thus everyone of them either crawled,flew,walked,swam,slithered or teleported beyond the firmament.
They all heard one thing before their existence was determined
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C̶̡̢̢̡̡̡̨̢̪̦͚̩̭̞̖̯̝̩͕͍̳͖̼̜̩̬͓̝̫̲͖̰̫̦̦̳̳̗̣̼̪͎̲͔̃͒̊͛̇̒̌̎̈́̓̎̌̋͒͒̀̋͆̀́̀͜O̸̬͖̯̝͑̃͐̀Ṁ̶̧̢̢͍̞͇̣̯̪̺̰͙̗̥͕̺̠͖̣̪̮̝͉̝̗̮̮̪̲̼̲̬͍̮̥̭̠͂̉͐̓͛̑͐̈́͗̌̿̅̓̐̀̐́͛̂̊̈́́̇̀̔̕̕̚͜͠͝ͅḜ̴̨̧̨̡̡̢̢̼̰̝̤͙͔͙̤̮͖͚̝̝̳̘̖̣̱̻̖͎̲̲̤͚̺̠͚̟͇͖͍͈̘̥̞͓̖̯͇̻̰̉̽̈̋͂̋̐̂͐̃̀͌̊̔̈́́́̓̿́̓̐̈́̊̑͒͒̍͐̒͊̋̏͋̿̓͑̍́̎̐̓̕̕͝͝͝͠͠ ̶̨̨̧̨̤̠̞̖͚̻̲̻̰̜̻̼̠̬̫̲̻͕̞̖̰̥̰̳̞̲͖̖̻͓̘͍̼̭̙̗̞͑͐̽̃͠ͅƯ̵̡̛̗̲̜̺̙̗̜͉̣̯̜͍̰̯̭̳̲͇̗̻̩͕͂͐̈́̊͋͌̊̾̍̊̓̒̑͗͜͠Ǹ̵̢̢̛̟̘̭̱̬̪̳̯͈̥̭̳̥̼̐̽̈͑̀̆͆͛̒̋͗͆͊͌͐̄̽̊͛̔̎͊̾̕͘͜͜͠͝ͅD̶̡̛͔͕͖͇͖̭̘̲̼͔̫̯̞̰̺͖̠̱̗͍̘̥̩̗͔͈̲̞̘̈̈̇͛̈́̍͒̽̾͌͌̊͌̍̌͋̅͆͘̚̕͘͜͝͝Ǫ̵̢̧̧̨̹̱͚̫̦̳̝͎̩͔̻̻̪̽͋̾̾̂̎̉̄̌̉̋̊͛͆̉͂̂͒̿͗̃͌̉͗̑̾́̈́̔̋̇̋̒͌͂͋̄̆̚̚͘͘͘͠͠ͅN̶̨̩̗̫͈͖̞̭̩̠͔̩̬̠̻͙͕̭̭͓͍̫̫̣͓̹̩͓̣̘͉͓͎̝̠̫̗͓̩̘̋̄̈́͗̂̽̀̀̊̒̌̋̌͒̒͌̇̑̂̈́̇͆̍͋̃̅̅̅͋̋̀̾͗̔̈́̑̈́̓͐͒̕͘͠ͅͅͅE̵̢̛̱̙̣͛͗͌̋̾̉̈̌̓̽̀̐́̎́̂̈̓̒͐̀̀̐͌͐̒͆͛͐͊͋̅̅͊̈͗̌̿̄͂͘̚̕͘̕͝͠͝.̷̧̧̡̨̛̛̛͈̻̝̼̞̻̥̺̳͉̘͇̠̘̦̤̙͖͖͗̔̊̄̑͂̃̊͛̔͋͛̈͋̅̈́̍̂͌͊͋͒̂́͑̐̽͌͆̽̑͛͗͘͘̚͘͘̚̕͜͜ ̸̨̡̨͍̯̮̦̳͓̫̙̯͉̮͕̰̩̭̣̝̣͉͙̆̒͋͛͋̈͠ͅ ̵̡̢̡̛͕̩̻̬͔͉̞̤̮̘͉̲͚̹̗̻̰̬̞̰͇͕̜̜̳͓̓͗͒̈́͌̓́̏̾̍̓͑͂̐̿̔̊͊̓̽̆͊͗͗̌̈́̄́̂̿̓̕̚͘͜͝͠͝ͅͅ ̵̡̨̢̨̛̘̹͕̜͙̜̱͕̖͕̪̝̣̖̞̳̼̠̯̭͈̼̭͈̥̖̰̙̞̱̻͈̯͕̻̮̪̮̜͙̩̪̪̱͙͙͂͆͛͊́̋̈́̓͛̓͋̋͐̂͋͆͗̀̾̐̓̀̀̚̚ ̸̢̢̡͖̬̳͔̩̪̥͍̙̱̘̣̙̟̼̗͎̭͓̺͍̻͎̮̖̙̖̟̤̗͙͍͙̙͎̺͆̿͗͐̐̂̈̉͊͛͜͜͜ͅ ̷̛͈͓͕̮̬̳͉̣͙̰̮͚̟̾͊͌̇̍̈̎̃̌̅̏͆͆̽̊̓͋͛͒̉̿̈́̍̈́͛̒̇́̀͘̚͠͠ͅ ̴̲̖̗̳̫͇̺̱̪̂̃͆̈͒̐͘͝͠ ̶̨̧̧̹̬̙͉̪̹̜̭̗̹̗̠̫̬̼̫͖̗̙͎̱͇͇͖͉̘͖͓̖̪̦̭̼͑̊͂̑̈́̀̀̾͋̈͌́͛̆̆̋͛̐̅̓̎͗͑͆̃͛̍̃̈̿̈́̉̇̓̏͂̿́̇̕͘͝͠͝͠ͅͅͅ ̸̧̢̧̬̩͈̭̟͉̯̥̬͈̩̰̝̣̣̖̤̭͖͖͎̞͍̥͓͓͍͍̎̽̈̍̂͛̑̾̅̂́́͊̓̎͗̈́̈́̚̕ͅ ̶̧̢̡̢̛͎͎͕͕̺͍͚̖̣̞̩̞͉̪͚͓̬̻̑̐͊̓̀͊̃͌̎̈́̈́͛̊̾͊̓͘͘͜͝͝͝ ̸̢̪̖̰̪͖̰̭̲̱̝̘̭̘̠͍̻̝̥͇͓̣̦̪̯̭͉̿́͜͜ ̸̧̧̜͍̲̾̀̽̿͌̊͋͊́͑͂̃̌̔̇̾̉͝ ̵̨̧̧̢̢̝̣͔̞̦̜͚͉͔̤̰͙͚̪͓̫͙̗͉͎̼͔̤̤̫̤͓͉̲̹̠͍̖̱̰͍̫͕̥̓͊͂̇̆̄͆̑́̆͋̾͒̅͌́̉͆͐̈̆͊͗̒̚͘̕̚͜ͅ ̷̬̙͈̖̰̀̃̓̽̇̓̽́̀̿͗̐̓̅͆̋̒̿̀͊̀̑͑̃̚͝ ̴̢̧̨̨̧̲̹̣̜̯̘̤̜̘͖̳̦̙̜̻͓͖̥̞̝̲͍̱̳̟̫̤̱̘̭̼̱̺͍̫͎̮͕̩͌̓͜͜ͅ
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How Do You Kill The Unkillable.
You Don't.
After years of research this was the one fact that I could never deny.
I have killed many who considered themselves unkillable.
Bowel Hunter Elsa Granhiert
Sword Saint Reinhard Van Astrea
Archbishop Of Sloth Betelgeuse Romanée-Conti
Archbishop Of Pride Stride Aldebaran
Archbishop Of Greed Regulus Corneas
Archbishop Of Lust Capella Emerada Lugnica.
Warlock Of Melancholy Hector
Witch Of Vainglory Pandora
[Subaru Natsuki]
[Yog-Sothoth]
Now you might ask how can someone kill a being like [Yog-Sothoth]. Someone who is on the second strongest of the outer ones. Progenitor of beings like [The King In Yellow].
The answer to this question is quite simple.
Just contain them for a while using the [Cube] and use their power absorb their energy. With this amount of energy even an ant would be able to destroy everything.
'I should be going now.' said the boy no said the being who was nowhere yet everywhere. To call him a boy would be an insult as he had transcended his physical body.
'Still not strong enough even though i took the Key from [Yog-Sothoth]. That's going to be a problem. Though there isn't anyone left to be absorbed except one being.'
Suddenly his surroundings shifted and he was now in a strange place. No amount of words could describe such weirdness. And in the middle of all this weirdness was a being. A being incomprehensible to him even in his new form.
The being in question was
[Dream King]
[Nuclear Chaos]
[Abyssal Idiot]
[The Cold One]
̶̱̘̮̱͕̭͎͚̇̐̉́̆̈́̄̇̍͑̇̍̓͊̚͘͜ͅ
̴̛̖̫̜̭̭̖̼͑̔̏̋̋͒̒̉̔͆̔͊̄͐̍͋̚̕͘̕ ̷̢̳̮̼̪̼͈̯͉̍̄̓̔̾́̒͐̅̆̑̈́̊̅͗̄͋̉̇͌͋̋͐̑͗̅̈́̕ ̷̨̛̛̥̬̝͈̠̖̰͉̪̥̘̣̲̪̫̼̟̲͓͔̂̑͛̀̅́̔̿̒̀̈͛̈̕͜͠͠͝ ̵̨̧̧̥͓̫͈͓͕͉͙̯̳̥̟̜̘͔̯̞̟͈̖̣̹͙̄͌͊̇͊̐͋̓̑̋͂͗̈́̀̉̀̚͘͠ ̴̢̫̩͉̫̻̭̓̏͛̄͑̋͗̈́̆͌̉̌͆̀͗̇̇̕ͅ ̸̢̧̜̬̟̗̗̫̰̱̼̹͙͇̭̘̰̣͖͕̟̭͉̱̈́̒̾̿̔̈́̊̎͊̃̌͑͑̀̃͝ ̸̧͕̬̖̮̟̹̩̞͙͔̘̂͗͐͒̋͑̿̉̊͒̌̔́̿̅͐̈́̓̽̈́̆͠͠ ̶̡̢̞͉͇̩̮̙̮̲̥̬̮̉̓̍̓̆͐̂̂́͗̈́̃̐̄̍͌̈̋͂̽̄̇̇̇͝ ̸̧̤̫̝̞͎̹̳͎͈̩̪̓͛͆̋͑͑̈̐̿̅̀͂̀͗̍͌͊́͜͠͝ͅĀ̶̧̡͖͉͇̭͚̜̘͔̞̥̈́͂́̂̇͊͗͐͑̋͐͗̆͆́͊́͛̕̚Z̶̧̡͉͕̰̙͔̣̬̹̦̻̙͙̲̼̤̽̆̾͐͛͛͑̌̊͒͗͌̌͗͑̄̍͋͊̄̉͌̕̚͝Ȧ̵͔̺̻̪̩̘̽̋̐̃͗͂̅̄̆̿͐́́̄͋̈́̈́̀̋̉͌̀́̆̚͝T̷̢̡̨̢͎̦̰̙̦͈̦̦̤͙̼̠͎̰̼͋̽͊͜͝H̵̢̰͇͎̺̤̖̅̋̈́̐̇̄̀̀̍̂͘̚O̸̯̐͐̀̚T̴̤̫͓̭̺͖͍͋̿͌̐͊̅̈͘͘H̷̛̲̹̍̽̾̎̉́̈́͒͑́́̇̀̒͗̾̎̇̆̃̿͘͜͠ ̴̡̨͚͕̹̖̩͙̟̪̾̅̈́̄́̚ͅ ̶̛̛̦̜͛͊̋͆͊͌͛̊͐̂͛̈́̈̚ ̷̧̭͉̪̻̼̟̘͓̞͓͕͕̓̇͂͂̇̓̎̇̅̍̔͊͛̓̈́͑̋̔̏͂͆̇̋͘̚̕͝͝ͅ ̸̢̩͕͕͎͚̥͈́̈́͐̐̾͌̔͝ ̸̧̢̛̛̫̹̘̲̖̰̖̬͖͕̿͊͌̅͊̾̈́̄͗͛̾̑͌̅̃̐̽͛͑͛̑̕͘͠͝ ̸̧̝̥͙͓͖̳̫̤̞̠̖̯̖̰̺̺̹͍͖̯̖̊͋̑̊͊̑͌̂͜ ̸̧̡̨̳̗͔̦͔͉̬̙̩̝͓̜̳̯̳̼̮̲̣͈̖̬͓͕̅̄̓̑̒̉͛̽̆̋̾́̌̏̓͐̏̂͋̆̋̈́̍̕͜͝͠͝͠ ̸̧̛͉͓͓̯̬̮̞̘̫͎̦̭͙͚̟͚̙̑̎̒̾ͅ ̷̡̲̤̺̺͖̳̫͕̭̝͙̰̗͚̥͙̇̃́̀̍̌̌̃̏̆́̎̃͗̃͑͗̉̈́̅̀̒̅͝ ̴̛̛̹̝̮̠̥̭͇͕̙̲͈̺͋̃̎͂́̈́͑̅̋͋̑͛͛͑̑̈̓̀͒̚̚͘̕̚͠͠ ̶̢̡̛͓͙͙̠̯̗̤̆͐̓̈̄̽́̐͋͋̓͑͌̄̀͌̃͑̓͂̐̊̐͝ ̸͔̭͋̀̋̇́͒̎̿̑̀͛͋͗́̒͘̚͠ͅ
[Him In The Gulf]
[The Deep Dark]
[Bind Dreamer]
[The End]
YET. In a few moments it wouldn't matter. The [Dream King] would be no more and Subaru Natsuki will have survive. As he always had.
'It was a good idea to keep the music running. Wouldn't want our eldritch neighbour waking up before i drain his entire existence now would we!' I said to myself while my entire life's or rather death's greatest achievement was sucking the power out of Azathoth. I couldn't help but chuckle at the irony of the current situation.
Azathoth had nearly gotten all of its existence consumed. Suddenly it woke up. The [Cube] broke. Everything was now broken. Now nothing remained but still the cube moved towards me as I had made a mechanism for such a possibility. It started to enter me through my chest. After a few seconds it was completely inside my chest. I returned my focus back to this Nothingness. I saw that Azathoth and I were in a humanoid form. Azathoth opened its mouth to speak.
'Lord Ainz Ooal Gown! This lowly servant of yours has done your bidding.This insignificant servant can only sacrifice his unworthy self to create a being stronger than itself.' said Azathoth.
Azathoth was not supposed to wake up. And who is the being he is calling his 'Lord'. Hmm 'Ainz Ooal Gown'. I will have to research this name later but first, I have to deal with Azathoth. In the prophecy he was not supposed to wake up as long as his servants played music for him. This is not good. I spent an uncountable number of Aeons and this is what I get.
No! Don't panic. I could use the reserves from [Cube] and the energy absorbed from Azathoth to atleast seal both of us. But we both would be stuck as I would be the medium for casting the seal. As I was powering up the sealing spell I realized that for some reason I had already consumed it. It was still somewhere inside me but I couldn't figure out in which form all of this energy existed as.
Before I could do a thing Azathoth spoke.
Hunter Of My Kin.
Ah, You Have Hunted.
You Have Hunted Well.
You Did It All Of This To Save Everyone You Cared About.
An Insidious Hunt It Was.
Such Wonderful Mysterious Nights Spent In Solitude.
You Only Knew The Path Of Eternal Misery.
Hunter!
Let The Evil Be Consumed By You.
My Life Devoted To Sustaining The Dream.
The Insidious Music.
Great One, Look Down Upon Me And Grant Me Eternal Mercy.
Great One, Look Down Upon Me And Grant Me Eternal Misery.
Hunter!
You Are Praised.
Praised By The Great One Himself.
My Master!
The Illustrious Ainz Ooal Gown.
Overlord Of Undeath.
Ruler Of Nazarick
Ah! To Be Given Such A Reward.
Such An Honour.
My Master Wishes To See You Grow.
His Adoration Is Upon You.
For That Purpose I Was Created.
Created So That You May Satiate Your Hunger By Feasting Upon My Very Own Flesh.
Created So That You May Quench Your Thirst By Drinking From My Very Own Flesh
Created So That You May Become Greater.
Something Beyond.
Now I Shall Fulfill My Master's Desire.
As soon as he finished saying that he again went to sleep. I plunged my hand into my chest and from it I quickly pulled the [Cube] out. I once again used the [Cube]. The 'Hole' in my chest was healed as quickly as my hand left my chest and I was 'Whole' once again. Heh. Bad puns never grow old.
This time the [Cube] easily started absorbing energy without any resistance. No. Not only I didn't feel any resistance, I felt as if the power itself was helping me absorb it. I looked Azathoth's face as everything would be starting in a little while. I saw as it had a perverted smile on its face as it enjoyed having its existence consumed.
Must be related to this supposedly 'Great One'. Huh. Ainz Ooal Gown. Will have to do something about Him too. Though if his 'Adoration' is upon me, it may not be that bad. I can only hope so.
A month ago, Yggdrasil's Devs decided that they would shut down the servers as keeping them up was not profitable for them.
Momonga was saddened. He knew that this day would come. Yet it didn't hurt any less. He started to play Yggdrasil even more. Slept and worked only when it became impossible to avoid them. As he progressed through the game's quests, he found out about many new items and lore. Overtime he started to hoard them and then dump everything into the treasury. This monotonous routine had spared him from the agony of his daily life.
Yggdrasil was about to end today, Ainz sat on his throne and did nothing. 5 minutes before everything would be deleted and he would be back in his apartment. He stood up, clicked the fireworks icon and teleported to the third floor. There he saw Shalltear. He commanded her to follow him.
They both walked to the entrance of Nazarick and only Ainz exited the Tomb. This was because Ainz couldn't take the NPC out of the Tomb as it was a restriction placed by those shitty devs. He brought Shalltear to stall any [Players] who might decide to raid Nazarick. In such a case he would teleport to the throne room and plan from there. Though on the last day everyone would be just in their guildbases not trying to destroy the last moments of this game for others.
As the clock struck [23:59:59] he lit the fireworks. He closed his eyes as he knew that he wouldn't be able to face the end.
The end of his creations.
The end of Ainz Ooal Gown.
Suddenly he heard and felt the crackle and light of the fireworks. He was stumped as there shouldn't be any sound or light for the game would have had ended before the fireworks could even fly towards the sky.
'Achoo! Is somebody talking about me behind my back.' said Ainz to himself as he was alone on the now rotting grassy planes.
He had just arrived in the [New World].
'Lord Momonga! Lord Momonga!' said Shalltear in pained voice.
I tore my gaze away from the fireworks that filled the night's sky. I turned and saw that Shalltear was calling me and her lips moved while doing so. Moreover i could see her facial features and was able to figure out that she was scared and confused.
But it shouldn't be possible. Not because of the laws of the year 2138 but because it was simply not possible to emulate the facial features on the go without a delay. There can only be two possibilities. Either I am insane or this is somehow real.
But how?
Wait a minute! I was so engrossed in the last moments of Yggdrasil looking at the fireworks i forgot that we got teleported to this grass field. Wait! Where's Nazarick? I can still feel a connection to it thanks to the [Staff Of Ainz Ooal Gown] but I don't think it got transported together with us. Though I am relieved to know that Nazarick is still existing somewhere. I will find them and take care of them. Their creators left them but I will not leave them. I will take care of them till the end of time and beyond that.
My NPCs.
No!
My Children.
I Swear On The Name Of Ainz Ooal Gown That All Of Nazarick Will Be Together Once Again.
I distracted myself from my thoughts and focused back on Shalltear. She was bawling her eyes out. I brought her into my embrace and patted her on the back again and again but she wouldn't stop crying. Little by Little her crying stopped and she looked at me hopefully.
'Lord Momonga! Where are we? Where is everyone? Where is Nazarick?'
I took a deep breath as I was not quite ready to answer such questions.
'I am afraid I don't know where we are. Though i can say with confidence that this isn't Yggdrasil. To answer your second and third question, everyone else is still in Nazarick. I don't know where Nazarick is but i am quite sure it still exists somewhere. I can feel the connection between myself and everyone inside Nazarick.'
Shalltear looked sad but she quickly put on a fake smile as to not show her Master an ugly sight.
Sigh... Shalltear is putting up a brave front but I know it will be bad for her mental and physical health. I decided to give her a piece of advice. As the Guildmaster it is my duty to lead Nazarick.
'Shalltear Bloodfallen! You are a being too hard on yourself. Even I was agitated because all my friends left me. Fear not! For your family still exists. We will find them and we will forever be together.
All Of Us Will Be Togther Forever True.
So Do Not Fear For The Might Of All Of Ainz Ooal Gown Is With You.
Shalltear looked at me with awe filled eyes and said 'Forgive This Lowly Servant Lord Momonga. This Lowly Servant Has Never And Will Never Doubt Your Might.'
'Umu... Isn't she a little too zealous. Nah. She is still just a child so it is normal for her to look up to me.'
'As for your orders, scout out the area in a radius of 15km but do not engage. Don't hold back if your life is in danger. Contact me if you think something is not normal.' I ordered shalltear.
'Also take this. It is currently empty but it will map out the area you will explore in the future. This will be quite helpful for us in the future if it is used to its full potential. I trust your judgement on how you will do things.' I said as I gave her a [Mini-Map].
'As you command. Lord Momonga.' said Shalltear but this time in a happier childlike tone.
She suddenly lifted up into the air and flew at hypersonic speed which resulted in a thunderous boom.
'I should've told her to be a little more inconspicuous.' I muttered.
I should start testing my items. Whether they worked the same or not could be the difference between life and death for me. I realized that my surroundings were decaying even the ground I was standing on was no exception.
'Looks like my passive abilities are dependent on my emotions. I have to be careful about them. Now the items I should start testing first should be [World Level] items as they are quite dangerous even for me.' I thought to myself as I turned of my [Aura Of Despair - V].
I realized that [World Level] items may behave differently in this world so i refrained from using single use items. I decided to use every world item which didn't have limited uses. Having such variables with me was bound to be disastrous if someone were to take them from me.
A [World Level] item caught my eye. It was named [???].
'[All Appraisal Magic - 8th]' I used an 8th tier spell to find information about the unknown world item. Some may say that such a low level spell wouldn't work on a [World Level] item but that was not how it worked in Yggdrasil.
In Yggdrasil, many Spells did not belonged to the usual [Magic Tier System]. Unlike normal Spells, their potency was dependent on the tier the user wanted this level to be.
Meaning [All Appraisal Magic - 1st] would only show the name of the item on which the spell is cast. But if [All Appraisal Magic - Super Tier] is casted on an item or a person, everything about it would be shown to the user. Because this is one of the most potent [Super Tier] Spells, the experience required to cast this is also massive. Always half of the Caster's experience is taken. Technically this spell can be cast as many times as the user wants even if the User's level is one as the User's level will keep decreasing but will never be equal to zero.
The result of this 8th tier spell was:
[World Level Item - Incubator]
[This World Level Item Steals A Part Of Omniverse And Forces The Creatures Inside To Grow Stronger. The Results Depends On The Amount/Class Of Items Sacrificed.]
[If [Divine Class] Or [World Class Item] Is Sacrificed The Results Would Depend On The Class/Effects Of The Item Which Is Sacrificed]
[Sacrificed Items Will Be Erased Permanently.]
'Huh...'
'The shitty devs were as good at balancing the game as they were shitty. Though the first line wasn't the item's effect. Rather it was only flavor text. It seems to have also become a part reality.' I said impressed by the effects of the this [World Level] item. 'Now which [World Class] item should be sacrificed. I can't use [Divine Class] items as they are the only things i have of my friends. Though even these items are secondary in comparison if compared to the NPCs. A [World Class] item it is. Though i will only use the one which is too dangerous to be kept and is also among 'One Of The Twenty.'
I scrolled through the list of [World Class] item I had in my inventory. I was still careful about taking them out of my inventory. I had already casted a [Perfect Unknowable - 9th] on both myself and Shalltear before she left.
'[Ahura Mazda]' This was the world item that when activated would kill all beings with karma below -25 in a single realm. The number of such beings nor their strength mattered.For someone like me who has a karma value of -500 this item would easily kill me. I should sacrifice it. It is better than letting an enemy steal it from me. I held the [Incubator] in my right hand while [Ahura Mazda] was held in my left hand. I spoke a single word.
[Sacrifice]
[User Has Sacrificed The Item [Ahura Mazda]. ]
[The Summoned Being Will Be 'The One Who Has Destroyed All Evil']
'Looks like the [Incubator] has finished the summoning. [Incubator] is an Yggdrasil [World Level] item. It is the strongest world item in terms of summoning creatures with the most power.' I said.
In Yggdrasil, it was not possible to sacrifice a world item to summon strong creatures as it would permanently delete the world item. I had bought most of the single use world items such as [Ahura Mazda]. Since it is dangerous item even for me i decided to experiment on whether it is possible to sacrifice world items. If it works i would be able to get rid of [Ahura Mazda]. If it fails, [Ahura Mazda] will just be put into my inventory and will never see the light of day.
To my surprise, [Ahura Mazda] was sacrificed.
[You Have Summoned [Determinator] Natsuki Subaru]
As soon as this message appeared, a rift in space opened. From It came a completely black body. It had no eyes, hair or even clothes. It was a genderless being. Its body had strange orange colored circuit murals. All of the orange colored paths met at his chest on which there was an everchanging cube. Momonga was surprised. The being in front of him was a warped version of 'Nazarick's Troubled Chan' but without the wings. It also seemed to be a mechanical lifeform. Is he an automaton? I have never seen a summon like him. Ainz opened his mouth and muttered in a small voice. He was scared. Scared that the being in front him may not be his old friend.
Scared that he may not be LuciFer.
'W̵̨̛̬̱̖̺̺̄͗͐̓͆̉ẽ̸̳͎̫̺͓͔̗̩̟̩̽̂̏̎̑͆̈̉͝ṛ̴͈̆̆̐́͝ë̸͖̪́ ̶̧̼̱̲̅͑̐́̄͂̚y̵̨̧̬̗̏̉͠ǫ̷̡̛͙͔̥̜̮̻̽̇̔ṵ̶̢̥̟̺̝̤̝̝̲̂̐̈̈́͗̈̅̌̂͘ ̶̼̐̇̅͐̋̓̌t̶̺̘̰͕͓̖̭́̓̉̅ȟ̶̜͙̭̻̝̋ė̴̛̻̟̫͙̟̞͕̤͕̂ͅ ̵̢̬̟̝̫̺̩̌̔́͐̍̅̄͋͘ō̷͉͙̻͖̺̋̾͝n̶̡̩̺͓͔̲̩͍̞̞̰̆͂̍͐̏̔̈̒̀e̴̢͈̗̹̮̼̤̤͋̈́̀̿̊̽͝ ̶̨̺̘̜͈̹͛̑̊̿̂͑́́̔̄͜w̶͈͖̩͖̝͚̱͎̖̘̄ḧ̵̛͖͗͑̈́̅̐̂͒̕͜͜͜͝o̴̦̣̗̗͎̝͓͆̽̾̈́̕͝͠ ̸͚̀͂̃́̐̾͒̈́̀͝s̴̡̛̟̳̹̘̰̫͉͕̟̿̾̈́͑͗̀͒͌͘͝ǔ̷̞̠̩̬̥̣͊m̸̢͖̟̳̹̝̾̇̏́̈́̚m̴̧̧̛̪̜͔̃͑̾o̸̢̝̲͕̩̱͒̑̐̌̿͗́̔n̵̮̱͕̑̎͂͘ͅe̷͔̘͗̅͆̂͐̀̽̀̽d̷͕̲̠̃͒͑ ̵̢͖̖̋͛̀͗͋͗̆̐m̵̢̛̦̮̰͖̱̱͍̃̍̏̃͊͒̌͆͒̚ę̷̩̲̹̹̰̪̲̲̫̩̓̓͋̀͝?̸̧̘̠̫͓̪͆͆̕̕͘' asked the being in a distorted voice.
When Momonga heard this distorted voice he went on high alert. Though it couldn't bypass his mental defenses it was still creepy to hear.
'Yes. I am the one who summoned you. Umu... Can you stop with the creepy voice.' replied Momonga in a regal manner.
'Heh. It feels quite strange that Death Incarnate is telling me to talk normally.' said the blackened one but this time he replied while chuckling and in a voice that would not shatter the minds of those who heard it.
'I think introductions are in order. I will go first. I am the Guildmaster of [The Great Tomb Of Nazarick].My name is...' Momonga stopped in the middle of his speech. He thought of how he was the only one who wanted his friends to be together.
But They All Left Him.
THEY LEFT NAZARICK.
He Would Cherish The Time He Spent With Them.
But They Didn't Deserved Nazarick.
They Didn't Deserved His Children.
All Of Them Had Moved On.
But He Didn't.
He Couldn't.
So Will Ainz Ooal Gown Now End?
Nay!Nay!Nay!
Ainz Ooal Gown Will Never End.
He Will Carry The Weight Of Nazarick On His Shoulders.
For He Will Not Just Lead The Ainz Ooal Gown.
He Is The Ainz Ooal Gown.
Now Momonga is no more. Only Ainz Ooal Gown.
I Am Ainz Ooal Gown
I Am The Supreme Overlord Of Nazarick
I Am The Ruler Of Death
I Am The Eclipse
I Am The Goal Of All Life
I Am Death
He hit the ground with his staff as he finished his introduction as to show his resolve. He gestured towards the one in front of him introduce himself.
The being in question suddenly transformed. No, he metamorphosed into a black haired boy. He was in a butler's attire. His somehow eyes looked more dead than those of a dead fish. For the first time he looked at Ainz and smiled. It was a genuine smile for he had figured out that the being in front of him could be reasoned with.
So he lifted his hand up and pointed up at the sky, the same as his signature pose and shouted:
My Name Is Natsuki Subaru
Son Of Natsuki Kenichi And Natsuki Naoko
Rem's Hero
The Self-Proclaimed Knight Of The Silver Haired Half Elf
Lolimancer
Instigator
Monster
Clock King
All-Knowing Fool
Entropy Incarnate
A Man With Good Timing
Pale Man With Dark Hair
The Time Crossing Avenger - Revenge Countdown
The One Who Always Returns
The One And Only Determinator
'Ok. So he is the Great One Azathoth was talking about. I need to make a deal with him. I couldn't even consume Azathoth without it going back to sleep of its own volition. A single mistake can mess up everything.' thought Subaru in a contemplating pose.
'Umu... He seems to be of the Japanese descent or at least that's what I think after hearing his name. Though that Chunni introduction i gave just now, it must have fooled him if he is thinking about it so deeply.' thought Ainz.
'As you can see I am an undead of the highest order. I found myself in this world a few hours ago when i was waiting for the inevitable end. Instead I found myself here with my daughter. I have realized that you are a little different from my other summons. I feel a connection with you but I can't seem to impose my will on you. I can also feel your killing intent but for that I wouldn't need the connection. So let me ask again Who Are You?'
'Thank You for summoning me. My previous universe was destroyed and i had lost everything as result of it. You know the usual stuff. I know it was you who destroyed my everything. I won't fight against you but if you stand in my way of regaining what I have lost. Then know that I am the [Determinator] and I will Determine you. Even if I lose.'
'You think too highly of yourself. I just used a [World Class] item to summon you. I can't just let you walk away. Do you swear your loyalty to me?' Ainz said the last part in a booming voice. In actuality he was disappointed that the one before him wasn't LuciFer.
Ainz turned on his [Aura Of Despair - 1] but the boy seemed unaffected. He didn't want to rush the boy into giving him an answer but he couldn't just delay it either. He knew that he couldn't just leave a summon who wouldn't follow its master's orders.
'Sure. But you will help me regain my universe..' replied Subaru without a hesitation in his voice.
'I can recreate any universe with a grain of my power. Though if you want you may have your wish granted after you have satisfied me. Is there anything more you want? I must remind you that my services are what many consider costly.' said Ainz as he invoked his chunni.
'Heh. Is Death now a salesman?' the boy said while laughing.
'Though I must thank you for making me laugh. I had even forgotten how it felt like.To answer your question, there isn't anything that i would want more than what i have already lost. Wait...Suffering. I want suffering for my sins. For my failures. The pain which may absolve me of my sins. Though I wonder am I worthy enough to cleanse myself? Would there even be something remaining for me after cleansing myself?' the boy said but this time his emotion did a complete 180 from happiness to self-loathing.
As they were talking, Ainz decided to ask Subaru about his powers and his history before he was summoned.
'So what were you doing before i summoned you? Also call me Ainz. It gets quite tedious for me to just hear Ainz Ooal Gown all the time.'
'Sure Ainz! Now where should i start from? Ah! This Would Do. Once upon a time there was a boy who got summoned to a fantasy world and...'
'So you fought the Azathoth the [Dream King] and he let you absorb him. You also have quite a few powers which interest me. Such as your authorities and your 'Return By Death'. Though why do you call it that if your power is even beyond death? said Ainz.
'Well this was the first ability i got so i decided to give it a cool name to it. Since then the name has stuck with it.' said Subaru with a little embarrassed as he had named this ability when he was just a teen with an eight-grader syndrome.
When he said that Ainz started thinking on about how he can capitalise on this situation.
'Azathoth was a [World Enemy]. A monster so powerful it would take 30 full player teams just to fight it on an equal footing. This Subaru Natsuki may not be as simple as he appears to be. If he has absorbed him completely than it may be impossible for me to even stand a chance against him in a fight.' thought Ainz while calculating his chances of survival.
'I should just send him on an errand and think of a plan to at least neutralize him. Whether that be befriending him or outright killing him.' Thought Ainz.
'Subaru!' said Ainz.
'What is it that you wish for me to do?' I asked him in a respective manner as he was my best, No! my only chance for having everyone back.
'I want you to go in that direction and scout the area together with Shalltear. She is a short girl in a red victorian dress. She is currently mapping out the area of about 15km around us. Be mindful of your surroundings as a few 'signal flares' were fired a little while ago. If there are any sentient beings nearby they would come to look for the cause behind such an event. If you find such beings, bring them to me.' said Ainz in a regal voice.
'As you wish.' said Subaru while bowing in a practiced manner.
'Umu... You may go now.' As soon as Ainz said that, Subaru vanished from his sight.
'Phew! That was exhausting. Just what kind of being is he to unnerve me when i have become so strong.' said Ainz while exhaling a breath he didn't knew he was keeping in.
'Now what shall i do with him?' said Ainz as he thought about his current situation.
'[All Appraisal Magic -8th] was strong enough to show me most of the information about a [World Class] item. Then why a tenth tier spell failed to show me the information about him. My mana was consumed which meant that the spell worked but his resistance overcame it. It would be better to just use the spell [Control Amnesia] on him so i would at the very least be able to figure out his abilities. Though i should test this spell on a sentient organism first.' thought Ainz.
As he was contemplating he suddenly had a great idea. He summoned a level 60 undead and used [Control Amnesia] on it. He found out that the creature's love for him was intense even though undead weren't supposed to feel such strong emotions. He felt the undead's love trying to connect with his mind during the spell. Though it failed as it wasn't strong enough to overcome his mental resistance.
'I think this will work as both Subaru Natsuki and his undead are my summons. So the effect should also be the same.' said Ainz to himself. The undead nodded his head at Ainz's words as to show his devotion to his master.
'At first i thought having more than 718 spells was going to be hard to manage. But i can instinctively feel their requirements and effects. The only drawback is that i don't know the theory of how these spells work. Though i wonder is there even any logic behind magic. After all, this all was only 1's and 0's a few hours ago.' said Ainz while thinking of how absurd this situation was.
'Ah! Those were the days. The meaningless grind. The bickering between my comrades. As much as i think that my friends betrayed me i can't help but think of the possibility of meeting them in this [New World].' said Ainz while reminiscing about his past.
'Fuck!'
This was the best word to describe my current situation. Currently i was being thrown around in the sky at blinding speeds. I was acting as Shalltear Bloodfallen's unwilling punching bag. Though i can say with confidence that all this is just a misunderstanding, she wouldn't listen to me and would try to chop my head and put it on her lance.
'How dare you say the glorious name of Ainz Ooal Gown with your filthy mouth' said the small young girl. The girl in question was wearing a suit of crimson red-colored full plate armor that looked like as if it was covered in blood. The headpieces was a swan-shaped helmet. Her back had cluster of avian feathers which looked quite eerie as their motion was not synchronised. Her back also had two complete wings that looked holy. The contrast between the Holy and the Eldritch wings was quite jarring to say the least. The chest and shoulders of the armor were pointed as if they were made up of folded pointed feathers.
'I can't even hurt her. Not because i don't have the firepower for such an action mind you but i am afraid that such an action would anger Ainz.' thought Subaru while dodging the attacks. He wouldn't get hurt by such attacks because of the strength behind it but because of the strange ability of the pipette like lance.
The item in question was [Spuit Lance]. It's ability was to convert the damage taken by the opponent into HP for user. For an undead vampire like Shalltear who had no stamina limit and could summon familiars as HP batteries, this was the best weapon. She would be able to fight in her top condition as long as she wasn't killed in a single attack. She alone has enough firepower to overpower both Reinhard and Satella. If she is this powerful just how powerful her master would be? I had analyzed all this information in just a mere quarter of a second as the it was the only thing i could do right now. She attacked me countless times in such a short span and stole quite a large amount of power from me.
I shouldn't even be able to get hurt but somehow she is just hurting me. It is not like she is lowering the level of my existence so that i can be hurt. No she just took the rules and shoved a fucking railgun in their throat and then shot a few bullets through their heads. And for the extra measure she then kicked them straight in the fucking stomach. This is how she is treating the rules of existence.
I will die if i am not careful. Compared to her strength i am just a glass cannon. I can take her down but i would suffer heavy losses.
'Lady Shalltear! I ask for your forgiveness. This foolish one only called Lord Ainz Ooal Gown by his first name as he himself asked me to drop formalities for him.' i apologized to Shalltear as i dodged a spear made up of blood thrown at me.
Unlike [Spuit Lance] this one seemed to not take away my power. No this one did something far more sinister. It was like a curse. A draining curse. It was strong enough to even take out Azathoth in a few Aeons. I felt my power suddenly draining. No the power was definitely inside me but i wasn't able to use it. So it wasn't a draining curse but more of a sealing curse. Shalltear started to use her lance on me even more fiercely. My body was more 'Hole' Than 'Whole'.
Suddenly Shalltear backed off looking...Scared? I saw Ainz floating behind her. I could not figure out how he could just appear out of thin air. I couldn't even feel his presence even with the help of [Cube]'s domain.
'What are the both of you doing here?' resounded a disappointed voice from every direction. The owner of this voice was obviously Ainz.
'Lord Momonga!' Shalltear said in a scared voice. Completely different from her haughty behaviour from before. It was as if she had multiple personalities.
'Shalltear! Subaru! What are you doing here fighting with each other? Do my orders not overrule your personal feelings about each other?' asked Ainz in a voice that left no room for objections.
'Yes Lord Momonga!'
'Yes Lord Ainz!'
Both of them said in a firm voice. They were surprised at the fact that both of them called their master with a different name. Both of them looked at each other's faces and then Subaru started to laugh. Seeing him laugh Shalltear turned her face away in embarrassment at the fact she fought against someone whom her master considered his servant. After a few minutes everyone understood what had transpired here.
'Now can someone remove this curse from me. Oh Great One! I won't be able to service you with efficency if such a curse is upon me.' said Subaru while putting emphasis on Great One. Since he called Ainz by another name, Shalltear felt as if the nasty-eyed boy was trying to tease her by using a different yet suitable name for Ainz.
'Runt! Don't even try to tease me. Regardless of the Bad Blood between us, I will now remove the curse from you' said Shalltear while retorting with a smug look.
'Ok that was a good one. But it is quite surprising thatbyou can curse and heal. Are you like some kind of a Holy Vampire.' said Subaru while chuckling.
'How did you knew?' Shalltear asked in a surprised tone.
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'No way! No fuckin' way! You really are a Holy Vampire. You are the embodiment 'of A Walking Contradiction'.' said Subaru as he was shocked quite badly by this existence of such a being like Holy Vampire.
'Don't worry Shalltear I will remove the curse.' said Ainz
'Lord Ainz you don't have to do it yourself. I will do it in your stead. For a servant like me being of service to you is the greatest pleasure and the meaning of my existence.' said Shalltear as she pleaded Ainz to let her remove the curse.
'I Will Remove The Curse.' said Ainz but this time a little forcefully.
Subaru realized that Ainz was planning something. His best bet was to just follow Ainz's every command down to the bone. He knew that there was no way to escape the clutches of someone even Azathoth calls the Great One. So he did nothing and let Ainz do as he wished.
'Umu... He is quite weakened by [Seal Power - 10th]. Though any level hundred player wouldn't be able to even move unlike Subaru who can easily fight with Shalltear to a standstill in this condition. Was he holding back against Shalltear perhaps? Though it wouldn't really matter in just a few seconds.' thought Ainz.
[Control Amnesia - 10th]
Suddenly all colors, sounds and feelings died. Only information remained. Ainz's mental defenses were strong. So strong that nothing could even try to tamper with them and not have their minds shattered in return. But what if Ainz shuts down these defenses himself so that he may connect with the mind of his spell's target.
In the mindscape of his target there were many things. Some were to be loved, some were to be hated. Some were to be feared, others were to be revered. And as time passed, Ainz began to become an amalgamation of Subaru and Ainz.
Similarly, as Ainz's mental defenses were down, Subaru traveled and saw many things. He met great people with whom he shared many memories. He fought with and against monsters which were beyond Azathoth. Then he saw it all being taken away. It filled him with grief even though he had already passed that stage. He will suffer when he everything he cares about is brought back. Till then he will suffer by not suffering.
It didn't meant that he loved himself either. No he still hated himself but he would do it after he completes his mission. For his friends, his personal feelings were meaningless. Whether it be hate or love for himself.
And so, for the first time in a long while, Subaru felt scared. Scared to lose his family as he had lost his Ainz Ooal Gown. He wasn't angry towards Ainz for condemning him to hardships. And so he accepted Ainz no Suzuki Satoru as himself and Suzuki Satoru becaome Subaru Natsuki.
As both of them walked and walked in each other's mindscape, the met at the bridge which was connecting their minds.
Both of them looked at each other and laughed. They laughed at the absurdity of their situation. One of them was forced to grow beyond Azathoth while the other was just given power even beyond that. Was it just them whim of the world? It matters not. Because from now on Ainz is Subaru and Subaru is Ainz.
And as they both accepted this fact, a blinding light overtook their sight.
'Lord Ainz! What is happening?' asked Shalltear in a panicking voice.
But both Ainz and Subaru remained motionless as if they were frozen in time.
Shalltear wanted to shake Ainz so that he may become regain his consciousness but she refrained from doing such a thing as it would be disrespectful towards Lord Ainz. So she waited.
After an hour both of them started to move but this time their bodies started to meld together.
Shalltear watched all of it in a horrified state as her Master and his worthless summon were combining with each other.
First Ainz evaporated into a mist of miasma. This miasma was not black as the one Shalltear and Subaru were familiar with. No this miasma was akin to a rainbow. Its color was always changing. This miasma flew and entered Subaru's body.
'Looks like i have a skeleton inside me.' said Subaru while making another one of his bad puns.
As miasma entered Subaru, he grew in size. His body was now about 2.5 meters tall. His entire body was covered in a bone like armor. It looked like Shalltear's armor but it was all pure white with blood red linings covering its surface. The helmet of the armor had a visor which covered Subaru's eyes. Even though this armor looked like Shalltear's armor, it was far stronger than her armor. This armor was the culmination of Ainz's power.
'Hmmm. It would be hard to move in this armor.' said two voices in unison. These voices came from the one who was moving his body and making jabs in the air to check its reflexes.
As he said that, the armor began to liquefy and started to become dense. Now the armor was fitted to the body in a less bulky way. In the previous state, the armor would have had a strong defense but in this state, the speed would largely increase.
As he finished checking his capabilities, Ainz decided to ask Shalltear about their surroundings.
'Shalltear! Would you please tell me of our current whereabouts?' asked Ainz.
'Lord Ainz is that you?' Hastily asked Shalltear.
'Yes Shalltear. I and Subaru have decided to make a compromise. Hence from now on there is no difference between us. For He Is I and I am Him. You may call me Ainz or Subaru for there is no difference between it.' declared Ainz without hesitation.
'As you wish Lord Ainz. I also beg for your forgiveness as i acted rude infront of you when you were Lord Subaru. My life is yours to take if it is what you desire.' said Shalltear in a solemn voice.
'I would destroy myself a thousand times before i even think about hurting my adorable daughter.' said Ainz as he patted Shalltear on head.
'No my Lord! Don't say such things. My heart can't bear to even think about you getting hurt for my sake.' said Shalltear whilemholding back her tears as she was on the verge of bawling like a kid.
'Then why do you talk about sacrificing yourself for my sake? Do you think i don't feel hurt when you talk about sacrificing yourself? Verily my heart feels pain so beyond even words can't explain it. So from now on you will not even think about sacrificing yourself again if you want me to not talk about sacrificing myself for your sake.' said Ainz.
'But... Lord Ainz...' said Shalltear meekly. She had her head lowered in shame for she had been the cause of her Master's dissatisfaction.
'Raise your head Shalltear and look at my face.' said Ainz as he was going to reprimand her.
Shalltear raised her head and looked at the face. She wanted to peek into the eyes which were covered by the glorious visor her master wore.
'Shalltear! Can someone be truly loved if they don't love themselves?' asked Ainz.
'I don't think so Lord Ainz.' replied Shalltear with uncertainty in her voice.
'Then how can i truly love you if you can't even accept and love yourself. Don't mock Love by complicating it. Love is a sacred yet simple thing. One cannot talk about being ready to sacrifice. If the one who loves me sacrifices themself, i would feel as if they have insulted my name. Would you tarnish the name of Ainz Ooal Gown by sacrificing yourself or would you become my lance which would strike down my enemies?' said Ainz in a booming voice.
'I will become your lance and i will strike down anyone who dares to even think of opposing you. This is my promise to you My Love. Just don't leave me.' said Shalltear while looking at Ainz's new form with zealotry and lust.
'I accept your vow of Love and Loyalty. Fear not I will not leave you alone, Lady Shalltear.' said Subaru.
'Lord Subaru! Is that you? Forgive this ungreatful one for not realizing your greatness before.' said Shalltear as she bowed.
'Quit the formalities when you are with me. It is quite tiring to hear 'Lord' every time you say my name.' said Subaru in an admonishing tone.
'As you wish Lord Subaru.' said Shalltear but this time she called used the word 'Lord Subaru' again.
'You! Do you really like teasing me that much? When Ainz was here you wouldn't stop begging for his forgiveness. But as you realized it was me you suddenly became cheeky. Can't say i don't like it though.' said Subaru as he rubbed his chin with his right hand.
'I don't understand what you are trying to imply My Lord?' said Shalltear as she feigned ignorance in a dramatic gesture.
'You do know that Ainz and I are one and the same right? I am not sharing a body with him. I am him. I am Ainz as much as I am Subaru. Though Ainz's personality is less dominant as he was younger than me. But do not worry about him as he and i are now equal in age and experience.' said Subaru.
'Thank you for enlightening me My Lord. If you don't mind my question can I ask you something? said Shalltear as her hands fidgeted due to nervousness.
'Go on.' asked Subaru
'Do you dislike me? I know I am not as intelligent as Albedo or Demiurge. Nor am I well behaved like Cocytus. Even the twins are more versatile in various fields. I am only good at fighting 1v1.' said Shalltear hesitatingly.
'How can one be perfect if one is not imperfect? You are what you are. Could there be someone who is more Shalltear than you. Obviously No. You cannot better yourself if you are already perfect. So if you ask me i would only tell you to improve yourself and make me and Peroroncino proud. He wouldn't let me hear the end of it if i didn't take care of you.' Subaru told Shalltear as if he was her teacher.
'My Lord! Did Lord Peroroncino wanted me to be a failure?' asked Shalltear with despair in her voice.
'No! If he knew what i knew he would have killed himself just to even see you for a mere second. You were his pride and joy.'
'How can that be My Lord?' said Shalltear in a horrified voice as she had difficulty in considering the possibility of her creator killing himself for her sake.
'The answer is not something that you would be able to accept. At least not in your current condition. Experience the world and grow. Learn to accept. Learn to deny. I will only tell you the truth when you are a little strong. Till then just be yourself.'
'Thank-hic-You-hic-Lord-hic-Ainz' said Shalltear as she was crying. She buried her face in my robes.
'There.There. Everything will be okay. I believe in you' said Subaru as he patted her head and spoke in her ears in a hushed voice.
'Crybaby'
'Nasty Eyes'
'Cutting board'
'Human'
'Was that supposed to be an insult?'
'The word 'human' is the biggest insult i can give to anyone and you aren't even phased by it!'
Two people in the middle of nowhere were bickering and hurling insults at each other. They were Subaru and Shalltear. In reality, Subaru was just trying to get Shalltear to at least become easy going around him. What he didn't know was that Shalltear was always easy going just never in front of Ainz. Though this method seems to be working.
I told Shalltear to summon as much monsters as she could without spending experience. Her summons won't be very strong as she is not a summoner.
As Shalltear was busy, i started thinking of possible ways by which i can recreate my world. For such a feat, [Ouroboros] would be the most suitable item. But I don't want to use it as it is [One Of The Twenty]. Not because of its rarity but because if I used it, this item would randomly appear anywhere in the world.
'Hmm...This may work if I use it like that. Even those shitty devs did not think of such way of using [Ouroboros] as it was only used five times in all the time Yggdrasil was online.' I thought.
'Gah! I should not think about it. Let's do this.'
'Use [Ouroboros]' I gave a mental command and suddenly in front of me appeared a large serpent that was eating itself from the tail. According to the legend, It was supposed to be a representation of infinite power.
As I used the item, the serpent had its head eaten by its tail and then disappeared into light particles.
A window opened in front of me. It had a text box, keyboard and an enter function.
I typed the line '[Ouroboros] will grant me all its power by fusing with me.' in the text box and pressed the enter button.
As I entered these, I felt the world change and like this I lost my conciousness for the second time in a day.
[The Wish Has Been Granted]
[User Has Gained《The System》]
[Taking Over 《The Yggdrasil System》]
[Everything Will Be Reset]
[Level Restrictions Removed]
[Class Restrictions Removed]
These were the words that covered my vision as I opened my eyes. I found out that the wish came true but not in the way I had hoped for. I had lost all my levels. I couldn't even cast a mere [All Appraisal Magic - 5th] to check my status.
In Yggdrasil there was only one [Player] who exceeded the level limit. The shitty devs decided to make him a raid boss that dropped extremely rare data crystals. This resulted in him getting spawned killed till his level went from hundred to one. He just like me had used [Ouroboros] to break the level limit. Since the shitty devs aren't here to impose restrictions on me, I don't think anyone can stop me from growing stronger. Nevertheless I will have to be vigilant as I am only level 1.
'Though... I should use Shalltear's summons to hit level hundred as quickly as i can. This might just work as this is no longer a game.' I said as I thought of ways of gaining more power.
'Shalltear! Summon your strongest summon and weaken it till it is a single hit point away from death.' I ordered Shalltear.
'Yes My Lord! Summon [Einherjar].' said Shalltear as she used her skill to summon her strongest summon.
'[Einherjar] Hmm...' I said.
In Norse mythology, [Einherjar] were warriors who had died in battle and were brought to Valhalla by the valkyries.
'Quite a fitting skill for [The Bloody Valkyrie].' I said to Shalltear. She looked at me sheepishly as she wasn't expecting me to praise her.
As the skill was activated, a light formed in front of Shalltear and then transformed into a pure white version of Shalltear. Even the items of the summon were pure white.
Shalltear fought with her motionless summon and just left it at one hit point.
'I have done as you ordered Master.' said Shalltear as she bowed.
'Control it so that it may not harm me. I am quite fragile in my current state.' i said as i walked towards [Einherjar].
I wanted to know whether Cash Shop items worked or not in this [New world]. So I pulled out a cash shop item from my inventory. It appeared to be a wooden ice-cream stick. On it was written: Peroroncino.
Shalltear's eyes perked up when she saw the name written on the stick. I broke the stick and an orange bow with strings made up of pure energy appeared in my hand. On the bow was Peroroncino's signature as well as the bow's name.
[Houyi's Bow]
I was about to start reminiscing but decided against it and pulled the strings of the bow. A ball made up solar energy gathered in the middle and then coalesced into an arrow. I shot the arrow as soon as it formed. The arrow struck [Einherjar] and it was killed as a result.
[User Has Defeated An Enemy Far Beyond His Level]
[Calculating Experience]
[User Has Become Level 33]
[User May Allot These Levels For [Jobs] Whose Condition Has Been Met]
'Killing a level hundred summon at level one should have sent me directly to level hundred. Nobody used this method in the game as gaining experience from summons which were either summoned by a guildmate or an NPC would not grant experience upon being killed. As Yggdrasil's level system was based on an exponential with a factor of two, the first kill would always make the [Player] who killed equal to the one who was killed. The only exception were [Raid] bosses as no one would be able to break the level cap without a [World Class] item. Though none were foolish enough to even try such a thing as a [Raid] boss's aura would insta-kill even a level eighty player if no measures of protection were taken against its aura. As for the leveling, the experience taken would get halved at level two,one-fourth at level three. The formula for this was: Level of the one killed divided by 2 to the power of User's level minus one.
'Also i somehow feel as strong as a base level 33. Does this system calculate strength in a different way. It's as if i am using [Perfect Warrior] and [Perfect Mage] at the same time. I have both the strength and magic of a warrior and mage of level 33 respectively. I have the strength but no skills or magic related to combat or production.' i said to myself.
'I should check the system's capabilities. Having infinite power of [Ouroboros] means jackshit if you don't even know what you are doing with it.' i thought.
'System! Show me the [Jobs] i can take in my current situation.'
[Affirmative!]
[User Has Met The Requirements For These Jobs]
[Warrior - E]
[Mage - E]
[Crafter -E]
[Archer - E] - [Arcane Archer - S-]
[User Can Only Equip One Job At A Time]
[Having No Sign Indicates The User Has Zero Proficiency In That Rank]
[User May Equip Other Jobs After Having Enough Proficiency In The Previous Job]
[Having A Minus After The Rank Means That The User Has Not Reached That Level But Has The Raw Power For It]
[Having A Plus Sign After The Rank Means That The User Has Gone Beyond That Level But Has The Same Raw Power For It]
[If Your Initial [Job] Has Lower Rank Than You High Tier [Jobs, Their Full Potential Will Not Be Unlocked]
[Rarity Of Everything Recognized by The System Is Given As]
[World Class - SSS]
[Divine Class - SS]
[Legendary Class - S]
[Unique Class - A]
[Rare Class - B]
[High Class - C]
[Middle Class - D]
[Low Class - E]
'Hmm...Why do i have such a high rank [Job] in the archer class? Was it because i used a [Divine Class] item? Taking the last [Job] rank into consideration , it seems that not all jobs require items to increase their level. The conditions depend entirely on the Job.' I said to myself.
'Though it seems that meeting the requirements for a higher [Job] doesn't make me stronger if my base class is weak.' I thought.
Warrior because i have the strength of a classless level hundred. Mage because i have used magic through [Houyi's Bow], though my magic is not as large as it used to be. An S-Rank archer because i used Peroroncino's bow. These are the only facts I could deduce by comparing my job's ranks and my previous actions. Though it seems using an SS-Rank item won't grant an SS-Rank [Job]. It seems there is another factor which I am not aware of.
'Lord Ainz!'
My musings were interrupted as I heard Shalltear's voice.
'What is it?' I asked.
'A group of armed individuals are heading this way. No one among them is strong enough to pose a threat to you. I used [Discern Enemy] on their leader who was a mere level 25.' told Shalltear.
'Did you make sure the leader wasn't just using [Anti-Information Magic Wall]?' I inquired.
'Forgive me My Lord. I didn't think of that.' said Shalltear as she started lowering her head.
'Don't worry. I also don't think so that they would be much strong because they are coming straight here without using any concealment spells. Their armours and weapons are neither enchanted nor do they possess enough. I should also remove the invisibility spell from both of us if i want to establish a contact with them. Shalltear you change your form and put this mask on you face' I ordered Shalltear as i gave Shalltear a victorian mask.
A carriage was running at full speed towards the plains.
'Lord Magus! We are nearing our destination. We will be there in a few minutes.' said an apprentice mage to a bored mage who was wearing clothes not suitable for a magic caster.
'Just shut up Nival. I know how far we are from our destination. Those bastards from the Theocracy better give us something for this meaningless mission or else... Ah! just forget what i said. We are dependent on theocracy so we can't even say no to them. Just send a [Message] to the Magus King and tell him that we will be returning to the capital of Gatenbarg today. Use a code word so that Theocracy can't spy on us.' said the mage to his subordinate as he sighed.
'As you wish Lord Mage.' said Nival as he left the Lord Magus all alone in the carriage.
'Those bastards from the Theocracy just want to cause a civil war in our country. Even Lord Magus can't fight against their God.' said the mage as he gritted his teeth.
'Lord Magus we have reached our destination. We have located two individuals; a man with evil eyes with a large staff in his hand and a little girl with blonde hair who is covering her face with a mask. They seem to be nobles judging by their clothes.' said Nival in a hurry. He seemed nervous for some reason.
'Do Not Worry. I will meet with them. Judging by your reaction they seem strong.' said the mage as he walked out of the carriage.
'Looks like they are sending a high ranking official to meet with us. I should check his abilities first.' said Subaru.
[All Appraisal Magic - 8th]
The reason I used such a high tier for someone so low leveled was because in Yggdrasil there were many who could sense or counter appraisal magic. Though not many had items which granted resistance from 8th to super tier appraisal magic as they were mostly [Divine Class] or [World Class] items. It is better for me to remain cautious at least I can be assured of this world's power.
The result of [All Appraisal Magic - 8th] was:
[Level - 25]
[Name] - [Zaran Nuntius]
[Title]
[2nd In Command Of Magocracy Of The Gatenbarg]
[Lord Mage]
[Job]
[Mage - 10] - [High Wizard - 7] - [Fire Elementalist - 5]
[Water Elementalist - 3]
[Skills]
[Fly - 3rd] - [Magic Arrow - 3rd] [Temperature Change - 2nd]
[All Appraisal Magic - 3rd]
[Create Fire - 1st] [Destruct Fire - 1st] [Scorch - 1st]
[Fire Arrow - 1st] [Summon Fire Elemental - 2nd]
[Fireball - 3rd]
[Create Water - 1st] [Destruct Water - 1st] [Dampen - 1st]
[Water Arrow - 3rd] [Summon Water Elemental - 2nd]
[Waterball - 3rd]
[Metamagic]
[Boost] [Extend] [Overmagic]
There's a lot here which is totally wrong if we apply Yggdrasil rules. A level 25 magic caster should have at least 75 spells as 3 spells are given per level. But he has only 18 spells.
The confusion doesn't stop here. For some reason he is able to choose other [Jobs] without completing his [High Wizard] job first. Looks like the people of this world are weaker and lack versatility yet they possess the power to level up their [Jobs] simultaneously. I will have to investigate this phenomenon. It may prove to be very beneficial for me.
'YOU TWO! IDENTIFY YOURSELF!' My thoughts were interrupted once again but this time it was Zaran who shouted at us.
'Shut that shithole you call a mouth. You dare to not show respect to the Illustrious Ainz Ooal Gown and then have the audacity to ask for his glorious name. Grovel You Maggots.' said Shalltear as she seethed with anger and shouted obscenities which were better left unsaid.
'You dare to insult Prince Of Gatenbarg. Who is this Ainz Ooal Gown you speak of? We have never heard of such a being.' said a nearby guard.
Then you shall hear it.
But Be Wary Of What You May Call ;
For Your Voice May Just Be Heard.
I said in a voice that left no room for doubt in their heart for their hearts were occupied by only one thng. Fear.
'You...' the guard who was standing near me suddenly lost conciousness as i had activated my [Aura]. It wasn't necromancer in nature like his [Aura Of Despair]. It was warm and it overflowed with passion. If my [Aura Of Despair] was my killing intent then my [Aura] was pure physical pressure.
'I apologize for my subordinate's behaviour. Warriors such as he are simple beasts unlike great mages such as You and I.' said Zaran as he tried to gauge the reaction of this supposed Ainz Ooal Gown.
'HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...' laughed Ainz without a care. For these few moments in which he laughed his heart out, he did not gave a single flying fuck. He decided to have a little fun with the man in front of him. He walked towards him. As Ainz stopped, he towered over Zaran. He invoked his Chunni and decided to take the persona of a mage older than time.
'I don't take offence from those whom i consider beneath me. So don't be afraid and be at ease.' Ainz said as he said in tone filled with mirth.
'I Am Ainz Ooal Gown. The one behind me is in red armor is Shalltear Bloodfallen. As we have introduced ourselves it would be courteous of you to do the same'. said Ainz as he posed in a manner befitting of a true king.
'We are officials from the Magocracy Of Gatenbarg. We are here on the orders of the His Majesty The Magus King. We were sent here on a mission. As much as I'd like to tell you, we can't do so as it would jeopardize the security of our nation.' Zaran replied without revealing too much.
'Hmm... Would i be right in presuming that the reason you came is because of the [Aurora] fireworks which lit the sky a few hours ago?' said Ainz as he stroked his chin in a thinking manner.
'How did you know?' said a guard who was outside Ainz's aura.
'Can't these fools keep their mouths shut. I did not lose my cool when that girl threw those obscenities at me as showing hostility to unknown forces would be beyond foolish. They basically told him that his hunch was right on the mark.' thought Zaran as he gritted his teeth seeing his subordinate's incompetence.
'We were hunting down a demon. Though it ran away as only death awaited him here.' Ainz lied as naturally as he breathed.
'A demon! Where!' said Zaran panicking. He had only heard of them. The knowledge about summoning them was not quite well known. Even he didn't knew how to summon one. Only those were expert in 'Arcane' and 'Insane' could do such a foul thing.
'Worry not. It will die in a few minutes as i had poisoned it. I just did not want to dirty my hands with his filthy weak blood. Can you believe it? A fucking demon of the fourth tier though that it stood a chance against me. Ah! The poison just killed it now.' said Ainz.
The reason he lied about using poison was to fool them into thinking that he was a poisonmancer. If there are other [Players, they would prepare resistances against poisons before fighting him. He had a large number of poison magic scrolls but because of his hoarder nature, he would only use them in emergencies.
'You killed a 5th tier summon with mere poison. On top of that it was a demon. Demons are known to be resistant to poisons. How?' asked Zaran in a small voice as he was suddenly very scared of the man in front of him.
'Is that something to be so surprised about?' said Ainz dismissively.
'Ok. This Ainz is powerful. More powerful than the Magus King. I could try to recruit him to our nation. If it fails i can at least show hospitality to him so that he might feel like he owes us a favour.' planned Zaran.
'We would like to invite you to our nation. The Magocracy Of Gatenbarg. If you agree then we will leave together immediately. The Magus King is awaiting our arrival.' said Zaran.
'It was a good idea to not use [Control Amnesia - 10th] on Zaran. Now I have access to human civilization which is going to be very useful' thought Ainz.
'Very Well! We will take you up on that offer if you don't mind.' said Ainz.
'Of course! Follow me to my carriage. We will be heading back.' said Zaran.
Ainz and Shalltear followed Zaran into his carriage. After a little while, their carriage began to move at a fast pace.
'Umu... Do you happen to have a map? Most of our supplies were burnt when the demon threw its fireball at us. We were able to dodge it but our supplies were turned to ashes.' Ainz politely asked Zaran.
In the carriage there were only the three of them. Four if one is also counting the carriage driver. The carriage was not fancy like how a carriage of royalty should be. It was simply plain in design and functionality.
'Judging by the clothes of Zaran it looks like their country is not very rich. Otherwise he would have been wearing proper mage equipment. His troops are also quite ill-equipped.' thought Ainz.
'Here take this.' said Zaran in a tired voice as he handed Ainz a map. Ainz assumed it was because of him travelling for a long distances. Ainz used [Copy - 1st] and stored a copy of the map in his inventory. He pretended to find his whereabouts on the map. He acted as if he had been satisfied and returned the map with gratitude.
Indeed they had been travelling for 3 hours. In these few hours, Ainz had taken all the information about this [New World] that Zaran could give.
'Where are you from Ainz if you don't mind me asking?' said Zaran in a scared voice as he saw Shalltear glaring at him with the a dangerous glint in her eyes. It was as if Zaran was nothing more than prey for her.
'We are hunters. We don't exactly have a place we can call home. We hunters are just vagabonds that know how to fight.' said Ainz as if he had experienced many hardships during his life.
'Are you associated with any organization?' asked Zaran.
'There were two. But for now we are not associated with any organisation '
'In that case we would like to buy your services for a few years. We are currently in need of talented individuals such as you.' said Zaran.
'For a few years you say. Hmmm. I am afraid that such a thing goes against a hunter's code. We hunters hunger for new experiences and sights. I would have agreed if I could at least choose when to leave.' said Ainz in his salesman pitch.
'I will ask my father about that. We need more people like you but we can't exactly afford to do. You may have heard about Gatenbarg's current economical state.' said Zaran.
'Lord Mage! We have arrived at the gates of Virgam. We will be reaching the castle in 15 minutes.' said the coachman.
Ainz looked outside the open window and saw that every citizen was busy in his or her activities. Looking closely, one would see that the atmosphere was normal. A few poor people here and there but that was to be expected of a medieval city.
'A fine city. Though judging by the expressions of your people, it can be said that your economy will not face any issue for five years.' said Ainz as he spouted such hogwash only fools would believe.
'Thank You. Virgam is the heart of Gatenbarg and our pride. Our power and history may not be deep like that of the Theocracy but we do have traditions. Though for quite a few years our nation's progress has stopped.' said Zaran dejectedly.
'Hmm. Would it be right to say that your country is facing economical issues? Yet for some reason the Theocracy is not helping you. You also don't have your own coasts in your control.Your nation is also in political conflicts and a civil war may be an inevitability.' Ainz.
'How did you know? These topics are top secret. Only the king and his advisors know these things.' shouted Zaran.
'How did i know? That's actually quite simple. First everyone is working and by everyone i mean even those who are too old and young to work. This means your nation doesn't have much manpower. Less manpower means less income which means less taxes taken. Third may just be Theocracy waiting for this Magocracy to grow weak so that they may absorb it and gain access to the sea through the southern gulf.' Ainz stopped suddenly and froze in shock.
'How could i have been so foolish?'
In Yggdrasil, Magocracy was one of the three types of guilds. Different guilds gave different benefits. For example, heteromorphic guilds would gain abilities which would help them become stronger than those from humanoid guilds. As a drawback, such guilds were often used in game events as final bosses. The biggest raid on Nazarick was actually a game event that those shitty devs were responsible for. We were given many items and skills as a reward for overcoming a 1500 [Players] raid.
The reason I am bringing this up is quite simple. Yggdrasil was a game about magic first and foremost. As a result the strongest guilds were Magocracies. Unlike other guilds, a [Magocracy] guild must have a [World Class Archmage] as a guildmaster who has mastered a hundred spells over the normal capacity, built his own guild which floated in the sky. Had mana beyond the normal limit and other achievements on the same level. In the entirety of Yggdrasil, only Ulbert Alaine Odle satisfied all these conditions. When he gained the [World Disaster] class, the devs told him that he was the only one who could create his own [Magocracy]. We expected him to leave the guild and form his own [Magocracy] but he stayed with us.
'Are you okay Ainz?' asked Zaran with worry in his voice.
'What tier of magic the Magus King can cast?' I asked without answering his question.
'It's not a secret as everybody knows it but you are asking something anybody would know. Ah! Just thinking about who you are is splitting my head apart. I would know about anyone who could defeat a demon of 5th tier. But...Are you a [Player]? said Zaran in fear as his face lost all color.
'Umu... I don't think so. I have heard a few things about them. All of it boils down to show how powerful they are. The founders of Slane Theocracy are also [Players]. Their power is nigh limitless. The only beings who are on par with the [True Dragon Lords]. Thanks to them we humans have a chance to survive. I know i am strong but not that strong.' replied Ainz using the information he had collected from Zaran. He manipulated the flow of conversation such deceit that even a devil would be led astray from its path.
'Phew! You don't know how relieved i am. Surshana of Death has a saying that if you meet those with power ask them this question. If the reply is a 'No' be happy.' said Zaran with a distinct note of relief in his voice.
'And what if the reply is a 'Yes'?' asked Ainz. His voice filled with curiosity.
'That's the funny thing about this saying. There is no next part. As none can run from or fight against [Players] this saying has no end part.' replied Zaran while laughing.
'You still haven't answered my question you know.' said Ainz as he steered the conversation to where it should have gone in the first place.
'Sorry. Kinda forgot about that. To answer your question, the Magus King can cast upto 5th tier. But it's not like he is a 5th tier magic caster. His talent allows him to cast one tier above his actual tier. Still he is the only human who can cast a 5th tier spell barring those [Players] from the Theocracy.' said Zaran. His voice filled with disgust at the the mention of Theocracy and its [Players].
'Young Zaran you don't seem to like the Theocracy very much.' inquired Ainz kindly as he had noticed the man's turmoil.
'They call themselves the protectors of humanity yet they don't even help our nation. Instead they stopped trading with us. This has destroyed our economy. You may dislike the truth but this city is one of the better cities. Other cities have crime spreading in them rampantly. We have lost our coastal areas to the Merfolk. And do you know what the Oh So Wise Magus King does!? He Does Nothing. It's like he wants this country to be destroyed shouted Zaran his voice filled with anger and self-loathing.
'That is quite selfish of you.' said Ainz in a cold voice.