Author's Note: This chapter will introduce a major subplot and I hope that it is interesting to read. That being said I would like to ask for some help, as of right now I have six of the nine's powers and names figured out and I would appreciate any ideas on what to do for the last three also I don't really know for sure which tribe each Nazgûl oversees (Helm Hammerhand will go to the Feral tribe and the Witch King will go to the Terror but the rest of them are still in the deciding pile). Dinokiin) Bruz will be appearing in the next chapter along with the rest of the Overlords.
In the absence of the Supreme Beings, The guardians stood up and began to talk with one another. "I thought I'd faint for sure," Mare said quietly and with a shaky voice as he stood up.
"Seriously I thought that the pressure would crush us." Aura said as she jumped to her feet.
"They seemed pleased with our vows of Fidelity, I hope that is the case," Cocytus said as he stood up deciding that praising the Supreme Beings should be a lesser priority this time. Sebas excused himself to find Momonga and Albedo had a small breakdown as she tried to list everything she would be ready to do for him. Aura rolled her eyes at Albedo's antics while Mare stared at her in confusion. Demiurge had noticed that Shalltear was quivering on the ground still in a kneeling position
"Is something wrong Shalltear?" Demiurge asked drawing the attention of the rest of the guardians.
No, Lord Momonga's power simply overstimulated me." Shalltear said with a deep blush and a hazy smile causing all of the guardians except Albedo to groan. Albedo chose to start yelling at Shalltear who then yelled at Albedo and so on and so forth until they were ready to tear each other apart.
"I'll leave the women issue to you Aura," Demiurge said with a hand held up as if to block any comments from Aura from reaching his ears.
"Woah not so fast! You can't dump this on me!" She worriedly said as Albedo and Shalltear's argument began to grow even more dangerous.
"If it starts to get bloody, I'll intervene." Demiurge said over his shoulder as he walked away with Mare and Cocytus soon following.
"You to Cocytus!" Aura hopelessly shouted as the male guardians walked to the side of the fight that was now almost at the point of blows.
"I'd actually be quite interested to see the result of such a union," Demiurge said calmly as he watched Aura desperately try to defuse the situation as Albedo and Shalltear hurled insults and curses at each other in equal measure. He then looked to Mare who had a confused look on his face and with a smile Demiurge continued. "It would be a great addition to our forces and it would pave the way for Nazarick's future."
Mare stared at Demiurge for a moment before speaking "I'm not sure I follow you." Demiurge slightly groaned in annoyance before clarifying.
"Every great ruler needs an heir don't they? Lord Momonga and Lord Obsidian stayed behind until the end but one day they may leave to join the other Supreme Beings, wherever they went. Therefore it would be nice if at least one of them left an heir we can pledge our loyalty to, agreed?" Demiurge said desprately hopeing that Mare had caught on to what he was saying.
"So you're saying one of them should give birth to one of the Supreme Beings' heir," Mare asked causing Demiurge to give a smile of relief, despite being a demon this subject was still an uncomfortable one to talk about in great detail.
"Blasphemy, if we do our jobs that won't be needed," Cocytus said quickly and quite loudly almost loud enough to catch the attention of Albedo and Shalltear.
"Yes of course, but instead of serving two lords wouldn't you rather serve a bloodline," Demiurge said with a smirk as Cocytus' eye widend at the thought and that smirk stayed after Cocytus began to work himself up due to his various ideas of the future as an uncle. "However there are three main problems." Demiurge said solemnly as his smirk fled his face. "One, Lord Momonga is an overlord therefore he doesn't have to proper tools nessecary to sire and heir however that can be fixed with magic or perhaps an enchantment of some kind. Two, Lord Obsidian while haveing the ability to sire an heir lacks willing suitors to bear his heir not that being willing is a requirement however it could be a problem. And three, we may only have one Supreme Being in Nazarick soon." The third reason was enough to get the attention of Cocytus and keep the attention of Mare.
"What do you mean we may only have one Supreme Being in Nazarick?" Cocytus asked in confusion.
"Do you know the greatest commonality between the Nazgûl and Overlord races?" Demiurge asked and when no one answered he continued. "They both are races that are naturally dominant. Seeing as Lord Momonga and Lord Obsidian are near equals it makes sense that sooner or later their nature will pit them against each other and once that happens I can predict only three results. One, Lord Obsidian wins and claims Nazarick as his own. Two, Lord Momonga wins and keeps Nazarick." Demiurge paused and took a deep breath to calm himself as if the very idea frightened him. "Or like fire and water their power cancels each other's and they destroy each other leaving Nazarick without a leader." The floor was quiet even Shalltear and Albedo lowered the sounds of their fighting despite not hearing a word that Demiurge had said. "However it could be that the problem is already resolved as Obsidian seems to have no issues following Lord Momonga or his orders. However it would be best to observe both of the Supreme Beings to look out for any signs that they might attempt to depose or destroy their fellow Supreme Being." Demiurge said with a half-hearted smile Cocytus hummed while deep in thought before finally speaking.
"Perhaps we could enlist the Lesser Nazgûl to aid in watching Lord Obsidian." Demiurge smiled while nodding.