AN at the end of this fics. also, excuse my English that is not my native language.
quick note tho, I made some changes in this chapter. and adding some more~ xD
A lone being stood in the treasuries room placing their most recent loots from an ambush party that oh so confidently attacked this being, thinking they stood a change just by sheer numbers alone. This being, have an appearance of that of an angel at a glance, while emitting the aura of those of a demon.
Yes.
That's right… this being was Momonga, The One-Winged Fallen Angel of Vengeance.
The Leader of the Guild, Ainz Ooal Gown.
When the Stages come Closed, another one Arises.
Momonga thought to himself about the recent ambush while placing his loots from those party that he just PK'ing. It has become a common thing for him in the past few months since the other Guild members told him that they have to take a break for a while and then would come back later.
They did come back.
But only to give him their Items, Armors, Weapons, and even some of his friends gave him their Avatar stats and some were their 【Data Crystals】.
Those 'Data Crystal' contained the information of each Players Avatar as well as each Class, Job and Racial stats and skills.
And when they gave him those, everything they work hard for, wasting lots of times for it, as well as resources, Momonga knew, he knew that they will not coming back. And they were leaving for good.
Still, he was naïve. He knows it, people often told him whether it was just as playful banter or has some hidden meaning behind it. Although he used to just brush it off as jokes a few times in the past, but now, now when they were gone and he was alone, he realizes of how naïve he was.
Because he still believes they would come back eventually…. Somehow.
Now, alone in the Treasury Room of their Guild, their Base, Their… Home. He was just about to put the 'Data Crystals' while he suddenly remembered some quite embarrassing moments when he caught one of his friends, doing something in the treasury alone, from back in the past.
'Is it really has been months since everyone left, or is it has been years? Not good I've seemed to lost tracks of times, …when times never loses their tracks of me, always following me until my doorsteps, delivering gift, I didn't need. But still… they do flies when you really enjoying it and having fun, huh?'
'I can't believe they were still holding a grudge one me after all this time… I was the one that they betrayed, when those fanatics playing the Roleplay as the Good Guy, how could they do such a thing? People… I can't never understand them… and here I was the Angel of Vengeance, yet I'm not even hunting them down even though I definitely could destroy them with just one of my Skills or Spells from here, hhaha…'
In this Game world, called YGGDRASIL, the Players are given freedoms of experiencing whether you want to played it as a Roleplaying-type, Adventuring the Unknown or even as Hardcore Players. And there's also three Race that can be used as Your Avatar in this game, they were; Humanoid, Demi-human, and Heteromorphic.
While all of this exist, there's exist once a time when the Devs grew bored and decided to put a crack character. A hidden races bonuses that not only hard to find, but also quite an annoying task to achieve. You see, these hidden races bonuses were meant to be pulled as a prank for the Players that was hungry for power and fame.
But when one Player manage to obtain it, oh… they became quite a celebrity. Although, not for long. It even became quite the hot topics and news, in the gamer's community, for a while, until the next Players that tried to does the same, failed because of certain minor issues, and lost the Avatar that they use. And that is what the true purpose the Devs does all this, anyway. Thus, this topic became less and less known after this incident.
To acquired such a race, you must have an Avatar that was the opposite of the race that you want to achieve. For example, you must have to be a Holy Knight, a Paladin for example, to become one of the powerful Dark Knights, that not only focuses on the defensive, but ridiculously strong in the offensive as well. And what would make it different from the original dark knight class? It's because you were once a Divine Elements user before you fall to the Darkness.
They also have quite an annoying and terrifying Spells as well as Skills that cannot be found in any other original Jobs or Racials. And don't even start with their Classes, and this is why these hidden races were called a crack character. Because their traits are a sickeningly, annoyingly, ridiculously powerful. Although, there's one famous term for these Players who acquired such a character, among the players that were roleplaying as the good guy.
And Momonga, the lone being that have been spending a handful of minutes storing his recent loots were One of these races.
That's right, he was one of the six that not only manages to obtained, but also Mastered his Avatar races. While the other four was focusing on their characters appearances, and also obtaining it with the exact purpose of finding out The Unknown. Momonga was the only one that achieve this accidentally, and even don't know at those times what exactly happened to his Avatar. And while he is a Roleplaying kind of Player, he also like exploring The Unknown and crafting his character not like any other in his Guild into such an extremely powerful Avatar.
When the Devs usually not allowing this kind of issues were too happened because it would break the balance for the Game, there is nothing they could do about it and accepted the results since all of this was their own doing. Even they go as far as giving Momonga few rare items, such as 【Legendary-Class Item】, 【Divine-Class Item】, and a few unknown Rare-Items, as congratulatory gifts after he Mastered his Avatar, and also as a reminder that the next time they were bored, they would do something that wasn't as jokingly depraving as this.
Of course, some of the other Players were jealous, envying him. Saying such 'special treatments' or 'unnecessary player, banned him!' and along those line. Especially the others that were spending most of their Money on the Game, not to mention the Players from the Guild that has been betraying Momonga long time ago.
Those Players were the ones that also just recently ambush him, they seem can't never let go of their grudges. It was before he joined "Ainz Ooal Gown" that he was a member of another guild. But that's a story for another time.
Before he became The One-Winged Fallen Angel of Vengeance, when he still an Angel at level 61. And a Bishop as well, still a Priest at this time, and low-level Templar because he just starts on it. He manages to found one of the rule breakers items that has an official name, 【World-Class Item】.
There's a lot of categories for these items, from useless to worldly dangerous. But what Momonga found was an average 'World-Class Item' that have hidden functions and could be use on your Avatar to boost and some wicked changes not only your Stats, but also anything you desires if you combined it with 'Data Crystals' and some 【Cash-Items】.
Of course, no one knows this, because Information is really critical thing in YGGDRASIL. Not to mentions that lots of individuals Players that hunting this 'World-Class Item' only focus on the powerhouses Items fits for when they in a Raid, PvP, or Clash between Guilds.
And so, when Momonga could not find any information regarding this particular 'World-Class Item' he found, and any of them, he sends a message to the GM asking for this issue. But what came to him as a reply socking him as well as exiting him to no end, so that is the beginning of his hobbies in YGGDRASIL as well as Roleplaying as a Collector.
The next few months after he found out about this, he tested his Avatar just to know how powerful is he by joining a 'World-Tournament'. An event that the game developers organizing once a year, and every Player around the world, as the name of the event, could join this tournament. And the result of this was beyond what he thought he would achieve.
He won his first World-Champion at level 64, when he only just achieves his new class as an Archangel, although still a mid-level Templar, he already become an Arch Bishop and High Priest at this time.
That was when his old guildmate starting to envy him and having suspicions. Some of them thought he was cheating, the other was guessing he pays for winning, when the rest knows he was hiding something from them. And that's when they decided to, friendly-fired attack him, as they said it and took everything, they could from Momonga. Well, at least that was the plan.
Things such as this happens all the time, if not a common thing in the Guild filled with Humanoid races or those races who roleplaying as the good guy.
But even then, they lost. Oh yes, they lost alright. The humiliation as well and the cost could not be imagined… well, it was proving enough after all these years they still attacking him and seeking revenge. Even though Momonga has already move past that.
And only at level 66, he already reaches the peak of his Avatar, when he also achieves his two new classes, a rare classes called "Sacred Paladin" and "Arch Priest". Around this time, is when he also receives the title that not only made him notorious well-known, it also made him one of the most famous Players, that is 【World-Class Enemy】.
It was also the same day when he was being betrayed, as well as the day when he met them. Or to be exact, the Eight of them. That was his most fateful day. The destined day. The day that he would never forgets.
So, when Momonga says he could just destroy them from here, he is not just all talk. He has everything that could back him off just nicely.
Sighing in reminiscing, he thought maybe he could do something useful for his recent loots instead just letting these items sit in the treasury. "Haaaah… what a nostalgic memories… ever since that day… a lot of things has happened, and I've been growing my Avatar to the point that it was so Over-Powered, that sometimes even one of the Admins that organizing an event banned me from joining it."
"…hmmm, should I do something with these loots? I might as well just sell it, especially these Master-Class and Legendary-Class Items, they don't even compare to the Items from Nazarick or the rest that I already have."
"…"
"Yeah, right… my collector senses are just too much of a thing now, it even starting to robbed off on me in real-life… hhahaa, yeah, right… I may need a much bigger apartment for that though, but then again, maybe— huh?"
When he was thinking out loud to himself, he got a notification in his mail box that he sees on his VR vison at the bottom right-side.
"An Email? From the GM? What was this about? I didn't even think that they would make a new event again, it has been quite a while since they make such events the last time they doing it."
It was indeed a new email he got from the GM with a news… a news that would change everything. And also scatter his hope of reuniting with his friends…
"…wha— what is the meaning of this…?"
"…"
It was a notification about the end closing of the most-known and well-played DMMORPG.
"…YGGDRASIL… is about to end? …why…?"
Times has passed since the announcement of the closing game of the most well-played DMMORPG. Days has become weeks, weeks become months and eventually… the day has near around the corner. The end of the golden era of YGGDRASIL.
And that day was one week from now.
A week.
Seven days.
In seven days, everything would change. Some players were indifferent from the news, because there are already a lot of DMMORPGs game that has similar designs as YGGDRASIL, and there's also a few that were more advance, and there's also that were not.
But there is more who quite disappointed because they are just playing the game not too long ago. And the rest was really devastated by the news. They have been playing this game their whole life, for 12 long years. And this game is just like part of their life… the Avatar that they played was just like a second body to them.
And Momonga, while the other Players is busy doing things that they always wanted to do and to be done, he was just sitting at the rooftop of their Guild Base, staring at nothingness while just thinking what he would do from now on, after the game ended.
'…it is soon enough, huh?'
'I don't know what I would do after this… when all of this come to an end. I don't even know expect doing the things I always do when I'm not have to do my clients requests. Maybe… I, must I starting to enjoy my life quite more…? …even if it's only a pain in the ass….'
In this past few months after the announcement, Momonga has done everything he could, while also thinking of what he would do. From harnessing his avatar, hunting some resources, while also PK'ing some players when they ambushes him and thought they could win against him while in the times of closing game, though thanks to them, that makes his job a lot easier for collecting some valuables resources. He also perfecting his creations that he did not manage to do while he is busy looking for Rare Items, World Items, polishing his Avatars, Harvesting Rare Recourses, as well as Exploring the Unknown.
In the years he was left alone, he has been creating three main NPCs as well as perfecting and harnessing them to became level 100 characters. Though some of them is not level 100, but powerful enough compared to the Pleiades, the Battle-Maid that guarded the 10th floors.
He even manages to perfecting the given NPCs from his closest guildmates, but only one that he put his attentions a lot to. Though, it may indeed be given to him, the other one was an NPC that he and his guildmate, Tabula Smaragdina The Mad Alchemist made, since Momonga also have a thing for Gap-Moe, though not as intense as Tabula.
Not only that, because Momonga like exploring the unknown, he was rather quite close with the Guild Gourmet Blacksmith, Amanomahitotsu. And sometimes, when Momonga and Amanomahitotsu doing their things related to blacksmithing swords and armors, Warrior Takemikazuchi The Samurai, often found himself joining in the fray, even The Ninja Nishiki Enrai sometimes followed in too, whenever Takemikazuchi joining them both.
They work together and asked to one another advices regarding the making of powerful weapons for the purpose of defeating Takemikazuchi's rival, the former Guild Leader. Paladin of Pure Silver Touch Me. He is also a World-Class Champion and the most Famous and Powerful Player in YGGDRASIL. Of course, before the birth of these… crack characters, that even the game gave them a name for their own, and categorized them as sub-species of Heteromorphic-race, like the Hybrids for example, among the others.
Though their rivalry more of a friendly thing going on and did not hold any real grudges. It was different from the other one of Momonga guildmate, The Demon of Great Disaster Ulbert Alain Odle. Even when everyone knows and Ulbert was quite open about his dislike towards Touch Me, there were never a serious issues occurring besides the usual banter that they have and resulting to their usual PvP.
Speaking of Ulbert though, after everyone finding out Momonga discovery and achievement, that made him one of the so-called Six-Sinners, the Fallen Angel of Vengeance, Ulbert was the one that seems high on cloud nine. You see, he, like the other guildmember, also has a thing for certain fetishes. Yup… the Guild Ainz Ooal Gown filled with weird individuals that not only has an odd fetish but also a pervert, but hey… it's a home. It was a place where Momonga would call home.
Ulbert has a thing for the term Evil. And when he heard Momonga explains his reasons and how he felt about his discovery, Ulbert somehow became quite proud and happy for his guildmate that also has the same taste as him about evilness. And thus, when Momonga told him how he was treated in real life as well as how he sees humanity from all experiences he has been through, Ulbert felt sympathy and gave him an NPC as a friendly gift to him. A token as the form of a certain bonds.
This, of course surprises everyone in the Guild. Especially their previous Guild Master, Touch Me, who thought him as a person that wouldn't go through such an effort compared to the other members. And not only that, because of this, Ulbert and Momonga always gone together to hunt any other Players that has an AoE spells that always screams the words Evil whenever you used it. When Tabula found out about this, he would also be joining the other two, hunting destructive spells that not only an AoE-type of spells, but other kind of things, such as magical beast, mythical monsters, rare items, certain resources, and rare magical items, as well as Exploring the unknown on Momonga's part.
When the little party group that started as two become three, the other guildmates also interested in what they were doing. So Peroroncino the Winged King of Explosion, and their Chief Strategist of PK & PKK Punittomoe, joined them, and quite often to be seen together. At this outcome, The Samurai sometimes will join them too and when The Gourmet Blacksmith didn't do some blacksmithing, he also would join them.
Momonga have quite the problems that is sometimes became the target of other players for PK'ing every moments possible, because of his avatar race. And so, when the members found out about this, he was being taught by Punittomoe how to handled and counterattacks it, when one being attacked and at a disadvantage.
Because of that, Momonga learns quite a few useful information's from him as well as the other members. Even though he still lacking in that regard. And the results of all this? Is Ulbert has a distraction to busy himself that make his rival, Touch Me, the former Guild Master, rather thankful because he would not bother him very often than he was before.
After one certain time they go hunts, it was also the moments when Momonga accidentally caught Peroroncino in the treasury hiding his discovery about a monster that has an appearance of that of an attractive girl. In another words, it was a book collection contain an information about Monster Girls.
Of course, Momonga instantly interest in it, while Peroroncino got quite flustered and embarrassed. But Momonga just says it was quite normal, he says there is no reasons to hide it. But still, Peroroncino insisting that this should be kept between the two of them.
Momonga confused why such things should be keep a secret from the other guild members, it was quite the discoveries of the year… it was his opinion though, but he still respected his friend decisions. And when he says that, Peroroncino thankful for it and seems to feel relive and believing that Momonga would keep it a secret from the rest of the other member. So that was when they share such a strong bond over a bestiary, or is it dictionary? Or rather… an encyclopedia? As what Peroroncino named it.
There was also a time, when he and Peroroncino hunt some info about other issues as well, that required items they must use Golds from YGGDRASIL, so when they take some golds without agreements nor knowledges of the whole guilds. They both got a scolding of the year by Yamaiko-sensei the Musclehead Teacher, that is also a teacher in real-life.
It was a really beautiful and fond memories for him, that somehow making him sad, whenever he remembered it.
And yet, they were…
"I already send emails, to every one of them. I told them YGGDRASIL would end soon and all of our hard works would gone."
"…Heh! Guess there's no avoiding real-life huh?" Says Momonga, talking to himself while chuckling bitterly. "But why did I feel so betrayed… again, for how many times? I lost counts…"
"Well… there's nothing I can do about it now, I should've known that from the start since everyone giving me their possessions; items, data crystals, character stats, their… avatar…"
"…"
"Wa—Wait a minute… their possessions? And, and also the other valuable resources are being given to me, …right?! So that means they were all mine… I, I think I know what I should do with those! What I would do! Yeah… everyone is quit playing, I'm sure of it. So instead of just wasting it and let it collect to dust in the treasury I better do something to them so those could be useful somehow!"
"Yeah… I think everyone would understand me, they would, they would forgive me… if one of them didn't accept what I were about to do to those items, I think they would come along eventually… probably… maybe… … … …ughh! Hell, with it! It was their own fault that they left me alone and gave me these items!"
"Let's just do this. They wouldn't know as long as they weren't here, …right? And they even said I could do anything with those. I'm sorry everyone, but I guess what is yours, is mine now…"
Unexpected Preparations for the New Stages; Prelude
The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, 9th Floor.
A few days later, Momonga found himself sitting in the round table inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick grinning like a child that has just done something mischievous. Of course, his Avatar remain stoic-faces, the one that was grinning was him behind his VR.
In these past few days remaining of YGGDRASIL, he hasn't slept nor doing anything, just play… going to the toilet, order a take-out, play, and repeat.
He even sends pending emails to his depraved clients that requesting his services. He has important matters that needed to be done, and places he needs to attend to. And it was here… in his guild waiting the others… while doing any experiments with the possessions of his guildmates, and the results? The results of this did not disappointing at all, not in one bit.
Although there's a few that cannot to be done, and a few that he chooses not to do, there are actually some quite satisfying results regarding his experiments.
That's why he was quite in a good mood at the moment, even though he was a bundle of emotions just a few moments ago… well, he was just hangry so to speak.
"Haaaah… those new take-out places that just recently open is quite nice compared to the usual place I ordered. But it's kind of pricey though."
"…"
*sigh*
"So… in the end, this is it huh?"
Said Momonga, while checking his Email section at the bottom right-side of his VR vision. Opening it, he reads it for the umpteenth times, the email Hero-Hero has sent him.
"No one really came… and Hero-Hero could've been coming here, if only he wasn't having a check up again. He really doesn't give a shit about his body conditions. Or is it just them who exploits people like us." Spoke Momonga to himself after he reads the email, again. And remembering how bad Hero-Hero conditions is, even before everyone start leaving YGGDRASIL for good.
"And here I thought when I send everyone emails, they would've come here, for a little bit even if they were indeed busy with their lives… or at least… they could reply my emails…."
"… …"
"Dammit!" Scream Momonga, smashing the table surface in front of him for emphasizing. And regretting it afterwards, the second he realised what he has done.
"*gasp* Wha—What have I just done? No —Not good, I need to calm myself… ye—yeah, let's count to ten… mm-hmm, deep breaths, counting to ten… I'm counting to ten…"
And after he has calmed himself down, did he continue his train of thoughts from before. "…Why am I fooling myself? Why am I keep convincing myself that they would come here? I know that we build this Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick together, with many hard works and efforts that are being pours into here. But you also knew yourself, that everyone would eventually choose real-life over a Game! …So, there's really nothing you could do…."
He was feeling rather emotional now, again. And even after everything that happen, he hated himself of how naïve he was. He couldn't bring himself to hate them, no… not them. It wasn't their fault when all this happens. He knows that they have obligations, even commitments. Some of them even have families for god's sake!
At that moment he caught the time in his VR, it tells him the time… has near its end.
"Well… damn, I guess it's finally the time, huh? just for this final moment I should put my Avatar to use and let him sit in the place where a true Ruler should sit."
And then, he stood up from his sit, or rather, his Avatar does, and starting to walk to the throne room, when suddenly he remembers that he almost forgotten something.
"Oh, that's right… the Staff, we spent lots, and lots of time and money just for crafting this. They are even some members who went as far as to used their savings. I can't let it just sit here in this room. You should come with me to the throne room with this Avatar, that at least you can be useful even just a little bit. Come here, the pride of our Guild, Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown!"
Of course, he does not have to says such thing when he just could command it through the console, or with the hands gesture, but if there's only for this moment, and just for this day. For this… last, day, he at least wants to act like a Ruler of The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick would Act.
After taking the Staff with him, Momonga walk through a large door that connected to a hallway that looks more than just luxurious. From the ancient's architectures and the decorations, to the walls, the archways, and even the floors, it was something that are really impossible to be made in the real-world when Momonga originally came from.
"Man… doesn't matter how many times I was here and seeing all this, it would never gets old. I mean, look at those ceilings, daaamn! Sooo awesome!"
When he was walking while also enjoying the beautiful interior of his Guild-base, he saw maids, six of them… and a butler, that was somehow looks like they were waiting for something, or someone. And it was the Battle Maid, an odd combination yet quite unique as well. The Butler also included.
"The Battle Maid, Pleiades, and the Butler of Steel, eh? …Should I make them join me to the throne room or just let them be? Well, it was the last day after all, so might as well make them join me."
"Hmm, it was… 'Follow Me!' right?"
And so, the Fallen Angel of Vengeance, the Ruler of this Tomb continue his way towards the throne room, accompanied with seven figures, one was a butler, and the other six were maids that differs from each other, even their uniforms.
They arrived at their destination, and in front of them were a gate, or rather, pairs of huge giant double doors that has a carving of those of a Goddess in the left side and a Demon on the right side.
"Heh, how poetic… I know the carving isn't intentional but now that I think about it, I find this situation a little bit ironic. But still… it looks beautiful though, all of this looks beautiful."
After admiring the carved gates, Momonga touch the surface of the gates and it opened on its own with a screeching noise that filled the other side of the rooms.
When the door fully open, he advanced to the throne hall, towards the Throne that made from that of Crystals. When he lays his sight upon the throne, he found his eyes fell to the three figures near the crystal throne.
The one that stood right beside the throne was a beautiful female figure that wearing a pure looking white dress. She has a feather-black wings come out from her waist that seems representing corruption and darkness, thick horns that came out crookedly from above her ears through her long raven hair, and golden eyes that has a slit, instead of pupils in the middle. She is a beauty. As she is a demoness. She is an NPC. And she is the Guardian Overseer of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Albedo. He does not know her quite well.
Even when he and Tabula talk about NPC, a lot, they were talking about their other NPC that they both created, and not Albedo or the two of her sisters that Tabula himself created.
Although, the owner of their join NPC is fully given to Momonga, the fact that both of them worked together creating it was never been forgotten by Momonga, and for Tabula, that was enough. Tabula did not seem to mind giving it to Momonga somehow… when Tabula himself already has three NPCs to take care of, so any other one would be quite a handful for him. Or at least, that's how Tabula said it.
The second one that stood near the throne as well, on the left side, were rather petite looking female, compare to Albedo that has a curvy figure, she was so tiny and rather cute-looking. She is wearing a well-mannered business-woman dress suit, that accentuated her appearances and also making her quite intimidating despite her cute looking self and her petite figure. Her arms are wings like-arms that also could be use as both, while her legs have some little feathered-scale that can be seen. Her feet-like talons look similar to those of a bird, like hawk that is really sharp, you could see it glistening in the throne room.
She is having piercings that made out of a pure silver-gem on her right eyebrows, near her temple. Wearing a pair of half-rectangular glasses that the frame was made out of a red-gem, contrary of her piercing, on her reddish-obsidian eyes, one couldn't really tell how it looks underneath the glasses. And she was actually a demon that has half-appearances of a harpy. What draw most of attention towards her though, is her head that seems moving. While Albedo has a horn, she seems has something about her hair.
She is Albedo's second-in-command. Her assistant, or so that was what being written. She is actually the NPC gift, given to Momonga from Ulbert. Her name is Euryale. Her jobs are the same as Albedo while sometimes helping her brother too, among other things, besides just for roleplaying purposes only since she was a gift, some of her setting is rather lacking. But Momonga already fixed the issues.
And the third figures that stands near Euryale, are the NPC that Momonga knows more than really well. She is a beautiful woman that have a waist long midnight-blue for her hair, she also has a hairpin near her temple in the shape of a wing above her left ears. While Albedo has feathered-black wings, from her waist, she has white-feathered wings and it looks as if its representing virtues, white and pure. White-gold almost silver eyes that also has a slit for its pupils, and rather elegant but formal black dress, she gave an air of that of aristocratic ambassadress. But in the actuality, Momonga just made her on a whim.
Yes, this was one of his creations after his friends started leaving him and giving him all their possession. What made him to create such an NPC though, it was because he found another 'World-Item' that could be use on your Avatar when he is traveling and exploring on Vanaheim. So, rather than waste it on himself, when he already has such a more-than-powerful race, or more like, a more-than-powerful Avatar, or just let it lay on the treasury, he decided to made an NPC that is half-angel, half-draconic. Yes, she is one of those rare hybrid races, even though she was just NPC. And her name is Brunhilda. At that moment, Momonga thought maybe he should change her setting for good. For the sake of it, and also… '…for the last time…'
"Oh wow, I almost forgot about you… I only realised it now, but maybe I should put some real setting on you… how about a… wait, what job that will be better for you and in charge at Nazarick that would fit your images anyway? War strategist? No, I think not, security and military? Nope. We already had such NPCs for that as well. Hmmm… oh! That's right, why don't we just…"
And with the privilege as the maker of Brunhilda, Momonga changes her job in Nazarick, and putting some settings, as well adding more words in her already detailed backstory, and it sounded like… "She is the Ambassadress of Nazarick that in her previous life she was from an Aristocrat family of a gods and goddesses, a demi-god that is also the holiest knight amongst holy knights. And yet, fortunately, and unfortunately for her, because of her sins and betrayal for defying the old gods and goddesses, she is being banished from the Realms of gods and goddesses, and casted out as a punishment. And now… now, she is nothing more than a servant of Nazarick, subordinate of the Supreme Being, and the substitute as well as Momonga Personal Assistants." …Or along those lines.
"…"
"It's okay right? This is fine, right? It didn't sound too cringy right? Ugh… I hope it doesn't, well who cares anyway, not like that everyone or anyone would know for that matter! And I couldn't think of anything that would fit her images anyway! Just remembered, Me! You had a more embarrassing NPC that whenever you see him… it always feels as if I had opened a Pandora's box, or more like a Pandora's gate. And besides…" Glancing back towards Albedo, and then at Euryale, he stared at her for a moment, and then stare back at her own NPC, he then says;
"…She is my creation anyway, so… I could do everything I want to them… right?"
When in the middle of all his mussing, he almost forgot that he is still standing and thus, making the other seven figures that following him were standing near him as well.
"Oh right, uhm… let's just made them a 'Stand By' for now."
After ordered the Battle Maid and the Butler of Steel, known as Sebas Tian, he decided to sit in the crystals throne before changing his appearance and form.
As a Fallen Angel, or rather, as a Player that have such a race and characters, as well as one of the Six Sinners, Momonga's Avatar has other useable forms, and plus his one true form, as the Azazel. All of them, he could control however, and whenever he wants are fit for reconnaissance strategy or some infiltration missions. Of course, there is more forms, but he thought the others were not worth perfecting so he decided on the rest, when kept polishing his true forms.
His form now is that of a dark angel, unholy-type gods advocate like he should be. Instead of horns unlike Albedo, in his head there is a Halo, that even when covered by a tattered dark hood, ones could see shoulder length moon-blond hair. The Halo, that is hovering above his dark hood, one could see it emitting an endless dark-hue aura, similar to a mist, as if it just came out of the abyss of darkness. Same as his halo, his majestic wings that has a claw-like hook near the way it folded colored a dark color as midnight yet glistening as that of a black pearl.
What adorned him now is a tattered dark robe, instead of a majestic one. The dark robe seems to be alive like his Halo, emitting and endless dark-hue aura, moving about too. It was actually contras with how he looks, only to made him appears even more dreadful and haunted with his chocolate-dipped olive in color for skin, black eyes with red-glowing pupils, it gave him an eerie vibe like an angel of death. Which exactly what he was. And on his fingers, that has a nails-like claw, the beautiful rings could be seen shining magnificently, like shinning stars in a night sky, whilst besides him, just around where he sits, one could see a scythe that weren't there before, and it cannot be described, just how terrifyingly beautiful crafted the scythe was.
This was one of his forms, that different yet almost similar to his true form. This was his Magus form, the Dark Angel of Sacrifice. Because of the classes that he has now after his Avatar became one of the only rare races, he has too many, and by many it was so much that you can't even properly used all of them, both the racial-class, and even the job-class.
So that's why, under the approvals and protections of the GM, Admin, and the Developers, he decided to dividing each of his racial and job classes to his other forms. In sole purposes of experiencing his avatar, do some rare crafting, and of course with the help of some of his guildmates that are close to him. It also to avoid too much of overpowering as well as a penalty. And yet, such a thing never happens because of how crack character his Avatar is, thanks to those Devs and their pranks goes wrong. And for that… Momonga thanked them from the deepest of his twisted heart.
After he sit, he gave all of them the same command to 'Stand By'. And after he done that, he decided to take a look of Euryale backstory.
When he opened it, his suspicion was right. While her setting is done wonderfully, thanks to his efforts for the last years playing alone, and of course because of Ulbert touch of evilness as well beforehand. Her backstory though, is just simple four to six paragraphs. All of them ringing a warning bell inside his head, but there's one that rings the loudest, and caught his attention the most was only a few couple of words.
"What the— Ulbert?! Wha— "Unknown to others as well as the Guild Master, Momonga himself, she is a secret admirer of him, and she also has a secret big crush on the Guild Master, Momonga, that only few of the guardians were assuming." What the heck… what kind of joke is this?!"
He saw the text and then at Euryale, the text at Euryale… until he realizes, that the text will never change no matter how many times he saw it. And then he remembers those time whenever he staring at Euryale, or even get close to her whenever he doing some modifications or repairments to her setting and stats, Ulbert always chuckling evilly whenever he near him. He could almost see that goat face and that annoyingly evil laughter of him. Those were the days.
"So, that was it! It was because of this…! Huh… so he planning on pulling this thing on me and decided to do something like this. Too bad for him though he couldn't even saw my reaction, I'm sorry, I was not looking to her backstory sooner Ulbert. But still… should I just change it? Ooor… maybe not, uhh… yeah, let's just leave it like this… it wouldn't change anything either way."
Seeing the NPC one more time, he couldn't help but commented about it.
"…but, I'm not into a fury though… or wait, is it a… what is the term again? …kemonomimi? Or that one that is into monster-girls, what is it? …*sigh* I wish you were here… Peroroncino,"
After contemplating about the matter, he decided to just let it be. Now his attention fully focusses on the female NPC on his right side. He was quite curious of her backstory because it was Tabula's creation here. And after he uses the Staff, that could also be used as the key-master for operating NPCs as well as others stuff within the Guild, he was greeted by thousands of words.
He is not surprise actually. When one of his NPC, well… it was Momonga's but the backstory is mainly Tabula's, also similar like this. It was indeed too many words, and Momonga contemplating whether to read them, to pay tribute to one if his closest friends, or just skipped it to the last sentences.
But then he remembers, that there's not much time for him now. And after uttering silent apology towards one of his closest guildmates, he decided to skipped all of the paragraphs, and just reads the last paragraph, until he saw it. Those last couple ends of words he read, the words that says, "She is a beauty on the outside, but she is actually a slut." At the couple ends of sentences of the text.
"…As expected, this is Tabula's after all. It wasn't that bad… not bad at all, compare to the NPCs that we both joined handed to create, and then he gave me afterwards. But I think this was rather… a bit lacking. Hmmm… maybe you missed a few words here Tabula. Oh! you don't have to worry about it~ I'll help you and put some words in it, hhhehe… I'm sorry Tabula-'san', but I couldn't help it… uffufuff~."
And after he deleted some words and typing, he changes a few words from the setting when still containing the same points but more in a way of, "She is a beauty on the outside, and while she is actually a slut, she always remembers to ask for consents. She also never forgets to ask for approval, and permission towards the Guild Master, Momonga, that she always looking up to so dearly."
"Well…. hhaha, how about that Tabula? She is a Succubus, right? And if she is indeed a Succubus then, she has to be a Succubus of culture… heh! So this much is fine, I think… anyway, is it better than your previous one or even worse? Well, its not like you could hear or answer me here anyway."
Oh, if only he knows…
If only he has known at that time, what kind of trigger he has switch just now, only because the changes on her backstory. Even if it's only a few ends of words.
When he has done tinkering with the NPCs, and saw some of their settings as well as their backstories, even the Pleiades, he does a double-check to his creation Brunhilda, his gift Euryale, to Albedo and Sebas as well to see if he misses something or if there are unknown problems. But it seems everything is just fine.
"…aaand, done! Alright, now let's get the NPCs do something instead of leaving them standing like that. Is the command for this 'Bow Down!'?"
At this… every NPCs that near him in the throne room fell to one knee while bowing their heads down.
"*Sigh*… now that it was almost the end-time, I starting to feel the fatigue and tired now. *yawn* ughh, haven't slept for more than seven days is not good for your body, you know that. Should I get another coffee or mints maybe? Better not, I probably just go straight to bed and sleep right away after the forced logout. Ughh my head!" said himself while trying to removes some kinks in his bodies.
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23:57
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"…so, no one really came huh? I thought if somehow, I managed to protect Nazarick for all this time everyone would be grateful of my achievement when they come back and knowing I just basically doing it all alone. And come here for the last time in the final closing end."
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23:58:25, 26, 27—
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"…I'm so tired, not only my mind but also my body… could I even able to wake up tomorrow if I sleep now…?"
The time in his VR watch read [23:59]. The server would shut down right at midnight, 00:00.
Momonga sighed.
This is fine. This was all fine. Its alright, this was a virtual-world anyway. A game. Everyone has to leave. One by one. Nobody could live in here. So that's why…
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23:59:46, 47, 48—
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That's why… it is alright.
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23:59:51, 52—
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Momonga closed his eyes. Waiting for the forced logout…
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23:59:57, 58, 59—
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With the last thoughts of his past comrades and emotions he rarely felt, he said his last words… unknowingly, before the new stages, hoping he could change everything…
And That is why… those… people…
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00:00:00…01, 02, 03, 04—
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"…what a bunch of bastards."
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"It is as you say, Lord Momonga."
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…heh?
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―to be continue,
yup! that's right! an AU Overlord fanfic! xD
this is my second story EVER uploaded and I decided to go with this one, I also do this for fun! idk why I choose this concept, instead with my other original concept staring my OC, but she would be here too… among the other NPCs in Nazarick! lol. and I just have this idea after I read some of the volume from LN, and couldn't get this shit outta my head!
I'm also new to the community, or was it a cult? lol. so please… be easy on me! xD
this is my other idea after I read the scenes when Jircniv first arrived in Nazarick's throne. oh my, that was both epic and hilarious at the same time, I really like it! ooohh~ that volume 9 is a masterpiece, the whole series was a masterpiece! xD
before, I had this anxiety of writing Momonga and I just thought, "I was afraid of making Bone Daddy different and Out of Characters, so why not just making him a completely different person all the same? Yeah, let's make a slightly 'darker' fics! Different from the others!" so here I am… (':
although I am mostly inspired by this fanfic titled; 'The Supreme Overlord: Ainz Ooal Gown' when I planning to make this in mind. that fics has some serious world-building shit. in both sense of the words! I might want to follow his footsteps about the world building, lol. applause to the author, I tips my hat to yee… xD
and now I've done it, I did it. I write and uploading this shit! ugh, my stomach is aching now… I hope this is not too cringey! I'm sorry tho if it does!
oh yeah, the name "Azazel" was actually a race… like "Overlord" it was the name of the 'One-Winged Angel from The Sinners-Circle', just like an 'Undead of The Highest-Order'. lol!
I also decided to put my OC in here as the NPC, not the Player I intended to… maybe in another fanfics, when I have a better "grasp" over the series and about the Overlord universe, I'll try to write one.
anyway… let's see how I manage to where I bring this story to, 'till then… stay cool!
