Authors Note= The first half of this chapter is the rewritten version that removed Evileye x Peroroncino. The second half of this chapter is new content as I just attached "part 2" to this and made both parts just one big chapter. Sorry for any confusion about the taking down and reposting of this chapter. Also, there is no difference between the M or T versions of this chapter now.

CHAPTER THIRTY: The worker's assault on Nazarick

The casters invisibility lasted just long enough for the team known as Heavy Masher to make it to the door of the tomb undetected. The leader was a stout man with armor that made him look like a shiny metal bug. Their caster used [CONTIUNAL LIGHT] on the weapons of the fighters. This would help provide light in the darkness. One of the first things they come upon was a banner made of metals and threads that made it's value obvious.

"This thing...must be worth 10 gold at least yes?" The leader asked.

"Possibly, also I have no idea the owner of that crest... I think we may be really lucky here you guys..."

"It could predate either of the existing human kingdoms, either way, it's very old, and if it's still here..."

"Means we're the first ones to explore this place." They all smiled and looked at one another. After some delving, they found coffin after coffin packed with gold and gems!

"Is this... if we just get 10% of this... were all leaving with 200 gold in bonuses alone... and just what WE found!"

"Yeah, if the other groups are doing as well as us... man, were gonna make so much gold!" They laughed as they realized this was the best case scenario for them.

"We should see what the other teams have found and meet up in the courtyard."

And just as they had found lots of gold and treasure, the team of Foresight also seemed to do just as well. They all met up at a huge flight of stairs that lead down. The groups were discussing their next move. The three anti-social ninja girls were the only ones not talking about what they were planning on doing.

"I can smell death from this place... we can expect to find plenty of undead... smells just like the Katze Plains," Hekkeran noted and all people present scowled. Dragon Tooth, a team lead by an old but well-known priest offered to stay behind and search for secret paths if they got a small percentage of anything found, it benefits were worth the small price, and they were set to make so much gold as it was... so they agreed and Dragon Tooth circled around the outer area probing for secret paths and the like.

As the remaining teams proceeded together it wasn't long till they were attacked by normal skeletons, the low-level undead were dealt with easily and their weakness gave the workers a good feeling that there was no master of these ruins, after some laughs, they proceeded deeper in.

At the camp, however, a far off tent housed Momonga Nabe and Lupusregina.

"Alright, I will now return to Nazarick to prepare for the final stage... Pandora's Actor will be in my place here with you two, I trust you will be able to handle anything that comes up" They bowed and he was suddenly outside the throne room of Nazarick, as he opened the door Albedo was there to greet him.

"Welcome back my love! How was your time out?" She asked. His eyes were just empty sockets with burning red embers in them but they had a softness as he looked at her pleased.

"As well as can be expected. the invaders should be crawling into our home as planned, are all your preparations finished?" Momonga sked his first wife. She bowed with a smile.

"Indeed my love! I am sure they will enjoy what we have planned." She said with a smile that hid the malice she was intending.

"I see... well I am sure anything you do will be a success," He nodded as she blushed and held her hands to her chest wistfully... receiving his trust and praise, there was no better reward.

Mononga sat on his throne and looked at the various teams on the monitors before him. He saw all the teams at the crossroads they were meant to be at. The group of Heavy masher made their way west... they would find nothing but pain in that direction. The five-man group of Foresight headed east while Tenmu went south. Fantasy Star, the team Demiurge was wary of was allowed to find a "hidden path" and opted to take that route. Dragon Tooth would find their opponents in the courtyard soon enough.

"Albedo... do not let a single one escape unscathed," Momonga said as he grew unhappy at the thought of their filthy feet walking on the hallowed ground his friends had helped make.

"Of course my love... please watch with satisfaction as they all meet their end for our glory and your enjoyment!" Albedo said smiling once more.

Momonga looked at the five-man team. he'd made a replica, or rather, an upgraded version of a sword the lizardmen had called Frost Pain... he wanted to use this time to try out this made weapon as well...

"Let's see... who first..." his gaze settled on Tenmu, the group lead by a blonde swordsman and followed by three elf slaves.

"Albedo, those three elf slaves... they are not here of their free will, please make sure no harm comes to them please." Momongha sked and she smiled.

"It will be as you say, my love,"

"Thank you... now then, what did you have planned for him?"

"Well at first I thought Hamsuke could deal with that trash... but someone else volunteered to fight him, and I saw no reason to deny her request..." Albedo smiled.

"Her?" Albedo winked as her Lord failed to guess who it would be...

The group she was meant to kill was finally before her. The swordsman and his elf slaves stood confidently before her.

"Who are you?" the swordsman asked surprised at her appearance. She was wearing a long black cape. She had chains that wrapped around her arms that would move by themselves, almost like snakes. She wore a halter top made of a light black fabric that exposed her stomach which were covered with scars. She wore a black thong of the same quality that had a very light fabric hanging from it that looked like a see-through dress that was moving underwater, as such her scared legs were easily showing. Her black boots glowed with strong magical power as did her matching gloves. She had short blonde hair and one pink eye, the other one was covered by a leather eyepatch. What stood before Erya was Clementine, fully geared in her old Black Scripture equipment, not that he knew any of this of course.

"You can call me Clementine... but my name isn't important, only killing you is," She said with a chilling smile on her face.

"Fine, just don't think I'll go easy on you just because you are a woman... Wins! Nissa! Kali! You worthless lot buff me with magic now!" He yelled at his three elf slaves. They winced at his barking but obeyed and used magic to raise his powers and abilities. He could tell by his opponent's gear and cocky manner that she was probably close to his level... he imagined how fun raping her on this floor would be... and he would make it as painful as possible as well!

"Go ahead... get as strong as you can, make this fun for me please," Clementine said as she pulled out a long blade that was pure black and pointed like a long stiletto.

"[ABILITY BOOST] [GREATER ABILITY BOOST]" Power and strength flowed through him, with his elves power and this he could easily overcome this woman. He cautiously approached her with a lunging slash, this was a safe opening move, not a high success rate but he would be able to fall into a defensive stance, meaning he could deal with any counterattack she might make... he was feeling her out.

He had expected her to dodge or parry his attack, but instead, she blocked it with one of her chain wrapped arms and they were able to catch the blade ass they swapped around his blade like metal snakes.

"What... What are those things?" he jumped back and managed to free his blade from her chains. She just smiled and shrugged.

"Who knows!" She laughed then dashed at him. She ran right past him faster than he even could react. her chain sprang to life and wrapped around his body. Before he knew what was happening she flung him across the room at a high speed and he crashed violently into the stone wall, the cracking in his chest let him know he'd broken some bones on that impact.

"Guh!" he coughed up some blood as she fell to the floor, landing on his knees. He coughed and more blood came up... he was bleeding internally.

"H...heal me!" He commanded and the druid Nissa did as he ordered. He tried to ready his blade but all he saw was a sadistic smile bearing down on him.. she was right up in his face with hers. But she just stood there.

"Guh... DIE!" He screamed bringing the blade up, intending to cut the smiling head from her shoulders. But his blade passed through her like nothing and she was gone... an illusion? He looked around for where she could be when someone flicked the back of his head. He turned and slashed but there was nothing there either, his blade cutting only air. His eyes went wide with fear as he tried to find his enemy. Sweat formed and his features went pale... he got a terrible nothing that he was grossly outclassed and that she was toying with him.

"Where are you BITCH?" he'd provoke her out... he heard a rattling from behind him but as he turned to face it a chain struck him in the mouth shattering both rows of his teeth and tearing his tongue in half. He fell back clutching his mouth and rolling around screaming... but his pain turned to anger as he somehow found the resolve to get back to his feet, in truth, it was just Nissa healing him again. he ran at her now that she had shown herself, he'd end this in one attack... his favorite one...

[VOID CUTTER] If he could smirk he would have but even as Nissa's healing took effect the pain that coursed in his body fueled his rage and anger at this woman who had dared hurt him. His sword found his mark. the smiling face of this damnable woman. But she simply stepped to the side casually but with speed like a blink of an eye, his attack spun off into the distance making a scratch against a far off wall.

"Gotcha!" She whispered from behind him into his ear as she drove the black stiletto into his back and out the front of his shoulder. A torrent of pain like he'd never felt overcame his and he fell to the ground, writhing and flopping around in pain he did not know existed. Clementine let out a shrill laugh as she hunched over him.

"What your feeling is the effect of my favorite weapon ever... it's called "Pain Blossom". It casts a spell called [PAIN] every time I stab you... what your feeling now is your pain multiplied by ten... sure must hurt a lot huh?" She teased him as she pushed him onto his back. He was gasping for air as his muscles were seizing up from the shock of pain. He could have sworn he heard his elf slaves cheering, for him no doubt.

"H...Ho...H..." is all he could say between agonizing cried of pain. Clementine smiled as she kicked his sword away from him and drove Pain Blossom into his knee cap shattering it and making his pain now twenty times more agonizing. He tried to scream but his throat was closing up from the overload to his nervous system, he pissed and shat himself out of bowl releasing pain. his elves seemed to be enjoying the show and the smiles on their faces reminded Clementine of her own nice cute smile.

"Man you made a mess... gross!" but I guess twenty times the pain will do that... so you're probably gonna be passing out soon from the shock... but don't worry big boy, I'll be right here waiting for you to wake up so we can play this game a few more times!" Clementine giggled as her head swayed back and forth her one pink eye glaring down at his bleeding and soiled body.

As promised, when he woke up he was healed and no longer in pain... but that quickly changed as she drove her weapon into his crotch, destroying his manhood.

"AAAAAGGGGGG!" He screamed in a weird way as Clementine drove her weapon into his stomach. All he could do was vomit from the pain as he shook and drooled like a brain dead zombie. His brain was trying to deal with the overwhelming pain and it was causing a break down of his motor functions. he released what was left in his bowls and bladder.

"Just look at you? Only at twenty times the pain and already losing your mind from it? You're a lot weaker than I thought you'd be." She said disappointed as she stabbed his spine, racking up his pain to thirty times. Foamy blood gurgled from his mouth and nose as she turned the blade back and forth creating so much pain he snapped his own fingers from clutching and scratching the floor in a frantic attempt to crawl away. Bloody streaks formed where his fingernails used to be.

"No no no... don't pass out again!" Clementine asked but his world became dark once more. Again when he woke his wounds were healed, but this was short lived as her blade suddenly shattered both his knees and elbows with four fast stabs, his pain at fourty times the effect now created so much agony and suffering that he prayed for death... but it would not come to him for more many...many hours of this game she had missed so much.

Clementine was so nice she even let his slaves take turns stabbing him at one point, they seemed to really enjoy that. But eventually, his mind would completely shatter... something even healing potions could not heal and he would only piss and shit like a worthless dog.

Finally, he just lay there drooling and not responding to her game... she kicked at him disappointedly.

"Come on... do something..." She frowned at his unresponsiveness. He was done for.

"Well looks like you've checked out huh? Well, you lasted seven hours of my game... most can only go three or four before they reach this state... so there's that... oh, why am I even talking to you? Not like you can understand me at this point anymore." Clementine laughed as she looked at the broken husk of a man. She did so enjoy being on this end of the game again, but her playtime was over.

"Okay Master Demiurge, I'm finished playing with this." She said pointing disinterestedly at the broken man. Demiurge appeared with a smile, he'd enjoyed the show she put on very much! But during the playtime, Clementine had with Erya, the fates of the other workers being watched by Momonga and Albedo were playing out. At this point in time, Clementine had just begun her game with Erya. His fate was sealed and Clementine had performed well so Momonga turned his attention to the mysterious team of Fantasy star...

The three ninja women were teleported to a place where no escape would be possible, even if these people knew [GATE] it would not work where they were.

Evileye looked around the strange landscape they found themselves in. Looking out all one could see was dry cracked earth with rivers of molten lava and toxic steam. Burning red rock formations were off in the distance, but where they were now was completely in the open. All three of them activated [INVISABLITY] and looked around, they knew they fell into a bad trap.

"Sorry, but I can still see you three... you might as well give it up, you've lost." A voice said to Evileye in her head via [MESSAGE] she looked around but didn't see anyone... a bluff or was he also invisible? She said or did nothing.

"Not cooperating huh? Well just tell me why you're here and I'll not have to press you for information," the voice said. It sounded a bit familiar, but she couldn't remember where from.

"Boss... what do we do... I think he's telling the truth." Tina whispered.

"He could just be trying to get us to reveal ourselves because he can't see us," said Tia.

"What sho..." Tina was saying when a red flash went through her chest. There was a look of shock on her face for a moment she then fell over in a paralyzed state but still alive and unhurt.

"So now you know I'm seriouse... tell me who you really are and what you want or I'll kill the one next to you." the voice said. Evileye threw up her arms and undid her magic and appeared.

"Okay... we surrender!" She cried out from her mouth and mind.

"Good... now, who are you?" This time there was a voice and Evileye looked up to see a person in a mask. She had seen that mask and that bow before... but this person clearly was a human behind the mask... could it be?

"Ji Joe? Is that you?" Her words clearly had an effect as he paused and took a step back. He pulled up the mask to reveal his face. Evileye did the same.

"Ji Joe! it's Evileye of The Blue Roses!" She motioned for her friend to take off her mask as well.

"Evileye... Oh... wait... what, why are you here?" The look of shock and confusion was very real, she'd never seen him this nonplus in their brief time together.

"Well, we went undercover to sneak in this weird ruin, I figured it was worth investigating... maybe even... maybe even Sir Momon might want to know what is here so..." She tried to explain but started to blush... she wished she had her mask...

"Oh boy... um," He waved his hand and Tina could move once again.

"Sorry about that sneak attack, with the masks and all..." he apologized.

"Well, you didn't actually hurt me, so no harm done." The ninja gave him a nod and he smiled at her.

"But... why, or rather... how can you use that bow? Aren't you monk class?" Evileye asked looking at the amazing bow her enemy once had.

"Uh, well, Monk is only my sub-class... after a certain point you can pick another class... I'm more of like... archer then monk... but Airxeen had my bow... that he stole from me a long time ago so..."

"So you had to rely on your other training?" Evileye thought it was odd, but it did make some sense. She knew plenty of adventures that specialized in duel classes after all.

"And his mask?" She asked looking at it.

"A... disguise... I didn't know if you guys were working for the enemy or not... it's rather magically enchanted as well. Evileye looked at it, and while it seemed to be made of a material she'd never seen, it did not appear to be too magical in nature. But it would serve as a good disguise to the enemy of man.

"So, you know why we're here... why are you here? The rest of your team is standing guard outside... did you sneak in here to get an idea of what's going on as well?" She asked. Both ninja girls looked up at him at the same time.

"Uh, well... yeah, but I discovered that the guy living here is that powerful caster 'Momonga'... and turns out he's really trying to help humanity. Turns out, it's a huge misunderstanding on my... our part."

"Oh! Then you don't know him? I kinda assumed you and Sir Momon were working with Momonga..."

"Yeah... that... would make sense wouldn't it... but um... no. In truth, Momon was wary of Momonga... maybe because we seem to be on the same scale of power and that would make us natural enemies, but after the incident in The Holy Kingdom we, or rather Momon decided Momonga wasn't bad... but we needed to be sure..."

"So you snuck in here to talk with him, and you said he's not evil?"

"Yeah, he's just a powerful caster that wants to use his magic to help humans... Our biggest fear was that he and our old rival Airxeen were working together. But that fear seems to be unfounded as well... I was actually on my out to report this good news to Sir Momon when I came across you guys in this place... would you like to come with me?"

"YES! Um... yes, I would like to report this as well." the twins looked at one another with smirks on their faces.

"But how do we even escape a place like this... my [TELEPORT] spell isn't working here for some reason," Evileye explained.

"It's fine, Momonga told me how to get around that... it's just a secret so..." He shrugged.

"I see, well we understand protocol... blindfolds then?" He nodded and the girls did as asked. they could feel the change in atmosphere instantly and they were standing in a field under a moonlit sky. They all took off their blindfolds.

"Oh, we're really outside again..." She remarks in some surprise.

"So, wanna go um, report this to Momon?"

"We want to get some rest..." the twins said winking at Evileye who just looked away embarrassed. Ji Joe led her to the tent that housed Ainz Ooal Gown. She expected Lupu and Nabe to be here as well, but it was just Momon.

"Oh! Sir Momon!" She smiled and walked over to him resisting the urge to hug him.

"Oh, uh..."

"Evileye, you remember Evileye, the one that helped us fight Airxeen." Momon nodded.

"Of course I would remember her!" he made a bit of a dramatic motion sitting down as he flaired his cape out as he sat.

"So, Evileye, why are you here?" he asked. She looked at Ji Joe as it was his report to give.

"Oh, right... well um, Momon, my secret mission to infiltrate the tomb was a success." Momon looked at Ji Joe for a little bit, was he thining about what to ask?

"And... I discovered that Momonga is the ruler of these ruins, and that he largely is on our side... um... as we suspected, or at least hoped." Ji Joe said while nodding vigorously at Momon. Momon looked at Ji Joe then at her.

"Ah, I see then... so the um, secret plan we had must have been shared by The Blue Roses and..."

"...and I luckily ran into them on my way out... very fortunate indeed." Ji Joe said.

"Hmm, Indeed." Momon agreed.

"I am very sorry for getting in your teams way..."

"No, think nothing of it, brilliant minds think alike after all," Momon said chuckling

BRILLIANT? She began to full on blush and tried to hide it... damnit she wished she had her mask!

"Right, well now that our operation is over, we really should get the teams back!" Evileye said happily. Ji Joe and Momon shared a knowing glance.

"Um... about that..." She looked confused.

"These worker teams were here illegally and... as Momonga thought they were an attacking force, most were met with... formidable resistance..." Ji Joe said shaking his head in a sad manner that could only mean one thing.

"I see... so you were actively looking for survivors after seeing their fates?" Momon asked.

"Um, must have been right? Yeah, but I uh, only found these girls."

"Lucky," Momon said nodding

"Yes, Lucky." Evileye did indeed feel it was luck only her team would be making it back.

"So is that it then?"

"Seems like it,"

"If, you don't mind me asking Sir Momon, what will you do about this caster?" Evileye asked.

"Well if Ji Joe says he's on our side of things, I'm inclined to believe him, as such I see no reason to harass him if he largely just wanted to help and be left alone..."

"Good! I was hoping you two would remain on neutral terms at least!" Evileye said smiling. She had only been half wrong about them working together it would seem, better yet there was no "looming threat" that she feared.

"It's unfortunate about the others... but I do think they were planning to rob this occupied territory, so you could say they got what they deserved in the end." Momon said coldly. But Evileye agreed, it's why the call went out to Workers and not Adventures, they planned on looting that place dry.

"Well you two can hang out here if you like, I'm going to go uh... report this to um... the girls! Yeah, see you two later." Ji Joe said as he walked out of the tent.

"Close call... to think The Blue Roses would try to infiltrate Nazarick..." Momonga muttered to himself.

"Is it really okay to just let them leave like that My Love?" Albedo aksed worried.

"They did not understand what was at play, and they did not mean to steal from us... I am inclined to give them a "pass" as it were," Momonga said nodding as he looked at the next monitor.

"Lord Momonga is so merciful!" Albedo cried as she caressed his bone chest. He just laughed and patted her head affectionately making her blush. Momonga then looked at the team known as Dragon tooth, they were still outside but were going to meet...

"A DRAGON!" the old priest cried as a huge frost dragon descended upon them. Just in his landing, the giant frost dragon crushed their archer to nothing. None of the team could believe their eyes... what was a huge adult Frost Dragon here? But it spoke in a deep but still female voice.

"Greetings intruders, you may call me Kilistran Denshusha, soon to be the first wife of Lord Peroroncino... rejoice that your end will be brought by one as blessed as I!" she bellowed then shot a blast of freezing cold breath. Half the party was caught up in her attack as their bodies became grotesque statues of ice. she playfully slapped the ice statutes into frozen chunks of meat as they scattered liek rumble along the floor.

"Oh, half of you lived, that's no good... son?" She called out. And what came forth boggled even the mind of this old adventure... another huge dragon but... headless? It's body was a sickly grey/green like a zombie might be but it thrashed around mindlessly... literally as it had no head to house a mind.

"Scatter!" was the only order he could think o give his men as they were now caught between two giant dragons. The headless undead dragons flopped around like a silly puppy dog might as it was trying to learn how to run, but just like a puppy it would trip and fall over. However, unlike most puppies, this fumble took the lives of several Workers.

That's when he realized he was the only one left alive of his worker group Dragon tooth... ironically brought down by actual dragons. He didn't let the irony get to him as the freezing breath turned his world white and then black forever...

"Well that was way too fast... but still fun to watch!" Momonga exclaimed from the throne and Albedo smiled.

"I had thought to use "the old guards" but this rabble hardly seemed worth waking them up for, and Kilistran had been asking to help out around here more. I hope she met your approval, My Love?" Albedo asked. Momonga nodded.

"Yes, it was nice to see them in action... that just leaves..." he said moving his hand to the second to last worker group. It was Heavy Masher, a group of about eight or nine... Momonga wondered what would happen to them.

Gringham, leader of Heavy Mashers stood next to his five remaining members, his best men. they had been chased by a series of older litches of some kind... he'd lost a good amount of his men to them. But after ducking in some random door the five of them were sent to this room. It was black and nothing could be seen at all.

"Gringham?" One of his mates asked out in the darkness, the tone of terror was evident in his voice. After the litches then this teleportation spell... the remaining members understood they were dealing with a power far beyond theirs.

"Yeah boy, I'm here, don't lose nerve now... we... we've been through worse! Remember those Ogres in the valley? Huh! I bet... we'll be fine!" He said trying to bolster the morale of his remaining men but also steel his won nerves, in reality, he only hoped that whoever was here in this pitch dark room was open to negotiations.

"Well I don't know if "fine" is the right word I'd use for how you all will turn out..." an unfamiliar voice called out to them from the unseen blackness.

"Wh... who's there?" Gringham called back, backing up to his men so they were all touching backs and ready for whatever came next.

"Me? Why, my name... is well known in these parts, some might even call me the... leader of this tomb." Fear and shock ran up his spine... they drew the unlucky straw of having to face with the Lord of this tomb?

"And... what do we call you... my Lord?" There was a chuckling from the pitch dark.

"Lord?... Hmm yes, I quite like being called that... maybe if you beg... I will spare you, so let's hear it worm BEG!" the voice was booming and loud. Gringham fell to his knees, tears of fear welling up in his eyes.

"P...P...please, My Lord... spare us! We.. we honestly had no idea these ruins were ruled by one as great as yourself! If you... grant us mercy, I promise we will do anything we can to make up this mistake on our parts..."

"STOP!" The voice commanded.

"Why would I grant YOU mercy? Would you "grant mercy" so some random bugst, AH DAMNIT ALL TO HELL! MY TONGE I BIT MY GODMAN TOUNGE!" The voice suddenly flared with anger and rage, but... what did he just say? Did he bite... his own tongue?

"Uh... damn... that hurts, um okay... YOU WILL DO WELL TO FORGET THAT EVER HAPPENED!" The voice once again boomed with power.

"Um.. yes... uh, My Lord.. so what can we offer..."

"Offer? Only your very lives willst...OWE! THE SAME SPOT... I BIT THE SAME GODMAN SPOT! GRRR..." something flew at Gringham from the darkness and hit his face... a comb?

"Potteen... I mneed heelingt potteen..." he drank something and then seemed fine. There was a bit of a pause.

"As I was saying... only your very lives will do me any good..." he felt the shaking of the other members, he could smell the faint smell of amnia... someone had pissed themselves from fear... he didn't blame them, they were dealing with a powerful, if not odd, king of the dead.

"Is there really nothing else?" he begged more.

"Hmm... possibly..." suddenly a soft blue light barely lit up the room. Gringham could see someone sitting on a throne. The figure stood up and seemed to be wearing a black robe of some kind. He stepped down some stairs, briefly tripping on his robe but catching himself... finally, the leader stepped into the light and...

"Hello... I am the future ruler of This Tomb, I am the Great Eclair Eclair Eclair!" the short birdman said. He had long blond eyebrows and a blond tuft of hair below his mouth, the glint of murder and death sparkled in his eye.

"Future? Oh, I see... then you must be the Prince of this great tomb?" Gringham was hoping if he showed respect his team and himself may yet live.

"I suppose that's one way you could put it... yes that's fine, you may call me Prince Eclair Eclair Eclair...the great!"

"P...Prince Eclair Eclair Eclair... the great? Um, what an amazing name My Lord!"

"Hmmm... isn't it though?" He chuckled the way a pompous ruler might as he stroked his... beard? Only this short birdman and the throne behind could be seen.

But just as it seemed they were making good headway a door on the opposite side of the room opened, flooding the dimly lit room with eye squinting light. In the doorway stood a short girl.

"Eclair there you are... Kyouhukou is still waiting for his share of the workers... what are you doing?"

"Uh, uh... I was simply... interrogating them before I handed them over Mistress Shizu!"

"It's fine just make sure they get sent to the black room after."

"R...right Mistress Shizu, um... sending the,m there now!" The floor that Heavy Masher stood upon lit up and they were sent to their final destination, to meet many hungry bugs.

"Well then My Love... as all but one of the teams are... dealt with, is it time for you to take the stage?" Albedo asked as she watched the team of Heavy Masher getting devoured by Kyouhukou and his family.

"Yes... have them sent to the arena," Momonga said standing up and removing all his gear save for a few rings, normal pants and a collar that would greatly lower his stats but increase his experience gain, hopefully he'd see if he could gain any 'warrior levels' in a real fight, but he suspected this would be a waste of time.

"OUR CHALLENGERS ARE FIVE FOOLISH HUMANS THAT DARE ENTER NAZARICK!" A little Dark Elf girl announced into a weird object she held in her hand. Hekkeran, Imina, Roberdyke, Arche and Ninya all stood with their guards down waiting for the announcements to stop. Ninya pulled her scarf up around her face activating it's small increase in armor it would give her. It would seem they drew the short end of the straw and were fighting someone of extreme importance and probable power.

"AND AGAINST THEM... THE RULER OF THE GREAT TOMB OF NAZARICK...The supreme one... the king of death... Lord Momonga!" She then held out her arm to the champions gate, opposite to the one they had entered. A tall skeleton walked out escorted by three women.

He was wearing a black collar and a black and red robe. Behind him walked a woman in a white dress and black wings, she had horns, however, not an angel or human... a demon? Beside her was another woman with black hair but pulled up in a bun and she wore glasses and a pure black dress that looked as well made as to the white one the demon wore. She had a well-made collar wrapped around her neck. The third woman was arguably the best looking, she was shortest but walked with plain expression. She just had a black robe wrapped around her, hiding whatever she may be wearing underneath.

"And his wives Lady Albedo, Lady Yuri Alpha and Lady Narberal Gamma! as his cornermen!" The girl announced happily.

"Guys... I think we may be in big trouble here... let's try our best to talk it out... they seem like they might be willing to talk." Hekkeran whispered to his group. They nodded.

"Guys... I'm sorry... I'm why we are here..." Arche said tears forming. Ninya patted her on the back.

"Don't, we all came here..." Ninya said.

"That's right Arche, we all had our dreams on the line here..." Imina said with a forced smile.

"This was a job we took as a group, there is no way we would blame a single person for anything," Roberdyke said smiling at her.

"So that's how it is Arche... but let's see if this monster feels like talking... just let me do the talking," Ninya and the others all nodded that they would. Hekkeran approached the group. The one called Momonga raised his hand signaling he was allowing them to speak first.

"First, allow us to apologize Master Mom...Momon?"

"Momonga!" he said in a deep and powerful voice.

"Excuse me! Master Momonga! We would like to apologize for entering your tomb without permission!" Hekkeran said offering another bow of respect.

"If you can forgive our rudeness, we will offer whatever means of compensation worthy of such mercy and forgiveness!" the skeleton focused it's burning red eyes on their leader.

"Are you that kind of person? You would grant mercy to rodents that snuck in and ate up your grain during the night? You would kindly let these vermin go if they could somehow offer you something? What "compensation" would a rat be able to offer you? To return a portion of the grain it stole? I fail to see that as worth allowing vermin that spread disease to higher orders of life a fair deal." They all backed up... if he was comparing them to vermin, their fates were all but sealed ninya worried... she would never get to meet her sister, or see the place Jin had invited her to... but she had no regrets, Tsare was safe, in the end, that's all that mattered to her.

"You attacked this tomb to satisfy your own greed... to fill your endless need of gold... you are literally the rats I spoke of."

"There is a reason! You see we..." Hekkeran began but Momonga cut him off.

"Silence... any further lies would cause me displeasure." Hekkeran looked at the group... he was going to try something risky his look informed them. Ninya grabbed her staff tightly... combat was sure to erupt soon.

"But... what if we had permission?" There was a visable reaction in the monster... Hekkeran may have stumbled onto something!

"Rubbish... A bluff just to save your own skin... how unimaginative."

"I...it's true..." Hekkeran's eyes went to the three women and then the fourth little girl... this was a man who loved to surround himself with women Hekkeran figured.

"A bluff... who would ever give you permission to enter these hallowed halls, hmm?"

"A woman!" Again there was a huge reaction in the monster, he even took a step back. You're doing it Hekkeran! Ninya cheered in her mind.

"A woman? What was her name?" he asked curiously.

"Don't you know her well? She did not give me her name... but she was very kind!"

"Kind? And what was this "woman" like?" Momonga asked putting his hand to his chin.

"She uh, had the voice liek an angel! Just to hear her speak was like listening to the best bards sing." At this even the little Dark Elf girl had a visible reaction. Another correct guess! Hope began to blossom in Ninya's heart.

"Lord Momonga... mother..."the dark elf said quietly but he rose his hand to her.

"I... did not lay eyes on her as I was assured I was not worthy to look at her beauty, but as I said, her voice must have matched her beauty!" The reaction was still positive, the monster fell further into thought. Hekkeran looked at the exits and then the women again... this was a man who valued a harem alright... he had guess well.

"And what did this unnamed, unseen beauty have to say to me?" Hekkeran swallowed. this was it... he's either buy them life or sell them death.

"Can I ask that you promise our safety for the delivery of this message?"

"If you really are here by request from one of my friends, I assure you, no harm will come to you." Hekkeran's eyes went wide when he heard the word "friend"

"Tell me what this woman said to you."

"She told me... to give Momonga her regards and her... love." there it was, the biggest gamble yet. the eyes went wide of the females behind him but they said nothing.

"Love... she told you that she loved me?" Hekkeran wasn't sure if he'd made the right choice, but he was married to this course of action now.

"Y... yes, she um, never told you... but apparently she loves you and..." but he held up his hand.

"Did she mention another?"

"E...excuse me?"

"Did she ONLY have a message for me? She didn't ask you to relay another message... possibly one she was related to?" Hekkeran smiled... the Dark Elf girl muttered something about "mother" too easy! The answer had been accidentally slipped to him by this ignorant child!

"In fact she did! She said there was a family member she wanted to see more than anything!" Hekkeran announced, confident he'd won this game of cat and mouse... sometimes the mouse gets away Mr. cat!

"She said she can't wait to hug her daughter again!" Hekkeran said with a bow. There was a long pause from the skeleton.

"Daughter? She said, daughter?" Hekkeran smiled.

"Indeed, her lovely Dark Elf Daughter, she misses her terribly and..." he was saying but Momonga began to chuckle mid-sentence... had he made a flaw? But then the skeleton burst out into laughter. It was the mocking kind of laughter, not the jovial kind. Mistakes had been made. the five of them became on edge and slowly prepared their guard.

"Well... you were close I guess... even if you said she had said daughter, she would have also said "son" but even that answer would not have won you your lives... as it is.. you shit... you dirty shitty bastards used my friend? You used my partner's SISTER? You utter garbage... you... fucking worthless lot... you will all suffer beyond what you knew what was even possible!" His rage was evident but then he acted like he was calm in only a second. The torrent of power that was flooding the area and rumbling also stopped just as quickly

"...is what I'd like to say... but in truth your just the scared rats leaping at any chance you had... honestly I can't blame you... but whatever... it is now time for me to dispose of you liek the filthy lying rats you are!" He said as he threw his cloak away in a confident manner. He had a large red orb floating menacingly in his midsection and he held a piece of strange blue ice looking shard in his hand.

"So... let us begin," Momonga said waiting for thier attacks. But no one budged.

"Very well, then I will start..." Momonga dashed at Hekkeran and swung at him with the ice like weapon. Hekkeran managed to jump and parry it but doing so caused pain in his arm, it was unexpected and he was unable to perform his martial art counter attack he'd planned. Momonga tracked him easily and kicked Hekkeran in his chest, several snaps could be heard as he was sent flying away.

"Humph... pathetic." He was then hit from the back by Arches [MAGIC ARROW] and Ninya's [ACID ARROW]. Neither spell did anything to him.

"Magic immunity?" Arche called out in fear. Hekkeran rose to his feet as Roberdyke cast [LESSER HEALING] giving his comrade some relief.

"He can read my moves perfectly... and that weapon is seriously bad news!" he warned the others.

"OVER HERE!" Imina called out shooting two blunt-headed arrows, made for breaking bones. Momonga ignored them, slapping them out of the air without even turning his gaze.

"[FLASH]!" Arche cast a spell meant to blind the enemy as Hekkeran used this opening to strike at the enemy. Roberdyke cast [LESSER STRENGTH], helping with Hekkerans attack. Ninya used her new spell she just learned.

"[THUNDER LANCE]" but again the magic did nothing, even Hekkerans attack bounced off him like it was nothing. They all fell back as their best attack pattern had yielded nothing.

"As I suspected, too weak to even consider using as a test... unfortunate, Howver i applaude your teamwork, if I were many levels weaker than you your attacks might be considered annoying... well, done," Momonga said shaking his head. Everyone just exchanged glances at these troublesome words.

"So let's play a different game... one where i see what kind of friends you are to each other." He dropped the ice shard blade and rose his hands in the air in a challenging manner as his authority pressed the air around them, it suddenly became hard to breathe in his presence.

"Now come at me... HUMANS!" Momonga issued his challenge of death.

"He disarmed... a magic caster? But he could fight me easily in melee combat, unless it was that weird sword..." Hekkeran said feeling the pain in his arms from the parry earlier.

"No, he's bluffing... he can't use any magic at all... I'm sure of it!" Arche confidently announced as her eyes lit up, she could read the power of magic casters.

"Eh? What's that little girl? What do you mean by that?" Momonga asked curiously.

"You have no magical power, i can see it easily," She confidently answered Momonga.

"Detect magic? Oh sorry, I forgot I had this on," Momonga took off a blue ring. Suddenly Arche cried out in terror and fell over vomiting. Ninya ran over to her holding her friend in her arms.

"How rude, vomiting in front of another person."

"What did you do to her?" Omina yelled also going to Arches aid.

"R...Run! Ninya please you have to get out of here and find your sister!... we... we're all dead... he's a monster we can't win!" Arches cried as she shook and wet herself.

"And you even soil my floor, you truly are animals," Momonga reared his head back.

"We can't win... we can't win..." Arche was crying out over and over.

"Arche, hold it together, you are the one that needs live...more than me even!" Ninya cried looking at Roberdyke who was already casting [LIONS HEART] helping her calm down magically. Arche wiped her mouth and held Ninya away from Momongas side.

"We... we can't beat that... whatever that is... it will kill us all,"

"Yeah, as soon as he took off that ring I knew we would never escape." Roberdyke said with worry in his voice.

"Even running is out of the question, isn't it?" Imina said shaking her head. Ninya stood before them glaring at Momonga.

"This is boring... I guess I'll make the first move." Momonga said as he suddenly appeared behind Imina. Hekkeran was already running at her, she had no idea he had her flanked, he boosted himself with his martial arts abilities to get there faster.

"Imina MOVE!" The images her sleeping soundly and safe came to his mind. Why, why would she never sleep like that again... he just wanted to protect her.

"MONSTER HERE!" He cried kicking Imina to the side as he reached out to touch her.

"ONLY I CAN LAY MY HANDS ON IMINA!" He cried as he finished his series of power-ups...[LIMIT BREAKER] [PHYSICAL BOOST] [DULL PAIN] [IRON FIST] with each martial art he put more and more strain on his body, but he wished to see it... so see Imina sleeping peacefully, maybe a little drunk... okay very drunk. He poured that want and desire to see her sleeping soundly into his final attack, it was the last thing he could do for her...

"[FINAL DOUBLE TWIN BLADE STRIKE]" Hekkerans body was pushed to its max as he brought his blades filled with regret and sorrow down onto Momonga... who simply stood there. The impact glanced off of him like it was nothing... he hadn't left a single scratch on the monster.

"He has..." Hekkeran cried out but Momonga grabbed his face and held him into the air like a doll.

"To think you thought a pathetic attack like that would do anything. I am beyond disappointed,"

"He... he must have some kind of weakness!" Arche cried out.

"What? Our magic does nothign and Hekkerans best attack also... Arche... we can't win this..."

"It seems you realize at least little boy." Momonga chuckled as he cast [PARALYZE]. Hekkeran fell to the ground unable to move.

"NO! Don't You can't!" Imina ran at Momonga firing off more arrows which again did nothing, she made a dash toward Hekkeran's unmoving body but was met Momonga's hand. He caught her in mid-dash, his boney hand wrapped around her neck and throat, he picked her up, holding her like a struggling fish in his grasp.

"How easy it would be to break your neck..." He applied sufficient pressure making her cry out in pain till his grip just made her gasp for air.

"Or I could just choke you slowly as your friends watch," He laughed as she spasmed for air, her eyes rolling up in her head as she no longer could even cough.

"But that would be too merciful for rats..." He threw her body at the paralyzed body of her lover. she hit him with a loud thud and immediately began gasping for air. Roberdyke cast [LESSER HEALING] on her.

"Yo...You enjoy... torturing us... but if we don't... return. A man more powerful than anyone... will come for, us."

"That's right! Sir Momon and Ji Joe of Ainz Ooal Gown will come to stop you!" Ninya cried out in terror.. she wanted Jin to come bursting through the arena and save her...

"Hmm? That team? Well... you should know... never mind, just know they will not be in a position to help you, sorry."

"That's a lie! I know them! they would..." Ninya began.

"I don't know why you would claim that, but I know neither have ever had any contact with your group... another bad lie."

"[PAIN]" he cast a low-level spell that would just cause pain to the nervous system. Ninya cried out and rolled around on the floor screaming like she was on fire. He chuckled at her frantic screams... Ninya gasped and paned in pain as she looked up at the sky her mind being overrun by pain and suffering even if no real damage was being inflicted to her.

"See what lying to me earns you... your suffering only gets worse I assure you all." he calmly said as she screamed and rolled around.

"Ninya! You fucking monster stop torturing her like that!" Arche cried as she fired more [MAGIC ARROWS] at him, once again they did nothing. But he did end the spell. Ninya fell to her side sobbing from the pain, she had also pissed herself from the pain. Arche patted her back.

"Hmm? Ninya? You said that the boy's name was Ninya?" Momonga asked. They glared angrily at him as Ninya's cried became louder.

"What do you care you monster! Yes, thats HER name!" Arched yelled standing over her friend, trying to shield her from any more pain. Ninya was curled up crying holding herself.

"Save me. Save me. Save me." is all she would say with tears running down her face.

"Wait... no..." Momonga took several steps back.

"Is... show me her face!" he commanded. Ninya turned to face him pulling her scarf off. And meeting him with a pained glare.

"Want to see my face as I suffer?" But he did not say anything. Imina was weeping over the body of Hekkeran begging him to move again.

"This...you... are, Ninya from the Blade of Darkness? Tuare's sister?... why are you..." The look on her face changed and everyone looked at her.

"Yes... that is me... are you the one Jin rescued Tuare from? Huh?"

"What? This is the one you were trying to save your sister from Ninya? How..."

"No, I had no idea he..."

"Stop!" Momonga suddenly bellowed. He looked at Hekkeran and Imina who was glaring angrily at him. He seemed to be thinking of something.

"This..." He looked around... why was he hesitating now.

"But you're with workers? basically thieves... why would you come to steal from me?" he asked taking antoher step back.

"You think we need only gold for ourselves? A monster like you would never understand that I want to save my two little sisters from getting sold into slavery?... They are only seven and eight! Ninya wants to get gold to also help her older sister who WAS sold into slavery... Roberdyke wants to heal people who can't afford healing, for free! You call us rats and thieves but we need that gold to help OTHERS, to prevent losing the ones we have and to reclaim the ones we've lost!" Momonga just stood there looking at them.

Momonga simply walked back towards the door he entered in.

"Aura... take these five someplace comfortable but secure... things have changed," Aura looked at him confused but just approached the defeated group.

"Yes yes you heard Lord Momonga, follow me to your cells or I'll have to hit ya a few times!" Aura said holding up her fist. Hekkeran was given the ability to move but he was so confused at the sudden turn of events did nothing but tell his team to obey... he might just see Imina sleeping soundly again... maybe.