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CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: Aura of Despair
"I'm sorry... but I'll need an actual name," Draudillon Oriculus said to the voice in her mind.
"Simply put Queen Draudillon, My name is Yelkis Olliver Sage." Draudillon had heard this name once before. She took a drink from her wine and frowned.
"You... are the head chief of The Minotaur nation, right?"
"That is correct, and it's the 'Great' Minotaur nation... I didn't conquer these lands to be referred to normally."
"My apologized Sir Yelkis Olliver Sage. So... what is it you are offering exactly?" Queen Draudillon asked coyly.
"Well, I am finally in a position to strike out and rule this world... I've absorbed the Troll Nation as my own and I suspect The Wyvern Riders will soon follow... I already have plans to deal with them, easily." She rolled her eyes at the squabblings of these nations. The "great" Minotaur nation was formidable with their weird technology and huge forms... and if they now commanded every Troll in this area... They would have a suitable shock troop force capable of overrunning almost any normal army.
"I see... and you are offering to save my capital? In exchange for what?"
"I want to lay claim to every city and territory you lost... I understand this price seems steep but... you aren't really in a place to bargain... I also want to make you one of my wives." She wrinkled her nose and frowns at that prospect... a Minotaur? Disgusting!
"If you agree I will march my newly formed Troll army to you and make short work of those beastmen that are bothering you." His confidence was annoying to her, but his offer was tempting.
"I have to discuss this with my people first..."
"Of course... but the longer you take to respond, the longer it takes my army to begin their march." She shook her head and sighed. The certainly ruined her mood.
"You seem to be in a bad mood." The man she wanted to see said.
"Demiurge... isn't a little early for your weekly visit?" She asked surprised he was here so early.
"Ah, well My Lord has given us some time to prepare for a big event... I of course was already finished so... I suppose I earned some free time," He told her and handing her a bottle of wine.
"I think you will like this one... it's made with... well its made with alcohol thats all you care about right?"
"Right!" She snickered as she set it down.
"So... right before you got here I was contacted by someone called Yelkis Olliver Sage, he is the chief of the "great" Minotaur Nation... he's offered to save me, what luck!" She laughed as she hucked another empty bottle out her window. He laughed.
"I see, and did you accept his offer?" She shook her head.
"I wanted to run this by with you first... I don't want you to think I'm a bad friend or anything."
"Ah, well... when he contacts you again, let him know you would like that. It might prove fun for me to kick some puppies around to kill the time." She looked surprised at this.
"You will handle them personally? I do hope you do it in a place so I can see it..." he grinned.
"Well I had planned on ambushing them closer to their borders, but I could just as easily have them come here to put on a show for my friend." She smiled and nodded.
"I would like that..."
"then consider it done! As I said, tell him you accept whatever terms he has and... well I guess wait for the show to begin!" He said laughing slightly.
"So that's it with me... what about you?" He took as a seat and thought for a bit.
"Well we had a trial of sorts... results were a tad disappointing... my Lord is a merciful one to be sure,"
"Too bad he does not see fit to give it to me..." She said sadly.
"Oh, knowing My Lord... if he met you he'd help without question, it seems to be in his nature. But he's dealing with Empires and Kingdoms that matter so..." She frowned.
"If I am so unimportant... then why the interest? I know you well enough Demiurge to know you only are interested in two things." He smirked and adjusted his glasses.
"You... interest me on a personal level... I really like you Queen Draudillon Oriculus... and I've never liked another person from this terrible world... save for one other."
"If you like me so much... then why the promise of rape and torture?"
"A personal experiment of mine... Once I developed a genuine feeling for you, I was curious how these feelings would affect my slow and demoralizing crushing of you and your nation that you love, more so you than your nation... I almost don't wish to hurt you as I plan to,"
"Mmm, but you will all the same?"
"Indeed... probably even more than I would have if you meant nothing to me... it should prove to be interesting... for the both of us," he nodded as she drank more of his wine.
"I see." She simply said looking up at the moon that was just starting to rise into the sky.
As he contemplated his mixed feeling she looked up at him, and wondered... "why?"
But back in Nazarick, Momonga was finishing his date with Aura.
"So... listen... Aura..." He said plainly. She looked up top him as they walked along the lake on the sithes floor.
"I'm going to be... 100% honest with you..." They were walking hand in hand. He looked at her and every time he did his heart swelled, but not with lust.
"I... really do love you... more than... well I think more than anyone else in Nazarick... and while, I..." he was fumbling for the right words but she let go of his hand. He turned to look at her and she was looking up at him with tears flowing down her face.
"W...What? What did... I think I misheard you, My Lord... I..." Aura burst into tears. Mononga knelt by her and held her as close to him as he could.
"You... did not mishear me, Aura... while I love Albedo, Narberal, and Yuri... when I look and think for you... there is somethng much more there... I think... I think I made a mistake not waiting for you to age... and..." he was surprised to find tears running down his own face. But a bawling girl throwing herself into his arms broke his sentence.
"Lord...MoooMonngaaaa!" Aura cried as the tears could not stop. She buried her face in his chest and he held her close to him and smiled... he chose not to speak... instead just Holding Aura to him. She tried to stop her sobbing and grabbed his cloak hard bringing her face to it... the wetness of her tears were soaking his lap and he did not care.
"I'm...I'm...so...happy, Lord..." She tried to say between sobs. He just patted her head as he felt his affection meter explode for her!
"Aura... I... I..." he didn't really mean to lay all this on her, but as soon as he said it he knew it was the truth.
The two future lovers held one another tightly... for some reason... an image of Hitomi came to his mind. when he held Aura tightly to him. He could see a future before him. One where he was happily married to (an older) Aura. It made almost too much sense to him at this moment when his emotions were flooded with "what if's"
"Lord... Suzuki... I ... I love you so much!" Aura cried as she grabbed onto him so tight it began to hurt. Her hugging was so emotional and love felt that she managed to do 1 H.P. of damage to him and reverted him to his Overlord form.
Immediately his emotion regulator took over... hard. And the emotions he felt that were overrunning him about Aura were purged and his thinking became that of what he was used to. He let go of her and stood up, forcing them to break their embrace.
"That...um... anyway Aura... I should really go... I uh, we will talk later..." he said and suddenly vanished using his ring of Ainz Ooal Gown. Aura stood there confused... she was ready to give herself to him.. in every way possible, she craved to do so... but he.. he must have...
Aura collapsed to the ground. She clenched her fists in frustration.
"So... close... I, was..." She shook head driving her fist into the ground as hard as she could. A huge impact explosion erupted around her from her punch.
Aura sat sobbing uncontrollably. Was her age the only barrier that was stopping her Lord from accepting her completely into his heart as a lover? Or was it another reason?
Was... was she inadequate for him?
She thought of Albedo... Narbarel and Yuri... she simply was lacking in every way to them.
Blood formed form Auras moth as she bit down so hard... she didn't care... maybe this pain would remind her of her failings?
"Yes... it's my failure." She muttered in despair as she looked at the pooling puddle of crimson below her.
"If I were... If only... I were..." fresh tears formed as she realized she would probably never have another chance like this...
"Lord...My... Lord, please! just..."
Love me... now! Not...later!
"I... I'm, the absolute worst..." She growled to herself. Her Lord had promised his hand to her in the future... around twenty years or so... so, why was that not good enough for her? Why did she crave his loving touch... now, not later?
Well, she knew why... and she just told herself that.
"Because I'm the absolute worst there is..." she spat at her self failure. Obviously, her Lord could not be at fault... he was... he was perfection personified! So... so it was her fault for feeling like this.
"Mare... I wish... you were here for me... I wish... someone was..." Aura felt herself falling into a pit of despair when she thought how not even Mare... the one who was always there for her was gone... she... she had no one to talk to about this. About anything. She allowed herself to dwell on this for only a little while longer till she jumped to her feet and slapped her cheeks with her hands in an attempt to rouse her spirit.
"Since when was it Lord Momonga's job to make me happy? I only live to make him happy!" She rebuked herself at her selfish thoughts and turned to go back to her post as a faithful floor guardian... and nothing more. She walked to the center of the arena on the sixth floor and waited for an invader to attack... that was her job after all.
She told herself this but she bit her lip so hard blood flowed from it.