CHAPTER TEN: Co-op
"That's gross, JIN!"
"Stop it Jin! Get that thing away from me!"
"Take things more seriously Jin!"
"Why are you always messing around?"
"No Jin! This is YOUR problem, you deal with it!"
"Honestly, why do I have such a useless little brother?"
"Jin... I know you are hurting..."
"Jin...Jin...Jin..."
"I love you, brother. NOT LIKE THAT YOU WEIRDO! laughs"
"Jin..."
He lay curled up on the ground, his sister's voice scolding him in his head as he remembered her face and the way they would talk. He opened his eyes and saw the smiling face of Aura. He sat up, thinking.
"I don't think my sister would want me to lay here and cry like this..." He got up to his feet. Aura's smile turned into a grin when she saw he was back.
"Aura... thank you..." He said honestly. She just laughed and gave him a V for victory with her hands and smiled, a smile that bolstered his resolve... he wasn't just here to mess around and get his harem fill of Waifus... he was here for his friend Suzuki... who right now was fighting a battle for Jin... for Nazarick.
"Am I really this pathetic? That my friends feel the need to bail me out?" Jin asked to himself, but Aura answered him with a giggle.
"Well YEAH! You're such screw off that we all know you'd be lost without us!" He looked at her, only she would talk to him like this, and he loved it, it's exactly what Hitomi would say to him if she were here.
"Sorry Aura... for making you miss Momonga's fight... I'll get us back there as fast as we can." He held out his hand and she took it, he cast [GREATER TELEPORTION] and they both vanished.
Momonga stood before Shalltear. She'd just fallen into his land mine attack, and now fell for his bluff of further traps.
"As expected of Lord Momonga, you will not let me close the distance will you?" Then Shalltear looked around nervously.
"What is it Shalltear? You seem to be expecting another attacker? Don't worry, I am your only opponent!" Momonga assured her, but she sneered.
"I am simply expecting Lord Pero to strike me from a distance... fighting you while he takes shot at me would be a great strategy! Why has my maker not fired on me yet I wonder?" Shalltear asked looking around nervously. Momonga chuckled to himself... so that's why she's fighting so reserved... usually she would came at me with everything she has, but she doesn't consider me the real threat... she thinks I'm a distraction for Jin's attacks from range... it's a great strategy, but Jin wouldn't be able to fight Shalltear, that why I will return her to you Jin! On my name!
Momonga readied his next spell [MAXIMIZE MAGIC GRAVITY MELSTRORM]! He threw the pulsating black ord of gravity death at Shalltear but she used [GREATER TELEPORTATION] to counter his open casting pose. Ut something held her back.
"Delay teleportation magic? Lord Momonga you thought of everything!" But her mental praise was cut off by a series of explosions, another trap, she used [TURN ETHERAL] to avoid most of the damage but her Lord had set this up used [ASTRAL SMITE]. The combo attack taking a giant portion of her H.P. She returned solid but just to catch Momonga's [1000 NONE LANCE]. He was not letting up on the pressure, but how long could his mana hold out? [GREATER TELEPORTATION] was used again but Momonga had predicted this and a powerful [GRAVITY MALESTORM] was heading at her.
I should counter this with my [NEGATIVE IMPACT SHEILD] she thought but she wanted to save that skill for the REAL threat, Lord Pero's 2km explosion blast attack, it would come with very little warning... but she knew that Momonga was simply trying to set up her Lord's special attack... so she simply decided to take the damage from Momonga's spell as it would not be fatal anyway.
"KYaa..." The crushing power of Momonga's spell caused significant damage to her self, but the real effect of that spell is to lower the armor rating of the target you hit.. and Momonga does magic damage... further proof he was just trying to weaken her for Pero. She would play along a bit longer, but first needed to heal from that attack. She pulled out a rainbow-colored potion, an elixir of eternal health! You would need prismatic ore to make that! Momonga had been feinting ignorance of all of Shalltears skills and gear... however, he really had no idea she had one of those... meaning Jin must have made this for her and given it to her recently! This was bad! She drank the potion and at once her H.P. was filled to maximum. Momonga had seriously miscalculated the fact that Jin might bestow more things on her!
"Well Lord Momonga, now that I'm all healed up... let's say we continue?" Shalltear laughed as a large white hot magical lance appeared in her hand, it burned with holy power.
"You know this spell right Lord Momonga? It should really hurt your undead body!" She laughed as she threw the lance. It's holy power honed in on Momonga and pierced his chest, dropping his H.P. even more. Shalltear let out a laugh.
"Mith my refresh life, I can fight you like a caster! How does it feel to be beaten at your own game Lord Momonga?" She threw another burning holy lance and it hit Momonga in the chest again.
"[MAXIMIZE MAGIC REALITY SLASH]!" Momonga used his most powerful physical attack. It cut the red armored vampire in half, or at least it should have, but with her full H.P. her body held out as she used a time altering skill to undo the damage.
"What was that you did just now?" Momonga asked becoming annoyed at how many tricks Pero had given this woman.
"Just another one of Lord Peroroncinos gifts! Don't think of it as cheating Lord Momonga, maybe it's just proof he is the superior supreme being after all?" She laughed at her insult. Momonga studied her. Does she really think that? She is probably the only NPC that would follow Jin over me after all...
"Speaking of which, I wish Lord Pero would hurry up and shoot at me, I've been so nervous this whole time waiting for it!" She said looking around again.
"No matter how strong you are Shalltear, my magic is superior, I will teach you why I am the Lord of the Great Tomb of Nazarick!" Momonga bellowed, but Shalltear only backed up and used her ace move. She knew Momonga was baiting her into a shoot out so that Pero would have an easy shot at her. She would not fall for it and used [EINHERJAR]. A white clone appeared next to her.
"Now I can use my Einherjar as my distraction while I snipe YOU Lord Momonga!" Shalltear snickered how she thought to use her two Lord's plan against them! Einherjar flew at Momonga. She threw another [PURIFYING LANCE] to back up the charge of her Einherjar. The lance pierced his chests and her clone slammed into him before he could cast his [REALITY SLASH].
"[MAXIMIZE MAGIC VERMILLION NOVA] a white-hot bead of fire appeared before Momonga as her Einherjar slammed into him to keep him from casting any spells of retaliation. Momonga realized her paranoia about Jin being in the area was making her fight with reserve... it has ruined his whole battle plan of baiting out her aggressive nature... she simply did not think Momonga was the real threat... she feared Pero more than him he realized. He'd made a grave calculation! The Einherjar took damage from her Vermillion Nova but he did not have time to "pretend" it didn't hurt as he wanted to bluff her into not using fire damage on him... her clone was not letting up the pressure, what's worse she was staying back and using magic to whittle down his H.P. not going for big melee combo attacks like she should.
"Player versus player tactic... could Jin have shared that kind of info with her? OF course, he would have! he trusted her completely! A fear rose in the pit of the stomach he did not have. Shalltear had been taught how to fight against players by Jin!... It's why she was fighting differently than she should be.
"[MAXIMIZE MAGIC VERMILLION NOVA]" The fire damaged ripped through Momonga's H.P.
"I'll use the rest of my skills to buff as my clone keeps you from casting any more magic... Lord Momonga, it seems I've won." Shalltear laughed. She read the body language of Momonga, he was contemplating retreat! It seemed Lord Peroroncino's suggestion of attacking with her clone and playing it safe really was the correct strategy! Even more proof My creator surpasses Lord Momonga! She squealed with delight at how Lord Peroroncino would... wait... her Lord Would not want her to kill Momonga! Why was she doing this again? but that momentary lapse in concentration was all Momonga needed.
"[NEGATIVE BURST]!" Dark energy radiated out from the instant cast spell the impact caused Einherjar to fall back a bit giving Momonga time and room to cast [HELL FLAME] a dark infused flickering flame hit Shalltear's clone in the chest and burst around it, consuming it in black and red flames. Shalltear was using this time to heal as well... at this rate, he would never take her down with the resources necessary to beat her after she resurrected. Momonga went to cast [TRUE DARK] but the Einherjar had already recovered from it's stun duration and was flanking Momonga.
Suddenly a white-hot streak flew across the battlefield at amazing speed slamming into Einherjar and exploding, The clone she made was obliterated in a fiery explosion that came from an unseen place. Shalltear smiled and looked in the direction the blast had come from. In the air, far way she saw him! Her Creator! he's sniped her Einherjar and killed it!
"[TRUE DARK]!" Momonga was able to complete his spell cast and a constant wave of dark energy enveloped Shalltear, holding her in place. A follow up exploding arrow hit Shalltear from the back as she stood defenseless. Shalltears smoking body was sent flying to the ground. Mononga received a message in his head.
"I'm putting my trust in The Lord of The Great Tomb of Nazarick, Guild leader Momonga! Let's tag team this chick, Suzuki!" Momonga shook his head... he had to ruin his own moment with a lewd remark like that! But with his friend by his side Momonga knew Shalltears fight was a losing one from here on out.
"[NEGATIVE MALESTORM]!" Momonga threw another dark ball of energy at her just as a third exploding arrow honed in on her, she'd be able to dodge one... not both.
"[NEGATIVE IMPACT SHIELD]! She used her ace defensive move to null all the damage form both attacks, but suddenly an explosion hi her int he chest...[ILLUSION ARROW] an attack Pero made that shot a fake arrow made by an illusion that hid a real one that followed behind it... it was made to bait out shield like hers as they would block the fake one and the real one would pass as the shield vanished. the look of panic and worry spread on her face.
"[GREATER TELEPORTAION]" She moved away from Momonga and ended up right behind Peroroncino who was still focused in front of him... a clean shot presented it'self, her body trembled with joy as she pictured her Lord in pain... so cute looking! She thought.
"It seemed I will have the chance to penetrate YOU Lord Peroroncino!" She screamed in pleasure as she ran her lance into his back his back.
"AGH!" Pero yelled out as he was hit downward, he spun around with his bow aimed at her but
"[MAXIMUZE MAGIC VERMILLION NOVA]" Shalltear cast the spell exploded in Jin's face. His smoldering body flew to the ground and landed with a large impact. His flight was gone as he just took fire damage.
Shalltear laughed as a holy lance formed in her hand,! He did not have the defensive stats that Momonga had, she wanted to hear him call out in pain!" She threw the lance and it hit him in the chest. Luckily holy damage was his highest defensive stat, but it was still low considering his glass cannon build. But she knew that this attack would keep him from shooting at her when he wasn't air born. Jin boasted insane attack speed in the air, but on the ground, his species suffer attacks speed penalties, It's why that woman named Clementine had even had a chance to not have her breasts groped by him during their "fight".
Jin coughed as Shalltear landed next to him, putting her foot on his back, the way a dominatrix might to her slave as she ground her heel painfully into his open burn wound. The smile on her face was more lust filled than anythign as she saw her maker... a man more powerful than her, squirming like a baby at the end of her heel... it turned her on to no end! She drove her heel in deeper as fresh blood poured from his wound and he let out another painful cry, he reached for his bow that he dropped but Shalltear kicked it away with a smug smile. But when she looked at her Master he was smiling, like a plan had worked... WAIT! She looked at Momonga who was too far away to dash at!
"Skill [THE GOAL OF ALL LIFE IS DEATH] [FOCUS MAGIC DEATH]!" the time Shalltear had spent playing with Pero, Momonga had been setting up his signature attack, an instant kill spell that worked on anything, even undead who could not be affected by death magic. There was a tolling of a bell and the wheel of time appeared behind Momonga as black smoke enveloped Shalltear.
"N...NO!" She saw the counting down clock 3.. 2...1. A final tolling of a bell could be heard. The black smoke made the form of the grim reaper a black smoke scythe appeared from the haze and slashed at her, doing no damage whatsoever but stealing her life in a single stroke all the same. The bloody Valkary fell to the ground dead.
Both Jin and Suzuki knew the fight saw not over, they had just hit the midway point. But Jin was critically wounded and not able to fly, he'd be useless in the rest of this fight without major healing, he just trusted in Momonga and his solid plan for dealing with Shalltear.
She stood up from death he magical item given to her by Jin, but she was still in melee range of the injured Jin who was not trying to get away for some reason.
"How ironic is it Lord Peroroncino that I will be killing you now because of the item you gave me?" She sneered and brought her lance high above her head, the point facing downward.
"Please stay on the ground Lord Peroroncino!" Shalltear laughed, driving her lance into his back, his blood that splashed onto her started to drive her mad with lust as she drove her lance into Jin a second time and again. Her H.P. was filling up with every strike as Jin's took a huge hit, but he leaped at her, tackling her to the ground. She yelped in surprise, not expecting a grapple attack, but it wasn't an attack, but a lovers embrace, so her protection did not ward against it as he meant her no harm at all.
"L...Lord Pero? What... are you?" She was taken back by him embracing her... was this a foolish attempt to reach her? Was her Lord such a romantic idiot that he'd risk his life appealing to her love of him? How foolish! He smiled gripped her tighter to him, his blood pouring over her... NO! HIS BLOOD! She realized it too late, he wasn't hugging her in a lovers embrace... he was trying to cover her with as much blood as possible, he was activating her blood frenzy passive!
"Let... goorrrrooo!" She screamed as the fresh smell of blood and her arousal began to bring out her feral nature. Jin knew two things, this would send her into a rage and she'd become even more powerful than ever, however she would lose any sense of tactics or planning and would simply attack head-on with physical strikes... a smart player like Momonga would have no trouble beating a beast with no mind... she was essentially just a brainless monster at this point.
"Lord Perrrrocerooooooooo!" She screamed as her form turn to that of a lamprey, her true and hideous nature came out as crazy strength coursed through her veins, he was holding her as tightly as he could, but she attached her mouth to his neck and began sucking his blood at an insane rate, this furthered her rage and lust.
"IT'S SSSOOOOOO GOOOOD! THEEEE BLOOOOD OFFFF MY MASTERRRR!" She screamed holding him now to the ground and biting into him over and over. He was on the verge of death, he had maybe 10 H.P. tops? she guessed, and he was taking bleed damage, he'd be dead in two or three seconds... But something was wrong... why had Momonga simply allowed her to savage him like this? She looked up with Jin's blood pouring down her shriveled and monstrous face.
"[ ] Momonga cast a spell that would do damage to everyone around him. It's cast time was long, it's base damage low, and it's man consumption was terribly high. However, it's low damage would be multiplied by the amount of the targets negative karma value. Then, it would turn that damage to Holy. As such it was the only tenth tier spell he knew that could do direct holy damage, but against someone like Shalltear, it would do tons of damage. While he would take lots of damage from this as well, his Holy resistance was currently buffed also his gear was meant to absorb holy damage.
"NNOOOOOOOOOO!" She screamed as the holy blast rained down evil punishing holy damage. In her current form, all her resistance were close to 90% however not her holy, her holy damage was next to nothing, so she would feel the effects of this spell six times greater than Momonga would. the damage was inflicted to her but also to Jin who lay right below her. Even as it's base damage was low and he received no bonus damage from the spell, he was so close to death that it was enough to claim his life. And so, Peroroncino died.
Even though she had been trying to kill her Lord as would have without question. The thought of someone ELSE killing him drove her mad with rage! She could not let that stand!
"DEEEEAAADD? LOOOORRD PERROOOO IS DEADD?!" She screamed as she rushed Momonga in a blind rage. But as Momonga saw Shalltear had abandoned any semblance of defense for an all-out attack, Jin's death had worked in his favor... this was the moment Shalltear lost.
"[PERFECT WARRIOR]" Shalltear thrust her lance at the mage but it glanced off! Before her was Momonga. But he was donned in bright silver shining armor. It was the armor of Touch-me, the strongest 1v1 fighter in Ainz Ooal Gown. Normally Shalltear would be shocked to see this armor and would know to back up but she gave it not a second thought as she continued her assault with powerful, but predictable stikes.
There was a flash of lightning as a long blade appeared in Momonga's hands, it was running her through her chest and emitting lighting damage.
"WHHHOOOOAAAARRRR!" Shalltear cried out in pain as she ignored the stagger effect of lightning with her powered up form, yet she had gone full feral by now as she was using her lance like a club, swinging it at him instead of doing the better thrust damage is was capable of. Momonga slashed up, cutting off the arm of Shalltear that held her lance. Defence simply did not occur to her, but pain did not affect her either and she was insanely fast, so fast that she spun and caught the lance in mid-air with her other hand.
"GOOOOOTTTTT YOUUUUU!" She screamed as her tongue rolled out of her circled tooth filled mouth. But this feint was what Momonga wanted, he snapped a wood stick in his hand and he held two daggers that resembled the sun and moon, he was using them to parry her sloppy attack. He ducked her obvious counter-attack and brought the dagger that looked like the sun across her chest. It made a hissing sound as the holy damage ravaged her dwindling H.P. pool, but she had no concept of dangerous health levels, all she could do was attack!
"Take this!" Momonga yelled as he snapped another stick as a giant pink fist appeared in his hand. He used a mighty backhand to throw her off guard by hitting her lance into the air, this exposed her chest as she had no other arm. Momonga snapped another stick. A giant ax appeared in his hands that were already swinging at her open guard.
"It's over Shalltear!" He yelled at the woman whose voice could not reach. The giant ax hit her clean across the chest, her armor absorbing the blow but exploding in twisted metal as it's durability limit was reached. Momonga brought the ax down again across her back, but she leaned into the attack, doing more damage to herself but also forcing an opening. She attacked his midsection as her lance returned her depleting Lifeforce. But she'd taken so much damage by this point it didnt matter. The H.P. she'd stolen bought her only enough time for one last scream of anger as she threw herself at him with reckless abandon.
Momonga snapped his last stick and a strange shovel appeared in his hand! If Shalltear had her mind about her, she would immediately recognize this as the favorite weapon wielded by the supreme being Blue Planet. As Shalltear charged him he slapped her lance aside, spun in reverse turned the shovel sideways, using it's falt head like a blade, and removed the head of Shalltear Bloodfallen.
Her body fell to the ground as a torrent of blood spewed forth and her hideous head bounced harmlessly next to it. Momonga had killed Shalltear, it was over...
"Jin?" Momonga looked around in a panic. A beat up but mostly alive bird man landed next to him.
"Yeah, don't worry... my resurrection item functioned the way we hoped it would," Jin said pointing to an item that looked just like the one Shalltear had on her that brought her back to life. Jin had dueled Suzuki so many times in the past, having one of these items was mandatory to have a shot beating him.
"And what if it hadn't? What if you died instead of coming back to life Jin?" Momonga asked worriedly.
"Well, we saw it work with Shalltear... at that point, I wasn't worried," he said leaning down and picking up her head and body lovingly. He looked at her with pain in his eyes. The sight of her dead body hurting him more than he thought it would. Momonga placed his hand on Jin's shoulder.
"Let's get back to Nazarick..."
In the throne room of Nazarick, all of the available floor guardians stood at attention.
"I will now resurrect Shalltear... Albedo, please keep an eye on the list... if she is still under the effect of mind control..."
"We will deal with her immediately!" Demiurge said speaking up. All the guardians present nodded that they would overrun her till Jin could cast [TRUE POLYMORPH] on her, then they would simply imprison her until a cure could be found. Jin nodded to them and they smiled back. He especially let his eyes linger on Aura who sensed this and gave him a thumbs up! Jin wanted to schedule some one on one time with her... but right now...
Albedo started lavishing more praise on Momonga, while this didn't bother Jin, the fact that she was holding up Shalltears resurrection with useless talk was annoying him again. Jin realized that Albedo was not his type in any way... he really hoped Suzuki did not feel the same... they actually would make a good couple he pondered what their kids might look like.
"Albedo, please this is not the time for such things!" Momonga directed her, she looked sad and stopped talking. Jin rolled his eyes, thankful he didn't need to be the one to rebuke her this time... but he didn't like the sad look on her face either, she was probably going through her own problems with Suzuki not showing her any affection, he thought to himself.
"I will begin her resurrection now." Jin was pacing back and forth nervously. They had brought the 500 million gold needed... all that remained was to see if it worked. Momonga rose the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown above his head.
"Shalltear resurrect!" His staff gave off power and the gold present liquified then washed over the segmented body of Shalltear. It filled in the missing muscles and blood, reverting her to her original form. Before long, a cute naked vampire girl lay on the flood. Both Momonga and Peroroncino looked at Albedo, she smiled lovingly and with happiness.
"Worry not! It is reading that the mind control is gone!" Albedo announced loudly. Jin was already covering her naked body with a cloak he pulled forth and was kneeling next to her. Her eyes slowly opened and tried to focus. She looked hazily at Jin with a smile appearing on her face.
"Lord Peroroncino!" She muttered softly looking into his happy face, his hands were trembling as he pulled her close, hugging her as tightly as he could. The guardians and Momonga all exchanged happy looks and smiles. Shalltear was looking around confused. Then she began to blush deeply.
"Um, Lord Peroroncino. I do not know what is going on but do you plan on taking me here and now in front of everyone?" He laughed and squeezed her harder, he wasn't even thinking about sex... but he was now!
"That's right Shalltear! So if anyone doesn't want to see some hot bird on vampire action I suggest you leave now!" he said looking at her flat chest. Albedo stepped forth.
"You would sully the great throne room of Nazarick with such lewd behavior!" Albedo cried out in shock. Momonga laughed and rose his hand.
"Jin, she may be suffering from exhaustion... maybe you should take it easy for a while, but Shalltear... what exactly do you remember?" She turned to Momonga thinking.
"I was with Sebas and Solution as we were on a mission together... um, anythign after that..." Jin clicked his tongue. So they would have no idea who attacked her still? Wait, that weird silver knight he saw... he'd bring that up later when he was alone with Momonga.
"But I don't understand? What exactly happened? Did I do something wrong?" She asked looking at Peroroncino. He shook his head and wove his hand to them that he'd explain everything to her when they were alone.
"I see you don't remember... the worst blunder a guardian can make?!" Demiurge stepped forth, he was clearly furious with her. Jin stood up with her in his arms still.
"When did we appoint Demiurge disciplinarian to the floor guardians? Momonga? Did you appoint him?" Jin asked, Momonga nodded no. Jin gave a joking look to Demiurge that he was not seriouse.
"While your loyalty is appreciated Demiurge... I will handle her... punishment!" Jin said in a tone that let Demiurge know he probably meant 'sexually' punish. Demiurge looked at Momonga who wove that it was alright, with a slight frown he stepped back... Jin just gave a wink to Demiurge who shook his head and adjusted his glasses while smiling.
"No...sorry Demiurge, you were only speaking out of love for Nazarick... I... I'm trying to learn to be more uh... professional when I'm stressed out". Jin said casting a glance at Momonga. Demiurge smiled and bowed that no hard feelings were kept.
"But he's right to rebuke her!" Aura called out.
"Shalltear! You caused a lot of trouble for us! Lord Momonga and Master Peroroncino! They were worried sick... Master Peroroncino was even cryi..." But Jin clearing his throat stopped Aura.
"Uh, they don't need to know that... Aura..." Jin said looking around nervously. She smiled that she understood as others wondered what the two were going on about.
"You are just like Master Pero! You always put your selfish needs in front of others!" Albedo added on.
"I... I think so to..." Mare stated. while they scolded Shalltear, they did so with smiles on their faces, just glad they had a chance to tell this much in the first place. She mostly had no idea what they were talking about but had a feeling she'd done something unforgivable.
Then they turned to Momonga.
"You should scolder her as well Lord Momonga! Master Peroroncino will be too easy on her!"
"Yes, Lord Momonga! Please let her have it!"
"I FEEL IT IS YOUR DUTY TO TELL HER WHERE SHE HAS FAILED YOU SO SHE WON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN"
"Shalltear, accept the words of Lord Momonga properly!"
"Just remember, I'm the only one allowed to spank her Suzuki!"
"B..but don't... be too hard on her..."
But Momonga scanned the room with his friend and family around. He laughed which made everyone look at him with odd expressions, he then rose his hand to show he intended to say something important.
"I am the one at fault here... I didn't think of the possibility of an enemy with a world item, and it caused Shalltear and Jin so much grief... Jin... I am truly sorry." Momonga said from the bottom of his missing heart. Jin frowned.
"No Suzuki, you are not to blame, if i were taking things as seriously as you were I might have thought of that as well... I am more to blame than you... plus you made good on your promise and brought SHalltear back to me, you owe me no apology... in fact, I owe you my thanks." Jin said smiling at his friend. Momonga nodded.
"So long as Shalltear understands she isn't responsible in this." Jin nodded that he agreed. Jin looked around.
"By the way... where are Sebas and Solution?" He asked noticing they were the only ones absent.
"I've kept them out as bait, we still need to find out who attacked us, and now that we know resurrection works on NPC's, I've decided to see if they can tease out our hidden enemies, Albedo please assemble a unit specializing in stealth to accompany them" She bowed as Jin was carrying Shalltear from the throne room. He heard mare asking if he should repair the forest. But cares not for this discussion, right now he wanted to be with Shalltear alone...
As such he was not around for the discussion that involved the slaughtering the tribes of demihumans lizardmen to raise an undead army.