Chapter 2: The New World
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
{Message/Notifications}
[Spells/Abilities/Items]
Location change/emphasis
Disclaimer: I do not own Overlord or anything in it except for my OC Tiras Thaddeus Aziz
The Great Tomb of Nazarick/Throne Room
The DMMO-RPG Yggdrasil was shut down and we were logged out, at least that is was supposed to happen. Instead they were still here, in the throne room within the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
"What?" we all asked in unison.
"Did the shitty devs push back the shutdown?" Momonga was startled by his own voice. It wasn't his normal voice, this voice was deeper it sount royal and had commanding tone like that of a king.
"Maybe, I'll check." Tiras proceeded to try to open his console. "Um… Guys I can't open my console." Tiras' voice was also different, it was slightly deeper than his normal voice. His voice sounded royal much like Momonga's however unlike Momonga, Tiras' voice didn't have a commanding tone instead his tone was more suggestive and seductive. 'What is going on? My voice is different and I can feel my face moving. They were unable to implement facial animations, this shouldn't be possible.'
"Let me try." Ulbert attempted to bring up his console. He got the same result, It wouldn't open. Ulbert's voice was also different, it was deeper and sounded rather sinister.
Tiras and Ulbert were starting to panic.
Momonga was attempting to use [GM Call] It didn't connect. "What the hell is going on!?" Momonga asked.
"Is something the matter my Lords?" A new voice asked clearly worried. The players looked to the source of the voice. It was Albedo the Guardian Overseer. She moved toward the throne. "Is something the matter? If so state it and I shall fix it." she spoke again.
The three players were stunned into silence. Something impossible just happened, one of the NPCs just talked.
After a moment Tiras realized that he could smell her perfume, it was a nice floral scent. 'Wait… Smell!? They couldn't program smells into Yggdrasil.' It was then he noticed, He could feel her worry, her deep love for Momonga, and her sibling affection for him. He felt more worry and looked over and saw Sebas Tian and the Pleiades still kneeling. He could clearly feel their worry, their desire to fix what was causing that worry so that the last three merciful supreme beings that stayed with them till the end wouldn't abandon them like the other 38. He could feel the panic of the two other players next to him which only served to make him panic more. Suddenly he felt his and Ulbert's panic and worry greatly diminish it wasn't gone but it was no longer preventing them from thinking rationally. However he noticed Momonga's worry and panic completely disappear, his feelings just seemed to vanish.
Momonga spoke clearly all worry and panic having vanished. "The [GM Call] function isn't working."
Albedo looked confused and tilted her head ever so slightly to the side. "Forgive me for my ignorance but I don't know about this gee-m call function you speak of. Please inform me so that I may rectify the mistake."
Momonga adopted a thinking pose hand on his chin. "No it is fine I forgive you completely… Sebas, take one of the Pleiades with you and verify the surroundings of the tomb. Search a one kilometer radius around the tomb if you encounter any intelligent beings talk with them peacefully and bring them to the tomb. If you get attacked retreat immediately and tell us as much as you can about the enemy. The rest of the Pleiades head to the 9th floor and guard it against possible intruders."
"Yes Momonga-sama." Sebas and the Pleiades called out in unison, they then left the throne room to begin their assigned tasks.
Tiras could feel their happiness at being of use to them, he could feel Albedo about to ask for a task and that Momonga and Ulbert wanted for only the three of us to have a talk, so he decided to give her one. "Albedo, gather all the Guardians except for the Guardians on the 4th and 8th floors to the 6th floor Arena within an hour. You don't need to inform the Guardians of the 6th floor as we will inform them ourselves."
Albedo bowed "As you wish onii-sama." and she left the throne room to complete her task.
After Albedo left Momonga covered his face with his hands "Tabula, I've dirtied your NPC." he said sounding guilty.
"That's besides the point!" Ulbert practically yelled "What the hell is going on!?"
"Calm down Ulbert" Tiras attempted to sooth Ulbert "If I were to guess from the currently available information, I'd say that Yggdrasil is real or we are in a world similar to it." Tiras theorized.
"What brought you to that conclusion Tiras?" Momonga asked.
"Well the NPCs appear to be alive, our and their faces move, I could smell Albedo's perfume, everything feels real" he said as he felt his clothes and checked his pulse. "Also the lore of [Truth of the Heart] appears to be working. I could very clearly feel their feelings and intentions just like its lore says one can whilst wearing it. I could also feel both of your feelings. Whilst me and Ulbert's panic got suppressed, yours just seemed to vanish Momonga."
"Indeed, it was as if my feelings just vanished and all that was left was the facts." Momonga answered. "However you said you and Ulbert's emotions also got suppressed but to a lesser extent. Why do you think that is?" Momonga asked.
"Well I believe it was due to our high Intelligence stat, as that is the one of the common factors I know our characters share but I think your emotions got more suppressed because of the combination of your high Intelligence stat and the fact that you're an Undead. Since in the lore Undead had suppressed emotions." Tiras answered.
"Umu, I believe you are correct" Momonga said once again using his thinking pose. "We should test to see if our magic still works."
"Yeah, that's why I asked Albedo to have the Guardians meet us in the Arena in an hour I figured It would give us time to practice and that meeting the Guardians is the best way to check if they are all loyal. However if they all feel like Albedo and the Pleiades then I don't think loyalty will be a problem." Tiras stated.
"Good thinking." Ulbert complimented. "But how can we be sure we aren't still in Yggdrasil?" he asked.
"Well…" Tiras said whilst rubbing the back of his neck. "I know a way to find out."
"How?" Ulbert and Momonga asked.
"Like this." Tiras said as he grabbed the front of Ulbert's suit and pulled him into a deep loving kiss. Tiras thought it felt oddly natural kissing Ulbert in this body, as if this had always been his body. He felt Ulbert's shock melt away into pleasure and a small hint of arousal. Upon feeling Ulbert's pleasure and the small hint of arousal Tiras' Incubus instincts kicked in, his hands started moving about Ulbert's body and soon after the small hint of arousal became full on lust. He was so engrossed in his fun with Ulbert he completely missed Momonga's rapidly growing discomfort.
*Cough! Cough!* Momonga coughed awkwardly. "Well I think you've proven your point!" He said nearly yelling.
Tiras pulled away from Ulbert blushing, embarrassed that he'd gotten so engrossed that he forgot Momonga was here.
After the kiss Ulbert was just standing there seemingly spaced out.
"Uh… Ulbert?" Tiras asked waving his hand in front of Ulbert's face. He got no reaction. "I think I broke him…" Tiras stated sheepishly.
After about a minute Ulbert returned to normal. "Well it appears friendly fire is a thing." he said. "I was affected by your [Enthralling Aroma] passive."
[Enthralling Aroma] was one of the passives Tiras had as an Incubus. In game it was a silence, preventing enemies that were affected from casting spells or using abilities and if they received the full effect of [Enthralling Aroma] it acted as a stun/charm, completely preventing the person affected from doing anything unless the user ordered them to do something. It got stronger based on how many levels you put into Incubus and the effects were progressively stronger the closer you were to the user. Given Tiras was a max level Incubus very few could fully resist it at point blank range, even so Ulbert should've been able to resist it. As a Devil and with his gear he should've been immune to mind altering effects. Tiras theorized that since Ulbert accepted the kiss his [Enthralling Aroma] ignored Ulbert's resistances.
"It will be quite troublesome having to worry about friendly fire." Ulbert stated sounding rather annoyed. "Now I can't drop my big AOE spells on myself or you guys without it hurting."
"Indeed, however I feel we should get to the Arena to test our magic." Mononga said
The Devils nodded in agreement.
They all made sure to disable their passives.
The Great Tomb of Nazarick/6th floor Arena
Using their [Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown] they all teleported to the Arena.
Upon arriving in the Arena they were greeted by Aura Bella Fiora. Aura is a tomboyish looking child with dark skin and pointed ears, signature traits of the dark elves. She has golden hair and heterochromia, her left eye is blue and her right eye is green. She wears reddish-black dragon scale leather covered by a white and gold vest embroidered with the sigil of Ainz Ooal Gown, she has a matching set of white trousers and gold plated shoes, around her neck is as acorn necklace emitting golden light, and a whip on her waist.
"Greeting Supreme Beings to the floor that we guard!" Aura greeted enthusiastically.
"Greetings Aura we will be intruding here for a little bit." Momonga greeted.
"What are you talking about? You are the Supreme Rulers of The Great Tomb of Nazarick, you could go anywhere in the tomb and you'd never be intruding." Aura responded.
"Very well then." said Momonga
"Actually, Aura where is your brother?" Tiras asked
Aura looked up towards the VIP Box "Mare get down here! You're being disrespectful to the Supreme Beings!" She yelled.
A timid voice responded "I-I can't Sis. It's t-to high."
Getting tired of waiting Tiras spread his wings and flew up to the VIP Box "If it's to high then I could fly you down." Tiras offered.
Mare looked down at his feet "Well I-if y-you insist." he said whilst blushing.
Tiras flew Mare down to the others and gently put him down.
Mare is a child with dark skin and pointed ears, signature traits of the dark elves. He has golden hair and heterochromia, his left eye is green and his right eye is blue. He wears a blue dragon scale leather covered by a white and gold vest embroidered with the sigil of Ainz Ooal Gown, and a forest green-leaf cloak, he has a matching short white skirt exposing his thighs, white stockings that go a bit above his knees, his slender hands are donned with shiny white silk gloves, around his neck is an acorn necklace emitting a silver light, and he wields a twisted black wooden staff.
"G-greetings Supreme B-beings." Mare greeted them.
"Well we are here to practice. Also all of the Floor Guardians except those on the 4th and 8th floors will be meeting here in an hour." Ulbert explained.
Aura sounded slightly annoyed "Does that mean Shalltear is coming?" she asked.
"Yes…" Ulbert answered.
After that brief explanation the three players spent some time practicing with their magic.
"Ah, am I the first to arrive?" stepping out of a [Gate] was Shalltear Bloodfallen.
Shalltear is a vampire of short stature and has the appearance of a buxom fourteen-year-old girl. Described as a true beauty, she has pale shiny skin, seductive crimson-red eyes, and fine facial features. Shalltear's silver hair is tied in a ponytail through a large ribbon on top of it all, allowing others full view of her face. Shalltear wears a soft black evening dress with a big heavy skirt. Her upper body is dressed in a lace embellished ribbon and short tailored jacket. Her hands are donned with long lace gloves, however her breasts are fake and are completely flat, similar to a boy's. She covers this up by using an excessive amount of breast pads.
Shortly after her arrival she and Aura got into an argument.
Cocytus was the next to arrive. Having an enormous body size of 2.5m, Cocytus has the appearance of an insect walking on two feet - a fusion between a mantis and an ant. With a tail twice as long as his height, Cocytus is covered in sharp spikes like icicles and has a strong jaw that can easily snap people's hands. Two of his hands hold a silver halberd, while the remaining two hands hold a mace emitting black light and a crooked shape sheath which seems to be for a broadsword. With a breathtaking cold air, the pale blue, hardened bone armor oozes out diamond dust like bright light. His shoulders and back look like uplifted icebergs.
Next was Albedo and Demiurge.
About 1.8m tall, Demiurge is a demon with dark skin and nicely combed black hair. Behind the round glasses are eyes so squinted that they are not normally visible. Wearing a British suit with a tie, he is dressed like a gentleman. Behind his back is a silver tail, covered with metal plates and six long spikes at the end. Demiurge's pair of eyes lack eyeballs, in fact, shining jewels with numerous small cuts take the place of his eyeballs.
After all the Guardians arrived they performed right of fidelity, pledging their loyalty to the three Supreme Beings. They then discussed the defence of Nazarick. They decided to make use of dummy hills and grow a forest around the tomb for camouflage.
"One more thing, in your own words what are we to you?" Momonga turned to Shalltear "Shalltear?"
"You Momonga are the crystallization of beauty and ruler of the Supreme beings." She looked at Tiras "You are a master of manipulation, on or off the battlefield it matters not, You'll always be able to manipulate everyone and everything around you for the betterment of Nazarick. No one is more worthy to be the right hand of Momonga." She looked at Ulbert. "You are the most destructive of the Supreme Beings. You rain death and destruction on the enemies of Nazarick, truly worthy of being called a [World Disaster]."
Momonga looked at Cocytus "Cocytus?"
"You. Are. The. Supreme. Rulers. Of. Nazarick. Stronger. Than. All. The. Guardians."
Momonga looked at Aura & Mare "Aura? Mare?"
"Kind and Just Rulers" Aura answered. "K-kind and caring p-people." Mare answered.
Momonga looked at Demiurge. "Demiurge?"
"You all are wise in your judgements, making rational decisions and acting on them in an efficient manner without any form of hesitation and Ulbert my creator is a enigmatic schemer capable of spreading despair, destruction, and chaos upon all who oppose Nazarick." Demiurge answered.
Momonga looked at Sebas Tian "Sebas?"
"The kind and merciful rulers who stayed with us till the end." the butler answered.
"And lastly Albedo." Momonga said looking at Albedo.
Albedo looked directly at Momonga "The greatest of the Supreme Beings as well as the man I love!" She looked at Tiras "My beloved onii-sama and right hand of the man I love!" she looked at Ulbert "The lover of my beloved onii-sama and friend of the man I love!" Albedo answered.
All three of them were slightly taken aback by how direct Albedo was being. "Very well. I have heard your thoughts and have a sufficient understanding of them. Go attend your duties and work faithfully in Nazarick's name." Momonga said before the three of them teleported away.
The Great Tomb of Nazarick/Conference Hall
Momonga leaned against the wall of the conference room "What is with their views of us!?" the Overlord exclaimed
"Yeah, It's like they think we're gods!" Ulbert said.
"Whilst I agree that their views of us are rather extreme, from what I learned with [Truth of the Heart] They would all rather die than betray us and believe we can do no wrong." Tiras informed them.
"Well at least we won't have to worry about betrayal." Momonga responded.
They spent several minutes in silence.
"So what are we gonna do?" Ulbert asked.
Momonga adopted his thinking pose. "Well I'm gonna be running experiments to see if we are still limited by our class restrictions and such and maybe watch them work. What will you two be doing?" Momonga asked.
"I already had some ideas of what to do, but I'll need Ulbert to assist me." Tiras responded.
"Very well it seems like we all have things to do. We should meet up in the morning to discuss our findings." The Overlord said.
With that Momonga left, leaving Tiras and Ulbert alone in the conference hall.
"Come on let's head to my room." Tiras said
It didn't take them long to reach Tiras' room. They entered and went through the first room which could best be described as a lounge straight to the bedroom. Tiras' bedroom was simple yet elegant. The most notable feature was the large bed that took up most of the room, the bed curtains where a thin practically see through cloth that would do very little to hide the person in the bed.
Ulbert looked at Tiras "So what are we doing?"
"Well we already tested out our spells and Momonga is running tests with equipment. So I feel since we are in new bodies it only makes sense for us to explore our new bodies and test their limits" Tiras said, his tone even more seductive than normal, he began undressing.
The normally well composed and rational Ulbert devolved into a stuttering mess after seeing Tiras undressing. "W-well maybe w-we c-could… O-or we could… W-w-what about…?" Ulbert was having trouble finding the right words. He had already felt his emotional suppressor attempt and fail to calm him down more than six times.
Tiras looked over at Ulbert having finished undressing, he gave Ulbert The Look after which Ulbert stopped talking altogether and began to quickly remove his clothes. They climbed into bed and spent the night exploring and testing the limits of their new bodies.
Yuri Alpha was sent to attend to Tiras and Ulbert however she was having trouble finding them. She checked the conference hall and Ulbert's room with no success. She then went to Tiras' room she knocked and opened the door. The lounge room was empty so she approached the bedroom door. She took hold of the handle and was about to knock when she heard the moans of Tiras and Ulbert through the door. The bedroom door was made of a very thick mahogany wood, the fact that any noise made it through the door was impressive. Yuri decided it would be best for her to make sure her masters were undisturbed.