Chapter 1: Beginnings

The day was unlike any other in the last five years of the Glorious Capital of Nazarick in the middle of the continent, where the Slane theocracy, the Empire and the Kingdom all meet North of old E-Rantle, now named Albedo as an upcoming wedding present of the newly finished Empire. The town was named by Emperor Ainz in her honor because it was the first city they conquered together. The Capital was centrally located so that all people from the former nations could travel the same distance to reach it. It delighted Albedo, but not as much as when Ainz proposed to her because she never saw it coming. she has always been pestering him about getting married and a part of her gave up after several years of trying. although she did have a hunch he might marry her. This was the event to end all events with the War of the Kingdoms over. it was a time of peace not seen in the History of the world. People from all over the nation were coming far and wide for the grand wedding of The Only True God Emperor Ainz Ooal Gown and the fairest most beautiful White Empress to be Albedo Gown.

Many people were taking a pilgrimage to see the sites of the new Capital that was rumored to bring heaven down to earth. The castle was crafted by the Dwarves who had been brought into the Empire earlier. Many say that the Emperor approached the Dwarves in good will, but ended up saving them from an invasion, and so they became his servants. The castle was created with black onyx stone and all the details were covered in fine gold. The castle was half a mile wide and stood over half a mile tall. The city surrounding the castle was completely planned: all residential homes planned in neighborhoods, they started with the wealthiest parts were the houses were practically castles themselves to the most modest living one bedroom one bathroom neighborhoods.

All the streets were pathed with beautiful polished granite stone, with the first ever installation of running water through pipes and waste water through storm drains. Public lighting was also available through the use of magic. If you were a noble or a rich merchant and did not own a home in The Capital of Nazarick you simply were not a part of the new high society. The city had a coliseum for all sorts of sports and a theater arts and plays, Spas and bath houses on every corner, a virtual playground for the rich and famous with never ending balls and gala's to attend. The City was finally surrounded by a one hundred foot wall covered in runes and the adamanite Gates of the Empire that cost more than a small country. The runes could be activated to create a magical dome barrier over the entire city. The castle had its own security system and was kept a closely guarded secret, but experts said that the castle defenses were impossible to break into. The city was the largest in comparison to any of the conquered nations, but beyond the gates houses built by people who came to find work tripled its size.

The castle and everything was built in one year. There was so much money to be made at this time that it was said that copper coins laid by in the street as they were counted as no value. The Capital of Nazarick was then to become the center for all high society in the known world; it was also the capital for all economic trade and banking and education. This was the heart of the world, and even the people who lived in the "slums" had it better than those in frontier towns. No one thought Nazarick's Empire would ever last, but ideas such as the dramatic social changes, abolition of slavery, civil rights laws for all humans and demi-humans, new nobility and the idea anyone could be a Nobile for the right price were all popular ideas that the population agreed with. It was a new world where anyone could become rich or a noble if they worked hard enough, and it did happen. One of the biggest changes was social rights for the poor that they did not have previously . Stories of Nobles abusing their power declined dramatically (although it still happened). Stories of soldiers raping women and abusing their power were non-existent. the reason for this was because every platoon had two death knights, and if any law was broken by a soldier - regardless of rank- they would be cut down if needed or taken in for trial immediately.

Albedo who was madly in love with Ainz, who had her NPC settings changed the day before they were sent to this new world. She had to wait several years for this day, to her it was an eternity. Three times she had assaulted him, and was put in solitary confinement; twice almost let her blind love cause the Empire of Nazarick catastrophes; one in particular led to an armed uprising that forced Ainz to have Momon and the Adventures guild put it down. The reason why the uprising happened was due to Albedos hatred for humanity despite Ainz's dozens if not hundreds of warnings. The story goes that Albedo was taken through the streets of the newly conquered lands that were once Nazarick Ally, the Kingdom. Albedo was surrounded by those who wanted to keep their power and those who wished to capitalize on the recent events and beg for the scraps that fell from Ainz's table. As they were taking a guided tour of the new city she noticed a little girl playing in the street. Albedo has a soft spot in her heart for children if you could call it that, it was due to several reasons. One she wanted children dearly with her love, second it reminded her of that little girl she saved with Ainz on their first Mission together at Carne Village.

She approached the little girl who was playing, "Hello you are very pretty, what is your name?" The little girl replied, "Thank you my name is Jenny, you are very pretty, especially your horns. are you a dressed like a goat be-" that was the last thing that little girl said because her head was severed cleanly from her neck by Albedo's hand. To Albedo's defense it was reactionary as she had never been called a goat in her life. and before she knew it, the little girl was dead. The little girl was simply commenting on her horns because she was so young. The town revolted and local nobles tried to start a revolution, but it was put down by Momon and the Adventurer's guild since it had been incorporated to the state by Ainz. That incident gained no traction and was kept an isolated event.

This happened in one of the newest and largest countries of the new world, the Kingdom. it was also one of the last conquered due to the alliance they had against Nazaric. They surrendered after they found out that the Slane theocracy had fallen, and that the Demi-Human Nations to the West not only joined without a drop of blood, but also declared Ainz Ooal Gown a living God. Demiurge had controlled the minds of all the top military advisers and spies until it was too late for King. Who bowed his head for the crime of treason against the Nazarick Empire and was beheaded. his blood was used as a spice for the banquet celebrating the end of the war. The rumor was spread that he died of old age and kept this fact from Climb and the Golden Princess Renner. It was three years ago when the entirety of the Kingdom was annexed into the Empire of Nazarick proper. This was the event when Emperor Ainz's announced his engagement to Albedo in a fashion that caused everyone - except for one guardian- utter shock. When the evening feast had come to its end Ainz was sitting on his throne above all those in the banquet and did not eat nor drink. He clapped his hands together, silence came over the room.

Ainz stood up and prepared to speak: "As you all know it has been quite the topic of who or when I will marry, as of today, and for the Glory of Nazarick and its future, I announce my engagement to the White Empress... to be Albedo Gown." Thunderous applause came after the announcement. up to this point Ainz had been given countless marriage proposals even though he was an undead overlord. Everyone was stunned, many were disappointed in the room and Albedo herself, who was standing to his right, was so happy she could not speak. She knew something was going to happen because Ainz was a Supreme Being that had a purpose behind everything. The night before the banquet Ainz had told her to sit at his right and look her best that night. Before the engagement, talk such as this was one sided, but that would change soon. Ainz had been practicing talking to her as more of an equal and being more kind and accepting her behavior and the way she acted.

The other great blunder that Albedo's absolute love caused for the now called one and only Emperor was during the draconian coronation into the Empire of Nazarick: The Draconian nation became a vassal well before the fall of the Kingdom after a Gift of 50 Death Nights to the Queen to protect her land from invading Beastmen after the Slane Theocracy failed to help with retired black scripture members. When the Queen came to E-Rantel and kissed Ainz's hand as a show of fealty. fully knowing what she had done threw Albedo into a jealous rage and nearly annulled the alliance. Only after some back door politics by Demiurge did the event come to an agreeable conclusion.

The reason why Emperor Ainz had never proposed to Albedo was at first because he felt guilty about switching her settings, but eventually he came to the conclusion that she would not have been better off as a slut as she was set. One other reason was that he did not want this marriage to cause problems for the Empire of Nazarick because he did not want it to cause enteral turmoil within the Female NPC's. Long ago he commissioned a secret report with Demiurge to calculate the risk to reward ratio of marrying Albedo, and only when it reached ninety percent it was acceptable to marry her. So unbeknownst to Albedo, there was a certain time and place they would be married. Ainz shutters when he thinks about wifat could have happened if she found out about the report… it would have messed up his and Demiurge's plans for conquest. Another important reason why Ainz decided to marry her was because over the last decade he had lost who he was. Suzuki was gone, Ainz Ooal Gown was now who he was. Small vestiges of his humanity must have remained, or he would have killed everyone in the new world as an Undead. As Ainz was in thought of the terror she could have caused, there was a knock on the door:

"Ainz can I come in or is a bad time?" Albedo asked as she opened the door.

"I told you to only call me that when we are we are alone!" Ainz said.

He was still aware of the eight edged assassins on the ceiling. the lights in Ainz's eye flared up but not because of anger but because of embarrassment. it did not show on his face because he had no muscles. Ainz thought that sometimes it was good to be undead. Albedos face turned bright red because she knew that he was embarrassed as well as because of the thought of her wedding night just two days away. the idea was tantalizing and concerning. Albedo had a worried look because discussing the wedding night was the reason she was summoned here, and she had no idea what was going to happen.

"Albedo as you know I am undead, and do not have the, ahem….equipment to satisfy or reproduce."

"Oh, but you do Ainz, you have everything I need and if we need to adopt then that's fine…."

Ainz lifted his hand as he did thousands of times before for silence from his servants, but took note; Albedo would be his wife and would need to be given more respect.

"As I was saying, through years of magic study I actually made it. It was Fluder's final act for approval to be Wizard of the Royal Court… it's a new title for our Magic School, I came up with…..absolute rubbish, but he was delighted to receive it. Anyway, for the night of our betrothal there will be over fifty different magic spells that will be cast, they will give me flesh that is invisible. to you I will look the same, but not …ahem feel the same." Ainz said tapering off with his tone of voice in embarrassment.

Albedo's eyes we wide and only yellow could be seen, to the point that made Ainz think he would be attacked again.

The eight legged assassins moved to the ready to spring into action if called upon.

"Also one of the spells will guarantee we will produce a child."

Albedo could not help herself, she threw herself at Ainz hugging him. It surprised Ainz, but he could not help but laugh with her as she started to cry and say:

"Ainz thank you so much, you have given me everything I have ever wanted. I do not know what to say"

while hugging him, she smiled with a grin that she would never let Ainz ever see… a smile of a woman who had conquered her prey. if one word were to explain it, would be evil.

Ainz further explained: "as you know, I am undead, but due to the spells I will have the strength of a regular lich, which means I will be the most vulnerable I will be in my life. no one else except for the floor guardians that will be on guard that night can know, understood?"

"Yes Ainz, you have made me so happy and I cannot wait for our child. incubation time for a succubus is only one month, I wonder how long an Overlord is?" Albedo said happily.

"Yes, about that… I am an undead overlord. we are not born but we are created from death, so we have looked at the possibilities and we will have our child in one month. We need to talk about the pregnancy as well, we will have to cast a simple spell so the undead portion of the child will not try to kill the Succubus side. it will very simple, nothing more than a simple potion."

The truth was, Demiurge had breeding pens of female succubus and undead and tried a thousand times with some horrifying results. It took too many tries to count to find a potion that would simply keep the succubus from dying from implanting the undead "material" as they could not create an undead fetus. According to Demiurge's calculations, they had the probability of the child living at sixty percent. This fact was to be kept from Albedo at all cost, and in case the baby did not survive he had a special plan to use illusion and mind control magic to console her until she is stable.

"Also, thanks to Fluder's knowledge of the how magic works in this world, we have uncovered a divine spell together that, if the vessel is strong enoug, can turn one into a God. This is tier 12 magic that I have been learning. I will cast it the moment we find out you are with child."

Ainz gently rubbed Albedo's hand sensing that she was scared as she knew there were some risks. Ainz said in the gentlest voice that he has produced in his ten years:

"Albedo the wedding will be perfect, you are perfect and our child will be perfect."

Albedo, happy with the news, remembered the wedding plans sh still needed to take care of and said:

" I will leave you alone, I know you are still pacifying that nation, and I have two more days until the wedding, and tomorrow's a big day, it's our Girls night, so I will take my leave" Albedo said while standing up.

"Ah yes" Ainz said in his normal speech "You and the other female guardians and homunculus maids and battles maids and nobles will have a superb time, but don't let it get out of hand."

Albedo left the room while Ainz was thinking he had to get used to this husband and wife life just as Shallter Bloodfallen Gown did when she became the Baroness of the Kingdom State of Nazarick. Her marriage though was allowed to pave the way for him to marry Albedo. Although it did not thrill him having Shallter marry Brian as he saw all NPC's as his children, he admitted to himself that it yielded an unplanned powerful ally to the Empire.