Little 4 year old Momonga which would be about two years in human terms sat on the steps of the Ninth floor of Nazarick waiting for his uncle Cocytus to take him to his floor. He would get to ride on his back and practice swords which he really liked. He didn't like living in the Tomb of Nazarick as much as being in the Empire but it was his parents who said it was is was too much of a risk and he needed to grow up in Nazarick away from the influence of humans. He was the pure born of Nazarick whatever that meant. He knew he was special he could fly and do this some things adults could not like break large stones with his hands. His magic teacher Fludder said that he could use spells now that took him a really long time to learn. He liked Fluder even though he was a human. Also nothing that he was hit with hurt him so he could be really rowdy when he played. He like to go to Auras level and play with all the animals but sometimes he would kill them on accident and get in trouble by his sister.
He was wearing some overalls with holes for his wings with a sweater and a white cap all clothes his mother made. He did not like how his mom would make him switch clothes five times a day and drag him around just to show people. One thing that he liked about living in the tomb was that he did not have to wear his uniform. It was the military uniform of Nazarick with the mark of Ainz logo unlike his uncle Brian that had flowers or stars, he did not like the uniform because he had to tuck in his wings and put his coat over them and that was uncomfortable. His Dad said his mark was unique in that he was the only one to wear it, It meant that someday he would be King then Emperor but he did not care about that now he wanted to play.
He looked up at his uncle Sebas whom he liked but was not as fun as his other family and said,
"Uncle Sebas when will I be able to play with children my age?" Sebas whom loved the young master as he was his own son looked at the young master and bowed and said,
"Young master your father wanted me to relay to you that if you complete your studies this week you will get to spend some time at the capital this weekend."
Momonga smiled and his wings fluttered, "Really wow will their kids my age this time?" Sebas still bowed said,
"Yes lord I believe there shall but you must remember the lessons I taught you about controlling your strength we do not want another incident."
Sebas was referring to when Momonga was around three years old; he attended the Emperor's Ball the biggest event of the year in Nazarick. The Empire of Nazarick had endless celebrations in honor of victories or accomplishments and some celebrations would last for weeks. The Emperor's Ball was the end of a week-long celebration of the founding of the Empire of Nazarick and the Ball was by invitation only and included all heads of state, top merchants and nobles in all across the Empire. In the light of such an auspicious occasion the Emperor and Empress decided to show the young prince Momonga off to the world.
This was the first time he had to wear his uniform and he hated it. Albedo dressed him and was smiling that smile that even made Momonga uncomfortable Albedo said to him
"You are my most precious gift and all my hope Momonga" as she grabbed him and squeezed him so hard that it almost hurt even him.
Momonga looked at his momma and said, "Momma you say that all the time but what makes me so special doesn't everyone have a momma and papa."
Albedo frowned and said "Yes my little Prince but your momma is one of the Guardians of the tomb of Nazarick and your papa is one of the 41 Supreme Beings or a simply a God also your mom and dad are Empress and Emperor of the known world and that means you are the prince of the world."
Momonga thought about it for a bit he was much more clever that his little body showed and his eyes got big and said,
"Does that mean that I am a God?"
Albedo smiled her eyes split and the yellow of her eyes grew and replied, "Yes you are" as she touched his nose and tickled him little Momonga started to laugh.
Momonga was to sit right next to his Mother as he was third in line to the Crown of Nazarick. He was overlooking the Ball everyone was talking to each other and dancing. He got to eat some food he liked he did not have to eat but since he was half demon he could indulge in any of the seven deadly sins and gluttony was one of his favorites.
Next his father stood up and announced "All vassals of Nazarick meet prince Momanga Albedo Ainz Ooal Gown the crowned prince of the Empire of Nazarick!"
Next uncle Sebas stood behind him as he stood up and had a crown placed on his head. Everyone at the Ball stopped and bowed to him and he politely bowed back. Then every started clapping and gave a thunderous round of applause, Momonga did not really care about any of this the entire time he was watching a group of children playing in the corner. He sat back down his mother was staring at him as always and his papa…well he never knew what his Dad was thinking to be honest he was a little scared of his dad not because of the way he looked he thought that everyone dad looked similar this was all he ever knew but he was scared for a different reason it was because everyone one else seemed to be scared of him all the people that met him were scared so it was natural for him to be a little scared.
Momonga leaned over to his mother who was still staring at him and said, "Momma can I go play with the other children they are playing games and I want to play,"
One of Albedos weakness was that she loved her son so much that she had a very hard time telling him no. She smiled and said "Yes but give your crown to uncle Sebas and make sure not to get dirty and act as my little prince"
Momonga smiled as he jumped up out of his chair and took his crown off his head and put it on a pillow that Sebas was holding and walked down of the stage and across the room to the other children. It took every ounce of self-discipline little Momonga had to not run across the room. As he made his way across the room people were bowing to him and complimenting him he just smiled and nodded and finally reached the children that were playing in the corner of the room he looked over to his mother who was intently watching him so he knew he had to be on his best behavior.
All the children hesitated approaching him they were all the heirs to political offices and large businesses' so they were well aware of whom Momonga was.
A little boy that was wearing a mask that was from the kingdom state of Nazarick walked up to him and asked, "why are you not wearing a mask my parents told me that people with different eyes have to wear a mask and your dad wears a mask."
Momonga knew that his piercing black and red eyes were not the same as humans but he never had to wear a mask.
"I dunno must be because I am the prince or something, what game you were playing I would like to play." Momonga said.
The little boy with the mask replied," Tag it's a game where we chase each other around and one person is it and if you get tagged then you are it and everyone runs away from you would you like to play?"
Little Momonga smiled and nodded and so the game continued and he was having a lot of fun. So much fun that when he was tagged "it" he forgot his Uncle Sebas's lessons and forgot his own strength and dashed quicker than a human eye could follow and tagged another child with so much power that it threw him fifteen feet across the room into the wall. The room fell silent as everyone turned to see what was happening but quicker than the people could turn their heads Sebas had already made his way across the room picked up the child near death and poured an enormous amount of Ki into him completely healing the child. By the time the audience at the ball heard the crashing noise and looked to see what happened the little child was already healed. Sebas told the child to find his parents and grabbed Momonga by the hand and guided him back to his seat. His mother had a sympathetic look on her face and patted his head as he was clearly upset and his father seemed like he could have cared less no doubt he would get a lecture in the near future.
Finally Momonga could see uncle Cocytus approaching he was so exciting his wings started to flap and hover in the air, he flew into Cocytus arms as he grabbed him and threw him high up into the air and Momonga started to laugh.
Sebas approached Cocytus in his upright regal manner and said "I trust you will take care of the young master I must take my leave as I have my other duties to take care of "SEBAS. HE. IS. IN GOOD. HANDS." Cocytus replied.
"Have him back to the ninth floor in three hours the Empress will be waiting. "YES. YOU. HAVE. MY. WORD."
Sebas knew that he was in good hands gave Cocytus as nod of the head and bowed and said goodbye to the young master and walked off down a flight of stairs.
"So uncle Cocytus what are we doing today." TODAY. I. THOUGHT. YOU. COULD. MEET. AND. SPAR. WITH. THE. LIZARD. MEN." Momongas eyes lit up, "Outside the tomb?!" YES. BUT. JUST. A. LITTLE." Cocytus knew that Momonga was getting stir crazy in the tomb and Momonga was really excited he had always heard about the Lizardmen from uncle Cocytus how they were a proud warrior race with strange customs he had seem some in the tomb.
Uncle Cocytus put Momonga on his shoulder and carried him to the entrance of the tomb as he passed the area floor guardians they all stopped and bowed. Finally they were outside Momonga had a very fair complexion just like her mother in fact the only thing he could tell that he was like his father were his eyes but he was always being complimented about them and how he looked like his father. As they walked toward the lizardmen's village Momonga on Cocytus shoulder like he always carried him.
"What do you think of my martial arts and sword skills"
Cocytus was contemplating an answer when he said, "DOING. WELL. BUT. TRAINING. AND. REFINING. SKILLS. ARE. A. LIFELONG. PURSUIT. Momonga listened this was the same answer he always gave or at least a variation of it but he did not mind uncle Cocytus let him cut loose and be wild as he wanted within reason.
They finally approached the lizardmen's village as they walked it the first thing he noticed was a statue of his father with sacrifices set up to him. Next representatives came running as soon as they saw Cocytus ran to him and bowed,
"Glacier God Cocytus we are always glad to see you it is an honor."
Cocytus looked at them and said, "WHAT. IS. THIS. YOU. DO. NOT. RECOGNIZE. YOUR. CROWNED. PRINCE. THIS. OFFENCE. SHOULD. BE. PUNISHABLE. BY. DEATH. BUT. I. BLAME. MYSELF."
The Lizardmen's eyes shot wide open they knew the prince was born but had never seen him nor expected him to come to their humble village. They prostrated themselves until their faces were in the dirt.
"Forgive our ignorance God prince please to not take offence and destroy our village."
Momonga could have done this but had no idea why he would but he knew he had to be a prince and act as one he thought of what to say,
"This was but an oversight but let it not happen again."
This was a phrase his father taught him to say when people apologized for their behavior. The boy motioned them to stand with the same hand motion that he had seen his father use his whole life.
They walked further into the village to an area where the lizardmen warriors were all fighting all of them had necklaces on that had the Mark of Ainz which meant they were his father's property. They all stopped and stared for a second and then all bowed by this time they all knew the God Prince was in the village. Cocytus asked who the strongest warrior was and Zazuyu stood forward and signaled that he was the strongest one, none of the others objected and Cocytus nodded in satisfaction.
" . . . "
Zazuyu was shocked he was supposed to spar against the God prince and what if he got hurt what would happen then? Zazuyu quickly dismissed this thought as this was the Son of the God Ainz Ooal Gown the God of life and death. The little boy jumped down on off Cocytus's shoulder and pick up a sword and shield that were nearly the size that he was. Zazuyu ready himself putting the shield in front of him and his sword in his right hand. Little Momonga remembering what Cocytus taught him placed his feet in a wide stance that help keep balance and put she shield in front of him. Cocytus yelled,
"Fight"
The lizardman rushed forward to bash shields together to try and knock Momonga off balance. This was a very logical move considering that Zazuyu was three times as big as Momonga.
As soon as the shield made contact it was like Zazuyu hit a wall worse yet he was thrown back ten feet as soon as Momonga pushed his shield forward. Momonga did not give time for Zazuyu to recover by discarding his shield and jumping in the air holding the sword with both hands ready to strike the moment he came in range. Zazuyu put his shield up for protection but the minute the sword made contact with the shield a scraping noise was made and the shield was cut in half. Zazuyu's tumbled out of the way and got back on his feet he was not worried at all about the prince but for himself the prince could kill him at any time due to the large difference in strength.
Momonga dashed forward and as their blades crossed it knocked the lizardman to his knees and the sword out of his hand. Momonga raised his sword high and planned to cut the Lizardman in half but before he could make a down stroke Cocytus yelled,
"STOP"
Little Momonga did as his uncle said but he was a little confused. His father told him to never spare the weak so he was doing as he was taught. Momonga threw the sword in the ground and walked back to Cocytus.
" . .NOT KILL. YOUR. OPPONENT."
"Yes uncle Cocytus" Momonga said jumping up and down hyper from the fight. The Lizardmen were in shock not only did a child beat their best warrior but in under fifteen seconds. Cocytus was the only other person beside Momonga that new that the fight could have really been over in .001 seconds if the child wanted to but he wanted to have a fun fight. All the Lizardmen prostrated themselves and said, "Hail the God Prince Momonga Albedo Ainz Ooal Gown." From then on there were two statues in the Lizardman village of Emperor Ainz and of the God Prince Momonga.
Cocytus and Momonga walked back to the ninth floor, Cocytus said, "ONE DAY YOU SHALL BE IN CHARGE OF THE ARMIES OF NAZARICK AND I WOULD BE HONORED IF YOU HAVE ME AS YOUR RIGHT HAND."
Momonga did not know what to say it was not normal to lay such a heavy request on a young boy but he was not just a young boy but a supreme being in his case so Cocytus did not consider it unusual to talk to a child in such a way.
"Uncle Cocytus I could not think of anyone who would be by my side when we are slaying the enemy."
For Momonga this was not idle talk when he was three a maid that had worked in the castle for year sunk into Momonga bed chamber with the full intention of murdering the boy. When she crept up to the toddler's bed she was startled by the boy who suddenly pulled back the covers and said, "BOO!" The maid diverted her eyes so the boy could not read her intentions as far as it looked she was only playing a game.
"Hello young Momonga I was checking on you to see if you were still awake but I can see your detection skills are improving!?"
"Yes! I do not need sleep I am a God but I can if I want but what are you doing with that knife behind your back I see no pie?!" The reason he asked was because he would often tell the maids to bring him sweet treats.
"No I do have a treat and I guess there is no reason to hide it but for the God of the world I must make you sleep."
"Oh you know a sleep spell that is cool Fluder had not taught me yet he says "You can get into too much mischief using such as spell." He giggled because it was true.
"Tell you what Momonga close your eyes and hold your hand in the air and I will make you go to sleep,"
"Sure Misses maid go for it" As he closed his eyes and spread his arm as if he was about to get a hug.
"This is too easy the assassin thought I will never have to work again!" She had no remorse for killing a young boy because he was not human this assassin was one of the few skilled fighters left in the Kingdom that lost her finance and parents in the War of the Kingdom by the Empire's troops. She left forward and sunk the knife's six inch blade all the way into his chest she could feel that handle against his warm skin then she pulled it out. Then something very strange happened tentacles of light instead of blood started to come from the Knife wound she looked at the blade there was no blood on the knife there was a bright substance much like the tentacles she was seeing but was their but not at the same time.
"Yay! Magic you got my magic to come out this was much better than sleep, I have only gotten my magic to come out once!
"What are you!" The woman screamed.
Jumping up and down on the bed, "The God of Magic silly my body it made from magic I have no blood or anything like that."
"There is no way to kill this child as it would take thousands if not millions of years to figure out a way. How can you kill magic?" She thought that the Gowns being Gods was nonsense but she had just seen the impossible with her own eyes. The nurse quickly hid her knife and started to run out of the room but suddenly one large human like hand with bone spikes all over it reached out from the boy's chest and grabbed her as if she was a pencil.
"Uh-oh you let my friend out and he is mad at you he told me you tried to kill us, I am sorry but he eats everyone he does not like." The little boy said.
"No. No. by the Gods no! What is this and how can this be happening? The prince no, any being like this should not exist please spare me I did not know what I was doing they killed my family." The woman pleaded with a being she could not see in the boy's chest as magical energy was pouring out like a fountain. Before she was completely pulled in she noticed that the magic exiting his wound started to stitch itself up and there was not even a scar.
"Please do not let it take me!" She cried to the boy
"Ok Misses maid I will save you from your pain the boy reached into his pocket dimension and pulled out a sword.
The women though he was going to cut off the hand of the creature but instead much to her surprise he stabbed her in the throat she tried to speak but blood kept spurting out of her mouth making a gurgling sound. The hand quickly retreated inside Momonga while the magic was still fixing the hole in Momonga chest.
Suddenly a large number of soldiers barged in to see a dead assassin and a young prince standing over her with a bloody short sword and a smile on his face. "My Lord did you kill this assassin? The Captain of the Guard asked. "Yes she tried to kill me but I put her out of her pain!" He said with a smile. The guards were amazed the story made it around the castle then Empire within a week and that young age Momonga killed his first person.
As they were walking to the entrance to the 9th floor Albedo was waiting for them even though they were early. Her wings began to flutter and she began to smile as she saw little Momonga. The little boy flew off of Cocytus shoulders and into his mother's arms,
"Momma I missed you I had lots of fun with Uncle Cocytus and learned a lot" the boy new what to say to his mother and what not to.
Albedo smiled and told Momonga, "My little Prince I have news for you your father you and I are going on a tour of the Empire of Nazarick in a few years."
Really! The boy exclaimed,
"Yes you will get to see the entire of Nazarick and meet its entire people but because of the assignation attempt we will have to wait a little longer than we originally planned."
Then Albedo's face got a look on it that even scared her own son, "also your father the Emperor has authorized Queen Shalteer to have children although I know you are excited to have cousins that are around your age you are the Prince of Nazarick that will eventually rule over all be wary of those little lampreys." Albedo thought to herself, "Why my husband would waste wish upon a star spell on that tramp I will never know. Momonga didn't listen to most of what her mother said only the part where he would have family around his age he was excited.
"Come Momonga let's change your clothes those are dirty I have the cutest outfit and then we shall see your father he has asked for you."
Momonga swallowed he always was a little nervous around his father but it was just the family he was very nice. Momonga stayed in his mother's arms all the way to his room which was connected to his parents' room so his mom could watch him all the time. He was never alone if his mother was not with him he was either with Sebas or one of the maids were always around to assist him. His father rarely came to the bedroom and when he did he would lay down with his mom for a bit then go to his study because he did not sleep. Since Momonga did not really need to sleep this was the time that he got most of his alone time with his Dad and he enjoyed his company as long as no one was around. They finally came to their bed chambers and two maids open the doors.
Much to Momonga surprise his father was standing waiting for them, this is why Mom must have went straight to the bedroom is because she knew Dad was here. Momonga knew his mother loved his father very much, so much that he would often hear rumors of her exploits. He heard that once she acted like a baby just to sit on his lap, his Aunt Aura told him that story and he thought it was very funny.
"Come here my boy" Ainz said with outstretched arms, Albedo was reluctant to let him go as always but gave her boy to him without hesitation.
"My son you are my legacy and even though I am immortal I shall pass everything on to you and you shall be Emperor of the world. That is why we are visiting all of Nazarick and the Vassal Kingdoms to spread your image and mighty name. You are a God which means you are immortal, wise, and without fault everything you do you shall succeed as you have no peers. But that does not mean you are not ticklish" Ainz said as he began to tickle him all over as little Momonga started to squirm and laugh.
Albedo watched and was in absolute bliss this was everything she wanted although the thought of Shalteer's children rival hers was a problem that was in the back of her mind. They really did pose no threat to Momonga but that did not matter to her as anything that could disrupt her status quo was considered dangerous.
"Oh that reminds me we should be in the Western Kingdom State of Nazarick by the time Shalteer's little one will be born, I know you feel about her Albedo but try to be happy for her for me she is one of my daughters. Albedo smirked when she heard daughter because that all Ainz considered her was a daughter and not a potential love interest she was all too thrilled when Ainz told her that she would be his one and only wife. She loved him so much that she was willing to share but now she did not have to worry about that nightmare of having to share Ainz with any other women. She had the maids report all activity of him and Ainz has never even made an advance at other women even though there have been plenty that have thrown themselves at him. There have been noble families that had given him their daughters as concubines and mistresses. Ainz politely accepted but then had them all married off to nobles of other parts of the kingdom creating a unified nobility of Nazarick.
"Father when we visit the town of Albedo do you think we can meet Momon?' Momonga asked his father as Ainz stroked his chin,
"Absolutely he has been my vassal for years which means he is also your vassal as well, how about this he will show you around town and be your escort for a whole day on the trip" the boy smiled as big as he could, he had heard the stories of the exploits of Momon and how he was the strongest of all warriors"
"You know though my boy that right know you could destroy that man at your current strength so do not treat him as an equal' his father warned." This was said as Ainz was looking at his son status screen he was not an NPC and under Race instead of a hybrid hetermorphic being classification there were three words. [GOD OF MAGIC] his MP and HP had infinity signs next to them and Ainz's silver mask smiled his eyes flames flared every time he saw it.
"With my seed, Albedos womb and Fluder's knowledge of my magic and Demigures intellect we did it! KEKEKE!" He thought as could not contain his joy and allowed his laugh to sneak through his thoughts.