I HAVE RETURNED! Bow to me as I write chapters at an accelerated pace! I am working on stories again with Medley and The Burning Demon of Nazarick on priority. As for my excuses: school sucks, I've been at a summer camp for five weeks with almost no internet. At least I got paid. Anyway, here's the chapter you've all been waiting for!

Disclaimer: I own nothing except for some spells Ainz uses, as he knows over 700 spells but we are told less than 200 by the wiki so I made up some stuff.

Ainz simply stood and activated his Aura of Despair. His eyes glowed, piercing the night, as an unholy aura appeared around his body. "You face Ainz Ooal Gown, ruler of the Sorcerer Kingdom, one of the 41 Supreme Beings! And you, Pandora's Actor, have made a grave mistake."

Pandora's Actor
Level 100
Doppelgänger

In YGGDRASIL, the direction of a battle could be predicted by whomever decided to use their best attack (Trump Card) first. It often showed arrogance, and would signify that the user was confident in their victory or overcompensating as they lost. Opening the fight with a Super-Tier magic was a waste of time and resources when the opponent most likely could dodge or counter it immediately. If they waited they could hit their opponent when they least expected it. Of course Ainz was no fool. Even if he did open with such a spell, it would also encompass such a large area it would kill his allies. Not to mention most of his Super-Tier spells were meant for large groups of enemies, such as Fallen Down.

Unfortunately Pandora's Actor still seemed to have the protections against instant death spells and other attacks, so he couldn't just cast Death.

Immediately, Ainz released his Aura of Despair II, which filled the area with large amounts of unfiltered killing intent. The humans all collapsed, unable to move in the face of such power. Alphonse did not move, his artificial body protecting him somewhat and stared at Edward in surprise, not understanding what was happening. The homunculi staggered, struggling to move their limbs, but not unconscious. Envy staggered to his feet, shakily taking a step back. "What is this?!

Pandora's Actor did not move, but shook its head to clear the effect. "It seems you were more willful than I had first thought." Ainz said to the Homunculi. "Unfortunately, you're still puny worms compared to me."

Ainz quickly switched out what he was wearing, equipping his loadout he used when he first helped Carne Village all those years ago. His Mask of Envy (rather ironic, seeing who his enemy was) sat upon his face, his Robe and the Gauntlets of Thor covered his hands, concealing his true identity once more. However, he was now able to use the full extent of his powers, no longer inhibited by the armor specifications and Perfect Warrior.

As a higher-tier Doppelgänger, he has the ability to mimic a player based on their appearance as well as their ability. In particular, it is the Players belonging to the guild Ainz Ooal Gown that he can mimic with exceptional accuracy, having all of their abilities as opposed to a handful of them. His purpose was to guard the treasury, and become the guild member that would be best at fighting his opponent. By transforming into one of these players however, Pandora's Actor will receive penalties in all attributes in exchange for their weapons and abilities. He has the ability to become others, including non-players like Possessed Armor, which allowed for him to become Alphonse earlier.

Realizing Ainz was unable to move while re-equipping, Pandora's Actor moved in for the first strike, wearing the form of The Armored Alchemist, his blades flashing in the moonlight. He was intercepted by Alphonse, who tried to block the attack. Pandora's Actor's weapons, being Dark Cobalt, cut straight through his iron body, much too strong to be stopped by such measly weapons. Alphonse's arm fell to the ground, no longer attached to the body of the armor. He frantically began tracing a circle on the ground to repair himself, as Edward was still shocked unconscious.

"You cannot harm him with your weapons." Ainz exclaimed. "He has taken my form, so I can only face him in a fair duel. This is my fight!" Ainz growled. He held a hand to the side, and The Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown burst into existence into his hand, summoned by Call Item, a low tier spell he had learned ages ago. The visual effect appeared around the Guild Item, forming the faces of the damned as the flowing red aura surrounded Ainz.

"Triple Maximize Magic, Dragon Lightning!" He called, three lightning shots coming from the white gem on his staff. The lightning formed the shape of small dragons, and shot after the three enemies. Envy leapt back away from the attack, and it whizzed by.

"Nice try, but you'll need a fancier trick than tha-grrk!" Envy let out a pained sound as the Dragon Lightning curved back around behind him and punctured straight through his chest, frying him in seconds. The other two spells hit their targets, the first damaging Pandora's Actor, who stumbled when it cracked his shoulder guard, but other wise didn't harm him. It made sense, as although the shape shifting being had lowered stats whenever he copied a form, he still was equivalent to a player that was over level 70, meaning Ainz would have to be more serious about this than normal if the NPC could still become any of the Supreme Beings.

The final shot hit Gluttony, who immediately began healing from the puncture wound. He fired an Annihilation Beam at Ainz, ripping through trees. Ainz countered by opening a Gate in midair. The beam rocketed through, into the starry night on the other side. The Gate deposited the attack far out into the desert by Xing, and was pointed into the sky. So long as it didn't hit the moon by accident then the country should be fine. He didn't want to try redirecting the devastating beam into Gluttony, as it could have no effect, or hit someone by accident.

"Roy, Riza, and Ling, focus on Envy. Edward, Alphonse, you guys are fast enough to dodge Gluttony, so restrain him. I've got Pandora's Actor." The armored shape-shifter leapt at Ainz, who growled in annoyance. Fighting oneself was more frustrating than one might think.

"Greater Magic Seal!" Three magic circles formed above Ainz, and 90 glowing arrows flew forward over his allies and covered an enormous area with the glowing bolts. The two homunculi were heavily wounded, unable to avoid all of the attack, but Pandora's Actor was unharmed by the simple spell. Ainz took a brief moment to cast Greater Haste, Body of Effulgent Beryl, and Complete Vision. The buffs took a few seconds to complete, so he was forced to dodge to the side at the last second, his reflexes moving him away as a greatsword whipped by his mask.

"Damn, what's with this guy?!" Ed shouted, repairing his automail blade with Alchemy.

"His armor is the strongest substance currently in use on this world." Ainz said. "You cannot transmute it, as it is not on your periodic table of elements. The only one-" Ainz paused in thought.

Then he realized something, and chuckled. He leapt forward, clapping. He barely touched the Dark Cobalt armor, but the brief contact was enough. The armor twisted, spikes appearing within the suit and impaling the figure inside. What he had created was essentially a locked Iron Maiden. With a cry of frustration, the armor was dispelled, and Pandora's Actor's true form was revealed.

Ainz sighed as he recalled once again his past self, more specifically why he had made his NPC a German officer of all things.

"The hell is that?!" Alphonse cried.

"A Doppelgänger. Shape-shifter from my world." he replied softly. "This one is currently the third most powerful being in this world."

"My true form has been revealed. Baden in meinem Ruhm!" The strange being said. Rolling his eyes, Ainz flicked the staff at the air behind Pandora's Actor.

A Gate formed in the air, pointed directly downward, and Barry fell through with a battle cry.

Barry the Ripper
Level 79 Jack the Ripper (Soul Bound)

Pandora's Actor twisted, dodging the blow from the crazed butcher, but was stabbed through the shoulder before he could move away. Ainz lazily cast Thousand Bone Lance to the side, spearing Envy so many times the Homunculus couldn't even twitch as his body was eviscerated. Sparks burst from its skin, but the body could not heal as the spears stayed within its skin.

"Needed something Boss?" Barry giggled. The hours upon hours of straight training really boosted Barry to a new level. Thanks to the experience potions, he was now close enough to hold his own in a fight against a Homunculus. His blades carried a poison on them, and were much sharper and longer, brushing the ground. He was faster, gaining new abilities as well. Behind him, Ainz could see the two Elder Liches he had summoned to train Barry. He held open the Gate, and the undead the Liches summoned began pouring through. Ainz silently directed the crowd of Skeleton Workers, Undead Vikings, and Death Knights, all of them converging on the three enemies.

Alphonse was horrified, the storm of undead causing his armor to shake. Roy and Hawkeye were unnerved, but stood steadfast as the swarm of undead charge. "W-what the heck is this?!" He shouted. "Human transmutation?"

Ainz shook his head, watching the Elder Liches float through the hole, and left them to control the battlefield for a moment. "These do not have souls, merely constructs of my power, with their feeble minds following my last given order. These summons are not made immorally, and are not against natural laws." He fibbed a bit and left out the part about resurrection and how Death Knights were made with sacrifices, but it wasn't like they could prove him wrong with their knowledge.

They watched as Pandora's Actor fluidly dodged each fireball and strike, but was gradually being driven to a wall of skeletons behind him.

"This is taking too long..." Ainz complained. He pointed at Pandora's Actor. "Barry, kill him." he said to Barry, pure fury coursing through his undead body. The emotional suppressant that he normally had was still in effect, but rather than cancelling out the rage, it seemed to be funneling it into a colder fury, a storm of pure wrath. If this was anything like Shalltear's possession back in the New World, then killing the NPC and reincarnating him should work. There was no reason why it shouldn't, as previous experiments with reincarnation had worked on other summons in Amestris. If it didn't, he could get Truth to help.

Barry shifted, his blades glowing. "Sure thing Boss! I'll show this poser the meaning of real pain! HaHaHaHa!" Pandora's Actor shifted back into the armored figure of the Armored Alchemist, and faced the oncoming figure.

"Piercing Stab! First Blood!" He cackled, leaping at Pandora's Actor. Piercing Stab was an attack in the Piercing Blades category that caused the next attack to pierce through all layers of armor, and had a cooldown of thirty seconds. First Blood caused the first strike to deal damage on an enemy in a fight would deal triple damage, and give the status effect of Bleeding. His claws pierced the armor, shredding it, and dealing damage and puncturing the shoulder within. Blood spurted out, and the Doppelgänger flinched.

"Oh my, how could you! Landing a hit on me?! How ruthless!" Pandora's Actor cried out, appearing to have taken a hit. He swung at Barry, who caught it with his claws. "Full Counter!" Barry cried, swiping back at the faux-Ainz. His claws cut through the armor yet again, damaging the figure within. Full Counter was a skill that would take a melee attack that was dealt to Barry and deal it back with twice the force.

Pandora's Actor changed again, twisting into a form that caused Ainz's irritation to rise dramatically. It appeared to be the form of Albedo, wielding her battle axe. "Hello, Ainz-sama~" she began, but was cut off as Ainz cast Reality Slash, hitting 'her' dead on.

He had frantically cast the spell, reacting instinctively. Thoughts rushed through his head. 'What the hell? Pandora's Actor was never designed to become any of the Floor Guardians, the members of Ainz Ooal Gown were much stronger and therefore would be the best option to shape shift into. It seems a few options could be possible: his abilities were edited by whatever anomaly brought him here, whoever is controlling him made some edits, or he was given specific orders that limited him as the one in command did not recognize the full limit of his powers. His attitude is as if he were another player's NPC with really bad combat planning.' Time seemed to stop as 'Albedo' was cut brutally in half, and the 2 pieces of 'her' fell to the ground. It shimmered and quickly changed to Envy's body, the regeneration from the Homunculus' form healing the Doppelgänger. Ainz glanced to the side to see Gluttony dodging swipes from Alphonse, with Envy still stuck in the spears.

"Hmm, I guess this armor is too weak." Pandora's Actor said, a tone of foreboding settling into his words. He shifted and bubbled, forming an all white armored figure. "Mein vader commanded me to do what is necessary to win, so I suppose I must assume this form then."

The figure that Pandora's Actor had become was an intimidating figure with shining white armor with a helm that had a huge sapphire embedded in the middle of his chest, radiating with pure and divine light. He was also adorned with a reddish cape attached around his right shoulder. His armor struck an intimidating figure into the heart of evil, a near contrast to the Dark Cobalt armor Ainz normally wore. Additionally, he was armed with both a sword and shield, both gilded with jewels and gold, exquisitely made. "I suppose Touch Me-sama's form will be sufficient to defeat you!"

Ainz stared at the form he thought he would have never seen again. His best friend, the ultimate warrior from which he had gained camaraderie and strength during his darkest times. And this traitor had defiled his image. Ainz took in a deep breath to calm himself.

Then he flipped his shit.

With a guttural roar, Ainz used Mass Teleportation to take Pandora's Actor straight up into the sky. Upon the ground, the others began waking up, the effects of Aura of Despair V wearing off as they left its range. "Delay Teleportation, Triple Maximize Magic, Thousand Bone Lance! Triple Maximize Magic, Drifting Master Mine!" A ripple shot out, cancelling all teleportation magic that would be used any time soon. With a booming sound, three thousand lances of bone flew from the ground far, far below, all aimed at the white figure. As that happened, three floating mines drifted to Pandora's Actor, exploding violently on contact. Ainz watched dispassionately as the bone lances reached their target.

He had never once beaten the white warrior in combat. Well, this wasn't his friend. There was no way it would be as effective as Touch-Me had been back in YGGDRASIL due to Pandora's Actor's ability and the fact Ainz had a head start in the fight.

Pandora's Actor dodged them with the skill that was from Touch-me's World Champion title that his form provided, but was still falling through the sky. The rest that he failed to dodge deflected on his shield, shattering into fragments that flew into the distance. For a brief moment he seemed to dodge or deflect them all, but at the end of the attack twenty or so slipped through and bounced off his armor.

"Very good, but my armor, Compliance With Law, is unable to be broken by such a feeble attack."

"That is not your armor! You don't deserve to own it!" Ainz roared, enabling Fly for himself. Pandora's Actor did the same, apparently having the skill as well. (Fly was one of the few spells Touch-Me had known in YGGDRASIL along with a ring that let him use Gate without the requirement of being a mage)

"Slow!" Pandora's Actor's movements slowed to a crawl, and Ainz began casting as many buffs as he could. "Greater Magic Shield! Greater Luck! Greater Full Potential! Greater Hardening! Greater Break Item! Life Essence! Infinity Wall! Indomitability! Greater Resistance! Body of Effulgent Beryl!" Waves of colors washed over him as the buffs took hold.

"NO! WORLD BREAK!" Pandora's Actor shouted back, slashing his sword in a line. Ainz gasped as an immeasurable force ripped into his body, devastating his health. He hadn't expected the attack, so focused on devastating the impostor.

""Ainz choked out as he began casting as many spells as he possibly could before Pandora's Actor could react.

"Triple Maximize Magic! Gravity Maelstrom! Triple Maximize Magic! Explosive Land Mine! Triple Maximize Magic! Cry of the Banshee! Grasp Heart!"

Pandora's Actor writhed under the effect of the spells, his massive health losing chunks of damage at a time. Explosions filled the air as space itself compressed around the white figure. No being naturally born in Amestris could have survived the attack. Cry of the Banshee was especially deadly as his resistance to instant death spells caused it to simply deal damage instead. Finally, the Grasp Heart spell left him with less than a quarter of his health. With a choked cry, the Doppelgänger was flung away. Ainz hovered triumphantly over the now bodly injured NPC.

"You would never have won, Pandora's Actor. I never made you to be on the front lines like this." He explained, absolutely disgusted by the use of his creation. "Whoever is controlling you made a mistake. I'm sorry it came to this. I will save you if I can..." Pandora's Actor struggled to dodge. "Triple Maximize Magic: Time Stop." Ainz cast, also summoning multiple High Wraiths to hold off his opponent until his spell could finish casting.

Ainz took a breath, and then focused. He spoke.

Enormous glyphs appeared around him, slowly aligning as the spell began casting, the thirty second buildup beginning. Pandora's Actor exited the Time Stop ten seconds later. He took five seconds to reach Ainz, and another fifteen to fight past the High Wraiths, inches from Ainz' face as the spell finished casting.

And then there was silence. A calm before the storm.

A-A

Edward stared as two figures floated above him with no visible propulsion, Alchemical or technological.

When he had awoken, Envy and Gluttony were completely restrained, and Envy was incapacitated by spears that restricted his movement and his healing completely. Edward had then mimicked the impaling effect on Gluttony, finally stopping his devastating beam as he could not use it and heal at the same time. Then he had looked up.

The figures danced in the sky, blasts of light and explosions flickering around. One was completely white, a gleaming point. The other was deep purple, glowing with a deep reddish-purple aura. He couldn't look away as thousands of spears shot from the ground, no sign of Alchemy, yet there they were. He could see Ainz floating in the air above him, layers of colorful light filling the sky as he heard the dark robed figure chanting. "The hell is he doing? Some kind of ritua-"

An enormous array appeared in the air, surrounding the two dueling beings. A gasp left his mouth as his mind began analyzing the display. The arrays were vast, glowing lines forming symbols and shapes he had never seen in Alchemy before. The circles themselves weren't the most interesting part, but rather how they moved. They moved in straight lines, rotating a specific amount here, tilting a specific amount there with a full three hundred and sixty degree range of turn. If he could replicate this ability with normal Alchemy, it would be a historical breakthrough! What would happen if rather than making a circle, one made a sphere, or a unique geometrical shape? The pull of the unknown, that feeling he had when he had attempted human transmutation, ached like a sore muscle at the back of his mind. The floating glyphs seemed to pull together, forming one giant overlapping circle. He leaned in expectantly, knowing whatever was going to happen would be spectacular.

A-A

And then there was sound. A pillar of fire ripped through the air, super-heating the surrounding area in a shockwave of heat that would have fried anything nearby.

The spell of choice was Vermillion Nova, a 9th Tier spell that took a long time to cast. It could be combined with Maximize Magic and Triple Maximize Magic together, exponentially increasing the damage and radius of the spell to apocalyptic levels, nearly equivalent with the highest tier of magic. Thanks to a few repeat castings of Time Stop and the summons meant to protect Ainz, Pandora's Actor was unable to stop the casting of the spell. The fire based damage completely overwhelmed Touch-Me's armor thanks to the debuffs and the Greater Break Item spell used earlier on Pandora's Actor. The fight came to a conclusion much more quickly than Ainz had predicted, a sign that Pandora's Actor must have been fighting the control of his commander on some instinctual level. If he had wanted to win, he would have been much less dramatic and transformed straight into Ainz's true form and used Slow, Time Stop, and then Fallen Down together in one fell swoop.

He watched as the corpse of Pandora's Actor fell to the earth below. He cancelled Fly and plummeted down with the figure. A Gate later and Pandora's Actor's form was lying within their base in the desert awaiting resurrection. Ainz landed harshly on the ground, a crater bursting from his feet. His armor appeared back over him as he moved, silently casting the Create Greater Magic Item and Perfect Warrior. He stalked past a whimpering Gluttony and the groaning humans, and grabbed the mutilated form of Envy by the jaw. "Who is you leader?" he asked softly. He raised a brow as Envy was much heavier than he seemed. Some kind of matter condensation? He did have to store the unused parts of his form...

Envy spat in his face as he healed. "As if I'd take you to him! You just destroyed the result of months of work and experimentation!"

Ainz didn't move. "I said, TELL ME." His voice boomed, and he ground his staff farther into Envy's side. "I have the ability to drop you into a room of spikes and never come back. I could fry you alive over and over, or crush you within a black hole, never to return. Why, I could leave you with god himself to repent your sins and pay for your crimes. I doubt you could weasel your way out of another dimension now, hmm?" He flexed his control over Aura of Despair II. Envy stared in fear as he realized how serious Ainz was. "Y-you're dead serious!" Envy said, paling.

"Well, you're not wrong about the 'dead' part." Ainz said, pulling off his Mask of Envy, turning his face away so only Envy could see it. "Now talk."

"Eww, what the hell?!" The man said in disgust. He leaned in closer a moment later. "Hey, you look kinda like Greed when he-"

Ainz crushed Envy's head in his hand. "You know what? I'll have the Liches deal with it." He dropped the body of the Homunculi into a Gate. The massive ripped up form of Gluttony whined as Ainz warily looked him over. "How are we transporting you?" he murmured to himself. "Ah, that will work."

He reached into Gluttony's chest. His clawed hand pulled out the Philosopher's Stone, the object pulsing with a red light. The Homunculus squealed as his body withered away, Ainz focusing on the gem itself. "Appraise Item!"

Gluttony the Voracious' Core
Homunculus Core: Philosopher's Stone
An object created via the sacrifice of a multitude of living souls. The energy of the beings is transferred into the stone, which can be used to bypass the laws of equivalent exchange. This stone is the core of a homunculus. If it is removed from the body, then it will reform the body as soon as it can so long as there is enough room.

Ainz would have smirked on the spot if his body would allow him. He placed the core into his Dimensional Pocket, and sighed in relief as no negative effects happened. It seemed the homunculi's Philosopher's Stone Cores could be placed into inventories and not reform the body while contained. That was a relief. If Gluttony reformed into his enraged form again in their base, it would have been devastating. Envy had no known abilities like that, so he simply sent the Homunculus to the Liches back at their HQ. They would keep him contained and unable to form again for the time being. With a final glance at the babbling Fullmetal Alchemist behind him, he vanished into a Gate, Truth's realm visible in the background. That seemed to be the final straw for Edward, who collapsed again. Ainz snorted as the Gate closed itself behind him.

End Chapter

BAM! We're done with that! In his usual OP fashion, Ainz won, capturing two Homunculi at the same time. Pandora's Actor is dead, but hopefully he can be brought back and be returned to his sanity under Ainz' domain. Finally, the cast of FMA has to deal with the repercussions of the explosive battle that was seen for miles around.

Yes, Ainz could have finished that fight sooner, but he has a flair for the dramatic, and he had to be sure it was effective. Please give me your thoughts and criticism so I can fix errors, I want this to be a great chapter. If you think something else should have happened, PM me and we can talk about it. Finally, the Appendix has been updated, so take a look if you're interested.