Turning Back the Time
Cheaper 2 Planting the Seed of Corruption
By: Major144
Disclaimer I do not own Overlord. This is just a story for fun.

The heroes went to a castle called Castle Spree. It was home to Nicholas two daughters Rose and Velvet. The Overlord was surprise. He had searched through Nichola's memories and found he had two daughters. The daughters and a bunch of knights welcomed the heroes. Rose and Velvet went to hug the wizard.

"It's good to see you back father." Said Rose.

"Yes did you bring use anything?" Asked Velvet.

The wizard smiled and gave Velvet a gold bracelet with some jewels in it. Velvet smiled and slipped it on.

"Thank you father your the best!" She said as she went to show it off.

The spirt of the Overlord was pleased. According to Nichola's memory Velvet was greedy and vain. She would prove to be quite useful to the Overlord's plans.

"There you go spoiling her again. It's good to have you back father." Said Rose as she hugged the wizard.

The spirt of the Overlord went through Nichola's memory Rose was much like her father good and strong willed. Rose would either be a strong and useful asset or a dangerous enemy to his plan.

"Father where is Gallant?" Asked Rose.

The Overlord looked through Nichola's memories. Apparently Rose and Velvet had met the the other heroes before they went on their quest. Rose and Gallant seemed to have fallen for one another.

"I'm sorry my dear but Gallant is dead." Said the wizard in his most sincere voice.

"What? How?" Asked Rose.

"During the final battle we fought the Overlord on the top of the Dark Tower. Gallant ran at the Overlord grabbed him and then threw himself off the tower with the Overlord." Said the wizard.

Rose looked shock. A couple of tears rolled down her face.

"Excuse me father." She said as she walked away.

A feeling of joy went through the Overlord. It felt good to bring tragic news to a young person in love and seeing the sadness and grief upon their face. The Overlord savored the moment for a few seconds and let it pass. It was time to plant the seeds of corruption in the heroes.

Rose walked around the dinning halls. She couldn't believe Gallant was dead. They had met only once, but it had been love a first sight. Now he was dead. Rose looked at all the heroes. Each one was celebrating, but there was bit of grief in all of them.

Melvin the halfling was eating some food. He looked like he was enjoying himself, but if you looked closely into his eyes you could see the grief.

Oberon the elf was standing in a conner sipping at some wine. There was deep sadness etched upon his face.

Sir William was talking with Velvet. His body was slagging a little bit in grief.

Goldo was drinking beer at a nearby table. He looked a little depressed.

Jewel the thief and Khan the warrior were sitting tougher. Khan was staring at the ground Jewel rested one of her hands on his knees to comfort him.

Rose wanted to talk to each of the heroes about Gallant. She first walked up to Melvin and asked how he felt about Gallant.

"He was a great guy! He liked my songs and rescued me a couple of times in battle. You could always trust and rely on him. I'll miss him." Said Melvin.

Rose thank him and walked up to Sir William and asked how he felt about Gallant.

"Hate to admit, but I'll miss him. We never saw eye to eye all the time, but he was a great fighter. Sure we argued and fought a couple of times, but he was an ally and friend through and through." Said Sir William.

Rose thanked him and walked over to Goldo and asked him what he though of Gallant.

"He was a great man, with a good head on his shoulders. He was both strategic and a little reckless in battle. He was a great warrior." Said Goldo.

Rose thanked him and walked over to Jewel and Khan and asked them what they though of Gallant.

"He was incredibly brave. He had the strength of ten men. He was full of fighting spirt. I have nothing but respect for him." Said Khan.

"He was brave and kind. He saw the good in people. He rescued me a couple of times." Said Jewel.

She looked into Rose eyes.

"You and him were in love weren't you?" She asked.

"How did you know?" Asked a shock Rose.

"I can see it in your eyes. I'm sorry he died." Said Jewel as she hugged Rose.

"Thanks I needed that." Said Rose.

She walked away towards Oberon. She asked about what he thought about Gallant.

"He was my best friend. I don't know how, but we became deeply connected. We talked about our hopes and dreams. He mentioned that he loved you and that he was going to marry you after the Overlord was dead. I still can't believe he's dead now. I believed that he survived the fall. Nicholas went down to where Gallant and the Overlord fell and said they were both dead. It just doesn't seem real." Said Oberon.

"Thanks for that." Said Rose as she hugged Oberon.

"Your welcome. We have both lost someone important to use." Said Oberon.

They heard a loud clanging sound. They turned to see Nicholas banging his staff on the floor.

"Come along everyone it is time for use to have our feast for our brave heroes!" He said.

Everyone gathered around a massive table. Goldo raised his mug in a toast.

"A toast to Gallant and his sacrifice. May he and his heroism never be forgotten." Said Goldo.

Everyone cheered and toasted. The wizard raised his glass.

"A toast to being heroes and for all the benefits we get." He said.

Everyone looked confused but toasted anyway. They then sat down to eat.

The Overlord smiled he had gone through Nichola's memories for info on the heroes. He now knew what to do to corrupt them. Melvin and Goldo would be easy. Sir William Jewel and Khan would require a little more pushing. Corrupting Oberon would be a bit tricky.

"It feels good to be a hero. With all the good work comes benefits. You could chase after your biggest desire and no one would deny you." Said the wizard.

Everyone looked at the wizard confused.

"All of you can have whatever you liked. Melvin you could eat all the food you wanted. Goldo you could have all the gold in the world. No one would deny a hero his desires." Said the wizard.

Melvin put a bunch of food on his plate and started eating. Goldo grabbed a golden candlestick holder and place it besides him.

"Sir William your a handsome man. You could have any woman you desired. Jewel you could take anything anyone else has. Kahn you can attack anyone who bothers you. You could do what ever you want now because you are heroes now." Said the wizard.

Sir William grabbed Velvet and started kissing her. Jewel grabbed a painting on a wall and stuffed it in a bag. Kahn knocked over a couple of servants who were invading his personal space.

Rose and Oberon watched this. They looked at the heroes confused then they turned to Nicholas. He was not acting like himself. The wizard had his back turned towards them. They couldn't see what he was doing. He sprinkled a tiny bag of powder into a glass of wine, walked up to Oberon and gave it to him.

"Here you go Oberon have a drink. You look tired why don't you go to sleep." Said the wizard.

Oberon drank the wine.

"Thank you. Are you feeling ok Nicholas? Your not acting like your usual self." Said Oberon.

"Oh I'm great. There's nothing to worry about." Said the wizard as he walked away.

The party lasted for a couple of hours before everyone started leaving. Rose met up with Oberon to discuss Nichola's strange behavior. They both agreed that something wasn't right.

"Your right something is wrong with your father. I'm going to go to my home in Evernight Forest and rest. Then we will look into his strange behavior." Said Oberon.

"Sounds good. You just rest and I'll see you soon." Said Rose.

Oberon waved goodbye as he left. He failed to see the wizard on the castle wall watching him. The Overlord smiled evilly. The seeds of corruption had been planted. Everything was going according to plan.

To be continued.