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A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, favs, and follows.. didn't think my story would get this popular so fast... so here is a bonus chapter for the week... I was inspired by all your nice comments, messages, and reviews of my story and finished this chapter and got halfway done with chapter 4... if you don't see me answer your review here it is because I left a review in chapter 2 answering the questions that were posted up until Friday... This is the chapter Albedo will start to act much different then everyone remembers her acting... she will still be Albedo but... well... you will see... the more time the NPCs spend around Ainz and Taylar the more they will start to act a little different then they usually do... hope you like it... if you don't well I really could care less lol...
Now, let's get to the next chapter!
After Taylar and Albedo have their kiss, they both turn to Momonga. He was staring like a horny teenager at them. They both found it quite adorable. When he realized they were done and staring at him, he collected his thoughts.
"Well, you two seemed to enjoy that." he chuckles "Now Albedo, I have something for you." He extends out his open hand and a Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown appears there. "As Overseer of all the Guardians, you will need to be able to travel Nazarick quickly. I trust you will take care of this ring and never let anyone else use it." Momonga tells her
"Yes my lord. I will guard it with my life!" Albedo replies. As she turns to leave, Taylar has one more thing to talk to her about.
"Albedo, I know you understand mine and Momonga's acceptance of you but there is still things you need to prove to truly be with Momonga." this kind of confuses Albedo but she listens to Taylar intently. "It is one thing to be Momonga's lover, it is an entirely different thing to be his wife. You must prove that you can handle that role before you can have it. It is not as simple as making him happy, being Momonga's wife means you would no longer be just a guardian, you would be a queen of Nazarick. We must make sure that is something you can handle. So do your best and we shall be watching you Albedo." Taylar tells her
"I understand Lady Taylar, I will do my best to prove to you and Lord Momonga that I am ready to be a queen of Nazarick." Albedo replies to her
"I have no doubt you will Albedo. You may return to your duties and we will message you if we need anything. We will either be here or in our rooms if you need us for anything. Once you have finished your duties message me. I have a role I wish for you to fulfill when you are not busy." Taylar says to the succubus.
After Albedo leaves, Taylar and Momonga call Sebas back into the throne room. He wants to ask her about the whole Albedo being a queen but he realized Taylar was actually dead serious about them all being together so he said nothing. He really didn't have any idea what to say anyway. They really need to figure out where the hell they are. If someone is close enough to threaten the safety of Nazarick they must assess their power and take appropriate action.
"I know we need to figure out our situation but I have a terrific idea to strengthen the loyalty of those in Nazarick and it will only take about an hour. What do you say?" Taylar asks Momonga. Sebas is also extremely interested in what Lady Taylar is going to say but never shows it on his face. He can only appear as the perfect butler in front of the Supreme Beings.
"What did you have in mind Taylar? I think we can spare an hour for those of Nazarick." Momonga says.
"Well, it is almost dinner time. Why don't we invite all the homunculi maids to join us for dinner? It will be nice to spend some time with everyone in Nazarick. We can have breakfast tomorrow with the Guardians, and lunch tomorrow with the Pleiades. Sebas, would you prefer to eat with the Guardians or the Pleiades? I know you are considered a Guardian because of your power but you are also the leader of the Pleiades." says Taylar
"Whichever my lady believes I shoul-" he gets interrupted by Taylar
"Sebas, you are no longer just a creation following orders blindly. You are your own person now, when I ask you what you want, I want to know what YOU want. Not what you were told is the appropriate response."
"Very well my lady, I would like to eat with the Pleiades. Although some of them are a little more, let's say outgoing, then I would ever raise them to be. I see them kind of like my daughters. I believe that is because of how Lord Touch Me created me but it is still what I would like." Sebas replies
"Fantastic Sebas, well don't be late for lunch tomorrow then. I'm sure you will be there when Momonga is. You seem to be attached to his hip." Taylar giggles at the end
{Pestonya do you have a moment.}
{Of course Lady Taylar, what can I do for you?}
{I would like you to gather all the homunculi maids in the restaurant to have dinner with Lord Momonga and I. Have the Pleiades rearrange the tables so we may all sit at the same table.}
{Yes my lady, I will get to that immediately}
Pestonya is delighted the Supreme Beings care enough for the regular maids to have dinner with them. She sets out immediately to gather them all and let them know the news.
"Well, we got about an hour Taylar. Would you like to step outside and see this new world?" Momonga asks her
"That sounds awful romantic Momonga, are you trying to get me in the mood?" she laughs at him
"I-I-I just wanted to c-check out the new world. Man, I never thought you would be saying things like that to me. I have a feeling if I was human I would have already had a heart attack." he says
"I would like to accompany you as a guard my lord." Sebas says
"That sounds good t-" Taylar is cut off by Momonga
"Not that I don't want you there Sebas but I have another job for you. I need you to find the mirror of remote viewing so we may take a look around us. We will take 2 of the Pleiades with us as guards. Narberal and Lupus Regina can both use the fly spell, I think we will take them. Yuri Alpha!" he says
Yuri enters the throne room after being called and bows to Lord Momonga. He tells her to summon Narberal and Lupus Regina to accompany them as guards and that she and the rest of the Pleiades are invited to join them for lunch tomorrow. Yuri is very excited to spend time with the Supreme Beings and knows the rest of the Pleiades will be also. She quickly gets them from the entrance from the ninth to the tenth floor where they are still stationed.
Once the 2 Pleiades get to the throne room, both with smiles on their faces at the news of lunch with the Supreme Beings, both touch a Supreme Being and they are teleported to the first floor. There they come across Demiurge and Albedo going over the defense of Nazarick. They both insist on accompanying them as guards but they tell them that is why they brought Lupus Regina and Narberal.
When they get outside they both look up and can't believe their eyes. Neither of them had ever seen stars before and now the entire sky was filled with them. They had to get a better look when they saw that sight.
"Lupus Regina, Narberal, cast fly we are going up in the sky." Momonga tells them.
He and Taylar spread their wings and take off straight up in the air. Once they get up there, the view they were admiring gets even better. This world looks untouched compared to their old world.
"Wow, this is amazing Momonga." Taylar floats over to Momonga and grabs on to his arm to admire the stars and untouched plains below them.
"It looks like an unclaimed box of jewels just there for the taking." Momonga says to no one in particular.
"Oh Momonga, you know how much I love jewels. Are you going to give me the world?" Taylar asks
"I would give you whatever makes you happy Taylar." he says to her
Both the Pleiades are completely moved by this scene. They can see these Supreme Beings not only care for them but for each other. As they are admiring the view Taylar and Momonga see Mare concealing Nazarick. He is doing a very good job and they believe he deserves a reward. They fly down to talk to Mare and praise him for his hard work.
"S-S-Supreme O-O-Ones, w-w-what do I o-o-owe the honor o-o-of your visit?" Mare says as he bows to their arrival.
"We simply came to let you know that you were doing a good job Mare. We wish for you to have this." Momonga holds out a Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown.
"B-B-But that is a r-r-ring of Ainz Ooal Gown. O-O-Only Supreme Beings can wear t-t-those." he says
"It is alright Mare. It is a reward for your hard work and you will need it to get around Nazarick quickly." Taylar reassures him
"T-T-Thank you, Lady Taylar, Lord Momonga."
Right as they finish, Albedo and Demiurge come over to report about the defensive status of Nazarick. They give Demiurge a Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown as the defense commander. Then tell Albedo about breakfast with the Guardians and they tell the Pleiades they are joining the homunculi maids for dinner so they can make their way back to their rooms at their leisure then they teleport near the restaurant for dinner.
"What were the Supreme Ones saying up in the sky you two?" Demiurge asks
"Well Lord Momonga said this world looks like a box of jewels just there for the taking. Then Lady Taylar said she loved jewels and wanted to know if he was giving her the world. He told her he would give her whatever would make her happy." replies Lupus Regina.
This makes Albedo smile. She picked the most fantastic man to love. Demiurge immediately started making plans to hand the world to the Supreme Beings. If that is what they desired then he would deliver it to them.
After Momonga and Taylar had a great dinner with the regular maids, they set off to get some sleep. The next few days were going to be busy and although they didn't require sleep it was good to rest the mind. When Taylar suggested they both sleep in Momonga's room he went back to being flustered.
"Don't worry Momonga. I'm not asking you to SLEEP with me. We have immortal bodies now so we have plenty of time for that. Let's just get comfortable with each other first then we can explore those options." Taylar tells him to calm him down
"Yep, glad I'm not human anymore. I definitely would have had a heart attack already." he says to her while laughing.
This was going to take some getting used to and he had no doubt she would invite Albedo to join them eventually which would make him even more flustered. He needed to get used to this before she did that or he would not appear to be the great leader of Ainz Ooal Gown he was trying to project.
After they both changed into their sleepwear, they laid down on the bed together. Momonga's bed was abnormally large. You could easily fit 8 people on this thing, but that didn't stop Taylar from getting right next to him and snuggling up to him. Momonga was a little nervous at first but after just a few minutes he instinctively wrapped his right arm and wing around her and quickly drifted off to sleep.
Albedo has been having the best day ever. After everything that happened today she didn't think it could get any better and then she heard Lady Taylar planned to have a meal with everyone in Nazarick at some point. To make it even better Lord Momonga wanted to give Lady Taylar the world to rule.
Albedo finally understood what Lady Taylar meant when she said it was one thing to be Lord Momonga's lover but an entirely different thing to be his wife. She now knew what she needed to do to become a queen worthy of the Supreme Ones. She had to care for the beings of Nazarick just as much as they did and mentally prepare herself to rule at least part of the world.
For Albedo caring for the beings of Nazarick was not a problem. She loved everyone in Nazarick, and always would if they didn't disgrace the Supreme Beings. She just needed to show it more. Perhaps she could eat with some of the regular maids and Pleiades when she had the chance. She also didn't need to eat like the Supreme Beings but she could and some foods gave her boosts.
She also possessed a lot of extra talents being created as the perfect woman. She could sew, cook, clean, and numerous other things men would love. Maybe she could teach some in Nazarick these skills to bond with them. Anything was worth a shot to be with the Supreme beings.
After she finished informing all the Guardians, she returned to the throne room. Tabula never gave her a room, another thing that annoyed her about her creator, and when she tried to message Lady Taylar she did not respond. She flew up to her hidden space in the ceiling, pulled out her bag, and began sewing some baby clothes. It's never to early to be prepared.
Taylar woke up after a few hours of sleep. She felt absolutely terrific right now. She could feel Momonga right beside her, he felt very warm and safe. She remembered she wanted to talk to Albedo but fell asleep very quickly. It was almost morning and Albedo should be in the throne room shortly. She had no idea where her room was. She knew where the Pleiades stayed they had their own wing, the other guardians stayed on their floors, she wondered where Albedo's room was. She would have to find that out today.
Momonga looked like he could use another hour or so of sleep so she gently got out of bed and went to figure out where Albedo's room was. After she changed into her bright red Miko outfit, she thought she would change it up for today, she made her way to the throne room. When she entered she was surprised to see Albedo sitting at the base of the throne, sewing what looked like tiny clothes.
When Albedo saw Lady Taylar enter she rose then kneeled for the Supreme Being. Before she could say anything Taylar held up a hand and spoke first.
"Two things Albedo. First, I told you to learn to be a queen. You do not kneel to an equal. I know you are not a queen yet but you must act like one. Call me Taylar, not supreme one, Lady Taylar, or anything like that. Second, are you sewing baby clothes? Oh sorry, I have three things. Third, where is your room? I recall the Pleiades rooms, the guardians all have their own places on their floors. Where is yours at?" she tells her then asks a bunch of questions
"Well, Lady Tay-" Taylar points at her "Sorry Taylar. Yes, I am sewing baby clothes. I was given the skill to and the reason I was sewing in the throne room is because I do not have a room. So I decided to pass the time until you or Lord Momonga woke up by being prepared for the future." she finishes with a smile.
"Well, that is depressing you don't have a room. How could Tabula not give you one? Actually, that works out great. What I wanted to talk to you about yesterday was a role I was hoping you would take on for me."
Albedo is excited at the prospect of helping Taylar. She wanted to do whatever she could to show she was growing as a ruler and wife.
"You see, Momonga has Sebas, the world's perfect butler, to attend to him whenever he needs it. I was thinking you could serve a similar role for me." Albedo's wings start to shake with excitement. "I can tell by your wings you don't have a problem with my request. You would not be a butler, just an adviser, who could help me with some things around Nazarick. I know you have your Overseer duties and I don't want you to neglect them. I am working on a plan to lighten your load in that department so you can focus on other things. Also, sewing sounds fun so why don't you teach me? I used to be good at it but never tried it in Yggdrasil. And lastly, since you don't have a room, you can have mine. It is right next to Momonga's room and that is where Momonga and I will be staying so you can be close by in case we need you."
"Taylar I appreciate your generosity but I don't think I can take your room. There are a number of guest rooms I could take instead so you could keep your room the way it is." Albedo says
"While that is true, a guest room is not fit for a queen. I suppose I could clear out another of the member's rooms for you to have."
Albedo can't believe Taylar just offered to clear out another members room for her to make it her own. She really isn't sure what to do. The other Supreme Beings did abandon them but she knew Lord Momonga missed them and probably wouldn't want that.
"Then if it's alright with you, I will stay in your room, if you are sure you do not need it for anything." Albedo says
"It is your room now Albedo. I will remove my things once Momonga awakens and you can put your things in there. Would you like to go there now? Momonga won't be awake for another hour or so and there are some clothes in there I will never wear but would be perfect for you." Taylar asks Albedo
"That sounds like fun. I will follow you."
Taylar points right next to her and Albedo gets the message. They walk beside each other talking all the way to Taylar's room. Albedo is learning a lot from her in a very short amount of time. As expected of a Supreme Being, to be able to impart wisdom on someone in mere moments. Albedo had a lot to live up to.
After they go through the wardrobe and Albedo tries on a few, she decides that Taylar was right and they do suit her. She noticed Taylar wore different outfits, probably so Lord Momonga wouldn't get bored with the same color and decided to wear her new red dress to match Taylar. It looked exactly like her normal dress but was blood red just like Taylar's current Miko outfit.
When Momonga woke up he didn't feel Taylar laying next to him. When he opened his eyes she was nowhere in sight either, but he can swear he hears her giggling. He looks around and realizes it is coming from her room. He gets himself out of bed and heads towards her room to see what she is giggling about.
As he nears her door it opens and out walks Taylar and Albedo. Both wearing red dresses and talking like they are best friends. He is starting to get worried about how close they are getting. This definitely won't be good for his heart.
"Well, you two look very lively this morning. I love your dresses, you both look beautiful." he says to them. He remembered reading that if a girl wore something new you should say how great they looked in it. Judging by both their reactions, that was the right thing to do.
He walks up to each of them and gives them a quick good morning kiss. Getting used to that was still much more stressful then ruling Nazarick. It was starting to get easier for him and he was forcing himself to get used to it so he wouldn't seem so damned flustered around these two beauties.
"Well aren't you just a gentleman. You are very nice for being the Angel of Death." Taylar laughs at the growingly confident Momonga
"Good morning Lord Momonga." Albedo says a giant smile on her face from the kiss she got. She can hardly control her wings right now.
"Albedo, that goes for Momonga too. No Lord, Supreme One, or any of that. Just call him Momonga." Taylar says
"But he is the Ruler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, I must address him as Lord." she says
"Do you hear me call him Lord Momonga?" Taylar asks
"No I don't Taylar." Albedo says
Momonga is very intrigued by this conversation. He has no idea why Albedo is suddenly just referring to her as Taylar and why she wants her to just call him Momonga. It seems like she is training her for something.
"Well as interesting as this conversation is, shouldn't we go use the mirror to find out our situation? I think we have put this off for long enough." Momonga says
"That is a good idea. I say that to you a lot don't I?" Taylar says
"Yes, you sure do" he laughs
All three of them head to the throne room to use the Guild Masters office for the mirror. Momonga is going to let Taylar try first since she is a pure magic caster and he is a hybrid. They take turns scanning the surrounding area.
They have been at it for two days now and still haven't found anything. That isn't too unusual because the mirror cannot scan a large area but they figured they would have found something by now. The best they got was finding a forest near the end of the night and they saw two worgs. Nothing but insects to the likes of Nazarick.
They hoped the third day would bring them more luck and they retired for their usual rest. They didn't rest for a full 8 hours because it was unnecessary but spending 3 or 4 hours alone, enjoying holding each other, was the best part of their day.
Right before lunch on the third day, Momonga finds a village. It looks like a regular farming village. As he is about to move on to the next area, he sees a number of horses running through the village. It seems strange so he zooms in to get a better look.
"Hmm... is this a festival or something?" when Momonga zooms in he sees it is not a festival but a bunch of knights attacking villagers. They are being slaughtered and it doesn't seem to bother Momonga in the slightest watching people be killed. As he is about to move on, he looks at Taylar standing next to Sebas. He sees a quick illusion of Touch Me and right as he is about to say it. Taylar beats him to it.
"Saving someone in trouble is the right thing to do. Isn't that what Touch Me used to say Sebas?" she asks the butler. Albedo doesn't quite understand why Taylar would save a bunch of human insects but is curious about the reason.
"Yes Lady Taylar, it is what I was created to believe." Sebas replies
"Well, it is settled then. Sebas, go tell Demiurge to raise the security level of Nazarick to the maximum. Albedo, go get full armed you are going to accompany me and Taylar to this village." Sebas bows and takes off to find Demiurge. He wondered why Albedo didn't bow as she should have but that will be a question for later.
As Sebas and Albedo both run off Taylar suggests they were masks to hide their face and they can come up with some excuse why they can't take them off. Momonga pulled out a plain black mask knows as the mask of the wraith. It was incredibly easy to get the item from the Halloween event. He actually got it because he had nothing else to get from there but he quickly found out it was more then it seemed.
Yggdrasil had a cosmetic system for every piece of gear. This ensured that even if someone had the same exact gear as you, you both could look completely different from each other. The mask Momonga got had a hidden ability he only told to Taylar and Nishikienrai. If you used this mask as a cosmetic it retained the ability shroud of the wraith. It would make you completely incorporeal for 5 mins and you could turn the ability on and off with just a little concentration to activate or deactivate.
Taylar pulled out a white mask with light blue lines that followed the contour of a face, on the light blue lines where yellow Miko runes following the lines. She doubted anyone here could read Kanji. It was starting equipment for a Miko and had absolutely no ability or worth whatsoever.
After they were both ready, Momonga held out the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown.
*GATE*
He leaves the staff in the office and pulls his scythe out as he steps through first. There is no way he is letting Taylar go first. She is the healer, he is the front liner. He wanted Albedo to come so she could protect Taylar if necessary. She was built to be a tank, she would be perfect to protect her. He decides to try his magic first then he will see about melee combat.
*GRASP HEART*
The knight's heart appears in Momonga's hand and he crushes it. The knight drops dead on the spot and Momonga is relieved his favorite spell worked on the humans in this world. If he would have resisted it, he would have grabbed Taylar and Albedo and left these villagers to their fate. As he is finishing up that thought Taylar speaks up.
"Did you have to start with 9th tier. I mean that's pretty overkill for a mere human. Let me try something a little less powerful." she says to him
"M-M-M-Monsters!" the other knights screams
"Says the man attacking innocent villagers and killing without remorse. Let's see how tough you really are." Taylar says.
*HOLY RAY*
She casts a tier 4 spell to see how it works instead of the ninth tier overkill Momonga went with. To her and Momonga's surprise, the ray pierces right through him and he drops over dead.
"Wow talk about weak, to die from mere 4th tier magic."
As he dies Albedo steps through the portal, fully armed and ready for battle.
"I am sorry it took so long. The preparations took some time."
"You have perfect timing Albedo." Taylar says
As they are conversing, Momonga walks up to the two terrified sisters holding onto each other for comfort. He tries to hand the injured one a potion but they freak out thinking it is blood. Albedo hears their disrespectful tone and immediately tries to put them in their place.
"You lowly humans dare deny the generosity of a Supreme Bei-" Taylar cuts her off
"Albedo, this is precisely what I meant. When you are a ruler, you may rule over many species. While humans are indeed weak, they are also driven and determined if nurtured and encouraged." Taylar tells her.
"I am sorry Taylar. I will try and take your lesson to heart and learn from it."
Taylar holds out her hand and casts a spell on the injured girl.
*HEAL*
The wound instantly heals up and the girl feels better than she ever had in her life. She quickly tries to thank her saviors.
"Thank you for saving us. I am Enri, Enri Emmot, and this is my sister, Nemu." Enri says
"You are welcome Enri. Stay here and we will take care of the knights attacking the village. I will cast some protection magic on you that will keep you safe if you stay here." Taylar says
*ANTI-LIFE COCOON* *WALL OF PROTECTION FROM ARROWS* *SANCTUARY*
"Here take these." Momonga says as he throws two small horns at the girl named Enri.
"Those are the Horn of the Goblin General. They will summon about 20 goblins to serve you. Use them to protect yourself." he finishes and turns to head toward the village.
He created a Death Knight and sent it out while Taylar was talking to Enri. It was much different from creating an undead in Yggdrasil. It actually took over a human corpse when he cast it and took off after he gave it orders. He was going to have to experiment with this. Enri had one last question as he tried to walk off towards the center of town.
"Thank - Thank You very much. May we know the name of our saviors?" Enri asks
{Momonga I've been thinking about this. We should spread the name of Ainz Ooal Gown in another world. How do you feel about being called Ainz Ooal Gown?}
{While I agree spreading the name is probably a good idea, I'm not sure calling myself that is appropriate}
{You ARE Ainz Ooal Gown, and have been since it was founded}
{Fine}
"I am Taylar Ooal Gown and this is Ainz Ooal Gown. This warrior..." she points to Albedo "Is Albedo. Just Albedo for now." she says with a smile no one can see because she is wearing a mask.
{Did we have a wedding while I was sleeping?}
{Very funny, like you would object if we did.}
Ainz has absolutely no come back for that. He actually did dream about her quite often in RL but he wasn't going to tell her that. They both spread their wings and took to the sky. Ainz had given Albedo a necklace of flying so she could keep up. On the way, Taylar asked Albedo how she felt about Momonga taking the name Ainz Ooal Gown.
"I wish he would keep his name but I understand why you would want to change it. I believe some of the Supreme Beings would object, but they abandoned us, and you two are here so it does not matter what they think." she tells her
The venom with which she said the others abandoned them was not lost on Taylar. To be honest, she kind of felt the same. They all simply gave up everything they worked so hard for. She understood there was "RL" but it was a terrible place. Who would choose that over this? After they stopped playing they even stopped meeting up and they didn't even call either of them anymore except for Nishikienrai. It was just her and Momonga for the last 2 years of Yggdrasil. The only upside to that was they had all of their old comrades gear.
When they got there they saw the Death Knight slaughtering everyone. Momonga realized if they were getting beaten this badly it would be a waste of energy to even fight these pathetic weaklings. He was curious what his scythe would do in this world but the Death Knight had killed almost all of the knights.
He ordered the Death Knight to stop and he, Taylar, and Albedo descended. Everyone was staring at the 3 of them and the incarnation of hatred and death that seemed to be controlled by the Angel of Death. What they really couldn't believe was what appeared to be an angel that radiated pure hope and joy. Seeing them next to each other was like Heaven and Hell coming together.
"I am Ainz Ooal Gown. The rest of you will return to your leaders and tell them that if they attack this village again it will bring them nothing but death and despair." Momonga tells the remaining 4 knights. They run off at lightning speed when they realize he is letting them go.
Taylar steps in front of him and walks up to an old man who looks to be in his late 40s or early 50s.
"I presume you are the village chief by your position in this crowd. Our help was not for nothing, we require information for our help. We have been asleep for a long time and know nothing about this area anymore. This village did not exist when we were last awake." she tells him.
{What do you mean when we were last awake Taylar? Now you are starting to confuse me. Are you trying to pass us off as gods to these people?}
{No just rulers, not gods. If we can find out how far back they know we can just pick a later date and say that is when we are from. You wanted to give me the world, didn't you? They say every journey starts with one step} she turns and gives him a smile he still can't see.
{Alright but if you truly want this we need to proceed cautiously at first. We know nothing of this world there might be many others like us out there}
She nods her head and returns her attention to the village chief. He agrees to tell them what he knows of the land and show them a map he has. Once they learn what they can from the village chief, they take a stroll around the village to talk about what they learned.
"Well this might be easier then I thought." Taylar says
"What do you mean by that? You can't think that based on the intelligence we gathered from one village chief." Momonga says to her
"If what he said is true I think I can. He said the Kingdom's best warrior could probably have defeated those knights. That means there is a chance he could have lost. He is probably around level 40ish, 50 maximum if he has crappy gear. Those knights were mostly in their teens and some in the 20s. The best fighter in the Empire is supposedly this Martial Lord Troll guy. He might be 40-60 depending on his gear. The only one that gives me pause is the Slaine Theocracy. When he mentioned these 6 gods, they seemed an awful lot like players from Yggdrasil. If that is the case taking over 2 of those 3 should be a piece of cake. I think it would be best to start with E-Rantel based off that map he showed us but we first need more Intel to make sure that is the right move. Also based off what he said about Yggdrasil gold, we are incredibly wealthy in this world." she finishes
"Well, you pretty much just took the words right out of my mouth. I think I have a way for us to gather Intel that we can talk about back at Nazarick. Albedo, do you have anything to add?" Momonga says
"No, I believe you two covered everything Momonga." Albedo says.
He is grateful Taylar got Albedo to call him Momonga. It seems like it lifted a little weight off his shoulders and he got a good feeling when she called him that. As they were about to depart, they saw the village chief taking with some of the villagers and it looked like something was wrong.
"What is wrong chief?" Ainz asks
"Ah Lord Ainz, it seems there are about 50 riders approaching the village." he says
"Is there a building the villagers can gather in? Taylar will be able to protect it from attack if you are all in the same building." he tells the chief
"They should all fit in the storehouse Lord Ainz." he says
He gathers up all the villagers and Taylar casts protection magic on the building. They then proceed to the village square and wait for the riders to arrive. Once they get into their view they can see they look completely different from the knights they just killed. Maybe this one would end in a bloodbath like the first run in with knights did.
While they looked like knights they were wearing different equipment. He wasn't sure if this was just a ragtag band of knights or a group of mercenaries. Ainz could tell the man at the head of knights was the leader by his position and the look in his eyes. When they got close the head knight looked them over before dismounting.
Ainz understood the look of fear in their eyes when they looked at the Death Knight. Based on the gear Ainz could see, his Death Knight would probably kill all of them. What he didn't like was the look in their eyes when they looked at Taylar and Albedo. While both of their faces were covered it wasn't hard to see their bodies.
Even Albedo, covered head to toe in full plate armor. Her armor fit her body to perfection and you could see every curve. It took him all his willpower not to rip all their eyes out. He at least noticed the head knight had some common courtesy not to stare like a horny teenager.
As Gazef Stronoff approached the third village trying to track down the knights attacking the villagers in this area, he was grateful to see it wasn't burning like the others he had come across.
When the village square came into sight he was feeling happy, grateful, worried, and a little scared as he scanned the people standing in the square. There were 2 obviously beautiful women even if their faces were covered. That was his assumption at least from his experience with women who showed off their body that much. Even the woman in full plate had incredible curves.
When he saw Ainz his heart dropped. He could see the jet black wings, huge scythe, and black mask. He looked like someone who dealt in death and was not to be trifled with. When he saw the giant black incarnation of hatred standing behind him he hoped he didn't have to battle that monster.
"I am the Warrior Caption of the Re-Estize Kingdom, Gazef Stronoff. I have been sent by order of the king to visit each village in this area and exterminate the knights attacking the villagers here."
"The Kingdom's Warrior Captain..." the village chief mutters in awe.
Gazef looks at the village chief "you must be the chief of this village. Can you tell me who the people with you are?" he says. The chief is about to speak up but Ainz interrupts him.
"No need for that Warrior Captain. I am pleased to meet you. I am Ainz Ooal Gown, this is Taylar Ooal Gown and this is Albedo. We saw this village being attacked and stepped in to stop it." Ainz tells him
Gazef immediately bows after hearing they saved the village.
"Thank you for saving this village. I cannot express how grateful I am for that." Gazef says
"Ah no need to bow, I did this for payment of information. This village was not here the last time I ventured out." Ainz says
"Payment? Are you an adventurer?" Gazef asks
"No, not an adventurer. We have just been asleep for a while. I was trying to find out exactly how long." Ainz tells him
"I am sorry Master Gown I have never heard your name before. Could you tell me about the knights who attacked this village?" Gazef asks
"That is not a problem like I said, we have been asleep for a while. As far as the knights, almost all of them are already dead. Do I really need to say anything else?" Ainz states.
"Already dead huh... Did you strike them down Master Gown?"
"No not all of them." he says
"If I could ask you a couple questions... who is that?" he points at the Death Knight.
"He is a servant I created. He is the one who killed the knights, well most of them."
"And could I get you to remove your masks and helmets?" Gazef asks
"That would not be a good idea."
"Why is that Master Gown?"
"Well as for myself, my name is Ainz Ooal Gown but I am called many things. Angel of Death, Grim Reaper, Ruler of Death, etc... Along with those titles comes the ability to instill fear on those who gaze upon me. If I were to remove my mask, the two beside me, and possibly you would be fine, but I assure you, all of your men would die of fear." Gazef's men get visibly tense after he says that but Ainz continues.
"As far as the two beside me. While they have no such abilities, I can tell there are few men in your company who share your tact and courtesy. I assure you these are the two most beautiful women you would ever lay your eyes on and I'm already holding back from ripping your men's eyes out because of how they are looking at my wives." he says and releases a quick burst of his aura of despair.
Most of Gazef's men pissed their pants when Ainz released his aura. It was only for a split second but it was enough for them to realize he was serious in what he said. Even Gazef had trouble controlling his fear when that happened.
Taylar was getting bored with this conversation until Ainz called her his wife. She could tell that being forward and pushy was working quicker than she expected on him. Especially when he said "wives" and included Albedo. She wondered if they should have a proper wedding in Nazarick and lost herself in thinking about dresses while Ainz continued his conversation.
Albedo was bursting with joy on the inside. Momonga had called her his wife. She knew she still had much to prove to he and Taylar but the acknowledgment from him made her want to pounce on him. All she could think about was little Momonga's running around and she paid no more attention to the human. It did not matter what he said, only what Momonga had already said.
"It is unusual to see such beautiful women even if you can't see their faces but it is no excuse for my men. I apologize on their behalf Master Gown." Gazef says
Right as Ainz is about to respond one of Gazef's scout's returns and tells him the village is being surrounded by about 50 magic casters and all of them have summoned angels. Gazef thinks of asking Ainz for help but then reconsiders after what he said about his men.
"Master Gown do you know why there are that many magic casters surrounding the village?" Gazef asks him.
"No, I have no idea why Warrior Captain." he responds
"If you do not know then they must be here for me. The only country that could gather that many magic casters is the Slaine Theocracy. It seems I have made an enemy of them too for them to send one of their scriptures after me. I will lead them away from the village. I hate to ask this of you Master Gown but could you please protect this village once again if it comes to that." Gazef says
"I have already given my word to protect this place so you need not go that far. I will make sure they are all safe." Ainz tells Gazef.
"Thank you Master Gown." Gazef bows then mounts his horse. He needed to draw the Theocracy away from this village, clear a path for his men to ride back to the capital and report what had happened here.
"I wish you luck Warrior Captain. Take this, it is an idol of good luck." Ainz hands him what looks like a small wooden doll.
"Thank you Master Gown, I hope it brings me much luck."
As Gazef was riding away from the village he realized he had been set up. He now knew the reason the Noble Faction pushed so hard not to let him take any of the Kingdom's treasures. He had on nothing but back up equipment. He might be able to win with his normal gear on, but as he was now he didn't stand much of a chance. All he could do was buy his men some time for them to flee and inform the King of what had happened.
As they were walking back to the village chiefs house, Ainz opened a gate and sent the Death Knight to report to Demiurge. While they were walking Taylar had to ask something.
"I assume since you gave him that useless trinket, you intend to fight this scripture unit he was talking about?"
"Ah, you noticed that? You seemed to zone out for a little bit so I thought I could sneak it by you." he laughs
"Do you think I'm going to let you put yourself in harm's way for that man?" she asks
"Do not worry Taylar, we will use clairaudience/clairvoyance to observe the battle. If it is something I can not handle, I will leave the Warrior Captain to his fate. You will be stuck with me for a while. Plus, you two are coming with me. I want to see the look on someones face when a real angel teaches them their place." he jokes she walks up and intertwines her fingers with his and says.
"Good... now, let's go watch the show!"
As they walk back to the village Taylar notices the chief walking behind her and slightly to the left of her. She wishes he was a little farther back, where he belonged! hmm, why did I just think that?
When she looked over at Albedo she got a little annoyed but couldn't actually be mad at her. She was standing behind Ainz and slightly to his right. She was trying to teach her but she couldn't point out everything or she would never learn. Albedo has made a great deal of progress in just a few days already which is why she couldn't get mad at her.
The fact she was calling her Taylar and Ainz Momonga was a huge step in Taylar's eyes. She saw the way the Guardians acted around them and knew Albedo was struggling with the idea but she was keeping it together pretty well. She could overlook this for now and just point it out later if she kept at it.
Once they got to the village storehouse Taylar projected her clairaudience/clairvoyance to observe the battle. The villagers were in awe of the magic but they slowly came back to normal as the battle progressed.
The Warrior Captain was not having a good time in the battle. He had defeated a few angels using martial arts but the magic casters would just summon another one. He was running low on stamina and would soon be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.
"Perhaps I should keep you alive so you can watch me slaughter those villagers before I kill you Gazef." Nigun says
"HAHAHAHAHAHA." Gazef starts laughing uncontrollably at him "You believe you will massacre those villagers? I wish you would leave me alive so I can see the look on your face when you die. There are three people in that village who are stronger then me and I doubt you could defeat even one of them." Gazef says to him
"That is why you will die here instead Gazef because you spout such nonsense. You knowing the villagers will get slaughtered is enough for m-" Nigun stops mid-sentence.
Where Gazef Stronoff stood just a second ago, now stands what looks like a female warrior in black full plate armor, an angel that radiated hope, and the personification of death. He believed Death looked exactly like the last being. Black cloak, large scythe, and an aura that screamed at him to run away.
"Nice to meet you people of the Slaine Theocracy. I am Ainz Ooal Gown. This is Taylar Ooal Gown and Albedo." he motions to each of them "I will make this short and sweet, you can never hope to defeat me. Offer your life to me without resistance and I will make your death painless like you offered to Gazef." Ainz tells Nigun
"Hmmm... what a bluff. You may look the part but there are 50 angels and 50 casters here. You could never hope to defeat those numbers." Nigun says as confidently as he can.
"Those are Archangel Flames summoned by third-tier magic correct?" Ainz asks him
"That is so! You finally realize how futile your effort will be! You shall pay for your ignorance and foolishness!" Nigun says and has two angel charge Ainz to end him.
Ainz was going to let the angels attack him to see if his physical nullification would work but Taylar and Albedo had other ideas. They swiftly stepped in front of him and each upper-cutted an angel. They exploded in a shower of light and disappeared from existence.
"W-W-What just h-h-happened?!" Nigun yells
"Did you think we would allow you to just attack our husband/love?" Taylar and Albedo say
"You two are awfully protective today. I was trying to test my high tier physical nullification." Ainz says
"H-H-Husband? How c-c-could someone who radiates such hope and love be married to a m-m-monster?" Nigun asks
"He is no monster. He is the Ruler of Death. I am the Angel of Life. There can be no life without death." Taylar says. She wants to rip his head off for calling Ainz a monster.
"I suppose it is fine if you see my face." Ainz says. He pulls down his hood and mask and reveals his face. "Since all of you are going to die anyway."
"Have all the angels attack at once!" he orders
"Could you two please back up. I don't want to hurt either of you if friendly fire is on." he asks Taylar and Albedo. They both jump back about 100 feet from him.
*NEGATIVE BURST*
Ainz uses one of his necromancer abilities. It is the perfect ability for someone like him. It does nothing to the caster but heals his undead and deals negative energy damage to anything that is living. It should deal even more damage to these angels. All the angels disappear into sparkles of light.
The Theocracy magic casters can't believe their eyes. 50 angels had just been defeated in mere seconds. They all started unloading their most powerful spells at the one calling himself Ainz Ooal Gown.
Ainz noticed they were only using spells of up to a maximum of tier 3. He wouldn't even think of using something so weak in PvP. Was this really all the power these new worlder's had? There had to be people stronger than this but from what he understood, the scriptures were like the special forces of the Theocracy. He was very disappointed so far.
Taylar and Albedo show back upright as he is thinking how lame this battle is. Ainz' ability wouldn't have killed either of them but it would have hurt very badly if friendly fire was on.
Nigun was at a loss for words. Gazef was not wrong this man was much stronger than him but he still hadn't used his Principality of Observation or the trump card the Cardinal's had given him. He orders the PoO to attack Ainz. Ainz was bored already with the Theocracy's nonsense. It wasn't even fun to curb stomp someone this badly. He asked if either of them wanted to take this one and Albedo quickly said she would.
As the Principality of Observation approached, Albedo stepped in front of Taylar and Momonga. She would not let this weak angel anywhere near them. When the angel attacked she reached up and grabbed the shaft of its mace. When she knew the angel couldn't go anywhere she reached back and brought her ax down on it head. She split the angel cleanly in half with almost no effort.
"W-W-What a high-level angel defeated in one attack?!"
"Hahahaha. You think that is a high-level angel? You are kidding right?" Taylar asks
"Captain, what are we going to do?" one of the soldiers asks. Nigun reaches into his robe and pulls out a sealing crystal.
"We will summon the highest level of angels!"
They all see a sealing crystal in the caster's hands and get a little tense for a second. If that was an item from Yggdrasil, it might actually be able to hurt them. Nigun holds up the crystal and summons the angel. When the light goes away, they are all speechless.
"I see you cannot even speak in such a divine presence." Nigun says
"This is so stupid. I can't believe we were on guard for such child's play." Ainz says
"I know, to think this is their trump card. It is kind of depressing." Taylar says
"W-W-What to s-s-speak of the highest of angels like that. Y-Y-You are bluffing! Use Holy Smite Dominion Authority. It is the product of 7th tier magic and no one can withstand its might!" he exclaims.
As the column of light descends on them they all start laughing at the damage they take. Taylar takes none what so ever. She is the angel of life and very well versed in holy magic. It is her specialty and damaging holy spells do nothing to her.
Albedo barely takes any damage thanks to her gear. She was built to be a tank, and as such, has incredibly high resistances to everything you could imagine.
Ainz was laughing the hardest. He finally knew what it felt like to take damage and it didn't hurt. At least this little bit of it didn't. He might be vulnerable to holy magic being an Angel of Death but that is what gear is for... to overcome your shortcomings.
"So that is all you got?" Taylar asks. "I believe it is my turn love. I will show you a powerful angel as a gift before you die."
*HEAVEN'S GATE* Taylar says.
She decides to go with the four Cherubim Gatekeepers choice. She didn't want to show she could summon 2 level 100 angels if anyone was watching and summoning 8 of the same thing he just summoned sounded boring. As the angels descended one of them took a casual swipe at Nigun's summon and killed it instantly.
As the angels descended Nigun couldn't believe what he was seeing. These angels coming down felt ten times more powerful than the Dominion Authority but he couldn't understand how that could be. He had a treasure handed down by God and this angel could summon something so much more powerful. He needed to beg for his life if he was going to get out of this.
"P-P-Please spare me! Y-Y-You can h-h-have any of the others, j-j-just let me live!" Nigun says as he sells out his whole unit to try and survive.
"He told you to offer your life without resistance or suffer despair. This is what you get for attacking the Ruler of The Great Tomb of Nazarick. Angels, kill all of them but leave the captain alive. We have questions for him." Taylar says
They all turn to start fleeing but the gatekeepers are having none of that. These beings attacked the Angel of Life and will pay for such an action. When Nigun accepts that there is nowhere to run or hide he falls to his knees waiting for death.
It gets very quiet and Nigun is wondering what happened. He opens his eyes and sees the three of them in front of him. He believes this is where they will question him but Albedo has other plans for him.
"Momonga, Taylar, I believe we should send this one to Neuronist Painkill." Albedo suggests.
"That is a good idea Albedo. She will be able to get the answers we need and it won't waste any of our time." Ainz says
Ainz walks right up to Nigun and uses one of his master of death abilities.
*PARALYSIS*
When Nigun slumps over he sends a message to Demiurge to meet them at the entrance of Nazarick. He had a prisoner Demiurge needed to take to Neuronist. He was hoping she wouldn't kill him during questioning. He really wanted to see what kind of undead he could make out of a caster from this world. He opens a gate to the front of Nazarick and throws Nigun through were Demiurge should be waiting, just a few seconds later all three of them step through the gate as well.
Before they teleport to the office to discuss what they have learned, Ainz tells Albedo to gather the Guardians and their most trusted companions in the throne room so he can speak with them. They needed to know what they learned so that Nazarick could be prepared as possible for the future. So far the beings of this world seemed weak but if they were here, there could certainly be others.
and chapter 3 has come to an end... sorry it was so long... didn't realize I was at around 10K words for this chapter until I was done but I wanted to get through the introduction of Carne Village and Gazef... until next time!