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"Talking"
'Thinking'
{Message}
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A/N: Here we go again everyone! Let me know what you think of the battle scene later on in this chapter with the Pleiades... I have no idea if it is good... the battles in this fanfic usually don't last long enough for me to type that much lol
Mokamiharu: You will get a much better understanding of the ones who have the best chance of being with Ainz also in this chapter... I haven't implied many other relationships (Sebas, Tsuare)(Peter, Increment)(Narberal, Pandora) is all I believe but if they do happen it won't be taking up major sections of my fanfic... also, just because they might be implied doesn't mean they will happen... Ainz is known to misunderstand things lol
Slices: Lakyus weapon is possessed in this and not possessed as I said... regarding Narberal you are correct that she only has 1 doppelganger level right now and she cannot become a greater doppelganger at the moment... remember she is only level 63... she is actually 65 right now in my story but hasn't taken either level yet... that will be in either this chapter or next one... you are correct though, she will need to reach level 15 doppelganger before becoming a greater one but even if she uses 24 levels to max out doppelganger and greater that would still only make her level 87 total with 13 more levels to increase her casting abilities which would also take her to the point of being able to learn tier 10 magic
Alan975: In the immortal words of Steven Quincy Urkel... "Got any chhhhhheeeeeesssssseeeee?!" lol
Salomega: Honestly, I am not trying to make the chapters this long it just kind of happens... once I start writing there is a certain amount of things I want to get in but usually end up making them this long and still leave out things lol glad you like the long chapters and I don't see them getting much shorter from here on out... probably won't be 22K+ words like last one but definitely 10K+ with every chapter
Ghostassassin: Yearly war will be coming... as you can imagine, it will not go as it did in the canon, or will it? hmmm... *wink*
Delta8: I do plan on having Ainz and Taylar both break the level cap... I believe I know how I am going to do it but your suggestions are more than welcome... I might like your idea better than mine and use it instead... suggestions for things that have not happened at all yet are always welcome... I just wish people would stop giving suggestions about things I have already changed and put in the story lol
Thristan: you are correct but goal number one was power so he could actually bring her back... I doubt I'll bring that up at all in my fanfic... you can pretty much just write off Khajit for the rest of this fanfic except for a few moments here and there in the future... I absolutely plan on using Clementine though... I am obviously sending Demiurge to the Holy Kingdom so there will be no Jaldabaoth in the Kingdom in my story... at least for now (best Mr. Burns voice) "*Excellent*"
DS: nice to see you back again... I'll try to keep up the once a week updates for a good amount of time... I am outlining my other fanfic for FoZ to start it again... since I'm completely deviating from the normal story there I'm taking time to plan it out... once I start writing that again (in a month or two) I'll be updating once every 2 weeks then... Thanks for the kind words about my fanfic inspiring you to write one yourself... I look forward to reading it when you post it!
Generation Zero: You have to remember that Ainz is OP in this world even without Nazarick... now he has another player (Taylar) plus Nazarick and I changed his build in my fanfic... instead of being in the top echelon of mid-tier players in Yggdrasil like he is in canon... he is one of the top 3 PvPers in all of Yggdrasil in my fanfic... I even had Taylar say it in the fanfic in chapter 10 after they fought the Black Scripture... there are beings in this world who can actually put up a fight... elf king, PDL, etc... but they would all still lose to him and he really wouldn't be in danger of dying. With the backing of Nazarick it would be impossible for any single being or even group of them to defeat him unless all the strongest entities banded together even then they would still lose to the might of Nazarick... as you'll read in this chapter Nazarick will be even more OP because of a character that will be used from now on
Daniel-Palacio: I'm glad you like the Tsuare moments and the wedding setup and always appreciate the praise of my writing skills... the emotional moments will still be present throughout the fanfic (the genre is fantasy/romance for a reason lol) but it's not going to be the only thing in the fanfic... the emotional moments won't always be all lovey-dovey either... remember Ainz and Albedo tortured the captain to satisfy their nature since they hadn't killed anyone in a while... Taylar satisfies her nature as the Angel of Life by helping those with a strong will to live... it is why she got so interested in Enri and Ninya... so emotional parts will always be there but sometimes they will be darker emotions
Eltyr: Glad you liked the punishments... I probably could have done better but I can live with it... I guess same goes for the proposal scene lol... I did enjoy writing the Taylar and Aureole scene... same with Rubedo as you'll see her in this chapter because no one really knows much about either of them from the canon so I can do what I want... that's why I made Taylar her creator... The mother/daughter relationship will make more sense after you read the first part of this chapter and why Aureole looks the way I described her last chapter
0Novemeber0: You asked a ton of questions I would love to answer but I would honestly just be giving away things from the next few chapters lol... The one thing I will def say is Ainz will fight with the Dragon Council... whether it will be 1v1 or 5v1 or 1v2 or Nazarick v Council you will have to wait and find out but it will happen
kemb92: I just switched his obsession from past comrades to Taylar and Nazarick honestly... the reason I haven't had Ainz personality shine is two-fold... one, I wanted a decent amount of time to let everyone see Taylar's since she is an OC and two, I love Overlord so much I don't want to butcher my version of Ainz lol... I think I finally know where I'm going with him... not sure everyone will like it but it fits my story I think
EricTheRed4444: Ainz wasn't hesitant to be with Albedo because Tabula was her creator... He was hesitant because he thought Taylar was joking about it when they were first transported here... I never said in this fanfic he was hesitant because she was created by Tabula... I seem to say this a lot but this is not the canon... I had Ainz kiss Albedo in the second chapter and Ainz does not obsess over his past companions in this fanfic as he does in the canon... He is focused on Taylar, Albedo, and Nazarick, not who isn't here... last thing, just because I imply a relationship doesn't mean it is going to happen... maybe Increment was telling the truth and just liked talking to him... maybe Ainz misunderstood Narberal's blush at the mention of Pandora... until something concrete happens in my story just assume it can be changed
Well, that was a lot of reviews this time... now that we are finished and sorry for the long ass replies to them (1423 words lol)... Let's get to Chapter 12!
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As everyone is exiting the Throne Room, Ainz calls out to someone.
"Pandora's Actor, come here for a moment." he says
"Yes! Father!" Pandora says
As Pandora is making his way over, Ainz turns to the four ladies near him.
"Rubedo, Aureole, thank you for your help today. I will let you four talk for a bit while I talk to Pandora in my office. Let me know when you wish to return, I have Demiurge's subordinates maintaining a dimensional lock over Nazarick while you are out of the Cherry Blossom Sanctuary." he says
"Your welcome father!" Aureole says
"It was an honor Lord Ainz." Rubedo says
Ainz gives Rubedo a smile and ruffles Aureole's hair like a father would his daughter. When he talked to them at the Cherry Blossom Sanctuary and she called him that he thought it was a little strange. He understood their creations saw them as their parents but she was Taylar's creation, not his.
When he checked her settings afterward, he saw she had it in her backstory that he was her father. He smiled at the fact that even 3 years ago when Taylar made Aureole, she wanted to have a family with him.
It was also a weird experience talking with Rubedo for the first time. Not only was she someone who could actually kill him if she decided to attack him, but she looked like the angelic version of Albedo. With any other citizen of Nazarick, that would not be much of a problem, but since Albedo and Rubedo were essentially exact copies of Taylar from Earth, it was different.
He didn't feel the same as he did with the other members of Nazarick. He felt kind of bad he was thinking she was so damn beautiful when he met her for the first time, but being with Taylar and Albedo the last couple of weeks kind of made it hard not to think that. Honestly, just about every woman in Nazarick was beautiful, but Ainz could control himself. Having Taylar and Albedo made it quite easy to not be distracted by any other woman. Women as beautiful as those two were near impossible to find even in Nazarick. Remembering why he was here made him get over it rather quickly and go over his plan with them and see if they would help him.
With Nigredo it was a little different. She might have had Taylar's eyes but Tabula designed her to have no face. It was strange seeing Taylar's eyes in the midst of a bunch of muscle, ligaments, and other things but it just made him feel the same connection he felt with every other member of Nazarick.
Ainz gives Taylar and Albedo both a kiss on the forehead and heads off towards his office with Pandora. Not before Pandora says...
"Congratulations Mothers!"
"Thank you son." they both say and giggle
Ainz and Pandora make their way into the office and leave the four women to talk to each other.
"Congratulations mother! I know you wanted this for a long time." Aureole says
"I have baby and when exactly did Ainz put this together? I just saw you a little bit ago." Taylar asks
"Father showed up this morning a couple hours before you did, and talked to me and Rubedo about it." she tells her
"So you knew when I was there and didn't tell your mother?!" she says in a motherly tone
"I-I-I'm sorry mother, father asked me not to tell you." she replies
"I'm not mad baby. Thank you for everything you did today. It means a lot to me. Are you excited to be out of the sanctuary?" Taylar says
"Absolutely mother! It is nice to see more of Nazarick even if it is just the Throne Room. It is much different than just seeing it through my scrying windows." she replies
"I'm glad you got to stretch your legs. I'm sure once things calm down you will be able to get out more often." Taylar says
"Father said he would let me come out at least once a week to explore if it was OK with you mom." Aureole says
"Oh did he? I don't see a problem with that baby. I hope you still want to spend time with your poor mother when you are allowed to leave." Taylar fake pouts
"Of course mother! I want you to take me all over Nazarick!" she says to cheer her up
"Have you met Albedo yet baby? I don't think she has come to the 8th floor yet." Taylar asks
"No, I haven't. Umm... what am I suppose to call her mother?" Aureole asks
"What do you mean?" Taylar asks
"Well, if she is fathers wife like you are, should I call her mom too or aunt or Overseer or Queen, I'm not really sure." Aureole says
"Hmm, that's a good question baby. Why don't we go ask Albedo?" Taylar says and heads toward Albedo and Rubedo.
Albedo and Rubedo are about 15 feet away having their own conversation.
"I'm happy for you sister. I know how much you wanted to be with Lord Ainz." Rubedo says
"Thank you, sister. When did you speak to Lord Ainz about this? Did he come to the 8th floor to see you?" Albedo asks
"Lord Ainz came this morning to talk to me and Aureole. It was the first time I met Lord Ainz." Rubedo says. Albedo notices a light blush on her face talking about meeting Ainz for the first time.
"Oh, does my little sister have a crush on Lord Ainz?" Albedo asks teasingly
"N-N-No sister! I would never try to replace you at Lord Ainz side. I have just never felt someone with so much power before, even on the 8th floor. Lord Ainz was the first person not to be scared of me because of my power, that is all." Rubedo replies
"Who said anything about replacing me, sister? Do you think I am replacing Lady Taylar? I might soon be a Queen but Lord Ainz is the absolute ruler of Nazarick. He may take as many brides as he likes as far as I'm concerned, as long as Shalltear is behind me, it doesn't matter to me and being already engaged to him and number 2 behind only Lady Taylar assures my spot ahead of her anyway. I suppose you don't know the advantage we hold over the others in Nazarick when it comes to Lord Ainz affection, little sister." Albedo says
"What do you mean by that sister?" Rubedo asks
"We were created in the likeness of Lady Taylar from their original world. When Lord Ainz looks at us, he sees the woman he loved on their original world so he is much more open to being affectionate towards us than the others. He sees the others of Nazarick like his friend's children. I think Nigredo not having a face will probably rule her out but one of the homunculi maids, Cixous, is also created in her likeness from a different world so she may also be a possibility." Albedo tells Rubedo
"Where did you hear this from sister?" Rubedo asks
"Lady Taylar told me, sister." Albedo says
'Is that why he was staring at me for a second when I first met Lord Ainz?' Rubedo thinks
"You seem to be thinking about something sister, care to share?" Albedo says
"I-I-It was probably just my imagination sister." Rubedo says
"Oh? You have to tell me now then." Albedo says
"Well... when I met Lord Ainz for the first time. I thought he was staring at me but it was only for a second so I was probably just mistaken." she says
Albedo gets a grin on her face, it is one that Rubedo isn't a big fan of. It reminds her that Albedo might be the sister she loves but she is indeed a demon.
"I don't like it when you get that smile sister." Rubedo says
"Well if you could get ahead of Shalltear, I could rub that in her face too. I was just thinking about her reaction to me giving her such news." she says with that same smile on her face.
"Why do you still bother with Shalltear? You have already won sister." Rubedo says
"I have let it go for the most part but it is still nice to remind her from time to time." Albedo replies
"That looks like the Albedo plotting against Shalltear smile I see sometimes." Taylar giggles
"Lady Taylar, it is an honor to meet you." Rubedo says and kneels down in front of her Queen.
"Stand up Rubedo. There is no need to do that when it is not official business." Taylar says
"But Lady Taylar you are a sup-"
Taylar grabs Rubedo by the shoulders and gets her to stand up. She looks her over and looks at Albedo. They look like twins, almost like two sides of the same coin to her. It was the first time she had ever seen Rubedo and didn't realize Tabula used her likeness for both of them. Taylar pushed the feelings she had rising in her gut to get an answer for Aureole.
"It is nice to meet you as well Rubedo. I know you are her older sister Albedo but you two look like twins. Anyway, my little girl had a question I wasn't quite sure how to answer so we need your help." she says
"I'll help the best I can Aureole. What is your question?" Albedo says and looks at the girl
Aureole just looks at Taylar with a, why are you making me ask this face. Taylar looks down when she doesn't ask, sees her face, and just giggles a bit.
"Apparently she is too shy to ask. She wasn't quite sure how to address you. She is my little girl and we are both his wife, there is also your position to consider. So what sounds good to you? Mom? Aunt? Queen? Overseer? Lady?" Taylar asks
"While I wouldn't mind if you called me mom, I think considering the circumstances the most appropriate one would be aunt? Aunt Albedo does kind of make me sound old." she pouts
"Haha come on Albedo, you are certainly not old." Taylar says
"I like it! Aunt Albedo!" Aureole says
Arwinter, capital of the Empire...
Emperor Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix, the Bloody Emperor as he was known, was sitting at his desk. He was going over the reports from his nobles in the Re-Estize Kingdom. He had been bleeding the Kingdom dry for years now and it was easy to buy their nobility for information. He even got a little lucky and happened to pay more to a certain noble than the Slaine Theocracy and he was able to keep an eye on their movements in the Kingdom also.
He was going over again, several reports he received a few days prior about the arrival of a supposed angel in the Kingdom named Ainz Ooal Gown. Normally, he would have no idea if something like an angel could even be manipulated as a pawn, but he read in one of the other reports that he had wives. Any being like that certainly had a price, after all, even the Dragon Lords loved their treasure. He just had to figure out what that price was.
His other reports were about what the Kingdom was going to do in the war this year. It would only be a couple more years and he would have bled them dry to the point he could conquer them. He could do it now but it would result in too many losses and he wouldn't have enough troops to maintain order in both regions. After a few more rough harvests and loss of their citizens, most of the Kingdom would fall to him without even a fight.
Last of his reports were about up and coming adventurers in the Kingdom. He tried to steal as much talent from the world as possible for the Empire. He learned quickly there was never enough talented people around for his liking. Sure he had plenty of talented subordinates and the Empire had a school where it trained arcane casters, but it still wasn't enough for what he wanted to accomplish in his life.
As he was finishing the last of his reports, the man he had been waiting for had finally arrived for their meeting. The man looked to be a short, wrinkle-faced old man in his 70s or 80s but in reality, he was much older than that. He was closer to 300 years old then he was to 200. He had used magic to extend his life to gain the knowledge he sought. His name was Fluder Paradyne, Imperial Court Wizard or as he was better known, the Triple Magic Caster. He was the Baharuth Empires trump card and the reason no one dared attack the Empire.
"It is about time you got here gramps." Jircniv says
"Ah yes, forgive my tardiness, your majesty. This old body doesn't move like it used to." Fluder says
"Did you get any information on what I asked you to look into?" the emperor asks him
"I looked into it your majesty and am happy to report I found nothing." he says with a giant smile on his face.
"Why do you look so happy about finding nothing gramps?" the emperor asks
"If this Ainz Ooal Gown does exist, and from what you told me he certainly does, and I cannot find him with my magic, that can only mean one of two things. He either possesses a magic item to block my magic or he is a magic caster equal to or greater then I am." Fluder says to the emperor
The guards and Fluder's disciples all frozen at this news. How could there be another magic caster of Fluder's level out there? He was the strongest magic caster in the history of the Empire.
"So that's why you are so happy. You might finally meet someone of your level." the emperor says
"Of course, it has been nearly 200 years since I met someone of comparable strength to me." Fluder says
"Oh? I never knew you met someone as strong as you gramps. Who was it?" the emperor says with genuine curiosity in his voice.
"Yes, it was the necromancer, Rigrit Bers Caurau, one of the thirteen heroes from the legends." he tells the emperor
"Haven't you already passed her up gramps?" the emperor says
"Yes, if she is still as powerful now as she was back then, but I have not seen her since that day so there is no way I can truly know." Fluder says
"I believe this Ainz Ooal Gown fellow might even pass her up. Here take a look at this." the emperor says and throws a piece of paper at Fluder.
Fluder looks over the paper and raises an eyebrow at reading it. When he got near the end, he could hardly believe what was written. If this is true, Fluder might actually be able to find a teacher as he has desired for the last two hundred years, and Ainz Ooal Gown might be even more powerful than he suspected.
"So four soldiers from the Slaine Theocracy ran to the wrong country out of fear of Ainz Ooal Gown and ended up here. From the description they gave, it seems he was controlling a Death Knight!" Fluder says excitedly
"W-W-Wait a Death Knight!" one of the disciples yells out
"What is a Death Knight old man? I remember hearing something about it." the emperor says
"That is the undead locked up under the Ministry of Magic that even I cannot control! Fuahahahahaha!" Fluder laughs uncontrollably
"Calm yourself down gramps! I have other news I think you will be just as excited about." the emperor says
"But your majesty, have you dispatched anyone to this village to make contact with Ainz Ooal Gown? I can send one of my disciples, no, I will go instead. It will show we are serious about making friendly relations wi-" Fluder is cut off
"Gramps! I said calm yourself down. You are not going and neither are your disciples. That is in Kingdom territory and we cannot risk it yet. I need you to look into something else for me." the emperor says
"I am sorry Jir. It has been a long time since there has been the possibility of meeting someone as powerful or more than me. What do you need me to do?" Fluder says
'You know I will sell my soul to peer into the Abyss of Magic Jir. I will find this Ainz Ooal Gown and beg him to be my master!' Fluder thinks
"I have received word from some of my contacts in the Kingdom that there is a new, very interesting adventurer party working out of E-Rantel. They call themselves The Forsaken and according to their leader, and the only male member, Momon. The two women casters with him are capable of using tier 4 magic and only look to be in their late teens, maybe early twenties. They went from copper to mithril rank after just a few days of registering. If my contacts are to be believed, the next thing they do of any significance will get them Orichalcum and if it is major, Adamantite. If you could get them to come to the Empire as your apprentices or just convince them to base out of Arwinter, it would help the Empire. The Kingdom already has Blue Rose and Red Drop. We cannot let them get a third Adamantite group and pass us up." the emperor says
"Ohhh, teens that can cast tier 4 magic, that is certainly interesting Jir. I will try to find out about them and see about talking to them if possible." Fluder says
'I'm still devoting most of my time to Ainz Ooal Gown Jir!' he thinks
"Alright gramps. Let me know when you find anything new out about them. I might even grace them with my presence if it will convince them to move their base of operations." Jircniv says
"Then I shall take my leave and get started right away your majesty." Fluder says and takes off to his tower to continue his search for Ainz Ooal Gown.
Nazarick, 9th floor Conference Room...
Albedo, Mare, Sebas, Shalltear, and the Pleiades were sitting around the conference room table. It took some coaxing to get everyone but Albedo to sit down when they first arrived. None of them believed they should be sitting in here talking. Albedo, on the other hand, walked in and sat down at the table without a second thought. As far as Albedo was concerned, there were only three seats in here no one was allowed to sit in. The rest of them were empty and anyone could sit in them.
It was nearly impossible for Albedo to get them to sit down. It wasn't until she told them Lord Ainz had picked this room for their meeting that they were comfortable enough to actually sit at the table. The looks in their eyes when they sat down in the seats disgusted Albedo. She couldn't understand how they still held their creators in such high regard after they abandoned everyone.
Albedo's anger was about to boil over but she composed herself and brought the meeting to a start.
"Now, we are here to discuss the Re-Estize Kingdom and what we are going to do about the organizations known as Zuranon and Eight Fingers." Albedo says
"I thought we were only concerned about Eight Fingers, Albedo." Sebas says
"Our main focus will be on Eight Fingers Sebas but we must also begin our plans for Zuranon at the same time." Albedo says
"Why did you bring me into your plans succubus?" Shalltear says obviously unhappy she is being ordered around by Albedo.
"Believe me Lamprey, this was not my idea. You have failed Lord Ainz already and I did not want you as part of my plans. Lord Ainz insisted I use you. You are only here to help us draw attention to Zuranon. I will handle the Eight Fingers." Albedo says
"What's the matter gorilla? Afraid I'll show you up and gain Lord Ainz favor?" Shalltear says with a smug grin on her face.
"Kukufuhahaha..." Albedo laughs a little at Shalltear. She brings her left hand up in front of her face and begins to play with the ring Lord Ainz gave her earlier today to rub it in Shalltear's face "You have no chance to do that lamprey. You should be more concerned with yourself now that your place as the strongest fighter guardian has been replaced." Albedo tells her
"What, do you think you can defeat me now succubus? You stand no chance against me one on one." Shalltear tells the Overseer
"Oh no, I am referring to the fact that my little sister is no longer confined to the 8th floor and is now serving Lord Ainz directly. You may be strong Shalltear but my little sister would destroy you in a moment. I would lose that smug grin you have or you might end up stuck in Nazarick doing meaningless work since you can't control yourself while outside of Nazarick. WE won't always be there to come to save you. You should probably just start calling me Queen Albedo to since you will need to shortly." Albedo says with a big smile on her face. She emphasized the WE so she remembered Albedo had to come to help her with Lord Ainz and Lady Taylar.
"You fucking bit-" Shalltear is interrupted by Sebas
"I know you two have a rivalry going but can we get to the reason for the meeting?"
"There is no rivalry Sebas. She cannot even begin to make me worry but you are right. We should get to the real reason we are here and stop wasting time so I can return to my FI-AN-CES side." Albedo says to him.
She stared right at Shalltear and waved her ring back and forth in front of her as she emphasized fiance. Shalltear just bit her lip trying not to give Albedo a piece of her mind and get this meeting over with so she didn't need to be near this bitch.
"I am still unsure why I am here. I spent two weeks in the Kingdom and a lot of the nobles and commoners know my face. Being a part of this might draw too much attention to what Solution and I were doing in the capital." Sebas says
"Normally you would be right Sebas. You weren't initially part of our plans but they changed a few hours ago after an incident in the capital. So now, you are going to help us." Albedo says
"What incident are you referring to Albedo?" Sebas asked
"It is about your new pet Sebas. She was the property of Eight Fingers and they seem upset you stole their whore. According to the Eight Edge Assassins, two men showed up to talk with you about returning that insect but the mansion had already been vacated. Other men returned later the next day and threw a brick with a note attached through the window of the manor Lord Ainz bought." Albedo says
"They dared to destroy the property of the supreme beings!?" Sebas says with anger
"It is good to see you care more for the supreme beings than your new pet Sebas." Albedo says
"What is that suppose to mean Albedo?" Sebas asks
"Oh nothing, some of the members of Nazarick thought you might be more loyal to your new toy then our true rulers." Albedo tells him
"That is ridiculous! Who is saying such nonsense?!" Sebas stands up to say almost yelling wondering who would say something so ridiculous.
"That is irrelevant now Sebas. As you said, let us get to the real reason we are here. We have located the eight places Eight Fingers does their work out of. With the help of our new toy from the Kingdom, we will hit all 8 of these locations and take everything Eight Fingers currently has for Nazarick." Albedo says
"Who is this person you speak of from the Kingdom Albedo?" Sebas asks
"That is not important. What is important is that she is going to direct her adventurer friends away from what we are doing until our goals are complete then we will use the adventurers of the Kingdom to draw attention to Zuranon and pin all of this on them." Albedo tells them
"Why are we trying to draw out Zuranon? From what I read, they were rather weak. Does Lord Ainz have a purpose for them?" Sebas asks
"The head of Zuranon in the Kingdom was rather weak but Lord Ainz wants to know if there are any among them who would be useful to us. He had Demiurge look into them while he was in the Kingdom gathering Intel but their cult is spread out all over the world according to Demiurge. We are going to make them responsible for this incident so that the entire world is looking for them and they have limited places to hide.
"H-H-How are we g-g-going to do t-t-that Overseer?" Mare asks
"That is where Shalltear comes into our plans Mare. Now, here is what we are going to do..."
8th floor Cherry Blossom Sanctuary...
Taylar, Aureole, and Demiurge appear just outside the Cherry Blossom Sanctuary. It was the first time anyone who wasn't a supreme being had stepped foot on the 8th floor. Lord Ainz had forbidden anyone from coming here and activated the bypass so that no one had to pass through this floor when going to the 9th or 10th floor.
Demiurge took in the beauty of this place like he always did when admiring Nazarick. The simple but perfect design of the sanctuary brought a calm to Demiurge. It was like his worries were washing away just standing in front of the door.
When Taylar opened the door and Demiurge got to behold the rows upon rows of Sakura trees inside the sanctuary, he was moved at the sight. It was rare for Demiurge to show such emotion but he couldn't stop himself from smiling at this place. He wished the supreme beings would let more visit this sacred place. If it could do such a thing as bring a smile to Demiurge's face, he believed it would make most of the citizens of Nazarick weep at its beauty.
As they made their way into the Cherry Blossom Sanctuary, Demiurge was contemplating whether he should ask the question that had been on his mind since they were leaving the Throne Room. It was a question he desperately wanted the answer to but was sure if it would be overstepping his position by asking. He finally decided the risk was worth the answer and asked Taylar his question right as they all took a seat.
"Lady Taylar, may I ask you a personal question?"
"Of course Demiurge, what is your question?" she says
"I heard Aureole call Lord Ainz father, and they certainly look like father and daughter. Is Aureole really Lord Ainz daughter?" Demiurge asks
"Yes she is Demiurge, why do you ask?" Taylar says to him
"All of us in the Great Tomb of Nazarick had wished for an heir to pledge our loyalty to but it seems we have already had an heir here the whole time supreme one." Demiurge replies
"Well, that is true and not true Demiurge. Aureole has a very specific skill set, one that none other possesses even in Nazarick. The only way she could rule Nazarick is if we could find someone to take her place, and no one possesses the talent to do such a thing." Taylar tells him
"Surely we can train someone to take her place if the need arises Lady Taylar. The heir of Nazarick and daughter of the last two supreme beings shouldn't be confined to just one floor. We would all do our best to help her and pledge our undying loyalty to her, my Queen." Demiurge says
"Mother, I don't want to rule Nazarick. I want you and father to rule forever!" Aureole says to Taylar
"Training someone to do what she can is beyond difficult Demiurge. Even if we could find another Miko, the chances of that person having the same talents as Aureole are slim and don't you worry baby. Your father and I are not going anywhere. I'm sure you will have plenty of brothers and sisters in the future." Taylar says
"We all look forward to the day we can pledge our loyalty to all the heirs of Nazarick supreme one." Demiurge tells Taylar
"Now we can get to the reason I brought you here Demiurge. I want you to head to the Holy Kingdom. Unlike your time in Re-Estize, you will be doing more than simple intelligence gathering. I wish for you to bring this "Holy Kingdom" to its knees for us to the point they are begging us to help them. There are some people in this Kingdom I want you to deal with harshly, but you must remember that some need to survive if we are going to be able to rule this country and rebuild it after your mission." Taylar tells Demiurge
"I understand Lady Taylar. Is the 12-year-old rule still in effect for this Kingdom?" Demiurge asks
"Yes, consider that a rule for everyone in Nazarick at all times. I want you to try and keep the civilian population losses to a minimum. We will need them to rebuild and they are not the problem with their country. It is their nobles, holy leaders, and especially that superficial bitch of a Queen they have. You will make her suffer the most. I want you to break her completely before you finish her Demiurge, do you understand?" she says
"Yes Lady Taylar, I will follow your will." Demiurge says with a giant smile on his face. He had never seen Lady Taylar act so ruthless before. It was refreshing to know that even someone as divine and loving as the supreme being of life could have a dark side.
"You are going to have three months to plan your mission Demiurge. I know that is a lot of time for you, but I have something else I wish for you to look into in that time." she tells him
"Anything you wish supreme one." Demiurge replies
"I want you to go over the reports Aureole has also made of the Slaine Theocracy. They will be the next you will target after the Holy Kingdom and I want you to get a head start on that as well. They have items from Yggdrasil, even world class items, as we saw when we retrieved the Downfall of Castle and Country from that old woman. The last reason you have so long as we need you to wait that long." Taylar says
"I am unsure of what you mean Lady Taylar but I will abide by your commands always." Demiurge says
"The Kingdom and the Empire wage war with each other every year around the same time. We are going to use this as our introduction to the world. Once we have done that, you will start your campaign. It will give us time to secure our new domain in this world and be the only viable option for the Holy Kingdom to turn to. Ainz, Albedo and I have lifted your restriction on coming to the 8th floor but you may still only visit this sanctuary to go over reports with Aureole and ask any questions of her you have. She also has incredible scrying skills she can use for you. Just don't ask too much of her, we already have her looking into many things so she will only be able to help you so much." Taylar tells the devil
"Thank you Lady Taylar. I am sure the heir of Nazarick will be of great help to me." Demiurge tells her
"I have some other things that require my attention for a while. I will take my leave and let you two get started. Aureole, I will be back with dinner for you later on baby. Demiurge, I look forward to what you have planned for the Holy Kingdom and Slaine Theocracy." she says to them
"See you later mom!" Aureole says
"I shall try not to disappoint you supreme one." Demiurge says
Enri Emmot's house, Carne Village (the next day)...
Enri, Nemu, and the goblins who worked in the fields that day were making their way back to Enri's house for lunch. The goblins built their house very close to Enri's. They said it was to protect her, but she was pretty sure they just wanted to be close to the food. As they made their way up the path, Enri's front door came into sight. What she saw standing there was unbelievable.
Standing on one side of her door was Lady Taylar. She absolutely would never forget what she looked like as long as she lived. Her beautiful face, pure white wings, and dress that Enri had only ever seen her wear stood out in her mind easily.
When she looked to the woman on the other side, she first thought it was Lady Albedo. She had almost the same exact face but she realized instead of the horns, black hair, and black wings. This woman had golden everything. Her hair, eyes, armored dress, helmet, and even her skin seemed to glow with a golden hue.
She realized she had been staring and immediately dropped down to one knee even though she was still a good distance away. She looked at Nemu and saw her still standing. She was staring wide-eyed, mouth open, looking on in awe of the two angels. She quickly tried to pull her down but before she could get her down, someone called out to her.
"You may rise Enri. There is really no reason to do that when I show up at your house unannounced like this." Taylar says as she makes her way over to them
Enri looked at Taylar then back to Nemu who was still staring.
"Nemu, it is rude to stare. Be courteous to the savior of Carne Village." she says
"It is ok Enri." Taylar says then kneels down and pats Nemu on the head.
"So pretty..." Nemu says
"Well, aren't you just a cutie. You are very pretty yourself Nemu." Taylar says
"T-T-Thank you Lady Taylar!" Nemu says excitedly
"So how is everything? I see you and the goblins get along great. Have you used the other horn Ainz gave you?" she asks
"It is going alright Lady Taylar. The goblins have been very helpful but it will still be hard to get a proper harvest with all the losses. I still have the other horn Lord Ainz gave me. I only wanted to use it in case of an emergency." she tells her
"I would say possibly not making your harvest might be an emergency. If you need another one, I have one too." she reaches into her inventory and pulls out a horn. Honestly, these things were useless and they had a ton of them from playing that damn machine so much.
"N-N-No please I cannot accept that Lady Taylar! You have already done so much and truthfully it is already hard to hide 20 goblins, 20 more would probably be impossible for us." Enri says
"Are you sure? I have more. Why do you need to hide the goblins?" Taylar asks
"I am sure Lady Taylar, and if the tax collector saw the goblins he would definitely report it and they would send an adventurer party to kill the goblins." Enri says
"That is a shame. They do nothing but help and protect you guys. That will change soon though Enri don't you worry." Taylar says
"What do you mean Lady Taylar?" Enri asks
"We have surveyed the land to plot our old domain. Your village falls into that area and when we announce our return to the world soon, your village will be under our rule. So you will no longer need to hide the goblins. All races will be welcome in our land as long as they can get along with others." she tells Enri
Enri just stares at her in awe like Nemu was. To think they would have the protection of this supreme being was incredibly joyful to both of them. Letting the goblins be real citizens and not have to hide them would be fantastic too.
"It will be our honor Lady Taylar!" Enri finally gets out
"I suppose I interrupted your lunch. Rubedo, are you hungry?" Taylar asks
"I do not require food Lady Taylar but I can eat yes." Rubedo says
"Mind if I join you for lunch Enri? I'll make the food since it is a last minute request." Taylar says
"I-I-I couldn't ask you to do that! I-I-I'm not sure my cooking would be worthy for you to eat Lady Taylar." Enri says
"I didn't say I was cooking. I said I can make it. Go gather the villagers in the square. I'll get everything ready." Taylar says then just starts walking off towards the village square.
Enri, Nemu, and the goblins just stand there for a second not knowing what to do. The only person who moved was Rubedo and that was to follow Taylar. They finally snapped out of it and Enri told everyone to split up and go to a house. With 22 of them, it wouldn't take long since they lost so many in the attack.
Once Enri, Nemu, and the goblins had gone to every house in the village, they headed towards the village square. When it came into sight, none of them expected the sight in front of them. There was an enormous table in the village square that could probably seat 100 people. On top of the table was nothing but food. Turkeys, chicken, ham, pork, vegetables, fruits, you name it, and it was there. No one had any idea where in the world the table or food came from. They just saw Taylar and Rubedo sitting at the table getting ready to eat.
"The table is already set. You can sit down and eat whatever you like." Taylar says
They are just standing there in awe and no one moved to sit down. This got a giggle out of Taylar.
"It's fine to eat I promise, see..." she takes a bite of a chicken leg "now sit down and eat. Enri, Nemu, will you two sit right here..." she points to the two spots next to her.
"Of course Lady Taylar!" Enri says
Nemu just runs over and jumps up right next to her. She puts her hand out to touch Taylar's wing but Enri grabs her hand.
"Nemu! Don't do something like that!" she scolds the little girl
"It's OK Enri. Do you want to touch it?" and she extends her wing out to her
Nemu just nods her head and reaches her hand out.
"Soft..." she says staring at the feathers
"Yep, definitely a cutie!" she says and pats her head
Everyone else finally sits down and eats. Taylar asks a question she wanted to but wanted the villagers to start eating first.
"So Enri..."
"Yes, Lady Taylar?" Enri answers wondering what she is going to ask
"What's up with that statue over there..." she points to a statue of her, Ainz, and Albedo in the center of the village.
"We thought it was the least we could do for the saviors of our village. Sorry if the craftsmanship isn't as good as it should be." Enri says
"No, the craftsmanship is fine, but couldn't you have used the money from the metals to help out the village?" Taylar asks
"But you, Lord Ainz, and Lady Albedo have already done so much. It is the least we can do for you. We wanted to add Lord Ainz Knight too but he was a lot of metal. We hope to add him in the future." Enri says
"You mean the Death Knight? Did you not fear the Death Knight?" Taylar asks
"He was scary, but he protected the villagers and only hurt the people attacking us." Enri says
"To think you would even get along with the undead... you are an amazing girl, Enri Emmot." Taylar says
"I-I-I am just a simple village girl Lady Taylar." she has no idea how a being like this believes she is amazing.
"Don't sell yourself short Enri. There are very few who can see past race as you can. Especially among the human race, I'm sure you have seen it being around the goblins so much. You inspired us to make our kingdom a place where all races can co-exist. See, you even inspired us. Amazing like I said. How come Nfirea or Lizzie isn't out here? I don't see them anywhere." Taylar tells her
"Ever since they got the new alchemy equipment and ingredients, they almost never leave the house. I try to check on them from time to time but I'm really busy and it really smells over there." Enri says. This gets a giggle out of Taylar.
"Yeah, we had a friend once who was a crazy alchemist. Well, I'm sorry to cut this short but I need to head home. I'm sure Ainz is worried for no reason. He even made me bring Rubedo to come here and talk to you. Don't worry about cleaning up, the table, food, and dishware will disappear in... 44 minutes so get your fill until then." she says
Her and Rubedo stand up to leave. Everyone is about to stand up to say goodbye but she just holds a hand out to stop them, waves her hand, and opens her wings to fly away. They all see a pair of wings made of light appear on the other woman's back and she follows Lady Taylar up into the sky.
Guild masters office, 10th floor of Nazarick...
Ainz had just finished talking to Cocytus through message and was a little disappointed. He told him he was ready to commence his attack but had yet to ask for anything other then what he already did. He had no doubt he would succeed in his first assault but if the Lizardmen were even half intelligent, they would band together at some point, and Cocytus would not be able to win with his current forces.
If they didn't combine their forces then they weren't worth having around anyway and Ainz would hasten their demise. Ainz is looking through the Mirror of Remote Viewing to keep an eye on Cocytus' orders. When he notices the Elder Lich not commanding the undead but rather staying a little farther back in the woods, he frowns again.
*GATE* *SUFFERING CLOUDS*
Right as he is doing that, Taylar and Albedo walk into the office to watch the battle with him.
"You two have perfect timing. I just sent my suffering clouds through a Gate." Ainz says
"What's wrong love?" they both say and giggle
"Do you two plan that before you walk in here?" Ainz asks
"No love." they say again
"So, why the frown?" Taylar asks
"...Cocytus..." Ainz sighs out
"Did he fail you in some way love?" Albedo says
"No, not really. I suppose he did more then I thought he would already, but I was hoping that would continue. I did not give him enough units to succeed on purpose hoping he would ask for other types of units but he hasn't even used the commander I gave him as a commander. He is just the reserve force as it looks now. He should have been able to conquer 3 or maybe 4 villages before he needed reinforcements if the Lizardmen didn't band together. If they do that, he doesn't stand a chance." Ainz tells both of them.
They can both see the disappointment on his face. Taylar knew Ainz wanted Cocytus to learn on his own but he might have set the bar too high to start with. She knew how serious Cocytus took being the first to engage in battle under the flag of Nazarick. Albedo, on the other hand, was mad, very mad. If Cocytus was disappointing Lord Ainz this soon, maybe she should just take over so she knew it would get handled to his wonderful approval.
"If you are this disappointed in him already maybe I should take over your campaign Lord Ainz. I will crush the Lizardmen for you by myself if I must." Albedo says
"No Albedo, this is a test for Cocytus. Do not interfere in his planning. I want to see how quickly he can learn from his mistakes." Ainz tells her. He looked her directly in the eye the entire time he spoke to make sure she knew not to get in the middle of it.
"Don't be so hard on Cocytus. He is learning and doesn't have the benefit of being around me and you all the time like Albedo does. We have been spending too much time away and not helping the guardians and Pleiades enough. He will come around, I know how proud he is to be the first to wage war in this world." Taylar tells Ainz
"I hope you are right Taylar. I do want to spend more time in Nazarick also. I have something planned for tomorrow I'm sure you will enjoy." Ainz says to her
"You are full of surprises in this world. I can't wait till tomorrow!" Taylar says
"You seriously aren't going to pester me until I tell you what it is?" Ainz asks. He was genuinely shocked at her being excited to wait for a surprise.
"Nope, I'll wait." Taylar says and gives him a smile
Fake Nazarick (Cocytus command center)...
Cocytus was looking through the remote viewing mirror at his unit breaking the treeline and heading towards the first Lizardmen village. As he was scanning the area, he saw it was a swampland area. He saw moss covered trees, reeds, scummy looking water, and all the insects you would expect to find there.
When he turned his attention to the village, he noticed all their houses built on what looked like stilts. This made sense to Cocytus given the terrain. He saw Lizardmen of various sizes running about. He estimated about 50 warriors had answered the call of Lord Ainz summons of their demise.
The Lizardmen of this village had blue scales covering the majority of their bodies with a light yellow chest. They had smaller snouts then Cocytus imagined they would and there seemed to be small spikes sticks out of the end of their tails. He could see the vast majority of them were trembling at the site of the undead unit.
Cocytus assumed these must just be common folk who picked up weapons to defend the village but that would mean the village only had five warriors. That didn't make sense to Cocytus. He wondered where all the warriors were at. Little did Cocytus know, all these Lizardmen were warriors.
Cocytus estimated he should only lose about 10%-15% of his unit in this battle. The enemy had few warriors and even if these undead were weak, they would easily overwhelm them with numbers. 200 vs 5 was hardly good odds for them.
Once they had gotten into position, Cocytus ordered the attack. The undead unit advanced, zombie riders in the front, zombie beasts making up the second rank, the third rank was the skeletons and zombies, the rear guard was made up of the skeletal archers.
The Lizardmen had come out to meet the undead in the swamp. With no time to prepare, they had no time to fortify anything and fighting a defensive battle in the village like that would not be advantageous. It will also just lead to a lot of the village being destroyed.
As they charged towards each other, Cocytus observed as the battle unfolded. He saw his riders charging but after just a couple hundred feet he saw them tumble over in a heap. When he inspected the area with the mirror of remote viewing he noticed holes strategically placed through the swamp. This was something he did not notice before and his undead riders started falling one after another.
As he turned his attention toward the Lizardmen once more, he noticed they were no longer shaking in fear but looked inspired and ready for battle. He had no idea where this sudden change in attitude came from. He realized he needed to send in the Elder Lich before he took many more losses and get this battle over with quickly.
As the Lizardmen and undead clashed, Cocytus was surprised by the skill and tenacity of the Lizardmen. They were destroying much more undead then he thought they would in his initial assessment. The Lizardmen were starting to get an even bigger morale boost as they noticed they were starting to win the battle. Their morale was sky high when it was interrupted by a spell.
*FIREBALL*
As the fireball impacted ten of the Lizardmen were instantly vaporized and the Lizardmen suddenly stopped shouting to look where it came from. When they turned their gazes towards the back line they saw an undead most of this world were familiar with. It was an undead body with rotting flesh and bones showing in places all over its body. It held a twisted staff, had a tattered old robe on with a thin menacing miasma shrouding its body. It was an Elder Lich and followed up its first spell with another.
*FIREBALL*
The Elder Lich unleashes another fireball into the Lizardmen ranks reducing them even further. Now the undead had the clear upper hand and was starting to wear down the Lizardmen to finish them off. The remaining Lizardmen fought bravely to buy the remaining villagers time to flee from certain death. By the time the battle was over, the village looked completely abandoned.
Cocytus assessed the situation with the mirror of remote viewing. The first thing he realized is that he severely underestimated the Lizardmen. Cocytus thought he would lose about 20-25 undead based off the Lizardmen strength, prep time, and bravery. After a quick count, he realized he had lost about 70 undead not 20-25 as he first thought. This meant a reduction in his unit size by 35%, more than double the amount he thought he would lose.
He also realized the warrior Lizardmen had bought enough time for the rest of the villagers to flee. He had won the first battle for Lord Ainz but it was for nothing more than an empty village. He would have to figure out a way to subdue the next village with his remaining force or he would fail the supreme being.
Ainz office in Nazarick...
"Well... that went even worse then I thought it would." Ainz finally says after looking over the battlefield.
"At least he learned a bit and didn't wait too long to send in the Elder Lich. It could have been a lot worse." Taylar says
Ainz looks at Albedo to see if she is going to add anything. It looks like she is biting her lip and clenching her fists together.
"Albedo, would you like to add something?" Ainz asks her
"I-I-I-I do not..." she says. anger clearly about to boil over
"Albedo, I told you I could sense your feelings. Tell me what you think of that battle." Ainz tells her
"That was a pathetic display. Even if he is not a commander, a warrior should already know that an army needs a commander on site. If he continues like this he only has maybe a 30% chance to win the next battle. If he does not change his tactics it is more like 10%. I know you told me to stay out of it but please Lord Momonga let me take command. I cannot let you or Nazarick lose to something as pathetic as these Lizardmen." she replies
"We need to give Cocytus time to see if he learned Albedo. You cannot write him off after just one battle." Taylar tells her
"You are both right of course. That was a pathetic attempt on his part and we must give him a chance to correct his mistake but the most important thing is Nazarick can never know defeat. I have not known defeat since Touch Me defeated me in the world tournament, and even he could not defeat me after I became the Grim Reaper. It will take Cocytus one day to march to the next village. I will give him until then to correct his mistake and ask for more reinforcements or I will handle it myself." Ainz says to them
"You do not need to go yourself love. Any in Nazarick would gladly destroy them for you." Albedo says
"That is precisely why I need to go. We are not here to rule over piles of bones and graveyards. I will test them and I need to be there so I know who I can take advantage of when the test is complete. Being able to sense peoples emotions seemed bothersome at first but it is incredibly useful now that I have practiced with it." Ainz tells Albedo
"Yeah, I thought having the ability to sense life was rather annoying at first but it is very handy at times." Taylar says
"Hopefully, it won't come to that and Cocytus will figure it out..."
Ainz is about to say something else when he is interrupted by a message.
{Lord Ainz, it is Aura. We have a situation supreme one.}
{What is it Aura?}
{I was mapping the forest like you asked supreme one and came across a small army of various races. Trolls, goblins, nagas, barghests, things like that Lord Ainz.}
{I don't see the problem Aura?}
{They seemed to have joined together and are headed in the direction of the village you are protecting.}
{Do you mean Carne Village Aura?}
{Yes Lord Ainz}
{How many of them are there and how long until they reach the village?}
{There is around 1000 of them. Too much vibration from all them to get an exact count. If they keep up this pace, they will be there in about 45 minutes.}
{If you started attacking and they started running to their destination, how long until they reached the village?}
{I would estimate about 20 minutes until they arrive but I would only be able to take out about half of them before they reached the village Lord Ainz.}
{Good, wait 5 minutes then begin attacking and directing them towards the village. Once you near the treeline, stay in the forest and don't let any escape Aura.}
{Yes Lord Ainz!}
"Yuri Alpha, come here please." Ainz says towards the door.
The door opens and Yuri steps through and kneels before Lord Ainz.
"What do you need Lord Ainz?" Yuri says
"Do you know where all the Pleiades are currently located?" Ainz asks her
"Yes Lord Ainz. I have them in their rooms cleaning up and studying the book my lord so graciously gave me." Yuri replies
"Always the teacher Yuri. You definitely live up to being the Vice-Captain of the Pleiades. How would you and your sisters like to get some exercise?" he asks her
"We are always ready to serve Lord Ainz." Yuri replies
"A small army of Trolls, goblins and other such creatures are targeting Carne Village. A village under our protection. Would you and your sisters like to show them the power of Nazarick?"
"It would be our honor Lord Ainz!" Yuri's head practically fell off her body at how excited she answered.
"Taylar, Albedo, would you two like to come to watch the Pleiades teamwork?" Ainz asks the two
"Absolutely." Albedo says
"I can't wait to see it." Taylar says
{Aureole}
{Yes father!}
{I am bringing the Pleiades to come to see you. They will be doing battle for Nazarick and I wish for you to participate.}
{Yay! I can't wait father!}
"Alright, now that we have that settled, let's go get your sisters and visit Aureole. I want to see what the Pleiades are capable of when you all work together." Ainz says to Yuri.
Ainz had a smile on his face thinking about what is going to transpire. After watching Cocytus' battle, he needed to watch a trouncing by Nazarick to lift his spirits, and the Pleiades could gain some experience. Hopefully, at least one of them would level. Narberal was leveling quicker then he anticipated considering the number of things she killed. He placed his hand on Yuri's shoulder and teleported them to the Pleiades wing of the 9th floor.
Carne Village...
Enri looked up from the field she was working in. When she saw the position of the sun, she realized she should have gone and started dinner over an hour ago. Ever since she had lunch with Lady Taylar earlier in the day she had felt incredible. The only other time she remembered feeling this good was after Lady Taylar had cast that spell called Heal on her.
It felt like she could keep going on for another 12 hours if she had to at this rate. She figured she could keep going for another hour or two. They could certainly use the extra time to catch up a bit, and everyone else didn't seem to notice the time either because they were working away like Enri was. As soon as she decided, she was about to head back to work when she saw a goblin running at her at full speed. The goblin stopped right in front of her and tried to get out through his heavy breathing.
"Elder... sister... There is... a small army... of... trolls, goblins... barghests and other... such races on their... way towards the... village." the scout says
"Did you say there is a small army headed this way!?" Enri almost yells
Mr. Jugem, the leader of Enri's goblins heard what the scout said and came right over to talk to both of them.
"Elder sister, we need to get you out of here if that many are coming. We will not be able to beat back that many. We can buy everyone time to escape though."
"I'm not leaving you guys here to die. We can figure something out. How long until they get here?" Enri asks
"They are pretty much running so about 15 minutes give or take." the scout replies
"Alright, get the women, children, and elderly to gather at the back gate. Anyone who has made decent progress during your archery training will do what we have been practicing and draw them to the front gate. Once we have their attention to the front gate, everyone else can sneak out the back gate. How does that sound?" Enri says
"That's a good strategy boss. Go grab Nemu and head to the back gate. We will get set up." Jugem says to Enri
"No, I am not leaving you here alone. I will get Nemu then meet you on the tower." Enri says.
She doesn't give Jugem any time to argue and takes off towards the house where Nemu should be. She had to get Nfirea and Lizzie too. They needed to get out of here too and she wanted them to take Nemu with them. She grabbed Nemu and headed to Nfirea's house and banged on the door until he opened it.
"Oh hi Enri, what's th-" Nfirea is cut off
"Nfirea, there is a small army coming towards the village. Get your grandmother and take Nemu to the back gate please." Enri says
"What about you Enri? Why don't' you take her?" Nfirea asks
"I need to help the goblins draw the army to the front gate. We will run once everyone is out and into the woods." Enri tells him
"I'm going to help you Enri! I have some potions here that will help for sure!" Nfirea responds
"Ok Nfirea, meet me at the watchtower at the front gate when you are ready. They will be here in 15 minutes so you have about 5 to get ready." Enri says.
She lets go of Nemu's hand and leaves her with Nfirea so she can go to the goblins. She had no idea where she got all this courage or ability to think clearly during a situation like this. She knew she couldn't let that army take this village or they would have been saved for nothing. She would defend her home from attackers and try to never feel helpless again.
She got to the watchtower and looked over the situation with Jugem. He was explaining to her how they were going to draw their attention to them and hold them off long enough for everyone else to flee. Right as he was getting to the end of his explanation, Nfirea showed up as well.
"Mr. Jurgem, can your archers throw things as well as they shoot?" Nfirea asks
"They will be slightly less accurate but not by much. Why Mr. Nfirea?" he asks
"I have alchemy potions here that will release glue in an area when broken. It will hold the goblins and barghests in place for a while but it will only slow down the trolls for a couple of seconds. You can use them when they get to the gate." Nfirea says
"That will help a lot. You should take Enri and head to the back gate. We can take it from here." Jugem says
"We are not leaving Mr. Jugem!" Enri says not so gently
As she says that to him the small army breaks through the trees. They are running straight towards the village. Luckily for them, they were pretty close to the front gate when they first emerged from the forest, but after just a few seconds they saw it was hundreds of them and they took up quite the space side to side.
They had no idea how to get all of them to one gate. Surely one or two would get around and that would be the end for people who couldn't defend themselves. Right as they were racking their brains for a solution, Enri saw a familiar sight open in the sky a couple hundred feet in front of the wall. It was a black and dark purple oval, the same one their saviors came through the first time they were here.
She stared at it praying they would come through again. She didn't want to watch more people die again. She saw her prayers answered when she saw Lord Ainz come out of the portal first. He was followed by Lady Taylar, Lady Albedo, then 6 women in maid outfits. She noticed one of them as Lupus Regina but had never seen the other 5 before. Lady Taylar landed right beside her while Lord Ainz and Lady Albedo just hovered above the maids who had gracefully landed on the ground.
"I see you stayed to defend your home Enri. I am very proud of you." Taylar says
"I just didn't want your saving us to mean nothing Lady Taylar." Enri says
"Well, don't worry about that now. Our servants will handle this for you." Taylar says
"B-B-But there is only 6 of them and hundreds of them." Enri can't believe just the maids are going to fight. She realized Lupus Regina was more then she let on but this didn't seem possible
"Yeah, not really fair. Maybe if it was a couple thousand it might be even but those guys don't stand a chance with those odds." Taylar says to her
Enri and Nfirea's jaws both just almost hit the floor. They were stunned silent and had no idea what to say to that comment. A couple thousand to make it even! How powerful were they really?
{Aureole, go ahead and cast your magic.}
{Yes father!}
*MASS BULL'S STRENGTH* *MASS BEAR'S ENDURANCE* *MASS CAT'S GRACE* *MASS PROTECTION FROM ELEMENTS* *MASS SHIELD OF FAITH* *MASS FOCUS MAGIC* *MASS BLESS OF MAGIC CASTER* *MASS CONCEAL LIFE* *MASS DRACONIC POWER* *MASS FALSE DATA LIFE* *MASS FIELD OF FORCE* *MASS GREATER LUCK* *MASS GREATER SHIELD* *MASS GREATER MAGIC VISION* *MASS INFINITY WALL* *MASS MAGIC WEAPON* *MASS FLY* *MASS WOODLAND STRIDER* *HASTE*
"Try to leave me some bodies ladies. Show them the power of Nazarick!" Ainz announces to them. He flies over to the newly built watchtower and lands on the wall just outside the tower. Albedo lands right next to him.
"Nice to see you again Enri, Nfirea. Sorry, it is under these circumstances but the Pleiades will handle it from here."
"Thank you Lord Ainz, Lady Taylar, Lady Albedo!" Enri says and kneels
"There is no need for that Enri. We told you we would protect you and we stick to our word." Ainz says to her
"Shall we sisters?" Yuri Alpha says
"Yes sister!" the Pleiades respond
Yuri, Solution, and Lupus Regina charge right at the oncoming horde. Narberal, Shizu, and Entoma fly straight up into the sky when their sisters take off. They were going to target the back lines of this horde to prevent any from escaping while their sisters met them head-on in melee combat.
When Ainz asked Narberal if she wanted to put her levels into doppelganger or magic caster, Narberal decided on caster. Ainz assured her that doppelganger would be useful as well but Narberal thought being able to cast higher tier magic would show the might of Nazarick was growing more. When the Pleiades were informed of this battle, Ainz asked Narberal to start off with her newly learned tier 8 spell. She was more than happy to oblige.
"Witness the ever-growing power of Nazarick insects." Narberal says from the sky
*[TWIN - MAXIMIZE MAGIC] LIGHTNING STORM*
As Narberal finishes her spell, dark clouds form in an instant over a 300-foot area. Normally, this spell cast as a twin would only cover a 200-foot area but after Aureole's buff spells, all of Narberal's spells were 50% more effective in every aspect. Lightning strikes come down in the area one after another. It is so blinding by the number of them, the villagers and goblins have to look away. When their vision clears, they see almost a hundred of the invaders laying dead on the ground, reduced to nothing but crispy corpses.
"Well, I asked her to start with her new spell but I didn't think it would be that effective." Ainz says to no one in particular
Entoma had been drawing bugs into her sleeve the entire time Narberal was casting her spell. The moment it ended she unleashed her own ability.
*BUG MACHINE GUN*
A torrent of steel bugs shaped like bullets tore into the ranks of the army as Entoma swept her arm from side to side. All the creatures caught in her hail of bullets were reduced to Swiss cheese except the trolls. When the steel rain was over nearly 50 creatures lay dead on the ground filled with holes.
Shizu had flown up in between her two caster sisters. While they were busy casting spells and using their class abilities, she was steadily picking off creatures that were trying to spread the formation out too far. She was looking down her sights with her weapon on semi-automatic "one, two, three, four" she counts off her kills. By the time Entoma had finished her ability, you could hear Shizu saying "thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two"
Solution had charged at the army just like Yuri and Lupus Regina did, taking the right side of the enemy formation. Unlike her sisters charging with her, Solution was not well versed in melee combat. She was reaching into her maid outfit at a blinding speed, throwing three darts at a time every time she pulled her hands out. When she reached the first line, she quickly transformed her fingers to resemble syringes and began stabbing goblins and ogres through the throat with her fingers laced with a poison of her own making.
Yuri charged the formation right up the center with her hands spread out wide from herself. As she was moving forward, light particles began to collect in the palms of her outstretched hands. When she got ten feet from the front lines, she unleashed her attack as a spread. It made it weaker but she knew it would be effective against this level of enemies.
*KIBAKUSHOU*
A shock wave unleashes from her hands as she brings them together in front of her. About 20 goblins and barghests are sent backward and to the ground by the force of the wave. She quickly moves in and begins finishing them off with one perfectly placed strike after another. Their heads exploding at the sheer force of her fist colliding with their skulls.
Lupus Regina charged the left side of the formation with her sisters. She was much slower than both Solution and Yuri but her build was not meant for speed. She was a battle cleric by trade. Someone who could heal the party but hold her own in melee combat. Right as she was about to come in contact with the front line she decided to have some fun with them.
*COMPLETE INVISIBILITY*
Lupus Regina completely disappears from the goblins, ogres, and barghests sights. They are all looking around wondering what just happened when they hear a voice from behind them.
*FLAME STRIKE*
They all hear. They turn around only to be met with a column of fire and light descending from the sky. They all scream out in pain as they are consumed by the intense heat of the fire and light pillar. Lupus Regina smiles while she pulls out her holy weapon at the sound of her toys enjoying her surprise. She swings her over-sized holy weapon in an arc around her and begins to wade her way through the ranks crushing enemies with the sheer strength and weight of her weapon impacting them.
As the Pleiades engage, everyone sees four figures emerge from the forest. A warrior in black full plate wielding two greatswords, a woman in a brown cloak with black hair tied in a ponytail, a woman with green eyes and blonde hair in a single braid, and a woman with black hair and blue eyes wearing white full plate without a helmet.
Enri, the goblins and most of the villagers recognized them as the adventurers who came to the village the first time with Nfirea. Nfirea was wondering how in the hell there were two Lord Ainz, Lady Taylar, Lady Albedo, and Lady Narberal's. They began engaging the enemies from the back, working their way towards the center of the formation.
Narberal, Shizu, and Entoma notice their sisters making their way through the ranks. Narberal and Entoma switch to using spells and abilities that don't cover such a large area so they don't hit their sisters with them. Shizu continues to pick off stragglers trying to get outside the formation "seventy, seventy-one, seventy-two..."
*TELEPORTATION*
Narberal appears on the left flank of the formation looking down the length of the small army. She holds her finger out and casts another spell.
*LIGHTNING*
The lightning bolt tears apart the air as it extends sixty feet out from her fingertip, killing anything that comes into contact with it.
*SPIDER TALISMAN*
Entoma yells out and throws five pieces of parchment towards the formation. As they impact the ground, five enormous black spiders appear where the parchment hit the ground. Entoma directs them to attack and the spiders begin to go to work. They are the equivalent of a tier 3 summon monster spell. Normally, they would just be used to buy time but Entoma knew from the enemy attacks, these spiders would be able to kill most of the creatures here with no problem.
*SHARP CUTTING TALISMAN*
Entoma says and three goblins are cut in half by the air.
*DRAGON LIGHTNING*
Narberal says, directing her lightning bolt farther into the formation, wiping out an entire row of the enemy.
The goblins, ogres, barghests, and trolls realize there is no way to win this as almost 75% of them have already been killed and they haven't even reached the gate yet. The remaining creatures turn to flee but the Pleiades are having none of that. These creatures dared to attack a village under the supreme beings protection and they will all pay with their lives. As they start chasing down the creatures fleeing, Ainz calls out to them.
"That is enough Pleiades. You have done a magnificent job already." he tells them
"But Lord Ainz, those creatures must pay for attacking what is under your protection!" Yuri says
"It is ok Yuri. They are not getting away, Aura is waiting for them in the forest." Ainz says with a smile on his face. It was good to witness such a display from the Pleiades. He needed something like this to pick him up after watching Cocytus.
"As you command Lord Ainz." Yuri replies and begins to gather her sisters to make their way back to their lord.
"Aureole Omega, you did a great job. Your mother and I will be by later to see you." Ainz says to the sky
All of the villagers and goblins are looking around wondering who in the world he is talking to. Then to all their surprises, the sky answers Lord Ainz.
"I can't wait father!" Aureole says
"L-L-Lord Ainz, you have a daughter?!" Enri almost yells
"Ahh, yes we do. She takes after her mother and is a Miko Priestess like Taylar but she specializes in certain types of spells, unlike Taylar. I believe you call them diviners here. We call them seers." he says to the girl
He looks over at Taylar to see her reaction. This was the first time he said they were a family and she had never told him about her backstory so he wanted to see how she would react to such a statement. He was not disappointed when he looked at her. She was blushing and acting shy. It was adorable and it was also payback for all the times she teased him.
{Why are you acting so shy mama. Are you not proud of our little girl?}
Ainz can see her reaction is even better than the first one. He was going to tease her a little more but decided to stop while he was ahead and her prodigy level teasing mind caught up to him. He just gave her a wink and smile he knew she loved to see.
{Sorry I never told you. I was too embarrassed when I created her.}
{It's OK, I just wish I knew when we came here so I could have spent more time with her. We have plenty of time to make up for that though.}
{I can't wait!}
Ainz directs the Pleiades to clean up the corpses, they would be good to add to his army. He plays the role of interacting with "Momon" and allows them to take some of the ears to take back to the adventurer guild. They planned to be gone and not available for questions after they filled out their report under the guise of heading for a job in the Baharuth Empire.
They were going there after but no one needed to know they could teleport there and back in moments. It would cause the delay in the Kingdom finding out about them coming across Ainz Ooal Gown that Ainz wanted for his plans. Judging from how long it took information to pass from E-Rantel to the capital, he figured they would have their Adamantite plates and be on their way to the Empire before they could send anyone from the capital to question them. That was all the delay Ainz needed for what he wanted to do.
Ainz office on the 10th floor (the next day)...
It was almost lunchtime and Ainz was just finishing up the last of the reports he had to go over for the day. Taylar and Albedo should be there shortly for their surprise. He was rather excited about this himself. It was the closest thing he could get to vacation for now so he was going to enjoy it while he could.
Ainz hears a knock at the door and Taylar and Albedo are announced by Fiore. She let's both of them in and they both seem excited at the prospect of another surprise from Ainz.
"You two are right on time. Are you ready?" Ainz asks them
"Yes, we are. You still haven't told us what we are doing." Taylar says to him
He just smiles at them.
*GATE*
They appear on the 6th floor. Taylar and Albedo are looking around wondering what they are doing here when Ainz casts another spell.
*GATE*
They see the second gate open and after a few seconds, Aureole Omega steps through from the Cherry Blossom Sanctuary on to the 6th floor. Taylar is excited to see her little girl and quickly gives her a hug.
"Hey baby. What are you doing here?" Taylar asks
"Father said it's family picnic day." Aureole tells her
They all look at Ainz and he just has a smile on his face. It was nice to surprise them every once in a while. He still was working on the teasing so this was going to have to do for the reactions he could get out of them.
"Well, we have to get back to E-Rantel tomorrow and after we are headed to the Empire. I figured this would be the best time to spend some time together before we left. I cleared everyone's schedule until after dinner and sent the Pleiades to take care of the three monster requests we accepted in the city." Ainz tells them
"You definitely are the best!" Taylar, Albedo, and Aureole all say
And there is chapter 12... hope you enjoyed it... for future reference since they are all either being described for the first time or they look different than usual like in Ainz case... Ainz, Taylar, Rubedo, etc look to be in their early twenties when they are in their true forms... Aureole looks like she is 14 or 15 but acts a little younger than that as you can see from her dialogue... merry Christmas and I'll try to get another chapter out before the new year... thanks for reading