The Supreme Beings of Life and Death

by Ashkar

What if Ainz was joined in the NW by the 41st and final member of AOG? He is still the Ruler of Death but a different race/build. How will Ainz deal with being an Angel of Death in this new world that fears heteromorphs? Will Taylar, the Angel of Life, be able to balance everything out? And why is Taylar so attached to Albedo? kind of canon, with my own twists and additions

15. Misdirection Everywhere

Disclaimer: I do not own anything (except my OC)

"Talking"

'Thinking'

(Telepathy)

{Message}

*SPELL/ABILITY/MARTIAL ART*

*[METAMAGIC]*

A/N: First thanks for the reviews... I was surprised to see so many comments just one day after posting the new chapter... I appreciate everyone's dedication to reading my story and hope I can keep you entertained throughout the whole thing... I'm sure some will not like some of the things I do in the story... I know I can't please everyone, but I'm honestly writing this fanfic for my enjoyment... just makes it a great bonus so many of you enjoy my fanfic... Next, as you know I also read a ton of Overlord fanfics, this has been both a blessing and a curse lol... A lot of people have great fanfics out now (athiestbasementdragon and meisking01 my two favorite authors right now) but reading so many has also messed my story up as well... I wish you could see the outline I did before I started this fanfic... It has so many score through lines on it now it is sickening lol... the more fanfics I read the more I realize people have already used a lot of my outline like the name of Momon's former empire you will read in here is different then I intended because someone already used the one I had planned... their adventurer team name is different then I was going to use... even things I haven't gotten to in the story like the Holy Kingdom I've already had to think of something different so it didn't look like I was just copying off them... It has slowed down my update progress but don't worry, I'm not abandoning this until it is finished... I already have the epilogue for this story and the permission of the author from an Overlord one shot to use it as my epilogue... I will obviously be adding my own spin on it since my OC is here and Ainz is different but I planned that far ahead for a reason... I hope I can keep you interested until then... Lastly for the A/N, I thought I mentioned this before but I reread all my A/N and apparently, I never did... If you have a Wattpad account or read stories on there, my story is posted on there as well, I only mention this because if you would like to see a picture of what Taylar looks like or Rubedo (well as close as I could get with a random google search) they are on there... As well as pictures for Ainz' armor I described against the Lizardmen and both of Taylar's wakizashi's... It is honestly one of only two things I like about Wattpad, other than being able to add pictures and search for stories pretty easily, that site sucks... well let's get to the replies!

Dreadrot: Hope you liked the short reintroduction of the Swords of Darkness... their reasoning for being let back out into the world will be revealed in this chapter... I do plan on saving the elf slaves when the invaders come and I also plan on saving Arche... I have a way planned to do it but it's pretty fucked up and I'm trying to justify someone with a -100 Karma making this the way to save her... I suppose I can always just say they deserve it for trespassing in Nazarick with the intentions of stealing whatever they could... I'll figure it out... still have a little to go before that chapter comes out

dayzen5212: lots of craziness going on in my life right now but I'll be updating at least once a month... hoping for more frequent than that but can't promise that sorry... glad you like my story... since I have it planned out to the end and even started thinking of the sequel I have no intentions of abandoning this completely... I already got permission from another Overlord fanfic author to use one of their one-shots as the epilogue to this story/intro to the sequel

Akuma-Heika: I always try to reply when I can... I think maybe you are using the Wikipedia page for Overlord were as I use the fandom wiki page for Overlord... probably why we see different things on there... I like the fandom wiki because it is checked, edited, and commented on a ton for accuracy... wouldn't surprise me though if the pages had different information

Mokamiharu: Glad you like my take on Ainz even if he is OP... be prepared to be disappointed this chapter too because the last two character sheets for Swords of Darkness are at the end lol... I never said Taylar wants Ainz to have 5 more wives... Ainz just believes that if Taylar wants to possibly go that far with them then he should have the same relationship with them as he does everyone... he doesn't want anyone to feel left out essentially... In no way did I imply that Taylar has been making out with or sleeping with these other women just that she has some confusing feelings going on inside her... I've been hinting at that since chapter 2 when she said Albedo's seductive tone turn her on for reasons she didn't quite understand (The title of the chapter is Different Reality, Different Emotions for a reason)... and her making out with Albedo in chapter 2 definitely sent the message that she wasn't straight from the beginning as you put it... If that wasn't enough, the lemon for chapter 10 should have cemented the idea that Taylar was, in fact, fine with having another woman join them in bed... I honestly do not want to turn this into a harem fanfic but I do want to add one more person to the wives category which would technically make it a harem since it would be three people... about your comment on chapter 3 of my lemons like I said above... Taylar is not straight... that should have been obvious since chapter 2 of this story... not sure how you came to the conclusion Albedo and Taylar only love Momonga and not each other but they do... I'm not sure why you didn't think they were turned on by Momonga in that lemon but they were... from your comments you seem to be fine with Ainz having a harem as long as the women all love Ainz but not each other... it honestly sounds to me like you have a problem with people who are bisexual based on what your saying... I might be reading that wrong but that's the impression I get... not sure how making Taylar and Albedo bisexual was me taking the easy route to do a harem because it was a pain in the ass... you seem to be the only person who reads this who didn't understand about Taylar being bisexual and how Albedo felt about not only Momonga but Taylar also... ehh I tried, can't please everyone... wow was that one long lol

offshorephillip: I didn't want to use Demiurge again in the Kingdom and Shalltear is very lightly used in the LNs because of her being mind controlled at the start of the books so since that didn't happen, I wanted to use her instead... the name I gave her is actually someone from the history books who used to bathe in the blood of people she killed... the people finally bricked her into her castle until she starved to death... that is how she died... sounded like a cool person to emulate Shalltear after for a villian... harem question can be answered by reading the reply above yours lol

pwashington: I see you found the new lemon lol... I plan on writing at least two more at some point... they won't be for a while but expect at least two more chapters in the coming months... Shalltear will be a long-standing villain as the Blood Countess just as Demiurge will be with Jaldabaoth so even after the kingdom arc is done... you will see more of our lovely countess

gerend: Glad I didn't disappoint you with the Lizardmen show... I was tempted to use Gargantua again for the same purpose as the anime but thought it would be more appropriate for a platform of skeletons... since I am including Rubedo she makes up for the OP element of Gargantua not being there... still not sure what I'm doing with Cocytus completely but I have some ideas... you will learn the story Ainz is going with in regards to Shalltear this chapter and how Ainz will redirect everyone to Zuranon by making them a much larger threat to everyone than they actually are

lucarioDN: I certainly made Ainz OP but that is on purpose obviously... wait until I have them break level cap then OP would be a word you couldn't even begin to describe them as lol... I'm sure a lot of people will love that (sarcasm doesn't translate in text so that was sarcastic on my part lol)... There is a reason Ainz is so tactical about combat and why he has gotten so smart... I am planning on doing an intermission/side story chapter about Ainz and how he spends his free time in Nazarick... a lot of it will be his experiments with Demiurge but there will be other aspects to his free time which will fill in the gaps I haven't written about how smart he has gotten and how he is learning to rule so effectively

Eltyr/god of all/mir19/shadowdragondanny/Salomega: Glad you all liked the latest chapter... I'll keep them coming as soon as I can

Daniel-palacio: Glad you enjoyed the Blood Countess... Since there is no way for me to see Shalltear as a possible love interest for Ainz because of how old she looks, I plan on using Shalltear much more then they do in the LNs... don't worry I'm not abandoning this even if there is a little more time than normal between updates... can't say for certain but based off how the story is going and the fact I'm leaving out some things from the LNs because I find them irrelevant to my story I'm guessing this story will be about 40 chapters by the end... I could be way off and it could be 25 or I could be off in the other direction and it be 60... not sure but I don't plan on abandoning this until it is over

T-B-R: You will find out about how Evileye feels about Momon in this chapter... glad you enjoyed the last lemon... I'm not very good at writing them so it is nice to hear you liked it

RookRaven: Glad you stumbled on my story hope you enjoy the rest of it

Spartanzerg75: I'll forgive the blasphemy of not liking D&D since you see why I'm using it lol jk to each his own right... I'm really using it to fill in the blanks that Overlord leaves everyone with spells, classes, races, etc... I've been a DM for so long in D&D that I rarely need to even look at the books for the info... the big thing I'm going to use it for is monsters... There are 9 monster manuals in the version of D&D I play and I've only used 3 monsters from those nine books so far so you will def see more of them... I also feel the same about Ainz being OP... People must think he isn't already super OP in the anime and LNs... BREAKING NEWS! Ainz is OP even in canon! lol... glad you enjoy the story, I'll try to keep you entertained

loki98065/lucavento/goodaer7: Thanks for the praise... a little more Swords of Darkness in this chapter for you... not sure how often they will be included but they won't just disappear

LastPenis: First, just typing your name had me laughing lol... I honestly have no idea who you mean... I do love anime but there are very little I can actually tolerate watching... I've found the LNs that animes are based on to be much more entertaining than the animes... even Overlord is 100 times better in the LNs compared to the anime... only one I've found that doesn't fit that mold to me is Sword Art Online... I like the anime more than the LNs... so I've never seen fate... Most the ones I like are insanely popular ones honestly, Dragonball, Berserk, Fist of the North Star, Akira, Ninja Scroll, Gate, etc... Maybe I'll give Fate a look... I don't remember anyone ever suggesting that one to me... I just used a character from history and slightly modified Shalltear's appearance from what she had in the anime when she was with Demiurge and Brain cut her fingernail off

Well, that was a lot of review replies and some long ones lol... I have to figure out how to shorten them or maybe just not answer as many people... Now that those are done... next chapter time!

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The Northern Holy Kingdom, City of Prart, Main Gate...

Gate duty in the city of Prart was usually a dull affair for everyone. They were far enough away from the capital that is was near impossible for a demi-human to be a threat even if they were in the Northern Holy Kingdom. The only real worry was the occasional thief band or smuggler. It was a sought after position because of how dull it was. You didn't have to worry about battling much at all, the pay was good, and you didn't have to worry about being called to war.

However, you still have to be vigilant. If you let a thief or smuggler through even if they had just fooled you to get in, you would be replaced quickly. So while these guards were capable fighters, they all would have made excellent scouts because of how keen their eyes were.

This evening there was no traffic left entering the city. The sun had gone down a couple of hours ago and people didn't tend to travel the roads at night. There wasn't a lot of threat but monsters still existed so people were cautious. The two guards outside the gate who looked for coming travelers were having a conversation.

"I love nights like tonight. No more people to inspect and just a few hours until we are replaced." one guard says to the other

"I agree, but don't let your guard down. This is the easiest position I've ever had in the military and I don't plan on losing it because your dreaming of getting off in a few hours." the other guard says to him

"You've got nothing to worry about! I love this job, I don't plan on giving it up ever." he replies to him.

"I think I see something in the forest." the first guard says to the other.

The second guard turns his attention to the forest where the other guard is pointing. It appears he was correct. It looks like a few figures are running towards the city. He can't really make out what it is but pulls out his weapon and calls out to the gate above him just to make sure everyone is ready.

"Unidentified beings running towards the city! Everyone be ready!"

After a few minutes, they all see four people come running out of the woods. It looks to be three men and a woman. Their appearance seems to be that of adventurers but they look to be in rough shape. All of their armor is torn and ripped, and you can see spots of dried blood where the armor is damaged. When they see the gate, their eyes go wide and they sprint towards the front gate.

"Halt!" the guard yells as they get close.

The four adventurers stop and look up at the man. He can plainly see now, it is definitely three men and a woman. Even in her rough shape, he can tell the woman is beautiful. The ripped robes, dried blood, and disheveled hair don't hide her good looks at all. If he is being honest, even the three men are pretty good looking. He knows a good amount of the adventurers in this city though and doesn't remember ever seeing them. He certainly wouldn't forget that woman even if he would not remember the three with her.

"M-M-My name is Ninya. W-W-We are the S-Swords of Darkness, silver adventurer team f-f-from E-Rantel."

Ninya pulls her plate off her neck and holds it out for someone to come and take. She did a pretty good job of sounding injured. To be fair, they did get a good beating and made to use all their MP when they left Nazarick. So it wasn't very hard to sound hurt, most of them really were injured.

The guard takes her guild plate and examines it. It certainly was a silver plate from the adventurers guild in the Re-Estize Kingdom. There were adventurer guilds in just about every major human city. The only exception would be the empire because their army dealt with a lot of their monster problems so there weren't many guilds left in the Empire.

"You are pretty far away from E-Rantel. How did you get here?"

"We w-w-were kidnapped. I don't m-m-mean to sound disrespectful b-b-but could we sit somewhere, and could you call someone from the g-g-guild here. It is a l-l-long story I'd rather not repeat. Do you mind i-i-if I sit? I'm spent." Ninya didn't actually wait for an ok, she just plopped down on the ground exhausted.

"Come inside the guard tower and have a seat. We will wait for someone from the guild in there." the guard said and moved to help Ninya up. She thanked him and they headed inside the tower to wait for someone from the guild to arrive.

The guards gave them all some water and bread. It was nice of them but after eating in Nazarick, the bread tasted like crap and even the water tasted funny. They drank and ate without complaint though, it wouldn't do any good if they did. After about fifteen minutes, someone from the guild had arrived.

"I am guild master Olan from the Prart adventurers guild. Are you truly the Swords of Darkness?" the man asked

"The guild master? I'm surprised you came, guild master Olan. Surely a silver ranked adventurer team doesn't warrant the guild master coming to see us." Ninya says

"On the contrary, we have been looking for your team for quite some time. The guild in E-Rantel put out a notice that you had been kidnapped by a cult." the guild master said

"We were taken in the Bareare's Alchemy Shop in E-Rantel by a group known as Zuranon. When we woke up, we were all in cells. A few days ago something happened and the cult members who were with us were somehow killed. Our cells doors were blown open by some incredible power. Honestly, it was terrifying. We hid in our cells until we thought it was clear. When we came out, all the cult members were in pieces laying in their own blood around some strange symbol carved into the ground. We had to fight our way out through some monsters that were there and we came out in a forest. We picked a direction and started running hoping to come across someone when we stumbled on the front gate of this city. Do you know if Nfirea was taken too? He was with us when we were attacked." Ninya tells them

"Nfirea Bareare was rescued by the adventurer team The Forsaken not long after you were taken. They tried to use him for some necromantic ritual but they were stopped. It sounds like you had quite the ordeal. Do you remember where the place they were keeping you was?" the guild master asked

"I couldn't tell you the exact location because we were just running for our lives but I think I can get you in the general area of the cave. Is that alright guild master?" Ninya says

"That would be a great help Ninya." the guild master turns towards the guards. "I will vouch for them if they have not been permitted to enter yet. I would like to get them to the guild so they can rest. It looks like they need it."

"No need guild master. They are already clear to enter the city." the guard turns towards Ninya "It is good to hear you were able to escape the clutches of that cult Lady Ninya. Welcome to Prart." the guard finishes with a smile

"I'm just a commoner, no need for the Lady, but thank you." Ninya says and gets up to follow the guild master. Once they were a little bit farther from the guard station, Lukrut said to Ninya...

"I know you have pretended to be a boy for a while now but you can't seriously be that dense Ninya."

"What are you talking about Lukrut?" Ninya replies

"Did you not notice that guard hitting on you?" he laughs

"He was just being nice because of what we went through. Look at me..." she moves her hands up and down as if to say look at how dirty I am "no one would hit on someone in this state. My hair looks like a birds nest, I'm covered in dirt and blood, and I smell." She looked at them as if to say "see dummies" but instead what she saw was them laughing at her. "What?!"

All three got out statements as they fought through the laughter.

"First, you never... hahaha... cared about your hair... haha... before." Lukrut says

"Second, since when do you... hehehe... care about... hahaha... your clothes." Peter says

"And why... haha... do... hehehe... you think... haha... you smell?" Dyne finishes.

"Grrrrrr... I hate you guys right now!" Ninya says to them

They finally calm down when they reach the adventurers guild in Prart. The guild master shows them where they can rest then leaves to inform the guild in E-Rantel that the Swords of Darkness have been found.

"All joking aside Ninya. Are you going to ask that guard out?" Lukrut asks

"Shut up Lukrut! We had this conversation already!" Ninya replies

"We were just having fun before. But seriously..." Lukrut is cut off by Peter.

"Lukrut, stop now." Peter just sighs "Ninya, I'm going to say this to you because I know hearing it from Lukrut will come out wrong. He was right... I can't believe I said that haha... that guard was hitting on you. I'm not saying what this idiot is that you need to ask him out but you have to realize by now that you... ummm... how do I say this..."

"Out with it already Peter!" Ninya damn near shouts

"You are quite beautiful Ninya. Even looking like that." he points at her "I'm not trying to hit on you or anything that would be weird but once we clean up and you put on the dress you've been wearing well... I'm just trying to prepare you for what is about to happen." Peter finishes

"What are you... talking about." the last two words were whispered and barely audible as she processed what Peter just said. "But in Nazarick..." it was Dyne who interrupted this time

"One, Nazarick is a nonsensical place, but even at that Ninya, you look better then most of them do. We just think you should prepare yourself for the attention you are going to draw because you don't seem to believe it yourself."

She looked at them and realized they were being completely serious. After spending all that time around Narberal, Lupus Regina, Lady Albedo, and Lady Taylar it had kind of numbed her sense of beauty a little it seems.

She wasn't quite sure she wanted that kind of attention but it was a little late for that now. Maybe Lady Taylar could help her figure out how to avoid them, she seemed to be good at ignoring any man who wasn't Lord Ainz.

"Well, I'm going to my room to clean up and change. You guys going to do the same?" Ninya asks

"Already enjoying the perks of being a pretty girl with your own room." Lukrut jokes and Ninya just rolls her eyes.

"That sounds good. Want to meet us downstairs in thirty minutes?" Peter asks Ninya

"I'd rather walk down with you guys. Mind if I meet you back here in thirty minutes?" Ninya asks Peter back

"That's fine with me. See you in thirty minutes." Peter says to her

Ninya leaves for her room while the three of them get themselves cleaned up. It doesn't take them long to clean themselves. It wasn't like there was a shower here like there was in Nazarick. It was just a basin with some water in it in their rooms, and some towels to wipe and dry off with.

Once they were satisfied with their cleanliness, they started putting on their new gear. Well, new would mean they never wore them but they had plenty of times. It was the first time they wore it outside of Nazarick.

They all still laugh at how they reacted to getting such gear thinking they were being given relics from Nazarick. Ninya's reaction was especially funny now when they look back. When Lady Taylar pulled out her dresses that looked exactly like her own, Ninya almost fainted.

It wasn't until Lady Taylar explained the different layers of embroidery and told her to inspect the gear with detect magic that she saw the vast difference in their magical power. To Lord Ainz, Lady Taylar, and Lady Albedo, what the Swords of Darkness were currently wearing was just one step above a towel. To the Swords of Darkness, on the other hand, their new gear was ten times more powerful then what they had on before.

None of them had any magic items what so ever beforehand. Even their weapons were only masterwork quality and those cost them an arm and a leg. Now, there wasn't a single piece of gear they had on that wasn't magical in some way. They were handed this gear like they were doing them a favor by taking it because it was trash to them.

It had only taken the three of them about twenty minutes to get ready and now they were just waiting for Ninya to come back. She would not need as long to get dressed as them but probably longer to get cleaned up. The dresses given to her by Lady Taylar were her new armor. They had the same defensive power as Lukrut's leather armor and increased her casting abilities along with experience gain.

It sounded like madness when they heard that dress could stop a sword if not swung by someone skilled with a blade. When they saw the demonstration that it was indeed true, they couldn't believe their eyes. It also made them feel better knowing that, even if she didn't look like it, Ninya had good armor on her at all times.

"So where do you guys want to go tonight? We will only be here for one night so we might as well make the most of it!" Lukrut announces

"Not really sure, I guess we can decide that when Ninya gets here." Peter tells him

"Fine with me! With Ninya with us, we won't have trouble getting in anywhere!" Lukrut excitedly says

"Please tell me you aren't going to be hitting on her all night Lukrut." Dyne asks

"Nope! I already figured out she isn't interested in any of that yet. No point in trying, but I've been couped up in Nazarick for what seems like forever! I need to go have some fun already!" he tells them

"Just don't go too overboard. We need to leave tomorrow and we can't be drawing a ton of attention to ourselves just yet." Peter warns Lukrut

"Pssssh. If you don't want us to draw attention to ourselves, you should have Ninya stay in her room until we leave." he laughs

"I know but I want her to have fun. I have never seen her this happy before. She has her sister back, a place she feels she can call home, friends who aren't us, and is finally growing as a caster at a rate she only dreamed of. Just keep the creepers away from her so she can have a good time too." Peter tells both of them

"I doubt you have to worry about Ninya, Peter. You saw her self defense training yourself. I'm sure she can handle any random creep, but we will make sure she is safe too." Dyne says

"Gods you got that right. I'll never forget Ninya and Lady Albedo's self-defense training as long as I live!" Lukrut says

"Would that be because of the sight of the two of them throwing each other around, or because Lady Albedo almost killed you with her first toss to send you a message." Peter laughs at him

"Hey! I get it, there was no need for that. Lord Ainz only! I know, I know!" Lukrut says to them

Right as the conversation was dying down, there was a knock at the door.

"Yes?" Peter asks

"It's Ninya, can I come in?"

"Yeah it's open." he tells her

Ninya opened the door and stepped inside to see if they were ready to go. Once she stepped inside, she closed the door behind her and turned to see if everyone was ready. What she was met with was three open mouths and silence.

Ninya was wearing a very form-fitting black dress. It was much more form-fitting than the dresses she normally wore. The ones given to her by Lady Taylar were definitely form fitting but in a comfortable way that highlighted her curves but left some to the imagination.

What Ninya was wearing right now was leaving almost nothing to the imagination. Her dress was made of black fabric, that unlike the normal fabric of her dresses that hugged your curves, this fabric seemed to stretch over every curve of her body to reveal her entire perfect form.

It had long black sleeves that reached all the way to her wrists and covered up every inch of her upper body. The only part that wasn't completely black on top was the jewel embroidered design that pointed to where her cleavage would be if there was anything revealed up top. Luckily for the rest of there sanity, her upper half was completely covered.

The problem was below that. From just a few inches below her breasts to the top of her hips were strips of cloth crisscrossed like you see people tie their shoelaces. The reason they used shoelaces as an example is because the strips were no thicker than a shoelace, and there were only maybe thirty places they crisscrossed. Which meant that Ninya's entire midsection from below her breasts to the top of her waist was basically covered by nothing.

The bottom half was covered as well but it didn't help make her look any less sexy. It was the same stretching fabric that the upper portion was made of and hugged the curves of her hips like they were holding on for dear life. The dress only came down to just above mid-thigh and showed off an incredible amount of leg even compared to what she normally did.

Her blonde hair was clean and straight. She was wearing a little lip gloss and even had on some small heels. They were suddenly expecting her to grow white wings and for her eyes to turn green. She looked like a goddess, or Lady Taylar if she was about five years younger.

"Holy shit."

You would think that comment would have been from Lukrut but you would be wrong there. That just completely slipped out of Peter's mouth. He couldn't help himself. He had always seen Ninya like a brother then a sister but looking at her right now. She looked like a woman a man would murder his whole family for if she agreed to marry said man.

"Ummm... guys?" Ninya asks kind of worried about the looks she is getting.

"W-W-What would make you think that dress would draw less a-a-attention?" Peter manages to get out.

"I talked to Lady Taylar over message and told her what happened. She said whenever she wanted to ward off others from Lord Ainz and keep his attention on her, she would dress like this." Ninya tells them

"I think either you misunderstood what she meant, or she misunderstood what you were trying to do because that." Peter motions up and down at her outfit. "Will draw a hundred times more attention than your normal dress."

"Ninya, think about it. If that outfit keeps Lord Ainz attention from all other women. A being surrounded by beautiful women every day. What do you think it would do to a normal male?" Lukrut says to her

Ninya thinks back on her conversation with Lady Taylar, and realizes where she made her mistake. A look of understanding dawns on her face and she almost slaps herself for the confusion she had.

"Oh, gods! I told her it was nice to be complimented but it was weird coming from so many people. She probably thought there was one person I wanted to get the attention of." Ninya says to them.

"That sounds about right. I won't tell you that you have to, but you might want to change into what you normally wear. You might start a riot if you go out looking like that." Peter says

"I'll be right back!" Ninya says and runs out of the room

Peter looks at Dyne and Lukrut. Neither of them has really said much. Dyne hasn't spoken a word, and Lukrut barely got his thoughts out of his mouth. He just shakes his head as he looks at them.

"I know, I know. Please don't say it." They all leave it at that and wait for Ninya to come back.

Re-Estize Capital, Valencia Palace...

A lot of people were packed into this meeting room in the palace. It made the room feel small and confined. There were only four people standing against the wall who weren't really conversing in some manner.

They stood off to the side, out of anyone's way, and didn't really attempt to talk to anyone. It didn't even look like they were talking to each other. Just observing what was going on in the room.

{So Ainz, do you see anyone who interests you in here?} Taylar asks through message

{Blue Rose is kind of intriguing, especially finding out one of their members is a vampire but even that isn't really of interest to me.}

{I was certainly surprised myself. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on Lakyus. She can cast tier 5 magic at age 19. I could train her well I think. She might even get as powerful as that nut job Fluder.}

{I am just here to observe Princess Renner. Demiurge saw fit to lend her Shadow Demons and said her intelligence almost rivals his and Albedo's. I want to see if that is true.}

{I forgot about that until I sensed the four in the room. I can't believe none of these other adventurers or commanders can sense their presence.}

{It just goes to show how weak they are compared to us. Has Mare completed his task yet?}

{Yes, my love. He did a splendid job capturing the heads of Eight Fingers with Aura and the subordinates they were given. They are already back in Nazarick teaching them loyalty.}

{Wouldn't it have been easier to just have Aureole forcefully teleport them?}

{Yes it certainly would have, but we need to let the guardians and others do things for us also. If we ignore them, they will think we don't care about them.}

{I suppose you are right. I just don't want them to be in any danger.}

{We all know you care love. We have back up plans for our back up plans when it comes to their safety so just relax and let them handle it. They are both capable of doing it.}

{I know. I'll try to remember how powerful those little dark elves are.}

Finally, the princess brought the meeting to order.

"Thank you all for gathering here during this disturbance. As you all know, we do not have a lot of time so we will try to make this as quick as possible." she draws everyone's attention to the map. "The wall of blood seems to be centered on the square where the vampire told us to deliver her idol."

"Is it really a wall of blood?" one of the former adventurers called out from the crowd of people

"Since a lot of people were forced to flee through the wall to escape the lesser vampires on the other side we know it is blood. Everyone who went through was covered in it. Before you get worked up, we have them all quarantined and none are showing any signs of change after being cleaned of the blood. We will keep them there until we know for sure they aren't a threat to the people." the princess says

"What idol is the vampire talking about?" one of the commanders asks

"It is a small statue as far as we know. It is a statue of a goat-headed demon with four arms. Each of the arms holds a gem and it looks to be made of bronze." It seems Evileye had decided to answer that question instead of the princess.

"If we have the help of so many, why don't we just go kill this vampire and be done with her?!" a commander says

"Blue Rose fought this vampire. She killed the Ninja Tina and the warrior Gagaran with a single attack." Evileye's statement caused an uproar amongst the rest of the people at the meeting. "Everyone calm down!" she hits her fist against the table. "We have someone here who can fight against her as an equal!" Evileye proclaims loudly

"If Blue Rose can't even fight this monster, who could possibly fight it?!" an ex-adventurer shouts

"We have the Raven Black Hero Lord Momon!" Evileye announces and moves her body to gesture to Momon like she is revealing a prize on a game show.

"I think she means the Adamantite Adventure Team The Forsaken." Ariel steps in front of him and says.

Albedo already didn't like how this tiny, insignificant vampire had been doting all over her precious Lord Momonga and would be damned if someone not from Nazarick and unworthy of her loves affection would get anywhere close to him. It seemed no matter the kind, vampires would always be a pain in the ass to Albedo when it came to her lord's love.

"Ahh, yes sorry. I only saw Lord Momon fighting her. My apologies." Evileye says but never took her gaze off Ainz.

It was unsettling to Ainz like she was trying to figure out his deception. Taylar, Albedo, and Narberal were not so dense and saw the sparkling heart eyes behind that mask that hide her vampiric nature.

Ainz hoped the story he came up with for this occasion worked. Evileye already seemed suspicious of him and the ninja seemed to trust no one. He put his hand on Albedo's shoulder to relax her over-protectiveness and stepped up to the table.

"The vampire goes by the name The Blood Countess. She used to be the daughter of a noble from my homeland. She was a smart girl but no one realized how sadistic she was until it was too late. She found an ancient ritual to turn herself into a True Ancestor Vampire." that opening statement caused another uproar.

"How did she do it?" someone said from the crowd

"We never found out the whole ritual but I know she had to bathe in the blood of a hundred women as part of it. Afterward, she was too powerful for anyone to stop so they did the only thing they could, sealed her in her castle using ritual magic."

"If she was sealed inside, how did she get out?"

"We..." he waves his hand over the rest of his party. "were adventurers where we came from. We were off on a mission for our emperor when a death cult known as Zuranon tried to use the ritual magic sealing her in her castle to control her mind. It backfired on them and all they did was release her from her prison. She went on a rampage and destroyed the entire empire. We only learned of this when we returned to the palace and found the emperor hung up and tortured. He only survived long enough to tell us who did it."

"If you were strong enough to fight against her, why didn't you stop her!?" someone shouted from the crowd.

It actually wasn't someone, it was Demiurge using his skill ventriloquism through one of the shadow demons but this was preplanned and going off well. Ainz releases enough killing intent in that direction to scare the daylights out of everyone but not shit their pants. It took some practice to master letting out a specific amount of killing intent but Sebas was a good teacher.

"I told you we were on a mission for our emperor! If I would have been there I would have done anything to save my unc- Emperor!" Ainz shouts over there to sell the point. He was glad Evileye picked up on his intentional mistake.

"D-D-Does that mean you are the rightful emperor Lord Momon?" Evileye asked

"No, just like Lakyus did, becoming an adventurer means giving up your titles and rights that come along with it. Even if that wasn't the case, she destroyed the entire empire. There is no one left except us."

"Are you really the last four survivors of your empire?" Lakyus asks

"Technically yes, five of The Blood Countess's Vampire Brides are my uncle's wives but they aren't exactly alive anymore." Ainz says

"What is the name of your empire?" Evileye asks

"It doesn't exist anymore so I don't see why that matters, but it was called the Shi Empire." he says to her. Even as long as Evileye has been alive or unalive, she had never heard of an empire called that and wondered where Momon had come from.

"Now that we know a little about her, has anyone seen anything that could resemble the statue she is searching for?" Princess Renner asks everyone. No one answered so everyone figured it was a no. "If that is the case then we must hurry and find this idol. Lord Momon, would she truly leave if we give her this idol?"

"It is just Momon your highness and I'm not sure. I believe she will but she might just go to another country and cause destruction instead. It is worth a shot to try and find it. A fight against her might result in this entire city being destroyed even if we win." Ainz says to everyone.

"I would like to send out as many search parties as possible to look for this idol. Anyone will do honestly, but we need to search the city as soon as possible. I would like the Warrior Captain, his men, Climb, and Marquis Raeven's adventurers to secure the wall of blood in case any lesser vampires try to come through. I would also like The Forsaken and Blue Rose to remain here with me. If we cannot find this idol we are going to have to fight this vampire. If that is the case, Momon can take on The Blood Countess while the rest of his team and the remaining members of Blue Rose can each keep one of her Vampire Brides busy so Momon doesn't have to worry about fighting anyone but the Blood Countess. Any objections?" no one raised any so the commanders split up their forces to maximize their chances of success and everyone went to work.

Arwinter, Baharuth Empire...

Emperor Jircniv was in his office going over the most mundane of reports. Normally, this would be the job of some lesser noble but The Bloody Emperor had purged just about all of them by now. It certainly let his empire remain much more stable and prosperous but it gave him a shit load more work to do that normally someone in his position didn't have to deal with.

Lately, he felt like someone had been watching him. He wasn't quite sure why that was but it felt that way to him. He didn't know why someone would observe him in this office but it was the only place he really felt it. Not only were the anti-spying measures here put in by Fluder, but this wasn't a place many if any, secrets were talked about.

The most someone could learn from spying on him here would be grain reports, orphanages, and other civil works matters. Of course, if someone knew exactly when and where food was coming from that could be a problem but it wasn't a major concern. He never felt this presence at any of his military consoles, noble courts, or any other important events where sensitive information was shared.

All those locations had the same amount of protection as this office so it was strange to think someone was just watching him here. Once he finally shook those ridiculous thoughts from his mind, the person he was hoping to talk to walked in the office after a knock.

"Hello, Jir. You look like you could use a break. Should I come back?" Fluder says to him

"Hello gramps. No just doing work an emperor normally doesn't do. Purging all those nobles was good for the empire but not good for my workload." he tells Fluder

"It certainly is hard work but look at how it flourishes now. No civil unrest, very little disagreement, you have done a great job Jir." Fluder praises him.

"There is still much to do gramps. So, why did you seek me out today?" the emperor asks

"I have two things to report about what we are having the count do." Fluder says

"OK, what is it?"

"First, all the invitations have arrived for the workers and we will be getting answers back on who plans to join in two days. From what we have heard so far, it looks like most of them, if not all, will accept the mission." Fluder tells the emperor

"That is good, it will increase our chances. You made sure this can't be traced back to us right?" Jir asks

"Of course, it has all gone through the count and can't be traced back here." he tells him

"Good, now what is the second thing?" the emperor asks

"I was able to talk with the adventurer team your majesty inquired about. I couldn't convince them to base here because they were still set on traveling but I arranged it so they would accept to be the escort for the workers and guard the camp. That way, they could see the kind of jobs and pay to expect in the empire. Also, you should know, when I finally got a chance to talk to them, they were already Adamantite rank." Fluder finishes

"That was fast. Did you happen to find out how they jumped from Mithril to Adamantite so fast?" the emperor asks

"According to the report I received from the guild, they defended a village from a demi-human army and killed three orichalcum rank creatures in the span of just a few days." Fluder tells him

"Then pass on to your contact at the guild to try and hire them for some other jobs when he can. Make their pay a little higher then they would get in the Re-Estize Kingdom to try and lure them here since they are undecided. If that doesn't work, figure out what they are looking for. Let me know when you hear back about the worker's gramps." the emperor tells Fluder

"Very well your highness. I shall get to work then." Fluder replies.

'You can't possibly have anything they want my dearest Jir.' Fluder thinks before he goes.

Arwinter, Baharuth Empire, Singing Apple Pavilion...

The worker group known as Foresight had all finally made it back to the inn to discuss what they learned about the current contract they were debating on taking. Once the four of them had finally settled at the table, they began discussing what each of them had learned about the new contract.

"Well, I confirmed the payment amount for the proposed contract. It is indeed as good as it sounds money wise." Hekkeran, the leader of Foresight, tells the other three.

"We weren't able to confirm much more then you were apparently, Hekkeran." Arche, their arcane magic caster, says to them.

"It's as Arche says. We also confirmed the payment and terms but no one knows where this information came from. It is also a little worrying at the number of worker teams the count is trying to hire for this expedition." Roberdyck, the healer of their party, says

"The maximum duration is three days. The aim is mainly to explore the inside of the tomb. The important part to note is, it's suspected that we might encounter monsters during the investigation, but the type of monsters that we might encounter are currently unknown. From the look of things, it seems to be a simple investigation but the tomb has apparently never been explored." Hekkeran says

At the mention that this place had never been explored before, everyone else eyes went wide for a second. To be the first inside of an unexplored ruin could result in riches beyond any of their wildest dreams especially considering the terms in the contract. This could be the last job they ever have to do if all goes well, but Imina had to bring something up before this discussion went farther.

"I know I stayed at the inn for the owner, but I learned something I think we need to discuss before we talk about this anymore." Imina, the teams' half-elf scout, says and looks to Hekkeran.

Hekkeran just sighs wishing he didn't have to do this but it had to be done.

"Arche, a man came and told us he needed to speak with you. He told us, and I quote: Tell that brat from the Furt family the deadline is almost up. What is he talking about? Are you in some sort of trouble Arche?" Hekkeran saw her usually expressionless face change at the mention of the deadline and knew Arche knew the man who came to the inn.

Arche took a deep breath and knew she had no choice but to tell them. "I'm in debt."

None of them were expecting her to say that. They had no ranks in their team so they split every job equally. Foresight's members weren't rich by any means but they had made more than enough money as workers to be well off. To think one of them would be in debt was just outrageous.

"How much do you owe?" Roberdyck asks her.

"Three hundred gold coins." was Arche's reply.

Each of the other three members just glanced at each other. That was something no normal person could come across ever and even they couldn't earn that in one job. After repairs, supplies, and other necessities for this job they would end up with about sixty gold coins apiece. That was a very good sum for a job and these didn't come along very often. It would take Arche a while to earn that much money.

"How did you get that far in debt?!" Hekkeran asks her and Arche has to sigh again and tell another secret she hadn't told anyone else yet.

"I never told anyone this because my family considers it a huge disgrace, but..." she takes a deep breath and finally says. "My families noble status was revoked by the Bloody Emperor. My parents refuse to accept it and still live the same lifestyle even if they can't afford it. So they ended up borrowing money from some shady people and I'm stuck with the debt because I'm the only one with an income."

After they all heard this, they all gave pretty much the same type of comment. They wanted to know if her parents needed a good talking too from them, but then Arche dropped another bomb on them.

"You have sisters?!" They all say and Arche just nods her head before she answers.

"Yes, I plan on taking them from here to get them away from my parents once I pay off this debt." she tells them

"OK, well, that changes things a little bit, but you have to understand we can't include you on the vote for this job. You understand why right?" Hekkeran asks her

"Yes, I need money so my vote would be compromised. Honestly, I thought you would kick me off the team." Arche tells him.

"You are Foresight's magic caster, Arche. We would never just push you away. I just wish you would have told us sooner. We probably could have helped you." Roberdyck says to her.

"Alright, now we decide. Roberdyck, do you want to accept or not?" Hekkeran asks him.

"I'm in." he says

"Imina?"

"This is the kind of job I've waited for my whole life. I'm definitely in." she replies

"Alright, then it is..." Arche cuts off Hekkeran.

"Guys, if you are just doing this for my sake, I can make the money somewhere else."

"As Imina said Arche, this is the chance of a lifetime. We might even be able to retire after this one if all goes well. Don't worry, we want to do this. Let's go let them know we are going to accept." Hekkeran says to her

All across the Empire, there were numerous worker groups talking about accepting the same exact contract Foresight had just agreed to accept. They all had seen this pretty much the same way, the chance of a lifetime to explore an unknown tomb that could possibly hold untold riches from before the Demon Gods rampaged across the world.

In all the discussion that was had on the subject by all the workers, none of them had truly seen what kind of invitation this was. This tomb did contain untold riches, the likes of which this world couldn't even comprehend, but what this really was... well... it was an invitation to Death.

Re-Estize Capital, Valencia Palace...

It had been about three hours since The Blood Countess had given them four hours to find the idol for her. All the reports that had come back so far said no one was having any luck finding it at all. When it looked like no one was going to have any luck, Princess Renner gathered Blue Rose and The Forsaken to go over the plan of attack for them.

It hadn't taken much time to go over the plan. It was pretty straightforward. Everyone simply needed to buy time for Momon to take out The Blood Countess. It was obviously going to much more dangerous than that, and a lot harder but they all knew what they needed to do.

After they finished talking about the strategy, each group went to a side of the room to talk amongst themselves. The Forsaken were off in the far side of the room from the princess and Blue Rose.

They were obviously conversing based off the conversation everyone else could hear, but it was just a dummy conversation. Behind the multiple layers of anti-spying spells cast by Taylar, they were having a conversation about changing part of their plan after Taylar had made a suggestion to them.

"Are you sure it is worth the risk Taylar? It seems like an unnecessary risk to take considering how many variables there are. I'm not sure even our luck stats will help swing something like that in our favor with so many potentially different outcomes." Ainz says to her

"Yes, I think it is worth the risk." Taylar responds to him

"Forgive me Taylar but I don't see any benefit at all to us." Albedo says to her

"You may be correct and we get nothing out of this Albedo, but you also have to look at the fact that it will not really hurt us in any way either." she responds to Albedo

"I suppose you do have a point there." Ainz says

"What do you mean by that?" Albedo asks

"Well, even if this goes as wrong as it possibly could, our plan still goes off without a hitch, it has no connection to Nazarick, and it won't affect us as an Adamantite Adventure team. So we really have nothing to lose. This might tip the scale towards me if it works, I'm not sure it will be possible any other way." Taylar tells her

"If you really want to do this, I have no objections." Ainz says

"What about you Albedo?" Taylar asks her

"You do not need me to..." Albedo is interrupted

"Albedo, you know how this works by now. We do this together, all three of us. Not only that, you are the one who is handling this kingdom. You put this plan together with our input and you will be dealing with them later on. If this will hinder your plans, I will not do it. So, I want your opinion." Taylar tells her

"I honestly had no use for them so it does not affect my plans what so ever. I just simply can't see what use you would have for them, but I said the same thing about Enri Emmot and Ninya and both of them have been very useful." Albedo replies to her

"Alright then, I'll go ahead with it. Their reactions will tell me a lot but I want to have a conversation and see how likely I am to succeed. If it doesn't seem like it will work, I'll just think of something else." Taylar tells them.

"Sounds good to me. While you are over there, can you try and keep Evileye from coming over here? She seems to be very suspicious of me." Ainz says to Taylar

"What makes you think she is suspicious of you?" Albedo asks

"She has been lingering around me, it seems like she is trying to eavesdrop to learn something. She didn't seem to trust me at all when we first met. I'm not sure my story fooled her, she just tried even harder after that meeting to listen in on what I was saying." Ainz replies

"You are kidding, right? That is why you think she is suspicious of you?" Taylar asks

"Of course, why else would she be acting like that?" Ainz says

Taylar simply can't hold it in anymore and just starts laughing hysterically at Ainz. She laughs so hard even Albedo joins in and Narberal even giggles a bit at Ainz. Ainz has no idea what the hell they are laughing at. Having the highest level adventurer they have come across be suspicious of him wasn't very funny.

"My god you are still so dense..." Taylar giggles again. "She isn't suspicious of you, I'm pretty sure that little vampire is in love with you." she finishes

"I'm not pretty sure, I'm positive." Albedo says. Vampires were always a pain in her ass when it came to Momonga.

"I think you two are just too overprotective of me. I haven't done anything that would make her feel that way." Ainz replies to their insane take on Evileye.

"You fought with a vampire that killed two of her team members in an instant on equal footing. That much power alone would be enough for most women. If that little vampire got to see the face that went along with that power, I'm sure her undead heart would start beating again." Taylar says and laughs again at the end.

Even after being here and being with her and Albedo, Ainz still thought he was Suzuki Satoru too much. Even on Earth he was good looking and didn't see it himself. Taylar thought her and Albedo had finally made him realize he was the catch of a lifetime for any woman, but apparently, it only worked to a certain degree. Even if he was level 1, that face of his would have women throwing themselves at him, but he didn't seem to either A) believe it or B) see it himself.

"It is exactly as Taylar has said, my love." Albedo tells him

"I don't think..." Ainz is interrupted

"I told you. The women of Nazarick don't all want you because you are their only option. It is because you are the best option any woman could have. One of these days you'll figure that out, Ainz. Send Shalltear and Yuri messages about the change. I'm going to drop the anti-spying spells and head over in case someone ventures over to have a chat with all of you." Taylar tells him and walks over towards where Blue Rose is talking with Princess Renner.

"Hello, Ms. Bella. What can we do for you?" Princess Renner asks

"Hello, your highness. Sorry for interrupting, I was just wondering how Tina and Gagaran were doing, Lakyus. And it is Mrs. but please just call me Bella your highness." Taylar says

"Oh, I didn't realize. I apologize." Renner says

"It is no problem, your highness. We are adventurers so most people think the ring is just a magic item. To be fair, it is." she giggles at the end

"Thank you for your concern, Bella. They are both resting right now. They will need to gain their strength back before they can fight again." Lakyus tells her

"So the wand isn't any different from the spell, that is interesting..." Taylar mutters to herself loud enough so they can hear.

"Have you used your wand already?" Lakyus asks

"No not me personally, I have seen it used by my master. She brought someone back with it. I was wondering if there was any difference in our spells, that is all." Taylar says

"How could our spells be different? We are both priestess's right?" Lakyus asks

"Well, I know I possess a divine spell no other has, or at least I have seen. It is a simple tier 1 spell and very useful. One that every Miko has access to where I am from, but I've yet to see anyone but me cast it since coming here. That is why I was curious." Taylar says to her

"What spell would that be Bella?" Lakyus asks

"Wall of protection from arrows. Being immune to a certain number of ranged attacks is fantastic for any caster which is why I was curious no one else used it since I came to Re-Estize." she tells her

"That is not a spell I have heard of before. What god do you serve that grants you spells like that?" Lakyus asks

"Ummm... well... it isn't that... simple... let's say." Taylar replies

"I'm unsure what you mean by that Bella?" Lakyus says a little confused.

"You seem like a good person Lakyus but the last time I told a priest from here how I receive my spells, he called me a heretic and tried to get me thrown in prison. I'd rather not have that conversation again when we are about to enter battle together." Taylar tells her

"Why, do you get your spells from the undead or something?" Lakyus jokes with her

"No, but you shouldn't judge undead as a whole." Taylar replies

"What?! Undead just want to kill the living. It is the reason for their existence." Lakyus says adamantly.

Taylar saw Evileye flinch at this and that was exactly what she was going for with this conversation.

"While that is generally true. It is not always the case. Momon's uncle had a council that advised him about decisions throughout the empire and one of those council members was an Elder Lich. He didn't harbor any hatred for the living." she tells them

"T-T-That is impossible!" Lakyus responds

"It is very possible. I talked with him many times and he never harmed me. He only used his necromancy when the situation called for it." she tells her

"When could there possibly be a situation that calls for necromancy?" she asks

"It was the punishment for the three capital offenses in our country. If you were found guilty of treason, murder, or rape, you would be turned into an undead and made to serve to make up for your crimes." she tells them

"T-T-T-That's..." Lakyus stutters

"A great idea." Tia and Evileye say at the same time.

"Yeah, people didn't like the idea at first, but after they saw the benefits, no one opposed it. Well, I suppose I took up too much time talking and it is pretty close to us having to leave. I am glad Tina and Gagaran are getting well. Hopefully, we can take down The Blood Countess and they can join you again soon." Taylar says

"Wait! H-H-How do you get your spells?!" Lakyus asks

"I don't think this is the time for such a debate to be honest Lakyus."

"I won't argue or call you a heretic, I just want to know. I won't ask questions, I promise." she tells her

"Let me ask you something first then. You obviously don't like the undead. Tell me, how do you feel about angels?" Taylar asks

"They are the protectors of humankind from what I know but I have never talked to one before." Lakyus answers

"I... ummm... what do you base that on?" she had to ask. Lakyus was sounding like a member of the Slaine Theocracy at the moment and it was making Taylar believe she might just want to rethink what she is doing.

"It is what we have been taught in the temple of the water god." Lakyus responds.

'Well, not totally hopeless I suppose if that is her response.' Taylar thinks

"You are aware that there are angels like the Angel of Destruction, Angel of Chaos, and the Angel of Decay. I doubt those angels have humanities best interests in mind." Taylar tells her

"I have never heard of such angels before. I didn't know they existed." Lakyus replies

"Well, you learn something new every day. To satisfy your curiosity without us needing to debate about it, my master trained me how to access my spells. That should do for now, if we ever get the time and you are willing to listen, maybe we can sit down and talk about it." Taylar says

"I think I can handle that. Maybe you could bring your master and I could talk to her too?" Lakyus says

"I'm afraid that isn't possible. She picks her apprentices and she is very particular. She isn't likely to debate or discuss spells with anyone who isn't a student of hers." she tells her

"Well, that is unfortunate but I would still like to sit down and talk with you about it." Lakyus says

"Very well, it's a date! Either after this situation or next time we are in the capital. I'm going to go make sure everyone else is ready to go. We should head towards the square it doesn't look like anyone is going to find that idol. It was very nice talking to all of you." Taylar says and walks towards Ainz and company. She hopes she just confused the daylights out of Blue Rose. It would make this more interesting.

Lakyus just watched her walk back to her team while she thought about what she said. Tia had to lighten the mood with a joke.

"Now that you got a date with a hot blonde, I'm sure you'll survive, evil boss."

"What?! I-I-It is just to talk magic and you heard her, she is married genius." Lakyus says

"Well, she could be married to Ariel. She is wearing a ring too and she never told you who she was married too." Tia replies with a mischevious grin

"I think it is more than likely they are all married to Momon. Nabe is wearing a ring too. I'm sure being the emperor's nephew on top of being a warrior that strong, it would be likely he would have more than one wife." Lakyus says to her

"Well, even if that is true. It will probably upset Evileye, but at least you know she might be into women too, evil boss." Tia laughs

"Gods, I never thought I'd wish Tina was here to stop you." Lakyus finally laughs.

Tia's joking around finally got Lakyus to get back into evil boss mode for the battle about to commence instead of thinking about what Bella had just said. There was obviously no one who was going to find this idol and they needed to get moving as soon as possible.

They gathered up and made their way towards the town square. Once they reached the wall of blood, Bella pulled out a white orb and held it to the wall. A portion of the wall large enough for Momon to pass through opened and she stood there while everyone made their way through. After she passed through, the opening closed back up.

At another place along the wall of blood, a section of the wall opened in front of the soldiers holding the perimeter. When the soldiers in the front looked through, they saw hundreds of lesser vampires running right towards their lines.

Some of the front line shields started to panic at the number of vampires coming their way. Right as the vampires slammed into the shield wall, some of them lost their nerve and tried running away. It made a temporary gap that was quickly filled but not before some of the vampires made it through and started clawing at anything living they could see.

The vampires were shredding up shields with their claws and doing their best to break the lines of the soldiers trying to fend them off. With nothing but lightly trained guards to hold the line and a commander who was only trained a bit more, the battle was not going well for them. They were going to need a miracle to survive this and prevent all these vampires from flooding into the city.

As the commander looked around and saw the front line getting ready to collapse he had no choice but to draw his sword and join the fray himself. When he dismounted his horse, he saw the front lines leaning back against the weight of the oncoming vampires.

Six vampires saw this as an opportunity and used the shields like a springboard and jumped over the lines straight towards the commander. Right as they reached the peak of their jump, the commander heard someone call out from behind him.

*SIX FOLD SLASH OF LIGHT*

All six of the vampires were cut in half and turned into black dust before they could even start their descent towards the ground. The commander turned around and saw Gazef Stronoff standing there. His men standing right behind him, and the King on his horse right behind them. It was a truly inspiring sight for the commander to behold.

"Run them through men!" Gazef tells his soldiers and they begin dispatching the lesser vampires as though they are little more than goblins to them.

"Fear not people of Re-Estize, we shall not let these vile undead harm you as long as we are around!" Prince Zanac declares to them from behind the king. He is sitting on his horse, fully armored, and holding a sword in his hand.

In the town square, The Forsaken and remaining members of Blue Rose had encountered exactly what they expected. The Blood Countess and her Vampire Brides were waiting right in the center of the square for them. The Blood Countess was just staring at them, tapping her foot and pointing to the huge clock tower off to her left. It was to let them know they had five minutes to hand over her idol to her.

"If you are here early, you must have what I am looking for. Hand it over and I'll be on my way." she tells them

"Your idol is not here. We searched everywhere for it, you are looking in the wrong place." Ainz says to her

"You think I'll believe what you say? I know it is here, I felt it here when they tried to control me. Hand it over or I will destroy this place as punishment for keeping it from me!" she demands from them.

"It is not here. Zuranon was dealt with a while ago. You missed it, Blood Countess." Ainz says to her.

"Bullshit, it is here and I will find it!" she screams

"Then I guess I'll have to stop you." Ainz says

He charges right at Shalltear and swings both of his greatswords down on her with great force. Shalltear reaches up and grabs both of his greatswords with her hands, but it pushes her into the ground a bit and a small crater forms underneath of them.

"Oh my~ You have gotten stronger Lord Momon or is it Emperor of the Wasteland Momon now? I get so confused." Shalltear says then spinning kicks Momon right in the chest sending him flying through a few buildings including the clock tower.

Everyone sees the building he just went through start to topple over including the clock tower. It kicks up a huge dust cloud and Blue Rose is worried Momon just got crushed underneath one of those buildings. As the rumbling stops from the collapsing buildings, they see a figure emerging from the dust holding two swords out from his body.

"Not bad. I see you have been doing more than just indulging yourself with your brides Countess." Momon says as he approaches.

He plants his foot in the ground and springs forward at lightning speed, kicking up the pavement from the square in his wake. When he gets close to the Blood Countess, he spins his body around with both his greatswords aimed right at the vampire's side.

The Blood Countess puts her hands out to catch them again but instead of stopping them, she is sent flying the other direction in the square through some buildings bringing them down in the process right on top of her. She jumps up from the debris and dusts herself off like it didn't hurt a bit.

"Ahhhh~ I knew this would be fun Lord Momon~ Let's see if you can really entertain me~" Shalltear says as her and Ainz charge at each other again.

They are moving so fast, no one from Blue Rose can see their movements. They only witness buildings being toppled, debris flying everywhere, and the clashing of weapons. They snap out of their amazement at the battle going on in front of them as they hear footsteps approaching.

Lakyus directs her six floating swords towards the Vampire Brides charging right now. One at each of them which they all dodge easily. They gather back behind her as one of them approaches her ready to strike. She pulls back her weapon and slashes at the approaching vampire.

She tries to attack her ribs, head, neck, legs, anything to get this vampire away from her but it is difficult connecting. She is dodging every attack she tries against her. Lakyus is about at her wit's end and decides to use her swords ability to make the vampire back off and hopefully do a decent amount of damage. She reaches back and makes the swords enlarge a bit and starts to bring her weapon forward for her attack.

CZ Delta was tasked with dealing with the human known as Lakyus Alvein Dale Aindra. While she was specialized in ranged combat, close quarters was not an area she was unfamiliar with. Given the parameters of her mission, she should have no trouble holding off an adventurer of this caliber in close quarters combat for the allotted amount of time the Supreme Beings and Overseer Albedo had given to her.

CZ Delta recognized the slightly above average attack pattern of the adventurer right away. It made for dodging her attacks quite easy because of the predictable pattern of her attacks. When CZ Delta saw her get frustrated and enlarge her weapon, she knew the weapon attack was coming and needed to prevent it as per her mission statement.

She took a quick dash forward before Lakyus could swing the weapon and punched her right in the stomach. Lakyus couldn't help but bend over as all the air was expelled from her lungs. That is when CZ Delta grabbed her by the back of her hair and pulled her backward and straight into the ground.

The ground cracked underneath Lakyus and her vision went blurry as she was slammed directly onto her back. She saw a fist being raised through her blurry vision and quickly rolled to the left to avoid it. As she rolled away, she leaped back on her feet and used a silent cure spell on herself.

*[SILENT] CURE SERIOUS WOUNDS*

Her bloody nose, bruised face, and sore body instantly recovered and she could see clearly again. It was perfectly timed because CZ Delta had charged straight at her again, barely giving her enough time to recover at all before she engaged her in close quarters combat once again.

Tia currently found herself engaging the shortest of the Vampire Brides in melee combat. She was better suited to the shadows but was also able to keep up with most her level in melee combat. Right as the vampire dodged Lakyus floating sword, Tia had dashed forward with a slash attack directed right at the vampire's throat.

The vampire had blocked it with what seemed like relative ease then Tia had started engaging the vampire from all angles. To Tia, it seemed like this vampire had eyes in the back of her head and just about every time she tried to attack her, from any angle, she almost always came away with a cut from the vampire's claws.

Entoma Vasilissa Zeta was told to delay the human known as Tia. She would have much rather preferred something with more meat than this one but she was not allowed to snack on this little appetizer. Her only job this time was to string out melee combat long enough for the supreme ones and Overseer Albedo's plan to work.

Entoma might be an entomancer as her primary classes but her weapon master levels allowed her to engage in this sort of melee combat with ease. Fighting against someone who relied on blind spots is what made this so simple for Entoma because she had no blind spots.

Entoma possessed what is known as Omnidirectional Vision. It was a racial ability she had that let her see 360 degrees around her making it impossible to sneak up on her. So every time the human ninja would think she had an opening, Entoma would let her get in close then give her a small slash in an open area. She was told not to kill the ninja but they didn't say she couldn't cut her up a little and have some fun.

Taylar currently found herself engaged in combat with a Vampire Bride of her own. They were trading blows as they made their way around the square. Something was frustrating Taylar though and luckily, the distance between each of them and the battles being waged around her made it loud enough that she could voice those displeasure's.

"Lupus Regina Beta! Stop taking it easy on me! If you believe you can hurt me so easily, I have no right calling myself your queen!" she frustratingly says to her.

Taylar had barely had a chance to do anything while they had been adventuring especially when it came to melee combat. She was quite rusty and was hoping a good spar with Lupus Regina would knock some of the rust off. Unfortunately, it seemed Lupus Regina was terrified to attack her queen and was barely fighting at all.

Lupus Regina thought she drew the short end of the stick when it came to who they needed to engage in combat. There was no one she looked up more to then Lady Taylar. They might have different personalities but Lady Taylar was everything she wanted to be as a priestess.

She not only possessed the highest tiers of all healing and damaging divine spells one could have, but she was also a War Priestess. A class Lupus Regina desperately wanted to obtain to show she was growing and helping Nazarick just as Narberal Gamma was doing.

While most would see a spar with their idol as a great opportunity to learn, however, Lupus Regina did not want to cause Lady Taylar any harm no matter how remote the possibility. All this did though was seem to upset Lady Taylar that she wasn't pushing herself, and made Lupus Regina ashamed she thought she could even harm such a supreme being.

After Taylar's outburst on Lupus Regina, she seemed to finally try earnestly against Taylar. She was mixing up her attack patterns, attacking multiple levels of her body, and constantly going on the offensive against her. Taylar was impressed by what Lupus Regina was doing against her. She wanted a good sparring match and Lupus Regina was giving everything she could considering she was only level 61 going up against a level 100.

Nabe was currently engaging the only actual Vampire Bride there really was. Clementine was trying her damnedest to damage Nabe but nothing she was doing was working at all. It was taking her some time to adjust to attacking without her stilettos so her combat prowess wasn't back up to what it once was yet.

Nabe was having fun playing with the once member of Zuranon who tried to run her mouth about the Pleiades. Nabe made sure to cut her up a little as per Lady Albedo's instructions to her. It always made Nabe smile at how much it offended Lady Albedo that Clementine had insulted them. Nabe would follow her instructions to the letter and make sure Clementine knew she was well beneath any of the Pleiades.

Originally, they were going to have Clementine engage with Albedo so she could disappear and check in on the operation as it was happening. Since Clementine was by far the weakest of all of them, it made the most sense to get her away from the battle. However, after noticing Albedo all too willing to accept her after her insult, Ainz and Taylar thought it might be better if Solution was the one to engage Albedo instead.

That is why when everyone started engaging each other, Albedo had shield bashed Solution straight through a building and followed right after her as though they were fighting like everyone else. When they were out of sight of everyone else, Albedo checked in on the progress with her eyes back in Nazarick.

{How is everything going on your end Aureole?}

{We have secured all the supplies and the remaining people back in Nazarick Aunt Albedo!}

{Were there any problems with anyone?}

{Everything went off without a problem, Aunt Albedo. Your timing of sending in the lesser vampires pulled the Warrior Captain away from our last target}

{That is good to hear. Do you remember the sign to teleport Shalltear and the Pleiades?}

{Yes Aunt Albedo! I can see the battlefield now and am ready to teleport them when ready.}

{Alright baby girl, it will be happening soon so be ready.}

As Albedo is checking in with Aureole and everyone else is engaged with their opponents, Evileye and Yuri Alpha were currently rolling across the battlefield trying to take each other out. Well, Evileye was rolling around in a crystal ball she was using as protection against Yuri's unarmed attacks.

Evileye kept trying to put some distance between her and Yuri but she was proving too fast for Evileye to avoid for long. She had been repeatedly pounding on Evileye's crystal sphere protection and it was close to breaking. Evileye had been trying to slow her down with her crystal spells, but the vampire seemed to absorb any spell cast at her.

The last punch Evileye received from Yuri had broken her crystal sphere and it was now time for Evileye to try something new because rolling around on the ground with an unarmed melee combatant was not working for her.

*CRYSTAL WALL* *FLY*

Evileye puts a crystal wall between her and Yuri then casts fly on herself so she can take to the air and rain down crystal on her enemy. The moment she started floating up in the sky to cast a spell, she heard something behind her and turned around to see what it was. When she turned her head all she saw was a fist connecting with her chin and sending her straight back into the ground hard.

The bottom part of Evileye's mask had broken off as the fist slammed into her chin. When she hit the ground, she activated fly to hurry and get back on her feet and not be caught in such a helpless position. She saw Yuri coming straight at her, giving her no time to figure out where she was. Evileye needed to keep Yuri away for a moment and she had the perfect spell to hinder movement, sight, and give her a few seconds to collect herself.

*SAND FIELD ALL*

A small hurricane like sandstorm swirled around Evileye as she bought herself some time to collect her thoughts and think of a different strategy to engage this vampire. This tier 5 spell was designed to immobilize, blind, silence, and daze anyone caught in it. So this should buy her a few seconds to collect herself.

Right as she was finished thinking that, Yuri suddenly appeared coming through the sand at a very fast pace. Evileye was so caught off guard that she could make it through the sandstorm that she didn't have any time to react at all and Yuri wrapped her arms around Evileye in a bear hug. She was holding the caster's arms down at her side so she couldn't cast any spells at her.

Once Yuri had Evileye to where she was no threat without her spell casting, she cocked her head back and slammed it straight into Evileye's face. The force of the headbutt sent Evileye's head back and dazed her for a moment. Yuri headbutted her again and again and again, finally cracking her mask as she repeatedly rained down headbutts straight into Evileye's face and mask.

As Yuri was busy giving Evileye a nice, welcoming hug, Ainz sent Shalltear flying through the square after an attack and she landed at the far end of the square opposite from where the sandfield was currently starting to die down.

Once Shalltear had gotten to her feet again, all her vampire brides disengaged from combat and gathered next to her.

"It seems it is your lucky day Lord Momon~ One of my pretty brides says she has found my idol in another country~ Time to take my leave of you~" Shalltear grins wickedly at everyone.

"You aren't getting away from me that easy monster!" Ainz says and charges at Shalltear only to run into an invisible wall. He attacks it with his greatswords and begins pounding on it when his swords don't break it down.

"Oh, strong Lord Momon~ Even you can't break through a wall of force~" she giggles at him "It seems you have more pressing matters to concern yourself with than me." she points towards the other end of the square. "Bye for now~ I hope you aren't too hard on the little princess. She has been hiding herself for so long I don't even think she knows who she is anymore." Shalltear laughs and the teleportation circle appears again and she disappears along with her vampire brides.

They all hear two voice calling out to them. They sound a little weak but they all turn and see Tina and Gagaran running towards them to help. Neither of them should be out of bed yet, they had just been raised only a few hours ago and certainly didn't have the strength to fight yet.

"We tried to get here as fast as we could, evil boss." Tina says

"Sorry, dying makes you a little slower. What is up with shor...ty?" Gagaran says then stutters at the end when she sees Evileye standing up.

Everyone looks across the square to where she pointed and sees Evileye standing up. She is swaying from the repetitive headbutts from Yuri and is having trouble standing straight up. When she gets her feet under her and looks to see if anyone needed any help, that is when they all noticed it.

Her mask was laying on the ground in pieces. Yuri had apparently smashed it to bits with her face and now everyone, including all the members of Blue Rose, can see she is a vampire.

"Y-Y-Y-You are a v-v-vampire?!" Lakyus yells

Evileye got her barrings and looked at the people around her. Her eyes first looked to her right at The Forsaken. They were standing about 50 feet away to her right. The first person she looked at was Bella. She was standing the closest to her and when she locked eyes with her, she seemed to smile at her a little.

The meaning behind that gesture did not go unnoticed by Evileye. For someone to look a vampire right in the eye and smile, not worrying about them using their eyes as a weapon against them. It made Evileye smile a little and bare one of her fangs towards her.

As she looked down the line of the rest of the members, she looked at them all in the eye. It didn't matter the look on their faces they gave her or didn't in Momon's case since he was wearing a helmet. None of them looked away as she looked at them in the eye. It gave her a little hope that this wouldn't be so bad of a thing. She just hoped her sisters felt the same way.

Her eyes quickly went from right to left to look at the next group of people. It was Lakyus and Tia standing directly in front of her but slightly farther away then The Forsaken were to her. She saw Lakyus with her mouth hanging open and almost wanted to laugh but she needed to do something first.

She looked her right in the eyes and Lakyus almost immediately looked at the ground when she locked eyes with her. The small smile that had spread on her face quickly disappeared and the hope she had gotten from before was quickly fading.

She looks at Tia standing next to her and gets some hope back as she looks her in the eyes. Unfortunately, she loses it again as Tia looks at the ground after just a moment longer then Lakyus.

She continues to the left and looks at Tina. She had just come back from the dead and rushed here to help. She was covered in blood from running through that wall but Evileye barely noticed that. Her hope turned to nothing then finally when she saw Tina look at the ground the moment they locked eyes, it went to despair.

If her sisters couldn't accept her after all this time, what was the point of it all? She would do anything for them, even give her life if it would save them, but the moment they find out what she truly is, they worry about her harming them because she is a vampire.

She finally looks towards Gagaran to see her reaction. She had a feeling she would be the worst of them and she was not wrong. When she looked at her, covered in blood, she didn't look away. Gagaran's face was one Evileye couldn't really figure out. It was either fear or rage, she wasn't sure which one.

Gagaran also wasn't standing there like everyone else. She had apparently snapped out of her stupor unlike the others and was charging directly at her with her hammer held high. She was obviously about to attack her but Evileye didn't care. She opened her arms out wide, tilted her head back, and closed her eyes.

'If my sisters can't accept me. There is no point. After more than 200 years it will finally end.' she thinks to herself waiting for her strike.

She feels a gust of wind as she hears Gagaran get within range. The next sound is unexpected as she hears metal clashing together then feels a large gust of wind rush past her entire body. She opens her eyes and sees Bella standing in front of her. She has her two shortswords crossed and is holding back Gagaran's attack.

This surprises almost everyone around for two reasons. First being that she is actually holding back her attack at all, and also because she just saved a vampire. Bella brings her arms down to her side as she crosses her blades and pushes Gagaran back a little to give them some room.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Bella yells right at Gagaran

"ME! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!" Gagaran yells back and louder

"I've known her for a few hours and could already tell what kind of person she is! You all have been with her for years and you instantly attack her because she is a vampire! I feel like I'm back in the Slaine Theocracy!"

Bella then points the shortsword in her right hand at Lakyus and looks at her.

"Are you going to try and burn me at the stake now because I don't get my spells from a god?! Is this whole wretched land filled with people like you?! Is there anywhere around here that doesn't see anything that isn't human as more than just something to kill?! Well! Tell me!"

Bella yells looking at all the members of Blue Rose. None of them can say anything, they are just standing there completely stunned at the scolding they just got. It was like they had just stolen a cookie from the cookie jar and their mom had caught them. They all felt a little shameful but before they could voice any opinion, Bella turned to Evileye and said...

"Don't throw your life away for people who don't accept who you are. There is no need for you to die, just come with us instead."

"WHAT?!" Evileye and Lakyus both shout
Evileye really has no idea what to say. She had just given up on life or unlife I guess in her case. Now, Bella was saying her team would accept her as a vampire and have no issue with it what so ever. She was touched by the gesture but leaving Blue Rose wasn't something she ever pictured.

"I..." Evileye can't think of what to say but before she could really figure it out, someone cut in.

"WAIT!"

Evileye hears from the right of her. She looks over and sees that it was Lakyus who screamed that. She is walking towards them still looking at the ground. Lakyus takes a deep breath and looks up at Evileye, right in the eyes. She doesn't look away as she says to her...

"I-I-I'm sorry... it was just... surprising and my adventurer instincts kicked in seeing a vampire. I don't want you to leave sister."

All of that hope that had been washed away by despair suddenly came back tenfold. She was so happy to hear her sister say that she couldn't help but closes the distance quickly with her vampire speed and hug Lakyus around the waist.

To be honest, Lakyus was a little scared at first. It was definitely going to take some getting used to knowing that one of her sisters was a vampire, but Lakyus definitely thinks she can do it. She returned the hug to Evileye and said...

"So, I'm guessing your name isn't really Evileye?"

"Well, it is but I also used to be Keno Fasris Invern and Landfall." Evileye says

"As nice as it is to see you accepting Evileye, I think it is time we head back to the palace. You will have plenty of time to catch up later." Bella says

"She's right but my mask is broken. I can't walk around the capitol like this." Evileye says

"Here..." Bella reaches in her cloak and pulls out a mask. "It is a little less powerful than the one you had but it should do the trick."

Evileye grabs the mask and looks at it. It is basically the same mask she was just wearing but opposite colors. Instead of a white mask with black streaks and a red gem, it is a black mask with white streaks and a blue gem. Evileye puts it on and it fits just like the other one did.

"Yours actually told people your race was whatever was most acceptable to them as an individual so it was a little nicer than this one. This one just makes people think you are a human." Bella tells her

"Are you sure I can have this? Couldn't you just sell it or use it for something later?" Evileye asks

"You can take it. We used them for balls where I was from so it isn't a big deal. Not like we are going to any balls in my home country anytime soon." Bella tells her

"You set this all up didn't you?" Lakyus says to Bella

"Set what up?" Bella asks wondering what she means because that couldn't mean a multitude of things in this situation.

"Us accepting Evileye as a vampire." Lakyus says

"I was hoping to ease you into it but yes, it was the reason I told you the story about the Elder Lich I used to know. I was going to tell you more stories about the time I spent with him and the coolest mummy we ever met. I figured we would be seeing each other every once in a while since we are all Adamantite Adventurers in the same country. I didn't expect it to happen this sudden but it seems to have worked out."

Bella looks around and everyone from Blue Rose seems to have at least somewhat accepted that Evileye is a vampire. Well, everyone except it looks like Gagaran. She still looks a little angry for some reason. Everyone else seems to have noticed this too and they are all staring at her.

"Gagaran, why are you still angry?" Lakyus asks

"I-I-I can't believe you just accept it like that! S-S-She's a vampire!" Gagaran says. She isn't yelling but it seems like she wants to.

"She has saved our lives countless times already Gagaran. She is our sister! I'll admit it will take some getting used to but I'm not going to turn my back on her after all this time!" Lakyus started to raise her voice near the end there and is almost shouting at Gagaran.

"I... need some time." Gagaran says and then just turns and walks away.

"GAGARAN!" Lakyus and Evileye both yell but she just keeps walking and doesn't look back.

"I'm sorry about that but she will come around. You just need to give her some time." Bella says to them

"We should get back to the palace and let everyone know what happened. Well, almost everything." Momon says to the group as he approaches

They head back to the palace and let the princess know what happened in the square. They obviously left out the part of everyone finding out Evileye was a vampire. It didn't take long for them to talk and The Forsaken were soon headed back to E-Rantel on the floating boards of Marquis Raeven.

Only Blue Rose, minus Gagaran, and Marquis Raeven were there to see them off but all they cared about was the ridiculous sum of money the Marquis had paid them to come here. Taylar appreciated the thanks she received from Blue Rose about helping them accept Evileye as she is.

"Honestly, I'm still not sure why you did that." Ainz says to Taylar on their way back

"Don't worry my love. You will find out soon enough." she says to him.

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So there is chapter 15... What do you think will happen with Blue Rose? Do you think Lakyus and everyone can accept that Evileye is a vampire? Was there a reason Taylar wanted them to find out now? What items did Shalltear get from the Theocracy Treasure Vault? Did they learn anything by finally laying eyes on Zesshi? I know that is a lot of cliffhangers lol.. don't worry, most will be answered next chapter... until then thanks for reading! Lukrut and Dyne's character sheets are below to finish off the Swords of Darkness new sheets.

Dyne Woodwonder

Racial Levels:

Aasimar (10)

Job Levels:

Druid (10)

High Druid (10)

Forest Mage (8)

Total Level: 38

Karma: Neutral Good +100

Approximate Status:

HP 35

MP 50

Phy Atk 25

Phy Def 35

Agility 20

Mag Atk 45

Mag Def 40

Resistance 50

Special Ability N/A

Racial Traits

Critical Hit Immunity

Dark Vision

Disease Immunity

Mind-Affecting Immunity

Paralysis Immunity

Petrification Immunity

Poison Immunity

Magic

Tier 1 known spells

Twine Plant, Cure Light Wounds, Produce Flame, Longstrider, Create Water, Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Obscuring Mist

Tier 2 known spells

Earth Bind, Cure Middle Wounds, Wall of Protection From Arrows, Soften Earth and Stone, Spider Climb

Tier 3 known spells

Call Lightning, Cure Serious Wounds, Speak with Plants and Animals

Tier 4 known spells

Cure Critical Wounds, Flamestrike

Metamagic Feats

Maximize, Twin

Lukrut Volve

Racial Levels:

Aasimar (10)

Job Levels:

Ranger (15)

Deepwood Stalker (10)

Total Level: 35

Karma: Neutral Good +100

Approximate Status:

HP 35

MP 10

Phy Atk 30

Phy Def 30

Agility 35

Mag Atk 10

Mag Def 25

Resistance 50

Special Ability N/A

Racial Traits

Critical Hit Immunity

Dark Vision

Disease Immunity

Mind-Affecting Immunity

Paralysis Immunity

Petrification Immunity

Poison Immunity

Skills/Abilities

Two Weapon Fighting, Improved Two Weapon Fighting, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Improved Precise Shot, Far Shot

Evasion

True Strike

Woodland Strider