"Talk"

'Thought'

[Magic]

"HELL YEAH FUCK BOI! GIVE ALL YOUR STOLEN TREASURE TO ME! THE STYLISH BANDIT SLAYER!~"

A large group of bandits and thieves were suddenly cut down by a young yet very powerful figure that wore clothing of pure darkness, a single strike from his sword was enough to nearly kill everyone instantly, and those that survived and were lucky enough to even attack the one known as the 'Stylish Bandit Slayer', all they were met was futility and hopeless, as the black clothes that the figure wore, despite looking like normal fabric, it was clearly strong and durable enough to stop the attacks dead in its track, the enemies could only realize the horrors of their mistakes before being cut down

"Phew, looks like that was everyone~"

The Stylish Bandit Slayer, though also goes by the name of Cid Kageno, wipe the blood off his blade before letting turn back to slime and be absorb back in his clothes, he hums as he pats himself clean

"Defense has definitely improved, but my suit needs better slime materials that can conduct 100% of my magic, instead of 99.99%, though I'll worry about that later."

Cid then walks up to a random treasure chest and kicked it open, revealing a huge load of stolen gold and gems, the sight of money made him smile wildly

"For now it's time to recover my rewards that I so definitely earned!~"

Cid quickly started to shove everything that was either money, or valuable enough to earn him a quick buck, into his slime suit, (oh, this was our protagonist by the way), after this greedy little shadow gremlin stuffed himself with enough cash to last him a month or so, he decided it was time to book it and leave the area, though did make sure to leave some clues or hints that he was in the area as some kind of mysterious hero or something like that

"Hehe, I definitely made bank today, but I can't wait for when I get to take on stuff like the mafia, a lawless town or even a corrupt Kingdom, not only will I get countless amount of funds, but I can finally show the world of the soon to be 'Eminence In Shadow'! Like what I always dreamed of back in my own world!~..."

While jumping over the trees while thinking about all the accomplishments that has been made so far, Cid couldn't help but suddenly stop and took a chance to look up at the lovely full moon that was shining in the night sky, was in very deep thought while wearing a soft unreadable expression

"Ten years…"

After a moment of silence, Cid quickly look away and pulled out a notebook, wasting no time writing inside of it

'Dramatically looking at the moon, checking that off my bucket list…'

While Cid was writing in his notebook, with a title that said 'Badass Mysterious Things To Do As A Eminence in Shadow Bucket List', he took a glance away from his list and instantly noticed a very well hidden tomb in the middle of the forest, most likely would've missed it if he didn't randomly stop, but since he does notice it, he couldn't exactly ignore it now

"Meh, I got enough time to at least look around, if there is something worth taking, I could always just come back tomorrow."

Cid shrugged, seeing no harm to at the very least see what this mysterious tomb had to off, after putting away his notebook and making sure he looked proper just in case he needed to show off, he then dashed forward and went towards the direction of the tomb, since he didn't want to dilly dally all night he just went straight inside and ignored everything outside, though he did see something on the floor while walking in

'Oh neat, a ring, definitely looks cool and I like the symbol, maybe I can plagiarise it and make it my own~'

After already found something that made this whole trip worth it, which was a specific ring with a red gem and had a symbol engraved in it, Cid decided to keep moving forward with newfound interest and motivation, he also put on the ring while moving forward, for 'Eminence In Shadow' reasons

"Holy Shit! This Place Is Huge!"

While Cid didn't think he would've found nothing, he was clearly wasn't expecting finding something so, 'Other Worldly'

"Forget indoor pools, this tomb has a fucking lake inside!"

"Did someone forget to turn off the AC? It's Literally Freaking Snowing In Here!"

"God Damnit! Now They Forgot To Turn Off The Heater, So Much LAVA!"

"STARS?! WASN'T I GOING UNDERGROUND, HOW IN THE FUCK ARE STARS IN THIS TOMB?!"

"Oooooh… What a kickass throne!~"

While continuing to go down to the underground, and visit each floor that it had to off, Cid couldn't help but admit that, despite putting himself through a lot, both in training and crazy stuff like hunting bandits, he was constantly getting mind blown, amazed and extremely shock with each level he visited, ranging from seeing a lake to literally seeing the night sky, even though he was still technically underground, it was all unbelievable and even a magical experience, to which it all ends with a very large throne room, unfortunately this room, along with previous rooms he visited, it was completely dark and had no lights on, which did take away some of the pleasure of seeing it's entire beauty, but even so, he really did love what he was seeing when walking down the carpet, it wasn't even covered in dust, sparkling and spotless

"Man, whoever made this entire underground secret tomb, they definitely knew how to make it stylish and fancy."

Cid could only sing it praise and give out his compliments to all that he witness so far, he then walked up and stood before the throne at the other end of the room

"This place definitely reeks of power, wealth, and authority… Which is completely perfect for a soon to be 'Shadowbroker' like me!~"

After a moment of admiration, Cid couldn't help but wear a wide greedy smirk, as he did not hesitate to sit on the fancy throne and did a pose that was very fitting for someone who tried to look like some kind of secret ruler of the underworld

"Listen Well, My Newly Found Home! I Am The Stylish Bandit-, no, I Am Shadow! The One Who Hides In The Darkness And Fights The Darkness! I Am Your New Lord And Master Of This Great Tomb! Everything In Here Will Forever Belong To Me For Whatever Purpose I See Fit! I Will Not Be Taking No For An Answer, And To Those That Wish To Oppose Me, YOU BETTER BE READY TO BE STRIKE DOWN ON WHERE YOU STAND!"

Cid, who abandoned the name 'Stylish Bandit Slayer' and went with the new title 'Shadow', after he made such a bold declaration of taking over this seemingly abandoned tomb, he also decided to let out a powerful, though controlled, shockwave of pure magic, which sweep across the throne room and forward, there was a moment of silence as he continues to wear a expression and do his pose that showed nothing but authority and unwavering determination

'HELL YES! Cross 'Assert Dominance In Your New Home' off that bucket list!~'

After those moment of feeling like a total badass, Cid couldn't help but let out a sigh and just relaxed on the throne, feeling beyond satisfied with all this

'Haaah~... Welp I guess I should go home now, don't wanna get scolded by my Sister again.'

Cid was about to get up and leave the area, no doubt he will come back to this tomb, but for now he will just call it a day and just go home and go to bed, maybe make some plans on how to make this place more fitting for his taste and style

'Shadow huh, I feel so embarrassed for not using that name in the first, Stylish Bandit Slayer was such a stupid name, hm, I wonder if-'

Before Cid could even get up or continue his random thoughts of his new name that he picked for himself, he was immediately stopped and startled by the entire throne having it's lights turn on and seemingly have this room come back to life, not only that, the front entrance door quickly open and revealed something, or someone, that he was clearly not expecting

"I can't believe it, we've been blessed by the Supreme Ones… What A Joyous Day Indeed!~"

The first one to enter was a pristine beauty outfitted with a marvelous white dress that enveloped her entrancing curves. She placed her hands which were covered with pure white gloves over her heart, the void colored wings that spurted out of her hips fluttered in glee, as her black hair, which was accompanied by 2 short, marble like horns, dangled in front of her face

"He must be our new Lord! I can practically sense such overwhelming power within him!~"

She was soon followed by a petite doll-like figure who was no taller than 140cm, the purple gothic dress that she wore over her figure swayed left and right with every word she spoke, with her crimson eyes stared deep into the person soul

"Not. Only. That. But. He. Wears. The. Ring. Of. The. Supreme. Beings."

The next one to speak was an imposing-looking bug, it bore the resemblance of a mixture between a mantis and an ant, his body was coated with shining cerulean armor that left no weak spots uncovered, it clicked its mandibles in quick succession and exhaled a cold, blue mist from its mouth

"So he must be our new Lord! He Has To Be!~"

The third person to speak up was a dark elf of similar stature to that of the vampire, her blonde hair and heterochromatic eyes are what differentiated her from the petit gothic undead, she wore a leather outfit that was made from the hide of the toughest of monsters, below her neck, and over her clavicles was a golden necklace with an acorn of the same color

"I-I'm so happy we weren't abandoned after all this time waiting…"

Said another crying Dark Elf, although the young elf looked like a girl, he was actually a boy, he wore a similar outfit to that of his twin but with an inverted color palette, instead of having a red outfit, he had a blue one, he tried to meet his gaze but was unable to, thanks to his shyness, he gripped the wooden staff that he held in his hands as a way to deal with his nervousness

"Though I'm curious why they sent us a human? Breeding purposes perhaps, since our former Master was an undead skeleton?"

Last but not least was a slim, tan man wearing a red striped British suit, the metallic tail that stuck out of his back swayed in an unpredictable pattern, which betrayed the calm demeanor that he so desperately tried to maintain

"Silence! We shall not challenge or question our new Lord that was no doubt gifted by the Supreme One, let us bow and give them our ritual of fidelity~"

The one who was the first to enter quickly rally the others up and wasted no time standing before Cid, who just decided to continue to be in his pose of pure confidence and authority, though in the inside he was extremely confused on what's going on

"Guardian of the first, second, and third floor of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, Shalltear Bloodfallen I bow before the Supreme One."

The vampire, now known as Shalltear Blood fallen, bows before her new Lord

"The. Guardian. Of. The. Fifth. Floor. Of. The. Great. Underground. Tomb. Of. Nazarick. Cocytus. I. Bow. Before. The. Supreme. One."

The insect monster, now known as Cocytus, bows before his new Lord

"Guardian of the sixth floor of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, Aura Bella Fiora."

The female Dark Elf, now known as Aura Bella Fiora

"Also the G-Guardian of the sixth floor, Mare Bello Fiore."

The male Dark Elf, now known as Mare Bello Fiore

"We bow before the supreme one."

Both children Dark Elf bows before their new Lord

"Guardian of the seventh floor of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, Demiurge, I bow before the Supreme One."

The Devil, now known as Demiurge, he bows before his new Lord

"Overseer of the Floor Guardians, Albedo. I bow before your supreme presence, my lord, other than the Guardian of the fourth floor, Gargantua, and the Guardian of the eighth floor, Victim, all the Floor Guardians have gathered before you. Please bestow your orders upon us, Supreme One. We offer you everything that we are and everything that we'll ever be to you, oh great master of Nazarick."

The Succubus, now known as Albedo, was the last one to bow before her new Lord, as she finished the entire thing with a promise to forever be with their Lord, and will never abandoned him nor never leave his side, forever and forever, all of entirety, until death do them part, there was a moment of silence after this, as the Floor Guardians continues to bow before their new Lord, who only stared back with a fierce and powerful glare

"... Wonderful, My Newly Acquired Servants! I am confident that all of you will be able to fulfill your duties without fail!"

Cid, no, Shadow, Lord Shadow, he sat up on the throne and looked at everyone with a sly yet accepting smile, which definitely made the Servants, 'HIS' Servants, happy to hear and see, as the empty and hollow feeling that they had in their heart, was now filled with warmth, joy, and purpose, though as they got excited to be used by their new Lord and Master, inside the mind of Cid, he was practically wearing a very excited and triumphant smile and laughs a laugh that was filled with satisfaction and accomplishments

'Becoming some kind of 'King' or 'Master of a large loyal group', check, man so many goals I'm achieving today!~'

This takes place in the world of Overlord, and while I might add some characters or storyline from the Eminence In Shadow, everything from Overlord will be used, despite some changes here and there, at the moment this chapter is just a starter, I have plans but I'm unsure how to go about it, I'm open to suggestions and advice if you have any.

(BTW the reverse idea could work for Ainz, when he finds Alpha and heals her, and the reason Alpha joins Ainz is because she hates her own kind for betraying her and would only follow the one that saved her)