Anna Marie POV:
What a terrifying sight! I couldn't believe what I woke up to!! My adoptive grandfather is a skeleton who was the Father of Death, Life and even my adoptive mother Raven.
Just the presence he excluded was terrifying, and what was even more terrifying is the fact he was not even trying to be terrifying.
Talking alone to Momonga, we realize that our identities have changed. My elder brother, Graydon, gained the title of First Prince of Nazarick and I was given the title of Third Princess. According to Momonga, Ariel is the First Princess and Raven is the Second Princess.
However with all of that, my uncle's identity was not mentioned as if deliberately left that way.
I'm not going to lie, I was very shocked to hear that Raven was being punished but hearing the reason behind it, while still upset, it was less than before.
Because of Raven, I gained two brothers, my elder brother Graydon and little brother Kurt. Before I could even accept that, I was forced to become a part of this messed up family with a skeleton as its head!
As to how shocked I was at the situation, I didn't realize that I was following a maid that appeared out of nowhere as if created from nothing, outside the room.
The maid was a tall beautiful blond woman with pointed ears and blue eyes. They shone with warmth. She was wearing a one piece maid uniform, which is black and white in color. The uniform had no sleeves, and was armored in design. It was like she was a war maid, rather than a standard servant.
Her chest pressed against the uniform making one wonder if the dress was okay. The uniform reached her knees, showing her long legs, which were covered in black stockings.
Behind her waist, a short foot long red blade rested horizontal in its sheath.
Outside the door, leaning against the walls, a short but muscular dwarf with a thick brown bread, stood looking at us, bringing a sense of pressure only people of high status possess.
In front of this dwarf, everyone that I have seen does not amount to much. Even my mother Raven wouldn't last long, is the impression I'm getting from him.
The maid steps between us and introduces the dwarf, "Your Highnesses, let me introduce you to the God of the Dwarfs, Durvil. He is the craftsman responsible for creating most of the equipment of this world. If he said he was second, none would dare to claim first."
A God? Is this for real? Does my family possess a God as a servant?
Durvil frowned at the maid's words, "You must be new, I haven't seen you around before. Anyway, while I admit I'm a good blacksmith, when compared to the Supreme Beings, I'm nothing."
The maid bowed, and apologized, "Forgive me, Lord Durvil, I'm indeed new. My name is Kaine, I'm tasked with protecting the Highnesses."
Who are these Supreme Beings? Why is a God careful with his words?
As I was about to ask, my elder brother noticed and whispered to me in hush words making my eyes widened in disbelief.
'Stronger than the Gods? Conquer worlds? Create worlds?'
This place seems to get crazier and crazier as time goes on. Even the common sense I learned back on Earth is forgotten and replaced by this insanity!
"All of you follow me." Durvil looked deeply at Kaine before speaking. I had the feeling he seem to have lightened up to Kaine but he have gotten colder to us.
Does he perhaps have some problem with Momonga and by extension us?
Walking for what seemed to be minutes through winding pathways and hallways, we appeared far away from the throne room, appearing before a tall black door with the emblem of a hammer.
As we stood before the door, I could feel the water in my body being evaporated, as an intense heat radiated from behind the door.
Turning around and looking at us, his eyes became even colder, making him shake his head. "Wait here, I will bring some equipment out for you. If I had enough time I would have created more durable and customized items but you appeared so suddenly throwing my schedule and request out of whack."
Opening the door, I was shocked to see many golden items tossed all over the floor, paintings, weapons, statues. All these items seem to possess power of their own, showing that they were not ordinary.
"Sister, don't look at them. Uncle Grim said that they might corrupt you or make you fall into madness."
The maid Kaine hearing Graydon's words responded "Your Highness, these items don't match the ones Lord Grim was talking about. Even the ones in the palace are not that dangerous. Hidden in the hidden vault, there are treasures that could forcibly turn one into demons, etc. These items are too weak to have such effects."
I nodded at Kaine words as it may make sense. If they were such items, the Durvil wouldn't dare to harm the grandchildren of the entity he seems to both respect and fear.
However, why do I have the feeling that Kaine is trying to make us go to this hidden vault? Is she not the creation of Momonga? Could she be a hidden enemy?
"Sorry for the wait. Now, I must apologize, these items are only Relic Class items but they're the strongest in my vault at this moment." Durvil came back with two huge bags, carrying them over his head with ease.
My brother seemed interested and asked, "Oh, can you explain? What is this Relic Class you are talking about?"
Dropping the bags down, Durvil paused and looked at Graydon as if staring at a fool. "Do you really not know what a Relic Class is? The more I observe the two of you, the more I wonder how you are related to the Supreme One."
At Durvil 's, a deep demonic voice echoes in the hallway, making one feel cold and terrified, "Durvil, watch your words. You don't get to question the will of the Supreme One."
Durvil's face paled with sweat dripping from his brows, "Forgive me Lord Gluttony, I will watch my words from now on."
"Good, If this happens again, even if I will be punished, I will devour you." The demonic presence disappeared, but no one doubted the being was watching the area.
Although I did not sense any threat to my life, I was amazed that a simple sentence could cause Durvil to pale and seem scared to even breathe!
One must not forget that Durvil is a God, a real God from how Kaine had introduced him, but here he is afraid to even talk back.
"Kaine, who was that person? He seems very powerful."
A hint of pink appeared on Kaine's face as she spoke, as she began to fangirl "That person is Lord Beelzebub of Gluttony, one of the Evil Lords of the Samsara Hall ruled by Lord Grim. He is a very powerful demon that is said to be able to devour everything, even the souls of creatures. He is far stronger than Lord Durvil , and can battle against even Lord Grim for a moment."
So he's a demon? And that title, isn't he one of the biblical demon kings? Why is he here? The waters of this place are getting deeper and deeper by the minute.
My brother asked, "What about this Samsara Hall?"
"You may not know but Lord Grim is a Samsara Lord which means he can open his own domain of the dead. All the souls that believe in a member of Nazarick will have their souls enter the Samsara Hall before being reincarnated with the Six Reincarnation Gate of the Buddha in the territory of Nazarick. Enough about that, Lord Momonga gave you a mission, it would be bad if you delay any longer."
Ahha, I'm not even surprised anymore. Having a God that fears you, is already something I can handle, let alone a world of the dead. It seems I will change my religion so I can at least have a chance of resurrection. Oh, it seems my brother has come to the same conclusion if his nodding is any clue.
The more I observe my brother, the more terrifying I realize he is. His intelligence is even higher than mine. Thankfully he is on my side, otherwise the consequences would be grave.
Durvil's face seem to melt like a thousand year old glazier under the rays of the sun, "I hope we can move past what just happened. Anyway, let's start with the First Prince. This armor is call the Blazing Fire Armour." Taking the cloak off one of the bundle of items, our eyes were attracted to a golden armor that was lean in design. The armor made it look like one fit for royalty. At the waist of the armor, a small red skirt rippled in the wind with the insignia that I saw on Lord Grim and Lady Ariel.
"This armor is able to withstand all flames and heat below a certain limit. The item can also produce fire balls three times a day. The armor has the function to adjust its size for the wearer and a cleaning rune to make it unable to get dirty. Now for the price item which was made with the last piece of divine ore in my arsenal."
Durvil took out a three meter tall golden spear with a black flame mark wrapping around it. "I present to you this, uh, divine spear …? I still haven't named it yet, so it's best for you to name it, since it will be your weapon from now on."
"The spear as a divine item has its own functions. Once it leaves the user's arm, the user can recall it. The spear also has a homing spell on it, once it locks onto a target unless destroyed or the user recalls it, it will not stop. The divine spear can produce flames. There are three different kinds, that are able to break apart all darkness, destroy spirits etc. , added directly by Lord Grim, is able to devour anything it gets in contact with, including the soul of a creature. The flame will not be extinguished before the item or person is destroyed. And , which is able to cleanse anything of corruption, anomaly etc. The spear when held will double the users strength."
My eyes were wide listening to the words of the dwarf. This item was a godly item, if found on Earth, anyone would fight to death for it.
I can see that my brother was not as calm as he seems. His body was shaking with excitement and his eyes gleamed, as if calculating what he could do with it.
Touching the armor, it broke apart and rearranged itself onto his body, making him look like a god. The spear broke out of Durvil's hand and appeared before Graydon who grabbed it, touching it with care.
Graydon clenched his fist surprised to feel that his body didn't seem to weaken with the weight of the armor but instead got stronger.
"Interesting."
Graydon looked into the bag and saw a golden head band with a purple ruby on it and picked it up.
Durvil looked confused as he never created a headband before, so where did it come from? Inspecting the item with magic, Durvil face looked shocked as he received a . Making sure his face remained unchanged he bowed slightly before explaining the item to Graydon.
"This head band doesn't have a name but its function is to block all mind control attempts, with an exception of a few."
"Now for the Third Princess, I have the legendary Pale Moon Armor, which can summon three water fairies a day. Just like the Blazing Fire Armour, it is able to adjust its size." The armor is pale blue with the insignia on the chest of the armor.
"These are called the Dual Protectors. Don't be fooled by their appearance, these hoops are deadly. This item has the ability to summon the spirits hidden inside, but unless faced with death, the spirits inside won't appear. The item is tied directly with you, unless you died these items cannot be destroyed or stolen. They can be recalled from any distance, devouring other beings to grow in strength. The hoop is also able to create a portal to anywhere one has been before. Unlike the items before this is not created by me but two of your Granduncles, the Supreme Being Warrior Takemikazuchi and the Supreme Being Amanomahitotsu. This item is a top tier Divine Class item."
Touching the armor just like my brother, the armor broke apart and covered my body making me look like a warrior goddess. My short hair began to grow, becoming neck length. The two hoops flew up and rotated each side of my waist as if guardian dogs.
Touching one of the hoops, I was shocked to notice I could teleport to anywhere I have been before. However, I have a feeling if I attempted such a thing in Nazarick, it would not work.