Lucius, The False Angel

[Momonga POV]

It has finally come to an end…it's been a long time coming of course, but it's still something I can't help but feel a little sad about.

As I walked through the empty halls of the tenth floor of the Great Tomb Of Nazarick, I couldn't help but reminisce about the days that passed.

I remembered them all as if they were yesterday, the loss we had to endure, the struggle we went through to survive and the immense happiness we shared when we finally achieved what we strived for so much.

And the mere thought of the source of all these feelings vanishing…it fills me with intense sorrow.

After letting out a sigh, I looked at the system tray one last time, specifically at the timer that was ticking down, signaling the servers being shut down, once and for all.

‘Fifteen minutes and seven seconds…hah'

Before I noticed, I was at the throne room, the innermost chamber of the Tomb Of Nazarick, and the center of operations for the entire guild, and stationed there was the Pleiades, along with their captain, the butler Sibas.

“Follow”

I gave them the command to follow me, and after opening the large double doors that lead to the massive halls, I walked calmly to the throne of kings, as I made up my mind to sit on it one last time.

“Kneel”

I give the NPCs the command, and then I start going up the stairs to the throne, which also has a figure kneeling by its side.

She was the Guardian overseer, the creation of my cherished companion Tabula Smaragdina.

She was an impeccable beauty, a tall woman with lustrous jet-black hair and the face of a goddess. She has golden irises and vertically slit pupils; on her left and right temples are two thick horns protruding crookedly, and on her waist are a pair of black angel wings.

She has the aura of a seductress, and it wasn't just the aura either, she was a literal succubus, so seduction was literally in her nature.

It never occurred to me why, but I've always found that Albedo’s overly beautiful appearance didn't affect me much, maybe because I've grown accustomed to her presence, or maybe because I see her as the daughter of my friend, or maybe because she isn't real…I didn't really know, or had the capacity to care much really.

As I sat down on the throne, I reached out to the other side and clutched the golden staff that floated beside me.

The pride and joy of my own guild mates and I, the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown, the divine class weapon that borders a world item in power.

I held the staff in my hand and stared idly at it, despite being our most prized possession, the Ainz Ooal Gown guild weapon was truly never used to cast any spells.

‘Let’s use it atleast once'

I held the staff near Albedo, and one of the seven gems embedded on it shined brightly, and a window appeared in front of my face, they were settings of the NPC called Albedo.

Any guild NPCs were unique in the sense that the only one who's allowed to modify them was their own creator, but with guild powerful enough to have a weapon, it's guild master may bypass that restriction by using the guilds weapon.

'The amount of paragraphs in this is insane, Tabula-san really went above and beyond with her flavor text’

After I scrolled for a bit through the literal walls of text upon text, a particular sentence caught my eye.

‘Secretly a bitch? Will sleep with any and every one she desires? What the hell Tabula?! This isn't gap-moe man! This is just evil!!’

Feeling a bit of a headache, I ponder about the horrible things that Tabula decided to do to his NPC. He wouldn't be mad at me if I changed it right?

'I-I think I'll just do it, if he gets mad when I tell him later then I'll apologize’

“She's deeply in love with Momonga”

There…I changed it, I don't really know why I changed it to that though, maybe because I've always been lonely and never had the chance to experience love?

'How depressing'

The countdown continued ticking down, and I didn't do anything but stay still, and like a captain and his ship, I as the guild master of Ainz Ooal Gown, decided to sink down with it.

'00:00:05’

Maybe they will make YGGDRASIL 2, who knows? My guess is that they'll probably do it.

'00:00:04’

I can't believe it will end like this!! This is my entire life!! How can it all end like this! I don't believe it!!

'00:00:03’

Maybe I should file the company a report? I guess with enough people complaining, they'll cave in and make a part 2.

'00:00:02’

I want to die…I hate this…god damnit.

'00:00:01’

sigh…I guess this is it…it was a good run.

'00:00:00’

…

…What? What happened? Why aren't the servers shutting down?

“Momonga-sama? Is there something bothering you?”

'What?!?’

“If there's anything bothering you my Lord, just say the word and it shall be done!”

What happend? Is this real? Is she really talking? But how?? 

“My master?”

“I-It's nothing…I just felt something unusual a moment ago, did you also feel it?”

I decided to change the topic, a usual habit of mine that I unconsciously do quite often when I'm uncomfortable with the situation.

And seeing Albedo's face harden, it seems that it's thankfully working.

“I'm sorry my lord…but I sense nothing of this sort”

She says with a deeply regretfull face, her emotions of regret were quite intense, it's as if her most beloved has suddenly passed away.

I didn't have time to look at her expressions too much, because finally, the reality of the situation hit me.

I was suddenly in my in-game character, I was no longer human, I didn't feel tired despite never sleeping for two nights, I don't hungry and I'm not thirsty, I feel…undead.

‘I c-can't believe this is real..oh! I know! Maybe the timer was rigged and I'm still in-game, I know a way to confirm!’

“Albedo”

A deep, ominous voice resounded around the silent throne room. Is this really my own voice?

“Yes, my Lord!!”

Albedo's frown instantly vanished, instantly replaced by a huge smile that stretched fully across her beautiful face.

“L-Let me touch your chest”

I internally cringed at my own words a little, but it was the only sure fire way to learn if I was truly inside the game or not, because everyone knew that YGGDRASIL instantly banned anyone that behaved inappropriately.

“W-With p-pleasure my lord!! I'm yours to do what you wish!!”

Albedo quickly scooted towards the throne, and pushed her flawless bust in my face. The intensity of her movement honestly took me by surprise, she moved with so much passion…it reminded me that she's indeed alive.

“My lord!! I'm yours and yours alone!! Don't hesitate to use me as you wish!!”

She said with much enthusiasm, her snow white skin blushing in a stunning shade of crimson, as she pushed her cleavage that's barely contained in her outfit threatened to spill out.

I swallowed internally at the alluring scene, but now isn't the time for teenage impulses, this isn't something I'm doing for pleasure, this is an important experiment that'll accurately depict the current situation.

“Ahhh~~!”

I held out my hand and groped a feel of her chest, I felt the soft, marshmallow like texture on my hand, it was an incredible feeling that was surely on the top list of fantasies any man that laid eyes on Albedo would have, but didn't have time to enjoy it…because the act in itself meant that this was all real, I have truly become my game character.

“Should we retire to the bed chamber my lord~? It will be my greatest honor to serve you to the best of my humble ability!!”

Wait…so, if I transferred here, then what happened to Nazarick?

“Not now Albedo!”

“I'm deeply sorry my lord!!”

I say a little harshly without meaning to, and Albedo instantly backs away from me and bows down in apology, but I pay no heed, the safety of Nazarick is too important to ignore.

“Sebas!”

“Yes, my Lord”

The old butler kneeling by the throne says with a deep gruff voice, he remained kneeling, but I couldn see the devotion in his posture, it reminded me of Touch-me.

“Go out of the Tomb and survey the surroundings, then come back and relay the situation to me, if you encounter any life form intelligent enough to converse, bring them back to me unharmed”

The butler rose from the ground and bowed slightly, then he turned around and left the throne room in a hurry.

“Pleiades, go and guard the 8th and 9th floor, if you encounter any intruder, dispose of them immediately”

“Right away Lord Momonga!!”

After watching the combat maid squad leave, I turned to Albedo, who was still bowing by my side.

“Raise your head Albedo”

She did as I said, and remained silent while staring at me with an incredibly stiff smile. I guess she's still worried about what I did to her before, but this isn't the time for that.

“Albedo, gather every floor guardian except for the 8th and the 4th guardians, make them meet me at the Amphitheatre on the 6th floor”

“Yes, my lord!”

She bowed in acknowledgment, and similarly went on her way, leaving me all alone in the large throne room.

They let go of the staff, and as it floats by my side, I look down at a specific ring on my bony hand, the ring of Ainz Ooal Gown.

‘I wonder if the ring still works?’

I close my eyes? Or are they already closed? Whatever, I closed my eyes and willed myself to be on the 6th floor, and when I opened them up again, I was instantly near the entrance to the Amphitheatre.

“I guess the rings will work just fine then, I wonder about the magic”

The Amphitheatre was a massive structure, with an oval complex that had a length of one hundred eighty meters on its long axis, and a width of one hundred fifty meters on the short axis. As well as being forty meters tall. It was modeled after the Colosseum of the Roman Empire. The audience consisted of numerous golems that acted as spectators, along with a VIP seat for us, the guild members, to watch the Invaders fight for their lifes at are leisure.

'Well, the only time someone was able to get here, he completely decimated everything’

Shuddering slightly at the memories, I continued to make my way towards the center of the colosseum, and after I finally arrived at the center, a figure quickly jumped up from the stands and landed in front of me.

“Tooooh!!!”

The figure jumped down from the height of six storeys, somersaulted in mid air, and landed with the gracefulness and gentleness of a butterfly descending on a flower. 

A feat done by pure physical prowess without any magical and physical enhancement skills. 

“V~!”

Aura Bella Fiora, a boyish looking child with dark skin and pointed ears, a signature trait of the dark elves. She has golden hair and heterochromia, her left eye blue and right eye green.

She, along with her younger brother, Mare Bello Fiore, were the creations of Bukubukuchagama-san, and the floor guardians of the 6th floor.

“Momonga-sama!! It's an honor to welcome you here! To what do I owe the honor?”

The young girl with quite the boyish appearance welcomed me here with enthusiasm, but I couldn't help but notice that her brother was missing. Wasn't this floor being guarded by both of them? Oh…I can sense him up in the stands, but why is he there?

Her face suddenly scrunched in annoyance, I guess she noticed my silent query.

“Mare Bello Fiore!! Come here this instant!! Stop being rude to Momonga-sama!!”

She let out a shrill scream towards the stands, so I was right, her brother was indeed hiding there, maybe he's afraid of me…wouldn't blame him, I'm honestly afraid myself.

“B-b-b-but…s-s-sister..”

Aura sighed a little and voiced out again, but the strict tone she had never lessened in intensity.

“It's rude to keep our master standing Mare, if you don't come here right now, I'll get up there and drag you down myself”

Her words lingered a bit, and after a few seconds of silence followed, another figure jumped down from the stands, and started running towards our direction.

Aura's younger twin, Mare Bello Fiore, he also had dark skin and pointed ears like his sister, he also has golden hair and heterochromia, his right eye is blue and his left eye is green, the exact opposite to his sister.

And as if the contrast between their eye colors represent their personalities, similarly, their outer appearance and personality completely mirror each other.

While Aura wears a suit and appears confident and cheerful, Mare on the other hand, wears girlish clothes and appears shy and cowardly.

This unnatural dynamic between the siblings was likely the result of Bukubukuchagama's belief that a younger brother should always listen to his older sister, I guess that's what having a younger brother like Peroroncino does to you.

But I have to say, the cross dressing part is…I guess who would have thought that the woman who voiced 70% of all hentai did indeed have a fetish or two.

“I-I-I'm sorry M-Momonga-sama!! I-I j-jus-”

“It's fine Mare, no need to fret over trivial matters”

The young girlish boy bowed standing by his sister bowed in gratitude, his sister also looked relieved, which made sense really, because despite the complaints Bukubukuchagama dished out, she still loves her brother and vice versa.

“Momonga-sama, may I ask the reason behind the sudden visit? Are there any intruders?”

Aura asked me with an innocent face, she looked quite excited at the prospect of invaders though, can't say I share the sentiment.

“I-I-Intruders?? I-Is t-that true, Momonga-sama?”

Mare on the other hand, he looked quite terrified.

“That isn't the case, the real reason I came here was for the meeting that'll be held here shortly”

“A meeting?? Is Shalltear coming too?”

…Why is she so annoyed by Shalltear? Maybe it's a setting that Bukubukuchagama put into her flavour text? But Honestly…how far will these two siblings reach just to annoy each other? This is quite troubling.

“Yes, she's coming as well”

Hearing my confirmation, she audibly groaned and muttered something to herself. I didn't quite catch what she said, but I shake the feeling that it was quite rude.

“Aura, I couldn't help but notice that you expressed the desire for intruders to invade Nazarick. Is this something you wish to explain to me?”

My words got out drier than I intended them to, but that wasn't my intention, I simply wished to know the reason behind her desire, especially when her brother seemed to disagree with her sentiment.

The young elf's face gradually began to tense as she got more and more distraught. She seemed to falsely realize that I'm accusing her of betrayal, which again wasn't my intention, I was simply curious about her reasons, that's all.

“I'm incredibly sorry Momonga-sama!! That wasn't my intention at all!! I'll never wish destruction upon our glorious Nazarick!!”

She flinched and immediately bowed, I internally felt bad about terrifying the child so much, so I swiped my hands dismissively at her worry.

“No matter, It wasn't my intention to question your loyalty to begin with, I was merely curious about your reason, that's all”

She calmed down after hearing my explanation, and the tension in her demeanor instantly vanished.

“I simply wish for more challenging fights Lord Momonga, it was getting quite boring with no entertainment to go by”

I see…I guess she's still a child after all. I once heard that children are the same no matter the race, but this is the first time I got to confirm the statement myself.

“In that case, why not help me with a little experiment”

The rings might work, but I haven't tested the magic, I still have time until all floor guardians come back, let's do a small test in the meantime.

“Oh!! I'll gladly help you Momonga-sama!!”

“I see, then if you crave a challenge, you won't mind fighting this…[Summon! Primal Fire Elemental]”

A huge torrent of fire appeared out of thin air, and a huge body of fire stood imposingly in front of us, its levels were probably in the high seventies, so it shouldn't really pose much of an issue to the max level twins.

“Really!! I can fight it!!”

“Yes, go ahead”

She didn't waste any time, and after grabbing her protesting brother by the hand, they immediately bolted towards the fire elemental and began fighting it.

As the flames danced, and the figures of the twins intertwined with it, I couldn't help but think back at what truly happened since I woke up this morning.

I dreaded this day to no end, I woke up and entered YGGDRASIL and remained logged in for 24 hours, all for the sake of savoring the last few moments before the servers shut down, and when the inevitable finally came, I suddenly found myself inside the game.

Everything is real, everyone is real…I am real, I truly have become Momonga, the skeletal overlord and guild leader of Ainz Ooal Gown.

…This is bizarre…What should I do? They seem to consider me some kind of a god, what if they found out that I'm just a regular salary man, an imposter wearing the visage of an overlord, nobody in the seat of an emperor.

I'm not worthy of their adoration and worship, and I acknowledge that…but, I can't just let them be astray, not when I'm the only one they have left.

As I was lost in my own inner monologue, the twins seemed to have finished their fight and began approaching me, both drenched with sweat and huffing, but they seemed satisfied nonetheless.

I conjured two glasses of water and handed one to each twin, which he/she grasped on instinct, then I summoned a jug of water and poured each one of them a glass.

They looked incredibly shocked, I honestly understand, I would've been exasperated too if my own superior personally poured me a glass of water.

I could tell that they were about to deny the water out of respect for me, but I shut them down and insisted they drink.

They did so of course, and the content faces they had after they lowered the glass were honestly incredibly cute, I couldn't help but pat each of the twins on the head.

Despite the truly unnerving and irregular circumstances, I couldn't help but be content with this particular moment, to be able to witness my own friends creations as they live and breathe, no longer confined inside a prison consisting of ones and zeros, but truly like the independent and intelligent creations they are, indeed, this is the greatest blessing I was ever fortunate enough to be receive.

“Oya~~ Am I the first to arrive?”

Suddenly, an incredibly melodic voice sounded around, and bit by bit, they sounds of heels clicking was getting louder and louder, until the owner of the voice soon entered the arena.

Shalltear Bloodfallen, a vampire of short stature and has the appearance of a buxom fourteen-year-old girl. She's indeed a true beauty, but her petite stature is the only thing that holds her back.

She has pale shiny skin, seductive crimson-red eyes, and fine facial features. Shalltear's silver hair is tied in a ponytail through a large ribbon on top of it all, allowing others a full view of her face.

She wore a soft black evening dress with a big heavy skirt. Her upper body is dressed in a lace embellished ribbon and a short tailored jacket. Her hands are donned with long lace gloves, not exposing any bit of skin, one might even say that Shalltear is quite the proper young woman, but I know the truth.

Peroroncino…he was an avid prevert, I was with him the day that he created Shalltear, and the sheer amount of fetishes the man put inside this little doll-like girl is…concerning.

“Ah~ my master~ the only one who I cannot control~”

The vampire immediately threw herself at me, and as she was considerably smaller in size than my avatar, she hung from my neck and started sniffing my robes.

'Damn you and your fetishes Peroroncino'

“Ah….”

I gently lowered the vampire onto the ground, she looked distraught, and while I truly didn't feel any attraction towards her, it felt quite uncomfortable to have my friend's daughter sniffing my neck.

“Hey rotten bloodsucker! Get away from Momonga-sama!”

“Hah?!”

Aura suddenly yelled at Shalltear, getting the vampire out of her saddened state and into an annoyed one.

“Shut it shorty! I was expressing my undying respect and love to my master”

“You'll just repel him with your rotten body, the scent is quite unbearable after all”

“I don't stink!! I take a shower everyday!! And that's rude to Momonga-sama! He's also undead!”

“Unlike Momonga-sama, who's at the epitome of undeath, you're just a fake breasted blood sucker”

At the face of the suddenly grave insult, Shalltear's pale face somehow looked even paper, but it seemed like Aura wasn't finished yet.

“You choose to teleport here to avoid your pads spilling out right? They'll be messed up if you run after all”

“Wha-at?! Wa-i-it!! You're too in the same boat, you can't judge me when you're also like me!!!”

“I'm still 76! that's considerd to be child among the elves, but you meanwhile are undead, so have fun padding your chest for eternity!”

“Ahhhhhh!”

…Should I stop them? Aura was sure brutal though, I guess she has Bukubukuchagama-san's tongue, and man is it a sharp one.

“SILENCE!...You Are In The Presence Of The Leader Of The Supreme Ones”

A new voice suddenly echoed in the arena, it was similar to mine, but more deep and gruff, it sounded like the speech was muffled and distorted, and when I looked up to see which floor gaurdian is it, I saw it was the 5th floor gaurdian, Cocytus

He had an enormous body size of 2.5 meters, along with the appearance of an insect walking on two feet - a fusion between a mantis and an ant. With a tail twice as long as his height, he was also covered in sharp spikes like icicles and has a strong jaw that can easily snap people's hands.

He looked truly monstrous.

And when Shalltear and Aura heard his words, they immediately ceased their cat fight and bowed in my direction.

I excused their little blunder and turned to Cocytus, let's see if his personality matches that of his flavour text like the other gaurdians or not.

“Cocytus, it's good to see that you have arrived”

“Your Words Are Wasted On Me My Lord…I’ll Obviously Answer The Moment You Call For Me”

The large mantis kneeled on the ground in a show of submission, his words truly spoke lengths of his devotion and honor, I guess he truly is the creation of Takemikazuchi. A prideful and honorable warrior.

“Everyone, I apologize for making you all wait”

A resounding hypnotic sound that tugged on the strands of one's soul echoed around, If one wasn't strong enough, they would be powerless to resist, reduced to a puppet at the whims of the archdemon.

Yes, this was the commander of defense in Nazarick, guardian of the 7th floor, 2nd in command of the Floor Guardians. He is the creation of Ulbert Alain Odle, the Creator of the Blazing Inferno Demiurge.

Demiurge is a tall demon with dark skin and nicely combed black hair, being his round glasses are his ‘eyes’, which are a pair of shining jewels that are said to be one of his skills. Behind his back is a silver tail, covered with metal plates and six long spikes at the end of it, giving him a more demonic appearance. And finally, he’s wearing a British suit with a tie, which makes him look like a gentleman, but behind his gentle and humble facade is one of the cruelest beings in Nazarick.

 

“Know that everyone is here, let us pledge our loyalty to our supreme ruler”

Albedo, who came earlier with Demiurge, announced with a noble demeanor, completely encompassing the other guardians in presence, and showing her majesty as the guardian overseer. And so by her call, all the guardians immediately kneeled on the ground and immediately began announcing themselves.

“Shalltear Bloodfallen, guardian of the 1th to 3rd floor, I present myself in front of my lord”

“Cocytus, guardian of the 5th floor, I present myself in front of my lord”

“Aura Bella Fiora, co-guardian of the 6th floor, I present myself in front of my lord”

“M-Mare B-Bello Fiore, like my sister said!”

“Demiurge, guardian of the 7th floor, I present myself in front of my lord”

“Albedo, guardian overseer, I present myself in front of my lord, and my most beloved”

The sight of the guardians heartfelt decorations was quite overwhelming, I couldn't think straight for a second and ended up flustered and unleashed my full aura on accident, but as I was about to cancel the skill, a thought popped up in my head, and I decided to keep the skill active to boost my status as an overlord, because while I may not be an overlord, I'm confident in my roleplaying capabilities.

“First of all, I'd like to thank all of your for coming here today”

I deepened my voice further, and spoke with the most majesty I could muster, coupled with the max-level despair aura I was letting out. It was quite convincing if you ask me.

“There's no need to ask us Momonga-sama, it's our duty after all”

Albedo spoke as the guardian overseer, still kneeling on the ground along with all the other guardians.

“Then so be it…Guardians! I gathered you all today to discuss what happened to our beloved Nazarick, I suddenly felt a disturbance in the space surrounding Nazarick, I already sent out Sebas to scout the outside, he should be contacting me now with the details”

The declaration greatly shocked all the guardians, and it wasn't just one point, but all of it.

The first was that their Supreme ruler had already detected something wrong without anyone of them knowing, the second was him sending Sebas, who was one of the strongest fighters in the entirety of Nazarick, which further reinforced the sheer importance of the situation.

Of course, I couldn't have guessed any of this myself, I just assumed that they were shocked from their expressions that's all.

But as I was about to speak again, I felt something tugging at my mind, it was as if someone was trying to contact me.

‘This has to be Sebas'

“[Sebas, report your findings]”

The guardians felt the wave of mana, and guessed that I was using the message spell, and when I confirmed it by broadcasting our voices out loud, they immediately quieted down and listened silently.

“[Yes Momonga-sama, Nazarick seemed to have been transferred into grass lands, instead of the usual swamp the used to surround us]”

So my guess was correct, I truly have been transferred into a different world.

“[Are there any intelligent life in the vicinity?]”

“[That's actually the reason I contacted you my lord, there weren't any any living soul in the surroundings, nothing but mindless beasts and monsters, but after a few minutes of walking, I came across a lone man lying on his back, motionless on the ground]”

A man lying motionless on the ground? Is he dead?

“[And what's so special about that man that made you contact me?]”

“[At first I thought it was a human and he looked like was dead, but my senses warned me of danger when I was about to approach him, so I decided to contact you befor-]”

Wait…don't tell me.

“[How many wings does he have? Answer!!]”

My agitation quickly sky rocketed, and I could see the gaurdians getting increasingly distressed at the corner of my eye, but I didn't pay them any attention, I was waiting for Sebas to answer the question.

“[They appear to be four my lord]”

No….nononononono

“[GET OUT OF THERE IMMEDIATELY!! DON'T EVER LOOK BACK AND RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!]”

“Momonga-sama!!”

The gaurdians all immediately shot up in alarm Albedo in particular looked quite shook, she immediately got up from the ground and sprinted in my direction, maybe they sensed the urgency from my tone, so she unconsciously made the decision to protect me.

But that doesn't matter now, because if that's who I think he is…may God help us all.

“[SEBAS! Do you hear me! Did you get away from that thing]”

I completely disregard the gaurdians right now, including Albedo who was practically glued by my side.

“[Yes my lord! I have completely disengaged and am now more than two kilometers away from the target]”

The old butler's voice carried a colder tone than usual, I guess he understood the severity of the situation as well, it was honestly fortune that I sent Sebas, because anyone other than him would have undoubtedly died.

“[Callback Target, Sebas Tian]”

I immediately casted the seventh tier utility spell ‘callback target', I don't know if he is conscious or not, but it's best to get Sebas to safety as fast as possible.

A torrent of mana appeared immediately at the place I pointed the staff at, and a few seconds later, the old butler Sebas appeared there, he looked completely the same, but it's best to check for any wounds.

“Sebas! Has he injured you in any way?”

He immediately regained his bearings and bowed at my direction, then answered me while remaining bowed.

“No my lord, I saw the man get up from the ground before I escaped, but I immediately followed your order and escaped”

“Did you see his face? Handsome human face with half white hand half black hair? Full body armor and a big scythe?”

This is bad…out of all the players in YGGDRASIL…am I that unlucky, why couldn't it be one of my friends, god damnit!!!

“Yes my lord, you are correct”

“DAMMIT ALL!!!!”

I couldn't contain my anger, I yelled out as loud as I could and stomped on the ground with as much force as I could, immediately shattering it.

“OUT OF ALL THERE WAS AN IS…IT HAD TO BE THAT MONSTROSITY!!”

I kept stomping the ground over and over again, I noticed my emotional suppression activating over and over, but I couldn't give a damn, because now I know that he's alive, and if he's alive, then he's surely one his way here as we speak.

“Lord Momonga! Please calm yourself!!”

Albedo was on the verge of crying, she clutched my arm and pleaded me with a face half full of tears, It was the first time I saw her like this, and that shocked me enough to help calm me down enough for the emotion suppression to finally catch up.

After I calmed down a little, I sighed loudly and looked back up at the gaurdians, they were all visibly tense, even the always smiling and confident Demiurge looked incredibly tense, with a huge scowl on his face.

“Guardians, raise the defense of Nazarick to its highest, and gather every combat unit available to the first floor, including Victim. I'll also personally go and fetch Rubedo”

The moment the word ‘Rubedo’ left my mouth, the severity of the situation immediately dawned on all of them.

Rubedo, was the direct creation of a world item, and the strongest entity in Nazarick, so when the situation requires the combat prowess of the strongest entity there is…then this is no longer a simple fight, it was now a matter concerning the safety of Nazarick as a whole.

“You are allowed to teleport! Now hurry an-”

I couldn't even finish the sentence, not when the sound of a gaint explosion halted me mid sentence, along with an earthquake that shook the ground below our feet.

“HURRY!!”

I howled out the last command and immediately teleported to the 8th floor, it was a beautiful garden, full of sakura trees and beautiful lakes, but the beauty didn't captivate me one bit, not now.

“Victim!!”

Immediately after I yelled out, the beautiful illusion shattered, replaced by what looked like and endless book of water, and from the center of it emerged the angel fetus.

“Undo all the shackles on Rubedo, then teleport to the 1st floor and join the other guardians, you may need to use your skill today”

The fetus didn't question my orders, and after he briefly glowed with a golden light, he vanished, and in his place appeared a young woman with short black hair and starry blue eyes, she was wearing a tall black robe that went down to her feet, along with a pair of black gloves that contrasted her snow white skin.

“Is there a threat, Momonga-sama?”

A voice very much like Albedo, soft and sweet echoed in the silent floor, but again, the sound of an explosion along with the entire floor shaking immediately interrupted before I could speak.

“Immediately teleport to the first floor and wait for me personally, I do not know if you remember him, but don't engage him before I give the order, just protect the others until I arrive”

She quickly nodded in acknowledgment and vanished as well, I should also go and confront him personally, but there's still one thing that I should do. 

“[Message]”

“[Aureole Omega, remove all restrictions and focus all your power in preventing that thing from teleporting inside Nazarick, I doubt he'll try to do it anyway, but proceed nonetheless]”

“[Yes, Momonga-sama!!]”

I removed the guild's ring for a brief second and immediately felt the hold in space listen significantly, good enough, I just hope he's still as I remember him.

I quickly put on the ring and teleported to the first floor, specifically to the large gate that separates the first floor from the second one.

After the great invasion on Nazarick, me and my friends decided to pour all our recourses into an impenetrable wall on the first floor, to not only help us with teh defence, but also to buy time, it was made entirely from divine metals, so you need atleast a literall army of level 100s to put as much as a dent on the wall, but when I arrived and stood by the NPCs…I found them all staring at the half broken wall.

“Rubedo, Shalltear, come with me. Demiurge, you're now in charge of the defense”

Shalltear, dressed in her bloody valkyrie armor and holding her lance, moved by my side in a flash, followed by Rubedo.

Demiurge was also dressed in armour, infernal armour to be exact, and after hearing my order, he immediately bowed in acknowledgment and steeped beside Albedo.

I turned towards all the literal army of NPCs behind the gaurdians, all of them weren't max level of course, their levels only ranged form the 50s to the 30s, they should be enough at least slow him down, but I'd rather it not get to that.

Another blast hit the gate, and I could see it with my own eyes now…this literall behemoth of a gate, spanning 100 meters in all sides, is put a few inches away from crumbling.

“Citizens of Nazarick!! You must NOT attack him on sight, only do so after I give the order, and if the situation does desolve into a fight, DO NOT get hit by the blade, or it shall be eternal death.”

The tension thickened more and more, the knowledge that the enemy was capable of ending their life once and for all terrified them to no end, but as the creations of the Supreme Ones, it was their duty to lay their lifes for the cause.

Another shockwave hit the gate, and it was the last, the colossal gate instantly crumpled into the earth, the impact of it falling shook the ground and created a crater the size of the gate itself accompanied by a huge cloud of dust. Thankfully, all of the units are far away from the damage.

After the dust settled, my eyes were laid upon a lone figure standing on the ruined gate, it was indeed him…I never thought I'd hate to see someone from my own world this much.

He was as annoyingly handsome as usual, his skin was pale white, his hair was split between pure white and jet black, his eyes were as dark as the abyss, but the irises were deep violet, he had two pairs of wings, one were pitch black, demonic and radiated despair aura comparable to mine, the other were pure white, angelic and radiated divine power of the highest degree. His entire existence seemed to contradict itself, it was as if reality as a whole was denying this being as an entity.

His handsome face was entirely expressionless, with no window to his inner thoughts whatsoever, his posture was arrogant and proud, but he had no openings his weapon, he just stood there while crossing his hands, while his weapon, a scythe as large as he himself, with a black blade that was almost half the weapon's own length, was strapped to his back.

He didn't make any movement whatsoever, just calmly stared at me and remained silent, and after a few minutes of absolute silence, I couldn't hold it anymore.

“Lucius, to what do I owe the sudden pleasure?”

 The man didn't move an inch, and didn't react much, but after the sudden exale and inhale of air he let out told me all I needed to know…he was glad about something.

“Momonga, when I suddenly woke up here and noticed the dragonoid butler running away, I knew he was from Nazarick, but I wasn't sure if it was you or not. That is still you in there, correct?”

He spoke with a flat voice that held no emotion, but I could tell that he wasn't full on hostile anymore, which was good, because there's no way in hell I'm fighting this guy when I have only one life to spare.

“That is me, yes, it seems that I wasn't the only one here after all”

His nodded slowly then turned towards the floor gaurdians and slowly inspected each one of them one by one, but when his gaze arrived at Rubedo, his gaze lingered.

“I remember you, so they ended up repairing you after all, huh”

Rubedo, still as stoic as ever, looked up towards Lucius and stared him in the eyes…and I have to admit, staring unflinchingly in the eyes of certain death is certainly something, even I shudder internally a bit every time he looks at me, and I'm undead.

“I also remember you, World Enemy, Usurper of the Heavens and Bringer Of Calamity. Lucius Von Lucifer”

The only player to ever receive the title of world enemy, the one who survived the onslaught of players from all over the globe and kept standing, and the only player who managed to entirely subjugate the entirety of Ainz Ooal Gown…alone.

His existence was so absurd and unfair that the entire community deemed him cheating and collectively reported him to the developers.

I also thought that he was cheating, because no matter how powerful some may be, they naturally had a weakness you could exploit, be it an element or a technique or just simply more numbers or overwhelm them.

But Lucius didn't, he had no weakness, and no matter how many level 100s you throw his way, he'll level them all to the ground, there had to be some foul play there, correct? 

…But, it wasn't true. The developers personally confirmed that he was indeed not cheating, and that's when Lucius Von Lucifer shook the entire world, and got the nickname ‘Bringer of Calamity’

As for the other title, I'd rather not think about it for now.

“Impressive, you can talk now. I take it that all of them can also do the same?”

He throws a collective glance at all the NPCs and I give him a silent nod, which he returns to me and then silence returns.

“...Did anyone else come here with us?”

For the first time since I knew him, his voice slightly shook, but I couldn't point it out, because his words also impacted me in the same way.

“...No…not that I'm aware of”

“I see”

Silence soon followed after the last words spoken, and it kept on going for at least a few minutes, the tension was at an all time high, and it heightened even more when Lucius moved his hands to his back, and grasped his weapon.

“LOWER THAT WEA-”

“ALBEDO!!!”

I immediately shut the gaurdian overseer the moment I realized her sudden outburst, and witnessing the intensity of emotions in my voice and posture, Albedo immediately kneeled into the ground while shivering, which frustrated me to no end.

“Get up from the ground and return to your position immediately, I'll see to this incident afterwards, that is if we even survive today”

Frustrated and disappointed, I scowl coldly at the gaurdian overseer, which illicits more shivering and whimpering from her as she backs away and stands back in position.

But, when I finally turned back towards Lucius…I didn't see him standing there anymore.

‘Shit!!’

“ALL UNITS!! FORM A DEFENSE FORMATION!!”

I park out the command and immediately cast a high tier barrier spell surrounding all NPCs including myself.

“Lucius! We don't have to fight!! Fighting between us is unnecessary!!”

As if responding to my words, the barrier instantly shattered, and before I could even blink, Shalltear’s armour was sliced in half, and she was hurled across the floor and slammed into the wall.

I Immediately broke a cash shop item and changed into Touch-me's armour to defend myself, but he instantly vanished from his place, and left a dismembered Rubedo, her mechanical parts were sprawled across the floor, the only thing that remained whole was her torso, which layed on the ground helplessly.

I couldn't even perceive his movements, it was like he was walking through another dimension, and before I knew it, he has passed me and is know holding Albedo by the neck.

“The amount of disdain you carry for me is quite sickening, it's a shame you don't have much to back it up”

Her armour was no more, it was broken and fractured in various places, as she's being held up by her neck while being bloodied and bruised, but despite being completely helpless, she was glaring at him with incredible hatred, but this time, there was fear…complete and unadulterated despair.

I couldn't think staright anymore and immediately crushed another cash shop item, giving me Peroroncino's bow.

I immediately tugged the string as hard as I can and launched it full speed at his direction, but after i finally realised that if he dodged it would hit Albedo, it was already too late.

“I guess you're still as clumsy as ever Momonga”

He threw Albedo aside, she dropped to the ground and collapsed, but she was still alive, and more importantly out of harm’s way. But the arrow never hit it's target, because he vanished the moment the arrow was about to hit him.

When I saw him appear a few meters away, I decided that this is a losing battle, he'll eventually pick us all off one by one until there's no one left, there's only one way we'll be able to win this.

“Victim!!! Do I-”

“That's enough play time for now, [Absolute Domain]”

The moment the spell was casted, very single NPC left standing fell to the ground, and stayed motionless.

My heart nearly stopped, the despair was so intense that I started questioning why am I the only one that's still alive, but when the emotional suppression kicked in and gave me a moment to think clearly, I noticed that all the NPCs were merely unconscious, not dead.

“Momonga”

I heard his voice right beside me, and after I mechanically turned around, he looked at me with same emotionless gaze he always had, and said extremely calmly.

“I'll stay with you for the time being, and don't worry about this small fight, I just wanted to teach your NPCs a lesson”

His weapon faded away in a flash of light, as was his armour, as he started walking past me and into Nazarick.

“I'll be sleeping at a private chamber at the 9th floor, and you don't have to worry about me, I won't wreck the sandcastle you and your friends built, It wasn't really fun the first time”

Another shattering sound resounded, and the space surrounding him immediately cracked as he teleported away, leaving me standing alone, with a huge pile of bodies that counted in the tens of thousands.

‘I’m just a salary man…I'm not paid for this shit'