The Middle of the next day........
Currently, Filius was in the lounge area of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, he was sitting on a four seating sofa, but there was only one person besides him, it was Naberal Gamma. In front of Filius was a table with two more sofas beside them and on the other end was The Mirror of Remote Viewing. In one of the sofas was Albedo, also known as the leader and the overseer of the guardians that protected Nazarick. Across her sat Cocytus, the guardian of the fifth floor of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
Currently, they were waiting for someone to arrive, Filius had ordered for these three to sit down and spectate the outcome of the battle that was about to commence. The battle between the Master and Leader of Nazarick, against the strongest guardian in the tomb. A battle between Ainz Ooal Gown and Shalltear Bloodfallen.
"Young Master?", Naberal asked Filius. Filius looked away from the mirror to look at her, "Is it okay for me to be here. Especially sitting beside you, I am just a servant."
"No", Filius then wrapped his hand around Naberal's waist, "You are my woman remember that", he then looked to the two guardians that were in the room, " Albedo and Cyocutus?"
"Yes, Young Master?", they spoke in unison.
"My father already knows this, but I don't know if you are aware or not so I'll just say it. From now on the Pleiades will not just be maids anymore, they will all become my wives and bear my future children, they will become the mothers of the future heirs of this world and Nazarick. Treat them with respect, that will be an order, not just to you, but to all of Nazarick's people. Albedo, please relay that to everyone", Filius said.
Albedo was still sitting on the sofa so she only bowed her head, "Yes, I will do as you wish Young Master."
"Congratulations. Naberal. Gamma. You. Will. Become. The. Wife. Of. The. Young. Master. Please. Make. Sure. That. The. Future. Children. Grow. Up. Strong. And. Healthy", Cocytus said. He then sighed and started daydreaming again of the day he would be called uncle Cocytus by one of the small and cute future heirs of Nazarick.
"Yes congratulations", Albedo said with a happy smile.
Naberal bowed, "Thank you Cocytus-sama, Albedo-sama, I will fulfill my duties as a wife without fail."
Filius then moved his open hand to hold Naberal's hand, he made sure to pull her closer now that the issue was resolved.
Then came in the next issue, the doors opened, and in walked a demon, he was Demiurge, the guardian of the seventh floor of Nazarick.
"I've returned", Demiurge said as he entered the room. He then approached the sofa where Filius was and bowed, "Greetings, Young Master."
"Welcome Demiurge, please sit down by the others", Filius said.
"Yes", he then sat down beside Albedo, "So may I ask why are we here, Young Master? And what's going on?"
"Albedo, please inform him", Filius said.
"Yes, Young Master. Demiurge, you should have already received the answer to that. Everything Lord Ainz told me was conveyed over Message", Albedo said non-worried tone.
"I was referring to why you let him go without support?", Demiurge asked in an annoyed tone.
"It was the master's call. I simply obeyed it. As I hope you intend to", Albedo answered.
"Why did you not protest?", Demiurge shouted, "We could have sent in minions in case this is a trap. If all the guardians fought together, there isn't a force that could overtake us. I couldn't guess the reason behind his decision. But it is obvious that Lord Ainz was lying to us. Don't pretend that you didn't notice it!", Demiurge said.
"Yes. It is as you say", Albedo said.
"Then why did you allow him to leave without support?!", Demiurge screamed.
SNAP!!!!
Suddenly there was a loud snap and a powerful force of air was shot in the room. Everyone turned to look at the young master who sat away from them, they noticed that he had just snapped his fingers. Around him was a dark aura, the same dark aura that Ainz would have, "Demiurge, are you questioning my father's decision?"
"N-no. I would never do that, Young Lord, I just wanted to express how dangerous it is for the Master to face this alone. We could have planned this without risking the Master being injured", Demiurge explained.
"I understand, though your request to aid him is denied", Filius said.
"But... Young Lord? Your father may be in danger", Demiurge stated.
"Don't you think I know that!", Filius yelled, "I am just as worried as you! I am even more worried than anyone else, he's my father, my only family. I want to help him, I do, but he would never forgive me for that. He ordered me to not send support or help, he would face them alone, all I could do was send Aura and Mare with him, but I know they aren't as strong as you three."
Demiurge went quiet along with everyone else, they all looked at the ground in frustration.
"But", everyone then returned their gaze at Filius, Filius looked up at them, "There is a reason why my father did this. He is the Ruler of The Great Tomb of Nazarick, the leader of the forty-one supreme beings, that title is only for a being that surpasses perfection its self, that man is my father. And he will win, whether he's outnumbered or not."
Filius then turned to Cocytus, "Cocytus, what are the odds of my father beating Shalltear with the equipment he has?"
"Now... Three. To. Seven. Three. In. Lord. Ainz. Favor", Cocytus said.
Everyone was shocked by his answer, Filius smiled, "Good, now let us witness this fabulous spectacle and how my father beats the odds."
With Ainz....
Ainz was currently in the forest waking to the area where Shalltear was located at. As he walked he contemplated everything that he was doing. Ever since he came here things have changed, he wasn't in a game anymore, this was his new life. The home he built was real, the NPC's that he and his friends created weren't AI but actual living creatures. They ate, breathed, had smell and warmth, they had a will of their own. Unconsciously he had come to terms with the change but now he needed to face it.
He wasn't human anymore and he didn't know how to go back home, but he would often ask himself if he really want to go back. He had no friends, no relatives, or precious people back on earth, he was a salaryman that worked like a slave day in and day out.
"I guess I don't really know what I want to do yet", he then thought of his son and how he would never stress about the situation only think about the outcomes, he would follow through and adjust, "If he was a human in japan, people would love him."
He then remembered what Filius had told him, that he should try getting to know Albedo and Shalltear not just as creations of his friends but as women. He then blushed and sighed, "Man, I never thought that my own son would be giving me dating advice."
He then finally reached the cliff where he could see Shalltear, "Now it's time to deal with the bigger issue. Shalltear, what did they do to you, that damn Slane Theocracy. I'll take over this nation and then eliminate them for what they have done."
He then looked at his items, he had a max level holy resistant robe and some cash-up items, then he had a few extra items, a bag with many other items, these were mana potions and many spell items as well as healing potions. The reason he had these items was because of Filius's and Albedo's persistence. They had asked him to take more items in order to have an overwhelming victory, Ainz hated the idea, but Filius told him something before he was about to refuse.
[Father, pride isn't something you should have in combat, death is the same to everyone. People will not always fight with pride and honor so you shouldn't either, if you face an enemy you need to defeat them as soon as possible and never give them a chance. I know you have your reasons for wanting to go alone, but never hesitate when it comes to a battle.]
Ainz then sighed, "What the hell was I thinking, I need to end this quick", Ainz then took out four items. One of them was a black skull with a purple aura, the next item was a light orb that shined brightly, the third item was a bottle with many mini tornados in it, and lastly, there was a small necklace with a charm of a lightning bolt on the end.
These items were defense-type items, the black skulls were an item called Death Smog, it was a poison trap but it didn't affect the hit-points, instead, it affected the opponent's mana by draining it slowly. The item would send four skulls around the field and then disappear, when the opponent approached them they would attack and drain their mana, the cool thing about this item was that it wasn't a status effect item so it would work against undead like Shalltear.
The light orb was actually a tracking flash-bang, it was called Angels Flash, it would actually confuse the enemy, but since it wasn't a game anymore and since Shalltear could heal status effects, it would just blind her a bit.
The third item was called Hidden Vortex, it would take twenty mana points to activate, but then it would give the user three air-based traps that damaged flying opponents. Just like the skulls, if the opponent approached them they would activate dealing damage to them, though it would be weak against someone with Shalltear's HP, but if it could make it easier to win, then he would use it.
The last item was a user defense item, Lightning String Necklace, if the wearer were to be attacked by a physical attack, the opponent would either lose HP or flinch. This item could help him in two ways one would be by dealing a small amount of damage on Shalltear or causing her to flinch letting him cast a quick spell to attack.
(A.N. : All these items are made up, also they are uncommon items)
Ainz activated Death Fog and Hidden Vortex, then he wore the necklace but made sure to hide it under his robe so it could be hidden from view. He then placed the light orb in a hidden pocket in the robe. "Sorry Shalltear, but Filius is right, I have to use everything I can to win. This isn't a game anymore, it's another world", Ainz said.
Back with Filius and the others....
Filius smiled, "Thank you father", he said.
Demiurge looked at his Master's son, "May I know what happened Young Lord?"
"You see, Father was wanting to go to battle with just a holy resistant robe and some cash up items, he was only going to use those and his own power to defeat Shalltear", Filius stated.
Demiurge was stunned to hear that, he didn't know his master would do such reckless things, he had imagined that there were probably some hidden items he was hiding for later, but to go to battle with only weak items and your own mana or skills was.....
"But we don't have to worry anymore, those items father had just used would fasten the pace for him to defeat Shalltear. The outcome will be the same only slightly faster", Filius said.
"It's a relief to know that Lord Ainz has decided to end this quickly", Albedo said.
"Yes", Cocytus added.
Back with Ainz...
"I am the great Ainz Ooal Gown!", Ainz stated, "This sacred name can never be tarnished by defeat!" He decided to make the first move, and cast a spell, "Body of Effulgent Beryl."
He noticed that Shalltear still hadn't moved even before when he used the trap items, "As I suspected. Unless I pull aggro with an actual attack, you won't go into combat mode, will you? Just like an MMO boss fight, ha how splendid. Sorry, Shalltear. But I'm taking full advantage of this. You'll have to wait a little bit longer."
Ainz started activating countless spells, "Fly." "Blessing of Magic Caster." "Infinity Wall." "Magic ward, Holy." "Life Essence." "Greater Full Potential." "Freedom." "False Data, Life." "See-Through." "Paranormal Intuition." "Greater Resistance." "Mantle of Chaos." "Indomitability." "Sensor Boost." "Greater Luck." "Magic Boost." "Draconic Power." "Greater Hardening." "Heavenly Aura." "Absorption." "Penetrate Up." "Greater Magic Shields." "Mana Essence." "Triple Maximize Magic, Explode Mine." "Triple Magic, Greater Seal." "Triple Maximize Boosted Magic, Magic Arrow."
Ainz then stepped closer to the crater, "Let's begin." Then he started casting one of his strongest spells,
Meanwhile, on a mountainside Aura and Mare were both inspecting the area while watching the fight. "What is that?", asked Aura
"I... think it's maybe super tier magic", Mare told his sister.
"That's supposed to be even stronger than tenth tier", Aura said, even though Aura seemed calm she was nervous and sad. She and Shalltear would always argue and fight, they would call each other names and tease one another, but it wasn't cause they hated each other, they just got along like that. After years of annoying one another, they became close, but they would never admit it to one another. When Aura heard the news of Shalltear betraying Nazarick she felt angry and sad, she was wondering why would she do something as stupid as that, but when she found out it was due to brainwashing she was shocked and relieved. Shocked because there was actually someone out there that could brainwash a vampire and relieved that her friend didn't betray Nazarick of her free will. Now it was time to save her, she felt like she had to witness this that's why they were up on the cliffside watching.
Back with Filius...
"Isn't it a little early for that?", Demiurge asked, he was referring to the Super Tier magic that his Lord was casting.
"It's more like a skill. It doesn't use any MP", Albedo said.
"It. May. Be. Free. To. Cast. But. Once. It's. Used. He. Won't. Be. Able. To. Cast. It. Again. A. Bold. Tactic. To. Say. The. Least.", Cocytus said.
"I don't understand his plan. Perhaps he wants to diminish Shalltear's HP quickly, so she won't have time to counter him", Demiurge said wondering what was going on.
"Demiurge", Filius called for his subordinate name, "My father's plans are always breathtaking, his feats know no bounds, just watch and be amazed."
Demiurge was confused at first but then he smiled and nodded, "Yes young lord."
Back with Ainz.........
Ainz looked at the magical circles surrounding him and sighed, he then pulled out a watch from his inventory, "The timer Bukubuku Chagama made, she always had that weird uwu voice filter." Then he set up the stopwatch and then pulled out some more items, they were all sticks but on them were written small words, they were the cash-up items that he would use.
"Now then, let's go", he raised his hands in the air and yelled, "Super Tier Magic! Fallen Down!"
Suddenly the earth around him and Shalltear started lifting up in the air and then a massive ray of light shot down where they were at. Then that massive ray started expanding until it faded out. The light had expanded so much that it created a massive flash that blinded the entire forest. After a while, the light dimmed down and at its epicenter was, a massive crater, all the grass, and nature was destroyed for at least a couple of miles.
And at its center stood the two divine monsters that seemed to be unscathed from such an attack.
Ainz, even though his attack was a wide range one, the area where he stood while watching Shalltear wasn't affected in the slightest. Ainz then looked up at his opponent, he saw her standing there, but not with her normal outfit. Instead of a dress it was a full blood red armor set, on its back were some wings, unlike the dark evil nature that Shalltear had, these wings seemed to be made for an angel. Her wings were beautiful white without a single sign of being dirty, while in her hands she held the same lance she had.
"Hahahahaha", out of nowhere Shalltear started laughing, where laughed was one full of youth and vigor but at the same time, it seemed as if it was the laughter of death herself, "Be careful, Lord Ainz! I might think you're trying to kill me! Nice try!"
"It wasn't much of a present, but I hope you enjoyed it", Ainz said.
"Oh", Shalltear then sliced the air in front of her with her Pipette Lance, "I most certainly did! What a treat this will be. I get to enjoy killing a powerful man like Lord Ainz with my own two hands. How wonderful!"
"Interesting, why do you still call me that? Are you even aware of what happened to you?", Ainz asked.
"Oh, come on, isn't it obvious? You are still one of the Supreme Beings, Lord Ainz. Calling you anything less than that would be the height of arrogance", even though she said these words her sight seemed hazy almost as if she wasn't really in control.
Ainz noticed that she didn't respond to her second question so he asked something else, "Who is your master, Shalltear?"
"What kind of question is that Lord?", suddenly Shalltear gasped, Ainz noticed this reaction. Shalltear was wondering what was wrong, why was she fighting her master. "It doesn't make sense why do I want to kill my beloved master? Because I was attacked? Because I feel compelled to?", she then looked at Ainz again, "Either way, I have to use all of my strength to counter and destroy whoever tries to bring me harm."
Shalltear decided not to let it bother her anymore and smiled, "I don't know what's going on. But, now that I've been attacked, I have no choice but to tear you limb from limb, master."
Ainz made a quick hypothesis, it is possible that the magical item only forces her to be a neutral party instead of making them an ally. So anyone who actually provokes her becomes the target, "I see that could be possible, but maybe I am wrong."
Shalltear inspected Ainz from top to bottom, she noticed that he wasn't wearing any of his legendary magical equipment, this made her confused, was she being underestimated, "You seem a tad under-dressed for the occasion, master. Do you actually think you'd be able to beat me wearing nothing but dirty rags?"
Ainz chuckled, he then extended his hands out, "Ha! Ainz Ooal Gown does not know defeat. Before the day is done, you will bow down before me again Shalltear."
Shalltear started laughing once more in ridicule of her master's words, "Oh, I'm just aquiver with fear!", she then stomped on the ground with all her strength propelling her forward at Ainz.
The battle had begun.
Ainz snickered, "Watch your step."
Shalltear gasped, she tried to stop herself but she could react fast enough, the ground beneath her foot suddenly exploded and flung her back. Then as she was pushed back another trap mine that was nearby also activated forcing her to fly in the air. But that too was a mistake, suddenly on her wings appeared a black skull with a dark aura. It bit into her wing and then disappeared into thin air. Shalltear was perplexed at first and then she noticed something was wrong with her MP, it was slowly starting to drain itself.
"What!? How!?", she then looked up at Ainz, "What did you do?"
Ainz chuckled, "It's just a little trap nothing that could harm you, hehe." He then snickered, "You should be more careful, I have casted various spells around the area just like that one, I would watch where I stand." He then prepared his hands, "Maximize magic, Gravity Maelstrom!", a magical ball of electricity formed in his hand which he then launched at Shalltear.
Shalltear quickly tried flying away and casted a spell to help her, "Wall of Stone!" From the ground a massive wall grew out and blocked the attack, both spells canceled each other out.
Ainz then readied his next attack, "Maximize Magic, Hold of Rib!" His spell made bones suddenly sprout around Shalltear, the bones started growing taller and taller but then caved in, they would form a dome and trap Shalltear in it, but she barely escaped it by flying.
She then flew up in the air above Ainz, he then chuckled at her, "Don't blink."
Shalltear was confused at first, but then she noticed that beside her face was an Angel Flash orb. She screamed in shock, she was blinded by the massive light, it was just like Filius suspected the item's effects were different than from the game. He didn't miss his chance, "Maximize Magic, Gravity Maelstrom!"
Shalltear didn't know what happened, she was blinded by an attack and was suddenly struck by an attack. She was launched back and slammed against the floor, she rolled down a bit and then coughed, "Why are there so many traps? His MP should be depleted, so how?"
"I am Ainz Ooal Gown, the leader of the Supreme Beings, the one at the very top, there is a reason I am here, I will defeat you without losing a single hit point", Ainz said, he already had a plan it all depended if she fell for it or not,
"Aren't you being a bit too arrogant, Lord Ainz", Shalltear said as she wiped the blood off her mouth.
"Am I? I apologize then, I didn't mean to offend or belittle you", Ainz said.
"No need, this is a battlefield, words like that could affect your enemies ability to think, but I believe you already knew that", Shalltear said while not knowing she was teaching something new to Ainz.
Both of them stood there staring at one another.
[Even though I said those things to Lord Ainz, I'm still stuck. If he really is as powerful then I don't think this will be easy at all. Also], Shalltear then used a skill called Mana Essence, she had it allowed her to see how much MP the opponent had, when she saw Ainz's amount, she squinted her eyes in frustration, his MP wasn't even close to 80 percent. [I need to deplete his MP so I can at least have a chance], Shalltear thought.
Meanwhile, Ainz was also doing some thinking, [Thank god I have all these items, now I don't need to worry for a while about her getting too close. My MP shouldn't go down anytime soon either since I have these potions so that means I can cast more while following the plan.]
Shalltear looked at her master and looked at him with some pity, she felt that he was at a heavy disadvantage. He couldn't summon monsters because when she killed them she would gain HP from the Pipette Lance. She also knew that he was limited on MP since most of the normal spells would hurt her so much, he would need to use higher-level spells to actually affect her.
She decided she would heal and get ready for a long battle, "Regenerate!"