"Renner, I brought one of the best food from my world," Dracula said with a smile while entering Renner's room. Renner looked at me for a moment, and after sizing Dracula up, making Dracula feel naked, she spoke
"another kiss?" She asked, causing Dracula to freeze while covering her mouth, a sight which made Renner's eyes narrow slightly.
"Shalltear..." Renner said making Dracula's eyebrow raise, was this woman spying on him. for some reason he felt like he needed to quickly explain, so after a short moment he quickly spoke.
"She just jumped on me, she forced herself on me," I said to which Renner ignored, she looked outside for a moment, lost in her thoughts.
"I was the one who brought up the idea of me and you getting married... I like you, but it hurt seeing you with other females." Renner said causing Dracula to freeze, he opened and closed his mouth unable to speak. He looked at Renner who looked towards him, slight tears in her eyes.
"I love you." She said making Dracula quickly rush over to cheer up this pure, innocent golden princess. This was his friend, to think he was hurting her without knowing. this now makes sense. She was avoiding him because she thought he was in a relationship with Evileye, but the pay was something she could hold in any longer.
Renner hugged Dracula deeply, the tears in her eyes disappearing for a moment, she just wanted to enjoy this huge. it made her feel like something she was missing was in her hands, this feeling was nothing she never felt before... and it turned her on.
"let's get married," Renner said softly, Dracula wanted to say he wasn't ready for such a thing, but he found it hard to hurt his friend anymore. although he felt like he wasn't ready for such a thing, it didn't mean he was against it...
meanwhile, far away within a forest, Evileye walked through a forest. after some time of walking, she stopped walking and let out a deep sigh.
"Although I can't sense you, my instincts are still sharp," Evileye said softly, followed by an old woman's laugh coming from the tree avoid. Evileye looked up and saw an old friend... Rigrit Bers Caurau.
Rigrit Bers Caurau was a member of the Thirteen Heroes, who fought against the Evil Deities 200 years ago. She is also a former member of Blue Roses. When Rigrit decided to retire, she found Evileye and defeated her to make Evileye her replacement for the team.
"It's rare for you to contact me Inberun, looking for another beating?" She asked with a smile, making Evileye's face behind the mask twist slightly. this old woman was indeed stronger than her,
"I came to speak about a player," Evileye said making Rigrit's smile freeze slightly. Evileye went on to tell her everything she knew about AInz and Dracula, along with Momon and the demon Jaldabaoth.
"Dracula wanted to learn more about the players 200 years ago," Evileye said to which Rigrit took a deep breath for a moment. there were only 2 players that came to this world 200 years ago, it wasn't a huge guild or something like that.
"I just came from meeting an old friend of mine... but I guess you should meet him as well," Rigrit said making Evileye's eyebrow raised slightly. with her words, it had to mean that that member was a member of the thirteen heroes. so she nodded, something which made Rigrit's eyebrow raise.
"Are you by chance in love?" Rigrit asked, making Evileye let out a weird sound as she tried to deny her words. but her actions were the biggest proof to Rigret that she was deeply in love. Rigrit smile disappeared, replaced by a weird look.
"let's go." She said not knowing what she should feel about all of this. Anyway, they left heading towards a floating castle which she had just left from. there she went to meet the person who guarded this castle, a dragon... the Platinum Dragon Lord
Evileye looked at the dragon before her eyes landed on the armor next to the dragon, she was stunned for a moment before realization hit her. She had never seen this guy's true appearance, although she knew he was a dragon.
Tsaindorcus Vaision was born as the son of the Dragon Emperor and is one of the Five Dragon Counselors of the Argland Council State. He was one of the few surviving True Dragon Lords who did not in any way get involved in the war with the Eight Greed Kings. He continues to live on while most of his kind was annihilated during the ensuing war which took place five hundred years ago. After the fallout between the Eight Greed Kings which led to their civilization's demise, he took residence in their floating castle intending to try to guard their magic items and prevent anyone from ever misusing them. He has been executing this self-imposed duty for centuries ever since.
The Platinum Dragon Lord came to regard Players and the powers they've brought with them as a severe threat corrupting the New World. The one exception was the leader of the Thirteen Heroes, who he allowed to take a few of the Eight Greed Kings' magic items to aid them in their fight against the Evil Deities. He joined the Thirteen Heroes group under a fake identity by remote-controlling an empty armor from a distance using magic. When he eventually revealed his true identity, the other members were angered by the deception and they never fully forgive him for that. Even after the disbandment of that group, he still controlled his armor to move about outside in the open
"What brings you here... Landfall." the Platinum Dragon lord said, making a vein pop off Evileye's forehead, she was not such a good person back in the day. She was known as the vampire lord, she made a country her capital and filled it with the dead, she was one of the 5 demon gods. but the leader of the 13 heroes managed to convince her to join the party,
Evileye took a deep breath, even though she didn't need to breathe, and went on to tell the dragon why she was there. something which caused the dragon to stand on its feet, a serious look in its eyes.
"So thats their trump card... no wonder, they have been trying to get close to me." the Platinum Dragon said, putting everything together. all of the pieces connected, leaving the two confused by his worlds.
"I ran into that vampire, its power was truly great. I was forced to flee... the Slane Theocracy, they most likely have this... world item, capable of controlling just about anything. That item should be locked away for good," the Platinum Dragon lord said while his armor moved, ready to fly off and get that armor.
"Dracula wants to use it on Ainz, and have him follow through with his wishes of protecting this world," Evileye said, making the Platinum Dragon Lord hesitate, not knowing if he could trust that Vampire Lord,
"Plus... if you force the Slane Theocracy, who is to say they wouldn't use it on you? we can't act recklessly. this is a world item capable of mind-controlling anything. It breaks the rules of the universe," Evileye said softly, making the Platinum Dragon Lord sit back down,
"but there should be limitations, why use have they not been using it more often? a cool down maybe?" Rigrit asked softly, in deep thought about this matter.
"most likely, then there is the problem they didn't control her. Dracula believes she attacked and killed the person with the world item. or maybe there is a strength gap to how powerful one could control another." Evileye said while the Platinum Dragon Lord gritted his teeth in annoyance, to Ainz was not that dangerous compared to the Slane Theocracy
"... the hero and his friend didn't have a guild. they just appeared in this world." the dragon lord said calmly, giving Evileye the information she wanted.
"they didn't have weapons, I gave the gear needed for battle." She said to which Evileye nodded slightly. they talked for some time before Evileye soon left seeing as she had nothing else to ask them, this left Rgrit and the Dragon Lord.
"No need to ask, I will go through all of the information I have to search for Dracula, Ainz Ooal Gown, Momon, and Jaldabaoth," Rigrit said guessing just what the dragon lord was about to say, the demon lord bowed slightly, thankful of this friend of his.
Rigrit left, leaving the dragon sitting there in deep thought. to a dragon the passage of time worked differently on it, time just flashed by when it wasn't paying attention to it. so days shot by for it until it felt something demonic. without a second thought, it went outside, and there it saw a demon that was wearing a mask looking at the castle before it...
"everyone, this is Raymond, he is here on behalf of the Slane Theocracy," Dracula announced while Raymond entered the meeting room. Raymond greeted Rampose who was with Gazef, and of course, Blue Roses was also there. He also greeted, Jircniv who was, with his 4 strongest knights. we were all in his kingdom. This was considered rude as Jircniv should have been greeted first,
"from the Holy Knight Kingdom... we have Calca Bessarez," Dracula said calmly, while a stunningly beautiful woman stepped into the room, glaring at Dracula. Calca was a young woman with long vibrant hair of spun gold and lovely cyan eyes. Her face was as beautiful as a freshly bloomed flower, exuding majesty and dignity, earning her the praise "The Treasure of Roble." She was likened to that of an angel, and many who saw her gentle smile went on to describe her as a saint.
"our kingdom's name is Roble Holy Kingdom. how many times do I have to tell you this you bloodsucker." She said angrily, leaving the room stunned at the angel's words, everyone knew Calca, she was a kind and gentle woman, she was so kind and innocent that she didn't have the full support of her kingdom for that simple reason.
"Hey lady, your kingdom name makes me think of Holy Knight, at least I got your weird ass name right," Dracula said in annoyance, Calca breathed heavily while gearing flames at Dracula, this hateful man. never in her life has she ever wished to see someone bleed more than now.
"Alright, let's meet on a middle ground... you change your kingdom to Holy Night, and I will apologize. deal?" Dracula asked, making Calca start wishing she knew how to punch.
"How is that middle ground? you dare spit in the name of our kingdom... ohhhh, you make me want to hit you." She said while adorably stomping her feet, leaving Dracula speechless
"Is this a way for a queen to act?" Dracula asked, Calca pointed a finger at Dracula, and she opened and closed her mouth, not knowing what to say. in the end, her guard, Remedios Custodio stepped forward, reminding her queen of where they were at. Calca threw one last hateful glare at Dracula before she walked off to take a seat, while Remedios just looked at Dracula with an uneasy look.
Remedios Custodio was the grandmaster of the Roble Holy Kingdom's Paladin Order and a member of the Nine Colors. She was powerful, but she felt the differences in power between her and Dracula. The Paladin order was a special group skilled in hunting demons and undead, yet look at the undead before her. She didn't dare to attack
"My lord, you should watch your actions, they reflect heavily on the vampire kingdom." the vampire king said calmly, it suddenly appeared out of nowhere, which caused everyone to jump on guard slightly. but everyone was drawn to the look of Annoyences on Dracula's face
"in the kingdom, I have to do this, I have to wear my clothing, I have to dress like this... but this isn't the kingdom," Dracula said leaving everyone speechless, with many of them feeling sorry for the Vampire King who had a depressed look at Dracula words. poor guy, it most sucks having such a king.
"Albedo... a demon to those of your course. She is here on behalf of Ainz Ooal Gown." Dracula said as a stunning beauty entered the room,
"Albedo watched out, their knights here are skilled in hunting demons. maybe we should send them to kill Jaldabaoth." Dracula said mockingly, making Calra grit her teeth so loud, that everyone had to try and avoid turning their head.
"My apologies for my senior brother. I'm Albedo, AInz Ooal Gown took me in at a young age when I was a slave. I'm now his right hand." Albedo said with a gentle smile while bowing slightly
"don't let her smile fool you. She is physically stronger than Momon, I could kill me with one good blow." I said lazily while looking at the maids Albedo brought, it was of course Lupusregina as she was unknown to everyone here.
"Long time no see, tell me you brought the food," Dracula said with a smile, to which Lupusregina showed me her bright smile while pulling out some food. Albedo who was currently wearing one of her fake smiles, slowly frowned while glaring at Lupusregina. a heavy pressure fill, and instantly Dracula and Lupusregina froze.
"calm down, I asked her to bring some food for everyone, along with drinks for them to pick from," Dracula said, leaving Albedo speechless. Dracula could have at least told her,
"did you ask the person who is hosting us?" Albedo asked, to which Dracula nodded slightly. along with Jircniv nodded slightly. to that, Albedo had nothing else to say and Lupusregina placed the food on the table. Jircniv seeing the same orange juice he had last time when he visited Nazarick took a cup. although the other drinks also took his interest. both he and his guards took a glass
"last... Momon and Nabe," Dracula said calmly, without much energy in his voice as he took a burger and went to sit at the side and eat, Momon and Nabe entered the room, instantly drawing everyone's attention. Dracula singled to Momon to remove his mask, to which moved the mask, revealing a tired man. in his late 40s, scars covered his face, a sign of the many battles he had been through
Momon had this unique aura, everyone who looked at him felt like they were looking at a hero of man king. the humans here who have seen Ainz felt that Momon and Ainz gave off the same air it was a sign of the two powers. they spent so long cultivating the air of a powerhouse. truly this Momon guy deserved all of their respect.
"So, your Momon. the strongest man in this room." Calca said while getting up to greet Momon, leaving Momon confused as to why she was greeting him yet looking toward Dracula.
"I wouldn't say the strongest, Dracula swordsmanship is levels above my own. I'm simply stronger, faster, and smarter." Momon said calmly, to which Calca nodded in full agreement, leaving Dracula annoyed. Calca and Dracula glared at each other for a moment, before sneering at each other.
"no wonder you've remained single and a virgin. 25 years old, all beauty yet nothing." Dracula said with a sneer, making Calca who had just sat down shoot straight up. She glared daggers at Dracula,
"Are you not nearly a 1,000-year-old virgin? did you not recently get your first kiss?" Momon asks, causing everyone to go quiet. Dracula opened and closed his mouth, unable to find the words to say. Calca seeing Dracula state took great pleasure seeing him all flustered.
"thats right, 1,000 years. and you speak about me," Calca said to which Dracula glared at Momon, to which he just shrugged.
"Can we get to the topic at hand?" Albedo asked calmly, to which Calca who wanted to continue, froze for a moment before sitting down. her face turned red in embossment, now knowing what got over her. it's just that Dracula annoyed her.
"Lord Ainz would be reclaiming this world. Ainz had started by ruling lizardsman which had many branches united. from there, he is slowly having the nearby races unite with the lizard. already Carna village is co-existing with many non-humans. Ainz wishes to do this to cities." Albedo said calmly while giving Lupusregina paper to hand out to everyone in the room.
"pick one of your cities, Ainz would send 100 undead to those cities. those undead would act as city guards, help the people, and so on. this would free you of the living to do things that the undead can't do. such as working in the stores, and so on. those undead would not kill, even when attacked they would not kill." Albedo said calmly,
those papers were all of the rules Ainz wanted them to start following, starting with no more slavery, or human trafficking. No more war, in doing so you would go to war with AInz. No more pointless battles, everyone is to support each other. free health care. all laws that make one law look less compared to another was, that everyone, shall be equal. and the list went on.
"No more elven slaves. Ainz was displeased with one of the words that entered Nazarick with a group of elven slaves. those slaves are currently living freely in Nazarick. if you humans want to view yourself as the supreme race, Ainz would take away all of the weapons you got from players. after which, he would step back and see how you stand against the other races." Albedo said while looking at Raymond, causing his face to be hardened.
"And that shirt that old woman wore... Ainz knows more than you can picture. if news of that item reaches someone, I'm sure you can guess what he would do to get his hands on it." Albedo said calmly, hinting towards Dracula, making Raymond feel as if he was hit by a train. he looked towards Dracula, only to see him acting like he was paying attention, but everyone knew he couldn't care less.
"Ainz is a player, he knew such items far better than you. understand you are holding something meant to be of this world..." Albedo said calmly, while Raymond just tried his best to keep a straight face. Albedo ignored him and went on to speak of everything, and by when everything should be done.
of course, not all of the people bent the knee to Ainz, but it was clear Albedo wasn't giving them a choice.
"Failure to do this would mean death, not of your people but of the king, emperor, or whoever sits upon the throne. Ainz would simply sit on that throne instead... now, is there any question you like to ask?" Albedo asked calmly, to which everyone began asking things they were not sure of. but in the middle of this, Dracula suddenly stood up while stretching his head.
"I will handle it," Dracula said before Momon could say anything, at that time, a guard came running into the room.
"My lord, a dragon lord has landed in the city... it seeks Momon." the guard said, causing everyone to look toward Momon. MOmon confused stepped out and saw not too far away, a dragon covered in blood, with its wings broken, and legs flattened into pancakes, one of its eyes stood, struggling to remain alive.
"Tsaindorcus!" Evileye called out in shock, the dragon seeing an old friend struggling to fly over. nearly falling to the ground, but its eyes soon fell on Dracula. although it didn't fully trust Dracula yet, it was despite.
"Jaldabaoth... he took over the floating castle. I tried, but he was too powerful. not even the Demon gods were as powerful as him." the Platnmon Dragon lord said weakly, struggling to remain awake.
"Hold still," Dracula said calmly while appearing above the dragon lord. before the dragon lord could say anything, phoenix blood dropped onto its head, causing all of its injury to disappear, leaving it returning to full health
"Now, you can speak normally. no need for all of that, I'm going to die, but before I do let me pass on my dying words nonsense." Dracula said with a smile, the demon lord was too lost for words for a moment, but after a moment he realized the person before him was Dracula
"Dracula... Jaldabaoth is planning on freeing the demon gods and having them join his army. he wishes to open a portal to the demon realm. he wants to control all of the demon lords and become the supreme overlord of the demons. thats why he has been doing all of these years, searching for means to turn his dream into reality. all he needed was the guild weapon." the Platnmon Dragon Lord said quickly, his words loud enough for everyone to hear.
"if you hurry, you can stop me before he gets his hands on it. the floating castle is that way." He said in a panic, causing Dracula to frown deeply. he looked into the sky and saw Momon was already flying off.
"Stupid dragon. it's like he let you run, and now the fool is running to his death." I said in annoyance, leaving the Platnmon dragon lord stunned.
"Well, to me my blades," Dracula said while holding his arms out, storm clouds gathered, and from the skies chains fell, wrapping around Dracula's arms, burning themselves onto his limbs.
"I'm here my lord." the Vampire King appeared at Dracula's side, and for the first time, Dracula was giving off the air of a king.
"We going to fight, but you will remain in the shadows. I will single to you if we are to retreat or something else." I said calmly, the Vampire King nodded, before disappearing. Dracula turned towards Albedo, but before he could say a thing Albedo spoke
"I can't join you without Lord Ainz's word. Forgive me, but I will rush back and tell lord Ainz everything," Albedo said to which Dracula frowned
"who was casting for your help? protect these guys until I come back." Dracula said with a smile while looking towards Evileye. Evileye nodded slightly, no words needed to be said. she was sure her man would return.
Dracula said nothing else and simply grew his long wings. A simple flap treated a huge gust of wind which forced everyone to close their eyes. but when they opened it, Dracula was a dot far away.
"Shall we continue our meeting?" Albedo asked calmly, leaving everyone stunned
"Momon and Dracula are both powerful. Dracula's swordsmanship had reached the peak of what swordsmanship is. Momon has the strength that allows him to rival it when burning his life force. even if the enemy has a world item, Dracula's swordsmanship alone is like a world item. Momon while burning his lifeforce has the power to rival that." Albedo said calmly, making everyone understand slightly.
"Jaldabaoth is strong, but compared to those two working together, even Ainz would flee world item in hand or not," she said, making everyone's heart lighten slightly. to think they were so powerful, they returned inside, awaiting the good news.
'then why did Dracula give such an order to the vampire he came with?' Evileye thought she couldn't help but think of the worst. This was her man after all,