A gate opened on the roof of Roble Holy City, Ainz stepped out with Momon, both looking at the sight below of Honyopenyoko. Sensing them, Honyopenyoko turned to look at Ainz and Momon, her rage had disappeared and replaced with a calm look... which made the humans there feel more scared.
"Honyopenyoko, give me Dracula's body... I shall bring him back to life." Ainz said calmly, Shalltear slowly stood up and looked toward Ainz and Momon
"... You will pay. you all will pay for taking the man I love away from me." She said while opening a gate, which she jumped into. her words would hunt everyone there, but Ainz's next words would deepen their fear
"She is powerful, once she enters that frenzy stat of hers we are not her match unless we work together," Ainz said calmly, causing everyone to shake in at his words.
"I woman with a deep-rooted hatred is... scary." Shaking his head, Ainz entered a gate and disappeared, leaving Momon to stand there lost in thought. but he soon came back to reality and began helping the paper there, while new undead came to help.
"I feel violated," Dracula said softly seeing Shalltear hugging his copy. they currently stood in a forest, far away from any eyes. Dracula waved his hands, canceling the wish, causing the copy to disappear.
"the next thing to do is spread mass chaos, after sharpening my instincts, something has been telling me there might be a player out there. the 8 Greed kings all just happened to kill themselves? pretty much, I have a gut feeling something is out there." Dracula said calmly, making Shalltear quickly pay close attention.
"So, what's the next part of your plan?" Shalltear asked to which Dracula smiled slightly,
"We are going to be bait, during Momon, Dracula, and those demon battles. we covered a good amount of the kingdom, nearly all of them. but there were a few we missed out on due to how far they were. the beast man kingdom, the city in the sea, the great kingdom of Pabilsay, Dolor Desert, and a few others." Dracula said calmly,
"you under the act of bringing me back to life would travel and explore these locations. but you plan to bring me back stronger than ever before, and for this, you need to kill a lot. this would drive more and more people towards Ainz's help." Dracula said while holding a katana,
"This was Cocytus, but I will have it for the time being while he stays in Nazarick. Ainz gave you one as well?" Dracula asked calmly, to which Shalltear nodded. Dracula nodded slightly while putting the katana at my side. this world-class item was called Billion Blade,
It's a shape-shifting weapon that can turn into any kind of bladed tool that the user wishes and will always cause the most effective type of damage to someone. So, if this sword hit Dracula, it would cause Dracula to feel holy, good, or light damage. whichever one of the 3 would do the most damage, Dracula would be facing.
this blade was special, and from what Dracula had found, it could even mimic the ability of other blades it turns into. but for now, he had it be a belt he kept at his waste. since the blade transformed at the speed of thought, Dracula had nothing to worry about. On instinct, the blade would pop up,
"What?" Dracula asked seeing Shalltear looking at him with expected eyes, Shalltear shily played with her fingers, not knowing how to say it. but Dracula remembered the deal and sighed softly before stepping forward and kissing her on the cheek. Shalltear face turned bright red, with some smoke coming out of her head. Dracula ignored her while looking at a map.
'Ainz wanted to take my spot so badly, he didn't want to sit back and do nothing. then again, he has a lot to do. you can't start a kingdom and run. I wonder what that new adventure guild would be like.' Dracula thought calmly thinking of the changes Ainz was making. Ainz wanted to make the adventure guild do real adventure and go into the unknown. there were so many unknowns out there, Dracula and Shalltear would not be doing this if it was the other way around.
"We will be going to Dolor Desert," Dracula said calmly while remembering the events that happened there.
There are multiple nations residing in this desert-type region such as the Great Kingdom of the Pabilsag scorpionmen and the small Genie nation of Slutarn. There was even a religious group that prayed to the Clear Light Dragon as their idol of worship. An example of the nomads' faith was they set up a main shrine for it in the region. In the distant past the desert was the site of a great empire.
It's known as a natural wonder due to the strange tornado. Many people had gone to explore the desert before the tornado had come, but they had found a perfectly normal location, with no sign that anything existed there. Since one could predict the day of the tornado's occurrence, many people planned to wait in the spot where the eye of the storm would be when it appeared. Unfortunately, they never came back from it. Others tried to enter it from the air, and they ended up disappearing too.
At some point in time, a crowd of people gathered together to watch the gigantic tornado make its appearance from a distance. It had become a special event that all the residents of the surrounding area have chosen to participate in every thirty years or so.
some say that thing was a gate to another world, Dracula was unsure if he should head there first. what if he gets trapped in another world and can't return? after some thought, he descended to head to the beast Man kingdom.
"I change my mind, we would be heading to the beastman kingdom," Dracula said, only to shake his head seeing how Shalltear was lost in her head.
Beastman Country is a demi-human nation, that is made up of several beastman tribes. They are a neighboring state situated near the Dragon Kingdom. At one point, one of its cities met disaster in the form of three Soul Eaters, giving birth to the legend of the Silent City.
According to tales told by the neighboring kingdoms, there once was a city located in the Beastman Country. It was destroyed not by war, disease, or any other natural disaster, but by three legendary undead monsters that suddenly appeared in the city.
The undead monsters responsible for the destruction of Silent City are known as Soul Eaters. They were able to ravage the entire city and ninety-five percent of the people who lived there. It was estimated that over one hundred thousand people were killed as part of the casualties. After the onslaught came to an end, the city was later left in ruin and abandoned. In the end, the city eventually rose to prominence as the legendary "Silent City."
But they recovered quickly from such a disaster, in fact, the number was greater than ever. For many years, the Beastman Country was raiding the neighboring Dragon Kingdom and using its citizens as a food source. However, in recent times, the demi-human nation has fully mobilized its forces, aimed at conquering the Dragon Kingdom followed by the other human nations to fully "domesticate" the human species.
of course, this came to a stop once Ainz forcefully brought their leader to Nazarick. but Dracula had felt something off about its leader. the beast race was ruled by the Lion Demi-human, a table of humanoid lions.
He was at level 55, which was not normal. all other rulers were weak. they only had brain power, but the beastman kingdom was different, having both strength and the brains stand at the side of the king to help him lead.
"Shalltear!!" Dracula said with some power, causing Shalltear to come back to reality and stand straight like a steel blade. Dracula looked at her for a moment before the gates opened next to him, here 5 people stepped out.
Entoma, Lupusregina, Solution, CZ2128, and Yuri. these were a few of the Pleiades. you must remember that Jaldabaoth had these maids, but they had up and disappeared and were never seen again. thats being Jaldabaoth had to give them up on controlling them to control the other evil lords, but Shalltear went to get her hands on them.
"Shalltear would be the leader... oh god help us all," Dracula said softly, making Shalltear pout slightly, what was that supposed to mean? she found Dracula, managed to play her act right, and everything seems to be going alright.
"Shalltear, I will be a puppet. this mask would seal my senses... well suppress them. I plan to do pretty much everything relying on instincts alone." Dracula said calmly, making Shalltear's eyebrow raised slightly, seeing Dracula pulling out a mask.
"used to send orders towards me. I will try and follow them with my little senses." Dracula said while giving Shalltear what looked like a microphone, but was connected to a necklace,
"just speak and I will be able to hear it," Dracula said calmly, Dracula had this item created for him by the NPC blacksmith they had, he just had to give him the items needed. Dracula looked around and Shalltear and the Pleiades
"what's with the still faces? No one is watching us, so be free do not mind me. but when we were watching, we would all become puppets. I will be the puppet who can't do anything without the right ores. In case someone tries to use a world-class item on you, I would act against my orders. take that as a hint to fall back. Shalltear role in all of this is to act like the crazy girl in love trying to get enough blood to bring me back to life. Understood?" Dracula asked with a smile, to which everyone nodded with a still face all but Lupusregina who was as cheerful as always.
"thats great. we would camp under the stars, explore the unknown, and face many untold dangers... Ainz wanted to join us, so from time to time he would pop up as Momon, but he is the enemy, but also Dracula's friend. Shalltear you do with that what you want," Dracula said to which Shalltear nodded seriously,
"My lord, it's not right that the supreme being should be taking on such a role. please, leave it to someone else. there is no need to put yourself in danger. we can make another copy like how we did with the Evil Lord Of Wrath." Yuri said with a deep frown while stepping frown
You didn't think Shalltear killed the evil lord of wrath, did you? No, I made a wish. pretty much another copy. a copy with was 99% similar to the evil lords. to make the wish not take too long to be granted, there were many limitations to the wish. for example, the evil lords had to touch the copy for some time before all of their powers and personalities were copied. after which, they would be left at level 1 until the copies die.
the copies also were not as strong, or as smart. they can only do what is ordered of them by someone other than their original self. for this wish, it took a week to be granted.
"Yuri... you know this adventuring stuff, you know why Ainz is doing it?" Dracula asked to which Yuri shook her head. everyone also shook their head, paying close attention to my next words
"because thats how we all pretty much started. before I met Momonga, Touch Me, and the others. we wonder about the 9 realms, exploring the unknown and slowly gaining wisdom from the world. It was fun... but Ainz after becoming the guild master couldn't explore like he used to. instead, he had to stay back. this is one of the reasons he became Momon, he wanted to explore the unknown with his very own eyes." Dracula said softly, making everyone quiet not knowing what to say.
"Plus... you're all like children to us. so over time, I would have you die and return to Nazarick. I don't like it that you're all here in danger." I said calmly, making their heart warm up. they all bowed their head bowing deeply with grateful looks,
"Although... I do think we should wait a few weeks before we make our appearances. it would take time for Shalltear to bring me back to life, get these items, and you guys. a week should be right. until then we should start heading towards the beast man kingdom on foot, we can stop by the great Minotaur Nation. I want to see the Minotaur Sage. Ainz believes he might have some connection to a player." Dracula said calmly, to which everyone nodded before they headed off, on food.
Dracula had put on his mask and had Shalltear tell him where to walk. toe everyone's shock, Dracula's instincts were sharp as he dodged running into trees, tripping or any of the kid. Dracula started off walking slowly, but after an hour he was walking around the forest, following Shalltear's orders like a 10-year-old.
At night, they sat under the moon around a campfire. with a stick in hand, Dracula had marshmallows which he put in the stick, a sight which made Yuri's heart restless. yes, Dracula cleaned the stick, and yes he had cut it to make it useful to this act... but still. that was a stick.
"In moments like this, we tell stories over a campfire. who has a story to tell?" Dracula asked, to which everyone bowed slightly in shame
"My apologies, we have no such things. please, give me the order and I will rush back to Nazarick to get the best story I could find." Yuri said seriously while standing up, making me sigh softly while shaking my head.
"how about I tell you all about the time, I nearly died," Dracula said catching everyone's interest almost instantly.
"there were many near-death moments for me when I was weak. but for now, let's go to when I began. a weak vampire at level one. It all started in a forest, a forest filled with weak monsters up to level 10. I was unlucky enough to bump into it while looking around, it was a hell of a battle where I had to retreat. I didn't even have a job class yet... but I managed to kill it." Dracula said before he went on to tell the story.
he was running away from a huge wild big the size of a car. it was huge and fast, and he was running low on HP. Dracula would jump from time to time, landing on trees to help him dodge, he had quick reaction speed and was able to hold on for some time. but his luck ran out when he saw up ahead, a cliff.
any normal person would have stopped... no, not Dracula. he slowed down, drawing the wild bull to rush towards him, and hopefully not see the cliff uphead, and when it was about to attack him, Dracula dropped down the cliff. the wild bull nearly filled, but it stopped at the last moment.
but a hand move, grabbing the unbalanced bull and pulling it down, sending it falling towards the ground below. which died from the fall damage. meanwhile, Dracula who had stabbed his bigger blades into the side of the cliff sighed in relief, before slowly pulling himself up.
"What luck, the first monster I run into is a big boss... bad luck, plus players are going around PKing non-humans... I managed to sell this account after becoming the best even with everything. I would be set." Dracula said softly while getting up before he saw the nullification of him leveling up. his health which was dangerously low returned to 100% while he gained new stat points, which he just put into speed and Phy. Atk.
"Well, from the search I did... this game allows one to be as broken as broken can be. the first goal, world champion, and collect the best world items that suit me. I hear there are unique job classes that can be gained. first, I will try and see if I can reach level 100 without a job class. I wonder if there would be any benefits." Dracula said with a smile while walking off to hunt the monsters in the forest, ignoring all gear and only caring for them if they were of blade type. if they needed a job class to equip, he ignored them and found the next best thing.
time flashes by, and Dracula and Shalltear and the other's journey continues, Nighttime becomes a time when they all sit down, looking forward to Dracula's stories of the past. Dracula had a lot to tell, the amount of stuff he did to try and gain unique classes, items, and so on was huge. the battles he faced were also a lot, he did so many things aiming to sell the account at the highest price possible, just to end up making friends and changing his mind.
but a week went by, and they soon arrived at the Great Minotaur Nation. entering the cities, they of course caught a lot of attention as they all had on masks... all but Shalltear who everyone could help but wonder where they had seen her before. sucks, this kingdom was opposite the Roble Holy Kingdom, so it took time for the news to arrive here.
the city was filled with Minoaturs and former human slaves. of course, there were undead walking around, keeping the base in the city. Dracula's mask was different from his training, so he was using Odin's sense to see this place
'are they trying to recreate modern-day tech? thats a refrigerator.' Dracula thought while his senses locked onto a magical item that could store food. His senses picked up a light, which was also a magic item that could give off light. this was pretty much like a light bubble. meanwhile, in other kingdoms, they are using candles.
there were many magical items he found, there were some that allowed one to speak to someone far away, and the list went on. Dracula was sure this Miniature Sage was a player, but he was from more than 200 years ago, before the heroes
'first the 6 gods, then the 8 Greed kings. than this Minotaur Sage, and lastly, those two weak players who died.' Dracula thought calmly, scening the city they were in to try and locate anything that was of interest, but he found nothing.
"Yuri, take note of this Minotaur Sage," Dracula said, to which Yuri almost bowed, but she stopped herself at the last moment. an action which caused her to sweat due to how hard it was, Dracula shook his head slightly at this and just thought.
'so this guy... was he a solo player? seems like he, his name didn't spread, so he most likely lived an easy and relaxed life. trying to improve the tech of this world. I don't remember anything about him being strong.' Dracula thought before nodding towards Shalltear, while at a speed that the naked eye could see, he wished for his mask.
"Kill!" Shalltear said, giving Dracula the order. Leaving Dracula speechless. The Minotaur Sage introduced the concept of modern household goods to the new world, such as refrigerators and fans. At the time, his proposals were met with skepticism by the New World inhabitants, as he was unable to explain or clarify how such items functioned or why were needed. Due to his bantering, he earned him the title of Minotaur Sage and his name spread throughout the central continent.
this city was still under their world, slaughter for no reason was a bad move. it was like stabbing herself. This fool misunderstood the meaning of my food.
"you fool, it was nodding to you that I wished for my mask. why would we attack our kingdom for no reason?" Dracula said in a soft voice, Shalltear's eyes widened and a look of panic appeared in her eyes. Yes the evil lord attacked the kingdom, but it was timed for Shalltear's arrival, and Anz and Momon appeared before it could do anything huge.
"t-that's Honyopenyoko... isn't that Dracula?" her words seemed to have made many people put the pieces together.
"those masks, those maids... no, is he under her control?" fear instantly spread throughout the city as everyone watched Dracula slowly move as if he were a robot. Dracula sighed softly, now he had to kill a few before giving Shalltear a reason to leave... so I moved, and swung my sword. on instinct, I targeted them, and blood flew into the air.
their blood gathered, being absorbed by Dracula. everyone ran for their life, luckily for them, Dracula was like a robot. unable to move right. those few skilled Minoturs were able to easily read Dracula's moves, dodge his actions, and get away.
"Why are you all running? be useful sacrifices to bring back my love. the more blood he absorbed, the stronger he could grow. once he comes back, he will be stronger and better than ever before. don't let them run, sage them in like the dods they are, kill all of the undead, and leave them to Dracula to kill. if he doesn't kill, it's all pointless." Honyopenyoko laughed, her voice sending fear down everyone's spine. they ran for their life, while the undead rushed towards Dracula, but the masked maid all moved, slaughtering them all.
they were able to run from Dracula, he was slow, but this is what brought them enough time for their hero to arrive. Dracula who was about to cut down a Minotaur mother who was protecting her child, suddenly moved the sword, blocking a long sword which came flying from the sky.
sending the long sword flying back, Dracula jumped back, an act which left him losing his balance.
"you... what have you done to Dracula!?" An enraged voice sounded as Momon glared towards Dracula, and back towards Honyopenyoko.
"what does it look like? I'm bringing my love back to life, as his true love. this is my job," Honyopenyoko said with a cruel smile
"Dracula would not want any of this, he died to protect this world from De... Jaldabaoth, and now you're forcing him to do such acts?" Momon said, his voice cracking slightly, which made everyone move at how enraged he was. Truly, he cared for his friend Dracula. they couldn't picture the pain he was going through right now.
"Oh please, our bond is special. My beloved Dracula would never want to leave me. right my love, come and give me a huge." Honyopenyoko said with a warm soft gaze, and like the undead he was, Dracula slowly turned walking towards Honyopenyoko and hugged her.
the Minotaur, although it was the first time they saw Dracula... they were enraged for him, even in death he couldn't rest. this crazy woman just wouldn't give him such a chance. they looked toward Momon, who was shaking in rage. a few thought they heard something that almost sounded like a laugh, but they shook their head. it must be that he was so angry he was getting out weird sounds.
"Die." Momon roared as he jumped forward, but Shallear suddenly grew wings, and flew off, into the sky.
"My love is weak right now, but as he absorbs more blood he will be able to grow stronger... one day he would kill you. your blood would be the fine thing he would need to come back to life, stronger than ever." Honyopenyoko said while waving her hand, all of the masked maids suddenly disappeared, the same for her.
"No... Dracula!" Momon roared, making everyone look away. First Dracula sacrificed himself to defeat the bad guy, but he survived, just for him to jump in the way of a blow to save you, before sending you away as he fought the enemy... and now this? they couldn't imagine the pain he was going through,
news of the happening at the Minotaur nation would soon spread, far faster than any other news. Evileye sat on a window, looking at the sky above. her mask was nowhere to be seen, and she just sat there,
She lived for more than 250 years, and for the first time in her life, she thought she could enjoy the concept of being in love. She didn't care that Dracula was going to marry Renner, as long as he could hold her she would have been happy... yet he was taken away from her, dying a hero... and now this.
"this... you don't deserve this." She said softly, Dracula's carefree smile flashing through her mind. She was about to cry, but she stopped herself.
"I will find the grimoire... with my talent, I could gain all of its magic." She said softly while setting up. Evileye's unique talent was called Copy, all spells from tier 1 to tier 11 can be copied, this was a secret she kept hidden from many people, not even Dracula knew...