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-Several hours later-
Kyuketsuki readjusted Kathrin’s royal gold and red gown with Kathrin finishing zipping up his. Glancing over at Shalltear giggling as she helped Peroroncino dress in patchwork spare parts of armor until they visited Nazarick. While he was at first against the idea of something, he was sure only Shalltear would ask. Peroroncino had talked him into this distraction partly because he felt terrible for not summoning his sister too. Peroroncino’s sister was sure to have more trouble adjusting. Sighing at the Birdman, he was probably the only person who could talk him into a few rounds of sex with Shalltear, Kathrin, Rita, and himself. The weakness he couldn’t enjoy in YGGDRASIL.
“So that was fun, thanks again for helping calm my nerves. Um, I don’t want to say this, but could you send me back really quick.”
The emperor glared at his friend. “Bringing you here took 90 spells off my list. It would be easier to bring Bukubukuchagama here. I don’t know even how I would return, not that I want to.”
Peroroncino felt the heavy air of the topic they could bring her here, but they didn’t even know how she was doing. Though Kyuketsuki could tell, there was more on his friend’s mind. “Hey, do you have a mirror of remote viewing. I want to try something.”
Kettor was caught off guard by the question but pulled one out of his inventory. Watching over his friend's shoulder as a world Kyuketsuki had only seen in the dream deal with Jester appeared. Only there was a human woman in a studio recording lines for some reason. Wait, was that Bukubukuchagama's voice acting, so this was part of the world he forgot. Then the mirror shifted again to see a human man working in a strange shop, which made peroroncino stop.
“Wait, if I'm there, then how am I here too? Didn’t I delete my avatar for YGGDRASIL?”
Kyuketsuki shifted uncomfortably, not sure if he should tell his friend or not. How he was a dragon lord remade to live a long and very happy life. Before, the image in the mirror changed to what looked like a graveyard with long-dead grass, a simple tombstone. With a name, he couldn’t read no matter how he focused. Near it where flowers being put there by a Japanese man with light red hair, the face covered by a gas mask.
His birdman friend turned to him with sorrow, sad for some reason he couldn’t understand. “I'm so sorry I don’t know what happened to your real self. I can only imagine how you must feel seeing that.”
Kyuketsuki stared at the image in the mirror. While he couldn’t care what happened to his past shell. There is one thing the bugged him it was the Japanese man. He could vaguely remember blurred memories. The younger Japanese man, his younger brother he had grown to have a strained relationship with the sibling due to his assassin work. To protect the only family and friend he had. Before being killed by what he could only guess was his employers coming after him. An apartment fire read in the newspaper; he was clutching.
As much as Kyuketsuki hated to leave the younger brother there, his past shell was as dead there as it was here. Clenching a fist Though not for the reason his friend believed. Reminding himself, there was no way to reach his lost younger brother. Even if he wanted to, the cost to get there might kill him or anyone he tried to bring. He had to focus on the here and now or make another mistake like with Jade. The emperor Waving off his friend’s worry with a neutral smile.
“I don’t really feel anything for my past shell. Only sorry that my younger brother will have to learn to live without me.”
“I haven’t been candid. There was a dragon lord who had a one-night stand with my new sister Muketsu you saw earlier. I told myself I wouldn’t, but I kind of in the heat of the moment turned him into you. As a loophole to my promise to him, I only promised him a long and happy life, not that he would keep being himself or that I won’t do this.” Gesturing to his bird friend's body.
He really didn’t know how his friend would respond, but it didn’t feel right to hide that fact. Honestly, the mirror of remote viewing made him want to know if Momonga’s old body was still alive to confirm what this meant. It was a struggle to recall the planet's name. “Hey, I know you might be mad or disappointed. In my weakness, but could you see where Momonga’s human body is?”
The Birdman smiled if it was possible with a beak, patting his shoulder. “Hey, I understand you finally wanted to do what we always talked about. I know you would agree even if you resisted my ways at first. Bukubukuchagama would be so disappointed in you.” His friend teased him.
Kyuketsuki blushed as his shame was washed away by green dullness. If anyone else had asked to have some sort of orgy with him, Rita, Kathrin, and Shalltear. He would have Clemvet murder them slowly. But his old friend understood him or at least how to corrupt him. Maybe the world corruption class was a sign he had a problem.
Peroroncino shifted the mirror again to see the familiar human form of Momonga in an office working. It was bizarre to view his friend's original humans’ shells and his long-dead past shell. This had to be part of the puzzle which brought him here. The same amount of time had passed there or more, it was hard to tell without sound.
{Shalltear, make sure to message Momonga about this trick with the mirror of remote viewing.}
{At once my husband.}
Jester shimmered into the room, walking up to the Birdman, whispering something in his ear. He let them talk quietly about something before they came over.
“I see, then let's go find those dragon lords. Then we can have some more fun together.”
“First, we have to get you ready most of your gear is back in the treasury.”
Kyuketsuki halted before having Kathrin open a gate; Rita keeps looking at the Birdman that had somehow come out of a dragon lord. “This stays between us. You’re the only person I would have even considered doing that with.”
“What about Ulbert? You were pretty close to him. I remember that one bet in the ash-
‘We never speak of that again!” Kyuketsuki sent a glare at his friend, silently saying that stayed between them. Trying not to remember that event no matter how enjoyable it was.
“It's fine your girls and Shalltear know to keep this a secret.” Rita blushed and looks away mumbling, Kathrin was static like an unreadable wall, and Shalltear beaming with a bow. “Of course, my lords.”
Kyuketsuki could not say how happy he was that Clemvet wasn’t here right now. The mission to keep him from bugging him should keep her distracted and would be the Slane theocracy’s problem for a while. He did miss Entoma, though. She would keep a record of their activities, and any information Clem-Chan missed or tried to hide.
Handing all his elite knights a ring of poison protection. Before teleporting to the treasury Entrance, taking off his and Kathrin’s guild rings. Before saying the password as the secret passage opened, allowing them to come in. Passing a few Avatara’s before reaching his friend’s statue.
“Didn’t think Momonga would build something like this for me. Glad to see my gears all here.”
It took a few minutes before Peroroncino was dressed in his old armor. Walking out of the Mausoleum, he remembered it wouldn’t do to take the gear without letting Pandora acter know. Sending a quick message to the treasury guardian and letting him know Peroroncino was back and with him. Also, pushing the job of letting all the other floor guardians and Ainz know. He also Took the weapons and gear of five others for his second plan should things go south.
“So, what now you and sister usually have a plan for dealing with larger enemy numbers like this.”
Kyuketsuki grinned, putting an arm around the avatar of Peroroncino. “My new sister will call five dragonlords to Re-Ulovale, where I met the last dragonlord there. Then we ambush them kill them, I change them into world gem shards and call the rest of them to finish them. Then we can have more fun, will you can, I have an empire to run now.”
Peroroncino burst out laughing, holding his gut. Finally, asking when he calmed down. “I thought you said you won’t be caught dead in politics again. Did Kathrin trick you into this?”
When Kathrin blushed, it didn’t help his shame holding Kathrin close. Making Peroroncino start chuckling again. “I regret bringing you here.” He stated lamely
His friend patted his shoulder. “Don’t say that think of all the things we can do now we couldn’t do before. I still need to meet this possible new member. Tell me she has some good sense of humor?”
Kathrin saves him from the conversation, pulling them out of the room back to Re-Ulovale, handing out a large supply of potions to each of the four knights, Kathrin, Peroroncino, and Shalltear. Messaging Jester to sent the fake alert to five dragon lords. He could test their strength in numbers, and he was sure his first objective could be achieved. Carnival would be handled by Jester, then the dragon lords could be split between them. He sent Bardic, Leinas, and nimble to keep the town people safe. At worst, he would die and need Ainz to bring him back, but at the very least, after the First phase, Nazarick would have more than him and Peroroncino to fight them in the future.
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He had not told Peroroncino his full plan watching him fly off with Shalltear and get to a good sniping position. He had to test these dragon lords at their full strength in groups. His blood sang in joy at the coming battle. If they proved to be a danger as he feared, then His mastery of world corruption would ensure none of them left this place alive. Leaving only six more left for Nazarick to rout to the stem. Granted, he had not seen a dragon lord revive. Still, Jester seemed to think they could naturally if he couldn’t destroy every dragon lord soul within range of the city.
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-A few hours later-
The emperor stood up, messaging Peroroncino to be ready. Eyeing all five fully grown dragons, a large smooth blue scaled dragon, a sparkling pearl scaled dragon. Next was a light blue scaly spiky dragon, the green dragon covered in moss and fungus, and last, the long copper scaly dragon with whip-like appendages. All their eyes locked on Kyuketsuki. Three of them started to attack the death knights that attacked them. Leaving the whip dragon and pearl scaled dragon alone with him. “We knew you killed another dragon soul before coming here. We could smell and sense the twisted sent of the brightness dragon lord miles away.”
“Then why did you show up?”
Both dragon lords answered by breathing out a massive blast of wild magic [mass abyssal protection: thermal shield] [bone wall] [glaciers imprisonment]. Despite the three defensive spells, the combined breath weapon of both dragon lords pierced right through the defensive magic, even the thermal shield offered little defense. Before he could worry about this, Malga rushed up in front of him, tanking the blast even as the moving mass of undead flesh was burned away. “No move back before it kills you.”
Malga smiled at him before covering his body as he was shot back into a building. Screaming for the mass of souls, he had already failed once coming to a stop. He stood desperately searching around only to see the gory unmoving mess growling as he turns to the two dragons. “You will regret that!”
[Ability Boost] [Greater Ability Boost] [superior ability boost] [Flow Acceleration] [Greater Evasion] [Pace of the Wind] [Undead Body Strengthening] [Greater Capacity Building] [Enhanced Magic Resistance]
The emperor didn’t say a word after his list of martial arts, neither did the dragons as he rushed them in his true form. His bat fang daggers speeding at them only to be intercepted by small purple sparks before the whip dragon attacked with its long scaly tail. [thousand soul lashes] he could not describe his shock as his prized daggers that had been with him since becoming a vampire where destroyed. Kyuketsuki himself could not focus on his losses as rainbow-colored sparkles and an endless barrage of lashes was sent his way. Even with [reflect evil], [bone wall], and other defensive spells couldn’t hold out for more than one or two waves before crumbling.
He tried to get close, but the dragon lords kept pushing him back with [fairy fire wave] and [thousand soul lashes], forcing him to dodge and duck out of the way. Laying waste to the town around him without care, getting to cover behind a building to get some time to plan. “You know this will be considered an act of war.” [endless shadow hand] [darkness mirror]
Kettor hopes to at least catch them off guard as the thousands of shadow hands and mid-tier copies attacked. Only for a wave of rainbow light to burn away the shadowy arms, then the whip dragon to cut all the clones in half with its tail [supersonic sword]. “Tsaindorcus told us about his war with your kind. We came knowing this was a trap, and soon the others will arrive. To help us hunt for the other one, see if we can draw him out too.”
Kyuketsuki tried to use [greater time factor] only for the fairy dragon to pulse out magic, stopping his time magic. Cursing, he was out in the open. Seeing the whiptail coming down at him. [greater teleportation] appearing behind the fairy dragon attacking at their blind spot. [maximize magic: subzero touch] [true dominate mind] [Illusionary projections]
Sending the two mental magics at the whip dragon as his blades drew close to the fairy dragon. Attacking with [Bat Fang Thrust], then followed by another [Bat Fang Thrust] using both swords to strike at the dragons back scales hearing it hiss out in pain under his first four strike combo. He would have layed in with more if not for the long tail limbs of the whip dragon painfully wrapping around him. Using his wings to block, he grunted as he was thrown away into a building as it collapsed on him.
Brushing the rubble off him, the attack left a deep cut in his trench coat. ‘Ok, illusion magic and mental magic is out. Wild magic also reduces damage to them and bypassed about 70% of my defense.’. Rolling his painful shoulders, he could only hope Peroroncino and Shalltear were having a much easier time. Hearing the booms of thunder from the storm dragon lord who would be the hardest enemy for both Rita and Kathrin, the best he could do was finish up quickly. Kettor silently teleported away to by time, leaving a fast [paradox dark mirror]
A ring of magic eyes appeared around him, quickly chanting he would have a few minutes while hoping everyone was out of range, and the dragons attacked the mirror of himself. Watching through its eyes as they finally struck after 30 seconds, the mirror using [lighting counter] and [steel nail] martial arts Rita learned. To block the dragon's crazy fast whip appendages before attacking at a quicker speed, then the dragon could defend with a wave of [Fourth destroyer strikes]. However, it ate through a lot of his stamina. He found the paradox mirror didn’t drain his, but it's own as the whip dragon could only brace itself. While the fairy dragon shoots out a stream of Rainbow light.
Sadly his paradox mirror couldn’t use [twist of fate] and [refute of death] as it was destroyed. His nerves were on high alert as he rushed to finish the super tier spell. As the walls of the building were smashed in, he refused to move as a large piece of rubble was headed right at him. Cursing watching in shock as Malga somehow found the strength to put itself back together enough to take the blow. “It was a pleasure to serve you again, master. I know you found us slightly annoying, but we die knowing we could be useful one last time-”
Then Malga’s undead mass of blood and fungi exploded in to dust as light cleared the view of both dragons. Kyuketsuki felt his heart go cold and numb his eyes filled with fury as a single blood tear trailed down his face.
“That shield won’t save you, destroyer.” The whip dragon spoke up next, destroying the walls and roof with [dome of wind]. “Neither will your twisted abominations.”
“Hear me and bring down my last blade of winter's wrath, which kills eternal dragons’ flames!”
Both of the dragons tensed, ready as Kyuketsuki braced himself [sealed blood wrath of Helheim] Ring of Critical Blood and Ring of Helheim both took a year each to create with this curse affect. The curse on both rings only allowed 50% of their power to be used except for a single, one-time use, and he watched both rings turn to particles. As his body became ethereal to the world around it. The dragons looked at him, confused, unknowing that every single soul still in this city was dead in a few seconds.
“Was that supposed to do something? All you did was make yourself unable to attack us while Reine Fée can attack ghost forms.”
Kyuketsuki gave a cold smile as a massive wave of green chilled his heart. “Feel honored, dragon scum. I was saving this trick for a world-class enemy. But I will not let you waste any more of my time now die and take this whole city with you!”
The dragonlords looked up to see the massive purple beam of mixing red and blue coming down at them. Kyuketsuki felt like a ghost watching as a few humans who failed to get out of the city where caught in the blast. Vanished in seconds, all their life-force drained from them, disappearing forever. The dragons screamed unheard in the rush of his rare secret curse for this one and only time he cast his 11th tier as if it was a 12th tier spell. He had planned to save it for when they take on a world boss. Sadly, the guild had already started to lose members, and it stayed hidden. The only reason he wasn’t dead was the second effect of the curse. He couldn’t touch anything or deal damage himself till the spell was over, nor could he end it early.
To his amusement and hidden shock, the fairy dragon used up a secret trick to fight the power that could only be matched by a world item. Nothing in the town lasted more than a minute in the purple light before everything buildings, people, even the street turned from the spring-like weather to a winter field of snow and broken earth. When the spell stopped, he became tangible again, looking in shock. As the whip dragon stood breathing out visible clouds of winter breaths, its body shaking, the Fairy Dragon was dead. Its body froze with only negative energy left inside, crumbling into flash-frozen chunks.
“Give up. I can still do that two more times.” He bluffed, hoping to draw out any last tricks or get the dragon to stop.
“Your power is terrible and frightening, but Reine gave her life so that I could stop you.” He watched as a rainbow glow radiated off the whip dragon, moving faster than before. Attacking Kyuketsuki without relent spilling out names of attacks. He couldn’t be sure if they were spells or martial arts as his bone wings where shattered, his bone tail split in the middle. If Kettor could still feel the pain, he would be screaming as his armor was battered with numb whips ripping and cracking his armor. His swordes did little to hold back the storm of attacks forced to merge them with his hands to offer better protection under the onslaught.
‘How is he moving so fast? The 12th tier spell should have halved his speed or stunned him, not make him even faster. Wait, is it the aura around him? I need to dispel it, but how at this rate, I will have to pull back, switch armor, and heal. Come on, think of something. Some kind of boost with positive, so negative magic should counter it.’ Still, his [Subzero touch] didn’t seem to be enough. Taking a chance, he moves using his sabers, charging the dragon despite the rising damage quickly depleting his HP.
[Holy dragon lances]
Kyuketsuki smirked, grunting as all of the dragon’s whip-like appendages speared through his body. Losing his cheer as the dragon pulled him close for a breath attack, grimacing, this was going to hurt, realizing the dragon limbs in him kept him from teleporting. Trying to use his tongue to cut through the hard scales only to hiss as his tongue bled, getting cut up by the hard scales.
“I said I would end you destroyer. There is a reason we split up. Both of us knew we might not make it back. But you underestimated us [soul acid storm].”
Kyuketsuki’s mind shut off, moving without thought, bringing up one clawed hand. Slashing out with [boosted maximize magic: winter death edge] combined with [Fourth destroyer strike], [Steel nail], and [Bat Fang Thrust]. Huffing for breath as his body ached, he struggles with the wave of acid, which tried to get past his claw, martial arts, and magic. As he thought his shaking claw might fail him. His mind flashed of Rita, Kathrin, Clem-chan, Shalltear, Peroroncino, Entoma, Velvet, Jade, and finally Malga. Roaring out his challenge to the heavens in bloodthirsty and desperate rage to live.
SNAP!
Hearing a loud snap when the red was gone from his vision, he was still in his true shape in blood-red snow as his undead body struggled to stay alive. Pushing himself up, one of these long-bladed clawed hands was broken, the draconic blood saber shattered. Into pieces standing over it, he felt like a piece of himself was gone snuffed out, noticing his divine class shirt, belt, pants, and boots were in useless tatters now. Leaking blood as the cut-off limbs of the whip dragon was still inside him. He grunted slowly, pulling each one out, which took a few minutes before downing an undead health potion.
Hearing the snow crunching and a shadow was over him, he rolled without thinking, his mind reverting to instinctive movement, turning to see the badly wounded and blooded dragon. Only his trench coat still keeping him decent or providing any defense. He could switch gear; however, feeling an invisible whip drilling into his mind struggling, this mental attack was almost as strong as Clemvet’s mental prowess.
The dragon panted, shivering, and bleeding as it’s will battling with the emperors. “I hate using this magic, but this is the only way for me to stop you now. even if I must use the power which brought down our dragon empire.”
Kyuketsuki could see the dragon charging up another [soul acid storm] if he got hit, that was sure to kill him. He would be unable to help others if he used his blood sealed skills. Then he realized he would have to use up another ring, which would take decades to replace if he even could. The flash of Nazarick reminded him why he was not allowed to die yet. Then his [ring of mind flayer] flashed with a blinding light as it vanished Just as the mind domination spell was going to take effect. The dragon hissed, closing his eyes, stunned by the screaming mental backlash of the ring.
At that moment, Kyuketsuki charged [boosted maximize magic: winter death edge] [Fourth destroyer strike], [Steel nail], and [Bat Fang Thrust]. Blindly attacking the dragon till it stopped moving, covered in blood as his sword healed him back, leaving only minor injuries. Kyuketsuki sank into the snow, breathing ragged and hissing as the pain returned to him.
Analyzing the fight, what should have been easy burned three of his rare cursed ring aces. Something that would take eons to recreate even then. Most of his favorite and best gear for dealing with dragons were gone. Looking over at the remains of his second saber. Then to the broken and lifeless daggers where once he could hear the whispering of dim living blades asking for blood and battle now only silent. Clutching his remaining blood saber, he would need a few minutes to heal and recover his stamina, hoping the others could handle the enemies.
{Momonga, are you there? I have grim news.}
{Kyuketsuki, why do you sound hurt? Where are you? I will come right away.}
{haha always so worried I told you I don’t need your pity cough…Ah that’s my blood, I think? Listen, I am dealing with the dragon lords at Re-Ulovale I already have Nigredo watching taking notes along with shadow demons as back up.]
Kyuketsuki cast [twin: phantom pain] closing many of the bleeding wounds. {Don’t come. I managed to kill two dragon lords the only one who might have trouble is Peroroncino and Shalltear. Fighting two as well.}
{Why would you want me to stay away? You could die! I am coming there right now hold on.}
Kyuketsuki chuckled at his friend's worry. It felt nice to remember the old times of him getting in trouble and Momonga coming to save him. {Ainz listen! Analyze the enemy and powers. It’s what you do best. Kathrin already tested Revival magic with one of the player bodies. As long as the dragons don’t destroy souls, you can revive me. Should my plan…ouch…fail, you will have six others who value there lives a bit more than me. I’m sure that will make you happier. Then again, that’s why I am Nazarick’s blade.}
{Kyuketsuki I can’t agree to this-}
{Your, the guild leader, do what you think is best. Sorry Can’t waste any more time the others need my help.}
Kyuketsuki turned to the dragon bodies with a pained smile. ‘Time for phase two.’
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