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"Talk"
'Thought'
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"Now, everyone, to our Supreme Leader, the ritual of fidelity."
Said a pristine beauty outfitted with a marvelous white dress that enveloped her entrancing curves. She placed her hands which were covered with pure white gloves over her heart. The void-colored wings that spurted out of her hips fluttered in glee as she bowed before her eternal master. Her black hair -which was accompanied by 2 short, marble-like horns- dangled in front of her face. The five beings behind her mimicked her every motion.
"Guardian of the first, second, and third floor of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, Shalltear Bloodfallen I bow before the Supreme One."
The first one to speak was a petite doll-like figure who was no taller than 140cm. The purple gothic dress that she wore over her figure swayed left and right with every word she spoke. Still kneeling in front of her beloved, she lifted her head, and -with her crimson eyes- stared deep into the Guild master's soul. The next one to speak was an imposing-looking bug. It bore the resemblance of a mixture between a mantis and an ant. His body was coated with shining cerulean armor that left no weak spots uncovered. It clicked its mandibles in quick succession and exhaled a cold, blue mist from its mouth
"The. Guardian. Of. The. Fifth. Floor. Of. The. Great. Underground. Tomb. Of. Nazarick. Cocytus. I. Bow. Before. The. Supreme. One."
The Undead monster in front of him nodded and turned to face the person next to him.
"Guardian of the sixth floor of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, Aura Bella Fiora."
The third person to speak up was a dark elf of similar stature to that Shalltear. Her blonde hair and heterochromatic eyes are what differentiated her from the petite Vampire. She wore a leather outfit that was made from the hide of the toughest of monsters. Below her neck, and over her clavicles was a golden necklace with an acorn of the same color.
"G-Guardian of the sixth floor, Mare Bello Fiore."
Said another Dark Elf. Although the young elf looked like a girl, he was a boy. Mare and Aura are crossdressers as well as the creations of another of the Supreme Beings, Bukubukuchagama. He wore a similar outfit to that of Aura's but with an inverted color palette. Instead of having a red outfit, he had a blue one. He tried to meet his master's gaze but was unable to thanks to his shyness. He gripped the wooden staff that he held in his hands as a way to deal with his nervousness.
"We bow before the supreme one."
The Dark Elf twins said in unison.
"Guardian of the seventh floor of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, Demiurge, I bow before the Supreme One."
Last but not least was a slim, tan man wearing a red-stripped British suit. The metallic tail that stuck out of his back swayed in an unpredictable pattern, which betrayed the calm demeanor that he so desperately tried to maintain.
"Overseer of the Floor Guardians, Albedo. I bow before your supreme presence, my lord."
Said the impossibly beautiful woman that first started the conversation
"Other than the Guardian of the fourth floor, Gargantua, and the Guardian of the eighth floor, Victim, all the Floor Guardians have gathered before you. Please bestow your orders upon us, Supreme One. We offer you everything that we are and everything that we'll ever be to you, oh great master of Nazarick."
The eyes of the Undead that stood before them shone a dangerous crimson color. Out of nowhere, an all-encompassing aura of dread started to surround the master of death. The robed skeleton spread his arms and spoke,
"Wonderful, Floor Guardians! I am confident that all of you will be able to fulfill your duties without fail!"
He said with an aura that demanded respect. Hearing the words of their master, all of the Guardians' faces contorted into a smile of happiness and joy.
"Now, to the matter at hand, it seems that The Great Tomb of Nazarick is caught up in an unknown situation, I already have Sebas surveying our surroundings-"
The Undead King was interrupted when he received an incoming 'Message'.
"What is it, Sebas? Are you done with the order I have given you?"
Momonga was very eager to hear what Sebas had to report. There was a moment of silence, the Floor Guardians stayed silent, not wanting to interrupt him when he was discussing something via a 'Message'.
"...Can you repeat that?"
Soon, a very fancy and strong looking butler, who must be Sebas Tian, though what truly caught everyone's attention, especially for Momonga, was the guest that the servant brought in, their body was covered in a cloak so their identity was hidden for the moment, however judging by what they have, that being pulling some kind of wagon behind them, they were clearly some kind of traveler of some kind.
“Sebas! You dare bring an outsider inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick!?”
However Albedo, as well as most of the Floor Guardians, did not care for said visitor, in fact, most of them were either upset, or even considering killing the uninvited guest for even dare entering their home known as Nazarick, this did cause the intruder to flinch in response to their hostility, but thankfully they didn't have to worry, thanks to the Ruler of Nazarick stopping his servants from doing anything unnecessarily violent.
“Sebas, may you please explain why you brought this stranger to our home?”
Momonga seemed to be the only one to truly look curious and show interest, instead of hostility or hate.
“Forgive me my Lord, but I thought it would be best to have a native of this new world to explain our situation.”
Sebas bows as he explains his reasoning, though what he said, “New World”, definitely caught everyone's wide eyes attention, especially for Momonga.
‘So we're truly no longer in YGGDRASIL, huh?...’
Momonga rubs his boney chin as he takes a moment to process the information given, before finally turning his attention to the cloak figure before him, as he decided that asking for answers was better than trying to figure it out himself.
“May I have your name, my esteemed guest?”
As soon as Momonga asked about this from the stranger, they hesitated for a moment, no doubt a bit suspicious around such a very terrifying group, but in the end decided it was best to comply, as they then began to introduce themselves.
“The name you seek is Zecora, from long faraway lands who's also a Zebra.”
The cloaked figure finally removed their hood and revealed themselves to be a Zebra known as Zecora, which definitely caught the Overlord off guard, clearly not expecting such a unique individual.
‘Oh, a talking animal, huh, don't know if I should be surprised by this or not.’
Despite the unexpected sight, Momonga wasn't entirely shocked by what he was seeing, given the fact he was already surrounded by very interesting “People”.
“Are you the only talking Zebra?”
Though that didn't mean that Momonga wasn't curious about this, in fact, he was now more interested about what was out there outside of Nazarick and in the new world.
“My kind spread far and wide, however I assume you want to know if there is more than just my pride?”
Zecora tilts her head, as she assumes the skeleton king was asking if there was more than just zebras out in the world.
“So you're saying there's more than just talking zebras?”
Momonga nods and looks much more fascinated by what the world has available for them.
“I do not know where or even what you're from, but these lands have mostly Ponies that they overcome.”
When Zecora mentioned that Ponies were the dominant species in the new world, well, there's a limit to how much everyone could be surprised by the new information.
“A world with horses as the native species, how very interesting...”
Momonga has to admit, while this wasn't necessarily “Shocking” to know that the world was ruled by a different species, it being ruled over by “Horses” specifically was definitely new to him.
“Of course there are more than just Ponies that walk, you'll also find flying Pegasus, magical Unicorns, fearsome Dragons, rude Griffons and among others that talk.”
Of course Zecora mentioned and clarified that other creatures exist than just normal Ponies and Zebras.
“What about Humans? Or Elves? Do you also have Demons or other forms of Monsters?”
While the creatures that were mentioned were enough to make Momonga want to learn more about them, he was more curious about whether or not specific creatures that he might be familiar with also exist in this new world.
“Other Monsters and probably Demons we do have, but Humans or Elves? We have yet to see ourselves.”
While Zecora can't deny the possibility that certain creatures also exist, she admits that she has yet to see any that the Ruler of Nazarick has mentioned.
“No Humans, hm…”
The thought of Humans not existing in this world did leave Momonga a bit, well, he wasn't sure how to feel exactly.
‘You know, that's probably for the best that they don't exist…’
Though in the end, Momonga decided that it was probably better that they don't exist in this new world, some of the reasons might involve how Humans in general are just terrible most of the time, but the main reason may have to do how all of Nazarick think of them, most of their thoughts aren't exactly kind.
“I do apologize for wasting your time, but I have more questions I wish to ask of you.”
With that thought being placed in the back of the skull, Momonga was about to continue questioning the zebra.
“While I do not mind, answering your question is quite fine.”
Which Zecora had no objections to the idea.
“However if it is more knowledge you desire, I know of a way you could acquire.”
Though Zecora did have a suggestion that might be better for the Overlord.
“Oh? I'm listening.”
This no doubt made Momonga curious about what the rhyming donkey had to offer.
“Not too far outside of Everfree, a small town you may see.”
Zecora reaches into her cloak and pulls out a map.
“Ponyville is what you want to find, with a library filled with history of all kind.”
Which Zecora then shared said map to everyone, sharing the location at where Nazarick was at, being in the Everfree Forest, and where to go, specifically where Ponyville was at.
“Hm, to meet with the natives of this world…”
While the idea of going somewhere that had a library that would definitely answer a lot of questions for everyone, Momonga couldn't help but hesitate at the idea of going to the public just yet.
“I wish to discuss this topic with my servants, would you mind giving us some time to decide?”
Momonga decided it would be best to get the opinions of his Floor Guardians and other servants before making any big decisions that could determine their future.
“An issue I do not wish to give, however, I am currently looking for a place to live.”
Luckily Zecora was understanding and didn't mind waiting for them to decide on what to do, however she still had to deal with her own situation, that being looking for a place to stay.
“I see, then how about I let you stay in my Great Tomb of Nazarick?”
But for someone like Momonga, the answer to this problem was to just simply let the zebra stay in his home, much to everyone's shock, including the talking animal herself.
“I-I do not wish to oppose, you have quite a lovely abode!”
Zecora, while not familiar with where she's at, even she could tell that she had entered a very important place, and someone like herself shouldn't be allowed inside, let alone stay.
“Nonsense, I have no issue with you staying in my home, however in exchange, I wish for you to share more knowledge with us.”
Though Momonga didn't seem to have a problem with the idea of her staying here, of course, he did admit that it wouldn't be free to stay here.
“I do not know what to say, but I will do everything to repay.”
Luckily it was a price that Zecora should be able to pay, bowing her head and thanking the skeleton king for such kindness he has given her.
“Sebas, take her to one of our guest rooms, and have a maid serve under her, make her as comfortable as possible.”
With nothing more to say, Momonga allowed his butler to lead the zebra to her new living quarters.
“It shall be done, my Lord.”
Sebas bows and accepted the request from his master, however before he could fulfill his duties, the rhyming donkey spoke up one last time before leaving.
“Before I must go, may I have the name so that I can know?”
And what Zecora said, or what she wanted to ask, was the name of the Ruler of Nazarick, as well as the Overlord who showed more kindness than what his frightening skull face would reveal.
“My name?”
Momonga was about to just answer with his, well, name, however he stopped himself and took a moment to look at his Floor Guardians, and for a moment, instead of NPC that came to life, he saw his friends, again it was only for a moment, but that was enough to let him decide on how to answer Zecora question.
“My name is Ainz Ooal Gown.”
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You know, even though most of the characters in Nazarick, including Momonga, might be “Program” to be evil, that doesn't necessarily mean they should always be evil and become the Villains in each world they enter, or be characters to take over said world, in fact, with how peaceful everything is, and how most characters in MLP are more or less friendly, there's no reason for the Overlord characters to want to commit evil, specifically Momonga has no reason to be evil and would make sure his servants don't do evil, basically, consider this story a “Slice Of Life” with moment of adventures.
(With that said, I'm sure they would, “Cause Trouble”, here and there, but at the moment, at least for me, there's no benefits of being horrible people, unless they want the whole world to see them as a threat and make enemies from everyone, so for now, Momonga and all of Nazarick will just simply enjoy the peace)
/Nazarick Fav Ponies\
Ain't Ooal Gown/Momonga=Twilight, Celestia, Luna, and Cadence.
Albedo=Starlight Glimmer and Trixie.
Shalltear=Discord.
Demiurge=Zecora.
Sebas=Derpy Hooves.
Aura And Mare=Spike and dragons.
Cocytus=Shining Armor.
Pandora Actor=Rarity and Star Swirl.
Yuri Alpha=Twilight and Cheerilee.
Narberal Gamma=Applejack and Apple Family.
Lupusregina Beta=Rainbow Dash.
Solution Epsilon=Rarity.
CZ2128 Delta=Fluttershy, but basically everyone that is cute, which again is everyone, lol.
Entoma Vasilissa Zeta=Pinkie Pie, as well as anyone in Sugar Cube Corner.
(These are my ideas for now, let me know if you think I should change anything, or what other Overlord characters would have a favorite “MLP Character” hehe~)