Chương 44: A Peaceful Takeover

Appearing from a black swirl, Invincible looked around; finding himself in a luxurious Throne Room, with a crystal like throne that radiated power. The power of the throne is stronger than the Divine Yang Tree, yet, it's only being used for sitting on.

Hanging from the ceiling, there was a massive singular crystal chandelier that emits rainbow lights, making the room look dreamy.

One the walls, there were 41 flags each with a different emblem.

On the ground, there is a blood red carpet leads to the throne.

Behind the throne is a singular red flag resting on the wall.

Invincible was surprised, even in his time as an Immortal Emperor, he had never seen display of wealth like this before.

One must know that, in order to reach his old realm, he had to travel to many secret realms, some of ancient monsters that could dominate Immortal Venerable, but even they don't have such wealth.

Only an Immortal Supreme could casually display it, as if afraid others would not see how much wealth and fortune they possess.

Take the Divine Yang Tree for example, although in this room it was insignificant, in the Immortal Realms, it was a precious item that one can only be chance upon but not sought. In the long history of the Immortal Realms, it had only appeared once and that was eons ago.

Even if one uses the flags as an example, if they broke it down, all its materials could be used to make top tier medium Life Treasures and other items.

Frowning, Invincible closed his eyes, looking inside his Void Space at the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown which is trying to break open the Void, to appear in Nazarick.

His Void and the outside space could be said to be completely different realms, yet the staff could still sense Nazarick? Just how powerful was it?

The Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown resonates with Nazarick, making it seem like the two of them were originally one, but separated at some point.

Around the staff, a black miasma rose showing agonizing faces of people suffering. The faces rose before dissipating before new faces took their places, continuing the process.

Reaching into the Void, he grab it. He could see that it was making the Void Space weakened and it will eventually escape, so he had not choice if he didn't want to suffer some kind of backlash.

Gripping the staff, a sense of complete control over everything in Nazarick appeared in his mind. He just need a single word and his will, will become reality. Unfortunately, even though he the staff is powerful, it was not his weapon nor was it something he could be proficient in. He is incline to gloves, because even if he lose it, his strength will not suffer.

Reliance on weapons is a weakness that many fail to see. In battle, once one loses their weapons or it breaks, their strength takes a noticeable decline.

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Areilla was surprised by her new environment, shock from a glance of what her cheap father owned.

She and Invincible have become close over the years, so she learned that her cheap father was the leader of a faction called Nazarick. She had always knew he was wealthy, just by looking at the clothes he wears and how he carries himself.

Ainz had never told her he was her new father but just by the fact the name he gave her seem to have been thought about and the way he treats her, it was obvious something was wrong. It was not until Invincible words implied she was Ainz's daughter did she connect everything.

She went along with Invincible's words, calling herself the Daughter of Ainz Ooal Gown. at first she was hesitant because she was upset that Ainz almost killed her, but he was kind to her, so it was not hard to accept.

As for Ainz's death? Ariella didn't believe it. Even after seeing the weapon of her father in his hands, she couldn't suppress the nagging feeling telling Ainz was alive. The more she went through Dominion and interacted with the other domains, the clearer the feeling becomes.

Her father was too powerful to die, she was certain of it.

Looking the surroundings, Ariella fell into a daze. On one hand, this was the first time being here but on the other, she felt a sense of familiarity.

It hit her…..the blood inside her contained memories. No matter where she looks, it was all so familiar, like she have come home.

Though young, Ariella is no fool. Though there are exceptions, the fact that she had a father, obviously means she had a mother as well. The fact the blood was inside her made the thought ever so true.

While not she have not met the woman yet, she knew she was powerful. She had to be. How could a drop of blood in another world almost kill her otherwise?

However, while she is curious in meeting her mother, Areilla had an ominous premonition. It was not a dangerous feeling but more of a suffocating one. Maybe she was overthinking it, but she started to fear her mother nonetheless.

Waking up, she felt a heat burning her body as she felt her bloodline begin to boil, making it feel like fire was burning her from within.

As the blood boiled, her body began to change. Two wings appeared on the side of her hip, and the horn on her head split into two, curving backwards, with her hair shyly covering them. Her eyes changed, becoming a deeper shape of gold.

The only thing that did not change was her height and her innocence.

Somewhere in Ainzland, a certain someone was resonating with Areilla. Albedo, who have been pretending to be mortal, looked directly at Nazarick's location with confusion on her face.

Albedo's blood was boiling, causing her disguise automatically canceled, showing a beauty that could shun the stars and moon.

Thankfully, she was inside her home, so no one but her daughter saw her appearance, otherwise everyone be kneeling at the sight of the wife of the Overlord, the Goddess of Pure White.

As someone who learn as much about her race as she could in order to give birth to a child with her lover, Albedo recognize what was going on.

In the tomb's great archives of knowledge, it explain two reason for this. Firstly, when one's children are in close proximity. However, after the first time, the bloodline resonation will fade, only show up when ones descendants are in trouble. Secondly, it when a greater demon than oneself appears and is attempting to summon demons. However, what demon is stronger than her? Unless it was a Supreme Being, this was impossible.

It was not hard to decide which reason it was, but she was confuse. How come she had a child? Did Lord Ainz succeed? But….why now?

Looking at her daughter, Albedo knelt down and kiss her. She already had a daughter, she didn't need anymore. But Ainese, was not of her blood….

The feeling of wanting to return was growing but she endure. The more she suppress it, the stronger the feeling get. It was like a bone stuck in ones throat that needed to be scratch but it was never enough.

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Invincible saw all the changes of Ainese but didn't help her since he saw that changes were good.

He, with the experience of an Immortal Emperor, has seen such things many times. Some people are born with extraordinary bloodlines and would require stimulation to awaken. This was no different.

As he watched her complete her awakening, he reckoned her bloodline was a level beneath his. For her blood to be only beneath his, that's something amazing, because that means as long as she grew up without any problems she would have the power of an Immortal Emperor.

Ariella was, after all, the daughter of the man's whose blood he used to recreate his body from; so it would be odd if she wasn't unique.

———

Sitting on his throne inside his broken temple, Demiurge pondered what Lord Ainz was thinking but he couldn't figure it out.

Firstly, Lord Ainz disappears without warning, well not totally without warning. Ever since the conquest of Ainzland, Lord Ainz had lost his drive, so he already assumed Lord Ainz would leave like the rest of the Supreme Beings.

Secondly, Lord Ainz nominated someone else to become a Supreme Being, which can only mean it was someone from the homeland of the Supreme Beings.

This was good and all but begs the question, if he could return, why now? Also this doesn't make sense, since even the Players from the Supreme Being World did not have the power to return, so how could Lord Ainz?

While he was a loyal subordinate, that does not mean he was blind. Whether the Players or Lord Ainz, they were the same type of being. If the Players cannot return to the Supreme Being World, Lord Ainz shouldn't.

Which only means, it was wasn't the Supreme Being World.

As he contemplate, Demiurge look down as he just sense a massive surge of energy that was the norm for a Supreme Being, however the energy was unknown to him. Meaning it was the the new Supreme Being.

(AN: Remember the Tomb is a downward spiral, so him looking down is him looking at the Throne Room.)

Pondering for a minute, Demiurge messages the Floor Guardians,

Finishing his words, he teleported to the door of the Throne Room, seeing all the Floor Guardians waiting for him, except Albedo.

Pushing up his glasses with a serious expression, Demiurge warned them, "Everyone, remember what I said. We cannot let the new Supreme Being know of Lord Ainz status, we are also forbidden from telling him about Lord Ainz plans." Well the plan is something we are not truly aware of. We don't even know how far along it is.

All the Floor Guardians nodded in agreement.

Although the Floor Guardians didn't say it, even if their creators came back, none of them will leave Nazarick for them, after all this was their home and the one that made it what it is, is Lord Ainz. They were loyal to Lord Ainz above everything and everyone, including the new Supreme Being.

Taking a deep breath, Demiurge turned and pushed open the Gate of Judgement, walking in with the Floor Guardians following closely behind him.

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Invincible sat on the throne as if it was his, while looking at the screen before him with interest and consideration. At his side, Areilla was standing looking like a fairy.

Turning his head to the open doors, Invincible's eyes contracted with dread. From the screen he had already overestimated the strength of Nazarick but it seem he was still low balling.

He estimated that lvl 100 was equal to Immortal Emperor because if not, there would be too many Immortal Venerable. However, looking at them, these figures were even stronger than him at his peak. They were just a step away from Immortal Venerable.

At the half a step Immortal Venerables reached the stairs leading to the throne, they all knelt, with the one wearing orange suit ahead of the rest.

"As a result of the Guardian Overseer away from the tomb, I have assume command of the Floor Guardians." Looking up and continuing, Demiurge said, "I am Demiurge, Nazarick Defensive Master and the Guardian of the Seventh Floor. I pledge my fidelity to the Supreme Being..." Shock and disbelief appeared briefly on his face before he recovered. He was surprise by what he was seeing.

When they entered the throne room, Demiurge attention had been drawn to the person on the throne so he did not notice the figure to his right. It was a mistake on his part, something he was surprise he was saying. However it was the truth. Usually he would take in the surroundings but because he wanted to observe the new Supreme Being, he showed weakness.

Looking at the girl, who looked like a clone of his fellow Guardian, only smaller and bearable.

'For her to be here with the new Supreme Being and also look like Albedo, can only be mean Lord Ainz succeed. However, does she hail from the same place as the new lord?'

Demiurge sensed the unique aura of a Supreme Being emitting from her but it was weaker but above a Floor Guardian.

'Does that mean she have the potential to become a Supreme Being?'

Demiurge's mind ran at alarming speed, the fact that she appeared here with the new Supreme Being and she felt similar to a Supreme Being but wasn't; the fact that she didn't emit a similar aura to Invincible, Demiurge smiled like he figure something out and kneeled even deeper than before.

"I, Demiurge, pledge my fidelity to Her Royal Highness."

The Floor Guardians looked at Ariella with a slight change in expression, before looking between Demiurge and her.

Raising her head, Shalltear spoke, "I, Shalltear Bloodfallen, Guardian of the First, Second and Third Floors and second wife of Lord Ainz, pledge my undying loyalty to the Supreme Being and Her Royal Highness." At the end of her words, she sighed faintly as she realized she was conceding victory to Albedo. It was obvious Areilla is Albedo's daughter, just by her appearance alone.

The air seemed to freeze, as Cocytus spoke, "I, Cocytus, Guardian of the Fifth Floor, pledge my loyalty to the Supreme Being and Her Royal Highness."

With a joyful expression on her face, Aura cheerfully spoke, expressing her youthful energy, "I, Aura Bella Flore, Guardian of the Sixth Floor, pledge my loyalty to the Supreme Being and Her Royal Highness."

Mare, shyly spoke, making him look drop dead gorgeous, making people forget he is a boy, no, a man, "I, Mare Bello Flore, Guardian of the same, pledge my loyalty to the Supreme Being and Her Royal Hignines."

As stern as ever, Sebas spoke, "I, Sebas Tain, Guardian of the Ninth Floor, pledge my loyalty to the Supreme Being and Her Highness." His gaze never left Ariella, seeming lost in daze. No one knew what he was thinking.

Seeing that everyone pledged their loyalty to him, Invincible signed with relief, but his face changed slightly when everyone pledged their loyalty to Ainese as well.

Usually when a new sect master takes over, the old sect masters' authority is weakened until it ceases to be but, here, everyone has pledged their loyalty to Ariella along with him. This could only mean that Nazarick is a clan, not a sect.

In a clan, family comes first and strength second. In a sect, it's all about strength, there is no room for weakness, otherwise they will be devoured.

He didn't mind since he was getting to use all of Nazarick's resources without fearing that someone would betray him. Ainz himself gave him the power to rule after all, he didn't steal it.

"Everyone get up, let me introduce oversleeves. I'm the Void Emperor, Invincible and this is the daughter of Ainz, Areilla."

Standing up, the Guardians listen to Invincible, making their faces change a couple of times. They were a little disappointed that Invincible said Ainz's name without honorifics, but considering he is also a Supreme Being they cannot question him.

They were even more shocked that Nazarick had a heir, what were the odds?

Demiurge looked at Ariella with hope and happiness, and asked, "Forgive me for speaking out of turn, Your Highness, but are you sure that Lord Ainz is your father?"

Areilla didn't have to think long as she nodded, "You can simply call me Areilal. Yes, Ainz is my father. As for my mother, all I know is that she shares the same appearance as me."

Demiurge nodded, "Thanks for clearing that up. The woman whose appearance you share is called Albedo, she is the first wife of Lord Ainz and also the Guardian Overseer."

"Where is my mother? Shouldn't she be amongst you?" She was confused, if her mother is not here, how else is she supposed to meet her?

Although she doesn't want to be suffocated, she wants to meet her mother. She doesn't believe her mother would cause her harm as even her old mother didn't, even as a wild animal, she still protects her from all harm, what a more intelligent being, like Albedo.

Standing there with a complicated feeling in her heart, Shalltear looked at Areila. While she wouldn't admit it, she missed Albedo; even more she didn't want Albedo to live out in the world not knowing about the daughter she had.

Shalltear approached Ariella and knelt down, "Lady Ariella, your mother is currently touring the world, she is forbidden to return, however if you wish, we can cancel that order."

Ariella was about to answer but stopped and looked at Invincible, seeing him shrug, "Okay, I want to see her, so cancel the order."

"As you wish." Shalltear left the Throne Room after bowing to Invincible.