Overlord: Multiverse - Chapter 44: New World VII

Six people stood on a raised platform in a dimly lit room. The room looked like the inside of a chapel, and the people were wearing pope-like clothes. All of them were aged, with wrinkles apparent on their faces.

These were the six cardinals of the Slane Theocracy.

???: “What do you mean? The Sunlight Scripture has gone missing?”

One of the cardinals, who looked like a gentle old man, spoke angrily to the kneeling figure. He was the Cardinal of Wind, Dominic Ihre Partouche. Anger was clear on his face.

???: “Control yourself, Dominic.”

The youngest of the cardinals spoke calmly. He was the Cardinal of Earth and commander of the Six Scriptures. He was also a member of the highest authority within the Slane Theocracy. His name was, Raymond Zarg Lauransan.

Because of his higher status, Dominic calmed down. Raymond then looked toward the kneeling figure.

Raymond: “You may speak, Elysia.”

Elysia, more formerly known as the 7th Seat of the Black Scripture, the Thousand League Astrologer, was kneeling before the Cardinals. She had a short stature, light brown hair, and orange eyes. She wore a female school uniform and purple-framed glasses. She was responsible for intelligence gathering.

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Elysia: “When the captain of the Sunlight Scripture didn’t contact me for a day, I decided to check for their whereabouts. But, even after searching for hours, I couldn’t find their location.”

The Cardinals went into deep contemplation, their expressions growing more serious with each passing moment.

Raymond: “What about the crystal with a trigger that would inform you if he used it.”

Elysia: “I was never informed, meaning he didn’t have the chance to use it. Also, after checking for a bit, I did find signs of a battle, but the perpetrator remains a mystery.”

Hearing this, the Cardinals went into a heated debate.

???: “Could it be the Catastrophe Dragon Lord?”

The Cardinal of Fire spoke; she was the only female Cardinal. She was an elderly woman with a well-fed face bearing a motherly smile, which put all who looked upon it at ease. Her name was Berenice Nagua Santini.

???: “There is a possibility of that.”

Zinedine Delan Guelfi, the Cardinal of Water, spoke. He had a long face with long brown hair.

Raymon: “What do you think, Elysia?”

Elysia: “I don’t think it’s the Catastrophe Dargon Lord. According to my prediction, he shouldn’t be revived yet. But we can’t rule out the possibility.”

Dominic: “I say we send the Black Scripture. If someone can eliminate a whole scripture, only the Holocaust or Black Scripture has the strength to beat them.”

In the original series, when the Sunlight Scripture was defeated by Ainz, the Black Scripture was preparing itself for the revival of the Catastrophe Dragon Lord. They would use the ‘Downfall of Castle and Country’ to subdue it. That’s when they encountered Shalltear.

Berenice: “I agree, and because the Holocaust Scripture is busy with the elves, that leaves us with the Black Scripture.”

Raymond: “So, that’s what we’d do. Everyone agrees?”

All the Cardinals nodded their heads.

Raymond: “So, it’s decided. Elysia, call the captain of the Black Scripture here.”

Elysia: “Understood, Cardinal.”

She bowed her head a little and left the room.

Dominic: “Are we also sending the 11th Seat?”

Dominic asked in a curious tone.

Raymond: “No, she is our last trump card. If the Black Scripture fails, we’d then send her.”

~Scene Change~

It had been a few days since the fight with the Sunlight Scripture. Momonga was currently fiddling with the Throne of the Kings. He wanted to integrate an item with it.

The item he wanted to integrate was a custom item he created using another item.

He knew that after the transfer to the New World, the Flavor Text of an item dictated its uses, so before the transfer to the New World, he requested an item from the devs that allowed him to add Flavor Text to any item or object.

That item had the shape of a simple paintbrush. Using it, he created a lot of items with different Flavor Texts. But, unfortunately, most of them didn’t function as intended by their Flavor Text. An example would be an item that had the following Flavor Text;

[Flavor Text: This item grants the user Infinite Mana…]

When Momonga used this item, it broke and didn’t give the desired results. He already predicted this would happen, but he wanted to be sure.

As a past Rank 1 existence, he knew that when a being enters Rank 2, they can give themselves God-like powers, like infinite Mana, Creation, etc. To get these God-like powers, the existences at Rank 2 need to comprehend concepts like Infinity, Exchange, Desolation, Extinction, etc.

But Momonga wanted to try giving himself powers like infinite mana through items from Yggdrasil, but they all failed.

Momonga did have an answer for their failure, which involved why Players were summoned into the New World.

It was never explained why Players were first summoned to the New World. It was implied in some parts but was never confirmed. Still, a famous theory, and the one suggested in the story, was that the Dragon Emperor, the father of the Platinum Dragon Lord, used Wild Magic to call powerful items from an alternate universe or dimension.

The alternate universe or dimension happened to be Yggdrasil, and the Players holding the World Items were summoned to the New World. But the Dragon Emperor failed to face the backlash and died.

As the Wild Magic needed souls to function, his soul might have been used to activate the spell.

Again, this was just a theory, but according to Momonga, this theory did hold some weight. According to him, the Dragon Emperor wanted those items to increase his strength or become the World Master of the New World.

If the former was correct, there was a chance the Dragon Emperor had a rival he wanted to defeat.

Now, those items failed because the Dragon Emperor used Wild Magic to make the virtual items real. Still, he didn’t have the information regarding the concepts needed to make some of the items function.

Also, many items changed their functions when transferred to the New World.

During the few days, Momonga also studied some World Items and concluded that they could command Laws to an extent. Then, according to this, the Dragon Emperor at least knew some Laws because the World Items functioned fine.

In this context, laws refer to the fundamental principles or rules governing the universe, and comprehending these Laws grants the user great powers. In reality, the magic, whether Tier Magic or Wild Magic, manipulates these Laws to some extent.

Then again, this was just a hypothesis, and Momonga was 90% confident in it. He planned to deactivate the spell cast by the Dragon Emperor. But he needed to find the location where it was activated and other important information.

Momonga: ‘Everything, at its time.’

I was done connecting the item to break past the Level limit with the Throne of the Kings. It had taken me 15 hours of continuous labor to join them. Still, now I could use the Master Source to forcefully break the Level limit of anyone who is a part of Nazarick.

I got up, sat on the throne, and opened the Master Source. Through this, I could inspect different parts of the tomb; it also had the list of the NPCs, the information of the funds, expenditure of the tomb, etc.

I clicked on my name, and sure enough, there was an option to break the Level limit.

Momonga: ‘It freaking worked!!’

I was very excited now that the next part of my plan could officially start.

~Scene Change~

I was standing in one of the rooms of the Greek-styled castle on the 11th Floor. The Emmot sisters’ corpses were laid bare on the white marble tables. Thea had already healed their wounds.

I needed these two to cement my position as a powerful entity in the New World. This was also why I introduced myself as Ramses in Carne and to Gazef.

I wanted to become the Master of Ramses, but I needed Ramses’ name to be spread far and wide for the starters. And I saved the Emmot sisters to show the world that I could train powerful people out of peasants.

I planned to introduce myself as Ramses and Enri as powerful adventurers in the New World, and Nfirea would recognize Enri, causing rumors to spread that the Ramses’ Master can train peasants to become powerful people.

Of course, this was a very watered-down version of the plan, but it was the gist of it.

I first needed to rewrite Enri’s personality and memories to get started with the plan. I could use spells, skills, or items from Yggdrasil. Still, ultimately, I decided to use one of my favorite techniques from my past life.

I chose this technique because it was impossible to break it, even if someone ascended to Rank 2. The only way to break it was to reach Rank 1 and consolidate your soul.

But first, I needed to ensure that her memories and sense of self were completely destroyed. I placed her dead body on the floor, where an intricate magic circle was already drawn.

Placing her in the middle of the circle, I moved back to one of its sides and put a small black orb. It was an item I made back in the Yggdrasil that could hold an absurd amount of MP.

According to its Flavor Text, it could hold 100,000 points of MP and be refilled. I needed the MP to activate the technique to destroy her memories and sense of self.

Momonga: ‘Everything seems to be in order.’

I thought while rechecking the magic circle. After ensuring everything was correct, I raised my right hand over one of its sides and activated it.

Momonga: Activate: Self Obliteration!

As I spoke the command, the circle began glowing red; this meant that the technique was activated without a problem.

Momonga: ‘Now we wait.’

I thought while looking at the shining circle. It would take some time before it is done.

After 10 minutes, the circle glowed green, which meant the technique was successful. And now her memories of living in the Carne and her sense of self should have been destroyed.

Then, a red light exited her forehead and entered mine. These were her memories, and I needed those to create the fake memories.

I closed my eyes and began going through her memories. After 5 minutes, I was done.

Momonga: ‘Time for the next step.’

Now that her mind was like a clean slate, I could draw anything. Picking her up again, I placed her in another circle. This circle would be responsible for the creation of her new memories.

To Be Continued…

A/N: Also I have decided to make an executive decision that will likely make people angry, to not write any R18 scenes. They will be insinuate but never written in whole detail. And sadly, I can’t reveal the reason, sorry. You’ll need to use your imaginations for the lemons yourself.