"Ok! Now to control everything again." sighs the Overlord, sitting on his chair right now. "The town was swiped three times to find any loyal member of Steadfast?"

"Yes, Master" answered Gnarl while walking next to the Overlord "Including with the people of the town after you gave them your promise not to harm them and a reward for any Steadfast loyal followers."

"The cleanup teams?" he asks.

"Yes. The clean up of all the battle damage went well. No news regarding Princess Arlene or Sunkrem right now since that little demon brought us that letter they are at the succubus place" informed Gnarl while looking again at the list "The Iron knight remains at in the process of being molten down, while minions return with every bit of values they could find within the castles remaining parts. Once Laurent and the Nagas finished the next rounds of explosives we take down the castle remains and clean up to build a new one there. Also, the green give is safe in the tower and already produces many new greens. It will take a while to train them to shape."

"Very good." yawns the Overlord "Any news of the rebels of mountain territories and the lands of Lord Steadfast?" While pinching his nose. He didn't had much sleep for the past few days and it began to show

The minions master shakes his head "Not yet my liege, but again, it only has been two days since our glorious victory. And sadly such news takes time to spread"

"Understandable" nods the Overlord and began to rise up "Then if here is nothing more to discuss, I retreat to my chamber and rest. Disturb me only if a large army suddenly shows up to fight"

"Of course master!" Complied the old minion and watches the overlord leaving the room. Once he was sure his master was in the bedroom and getting ready to sleep, he went towards one of the many rooms of the tower and entered it. In there he grins "Well, now I have time for you, Lord Marad Sindir."

The old man looked at Gnarl and stroke his beard "I was wondering when any of you would appear, Gnarl."

"Oh, you heard of me? I am touched" chuckles the minion master.

"I know about you. The minion master of Overlords. The evil advisor for countless masters. While I never found a clue of how old you are, I was certain of your existence taken the many books I have read about the Overlords and the other titles the Master of minions took."

"As smart as I always heard about you, Lord Sindir" chuckles Gnarl while taking a seat in the room "Then I presume you know why you're here?"

"It is because what I have done with the green minions. The creation of the hybrids of human and minions." answered the Old Lord.

"Indeed. The master and I are intrigued uted by that… but for different reasons. While the overlord is interested in making more humans with Minion Attributes to boost the army with some… smarter individuals, I am more interested in doing the reverse." stated Gnarl while leaning forward "Before you argue about anything… the only ones knowing you're here, in a room that not even the master knows about, are me and the minions that feed you the last two days."

"And I was already considering if I should be lucky that your minions found me before my room collapsed after the explosion." said the old man dryly. "Even if I want to help you, I don't know if I could. The minion attributes added to the humans, was one thing due to the magical nature of minions. But the other way around? I have no clue."

"Given the bandits, enemy soldiers and other dirt that is collected in our various spots for prisoners, you would have more than enough material for testing on more than enough minion test subjects." chuckles Gnarl with an evil smirk "Laurent has already all your books and notes so he could recreate your successful objects. But it would be a waste to… lose a mind of yours. Especially as your aid is still… in secure holding as he was caught with your soldiers. Not to mention… he is, as far I learned, very important for you for a solid reason~"

The old man face darkens as he realizes the implications "What are your terms aside from me doing your bidding?"

"Good that we got an understanding!" smirks Gnarl "And these are my terms…"

Overlord: Rise of Darkness

Orlox was sitting in his throne as a demon came in and knelt down to report something.

"What happens now?" The Abyss Lord asked at the demon.

"Mylord… Lady Sunkren is here for an audience… she said it is about the Overlord."

"She? What the hell she wants now? Okay, let her pass."

The demon bows and runs off. Sometime later, the succubus walked in with a smirk "Hello Orlox! Quite the surprise how soon we see each other again." and stood with confidence in the middle of the hall.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. What do you want? Because I doubt you came here for only see my face."

"Yeah… I had my fair share with vampires with my 25th to 29th husband for a few thousand years" she admits to him and holds up a small trinket at a small chain "I am here for my darling to hand you this for the other girls." and she chuckles "He would have come by himself but he is busy cleaning the mess of war and lacks a route description towards your castle."

"So he did it? It wasn't needed for you to come!" He said standing from his throne. "I would have gone myself to meet him in person."

"And you would have learned it how?" she mused "After all… one of your own demons send a henchman to stop all that to force a failure." and grins more, making a little pose that shows she is here to tease him…

He just sighed loudly with a hand on his forehead. "I'll have to say a few words to someone."

"And who? Just curious… also, can we get to the topic of WHY I am here? I got a very grumpy princess in my home at the moment."

"Okay, what do you want really?"

"I am here, to give that trinket to complete your magic staff for the release of my darlings other darlings," said the succubus while taking a serious look "I had some trouble finding it for him, so be so kind and please don't make me trouble now during the exchange."

"Oh, really? I can see it?" He taunted her. She knows that he wouldn't accept the full trade if he has no clue about the demanded object, and he knew that too.

She holds it up in her hand again, so that he could see the piece was turned into a pendant to wear around the neck "If you want a closer look, I request you to come closer."

"I can see it from here, thanks." He said and scratched his chin with a hand. "Just give me it, and I will release the girls. A deal is a deal, even when was made with the Overlord instead of you."

She tossed it over to him, and while it flew, the succubus smirks "Then how about we make our own deal now?"

He grabbed it and hold it for a while. "Hold a moment." He said and getting to a table in the room he grabbed from it a silver short scepter, and after of look at it he took the chain away of the yellow gem and placed it on a spot of the scepter. "At last, is finished."

He said and with it shoot a beam that causes a hole on the wall.

"For being, it works perfectly." He said with a grin.

"Good. I want to buy it." she grins.

He raised an eyebrow and stared at her.

"What? I want to buy that Scepter from you. And your cute shield too."

"What shield?" He asked her.

"The shield that can block any magical attack" she simply said with a bigger grin. "I happen to know you have both now~ And I have a fitting price for it."

"But how you knew that I have it?" He asked slightly surprised.

"We can talk about that at a tea if you want. But first I like to finish business."

"Ha! And what could you offer in exchange for both? I actually have in mind somebody that could buy these things."

"Frederick Steadfast." she simply said "The son of the man who managed to trick you. And best part… nobody would even think of searching him here."

He just stood there, staring at the succubus. "You gotta be kidding me, right? Do you say that you have the son of Steadfast? Don't make me laugh!"

She snapped her fingers and a fire portal opens in the room and soon he heard Steadfast screaming from the other side to be released so he could kill the overlord and the succubus that holds him and the soul selling princess that betrayed him. "Funny enough?"

"I have to admit it…. that's a surprise for me…" He said and began to walk around in circles. The succubus watches him wait for his decision.

"Mmm, I can have a good profit if I offer these object to him. But on the other hand, not all days I can get the soul of a Steadfast at my hands. But we were finishing the conditions of the deal. But he betrayed me and was able to claim revenge of him. Argh, madness!" He cursed holding his head with his hands.

"How about I throw in a ring of eternal pain? I have one left from my 1.045th husband. He was quite the masochist." suggested Sunkren with a wink

Orlox rolled his eyes looking at her, beginning to wondering how MANY husbands had this succubus exactly. Even her kin had a limit for that. Then again she is a few thousand years old and kept only one at a time, most of them had been mortals.

He began to think thoughtfully on the offer, rubbing his chin until he raised an eyebrow staring at her. "Add your magic enhanced whip too and maybe we can have a deal."

She pondered for a moment and shrugs "Given how I got it, it isn't a big loss. Tied around his neck or extra package?"

"Just the whip, please." He rolled his eyes.

"In a few minutes," she said and opens the portal again, to pass through to get to her home. Some time passed and she came back with the whip and Steadfast, hung over her shoulder. "I am back~"

Orlox was just sitting on his throne, tapping the ground with the foot and with his head against a hand. "You took your time, you know?"

"Had to find the wip first." she admits. "DIdn't suspect you would like to want it."

"You only see that thing as a tool, but has more power that you think." He replied.

"Have fun to restore that… it collected dust for a few centuries so it might have lost some power."

"Okay, whatever." He said, but then noted Steadfast on her shoulder. "Seems you weren't bluffing about him."

"Please… did I ever lie around a deal?" asks Sunkren while throwing him down on the ground "Where is your half of everything?"

He snapped his fingers, and soon a demon took with him a medium size black shield which seemed ho had the mark of a golden dragon on it.

"Here is it, as you can see." Orlox said, staring at the succubus. She took the shield and held out her arm for the staff.

He was going to give her the staff, but he takes it back. "How I know that this will not come back to bite me later?"

"Please… how should it bite you? You could blast darling into smithereens in the second he declares war at you" she said, "how could it trouble you?"

"Yeah, but remember that this staff can conjure any spell, without questions. If he wanted, he could unleash with it the power of a God of Destruction." He explained.

"And he doesn't want it aimed against his head." she simply said with a grin.

"You don't know really the full potential of this staff. Fine, just don't give me headaches." He gave her the staff.

She took it and asks "And the girls? Or are you bringing them to the tower?"

"You can find them in the special cell area if you want to get them." He replied. "And now, how you found about the shield's existence?"

"I met somebody telling me about it." she smirks.

"And who, precisely?"

"I don't know the name. Only that Darling learned about the two objects, and in turn, informed me to get them."

He huffed at that. "If I found who spelled that to him…"

"You will kill her or him. I know." she shrugs and began to move "Where are the special cells?"

"Okay, follow me. Just don't cause problems, okay?" Nodding she did like told by him.

After a while, Orlox took the succubus to the special cells where the Overlord's girls were held, alongside the wolves that were with the Chaos in their raid.

"Well. Hello! And time to get you all home!"

"Who… are you?" asks Ahya in a nervous tone.

"My name is Sunkrem… and the Overlord asked me to pick you all up."

"How we know we can trust you?" asks Unor, moving at the door of her prison.

"He will get you out and I bring you to the overlord" she smiles.

"Yeah, yeah, we can end with this, please?" Orlox said, snapping his fingers, soon causing the doors to open, leaving free the girls.

"Not complaining," said Alina and moves out and the girls followed suit.

Turning around, Sunkren smirks at Orlox "It was nice doing business~" and with a flip of her fingers they teleported away… and leaving "accidentally" a wagonload of cockroaches behind.

"Seems I'll have to send the exterminator's bill to Tesuja..." Orlox said with a deadpan while the cockroaches wandered around. And shakes his head "That will be a pain in the butt of getting him even react to it."

Overlord: Rise of Darkness

Halbert sat with Silver on a chair and they enjoyed some wine as they watched from the balcony the activities of the town.

As Halbert was sipping on his wine he mused "For the fact we partially invaded that town some days ago, normality has returned quite quickly."

"That's right." agreed Silver and looks at his fellow Lord "I think it is the only way to cope with everything. Do you know what will happen next?"

"Only once Princess Arlene is back we held a few last events to settle the Overlord ultimately as the ruler of this kingdom. Then… from here all is settled down."

"I see." nodded Silver and sips on his wine "I am looking forward to that event… I just hope Wyslith is ready. And gets over her troubles."

"What kind of troubles?" asks the older Lord

"Her mother."

"Oh… no further questions." and the two drank their wine without further comment.

Overlord: Rise of Darkness

"I wish we wouldn't have that talk here." sighs Humina and shakes in her cell, looking at the three others in this dungeon… her twin Humilia and her former comrades Patricia and Indust.

"What have no other chance." admits Indust with a shaking head "That might be the last time we have a chance to talk with each other."

"Why should I bother to listen to the words of two traitors?" asks Humilia with fury as she rattles on her own cage "Your duty should have been to try and backstab the Overlord if you had the chance!"

Turning her gaze at Humility Knight, Patricia wondered"After Castian simply declared as traitors and tried to kill us as we tried to salvage from the damage we suffered from that surprise attack at night? Even if we did, thanks to him, we were declared as traitors and as such executed in the most horrible way possible as we were a "disgrace" to the Virtue Knights. We were practically forced into this. Also, we came to the conclusion with the time we had, that we are no longer able to believe in Steadfast visions. Not to mention… as a group the Virtue knights no longer exist."

"She's right." nodded Indust with a sigh "Here is no way we could possibly still exist from what I heard down here. One of the biggest things is that… Steadfast is gone. That explosion properly killed him.

"I am not willing to believe our Lord is just gone!" shouts Humilia while hitting the wall with her fist. "I will find a way out and make him pay and save Lord Steadfast.

Humina glared at her sister "Now shut up and think about it clearly! Do you think we would have that discussion here if you truly believe that? You would have fought on until you were killed. After the Iron Knights were defeated, the Overlords greater numbers of forced would have swarmed all over the place and you were killed by a number of them. Instead, you gave up. Now use that common sense you showed there and realize, we are in no position to act against the Overlord. I am as good as executed and the only thing preventing it so far is that Princess Arlene didn't bother with me so far."

"Correction... Princess Arlene is currently housed by an ally of the Overlord who had evacuated her from the castle" informed Indust "she simply hadn't returned yet."

"Doesn't change the fact I am as good as dead." shrugs Humina and looks at her sister "Indust and Patricia were declared traitors and couldn't take over the remaining forces even if they want to. And you... while you could, you lack the forces to be a challenge at all. At best you could strike a deal to take over Steadfast's territory. But even then you face the fact you have only the forces left that are guarding the lands and what survived the invasion. And they would do keep an eye on your activities. Humilia. .. I beg you. Reconsider what you want. You're the only family I have left... and I want you to live."

Humilia grit her teeth before starting to cry "I… I don't want to lose you... like I lost everything else..."

Humina looked sad at her twin while going down in a sitting position. The other two knights remain silent.

Until Human broke that silence and asks Indust "What will you do now?"

"We are not sure yet." admits the knight while shrugging "But we planned to retreat to the Solitute Caves and live in exile."

Humina shocks her head "I think you should remain at the Overlord's service. That way you can try and mend the wounds that war caused. And perhaps... you find what really is your destiny." then laughed weakly "You know... at the moment I saw you down here the first time, I knew the Virtue knights were not the true answer for this kingdom. But I don't have the answer what it is instead."

Indust shook his head "Nobody really knows. But I consider your suggestion."

Patricia nodded "I agree with Indust on that one."

Overlord: Rise of Darkness

Lips were kissing him as he awoke from his slumber and due the foggy mind, he didn't think much as he returns the kiss and places a hand on the neck the other on the butt. The girl kissing him gave a soft moan and pushes her tongue in. The two dances them around for a while as he rubbed her butt... until he felt a tail...

The eyes snapped open and push the person up from him. And there he saw her: the succubus Sunkren. With not clothes. Only her stomach tattoo. He, the sixth Overlord stared at her for a moment and then demands "What the hell are you doing on me?"

"I wanted to wake you. And perhaps have some good time together. You're my darling after all" smiles Sunkren and runs a finger over his chest, which he notes were no missing his clothes. He was sure he had at least a shirt on as he took his nap.

Looked back up to her he asks "And how often did I say I am not interested?"

"Oh come on you big baby" she mused and pulled him up to a sitting position, her arms around he neck and she gazes into his eyes " I did even bring some wedding gifts... a shield that blocks all magic, a scepter that cast all magic. And the females that were in old Orlox's castle. Also princess Arlene. Isn't it worth any consideration?" before kissing him again.

He tried to push her away as he doesn't want to be kissed by her... thought she had a firm grip... yet gentle... soft lips. And her skin also had a softness he didn't expect from a demoness. Slowly he melts into the kiss and holds her close before breaking the kiss "On second thought... we can think about it. But now I have business to attend to."

"Of course." nodded Sunkren and stood up to let her lover get up and helped him in his clothes. Then he storms out and she laid down flat on her back and sighs "Wow... that was quite the effort I had to put in. Not only my natural charm but some of my succubus magic as well." then she looks at her hand "Correction... it was quite some. That guy got quite a natural resistance" and she grins "That's one of the reasons I want him. Winning him over is a challenge."

The achievement she manages with her magic will only be temporary, that much she can tell. His resistance will make sure of it. While some will be left, it would only help her to at least being a bit more open to the idea. But from here all her work has to be a natural charm. "I really wonder who is the lucky woman that is his first wife. Hope to meet her soon." and put her arms under her head and hummed a small song.

Overlord: Rise of Darkness

The Overlord came to his throne room and smiles as he saw who was in there. "Welcome back! I hope your... stay at the Abyss Lord's place wasn't too uncomfortable?"

"If I could, I had kill him." said Unor with a grumpy voice and crossed her arms, standing proud yet tired...

Moving over to her he smiles "I know you would. But I think you had to think first of our child." and pets her round stomach. The Taumin nodded and kneels down before the two shared a deep kiss "missed you so much."

"Missed mate too," she admits.

Isadel moves to the Overlord and sighs "I am glad to be back... how's my grandmother?"

"She hasn't shown herself but her massager made it clear next time she makes me pay if I don't take better care of you." replied the Overlord to her. Turning towards Ahya he said, "The same counted by your people."

"I was never in danger." she admits while cradling her staff "Else he would have ruined a contract we had."

"The two of you have a contract?" asks the Overlord with wary, narrowing his eyes.

"Nothing of your disadvantage. A drop of his blood as Catalysis of my scepter. In return he wants a dragon egg." replied Ahya and chuckles "I was hoping to use your help finding one."

"And where should we find a dragon egg? Dragons got wiped out by one of my processors." countered the Overlord "It's not like any eggs were lying around."

"Well... that's not the entire truth" countered Gnarl up after clearing his throat "It is... that one of my past masters had a special squad of minions. And that squad managed to uncover a plan to return dragons. Or at least a subspecies which is closer to humanoid beings. From that, we learned that in a certain mountain range dragon eggs could be still found. Turned into stone with the time that had passed but still containing magical signatures to do some things. Which means that Orlox has either simple interest owning a dragon egg OR has somebody looking for one."

The overlord groaned "one big problem at a time." before turning to Princess Arlene "At least, you are unharmed. Would have been much difficult for our plans."

"Yeah. We all underestimated the madness of him. If it weren't for Sunkren and somebody else I wouldn't be alive. Thought more to the other person." said Arlene with a nod and then looks at the Overlord "Lady Cross wish for a private audience with you. At the moment she waits at the entrance hall for being called in."

Ahya winces as she heard that name, the other females looked on confusion... while Gnarl was turning pale about the info she is IN THE TOWER.

"Cross?" asks the Overlord in a calm manner "Red, strong and uses a spear-like weapon?"

"Yes. That is how she introduced herself." replied Arlene and rubs her chin "You happen to know her?"

"In a way." said the Overlord and then noticed how Gnarl looks like and began to grin before turning to all the girls "How about you all return to your rooms and rest up? We have quite a busy schedule soon. After all... we got to crown a queen and announce a few things to that kingdom. Followed with making sure that all is to our plans after so many things going off the rail."

Turning to Gnarl the Overlord continues "Inform Halbert and Silver to prepare for Arlene showing up for some announcements and to start preparing the crowning ceremony. Then I want that you PERSONALLY bring Lady Cross to the throne room for the private audience."

Gnarl who was even paler now than before nodded weakly before moving off... looking like he is about to die from a heart attack. Turning then to Unor he asks "Do you want to see your tribe first? I would like that Arlene sees her father. From what your beta told me, the time he has left is uncertain."

"Of course. Tribe need to know, chief being back." nodded Unor and looks at the princess "You can come now."

"Thank you Unor. It means a lot for me what your people did." said the princess

"It would be greater if Shamans could help survival. But your Father beyond help. Only still alive, to see you. But last time saw him, will began to weaken."

Biting her lower lip Arlene nods "Then let's go."

Overlord: Rise of Darkness

At the shared camp of the tribes that aided the Overlord in his task, Arlene entered the tent of the Shamans.

As by tradition, if two or more tribes share one spot, the shamans live in a tent made of by the combined efforts.

"Father." whispered Arlene as she kneels down to the only human in the tent and stroke his face.

The old king, George the Kind opens slowly his eyes and looks at the eyes of his daughter "Arlene... I am glad that you are alive... and here."

"I am here to see you recovering." smiles Arlene but her other features showed worry.

"Oh, Arlene... don't have these hopes up. My time has come. It is time for you to follow me on the throne." and shakes his head "As you're here... Steadfast is defeated?"

"He is. He will never cause trouble to anyone anymore." confirmed Arlene and sighs "And... I am going to..."

"I know... he was already here... for the blessing. In case I don't survive until you return..." and coughs "Can you... can you forgive that foolish old man I was?"

She took his hand "I... I forgive you father" and tears began to form in her eyes.

"I am proud... to see... how strong you became... be a just queen. And... don't take out your feelings of... anger and revenge... on the wrong people."

"I promise father." she answered and put a hand on her hand to seal that promise with her heart.

"So much to regret." said George and coughs loudly "I only hope... all the people I wronged... may forgive me..." and he closed his eyes "I am just happy... to have seen you... one last... time..." and with a smile, his last breath was given. King George the Kind passed away.

Overlord: Rise of Darkness

Gnarl walked nervously towards the entrance hall of the tower and looked around carefully for any signs of the woman known as Cross.

Suddenly somebody tipped his shoulder from behind, making him jolt and turned around, jumping away of who touched him, seeing Cross in front of him.

"If wasn't by your kind, anybody would confuse you by a chicken." Joked Cross at the Elder Minion.

"If I had a choice I would be not even in the same country as you." he snarled back while leaning on his stick "Uncomfortable you're in the same tower as me now and my master wishes to see you."

She nodded at him. "And where, exactly?" She asked nicely.

"In the throne room." he grumbles and began to lead the way, trying not to show that he is almost ready to send the entire horde at her and/or run away as fast as his little feet could carry him.

As the two reach the Throne room, the overlord sat on his throne… while a bunch of shit scared minions is assembled to make a "comfortable couch". "I excuse for that… sorry couch but the guest couch is currently transported here and I didn't know if you or the couch gets here first." the voice magically distorted by a pendant he wore.

"Thanks for the offer, but no thanks." She said staring the minion-made couch, then at the Overlord.

"Then some wine or so? You did me a great favor after all." replied the Overlord and stood up. Walking over to her before taking the amulet off and spoke with his normal voice "And it is great to see you again."

She just raised an eyebrow when he approached at her and spoke about seeing her again.

"Is my helm distorting my voice that much that you don't recognize me?" he chuckles and began to lift his helmet, revealing his face.

Now she backsteps, seeing who was behind under the helm. "Wait, you?!"

"Yeah… me. You take it better than I feared." he admits to her.

Gnarl was now staring each one of them confused, and if was ever possible, at least a question mark of the size of a Taumin would appear on his head, wondering what was happening now.

"No, you must be kidding. The one I met would never to work alongside these… 'nutcases' is the least offensive term I can find." Cross said, scratching head looking at the Minions.

"Come on. You know better than most how life could cause surprises. I mean we met in a volcano and killed together a demon pretending to be a Chinese dragon. And later we shared the same room in an inn… which was very close." and winked with a smirk.

Now Gnarl was getting smoke out of his ears by the excess of info he was getting.

"For what I remember, it was me who dealt with the demon, you were completely clueless about how to deal with him."

"At least I made sure you had his back to attack." he countered and smirks as he whispered to her. "And the screams you made later were more than enough to keep the town awake."

"You shouldn't get so cocky about that."

He laughs and shakes his head "So… I take you're here to judge me for your master?"

"Yes, that is. I have to see if you're a real danger for this world or not."

"And your judgment is?"

"They're… pretty mixed out. You took actions that would make people like you, but also made other actions which, in some sense, wouldn't be strange to see blades pointing at you."

"Some asked for it." he said, "And some others were rather the only response I had open."

"Yeah, and by that, I can't give a full judgment for that."

"So what will you do now? Stay here and watch some more?" asks the overlord "IF you do… I have a little favor to ask."

"Well… maybe I should stay here for a while… and at the same time keep an eye on him." She said looking for a moment at Gnarl. "Who knows what type of scheme appears on his brain."

"Aside from trying to convince me to at least wipe out a town? Be my guest." said the Overlord with a shrug "So willing to listen about a favor?"

"Depend on the favor." She crossed her arms.

"Plan a tournament, and lack a champion so far to fight in my name. For old times sake would you like to do that for me?" he asks and gestures a hand to her while chuckling as he saw Gnarls pale white form as he grasped that this woman will stay here.

Cross began to think about that for a moment. "Well, is possible."

"Thank you Cross" he smiles to her "Now we should introduce you to Lehid or she might get the wrong idea seeing you hanging out around here in one of the guest rooms."

"Okay, if that's needed."

"Don't worry. Is not that big of a deal." he laughs and began to guide her to his chambers

Overlord: Rise of Darkness

The wolf queen sighs as she laid in the bath tube, scrubbed clean and being taken for as the queen she was "One thing about this Overlord is true… he knows how to ease a female."

The Overlord had, after Sunkrem brought the wolf and her remaining pack to the tower, ordered that she is taken care for and the wolf saw how minions showed their love to wolves… if you discount the nutjobs that hurt her in the first place.

"Perhaps, I stay here for a while after recovery… that just feels too good." And gave a soft growl as she was scratched behind her ears

Overlord: Rise of Darkness

On the plaza of the Capital was the entire town collected, looking off the balcony of the city hall which temporarily serves as the political center of the town until the remains of the castle were removed and a proper replacement is built.

Moving on the balcony, Halbert cleared his throat and spoke into a magical construct Laurent and his snake friends came up "Thank you for coming on such short notice! I bet you're asking why you are here. Well. Instead of trying to put it into words I simply step aside and show you." and steps aside, being impressed that this magic really managed to carry his voice across the plaza without him tiring his voice.

The crowd began to mumble to each other regarding what it could be before Princess Arlene stepped insight and the mumbling increased for a moment as the news spread back to the ones that couldn't see her that the princess was standing on the balcony.

She rose her hands in the air and called "Silent, please. Silence." and waits until her request was fulfilled. "I know there are many questions but I will hold it brief. I am safe and alive as you can see. Also I intent within the next weeks to be crowned to be the next queen and promise to bring back order to our kingdom." the crowd began to mumble again and the princess continues "And one of my first public decisions will be regarding the one responsible that my father is gone now." and Humina was brought to her side "Look at the woman who killed my father, George the Kind. The Virtue Knights of Humanity, Humina Kreuz. By law, I could have her executed in the center of this very plaza. However. I decided to follow some of my father's last words and how he would handle it. Instead, Humina Kreuz, is stripped from her rank and position. She is placed as a simple guard to one of the prison camps for bandits. She may be able to archive a commanding rank once more but that will be only granted by hard efforts and no failures."

Humina's eyes widened by that and wondered why the princess let her live.

"Furthermore with Lord Steadfast dead, Virtue Knight Humilia Kreuz is to take her forces and return to the Steadfast lands, completely under house arrest until a new Lord is appointed to them. He or she will then further decide about their fates."

"So... I am kept alive to keep my sister in line." whispered Humina and decides to take it. Even at guard duty for bandits, she would keep safe to ensure Humilia would keep loyal.

"And here is one last announcement. Once I am crowned I will marry." and steps aside to let the Overlord step forward "I will marry the Overlord to ensure peace and prosperity in our kingdom. That it grows and becomes Powerful."

The overlord began to remove his helmet, showing his blond hair and green eyes as Arlene announces "Greet my future husband and your future king, Dark Overlord Kuran Yuma, first of his name!"

As the people began to cheer and chant the name of their new king, Gnarl chuckles in the background "Well... Evil may always find a way. But in this case, the Darkness was faster. And now it has risen to power, it will only grow from here on. Until he ultimately fails, I think being a servant of Darkness might be an interesting experience. Perhaps I can learn a thing or two when it is ultimately time for me to return to evil." and began to laugh as he retreated towards the Nether gate, to return to the tower.

No matter if to serve Evil or Darkness... for the Minion Master exist always something to do.