In the year 2138, the earth could best be described by a single word: ruined. The air was poisonous to breathe, to point where one needed to wear gas masks in order to go outside safely. The ground was, by-and-large, infertile, and most food was grown in science labs. The sky itself was a heavy mixture of dark grey fog 24-7. The sun had been blotted out for years, and the only thing stopping the world from cooling was the dense gasses in the atmosphere that absorbed the heat given off by the sun. The world was a perfect hellscape of man's own making, and was beyond saving. As such, instead of focusing on the ruined world around them, most people went into escapism.

Yggdrasil was a perfect example of this. It was a DMMO-RPG, or dive massively multiplayer online role playing game. Developed in japan, it was a wonder of it's time. It had the amazing ability to port human consciousness into an avatar in a semi-realistic game world, where one could be anything. And when it hit the shelves of stores in 2126, it was massively popular. Because the populace of japan desperately needed something to escape into, and Yggdrasil fit the bill beyond perfectly, the game became practically synonymous with the term "DMMO-RPG". In it, players could either make or join guilds, which were rated based on several different categories. But of all the guilds, one of the highest rated was Ainz Ooal Gown. With the lowest member count of all the top rated guilds, it was known as a miracle that they managed to get on to, and stay on, the leader board.

However, in the year on 2138, Yggdrasil was coming to an end. The game had been slowly dying for the last two years, and at present, less than 20% of the original number of players still remained. And out of Ainz Ooal Gown, only 2 players still remained online. The first was the guild leader, the splitting image of death itself, Momonga. The other was an elder black ooze, a type of slime famous for it's acidity, Herohero. They were both in the great tomb of Nazarick, the guild base of Ainz Ooal Gown.

"So, Herohero-san, how's work been lately?" Satoru asked, worried about his friend. The slime was a Manga artist on earth, and he was constantly worked to the bone by his superiors.

"If it keeps going the way its been going, I think i'm going to start looking like my avatar," the slime bleakly laughed. He did not have an easy job, and with his insane work hours, there was a serious possibility of him being worked to death. Not a very fitting fate for such a nice person.

"If you're doing that badly, you don't have to come here... I know you're tired, you should log out and rest while you can." He replied, giving a friendly hug emoji to show his support.

"You're right I should. Sorry for leaving you alone, but you know how things are, Momonga." Herohero gloomily complained.

{Herohero has logged off}

"And now I'm along again. Fuck..." He was so very lonely.

{Luci Fer has logged on}

"My dear leader, I apologize for my continued absence. But fear not, for I have returned!" Luci Fer was as chunnibyou as one could get at his age. As a hardcore role player, his art was easily done, and the persona of Luci Fer was something he could slip in and out of with only a moments prelude.

"Out of everyone who could've come on the last day, why did it have to be you?"

"Who were you expecting? Ulbert? Touch_Me? Perhaps the pervert Peroroncino?" He said dramatically. "Because I am afraid that I will have to suffice."

"Well," Satoru spoke, "How have you been?"

"All in all, not good. But things have cleared up lately, and I do need to say my goodbyes and enjoy the wonders one last time... It's sad how time erases things so easily. No matter how much effort you put into them."

"I sadly agree, but do you have to be so dramatic?" The overlord queried.

"Roleplaying is an art, and it is what YGGDRASIL was made for. I can't not be dramatic here, it is part of the character." Besides, it is far too stress relieving to stop. And with all of our stress, we could definitely use some relief. Especially you, satoru.

"Fine, do as you like Luci fer. It's not like I could stop you anyway." He said, more cheerful than before. The thought of not being alone constantly was quite nice, and he now had more than just the NPCs to accompany him to oblivion.

"Well, all things aside, it's nice to see you again. We should leave this empty chamber. Hell, why not go to throne room? We can see our greatest achievement for the last time." Satoru said, once more accepting the gloomy blanket of sadness that covered him today.

"As you wish, dear leader."

Nazarick- Throne Room

This place was located in the deepest reaches of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. It was the most important place in the entire guild base, and if it was attacked and destroyed, the entire guild of Ainz Ooal Gown could be undone. The room was so large that even if you packed several hundred people into the room, it would still not feel crowded. The high ceiling and surrounding walls were a pearly stellar white color, with unabashed golden decorations as highlights. The numerous chandeliers which hung from the ceiling were made of precious stones and ores and contained all the colors of the rainbow. It emitted a fantastic dream-like radiance. Forty-one flags emblazoned with different symbols hung from flagpoles sunk into the walls. They swayed gently in the wind, from the ceiling all the way to the floor.

In the center of the room was a flight of stairs about ten steps high. Atop the stairs was a giant throne, which had been carved out of a giant piece of crystal, and the back of the chair was high enough to reach the ceiling above it. A huge red banner hung down behind it, proudly displaying the symbol of the guild. The symbol of Ainz Ooal Gown. It was a suitable place for them to spend what would be the last of their moments in YGGDRASIL.

"So, have you ever looked at albedo's settings?" Satoru asked, knowing that if the troublemaker had been known for doing anything in the past, it was chaos. Absolute chaos. Like, for example, the time he temporarily left the guild of Ainz Ooal Gown, only to join another guild, the angel only guild Heaven's Hand. He single-handedly got it into a war with a third guild, the demon only Sons of Satan. He "negotiated" for a single battle between both guilds to be performed at a certain place and time. Which he then told the rest of the guild. Two guilds died that day, and Luci Fer laughed at them both.

"I might have. Have you ever used the staff?" Luci Fer responded, trying to deflect off of the previous topic.

"Of course not! It was the work of guild, and it belongs to all of us, not just me! I-I couldn't!" He screeched, immediately forgetting about the former topic.

"You should use it. And before you say 'no', let me explain. I have three points. First, it's the last day, and I will hold my ground on this, even if you asked every single guild member, I know that they would all say that you should use it. It's a shame that it was never used. Second, it was made for you. It complements your build perfectly. Third, it looks bad ass as all hell, and it totally finishes your look. So let me say this. I am not asking you to use it, I am telling you. Use it." Time to hope those classes I took in making people believe me and follow me blindly payed off.

"Fine, but only since it's the last day." So they did work. Thank you, Mr. teacher. I am glad I paid for those unlisted teaching classes.

Then, the giant, 7.1 foot tall god of death went to the staff next to the throne, and grabbed it. He then opened the game's UI, and equipped it as a staff. As it appeared in his hand, he was slightly buffed, and made himself look far better than before.

"Now that that's over, you should check albedo's settings. You might find something interesting." If this works out as I planned, this is going to be great. Time to enjoy the "gift" I hid for Satoru.

"Okay, but I don't see why you're getting so excited."

{open settings menu}

"Jesus christ Tabula wrote a lot. There's so much-"

"Just scroll to the end."

"Sure... Why is that there!?" Satoru was horrified. This was not what he expected. This doesn't sound like something Tabula would do at all! "She is madly in love with Momonga." He would never write that, it doesn't sound like him at all. It sounded more like something Luci Fer would do.

"Why is what there... Dear leader?" Luci Fer laughed. This is turning out just as planned. I am an evil genius. Mwahaha!

"Did.. Did you write this? Because this doesn't sound like Tabula, and aside from him, you're the only one who would do something like this."

"No. She wasn't my NPC, so I wouldn't have the ability to change it. So I couldn't have, you know." He is calmer than I expected, so I can kind of consider this failure, but he did still freak out for a second so... Eh, it evens out I guess.

"But the staff was in the throne room, which, while a nice touch, is not its usual position. And I didn't change that. And the only way to change the settings of an NPC you didn't make was through the guild weapon aka the staff, which can be equipped by anyone, regardless of class boundaries. And Tabula hasn't logged in in two whole years, so I doubt that he would come back and only do that. Then we have the fact that only you would do something like this. I judge you as guilty."

"I see that you've been learning well, my lord. Indeed, it was I. Now that I have been judged as guilty, what punishment would you have of me? And before you tell me to change it back, let it be known that Tabula had her set as a, and I'm quoting him here, "bitchy whore". You really wouldn't want me to make her go back to being such a shameful thing, would you, dear leader?" If I am going to do anything today, it is convince him to keep that.

"While that is equally horrible, I'm still changing it."

"To what? Because if I remember correctly, you weren't the most creative of us, and your only NPC was made out of sheer chunni-ness. My point is that you shouldn't change it, because you probably can't think of anything better. Besides, why not let her be your glory chick for a day? Tabula wouldn't care, and the game is ending anyway, why not have some fun with it?"

"Fuck it, fine." Yes, I did it, I win god damn it. "But I want to know what else you changed. You're not one to do something so small and leave it at that."

"I made two of the humonculi maids traps, made shalltear have an abandonment issue with her creator, did what you see with albedo, and made eclair so much worse." Little does he know I made three of the maids traps. Mwahaha! Evil laughter is so fun...

"You're being surprisingly honest... What did you do with eclair?" Momonga rushed the information, ignoring most as it was just the maids who had little purpose anyway.

"I changed him from wanting to take over your throne, to wanting to take over your throne and your glory whores. And have a harem with every female member of Nazarick. All of them. And have a deadly fear of kyouhouku."

"WHY!? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?"

"It seemed fun, and he's already a laughing stock, why not make it more complete? Besides, Ankoro Mochi Mochi wouldn't care, she made him as a joke in the first place."

"You never manage to disappoint, only to surprise. Since we only have about 10 minutes left, I leave it as is, but you should still show some respect to the others." It was a well known fact that Satoru cared greatly for his friends. And after they had left, his eyes had quickly grown rose-tinted. The fact that he cared about his friends so much to the point where he would say that the NPCs, who wouldn't even exist in a matter of minutes, were important enough that another one of his friends shouldn't change them showed that he really did care for his comrades. Maybe even a bit too much.

"They're gone, and I don't see why they would care. But since I don't want these last 9 to 8 minutes to be covered in an awkward sadness, I think we should change the topic. Have you heard about YGGDRASSIL II? It should be in development now, we've already gotten a teaser trailer."

"Have we gotten a date yet?"

"No"

"Damn. Well, when it comes out, if we're still here, I think I'd like to play with you again. Maybe we can make Ainz Ooal Gown 2.0 or something. Sounds fun, right?"

"I was thinking about naming the new guild Gods-something-or-other, since we basically are gods here, and if we put the same amount of work into this one as we did that one, we can probably achieve literal godhood. I hear they're putting that in as a feature. Maybe you can be the god of Death, or Darkness or something."

"That does sound nice. If that happens, I'll see you there."

23:57:42

"'Bout two minutes left. I'm sad to see it go. So much effort, time and money all wasted."

"It wasn't wasted you know. We'll always have the memories of what we've done."

"And the legend we made. The eternal, everlasting name of Ainz Ooal Gown."

"And all the players we killed will forever have the guild's name to fear."

23:58:26

"Why does time have to go so fast. I don't want this to end, it's practically my life's work!"

"That is both truly sad and sadly true Momonga. But there'll always be the next game to make people cry in fear, right? This won't be a true end, only a new beginning."

23:59:11

"You're right. It isn't the end for us. But for Nazarick and the NPCs it is."

"I guess you really must have gotten attached to your glory chick in the 20 minutes you knew she was yours. Besides, they are just NPCs. We can always make more, so what does it matter anyway? It's not like they have feelings or anything. They aren't human, so why should we care?"

23:59:30

"You really shouldn't treat them like that. They're our creations, fictional or not. It's like writing a book only to find that someone on the internet made porn of your character."

"Shalltear is practically the embodiment of that, and while I agree that that would hurt, it still wouldn't matter much. They are nothing more than 1s and 0s, you know. Nothing more, nothing less."

23:59:50

"I think they're going to start a countdown now..."

9

8

"Seems so."

7

6

5

"Remember, this isn't the end. Only a new beginning."

4

3

"I can only hope."

2

1

00:00:00

00:00:01

"Why are we still here?"

00:00:02

00:00:03

"What the hell is happening?" Momonga whispered, the giant skeleton too scared out of his skull to do anything more. Then suddenly, a green light shined on him, and he seemed to calm down.

Ignoring what was happening to Momonga, very strange things were happening to me too. I now had, and could feel, the eight wings my character had on my back. And if I try... I can move them. Oh god, what is happening, it feels like I have extra arms, but they're distorted or something. What the hell is happening. Also, it seems that my vision has improved. I can see much more clearly.

Speaking of seeing clearly, albedo looked much more... real now. Like she had real flesh instead of just a digital skin...

"Is something wrong supreme ones? Has something happened?" Albedo spoke. Holy shit she spoke.

"Albedo, I'm sorry, but can you please leave the room for a moment. Me and Luci Fer need to have a 1-on-1 talk." Holy shit the game is real, albedo talked, we're fucked. I need to stay calm. Stay calm. Since the room is real, and you can feel your body, you've probably been isekai'd. Oh my god I've been isekai'd.

"Of course my lords. I'll be right outside when you need me." She said as she left the room, noticeably swaying her hips, which were clearly directed at momonga.

"Ok. Now, what the hell is happening?" I worriedly asked.

"Is it possible they delayed the shutdown?" Momonga calmly guessed.

"No, we would have been notified, and there is no way in hell that Albedo would be able to what she did. And the fact that I can smell. And I can feel my wings. Oh god this weird."

"I think we might have been isekai'd, so we need to stay calm. Remember Punito-moe's words."

"Panic is the seed of defeat, so you must maintain your calm and think logically. Remain calm, look beyond your surroundings, and don't waste your effort on unnecessary details. Those were good times. Still, we need a plan of what to do." Momonga responded. I'm amazed he still remembers that.

"First, we need to test the functions of YGGDRASIL, then test magic, then plan a course of action based on those."

"Gotcha. {GM CALL} And... nothings happening." I, this time a bit more calm, answered. The GM call didn't work, so the isekai theory has a bit more evidence.

"Next, magic. {MESSAGE}"

"Can you hear me Luci Fer? I'm calling you through message."

"Yeah I can hear you. So message equals telepathy, here. Neat."

"So, we know that magic works and we're stuck here. Now we need a plan of action. I suggest we gather the floor guardians on the 6th floor, test attack magic, and have Sebas scout outside to see our surroundings. This way, we can have a meeting with the guardians and check their loyalty, test our powers, and learn about our current situation."

"This. This is why we elected you leader. I agree with this plan wholeheartedly." That was really fast for a perfect plan. God damn you got game, Momonga.

"Good. Albedo, you can come back in now! We have something for you to do!"

"Yes lord! I'll do anything you say!" Albedo was in front of them in seconds, already kneeling by the throne Momonga was sitting on.

"I need you to tell the other floor guardians to go to the 6th floor in 1 hour. We need to have a meeting. Don't bother telling Gargantua or Rubedo, and I want you to tell Sebas to scout Nazarick's surroundings."

"Of course my lords. Your will shall be carried out." She said calm once more, before quickly walking out of the room to carry out her task.

"Let it be known, I am sorry for what I did to you, but I will not apologize." For you, Momonga, this will be a gift in disguise.

"Now, we should test our teleportation. {GREATER TELEPORTATION}"

"Guess I should follow. {GREATER TELEPORTATION}"

Nazarick-6th Floor

"So, at least this floor looks the same. That's good. I wonder where the twins are." Time to hope this is as it should be and this doesn't go bad. We should be able to win if we had to fight them, but still...

"Indeed. The sky is quite beautiful. It's good to see that Blue-Planet's work payed off."

"Toooooh!" Along with the shout, A small child lept down from the coliseum's VIP box. It went down about six stories, did a mid-air somersault, and landed directly on her feet with nothing but pure physical strength. No magic involved.

"V!" The now visible dark-skinned child gave a V-for-victory sign, before running over to us. That is definitely Aura.

She wore a smile like the sun, with golden-blonde hair that grazed her shoulders. She had vibrant heterochromatia, with her left eye was a beautiful light green, and her right a light sea blue. Aura's eyes seemed as eager and happy as a puppy's. As a dark elf, she had dark colored skin and long ears, both defining features of her race. She wore a shirt of light leather armor, covered in fire red dragon scales. The emblem of Ainz Ooal Gown was proudly stitched on her vest, as a gold sign on white background. Below that, she wore a pair of white pants that matched her vest. A necklace with a glittering golden acorn hung from her neck, and she wore tough leather gloves that were reinforced with enchanted metal. A whip coiled across her waist and shoulder, and she held a longbow on her back, with the bow stave and grip covered in decorations.

"Welcome to the level I guard my lords!" Aura respectfully greeted. It's nice to see a child that has such manners already.

""Hello Aura. Good to see you."" Both me and Momonga said at about the same time. Both unintentional, and really weird. That might even seem a bit scary for the child. That sounds fun...

"We'll just be intruding for a while, so don't worry." Momonga continued.

"What are you saying my lord? You're the master of nazarick, the supreme overlord! No one would dare say that you were intruding anywhere in Nazarick!" The dark elf seemed a bit scared from Momonga's words. Strange.

"By the way, where is your brother?" I asked, trying to change the topic. I could tell that both of them were getting uncomfortable, though for different reasons.

Aura then quickly turned around, looked at the VIP box and shouted:

"Mare! Our lords have graced us with their presence! How rude are you going to be by not be by not showing your face to them!"

"So that's where he was..."

"That's right lord Luci_fer. Please know that he doesn't mean anything by it, he's just timid. He's not trying to insult or offend either of you."

"Don't worry, we know. It's fine." She really needs to calm down. Mare is a child, being afraid to jump down a building is normal. Still though, being called a lord is... unexpectedly nice.

"I-I can't!" Mare shouted from just in front of the VIP box. It seems he had gotten out of the box and had been running to the stairs. It's amazing how I can see this far so clearly. That's a reason to thank whoever did this to us.

"The supreme beings themselves have come to visit us, but you as a floor guardian aren't even here to meet them! If you're too scared to jump down, then maybe I should kick you down instead!" Aura responded. She seems a little violent. I'm getting flashbacks of Peroroncino and his sister now.

"I-I'll t-take the stairs down..." Mare quickly hurried to the stairs and began to walk down them.

"How long do you plan to make them wait? Get down here now!" She does seem a lot like her creator. Just younger and more violent.

Mare then gathered his courage, before jumping down from the stairs. As aura suggested, it was quite a bit faster than if he had just walked down. When he had reached the ground, he managed to land on his feet, which were very wobbly. Whether that was from the jump or from fear remained unknown. After he landed, he ran right up to Momonga and me, before standing in line with his sister.

"I-I'm sorry for making you wait lord Momonga, lord Luci Fer."

Standing next to one another, it was clear to see that the two were siblings. However, there were two main differences between them: their eyes and attitudes. Whereas aura's eyes from left to right were green and then blue, mares were the exact opposite. And as for attitude, while Aura stood proudly at attention, Mare was clearly nervous, likely scared of being scolded. Momonga was surprised by the stark difference in the two, because as he knew it, even if this world was reality, mare shouldn't have been like this. Even if one wrote a character description with Tabula Smaragdina levels of length, it wouldn't be reflected in their personalities. Yet they were clearly displaying full emotions. For the second time today, he began to think that this was a new world, a new beginning, and not merely an update to the game.

"They must have been the Aura and Mare that Bukubukuchagama wanted to see." He said with an emotional tone. If only she could be here to see this.

Mare nervously raised his head, looking the god-like figures all of Nazarick worshiped. Mare wore a small blue dragon scale vest, and a forest green cape. His clothes had the same base white color as his sister, but he wore a skirt and stockings where his sister wore pants. He also wore a acorn-shaped pendant on a necklace like aura, but his was made of silver. Mare was much more lightly armed than his sister, wearing a pair of dainty white gloves on his small hands, and a distorted black staff in his hands.

The two combined were the guardians of the sixth floor of the great tomb of Nazarick.

Momonga squinted at them, and though his eyes were just little points of light in empty eye sockets, looked at the two in full. Aura thrusted her chest forward proudly, and mare cowered under his seemingly all-seeing gaze. He nodded to himself that they were indeed the incarnations of his friend's hard work. Though, neither of them knew it. To them, it seemed as if their god was judging their worth, and hopefully approved of them.

"We're glad to see you two in such high spirits? Has everything been well?" I chimed in, breaking the silence.

"Yes my lord, I'm positively flowing with energy! Though it's been boring with no intruders, so I keep wishing that something would happen." Aura reacted right away, with an opinion fitting a child. Always wanting something to excite them.

"I-I'd rather not meet intruders... They-they're scary..." Mare had more adult-ish opinion, though a childish reason. As soon as Aura heard what Mare said, her expression changed.

"Please excuse me, my lords. Mare, come with me." Aura said angrily before grabbing Mare by the ear and pulling him aside.

"Owww... Sister, that hurts..."

After dragging Mare slightly away, she began to whisper in his ear. Even though we couldn't hear her, it was plain as day to see that she was scolding him. She really is ragging on him, isn't she?

"I think I agree with Mare though. I'd rather not meet intruders so soon after... this happened. At the least I'd rather meet them after making preparations." Momonga agreed with Mare rather easily, and I'm afraid I couldn't disagree.

"This world really has become real hasn't it?" He asked to no one in particular.

"I personally believe we've been isekai'd, but the game becoming real is equally possible." At this point, a bad case of isekai seems undeniable, but we'll still need to see outside to confirm. At least we came to wherever we are with are guild base. I'd hate to imagine what it would be like without it.

"Your words were truer than we thought, huh?"

"Yep. Not an ending, just a new beginning."

A/N: Thank you for reading! Please review my story to tell me what you think! Reviews are very much appreciated, and needed as well. So please, please review my story and tell me what you think.

And before you click off, here's a quick stat page for Luci_fer!

Luci Fer

Total level: (100)

Karma: 0 (True Neutral)

Racial levels:

Angel (15)

Cherub (10)

Seraph (10)

Archangel (5)

Job levels:

Warrior (15)

Lancer (10)

Great Lancer (10)

Illusionist (10)

Holy Mage (10)

Chaos-bringer (5)

Special abilities:

Godly Aura- For filling out all angel classes, Luci Fer can tap into the power of the gods and use their aura as his own. Has holy buffs and resistance buffs on allies, and holy de-buffs onto enemies

Emissary of Chaos- For splitting levels into three different types of attackers, you gets this job class and skill. This skill allows you to randomly change elemental affinity/weakness based with an even chance for every element. Any one element will last for 2 minutes. After one element is used, you will automatically be changed to another, also selected at random. All elements have 1 hour cool down times, and only one can be recharged at a time, and only after all elements have been used.

Viable elements-

fire

water

wind

earth

ice

lightning

holy/light

unholy/darkness

Angels Call- Can summon 2 level 80 seraphs twice a day, or larger numbers of weaker angels. This skill does not use MP, and takes a full 24 hours from previous use to recharge. After seraph is summoned, angel can only leave via de-summoning or death. The seraph summoned will have no time limit.

A/N: Thank you and goodbye!