Eclipse of Yggdrasil — Overlord fanfiction

Between Ainz Ooal Gown and Albedo and Demiurge and Shalltear Bloodfallen as siblings.

Chapter 1: The Forgotten Floor

With each step, the sound of his powerful strides echoed across the resplendent halls of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Ainz Ooal Gown, the supreme overlord, was a sight of awe and dread, his dark robes billowing, his skeletal fingers lightly brushing the ancient tome cradled in his arms. There was a certain weight to the air on this day, one of expectant suspense, as if the very walls of Nazarick were holding their breath.

Albedo, Demiurge, and Shalltear Bloodfallen followed close behind, their expressions a mixture of curiosity and caution. None was aware of what mysteries lay ahead, but they trusted in their master, the guild leader of Ainz Ooal Gown, to lead them through whatever peril or wonder they were about to face.

Their destination was unusual—an unfamiliar door at the end of a secluded corridor, untouched and unseen since the guild's golden days. It was no ordinary door; its surface was inscribed with glyphs and sigils that seemed to squirm and twist before one's eyes. Such eldritch designs were not crafted by the hands of their creators. Rather, they carried the mark of something ancient, something that preceded even the all-knowing Ainz.

Demiurge, ever analytical, broke the heavy silence. "Lord Ainz, this door... It holds power unlike anything we've encountered within our domain. Proceed with—" His warning was cut short as Ainz, driven by an inexplicable compulsion, pressed his palm against the cold, writhing surface. A blinding light enveloped the room, and a foreign, pulsing magic thrummed through the air.

When the light dimmed, and their vision returned to them, they found themselves in a chamber of impossible geometry and twilight skies. It was an area hidden deep within Nazarick, veiled by magics so powerful they erased its very existence from the minds of its inhabitants—until today.

Ainz turned to his guardians, his usual aura of confidence now tinged with concern. "It appears we have triggered an ancient spell that has eluded even my detection. Stay vigilant. We must discove—" Before he could finish, the outlines of his guardians began to blur and reshape, colors bleeding into one another like a painter's water spilled across the canvas of reality.

As the chaos of transformation settled, each stood in silent disbelief. Albedo, with the poise and grace of the eldest sister; Demiurge, carrying the intensity of the ambitious younger brother; Shalltear, exuding the confidence of a prodigal sister; and Ainz, struck with an unsettling blend of paternal concern and disorientation. Their memories began to twist, their bonds rewritten as the very fabric of their existence knotted into the form of familial ties.

The memories were false, they knew—constructs of the curse—but they felt so vivid, so painfully real. Ainz looked upon his guardians, no longer just loyal servants but siblings. Siblings who shared a history, a lineage, and a shadowy figure of a parent looming over their every thought and action. They fought against the intrusion, their true selves clawing back against the tapestry of lies, but the phantom bonds held firm—a challenge to their identity they could not ignore.

As they turned to face each other, the air now thick with unspoken questions and concealed rivalry, one thing was clear: Nazarick would never be the same again, and the battle to reclaim their true selves would be a journey through the deepest, darkest crevices of what it meant to be a family.

Cautiously, they took their first steps together on the forgotten floor, each wary of their new dynamic, the echoes of their footsteps mingling with the whispers of an ancient magic that promised to test the strength of one of the most formidable forces in this new world—would their allegiance to Nazarick or the false call of blood prove stronger?

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