Disclaimer: I do not own Overlord nor the elements used in the story. All of this belongs to their respective owners.

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The knight in full plate armor stood before the girl and her little sister, his sword raised high.

His blade gleamed in the sun, and he poised himself, ready to end their lives in a single merciful stroke.

The girl squeezed her eyes tightly shut and bit her lower lip. She had never asked for this. She had been forced into her present circumstances. If only she had some strength, she might have resisted the enemy in front of her and fled.

However — the girl did not have that strength.

Thus, there could only be one outcome to this situation.

That would be the girl's death, at this very place.

The longsword fell—

—and there was a huge sound of sword clashing with another sword

The girl gingerly opened the eyes which had been squeezed shut.

The first thing she saw was the back of a person who suddenly came in front of her.

He was holding an intricate single-edge black blade whose length is a tad bit shorter than the average long swords and he was holding it with a reverse grip of its hilt.

Then, she saw the sword's owner.

The knight in front of her was frozen in place, his eyes looking at the person in front of him . His completely defenseless posture clearly displayed the fear that filled him.

As though drawn by the knight's gaze, the girl could not help but turn and look in the same direction as him.

Then she saw the person who saved her turn his head and looked at her.

And so — the girl gazed upon despair.

What she saw was darkness

And in the moment that it resolved itself in her eyes—

"Hiiiiiiii!"

—a deafening shriek came from the girl.

It was an opponent which humanity could not overcome.

Twin points of crimson light burned brightly within the empty eye sockets of a bleached skull. Those two points of light coldly scanned the girl and the others present, like a predator sizing up its prey. Within its fleshless hands it grasped a sword that had blocked the knight's long sword.

It wore an intricately detailed black robe, and it resembled nothing so much as an incarnation of death, born from the darkness of another world.

In an instant, the air seemed to freeze.

It was as though time itself had stood still in the wake of a Supreme Being's advent.

The girl forgot to breathe, as if the sight had stolen her soul away.

Then, in this silent realm, the girl began choking, and gasped for air.

This avatar of death must have manifested itself in order to guide her to the land of the dead. It was only natural to think so. But then, the girl who thought this way suddenly realized that something was wrong. That was because the knight who had been planning to kill her was in front of the being and the being in front of her spoke.

"Hmm this is what I call a experiment successful, indeed it is truly a success."

The being said in a deep tone, one could say a perfect tone for an absolute ruler to all who kneels before him.

"Indeed it was Mein creator if you said that it was a success, then I applaud you for this successful experiment."

She heard a dramatic voice of a another person who had suddenly appeared right in front of her.

Then she saw another being.

Its face was flat, with no nose or other facial features. Its mouth and eyes were replaced by three empty holes. There were no eyeballs, teeth, or a tongue; just three black holes which looked like they had been drawn on by a child with a black marker.

The pink, egg-like head was smooth and shiny, without a single hair to mar its surface.

It wore a stylish uniform and a hat engraved with a strange emblem that made her think that he was a noble in monstrous appearance.

It was strange, really, she didn't feel anything ominous about the strange being it was like the total opposite than the being who saved her.

"Gaaah..."

A cry that sounded like a wail crept into her ears.

From whose mouth had that sound come? It felt like it could have come from hers, or that of her little sister, shivering in fright, or from the mouth of the knight that had been about to kill her.

A skeletal left hand slowly extended itself — its fingers spreading as though reaching for something, and they moved toward the knight in front of her.

"I suggest you should look away Mein Fräulein, it will be a terrible sight to behold."

The strange being warned her as if he knew what was going to happen.

She heeded the warning of the strange being and averted her eyes, if she hadn't, then would see a far more horrible sight instead.

"「Grasp Heart」."

The incarnation of death clenched its fist, and the girl heard the sound of crunching metal.

Though she was afraid to take single peek, curiosity got the better of her and the girl wrenched her eyes away, whereupon saw the body of the knight. He was sprawled motionless on the ground, like a puppet whose strings had been cut.

He was dead.

There was no doubt that he was dead.

The danger that had almost claimed the girl was no more. But this was no cause for celebration. The death that stalked her had merely taken a more concrete shape.

That death drew close to the girl, who watched it with terrified eyes.

The darkness in her field of vision grew ever larger.

It's going to swallow me up.

As the girl thought this, she clutched her sister tightly to herself.

The notion of escape no longer existed within the girl's head.

If her opponent were human, she might be able to cling to some faint hope and struggle desperately for her life. But the being before her shattered that hope like spun glass.

Please, at least let me die without pain.

That was all the girl could hope for.

Her shuddering sister hugged her tightly. All she could do was apologize for her weakness, for being unable to protect her sister's life. She prayed that her sister would not be lonely as they went on to the afterlife, because they would be travelling there together.

And then—

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Hello guys it is me gabrielchiong11 and is back to day one *laughing*So I hope you enjoy this chapter and guess who's the certain someone that came with our Lord.And if you know the answer please put it on the review section so that in public everyone knows the answerso be sure to press the fav. button if you like the story and leave a comment.gabrielchiong11 out.