Overlord: Blue Citadel Alternate

Arriving at the front gates of the incomplete concrete wall of Adamantite and Serviceable metals, Vertum was dragging the unconscious seventh seat of the scripture behind him. Her light brown hair visibly melding with the flattened dirt paths. While she was still heavily wounded, she was also alive and thanks to his power, she wasn't going to die just yet.

He had used 『Assimilate』on the dead bodies of the Black Scripture, essentially turning them into flavored potions. The dragon had even collected the World Item, equipments and armors which were left behind.

He now had a large amount of things he could use in order to bolster his future forces! An upon drinking the Captain's potion, he learned of even more treasures under guard in the Theocracy.

They were going to be his next target, he knew. If he was able to get his hands on the Theocracy's Miko Princesses, he'd be able to turn the tides against them. Their power, their influence over the region would fault and all would be his!

However he also learned of something new, there was something in the Temple of Wind, a closed casket. No one has opened it, the Captain didn't even know what was inside.

This would have to wait however, until not only he brought up his renown, but expanded around his current settlement. He couldn't go into an outright war against a nation when he could be surrounded by enemies on all sides.

That never ended well in war, especially from his knowledge of wars on Earth.

As he was approaching the village center, he narrowed his eyes on a man with blue hair. It was the swordsman from when he had invaded the Death Spreading Brigade of Brigands.

His eyes narrowed on the human male who was looking at him with a brow raised, looking at the girl in a short skirt and unusual school uniform. "Uh... Do I want to know?"

Vertum simply shrugged at the man with a slight grin over his lips. "Slane Theocracy sent one of their special operations divisions to put me and my people down. I eliminated... Most of them." He looked down to the girl who was on the ground, covered in blood and dirt.

There was one more other than the seventh and eleventh which remained. It was the extra-seat.

Brain Unglaus looked over the girl which the dragon continued to drag towards the edge of the village. He followed the man, as he had promised to make him stronger, as long as he served him. He was going to beat his rival, and someone who could defeat a special ops group, was going to be the person who gives him this strength.

A small smirk curved over his lips, though he was slightly bothered by the fact that he was dragging a bleeding girl, Brain didn't comment on that.

"Wait... Can't you teleport?" He narrowed his eyes on the Dragon who looked over his shoulder towards the human.

A smug look appearing across his face, Vertum blew a subtle raspberry like that of a whispering horse. Clearly he didn't take the man's question seriously. "Isn't it healthier to walk? Being lazy and getting fat isn't on my agenda."

Brain's eyes narrowed forward as he recalled the Dragon eating the head of one of the fallen mercenary brigrand members. Getting fat from eating people? That didn't sound good.

Oh, right... Drink this," drawing an object from his item box, in his hand would be the potion derived from the 'Strongest Human,' who was the tenth seat of the scripture. He then tossed the dark crimson red potion for the man to take.

When he popped the cork off of the potion, he sniffed it... It smelled like cherries. Raising his head from the mouth of the potion, he looked to the Dragon. "What is this...?"

"Think of it as a boost of power," This was good enough to start the man off, as the Black Scripture alone was stronger than the Head Warrior.

Brain looked at the man with brief skepticism before following through with what he was told to do. The instant that the liquid touched his tongue, he felt a spark of energy run through him. His muscles buckled and a feeling of euphoria shot through him. He didn't stop drinking from the glass bottle until it was completely emptied out.

Once he took the glass away from his mouth, it disintegrated.

"So it was a magic item..." He frowned slightly, having not even bothered to think of using magic to appraise it before he drank it. For all he knew, it could've been poison.

While his vision and other aspects seemed to be slightly impaired at the moment, he could feel the skills and power of another person come over him. Knowledge, memories, things that weren't his filled his mind. Yet instead of pain, he continued to just feel p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e from the experience alone.

"Yes," Vertum didn't really care for any continued dialogue.

As they continued into the Great Forest of Tob Brian began to notice that the wall had even continued into the woodlands. "Interesting... Where are we going?"

Simpering to himself as he heard a light thud sound, the unconscious member of the scripture had hit her head on a thick root that lined their path as he dragged her along.

Resting his hand on the hilt of his weapon, he felt as if he was being watched. As his eyes drifted to the trees, he quickly noticed people in victorian uniforms with variations of light plate armor.

"These are yours...?" Just by looking at them, he could tell they were monsters just like the Dragon, though much lesser so. They didn't seem all that intimidating other than the weapons and equipment they sported.

"Yes, those are the Honor Guard... So what took you so long?"

"Would you believe me if I said I got lost?"

"No," The dragon didn't look back at him, as he sensed the playfulness in the man's words. It was clear the human had been side tracked by something else, or perhaps he had a problem making up his mind.

Brain seemed to nod at the one word reply, "Dragons sure are intelligent..."

"They do seem to be the apex predator of this world, don't they?" The ArchMirage snickered to himself before shaking his head lightly. "Which do you think I'm more related to, dragons or fairies?" He raised a brow as he came close to the entrance of the underground city which was currently hidden by light projected illusions.

"Colorful feathered mane... Purple scales... Small size for a full grown..." His head c.o.c.ked to the side look at the dragon in human form as it turned to face him, "Fairy."

Chuckling at the man's answer, he shrugged. Vertum himself didn't know the answer to his own question despite the lore existing. A Mirage was related to the Fae, but they were dragons, they just didn't become gigantic or colossal in size despite their massive amounts of power.

Instead of showing him where the entrance was, he then opened up a portal for them to walk through. He dragged the girl behind him through the portal, Brain following close behind.

When they came through, they were standing in the center of the Castle's Plaza.

With his brows raised, Brain looked around at his surroundings, watching as the portal would then zip shut. "We're underground..." He had been living his life underground, now he was doing it again. "And there's a massive city..." His eyes were on the people who were moving about.

He could tell those who originally lived here and those who lived in the village prior. At least now he knew where everyone went. A small smile formed over his lips.

Silva came walking out of the front of the castle, smelling the air. There was blood, her red eyes glowing as the scent became stronger. That's when her eyes narrowed on Brain, moved to Vertum, and then down towards the girl who he had been dragging.

Raising a brow at her Master, she giggled. "Vertum-sama... Did you bring me a treat, or are you going to heal that pitiful lamb?" Her tongue slowly traveled along her lips before she rested her eyes on Brain.

"You have a vampire..." Brain was quick to pick up on the new name. "Vertum-sama?"

"She's cute isn't she?" Vertum sounded as if he was boasting before dropping the girl's foot, letting her lay sprawled out in the center of the plaza. He then raised a hand and loomed it over the girl as her recited a spell in his mind『Heal』.

A green light immediate enveloped the girl, healing her immediately.

Those orange hues of hers fluttered open, staring up towards the ceiling. "Mmm..." She let out a quiet groan as she sat up, palming her face. "Where am I...?" Her eyes moved towards her clothes, seeing that they were no longer covered in blood, but dusted in dirt instead.

Brain chuckled seeing the girl sit up whilst feeling at herself.

"Where are my glasses...?" She flexed her eyelids, trying to get a better look at those around her. She then looked up towards the dragon in human form, her lips parted. "This is your lair?"

Silva raised a brow, looking to Vertum who took a pair of purple framed glasses out of his item box and tossed them to the girl. "So you took one of them as... a Pet?"

Tilting his head at his head subordinate's words, he grinned, "For the most part."

Pushing her glasses onto her nose, the girl stood up and started dusting herself off. "I thought you said I was going to be free under you..." Her eyes narrowed him.

"Would you like to share a cell with the Astrologer? I'm sure she'd enjoy having someone who will talk to her, since she can't talk herself..." His eyes looked over the small female.

Immediately the Seventh clenched her jaw in fear, "No."

"Either way, I am sure you'll have more freedom here than you were with the Theocracy... Your existence doesn't have to be a secret." Vertum could only assume the kinds of reactions that would occur should the world learn the existence of God-Kin.