"Identity crisis"

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I opened my eyes. I was in the same room as before. Good It seems that I am still able to use my abilities. They seem to work exactly as in YGGTRASIL. I should do more testing later; I have many more things I should check to see if they still work. But there are more important things to think about now. It would be best to have a plan or some kind of checklist for the most basic thoughts.

First, find out where we are; second, if I can go back home or if I stay here after that, I must train my powers immediately; and...

"No, there is something more important now... Haaaaaa, I am still running away, but I guess I have to think about this now."

I thought and looked into the mirror. The beautiful face from before greeted me again. Damn, what should I do? It was supposed to be a joke. I just wanted to create a vampire princess or a goddess like this. Just for fun and roll-playing, but now I am stuck in this body. 

"Albedo called me 'Lady' so this means the NPC should see me as female, but just thinking about it..."

I was never one of these people who was interested in this kind of thing. I mean everyone for themselves, but I was happy for who I was. Well, for the gender part,being a woman in the world we lived in was true hell. So maybe it was a good thing to come here; being in a different body should be a small price.

So... what to do next? I feel uncomfortable being called "lady," but wouldn't it be even more weird to be called with male pronouns in this body? Haaaaaaaaa, this shit is so complicated. 

You know what? Fuck it! It doesn't mean I will change my opinions or preferences, I still like women. But I will change my speech, not because I am a woman but because it seems Albedo thinks I am some sort of royalty. So being a bit more noble should be all right. I don't want to get attacked because they think I am some kind of imposter who stole their ruler's body. Well, I kind of did.

Right now, I should probably try to talk to Momonga. I mean, I just left him when I panicked, and I am pretty sure he is as confused as I am. Mmmmm, does [Message] still work? I should try it out.

[Message]

"Hello, Momonga, can you hear me?"

"Oriana, is that you? Thank God! Are you alright? You looked a little pale."

"Haah, yes, I think I am okay. It was just a bit much, and I had to settle a few thoughts, but now I'm fine."

"Nice, I have gathered the guardians on the sixth floor for a meeting; do you want to come, too?"

"Sure, I'm on my way... and Momonga?"

"Yes?"

"Are you fine? It's difficult for you, too, isn't it?"

"No worries, I'm an Undead Overlord, remember? The lore mentioned their emotions getting

suppressed or something, so, it's fine.

"Really? I think we should still talk this through."

"Fine by me, but let's deal with that later. First, we have to do the meeting."

"Ok, see you then."

The [Message] ended, and I let out a big sight. How do I get on the sixth floor? In the game, I was a blood mage, so I did not have access to spells like: [Teleportation] or [Greater Teleportation] but I could use [Blood transportation]. It's almost like the other two, but it's not the same. 

[Blood transportation] can only teleport one person, and it works in a way, where your body breaks down into small parts and then reassembles somewhere else. In addition, transportation cannot be blocked by [Dimensional Lock] or delayed by [Delay Teleportation]. Only blood magic can interfere with it. For this reason, it was kind of handy in PVP.

[Blood transportation] I could feel my spell being cast and my body breaking apart, but it didn't hurt; almost instantly, I appeared in the arena on the sixth floor. The Darkelf twins were already there, as expected. I looked around and saw Momonga, who looked really uncomfortable because he was being assaulted by a small vampire.

"Shalltear, leave Momonga alone!"

I said, with the most resolve I could muster up, and it seemed to work, but it felt strange too... The vampire almost instantly fell to her knees and started to apologize. 

"It's all right, Shalltear," I quickly reassured her.

"As long as you promise me to think the next time before you act.". 

"Strange, why does she act so submissive? Is it because of her flavor text or the fact that I am by lore, the Primordial Vampire"?

"My Lord, my Lady... I am sorry for arriving so late," said a tall man in a red suit with glasses. He looked almost like a British businessman. The only thing that might conflict with his outfit was his metal tail. Almost next to him walked Albedo. They must have come together from the seventh floor, which was Demiurges Domain.

After arriving, all the Guardians kneeled, and Albedo, as the Guardian Overseer, started to talk. "Now, everyone, let us pledge loyalty to the two last supreme ones."

"Shalltear Bloodfallen, Guardian of the First, Second, and Third Floors, presents herself to the Masters.".

"Cocytus. Guardian. Of . The. Fifth. Floor. Presents. Himself. To. The. Masters."

"The Guardian of the Sixth Floor, Aura Bella Fiora, presents herself to the Masters."

"A-And I am Mare Bello Fiore and like you know, I also guard the Sixth Floor".

"I am Demiurge, and I have been tasked with protecting the seventh floor. I kneel before you.".

"I, as the Guardian Overseer, Albedo, kneel before both of you."

Momonga didn't speak, and neither did I. I think it was just too much for us; a moment ago, we were normal people. And in the next one, we were treated like royalty. But despite everything, Momonga was still able to talk. 

"Raise your heads."

He looked in my direction, and I instantly understood him. 

"At this point, we are in a dire position. I don't know exactly what happened, but it looks like the tomb was transported to another place."

"Yes, that's right," said Momonga. "I already sent Sebas. He should provide more answers.".

Like he had predicted the future, Sebas arrived.

"Momonga-Sama Oriana-Sama, forgive me for being late.".

"It's fine, Sebas; better tell me what you have learned outside.".

"Of course, my Lord, I couldn't find a trace of the swamp that used to surround the tomb; in addition, we are surrounded by marshland; not a trace of a human, at least not in 1 mile."

"That is still not enough. We need to be sure. We should secure the vicinity and make sure no one finds us. We don't know what we are dealing with.", I said.

" Oriana is right, what do you propose?"

"We don't know how strong the enemy might be or if our defenses would even bother them, but we should first try to use the natural environment to our advantage, and we need to build decoys with bait in them. This way, we can see where the enemy's interest lies."

"W-We could cover the walls with dirt t-this way we could hide the tomb."

"You want to dirty our walls with dirt..." Albedo started to scream but was quickly interrupted.

"Albedo, I am talking to Mare right now," said Momonga very firmly.

"Yes, I am terribly sorry for the disrespect, my Lord."

"Alright, I wish, that you to arrange everything but before I will withdraw. I want to know what all of you are thinking about us, you're first Shalltear".

"You, Lord Momonga, are the most beautiful man in the world. And Lady Oriana is a beauty that is in no way inferior to you; she is my superior in any way." (because of necrophilia, fetishes, etc o.f)

"Cocytus" 

"My. Lord. And. My. Lady. Are. Extremely. Mighty. And. More. Powerful. Than. Any. Guardian. With. Lady. Oriana. Even. Be. Able. To. Compete. With. Lord. Touch. Me who. Was. The. Most. Powerful. Warrior. In. The. Guilt."

A/N: (She's only able to compete with a certain skill combo.) Her build is like Momongas, and just for roleplay, also kill me Cocytus speech to write is awful).

"Aura."

Lord Momonga is a merciful ruler and Lady Oriana always knows how to help you."

"Mare"

"Y-You're both so kind."

"Demiurge." 

"So wise that I can only have one word for you, and that would be unfathomable."

"Sebas."

"The two Supreme Beings who did not abandon us but stayed by our side until the very end."

"Albedo."

"Lady Oriana always helped you through difficult times and stayed with you until the end.

A/N: (Albedo thinks Oriana is the only one who did not betray Momonga.)

Finally, Lord Momonga, who ruled over all other supreme beings, is the one I love.

"Both Momonga and we looked at each other."

"We both have heard your opinions..."

"We are now leaving to discuss our current matter. Now to work."

[Greater Teleportation], [Blood Transportation], we both shouted at the same time.

and vanished.

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