6. The ceremony of allegiance to the supreme one

Momonga looked at the young girl before him. Her clothes, a dark grey jumpsuit, was slick with blood and dirt and her eyes full of fear.

Even so, she didn't seem to be panicking even after seeing Momonga's undead visage. Something he recognised as quite convenient, especially after forgetting how he looked.

"Are you hurt?" asked Momonga.

"N-not anymore," answered the girl while patting herself, confused by the lack of wounds.

Well, at least I know that healing items still work as intended, even on the locals. If nothing else this trip was worth it just for that. Thought Momonga as he gave the girl a quick once over.

The girl appeared to be around eight to ten years old as far as Momonga could tell, her face showing the early signs of malnutrition, something which Momonga was very familiar with, but otherwise seemed to be fine after drinking the healing potion.

"That's good, then get up. I need you to answer some questions," Momonga had expected to feel bad about ordering around what was probably a traumatized little girl, but in a strange he didn't really care. Neither did Momonga feel sympathy for the girl nor did he feel any contempt. In truth Momonga could barely think of her as a real person.

"Y-yes sir, I mean lord!" answered the girl as she hurried to get back up and almost tripped on the bloody ground instead.

In a show of a speed and reflexes he certainly didn't possess before turning into his game avatar Momonga grabbed the girl by the arm as she regained her balance.

"Careful, I still have need of you, girl." After all it would have been bothersome for the girl to be injured after he had taken the effort to save her.

"Yes, I'm sorry," answered the girl, looking down with either fear or shame.

Good job me, I just made her more scared.

At a loss on how he should proceed Ainz just waited for the girl to speak or at least give him a sign that she wasn't about to have an attack of hysteria.

The girl on the other hand just stood there, her gaze focused on the cold hard ground as she clearly waited for Momonga to speak first.

But the newly minted undead was at a loss for words too. What should he do now? Console her? Give a grand speech about how she was safe? At the end it didn't matter and like every time Momonga knew not what to do he fell back on what he knew best.

That being YGGDRASIL.

Currently he was in an unknown land, facing unknown enemies while his own abilities weren't completely trusty. First of all he needed information.

"I can't just keep calling you girl. What's your name?" Asked Momonga, trying to take the girl out of her daze.

"I, ah, I am Nora" answered the girl, Nora, hesitantly.

"Now Nora, I want you to-" but Momonga was cut off by another [Gate] opening behind him.

Much like Momonga before another being emerged from the obsidian hemisphere of darkness.

The figure wore heavy black armor that covered its entire body, leaving not a piece of flesh exposed. An aura of strength wrapped around it.

On its hand, the new arrival wielded a heavy bardiche emanating sickly green light and a kite shield on the other.

If Momonga was the personification of death then this person was the ideal of a warrior made flesh. A being of strength and beautiful brutality.

"Albedo, good to see you."

"Momonga-sama, I'm terribly sorry for taking so long" spoke the newly identified Albedo, her melodious voice full of distress.

"It's no matter. I just needed to take care of some trash" Momonga waved her off with a gesture towards the dead men.

"As you say, Momonga-sama. Should I dispose of that inferior life form too?" Asked Albedo as she pointed her weapons towards Nora.

"No Albedo," answered Momonga "has Sebas explained what I intend to do?"

"Only that you intend to exterminate some pests not so far away from here." Answered the demoness with anticipation.

"Yes, but before we proceed we need information," spoke Momonga as he turned to Nora.

"Nora, I need you to tell me where we are right now?"

"I… I mean. I don't know," It was obvious that the girl was trying her best to answer the question.

"Answer the Supreme one's question, you worm!" Albedo furiously ordered as she raised her weapon as if to strike Nora.

"Albedo, control yourself!" At Momonga's order the armored figure stopped in her tracks as if by a great power.

"I'm deeply sorry!" Albedo bowed her head as low as she could without touching the ground.

"Just make sure not to repeat such behaviour. It brings shame to Nazarick," Was Momonga's only answer.

"Now, you were saying."

Still taken aback by the strange developments and unsure about her safety Nora answered the skeleton's questions.

"Ah, I don't know where we are. I don't even know which province," Finally answered the girl, her head bowed much like she had seen the armored lady do.

"Can you at least name the country?" Asked Momonga with impatience at the girl's ignorance.

"Eh? I mean, yes! We are in Canada."

That was certainly not the answer Momonga was expecting.

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Francis Fanny, better known as Ajax, was a simple man who enjoyed simple pleasures in life.

A well prepared meal, enjoyable drink, a comfortable place to live and of course his personal favourite, violence.

But it wasn't any kind of violence, oh no, it was wanton violence. Even better if exercised upon those weaker than him. Because while Ajax was many things he was one above all, a sadist.

His sadism had no specific target. An enemy combatant and an insubordinate ally worked just as well for him. Nor did age or gender really matter either. Ajax was an equal opportunity monster.

A perfect example being his current target.

"You people never learn, do you?" Jovially asked Ajax as he punched the mutant girl with enough force to dent metal.

Luckily for the girl, or maybe not so much, her rock skin gave her enough durability to survive being shot by small caliber weapons. So instead of a her head caving in she only suffered a debilitating injury.

It still hurt a lot.

"You see, when I was offered the job of warden here they told me I would have the chance to have lots of fun. Didn't expect it to be so soon," To accentuate his point Ajax once again punched the girl in the face. The stone that composed it cracking under the force of his augmented fist.

"Go to hell, Francis!" Spat the girl defiantly.

Instead of answering Ajax simply punched her again, this time cracking the stone of her face for good and reverting her to her depowered human form.

There were few things Ajax hated more than his birth name and all of them started with "Wade Wilson".

Ajax once again hit the girl, this time taking care not to use too much strength. After all he couldn't kill his latest toy yet.

Oh man, I certainly missed this. It was good idea to come back to this after all.

Ajax had many jobs over the years, murderer, serial killer, servant of a demon and murderer. But the one he had liked the most had been guarding the freaks in facilities such as this. While he was exceptional at anything requiring violence he always found something oddly gratifying about making sure the subhumans stayed in line.

And maybe one day I'll have the chance to welcome Wilson back into my loving arms. Though Ajax as a cruel grin appeared on his face.

But business always comes first.

This time he kicked the girl, the horrifying crunch of her leg breaking under his feet sounding like music to his ears.

"Now, let's begin the real fun." But before he could continue, one of the facility's guards came running to him.

"Sir! It's an emergency!" spoke the man, his breath coming in ragged.

"What? Can't you see I'm in the middle of something? Do you want to join her?" Ajax's tone promised death if the guard's justification didn't pass muster.

"So- something is coming from the South entrance, from the place where the girl broke the wall," The guard explained as he gestured to the crying girl on the ground.

"Then fucking kill them if they don't have an authorization and let me be," It now looked like Ajax may actually come through with his promised murder.

"We tried but it's shrugging off everything we throw at it. We think it is a a mutie or some kind of Enhanced," The man sounded desperate now "we need you right now sir!".

"Take me there." Was Ajax's only answer as he grabbed the sobbing girl by the hair and dragged her with him as he ran behind the terrified guard.

The mutant research and detention facility N°8, also known as "the Toolshed", was one of the smaller of its kind, housing only around three hundred mutants and dedicating to some of the less invasive research.

The facility consisted of a number of buildings surrounded by a reinforced concrete wall in a square shape. The perimeter sported a working killzone and a number of guards patrolled it daily. Ever since it was opened four years ago it had yet to have one successful escapee.

Until that morning, that is.

The beaten girl Ajax was now dragging behind him had reacted badly when one guard had tried to get frisky with her sister and after ripping off the man's head she had somehow managed to breach the facility's perimeter.

If Ajax were being completely honest even he found it impressive. Each mutant was implanted with a control mechanism that would stimulate their pain receptors to the point of madness if they ever thought of using their abilities. The fact that the girl had not only done so but also maintained it through her fight with the guards and Ajax meant that her will was incredibly strong or her power was more than it seemed. Either way Ajax was eager to find out.

Once they got close enough the sound of weapon's fire became apparent. The cacophony of assault rifle and even one machine gun promising entertainment for Ajax.

Once they reached the breach they finally saw the mysterious intruder as it advanced inexorably towards the broken wall.

The creature was more than two meters tall and clearly not human. It's face was rotted and two blood red lights flashed from its empty cavities. Its body was covered in spiked heavy armor, with a horned helm on its head. Its right hand carried a sword and the left a gigantic tower shield, behind which the creature hid to defend against the hail of bullets.

Behind the creature lay half a dozen dead guards, sprawled in pieces amongst the barrel killzone surrounding the Toolshed.

The armored monster was fast, maybe even as fast as Ajax himself. At its current speed it would take no more than a few seconds to reach the breach.

That is if Ajax didn't stop it first.

"Go get the heavy weapons just in case" Ajax ordered the guard that had guided him as he threw the girl to the side and moved.

Part of his contract with Canada's government had included a clause to obtain upgrades for his enhancements. While he was incredibly strong and fast he was not match for some of the things out there and he knew it. After all he had died before and was not keen on repeating that experience.

The ground exploded beneath him, his synthetic muscles propelling him at inhuman speeds. In the blink of an eye he was facing the monster.

His fist connected with the tower shield and the creature's charge came to a sudden stop. The sound of metal on metal deafening even as he shifted his balance.

Ajax was surprised by the shield's durability, his fully powered punch having only left a small dent on it. But that would not deter him, even the best armor couldn't protect you from everything.

He knew that well enough.

And so their dance started, quick as lighting Ajax punched and the being's armor held. Impacts that would turn a man into a fine mist being safely deflected by the mysterious dark metal.

But the knight -as Ajax had taken to calling the armored freak- while not as fast as Ajax himself, was also incredibly fast. Its sword turning into a blur as it tried to separate Ajax's upper body from the rest.

"Sir, I've got the weapons!" Ajax heard the voice of the guard from before as the man called him through his comlink.

Instead of answering Ajax punched the Knight once again, this time putting everything he had on the hit.

The Knight, now used to Ajax, tried to block but the speed of this hit was different and instead of intercepting it with its shield the Knight received the hit right on its helmeted head and was sent flying.

Quick as lighting Ajax moved back into the perimeter as the surprised guards, of who there were almost a hundred now, simply stared.

"What are you waiting you imbeciles? Fire!" Ordered Ajax as he pushed a man away, breaking his neck in the process.

The hail of gunfire from before was nothing compared to what they now unleashed as heavy weapons, either anti-materiel weapons or even rockets, fell upon the stunned Knight.

The barrage continued for almost a minute until Ajax himself gave the order to stop. A dust of cloud and smoke rising where the Knight had previous laid.

All the men waited with bated breath as the dust and smoke dissipated, showing…

"Fucking piece of shit" Ajax exlaimed as he looked at what remained of his foe.

The Knight was still mostly in one piece. Its tower shield was completely gone and its armor had been blown up in various places. Its left arm was completely gone below the shoulder, just as its left leg.

Even the the creature still lived, if only barely.

"Oh, you took care of the Death knight. Interesting," Spoke a new voice.

Ajax only then noticed the person, not, the people standing not far from where the Knight had fallen.

There were three of them, one an armored figure like the recently defeated Knight. but where the Knight was a gigantic figure of violence and death this one gave the feeling of an immovable object. The other was a robed figure, much like the knight its face was one not of the living and the third one…

"So that's where you went you little shit!" Ajax yelled at the girl standing besides the other two arrivals. Ajax could recognise her as the one that had gotten away while her sister spread chaos all over the facility.

"Now, no need to yell. If you could do me a favour and-" But the robed figure didn't get to finish as Ajax snatched a rocket launcher from one of the guards and opened fire upon them.

"Come on imbeciles, kill them" Ajax didn't know who or what the new arrivals where but her did know that the Knight before had been his equal and that if either the armored warrior or the wannabe mage were even half as strong they would be in trouble.

And just like not two minutes ago, a barrage of explosives and anti-armor weaponry fell upon their condemned targets. Except this time it was different.

Before he knew what was happening Ajax was thrown backwards from a heavy impact in his chest, his onboard sensors registering a partial penetration of his armor.

As it was said impact probably saved his life. Once he got back up Ajax noticed that all the guards, alongside most of the wall, had been completely obliterated.

Chunks of meat, broken limbs and blood turned into mist decorated the landscape. Like a picture right out of a slasher movie and for the first time Ajax felt something else but satisfaction at the sight of blood.

Every one of his minions was dead, the intruders meanwhile…

"How do you dare open fire upon Lord Momonga's person you filthy mongrels?" The rage emanating from the armoured individual was almost a palpable thing. The hate, the rage and the unbridled fury hitting Ajax like a punch.

Am, am I going to die? Again? The thought came unbidden to his mind, a treacherous part of his unconscious putting words to his instinctive response to the being before him.

"Huh, that one's still breathing," Spoke the robed figure in an almost disinterested way "Albedo, make sure to leave it alive."

"As you will, my beloved," Answered the armored one, the fury now turned into something like glee.

Ajax, who was standing up once again, almost fell over as the armored figure essentially teleported in front of him. And before he could even process this, the flat of her weapon crashed against his torso.

Ajax felt his armor strain and fail, his muscles torn under the impact as his bones turned into dust. Alarms flooding his ears as his injuries were reported.

With a great effort of will Ajax tried to stand, once again thanking his lack of pain receptors, as he forced his battered body to move.

He knew, he was sure of it now. Ajax had finally found his killer.

But to hell with her. As if I'll let anyone off me before I kill that shit Wade!

With a thought Ajax overclocked every augmented system in his body. It would last for a few seconds at most and if he went over that he would face a catastrophic failure. His muscles would melt, his skeleton would bend and his neural implants burn out. It was a risky bet but just what he needed.

For 5 seconds Ajax would be a man made god.

He exploded into movement, his fist impacting the armored woman a dozen times in a fraction of a second. The strength behind each punch enough to destroy a Main battle tank. No one could survive such barrage.

Ajax felt each punch land, he felt his hands strain and break under his own power. But it didn't matter, he had won.

Except that he had not.

The armored woman still stood there, not a scratch on her person.

"Tch, inferior animal. You dare lay your hands upon me who belongs to Lord Momonga alone?" Spoke the woman, her voice not only full of the emotions from before, but also clear contempt.

Next thing he knew Ajax was falling to the ground, his arms and legs not responding to his commands.

Even as he looked up from his place in the dirt and grime Ajax's dazzled mind couldn't comprehend what he saw. The armored woman was holding his severed arms.

��Good job Albedo, he will make an excellent experimental subject," Spoke a voice which he recognised as the robed figure "Now please prepare him for transportation".

"As you will my Lord Momonga."

The last thing Ajax saw was an armored foot closing on his head and then darkness.

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Momonga sighted deeply as he took stock of everything that had happened.

While Albedo had been against sending the Death Knight as a scout, arguing she would be enough to protect him, Momonga was happy of having done so. Their enemies were all very weak but Nora's words about powers and other such fantastical abilities had put him on edge. At the end it was proven that normal technology was enough to incapacitate a Death Knight and that some humans were more than what they seemed, like Neuronist's new guest.

But everything else had gone well, the remaining guards had simply surrendered once he had promised them their lives. Though he was sure most would come to regret it once Neuronist and her people were done with them.

What interested him the most were the inmates of the, as he now knew, concentration camp they had just raided.

And the idea of Canadian concentration camps was still hard to believe as far as Momonga was concerned. Even if not country in his time was clean of sin, Canada was not specially known for more than possessing one of the last forested areas on Earth and their flesh eating moose.

But even then, these "mutants" were very interesting indeed. Their varied abilities and oppression by the government and the general human population meaning they would be prime material for allies if Nazarick ever needed them.

That brought him to the current issue.

"What will you do with us?"

The one who spoke was none other than Nora's older sister. Who, after Momonga had given her a healing potion, was once again in good health and was now acting as the unelected spokesperson for the rest of the inmates.

"You dare speak to Momonga-sama in such tone! Know your place," Albedo was, like always, ready to punish any observed or imagined slight against Momonga.

"Albedo, stand down," He gestured for her to stop "as for your question, I don't intend anything in particular. I saved you because I wanted to and nothing else. If you have some way to repay me I will accept it but if not then there is nothing to do."

The girl stopped at that, her brows furrowing in thought, as if not understanding the idea of selflessness, making Momonga wonder if the idea of heroes in a world with superpowers was not as established as it had been in his previous world.

But before long she spoke up once again. Her face steeled, as if she had made some kind of choice.

"I don't care why you saved us, but the important thing is that you did. You may be a villain but at least you cared enough to protect my little sister when others would not. My government abandoned me, humanity abandoned me. They took away my mother and father and tried to take away my sister too. Yet you didn't. For this I swear to you, I'll follow you until my debt is repaid," The girl finished as she went down one knee, in a strange parody of a knight or roleplayer.

What? Isn't this the modern world? What are you, a fairy tale knight?

But Momonga's questions remained unsaid as he looked first at the kneeling girl and the rest of the gathered prisoners.

Surprisingly she was not the only one kneeling and one after the other men, women and children did the same. Some were wounded and depended on their fellows for support, others were demarcated from lack of food. Yet they all shed tears of happiness as family and friends embraced each other, finally free from captivity.

The face of a tired woman once again flashed through Momonga's mind and he came to a decision.

Since arriving to this bizarre new world Momonga had thought it possible that he may need to recruit locals to bolster Nazarick but he never thought it would be this soon. But as Punitto Moe used to say, "no plan survives contact with the enemy. Sometimes you just have to do your best and trust your contingencies".

"I accept your pledge and swear upon the name of Ainz Ooal Gown to keep you safe as long as you serve me." Spoke Momonga in his most serious voice. HIs arm gesturing in the way he remembered seeing the Demon King in one cutscene of YGGDRASIL's do.

Ugh, that was embarrassing

He was scared of embarrassing himself but the newly recruited mutants seemed to take well to it as they got back up, their faces reflecting that most weren't as sure about their new lot in life but not yet ready to question it.

"Albedo contact Shalltear and have her send people to investigate this facility and then prepare a gate to move these mutants somewhere far away before we relocate to Nazarick. We don't know if the locals have any way to track a Gate spell so make it clear she is to open two gates to make tracking us down harder." Albedo seemed ready to argue but simply set for nodding her head and obeying. Not long after another gate opened and a number of undead and other myriad of creatures crossed over.

Even as the mutants crossed over and Shalltear and Demiurge's minions ransacked the facility for everything of worth, from miscellaneous paperwork to computers, Momonga could only contemplate the way things had gone and what he could do now.

Two options presented to Momonga now. He could bunker down on nazarick, make it as impenetrable as possible and wait for anyone to come to him. This one was to be summarily discarded. As Punitto Moe always said "Initiative will carry the day" and Momonga wasn't about to doubt the Guild's strategist wisdom now.

That only left one other option, to double down on his efforts to find out more. Momonga knew he was on Earth but not the one he had left and he needed more data before he could proceed. Once he had that data, well… he would wait until that time came.

"My beloved, the humans and our people have gone back to Nazarick. We are ready to depart.�� Informed Albedo.

"Very well. But there is still a need to make sure we can't be linked to this incident," And with that Momonga flew up, Albedo following close behind.

Once they were high enough he looked down at the facility and with condemned it to its final fate.

"[ Maximize Magic Nuclear Blast ]"

There was a flash and a sense of great heat. And when Momonga once again opened his eyes the facility was no more, in its place a glowing burning hellscape. A small mushroom cloud rising over it.

"Come on Albedo, we are done here," And with those last words they disappeared into a newly formed portal, not knowing the events they had set in motion would change the world.

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AN: In case you haven't noticed these chapters are happening in the past. The idea I'm going with is Present chapter-> Past chapter->Present chapter. Rinse and repeat.

So we simultaneously explore how Ainz conquered Canada and what happens after he does so.