The Apocalypse and the conversation

Acnologia was looking down at the battlefield and witnessed his troops taking place and surrounding the Orcs without being noticed. When everything was in place and Rimuru saved the idiot lizard, there was no need to surpress their aura, and so they let it loose.

When the Orcs looked up at Acnologia, they saw a huge suffocating energy glooming around him that would turn the weak to dust.

"That..." The Orc General swallowed his saliva "...I...is that a demon lord?" He questioned.

"Nah! That is just my brother." Rimuru commented "Fortunately for you, you don't need to worry about him." He said "You should worry about us." Without any further word, Rimuru took out a short sword and slashed toward the Orc General melting through his armor like butter, thankful the Orc General was on his guard and jumped back, barley surviving that sword slash.

"Ngh!!" The Orc General was shocked to see this, if not for his high alert, he would have been cut down in an instance.

"What are you doing?! Attack!!" The Orc General shouted for all his troops to attack.

"Finally..." Benimaru smiled as he took out his sword covered in black flames.

"I have been waiting for this moment." Shion cracked her knuckles as she was ready to explode all her bent up frustration on the Orcs.

It only took a moment before the Orcs started to get melted and slashed down one by one.

The Oni were enjoying themselves and taking their sweet time in killing the Orcs.

Even Hakuru was crippling them instead of cutting their heads off.

Up in the sky, Acnologia was sitting on air using magic with his legs crossed, he was observing the situation.

He was not planning on joining the fight, he knows that with one breath he can end it all, but that will do his people no good "It is on you now, get some experience..." He mumbled. His eyes shifted to the entrance of the water maze where a new huge patch of Orcs finally made it through, at their end was one big Orc that was very different than the average Orc. "So...that is their king..." Acnologia mumbled seeing how the Orcs got tougher in the presence of the Orc lord who still did not move.

But that was far from enough, Rimuru and the rest were too overpowered for such opponents.

Acnologia felt a battle taking place in another place "Dryad...?" He questioned, the energy was familiar but she was facing something darker, like the other opposite of her, and two of them.

No sooner, the battle with Treyni ended and some kind creature flow to the Orc lord.

Acnologia felt the Oni release a strong killing intent, a cruel one that they didn't even have for the Orcs "...That must be the mastermind behind their village destruction."

The creature was screaming at the Orc lord and ordering him to kill everyone, but unlike what he had anticipated, he was the first one to be killed and Acnologia heard that annoying voice again [Announcement, Individual Geld has evolved into a demon lord.]

"Hoo! a demon lord..." Still, Acnologia did not have the slightest idea of joining the battle, He let Rimuru and The Oni deal with him, and surprisingly he proved to be a tough opponent, as he was regenerating and overhealing all damage dealt to him.

"What is that?" Acnologia noticed Rimuru presence fade and get replaced by something else. It was as if he was being controlled by something, however, due to that he was doing some heavy magic combos and damage to the Orc demon lord.

Yet Acnologia was not happy about that, so he decided to release himself and let himself fall to the ground just in time to see a melting Orc demon lord and Rimuru standing in front of him.

"Who are you?" Acnologia asked 'Rimuru' whose eyes has turned red.

[Answer: Unique Skill, Great Sage. With permission from Master, activating Auto Fight. To calculate the best action and skill usage to exciting them accordingly.]

Acnologia growled "*Grrr* That is not what I meant when I said get some experience."

"Y-you!!" At that moment, the melting Orc lord started to regenerate again.

[Error! Impossible, Individual Geld should have been melted to the Core. Error in calculations.] 'Rimuru' said.

"You think I did all this to die in your hand?!" Geld shouted.

"Father!!" The Orc General shouted from behind with tears on his eyes.

"You think I will let my children under your mercy?" Slowly Geld was gaining his form back.

"Tsk, This guy is tough." Rimuru regained control over his body and mumbled," All his damage gets regenerated, and his decomposing ability is just like mine."

"You fools! I am a king! My people's king!!" Geld shouted "I will not fall here and let my people fight alone!"

When Acnologia heard Geld speak like that, he spoke "King? What is a king to you?" Acnologia asked, he snapped his finger [Infinite Instance] and everything stopped moving, even the jumping Rimuru who was about to attack.

All that could move, speak, hear, and feel were Geld and Acnologia "I asked you a question." He said. "Why do you fight? Why do you take the crow of a king? Why did you chose this path?"

Geld looked at Acnologia "I see...you are their king, not the slime." Geld said.

"That is correct."

"Kuku! A king is the person that shoulders all hardship in behalf of his people. Should they feel hungry, he should be the last to eat, should they be weak, he should be the strongest, should they be scared, he should he the most courageous. A king is the person that shows the path and leads in the front."

"Yet you took your own people to war that they won't survive from." Acnologia smirked "I see no king here, but a hungry Orc."

Geld returned the same smirk and said "We would have died out of hunger anyways, you tell me, do you prefer to die from starvation, humiliated? Or die in with a full belly, in battle? That is the type of choice I had as the king."

Acnologia did not lose his smile "So you do not care for other beings?"

"I will not. As long as my people suffer, the rest will have to endure our march."

"Crazy bastard!…But that is a choice I respect." Acnologia said "You will die today, but as I sign of respect from me to you, I won't kill your people." Acnologia snapped his finger and Rimuru jumped on Geld and immediately started devouring him, two predators in a battle who will eat the other first.

However, Rimuru emerged victorious, but he does not seem to be happy about it, as if he saw something that made him feel bad.

With the Orc lord dying, the Unique Skill starving one effect ended and all Orcs returned to their senses. Surprisingly, the morning sun was raising up, lighting the once gloomy battlefield, signaling the end of the battle.

The Orc were sad and had a grim expression seeing their King dead.

Acnologia looked at where Geld was and thought 'I'll keep your words in mind...'

The first battle Acnologia and his subordinates together with his brothers was a great victory, first of many.

And there was one person who witnessed such moment.

Up in the sky, with her deep Crimson hair burning under the sunrise, she looked at Acnologia and mumbled "It is true...You came here too...." She said. Her amber eyes had a hint of interest and familiarity. "Acnologia...Just what are you doing?"

She has been there, she heard the conversation between the two kings.

The single reason she was not destroying the land under her to end the potential threat.