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Olympus Story: The True Overlord
By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin Date: April 9, 2024, 7:25 pm
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Theme: Shrouded in Mystery (
HTML https://youtu.be/0gNLEZSuvSA?si=qqmF7KxGDrF1fmq2
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It was another day for Black Sun. Rumor was that Malice had
returned from the Spirit Realm, and was planning something big
in order to get his revenge for being cast into the Spirit
Realm.
However, there was still no word on Overlord, and many were left
wondering where he was. In his absence, Shamala had been running
things, to the point she was now sitting in the office
overlooking Voltere Peak.
Standing behind her silently was Drakath, who often acted as
Shamala's bodyguard, especially after Kendrix and Kendra went to
join V.
Shamala: It's shameful, Drakath... I've spent so much time being
forced to follow others. I've lost control of my own
organization. First it was that Anubis. Then that Storm God. Now
this Overlord. There's always someone who wants my organization.
Drakath looks over to him, an almost emotionless look on his
face. Drakath: When you're an organization wanting to take over
the world, there's plenty of people who want that position. He
says to her.
Shamala: Maybe. But with all of this, I must grow stronger so
that these people stop challenging me. Or at the very least...
She turns to look out the window. I need the power to destroy
those who threaten my position.
Drakath: If only you'd gotten Zeus's amulet. Maybe that would
have helped.
Shamala: No. A power like that is corruptive. I need something
that will obey me, not try to force me to obey it. She explains,
not knowing the truth about the amulet and the personality of
the amulet since she didn't understand it like V did.
Drakath: There's the Wolf Wraith power. I can make the
modification to you. You could become a were-panther with the
wolf wraith power if you combine it with your panther form. He
offers.
Shamala: No... If the last few rulers of Black Sun have taught
me anything... I need an ultimate power that is mine. And mine
alone. She says with a sinister tone, holding up a clenched
fist.
Drakath: That will be a tall order.
Shamala: Indeed... She says with a smile as she looks over
Voltere Peak. But I have a plan. As always. She says with a
slight chuckle.
Drakath: And what plan is that?
Shamala: I will use my own power. She gets up and turns to face
Drakath. She then transforms into Malice, using his current
body's form and power, and even speaks with Malice's voice. I
possess my own abilities that these people haven't figured out
yet. She says before changing into Raiden Kindron, and her
powers and form changing again as she speaks in Raiden Kindron's
voice. I do not have the full power of how strong these people
can become. She says before turning into Anubis, taking his form
and power. But these forms have limits. I cannot grow stronger
with these forms and they stay at the power they had when I
copied them. She says before turning back into herself.
Drakath: How did you take their forms? I don't think they'd have
agreed to give you that power. He says in response to seeing
Shamala change forms.
Shamala chuckles. Shamala: Those fools don't understand how I
gain new forms. I absorbed essence from each of them when they
didn't expect it, and kept it secret from them while working
with them. In addition to the ones I showed you, I also have
Dark Raiden and Akujin... I even now possess Valir's power. She
then sits back down and looks out. But I'm not strong enough
yet. I need one last thing... She says, partially to herself.
Drakath: If you get Overlord's armor, wouldn't that work to make
you among the strongest?
Shamala chuckles again and smiles to Drakath. Shamala: Oh
Drakath... You don't understand, do you? Technology is
unreliable. Overlord proved that when that Zeus spawn disabled
his armor... She then turns back with a sinister smile as she
looks out the window. But that doesn't mean it can't be useful,
along with that weapon.
Drakath: But that's not all you want, is it? He says to Shamala.
Shamala: No. Once I figure out who Overlord is, I will copy him.
Take his form for my own. And once I take his form, I will have
his abilities, as well as his armor and weapon. With Overlord's
ability to sap power form others, I will finally have a form
that can grow stronger infinitely. She says with a smile.
Drakath: I see... The same way you copied my Sorrowsworn armor
and my soul sword when you take my form. You plan to copy
Overlord the same way so the armor and weapon aren't items that
can be turned against you... That explains why you were
experimenting with what you could copy with people having tech
powers like copying Omega. You already knew the limits of what
you could copy with supernatural powers, armors and weapons used
by others, but technology... You were trying to figure out if
you could. And when you copied Omega, I'm guessing you figured
out the limits. Creating a supernatural transformation that
replicates the abilities of the armor without the weakness of
the technology directly. He says, analyzing Shamala's plan.
Shamala just smiles again, staying silent as she continues to
watch the lightning in the sky.
Drakath: You truly show how devious you are at times like
this... He says with a sigh. Even though he wanted to take over
the world, he wasn't always on board with how devious Shamala
tended to be. Becoming someone who can take the forms of all of
this world's most powerful beings. You want fighting you to be
like fighting all of this world's most dangerous enemies at
once. He then has an idea. Why haven't you copied Overlord
already?
Shamala: There is a huge risk to copying people. I can't count
on copying their essence more than once, especially if they
figure out I can copy them. For Overlord, I want to wait and see
how strong he can become, and then copy him at his best, rather
than wasting it on how he was. I assume after what happened, he
will return even stronger, and that is when I will copy him. She
explains.
Drakath: You already have a number of strong transformations.
How much stronger will you get?
Shamala: As strong as I need to be. She says simply.
There were a few hours of silence between Drakath and Shamala.
Drakath was one of the most loyal people Shamala had, and was
one of the few people that Shamala confided in, since Drakath
had the same goal as her (to take over the world from the
shadows), and Drakath had proved to be a very powerful ally.
However, as the storm overhead rages, lightning comes from the
sky and bursts through the window, blasting Shamala over the
desk, with her being caught by Drakath. Once Shamala reorients
herself and gets back to her feet, she looks as the lightning
forms, and reveals itself to be Overlord. And next to him were
two robotic bodyguards that were designed by Omega (But no one
had seen them activated yet).
Overlord: Get out of my office. He says darkly to Shamala and
Drakath.
Shamala glares at Overlord as she walks over. Shamala: This is
MY organization. Remember that. This is MY office. She says
angrily.
Overlord summons his spear, blasting Shamala with ascended
lightning. Shamala screams in pain as she is blasted back,
falling back on the floor.
Drakath: You COWARD! He says to Overlord angrily as he tries to
jump in the way, using his sword to block Overlord's ascended
lightning.
Drakath tries to come to her aid, but Overlord increases his
lightning to affect both Shamala and Drakath, breaking Drakath's
defense.
Shamala and Drakath scream in pain as Overlord electrocutes them
until they were unable to even move, and their skin was burned.
While they both had regeneration, the lightning had burned
through most of their energy and their regeneration after a few
minutes of electrocution with the ascended lightning.
Overlord motions to his two bodyguards. Overlord: Take them to
their office on the floor below... Drop this trash on the floor
in there for all I care. He says with what looked almost like a
confident look from Overlord. He then goes over to Shamala and
kneels down, looking her in the eye. You had your time in the
sun, shaman. You should have taken a lesson from Dark Raiden...
And been more subtle with your plans to dethrone me. But I still
have use for you. So don't die just yet. He says before getting
up and walking over to the desk.
The two bodyguards make a series of unintelligible sounds
through their voice changers, and drag Shamala and Drakath down
to the level below where Shamala's office was.
As Overlord picks up the chair and puts it back, he sits down.
As the bodyguards leave the room, Fu appears from the wall,
coming out of it almost like the wall had a portal, but it was
simply his ability to manipulate space and time, where he phased
through the wall.
Fu: Welcome back. He says with a smile and a chuckle.
Overlord: Fu. I like the new look. He says, nodding to Fu, who
had recently changed his look with his research and enhancement
of his abilities having changed his appearance slightly.
Fu: Thanks. So, how is the armor? I assume you fixed the problem
of that override? Just in time for Malice's plans.
Overlord chuckles. Overlord: You didn't notice, did you? I've
been fixed for a while. I've been waiting for Shamala to make
her move.
Fu: What move? He says, tilting his head in confusion.
Overlord: Malice came back and shared his plan with Black Sun.
However, I had no intention of being a part of that plan. But
letting Shamala use her hatred of Malice to try and turn Black
Sun against Malice was useful to me. She opposed Malice and his
plans, refusing to help him with his plans. Though I wanted to
say the same thing, I couldn't if I wanted to keep our alliance.
He explains. When Malice executes his plan, his forces will
suffer massive casualties if he isn't 100% careful with how he
executes his plans. And if that happens, I plan to come in and
absorb Hyperion into Black Sun as the helpful organization
offering aid to our allies. But if I were to reject Malice's
plans myself, it would look like I didn't support Malice. By
being able to play the victim of that spawn of Zeus deactivating
my armor, I could blame Shamala for acting alone, and still
retain the support from Hyperion if they need somewhere to go
since they don't know that I was never planning to support them.
Fu chuckles. Nice plan! I knew you were shrewd, but that is
downright villainous! He says happily, entertained by Overlord's
plan.
Overlord: Thank you. I thought it was a good plan myself. He
says jokingly, giving the sense that he was smiling under his
helmet.
Fu: I heard Omega made modifications to your armor.
Overlord: Indeed. I have a few surprises for the "heroes" the
next time I see them. My armor now has a new form for when I
reveal my true power. He says with a chuckle.
Fu: What about your identity?
Overlord: I will keep it secret for as long as I can, but I know
that someone will figure me out eventually. Overlord taps his
staff and seals the room's time and space of any spirits and any
other eyes so that he and Fu could be alone. He then takes his
helmet off, revealing his red hair and red eyes. He sets his
helmet on the table and breathes a sigh of relief. It feels so
good to finally take that helmet off...
Fu: So. You finally show your face? And you're not at all who I
expected! He says happilly, finally realizing how Overlord truly
was. But why reveal yourself now?
Overlord, now revealing himself to be the dracopyre clone of
Nightbane created by Remilia Scarlet, looks over to Fu.
Overlord: I'm revealing myself only to you for now, and of
course, Omega who helped me remodel the armor. I trust you to
keep my identity secret for now even though I know you are
friends with Kindron Darkfire, and I know Omega doesn't really
care who I am. However, I have to be careful around Shamala.
Shamala is close to figuring out who I am thanks to that blood I
gave you when I wanted you to unlock my full potential. She has
been analyzing it, trying to figure out whose blood I gave you
because she thinks it will lead her to my identity.
Fu: When was that? You never gave me your blood. He says,
confused.
Overlord: I gave you the blood some time ago, telling you it was
for a dracopyre to unlock their potential. So, while I was
telling you the truth when I said it was for a dracopyre, I just
didn't tell you it was actually for me.
Fu gets an excited squeal. Fu: Now I can finally analyze the
results! He says, realizing that he now knew who that particular
serum was from.
Overlord: Indeed. That potential unlock has made me far
stronger, and with this armor and the spear, I will rule this
world. He explains to Fu. I enjoyed keeping my identity hidden,
but others are about to discover it, so I won't be able to keep
it secret much longer.
Fu: Really? Like who?
Overlord: Kindron has been trying to get into my head from his
cell in Special Forces. Since I stole his connection to Dark
Raiden, the three of us are connected now. I kept them out, but
eventually they will get in my head to read my memories. It's
all he can do. Without his powers, all he can do is get into his
own head and try to connect with me and Dark Raiden.
Fu: Really? That's interesting.
Overlord: Yes... It was an unfortunate side effect of stealing
Kindron's power. I stole Dark Raiden, and inserted myself into
the connection when I sapped his power. The only way to get out
is to restore Dark Raiden's connection to Kindron, which has
proven difficult.
Fu: I didn't know that was a possibility...
Overlord: Indeed. Then there's Remilia Scarlet. She's been
watching, and planning her inevitable return.
Fu: Wait... Did you say Remilia Scarlet? Isn't she dead? He
says, confused.
Overlord: No... After Flandre died, she managed to save herself
before that spawn of Zeus killed her, but still managed to fake
her death pretty convincingly. Even the child of Zeus (V)
doesn't know that Remilia is still alive. She's hiding out in
her little corner of the world. A place called Thriller Bark.
And she has become known as the Scarlet Devil, a myth of
Thriller Bark. Only those at the top of the food chain at
Thriller Bark know the truth of Remilia being the true leader of
Thriller Bark. And she has the power of a vampire god now, which
she has gained to inevitably face down Vendetta Zolnerowich
again while also trying to secretly rebuild the Order. It's so
secretive even some of the former Order members in Thriller Bark
don't know she's alive, let alone all those outside of Thriller
Bark.
Fu: I did not expect that. He says in surprise. So why not
rebuild the Order of the Dragon then? I thought you were made to
work for Remilia?
Overlord: I was... But I do not anymore. He turns his chair to
the side, and turns his head to look at Fu. You see... Everyone
argues about strength or brains... The Order of the Dragon
failed because they believed power was most important. But my
other self and his group have failed because they think brains
is all that matters. He then smiles. But I'm better than all of
them. You see, I don't have one or the other... I have both
brains AND power. Thanks to you. He says to Fu.
Fu: I see. So my serum actually worked to bring out your
potential? I can't wait to see the results! He says excitedly.
Overlord chuckles a bit. Overlord: It did. I am not like the
original Nightbane. I don't have to choose between my power and
my mind like he does. Thanks to your serum unlocking my full
mind's abilities and the dracopyre power, I can balance the
emotional amplification with the power it gives me. No loss of
cognitive abilities, and I can use the full scope of my dragon
power. And thanks to that serum... I gained something else.
Fu: What's that?
Overlord gets up and lights up with dragon force energy, which
seemed to represent his ice dragon power. Overlord: This dragon
force was awakened from that serum's effect on unleashing my
full power. So I will have that power in addition to the power I
stole from Kindron. Thanks to this armor and the upgrades Omega
made, I can now combine Kindron's storm powers with my ice
dragon powers.
Fu smiles. Fu: Oh! Here's an idea for a nickname when your
identity is revealed: "Overlord Nightbane." I think it has a
nice ring to it.
Overlord thinks for a moment. Overlord: Hmm... I like it. Better
than being called a clone. And now I have the means to surpass
the original Nightbane, and that alternate Nightbane. And when I
reveal myself and the upgrades to the armor to handle my ice
dracopyre power, the heroes will tremble... And our enemies will
feel the storms of blizzards I will create. He says with an evil
smile.
End.
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