Overlord Curse

3... 2... 1... 0. Momonga slowly opens his eyes and the first image that reaches his non-existing pupils is that of a clear blue sky. "What is this? " Momonga said while scratching his pointy chin. He first sets his gaze at the sun and stares at it for a good while. He closes his eyes once again and takes a deep breath. He opens them again and started to look around. Finally his mind started to take note of what was going near him. Momonga found himself standing on a side walk near some family restaurant. He could see people dressed in the last century's fashion that blended well with the background. Only his reflection stood out in the crowd. The sight by itself could would already be enough for some alarm, but what was the most strange thing that was happening was the people walking around him. 'The devs outdid themselves with these effects. It even feels as if I was inside my avatar's body. Crazy good.' Momonga thought as he took in his surroundings. 'They were able to fit this number of unique NPCs, buildings, even the ground's textures has so much detail. Is this some new expansion or a teaser for a new game. It looks like an older version of Japan, but I'm not complaining. Hopefully I can I can teleport back and forth from Yggdrasil. ' He extends his hand in an attempt to touch a random person. As his hand approached his target the man simply stopped, started forwards and slowly took a step back. "Did I went too far? Are the NPCs that aware? Sorry I... " Momonga tried to talk to NPC before the man took a two steps back and walked around the undead. "Excuse me. " Momonga continued to talk to the man, but he simply continued to walk way. That was when Ainz noticed that it was not a coincidence. Even with the side walk a bit crowded, everyone made sure to walk a set distance away from Momonga. Around a meter and half. A big empty circle formed around the undead with no one batting an eye about it. They just kept walking without a care in the world. That was when Momonga got a little pissed. " Excuse me, sir. " Momonga said as he tried to get the attention of the NPCS. No luck, though. The guy he was looking at escaped into the crowd. "-Hey I just wanna... " Once more, Momonga was left speaking by himself while everyone scattered in one swift motion to get away from him. " Alright. I see what's going on here. You. HEY! " Momonga said as he pointed his finger to a group of women and jumped in front of them. Immediately they scattered to avoid him, but this time the undead held one of them by the arm and pulled the woman towards him. " What the hell?! " The woman screamed as she felt something pulling her arm which made her drop the purse. " Stop ignoring me! It's annoying. " Momonga said as both his eyes briefly flashed with a crimson hue. The woman started to stare at the wrist with her head slightly tilted. She tried to touch his hand, but her hands phased through Momonga's fingers. " Are you okay, Shinamura-san?" One of the woman who was walking along with her asked. She was a bit far away from the both of them with both her arms crossed. It looked like she was a bit nervous for some reason. 'What's going on? Am I being grabbed? Something's holding me, but I can't see anything. ' The woman named Shinamura thought. After a few moments she moved to grab her bag from the floor. Momonga let go of her hand and kept observing. " I'm okay? I think... " She said with a confused tone as she rubbed the area where Momonga was holding her. " What was that about? Did you just faint for a moment there? You need to take better care of your health. " The other woman said. " No. I didn't. I felt something pulling back and it scared me, but there is nothing. " She responded with an annoyed tone. " Something's off around here, I'm sure of it. Let's just go. " The woman said as she quickly started walking forward. " Yes. " The other two said in unison before leaving as fast as they could. ' They couldn't see me?' Momonga immediately turned his head to the other people and tried to interact with them even harder. He pushed a few of them. Grabbed their bags and suitcases, but none of them addressed him directly. After several minutes had passed he concluded. " They're not ignoring me. They really can't see me. " Momonga said with a disappointed tone. " Don't get so depressed. While it's true regular people can't see curses, they are still avoiding you so you they know you are there even if they don't know it. " Momonga heard a deep voice coming from the crowd that had formed around him. " This is an unexpected encounter. Didn`t think there was another one in our group. " A distorted feminine voice rang inside Momonga's mind. "What is this sharp shriek? " The meaning of the words came only a few moments latter. "Is that some sort of telepathic effect for this character?" " Didn't I tell you to shut up? The way you talk is too annoying. " The first to enter the void the people left between themselves and Ainz was a young thirty something man with long hair and a huge scar across his forehead. 'He can see me? ' Momonga thought as he took a closer look at the man. 'Are those religious clothing? Could be some type of cleric? If so I should get ready in case he attacks.' Momonga placed his hand at his sides and slowly tightened his stance. " No need to get so worried, friend. I'm not gonna attack you or anything like that. " The man said with a smile. " Let's talk in there for a bit, okay? I'm Geto by the way. Suguru Geto. " Right after the man introduced himself three others showed up from where he came. ' A buff tree like creature, a type of crustacean and a one eye monster. Cyclops, maybe? No, never saw these types of monsters in Yggdrasil, how interesting. ' Momonga thought as all of them walked into a family restaurant. Geto was the only one left standing point his finger to the restaurant while smiling. 'This is the starting event, right? It must be. I'll play along and get some role play practice while I'm at it. Maybe get a head start on this expansion too. ' Momonga thought as gave a small bow. "I'm Momonga. I got many questions for you, but first can you tell me why the people are avoiding me if they can not see me? It seems a bit odd. " Momonga said as he looked around himself and nodding to the group of humans who were now walking on the street so that they could keep their distance. "Humm... ha ha ha. " Geto laughed a bit as he walked towards Momonga. He then placed his on the undead's right shoulder. " Most people can't perceive cursed energy or cursed spirits, but they can still feel the air around you. They unconsciously know to keep some distance from you. If you focus on keeping your presence hidden it should stop." Geto said as he started walking. 'Hide my presence? ' Momonga thought while looking at the people who were a good meter and a half away from him. " How? " Momonga asked as he noticed that Geto was about to enter the restaurant. "Let's go inside and I'll tell you more. " Geto grabbed Momonga's back and started to nudge him towards the restaurant. The undead overlord started walking by himself and entered the establishment. "Table for one? " The waitress asked. Momonga looked towards her. " Two... wait. That's not right. Table for five, actually. Wait the others are already here. We're with the three people that just got in. " He responded quickly, but the waitress didn't even look at him and instead just kept staring behind him. " Yes, table for one, please. " Geto responded with a smile. " This way, sir. " The waitress responded after a small bow. Momonga looked at Geto who was trying to hold back a small laughter as some of the people who were leaving suddenly stopped with a confused expression because the undead was blocking the exist for them. Momonga moved further into the restaurant and they were able to leave. " This is annoying. " Momonga said as he walked behind Geto. They both followed the waitress to an empty table. Geto ordered some a drink and Momonga sat. The other three who were accompanying him also sat at the nearby tables. " Who's this, Geto? Is he with us? " The small one with a volcano in his head said. "He says his name is Momonga. I don't know if he's with us. We just met. " 1Volcano on his head... One eye... Exudes some sort of heat from his body... Nope. Never seen it. ' Momong thought as he looked at the monster sitting besides him. "Let's try to role-play a bit and find out the background lore for the players." " Indeed. I'm new around these parts, mister... " Momonga said as he watched the cyclops like creature tilted head to his side. "Humpf... Why did you bring a newly manifested curse to our meeting. Especially one that you bumped into on the way here. " The cyclops said as he looked at Geto for a moment while pointing at Momonga. 'Curse? Is that what he is? New race perhaps? Exciting!' Momonga thought as his mind began to create a new file for the cursed spirit race. "Don't be like that Jogo. Mahito ended up being a good find didn't he. " Geto said with a small smile while the waitress placed a cup of water. "Thanks for the water. Can I get some coffe and some snacks to go with it? Thanks. " Geto nodded to the woman who then turned around and walked away. " Besides even if he is new. Look at him. He may prove very useful for your plan. " Geto said as he pointed at Momonga. ' Mahito? Seems like a very important character in this plot line. I'll file it in my memory.' Momonga thought as he created a new entry in the lore section of his brain. "Maybe you're right, Geto. Maybe... Kid, can you fight? " Jogo said as he leaned toward Momonga. 'Kid? Is he talking to me? ' Momonga fake coughed and replied. " Yes. Of course, there are some exceptions, but from where I come from I could beat anyone with enough preparation and prior knowledge. " Momonga said in his role playing accent. "From where you're from? Look at this Geto! An international Curse. Ha ha ha ha ha! " Jogo said as he slapped his hand on the table causing the everything on top of it to bounce. "Indeed. Though I must say you are very impressive for something that didn't spawn in Japan. Rare to see even a grade two much less a special grade like you. " Geto said as he took a sip of water. 'What is talking about? Grades? Curses? How should I respond.' Momonga thought as the conversation quickly became confusing. "You're saying grades and curses, but I'm not sure I am following your logic here. Can you explain to me what those things mean? " Momonga said as he scratched his chin. Jogo stopped laughing immediately and stared at the undead. "I know we all start somewhere, but even I knew about what I was the moment I manifested. How can you not- " Jogo was about to ask a question when Geto lifted his hand. "Don't pester him too much, Jogo. He just wants a better explanation about what he is. That's all. ' Geto responded with calm voice. 'How should I know about this? Was there some sort of Easter egg in Yggdrasil that I missed? Also these NPCs are very good talking. So much info. Hummm... ' Momonga quickly ran through all of his encyclopedia knowledge of Yggdrasil lore, but was unable to find anything on this concept. ' I can only think of curses as some type of magic attack... Maybe it was on the flavor text in a book? ' " You see Momonga. You, Jogo, Hanami over there and Dagon are what we call Cursed Spirits. You are an amalgamation of cursed energy thrown at an idea by the masses. " Geto said as he first pointed at Momonga, then Jogo, then Hanami and finally Dagon. "Cursed energy? What is that? " Ainz asked as he felt that the conversation finally clicked in his mind. "If you wanna go all the way from the basics with him do it at another time. Let's just start the meeting already. " Jogo said as a small whiff of smoke escaped his volcano shaped head. " It won't take too long, Jogo. Be patient. " Geto said as he turned his head to Jogo before continuing. " Cursed energy is impossible to explain with words alone. It's something you have to feel for yourself, but in general terms it comes from negative feelings. Hate, Fear, Jealousy and some others. When many people throw those emotions in the direction of an idea or a concept a Cursed Spirit is born. Look inside yourself and tell me, what is your core concept? What was it that people were thinking when they threw those emotions at you? " Geto explained while making sure that no one was listing in to the conversation. 'Negative emotions? Core concept. What could it possibly mean for me...' Momonga thought as he started to scratched his chin. 'Does he mean the inspiration for my character? Or maybe... I think I get it.' "If I had to put it into words I would say that I exist around Death. More specifically I would be called the ruler of death. I think. " Momonga responded. Geto's smile widen a bit while Jogo turned his whole head towards the undead. "A Cursed Spirit born from the fear of death itself. It's no surprise that you are a Special Grade. " Momonga heard someone speaking. 'That shriek again? ' Momong thought as he turned to the source. 'Was it this tree eye, creature? Her name was Hanami, right? Gotta memorize it.' "What an interesting way to communicate. I can't understand what you said, but the meaning comes a few seconds latter anyways. " Momonga said as he turned his body to Hanami who was sitting behind him. " You'll get used to it. " " No, you won't. " Jogo spoke up while he shook his head. "You look a little different than what I would expect from a the Death Cursed Spirit. A bit too much on the gold and fancy side. Death is about decay and destruction, The end of life. You're not living truthly to the idea of Death. " Jogo said as he strained his brow. The waitress came with some coffee and some sweets. She placed it on the table while keeping as far away from Momonga as she could and them she left. " It's a very western look and ideals, Jogo. He's just putting up some expansive and important clothing on top and a skeleton is often associated with death pretty much everywhere. Fitting. What about your Cursed Technique? Also known as your power, if you don't know what a Cursed Technique is. " Geto said as he picked up a cookie. 'My power? Is this some lingo for a class or a build? ' Momonga thought. "I can cast many different spells, but mostly I'm specialized in instant death magic and in raising and controlling the undead. So I guess my power would be Necromancy or something along those lines. " Momonga explained while trying to keep it as vague as possible. " That seems like a very powerful ability. Instant death you say? You'll be very useful for us. " Geto leaned in towards Jogo with a smile. "Do you see, Jogo? Another asset for your plan free of charge of course. " "Humpf... he still has to prove himself and even then victory isn't assured. Tell me, Geto. What do we need to beat the jujutsu sorcerers? " Jogo said as another puff of smoked came out of Jogo's head. 'A lava, volcano spirt monster? What an interesting monster design. Please tell me becomes a raid boss later one. Wait a minute. Am I picking up the evil route of this chain quest? Are these Jujutsu Sorcerers the human side of this plot? ' Momonga thought as he smiled on the inside. He started to imagine the possible scenarios and the outcome this quest. "Indeed. Even with Momonga's help you'll need two things. You'll need to make Satoru Gojo incapable of fighting and getting Ryomen Sukuna on your side. " Geto raised one finger at a time as he listed the two requirements and then started to put some milk in his coffee. " Sukuna? Isn't the Itadori brat dead? " Jogo asked while he straighned his back. ' Sukuna and Satoru Gojo... Mahito too. Alright. I'm invested in this quest. ' Momonga thought as he tried to memorize the character's name. "I wonder about that. You may get surprised later on, Jogo." Geto said as he took a sip of his coffe. Cough* cough*. Momonga choughed. 'I gotta take center stage of this quest. ' Momonga thought right before fake coughing a couple of times. "Assuming that this Itadori and Sukuna is alive and willing to join you, Jogo. What would you be able to accomplish? What is your goal? " Momonga said. This was the first time that Jogo smiled or even showed a positive attitude towards Momonga during the whole conversation. " I'll be creating a world of Curses. We will cement our supremacy over the human race and fulfill our existence as Cursed Spirits. " Jogo waited a few moments for dramatic effect before continuing. "What do you think about taht, Kid? " 'Damn. He wants some type of world domination. This is the evil start for the quest. Is it too late to change? I want to fight him and get a special mineral to make some gear. Wait if the human side was had better loot? ' Momonga's mind went a hundred miles per hour. 'Maybe not too late, this must be a chain quest. I'll probably get to choice later. ' "Humm... Should be interesting. Is it actually possible to do that with just our numbers though? Taking on the whole human race seems about too much. " Momonga said while carefully measuring his words to keep the quest going.