The Pharoah's Rise (Overlord Male Reader Insert)

Part 5: The First Move

You were brought to a fancy inn not too far from the royal castle. Gazeff exchange a final few pleasantries with you before leaving you and Th'uul to your devices. Now secured in your room, you figured it may he a good idea to  relax for a moment.

"Th'uul." The large Fishman turned towards you, eagerly awaiting your next word.

"You may relax. Feel free to drop the disguise." Th'uul nodded and let out a decompressing sigh as his human flesh seemed to shimmer into dazzling scales. The massive warrior took a seat on the wooden floor of your admittedly large room.

"Thank you sir. I do not mean to complain, but Adaptation takes much more out of me than I though it did." You couldn't help but chuckle at his apology.

"Think nothing of it. You did a fine job today." You leaned back in the chair you had chosen near the window. It was far more comfortable than anything you had owned in the real world, so you were more than happy with these accommodations. Th'uul let out a small puff of steam from his nostrils as he assumed a meditative stance. Soon you closed your eyes, seeming to relax entirely….but the truth couldn't be further from that. Once Th'uul had dropped his disguise you immediately caught on to a VERY familiar scent….fear. it seemed someone was not only spying on you, it had caught a glimpse of Th'uul's true form. As you leaned alot he way back in the chair, you activated a skill, Tremor Sense. It was a high level monk skill that allowed you to detect minute vibrations or movements with a 50 yard radius. Though you were met with a cacophony of vibration from the now nighttime activities, there was on vibration that stood out. It was slightly erratic and clearly nervous. You breathed in deeply as you attempted to zero in on the location. In a matter of moments, you found the origin point. Across the way on a tiled roof, a chimney gently plumed out black smoke…it seemed your spy was cowering behind it, now panicking after having seen Th'uul. 

"Vanish." You mumbled as you crumbled into dust. The man across the way, hesitantly peeked around the chimney and was horrified to see the man in the chair was now nowhere to be scene. Only a faint puff of dust remained where he once sat. He quickly turned around, only to be met with an imposing figure. You loomed over him menacingly, as you felt his breath become ragged with fear. Despite this, the spies instincts kicked in and he drew a dagger from his cloak. He attempted to stab it through your chest, but was once again brought to the brink of panic as your chest simply opened up and the dagger passed harmlessly through. Your body, almost like sentient sand quickly reformed around his arm, reaping it in place. You placed a hand gently on his throat, easily pinning him to the wall. He squirmed to the best of his ability, trying to reach his hand free from your chest.

"Now what do we have here?" You asked inquisitively. He desperately tried to free himself yet again, but this time stopped struggling after a moment, as if he had realized the futility in it all. You felt something was off as you noticed his tounge moving quickly inside of his mouth. You realized immediately, due to your knowledge of spy movies, he was most likely trying to bite down on some sort of oral poison in an attempt to end his life. You couldn't help but smile, since that meant two things.

1. He had given up entirely and been mentally broken by his futile struggle.

2. He was important enough and knew enough to be worth killing.

You quickly seized his jaw, forcing his mouth open as a some sort of capsule was just moments from being bitten down on. You grabbed the capsule and bursted it, allowing the contents to drip on the floor. His eyes grew fearful as the man finally spoke.

"W-what do you want with me?! What are you?!" He shouted as you clamped a hand over his mouth to prevent further shouting.

"Now now. Let's not attract any unwanted attention….if I had to guess." You said as you stroked your chin in thought.

"You just be a representative of Eight Fingers, yes?" You asked with a sinister smile. He nodded as a tear streamed down his cheek.

"I'll allow to speak. What is your name?" You slowly removed your hand from his mouth and he gasped desperately for air.

"M-my name is Succulent." The cloaked man sputtered out.

"Am I right about your affiliation?" You said, as you narrowed your gaze to meet him eye to eye.

"Y-yes…." He choked out as you applied a bit more pressure to his neck.

"I see. And your orginization saw it fit to spy on me?" He nodded hurriedly, as he felt that the sooner he answered the questions, the sooner this would all be over. You pushed a bit harder, Succulent was now barely able to breath in.

"I was considering meeting your organization on civil terms, but it seems you've already violated a very important personal rule. You understand that right?" You grabbed his cheeks like a child, as your gaze and presence was enough to bring him to tears, as he now softly wept.

"I suppose this means extermination." You said with a sinister grin.

"D-don't you mean….w-war?" He squeaked out through small sobs.

"No. I don't." You gripped him hard as he struggled to breath in your grasp. He eventually stopped moving entirely and was now limp in your arms. A familiar blue energy swirled out of him and into your chest as his life essence was extracted.

"It would be a waste to lose a potentially useful pawn." You decided to create a revenant of Succulent, as his blue life energy turned a poisonous shade of green. You had initially wanted to try and take over Eight Fingers diplomatically, but this event was seen as an act of war as far as you were concerned. The energy filled his lifeless corpse until his eyes shot open. He starred in awe of you, as if the secrets of the universe had been revealed to him in that brief time of being dead.

"You are to return to your previous employer and tell them you saw nothing out of the ordinary. Continue to serve them, but report your every action to me. Understood?" Succulent once again began crying, which at this point had started being a bit annoying.

"Yes My Pharoah. I shall serve you d-diligently." He spat out as he then turned and leaped from the roof.

"What a fool." You muttered as younwithered into sand and reappeared in the room with Th'uul who was still meditating. The great warrior shifted a bit and opened an eye.

"Is everything alright Agamemnon-sama?" You simply chuckled and leaned back, now actually able to relax with nobody watching your every move.

"Everything is perfect."