On the peak of a mountain a majestic palace stood tall looking down on the rest of the world.

Inside this majestic palace however the atmosphere was melancholic. Sitting upon a crystal throne in front of her subjects an angelic beauty sat. Her gaze calmly and gracefully landing on each kneeling subject.

Every so often a sigh would leave her cherry blossom lips yet no one in throne room dared to react. In fact they couldn't react. Every single kneeling subject in front of her was an NPC. A non playable character in essence an AI. With a fixed number of actions, voice lines and even emotions these NPC's didn't have the knowledge or basic understanding of the current situation and they never would.

In less than 3 minutes the world of NIflheim would come to an end. The throne she sat upon the NPC's in front of her the majestic palace everything would be erased from existence.

However the most painful part was losing the 3 NPC's who currently stood by her side. A few steps down from the sparkling crystal throne on the left hand side stood a voluptuous elf. The elf was called Sasha and one of the first NPC's that had been created. She was tall sexy owned a big chest and a seductive aura surrounded her. Despite the common conception of elves using bows and magic Sasha had two dazzling rapiers hanging by her side.

On the opposite side standing on the right side from the throne stood a vampire. The vampire looked to be around her 20's. She wore a gothic dress with red frills and her silky hair flowed down to her hips. Although she wasn't short she did have a flat chest, but her beauty was astounding. However this was just one of the incredible things about her. Strapped to Rin the vampires back was a huge scythe that looked like it belonged to the grim reaper himself. The scythe was pure black and stood 6ft tall yet Rin carried it with ease.

Finally the last NPC was a beast kin feline maid wearing a traditional anime looking maid outfit. The maid stood in the centre of the stairs and looked ready to fulfil any orders the princess had. The maid also looked to be around the age of 20. Her face was charming and to the side of her lip a small mole added to her sexiness. This timid yet bewitching maid was called Shimizu and even though she didn't look it she was the strongest NPC in the room. As for her weapons she had several small daggers hidden in her maid outfit ready to be used at any time.

Looking at her 3 greatest creations the Princess who sat on her throne could only smile. A smile so bright and pure it would blind anyone who saw it. Yet no one did see it. Although her smile was bright as the stars her melancholic eyes displayed a tinge of loneliness.

With 10 seconds to spare the princess stood up and ordered her 3 closest and most trustworthy aids to come closer with a single gesture. With each one stood in front of her she wrapped her arms around all three an action that wasn't befitting of her character.

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"Eh" for the first time all day the princesses heavenly voice echoed throughout the hall.

"Was there a mistake? How are the servers still running?" Her radiant voice continued to echo throughout the hall shocking all her subjects.

"Hime-sama is everything okay? You sound distressed. Is there anything this servant can do for you?"

Her eyes opening wide and surprise plastered all over her face. Yuki the princess released her 3 aids from the overbearing hug and took a few steps back. Looking at everyones faces she was once again frozen in shock.

"Impossible". She whispered her voice trembling yet reaching the ears of everyone.

Sasha, Rin and Shimizu had worry look carved into their faces. Sasha immediately started bombarding Yuki with questions.

"Yuki-hime what's wrong? Is everything okay? You look pale? Are you feeling unwell?"

Ignoring Sasha Yuki immediately tried to open her menu to see if there was any news about the game, instead her shock deepened when she realised the whole gaming interface had vanished. Only one conclusion had sprouted in her mind and that was the game she played everyday religiously had turned into reality.

Every second that passed by confirmed Yuki's suspicions. The fresh air she could now smell, the discovery of new facial expressions on the faces of Sasha, Rin and Shimizu and to top it all off the new voice lines they had said just moments ago.

Sitting back down on her crystal throne Yuki calmed herself down and decided to assess the situation. If she really had been thrown into Niflheim and this was her new reality it wouldn't be all bad. It wasn't like she had anything waiting on the other side.

Looking up at her worried aids Yuki gave out her first orders. Her voice now calm, elegant and powerful.

"Shimizu check the palace defences. Make sure they are all in working order and report back immediately. Sasha scout the area beyond the palace. Make it quick and don't venture too far. Come to me straightaway with your findings. Rin for now stay by my side. The rest of you are dismissed."

Within seconds Shimizu and Sasha disappeared following their princesses orders. No matter what her orders may be they would all follow her to deaths door and back. Their loyalty to Yuki was above 100%. Although she was their creator each NPC saw her as something more. Some even thought of her as their goddess. Her existence was absolute and their bodies and souls belonged to the Draconic Overlord Reaper of Souls.