Memory of Chaos: Aura Bella Fiora

Memory of Chaos: Aura Bella Fiora was a character scenario released in Mass for the Dead, featuring the character Aura Bella Fiora.

Episode 1: Guardian Of The Forest
On the 6th Floor of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, under the night sky, the area is filled with vast forests that was once full of many creatures. However, ever since the appearance of the Crack s, no beasts had been able to roam the forests anymore. Aura Bella Fiora with her brother Mare Bello Fiore has been working to eliminate the trees around the anomaly, to improve its visibility for the defenders of Nazarick. Now that the obstacle has been removed, a squad of undead have been placed to cordon the area. Despite the new security measure put into place, Aura wonders if the system could be improved upon, to which Mare states it could be if they drive the Chaos Beast s to the forests and thin them out. Although they are working without Aura's command system, as all her beasts were killed when Nazarick first transferred to the New World. Aura laments that if they were able to have her pets back, it would be a big help to them as more operations for Nazarick are expanding. Mare suggests that she ask Momonga to be allowed to go outside to acquire new animals for Nazarick, but the female elf scoffs at the idea as she feels that she is still needed in the dungeon especially with the dangers of the Cracks at large.

The two are joined at the Amphitheater by Momonga and Albedo, who they welcome their arrival. Aura reports to her master that surveillance and security of the Crack was successful as planned by both Albedo and Demiurge. Because Momonga's visit is a surprise to her, Aura asks her master if there is anything urgent for him to pay visit to these two. Momonga as it turns out has a personal question for her specifically and asks the group to move outside in the forest. As the group enters the forest, Momonga notices that the arrangement of the trees is like maze, to which Mare states it was made in that way so to prevent the Chaos Beasts from escaping out into the floor and pick them off at dead ends. The Overlord deems their work acceptable and ingenious as they maximize the use of nature against their enemies. When they come to a clearing, the group takes an opportunity to have a look at the beautiful night sky. Momonga is especially entranced by the beautiful scene before his eyes, remembering the old words of Blue Planet and his appreciation for nature. It also gives him solace that even in a devastated Nazarick, there is a place with such beauty to allow them some time for their tomb to recover. Aura tells her master he is free to come and visit this place whenever he likes much to his pleasure.

The Supreme One then gets back on the main subject and gives Albedo approval to explain the situation to the two dark elves. From the perspective of Nazarick's defense, the current top priority is to restore equipment, deal with the Cracks, and efficiently monitor them. To deal with the Cracks, a defense operation is being carefully set up under the leadership of the Demiurge, and setting up Chaos Beast eradication units centered on the undead and Shalltear Bloodfallen, and a militant unit to support them. For now, it can be said that the initial crisis is over. In addition to that, when it comes to equipment restoration, Albedo is struggling to respond flexibly to decide on what to prioritize. That being said, there is little definitive information on the Cracks, and an absolute lack of resources for serious reconstruction. But there is an urgent need to reinforce personnel who can act flexibly in terms of both defense and reconstruction. Under such circumstances, Albedo recommended that Aura and Mare should play a very important role which Momonga agrees with her idea. However, he notes that for Aura it might be a bit challenging for her. Noting the empty forest, devoid animals, Momonga understands that there used to be many monsters and beasts in this forest. And recalls a time when there were various footsteps, noises, eyes, etc. that defined the natural appearance of what a forest should be. But now there are only plants in this forest, and its clean and silent air. Yet there is now only one word which stands out, the forest is dead.

Aura is sadden to hear this and admits that this to be true. Ever since she had been revived and came back to her floor, it has been left almost nearly empty. Momonga does not blame her for her pets' death, but offers her an opportunity to replenish her subordinates. Aura is surprised by the offer, though thinks that it might be selfish as Albedo said much work needs to be done. The Overlord points out that he came to Aura personally to explainably show how this was a serious matter for him and her, and believes that for Nazarick's sake it was in their best interest to restore her power as a Beast Tamer. Besides, it is not as if she will be away from Nazarick for a prolonged amount of time as a set period will be given to her to allow her some spare time to freely acquire new beasts in the outside world. Once more, he asks Aura again whether or not she would like to acquire new subordinates, and this time Aura accepts, formally asking permission from him to leave the dungeon to carry out this new task assigned to her. Pleased by this development, Momonga then tells her that he hopes to see her true potential as a Beast Tamer, and reminds her not to take risks while outside. Now that they finished their discussion, the group then heads back to the Amphitheater.

Episode 2: Conditions For Going Out
Back at the Amphitheater, Momonga breaks down the various conditions for why Aura is leaving Nazarick temporarily to go and replenish her subordinates. Next, he goes over that Aura should conserve as much strength as possible as there might be unknown dangers lying in wait outside the tomb. If she were to come across creatures that would be unworthy subordinates that she cannot handle, he advises her to withdraw without hesitation to avoid further conflict with them. To prepare her for her mission, Momonga summons five Skeleton Warrior s for Aura to spar with, but then summons an additional five more as Aura states she can handle it. Despite how the fight was able to provide quite the workout Aura needed, Albedo on the other hand, thinks that the fight was too easy for her and another challenge is called by Aura to prove herself. Momonga then summons a Death Knight for her to try and restrain. In the end she succeeds, managing to menially damage it. Aura who asks of this proves that she is more than ready to do the mission, but Momonga still has one more test and summons a Nazarick Master Guarder. When she was ask to fight the high-ranking undead in a time fight, while the enemy is not that strong, Aura feels that it still won't be an easy fight nonetheless.

Momonga states that it is a good analysis and asks if she wants to concede. The Floor Guardian realizes that this is another test given to her by her master so she wants to continue forward. Momonga offers her a phrase that "one arrow breaks quickly, but three arrows don't break easily". Aura gets the gist of the phrase as it would be an easy fight if she had help, but is unable to as all her subordinates are dead. Momonga reminds her that she has Mare still. And tells her that a battle is not determined by the number of soldiers, but by whether they are united. Seeing his point, Aura invites Mare to join her in battle against the Nazarick Master Guarder. The two work together in battle and through coordination, Mare's uses [Twine Plant] to restrict the undead's movements while Aura attacks. The battle continues with neither side giving in until Momonga calls off the battle as he was satisfied to see that the two elves have enough power to compete with a top undead. Since they have passed his test, Momonga allows Aura to go outside the tomb but advises not to stray too far from the tomb. In addition to that, he asks Mare to escort his sister outside for additional support. Their floor in the meantime would be secured by Albedo. The two elves are happy and congratulate each other on their success as the Overlord looks upon at their glee with pride.

Episode 3: First Tame
Outside Nazarick, Aura went out with Mare with a mixture of excitement and some anxiety. Before the two head out, Mare has to relay a [Message] for Aura from Momonga. Momonga on the magical line of communication wants to confirm that Aura and Mare will tame the beasts in the grasslands around Nazarick. And if they are injured or feel endanger, the two are told to return immediately. He adds that from his view using the Mirror of Remote Viewing, the grasslands appear safe mostly thanks to Demiurge's subordinates' security guard net. Still, he also informs them that he has spotted some slimes and wolves in range of the grasslands. There is a forest nearby and shows some evidence of creatures like ogres, but other than that there is no information of anything that could be a threat. Going by this information, the grasslands should be a perfect place for a first tame. Aura tells her master not to worry as she will be careful and use her detection skills and Mare's detection skills to keep an eye on their surroundings. Since its almost sunset, night will soon follow where they would have an opportunity to meet some potential beasts.

After communicating with Momonga, both Aura and Mare watch the sun dip into the horizon. Soon night falls, and the two find themselves in the grasslands where they spot a pack of wolves. And to its west, there is another pack along with a group of slimes. This confirms to what Momonga told them. Given the two groups of beasts, Aura decides to focus her attention first on the wolf pack first and asks Mare to support her from afar. Together, the two manage to subdue the pack and prevent them from escaping. Aura now asserts her authority over the wolves who see that resisting her is impossible. Aura then calls Mare over to heal all four wolves, and tells her that these are her new pets from now on that so long as they obey her everything will be fine. Once the wolves are healed, she orders them to go fetch the other pack for her. Mare states she must be happy to get new subordinates, though Aura is disappointed as they are too weak, but that cannot be helped in terms of the standard of this world. But on the upside, it allows her to gain scouts that know the area and also won't draw too much suspicion. Mare states that to be true as with her old pet Fenn, those who would see him would most likely hide. The mention of Fenn though causes Aura to miss his presence which Mare apologizes for accidentally bringing it up. Aura states that it's okay as she is over it and is focused on regaining her strength to help Nazarick. The elf soon spots the wolves returning with the other wolf pack in tow.

Episode 4: Operation With Wolves
At the edges of the Great Forest of Tob, Aura after succeeding in her forts tame in this new world decides to scout the area for any new beasts to acquire. The forest though is bigger than Aura expected and even with her detection skills, she still can't completely process the entire area. Face with an obstacle, Aura wonders if they should return back to Nazarick for the time being, but thinks may it would be better to have her wolves explore and report back to her so she can test them. Aura gives the order for her pack of wolves to go and rush into the forest. They are followed from behind by Aura and Mare. Along the way, the elves come across many slimes hiding in the trees which they slay. Aura finds that she is unable to communicate with them and thus unable to tame them as a result of that. Since they were able to gain a few new subordinate while in the forest, Aura decides that the group should head back home so as to relieve Albedo from her watch duty over the 6th Floor.

Before they go, a howling is heard through the woods at 3 o'clock. Mare thinks that there is another wolf pack nearby and that they should consider going and checking it out themselves. To Aura though, she thinks the howl sounded weird but agrees with Mare nonetheless. When they find the source of the howl, the pack of wolves they discover appear to have turned into Contaminated Beast s. The beasts are feral and even with Aura's power, she cannot tame them. Seeing that they need to be put down for their own good, Aura tells her companions to kill them. The contaminated wolves are destroyed but a few of Aura's wolves seem disheartened by the act. Aura comforts them, telling the canines that they were not in anyways at fault for this. Although they have yet to fully understand one another, Aura made a promise with them that they will work on it together, cheering the beasts up. Mare comments that it was like watching her with Fenn again, which Aura states that it did as the group return back to Nazarick.

Episode 5: Bonds With Subordinates
At the Round Table Room, both Aura and Mare report to Momonga on their successful mission and the details they witnessed while outside Nazarick. To Momonga, he finds that the pair did a great achievement. It may be true that the beasts they acquired lacked strength, compared to more powerful demon beasts, but they still could be useful in understanding this new world. Let alone that, they could even be used in adding a layer to the security net and reduce Demiurge's burden. As for their encounter with the Contaminated Beasts, he finds that Aura being unable to tame them to be noteworthy. It draws some question on the reason why Aura couldn't tame them, perhaps due to their uncontrolled blood-lust or violence. Not only that, but there are also questions on whether the contamination could be cured using mental control or even enchantment. These thoughts are put aside for now as Momonga wants to see the power of Aura, to demonstrated her true character as a beast tamer. Another mock combat session is in order.

The group return to the Amphitheater where they are welcomed by Albedo who has been maintaining vigilance on the floor. After the pleasantries are done, Momonga summons three Skeleton Warriors, a Death Knight and a Nazarick Master Guarder. He has Aura and her new wolves face off against them to prove their ability. Under Aura's command, the pack of wolves draws the attention of the skeletons and warriors, pulling them away from the front. They lead them to Aura who uses an attack skill to eliminate the entirety of the Skeleton Warriors. The Death Knight is soon followed as its movements have been restricted by the wolves who initiate the attack from all sides around it. Aura then concentrates herself on fighting the Nazarick Master Guarder. The group-to-group mock battle was about to reach its climax when Momonga orders the fighting to cease as the demonstration had exceeded his expectations.

Aura happy to hear such praise from Momonga thanks her wolves, promising them that they will continue training so that they can even be more useful from now on. Watching the animals interact with Aura, Momonga feels relieved that the forests on the 6th Floor will become lively once more, and that Blue Planet would be proud to see it happen. Momonga continued to watch over Aura, who renewed her determination, with a particularly warm eye.

Trivia

 * This character scenario was released alongside the Memory of Chaos: Sebas Tian, Memory of Chaos: Pandora's Actor, Memory of Chaos: Mare Bello Fiore, Memory of Chaos: Cocytus, Memory of Chaos: Demiurge, Memory of Chaos: Shalltear Bloodfallen, Memory of Chaos: Albedo, and Memory of Chaos: Momonga.