Rebirth of a Dungeon Master

 

Rimuru woke up nearly half a month ago, and according to all of his… Followers?

 

“Maaa, that feels weird calling them that Raphiel.” Rimuru states 

 

‘That is what they are, although the case of Nekra is a weird one.’

 

“I am sure she’ll be back soon, gobuta saw her go into the dungeon. With Yuki… An the entrance has been closed the past week meaning she’s likely awake.” Rimuru states 

 

‘Dugeon has opened.’ Raphael informs Rimuru 

 

“Oi Remaris Nekra’s appears to be awake and moving about!” Rimuru shouts. 

 

They fairy who was no where near the slime did nothing as she was busy setting up her own dungeon in the territory of Jura.

 

Rimuru suddenly feels Nekra emerge followed by hundreds of others suddenlingly become visible to his sense. 

 

“WHAT!” Rimuru shouts

 

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Meanwhile, at the dungeon entrance, Nekra and Yuki emerged hand in hand. Nekra stretched and yawned, her eyes adjusting to the daylight. As they stepped out, shadows around the entrance began to shift. Sleek, agile figures started to emerge from the darkness—werecats, their eyes gleaming with curiosity and readiness, leaped from the shadows and attics, landing gracefully around the entrance.

“Nya! We’re back!” Nekra called out, expecting to see the goblin riders only to be caught off guard as she felt HER people appear in front of her.

 

In front of her was one hundred werecats, all taking a knee with their heads bowed down. Most were young, with a few elderly among them and perhaps 13-15 men and boys scattered throughout the group.

 

Nekra’s eyes widened in surprise, her heart swelling with emotion. “My people… I was told you were all extinct…”

 

The catwoman at the head of the group was looked up to meet Nekra’s eyes. “Hime- No, hidenka. When we heard word of your survival the few of us that remained made the great journey. I am so happy to see you are alive.” starting to break out into tears. 

 

Yuki stepped in front of Nekra protectively, eyeing the werecats. “What do you want with my master?”

 

The elderly werecat raised her hands in a gesture of peace. “We seek only to serve and protect her. Nekra is our queen, our beacon of hope. We wish to join her and rebuild our clan.”

 

Nekra gently placed a hand on Yuki’s shoulder, calming her. “It’s okay, Yuki. They are my people. Our family.”

 

Yuki hesitated for a moment before nodding, stepping back slightly but keeping a watchful eye on the werecats.

 

Nekra stepped forward, before holding her hand out towards the cat girl in front of her.

 

The leader reached out and grasped it only for Nekra to pull her up. Grasping her in a hug. 

 

“I am the Werecat Princess Nekra, welcome home.” Nekra states officially as the young woman starts to cry tears of joy in her arms. 

 

Meanwhile, Rimuru made his way towards the town center, curious about the sudden surge of energy and the presence of so many beings he hadn’t sensed before. As he approached, he was met with a surprising sight: a large gathering of werecats, all kneeling in the town center.

 

Rimuru's eyes widened in surprise as he took in the scene. Nekra stood at the center, surrounded by her people, with Yuki by her side. The atmosphere was charged with a mix of excitement, relief, and anticipation.

 

“Nekra, what’s going on here?” Rimuru asked as he approached, his voice calm but filled with curiosity.

 

Nekra turned to face Rimuru, a broad smile on her face. “Rimuru, these are my people. They’ve come to find me and rebuild.” 

 

“These are all WereCats! I thought they were extinct!” Rimuru shouts in shock seeing all of the Special A rank monsters with the one Nekra hugging at minimum an S rank monster. 

 

“Hime-Sama what is this being?” The cat girl in Nekra’s arm asks as suddenly there is a massive amount of killing intent in the air. 

 

“KNOCK IT OFF!!” Nekra shouts 

 

Rimuru chuckles at his followers reaction.

 

“That is Demon lord Rimuru.” Nekra states

 

“Princess you follow a demon lord?”

 

“Follow? I think Nekra and I are roughly equal in strength.” Rimuru states

 

Nekra smiled warmly at Rimuru. “Thank you, Rimuru. With your support, My race… We can truly rebuild.”

 

Rimuru nodded. “Of course, Nekra. Let’s make this place a home for everyone.” the slime said with a brilliant smile