Overlords.
Powerful demons who rule lawless worlds, know as Netherworlds.
mong these demons, are the childish Lord Laharl; who after a year long sleep took his Netherworld back from chaos. Overlord Zenon; who in a single night slew 99 other overlords, gaining him the Title 'God of All Overlords.' And then, there is Baal. A powerful Demon, who's might earned him the title 'Lord of Terror.'
Eons ago, Baal was undefeated. No one could stand up to him, be it Overlord, or Archangel. He was the strongest being in the cosmos.

However, one day an Angelic Slayer - an Angel that slays powerful demons under the Archangel's orders- by the name of Gespens, was sent to slay the powerful Overlord. With the aid of platoon of Angelic Sentries, he warped to Baal's Castle.

When they arrived, all seemed well until three Greater Wyrms attacked. It took the lives of three of his Sentries the foul beasts were slain. With six left, they marched onward to the Lord of Terror. However, the great Overlord was prepared. Donning a fearsome sword, he slew each Sentry with ease. The odds were against Gespens. A single angel, against the strongest demon the galaxy has ever known? Things did not bode well for the Angel.

However, a miracle happened. Gespens' legendary sword, 'Cygnus Sword' was destroyeed, and from it's, a new more powerful blade was forged: the 'Phoenix Blade.' With this new weapon in hand, the Angelic Slayer saw a glimmer of hope in this battle.

For three days and nights, the two fought on equal ground, with neither showing any signs of relent. However, Gespens had a powerful Technique... the Soul Pierce. His blade surged with energy and turned into the shape of a mighty spear. Throwing it at Baal, the weapon pierced his chest, and sealed him away for several centuries.

With the battle over, Gespens was now able to return to Celestia. But when he tried to use his wings to warp, he appeared in the sky of an primitive world. It was then that he realized that his sword had a dangerous after effect.

For each skill he used, he would feel the effect twofold.

Dropping the sword, he crashed into the world, and was forced to sleep for a millennium. The universe had been rid of it's greatest threat, and all was well.

Until now that is. After his ressurection, Baal remained quiet for many years, fighting only those who sought him. But now he seems to have new goals. He wants to dominate the universe by force.
u8232 He has made his first move, by organizing an army of demons to attack the World of Valmeria. This world has a great amount of strategic value, as it is where disciples are trained to become vassals to be sold in the Dark Assembly, or defend the planet.

Seeking aid from the oncoming attack from the Lord of Terror, the citizens seek aid from their greatest legend. The first person to defeat Baal. Gespens, the Hero of Myth.

Can he save Valmeria and it's inhabitants? In order to do so, he must stop-

The Rise Of Baal

Day was breaking in the Country of Yunis. The smell of cedar wafted through the air as a raven haired woman dressed in a Shinto Priestess robe stood in front of a cave with various seals on it. A large boulder blocked the entrance to ensure that no one could enter the cave.

That is, at least without proper... clearance...

"Mistress Mitsuki," began a woman that appeared in her twenties. On her side, she holstered a gun that looked as though it could pierce the armour of a tank with a single shot.

"Yes Lunari-sama..." she said, pulling out several sutra's.

An old man carrying a fiendish looking staff gave a solemn nod, "Well, get on with it girl! We aint got all day! Unseal the legendary hero!" he said sternly, giving the Priestess a hard stare.

"Yes sir!" she said, uttering a small prayer as she threw the sutra's onto the sides of the cave.

"By the power of the moon, and the strength of the sun, I call upon the power of the ultimate unsealing magic! Please, unseal the legendary hero... Gespens, Hero of Myth!' she chanted, as the sutras went ablaze in a pink flame. Each sutra sent a powerful jolt of electrical energy, creating a current that ripped the boulder like a hot knife through butter. A loud explosion soon followed as the giant rock was blown to bits.

The three people standing at the entrance, each covered their faces from the dust and rubble. The old man coughed, "I'm too old for this!" he said with a 'geezer' voice, before entering a coughing fit.

As the dust began to settle, the group looked to the mouth of the cave, a silhouette could be seen could be seen lying upon the cave walls. Mitsuki and company walked closer to examine, making sure if this man was truly the Hero of Myth.

Casting a small Fire spell the old man illuminated the cavern, revealing the man's appearance.

He looked quite handsome, with his flowing silver-blond hair, and creamy white face. He wore a platinum chest plate, and silver gauntlets that seemed to have lost their durability over the centuries, and are now purely for decoration. He wore azure clothing which gave the impression he was a man of great nobility.

The woman named Lunari sighed, "From the legends, this is seems to be Gespens... Pity... I expected him to look a little less... noble looking... I like the wild kind..." she said with melancholy.

"Like Kain?" inquired Mitsuki.

"Fuck no. Hey Jenkins, what's the hold up?"

"He isn't waking up..." said the Old Man named Jenkins. "I wonder why..."

Suddenly, the eyes of the Angel bolted open and he grabbed the arm of the Old Man, "Who are you?" threatened Gespens, showing no sympathy towards the man.

"Owowowow... I am Jenkins! I-"

"I meant who are youpeople?" said the man, pulling harder on the senior's arms.

"Stop!" cried Mistuki. Holding her hand above her chest, she began to explain things to Gespens. "We are the people who unsealed you. You have been asleep for millenia."

"Sealed? Asleep?" asked Gespens to nobody in particular. "Last thing I remember, I was fighting Baal and... I was out of energy..." he said, slowly. "I then fell down and I must have fallen asleep... so that must mean... Someone sealed me in my weakness!" he said angrily, "Blast... What year is it?" he demanded.

"Year 2042 Valmerian Calendar. Year 3059 Earth calendar." stated Lunari bluntly, "You've been sleeping on your lazy ass for two thousand years.

"What? I have been asleep for two thousand years?" he asked in disbelief.

"That is correct. Come outside." said the Priestess with a smile.

Standing up, the small group walked outside the cavern. The light shone into the eyes of Gespens, which hurt his corneas. "Blast... being in that darkness for so long must have weakened my eyes..." he said, shielding his eyes from the harsh sun. "Why do you want me out here?"

'Don't tell him about Baal quite yet...' thought Mitsuki, "We believe your powers have been weakened from that long sleep, and you might need to brush up on your fighting abilities." she suggested. "After all, you never know what could happen!"

"...I don't need to prove that I am strong. I was strong enough to beat Baal, so I think I could handle a few demons... like you." he said.

Mitsuki blinked, "What made you think I were a demon? I don't have a tail or wings."

"Your ears are pointed. The elves from Human literature are merely myths, but rather, their ears are those of demons." sighed the Angel.

Mitsuki let out a sigh. She had only spent a few moments with Gespens, and she already had been -in the words of her best friend Kain, 'Wordowned.'

Her ears twitched slightly when she heard a rustling in the bushes. "...Well, if you are as strong as you say... prove it..." she said, a sly grin forming upon her sweet face. She pointed to the rustling bushes, which formed white glowing eyes.

"DOOD!" it screamed, revealing a monster.

A Blue... penguin shaped... peg-legged... adorable monster.

"...A prinny?" said Gespens, as his mouth began to twitch, "I have been insulted, yet I feel as though I will laugh." he said, turning his back to the Prinny. "I have fought demon lords, Overlords, and even the Lord of Terror!"

The Prinny walked behind him.

"I do believe that I can handle a pathetic excuse... for a va-"

BOOM!

The Prinny just bombed Gespens with it's patented 'Prinny Bomb.' The Prinny then ran away to it's cohorts and laughed out loud, "That was so awesome dood! The boss is gonna get a riot from this!" he laughed, beak flapping.

The other Prinny turned to his ally and his face perked up. "Dood! This that guy that the boss wants dead!" he said pulling a paper from his pouch.

"Whoa! You're right!" said the first Prinny. It proceeded to raise a skull from it's pouch, "All doods! Let's get that weird blonde haired freak!" it said.

From the bushes, a quartet demons emerged.

The two Prinnys stood menacingly, with their knives in their fins(A/N: are they fins?), with two small, pig like beasts behind them. The Pigs held a club and wore helmets that looked to be twice the size of it's head.

Gespens walked back to the group and shook the dust off of him. "Do you have a weapon? Sword? Spear?" he suggested, earning a swift shaking of both Lunari's and Mitsuki's heads. "Bow?"

The Priestess nodded, handing the angel a small bow that looked to be as weak as a Toy, when in reality, it was a Toy! "Here you go Gespens. please be careful." she said, handing him the bow with a swift bow.

Gespens sighed, taking the bow in hand. He sent a cold glare to Mitsuki and pulled back the strings. A small line of energy formed upon the strings building into the shape of an arrow. "Die!" he screamed, letting the arrow fly into the heads of one of the pig like creatures.

Jenkins, who had run up a tree to hide stroked his long beard, "Hm... he decided to take out a Orc first... interesting... I would have taken out a Prinny." he commented.

At the speed of the wind, an Orc ran towards Gespens with a club in hand, snorting.

Gespens did not see the attack coming, and when he tried dodge, the beast struck him across the chest, winding him. "Blast..." he said, "I should be able to have taken that hit without any injury..." he said dryly. "...That seal must have lowered my level down to one! It used to be over nine thousand!" he cried, getting up from the blow. Gathering energy, he charged the bow with another arrow, letting it fly into the Orc's chest, impaling it's heart.

The Prinny's looked panicked as they held their knives, "All or nothing dood... ready?" said the Prinny that bombed Gespens.

The other Prinny gulped as it nodded. "I guess so... here we go dood!" it said, running to Gespens.

The Angel scoffed as the Prinny charged to him brashly. Dropping the bow, he grabbed the Prinny by the beak, and threw it near the other Prinny. As it flew in the air, the Prinny wailed, "Goodbye cruel world!" it cried, as it hit the ground. It's body began to emit a silver light, and in a matter of moments, it exploded in a large blast, sending the other Prinny flying.

"Flea, you're an idiot dood!" he cried as he flew into an unknown part of the area with a bang.

Gespens let out a sigh of irritation, "Well that was a minor inconvenience," he uttered stoically, brushing the dust off of his chest.

Mitsuki smiled, "So the legends are true... you truly are a powerful warrior!" she exclaimed, clapping her hands together.

He scoffed, "Not anymore. I used to be level 9999. Now it seems that being sealed up has reduced it down to one." he grumbled.

Lunari let out a sigh of irritation, "Man, just when Baal was- ...oops..."

Gespens' eyes shot open, taken aback by what Lunari had said, "What? Baal is alive?" he shouted, "I killed him all those years ago!"

"No. You sealed him." said Jenkins in a voice that was dead serious. "About a millennium ago, some crazed yahoo from earth decided to unseal him. Then an Overlord by the name of Sigma stopped him. It seemed Baal's seal had an opposite effect then yours. Rather then becoming weaker, his power increased." he said grimly, "That is why you must come with us. To Valmerian Disciple Academy so you can be trained to that desired power. We have trained some of the strongest Vassal's in the universe, some have even become Overlords." persuaded Jenkins, "What say you? Safest way to get your level back." he said, holding his hand out.

Gespens stared at Jenkins, and gritted his teeth. "...I guess I have no choice... tell me... how will it work?"

"You will take daily classes, and do assignments. Sometimes, you will be asked to go on little field trips to get objects, or work for other students."

"...Blast. It's the angel academy all over again" he complained, hanging his head sullenly. "...Just take me there!"

Mitsuki gave off a small laughter, 'So this is Gespens... He seems like a nice man...' she thought. 'I truly hope that he is ready for the trials at the academy, the war against Baal... and the Soul Ceremony...'

The group walked towards south, out of the forest. A large building stood gloriously in the distance.

This was the start, of a wonderful adventure.

Rise Of Baal: Prolouge

End

Hello All, GHD here, and soon to be Albireo of the Stars! Let me give you a brief little history of this fanfic.

It originated as an RP on the site, , where it lasted roughly two months before it died.

In those two months it attracted many members, though many were total idiots. However it had several notable members, like Zaka51. Who is one of my closest Web Friends, along with another fellow Nsider named 'Abyssal.'

With a total of 2.5 thousand posts, Rise of Baal was one of the most successful RPs on the site, and looked like it was going to be the first to finish.

However, disaster struck when Zaka got a week ban from the site. Now, he had an important character to the story(who will appear next chapter), and without him the story could not progress. Oh the pain!

After a week of inacrtivity, we tried to revive it... but alas, the RP flat-lined, and we declared it dead. However, I have been trying to find a way to revive the story as a fanfic, and here you go my friends!

Now, I bet you are wondering; 'Why Baal?' Well, Baal is an asshole. I want to kill him! SO STFU!

Now before I forget, I would like to request that you send me your own character that I will put in the fanfic.

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So Happy Halloween, and Read and review bitches!

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