My Calling, Night Warriors
Author: Cornell Valentine Gainsborough
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
MAKAI! Seperates Paragraphs
A/N: Here it is, quite possibly the very first Darkstalkers/Disgaea fic ever written. As it goes, this fic will mostly focus on Nelius, and his endeavor to find out more about this realm, and in turn, about himself. Since the game's storyline differs from character to character, I'm making use of Capcom's OVA, Darkstalkers Revenge, to help place a few parts of this fic, followed by an attempt at giving my OC a new storyline to work with for the events of Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3).
There's one more thing I'd like to add. Hellfire Blackheart, who has been the co-creator of my previous story, will be soon writing a side story that takes place back in the Disgaea section as this fic goes on.
Disclaimer: Disgaea's elements belong to Nippon Ichi, while Darkstalkers belongs to Capcom. Nelius, however, is my OC.
Chapter 1: New World
The blinding, twisting light of a dimensional rift seared across the darkened sky. From this thin line that seperated and severed dimensions, a blur of green reached out, slamming into the ground. As the emerald glow died down, it revealed the form of a young man with dark brown hair.
"Agh, damn it." Shaking away the feeling of dizziness, Nelius got to his feet, orange eyes surveying the area. "The air here... it's different, but.." He looked skyward. "That darkness... can't be natural." The sound of afterburners reached his ears. "What's that sound?" Turning around, but keeping his gaze on the sky, he saw a small almagation of silver statue-like machines floating across the sky.
"Lifeform detected. Executing scan of lifeform." A trio of the machines stated as they began descending toward Nelius. As they landed, a thin red slit opened where their eyes would be, as they began scanning Nelius with precision unmatched by current electronics. "Class B lifeform. Termination necessary." With this command, two of the three machines stood to Nelius' sides, forming a triangle. Electricity flowed among them, creating an electrical rope that would sizzle the opponent should they attempt to run. They began closing in.
Fortunately, Nelius was a bit smarter than that. Leaping at an angle, he flipped out of the machines' reach and slammed his left hand down on the ground, creating a rift in the ground that quickly swallowed the machines in a fiery gulp.
"Three down..." He heard the sound of afterburners again as more of the machines began appearing. "...a shitload more to go." He shook the hand that slammed the ground. "Damn, used up a bit too much for that last one, but, no time for subtlety." Two more machines flew toward him, their torsoes revealing a laser cannon. They fired upon him, the chilling blue lasers ripping through the air. Crossing his own arms in an attempt to shield himself, he noticed that the lasers should've hit by now. Imagine his surprise as he looked outward to see his own wings stretched over his body, deflecting the lasers from the machines.
'What the...' His wings glowed with a familiar energy, the same kind that Nevan had discharged into his body. A grin replaced his look of confusion. 'This might work.'
"Target possesses strong power. Proceeding to update--" A sharp, cresent shaped gale ripped across the area, slicing several of the machines into unequivalent scraps of metal. "Malfunction... breaking down..." Several of the machines exploded, and many of those that had strayed from the battle realized their futility. "Target's ability beyond units' own. Changes to attack plan necessary."
"They're retreating... for now." Nelius felt his wings moving back to where they belonged, on his back. "Looks like I've won, for now. Next thing to figure out, is where I ended up at."
MAKAI!
Unbeknowest to Nelius, he was being watched.
"An unorthodox manner of being... the one who created that rift."
The one who watched him was a young woman with green hair.
"He comes from another realm, but he possesses abilities strikingly similar to our own."
Her lips curled into a smile. It had been quite a while since she'd seen any excitement.
"I'll have to see this first-hand. It may be enough to satiate my boredom."
MAKAI!
Nelius walked along the deserted, grassless earth. For miles around, everything appeared the same.
"This reeks of demonic influence." Being a demon himself, he could easily discern the scent of demonic energy. "Someone of at least Overlord level power could've done this."
"Overlord, you say? Not the most fitting title for someone like him." He spun around to see someone standing there.
She was a young woman with long, light green hair that ran down to mid-back. She wore pink leggings that ended with thigh-high boots, arm-length gloves that ran to the back of her hands, and a leather bustier that showed off her form. What made Nelius curious, however, was the pair of bat-like wings that extended from the sides of her head.
"Hm, you're the one who caused that disturbance." She had a devilish smile on her face. "I have to thank you. It was starting to get quite boring around here."
"Oh, you're expecting a welcome?" For some reason, something about this woman set off those little klaxon warning sirens in his mind. "Just who might you be, anyway?"
"If you really must know, Morrigan Aensland, ruler of Makai."
"Ironic, I don't think we're in the demon world."
"Interestingly, as I watched your fight against those Huitzil robots, I noticed a striking similarity to her."
"Her who?" Now he was getting interested.
"A very interesting halfling succubus I met several years ago. She held a rather adamant belief in the existance of other demon worlds, and departed from this world, trying to seek out such a world. It's fair enough to say she either succeeded in her venture or died."
"Well, if your friend were still around, she'd be elated to hear a confirmation of other demon worlds existing. I'd know, coming from one myself."
"It may be in your best interests to follow me." With the wave of her hand, and some words, a portal opened up. "It's your choice." Morrigan slipped through the portal. Nelius, after a moment of consideration, followed suit, entering into an entirely different world.
MAKAI!
'Other worlds beyond this one...'
Multiple windows of data flashed across the screen. Another window opened up, showing a video of Nelius' entry into this world, followed by his fights against the Huitzil robots.
'And yet, I've been searching for a worthy opponent...'
The windows closed, replaced by videos of others.
'Perhaps, he is the key to what I search for.'
MAKAI!
This ends the first chapter of what I hope will be a successful crossover story.
As it is, there's still a lot more that can be done to expand the scope of this story, mostly due to the number of inconsistencies Capcom threw in. If you happen to know more about the series as a whole, feel free to give me a few pointers on this story.
Until next chapter,
Cornell Valentine Gainsborough