I do not own Disgaea, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, any of its characters, etc.
This fanfiction has been rated T for Language and Violence.
"King Krichevskoy, the mighty ruler of the Netherworld... His long reign came to an abrupt end as the news of his death spread throughout the dark land. Ambitious demons rose one after another to seize the opportunity, and thus began the age of turbulence and–"
"Hey! Narrator guy!" Laharl cut in. "That story's old news! You're reading from the wrong script!"
"Oh, sorry. Now where is that new script..." The Narrator shuffled around, searching for his other script. "Aha! I found it."
"Good, now start over, and don't screw up this time!" Laharl ordered.
"Alright, I'll start, hold your horses. Ahem," the Narrator cleared his throat.
"The Netherworld, Celestia, and the human world... Legend has is that these worlds are connected. This is one of such nexuses, between the Netherworld and Celestia. Though once sealed by a gate constructed by the angels of ancient times, a small breach in the gate allows beings to cross over between the two worlds, all well as the human world. But, in the vast expanse that is the universe, what other nexuses exist, and what will happen when their gates are open to other worlds?"
"Lady Etna. Lady Etna, wake up. Wake up, dood!" A Prinny was prodding a sleeping demon girl with a book over her face.
Etna took the book off her face, throwing it behind her, and opened her eyes. "What is it Prinny, what do you want?"
"Well, Lady Etna, you see, Overdood Laharl is off attacking Mid-Boss, and he wants you to finish his paperwork for him, dood."
"What! He's the Overlord, let him do it!" Etna shoved away the Prinny and got out of her chair. "Better yet, why don't you do it, my little Prinny?"
"But, dood..."
"That wasn't a suggestion!" Etna pulled out a large axe from nowhere, holding it threateningly in front of the Prinny's face.
"Y-yes, Lady Etna!" The Prinny cast a hasty salute and ran from the room.
Etna sighed. "Jeez, ever since Laharl was reincarnated and took back the title of Overlord, I've been bored out of my skull." Etna looked over at the bookshelf where another girl was searching through books on a ladder. "Hey, Flonne, how long are you gonna be looking for books? We've been in this library for hours!"
"Shut it, Etna," Flonne retorted "I'm just looking for something interesting." Flonne kept looking for a few more minutes, and eventually you could here snoring in the background. Soon after, Flonne came across an enormous book. Emblazoned on it's spine was the symbol of the Overlord, a black bat with horns. "Hm? What's this?"Flonne pulled on the book, but it wouldn't budge. She pulled harder, using all her force, and finally unlodged it from its spot on the bookshelf, but the momentum threw her backwards, and Flonne, still on the ladder, fell to the ground in a flurry of dust and books.
The resulting crash woke up Etna. "Huh? What?" Etna looked around to see Flonne on the floor. The strange book had fallen right in front of Etna. "Hm? What book is this?" Etna picked it up and examined its cover. "That's strange, it looks exactly like the Demon Tome." Etna opened the book to the first page and started flipping through it.
This is the story of the true Demon Tome, many times more powerful than its predecessor... The one who obtains it shall have ultimate power and rule over not just their world, but all worlds throughout the universe... For one to obtain it, however, they must be willing to withstand the Trial of Power...
Etna shut the book, a sly smile coming across her face. Giggling, she said, "This is perfect! If I can find this other Demon Tome, I can become more powerful than Laharl ever dreamed!"
A shadow loomed over Etna. "What was that?"
Etna turned to see Laharl staring her in the face. Etna stuttered out the question, "Oh, P-prince, I mean, Overlord, w-what are you doing back here so soon?"
"I just finished beating up that sorry excuse for a demon, Mid-Boss. Now, what was that I heard? '...more powerful than Laharl ever dreamed!'?" Laharl crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow at Etna.
"Um..." Etna paused. "I-I was just thinking of getting the power for you, great Overlord Laharl."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever, I'm tired of your plots to dethrone me, just let me see that damn book!" Laharl snatched the book from Etna's grasp, opening it and reading what Etna had just read. "Hmhmhm... Haaaahahahahaha! With this, I will rule over everything!"
Flonne popped up behind Laharl. "Um, exactly how are you supposed to do that, exactly?"
"I don't freakin' know, I just started reading this!" Laharl quickly scanned through a few more pages. "Let's see... Divine Overlord... Divine Portal... Other Worlds..." Laharl kept looking. "Ah, here we are! An instruction manual!"
Flonne and Etna fell to the ground in generic anime fashion. Etna quickly regained her composure and said, "Wait, there's an instruction manual?"
"Of course there is, how else would I figure out how to work this stupid thing!"
"I'm sure King Krichevskoy could've figured it out on his own," Etna muttered to herself.
"Hm? You say something?" Laharl looked away from the book at Etna.
"Nothing, you Highness." Etna breathed a sigh of relief. "If we're going to other worlds, it's gonna need to be more than you, Flonne, and me. We need someone else." Etna thought for a second, then snapped her fingers. "I've got just the demon."
"What? Who said I was bringing you-"
Laharl was cut off as Etna put two fingers in her mouth and whistled loudly. Soon after a Prinny wearing a long, red scarf ran into the room, panting. After breathing heavily for a moment, he saluted. "Yes, Lady Etna, dood?"
Laharl looked incredulously at the Prinny, studying it from head to tail. "What the hell? This just looks like a normal–wait a minute, that's my new scarf! Where the hell did he get that?"
Etna leaned on the Prinny as if he were an armrest. "Oh come on, he's my strongest Prinny. Plus, he was reincarnated recently, so he's got plenty of time to do our, I mean, your slave work, your Highness."
Laharl closed the book and crossed his arms. "Fine, but if he slows us down, I'm throwing him into the nearest ditch and leaving him there." Laharl opened the book and continued reading.
How to Become Divine Overlord
Step 1: Become overlord of your current world. (If already achieved, skip ahead to Step 7)
Laharl skipped ahead.
Step 7: Activate the Divine Portal to travel to other worlds (Page 1,946).
Step 8: Retrieve the demonic artifact that rests in each visited world. Gather all of them, and form them together to obtain the ultimate demonic power of the universe.
Laharl flipped through dozens of pages, eventually arriving at page 1,946. "Dammit, why is this book so damn big!" Laharl found the correct passage and read more.
To open the Divine Portal necessary to travel to other worlds, one must first have in their possession the first Demon Tome. With Demon Tome in hand, speak aloud the words, "I, Overlord [insert name here], command you. Divine Portal, open before me, so that I might gain ultimate power! Hear my call and bring forth the cruel might of the Trial of Power!" Once stated, if you do not wish for another being to be brought through the portal along with you, please remove said being outside the 5 yard radius surrounding the Divine Portal. For extra information, please read starting at page-
Laharl shut the book, not caring to read further. "Well, seems straightforward enough."
"Yeah, I guess," Flonne said suspiciously. "But, what about when we're not here? Who knows how long we'll be gone? Things will fall into chaos again with demons fighting for the throne."
Laharl chuckled. "Don't worry, when I become the Divine Overlord everything will be fine." Laharl cracked his knuckles menacingly. "Besides, if anything bad happens here, I'll just have to beat the crap outta some demons and show 'em who's boss around here."
"Ooh, I want to join!" Flonne said gleefully with fire in her eyes.
Etna stared as Flonne laughed maniacally. Wow... She's become really demented ever since she became a Fallen Angel...
"Whatever, let's go to the throne room. If we do this, we're doing it with a certain flare. An overlord has to keep up his image."
Yeah, like anyone's actually gonna be in the same room. We don't want anyone else coming with us, you dolt. Etna sighed. He's still a child...
Laharl and company made their way to the throne room, quickly shooing out any vassals in the room. Once the room was clear, Laharl started the ritual.
"I, Overlord Laharl, command you. Divine Portal, open before me, so that I might gain ultimate power! Hear my call and bring forth the cruel might of the Trial of Power!" Laharl held the book high above his head (no small task, considering the immense size of the tome).
Suddenly, and without warning, the very air in front of Laharl was torn asunder as the Divine Portal came into being. As soon as it was fully materialized, a vacuum formed, sucking everything in at an alarming pace. Just as Laharl and company was fixing to enter the portal, someone entered the room.
A man covered in bandages dashed in and proclaimed, "My! How dare you think you were done with moi!"
Laharl turned to face the character. His eyes wide with shock, he screamed, "W-what are you doing here, Mid-Boss! Get out of here before-"
Laharls's words were cut off as the Divine Portal sucked in Laharl, Etna, Flonne, the Prinny, and Mid-Boss.
The group floated through the portal towards their first destination. While Laharl was intently strangling Mid-Boss, a voice appeared from nowhere and said, "Please keep all arms, legs, or other limbs inside the portal at all times. The Divine Portal is completely responsible for any and all lost articles. Have a nice day."
Suddenly there was a flash of light, and the group was teleported to another world.
As the group descended towards the world they were teleported to, (for they had been deposited hundreds of feet in the air) they accumulated speed, and eventually caught on fire before impact, landing with a resounding thud, leaving an enormous crater in their wake.
As soon as Laharl and the others came to, several figures surrounded them, forming a wide perimeter around the group. All of them raised guns to the demons.
A voice came from behind the men, "Alright, you stinkin' beastmen, day after day you attack us, but now you insult our forced by coming without your gunmen? Who the hell do you think we are!" As the dust cleared, the sun shined across the man's sunglasses, and wind blew his cape around dramatically.
I know I wasn't very descriptive with the characters in this chapter, but I'm sure you know the Disgaea characters. Why would you be reading this if you didn't know what Disgaea is in the first place? Don't worry, when new characters come in, I will detail them thoroughly for your reading pleasure.
This was a relatively short chapter, I think, but I hope to have more (longer) chapters up soon, but I can't make any promises.