In the dark reaches of the Netherworld, there lived a demon overlord named Nico. Demons are known for being evil and vile, but Nico was nicer then most overlords. Nico saw most of his subjects as if they were family; As if they were a part of who he is. But don't let his kindness fool you. Nico is a force to be reckoned with, and for any who get on his bad side will indeed be sorry.

In his vast, luxurious castle fit for an overlord, Nico sat on his throne awaiting his morning report. Beside him was his little dragon pup named Bernie, who was playing her favorite Penguin toy. Standing before him was his royal adviser, a man with white hair, a visor, and a sexy voice that made you crave coffee.

"Lord Nico," he said to his master, "I'm pleased to announce that you have reached over 100,000 followers."

"That's splendid news, Godot." Nico told his adviser.

"Also, You've been invited to an Overlord's party hosted by Prince Laharl."

"When is it?" Nico asked.

"Next Saturday." answered Godot.

"Very well. Let him know I'll be there if nothing comes up." Nico said.

"As you wish my lord." said Godot as he walked away.

Soon, a man with a scar on his eye, and an arm covered in bandages appeared.

"Ah, General Gundham. What news do you bring me?" asked the overlord.

"My dark lord, Nico." answered Gundham, "We have a new recruit that wishes to join your army."

A bad-ass looking man soon steps forward.

"Hey, Overlord man! How's it goin'?" he said.

"How dare you speak to Lord Nico in such a casual matter...!" the general shouted.

"It's fine, Gundham. I don't really care much for formalities." Nico said.

"Er... Very well, my lord." answered Gundham.

"So, who might you be?" Nico asked.

"The name's Seven, yo! And I'm the most badass warrior in all the Netherworld!" the new recruit said.

"Well, you seem promising." Nico said, "I welcome you to my army."

"Thank you, Mr. Overlord man! It's a real honor to be in your army, yo!" Seven said.

But before more words could be exchanged, a hulking man with electric eyebrows charged into the throne room.

"LORD NICO!" yelled the hulking man, "WE HAVE AN URGENT PROBLEM!"

"What is it?" Nico sighed, for he already knew what it was.

"I really need to take a SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII...!"

"Oh for the love of...! Nekomaru!" Nico cut the man off, "I already told you, if you gotta go, then just go!"

"Very well, my lord." Nekomaru said as he crouched down.

"Wait, not here! NOT HERE...!" Nico panicked.

But Nekomaru didn't hear him for he let out a loud scream of "SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII...!" and left an enormous crater on the ground. As if on queue, Nico's jester appeared.

"Ha ha! This is starting out to be a crappy morning, eh Nico!" he said.

"Shut up, Komaeda!" Nico yelled at the jester.

Then the jester headed for the kitchen, grabbed thirty bagels and ran away.

"MORISHIGE!" Nico called for his janitor. A boy with glassed appeared.

"What is it, Lord Nico." he asked.

"Cleaned that up." Nico said, pointing to the crater.

"WHAT!?" complained Morishige, "But that'll take forever!"

"Got any plans?" Nico asked.

"Yes..." said the janitor.

"Then consider them canceled." Nico told him, "Chop chop, Morishige!"

"Son of a BITCH!" Morishige yelled as he started cleaning.

Remember when I said Nico saw most of his subjects like family? Well, Morishige's not one of them.

"What about me?" asked Komeada.

"Oh, HELL, NO!" Nico answered.

"Ha ha! He loves me." Komaeda said before grabbing thirty more bagels.

"Kind overlord, my ass..." Morishige muttered.

"What was that?" Nico asked, glaring at the janitor.

"N-nothing, my lord!" Morishige panicked.

Nico then looked at his dragon-puppy hybrid.

"Bernie?" he said.

"Yes, Nico?" Bernie said, wagging her tail.

"Burn 'em." said Nico.

Bernie then shot a fire-ball at the janitor.

"OH, LUCIFER, WHY!?" he yelled, as he fell into the crater, face first into the burnt piles of SHIIIIIIII...!

Some time later, Nico began giving Bernie a belly rub.

"This feels so good, Nico." she said.

But the belly rub was cut short when the castle doors flew open. Entering the castle was a cat with a blue cloak and glasses, with a female angel over his shoulders.

"PLEASE HELP!" he cried.

On instinct, Bernie jumped out of Nico's lap and headed towards them, Nico following soon after.

"What happened?" Nico asked.

"My master and I were on a mission, when we were ambushed by the forces of Overlord Junko!" the cat said.

Junko... The name alone made Nico angry. This was an overlord many tried to get rid of, with no luck what so ever. Nico manage to defeat her, per-say, but can never kill her. She's just too stubborn to die.

"Damn, that Junko!" Nico said, "Don't worry. We'll help your master."

He then called for his nurse.

"Tuturu!" the nurse called out.

"Please help our angel friend, Nurse Mayuri." Nico told her.

"Okay, my lord." She said as she took her to a room with the help of General Gundham.

"So tell me what happened, Mr. Kitty." Nico said.

"My name is actually Coden, but you can call me that if you want to." the cat said, as he took a deep breath."The angel with me... her name's Chiaki. She was sent on a mission to stop the Tyrant Overlord of Despair, Junko Enoshima. I'm a Celestial Knight, sent to be her bodyguard... And look at the fine job I did..."

"Celestial Knight? You look more like a reaper." Bernie said.

"Yeah... I'm a bit of both." Coden said as he lifted his cloak a bit, revealing he was wearing armor underneath. "But I may have to resign since I failed Lady Chiaki..."

"Hey, don't do that." Nico said, "Junko used a cheap sneak attack. You had no idea that was going to happen..."

"But when I became a Celestial Knight, I was told to prepare for the worse..." Coden said, "I was told to prepare for ambushes. Heck, I have enhanced senses, and I still got caught off guard."

"Junko may be crazy, but she's also crafty." said Nico, "Many Overlords fear her. I couldn't put an end to her. I've lost many men to that psychopath. She's as persistent as cockroach. But you know what? I'm not giving up. And neither should you."

"Wow... You're a lot kinder then most demons." Coden said.

"Yeah, I don't let my race define who I am." Nico told the cat.

"Maybe Chiaki was right to believe demons have good in them, too." Coden said. "And oddly enough... she even had hope for Junko."

Nico admired the angel's hope, but felt her hope for the Overlord of Despair would be in vain. There's no way that psychopath would ever change. His train of thought was cut off by Nekomaru.

"Lord Nico!" He cried.

"Just go! And use the outhouse this time!" Nico yelled.

"No, it's not that, my lord." Nekomaru said, "The angel... She's awake."

Nico and Coden were quick to get up and go to the room Chiaki was in.

The moment they entered the room, they were greeted by soft pink eyes looking at their direction. A small smile soon appeared on the angel's face. Nico found himself mesmerized by the sight of this girl.

"You must be Lord Nico." the angel said,"Thank you for helping me."

"N-no problem." Nico stuttered as he snapped back to reality.

Coden kneeled.

"Lady Chiaki... Forgive me for failing to protect you." he said.

"Don't blame yourself, Coden." Chiaki said, "It was my fault for straying away from the mission."

"What do you mean?" Nico asked.

"Our real mission was to eliminate Junko..." said the angel, "But I tried to get her to change. She fooled me... and we were ambushed for it."

"Wait... if you were ambushed by a demon...? Then why come to another demon's castle for help?" Nico asked.

"I had no choice..." Coden said, "If I brought Chiaki back to Celestia when her mission wasn't complete, they'd punish her."

"Punish her? Why would they do that?"

Coden fell silent, causing Chiaki to answer in his place.

"This mission... would decide whether or not I can stay in Celestia." Chiaki said, "You see... I committed an act of treason up there by speaking out against the council for wanting to kill Junko without a fair trial. Because I'm a low-class angel, this is a sign of extreme disrespect to the higher-ups. However, instead of punishing me right there, they gave me a chance to redeem myself."

"And that's when they gave you this mission..." Nico said, putting two and two together.

"That's right..." Coden said, "However... Redeeming herself isn't part of Lady Chiaki's agenda."

"Wait, what?" Nico asked.

"I only complete the mission... If Junko's dead." Chiaki answered.

"And your plan was to change her, not kill her." Nico said.

Chiaki nodded.

"Well, say your plan works, and Junko's less of a psychopath. What would you do then?" asked Nico.

"I'd return to Celestia... and accept my punishment." Chiaki answered.

"What?!" Nico said, "You mean they'd still punish you if you prove them wrong?!"

"The council decision is suppose to be absolute. The opinions of the lower class do not matter." Coden said. "And for a low class angel to show up the higher-ups is another sign of disrespect. Her punishment would be more dire then the one she'd get for just failing."

"Well, I see freedom of speech is a thing in your world." Nico said sarcastically.

"Really? 'Cause it sounds more like they don't have much freedom at all." Bernie said.

Nico chuckled a bit.

"Bernie, when this is over, I'll teach you what sarcasm is." He told his pup.

"What's it taste like?" Bernie asked.

"Sweet when giving, bitter when received" Nico said.

"Um... sorry to interrupt your conversation... But what did you mean when you said 'when this is all over?'" Coden asked.

"Isn't it obvious?" Nico said, "I'm going to help you complete your mission."

"You'll help us change Junko?" Chiaki asked.

"And have you get punished? No way!" Nico said, "Besides, it's a lost cause, and death wish. I will, however, help you kill her. You'll be safe from punishment, and I'll settle the score with her. Everyone wins."

"Please reconsider..." Chiaki said, moving a little closer to Nico.

"Sorry, but there's nothing to reconsider. It's a waste of time." Nico said.

Chiaki eyes watered a little, then put her head down for a bit. But when she rose her head again, with a small smile, she told Nico"We appreciate you wanting to help us... But we'll have to decline."

"That wouldn't be wise, Lady Chiaki." Coden said, "We barely survived on our own on the last encounter. If we go back alone, we may not be so lucky..."

"But if Nico won't help us change Junko, then..."

"Maybe it's for the best that we just kill her." Coden said, cutting Chiaki off.

"...What...? I thought you agreed... That we could change her..." Chiaki said, more tears starting to appear in her eyes.

"And I did not lie to you, my lady." said Coden, "There was that time you inspired me... And I began to believe there was hope for Junko, too. Then... The moment she ambushed us... The moment she tortured us... tortured you... and just laughed like it was a game... every shred of hope I had for that witch... I immediately thew away."

Chiaki made a small gasp as she heard this.

Coden continued.

"My lady... You know I'd do anything for you. You're not just my master: you're a dear friend to me. But there are wrong times to have hope. Maybe there's hope for some demons... But Junko isn't one of them. She deserves no mercy, and she will not get any from me... She deserves to die."

"C-Coden..." Chiaki was at a lost of words.

"I'm sorry, Lady Chiaki. I watched you suffer... Afraid you would die... completely helpless to do anything about it... And I can never forgive myself for that. So I won't let that happen again. If we go to Junko, we go to kill." Coden said.

Chiaki was silent for a while. It hit her hard that the one she could count on has now lost hope as well.

"...Fine." she said, "Then I'll do it alone."

She then stormed off. Coden quickly followed.

"No, my lady!" he called out.

Chiaki only stopped to finish what she had to say.

"Coden... Thank you for all you've done for me. I could always count on you, and I'm glad to have called you my friend. But seeing that I'm alone on my mission now... I here by relieve you of duty. You are no longer my bodyguard."

"No... Lady Chiaki...!"

But before Coden could finish, Chiaki turned and extended her hand towards him, sending a shockwave that sent him hurling towards a wall, knocking him unconscious. She then began to sing a heavenly song. As lovely as the melody sounded, the song made all who heard it feel drowsy, and eventually fall asleep. With no one to stop her now, she left the castle to go after Junko.

To be continued...

Hey, Nico. If you're reading this, I hope you like it so far. I know how you love Ultimate Demon Power, and I haven't seen many fan fictions give you any. Although this is technically a cross-over with Disgaea, remember that Disgaea characters have spoiler-free cameos, and are very minor to the plot. It was a lot of fun making this fan fiction for you. You've been a huge inspiration to me, and I can't thank you enough. I hope you'll continue reading this series. Stay Classy, Lord Nico!