The Netherworld has known peace for the first time in a while, since the defeat of Super Hero Aurum.

But still, there are many worlds out there to see...and conquer!

Mao, the Overlord of said Netherworld, has set his sights on one of them, thanks to info from the Defender of Earth, Jennifer.

Together with his crew of super humans and skilled demons, they shall challenge the World Government!

Mao: Mua ha ha ha ha ha! A brand new world, ripe for the taking! (Tosses sword into the air as his hand becomes bathed in star energy, dissipating the darkness behind him and revealing the Demon's Hymn Crew. They include Laharl, Etna, Flonne, Adell, Yukimaru, Rozalin, Raspberyl, Almaz and Sapphire, each of them welding their weapon of choice with grins on their faces). What phase of the plan shall we execute today?

A demon who dreams to conquer his first world, and the human who helps him. Today, they shall proceed forward!

It's Experiment Time!

Previously…

The Demon's Hymn had succeeded in doing the impossible. With the Marines occupied fighting off the new threat of the Hymn, as well as the revitalized Whitebeard Pirates, Flonne was able to make it to the fallen Ace. Using the potent Soma potion that had been crafted and raised carefully within the Item World, the Fallen Angel managed to bring Ace back to life.

As the cheers begin anew, the world looks on in shock. Now that the son of the Legendary Pirate King has been revived, what else could possibly happen?

They would soon find out…

Chapter 6

Two Forces Collide! The Madness of Akainu!

"T-this is incredible!"

"Fire Fist Ace is alive!"

"I can't believe it! They have the power to bring back the dead?"

Sabaody Archipelago was buzzing with the latest development that took place in Marineford. Thanks to the Den Den Mushi that was still in commission, they all bore witness to the miraculous revival of the son of the Pirate King.

"Main office! We've got big news!" One of the reporters said.

"Hey, look at the screens!" Another reporter said. Everyone looked up…and was surprised when they saw that the other two screens were back up. They could see the entire war again!

"They must have gotten rid of the technical difficulties from before."

"Would you look at all of the destruction? It really is like the world could end from this battle alone."

"I can't believe it! They're still fighting! And the Marines and Pirates that we saw go down earlier are back up and still fighting!"

"That angel must have healed all of them. But why would she heal the enemy as well?"

"Will this war ever end?"

As the crowd was buzzing, a certain group of people were watching the show from the middle of the crowd.

"Haaaaahahahahaha! It seems as though the fine lady has succeeded," A man with purple hair and pointy ears said in a French accent.

"But of course. After all, the young beauty has demonstrated the values of brilliant leadership! And that is half the battle," A man with long brown hair and pointy ears said, sparkles inexplicably shining around him.

"Hyahahahaha! The dish has entered its prep stage, and now it's up to us to provide the spices for maximum quality, Boom!" Mr. Champloo said with a grin.

"I do declare the plan is going along quite nicely. Wouldn't you agree, hubby?" A young woman with flowing brown hair, tiny cow horns and a serene smile on her face said.

"I agree indeed, honey," A very tall human with the same brown hair as the woman and a Badass Longcoat said. "All that's left is the signal. And until we get said signal…"

The man grinned an evil grin. "How about we pay a visit to the Auction Houses?"

"I can't…believe it!" One of the Navy men said.

"Damn it! How could we let this happen? The bloodline of the Pirate King has been revived!" Vice Admiral Doberman snarled.

"Calm down. Even if that's the case, we'll just have to extinguish it again," Vice Admiral Onigumo said, smoking a cigar in his mouth. "And while we're at it, we should slaughter that Angel to make sure this doesn't happen again."

"…I don't really feel right about killing someone who healed all of our men. But for the sake of justice, so be it," Vice Admiral Momonga said, steeling his eyes.

With that said, the three Vice Admirals charged for Ace and Flonne, wielding their blades (or in Onigumo's case, eight, thanks to his six extra spider arms) and ready to take their lives.

Vista caught sight of this and growled to himself, ready to intercept them. But before he could, a flash of pale and purple light zipped past him, shocking him with its speed.

The three V. Admirals were forced to halt their advance when none other than Gig appeared before them, a very prominent Slasher Smile painted on his face.

"Hello there, all you happy shitheads!" Gig chuckled, before lashing at their necks with a kick.

Doberman and Momonga were able to leap out of the way in the time, but Onigumo decided to try and block the attack with his eight swords. He regretted it when the powerful kick effortlessly smashed through six of them, his Haki keeping the two in his hand intact. He leaped away from the Master of Death, cursing as he threw the broken swords away.

"As much as Heartwarming Moments make me wannna gag, I'm afraid that I can't let you mess with this one," Gig said, floating in front of the Vice Admirals. "After all, the entire world is about to be embroiled in chaos the likes of which has never been seen before! And I have a feeling that fire freak over there will be at the center of it."

"…What matter of being are you?" Momonga said, not taking his eyes off the Killer of Kings. With Gig's beyond pale skin, white hair, golden eyes and strange demonic-looking wings, he looked just like a demon in the flesh.

"Who, me?" Gig replied, his smile even wider. "Well, I'll tell you. I'm…the Baddest of the Bad. The Maddest of the Mad! The Killer of Kings and Destroyer of Worlds! Though lucky for you guys, this world won't be one of them. I'm the one and only, indestructible Gig!"

He pointed towards Doberman and Onigumo. "And you two poor bastards are gonna be my latest victims!"

"What about me?" Momonga inquired, a bit confused on why this…Gig had not addressed him along with his fellow Vice Admirals.

Gig gave him a bored look in response. "You? You can feel free to leave at anytime. I got my marching orders from Tits, anyone who both follows and actively enforces Absolute Justice is to be arrested and brought back to the Netherworld," The Master of Death replied. "She says that they won't have any place in the new world we'll create. Personally, I'd just kill the old farts that control the Government and take over, but this way's good too. Long as I get to kill someone, it's all the same to me."

"But what good would eliminating anyone who follows Absolute Justice serve?" Momonga said.

"Hell if I know. All you need to know is that you can just walk away right now... Or better yet, surrender and join us," Gig shrugged. "Doesn't matter to me which one you choose. Or you can try and fight me right here and now. But for the sake of your personal health, I'd strongly advise against it. These two on the other hand, especially Onigumo, have no choice."

"In that case, neither do I," Momonga said, readying his sword. "Their methods may be a bit harsh, but they have helped to keep the seas safe. I cannot abandon my comrades in arms."

"Hey, it's your funeral," Gig sneered. "Since that's your answer, let's end the talking and start fucking fighting!"

With those words, Gig slammed his hands together, dark mana pulsing from said slam. When he opened his hands, a ball of pure dark mana was between them. The Master of Death pulled apart the ball with great force, a large dark staff appearing. He snatched it out of the air, a very sharp blood red sickle appearing on the end.

"Let's get started!" Gig laughed, dashing towards the Three Vice Admirals.

Ace was rather disoriented when nearly all of his friends and allies rushed over to where he and Flonne were. Many of them grabbed him in a hug, joyful tears running down their eyes. Quite a few of them also hugged Flonne in gratitude, the Fallen Angel loving all of the affection that was being displayed.

"I still can't believe that I'm alive again…" Ace murmured, nonetheless happy for it. He then noticed something, looking around for a few seconds before asking, "Hey, where's Luffy?"

"Straw Hat? Jinbei saved him after you were killed. That bastard Akainu nearly got the both of them, but this strange kid with Antennae on top of his blue hair blocked his attack. He also delivered a pretty good right hook to his face, strong enough to allow Jinbei and your brother to escape unto one of the ships in the sky," Jozu said.

"That kid must be Laharl! If that's the case, I'm sure that he can handle Akainu until everyone can escape!" Flonne said. "After all, he's one of the Three Overlords!"

"Overlord?" Ace questioned.

"I'll tell you later. Anyway, we need to get you onto our flagship, the Gargantuan. Even though you're back to life, you're feeling quite weak, aren't you?" Flonne asked.

"…Now that you mention it, I don't really feel like myself. I feel like something's…missing," Ace admitted. He remembered something else. "Wait, what happened to Pops? Is he still alive?"

"Calm down, Ace. Pops is fine! This Angel here healed him back to full health before doing the same for us and bringing you back to life," One of the Pirates said. "Pops is taking on Teach right now."

"What? Teach is here?" Ace shouted, anger rising. "If it wasn't for him, none of this would have happened! I've got to help Pops take him down!"

"Forget it, Ace. Remember what happened the last time you tried to pick a fight with someone stronger than you?" Jozu said sternly. "Plus, you aren't at full strength. Just let Pops handle Teach while you escape to the ship. With Pops at full strength, Teach won't stand a chance."

"But…!" Ace began.

"I'd listen to him, Mr. Ace," Flonne said. "I can heal you like the rest of these people, but your body will take a bit to adjust being suddenly brought back to life. …Not to mention the state that your brother was in after you died."

"Luffy? But I thought that Jinbei saved him!" Ace said.

"He did. Luffy is unharmed physically…but mentally is a different story. Let's just say that the sooner he learns that you're alive, the better," Flonne said.

"…You're right. How do I get onto the ship that Luffy's on?" Ace said; a grim look on his face.

"You'll have to get onto the portal that Luffy and Jinbei hopped on," Flonne said. "The bad news is that Akainu and Aokiji are battling Laharl and Adell near there, and the second that Akainu sees you alive again…"

"I know," Ace said, his eyes blazing with hate for the Lava Admiral. "Still, I need to get to Luffy. I need to let him know that I'm all right!"

The Fallen Angel smiled. "All right! Let's make our way to portal! Be sure to watch out for the Admirals!"

"YEAH!" Everyone cheered.

"We already lost you once, Ace. We'll be DAMMED before it ever happens again!" Jozu said. "Be sure to stay behind me!"

"Okay!" Ace replied. The Pirates began to rush towards the portal, intent on insuring Ace's survival.

They were given a second chance to save their friend and comrade, and they would do everything in their power to make it count.

Akainu was readying his Lava powers, incasing his right arm in the molten rock.

"For aiding the escape of the criminal Straw Hat Luffy, I sentence you to Death!" The Admiral shouted rearing his fist back.

Laharl scoffed, using his Cape Scarf to store away his Ax. "I'd like to see you try, punk!" His own arm was engulfed in a white hot flame. Akainu noticed this and scoffed.

"Going to fight Magma with Fire, eh? You're as foolish as Fire Fist Ace was!"

"If that's what you think, then I dare you to come at me!"

"You'll regret those words!" With a roar, Akainu thrust his fist forwards towards the Overlord. Laharl threw his own fist forward with a roar as well, and the two collided with each other.

After a few seconds of trying to overpower each other, Akainu began to feel a heat go through his body. A heat even more intense than that of his Magma. "This…this can't be!"

"Oh, it be, alright!" Laharl said with a sadistic smirk on his face. "Here, let me turn up the heat!"

Laharl poured even more mana into his attack, the flames surrounding his fist burning even brighter. Akainu shouted in pain as the Flames washed over him, before an explosion blew him away.

In the resulting smoke cloud, Aokiji saw his chance. He had been keeping an eye on the young Red-Haired Man that had attacked him, and now the smoke blocked himself from Adell's sight.

"Ice Block: Partisan!" Aokiji called out, creating spears of ice in thin air. He hurled them through the smoke towards Adell.

Adell was able to see them through the smoke though, and quickly engulfed his arms in flames. He responded with good old rapid fire fisticuffs, melting the spears before they could do any damage.

The Battlemaniac had to quickly leap out of the way when the Ice Admiral nearly slashed him through the smoke with his Ice Saber. With a short roll, Adell leapt back to his feet and took a battle stance as the smoke cleared. Both he and Aokiji stared each other down.

"I must say that I'm curious. Why would you side with Whitebeard over the Navy?" Aokiji asked, holding his blade close enough to ward off any sudden attacks. "You look like the type of person more suited to fight for Justice instead of Anarchy."

"What you call Justice and what I call Justice are two completely different things," Adell replied, clenching his fist. "For one thing…I hate lies, of any kind! I'd never fight for anybody who isn't up front about what he or she stands for. I and the rest of my crew watched this battle very closely, and I didn't like what I saw on your side."

"And by that you mean…?" Aokiji questioned.

"Keeping people in the dark by cutting off the Den-Den Mushi. Attempting to execute Ace ahead of schedule. Tricking one of Whitebeard's most loyal allies into stabbing him? No way in hell would I ever fight for people like you! If that's what the Navy claims as Justice, I'd rather be a pirate!" Adell growled. "That's just one of many reasons why we're gonna take over and set things right. And we're gonna start by taking down the strongest that the so-called World Government has to offer, namely you and the other three Admirals!"

"I see. Well, I'm sorry to inform you that that'll never happen. Our methods may be harsh, but in this Age of Pirates, we must sometimes put the innocent at risk to ensure that Justice prevails…even if we don't like it. If the Navy were to lose this battle, chaos would engulf the world from the resulting rejoicing from the world's criminals! I don't have anything personal against you, but for the sake of the common man, you must be eliminated!"

"I don't have anything against you, either. In fact, you're one of the few Navy men I have respect for, and the only Admiral I could actually like. But in order to save this world, I'm gonna have to kick your ass!" Adell replied, his whole body blazing with heat. This did not escape Aokiji's notice.

'Fire? But I thought that Fire Fist Ace was the only one capable of encasing his whole body in flame,' The Ice Admiral thought. '...This is going to be tricky.'

Meanwhile, Akainu was slowly getting back to his feet. That damn boy had managed to do the unthinkable, and burn him. Not to mention that the injuries that he suffered battling Whitebeard had not been healed, since he was still underneath the island when Flonne had sent out her spell.

Laharl strolled casually towards Akainu, a deadly smirk on his face. "...Stop me if you've heard this one before."

Akainu glared venomously at Laharl as the young (by human standards) Overlord stopped a few feet before him.

Laharl's smirk grew even wider. "Getting careless because you're a Logia type? You're just Magma. My fire, which comes from the deepest bowels of the Netherworld, can burn even you! Your powers pale in comparison to mine!"

"Damn you...what the hell are you?" Akainu roared.

"I'm the guy who's gonna send you to hell, that's who!" Laharl said, laughing. He ignited knuckles in Netherflame again. "Do me a favor and just die, okay?"

Laharl jumped into the air above the Admiral and dived down, aiming for the man's head. Akainu leaped away in time, causing the Overlord to shatter a large amount of the ice below him and reveal the sea.

"I'd try to end this quick, if I were you!" Laharl taunted Akainu. "The more you dodge my attacks, the more ice I'm likely to shatter. And we both know what will happen if I knock your tall ass into the sea!"

Akainu had a look of absolute fury on his face as he glared at the young boy. "You...you...YOU DAMN DEMON!" With a roar, The Lava Admiral began to launch countless mini Magma Fists at Laharl, the Overlord doing nothing to avoid them. One by one they struck him, and yet he didn't do so much as flinch.

When the resulting smoke cleared, Akainu was filled with more fury (and a bit of fear) when he saw that his barrage had had no effect whatsoever.

"Are you done?" Laharl yawned. "I've had refreshing beverages hotter than that. Instead of using your Magma, since we both know that it won't work, why not try using your Haki instead? I wanna see how it compares to my Mana. Look, I'll even let you hit me once!" With that said, Laharl spread his arms wide, waiting for Akainu to make a move.

Said Admiral was currently seeing red. To have such a young punk have to give him a free hit...it was humiliating! He would do everything in his power to make this little brat pay, or he would die trying!

"If you wish to die so quickly, then fine!" Akainu snarled. He ran towards the Overlord, encasing his arm in Magma again. But this time, he also focused his Haki straight into his arm, preparing to pierce through Laharl's body as he did Whitebeard's.

"DIE! HELLHOUND!" Akainu shouted, thrusting his claw hand towards the small Overlord's body.

At the last second, Laharl focused his Mana purely at the spot that Akainu was aiming for. Akainu's fist collided with Laharl's chest, causing a thunderous shock wave as the Haki and Mana clashed with each other.

Akainu couldn't believe it. No matter how much Haki he poured into his attack, he couldn't pierce through the shield of Mana that Laharl had created.

"That's it? Either Haki isn't all it's cracked up to be, or you're just really pathetic with it," Laharl sneered. "I'm bored now. So, let's just end this."

Laharl smacked away the Magma hand with ease, then leaped up and delivered a kick to Akainu's face. The Admiral stumbled back a bit as Laharl landed back on the ground, and launched up again to punch him in the gut. Akainu was flung back from the impact, Laharl rushing to appear behind him at the last second. He kicked him high into the air, causing a few ribs to crack and blood to spew out of his mouth as he groaned in pain.

"And now, for the finish!" Laharl cried. He prepared his Blazing Knuckle attack once again as he jumped into the air after the Admiral. When he was right above him, he dove back down and slammed his Netherflame bathed fist straight into Akainu gut. Even with his Haki holding back the full force of the blow, the Lava Admiral still suffered massive damage, his body feeling even worse than when Whitebeard had attacked him. He was launched down to the ice like a rocket, making a spider web full of cracks appear when his body connected with it.

But after a few more seconds, Akainu slowly got back to his feet. He was clutching his gut, and his face was a bloody mess from all of the blood he had coughed out.

"…Well, your threshold for pain is impressive, I'll give you that," Laharl said, staying afloat in the air with his cape wings. "I guess I gotta unleash that attack to finish you off."

Akainu just glared for a short time at the arrogant young Overlord. Then he spoke, voice gravelly. "…You are strong. Too strong for me to handle. I may very well meet my end here today…"

He gained a dangerous glint in his eye. "But…I'll make sure to take as many of you pirates as I can with me! MOLTEN ERUPTION!"

Akainu's lower body erupted like a volcano, launching him quickly past Laharl, and high into the air. In a matter of seconds, he was overseeing the entire island with a deranged smirk on his face.

"I'll strike the entire island with my Molten Fists, and kill every single pirate on it!" Akainu roared. "Our soldiers may get caught in the crossfire, but they should be honored to die for such a noble cause!"

"What?" Most of the Marine soldiers shouted in disbelief.

"H…he's got to be kidding!" Coby (a Chief Petty Officer under Garp) said, looking up at Akainu with wide and frightened eyes.

"He's gone mad! Nearly getting killed by Whitebeard and then smacked around by that kid with the scarf has caused him to snap!" Helmeppo (a Petty Officer Second Class that was also under Garp alongside Coby) shouted. "He's going to take the whole island down with him just to make sure that he kills all of the Pirates!"

"That's nuts! If the island goes down, then all of this fighting will have been for nothing!" Coby shouted.

"Ohhhh. It seems as though Sakazuki has gone off the deep end," Kizaru said, staring up impassively at the Lava Admiral. With a small shrug, he lifted up a finger towards him, said finger glowing with the power of the Glint Glint Fruit. "Too bad he has to be put down now…"

"You should be worrying more about yourself!" Mao shouted, rushing towards the Light Admiral. He tried to grab the Light Admiral with his star bathed fist, but Kizaru flashed straight into the sky at the speed of light, only a few feet away from Akainu.

"Borsalino!" Akainu shouted, shocked to see his fellow Admiral aiming for him with his attack.

"Sorry, Sakazuki. But you know that protecting this island takes priority over everything else…even a fellow comrade," Kizaru said, the beam on the tip of his finger growing even brighter.

But before he could shoot it through Akainu's body, Mao appeared right in front of him, catching the Admiral off guard.

"Hi, there!" Mao grinned malevolently, before clutching the collar of Kizaru's shirt with his star hand. "Have a taste of this! Blast Finger!"

An explosion of Star Energy blasted Kizaru out of the sky and away from Akainu, inflicting a good amount of damage as well. Mao turned towards Akainu as Kizaru crashed to the ground.

"Don't think this means you're off the hook, pal," Mao said with a cheerful grin on his face. "We're just gonna give you a chance to display your true colors to the rest of your comrades, and the entire world. Then, once no doubt remains, that half-pint Laharl will finish you off."

Akainu replied with that same deranged smirk. "You'll regret doing that…a man is at his most dangerous when he'll do absolutely anything to win. That is the true meaning of Absolute Justice!"

"Humph. We'll see," Mao said mildly, before turning his back to the Admiral. "See you in hell, Akainu." With those parting words, he dove back down towards where Kizaru flew away to.

"Heh heh heh…we'll all be seeing each other in hell soon enough…" Akainu chuckled. He surveyed the area for a bit…before he saw none other than Ace rushing for the portal to the Gargantuan.

'What? Fire Fist Ace? BUT I KILLED HIM!" Akainu seethed in his mind, trying to pass off the young man as a result of his growing madness. 'Feh…who cares? Even if he's somehow alive again, that doesn't change the fact that he'll join everybody else here in hell!'

"It's time to end this…and see to it that Absolute Justice prevails! Ultimate Attack, HELLFIRE APOCALPYSE!"

To Be Continued…

Well, sorry for the long wait! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and Catch you Next Continue!