At the Redeemers of the Damned airship the next morning, Minwu is the only one walking through the ship early as he has finish meditating and he was about to get ready before noticing Princess Kai of Demon Summoning walking out of her room; already dressed in her usual blue gown. Ever since his surprised revival along with Prince Scott, Josef, and Richard by the Emperor of Palamecia, the white mage have been wondering about her and her status even when he was eying her last night without everyone noticing.
"Good morning, Princess Kai." Minwu greeted as Kai look at his emotionless eyes where he can see her crimson eyes darken with a small frown before she greet him back with a small nod yet she tilt her head in slight annoyance. "Morning….Ming – Wu?"
"My name is Minwu." Minwu corrected the young princess calmly as he probably realize it's still early and her eyes does show red with tiredness so Kai rub her eyes a bit before adding with an apology, a memory of her sleeping on her bed with Kiara wrapping her arms around her waist along her tail around one of Kai's legs trigger her head. "Right, it's early and I can't sleep last night so sorry."
Minwu shook his head though his hidden mouth tug in a small smile of her young age to be a princess before the two walk through the airship as the white mage look at his companion who held a high and dangerous aura inside her which might've surprise him before he question her. "I was wondering where is the boy who offered my friends and I a room; who was sleeping on the Emperor of Palamecia's lap last night?"
"You mean Sora?" Princess Kai asked as the scene changes to show a room where Jecht is sleeping while snoring, with Sora sleeping on his right muscled arm while Emperor Mateus is sleeping on Jecht's left, the sheets cover his bare waist and he's hugging his sleeping Pikachu around his arms, before the scene changes back to Princess Kai when she answer Minwu with her possible answer. "Probably with the original Redeemers of the Damned."
"I see…" Minwu nod in agreement as he exclaim another question, wanting to know more of the Princess of Demon Summoning. "I see you share the same age as Firion yet you rule almost like the Emperor but I was told you have a kingdom with your people that loves you more than a ruler. How is it that you hold such revenge in your heart?"
"I heard Demon Summoning by Mateus when we first met and I haven't had any friends until high school so when I met Kai Crystal, I changed my first name with her and I swore to eliminate damn demon hunting bastards, just to make sure I don't want to hear any people begging to kill themselves in any type of abusing problems." Princess Kai explained as Minwu look at her with his calm eyes narrow softly of her answer before they walk in the living room where they see Terra and Rin writing a few papers of lyrics of different songs while Mozenrath practice standing on his scythe with Len cheering for his act.
"Have you and your friends met the Emperor's family?" Minwu asked softly as he look at Terra for her resemblances of the most powerful tyrant of their world before Princess Kai answer in a nod. "Yeah when we visit both the 2nd and 7th Hell. Everyone of the ship always compares me with their dad Overlord Sebastian Michaelis, the 1st Demon Overlord…"
"We can't help but liking the idea of you as the young girl version of Dad, Kai. Almost as if you and Dad are siblings." Terra told Kai with a smile as Mozenrath laughed of the idea until Princess Kai spoke to get Mozenrath shaking to try and continue standing on his scythe. "That would mean I would be your aunt Terra and I doubt your boyfriend will like it."
"Well yeah; you summon damn scary as hell Pink Elephants and it's weird if you are Sebastian's sister." Mozenrath exclaimed.
"But I will be your sister – in – law if I'm marrying Kadaj." Princess Kai told Terra as Mozenrath froze before he fell off his scythe with a thud, with Len dodging from his young stepfather before Terra asked Kai in surprise. "You have a crush on Kadaj?"
"He has a crush on me when your dad made the party at the 7th Hell. Plus he's handsome and kind enough…to give me ice cream." Princess Kai answered as a small yet cruel smirk tug her lips before Mozenrath scream in shock and start grabbing her shoulders before shouting. "Please tell me he didn't give you sex that night!?"
"Excuse me kids." Josef called as he walk in the room before he lift a hand which is grabbing a collar of a familiar short silver – haired boy with resemblances of Sephiroth before the large Salamandian added with a frown. "But I think this ship as a stowaway when I notice this boy is sleeping on the hallway."
"Kadaj!?" Terra shouted when she stood up in surprise as Kadaj look at his older twin sister with shock and relief before he gave a sigh. "Terra! Mozenrath! I'm glad to see you guys again…" until he starts to shout while waving his arms up and down, tears escaping his eyes before Josef put him down. "But please don't make this man crush me! I haven't caught up on reading my favorite mangas at home!"
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"Kadaj how did you get in here without us knowing?" Sephiroth asked his little brother with a sigh when everyone had assemble in the living room where Kadaj is the only one sitting down, twiddling a big blue Materia on his black leather gloved hands before he held it in front of the crew, answering. "I summon the Bahamut SIN to get you guys."
"Does that count as demon summoning?" Tina wondered aloud.
"Don't think so lass, seen people summoning giant ass demons; Materia count as charms for normal summoning." Foxy answer her as Warden Axel question Aizen Sosuke in curiosity. "Is it true?"
"Yes. Sorry for Kadaj that Bahamut SIN aren't allowed for demon summoning, despite the appearances of the Bahamut…"
"Guys…" Kadaj kept calling the others as they look back to the silver – haired prince when he explain the situation while pointing outside a large glass screen to show a normal – looking red pirate ship with white sails. "The reason I'm trying to find you guys is because some cat – ass jackass kidnapped Lucy!"
"Daddy, that might be Jackal!" Nelly shouted in pity when she wrap her tiny arms around her father's right arm and Firion look at the Emperor's face to show annoyance and anger when Kadaj mention Jackal kidnapping Lucy, to Minwu's suspicious before everyone watch Firion, Emperor who just use magic to change into demon form before opening the screen in a flash to feel the wind blowing harshly, Prince Scott, Minwu, Josef with Nelly on his shoulders, and Richard Highwind jumping out of the screen before the window closes back.
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"With our new bait plus the damn Celestial Mage, what Maleficent say about them soldiers of redemption might went down to hell like trash!" A man shouted while laughing as he was looking at a net holding a few unfamiliar people with Lucy Heartfilia inside and all look like beaten up with their clothes broke to show some skin and bruises, ignoring two also unfamiliar men tied up in ropes.
The man is young and muscled with dark brownish blonde hair, reaching down to his shoulders and covering the left side of his face, hiding his left eye from sight, juts upwards on top of his head in a pair of prominent protrusions shaped like ears, his nose is small and black like a canine's; he has a furry tail protruding from his lower back, colored the same as his hair, and pointed, triangular fang-like teeth. His cat – like right eye bears a thick dark outline, and black spots are present both below it and above its linear eyebrow; his forearms and hands are covered by a larger variety of similarly colored shapes, getting closer and closer in position as they approach his wrists, in correspondence to which they fuse together to leave his hands completely black. bare-chested, instead sporting loose light gloves, almost reaching up to his shoulders, each secured on top by two light buttoned bands, and bearing an ornamental motif consisting of large, dark rhombuses linked together on the outer sides; these gloves appear to reveal his dark fingers. He also wears a garment tied around his waist and sports calf-length pants, but dark in color, complete with both light hems and light ornamental bands located on his thighs, with jagged lower edges.
His partner is a young girl with a small frame, who wears her dark hair in a bob cut and has two rabbit-like ears protruding from her head. She dons a light fluffy coat with large pom - poms over a dark skirt and shirt, and completes her look with a pair of tights that run into knee-high boots and she also wears a tie that says 1/16.
"What are you planning to do with us?" A woman in the net with blue eyes and wavy blonde hair asked the man in anger. She wears a long light blue and white dress with small blue triangles patterned throughout and a high slit on the side, a pair of blue sashes tied around her waist, and a blue cape attached to the dress with a brooch.
"What else Princess? To get rid of your Wild Rose Rebellion that joins the Redeemers of the Damned; I heard your favorite soldier Firion and your enemy the Emperor of Palamecia revived four of your soldiers that you should remember about." The man mocked with a cruel grin as the woman who question earlier, a teenaged man and woman about 19 and 16 with similar resemblances with purple hair and armor, and a large and muscled yet innocent – looking man with short brown hair and wears a light green breastplate which exposes his midriff and has leather straps attached to a blue belt with a gold buckle, blue briefs, purple bracers and bands around his biceps, blue boots, and a purple cape.
"I can understand the Wild Rose Rebellion but what do you want with Miss Heartfilia and I?" a relatively aged man with neatly trimmed, slicked-back dark hair asked emotionlessly as he is also tied up with the muscled man. He has copper eyes, a narrow jaw-line and a distinctive nose. He attires in a clean, elegant black coat with a pair of dark trousers and dress shoes, and also white gloves. (Jeremy Rathbone from Kuroshitsuji/ Black Butler: Book of Murder)
"I fought yet got defeated by that woman so when I heard I can kidnap anyone, I know I can kill her for eliminating me!" The man, possibly Jackal (Fairy Tail 2014) answered as Lucy gave a glare with gritted teeth until she froze when the ship shook hardly which made both Jackal and his partner struggling to stand by the earthquake – like motion before the doors broke to see Firion, Minwu, Josef, Richard, and Scott entering with their weapons ready in their hands before Jackal order his partner who grabs Lucy off the net in anger. "Get the woman out so I can kill her later!"
"Okay Jackal!~" The rabbit – ear girl agreed in a singing tune like her face showing a pleased smile as she disappear in a flash with Lucy before a kick in Jackal's face send surprises from the Wild Rose Rebellion as the owner of the kick is the same nameless lord or butler.
"Stop the rabbit brat!" The man told Firion while he release himself by cutting the ropes binding him from behind his back before Richard slash the net and the muscled man's ropes off with his lance before the woman ran and hugged Firion, who return her embrace and hug her back in relief. "Firion!"
"Maria! Guy! Leon! Princess Hilda!" Firion spoke with a sheepish and widen smile as when he mention Leon, the young man in purple gave him a nod with a smile before the muscled man named Guy spoke in concern and worry. "Celestial…Mage!"
"Don't worry, the Emperor is going to get his sister." Firion nod in agreement once everyone ran out to see Emperor Mateus in demon form, to Firion's friends and the Princess of Fynn's surprises, and Raven Crystal fighting a horde of Heartless and Nobodies on the ship before Maria caught Leon watching the fight with his gaze follow Raven with a soft blush on his cheeks, the result would get Maria to slap him in the face in shock and anger. "Leon!"
When the Emperor flew off the battle and the Heartless and Nobody army notice the Wild Rose Rebellion, everyone had their weapons ready while Snow, who just appear holding Nelly on his sleeve – covered arms; jump before jumping above the ship with his snake tail wrapping around Princess Hilda's waist, receiving a short scream from the princess before Josef shout at the snake boy. "You better keep them safe, boy!"
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Jackal's partner who she sang about herself, naming Lamy (Fairy Tail 2014), continue to torture Lucy Heartfilia with punches and kicks while the latter kept biting her lower lip to stop her from moaning or screaming as the pain suddenly ceased when Lucy witness a flash shot of a purple energy of a spell hitting Lamy to fly back and land on her back with a scream before a familiar calm icy voice ringed her ears. "I do hate how people kept wanting to kill you Lucy."
Lucy hastily turn her head to her left side to see Emperor Mateus in his demon form, although Lucy gave her brother a relief smile as he walk to help her sitting on her knees before she wrap her bruise – covered arms around his neck in a hug. "Mat!"
"Lucy, I have something that should make you happy." Mateus exclaimed when the two finish hugging in a warm embrace before he slip a hand in Lucy's right pocket to pull out a big hoop holding a set of beautiful golden and silver keys with zodiac signs until Lucy froze in surprise when a broken – looking golden key with an Aquarius sign is slowly covering in small purple mists of smoke before slowly building to be fixed in a minute.
"That's…Aquarius…"
"The minute I was about to save you from Borghen at the 7th Hell, I notice your keys almost showing and when I notice the broken, I knew you must be desperate even you have a broken Celestial Summon Key." Mateus explained once the purple mist of smoke clear away to show the key fixed before Lucy felt tears escaping her almond eyes while softly holding her key before Mateus quickly wrap Lucy with his demon wings when Lamy suddenly spin rapidly, her arms kept hitting his wings as she shout in an annoying cackle that sounds like a mix of a donkey and a horse.
"You bastard! I was about to kill her!"
"Her laugh's no different than Kefka and Borghen!" the Emperor muttered in annoyance once he send a fist to send Lamy flying over the upper deck to hit on the lower deck where the Wild Rose Rebellion, Raven, and Snow are finish fighting before Raven Crystal shot one of her boots through the rabbit eared girl's stomach with blood emerging when her boot cause a hole to send Lamy screaming.
"Nothing can past you and sending holes through your enemies, can you Raven?" Emperor Mateus asked his summon and vassal with a small sigh once the Wild Rose Rebellion watch him flying to them with Lucy Heartfilia on his arms when Raven Crystal answer his question with a grin. "Don't judge me boy, at least it's to shut this little brat up although this reminds me when we met Master."
"If you serve the Emperor, how come I never seen you before?" Leon asked Raven as the latter place her hands behind her head when she answer with a mocking tone. "If we met earlier, you would've fail your missions but Master does talk to me that you wouldn't die from the torture of the dungeons and how you accomplish all his missions. What I like about you is how Master got you in your bed one night."
Leon froze when Maria, Guy, and Firion screamed in shock of the sudden realization along with Lucy who look at her brother in shock even while Mateus gave Raven a slight annoyed look until a huge bang from upstairs sends a screaming Jackal falling over and landing on his bare chest near Lamy, who is surprisingly alive even in her state, before the man walk down the steps with a sly grin. "Now that is over; allow me to kill these two for trying to kill Lucy Heartfilia and Mateus Palamecia."
"H…How…" Jackal whispered as both him and Lamy look at the suspicious man in dread and anger before Jackal continue asking in shock. "We're demons and yet you can kill me without my curses blowing you up whenever you touch me! Who…who the hell are you old man!?"
A smirk escapes the old man's face as he spoke while a hand slowly grip his coat and another hand slowly held his face. "Well now that you are asking me with your final words; allow me to introduce myself…" before the sound of ripping froze everyone but Mateus and Lucy once the man ripped his face and clothes to show himself none other…than Overlord Sebastian Michaelis himself in his royal black clothing. "I am the 1st Demon Overlord of the 7th Hell, Sebastian Michaelis."
Jackal and Lamy, along the Wild Rose Rebellion watch in dread as the Overlord walk down the steps heading to the former two with a calm cruel smirk and a glow in his cold crimson eyes, which lead Jackal to question some more. "W – What are you doing here for if you're disguising yourself as an old man!?"
"Eh? You kidnapped my daughter and wanting to eliminate her and my son even the rebellion who struck him down twice and now you asking me what I'm here for? Well it's simple; those who kidnap and kill the royal demon children even if it's not mine, shall receive permanent torture in a few seconds." Sebastian warned with his eyes narrow which his deathly gaze shot through both Jackal and Lamy as they froze while the former look at Lucy, who she look at his frighten eyes with a determinate and anger eyes for his crimes.
"Well then… you all shouldn't see how am I punishing these demon imps as it might scarred you to life." Sebastian look at the Wild Rose Rebellion as noticing the Emperor is looking at them with cold purple eyes, they had no choice but to obey the demon overlord by shutting their eyes out with their hands as both Jackal and Lamy watch Sebastian covering the area and himself with black feathers and a devilishly black aura covering behind before screams fill the air of the pirate ship.
"Is it…over?" Scott asked as everyone had open their eyes to see both Jackal and Lamy gone without a trace and Sebastian dust his clothing before he exclaim the Emperor, who is surprisingly to the others except Minwu and Firion; the 1st Demon Overlord's own son, with a soft sigh. "You know, your own summon do seem to make me recall the day I lost you 25 years ago."
"She really loves to step through her enemies." Mateus shook his head with a soft smirk while placing Lucy down before she took a step forward to her father, who look at her face to show a bit of concern when she ask him. "Hey, Dad…you don't mind if I follow Mat this time right?"
"What?" Both Sebastian and Mateus blink their eyes in slight surprise when everyone watch Lucy continue explaining, her eyes flashes in determination. "I want to be stronger to fight and help the Redeemers of the Damned in any dangers…also I want to meet Mat's friends and hang out with Terra, Kuja, Axel, Sephiroth, and Mat."
"If I were Father, I would agree to that." Mateus told Sebastian as he look at his daughter with a finger curled against his chin until Mateus added, to the Wild Rose Rebellion's again in surprise, mimicking his old 12 year old voice while wrapping his arms around Lucy's neck from behind with a cruel smirk. "At least let Lucy and I can spend time we lost in 25 years…"
"If I were Marluxia, I would've rape you with your demon form. As for Lucy, I don't see why not." Sebastian first exclaim with a seductive smirk to send Mateus frozen in surprise before he nod in agreement to see Lucy closing her eyes in a smile and touch both Mateus's arms.
"I will be happy to send the Wild Rose Rebellion back to Fynn with this pirate ship if the Princess of Fynn doesn't mind." Sebastian exclaimed as Princess Hilda nod in agreement, her lips tugged in a smile as she spoke. "Thank you very much, Your Majesty…"
"What? You like demons now again? If I remember correctly, you were almost seduced by one at the Dreadnought before I had two of my soldiers who done it slaughtered." Emperor Mateus told Hilda in a mocking – like tone as Firion, Maria, Guy, and Scott froze in shock with screams while Leon look away to hide a small frown before Hilda spot a painted blush on her cheeks.
"Mateus, you're being like Larxene; not to mention you act like the Princess when Marluxia first met you when you kids were young before I had to remove you three's memories." Sebastian reminded with a sigh as Lucy and Mateus froze before the latter grab Lucy and Firion on each of his arms before flying off with a flash with Raven Crystal and Snow following before Sebastian Michaelis watch them leaving, his lips tugged in a smirk even when Minwu question him. "So he wasn't technically evil when he was a child?"
"…No, even if he's a cruel demon emperor, he's more…like a boy who wished to rule and love his people… that what makes him so interesting and special…"
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At the small island that Sora mention he and his friends play all the time that is not far from the main island of Destiny Islands; Lucy, Emperor Mateus, and Firion panted on the sands with the waves slowly drift to shore before back to the waves while Firion look at the starry night sky before he remarked in short pants. "Never thought…to see my friends…again."
Lucy finished panting as her set of Celestial Keys escape her pockets before her fixed Aquarius key send her to slowly stood up, with Emperor and Firion watchig her sitting on one knee, holding her key in one hand to touch the water of the sea before she softly chant. "Gate of the Water Barrier; Aquarius!"
A warm, bright yellow glows cover a big are of the ocean as a large humanoid mermaid with a long, blue fish-tail, light blue hair that reaches up to her waist, curvy, and a large bust suddenly appear out of the water; to Firion's surprise of her appearances to send a huge blush on his cheeks. She has blue eyes that seem to have no pupils, a dark blue bikini top with a golden armlet and bracelet on each arm, a headband, three piercings on her tail, and a golden belt at her waist. A dark blue tattoo resembling the Aquarius zodiac symbol rests right under her collarbone.
"Aquarius!" Lucy shouted as the woman named Aquarius (Fairy Tail) open her eyes as she look around yet the three can't tell if she's surprise or not to appear here until she notices the three, the sight of Lucy with a smile on her face make her finally spoke. "Lucy…you fix my key…" until Lucy receive a bang on her head by an urn Aquarius was holding, to the three's surprise when Aquarius shouted in anger. "If you know how to fix my key then why the hell you had to wait to summon me back huh!?"
"A – Aquarius! It was my brother Mat that fix it!" Lucy shouted with shock as she push Mateus in front, his demon form appearances send Aquarius narrowing his eyes as she look at his revealing demon formed and the skin of his muscled midriff, arms, and also his thighs before she asked her master. "…Your gay girl - talking brother…Is it him?"
"Yeah… He has changed recently…" Lucy answered with a small smile of fear as Aquarius froze in anger and shock from looking too much of her master's older brother before she gave a sigh and spoke with a confident smirk. "Well, at least I can spend time punishing you and be with my boyfriend; hope you can still find yours."
"You had to bring that up!?" Lucy asked in anger when Aquarius disappeared in a bright glow before Mateus turn to Firion, exclaiming with a small frown. "Even as children, Lucy may have some trouble with this woman and I had to help stop her from killing Lucy…." earning Firion to sweat drop in pity for the Emperor's sister….
ROTD Omake: Former Dark Knight's Mind…
As the pirate ship sailed through the Lanes Between heading to Fynn by itself, Maria wondered aloud about her concerns. "I hope Firion is going to be okay…"
"Don't worry…Firion…fine." Guy place a large hand on Maria's left shoulder before nodding, earning a smile on the female rebel when Richard spoke in agreement. "Guy is right, Firion may have to ally with our enemy but at least we know he was evil by curse so Firion should be fine with the other soldiers."
"Your Majesty, I think you drop this…" Leon called Overlord Sebastian as the former Dark Knight notice a picture escape the latter's pocket when the ruler of demon Overlords is steering the ship but when Leon see it's a picture of Emperor Mateus's seven sisters, he gave a scream with a blush painting his cheeks for the sight of their beauty or to Maria's thought; the size of a few of their chest sizes.
Maria, Guy, and Princess Hilda froze in shock when Overlord Sebastian kneel behind the Dark Knight, who is unaware his former master's father behind him with a cruel smirk and his eyes closed yet the top of his face is darken by the shadow of his bangs before he gave Leon a punch in the head to send him unconscious for a while and Sebastian retrieve the picture of his daughters before he walk back to steer the ship.
"I believe we should be close to your world, ladies and gentlemen." Sebastian called as everyone look at the unconscious knight in silent as Maria gave herself a face palm before Minwu shook his head.
(I only own Princess Kai, Kiara, Raven Crystal and Snow in this chapter. Majority of main FF2 characters and references of fadedsolitude28's A Rose Among the Ashes.)