A/N: Hey I'm back with a new chapter. Just as I promised this chapter will star Dan. I hope you enjoy. Once again thanks to SaiyantonianSage for beta reading my story. Also thanks to TheWhiteTitan for giving me permission to base this story off of his. Leave a review, follow, and favorite.

Chapter 3:

The New King

All around the Ghost Zone, the ghosts were gathering around what was known as Pariah's Keep. The news of Pariah's destruction and a new king was spreading through the Infinite Realm's like a forest fire. Many wondered how much power did this being wield, and whether it would rule with an iron fist like its predecessor. This apprehensive curiosity was something they all shared, as they gathered around the castle. Many were conversing among themselves, wondering how much everything would change now that there's a new ruler.

"So, any idea what this new king is like?" questioned a certain rock star ghost known as Ember McClain. She remembered how much of a monster the previous king was, and she hoped to God that this one wouldn't be the same.

"Whoever it is, he must possess unspeakable power if he was able to actually destroy Pariah Dark." her boyfriend responded. He was a huge mechanical ghost with flaming green hair. This was Skulker, the Ghost Zone's greatest hunter.

"Well he can't be as bad as old Pariah was right?" This came from a female biker ghost known as Kitty, who was there with her boyfriend Johnny 13.

"I don't know babe, but let's just hope that we won't be forced to flee our homes like last time." her boyfriend stated.

"All I know is that this ghost will now be the one who makes the rules." stated Walker, a ghost of a warden, who saw it as his purpose to punish anyone who broke the rules.

"I just hope he won't be a bully." said Poindexter, a nerdy ghost who despised bullies with a passion.

"LOOK UP THERE!" a random ghost shouted. All of them gazed their eyes at one of the balconies, where the Fright Knight was standing. The Fright Knight was an ancient and powerful ghost. What made him a being you didn't want to cross was his sword, the Soul Shredder. It's said that if he strikes you with it, you would be brought to another dimension, surrounded by your worst nightmares. In the ancient days, the Fright Knight served as Pariah Dark's second in command, although he wasn't as loyal as one thought he would be.

The Fright Knight's presence only seemed to certify the idea that there was a new king. All of the ghosts that helped Danny Phantom beat Pariah Dark, knew that the Fright Knight turned against the ghost king. So it would seem likely that he swore his loyalty to a new king, rather then come back crawling to Pariah.

"Citizens of the Ghost Zone." Fright Knight spoke with authority. "I have come now to present your new king. All hail Lord Dan." With those words spoken the new king walked out onto the balcony. The crowd that gathered around the castle, took a moment to take in his appearance. He was a muscular being with blue skin, who wore a black and white jumpsuit with a cape. His eyes were red with malice, and he had a raging fire serving as hair. All of the ghosts gasped at the appearance of this newcomer. He radiated power, dominance, and ruthlessness. Present on the center of his chest was a particular symbol, a D with a P inside. The ghosts who recognized this symbol were even more shocked. This symbol belonged to Danny Phantom, the famous halfa who would always beat them whenever they would try and attack Amity Park. While the Phantom they knew was a teenager with an annoying sense of justice, this one was an adult who looked like a literal demon straight out of hell.

The dark phantom grinned at the audience that was before him. He took satisfaction in the fear that all the ghosts showed towards him. Hoping that he wouldn't be as merciless as his predecessor. He also took a sick sense of pride in the fearful glances that his past enemies were giving him. It was almost as exhilarating as annihilating Pariah Dark from existence. It was nice to put old horn head in his place, the only thing that Dan didn't count on, was the battle being easier than he expected it to be.

Flashback:

In the depths of the Ghost Zone, Dan was currently flying towards a destination that was pretty much abandoned. Pariah's Keep was the home of the legendary ghost king, Pariah Dark. In his previous life as Danny Phantom, he once fought Pariah Dark and it was a battle so deadly that it almost killed him. Luckily, he was able to seal him back up in his prison, but now he would be awakening Pariah. After all, the Dark Phantom needed a warm up, since he was locked in that thermos. Once he destroys the ghostly overlord, Dan would then bring devastation to the rest of the ghost zone, and later the mortal world. Since the ghost zone and universe were infinite, he would spend eternity bringing destruction to all he encountered. Now most people would want to be the ghost king because of the power from the Ring of Rage and the Crown of Fire, or the armies of skeletons that would obey them. Dan however wanted it so he could be in a position to get the dead to follow him. To bring out their vengeance towards those who wronged them, and unleash them onto the mortal realm. He thought it would be fitting that the living would have to face the consequence of their actions from the dead. He bring both realms into chaos, and watch as they destroyed each other in their own pettiness.

Soon Dan arrived at the old castle and made his way to the throne room. His eyes were immediately drawn to the giant sarcophagus that was in the room. Using his control of ectoplasm he created a new skeleton key. There he inserted it into the keyhole and after unlocking it he opened it to gaze at the sleeping form of Pariah. The behemoth woke up with a start and immediately made his way out of the prison. Once he confirmed that he was awake again he turned towards the one who released him.

"YOU! You resemble the one who previously sealed me." the ghost snarled.

"I was, but I grew out of it." Dan responded. "Now that we got the pleasantries out of the way lets get down to business, I'm here to give you a one way ticket to oblivion."

"ARROGANT PEASANT!" cried Pariah. "I see that you are still unaware of your place. I'm the most powerful being in existence. In our last battle, I distinctly remember you being overwhelmed with your own power. You also don't have your fancy toy with you now, so what makes you think you can beat me this time?"

"Because this time, I'm the one with the most power here." Dan stated with a tone of finality. The battle started with Pariah getting a punch to the face knocking him back. Growling, the titanic spirit charged and was about to bring his mace down on this upstart when he moved out of the way in the blink of an eye. Dan commenced his next attack by hiring his ecto blasts at Pariah. Taking the blasts, the ghost king was able to keep his footing, and threw his mace at his opponent. Unlike the previous time, when Dan flew out of the way, Pariah was able to grab him by his cape. Now having a hold on his enemy Pariah threw Dan with all of his might. Sending him through the walls and into a different room. Approaching where he threw Dan, he saw that he had vanished.

BAAM! Dan charged at Pariah with his back turned. Sending the both of them outside. Landing on the ground. Pariah pushed Dan off him and the two stared at each other for a couple of minutes, trying to read what the other's next move would be. After a couple of minutes, both of them fired their ghost rays. There the two beams of energy met contact and the resulting explosion pushed the opponents backwards. Blinded by the smoke of the explosion, Pariah was too late to dodge Dan coming straight towards him. Grabbing onto his face, Dan started punching him repeatedly. Enduring the painful strikes, Pariah was about to knock Dan away with his mace, but again Dan moved out of the way, causing Pariah to hit himself in the face. Wincing in pain, he was unable to notice Dan was on his head before he ripped off one of his horns. He then drove it into Pariah's stomach, causing large amounts of ectoplasm to leak from the wound.

Screaming in pain Pariah could only watch as Dan took a breath in before letting out his most powerful attack, the ghostly wail. Sending Pariah backwards, Dan teleported to where Pariah would land and with an ecto blast sent him flying into another direction. Landing unceremoniously on the ground, a huge wave of fury consumed his entire being.

"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR INSOLENCE!" Pariah shouted, "LET ME SHOW YOU THE POWER OF THE KING OF THE INFINITE REALMS!" Bringing his fists together he unleashed a huge red blast of energy towards Dan, hoping to finally destroy his adversary. Once the beam hit Dan, a huge explosion once again blinded Pariah. As the smoke cleared again, he turned to the huge crater that was left in the ground. His eyes widened in disbelief at the sight that greeted him.

Standing right in the center of the crater, was Dan who didn't have a scratch on him and was sporting a bored look on his face.

"Is that all you got?" he mocked, "Let me show you what real power is." Right before his eyes Pariah was surrounded by hundreds of duplicates of Dan. Together they unleashed all of their ghost rays on Pariah. The Ghost King was feeling a constant pain that was currently flowing through him. It was as if he was an ant and Dan was shining a huge magnifying glass over him. The only thing that Pariah Dark could think of was how did this being get so powerful. The last time that they dueled he was nothing, but a runt. Now its like he was a god, passing vengeance on those he deems deserving of it. All he could do now was scream in agony, while desperately hoping for it to stop.

Unfortunately, his hopes were in vain, as the phantoms just kept on attacking. They all had smirks on their faces, as they took a sick enjoyment out of the suffering of their soon dead rival. To think that they almost died to this pathetic bastard in their past life.

Minutes passed, but for Pariah it felt like hours, it wasn't till he realized that his core was giving out. It was over, Pariah would be gone, every conquest and every battle he had ever won would now be rendered pointless. He would never be known as the fearless ghost king anymore. His time was coming to an end. In what he believed to be his last moments, Pariah finally realized that he wasn't the most powerful being, Dan was.

He then noticed that he was slowly starting to melt away. His feet were currently melting into a green puddle of ectoplasm. Pariah felt himself shrink as his body started to melt away. His armor and skin were starting to become more hollow, as ectoplasm came out. 'It can't end like this.' he thought, 'I thought that with the crown and ring I would be invincible?' That was until he put his hand on his head and realized that the crown was gone. 'I forgot the boy took it off during our last duel.' Glaring towards is assailants he could only wish for the strength to destroy them. However, Pariah Dark's time had run out, and with his final thoughts of revenge, Pariah was nothing more than a bunch of green ooze that laid on the ground.

As the duplicates merged back with the original, Dan took in the remains of the former king. Pariah Dark was only the first of those who would be destroyed at his hand. As other beings would soon meet their end at his hands. He was then taken out of his musings when he saw the Fright Knight approach him. Dan grinned as he saw his faithful servant once again.

"You did it. You destroyed Lord Pariah." the Spirit of Halloween stated dumbfounded. He then shook himself out of his stupor and addressed his new king. "I am the Fright Knight your majesty, I shall serve you till the end of time my lord." He then noticed the figure and saw the symbol on his chest. His eyes widened as he realized who he's talking to. "YOU! How is this possible? You were nothing, but a mere knave. How did you destroy Pariah Dark?"

"Please. That old has been was nothing more than a typical school yard bully that needed to be put in his place." Dan snorted at the very idea of that big oaf being a threat to him. "Now Fright Knight, bow before your new master."

Immediately, the Fright Knight dropped to his knees before his new master. Whatever private conversation the two would've had was interrupted when Dan noticed the ground was moving. There, hundreds of skeletons kept crawling out. For the next few moments everything was silent, as the ghostly beings took in the sight of Pariah's destruction. Finally one, started to get on his knees in submission. One by one, its brethren did the same thing. If one were to pass by, they would be greeted with the sight of an army of skeletons bowing to their new master. Dan gave an arrogant smile at the loyalty of his new minions. Soon every ghost would be doing the same.

Present:

In Dan's opinion the battle was a bit anticlimactic for him. 'Well beggars can't be choosers' he thought. Now is the time to recruit the dead for the mission ahead. He turned towards the ghosts that were down below and gave a smirk. It was time to give the message of what was to come. "Hello." the flame headed spook greeted. "My name is Dan Phantom and from now on, I'm in charge of this world. I make the rules and I expect you to all obey me."

A/N: Well Dan has certainly gotten busy since he broke out of that thermos. Now he's the king of the Ghost Zone. What do you think Dan will do next?