Blu: (Has her eyes glued to the TV screen) AHA! Take THAT Laharl!

Laharl: What the heck is she doing?

Ash: Oh, she's trying to beat you in Phantom Brave.

Etna: Which really makes no sense, since she's tried like over ten times already and still hasn't won.

Blu: Dammit! He killed me again!

Etna: (Throws a Prinny at Blu's head) Get on with the story!

Blu: Alright! Sheesh! -ahem- I do not own Disgaea: Hour of Darkness or Phantom Brave, but I do have a copy of the game!

Marona: Hey, aren't Prinnies supposed to explode when you throw them?

Blu & Nippon-Ichi characters: Uh-oh.

SFX: KABOOOOOOOM!

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Thanx to: Slayerz(His review made me want to finish this chapter faster! Go read his story Demon Brave in return since it was half the inspiration for this fic!), Shadow Rave, Kid-author, The Useless Sempai, and osilus(go ask Slayerz the same thing cuz, I don't know.)

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Phantoms, those whose souls stay in the human plane. Usually, those who die either get sent to the Netherworld (Or "Purgatory" or "Hell" and whatever names mortals call it) or Celestia (Known to humans as Heaven). But Phantoms are a different case.

Phantoms are souls whose desire to stay in the living world is so strong, they get stuck in between. They're neither living, nor are they dead. They are seen as monsters among the living and are the oddities of the dead...

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"Prepare for a lifetime of servitude! Haaahahahaha!" Laharl laughed evily as he pulled out his blade.

Marona started to shake in fear. "W-wait! Can't we talk this out?"

Unfortunately, Laharl wouldn't listen. "Ready or not, here I come!" He lunged forward at blinding speed. Marona, without knowing it, turned intangible the moment before Laharl's sword plunged into her. The demon's eyes widened as he cut the once human girl at the waist and found that she wasn't bleeding to death or was seperated from her lower half.

"What the--!" Laharl jumped back and started at Marona. (How did she do that? Was it a trick or--?) He then noticed how she looked somewhat transparent. "Of course..." He said to himself.

Marona was still confused. "Wha,what just happened?" (Shouldn't his attack have done something to me? Maybe he can't hit me because I'm a Phantom...)

"This shall be interesting." Laharl smirked. "You! Human girl! Are you dead or alive? C'mon, spit it out!"

"Um...yes and no..."

"Eh? Well is it yes or no? Spit it out!" Laharl exclaimed. "Quit stalling!"

"I don't know! Dead, I think..." Marona had a big question floating above her head.

"Well, whatever tricks you're using, they're going to stop here and now!" The Overlord raised his hands in the air; dozens of large balls of demonic energy appeared overhead. "Overlord's Wrath!" As he let his arms down, the energy balls came towards Marona.

The young Chroma could only watch as what seemed to be her doom approached. (Uh-oh!)

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Meanwhile, Etna and Flonne, along with the Prinny Squad, were wandering about in the same region, looking for him.

"Where do you think that Bottlemail went to?" Flonne asked Etna. "The Gatekeeper said it came to this place."

"If I knew, I would've told you." (Not!) Etna thought. If the Bottlemail was found, then Laharl was found. And if Laharl was found...she was in for one hell of a headache...

A loud explosion followed. KABOOOOOOOOOM!

Flonne almost jumped out of her skin and Etna was in slight shock.

"Dooood!" The Prinnies said. "What was that?"

"Uh-oh. That sounds like something the prince would do." Etna stated.

"Do you think?" Flonne asked.

"Oh yeah. The Prince'll definitely be so mad that he'll wanna kill somebody. I'd hate to be the guy that found him..."

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If you were in Marona's place at that moment, you would probably say something like "Oh crap! I'm going to die!" and then start running around in circles, screaming like a chicken that had its head cut off before you get burned to ashes.

But Marona didn't even let out a peep. Probably because she was too scared to say a word. She just stood there as Laharl's attack hit its target.

After the explosion, a huge crater was was made as the result of Laharl's devastating attack, with Marona at the bottom of it.

Laharl stood there at the crater's edge, looking triumphant, his arms folded across his chest. "Heh heh...Haaahahahaha! I feel a little better now. Now all that's left is to get back at Etna for her insolence!" The Overlord stopped his rantig and looked down into the crater. "Guess she wasn't as strong as me." The human girl was still there, acting unconscious. (How foolish...)

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The attack hadn't harmed Marona in any way, of course. She WAS a Phantom afterall., and she couldn't feel things--like Laharl's attack--otherwise, if she were human, she'd have died.

But that didn't mean she couldn't try and trick him... (Maybe, if he thinks I'm dead, he'll leave me alone..." Marona thought.

"Hey, human-girl. Wake up." Laharl ordered. "I know you're okay."

(Guess it didn't work... Well he did think I was dead...) Marona's eyes fluttered open and she sighed. Laharl stood there, smirking. "Oh no" the Chroma sighed again as she stood up and dusted herself off. Her shoulder's slumped slightly as she said "Marona--Phantom Chroma-- at your service...uh,...um... What was your name again?"

A vein appeared on Laharl's head. "I told you! Laharl, Overlord of the Netherworld! But "King" would sound much better."

"..." Marona had a frown on her face, her aura overflowed with sadness. (Now what? If I'm stuck here with this...Overlord, I may not get the chance to find Ash...)

"Laharl!" The two looked up and saw Etna and Flonne. "We've finally found you!" Flonne proclaimed happily. While Etna looked less than thrilled.

(He's gonna start right--)

"ETNAAAAAA! C'mere so I can RIP your throat out!" Laharl yelled angrily.

(Now...) Etna thought with a sigh. "Y'know Prince, you shouldn't do that."

"And why not!"

Etna smiled. A feature that surely meant some form of trouble was ahead. "Because...I still have that picture..." The pink-haired demon purred.

Laharl's eyes widened. "You don't mean--?"

"Yup." Etna nodded. "The picture of you--"

"SHUT UP!" Laharl interrupted. "Fine. Your life is spared for now, but next time..." Usually, Laharl would've done harm to Etna, if it wasn't for a picture that would mean the end of his career as Overlord... Heh, heh. It does look kinda cute. 3

"Yeahm yeah yeah." Etna shook it off.

Marona sweatdropped at the act in front of her. (What have I gotten myself into?)

Flonne noticed Marona and asked, "Um, Laharl, who is that?"

"Eh? Oh, you mean her?" Laharl nodded his head at Marona. "She's my new vassal--a Phantom Chroma, I think."

"Hey, at least say my name!" Marona huffed. She looked up at Flonne and Etna. "My name is Marona, nice to meet you...I guess."

"Oh! Phantom? I don't think there's ever been a Phantom down here..." Flonne thought aloud.

"So I guess you're the unfortunate person that ran into the Prince." Etna said. "Be glad you're dead already. If you were alive, it wouldn't be pretty. Though if you WERE alive..."

"Huh?" Marona tilted her head to the side in confusion.

"We could take you on a tour of the Netherworld!" Flonne interrupted. "You'll love it, Marona! Not all the Netherworld is dark and scary, some of it is so nice!"

"Really? Whenever I heard about the Netherworld, it was called Hell."

"It is Hell." Etna jumped in. "In a way."

"Hey! Shut up and let me talk!" Laharl interrupted. "First off, you're still a Phantom."

"Huh?" Marona blinked. "So...?"

"So, we have to bring you back to life. As a demon." Laharl folded his arms across his bare chest. "There's no way a Phantom can fight if they can't even touch anything."

"...Wait a minute... Did you say you're going to turn me into a demon!" Marona shouted in a panic. "I don't want to be a demon!"

"Don't look at it as a bad thing, Marona." Flonne said, smiling. "There are some human souls that get turned into demons and they get stronger than they were as humans. And not all demons are evil. Take Laharl for instance."

"What!" Laharl said.

Flonne ignored him. "He may act tough, but inside, he's good and capable of love just like any human and angel."

"Y-yeah right! I don't "love", ya Love Freak! I'm the evil Overlord of the Netherworld! I'm not good in ANY way!"

"Are you sure?" Marona whispered to the Fallen Angel.

"Positive." Flonne whispered back.

"Hey! What are you mumbling!" Laharl fumed.

Flonne turned to Laharl and smiled. "Wouldn't you like to know?"

(Grrrrr...) "Let's go back to the Castle. We'll proceed with the tranformation there." The Overlord smirked as he walked past the two females.

"Uh, will being turned into a demon hurt?" Marona asked Flonne, feeling closer to her than Etna or Laharl.

"Mm, it didn't hurt me when they changed me into a Fallen Angel, so...maybe it won't hurt you."

"Don't worry, demons aren't the human-eating monsters you're told about. Not ALL of the time." Etna said. "We don't bite...much."

Marona shook in fear. (Ooooh... Now I'm REALLY worried!)

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NEXT EPIDSODE:

Etna: Meet The Braves, a team of horrible soccer players that haven't won a game in years. But, hope arrives in the form of a new student with mad soccer skils!

Ash: (-.-) Let me guess, you?

Prinny Squad: Duh, dood.

Etna: Can Etna whip The Braves into shape in time to take on their rivals, the White Wolves? Or will she fall for their dreamy captain, Raphael?

Flonne & Jenifer: Ooooh... Raphael...

Gordon: What's he got that I don't?

Ash: Let's see, he's a skilled swordsman and warrior.

Marona: He's the Leader if a powerful fighting group.

Flonne & Jenifer: And he's gorgeous!

Laharl: Maybe I should make Raphael my new vassal...

Gordon: -Sulks in a corner-

Etna: ANYWAY! Tune in next time to Soccer Star Etna, Episode 4: Goal of my Heart!

Etna: She shoots... GOAL!

Laharl: These endings keep getting dumber and dumber...