Ash: What was with that episode ending last chapter?

Blu: I had an idea about an Ash/Asagi pairing. Was it really that bad? It was mainly supposed to make people laugh, not embarrass you.

Ash: Whatever.

Blu: Don't worry, next chapter, I shall insult Laharl!

Laharl: Excuse me?

Etna: You can't torture the prince, that's our job!

Laharl: What? (Eyes glow red and hair sticks up straight in the air)

Blu: I finished this chapter a day and a half after the last one. Boy I'm getting fast!

Flonne & Marona: And now, on with the fic!

Disclaimer: As much as it pains me to say it...I don't own Disgaea! Or Phantom Brave! Or ANYTHING! (My poor little heart...)

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Thanks to: The Useless Sempai, Maronakins, and Lacto3.1415 for reviewing and eveyone who read last chapter! Luv you!

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As I've said, there is more than one Netherworld and of course each one has an Overlord. But Alternate dimension and timelines are very different. Where in one world you could be, say, a hero fighting for good and justice and all that other crap, you would be a villain who is cruel, evil and everything a demon could be. Other times, there could be only small differences like a change in hair-color or gender or personality or their pasts are slightly different. Either way, it is VERY confusing and hard to understand...

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"Oooohhh... What in the name of the anti-thesis of good hit me?" Laharl moaned as he opened his eyes. It was blurry at first, but his vision cleared and soon he saw the blood red sky. "Where are we?" He sat up and saw that the rest of his vassals were just recovering from the explosion.

"This isn't where we were." said Flonne as she got up and dusted herself off. The Fallen Angel looked off into the distance and saw the castle. Or at least, what looked like the castle. "How did we get near the castle?"

"Last thing I knew, we were in the Forest of the Dead." said Kisho. "With that woman..."

Marona rubbed the bump on the back of her head. "Ouch..." The chroma stood up. She felt something soft beneath her. "Good thing I landed on something."

"Yeah... On me!" Raz muffled. Marona's foot was on his face. Her eyes turned into small white dots and she immediately came off, saying, "I'm sorry" over and over.

Ash and Scarlet looked around. "I sense a dark presence nearby..." said the knight to the chroma.

Ash turned to Scarlet. "Well, this is the Netherworld. Demons and evil presences are supposed to be normal. But...I have to agree with you. I never felt an evil as strong as this in the few days I've been here." He placed a hand to his chin. "Something isn't right."

Scarlet looked toward the castle. "Perhaps Ms. Asagi could fill us in."

"Asagi? ...Oh yeah, the demon slayer." Ash looked around and walked over to Asagi. She was still unconscious and had slight traces of blood and dirt on her clothes. (She looks so peaceful when she's sleeping... How could SHE've become a demon slayer in the first place, I wonder...?) His hand slowly inched toward her face.

Asagi's eyes snapped open and grabbed Ash's wrist. "Don't. Touch me..." She said. Piercing obsidian colored eyes looked up into his red ones. "Get away from me, Laharl."

"For the last time: I'm not Laharl. The kid that punched you was Laharl. He's the Overlord. I'M...a vassal to his vassal." Ash said. It was the truth. If it wasn't for Marona and her position of being Laharl's vassal, the blue-haired teen might've taken on the young Overlord.

Asagi looked into his eyes for what seemed like an eternity. They were red, like any other demons' but they held something none of the demons she had seen had. Kindness. (This can't be real. He's just faking. Demon's can't REALLY be this kind...can they?)

"I have something to ask you, Asagi." The Mechanic snapped back to reality at the mention of her name. "You said that the Overlord named Laharl had taken over your earth. How long ago was that?"

Asagi closed her eyes and thought back. "...It was...four or five years ago. It's all a blur. All I remember are demons storming into my town, saying that 'The Overlord Laharl had now taken over the Earth'. Apparently, it was because he was bored. In the process, he made a spell overtake the earth. People were changed into demons and those who weren't got killed. Only a few unchanged people are alive now...

"I had enough. My family and friends were taken from. My life was shattered the instant that bastard came and decided to take over. I wanted to kill him and make him suffer a painfully slow death. I wanted to make sure Laharl doubt the fact that her ever thought about taking the earth!"

"Hey, I can hear you, ya know." Laharl said as he walked over to the two.

"So there's another Laharl?" Flonne thought about two Laharls and quickly pushed it out of her head. The thought alone was scary!

"Must be an alternate Laharl." said Sidney. "Meaning, we're probably in another Netherworld where the alternate Laharl rules."

"Alternate, huh?" said Mint, rubbing the back of her head. "Wonder how different this Netherworld's Laharl is from ours?"

"Hopefully, alot." said Raz. I'd hate to fight against someone similar to Laharl."

"Do you hate the thought of fighting Laharl because you like him?"

A vein appeared on Raz's head. "Of course not! I just hate the thought of dealing with someone with Laharl's strength in a fight, is all."

"So...How are we going to settle this without having to fight Laharl--er, the alternate Laharl?" said Flonne. Silence overcame the group for a while until Laharl spoke up.

"Simple. I'm going to beat the crap out of my alternate self and take control of this world!" The demon prince folded his arms across his chest and smirked smugly. "There's only one Laharl and that's me!"

"Laharl, we should try something a bit less violent, don't you think?" Flonne said, her eyes reduced to little white dots and a sweatdrop behind her head.

"Flonne's right. There are more ways to solve problems than by violence." Marona added.

"...You two are exactly alike when it comes to this 'peace and love' crap! Overlords don't need such trivial things." He turned his back to the group and looked at the castle. "Hmhmhm... Time to pay myself a visit. This should be fun."

"Doesn't sound like fun." said Raz as he kicked aside a stone. "We're probably gonna get out asses whupped by ourselves."

"If we even exist here." Kisho stated.

"Hey prince, can I rule this Netherworld?" Etna asked Laharl.

"What?"

"Well you can't be in two places at once, right?" The vassal said with a cat-like grin. "So I, Etna--your ever-loyal vassal--should have the honor to rule this ALTERNATE Netherworld once we're done with you."

"She seems to like getting ahead of herself." Bella said quietly to Scarlet. "The Prince too... Does he even know how powerful his alternate self is...?"

The pink-haired knight looked at the healer. "No... But Laharl is one of those 'act first, think later' types. He does as he please, even if the odds seem to be against him."

"...He would make a great Overlord--"

"TO HELL NO AM I MAKING YOU AN OVERLORD!" Laharl shouted at Etna. "The only way YOU'LL be Overlord is over my cold, unmoving corpse!"

"We can see to that..."

Bella sighed. "If only he weren't so young..."

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On their way to the castle, they noticed a few things were different. For example, the demon metropolis that existed at the foot of the mountain the Overlord's castle was located on was...empty. Not even a soul was around.

"Where are all the demons?" asked Mint.

"They're not here." said Asagi. "They're probably at the Overlord's Castle or on Earth causing some more chaos..."

Laharl turned to face Asagi. "Why the hell are you here?"

"I said that I would kill the Overlord Laharl and I will see to it that I do." The mechanic folded her arms across her chest. "And if I have to work with a few demons to do that, then I shall."

"Gee, not alot of heroes would consider working with demons." said Etna. "Would you care for a job as a demon?"

Asagi's eyes turned into flames. "To hell no! I'm no demon and I never will be! Demons are the enemy and I must slay them all!" Her eyes turned back to normal.

"Sheesh, no need to get so dramatic."

"If you hate demons so much, then you shouldn't stand being around us." Laharl told the mechanic.

"Yup. Demons like you, I can't stand. But demons like Flonne and Marona I can." Asagi nodded. "They're way nicer than you, kid."

Laharl's hair stood straight in the air and his eyes glowed red. "Don't call me that!" He returned to normal. "Let's get going. The sooner we get to the castle--"

"The sooner we can meet Laharl and kick his ass!" Etna said. "I've always wanted to beat up Laharl and not get punished."

"What?"

"Me too. You just want to smack him around a couple of times." Raz jumped into the conversation.

"Excuse me?"

"And his rudeness makes you wanna kick him in the crotch, right?"

"Yup."

"SHUT THE HELL UP!"

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Meanwhile, in the castle of the Overlord, there were three figures standing in the main corridor. One was a demon named Vesuvius with short red hair wearing black leather and spiked wristbands. He was 1432 years old but looked as young as fourteen.

Standing next to Vesuvius was an Angel named Caim. He was 1525 years old though his appearance made him look fifteen. He had gold hair that was put in a braid that stopped at the middle of his back and dull silver colored eyes.

In front of Vesuvius and Caim was a demon boy. He was short with lime green hair that had streaks of blue and red eyes like almost every demon. He looked frightenly like his father with the exception of his hair. The only thing that made him different was that half his personality came from his mother. His name was Aziel.

"Hmm..." Aziel sighed as he and his "loyal" vassals walked down the corridor.

"What's wrong, Aziel?" asked Caim, slightly worried about the younger boy.

"It's...It's..." Aziel threw his hands up into the air. "I'M BORED! There's nothing to do in this damn place!"

Vesuvius yawned. "If you're bored, why don't you just go chuck Prinnies around your room like you usually do?"

The young demon lowered his head slightly. "...Mother forbid me to go near a Prinny for a week..."

Vesuvius sweatdropped. "Oh brother, and you're the heir to the throne."

Aziel's eyes glowed red and a light green aura surrounded him. "DAMMIT! WHY DOES THAT WOMAN HAVE TO FORBID ME FROM DOING WHAT I LOVE MOST?"

"Would it have to do with the fact that you accidentally chucked a Prinny at your father and got the spanking of a lifetime?" Caim said with his eerily calm face.

Aziel's demonic aura faded and he rubbed the back of his head. "...Oh... that... -chuckle-"

Vassals came storming by the trio. One of the warriors knocked Aziel over causing the young demon prince to curse up a storm. "Sorry, Prince. I didn't see you?"

"What's all the ruckus?" Aziel said, quickly forgetting about his anger.

"There are intruders at the gate. Incredibly strong ones! They're shredding through our defenses one by one!"

Vesuvius looked at Aziel with a grin. "Well, Prince, looks like you've got what you wished for..."

"I didn't want someone to storm the castle, fool!" Aziel fumed. "C'mon! Let's get our best weapons!"

"I can tell that you want us to go and fight these people..." Caim said calmly, though his voice had a tiny bit of fear in it.

"Duh!"

"-Sigh- I knew it..."

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"Haaaaaaaaa!" Laharl cut through several demons at once. "Overlord's Wrath!" Several balls of demonic energy eliminated half of the army. "Weaklings! I hardly broke a sweat!" The Overlord grinned evilly.

"Wow, the Prince is taking care of this all by himself." Etna said. She and the other vassals were pretty much on the sidelines.

"I wanna fight too!" Mint raised her hands on the air. "Here goes. Giga Wind!" A powerful amount of cutting green wind threw a group of soldiers into a wall. "It worked!"

"My turn." Asagi pulled out a bazooka out of nowhere. "Never leave home without it!" She aimed at the approaching demons and pulled the trigger. "Die!" A rocket was shot out of the barrel of the bazooka and it took at the demons with a loud explosion.

"Where did you get that?" Ash asked with a sweatdrop.

"My little secret."

"Divine ray." Bella and Sidney raised their staffs into the air. Rays of light shot down from the sky and instantly turned what was left of the demon army into extra-crispy ashes.

"Hmph. This wasn't much of a challenge." Laharl kicked a demon corpse aside and strode up to the entrance.

"The first line of defense is always weak." Scarlet said while Bella healed the group. "It may be harder from here on out."

"Let the second line of defense come, no demon, man or angel can defeat the Supreme Overlord! Haaahahaha!"

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The group was walking down the corridor until they came to a circular room. The portraits of several familiar people like King Krichevskoy and his wife, a young Laharl and some unfamiliar ones like a small demonic boy with lime green hair and one of a beautiful woman with long lime green hair and red eyes.

Ash stared at that particular painting for a long time. "..." Marona walked up besides him.

"What is it Ash?"

"This painting... I don't know why, but I feel as though I know this woman..." Ash stared at the portrait. (What could it be?)

"So this is the Queen?" Sidney and Mint looked up at the portrait of Laharl's mother. "She looks beautiful. And nice."

"Two qualities Laharl lacks." Mint giggled softly to herself.

"I wonder who this young boy is?" asked Flonne as she, Etna and Laharl looked at the portrait of the green-haired demon boy. "He kinda looks like Laharl."

"That's just what I was thinking..." Etna said. "Creepy..."

A bolt of green lightning shot down from the ceiling. It caused a poof of smoke to occur.

"What the hell?"

When the smoke cleared, standing there was Aziel who was holding a blood red sword, Vesuvius--holding a spear, and Caim--holding a staff.

"Who are YOU three?" Laharl asked rudely.

"-Gasp- Laharl! He's the boy in the portrait!" Flonne gasped.

"He's short in person." said Etna.

Aziel's eyes glowed red and a green demonic aura surrounded him. "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE AND WHY ARE YOU IN MY CASTLE!"

Laharl stepped forward. "YOUR castle? Nice try, kid. This castle belongs to Overlord Laharl, that would be me."

Aziel calmed down and stared at Laharl. "..."

"...He...looks like the King." said Caim.

Vesuvius had to suppress a few snickers. "Yeah, if he were a MIDGET."

Laharl's hair stood straight up and his eyes glowed yellow. "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU IDIOTS!"

Aziel stepped forward a vein on his forward. "You don't know who I am?"

"I can't blame 'em." Vesuvius added. "No one knows who YOU are, prince."

Everyone's eyes widened. "PRINCE?"

Aziel nodded and smirked proudly. "Yes. I am Aziel. Demon Prince and soon to be Overlord of the Netherworld! Hahahaaaa!"

"Prince, you know your evil laugh still needs work..." said Caim.

Aziel sulked. "I know..."

Everyone except Aziel and Caim sweatdropped. Laharl stepped forward. "P-prince? That can't be! If you're the prince and I'm the Overlord, then that makes you my...my..."

"Laharl's son." Laharl's vassals finished for him. Laharl growled and his eyes glowed red.

"IT CAN'T BE! TO HAVE A CHILD, I'D HAVE TO...MARRY SOMEONE!"

"I guess this means that the alternate Laharl has love in his heart," said Flonne. "Since having a child with someone is the ultimate expression of love."

"DON'T SAY THAT!" The young Overlord hissed. (This...can't be true!)

Aziel arched an eyebrow. "Uh... I'm not your son. My father is way taller than a kid demon." He glared at the group. "Now... GET THE HELL OUTTA MY CASTLE!" He raised his sword and quickly dashed toward Laharl. Laharl pulled out his sword and blocked the younger demons slash.

Aziel jumped back and Caim casted a Braveheart spell on him and Vesuvius.

"Let's heat things up." The red-haired vassal raised his hands. "Omega Fire." A large fiery explosion fried Laharl, Flonne and Etna.

"Ouch..." Flonne raised her staff. "Omega Heal." The trio were instantly healed of their wounds and their burns disappeared.

"Damn kids..." Laharl raised his sword and dashed forward and slashed the blade part of Vesuvius spear off.

"Holy Arrows." A circle appeared over Caim. When he let his staff down, the feather-like arrows shot down and pinned Laharl to a wall.

"D-damn! Let me go, little bastards!"

"Heh heh, compliments will get you nowhere." Aziel stated with an evil smile. He raised his sword. "Goodbye." The alternate Demon Prince got punched in the face and hit a wall.

"Aziel!" Caim shouted though his face remained the same. He casted a heal spell on his liege.

Ash stood in front of Laharl, his hand still in a fist. He looked down at the young Overlord. "You okay?"

"Do I LOOK okay? Get me outta here!" Laharl shouted as the arrows disappeared. "That's better." He stood up and looked at the trio of Aziel, Vesuvius and Caim. "So, what are you going to do NOW? There's no way you can beat all of us."

"Oooowwwww..." Aziel whimpered then stood up and dusted himself off. "There is only one thing to do..." He turned around and started running. "Father, Father! Some jerks are here and they want to take your throne!"

Everyone sweatdropped. Caim and Vesuvius turned to face the other demons and their Overlord.

"I hope you've lived a good life." Vesuvius said with a cat-like grin similar to Etna's. "When the King hears about what you did to Prince Aziel..."

"You're dead." Caim finished as they both ran off.

"Hmph. Who could think that little BRAT is MY son?" Laharl said to himself.

"Well, he does act an awful lot like you." Etna said. "He acts as big a brat as you do too." Laharl glared at Etna.

"But he seems so nice." Flonne said. "He's so cute, I could hug him and never let him go!"

"Eeewww! There is no way in Hell I'll let you near my child, ya Love Freak!" Laharl shouted.

"But, he's not really YOUR son Laharl. He's the alternate Laharl's son."

"Alternate timelines, alternate dimensions..." Marona said with swirly eyes. "All of this is confusing."

"I know." said Ash.

"I wonder what woman would be attracted to a bastard like Laharl?" Asagi wondered.

"I'd like to meet her and see what she actually loves about him." said Raz.

"Shut up! All of you! Let's just get to the throne room and get this over with!" Laharl blushed and walked off in the direction that he knew the throne room was.

"I think we embarrassed the Prince." said Kisho.

"It must be tough having to go through puberty for centuries." said Raz as they all followed their Overlord.

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Next Episode!

Vesuvius: We've finally made it to the human world.

Laharl: Eh, why's he here? He's one of the bad guys!

Mint: I thought WE were bad guys too.

Laharl: You know what I mean, you loon!

Vesuvius: After being banished by King Laharl for attempts on his life, Prince Aziel comes up with a plot to steal the throne!

Aziel: N-no! I love my father and would never steal anything from him!

Laharl: Blech, and THIS is supposed to be my offspring.

Vesuvius: But trouble shows up when the prince falls in love with a human girl named Marona.

Ash, Laharl & Aziel: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

Vesuvius: Yup. Too bad she doesn't know he's a demon.

Marona: Why would he like me?

Flonne: How come no one's paired up with me? -Puppy eyes-

Vesuvius: Will the Prince find a way to get off that mud ball of a planet called earth?

Gordon: Don't diss the earth!

Jennifer & Asagi: Yeah!

Vesuvius: Or will he stay behind and do the foulest thing a demon could do: fall in love with a human?

Caim: The odds of that happening are not likely.

Bella: Indeed.

Vesuvius: -AHEM!- Find out next time on Demon Royal, episode nine: Demon's Heart, Human Soul!

Vesuvius: Everyone's got a little demon in 'em.

Etna: Very nice. You should come by more often.

Everyone except Vesuvius and Etna: NO!