Title: The Delinquent Overlord
Summary: When Raspberyl is brainwashed by the PTA, it's up to Mao to return her back to normal. But the question is.. can he? And will he? A MaoBeryl story.
A/N: I got this idea when writing another story. At the very end of it, it said- "Raspberyl and Mao, on the other hand, spent the whole night trying to kill each other," and I just wanted to describe that for some reason, but I ended up leaving that idea and creating a new story out of it.
I'm thinking this might be multichaptered, if possible. Just because it seems like a chapter story to me. :3
Well, anyway, enough of my blabbering. Enjoy! ^^
Disclaimer: Disgaea 3 does not belong to me. It rightfully belong to Nippon Ichi Software. Seriously, Disgaea 3 wouldn't even be Disgaea 3 if I owned it. xD
He regretted it. He regretted it all.
The moment she stepped out of the office, he knew she was different. She had her arms crossed, an honor student's pose that was just like his, giving a glare to any fellow who happened to walk by. Not to mention her hair was slightly out of place- and her hair was never out of place. Heck, even the way she stood- leaning against the wall with one leg placed on it, told him she wasn't a delinquent anymore.
He could tell all this, but no one else could. He noticed Kyoko and Asuka standing not too far from him, watching the brainwashed delinquent with curious eyes. They're eyes had a speck of hopelessness in them, he knew. Almaz looked disappointed. But he didn't feel that way at all. At first.
He gave a quick glance to Almaz before setting his eyes back to the delinquent. For once, that fake-hero didn't have anything to say. It almost upset him, because somehow he always found himself being comforted by his words. Sometimes. It was just something he could never mention, because it would make him look so weak!
Just like this. If he would have found a good reason to save Beryl from this horrible fate, then maybe things would have turned out to be different. He wanted to save her. He really did. But he really couldn't do that! What kind of honor student would save a delinquent? He just couldn't do it without a good excuse. It wouldn't make any sense, otherwise.
He found himself being taken back into reality when he realized he was staring at her for quite a while, and she had notice. Now she was staring back at him, almost as if she were trying to analyze him. But he knew it wasn't possible. She didn't remember him. She couldn't remember him. It was just that simple.
"Hey, stop staring at me like that." Raspberyl said rudely, giving him a good glare. "You've got a lot of guts if your planning to mess with me."
Reluctantly, he tore his eyes away from her and gave another glimpse to Almaz, who sat there looking at her, dumbfolded.
"Miss Beryl? I-I thought you were a hono- delinquent?" Almaz said, obviously shocked by her sudden appearance. He was interrupted by a cold, dark laugh.
"HAHAHAHAHA. Delinquent? Delinquent? Seriously? You really thought I was one of those low-lifes? Hah, no you idiot, I'm the greatest honor student ever! The #1 honor student!" She said with all her pride.
Kyoko and Asuka stared at her in horror, as if she's grown eight legs. Mao on the other hand, looked just as dumb-stricken as Almaz now. However, he quickly changed his expression, knowing it would make him look weak.
"#1 honor student? What the hell Beryl, who ever said you could steal MY TITLE! I'm the #1 honor student around here! No delinquent can ever claim that title!" He shot one fist up into the air, as if to make a point.
She'd been brainwashed, but just how deep was it? This thought kept bugging him as she spoke again.
"Oh, but not anymore. I stole the title when you weren't looking. It wasn't hard. Besides, that ridiculous title of #1 delinquent just had to be thrown in the trash. It's useless to me. And whats better then be switch from #1 delinquent to #1 honor student? Of course, I was never a delinquent in the first place." She boasted. "But you can have that title, through."
Indeed, he looked at his dear title, and he saw that his title had been changed from "#1 honor student" to, "#1 delinquent". #1 delinquent? Damn, did that mean he was going to start acting like one, too?
"M-my lady..." Asuka cried out.
"Our beloved lady..." Kyoko sighed.
"This is just complete nonsense! You're the #1 delinquent! I'm the #1 honor student! We can't just switch titles like that!" He screamed, pointing at her.
This was outrageous! This title... it was much worse the the Hero one! Much worse!
"Oh, but we did. Anyway, have a very very terrible day, Mao. I'm off to claim the title for Overlord! " Raspberyl said cheerfully, with her hands locked together, before darting away from the halls with her arms open.
He froze when he heard his name. How could she remember that, if her entire memory had been wiped?
Was it possible that she... ?
No, it couldn't have been.
He shook his head. No, he shouldn't be thinking about that right now. She said she was going to claim the title for Overlord, which meant that she was going to...
He quickly began to chased after her.
"Get back here Beryl! No one can kill my dad except me!" He hollered, and she laughed as she ran out of sight. "Dammit.."
That ex-delinquent... she was just too freaking fast.
He spent the rest of the day at home, not even bothering to go to school. If he did, he would be mocked for the rest of his life. The first thing he was going to do next morning was get rid of this stupid title, and then proceed to rip Beryl to shreds.
But wait, this was her title wasn't it? Maybe he could somehow... hold on to it until she returned to normal? He shook his head angrily. This cursed title was already getting to him, of course he'd throw it away! And she was running off with his title, after all! So it was the perfect reason to! And he'd kept that precious title of his safely hidden in his coat... how had she stolen it without him noticing?
In addition, he also had given Almaz his fake-hero title back, because he was practically begging him about it and Mao just wanted to get it out of the way. However, he still hadn't let Almaz return to the human world yet. There was just no time for that right now. Not when his chance of getting revenge was at stake.
He thought for a bit. Somehow, he had to beat his dad before Beryl could. But how? There was still so much to do! He wasn't nearly as strong enough to beat his dad yet! He still had more power leveling to do! Maybe there was a cheat or hack, or something? Well, there had to be something he could do!
Wait a minute...
The only way he could prevent Beryl from killing his dad was ultimately... killing her. But he knew he didn't want to actually kill her. Besides, she probably wasn't strong enough to beat his dad anyway. Last time he'd challenge her, he'd beaten her. Theres no way she could take on the strongest Overlord without failing! So he had nothing to worry about... right?
But sometimes, these types of questions end up bitting you back in the butt. At this point, Mao wasn't really sure whether this question was that type or not. But he had a feeling it was.
He had to do at least something, dammit.
"Almaz." He said, disrupting the silence. "Go fetch me my sword."
The fake-hero turned around, giving a quick glance at him before doing his orders.
"Where are we going?" He asked.
"To my dad's castle."
He was easy bait for her.
She stood in front of her objective, the Overlord. Quickly, she pulled out her book and casted Omega Fire.
He fell.
She casted it again and again and again.
He didn't fight back, but he didn't say anything either.
Why wasn't he fighting?
"Hey, get off your toes! If you want to keep your title, you better fight for it!" She shouted to him. "Or would you rather I just end your pain here and now?"
"It's still not time..." He whispered weakly.
"For you to fall? Of course it is!" Beryl replied.
She casted Omega Fire again, and the tall Overlord weakly closed his eyes.
"No..." The Overlord replied, before disappearing in a mess of blue.
"BERYL!" A voice yelled.
She turned around and stared at this strangely familiar demon.
"Dammit... I'm too late..." He said.
"What the hell are you doing here?" She shouted rudely, and rather out-of-character for her old self.
He saw the small demon's title change from #1 honor student to Overlord. In complete horror, he realized that now the only way to get the title was to kill her.
"Beryl! What have you done... I was supposed to kill my dad, not some pesky delinquent!" He screamed at her.
"I'm no delinquent, delinquent! Maybe I should prove to you, by ending you!"
"ME, in your shoes? Don't even think about it. It's not worth wasting time for."
He watched as she summoned Omega Fire, as Raspberyl got prepared to end his life. But then... she suddenly stopped. And questions arose. Why couldn't she kill him?
"Your lucky this time, Mao, but next time won't be so fortunate." She said, before disappearing in a wave of smoke.
"Damn it, get back here!" Mao screeched. But then he froze for a minute.
Had she called him Mao again?
Then maybe, just maybe there was some way to return her back to normal?
He shook his head.
He decided to kill her.
With a bloody scream, she fell to the ground.
She had blood-stains all over her face and outfit, some of her own blood, most of it her rival's. She was in horrible condition. She could barely even keep her eyes open. Dirt covered her face. Her tights had a bunch of tears in them, exposing some of her skin. Her arms were covered with bruises and cuts, and her left-arm was twisted.
But even if she was in such a condition, she wouldn't give up.
She laid there, taking a look at the demon who was now towering over her; with the same amount of injuries as her. But this was it. He'd won. She just couldn't fight anymore.
But how could she be so damn weak? It wasn't like she was going to admit defeat. No! Especially not by some random demon, who kept saying he was her rival.
She tried to get up, but she just fell back to the ground. Pathetic. Pathetic! How could she be so weak?
She wouldn't lose! She couldn't lose! Not now! She'd prove to that scum that she wasn't so weak!
He now stood over her, holding the sword high in his hands.
She took slow, deep breaths as she gave a weak smile to him, and closed her eyes; ready to die.
However, he just stood there. His coat flapped through the air as he held his blood-stained sword high in his hands; but it never came down. It never struck her.
And then he dropped to his knees, and tossed that sword of his aside. Is he crazy? What a delinquent! I would've killed him right away! She thought, feeling a tiny tinge of jealousy, for what seemed to be an unknown reason.
He began to slowly moved towards her, and she felt her heart begin to beat faster. Why would he spare me? She thought, and then her eyes opened in shock as she felt herself being picked up by the same demon who had almost tried to killed her.
As much as she wanted to shout at this guy that he was a lunatic, but she found that she didn't have enough energy to speak anymore. Her strength had suddenly been drained out of her. She felt light-headed. And as he took a quick glance at her, she found herself unable to keep her eyes open.
For some reason, I feel like I've known him for a long time. She thought, as she closed her eyes, feeling herself becoming limp, and frail in his arms. She tried to move, but her body wouldn't respond to her. Reluctantly, she admitted to herself she was too weak to fight with this familiar stranger.
And then slowly, everything went black.
A/N: Writing an Beryl and Mao in reversed roles is fun. ^^
The rest of the chapters is already finished. This is a five chapter story. I'll post the rest when I find time.
Anyway, thanks for reading. :3
