Overlord′s Wrath

[laharl]

The still, dead night air surrounding the Forbidden Mountain was suddenly disturbed by a rather unnatural spectacle - unnatural to the inhabitants of this particular universe, that is. A luminous, circular glyph appeared on the ground, rotating and pulsating as pillars of light shot up from it, bathing the surrounding area in its supernatural light. After a couple of seconds a larger pillar blasted up into the sky from the center of the circle, and a figure began to materialize in its wake. As the glyph and its corresponding light faded away, there was someone, something, standing where it had been, having transported to this strange new world.

It appeared to be a young child, though looks could oftentimes be deceiving. He wore a pair of maroon-colored shorts, and shoes to match. He lacked any sort of shirt, though wore a red scarf which billowed around him, despite an obvious lack of wind. His blue hair was short, save for a pair of long, curved, antennae-like protrusions. His eyes were red with black, vertical-slit pupils, and his ears were longer than a human's, and pointed. His gold-gauntleted wrists were currently crossed over his bare chest.

"Haaaaahahahaha!" He suddenly broke out into maniacal laughter as he looked at his surroundings with an impish expression. "Sir, I'm terribly sorry to interrupt your demonic laughter, but remember that--" Started a disembodied, feminine voice before being cut off by the youthful-looking tyrant. "Yeah, yeah! I know! This world is too radically different from mine, so the Dimensional Gate can only keep me here for a limited amount of time before I get dragged back to the Netherworld. I heard you the last time!" He stated in an agitated and impatient tone.

"It was very difficult to even establish a link between the Netherworld and that world. No need to thank me, or anything." The flat, feminine voice came again. Though the demon was hardly paying attention to her. "Hm, hm, hm, hm! Ha ha ha! Haaaahahaha! Maleficent, did you miss me?! I wonder! Last time you escaped before I had the chance to finish you off, so now I've brought the fight right to your doorstep!" He threatened to someone who wasn't even currently present.

"Your monologuing exposition skills are admirable, but do remember to make a garland out of the entrails of your enemies before your time expires." the disembodied voice of his Dimensional Gatekeeper uttered as one final warning before falling silent again.

"Once I've destroyed Maleficent and the other top dogs of this world I'll create my own Disney animated film! And all of the sappy heroes will be the ones to get obliterated! Haaahahahaha!" Satisfied with his utterances and fourth wall-breaking, King Laharl turned and headed toward his next destination.

[Maleficent]

Maleficent was seated on her throne in the most important room of her fortress. Over a hundred of her short, inhuman goons rested lazily on the green-tinted stone floor. The mistress of all evil wasn't nearly as idle. She affectionately stroked the back of Diablo with one of her long, slender fingers. She was careful to not scratch the bird with one of her red fingernails. The bird smiled, but his mistress looked bored out of her mind.

Then she heard a laugh, but not just any laugh. It was a highly distinctive laugh, and it could only belong to one person.

Maleficent's eyes widened, and she jerked her scepter to knock Diablo off. The bird screeched in surprise and flapped his wings to remain airborne. "I heard a voice! Go, my pet, and see if there is an intruder!"

Diablo didn't have to be asked twice. He flew outside through a large crack in the room. He searched for the alleged invader...

[laharl]

...though it wouldn't take Maleficent's familiar long to spot the supposed invader, as he was now directly outside the castle.

"Dark. Gloomy. Foreboding. Not bad. This could make a nice summer home, if there's even a single brick still standing by the time I'm through. Hm?" His eyes went skyward as he noticed the black avian fluttering about overhead. "You! Familiar! Go and inform your master that King Laharl, Overlord of all the Netherworld, has come to claim her horned-head!" And to show that he meant business, he launched a dark orb of Netherworld energy from his left hand at the bird.

[Maleficent]

Diablo, when spotting the intruder, stopped and hovered high above the intruder. He heard the message and would have delivered it to his mistress, but Laharl was such a jerk that he launched an attack anyway. The bird screeched and just barely avoided the dark orb, and hurriedly entered the throne room once again. He circled the room and screeched like there was no tomorrow (which was probably the case).

Maleficent knew instantly that her concern was justified. She got on her feet and swiftly aimed the knob of her scepter at some of her goons. She zapped them with a lightning strike and shouted. "There is an intruder in our midst! Go, you fools!"

The goons that were shocked out of their slumber reacted appropriately: with a scream. But everyone else charged, opened the doors, and charged for the half-naked boy.

[laharl]

Laharl looked on without much interest as a horde of goblins came charging in his direction, making obnoxious noises all the while. "Hmph. Small fry! Not even worth any EXP., much less my time. Stand aside, cronies!" And with that Laharl raised both of his palms skyward, glowing, orange orbs of haunting energy appearing all around the area. "Bite the dust!" Laharl shouted while simultaneously thrusting his open palms downward. By his command the glowing orbs mimicked his motion, projecting down toward solid ground. Upon impact with solid matter they exploded, creating a sizable, dome-shaped wave of energy which engulfed the entire area and shaking the castle to its very foundation.

Smoke billowed in from the doors leading to and from the throne room, and tremors could be felt every now and again. A few tremors with powerful enough to cause dust to puff down from above, while others dislodged entire bricks. After a while of this, Laharl emerged from the smoke and into the throne room to confront Maleficent. He now held a sword in his right hand, which was propped over his right shoulder.

"Hello, Maleficent!" He said in a cynical, mock-friendly tone. "Did you miss me? I bet you thought you were pretty clever running away with your tail between your legs to avoid the full scope of my wrath. You never actually anticipated me being able to follow you here, now did you?" His smirk curled into a full on, toothy grin, his incisors prominent and gleaming.

"Conquering the Ghoul Realm was fine, and all. But after your little act of treason against the ruler of the Netherworld I decided it would be even more fun to conquer your world!" He took a combat staff, holding his sword in both hands and pointing the tip toward the Mistress of all Evil.

"King Laharl, Lord of the Netherworld, has come to finish you off!" A pause followed this dramatic declaration. "Though, let's make this quick. I'm on a tight schedule!" He added.

The pygmy Overlord drew back his sword and slashed at the air, generating an energy slash formed of Netherworld energy. However, mere inches away from Maleficent, it evaporated into nothingness. "What the hell?!" Laharl protested. "I'm sorry, but time has expired. I cannot establish the dimensional link any longer." Came the disembodied voice of the Dimensional Gatekeeper.

"What?! You've got to be kidding me! Well, don't think this is over, Maleficent! This is only the beginning. You may be the Mistress of all Evil, but I'm the Evil!" He exclaimed, clenching a fist toward her. Even as he spoke, his body became transparent, losing its substantial form. "That sounds as if it implies that she's your mistress, sire." Came the disembodied voice again. "Eh, who asked you?!" Laharl roared. And, with that, the rune-like glyph appeared, transporting Laharl back to the Netherworld as he vanished entirely.

[Mickey Mouse]

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