Chapter 12: Peerage Expansion Part 2
BOSS FIGHT NUM-2 Location Field Dungeon Area 2
A couple hours passed, since the trio has venture and hunted in the second area of the Field Dungeon. It was a bit difficult at times, if they couldn't take out the monsters quickly they were assaulted with magic. And it didn't help that cave system is narrow to begin with. But the trio have proven strong and capable, using their teamwork and powers to take down countless of ghosts and even finding a dozen more gremlins. With the number of green exp that Ruby and Kyoko have absorbed they managed to break through their level of their mind stat.
As Laharl has just stabbed another ghost, that went limp on his Zanbato. He kicked the monster away, and absorb the Green Exp of the latest kill. It didn't increase his mind capacity as much, since he and the girl were already in the mid-black crystal level, as he calls it. As he rested his massive sword over his shoulder, he turn to look at his girls. Both standing over a dead ghost, Kyoko looking ever graceful, while Ruby has her foot on the body of a ghost with a smile on her face, always the wild beauty.
He smiled, as he turned to them and said, "Good job girl. But it's clear apart for those annoying gremlins, this area can't give us more. What you say, on finding and taking down the Boss, and calling it a day after?" he said with a excited smile. Kyoko nodded with conviction, while Ruby said, "Hell yeah!! Finally something worth killing. Let's go babe, sis!!" it was clear that they agreed, Laharl quickly stored these latest kills, and they went on the cave system to find the Boss Area.
Location Field Dungeon Area 2: Boss Area; Ruin Entrance After a couple minutes and taking down a couple more ghosts and luckily another gremlin to enhance their magical reserve and power a bit more with the Yellow Exp drops. They finally reached the end of the second area, as three of them stood in front a massive set of stone doors, with intricate but withered symbols and depictions etched onto the stone surface of the doors. Laharl swore that he was getting a Souls game vibe, from this obvious Boss room entrance. Addressing the girls as he said, "You ready for this?" Kyoko responded, "I'm always ready to stand by you, Laharl-sama." and Ruby responded, "Babe. I was born ready to crush anything!!" Laharl smiled, but before he went to open the doors, he turned around kissed his girls each, with a lot love and affection. Making them happy and a bit flustered, as Laharl turn to the giant stone doors in front of him, and quickly storing his Zanbato to open this door without disturbances. Placing his hands on the surface of the door, he pushed with his all his strength, as these doors started to gave way and move forwards. Once the gap was big enough for them, Laharl reached out his right gloved hand, and his scarf wrapped around his hand, and as it unwrapped his Zanbato's handle was his hand. In one swift pull, his sword was back in his hand, and resting on his shoulder, now they can go into the Boss Area.
The trio, entered to a huge ruin area. Like a entrance with a large withered stone stairway leading to what would be the ruins, and probably the next area. Some overgrowth of weeds and other plants all over the place, with broken column in the edges of the stairway. It was quite impressive, as Laharl, Ruby, and Kyoko walked over the middle of the stone square platform, that was at the bottom of this ruins. That's when Kyoko spotted something in the distance, focusing her vision she saw a fireball heading towards them. She used her sowing needle and magical rope to wrap around Laharl and Ruby, as she leap away pulling them with her, and thus avoiding the fireball that crashed onto the stoned floor where they were before.
Both Laharl and Ruby, thanked Kyoko for the save. Which she gave a eye-smile, and said "anytime" to them, as they smirk at her, before getting serious and readying their weapons for battle, as the Boss was incoming. Just then a scepter like monster appeared, floating down in front of them. Gown in dark green, hooded coat, with a pair of yellow huge gloves, a ghost like tail and its hood only showed darkness. It was a Shadow or more specifically a Nightmare from Disgaea 1. Seems this area was only producing Disgaea monsters while the level previous was Cross Edge, if not for the dangerous situation that they were in currently, Laharl would like to imagine what monsters await in the next area. But there are more important things to deal with at the moment, as the Nightmare was ready to fight them.
The Nightmare released a gaspy shriek, as it sent a large chunk of ice at them this time. Quickly the trio split up, to avoid the ice chunk, that struck the floor and not only shattered on impact but froze the area a bit. Ruby struck first as she ran to right side of the Boss, and with a horizontal slash sent a energy wave at the nightmare, a Wind Cutter, that hit it causing a small explosion on the left shoulder of the Boss, but it seems that her Wind Cutter technique didn't do much damage.
As the Nightmare turned it void like face at Ruby, it raised it left hand that ignited in flames. Obviously intending to burn her with fire magic, when everything started to turn black, as darkness spread all around, the Nightmare lowered it hand, it was slowly and creepily looking around. Utterly blind, as Kyoko emerged right in front of it, but the Boss couldn't see her at all. This is Kyoko's Ninja Art: Darkness technique, with her kabar knives at the ready, she leaped at the Nightmare and delivered to deep slashes at it. Making the Nightmare grunt in a gaspy tone, and waddled a bit to regain it balance. She dealt some damage but it seems it still wasn't enough, as the Nightmare's vision started to return and it could see everything. Including Ruby charging at it with her left fist ignited in reddish flames. Ruby yelled at it, "Let see you handle this!! Hellish Knuckles!!!" she struck the ground right in front of the Boss, as they were engulfed into a hellfire explosion. Making the Boss actually scream, but her spell wasn't over yet, as soon a pillar of hellfire burst fort and engulfed the Nightmare, allowing Ruby and Kyoko to make some distance from it.
Laharl noticed that the Boss wasn't taking much damage from physical attack, but the moment that Ruby hit it with her Hellish Knuckles magical technique. The Boss suffered actual damage. So he told the girls, as the Nightmare was still burning, "Girls!! This monster is weak to magic. Hit him with everything you got. But be careful we still don't know if we've seen all its tricks." nodding to him, Ruby ready her greatsword holding it in both hands, and Kyoko lifted her knives to her chest heights, as they kept their eyes on the Boss, as the pillar of hellfire was fading away.
As the Boss now should some damage, and parts of it's cloak was slightly burn. It bend its body slightly forward with it dangling, and it's head looking down. Then both it hands started to emenate a frosty mist, that quickly formed ice crystals on the gloved hands of the Nightmare. Sensing something big was coming, Laharl transformed his scarf into his devil wings, and flew straight at his girls. He was more than fast enough to reach each of them, grabbing Ruby and Kyoko by their arms and flew high away from the floor. Once they realized what Laharl did they each sprouted their wings, with Ruby being normal devil wings as her scarf wasn't like Laharl, something he did edit when he summoned her. But it seems that his instincts were right, the Nightmare touched the stoned floor and the entire area froze and sprouted razor sharp spikes of ice everywhere.
As the Nightmare straighten itself, and looked up at them, Laharl warned the girl it could probably do the same with fire. Since shadows of Disgaea 1 were fire and ice magic masters, so it stands to reason that it could this level of damage with fire too. So as the Nightmare, was still down on ground level, Kyoko suggested that she and Ruby distract it, while Laharl-sama prepared a powerful spell to take it out. Seems like a good idea, and Laharl trusted his girls fully, as he said to them, "Okay Kyoko, we'll do that. But please be careful both of you." they smiled at him, loving his care and they dove down to the ground to face the Boss, as he prepared something special.
Back on the ground both girls charged at the Boss, using their speed to their advantage. Striking with various slashes and cuts on the body of the Nightmare. While not dealing much damage, they served to aggravate it, and turned it focus on them instead of Laharl. As the Boss attacked them with fireballs and stream of flames, as well as ice needles and spikes. The girls didn't stop moving and avoiding the Boss spells, and everytime they had an opportunity they would strike either together or separately.
Meanwhile, Laharl put away his Zanbato into his scarf storage. He started gathering and channeling as much demonic power and magic. For he was about to take out this Boss with his Overlord's Wrath spell, it'll be the first time using it in nine years, as he found something worthy of using it on. Kyoko and Ruby, kept on attacking the Boss, when it started doing the same movement as it did with the massive ice spell. So both girls took flight, and flew away from the Boss, as it created a giant inferno. But the speed of the girls was beyond of the Boss own speed, so they safely avoided the inferno.
Laharl, he was ready for his spell. As he yelled as he rised his arms and conjures a vast number of huge balls of hellfire. Floating around Laharl, the girls and allover the ruin area, smirking as he decide to pay a bit of homage to the OG-Laharl, as he said before unleashing his spell, "Bite the dust!!" swinging his arms down fast!! All the balls of demonic fire, plunged at the Nightmare in blinding speeds.
Each of them impacting and exploding everything. Both Kyoko and Ruby were shocked and awed at their man's power. As the burning explosion, started to settle the Nightmare was laying on the ground dead. With sizzling steam emanating from the Boss body, both Ruby and Kyoko soared at Laharl and hugged him tightly, as they cheered and celebrated their victory!!!
They landed as a large amount of green and yellow exp, appeared around the Nightmare's body. They went over and collected the exp-drops, and with the amount and power these exp-drops have, they all broke through the threshold of their magic limits. They felt much more powerful magically, if Laharl had to compare he is the highest peak of a mid-class devil almost becoming a high-class, while Kyoko and Ruby are breaking through the mid-class. Laharl stored away the Nightmare's body into his storage, while the new waypoint appeared exactly on halfway point of the stairway. Laharl and his girls were tired of hunting, and wanted to celebrate their big win. So as they approached and touched the waypoint three rifts appeared, one depicting the first area, the second rift showing Laharl's backyard, and the final rift showed a ruin with a lot of overgrowth. Yep, just as he predicted the next area of the Field Dungeon is a ruin. But that was issue for another day, as the three of them went through the middle one, and going back home.
CELEBRATING Location the Underworld, Bael Territory: Belladonna's Mansion, the Grand Hall
It's been a week since Laharl and the girls have defeated the second Boss of the Field Dungeon, and received the pay for their latest hunting expedition. They won billions, making Belladonna very proud, and to congratulated her son and the girls, she made a big private party. Which Laharl, Kyoko, and Ruby were greatly appreciative. As they were originally planning to make a party, but Laharl's mom beat them to it. Filled with balloons, streamers, lights, and music from Laharl's personal library. From Green Day, Fall Out Boys, War Hall, Bruno Mars, and much more. They partied hard, with Laharl dancing with his girls, as the servents were given a day off to join in on the fun.
With tables set with snacks from various parts of the humanworld, a fountain a cold soda and more. And Belladonna even got a disco ball that spun and lighted up the room. They laughed, ate, drink, and even shared a kiss here and there. When Laharl excused himself and went to his mom to play, some specific set of songs for the girls, making her smile and look at her son, who was slightly bashful and blushing. As he went back to the girl, she place her hand over her mouth, and giggled, talking to herself, "Ahhh, young love." as she went to do what her son requested. As the song "Phoenix" from Fall Out Boys, was cut off, confusing everyone including Ruby that yelled out, "Hey what the hell!?" When the music changed, it was "Seperate Ways" from Journey, as Laharl walked over to Kyoko and Ruby, saying, "Excuse me ladies. But...(bowing slightly as he presented his hand)...but can you two honor me, with this dance?" with a charming smile on his face.
Both girls were blushing up a storm, their hearts were beating fast, and they were also very, very surprised and happy at their lover's romantic gesture. They put their drinks away, and took his hand, and said with loving smiles on their faces...or eye-smile in Kyoko's case, "We'd love to dance with you." as he guided them to the dance floor, slow danced together, and every spin he'd switch with the other girl, so they can both dance with him. Meanwhile Belladonna, Marron, and many of the maids watched with gushing faces at the romantic sight before them. As the song ended and turned to "Careless Whispers" by George Michael, the three lovers dance the night away.