Episode 28: Devils In The Moonlight

Podcast - 2 Hour, 10 Minutes and 36 Seconds

**"Devils In The Moonlight"** is the Twenty Eighth Episode of One Piece D&D by Rustage, in this episode the crew escape a riot, flex on a bear, learn some ancient and interesting history, fight a dangerous duo, and learn a new, bizarre secret!

This episode was first streamed on Rustage's Twitch, and the VOD can be found here! It was later uploaded to Rustage's second Youtube Channel, which can be found here! As well as being posted as a Podcast, which can be found here!

The Summary for this episode can be found here! This consists of a summary of the episode, a TL:DR for the episode, the story impact of the episode, characters in the episode and quotes of the episode.

## Summary

As Inquisitor Cornelius is defeated and the group retreats to the resting grounds for the fighters with the beast, The beast challenges Ragnar to a fight but the crew convinces him to get them to a safe location first. As they are in a safe place The beast and Ragnar settle for an arm wrestling match and Ragnar clobbers him. The crew then go back to the sewers with the beast in tow to meet up with Lyssa and reunite her with her grandpappy. Verona receives an arm guard from Lyssa that increases accuracy and AC by 1. The crew devises a plan to go speak with Dominius in hopes to talk him down from evil. Ragnar heartlessly tries to intimidate the beast to join them after failing to convince him. The crew set out with Lyssa in tow and on the way Luna flashily appears with Helios. The crew defeats them with a lot of funny and meaningful chatter mid battle.

## Story Impact

Here are the main parts of this episode that have an overall impact on the ongoing story.

* The Crew defeat Inquisitor Luna
* The Crew learn about Helios being part Sterren
* The Beast and Luna shed more light on the Prophecy

## Featured Characters

### The Crew

* William
* Verona
* Duros
* Ragnar
* Pearl
* Gravy
* Louis Le'Cloque
* Cyril

### New Characters

#### Met

* Flinlon
* Receptionist

### Returning Characters

#### Met

* Lyssa
* Inquisitor Luna
* Centurion Helios
* Aurelius
* Happy
* Vinnicci

#### Mentioned

* Inquisitor Maximus
* Unnamed Inquisitor
* Emperor Dominus
* Shady Gambling Man
* Captain Viridian
* Captain Verona
* V

## Quotes

* "This is Duros. He's God now!" - William introduces Duros to a slave
* "Does it seem like this is the time for existential crises?!" - Verona after The Beast says he wants to know why he exists
* "Everyone, follow The Beast." - William to the slaves the crew just freed
* "Well, you can stand in your own piss." - Duros to the slave Flinlon after he pisses himself
* "I will save you, unwillingly if I have to!" - Duros to the slave Flinlon after he knocks him out
* "Apparently there is a prophecy about bears." - Ragnar to The Beast
* "Why would I kill a fellow bear?" - Ragnar to The Beast after he asks the crew if they are going to kill him.
* "Was it a vegetable? Do they have Devil Vegetables on this planet?" - William to The Beast
* "Every time I killed an old man it was an accident. Except the last time. And the time before that." - William to the crew
* "Listen, there was a time when we had to commit regicide. Now we have to commit deicide. Deicide we must!" - Verona to the crew while the are discussing a way to deal with Emperor Dominius
* “We talk things out and we don't always kill, William! Remember the child? We saved the child! We talked through that one, William!" - Duros to William when he implies the crew always kills their opponents
* "Guys! We never got our Domins!" - Verona to the crew after they escape the Colosseum
* "At this point, now that we have been through so much and I have what I would consider my family here, I feel like I have got over those dark times. Because of these men." - Verona to Lyssa while discussing his past.
* "We have a Cyril for water. He makes water." - William to Lyssa after she asked the crew about their provisions.
* "First of all, how dare you ignore me when I am speaking to you! Second of all, how dare you attack my friend Duros! (turns into a bear)" - Ragnar to Inquisitor Luna before the start of their fight
* "Listen lady! I know your name is Luna, but do you really wanna dance with the Devils in the pale moonlight?" - Verona to Luna before the start of their fight.

* "I am but a man, a knight, here to help guide the people to what they need, to help them become better." - Duros to Luna after she asks him if he is a demon.
* "I am not a beast, I am a bear and that is very disrespectful." Ragnar to Luna after she calls him a beast.

## Trivia

* This is the second times Rustage left to take a piss during the episode, the first being Episode 1
* Pearl adds fire to her normal attacks for the first time