Chapter 22: Blinded Vengeance

Scarlet was back at Mistral, as the job Salem wanted her to do was to make sure Lionheart didn't tell anyone else what was coming. She hid in the shadows and watched everyone.

Queen was leaving Haven as she mumbled to herself as she kicked a empty soda can. "If I see her again, I'm going to make her pay for killing Cora." She hadn't noticed that Scarlet was in fact around.

Scarlet smirked as she licked her lips. "Ara ara, I can get two birds with one stone..kill Queen, and then hold Lionheart hostage." She snickered as she watched Queen leave, she headed into the academy as she walked up the stairs to Lionheart's office.

Lionheart took a deep breath as he closed his eyes. "I need to get thing's back on track...I can't believe I gave away the location of my students to Salem, they're all dead from Tyrian and Hazel..." He put his head on the desk. "Expect one, Queen's alive still."

"But she won't be alive for much longer." Scarlet said as she had entered the room. "Hello Leo."

Lionheart shot his head up he recognized that voice. His kept his eyes closed, not wanting to open them. "You're just in my head, this is my regret for agreeing to work with Salem.."

Scarlet tapped the desk as she snickered. "Really? If I'm just a voice in your head...can I do this?" She reached over and grabbed Lionheart by the throat.

Lionheart gagged as he opened his eyes, he saw Scarlet leaning against his desk. Her hand was grasping onto his neck as he felt her chocking her, he tapped his hand on hers indicating that he wanted to be let go.

Scarlet had let him go as she glares at him. "I want you to call Queen back here...is that understood?"

"Why?" Lionheart asked. "Why should I?"

"Because if you don't." Scarlet said as her eyes had that Grimm glow to them. "I'll burn this place down with what dust I have."

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Queen came dashing to the academy as she ran inside, the doors slammed shut behind her as she glanced around. "Headmaster!" She slowly started to walk towards the stairs. "Headmaster Lionheart!"

Clapping echoed through the empty academy as Scarlet descended down the hall. She grins as she looked at Queen, she licked her lips as she laughed. "Hello Queen, it's so good to see you again."

"You!" Queen said with a growl. "Didn't you do enough damage by killing my friend!"

"Oh? So the snake is dead after all." Scarlet said snickering. "You'll be joining her soon Queen." She ran at Queen as she threw her arm back and went to punch her in the face.

"Tch." Queen scoffed as she dodged and grabbed Scarlet's arm flinging her over her shoulder and onto the floor. "You won't beat me so easily!"

Scarlet landed on her back as she hit the floor, she gritted her teeth as she spun around and got up. "Really now? Why don't I show you despair and misery?" She grabbed Black Rose and grins.

Queen jumped down the railing of the stairs and pulled out King, as she held her sword tightly. "I'll make you suffer!"

"Come on then, I love it when my prey fights." Scarlet said with a laugh.

Queen charged at Scarlet as she swings King at her, cutting her cheek open. "Not so tough now are you?"

Scarlet snickered as her cut closed up, she sung Black Rose at Queen cutting her back. She then kicked her in the gut sending her sliding back.

Queen was shocked her eyes widen as the cut she did on Scarlet had closed up. "What are you!?"

Scarlet snickered. "What am I? I'm a Grimm...A Grimm with the body of a girl, and the immortality of Salem." She licked the blade of Black Rose as she grins. "And I hunger for you Queen, Cora was so tasty. But I'm disappointed I didn't get the chance to gobble her up. But no worries, that's where you come in."

"Like hell." Queen said as she uses her semblance. "Immortal or not, I will put you down." The shadows behind her started to form as they turned into daggers. "I'll make sure you're sent back to Salem in pieces."

Scarlet laughed insanely as she had a toothy grin on her face. "By all means, try...but you will fail."

"I'll kill you!" Queen yelled running towards Scarlet as she threw her arm forward as the shadow daggers went flying at Scarlet.

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Lionheart watched terrified as the battle was going on, he saw how much Queen was putting into trying to kill Scarlet. But it wasn't getting anywhere, he was about to turn around and flee back to his office but something hit him.

Scarlet snickered a little as she had shot Lionheart in the leg. "Going so soon? Stay and watch as your last student dies by the hands of a Grimm girl." She turned her attention back to Queen as she smirked.

Queen panted as she clinched her chest. "H...How the fuck...? My aura's broken...what did you do?"

Scarlet walked over to her as she grabbed Queen by the collar of her outfit. "What did I do? Don't you mean what you did?" She punched Queen in the face as she continued to punch her more. "You've used your semblance way too much...I was able to get my attack on you, why do you think I don't use my semblance?" She threw Queen across the room.

Queen had one last trick up her sleeve as she pulled out some fire dust and threw it at Scarlet. "Burn...."

The fire dust hit Scarlet as flames started to spread around the room, Lionheart had crawled to his office to avoid the flames as he closed the door. Queen had a small grin on her face thinking the flames had engulfed Scarlet burning her to a crisp. But she was wrong.

Scarlet walked out of the flames towards Queen as she glared at her. "Like the Phoenix, I have risen from the ashes! And into my fire, you shall fall.." She grabbed Queen and lifted her up as she would then bite into her neck, as she would then devour Queen soon after.

Haven was burning, the flames busted the windows as smoke came out from where the windows were at. Scarlet was already gone from Mistral, she had done what she needed to do. She killed Queen, all that was left for her to do now was track Ruby and her friends to Atlas and kill whoever stands in her way.

A/N: [I can't take credit for Cora, Queen or King. Credit goes to my friend on Discord]