Chapter 37: Ending the Nightmare

Vest stood there, with anger in her eye. She gritted her teeth as she looked at Scarlet angrily, st started to walk towards her slowly. Her eye was glowing as well, she wanted to kill Scarlet now for everything she's done.

"I'll kill you!" Vest snapped as she dashed towards her.

"Oh?" Scarlet asked. "You're approaching me?" She snickered as she started to laugh. "Then I'll take your Maiden powers for myself!"

Vest was blinded with anger and hate as she punched Scarlet in the gut sending her flying out of the building, it was a good thing Mantle. Scarlet crashed through the buildings as she landed outside, she grins as she got up.

"Ara ara, it looks like I made the Maiden snap.." Scarlet said. "It won't matter, once you're dead I'll kill everyone else. Just like how I killed your friends, Cora and Queen didn't stand no chance."

Vest flew out of the building as she hovered over her. "You're just like your mother! Seeking to kill those who stand in your way!" She charged up a massive blast and threw it at her. "I hope you burn!"

Scarlet's eyes shrank as she laughed, she stopped time with her semblance as she moved out of the way of the attack. "Pitiful, I should just take your powers while I have things like this. But where's the fun in that?" She snickered as she blinked, allowing time to resume. "You missed Summer!"

Vest glared at her. "I'm going to end you once and for all Fall!" She started to charge up more of her Maiden attacks as she watched Scarlet closely. She remembered what she heard Krystal tell Pepper and his team about her semblance, she smirked as she had an idea.

"What's the matter? Giving up so soon?" Scarlet asked flying into the air. "Then, let me help you!" She dashed towards Vest and reached out to grab her throat.

Vest smirked again as she grabbed Scarlet in a full nelson, holding her tightly. "That's where you're wrong!"

Scarlet tried to shake Vest off her, she growled. Until she felt something leaving her body, her eyes widen as she turned her head. "I'm going to kill you!"

Vest grins. "Sorry, but these Maiden powers aren't fit for filth like you." She was taking the Fall Maiden powers from Scarlet as she had let go of her, kicking her in the gut. "Grimm filth like you don't deserve the power of Maidens."

Scarlet crashed down onto the ground as she scoffed, she got up and aimed Black Rose at her. "Shut up!"

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Vest was keeping an eye on Scarlet, as she could already tell Krystal's semblance was slowly spreading inside of her body. "What happened to all that mojo you were talking about? Wanting to kill me and take the Maiden powers."

"I said shut up!" Scarlet barked as she started to fire dust bullets at Vest. "You and your goodie goodie friends, are nothing but my prey!"

Vest's eyes glowed brighter as she dodged. She dashed down towards Scarlet kneeing her in the face as she grabbed her by the hair, she looked at her as she slammed her down. "Maybe I didn't make myself clear, you don't deserve these Maiden powers. Let alone obtain them all." She kicked Scarlet's side as she shot a flaming ball at her. "You think that being immortal makes you a goddess, when in reality. You don't know your own weakness."

Scarlet growled as she got up, her body was dripping black blood as she grits her teeth. She finally realized something, her body wasn't healing. "W-What the hell?!"

Vest dashed forward and headbutts her. "You're weakness is your immortality. Same can be said for Salem, you both seem to think everyone will bow down to you because you think you're goddesses." She grabbed Scarlet by the hair as she lifted her up off the ground. "You're nightmare ends here Scarlet!"

"Fuck you!" Scarlet barks.

Vest scoffed. "If that's how you want it." She grabbed her arm and started to pull at it. "Let's see if you can heal after this, you sick Grimm hybrid clone!" She ripped Scarlet's arm off as she threw her arm down. "You get no mercy from me, no pity either. I'm ashamed however, I saw the way you and Neo had a bond back there. But now she'll be broken like before."

Scarlet cried out in pain as she winched. "Arrggh!!!" She glared at Vest as her eyes glowed. "You're forgetting one thing Vest..." She snapped her fingers as a horde of Grimm started to charge into Mantle. "I'm a heiress to my mother's bloodline..."

Vest glances around as held out her arm and fired flaming balls at the horde. Scarlet grins as she took her other arm and slashed at Vest's chest, to which had Vest let go of Scarlet. She fell from where they were at as a Nevermore came swooping in and caught Scarlet.

"Tch." Vest scoffed as she grins. "You're smarter than I thought. But I wasn't lying about this being your end." She surrounded herself in a flaming tornado. "Don't you find it odd, how your organs and your immortal body haven't been repaired?"

The flames engulfed the surrounding Grimm, as the Nevermore screeched letting Scarlet drop to the ground. The flames were too hot for the Grimm to fly away, Scarlet landed on her back as she coughed up blood.

"This has to be a joke...I'm losing to a Maiden of all people!" Scarlet yelled.

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Vest had burned the street and the buildings in Mantle at the cost of stopping the hording Grimm, She glanced down at Scarlet as she flew down. She stepped onto her chest as she glared at her.

Scarlet gagged and coughed on her own blood as she glanced at Vest, she reached to to grab her leg. But Vest pulled her other arm off forcefully, she tossed her arm aside as she picked Scarlet up to her knees.

"This is your final resting place." Vest said as she flew into the sky. "Your tomb is coming, one that you can't escape."

Scarlet was confused at what she was saying, until she felt it. She glanced down noticing her body was being engulfed in crystal's, she glanced up at Vest. Her eyes widen as she could feel the crystal's making its way up her body. "NOOOO!!!" Her head was soon engulfed leaving Scarlet as a crystalized statue.

Vest looked down as she clinches her chest. She pulled her hand away seeing blood as she had to get back to the others to get patched up, she turned around and flew off towards the Schnee Manor. "Finally...the nightmare's over...just one more to go.."

A/N: [I can't take credit for Vest, Cora, Queen or Pepper and his team. Credit goes to my friends on Discord.]

Bonus-

In the empty streets of Mantle, Scarlet's crystalized statue form sat there. Wind blew past it as there was a crack forming on it, soon followed by Scarlet's sinister laughter echoing through the empty streets. "AHAHAHAHAH!"