Chapter 48: The Devil's Game

The battlefield was quiet, the ashes fell from the sky as the surrounding area was covered in a smog like fog from the explosion that came from withing the Monstra. It was so massive it had knocked RWBN over from where they were at, it was also visible from the Schnee Manor.

Emerald shook her head as her ears were ringing, she glanced around as her vision was a bit blurry. She noticed Ren, Jaune, Draken and Hazel. But no trace of Tyrian, Mercury or Cinder. she was unaware of Neo stealing the lamp and fleeing with Watts.

Scarlet had landed in the center of the wasteland that used to be a war zone, her scarlet red hair was no longer there. Instead it was long and silver, flowing in the wind as she had her eyes closed. She slowly opened her eyes and glanced around. "So...this is what I could've done from the beginning if I stabbed my mother in the back."

Jaune was covered in ashes as he sat up, he shook his head and slowly stood up as he saw Scarlet, his face went pale after seeing her. "Y-You...."

Scarlet turned head head to each side of her shoulders seeing her Nevermore wings, as she raised her hands up to her head. Feeling horns on her head, she lowered her hands down to her side as she locked eyes with Jaune. "Oh yes...I remember...I remember what I was doing." She could feel Salem's magic flowing through her, she knew her semblance was no longer needed to use against her enemies. But she did know she'd have to give up her Maiden powers as well.

"W-What the hell...what happened?" Draken asked as he got up.

Scarlet clinched her fist tightly as she opened her hand. She glared at Jaune and the others with a killer instinct look in her eyes, she held her hands in front of her as she grinned wickedly. "Let me see if I got this correct or not from watching Salem."

Ren's eyes widen as his body moved on it's own and in front of Jaune and the others. A spiral beam of magic shot out from Scarlet's palms hitting Ren square in the chest. She lifted him off the ground and flung him down. "Hmm...Not good enough yet...not that it matters."

"D-Dammit!" Ren shouted clinching his chest. "W-What was that?"

"Magic." Hazel said as he stabbed himself with dust crystal's. "She absorbed Salem's soul and magic for her own."

Draken was silent after hearing that, he gulped as he glanced at Scarlet. But with in a blink of an eye, she was gone from view. "Where did she?" He looked around turning around, looking every which way. "Where the hell did she go?"

"Above you!" Hazel shouts as he ran over and pushed Draken out of the way. He caught Scarlet by the horns before she could stab Draken. "You're just like your mother...killing for joy and pleasure."

Scarlet was silent as she flung Hazel off the ground and towards Emerald. She noticed Jaune and Ren getting into combat stance as she snickered. "Do you two really think you stand a chance? If I'm not mistaken...the only one who could prove a challenge is Hazel, but he's getting too cocky for his own good."

"Shut up!" Jaune barked as he ran towards her.

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Ren took cover behind some rubble, as he started to shoot at Scarlet. "We need a plan!"

"You think?!" Emerald shouts.

Jaune was sent flying back as he hit a pile of ash that was on the ground. He coughed as some ash had gotten into his mouth, Hazel ran at Scarlet and punched her in the gut. But Scarlet had caught is fist.

"When will you learn your place?" Scarlet asked as she kneed him in the face and slammed him down onto the ground. "Do you wish to disobey me so soon?" She would then step onto his chest and held her hand over his face. "Mother would be disappointed in you, knowing you chose to betray us."

Hazel growled as he punched Scarlet in the face, before grabbing her and did the same thing she did to him. He slammed her down, and then he started to bash her head into the ground as he started to throw punches left and right at her face.

Scarlet wrapped her legs around Hazel and brings him down, slamming his head on the ground. She got up as her face healed up completely, she flew off the ground as she loomed over Hazel. "I'm rather disappointed in you. And here I thought you would've made a good body guard for me...but now I see you as the filth you are."

"HEY!" Ren shouted. "Eat this!" He threw a dust crystal at Scarlet, only for it to be shattered in one chop. "Drat.."

"Ara ara." Scarlet said as she turned her attention to Ren and the others. "It seems someone else wants my attention." She flew over to where they were at as she snickered a little. "But what ever shall I do? Oh I know."

Before anyone could even take in what was about to happen. Scarlet stabbed her horn through Ren's lower abdomen, she lifted him off the ground and licked her lips. Everyone's eyes shrank in fear as Ren shook in terror.

"R-Ren!" Jaune shouted as he gritted his teeth. "Put him down!"

Scarlet glances over to him but ignored Jaune as she started the deepen her horn more into Ren's body in a thrusting motion. She laughed as she could feel Ren's blood dripping down her horn and onto her face, the more she deepened her horn into his body. The more the light in Ren's eyes were slowly fading. "Oops, did I break you all that fast? I'm not sorry, it's my job."

Ren puked up blood as he moved his hands to grab his weapons. Scarlet started to shake her head making the situation worse for Ren, but more fun for her. "Come on boy, die for me." She flew into the air as she thrusted her horn deeper into Ren's body.

"She's out of reach...tch, dammit." Emerald said as she shook her head. "Where did I go wrong? I didn't expect this to happen."

Scarlet could tell Ren had stopped moving as she flung him off of her horn and down to the ground. She watched as his body fell from the sky to where everyone else was at.

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Ren's body hit the ground as Jaune noticed. He was silent as he clinched his fist, he gritted his teeth as Draken glanced around for Scarlet. But no one saw where she was, Emerald had assumed she was still in the air. Looking down on them with glee, that was indeed what she was doing.

"So much fun watching them cower in fear, like the cowards they are." Scarlet said as she stayed in the air for a moment, she glanced over and saw RWBN and snickered a little. "Ara ara, if it isn't my dimwitted sister and her goodie goodie friends coming to save the day...more fun for me, but speaking of." She glanced over near a empty filed seeing Winter and co. "The Schnee is still alive, and the ace ops...now this should be fun."

"You freak, get down here and face us!!" Draken shouts.

Scarlet looked down and immediately flew down, landing next to him. Her fist up against the side of his face as she grins. "I'm sorry, but..could you repeat that? Last I checked, you're just a wannabe Grimm user, who's a freak."

Draken froze for a moment as he turned around to kick Scarlet, but she was gone before he could do anything. "Now where is she?"

Scarlet shot magic from her palms at Draken sending him flying as she started to laugh again. She flew into the air once more, but kept pressure on Draken with her magic. "Die for me!"

Draken was being pushed back so much that he was near the edge of the cliff. "S-Shit!"

Scarlet laughed more as she was soon cut off by ice spikes flying at her, she blocked it with her magic. "So....you've finally showed yourself.....Raven..."

Raven stood next to Draken, her eyes red with anger as she glared up at Scarlet. Jaune, Emerald, Hazel and Draken glanced to her. Her eyes glowed with her Maiden powers as she grits her teeth. "You killed my daughter...and now I'll make you pay!"

A/N:[I can't take credit for Draken's character, credit goes to my friend on Discord]