Chapter 2: New world on edge

Koko and co were back at their HQ but Valmet couldn't seem to sit still for anything. Normally she wasn't like this when it was something to do with gun fights, but this was different for a change.

"Val..I know we witnessed something new, but you need to think about this." R said. "You'll only get yourself killed if you go with this plan of yours."

Valmet didn't say anything as she loaded her gun with ammo, she grabbed some knives as she walked out of the room. Eventually Koko had gotten in her way before she could leave the building.

"Valmet, you're strong...but this is ridiculous, R's right. You'll just get yourself killed." Koko said. "I can't allow you to go, it's my fault my brother died."

"No Koko." Valmet said. "We need to strike those two down before they can come after us. That's why I'm doing this, I won't die..I promise you that."

Koko was about to say something, but knew Valmet was also right. She knew Scarlet and Kurumi would target them first, seeing as they haven't been killed earlier. Koko moved out of the way as she placed her hand on Valmet's shoulder. "Very well, I'll see if there are any files on these two...they don't seem like your locals you would see here or in Japan."

Valmet walked out as she started to search for Nightmare and Scarlet, hoping to make the first strike on them first. But Nightmare had watched everything from the shadows, she had a small hunch they would be close by. But not too close to the hotel her and Scarlet were staying at.

"Tojo, I want you to look into files on the two we saw today...we don't know what they call themselves. But our description on their appearance should be enough for us to find files on them.." Koko said as she walked into the room.

Nightmare stepped out of the shadows, as she remembered something Scarlet had told her while they were in the hotel room. 'Target the others, but leave Valmet to me...I have a gut feeling she;s going to hunt us down. I want you to kill the others, but leave Koko alive. If Jonah gives you a hard time, tie him up and leave him hanging.'

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Scarlet stood in the hotel room, looking out the window as she held a wine glass in her hand and smirked a little. "I know you're outside in the hall...you can't hide your smell Valmet."

Valmet's eye widen, how did she know she was there already? She bit her lip as she growled, kicking the door down. She ran into the room, and noticed Scarlet was standing by the window, with her back turned to her. "How did you know I was here? And how do you know my name already?"

Scarlet dropped the wine glass as the red wine had spilled on the white rug. She turned her head to the side as a small glow could be seen in her eyes. "It's simple, I asked the check in desk about you all...You're Valmet. A former UNFID, and a former FFRDF. You had lost your right eye from Chan Guoming..and now you're currently part of HCLI."

"That's classified information!" Valmet growled as she swung her gun forward and aimed it at Scarlet. "I'll kill you and your 'friend' before you can even deploy an attack on Koko and the rest of us." She was about to pull the trigger, but when she blinked. Scarlet was gone, she glanced around the room. "What, are you running?"

Scarlet jumped from above the fridge and tackled Valmet down onto the ground, knocking the gun from her hands. "I never flee from a fight." She grabbed the back of Valmet's head and slammed her head down onto the floor. "What are you going to do about it? It's not like Koko and the others will show up to aid you.."

Valmet grabbed her knife and reached behind her and slit Scarlet's ankle, making her lose balance. Falling off of Valmet, the woman stood up and pinned Scarlet down this time, holding the knife up to her throat. "What do you mean?"

Scarlet cackled a little. "Don't you find it strange that my partner isn't here? Did you think twice before leaving Koko's side?"

Valmet was silent as she got up and stomped on Scarlet's head, knocking her out. She quickly searched the room for Nightmare, unable to find her. "Fuck."

Scarlet stood up as she popped her neck. "Damn, you know how to make sure your targets never get up, but you're wide open." She dashed towards Valmet as she tackled her again, but busted through the wall sending the two into different rooms. Until they had busted through a window, falling onto the street below.

Valmet fell hard as she lands face first on the pavement, while Scarlet landed on her feet having let go of Valmet during their fall.

"I thought you were tough? It seems I was wrong." Scarlet said as she walked over to Valmet. "Not that it matters now, your whole team will be dead by the time you get back."

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Nightmare had shot R in the face with a bullet as she snickered. "Kihihihihi." Her red eye glowed as she licked her lips a little. "Come out wherever you are Hekmatyar~"

Ugo grabbed a chair and had threw it at the back of Kurumi's head. But some hands reached out from Ugo's shadow and grabbed him. "What the?!"

"Ara ara, did you really think you could sneak up behind me Ugo? A big brute like you should really think twice about his stealth." Kurumi said as she turned around to face him. "Why don't you be a good boy and tell me where Koko is hiding at hmm?"

Ugo struggled as he tried to pull away from the hands that grabbed him. "Go to hell."

Nightmare licked her lips again as she sighs shrugging her shoulders. "How about you take your own advice then?" She grins as she snapped her fingers. "Dinner time then."

Ugo was confused, but felt the arms drag him deeper into the shadows as he glared at Nightmare. "I'm not supposed to die like this!"

Kurumi claps her hands as she watched Ugo slowly slip into the shadows as she smirks. "That was a lovely snack...but I think the baby has enough nourishment from him to grow nicely.." She walked around as she looked at the bodies. "Such a shame they didn't stand much of a chance..oh but what's this, little Jonah is hiding from me?"

Koko was hiding in one of the other rooms as she had heard the onslaught that happened, she had not idea where Jonah had ran off to, he was supposed to stay by her side at all times. "Jonah, where are you?" She had whispered lightly so Nightmare wouldn't hear her.

The sounds of the spirits foot steps could be heard walking down the empty hall, as Nightmare stopped by the room Koko was in. "Playing hard to find Koko and Jonah? A little game of cat and mouse~" She summoned her angel as she drew some energy from Zafkiel. Pointing her flintlock at her head, with a wide grin knowing what to do. "HET!" She pulled the trigger as clones of herself started to show up.

"Het?" Jonah asked as he was taking a small breather as he had ran towards the end of the hall. "What the hell is Het?"

Kurumi's clones snickered and cackled as they looked at Nightmare for a small moment. Nightmare stood there with Zafkiel behind her still as she grins widely. "I want you all to find our prey. Koko Hekmatyar, and Jonah...don't kill them, I want them alive. Scarlet has big plans for them and Valmet."

Koko did a small gasp and covered her mouth as she wanted to surrender her position. But wanted to put some faith in Jonah and Valmet, hoping they wouldn't lose to the likes of these two.

Nightmare's clones nodded in agreement as they dashed off throughout the building, searching for the two targets. Kurumi snickered as she wondered how well Scarlet was doing with Valmet.

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Valmet panted as she stood there covered in bruises from when she fell out from the hotel window, her face looked a little swollen and her eye was half opened. "Where are you?!"

Scarlet cackled, she did pick up Valmet's gun when she had made her drop it. She pointed it at her as she grins. "Right behind you~" She wanted to keep Valmet alive, but noticed how her arm was limp. So what best thing to do then chop Valmet in the back of the neck to knock her out.

Valmet turned around and grabbed Scarlet's hand before she could do that. She twisted Scarlet's arm and threw her over her shoulder, snapping the Grimm girls arm. Not knowing Scarlet could easily heal herself. "Stay down...please.."

Scarlet landed on her back hard, to where she had coughed up her black inky blood. She gritted her teeth slowly standing up, popping her bones as her broken arm healed. "Me, stay down. That's a load of horse shit...maybe I should tell you something Valmet." She walked over to the injured woman as she stepped closer to her, a eerie evil aura could be felt coming off of her. But since Valmet wasn't too big on paranormal, she only got the chills down her spine from the eerie aura.

"Tell me what?" Valmet asked as she held her knife with her one good hand. "That you're a piece of shit?"

"No, I'm immortal..un-killable." Scarlet said not bothering mentioning that time she almost died and was blow away by Goku's spirit bomb, not that Valmet would know who Goku was.

"Impossible, you're not a god." Valmet said. "You're more of a demon." She charged towards Scarlet and stabbed the knife in Scarlet's gut, deepening the knife as she pulled it up her body. She then pulled the knife out, waiting to see Scarlet's organs come spewing out.

Scarlet smirked as her opened gut started to slowly heal up before any of her organs could fall out, she noticed the pale expression on Valmet's face. As if she seen a ghost, the Grimm girl had fully healed as she jumped up and round house kicked Valmet. This sent her flying towards some parked cars as she crashed into them. Glass shattered and wheels popped, Valmet spewed up some blood as she could barely move now.

Scarlet glanced around as she wished she had Black Rose on hand, but knew it was destroyed. She noticed a hatchet off the corner of her eye. She went to grab it as she put her focus back on Valmet, Scarlet had a twisted grin on her face as she approached her.

Valmet was breathing heavy, she swallowed some air. She tried to move again as she winched in pain, her broken arm was caught in the door of the car. "Gahhh, damn it all.."

Scarlet had the look of murder in her eyes as she was new in striking distance of Valmet, she rose the hatchet up over her and swung it down fast, cutting into Valmet's stuck arm.

"G-GAAAHHHHH!!!!" Valmet screamed in pain as her eye widen, her blood flew in the air with each swing Scarlet did with the hatchet. Eventually, the pain had stopped as her arm was cut clean off.

Scarlet cackled as she yanked Valmet's severed arm out and smirked. She looked at the wounded woman and stuffed Valmet's arm into her mouth slurping it down. A loud gulp could be heard from the Grimm girl as Valmet passed out, the last thing she saw was her arm being swallowed.

Nightmare had appeared soon after, dragging Koko who was tied up and had a gag in her mouth. She had noticed the bloody mess that was caused, she shook her head as she walked over and decided to patch up Valmet's stub a little. "Would hate for her to die on us. It seems you've had fun dear~"

Scarlet nods, but then the time rift opened up again. This time much bigger as it swallowed not only the two girls, but Valmet and Koko as well. It seemed they were going to another world, but which one? "Another travel, what fun~"