Chapter 6: Dead or Alive

Scarlet was dragged through the time rift by a giant white paw, as she was thrown down onto the ground, the sound of armored boots stepping on the ground could be heard.

"Well well, what do we have here?" Seryu asked as she held up a wanted poster of Scarlet. "Scarlet Rose, the enemy of the state...and the entire multiverse." She looked at Koro who had reverted back to it's small dog form. "Good job, we managed to find this wanted criminal."

Scarlet tried to get up, but found it hard to stand. Seryu smirked as she walked over to her, she knelt down and cuffed her. "You're wanted dead or alive, thirty million." She picked Scarlet as she pushed her. "Don't bother try breaking free. You're under arrest, the Imperial police will see to it that you're trial will be held soon."

Scarlet glared at her as she looked at Koro, seeing the Teigu snarl at her in it's small form. Scarlet snarled back at Koro, startling the Teigu. Seryu shoved Scarlet again pushing her more into town, she placed a muffler over Scarlet's mouth so she wouldn't try anything. "Anything you do, will be held against you for your trial and death."

Scarlet just rolled her eyes as she walked through town with Seryu shoving her along, until they had reached a castle. Scarlet glanced at it wondering how this had anything to do with police. But the moment she stopped walking Seryu pushed her again, knocking her down to her knees.

"I didn't say you could stop!" Seryu barked. "Get up!"

Scarlet got up, but turned around to face Seryu as she slammed her head against hers, knocking the girl back. Koro barked and growled as it took it's giant form, it grabbed Scarlet and flung her into the castle.

Seryu got up as she spits some blood to the side. "Damn you! Koro, finish her off!"

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Another rift opened up inside the castle as a familiar pink Majin walked through, glancing around carefully. "Now then, where are you Scarlet?"

Koro howled as it rammed Scarlet through the walls of the castle, going right past the Majin. Not bothering stopping to take a look at who it was, Seryu ran through the holes that were made but came to a stop looking at the Majin. "Who are you? How did you get in here?"

The Majin smirked. "I wonder what you taste like?"

"T-Taste?" Seryu asked as she got on her guard, but noticed a pink beam shoot from the Majin's finger. The beam hit her as she had disappeared turning into a cloud of smoke, before being seen again as a cupcake on the floor.

The pink light could be seen from where Scarlet and Koro were at, the Teigu stopped as it had bashed Scarlet down into the floor. it turned around as it couldn't sense Seryu anymore, the muffler and the cuffs on Scarlet had broken off from the amount of damage she had taken from Koro. The Grimm girl slowly stood up as she grins widely glaring at Koro.

Seryu's cupcake form was lifted up off the ground as a quick glance of Koro could be seen coming flying out through the holes. Scarlet snickered as she walked out, her glowing eyes could be seen in the dark, slowly approaching the Teigu.

"It's been awhile 21...I see you've showed up right on time." Scarlet said as she grabbed Koro by the arm and ripped it off. "Can you believe that I'm already a wanted criminal by the entire multiverse?" She stepped on the Teigu as she glared down at it. "This worthless weapon isn't needed anymore. Since it's master is gone."

The Majin smirked as she took a bite out of the cupcake, before tossing the rest into her mouth. "Mm~ Scrumptious." She glanced at the Teigu as she giggled a bit. "You're right about that Scarlet, so why don't we finish the job..before more pest show up."

"Way ahead of you." Scarlet said as she shoved her hand through the Teigu and grinned as she used her maiden powers to set it on fire. "Two down...many more to go." She walked away from the blaze as she ripped her wanted poster off the wall. "Tch, look at this. This doesn't even look like me, they got my bad side."

21 looked at it for a second. "Thirty million? Wow, you must've done something terrible wrong. I wonder what that was?" She snickered a bit as she snapped her fingers as a small brown bag came floating from her waist. "Here, eat up. I don't think your wounds are healing fast enough, which is strange."

Scarlet cocks an eyebrow up as she looked down at her body, seeing the cuts and bruises she had from Teigu. "That is odd..." She snatched the bag as she looked inside seeing chocolates. "May I ask who you've turned into chocolate?"

"Oh you know, a bit of goodie goodies, Yang showed up out of nowhere before Kurumi came back. So I turned her into chocolate, as for the others. Some snobby AST, who tried to stop me from leaving. Mana is among them, as well as Origami." 21 said as she crossed her arms. "You should eat up, before they spoil~"

Scarlet snickered as she tossed a them into her mouth, not bothering to chew. She swallowed all the chocolates in one gulp, her body started to heal itself as she popped her neck and smirks. "Maybe my body was telling me I didn't consume enough prey to heal up..that's all going to change here very soon." As she said that, her eyes glowed as she walked over to the gaping hole in the wall. "Come 21, I think it's time we seek out the heroes of this world."

21 grinned. "Oh goodie, another delightful hunt. I can't wait to consume them all~"

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In the Northern region, Esdeath stood there looking at a wanted poster of Scarlet. She balled it up and tossed it down, a grin appeared on her face as she turned to look at her army. "Listen up men! We'll leave and return to the capital. It seems there's a new bounty that needs to be brought down to their knees."

The army roared as they raised their weapons up, chanting at the same time. "Hail Lady Esdeath!"

Esdeath smirked as she stepped on the balled up paper. "Thirty million...how interesting, her head will be on my wall by the end of the day...."

Back at the capital, Scarlet sneezed. "Someone's talking about me..."

21 poked Scarlet's side with her tail to joke around with her. "Maybe it's your pregnant wife talking about you." The Majin snickered a little. "I could be right, but then again. Maybe someone else found your wanted poster."

Scarlet shrugs. "If they did, then we'll just kill them. Speaking of... 21, go have a ball destroying this place, turn whoever around into sweets while you're at it."

"And what if I find some worthy fighters?" 21 asked with a curious tone in her voice.

Scarlet opened her palm creating a flaming butterfly. "Leave them to me."

21 clapped her hands together as she licked her lips. "Oh goodie, a snack before the main course~" She flew out of the castle, as she turned around looking down at the capital. "Scarlet, we're in the capital, are you thinking of taking out the king as well?"

"Of course, if back up arrives...then they'll witness the dead kings body as a scarecrow." Scarlet said. "You just go have some fun 21, and try not to leave any prey living. They'll be nothing but candy, and sweets for us."

21 nodded as she flew through the capital, while Scarlet made her way through the castle, looking for the king. Unaware that the members of Night Raid were on their way to stop her.