Chapter 9: Esdeath the ice demon

Esdeath and her army had made it to the capital, the air was stiff and still. Esdeath glanced around not seeing anyone around to greet her.

"Ma'am, it seems everyone here has gone missing, or have been slaughtered by something or someone." One of the knights said looking at Esdeath.

Esdeath glared at him with a ice cold glare. "Then it has to be her...she's here somewhere." She had her horse turn around as she held her sword up high. "I want all of you to split up and search for her, I want her head!"

Her army roared cheering and shouting as they split up, but this was a bad idea for them and Esdeath. Scarlet watched from at the top of the capital as her and 21 had already locked up Night Raid in their cells, she grinned as she looked down at the street below.

21 had flew up to where Scarlet was at as she looked at her. "What shall we do, they're looking for you."

Scarlet looked at 21 with a devilish grin. "I'll deal with ice queen down there."

"You're no fun, I wanted to toy with her myself..." 21 said as she crosses her arms. "But I guess it makes sense, seeing you're the one who's wanted."

Scarlet grinned again. "You can do whatever you want with her army, if they manage to rescue the rest of Night Raid. They can be turned to sweets."

21 smiled. "Goodie." She flew back down away from Scarlet, so she could have her fun.

Scarlet took a step forward as she jumped down, falling from the roof and landed behind Esdeath. When she had landed, she managed to crack the ground below her. "I heard you've been looking for me, ice queen."

Esdeath turned her head as she slowly got off her horse, she smacked the horses side as it ran off. "So, you finally show yourself...once I'm done with you, your head will be on my wall."

"Ara....that's what you think...but you'll be the one who dies." Scarlet said as she pointed at Esdeath. "You think I'll just kneel before you, and let you kill me so easily?"

Esdeath slowly drew her sword out. "That was my plan."

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Scarlet and Esdeath clashed their weapons together as it echoed through the empty streets, both of them gave each other cuts and bruises. Scarlet kicked Esdeath in the gut, while Esdeath attempted to freeze Scarlet in place with her Teigu.

"Why won't you just give up and die?!" Esdeath asked angrily.

Scarlet ignored her as she dashed around the ice walls Esdeath had made to try and seal her in. She got up close to her as she rammed her head against hers. Esdeath growled as she stumbled back, she rammed her sword through Scarlet's stomach smirking thinking she won already.

Scarlet snickered. "Kihihihi...do you think you've won...you must be joking." She glared at Esdeath as she clawed at her arms making her let go of her sword. Scarlet pulled the sword out as the wound healed up, she tossed Esdeath's sword to the side as she grins. "What's wrong, it's like you've seen a ghost."

Esdeath stood there silently as she watched Scarlet's wound heal, she grins a little. "Impressive...I'm shaking with excitement.." She stepped over to where her sword was as she picked it up, it was dripping and covered in Scarlet's black blood. Esdeath hadn't seen anything like this before. "I'll seal you in a icy tomb for life!" She tried to seal Scarlet in ice again this time, capturing her.

Scarlet froze in ice, Esdeath turned around and picked her hat up. Suddenly the ice started to melt as Scarlet was heating up with her maiden powers to melt her tomb. "Ara...that was nice a cold...but you're still in no condition to keep me sealed away ice queen."

"How? That should've been impossible." Esdeath said. "You shouldn't have been able to do that..." She clinched the handle of her sword tightly as she glares at Scarlet. "Just what the hell are you?"

Scarlet pops her neck as she walks over to her. "I'm a wanted criminal aren't I? I thought you'd know from the poster...or did person in charge of watching the timelines fail to put down what I am?" She gut punched Esdeath as she held her chin in her hand. "Here's a better question, who is in charge of the timelines?"

Esdeath spat up blood as she clinched her stomach, she gritted her teeth as she was held in Scarlet's palm. "Go to hell.."

Scarlet frowned as she didn't get the answer she was looking for, she gut punched Esdeath again as she flipped her over her shoulder, slamming her onto the ground. "Been there, done that..." She stepped on Esdeath as glared down at her. "It won't be much longer before my teammate has every single member of your army and Night Raid turned into yummy sweets..expect for Akame and Tatsumi, they'll be my personal toys."

Esdeath shattered into ice pieces as she came up from behind Scarlet and slashed her back open. "If I can't freeze you in a icy tomb, I'll just freeze your insides!" She used her Teigu as she started to freeze Scarlet's insides slowly.

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Esdeath waited for Scarlet to fall over from freezing on the inside. She saw the Grimm girl fall over as she smirked, she raised her sword up and was about to strike down on Scarlet's spine. But before she could, time stopped.

Scarlet rose up from the ground, her insides had thawed and her wound healed up again. Her eyes glowed as she stood up fully, turning around to look at Esdeath. She blinked as time resumed it's normal flow, before Esdeath could react to what happened. Scarlet stabbed Esdeath through the chest with Black Rose, as her beating heart was out the other end. "You're dead meat now...ice queen."

Esdeath coughed up blood as it fall on Scarlet's arm, she looked down at the scythe that was pierced through her. "H-How...you're supposed to be dead."

Scarlet snickered as she yanked Black Rose out of Esdeath, she grabbed Esdeath's heart before it fell off the blade. "How? I'm immortal, the only thing that's stopping you from killing me is that. You humans think you can kill a god, but never take in the fact that immortality is something that can be achieved by the gods."

Esdeath slowly reached for her heart, but collapsed. Like a snake, Scarlet gulped down Esdeath's heart. As she decided to do the same with Esdeath, what life was left in Esdeath's eyes only saw true horror.

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21 flew to where Scarlet was as she had another bag full of sweets, she glanced around not seeing Esdeath anywhere. She tossed Scarlet the bag as she floated in the air for a moment. "Do you still need my help from here out?"

Scarlet thinks as she grabs the bag. "I don't think I do, but if you wish to tag along for the fun of it still. I won't stop you, but I have this feeling you won't be able to survive long where ever I end up next from here.."

21 floats there, looking up at the clouds. "Hmm....maybe I'll take my leave then, you might be right on that. But I'm sure you can handle things by yourself."

Scarlet grinned. "I can, I've done it before I met Nightmare, and by the look on your face. I can tell your sensing Demigra's ki from his time rifts."

"Yeah, looks like they're going to be here." 21 said not saying when exactly, but it seemed she didn't need to as two appeared behind them. "Well then, my calculations were correct."

Scarlet watched 21 leave through the one that was behind her, as she looked at the one that behind herself. She saw a small glimpse of the Cell Games arena, cocking an eyebrow up, the Grimm girl wondered why Demigra's time rift was sending her back to the Cell saga. Shrugging her shoulder's she strapped the bag of sweets to her side but before went through the rift. She snapped her fingers as the entire capital and town went up in blaze, she then smirked as she jumped through the rift.