Chapter 27: The death of Ace

Scarlet glances at Luffy as she grins, she saw the steam coming off of his body as she cackles. She slowly approached Straw Hat as she cracks her neck and knuckles. Luffy gritted his teeth as he stood there with an angry look on his face.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling left out?" Scarlet asked as she grins. "No need to be jealous...you'll join them soon enough." She licked her lips as she cackled again.

Luffy was silent as he stretched his arms back. "Gum-Gum...." He then threw his arms forward. "Bazooka!" His arms flew forward as both of his fist hit Scarlet, sending her flying back. "You've killed innocent people! I won't allow you to do as you please!"

Scarlet grins as she wiped some blood from her face. "So what? It doesn't matter to me! I decide who lives and who dies!" She flew towards Luffy as she grabbed his face and slammed him down on the ground, dragging him through it. "You can't decide your own fate in my hands Luffy!"

Luffy cried out in pain as he was being dragged through the ground. He had to stop himself from being dragged any further. "Gum-Gum Balloon!" His body inflated like a balloon as he was able to make Scarlet lose her grip on his face. He jumped up knocking her back as he bumped her with his inflated body, he soon deflated as he glares at her. He then stretched his arm behind him again but twisted his arm and smirks. "Gum-Gum Rifle!" He shot his arm forward as he hit Scarlet with his arm.

Scarlet spat up blood as she was hit hard, and was once again sent flying back. But due to where they were standing at, Scarlet was sent flying towards the execution stand where Ace was. The two guards who were guarding Ace took noticed as they were getting ready to attack Scarlet.

Ace noticed as he had thought Luffy's aim was off, which he was right. Luffy meant to send Scarlet through the Marine HQ building but something prevented that, Scarlet glides in the air stopping herself from going any further as she grins.

"Get out of there!" Luffy cried.

The two guards swung their swords at Scarlet, but the Grimm girl only stood on the blade as she kicked hard. Which sent both of their heads flying off their bodies. "Whoops, I guess I over did it!"

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Luffy raced over as he was making his way to where Ace and Scarlet were, he didn't think she would stop right over the execution platform. He needed to save Ace before anything else happened.

Scarlet stood over Ace as she grins, she grabbed his chin with her hand as she snickered. "A brother that wishes to save another...how sad, if only I had emotions to make me shed a tear." She leaned down and kissed Ace on the lips. "Kihihihi.....Ara, you're awfully quiet.."

"Get away from him!" Luffy yelled as he inflated like a balloon again as he twisted his body around and aimed his head down. "Gum-Gum Storm!" He blew air out of his mouth and went flying upwards towards the two.

Scarlet smirked as she stops time, she would get behind Ace and moved him to stand up. She snickered as she saw the anger in Luffy's eyes as she licked Ace's neck. She could taste the fresh blood on him as she blinked allowing time to resume.

Luffy gasped as he noticed, Ace was surprised as well as he noticed Scarlet was behind him. "W-What the? How did you?"

Scarlet hushed Ace as she smirked looking at Luffy, taunting him as her tongue ran down Ace's neck. "Mm...so tasty, yet so tempting." She opened her moth as her fangs were barely pricing Ace's neck.

"Get away from him you monster!" Luffy yelled with anger, not wanting to make the wrong move. "Fight me, leave him out of this!"

Scarlet's eyes glowed as she ignored Straw Hat, she sank her fangs into Ace's neck as blood flowed out of his neck for a moment. The Grimm girl traced her tongue over the run away blood as she started to drink. Luffy yelled as he runs over and went to punch Scarlet, but she was quicker as she used Ace as a meat shield.

Luffy's fist stopped half way from Ace's face as he backed up. "Let him go!"

Scarlet ignoring him still, was almost done with killing Ace. Ace was getting thinner and thinner as he looked at Luffy, tears flowing down both of their faces. The air fell silent as Ace was a empty corpse now.

"AAACEE!!" Luffy cried as he fell to his knees.

Scarlet cackled as she kicked Luffy. "Get up you filthy human. Get up and fight me more!" She kicked Luffy off the platform and down towards the ground. "Pathetic, you humans and these emotions of sadness. Why can't you all be like me? A emotionless being who only seeks out destruction..Oh wait, I know why...you're all soft inside."

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Luffy landed hard on his back as he spat up blood. Scarlet came jumping down as she slammed her foot on Luffy's chest. "Gahh!!!"

Scarlet grins as she twisted her heel on Luffy's chest. "Cry me a river, better yet. Bleed me a river." She took her foot off of Luffy as she kicks him hard. "Come on, get up you human filth!"

Luffy yelled in pain as he was kicked. "G...GAHHH!!!!"

Scarlet cackled as her eyes shrank, she kicked him more and more as she cocked her leg back and swung forward kicking him harder and harder. Until she had kicked him hard enough to where he skidded across the ground. "Worthless and weak...I'm disappointed."

A time rift opened behind her as a familiar scent flowed through. Followed by a voice as well. "Scarlet, I require your aid...my men seem to be getting...defeated."

Scarlet turned to the rift as she scoffed. "So you're alive after all. Fine I'll come help you." She turned to look at Luffy who was slowly standing up. "Farewell human..this is where your world comes to a end..Monkey D. Luffy." She walked through the rift as it closed behind her.

Luffy collapsed onto the ground as Garp came to his grandson's aid, lifting him up off the ground. Garp took Luffy someplace else to be treated as Marineford was no longer a safe haven to stay at.