Chapter 36: Transformation

Scarlet had devoured her mother once more, but this time was different. Her appearance had changed unlike last time, Scarlet could feel Salem's magic flowing through her body as she clinched both of her fist tightly wearing a sinister grin on her face.

"This power...it's perfection..." Scarlet said as she touched down on the ashy ground, she closed her eyes for a moment as she slowly opens her eyes. "I think it's time I've kept my promise to Akame and her precious boyfriend." She glanced around as she saw a Grimm pit nearby, she grins again. "Perfect, with Akame and Tatsumi as my test subjects on being Grimm. Like the Hound, these two will prove useful to me." She knelt down as she picked up the capsules that had them locked inside. She pressed the button on both of them as Akame and Tatsumi poofed out of them.

Both the girl and boy were unconscious for a swift moment, until Akame slowly opened her eyes. Her and Tatsumi had splashed down in the icky Grimm waste as Scarlet stood over them both. "Now, it's time for you two to be my pets."

"W-What the?" Akame asked.

Not far from them, Kazuma and co were coming up the path to where Scarlet was at. They had no idea what was going on at the moment, but they would be terrified once they found out. The Grimm waste would slowly pull Tatsumi and Akame under, like quicksand. Akame could feel the Grimm waste covering her body as she struggled trying to break free.

"It's no use, you both will be mine forever." Scarlet said. "Why don't you be a good girl and be like Tatsumi and stay out like a light, until your transformations are done that is." She grins widely as she stood there watching the two sink under the Grimm waste. "Now then, let's see what kind of Grimm you two turn into, maybe a wolf...maybe a fox or maybe both."

It started to rain as Scarlet's long silver hair got wet from the rain, water dripped from her bangs and the tail end of her hair. She closed her eyes again as she waited for the two to be reborn as Grimm, she could feel how still the air was due to what she had done to Salem. All the rain was washing the ash away, the silence was soon broke as a Grimm arm shot out from the Grimm pit.

A wolf Grimm started to pull itself out as Scarlet had a feeling this was Akame since she didn't see Tatsumi surface yet, she snickered as the Grimm glanced at her. "Marvelous, it worked. Now we wait for Tatsumi to surface."

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Tatsumi had finally surfaced as he was a fox Grimm, both him and Akame were now Grimm under the control of Scarlet. The Grimm girl smirked as she glanced at the two for a moment before walking in front of them.

"It's time for us to let terror rain upon the town of Axel, and be sure that everyone knows who the ruler is." Scarlet said as she snaps her fingers. "Akame, Tatsumi. I want you two to go find Aqua and the others. Bring them back to Axel, so they can watch their town burn." She flew into the air as she snickered. "I can't wait to watch this world burn to ash."

Tatsumi and Akame snarled as they walked through what was left of the forest. Searching for Aqua and co, Scarlet flew over head as she flew right over Aqua and the others and headed towards Axel. Kazuma hadn't noticed but Megumin had came to a stop as she glanced around carefully.

Yunyun bumped into Megumin's back as she rubs her nose. "Ow, give us a warning next time."

"Isn't it strange that there aren't any giant frogs around or any other creature?" Megumin asked. "It's odd...did we scare them off or something?" The petite arch wizard rubs her chin as she tilts her head. "....Nah, they wouldn't be that scared...unless?"

Akame howled in the distance as Aqua yelps and started to cry. "Oh no...they found us!"

"Would you quit crying? They'll hear you." Kazuma said with a sigh.

Aqua pouts as she puffs her cheeks. "Why couldn't Darkness just come with us?"

Suddenly, Akame ran towards them at fast speed as the wolf Grimm jumped up with glowing red eyes and went to strike them down with her sharp claws. Kazuma pulled his sword out and blocked the attack, he was having trouble keeping Akame back as he started to be pushed back. "Can't...can't hold it back..."

Out of nowhere Tatsumi dropped from one of the trees and pinned Yunyun down, he snapped at her trying to bite her. But she moved her head out of the way each time the fox Grimm tried too, Aqua noticed as the water works were about to happen again as she fired a gust of water at Tatsumi, trying to knock the fox Grimm off of Yunyun. "Oh no...it's not working!"

"Gee, I wonder why." Kazuma said as he kicked Akame back away from him. "If we can get these two close together, Megumin can use her explosion magic."

"Good idea." Megumin said as she used her staff to hit Tatsumi off of Yunyun. "Let's go with what Kazuma said."

Both Grimm snarled as steam came out of their mouths, they both then spoke at the same time. "Surround...give up on this world...everything will burn in a matter of seconds..."

Kazuma's eyes widen as he trembles, he tried to stop shaking but couldn't. "T-They just spoke.."

"WE'RE DOOMED!!" Aqua cried loudly. "DOOMED!"

Yunyun stood up as she clinches her side as she noticed the two Grimm charging at them. "G-Get ready...here they come..."

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Scarlet was floating over the town of Axel as she glares down at it. A sinister grin grew on her face as she watched as Darkness was the only one within Axel still, the others had fled into hiding expect for her. "This world shall know true pain." She flung her arms downward as she shot Salem's magic out of her palms. Like lightning, it struck down with a bright flash. Moving her arms in a orderly fashion. Scarlet was closing in on Darkness as different parts of Axel either exploded or caught fire, sending smoke into the air.

Darkness noticed as she ran from the area, and jumped up grabbing onto the edge of a building. She gripped her sword tightly as she rand down rooftop after rooftop, making her way towards Scarlet. The Grimm girl noticed as she closed one of her hands canceling the magic shooting from it, she noticed Darkness jump towards her and was about to swing her sword at Scarlet. But she caught Darkness by the neck and smirked.

"Do you hope to change your fate?" Scarlet asked as she tightens her grip on the girls neck. "I can help you seek your death quicker, just say the words and I will make sure you suffer quickly." She laughed as she closed her other hand as Axel was up in flames. "Watch as your town burns to ash...this is your fate Darkness, you and every last one in this pitiful world will know who I am. By the end of this nightmare of yours. You all will know who Scarlet Rose is."

Darkness gagged as the flow of air entering her body had stopped, her face would turn blue and then purple as she was being choked by Scarlet. Normally she'd be blushing and squirming with pleasure on wanting to be punished like this, but it was as if a mirror had shattered. It had made Darkness realize that even if she was to fantasize about being punished or being devoured by something larger than her would only mean certain death in the end.

"Now then." Scarlet said as she gut punched Darkness hard, she had let her go as she watched Darkness fall to the ground below. "One down, so much more to go."