Chapter 38: Midnight

Scarlet stood grinning as she looked at Kazuma and the others. The wind blew like a whistle as leaves flew past them, Axel was still burning as well. It was a showdown now, for the moment it was four against one. Until Akame and Tatsumi walked up from behind Scarlet.

"How?" Yunyun asked. "I thought we took care of them... Kazuma made sure of it."

Scarlet grins widely as she claps her hands slowly. "You think, but you've only scratched the surface, there's more beneath.." She watched Kazuma get in front of Megumin. "Oh? You want to kill me?"

Kazuma glares at Scarlet as he held his sword tightly, almost to the point that his palms would bleed. "Yeah what about it? I know we saw those two die, there's no way they can be standing still."

Scarlet snickered. "Wolf, fox...take care of girls..Kazuma is mine." She snapped her fingers as Akame and Tatsumi snarled and dashed towards the three girls. Going past Kazuma, Scarlet shot magic from her hand at Kazuma as she laughs. "Come on now, no need to hold back!"

Kazuma blocks the magic with his sword, he slowly got pushed back as he put all of his weight into his feet trying to stop himself from being pushed. "I won't let you do what you want, here me?!"

Akame slashed at Aqua with her claws, Aqua yelps and cried a bit as she rolled out of the way. Her skirt got cut but not enough to have it slide down her legs. "Hey watch it!"

"Aqua, now is not the time to be goofing around." Kazuma said getting pushed back more.

Aqua was speechless, she pouted as she puffs her cheeks, and mumbles under her breath. "I'm not goofing around."

"EXPLOSION!" Megumin yelled as flames erupted from below Tatsumi, who moved out of the way and dashed towards Megumin and Yunyun. "Oh crap!"

"I got it." Yunyun said throwing multiple fire blast at Tatsumi, burning the fox Grimm in the process.

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Scarlet kicked Kazuma back towards Aqua and the other two. He had tried to slash at her with her sword but missed, in which got him kicked by The Grimm girl. Scarlet snickers as she slowly walks towards him.

"This isn't getting us anywhere." Kazuma said stumbling to his feet. "We need Darkness here..."

Scarlet shot magic at them as she laughs insanely. "Come on, fight! Get serious!"

"Shut up!" Kazuma yelled rushing towards Scarlet. "I hope you're hungry for a stab to the gut!" He missed completely as Scarlet jumped over him, she then kicked the side of his head almost knocking his head off. She sent Kazuma flying through some trees as he slouched down, he dropped his sword and had blood trickle down his face and arm.

"Oh my god." Aqua said.

Shadow arms reached up and wrapped around Kazuma pinning him down, howling of beowolves in the distance could be heard getting louder and louder. Scarlet grins as she flew into the air glancing down at them.

"Enjoy your final days being alive...you all will be Grimm chow for my brothers and sisters." Scarlet said as she floated there for a moment. "Come my siblings...dinner is waiting."

"We're not food!" Aqua yelled. "I'm a goddess, these are my friends."

Scarlet flew down and grabbed Aqua. "You're a worthless goddess if you cry a lot." She headbutts Aqua and throws her. "What kind of goddess lets themselves be toyed with by their enemy?"

Aqua crash landed next to Yunyun and Megumin as her arm was scratched up badly from the landing. "Ow...that hurt."

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Grimm started to surround the area as Scarlet laughed, she pointed down at the group as Kazuma was still pinned down by the shadow hands. "Dinner is severed my brothers and sisters. Enjoy while it last." She sniffed the air as she picked up Darkness' scent. "So I see, she's coming."

"Who's coming?" Aqua asked.

It took awhile for Yunyun to think, but she snaps her fingers. "It's Darkness, she's okay...she's coming to save us!"

"Not if I have anything to say about it." Scarlet said as she glances over towards the mountains. "It's time to wake...wake up and burn this world down."

Aqua cocks an eyebrow up wondering who Scarlet was talking to, she turned her head to look at the mountains as she laughs. "Ha, you don't have a plan for this!"

The mountain start to crack as Aqua stops laughing, the Wyvern broke out of the mountains like it was a giant egg hatching. It screeched loudly as it flapped it's massive wings, and flew out of the mountain.

"You just had to open your big mouth Aqua." Megumin said. "Get ready.."

Darkness stops half way, luckily Wiz had helped her get free and was able to fix her broken bones with a potion. She glanced up and saw the Wyvern flying through the air. "I need to save my friends."

Scarlet turned around and saw Darkness in the distance as she grins, she flew towards her as Darkness took notice and rammed her sword through Scarlet's stomach. But this didn't stop her as she grabbed Darkness by the face and slams her down, she slowly pulled herself off of Darkness' sword and stood over her.

"Just give it up, you can't save your world from destruction." Scarlet said slamming her foot on Darkness' face. "The multiverse will come to fear me in time...they will worship me like a true goddess and do my bidding." She glanced down at Darkness and grabbed her leg. "You're just like your friends, weak and not much of a challenge. Yet you choose to pick fights with people stronger than you." She threw Darkness towards some rocks and walked over to her.

Darkness slid on the ground and crashed into the rocks as she slowly stood up, she glares at Scarlet and threw her armor off leaving her in her clothing that was underneath. "You talk too much." She spits blood to the side as she went to slash Scarlet with her sword again.

Scarlet dodged it as she gut punched Darkness hard and used the butt of Black Rose to hit Darkness in the face. "Your world will be a waste land, no one will live long enough to stop my siblings. Each Grimm wondering around will be the end of your lives."

Darkness puked up blood as she clinched her stomach. "W-Why are you doing all this? What goal do you hope to seek?" She fell to her knees as she grabs Scarlet's left ankle.

Scarlet scoffs as she glanced down, and kicked Darkness in the face with her right foot. "You dare touch me with your filthy hand?" She places the tip of Black Rose against Darkness' writs. "If you don't want your hand cut off, I suggest you let go."

The Wyvern screeched loudly as a black mist had followed behind it. Grimm started to spawn from this as a Ursa dropped down behind Aqua and the others two and smacked Yunyun hard sending her flying.

Darkness could hear the cries of pain as she let go of Scarlet's ankle. "I-I have to save them...." She slowly stood up again and tried to swing her sword, but only fell over.

Scarlet steps on Darkness' back and grins. "By all means, try too. But I'll leave you all with a parting gift before I leave your world." She turns her head as she had seen the rift open, another familiar smell had filled her nose as she grins. "Ara ara....Ryuko's in the next world I'm going to huh?" She turns her attention back to Darkness and kicked her hard, sending her flying back. "Scratch that gift. There seems to be a certain someone waiting for me in the next world." She turned her back and faced the rift. "Oh and, do have fun." She jumped through the rift as it closed behind her.