Scharlachrot Karmesinrot

Back in the present, Scharlachrot and Heather walked into Heather's room and began undressing. 

"Alright, time for the greatest experience of your life," Scharlachrot cooed as she pushed Heather onto the bed.

As she attempted to get on top of her though, Heather suddenly pinned her down and began French-kissing her as she pressed her breasts into Heather's. Not expecting to be the one on the bottom, Scharlachrot attempted to retaliate, but quickly resigned as the sex grew more intense.

"Damn, didn't think I'd be the one dominated. Guess the DESPER's making me pay her back for all the masochism I put her through," Scharlachrot thought.

A few minutes later, Heather was able to control herself again, and attempted to flee, only for Scharlachrot to drag her back into bed.

"L- Let me go!"

"After that ferocious sex you put me through? Take responsibility," Scharlachrot snickered as she kissed Heather on the lips.

Heather closed her eyes and allowed Scharlachrot to have her way. "You enjoy teasing me, but without you, I'd never be where I am today. You're irreplaceable, my love."

"And are you two done?" a voice snarled.

Lightning flashed as Scharlachrot and Heather stared in horror at the figure standing in the room. It was Red Reaper.

"The hell! Were you just watching us have sex the whole time!?"

"Nein, I just entered."

"KYAAH! He saw us naked!"

"Relax Heathy, he may be all bone now, but he can't do a thing to us."

"I DO have a penile bone," Red Reaper glared.

The room was quickly filled with awkward silence before Red Reaper decided to move onto business. "Charlotte, it's judgment day. You betrayed the Fatherland and the Desperado League. Death is all that awaits you."

"I'm considered a Desperado by the Desperado code, meaning you can't kill me!" Scharlachrot smirked as she loosely threw her coat back on and stood to confront Red Reaper. 

"And what if every time I "die", I have to re-register as a member of the league?"

Scharlachrot began to sweat, but still remained calm. "So you want to challenge me, well sorry to disappoint, but my power works a bit differently now."

Scharlachrot slowly closed her eyes, before slowly opening them back up. Now completely blue with mechanical-like blue irises, her vibe completely changed from a smirking flirt to an unsettling psychopath. And that wasn't all, as with the snap of her fingers, her WWCF card appeared, now completely blue and sporting the rating of 2833. 

"Sorry, but even if you have some way to use a DESPER without being considered part of the league, I'm higher-rated than you, so you can't force me into anything." 

Red Reaper's gaze narrowed. "Deep Blue," he muttered as he pulled out his DESPER key and pointed it at Scharlachrot. 

Scharlachrot remained confident, but soon went pale with horror as the DESPER she had thrown in a safe and sunk to the bottom of the Thames years ago suddenly appeared before her. "NO! I thought I forsook this power!"

"You may have gained the power of Deep Blue, but first, you were a Desperado with DESPER. Only death can part you from a DESPER," Reaper proclaimed as he forcibly activated Scharlachrot's DESPER. 

A simple chessboard appeared in the room as Scharlachrot found herself walking towards it. Heather attempted to intervene, but found herself blocked by an invisible barrier.

"One minute bullet, no time increments. I lose, I die. You lose, I kill you on the spot with my revolver," Red Reaper glared.

Tears began to well up in Scharlachrot's eyes, but she maintained her smug grin and opened by moving her pawn to e4. Red Reaper followed by moving his pawn to e6 as Scharlachrot moved her pawn to d5.

With the reduced time, Scharlacrot felt that if she just played well enough, she might be able to win on time. To her credit, she was playing well, even after moving her knight to d2. Her position looked even better after Red Reaper moved his knight to f6, allowing her to push the pawn to e5. Red Reaper promptly moved his knight to e4, initiating a knight trade with Scharlachrot capturing said knight with her knight, and Red Reaper capturing said knight with his d-pawn on his next turn.

Thinking it might trip Red Reaper up enough to give her the win, Scharlachrot moved her king to d2, however, her gamble backfired horrendously.

"Check. Seems you never could learn proper chess, Charlotte. No wonder you hid behind fairy pieces," Red Reaper sneered as he captured the pawn at d4 with his queen.

"Fairies are magical. Guess a lich like you wouldn't understand," Scharlachrot smirked as she moved her king to e2.

"You put up a confident act, but I know you're terrified. You always have feared death," Red Reaper glared as he captured the pawn at e5 with his queen.

"Yes, but today I'm confronting it. Check!" Scharlachrot declared as she moved her queen to d8.

Not a second passed before Red Reaper effortlessly captured said queen with his king. "You think surprises will make me lose on time? Nein, I know how you think."

Scharlachrot went silent and moved her pawn to a3. She knew from the start things were against her, but she at least had some hope she could take advantage of the time control to win. Despite her typically sadistic nature towards Heather, she didn't want to make her cry.

Her hope peaked once more as Red Reaper moved his bishop to c5, allowing her to move her pawn to f4 and threaten his queen. However...

"You forget the rules of chess, there is a French pawn capture move, and it just so happens to put you in check too," Red Reaper sneered as he performed en passant and captured the pawn on f4 with his e-pawn.

"En passant. Never liked speaking French, did ya?" Scharlachrot smirked as she captured the pawn at f3 with her king.

Red Reaper glared and moved his queen to f6. Scharlachrot instantly moved her king to g4, but that was a fatal mistake, as Red Reaper followed up by moving his pawn to h5. This left Scharlachrot with only two possible moves, king h3, or king g3. She chose the latter thinking it would give her more moves, but after Red Reaper moved his bishop to f2, it was over.

Now Scharlachrot only had one legal move, which would result in mate on the next turn. With plenty of time left on Red Reaper's clock, there was no chance of victory. Scharlachrot somberly smiled as tears streamed down her face. "I'm sorry Heathy, I'm not good at chess," she tearfully smiled as she moved her king to h3.

"Checkmate. Any last words?" Red Reaper asked as he moved his queen to h4, winning the game.

Scharlachrot nodded and turned to face a sobbing Heather. "Heather, I love you."

BANG!

Heather's eyes widened in horror as Red Reaper blasted Scharlachrot's head to bits with his revolver. As soon as Scharlacrot's now headless corpse hit the ground, the force field vanished and Heather began screaming Scharlachrot's name as she rushed up to her corpse and began cradling it in her arms.

Red Reaper meanwhile kicked open a window, and leapt down to the soaked ground below. "So that was a DESPER key. I hope Professor Skaberghast is pleased with this fieldwork," he chuckled as he warped away.

The full game:

White: Scharlachrot Karmesinrot (2833) Black: Red Reaper (2773)

1. e4 e6

2. d4 d5

3. Nd2 Nf6

4. e5 Ne4

5. Nxe4 dxe4

6. Kd2 Qxd4+

7. Ke2 Qxe5

8. Qd8+ Kxd8

9. a3 Bc5

10. f4 exf3+

11. Kxf3 Qf6+

12. Kg4 h5+

13. Kg3 Bf2+

14. Kh3 Qh4#