Charlotte Rot

In her youth, Scharlachrot was far less attractive and obese. Often mocked for her looks, she initially brushed off the insults by claiming she'd be strong in mind. However, she was only an average student at best, and worse, she was publicly humiliated by her school's idol.

The incident occurred after a young Scharlachrot, then going by the name of Charlotte Rot, insulted her school's idol by claiming she was smarter than her. The idol was offended by the remark, and decided to humiliate Scharlachrot in a game of chess. It was then and there in front of the entire town, that Scharlachrot lost in humiliating fashion, three games in a row. Worse, her opponent was regarded as a horrible chess player, making the loss even more brutal.

Scharlachrot then resolved to turn her life around and decided to enlist in a boot camp to get in shape. However, she accidentally joined the camp of a faction of German radicals, seeking to build up power in order to overthrow the government. The group was headed by Fredrick von Richthofen, the man who would eventually become Red Reaper.

In his human days, Red Reaper was an elderly man with gray hair and a mustache. He wore the same uniform back then as he did now and even carried the same pistol, though naturally, he wasn't constantly "killing himself" back then.

Scharlacrot found herself unable to flee, but decided to make the most of her predicament and train up. It paid off a few years later as she now had a fit and attractive body along with a sharp and tactical mind.

"Charlotte, you've certainly improved in the 5 years you've been here. I think you have a good future in the army," Fredrick stated as he played a game of chess with Scharlachrot.

"My apologies sir, but I am quite frankly, terrible at chess."

"Then consider this a learning experience in mind. I'm actually a grandmaster."

"Really?"

"Ja, though the association bans me from competition due to my efforts to retake the Fatherland and restore it to its former glory."

Deep down, Scharlachrot wasn't completely on board with Fredrick's aspirations or mantra, but she had grasped his leadership abilities in training up the troops and decided that the best course of action was to stick with the army.

Eventually, the army got its hands on DESPERs and all joined the Desperado league. Fredrick in particular managed to game the system, allowing him to become Red Reaper and conquer Germany in a single night.

While Scharlachrot knew she had joined the wrong crowd, it was too little too late for her to back out now. Now registered with a DESPER and serving as a soldier of Prussia, she was ordered to spread its might by winning DESPER matches. Yet on her very first match, she failed miserably. 

For the life of her, Scharlachrot just couldn't master the art of chess, and was on the ropes nearly the entire game. That being said, the pink-haired girl she was up against just so happened to be a prodigy, and one who would eventually change her life for the better. 

At the time though, she was reduced to tears and begged for her life when mate was just moves away. Luckily, her opponent decided not to impose a punishment on her, even though she won the game. That being said, Scharlachrot knew harsh punishment would await her if she returned to Berlin, thus, she decided then and there to defect from both Prussia, and the Desperado league, locking her DESPER in a safe and hurling it to the bottom of the Thames. 

"Perhaps I'll seek refuge here in Britain. If it could withstand the Third Reich, I'm sure it withstand the Fourth with ease," she thought as she retired to her hotel. 

The next day, she once again ran into the woman that had beaten her, but this time things were different. The woman was now attempting to take over the world with fairy chess, at least from the confines of a small street stall.

"Come on, you cowards! Allow me to show you the might of your crown princess, Heather Fairy! ...I'll only require a pound to play, just one, I promise!"

Deciding to return the kindness Heather had shown her in their game, Scharlachrot decided to humor her. "So what's with this big chessboard?" she asked as she paid a pound.

"Fairy chess! I'm the queen of the fairies, Heather, and these pieces are the princess, empress, and amazon. My favorite is the amazon since it moves like a queen and knight."

"I could use a piece like that," Scharlachrot snickered as she sat down.

Scharlachrot managed to fare much better here, but still ended up losing to Heather.

"This game was pretty fun. Wish chess was more like it."

"That is my mission. I'm seeking to conquer the world in order to get the WWCF to recognize fairy chess. Hmm? I think I remember you... Are you here for revenge?"

"Nah, in fact, I'd like to thank you in more ways than one. You finally gave me the courage to run from those monsters. Though no clue what I'll do now that I'm on the run... Say, want me to lend a hand? I know a thing about raising an army."

"YOU WOULD!?"

"Yeah, but I'd first need to get some plastic surgery for my face."

"But why!?"

"Cuz I wanna look more pretty, that's why."

The statement wasn't a complete lie, but only half the truth. While Scharlachrot did wish to beautify her face a bit more, hiding her identity was a bigger priority.

"Are you going to use that foul device? If so, I reject the notion," Heather frowned.

"Even though this thing could get you the throne in an instant?"

"I don't want to use that power."

"Well good, cuz I chucked that thing to the bottom of the Thames in a waterproof safe."

"S- Such resolve!"

"I actually know about a power that's similar, but not quite the same. I could try gaining that, but if you're not a fan of DESPERs-"

"Oh, no problem."

"Uh, if the power uses DESPERs as a base-"

"I have no problem. It's the devices themselves I despise as they are bred from some fat robot. A queen heeds to no one! Thus, I refuse to have that power be the core of my reign!" 

And after achieving the mysterious power quite easily, she and Heather formed the Fairy League. In no time flat, Heather found herself queen of Britain commanding an army of over 2,000 Fairy league members, with Scharlachrot aiding her. The two naturally developed romantic feelings for each other and as a result, shared many a nights in bed. However, this current night might possibly be the last they'd spend together...