Scharlachrot Carmensinrot

Heather meanwhile found her body moving on it's own as she began heading for the hotel. "S- Scharlachrot!"

"Don't worry, I'm coming with ya. Wouldn't wanna stand ya up. Heh, to think an ugly duckling like me would grow into a swan and finally get to have sex with a queen."

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, 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 Richtofen, 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.

Scharlachrot 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.

"Charlotte, you've certainly improved in the 5 years you've been here. I think you have a good future in the Neo-Prussian 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 local competition due to my efforts to reclaim Prussian glory."

Scharlachrot still didn't understand Fredrick's aspirations or mantra completely, but she had grasped his leadership abilities in training up the troops.

Eventually, the DESPERs came into existence and the radical army naturally joined the Desperado league in order to gain their power. Fredrick in particular managed to game the system, allowing him to become Red Reaper and conquer Germany in a single night. It was then that Scharlachrot finally realized that maybe she had accidentally joined the wrong crowd, especially when she was required to kill. What ultimately inspired her to leave though was her inaugural DESPER match.

"If I win, I become good at chess, and I guess you die if you lose," she stated.

The game however, went horribly. For the life of her, Scharlachrot just couldn't master the art of chess, even against someone that had never played before. She was even reduced to tears and begged for her life when things looked bleak. Luckily, her opponent decided not to impose a punishment on her, even though he won the game. However, it was that game that ultimately spurned Scharlachrot to leave the Desperados.

While on the run, she ran into Heather. Heather was attempting to take over the world with fairy chess, but was naturally failing. Heck, no one even wanted to play against her for the measly pound she set as her price point.

"So what's with this big chessboard?" Scharlachrot 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 fair 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."

"Then how about I 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.

After Scharlachrot was given a new face, she and Heather formed the fairy league. However, the league didn't really take off until Scharlachrot decided to secretly begin using her DESPER to help Heather achieve her dream. Heather eventually found out, but rather than admonish Scharlachrot, she ended up getting closer with her, eventually leading to both confessing their love for each other. In no time flat, Heather found herself queen of Britain commanding an army of over 2,000 fairy league members. All the while, Scharlachrot aided her from the shadows.

...

Scharlachrot and Heather walked into a hotel room and began undressing. "Don't think we've ever had sex yet despite how long we've been dating," Scharlachrot snickered.

"T- That's because a queen must remain pure!" Heather stammered.

"Ok nervous virgin, 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? I was a virgin too ya know, now 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 their 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 didn't see jack shit. Though surprised he decided to make himself known."

"I- Is he going to force himself on us!?"

"Relax, he's a skeleton now, so nothing to worry about."

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

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

"H- How did you get here!? I thought the boy vanquished you!" Heather stammered.

"He did, but I warped out of the black hole. I have the ability to warp to any secret puzzle cafe in the world."

"But how did you get HERE!? There is no Secret-"

"Seems you didn't get the memo. The WWCF approved the opening of secret puzzle cafes worldwide in nations without maestros. And I just so happened to find the one here in this hotel before my bout with the Oni-tiger, thus I warped back here."

"Even if you did, you can't kill me. I have a DESPER, thus I'm considered a Desperado by the Desperado code, meaning you can't kill me," Scharlachrot glared.

"Haruki Kamoshida was eliminated."

"But he was pretty much dead anyway, not to mention it could be considered an extension of him losing his chessboxing match. I myself haven't lost a chess game, and I have no intention of playing you, since you have an overwhelming advantage over me."

"Then I'll force you."

"You can't. Desperados can't force each other into DESPER matches."

"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. "Even then, my DESPER's out of power and I won't ever use it on you. And you can't force me into a match when you get a new DESPER, so the match ends in a draw."

"Nein, you see luck has forsaken you. First, a secret puzzle cafe opened up here, allowing me to warp here, and second, all things on my possession are restored along with me when I revive," Red Reaper sneered as he pulled out a DESPER key.

As Scharlachrot's face began to go pale with fear, Red Reaper forcibly activated her DESPER with the DESPER key. 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 Scharlacrot 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 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.

"It's called 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 streaked down her face. "I'm sorry Heathy, I'm not good a 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. "Heaher, 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. 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. A shame I was only given one, though the first-hand experience of using one should be valuable information for Professor Skaberghast."

The full game:

White: Scharlachrot Carmensinrot (0) 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#