Brook X GN Reader || I'm The Grim Reaper

Chapter 40

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      Brook got in a stance that told Scarlet he was ready to fight, and Deer stepped to the side. Maybe they just weren't much of a fighter. "Brook! Please, we don't have to fight! There's plenty of other sinners to take!" Scarlet yelled at him. "You're right. I don't need to fight you. But the boss wants you dead or alive, and we have a deal with her. The members you killed informed us of your location, so now we have an obligation to fight you. I'm sorry, Scarlet." Brook jumped up. "Killing sinners is my job."

     Brook launched towards her and her eyes widened. "..Fuck!" Her arm flung to her side, forming her scythe, and she raised it, jumping over Brook again. "Seriously? Again?" He asked her, grabbing her leg again quickly. The same trick wouldn't work on him twice. Deer watching the both of them in awe, a smile dancing on their lips. He yanked her down and smashed her against the floor, making her cough blood. Brook was about to go down and punch her, but she formed a piece of her scythe in front of her and he grabbed around it. It didn't shatter immediately this time, though. "Hm... So you can wield your weapon without me shattering it now." He observed.

    "..Has that detective helped you feel a little more human?" Deer said, walking to the side of the pair. "Don't you dare fucking hurt him." Deer's smile had faded when they asked the question, but it was back on their lips again when Brook spoke. "You're an idiot for developing an attachment to a mortal." "I don't care!" Scarlet yelled back at him, shoving him off of her.

     Brook hopped away from her. "If we're ordered to kill the detective... Then we will." "Why?! He's not involved with my debt!" "He's sticking his nose into the Red Spade's business. I'll receive an order to deal with him eventually, I'm sure. Besides, I'll have no issue killing him. He's working with a reaper, so there's no doubt he deserves to die." "What?! But you're also working with a sinner!"

     "Oh, the boss? Yeah. She's the worst." Deer stifled a laugh from behind Scarlet. "When I'm done with her, I'll reap her too. You can't say the same for that detective." Scarlet sprinted towards Brook. "You're only able to hold onto your humanity when you depend on someone else. We can do it all on our own.. and that's why we're stronger than you." Scarlet swung her weapon at him, and he barely dodged it, holding it beside him. "Your swing has gotten stronger-" Scarlet gave a powerful uppercut to his jaw before he could finish his sentence, his mask breaking.

     A few seconds after she felt something go into her shoulder and she turned her head slightly, seeing a neon green and black arrow in her shoulder. Deer was holding a bow made from their demon energy.

     When she turned back to look at Brook, his face looked angry as he lowered his head to look at her. She could see a vein in his forehead. He gripped around her throat, lifting her. "That was a neat trick. Stealing my technique. You really put a lot of power into that blow, too. It genuinely hurt. You probably thought it'd knock me out, but not quite. However... I was thinking of fooling around until you gave up and ran away.."

      Scarlets eyes were brimming with tears, as she was unable to release herself from his grip. "..But you've gotten stronger, and that means you now pose a legitimate danger." She raised her hand to form her weapon again, but another arrow went through her wrist at the same time and Brook tightened his grip on her neck, a deafening crack ringing in her ears.

     Her demon was creeping up on the side of her face. "I knew it. You still can't control your demon. You get into a bad situation, and it starts itching out. I don't think you realize how dangerous you are, Scarlet. You have the capacity to kill this entire city. You have shown me that you have the capability to get stronger.. which would be fine on its own. But with your ability to control your reaper skills, combined with that pathetic control over your demon..."

     He remarked as her demon was covering her neck completely, coming up on the other side of her face now too. 'I don't want to go to Hell.' "The second you fully lose control of your demon, you'll go on a rampage and kill sinners and non-sinners alike." Barely any of her skin was visible now. 'I don't want to go to Hell.' It was louder. "I'm sorry, Scarlet. I'll be dismembering and decapitating you so that you can't reap a sinner until tomorrow. Then you can serve your sentence in Hell."

     Deer was still behind them, looking at Brook. His face was very determined. 'No.' It was even louder. 'I don't want to go to Hell.'

      Her demon shot out quicker than Brook could process. "It completely took over in an instant-" Before he knw it, the hand holding Scarlet up was sliced from his body.

"Scarlet Chop!" -Graveweaver

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