mrrrrrf i frickin ship scarlett and chiwu now they're so adorable together oh my gosh aaaaaaaa

ANYWAY, this is the final chapter of Silence of Scarlett that I need to write. After that, I can work on To Be a Summoner, Believe in Mii, and a new LaTale fanfic, called Dream of a Tale!


Chapter Six
Battle My Past Life

Scarlett had to remind herself to breathe, that this was really happening. No, no, it couldn't be; it was just another nightmare. She tried to force herself to wake up, but this was reality, and she had just come, face-to-face, with Enigma again, this time in the Arena. His red eyes glowed with hatred just as she remembered, and he looked not at all pleased to see her.

"Hello, Charlotte." He snarled at her.

"…My name is Scarlett now, Enigma." She responded blankly. Charlotte, who was by her side; looked afraid at the sight of Enigma; Scarlett couldn't blame her. To this day even she felt a flicker of fear whenever she saw his pale face, contrasted by his dark and grey hair and red eyes.

It was pure chance; it had to have been pure chance. That could be the only thing that brought Enigma to her new home for an Arena fight. As her Summoner, Sara, stared down at his arena team and muttered "I have made a huge mistake," Scarlett could certainly agree. Both teams had gotten better over time, much to both Scarlett's joy and dismay.

Sara had six-starred her Lushen, and sped up her Frigate to 260 Speed.

Enigma had gotten Alicia and Psamathe.

There was no chance of winning this battle. Sara's arena team was Double Charlotte; consisting of Frigate, Megan, Charlotte, and Scarlett. Enigma's team had Psamathe, Alicia, Bernard, and Lushen. Of course, Enigma most likely had far better runes than Sara did. Scarlett just barely remembered Lushen, back on Enigma's island, but he wasn't like the Lushen on Sara's island.

On her island, he was the same age as Charlotte – most likely about ten or so – but learned Amputation Magic early. He was fun to be around, always cracking jokes and making people smile; especially Charlotte. The two of them had been dating (or at least, the child's version of going on dates) and it seemed like he genuinely liked her. This Lushen was different. He was meaner; more focused on killing everything with Amputation Magic.

"Now then, opponent, you've caught me in a good mood today, so I'm willing to make a bet." Enigma said, staring Sara directly in the eye. He felt arrogant, so he couldn't help but decide to make one, "If you win, then I'll give up this Alicia and Psamathe; and you can decide where they'll go to."

"And if you win?" Sara responded, curious more than anything now. This was the first time she had been in a bet; she remembered how her friend bet her Grego and her opponent his Ganymede. Surprisingly, her friend won. Enigma's face curled into a wicked smile.

"You've got a nice island; amazing monsters you don't deserve. So, if I win, I'll take the monsters I want." Sara thought for a moment. On one hand, she could possibly lose her Frigate, Eladriel, Charlotte, and so on and so forth – and there was a good chance she'd lose, but on the other, if she won, that "nysra" she saw on the Summoner's War subreddit would finally get an Alicia; not to mention that it would be nice to have a Psamathe…

"You're on, mate."

With that, it was time to fight.

The Arena watched in hushed awe and fear, the evil hovering around Enigma you could practically see and feel. There was something wrong with Enigma; he was a horrible Summoner, but no one would dare to say such a thing if the shine in his eyes meant anything. He intimidated everyone around him, including his opponent, a much younger and more inexperienced Summoner.

The two opponents were polar opposites; the girl with the Frigate nervous, if not a bit excited to see if she could win this battle. The look on her face showed that she had only hit this rank (Fighter 2) a few times, and she didn't want to lose it. The boy with Alicia and Psamathe had a murderous gleam in his eyes. He hated the Charlotte he saw; he must have had a bad past with the Occult Girl.

Bernard jumped in before any of Sara's team could go; and with a piercing caw, a Tailwind appeared and sped everyone up. It wasn't fast enough, though, even with the attack bar boost. The dark Pirate Captain; wearing nothing but a baseball cap and shorts and gripping a guitar, managed to cut in at the last second in order to speed all of his teammates up.

He grinned as he activated his third skill. Everyone could feel what felt like electricity in their veins as energy surged through them; the addicting adrenaline rush that made them all want to go fast. As they went Full Speed Ahead, Megan casted a Spell of Strengthening, also speeding up everyone before increasing their defense and attack power. Charlotte sleepily clutched onto her teddy, silently calling for Eladriel.

Her guardian angel flew up into the air, a wind storm kicking up on all of Enigma's team. She was the stunner of the team; Scarlett the damage dealer. Together, the two of them were like yin and yang. Only Alicia was on Will runes, so she was the only one unaffected by the attack bar pushback or the stuns caused by her guardian angel summoning. Everyone else, however, laid on the ground, unable to get their turn; both stunned and their attack bars reset.

Charlotte was on Despair runes, Scarlett on Fatal. Scarlett was purposely made a bit slower than Charlotte to go after her; this way when her enemies were slowed down and/or stunned, she would be able to ultimately destroy them. She felt her heart pounding in her ribcage, struggling to break out. Was this what fear felt like? The look on Enigma's face could surely bring fear to anyone. Still, she didn't hesitate, instead calling for her guardian angel. She didn't want to lose any of her island teammates – perhaps she could even call them friends.

Bernard was gone, that much was obvious before the first hit was even landed. Alicia was holding on, just barely, though, and Psamathe coughed out a dark red blood before dropping to his knees. The Fairy King's vision was wavering and doubling, he could hardly see two feet in front of him. His head spun, the sudden loss of blood only worsening his lightheadedness. The thought of being let go and possibly sent to an island that didn't deserve him was the only thing that was keeping him going.

He had a secret weapon up his sleeve though; at the brink of death, he'd be filled with rage for his enemies. That rage would make him hold on to spite them, and when they're caught off-guard, let them all be struck with a massive bolt of energy. It was this surprise attack that let Psamathe turn the tables in most of the battles he'd fought in before. He would not let himself lose.

Lushen woke up, snapping out of the stun, but found himself drifting back to that place again as Frigate called for a Bombardment. At this rate, Sara's team would surely win, but Enigma wasn't going to let that happen. Alicia felt herself being stared at, and she knew that Enigma was glaring her, silently demanding her to let loose a Frost Rush or else.

She knew what would happen if she didn't do what Enigma told her to do, and with a flick of her wrist, the arena suddenly grew an almost freezing cold. Her blue robes were licked in the hyperborean winds; the only one not affected by the cold was her. A hailstorm brewed above both teams in an instant, and everyone knew what was coming.

The cold whipped the pigtails of both Occult Girls back and forth, hailstones pelting down on all four teammates. It was perhaps the worst cold that Scarlett had ever felt, rivaled only by that cursed lake in Aiden Forest. She shivered as memories flashed before her eyes. Running, pain…so much pain…falling, sinking, can't breathe, drowning, I'm drowning, it hurts, now it's peaceful, eyes closing, I say my goodbyes, and now I'm waking up…

She could hear Frigate curse to the left of her. She turned towards the rock star Pirate Captain as the arena warmed back up to the early summer temperature she remembered. He fell to the ground, letting his guitar fall; having been knocked unconscious by that storm. Everyone on Sara's side was surprised, and Alicia stole that opportunity to blast another attack at them.

Though the Frost Rush faded away, a Storm of the Midnight was cast on them all. There goes Charlotte, Scarlett thought to herself. The sleepy little girl sniffled and tumbled backwards, still clutching onto her teddy as her eyes closed. That's two out of four down on Scarlett's side, and only one out of four on Enigma's side. Enigma looked quite pleased with himself, while Sara was utterly terrified.

Megan opened a tattered, dog-eared book, uttering an incantation from it and waving her staff in the air. A pentagram that was glowing a bright blue appeared in front of her and from the center a black crow came from. It soared down, its razor sharp beak digging into Alicia's wounds. That was it; Alicia was out of the arena, unable to continue any longer. Pure rage burned across Enigma's face. He was determined, more than ever, to kill Scarlett.

"Get up." He snarled at Lushen. The Joker did so, after a minute of trying, obviously in no shape to fight. For a moment, Scarlett felt a twinge of pity towards him. He used to be nice to her, back before he became one of Enigma's favorites. Then he had become more like his Summoner.

Scarlett summoned her Toy Knight to protect what was left of her team. She clutched onto her umbrella and jumped into the air as a metal knight, about as tall as Psamathe, appeared. Its arm holding a sword swung around, the sword gleaming in the light of the arena. The crowd went wild as the illusion of the knight faded away. The two remaining monsters were dead, and Sara had won, earning herself two amazing natural five-stars.

Or had she?

Rageful Return.

Psamathe heard his surroundings fading away as he fell forward, blood seeping into the cracks of the ground. The world sounded muffled, as if he had his head underwater, and suddenly he found himself in the elemental realm again. Rage burned inside of him, and he was not going to fail that easily. Not today. His eyes snapped open, burning a bright blue, and he stood up, wings twitching with a mysterious emotion that consumed him.

One bare, muscled arm lifted into the air, and both Megan and Scarlett felt their hearts and their stomachs drop. An invisible energy swirled around them both, and then the pain started. It tore them apart inside, dealing more damage than they had ever felt before. When his attack finally ended, Megan was falling to the ground, unconscious before the attack even ended, and Scarlett was just barely holding onto life.

Enigma smirked at her, as if saying "No matter what island you live on, you'll always be worthless." Both of her skills that dealt the most damage still had a cooltime stuck to them, meaning she only had her teddy to save her now. Sara looked horrified once more, and she was apologizing to her team; saying she was sorry that she had agreed to this, and now she going to lose them. This was it. This was the end for Scarlett –

Don't give up.

Scarlett recognized that voice; as it was her lover, Chiwu. She knew that he was with her now, cheering her on. She could see him; standing to the left of her, and he could see her, on her knees and pressing one hand on a wound to try and stop the bleeding. He loved her dearly, and he couldn't bear to see her like that, already accepting her fate, when he knew that she could put the odds in Sara's favor, once and for all. I know you'll win against Enigma. The time for weakness is over. You will win.

Stand up to him.

Show him how much you're really worth.

"Help Me, Teddy!" Scarlett shrieked all of a sudden, not caring if the headache that was coming throbbed or burned. She needed to win this, and she needed to win it now. Her teddy jumped up and giggled at Psamathe, before snarling and biting down hard. Psamathe found himself drifting off to sleep, and Enigma was so filled with disgust that he couldn't do anything. Scarlett found the strength to stand up, and she was smiling all of a sudden. She needed Teddy to put Psamathe to sleep again before she could finish him off.

As her teddy bit down on Psamathe again, the moment, though it was most likely only a second, felt like years for Scarlett. What if it failed and he woke up from that attack? No, she couldn't focus on that. She had been negative for too long, and now she was going to hope for the best. Scarlett let out the breath she didn't know she was holding in when Psamathe didn't wake up. He had been put to sleep again, but it would take her and Chiwu's most powerful attack together to win this battle in the Sky Arena.

I love you, Chiwu.

I love you too, Scarlett.

"Wind Guardian Angel!" The winds changed again, and her guardian angel appeared, ready to protect Scarlett. Each attack on Psamathe was more powerful than the last, but ultimately Scarlett did the finishing hit with one more attack from her teddy. The crowd's screams was what finally broke her, and she felt herself weakening, her head pounding as she fell to the ground, just like her other three teammates. The sound of her heart pounding in her ears and the crowd cheering wasn't enough to drown out the sound of Enigma, though.

"I never wanted you, anyway."