Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

Atlan was immediately alerted. He had never even met this mysterious creature in the castle, but somehow, it was able to figure out that he could talk and understand Canzers. That was one of his biggest secrets, and this monster knew it already before they even met.

'Who are you?' Atlan asked in perfect Canzer language, surprising the court of Canzers watching on the sidelines. He heard them gasp and clap for him once again.

'People call me a lot of things. Humans used to call me the creature in the castle, my fellow citizens call me the Magical Queen, but my enemies call me the greatest fear they ever had.'

Even though there seemed to be a smile and a jovial expression on the Magical Queen's face, her words made it seem like she was threatening Atlan to not go against her.

'You're also a Queen?' he asked her.

'Yes. I know you've already met my sister.'

Atlan couldn't hide his surprise. There was a striking similarity between the Enchanted Queen and the Magical Queen in front of him, but he didn't think they were actually sisters.

He didn't even know if that word meant the same thing as humans did.

'I never would have known,' Atlan remarked, his face showing no sign of fear.

But on the inside, he was panicking. If she knew about his connection with the Enchanted Queen, then she could also possibly know about their agreement. That would not bode well with other Canzers.

"Yes, we are sisters, but not in the sense that we are both born from the same mother. In actuality, we are considered sisters because we are of the same species. It's hard to explain to a human like you, but for us, that is considered enough connection to be in a sisterhood.'

Atlan was inwardly relieved. She mentioned nothing about her sister's treason of allying herself with a human.

'Let's get to the point,' Atlan said, his voice with a hint of urgency. He didn't want to spend more time inside this castle. 'Why am I here?'

The Queen didn't seem to mind his rude manners and only saw it as something laughable.

'What are you talking about? You are the one who put yourself in harm's way. We would have left you humans alone if only you'd stop protecting that little traitor of ours.'

If Atlan hadn't put himself in between the ethereal hand and Tulip, then she would have been the one in this situation.

'Then why not let me go? You don't need me right?'

The Queen stood up from her throne and slowly walked down to Atlan.
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'I've been watching you. Even if you think you've gotten rid of my little crow puppets, they're always present in my kingdom. You had no chance of hiding from me.

I saw how you protected the little twerp. You could speak to her and she understood you. That wouldn't happen unless you knew how to speak Canzers, which was how I knew your little secret.'

If even Ninth couldn't sense that they were being watched, then Atlan had no chance of knowing.

It couldn't be helped. This was the Magical Queen's kingdom. She had complete control over this region.

'So? What do you want with me? Why make me go through all those trials?'

If she wanted to kill him, then she could have done so from the very beginning. She didn't have to put him through that dungeon that posed absolutely no threat to him.

And if she wanted to talk to him, then she could have just transported him directly to the throne room. There was no need for him to go through that dungeon.

'Ladies and gentlemen, do you see how smart this human is? He showed exceptional strength and magic powers, triumphing against even our greatest soldiers. Not only that, he has shown that he could speak and talk to us Canzers as if he were our own.

Instead of answering Atlan, the Queen addressed the citizens watching from the sidelines.

'So, what say you, my dear citizens, do you concur?'

The citizens murmured amongst themselves, with little to no argument between them.

Slowly, the citizens all raised their hands and nodded amongst themselves, showing their positive response to the Queen's question. It was a unanimous decision, with no Canzer opposing the Queen's proposal.

Meanwhile, Atlan was left in the dark. He didn't know what was happening.

But somehow, he knew that they were all talking about him. He could see their judging looks, looking at him up and down with criticism.

Then, the Queen finally walked down the steps of her throne.

She was now seeing eye to eye with Atlan.

'That traitor trusts you, and only you. So, I come here as the Queen of the Magical kingdom, to ask you a favor.'

Atlan stayed silent.

'Convince her to surrender herself to me,' the Queen said. 'If you do, then we will formally welcome you into our midst.'

Atlan was speechless.

'My citizens have spoken,' the Queen said as she pointed at the Canzers on the sidelines. 'They have deemed you worthy enough for an exception. You will be allowed to live in our kingdom, where you will be treated as nothing less than a royal.'

The Queen walked closer to Atlan.

'As long as that woman presents herself to me voluntarily, then I will give you everything you want in this kingdom!'

This was the reason why Atlan was made to go through the dungeon. She wanted her citizens to see how strong and mighty he was.

Not only that, she also showed them his ability to talk to Canzers fluently, making them accept him as one of their own easily.

'No.'

But of course, Atlan didn't want to. He was a human, which meant that he wanted to live in a world with humans.

If he was given a choice between living in the Unclaimed Lands where he could die any second, or living in this kingdom and being treated as a royal, then Atlan would still choose the human world without a second thought.

But it seemed that the Queen didn't like that response.

'No?'