Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

Atlan's words interrupted the good mood that was about to overcome Beauty. She thought she would convince Ninth about her proposal, but a little boy suddenly interrupted their meeting.

"Does he speak for your team?" Beauty asked Ninth.

She was insinuating that Atlan was a nobody. After all, it looked like he was the only one that was against their cooperation. And since his words don't matter, then they should continue their agreement.

Ninth picked up on this subtle fact. Even though she didn't like Atlan interrupting their moment, she wasn't going to let the disrespect against him pass by without saying anything.

"His word is as valuable as mine," Ninth proclaimed. "If he wants to say something, then let him say it in peace. We're not in a hurry here, are we? Or do you have a reason why you are hurrying to seal the deal on our agreement?"

Beauty immediately flashed a smile, making sure that there was no tension between her and Ninth.

"No, no, no! We're not in too much of a hurry. It's just that the faster we finalize the teamwork between us, the faster we can deal with the Dragon problem. What is it, little boy, do you have some questions?" Enjoy exclusive content from empire

Atlan walked up to them and stood beside Ninth. He showed no sign of fear as he got closer to the Beast, whose animalistic scent was very overpowering. This surprised Ninth, Beauty, and the Beast.

Beauty seemed to be knowledgeable about the way things worked in Savior circles and correctly deduced the fact that Atlan was a porter. So, she thought that he was only a weak-willed person who would cower under the Beast's terrifying aura. But surprisingly, he held his own.

How could He cower under the Beast? Even though it looked monstrous, it was nowhere near as powerful as the Dragon. She was a realm above every other Cancer he met, including the Beast.

Once he held his ground, Atlan addressed the Beauty with an inquisitive expression.

"How can we trust your words if we don't even know who you are? Care to tell us how you came into this Remedium and into the Beast's care?"

Beauty seemed to be prepared for this question and answered it perfectly, as if reading from a script.

"There's nothing special about it. I was once a citizen of a territory back in the real world—a Savior like you, actually. And like all Saviors, I was assigned to a mission in the Remedium.

As you all know, the Remedium could be quite dangerous and chaotic if it wanted to, and unfortunately, I was a victim of that danger.

Me and my team, due to an anomaly, were forced into a vortex and we all ended up in the Beast's vortex.

We weren't supposed to encounter the Beast at all, so we were caught unprepared.

Due to some quick thinking, some of my teammates were able to create a portal that led us back to the real world.

Unfortunately, that portal ended up being unstable. Most of our team were already able to escape out into the portal, but there were still two of us trapped.

I saw that the portal was quickly closing and I realized that only one of us would get out alive. I pushed my teammates to the portal and saved them. But in the process, I doomed myself to stay in the Remedium forever.

I thought that the Beast would tear me into pieces, and play with my body however it wanted.

But things weren't anything like I expected.

The Beast, who I thought was an animalistic monster who was only out for blood, turned out to be a noble being who wanted nothing more than company in his castle.

He treated me well, fed me, and we turned to each other when we were lonely.

Slowly, I turned from an apprehensive captive to a friend.

And as we spent more and more time together, I realized that I had turned to love the Beast. I know, crazy, right? Who would have ever thought that I would fall in love with a Canzer?

But I did. And in my heart, I knew that he loved me too. That is our story, and how we became who we are today. And I don't regret a single thing."

Beauty's monologue painted a pretty picture of her fated meeting with the Beast. Anyone would feel at least a little bit of sympathy for the couple after hearing their story.

In her story, the Beast was a misunderstood loner, and she was a prejudiced human. In the end, they both learned that they were perfect for each other.

This tale would have been good to see in the theater.

But it wasn't anything realistic. Atlan simply couldn't believe their story.

"Are you sure that's what happened?" asked Atlan.

Beauty looked back at him, her eye twitching imperceptibly.

"Yes. That is what happened."

Atlan nodded. "Hmmm…is that so? Because from what I heard, the story is very different?"

Beauty eyed him with hostility. "What are you talking about?"

Even Ninth shot him a look asking him what he was doing.

"Well, let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a woman who was living happily with her friends, and family. Then one day, she was called in to work abroad with her team.

But something went wrong during this trip. They were trapped in a desolate place without any hope.

The colleagues, who she treated as her friends and family, did something unthinkable. To save themselves, they threw this woman out into the streets!

Can you guess who this woman is?"

Beauty had her head down, with her fist balled up with anger. Her nails dug deep into her palms.

"...stop…" she whispered.

"Her name is…Belle."

And with the mention of her true name, Beauty erupted into an explosive fury. She immediately rushed towards Atlan and tried to strangle his neck.

But thanks to the quick reaction from Atlan, he was able to escape from her clutches in time.