Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

A tinge of hope flashed through Belle's eyes. With the Beast's help, she could finally kill Atlan. Even the three humanoids by his side couldn't fight against a bona fide Specialist-level Canzer. Unlike her, the Beast was made for fighting.

"Go on! Kill him!" she screamed to the Beast.

But the Beast just stood still. It didn't move.

It was at this point that she found that something was weird. The Beast who usually followed her every word didn't respond this time.

When she consulted her book of contracts, her face suddenly fell into a hopeless despair.

The Beast's silhouette suddenly fell forward right next to Atlan. The usually mighty and arrogant Beast was nowhere to be seen. Instead, what remained of him was his lifeless body filled with cuts, bruises, and burns.

But perhaps what truly killed him was the fact that only his head was gone. There was a clear bite mark on his shoulders, indicating where the Dragon decapitated the Beast.

Belle couldn't close her jaw. Her most trusted follower was dead. The loyal Beast was nothing more than a carcass!

The Dragon finally showed herself through the grey fog.

Belle thought that the Beast would be able to fight the Dragon, but the truth was far less than she expected. Despite how strong the Beast was compared to other Canzers, he simply couldn't compare against a royal like the Queen. She was on a whole other level.

Judging from her pristine scales, the Beast was not able to put up a fight against her. It was a one-sided massacre.

In fact, the Dragon treated the Beast like a plaything. She could have killed him in one second, but she chose not to.

She wanted to see what Atlan would do against Belle. And what she was truly surprised her.

Even though she was human now, the Queen would never forget that demeanor. The humanoid that Atlan called the 'White Beauty', was none other than the White Canzer that she once hated.

And not only that, there was also the Prince and the Huntsman. They were both human now, but they still retained some of their honorable characteristics when they were Canzers.

Somehow, Atlan was able to recreate them into a humanoid body.

But that wasn't the most surprising part. The most surprising part was how Atlan created them.

He manifested a giant needle and a giant ball of yarn. And with those tools, he knitted himself three puppets with power much greater than even himself.

This power was very familiar to the Queen.

Somehow, Atlan, a human, was able to replicate a Canzer's powers! She thought this was impossible, but somehow, he was able to do it.

She immediately guessed correctly that he obtained this power because of the White Canzer's death. She wasn't an idiot, so she was able to put the two and two together quickly.

This information greatly surprised the Queen.

The fact that Atlan had powers that even she couldn't fathom was a great merit for her.

Becoming his ally and getting his trust made up for the fact that she had to wage war against another kingdom in their world. Even if she had to anger every other kingdom in their world, it wouldn't matter in the end if Atlan became her ally.

His potential was simply that great.

'You surprised me, human.'

Atlan shrugged.

'You surprised me too. Who would have thought your kiss also came with a signal?'

The Queen laughed.

'Do not worry. It won't work in the overworld. It will only work here. So as long as you're here, you can rest assured that you will be safe.'

Atlan looked up at the Dragon. Her words made it seem like their cooperation would extend even further this current mission.

'Now, will you kill her or shall I swallow her up?'

The Dragon flashed her sharp teeth at Belle, scaring the poor woman.

"AHHH!" she screamed and covered her eyes. "Beast! Beast! Help me!"

It seemed that seeing the Beast dead on the floor was the final push needed to truly break Belle.

No matter how much she said to others and herself that the Beast was nothing more than a tool, in her heart, it seemed that Belle truly treated the Beast as her companion.

After all, they spent many years together, alone in the castle. The Beast depended on Belle to accompany him, and Belle depended on the Beast to protect him. It was the perfect situation for both of them.

Belle wept. Everything was going wrong. The Beast was dead, and she was going to follow him soon enough.

She forced herself to walk forward, with her body stumbling through the even floor. She ignored Atlan and his three humanoids. Even if they were to kill her right now, she didn't care.

She walked until finally, she was right next to the headless Beast.

She knelt and caressed his fur. The Beast was cold to the touch.

Even if she could get out of this situation, which was close to impossible, then where would she go?

She couldn't return to human society and she had nowhere else to be with her in the Remedium. The Beast was dead.

"I'll come follow you soon enough," Belle whispered to the headless corpse of the Beast.

Her book of contracts appeared above her, glowing red for the final time. A single knife manifested just a few inches away from her chest.

And with tears flowing down her cheeks, she slowly pushed the knife toward her chest.

If she was going to die, then she was going to die by her own hands.

The knife slowly plunged itself into her chest, accurately piercing through her vital points.

This death was painful, but not more painful than losing the Beast.

She slowly laid down next to the Beast, with her blood slowly spilling to the ground and creating a puddle.

And the Beast's violet blood mixed with her blood, finally joining the two star-crossed lovers after death.