Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

The Queen thought that this was too much of a coincidence. Somehow, Atlan obtained the White Canzer's powers soon after she died.

That was an impossibility that the Queen could have never predicted. Even she, a being of immense power, could not simply steal away a Specialist-level Canzer's power so easily. Even when she devoured the White Canzer herself, she still wouldn't be able to take her power for herself.

'That…is the White Canzer's power.'

Atlan nodded.

'That's right.'

'Why did you show that to me?'

asked the Queen.

Atlan moved the needle, showing a novice proficiency in the LifeSkill.

'I am showing you one of my secrets. I'm sure you can guess that this power is derived from the White Canzer. I can't tell you the details, but I can tell you that I become more powerful through the deaths of Canzers.'

Atlan told her only half the truth. By doing so, he hoped that she would reconsider her decision.

'That is certainly something interesting…'

The Queen was no idiot. She knew that Atlan's secret revolved around death. She didn't know the exact details of how Atlan could copy the powers of dead Canzers, but she knew that this power was nothing simple; it was probably the power of a major God.

She knew all the Gods in this world, but she could not remember any kind of God that had the ability Atlan had.

This only meant one thing: Atlan was the champion of an ancient deity that was on its way to clawing its way back to the world.

If that was true, then the Queen was intrigued. If she could ally herself with Atlan and the God that championed him, then she could fulfill her goals and kill her enemies so much easier. No longer would she have to wait for eons for her revenge, she would just have to wait until Atlan got stronger.

The mere prospect of currying favor with this 'ancient' God made the Queen shiver in excitement.

'Now that I have shown you one of my secrets, you now know my potential. Helping me will be well worth the consequences of your actions.'

The Queen reigned in her excitement and pondered for a second. After all, she was not a being without responsibilities. She was the Queen of a kingdom, with millions of Canzers who depended on her to survive. By helping Atlan, she could be dooming the lives of thousands of her citizens.

She wondered if Atlan was worth it.

And after a few moments, the decision she came to was yes.

'Hahaha…human, you are certainly a very interesting being. Your powers are not something that I have ever seen before or will ever see again. It would be remiss of me to sever this connection with you.'

Atlan looked up at her with eager eyes.

'So you'll help me?'

The dragon laughed.

'Yes. But I will do far more than what you have asked me to do. Instead of preventing the other Canzers from finding you, I will do something better. I will help you kill them.'

'WHAT?!'

Atlan screamed.

He was half-expecting the Queen to refuse his request. After all, if she helped him, then she would be turning her back against her entire race.

But unexpectedly, the Queen decided to go against the other Canzers and help Atlan fight against the other Canzers. Not only that, she would help him kill the other Canzers!

'I only wanted safe passage to the Church,'

Atlan said, confused.

The dragon laughed.

'I am offering you more than safe passage,'
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she replied.

'I never asked you for help in killing the other Canzers.'

Atlan wasn't immediately grateful for the Queen's help because he questioned her motives. This was far too good to be true. He wondered if she would betray and turn against him at the last moment.

'I know you didn't ask for this, but by giving you safe passage, I am committing a betrayal to those Canzers. They certainly wouldn't stand still and attack my kingdom because of my actions. If my help ends up in an all-out war anyway, then it would be better to take them out now rather than later. At least now, they wouldn't expect it.'

The Queen was not the kind of Canzer who liked waiting. She would rather act decisively and cut off the problem in the bud. She learned that the hard way when she put off the execution of the White Canzer and she ended up escaping because of it.

Even though Atlan didn't completely trust the Queen, it would be a tremendous help in their mission if she helped kill the other Canzers. It would lessen the risk, especially since they spent so much SoulTime just through fighting the White Canzer.

Atlan saw first-hand how she dealt with two Specialist-level Canzers with barely a crunch. He bet that she could tear through the other Canzers like paper.

And once he thought about it more, if the Queen killed the other Canzers for them, then Atlan would benefit from it greatly.

Atlan simply had to lead the way and the Queen would kill the Canzer for him. He would then reap the Specialist-level Canzers and get all the rewards from it!

The prospect of reaping the deaths of three or more Specialist-level Canzers without the risk of fighting them sent a tremor of excitement through Atlan's body.

And since Atlan revealed to her that he gets stronger with the death of Canzers, she would shorten the time of Atlan getting strong enough to help her kill her enemies.

'What do you want in return?'

Atlan was not stupid. He knew that by helping him, the Queen would be sacrificing a lot of her resources in the aftermath. He was sure that she was not doing this out of the goodness of her heart; she wanted something in return other than the promise of his help in the future.

'Right to the point. I like that, human. My request is simple. I want you to visit my kingdom.'