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墨書 Inktalez
"Find someone to replace us as king."
"So you found me? Ha, this is just ridiculous." I couldn't just rush into finding someone, let alone have me become king?!
"It's not ridiculous at all; this replacement isn't just anyone."
"Then tell me, why me?" This felt like a joke, and I really couldn't take it seriously.
"I'm not joking with you." The Southern King affirmed seriously, and seeing my attitude, he seemed somewhat displeased.
Perhaps it was his demeanor that made me realize this might not be a joke. I looked helplessly at the Northern King, who also wore a stern expression and nodded at me with a frown.
"You, you all, I—" I suddenly didn't know what to say; I just couldn't accept it.
"It took millions of years for someone like you to appear, so how could I and the Ink Seal just give you up to each other?"
"But, but why me?!"
"First, find the Grim Reaper; only then can everything be explained clearly."
"I have to find him?"
"Yes, right now you're the only one who can find him."
It was like a great whirlpool; no matter how hard I struggled, I couldn't escape and only sank deeper.
I didn't understand how the Southern King and Northern King were so sure that the person they were looking for was me. I also didn't know why they thought I could find the Grim Reaper. Since they said that only by finding the Grim Reaper could these matters be resolved, then I would do as they said and first find the Grim Reaper...
"Xi Meng, you still came." A deep and aged voice echoed in my ears, unique in its frequency, shaking my heart. It was a strange feeling, but I was certain I didn't recognize this voice; I had never heard it before.
"Grim Reaper." Behind me, the Southern King and Northern King called out simultaneously.
The Grim Reaper? He really appeared?
"Where is he?" I quietly asked the two behind me.
Aside from a hazy white mist, I couldn't see anything at all. Even the Southern King and Northern King, who were very close to me, appeared only as blurred figures.
"You're not yet at the point where you can see me," the Grim Reaper said.
"Is the person they're looking for really me?" I asked.
I needed to clarify this so they would know it wasn't me. That way, they wouldn't waste any more time on me, and I needed to quickly regain my true form and leave.
"What if it is you?" the Grim Reaper replied.
"Impossible, I absolutely—no way it's me." How could a mere human like me be involved?
"It is you." The two words from the Grim Reaper plunged me into an abyss.
"Impossible! There must be some mistake; you are all wrong!" What kings? I'm not one of them. I must return; there are people waiting for me in both the underworld and the human world.
"Well, it seems she is unwilling to stay. Purple Seal, Ink Seal, prepare to be punished," the Grim Reaper said.
"Punished? For what?!"
"Do you think you can just play games and place bets with me? Losing comes with consequences. Blame their greed, blame their uselessness," the Grim Reaper scoffed.
"Then how will you punish them?"
"Hahahaha, they will never be allowed to leave for all eternity, suffering torment every moment."
"Hmph, that's something we've always endured. What is there to fear?!" Southern King said.
"Purple Seal, you are thinking too simply. I haven't finished speaking. Entering the 'Void' means never taking a step out again, enduring the Four Great Difficulties every single day."
I was so scared that I collapsed to the ground. Just the Eye of Annihilation in the Void was enough to crush a person; even they couldn't withstand it for long, let alone the combined Four Difficulties!
"Grim Reaper, what did they do to deserve such cruelty?" Aren't they the kings here?
"If you think I'm cruel, then stay in their place."
Xi Meng, you are truly useless; would you dare to stay?
Sigh, I really can't; I neither dare nor can...
"You should leave," Northern King finally spoke after remaining silent.
"Ink Seal, have you gone mad? How long have we waited to find her?!" Southern King finally admitted defeat; after hearing the Grim Reaper's words, he was afraid.
Indeed, if it were me, I would be afraid too, and I wouldn't let him go.
“Purple Seal, everything here has nothing to do with her.”
“I know, but do you want to stay here forever? No, Ink Seal, have you forgotten what we said back then?”
“Purple Seal, stay. This is the debt we owe.”
“Brother!”
“I've been fooling around with you for so long, I'm tired too. Stay, and don't drag others down anymore.”
“No, I don't want to stay here.”
“Purple Seal, tell me, all this time, when were you acting and when were you serious? You still remember to call me brother, but when you tried to kill me several times, did you ever think of me as your brother?”
“...Brother.”
“Before you completely fall into darkness, I will keep giving you chances. If you still refuse to repent, then I will have no choice but to kill you myself.”
“I... that's right!”
“I'll ask again, will you stay in hell with me?”
“...”
Southern King and Northern King are actually brothers, but it seems there is some conflict between them. I never thought about why they returned to hell and what happened.
"Brother, don't you want to leave here too?" Southern King said.
"Yes, I do. But not right now."
"Why? Are you going against me? Or have you changed your mind?"
"I haven't," Northern King replied.
"If you haven't, then we agreed that once we complete this mission, we would leave together. No matter who finds her first, we both have to make a wish to Death to take the other with us. Have you forgotten?!"
It turns out they had already made this agreement, just like I had said. Huh, it was all fake; I had mocked them for being selfish.
"But you took her away behind my back. You wanted to break your vow and abandon me all along, didn't you?!" Southern King roared.
"No."
"Huh, Ink Seal, I hate you. You betrayed me!"
Northern King fell silent.
It seemed like Northern King was hiding something. I felt he wasn't that kind of person—he was a good person, right? On the other hand, Southern King felt off somehow; I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but he seemed strange. And what was Death really planning?
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