Brook X GN Reader || I'm The Grim Reaper

Chapter 28

They both wanted t find a secluded place to talk. A place where they could converse without any interruptions and nobody hearing them, since it was a serious topic. They decided on a creepy beach just outside of the city. It was completely deserted, and the land was almost flat, so they could see if anyone was coming toward them from a very far distance.

     "This beach is awfully empty.." "..People don't tend to leave the city... And I figured we needed somewhere we could be completely alone. There's no one out here but us and the birds." "Honestly, I don't even know where to begin.."

    Chase crossed his arms. "Okay. Then I'll ask the questions. What is a Grim Reaper?" "Agh, that honestly doesn't make it any easier! Alright... Well... You know what a Grim Reaper in general is, right?" "The skeleton guy in a cloak who comes to take the souls of dead people? I'm familiar, but you don't really fit the bill." "I thought the same thing, honestly.. but..." Scarlet formed her scythe out of thin air again for Chase to see. She felt the need to prove it.

      "That's what I am. As a Grim Reaper, I must seek out sinners who are marked with an X. My duty is to kill one per day, and send their souls to an eternity in Hell...Or else... I will be sent back to Hell, myself. Because in life... I did something terrible."

"...In life?"

    They were now standing about 6 feet away from one another, facing each other. "...Chase... I'm dead." Chase looked unnerved, but said and did nothing. "But... Whoever I was before...is a stranger to me. I have no memory of my previous life. Despite that, I still have to pay for her sins. It's why I need my memories back. I have to know who I was. I need to know what the fuck I did to be sentenced to the ninth level." "What do you mean by.. the ninth level?"

     "Hell is divided into nine levels. The higher the number, the more severe the sin. The first level is just a vast empty field. It stretches on forever, so the punishment of this level is simply loneliness. However... The further down you go, the worse the punishment gets. If you kill one person, you'll be sent to the fifth level, where sinners hang from nooses and are eaten alive eternally. The final level is the ninth level, where I was sentenced. The ninth level... is just a void. It's nothing. It was pitch black. There was no light. I couldn't hear, see, or smell anything. But... I felt so, so alone. And scared."

     It wasn't like I could sleep and just dream myself away. I couldn't even close my eyes. I'd never see anything again. Never do anything again. Never speak to anyone. All I had was me and my thoughts. I have no idea who I was or what I was like... But I knew that I couldn't be alone. But that is my sentence. Nothingness, for eternity. It's not like the sun could burn out and end my existence billions of years into the future... that was it. ..That was it... To escape this, Satan offered me a deal. Become a Grim Reaper, every day, I can kill one person, and simultaneously postpone my sentence another day."

      "..Satan?" "Yeah, Satan. Ruler of Hell. He is the one who made me a Reaper. He... Has a few reapers. Four, including me. I'm the weakest one, according to Satan." "Three others... Have you met them?" "I met one. He's working with the Red Spades. The others are still a mystery. He seems to be after me because I was apparently involved with the Red Spades in life... My life is still a mystery. The Red Spades is only a smaller piece of the puzzle...But since you know I'm dead...Maybe that puzzle will get a little easier."

       Chase was silent, and he looked down and then back up at Scarlet. "..So what your saying is... The woman in case X is literally you. You have the same scar because that is your dead body." "That is correct. Chase... Does knowing all of this change your opinion of me? If it does, you can just walk away. I won't hurt you. It'll be much harder for me to figure out who I was by myself, but.. I'll understand your decision. But if you could at least think about it... I know it must be a lot to take in, but I promise I'm not hiding anything else-"

      "Scarlet. You're telling me that not only is there a Hell... There is a Satan... And you work for him as a Grim Reaper...And the reason for that is because in a life you no longer remember, you committed a sin so bad that you were to be sent to the deepest level of Hell... And this person you were also happens to be the dead woman in Case X, the case that has puzzled the entire police department. Seriously, Scarlet?" Chase grinned.

"I feel like I just won the lottery."

"Yes, spooky beach, perfect for conversation." - Graveweaver

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