"WHAT ARE YOU DOING… IN MY COURT?"
The undead woman's voice boomed across the chamber, echoing off the walls and mountains all around.
"Ngh…" Neither Nadeshiko nor I could even move, forced into a kneeling position under this entity's pressure.
"… HM. I SMELL MY SISTERS' BLOOD ON YOU. TELL ME, LIVING SOUL, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THEM?"
"We… put them to rest…" I mustered out weakly, struggling to even talk.
"PUT THEM… TO REST?"
The woman appeared confused, so I laid it out in a clearer way for her.
"They… you… you're all already dead… yet you're being kept conscious in a place like this… a chamber of eternal torture."
"HM."
The terrifying woman fell silent for a short while, then continued.
"ANSWER ME THIS, LIVING SOUL. ARE YOU A FRIEND OR ENEMY?"
"Neither," I replied with a smile. "I am… your salvation."
"… I SEE."
