I failed at my mission of eliminating Watson. Even though I have all of these souls, facing her right now.. Would be my demise.
"Jack, she's calling for you.", a skeleton said.
I nodded in response to his statement.
The skeleton is a formation of ones soul that has been in the Underworld for more than a millennium. I, for one, am a skeleton but unlike the others, I have the abilities that are even beyond human understanding. And with such abilities and talents, I have gained the ranking of the General for my Empress.
And after experiencing defeat from a human, who I didn't know had the ability of stopping time. I would wish for my own demise rather than facing humiliation in front of my Empress..
After going through the Gate that leads to her throne, I didn't have the courage to look forward so I kept looking down. And I continued looking down as I moved forward towards my Empress' throne..
"So.. It would appear that you failed the given objective of defeating a certain human. Not only that, you even stayed on the overworld for a month in human time, and almost a thousand year in the Underworld."
I couldn't utter a word, for I am a humiliation as her General..
Not only that, her voice... Is shaking my very soul.
"Do you have any explanations regarding your recent activities? General Jack?"
"I—I have none your highness.."
"Good. Although I am disappointed that you were beaten by a human, I should've already expected such an outcome."
She... Should've already expected my defeat..? What does she mean? Does it mean that Watson was far stronger than me from the very beginning?? That's unbelievable!
"W-Worry not your highness, I shall not repeat such failure again. And next time...", I said as I looked up.
"Next time? There's no next time. I have already decided that I will be the one to go against her.", she said as she looked down on me.
Eh?! My Empress?! Is going against a human being??? That is just unacceptable! I do not wish for any human to lay even a finger on my Empress! I certainly do not want that!!
"B-But...! Your highness! I can still—"
Before I could utter another word, she looked at me straight on my very soul..
And I can feel.... The wrath inside her, entangling me using her roots. It's suffocating, yet I deserve such punishment from her..
"I do not wish to end you General Jack, so just hear what I have to say.", she said as she slowly released her gaze that was entangling my soul.
"Y-Yes, your highness..", I said as I bowed down again.
"Watson, Amelia. Is a human being with the capability of stopping time, and she has been my target ever since... Master Death ordered me to eliminate her."
"M-Master Death?! You received such order?!"
I looked back up after hearing such a terrifying name. Mater Death is terrifying because... Master Death, is the one who trained my Empress..
"After receiving an order from my Master, I had once thought that I'd be able to finish her myself. But then, Master gave me an information that I never expected.."
"Wh-What did the Master say...?"
"Watson, Amelia is the Time Gremlin.", she said in a voice that was mixed with something unrecognizable.
"T-Time Gremlin?! Her??? A Human??!"
"I didn't believe it at first, but after seeing your defeat. I had now confirmed that she is indeed, the Time Gremlin."
"Then.... That means that..."
"Yes, she is the only being.. That can rival against me."
I can't believe what I'm hearing from her..
The Time Gremlin, was once rumored and prophecized by Fate millions of years ago in the Underworld..
It said that only the Time Gremlin, can rival the Apprentice's powers...
I have no words to utter but.. I do know for a fact that my Empress, Mori Calliope, will never be defeated by a human that easily.