Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!

Chapter 1213: Interrogation 2



"I'm not the only one..." said the Nightmare Demon. "I'm special~ I'm the King's daughter! So my Nightmare Core is connected to the Nightmare Void Sea. Which is unmuted by the flow of time! You see, time might reverse, but the Nightmare Void Sea remains the same, in fact, it worsens every loop! Hahaha!"

"Wait what?! Really?!" Partner asked in disbelief. "How's that even...!"

"We grow stronger every loop while you pitiful humans get weaker! Idiots! Fools! I might not be able to do it myself, but we Nightmares will one day stop the loop from happening!"

The Nightmare "princess" continued laughing, as she shook the entire Shadow Realm with her laughter. Even as a head, she remained very powerful, I had to use my divinities to keep her fully sealed.

"You can't keep trying to save this world, it's doomed! It's ours! The sacrifice of that dumb girl that you're replacing will be for nothing, hehehe! Hahahaha!"

She laughed at me, as loud as she could. I didn't really mind it; she was kind of cute on her own talking head vibe.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

But more importantly, what she said...

"From the girl I replaced?" I asked. "You mean... What was her name then?!"

"I... don't have any idea! But I know she loved this world so much, despite being so weak... So she did something really stupid and terrible, and doomed this world even more, an endless loop! It'll only worsen everything, dumbass! Now whatever Gods out there are constantly trying to send people to save this world... Why are they trying so hard?! Hahaha!"

So this world was truly doomed, but the character I'm replacing somehow stabbed herself in the heart and created this time loop to save it?

Maybe because of how unstable it was, the Tower doesn't know what to do with this World, so its constantly trying to ask others to complete it or save it as a trial.

Everyone remained mostly in silence as they heard her laughing.

Knowing that there was someone that we're replacing, that gave everything they had to save this world, but that ended dying despite the loop.

It's kind of sad, even more when the people around us doesn't realize these people are being replaced by complete strangers.

The girl I am replacing, the good friend of Alma, Emily, and Sofia...

The young man Jonathan is replacing, Sofia's crush.

The bully yet brave girl that Partner is replacing.

The gentle hearted girl that Emeraldine has become.

The lonely exchange student that Nia is replacing.

The children that Celes, Nyx, Arthur, and Arachne are replacing too.

They're all dead...

Sofia has no idea the man she loved is dead, constantly believing whoever replaces him that... he's alive and right there.

The friend Emily and Alma loved is dead, killing herself to create an endless loop to save their lives, amidst the despair of this world's end.

It's a lot to take in, I really thought the Tower's Trials would be easier things.

Like, I don't know, hunting for treasures, killing monsters, or protecting a territory?

But no, it's much more... fucked.

The Tower is literally telling us "here, please save this world, ok? Bye."

Did the Tower do this because it knows we're very strong, enough to make that an actual possibility?

Huh...

Well, for now, let's start from the beginning again.

This Nightmare, I can't kill her, the information she has is too valuable.

So I'll make her work for me, even if she doesn't want to.

"...What's your name?" I asked her.

She glared at me with anger, surprised I asked her name.

"Why should I give you my name anyways?! We're enemies! Did you think you can keep me here for long?! I'll simply get back my strength in no time and eat all of you, filthy humans!"

"We are not humans though," I said with a smile. "Lucifer, Nyx, can you show her?"

"Sure."

"Okay mama!"

RUMBLE!

With a storm of black and purple lightning, their bodies erupted with tremendous power, and within seconds, they turned into two gigantic dragons.

Their Divine Draconic Auras, so powerful and mighty, made this arrogant Nightmare Demon Princess rethink her word choices.

"W-What...?!"

"As you can see they're dragons," I said. "Yes, maybe Jonathan is a human, Nia too, Celes, my boy, is also a human as well. However, the rest? Not so much. Not even my brother is a human anymore. I couldn't let him be a mere human, I had to make him stronger."

"Hah... Well, it couldn't be helped," Arthur shrugged. "Though I wish I was just a normal human, that would be a disadvantage nowadays..."

"I'm a spider! Look!" Arachne suddenly became a gigantic, monstrous spider.

"Technically I am more like Fairy, and also a Wood Spirit!" said Emeraldine, as she unleashed

her true form, glistening like a goddess of the forest.

"I am a Vampire," said Partner. "Want to see my ugly form?!"

FLUOSH!

Partner grew her bat-like parts, then she quickly turned completely into a monstrous,

crimson and black colored bat monstrosity.

This was followed by me, as I used my Anubis transformation to show her a monstrous,

beast-like form.

If I unleashed my other Outer Goddess form I might end up shaking the whole academy and that's not my plan today.

"So?" I asked her. "Do you still think we are mere humans?"

Our Auras, our Strength, our Divinities, all surprising, insane to her.

This entire time she had fought only humans with varied abilities or magic powers at most.

But actual monsters like us?

Never, apparently.

"W-What is this...!" the Nightmare Demon Princess cried. "J-Just what are you all?! How come you're... this is not right! They sent monsters?! Are you Nightmares too, like me?!

Nightmare Demons, perhaps?!"

"I guess she can't rationalize our existences otherwise," I said to my family.

She seemed to be going insane, something incredible for a being born from humanity's traumas, hatred, and fears.

"You can call us that, but we're Otherworldly Gods that come from a higher world. Now... you either cooperate with us, or I eat you and your soul, and I drain every hint of info within you anyways," I said. "I'm hungry, you know? Normal food doesn't make it for me anymore."

My ferocious jackal-like face groaned, as I showed her my sharp teeth.

"Eeep! P-Please spare me! I'll do anything you say!"

That was easier than I thought.