Truth to be told, seeing so many dwarves in armor and with their weapons, the first reflex of Willem was to be on his guard . However, he quickly noticed that none of them were actively aiming at them or even raising their s.h.i.+elds and axes . Meaning that the sudden shout was most likely out of surprise and disbelief . Hypothesis quickly confirmed by the short inhabitants of the mountains .

"You are Leilade Octavius, right? We were told to welcome all the … souls looking like you?" The armored dwarf was visibly a bit slow when searching for the right term to qualify Leilade . After all, it was very rare to see any creature similar to her, and they couldn't say she was a human, a monster or something like that . Feeling that he had chosen the right term, he was glad to not see the floating girl looked displeased .

"Yes, I am . And what are the intentions of the Iron Kingdom?" Hearing this, the one in charge began to remove his helmet, quickly followed by all the guards around him . Then, they all began to bow their heads, while thanking Leilade . "In the name of the Iron Kingdom, we thank the named Leilade Octavius for her help against one of our enemies . "

After this sentence, the guards put once more their helmets and began to return to their normal activities while the commandant kept entertaining the two newcomers . "In other words, we thank you once more for your help getting rid of all the spiders . You have done such perfect extermination that even after those two years, there is still not a single trace of a spider alive . Maybe for you, it was easy, but you have no idea how many lives you saved and how much forces had finally been deployed elsewhere . "

Of course, among the useless information he provided, both Willem and Leilade managed to get what they wanted in the first place . How many years they were gone . "If it is not too important, may I ask you where you were during all this time? The people of Archet never told us precisely, but of course, if it is a secret, that's fine . Treat this as the curiosity of a dwarf . "

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This time, the two newcomers each looked at each other, a bit puzzled by what he said . With just one look, Leilade answered the silent question of the werewolf by "I have no idea what he is talking about . " However, they wouldn't say this to their surroundings and kept acting like they knew everything .

"It's a secret . "

"Ah, that's what I was thinking . Anyway, this is the tunnel leading you directly to the capital . Do you need a guide or will it be fine to go there by yourselves? Oh, also, do you need food or a drink before leaving?" Looking at the commandant that acted no different than a waiter in an inn, Leilade merely shook her head . They had plenty of blood before leaving the plane of the demons, and just the time they spent outside was not enough to truly impede the werewolf .

"No, that's fine . Goodbye . " "Goodbye . "

"Have a safe travel . " Waving his hand, he looked the two beginning to leave, albeit one was having quite an issue to move . However, since Willem was agile enough to walk on his four limbs, the small size of the tunnel was barely enough for him to travel . Neither of the two heard the murmuring dwarf . "It's still a bit weird . Why did we never heard of a giant covered in fur before? Oh, well, not my problem . "

"So, Archet is the city where you left Ymir and Malakov?"

"Correct . "

"And, they were supposed to come here?"

"Not really . "

"Hum, hum . " The attempts at starting a conversation were quite hard for the living monster . Even now, besides the initial surprise, he saw on her face at the mention of that city, the soul did not look particularly interested in knowing what it meant . On the other hand, he would have surrounded the dwarf with questions, if Leilade hadn't said they were leaving .

"And you have no idea why he was speaking like they were allies or at least trade partners?"

"No idea . "

In the cold and dark tunnel, one tried many times to extract any sentiments of a soul but never succeed at doing so . The best he obtained was irritating her, forcing him to stop for an hour or so . He was not dumb enough to anger someone like the Empress of the Underworld, after all, she had quite a reputation . It was only that he thought she was a lot bigger than that, hearing the description from Candaith and Akama . Making him almost not recognizing her when they first met .

However, when they first arrived in the capital, they were baffled when they saw a wagon pulled by two skeletons . Approaching it, they were finally noticed by the two undead, before hearing an incredibly cheerful voice resonating from one of them . "Empress, you are finally back!" Looking at the crowd of ratmen and dwarves that were looking a bit puzzled by that sudden exclamation, Willem grabbed the two skeletons, not knowing which one was the good one, and brought them into a remote alley .

"Who are you? Wait for a second, you are a very big werewolf! Far too big for this planet . Is he …"

"Yes, I am part of the Demonic Army . Willem, subordinate of Lugash . " At the mention of this name, one of the skeletons suddenly began to stroke his chin, before looking a bit stunned . "You are from a.r.s.ene then! So it was true that Candaith and some others managed to land on this planet centuries ago . "

"How do you know that?" For the first time, Leilade questioned her envoy, since he shouldn't have known this . After all, she had only managed to realize the truth after infiltrating the mind of the Archmage . However, by that time, Malakov was already in such a pitiful state that he wouldn't be able to converse properly .

"You were gone for two years, Empress . During that period of time, a lot of things have changed . Too many things . Three new Heroes have appeared, but at the same time, the Archmage was killed . This caused everyone that had any intentions of harming Archet and Ymir shudder in fear . The magus was like the beacon of mankind, and with him falling, all the human nations lost their first protector . "

Stopping in his speech, he looked left and right, before speaking more quietly . "Also, his death provoked the leaking of many secrets, including the spell that is still trapping Meridiana, Kardel, and Davion . When I heard the name of this spell, I instantly realized that it was created by Candaith . After that and the new ally we gained thanks to you, I managed to learn the rest . "

If the lich hadn't known that Candaith was present in this world, he wouldn't have searched for the traces of others that could have been in the same situation . From the beginning, the Dark G.o.ds were some strangers compared to them . But the moment one of the legendary monsters was revealed to be a quite well-known acquaintance, it also meant the others were probably in the same situation .

"But that's not the place to talk about all of this . Let me guide you to a more appropriate location . " Leading the group, the two skeletons didn't forget the grab the wagon they left in the middle of the street . The sudden appearance of the dark soul and the giant werewolf made many of the bystanders raised their eyebrows, before learning the ident.i.ty of one . Soon, Leilade could see the gazes turned from wariness to friendliness, as they recognized her as the one that killed the Spider Queen .

"Here we are . Quite impressive I must say . " Starring at the building in front of them, they could see a vast complex of houses and storages spreading on dozens of meters . Right next to the entrance, two black skeletons, the same that followed Ymir for the conquest of Archet, were guarding the place . Beyond the stone doors, many more undead were busying themselves, accompanied by just a handful of dwarves and ratmen .

"Everyone had been chosen individually . Even here, the reach of the Organization is still felt . Fortunately, those outlaws didn't seem to care too much about what we are doing here . However, while you were away, they never stopped at trying to steal our secrets . Causing even Ymir to suffer injuries more than once . "

Walking easily inside the maze that was built there, Malakov finally opened a door that didn't seem to stand out at all . However, the interior was expensively decorated, with a lot of exquisite paintings and furniture . And it was not empty . Barely looking above the pile of papers he had to read, a human that was not too young but definitely not old suddenly fell backward, surprised by the sight of the black shadows .

"What the h.e.l.l? Who-Who are you?" s.h.i.+vering, he had never seen them before . One was like a cute little human girl . However, she was completely black, her face even less expressive than a mummy and her two white eyes looked ominous . As for her companion, it was a bloodthirsty beast that walked on his two legs . But just the sight of his sharp fangs and claws made him shudder .

"This is the Empress of the Underworld, Leilade Octavius . And Willem of a.r.s.ene . " Hearing the two names, he only knew about one . The one that killed the Archmage in such a cruel ploy that it terrified all the magus on this planet . Loudly swallowing his saliva, the merchant that enjoyed more the company of young women than anything else decided that he was not meant to be here .

"Your Highness, Majesty, Empress, I-I think I have something else to do . Elsewhere . " Quickly walking away, he did not forget to bow one time, two times, even three times, just in case . Seeing the visibly scared look in the eyes of the human, Malakov was a bit perplexed, as he could not have understood that reaction . After all, he worked with the undead for so many times, why being bothered now?

"He is someone from the Eltritch family, they …" Pausing for a second, he realized that she wouldn't care anyway . For her, they were just simple humans, that were not worthy enough to be remembered . "Never mind . Here are all the memories of the time you were gone . " Saying this, the white skeleton began to put his hand on his skull, before creating a very small blue ball . After that, the small fragment of the soul was quickly absorbed by Leilade, that in return duplicated it and gave it to Willem .

Following the small panting of pain from the werewolf, the soul began to organize her thoughts, gazing at all the memories . A few minutes pa.s.sed in silence, while the two were roaming from all the news, picking up what was really important . In the end, a flash of black pa.s.sed through the white eyes of Leilade, too fast to be noticed even by her herald . "So this is what happens here . I must say, you were extremely busy Malakov . "