Chapter X: The Maid

Only the maid was left in that place. After a while that the white void disappeared, the maid walked towards a wall. She again opened her palm and raised her arm from bottom to the top.

A different colored void appeared behind her. It was color gray with a more tepid aura.

Just like how the man went towards the white void, she also disappeared while walking towards it.

The maid then reappeared inside a small room. Right after getting inside that small room, a letter popped up in front of her. It was an old-style letter containing detailed valuable information. It was floating in front of her face. The information written in the letter is as follows-

LETTER FROM THE LABYRINTH

Race: Human

Name: Von Raison

Beginning date: 1/20/20XX

Quietus date: 2/10/20XX

Affiliates: Ken Raison, Vida Raison, Carole Raison

Reason for death: Shot in the head with a gun

Reason for living: N/A (subject to change by the admins once deliberation is done)

Found value in life: (YES)/NO

Person's killed: N/A

Fair Judgement Imposed:

White Void (Eternal Bliss/ Highest Level Priority Reincarnation/ Paradise)(CHECK)

or

Black void (Endless Suffering/ Zero to Low-Level Priority Reincarnation/ Soul Consumption)

Labyrinth's caretaker affecting judgment imposed by the Labyrinth: None

Result Satisfactory Rate: 99%

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE.

(This letter shall be delivered to the admins prior to guiding another soul in this Labyrinth. Please do follow what is needed. The exact location of the Admin to visit is located in Floor 3, Room 7, A1- White Void, Deliberation Council)

She put away the letter for now in the small cabinet and then proceeded to the right side of the room and took off her clothes.

The room was quite small and was shaped like a box. In the top left were her bed, a mirror, and a small cabinet below it. On the top right was her bathroom with a small bathtub just big enough to fit her in. On the bottom right was her changing room and on the bottom left was her small kitchen.

Between the kitchen and the changing room was a small door from which she came after entering the gray void.

The room looked exactly as it was even before she came there. It was purposely designed that way from the very beginning. She doesn't even use the kitchen since she doesn't eat. All she ever does in that place was clean the room and bathe.

After taking off her clothes, she laid on the small bathtub that was prepared for her. Even though she couldn't feel, talk, and express any feelings, she still follows her routine to continue using the place.

Even though she should be feeling relaxed and enjoyed her time in the bathtub, her expression shows clearly that the experience was but all but null.

After bathing herself, she got of the bathtub and picked up her clothes from earlier. These clothes were filled with tears, sweat, and dirt. Instead of being washed, she throws it in a bin that was dark from the inside. It was like a dark void that swallows anything that was thrown in it.

She then went to her changing room and opened the big cabinet. It was filled with the same clothes, and it seems that new clothes of the same style are being magically put there for her use.

She then went to her bedroom and looked at the mirror as she groomed herself. Besides the mirror was a huge notepad that says-

THE LABYRINTH'S CARETAKER GUIDE:

-The caretaker must always meet up with the participants of this place. (Failure to meet them will lead to a disaster- both for the caretaker and the participant)

-The caretaker is the owner of the labyrinth but she is also imposed by its laws.

-The two jobs that the caretaker must do are to "guide the participants" and "take care of this place".

-The caretaker must let the humans do as they wish. Their subjective actions are also part of their judgment.

-You must remain without expression, a blank hollow shell. You do not have emotions. You are a puppet acting in accordance with what they willed you to be.

-You MUST not interfere with the labyrinth's judgment. In the case that you do interfere, the gravity of your punishment will be deliberated by the admins and your future shall be deemed according to it.

THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS YOU MUST OBEY. A PUPPET SHALL FOLLOW THE MASTER'S WILL AND SHALL ACT ACCORDING TO WHAT IS IMPOSED ON IT.

As she was grooming herself, a loud ring was heard from the small door. She then stopped as she was doing. It seems that it was a sign of something that she needed to do. She quickly grabbed the letter and went to the small door.

She opened the small door and was brought to a different place. The place she entered was of a different stature than that of the Labyrinth that she manages. It was all white from whence the eye can see. Only in the middle, there was a big skyscraper-like building that towers up until the heavens.

In that place, there are countless rabbit-eared maids walking towards the same destination. It was towards the direction of the tower. She quickly lined up in the queue and waited.

The line moved moderately slowly. It looked like a scene from a famous store selling mouth-watering dishes that people would die to line up for. Only in this case, all the people lining up are expressionless puppets made only to go there with the reason that was imposed upon them.

It was lucky that although the place was as bright as how the sun would shine on a sunny day, No sweat nor tiredness from any of them can be seen.

As she was beginning to come closer towards the tower, small flying eyeballs were seeing their every movement. The look of the flying creature was that of a big eyeball with wings. It moved fast and didn't position itself in one place. It continued to scout them as they enter the tower.

She finally entered the tower and looked at the letter for directions. 'The location of the Admin to visit is located in Floor 3, Room 7, A1- White Void, Deliberation Council.'

As she was walking towards the designated room, a lot of other stuff was also happening inside the tower. In the current floor 1, where she is right now, it was a floor designated for scrapping worn-out puppets like her. It was also the floor where new ones are created.

She continued to move until she reached floor 2. Floor 2 was for choosing where the puppet would be assigned. Not all puppets are to be the caretakers of a labyrinth, like her. Different jobs are given randomly and if they perform poorly, they are to be scrapped.

She doesn't remember all this but it was etched in her memory the moment she opened her eyes in this place. Even before the labyrinth, this was a place where she first came into existence.

She finally arrived on floor 3, room 7, AI - White Void, Deliberation Council. She opened the door and a big hug welcomed her inside. She was hugged by the Pontifex of that council as well as her creator.

While hugging her, she brushed her hair, just like how a small child rubs the hair of her doll. Yes, she was a puppet that was only given the freedom to do what is asked for her to do.

The Pontifex let go of her as soon as one of the members of the councils said, "Shall we start? There are still a lot of other meetings listed after this one." The pontifex let out a big sigh and said, "I was just enjoying myself with my beautiful creation. Oh well, I can visit her once I have free time."

Even though the concept of time is quite flexible in that place, the definition of what she said pertains to that everything is moving forward. She smiled back at the maid. It signaled a sign that she is to leave that place since the meeting is about to begin so she walked herself out.

After going out of that place, she proceeded to leave the tower. Once outside, she again opened her palm and raised her arm from bottom to the top. The gray void appeared again and she was transported back to the maid's room in the labyrinth.

Just after going back to that room, she again heard a ringing sound from the small door. She knows exactly what it might be so she prepared herself once more.

She opened the door and she disappeared from the room. Again, she appeared back in the Labyrinth ready to cater to the person that was in front of her. Remaining expressionless as nothing happened earlier, she proceeded to continue with her job once again.