For 2 000 years

I have been in a literal void for 2 000 years.

Normal mortals would probably think that much time is quite a lot , but for people like me - powerful and never aging , absolutely immortal , 2 000 years are nothing but the grains of dust passing by.

Although 2 000 years aren't nothing to me , they surely are to those fleshy things called 'humans'. Which brings us to where we are today.

I stared at the gape in space where images were projected , you could even call them a video. My trusty Butler, Schendwick was sitted next to me.

On what you ask ? Well , just because I'm in a void doesn't mean I don't have to be organised and the place surely doesn't necessarily have it be empty. Don't get me wrong , I didn't fill the void with unnecessary things , just little things - like a small square table with tea cups on them that never run out of tea, Schendwick's idea. I also had chairs of course and a tray of cookies. That was all.

See ? Nothing much.

Schendwick was staring at the video played in space with intensity and seriousness that shouldn't have been there. I found myself silently ridiculing him how he always tried his hard to impress me , and even going as far as to actually wear Butler clothing and that one eye piece of his hooked on his left eye. Man ,talk about being stiff.

" 2 000 years aren't enough for you to relax around me , huh. "

Schendwick was startled immediately and looked at me with self-pity leaking out of his face and eyes , I was hoping I didn't have to warp his personality in order for him to relax, let alone brainwash him.

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" I..forgive me for my foolish mistakes , how should I be in order to suit your preference ? "

" It's alright Schendwick, you recently became a butler three hundred thousand years ago so you won't quickly adapt to it. "

He nodded.

" But atleast try your best to speak your mind , this place is already boring with the emptiness. That's why I brought you along. "

He nodded once more. I decided to voice out what has been in my mind for quite a while.

" So what do you think about this one ? "

Schendwick turned his head to face the gape in space where the image of a particular world was being projected , with the gape in space being my screen, I could peek into places without being there or alerting the inhabitants in that particular place at the time that I was doing the act. Of course I could do all of that and more with just my own two eyes , but Schendwick couldn't and hence the gape was present for his convenience.

Speaking about him ,he had his eyes intensely focused on the 'screen' and his eyes darted around where he was staring at.

" Relax and just speak your mind , nobody is gonna kill you for it. "

" Fredrick and Platenus would decapitate me and have me suffer for 5 milleniums if they ever saw me not even bowing my head when speaking to you. "

" Don't worry , they aren't here now. "

Schendwick nodded once again and took a single glance before I saw his lips move , undoubtedly about to speak , there was a review I was waiting for after all.

" I think it's basically average. "

" Average ? Elaborate. "

" It's basically a copy and paste of what you'd normally see in one of those fantasy novels , movies and folktales those humans love to watch and some make up. "

" It's good that you know that some folktales have truth to them. My review of this world didn't differ from yours when I first saw it. Well let's just say , before I intervened. "

" Intervened ? I am sorry sir , what do you mean by that ? "

I looked at him and flashed him one of my smiles which left most people in wonder and suspicion. It was too early to reveal my hand now , too early to open up the cat box and see if the cat is either dead or alive.

Right now it was both alive and dead.

" Oh you'll see Schendwick , you'll see... "