The Divine Engine

Rebecca awoke in an obviously sealed room, but she was at least on a sofa of sorts. She groaned as she managed to sit up, and looked around to find herself alone except for a woman sitting at a desk. She was wearing a white peaked cap, a white cloak, and a military dress uniform of some kind. The number of medals on her chest seemed to shift and distort, and she tried 3 times to count them before giving up.

"Good morning, Rebecca Astrid Ashe." The woman stated, looking up from her paperwork. "You've inadvertently stumbled upon forbidden knowledge."

"Not even going to introduce yourself?" Rebecca asked, still groggy from whatever Eigengrau did to her. "Even I do that before torture."

"My name is not important. I am the Divine Engine that powers this universe, and that is all you need to know." The woman answered curtly, a frown appearing on her face.

"Oh, I get it." Rebecca said, nodding. "You're the boss."

"In a matter of speaking. You've witnessed a breach of the veil, and under normal circumstances we would simply kill you."

"I can hear the however before you've even said it." Rebecca answered smugly. "Let me guess, I'm secretly going to save the world?"

"Far from it." The woman answered, still frowning. "Fortunately, you won't remember this conversation, so I'll tell you. You'll be indirectly responsible for dozens of tragedies culminating in the birth of the God of Hell. Millions of people will die either directly because of your actions, or indirectly."

Rebecca wasn't displeased at this, but she wasn't that pleased either. "My vision. My perfectly ordered utopia. Does it work?"

"That's not what this is about, Ashe." The woman answered curtly. "Let me be clear. The pocket dimension we pulled you out of, that creation of the advisers of the 30th Eternal Emperor? We're in the process of changing it right now."