Emma lunged at the insane version of herself, but Marcus grabbed her arm and yanked her backward.
"Don't touch her!" he shouted. "If two versions of the same person make contact, both realities will collapse!"
The crazy Emma giggled and clapped her hands. "Oh, Marcus remembers his time-walking rules! Too bad he's too late to save anyone."
"What do you mean too late?" Emma demanded, struggling against Marcus's grip.
"Because I already told the Necro-Sovereign how to win," the insane Emma sang. "I gave it the one piece of information it needed to destroy everything!"
The Necro-Sovereign's bony face split into a terrible grin. "Thank you for that, my broken little puppet."
Emma felt her heart racing. "What did she tell you?"
"The location of the Original Death," the monster whispered. "The very first death that ever happened in any universe."
Marcus went pale. "No. That's impossible. The Original Death was hidden—"
