21. Paradoxical Situation

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(A/N : I'll keep saying this every chapter, but if you want to be notified when I update (or when delaying said update), you should join the discord server that I made (the link is : https://discord.gg/XesR4HXSW8). I remember someone asking me if I had one some time ago so I figured I should make one, so, yea

Also, I have decided that I want to rewrite some, if not most chapters of this fanfic. I won't completely change the later ones, but the earlier ones are due for a massive overhaul, so I would recommend reading from the start once you start seeing [Rewrite] next to the titles of chapters (First Chapter Rewrite is already out))

(3rd Person Perspective)

The doors opened in front of the six ogres, revealing the flourishing town that laid behind them

That is exactly what did and did not happen

The ogres looked around, appalled looks on their faces

The sight in front of them found it unimportant to adorn any iota of sense

But that is what the ogres found even more...horrifying for the lack of a better word

The world looked...normal; Abnormally so

The town looked the same as it did before, large buildings all around , some being constructed, some others having been finished; Trees popping out here and there, ready to be cleared to make space for more buildings and the like

But it did not look the same

Very much on the contrary

Everything looked frozen, in stasis, unmoving

It was as if reality itself had stopped functioning

It was truly bizarre; As bizarre as something could get

However, it was at the same time that the ogres noticed

They noticed the fact that the ones that they were chasing after were still there, staring right through the very fabric that consists of their unnotable existence

"Now this is odd" The one whose eyes shone in gilded gold noted, seemingly confused yet not particularly displeased with this course of events

Meanwhile, the one next to him had thoughts of the exact opposite nature

"Could...Could it be..." She murmured while putting a hand on her chin. Her face portrayed the image of clarity, enlightenment...And mostly wariness

The ogres were...unsure of their fates

The reactions of the two were far, far from what they expected

And their own actions even farther

All of their thoughts united into one

They didn't know why they just chased after the leaders of this town soon-to-become nation

It was as if an instinct was tugging their minds, delving deep, telling them to do follow those two beings

Not only momentarily, but permanently

And it was exactly as 'she' feared

The moment those doors opened, Ciel instantly knew

The fact that things aren't what they may seem to be

The 6 ogre survivors; The only 6 who should have originally survived the orc invasion

The ones who kept serving Tempest until 'The End'

Their personalities, memories, their own very existence had been inscripted within a part of Rimuru's imaginary space. But they were still 'gone'

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