(A/N : Hey! It's me! Author-san! I missed a weekly upload because of course (My laziness is agonizingly annoying), and I was busy getting ready for the 'big' school trip (It was mid)
I returned the day before yesterday and slept for like 30 hours
And now I'm sick. Just what I fucking needed
And because of that, this is only half the length of a normal chapter
Hopefully I'll have the other half out in a few days
Fuuuuuuuck)
(3rd Person Perspective)
The sun shone brightly, it's rays of light raining down on the earth, as a cold wind ruffled the leaves of the trees
*Tap* *Tap*
The sound of footsteps echoed, as a platinum haired girl with crimson red eyes advanced forwards, filled with determination
An inexplicable silence fell upon the place, as the ogres were waiting with baited breath for what would happen next
"You people, do you even know what you are doing?" A cold voice reverberated through their eardrums, causing them to freeze on the spot
"Do you know why you are doing this? Why are you angry? And why are you directing that anger at us?" the girl said, causing the ogres to be left at a loss for words. Especially the red haired one
The red haired one snarled, frowning his eyebrows deeply
How dare this despicable majin, who knows nothing of the pain they went through, try to lecture them
Seething with rage, his fear was overpowered by his sheer anger, causing him to put force on his knees, dashing towards the girl with platinum hair, with a hint of freshwater, a few violet purple strands peeking out from her dense locks
Before the red haired ogre even had a chance to notice, the clang of swords clashing together entered his ears, as something left his hands
His sword flew through the air, lodging itself in the bark of a tree in the distance
The red haired's eyes widened as he looked at his hands
But before he could even realize what was going on, a familiar voice echoed in his ears
"I've told you time and time again to not get swallowed up by anger. I wonder if your habit of discarding any advice given to you by your elders was inherited from me"
In an instant, the red haired ogre looked upwards, coming face to face with with deep crimson eyes, the same as his
His eyes widened even more that before, as he almost couldn't believe what he was seeing
"...Father" he mumbled in sheer shock
The other ogres behind him were just as surprised, mouths agape
Before the old Chief of the ogres had any chance to say anything, the red haired one spoke up
"Why did you just stop my strike?" The ogre hissed
The Chief of the ogres seemed a little hurt about the fact that the first thing his son did after their reunion is to suspect him
Sighing, the Chief looked at his son while shaking his head
"Put two and two together will you? How am I standing here in front of you right now?"
Something seemed to click within the red haired ogre
How was his father in front of him, heck, still alive after trying to face a hoard of thousands of abnormally strong pigs
It just didn't make sense
The feats of power his father showed right before their group ran away was indeed impressive, but it was still doubtful that he would be able to take on the whole wave of orcs all on his own
Even if the rest of the villagers stayed back to fight alongside him, his chances of victory still aren't clear
The red haired ogre doesn't know
He can't come to a conclusion
"Well, let me spill it out for you" The Chief said while looking at the platinum haired girl "This lady saved me—saved us"
While the Chief's word's hung in the air, familiar figures seemed to be materializing from nothingness in the red haired ogre's eyes
The red haired doubted his vision, but the presences he felt were real—too real
An unbelievable sight was unfolding in front of him
The ones he thought were dead, deceased, were suddenly appearing before him
It was almost too much for him to take in at once
But, snapping him out of his trance-like state, a voice was hear
"Aha, so that's your move huh? Impressive as always Ciel. So that's why I had this weird feeling that has been putting me on guard constantly. So things have accelerated huh?"
An androgynous figure, with long platinum hair adorning a hue of the color of the sky. If one looked closely, they could realize that the figure somewhat leaned to the masculine side, whereas the one who stepped forward earlier leaned to the feminine side. His golden crystalline eyes shinning so deeply that even the sunlight —and the mask they were hiding behind— couldn't dwarf their luminosity
"But why didn't Argos pick up this change?" The person mumbled "it's odd. It's as if there's a huge blank in it's vision..." He said while putting his hand on his chin "...It's almost as if the world is trying to avert my eyes"
The impression that the red haired ogre had of this person was one that he hadn't even realized up until now
Familiarity, Loyalty, Friendship, Fear, Dread
The End
Many emotions were wriggling around the red haired ogre's head, trying to make sense of each other yet failing spectacularly to do so
The red haired knows that he should either surrender or run right here and now, yet he can't bring himself to do so, against his better judgement
But, that 'thing' wore a mask
One similar the mask of the majin who was responsible for the loss of their homes
"Now son. Stand down. You very well know that it's for the best" the Chief said while eyeing down his son with a determined gaze
Hearing his father's voice one more time helped the red haired ogre to regain some of his cool
It is then and there that he made a decision
He unclenched his fists while hissing "Fine. I'll listen to what you have to say...for now"
"There you go, was that really so hard?" the Chief mumbled out in exasperation
The reconciliation between father and son was an emotional moment for most of the people there
For all but two people
"Are you finished?" A cold and mechanical voice resounded through everyone's ears
The Chief quickly snapped his head to the side before kneeling
"Yes. As you commanded, Ciel-sama" He said in a voice filled with resolve
Resolve to follow this through to the end
"Very well. Now you shall lead them to the village. Ask the hobgoblins and goblinas to help them get used to the place. Feel free to stay at the guest house. We will return shortly" She said as her eyes darted behind her back
"Since we have important things to talk about, after all" The other figure, who's physique and hair was almost completely identical to the first's retorted
Then, suddenly, within an infinitesimal moment, both figures disappeared into thin air
The rest of the 'audience' stood there speechless
What had just happened? No one knew
The two's abilities were a mystery within an enigma within a larger puzzle of incoherency
There was no sense to be made in the first place—Everyone unanimously came down to that conclusion
The silence was deafening, to all but one person who spectacularly failed to read the atmosphere
"So...uuhhh...We should get going, I guess?" the Chief broke the silence, saying that
Everyone else looked at each other, shrugging before following behind the Chief
(A/N : Words : 1221)