50 The Point of No Return (1/2)
”You get a wonderful view, from the point of no return.”
-Terry Pratchett
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I looked at the clock and it's now 5 minute-minus before the gates would finally open.
Ok, this is perfect. I should now re-start the 'Low-key' plan, although I don't see myself to be THAT 'Low-key' anytime soon. Not while a Japanese little girl is with me and not with this baggage. Well, I simply can't leave her alone.
We then got ourselves in the southernmost part of the city through the hand-made transportation I made using only the pen's ink. Pretty handy isn't it?
At the back of a facility, away from the gazes of everyone, I then undid the power, the moment the gate became vividly visible. I wouldn't want my identity of being a Herrscher, revealed due to a superfluous reason.
And then we, alongside a vast number of 'others' found ourselves facing a very large gate, and a very peculiar looking one, set to fit the atmosphere of 'Chaos' as the faction's name suggests. It is rather dull in color and is designed with bones and skulls all inlaid in a larger metallic piece, that forms this putrid-looking threshold. Well, I kinda like it...
This gate...it is what leads to the outside world they call as the third realm, ”Naethervale”...
Wait, Is this gate always here? Hmmm. It's not the proper time to think of such a crude matter.
It is so crowded... I now understand why that failure of a goddess only wanted to regroup outside.
I looked around, still with Shiro holding my hand looking rather sleepy...Now, that I look at it, these people chose to destroy their own race, for whatever reason there is. But, this number is simply not quite right... For a 300 thousand remaining population, this would be only around a thousand here. Does this mean that we are awfully outnumbered?
I should not be too surprised though... Lacrimosa even implicitly said the same thing.
”Is everyone now in the gates? ” The public address system again sounded...
”Well, looks like it...apparently. There's no such person now who would defy any command coming from you extravagant deities.” I thought.
”This is now the path that you chose to face. Standing north, the people who chose to save their mankind despite the opaque future it still believes... Standing south, the outnumbered people who chose 'Chaos' for their own race. Now, let us see which is the naive decision. Are you seeing this Alexandra? Everyone's ready to go!”
”Uhmmm. Yes. Yes. Ehehehehehe. ” The homeroom teacher slash, announcer, began to talk for the first time...And that, is definitely not the voice of someone who does not know what is happening. I feel you, sensei. Truly.
”Ok then everyone! Last tip... Listen to the Anima awaiting your arrival, kay?... And just be nice to the denizens there, you would not want to be eaten raw don't you? From there, learn the extents of your powers, ok? But, don't be inactive too much! That would be a penalty of Death! Ok then, further instructions would be given the moment you settle yourselves outside. THE GATES ARE HEREBY OPENED!” the deity ecstatically announced...
A creaking noise is then heard as the weird and gargantuan gate started opening. I looked at the clock. It's now, 3:09 AM. Nine-minute delay of what was agreed, yet not caring for the minor details, everyone is shunned by the fact that 'Here we are, in a world we never wanted and neither did we deserve'.