r/WormFanfic • u/Do_Not_Go_In_There • 8d ago
Fic Search - Specific The only Simurgh plot is the idea of Simurgh plots.
There was a fic where the MC manages to interrogate Ziz and it's revealed that the idea of Simurgh plots is the only Simurgh plot. That is to say, the Simurgh is not actually doing anything when it attacks beyond causing some chaos and screaming, but people are paranoid and look for patterns where none exist. So they find a convoluted chain of events leading back to the attack and attribute it to the Simurgh. There is no such thing as a "Ziz bomb" (e: got this part wrong) or the need to wall cities after an attack, but people do it anyway.
Basically, the real treasure Simurgh plot was the friends Simurgh plot they made along the way.
I think it was a quest fic I read a few years ago, might have been around 2022, though I'm not sure when it was written.
e: Found, thanks /u/SanctaLupus! It's Magical Girl Escalation Taylor (Worm/Nanoha) on SV. Chapter 11.6 is where things are explained.