"Die!" As the witch raised a knife.
Swooosh!.....Thing...
"An arrow? Argh!" The witch whipped around.
"Hurry! I think I found him!"
"What are you doing? Get 'em!" The witch commanded, "Kill everyone of 'em let- argh!" As Jerald kicked the witch from nowhere.
"Hurry! Get Nick out of here! More mobs are coming!" Jerald turned back to the witch, "I didn't expect to see you here! Letting you go will give us the disadvantage!"
The witch gritted her teeth and tried to threw a potion but Jerald was faster and before she knew it, a sword went through her.
~~~
"Alex."
"Nick."
"Shan....dy."
Steve quietly gasped.
He then found himself looking face-to-face with Herobrine. He'd witnessed many of his crimes as he stared at his empty eyes. "You are one with me! There's no turning back!" Steve heard him say it.
Steve slowly opened his eyes and ,again, he found himself in that cold and dark cell. "Am I dreaming?" He told himself. It's been five days since he came here and he hadn't eaten any food and was dehydrated. He's stunned to have realized that he made it this far without food or water. "This must be the power of Herobrine." Steve pondered heavily. He once again closed his eyes and dream about the joyful past.
~~~
"Hey, Herobrine, wake up!" The gurad yelled at him as he poke the side of his head with a stick. Steve slowly opened his eyes but didn't flinched.
"Oi! Didn't you hear me?! Wake up!" The guard annoyingly shouted once more. Steve gave him an empty expression.
"You had some visitors." Steve thought he saw him smirked, "This is gonna be good!"
"Herobrine!"
Steve can't be imagining it! He knows that voice -wait, it can't be! Steve abruptly looked up and for a moment he thought he was dreaming again. "A-Alex?"
Alex was standing there! That same green eyes and beside her was an armored warrior he can't recognize clearly, the side of his forehead was burned and he had an ugly scar on the eyes, and...a strange girl standing beside him, who is she?
"N-nick? And?..." He trailed off trying to identify the newcomer, but, before he could say anything, Nick dashed at him and pinned him against the wall. Steve nervously stared at the sword Nick held so close on his throat. "What did you do to Steve?!"
The guards immediately moved as they threatened him with pointed weapons, "You! Move away from him! We received orders to let him live!" One of them gruffed.
"Why are you keeping him alive when he deserve to die!" Nick cursed.
"Nick! Just calm down. We are instructed by the higher-ups to get the truth from him and what's his real plan! I assume they didn't want you to kill him, knucklehead." Alex smiled and helped him calm down.
"Er...is that Steve? He-he look different." The blond-haired girl asked as she stared hard on him. "Something's wrong with his eyes!" She innocently said. "It's empty and glowing white."
"You better put your distance from him. He's not Steve. He's just using Steve's body as a vessel. It's the dark lord, Herobrine." Nick sternly warned him."He's very deceitful."
Alex chuckled, "My, my, Nick...you're so overprotective since she was cured a day ago. You are lucky Jerald and his men found you half-dead before the witch could kill you." Alex turned towards the blond girl, "Listen to him, Shandy. Nick's right, he's not Steve."
Hold up! Did he heard it right? Did Alex said the name Shandy, for real?!
"Did you say Shandy?" Steve weakly asked.
This seemed to surprised them.
"We have nothing to say, Herobrine. Now, tell us what are you plotting and why'd you let yourself get caught?" Alex sternly said.
This seemed to brighten him up a bit, "I see. I'm grateful to see you, alive. It's been a while since we are gathered like this, don't you agree with me Alex?" Steve weakly smiled.
This irritated Alex, who the hell do he think he is? She convinced herself that he's not the Steve they knew but Herobrine.
"Don't even try to deceive us! You're not Steve!" Alex dashed at him and tightly gripped his throat and came face-to-face with him with fire in her eyes.
"Alex! You're hurting him! Let go!" Shandy tried to help him but Nick stopped her.
"Stop! Didn't we tell you he's not Steve? His body is being used by Herobrine."
Shandy looked away, embarrassed.
"Tell us what are you up too!" Alex hissed.
Steve smiled and whispered, "You had a strong gripped, Alex."
Alex was shocked. It reminds him of the real Steve. She let go of him and stepped back, giving him a space to breath. "Now, tell us!"
"I can't believe that this eyes could turn my friends against me but I'm happy to see you all. I'll tell you why I'm here, neither you believe it or not ,but, in the next two days, prepare yourselves for an attack will be launched against Hypixel." Steve weakly stated. "A war is coming."
This made them all tensed up and they exchanged glances. Before any of them could confirm this from him, the guard came and hit him hard that he coughed blood.
"What the hell did you do that for?" Shandy glared at him.
"He's lying!" The guard replied.
"Why are you Hypixelyn so dumb? A war is coming and- argh!" The guard hit him again.
Nick came and placed a hand on his shoulder, "That's enough. I think you've done enough. Anyway, we're done here. I got the feeling he'll never say anything except this."
The guard gruffed and shook his hand off his shoulder. Nick heard him murmured, "If only he's not your former friend."
Alex, Shandy, and Nick exchanged glances before they went out. Alex glanced over her shoulder to him. Herobrine was just kneeling down ,silently, and his face is downcast. "You coming?" Shandy called.
"Yeah."
'War is coming' his words echoed in their ears. Is it true or is he trying to fool them?
~~~
"Curse it! Darn!" Null yelp.
Null was moving anxiously. Entity303 was watching him, he was leaning against a wall with his scythe in tuck. The Nether Lords were all perched around a long table. And, some of the high generals were standing up as they watched Null.
"How can this happen?" Null shouted hotly. "How did he escaped?"
No reply.
"Damn it! We need him back! How can he desert us like this?"
"I'll tell the reason. " Entity303 suddenly spoke up, "It's the will of the vessel."
"That's nonsense! He's long gone!" Null argued.
"Maybe. But, did you notice he seemed to be acting...strange this past days?" Entity303 softly said.
Null was speechless. The room suddenly became silent.
Entity303 sneered in the shadows, "As I thought so. I received from a reliable source that he was seen looking suspicious near a portal before he went in. It is also reported to me that he was taken as a prisoner in Hypixel Kingdom."
"How'd you know this all?" Null glared at him.
Entity303 wickedly grinned, "I had my ways."
"Where are you getting at, Entity?"
This pleases him and he his grin became wider, "I say we attack Hypixel at the same time rescue the lord. Then we can confirm if it's the will of the vessel or Herobrine himself."
His smart statements had attracted the attention of the lords and generals and soon was decided that they will do what he planned and appointed him as their Commander-in-Chief to lead the invasion.
Null is the only one who objected. "What are you planning?" He crossed his eyes at him.