A/N - Yay! I'm back! So, lemme make this clear in the beginning. This "story" is meant to be short and kinda skippy. It's covering all major events surrounding Herobrine that were left as mysteries during Legend of The End. With that said, if you haven't read Legend of The End, this will make total nonsense to you. So stop now and read that massive mess of a story! XD Again, as stated in the last chapter (least I think it was the last one?) this story will also go more in detail with Herobrine's inner turmoil as his grand scheme to simply use Steve and then kill him off back fires tremendously as he ends up falling in love with him instead. Hope y'all enjoy this small side story as I continue working on the next solid installment; Minecraft - Return of The Wither! Also, I don't own Minecraft or Herobrine or Steve... Sadness...

"Chapter I"

"The New Great Hero"

Years have passed. How many exactly? Fuck, they all just blend seamlessly together by this point.

The ruler of the hellish world known as the Nether calmly walked down one of the many long and narrow outdoor pathways that connected the massive Nether fortress, arms held loosely behind his back as he held his left wrist with his right hand, his mind going over all the different thoughts and organizing them as he made his way slowly towards the large portion of his fortress that held one of his studies.

He was to have another private meeting with his most faithful follower and see how things were going on the Overworld. Of course, still being trapped within the Nether, Herobrine was unable to have a face to face conversation with the Mob. They spoke to each other via the enchantment tables.

Locking himself in the medium sized room after instructing the two Zombie Pigmen that were standing guard by the door to leave, Herobrine sighed while walking up the few steps towards the table.

With a slow wave of his arm, the book upon the table lifted and opened up to a designated page. A plum of blue smoke left the pages and lifted into the air just above the hovering book, soon forming into a sphere. The haze then began to swirl until a clear image of the Overworld appeared before the demon. Before long, a white skeleton came into view, the Mob bowing its head to the Nether ruler until acknowledged by the demon; "Ah… Gaspard. It has been while my friend. How have things been within the Overworld lately?"

The Mob made a series of rattles as it spoke to its master, Herobrine nodding his head from time to time. Soon, the demon moved on to the real reason behind the connection. "Any sightings yet of the Hero?"

Gaspard gave a silent nod, causing Herobrine's heart to skip as his body tensed, "Really?! Where!?" He listened intently to every little detail the Mob had to offer, feeling his skin beginning to crawl with excitement as at last, he could finally put his plan into motion.

His white, empty eyes widened slightly in shock upon Gaspard speaking the name of the village this Steve seemed to have been residing in and had been discovered as the next Great Hero. "Sanderlorum you say? Heh, heh… it's been a while since I've been there… Think they'll remember me?" he asked in a mocking tone that earned the Mob he was speaking to to rattle with laughter.

"Excellent work, Gaspard. You've done well over these few hundred years. Stay close to that village and keep an even closer eye on this Steve human. Stay out of site and allow no harm to come to that man. It shouldn't take me long to figure out a way to escape." He instructed in a firm tone.

Upon receiving an obedient nod and salute, the Mob bowed its head once more before ending the connection on its end first, leaving Herobrine alone to his thoughts as he stared into the swirling blue haze.

Grinning widely while teleporting himself directly into his massive room, Herobrine slowly stride up with arrogant confidence towards the large cage that housed the main head of The Wither; "Well, well, well. Seems like things are finally going my way. I've found the new Hero." he whispered the last phrase as he stood before the metal bars, hands holding onto the bars made hot by the lava surrounding the alter the head sat upon not even bothered by the burning heat.

"All I have to do, is earn that little human's trust enough for him to lead me straight to The End. I'll slay that damn beast myself and slaughter the human before taking the egg for myself. I'll become the ruler of more than just the Nether. And just think… you kept saying I was just a fool. Well, look who's in pieces and locked within his own fortress? Being laughed at by the very one you told was a weak waste of space?" Herobrine mocked the silent black skull cruelly before pushing himself away and leaving to retire into his bedroom, laughing the entire way up the stairs.

Herobrine was surprised when he saw the image of Steve. He hadn't expected it to be the human he had watched being attacked by the Mobs while trying to find and rescue some little girl.

Regardless, he didn't allow this knowledge to interfere with his performance when he appeared to the human for the first time within the miner's dream.

Upon being so close to the human, he wasn't able to see why it wasn't until he became labeled the Great Hero that now the small village's whores were throwing themselves at Steve. He was an attractive man, certainly much more attractive than the other men of the village.

Whatever the cause, the rush of excitement that flowed through him upon the look of fear within those unnatural colored eyes caused Herobrine's skin to crawl pleasantly. He hoped he didn't feed too much fear into the human however. He was trying to win his trust over, not scare him to death before he even escaped the Nether.

Speaking of that, his idea for escaping came to him upon hearing from Gaspard that Steve and the two other miners were planning on taking that snot nosed little brat that had caused Steve so much trouble in the beginning with them mining. Having actually using that time to connect with Steve before actually approaching him in his dreams

He was a young and simple minded human. Herobrine was over confidant that he could manipulate the teen's mind enough to trick him into activating the portal deep within the mountain behind the village.

Deciding to allow Steve time to recover from his visitation, Herobrine spent his time busying himself around his fortress and getting things prepared for his escape. His plan was only just now going into motion. Much more preparation was needed.

He already sensed with just that first time visit he was dealing with a brave and strong human.

His face split in a wide grin as he chuckled darkly to himself, "It's been a while since I've been presented with a good challenge. I gladly accept."

"Dammit all to hell!" Herobrine roared while taking up an empty glass bottle from one of the many brewing stands that made up his lab and threw it against the far wall, not caring that it shattered upon impact.

How could this be happening?

He wasn't ready to return to the Over world yet. But now he was forced into expediting the matter upon his latest intrusion of the human's dreams. He didn't want to believe it, not wanting to be right. "Steve's body was far too hot against mine when I had him pinned against the wall…" he growled to the air around him, watching as one of the brewing stands began working of the potion he was making.

"He shouldn't have been that hot!" He continued to growl to himself while eying a silver coloured liquid gently dripping from the tip of the beaker and into the small bottle placed carefully underneath it.

After he left the human's dreams, Herobrine immediately went about viewing the man as he awoke from his sleep, cursing loudly to himself upon seeing the mark forming on the miner's temple.

"Fuck if I'm going to allow that human to die from a fucking fever. I've waited too fucking long to lose my chance at revenge to a fucking fever!" He continued to stare at the precious potion being brewed. "They'll never be able to beat the fever back enough to give him a chance. I have to use that child to escape the instant this finishes. I have to get this to Steve…"

Watching as the final few drops fell into the small bottle, Herobrine sighed through his nose while taking it up and securely placing the lip on it.

"It's now or never."

Opening one of the double doors that led outside, Herobrine paused for a moment while looking over his shoulder, a wide tooth baring grin spread across his face; "I'll be seeing you guys around. Stay safe…"

He stepped outside and shut the door to the Inn just before teleporting away and returning to the Nether to wait. He successfully delivered the potion containing the Ghast Tear needed to cure the Sandermilian Fever that was killing Steve.

He had managed to flawlessly get the teenage brat to active the portal just in time to save Steve, causing Herobrine's tensed body to relax slightly. His plan was finally in motion. Once Steve was recovered and healthy again, he would appear before him physically. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself while moving to stare at his reflection in a mirror.

"I truly don't look that bad in your form, Steve." the demon mused to himself while inspecting his appearance. "Anyway, it won't take long for that potion to cure him. Hope you're ready for me, Stevie."

Herobrine was having way too much fun actually interacting with Steve. It had been so long since he spoke to a human, and Steve was a great one to break the hundreds of year's silence. He was smart and strong, brave too. Nothing like the people of this island. Herobrine long ago guessed the miner was not of this land, but couldn't quite figure out where he could be from.

It was his eyes that were driving the demon crazy. He could've sworn his heard a legend or something about people with violet colored eyes but like the fuck he remembered at that moment.

While he stood in the human's home, he was pleased as he sensed the human becoming more and more at ease around him, feeling that everything was going perfectly according to plan as Steve continued to contemplate his offer to help him find the entrance into The End after gathering the Eyes needed to activate the portal

Watching as Steve at last looked away from him and towards the floor, he grinned at the human's words while shutting the door to his bedroom; "I'll… I'll think about. I'm going to bed now. Do whatever you want… Good-night."

Herobrine remained where he was left. Grinning widely and with a dark chuckle that echoed into Steve's room, he responded; "Sweet dreams…"

He knew the human didn't like where this was going. Too bad for Steve that Herobrine was loving it.

To Be Continued…

Another A/N - Hope y'all are enjoying it! This will literally only be like... five chapters at the most if I can stretch it that far, lol. Anyways, till next time, lovelies! Stay healthy! And out of my ER! Unless you bring brownies... or cupcakes... then I welcome you...