Obligatory Author's Note:

Hello there and thank you for choosing this story. This is my first fanfic outside of anime or manga so I'm kind of nervous about it. This story is about the characters Rythian and Zoeya from a Yogscast Minecraft Tekkit series on YouTube. I have recently joined the fandom and decided to try my hand at writing a story. You will see a lot of influence from the fan base as well as some from other fandoms and series such as my most recent anime series I finished Shakugan no Shana (if you've seen the third season you'll probably see the influence right away xD). I hope you enjoy this story whether you know about the Zoethian ship or not. I'll try my best to make it relatable to anyone who knows a bit about what I'm talking about here. Cheers. C:

They sat in shadows, a dim light flickering before each of them. Their number totaled a handful and their candles each glimmered their own unique color- one gold, one azure, one rust, one violet and one silver. Each figure sat crouched near their respective lights, warming their darkened appendages in complete silence until the time arrived. The distant clicks of a time keeping device residing nowhere and yet everywhere trotted along the path of time in a never ending journey.
Tick… Tock… Tick… Tock…
The figures, while normally beacons of calm and serenity, were restless and ready to undergo the proceedings that they had been called together for on such short notice. Their usual stoicism was replaced by furrowed brows and heavy sighs. They were called to join quickly so they would not have to wait long and still the minutes that ticked by were torturous.
Tick… Tock… Tick… Tock… Buhm! Buhm! Buhm! Buhm!
The bells rang, again, from nowhere and everywhere at once. The figures lifted their heads and removed their hoods as their candles flickered and cast an eerily brighter glow all around without the flames growing at all. All five of the figures nodded to one another and looked to one, that one which lay claim to the candle of violet.

"You know why you have been gathered here," they murmured in a voice that seemed to resonate in each of the others' minds.
"Yes, the balance has been tipped. Minecraftia, The End and The Nether no longer harmonize. There is deep unrest in the universe and we must find a way to restore equality," said the one of azure flame.
"Do we even know how this happened to begin with?"
The one entrusted with the silver flame shook their head.
"Not yet. All we know is that Minecraftia has begun to lose its power of being. The Nether and The End are becoming too great."
"I thought we had fixed this issue many times before- when we allowed the Humans to enter The Nether, when we let those of The Nether pass through the Nether Portals the humans had constructed and once again when we allowed those of The End to cross the planes. Then we even let the Humans pass into The End to combat the Enderdragon-"
"Not to mention the Humans' power of creation itself," the azure flame keeper interrupted, "How can Mincraftia still be dragging behind the others?"
Silence overcame them as they all sat deep in thought, pondering the question brought forth. They had worked so hard, what went wrong?

The one overseeing the rust colored flame was the first to speak after the uncomfortable silence.
"… Will we have to start anew?"
"Not yet," the violet keeper said calmly, "I don't believe it has come down to that just yet, Ru. I believe we've just been looking at this the wrong way."
"What more can we do? We've let the worlds cross-over in many attempts to keep the balance. We have no other means."
"I don't think the crossing of worlds has been much of a solution at all," the figure huddled over the gold flame muttered.
"Go, I think you are right. The crossing of worlds has only been a bandage on the wounds of the worlds hemorrhaging their power of being. I'm thinking of a crossing of a different kind."
The silver keeper's features knotted in thought. "You don't mean… Of beings… Do you?"
"That's absurd," the keeper of the rust colored candle shouted, "It has never been done before! The consequences could be dire!"
"Calm down, Ru, let them speak," said the azure candle holder.
"Thank you, Az," the violet keeper said calmly, "It is true, the crossing of being has never been attempted before but our 'solutions' so far were only temporary fixes. We've done nothing that has kept the balance for long at all."
"What makes you think that crossing beings would do much better?"
"The steady progression of evolution in Minecraftia is a good indication that a little nudge for the crossings of beings would help balance the power that Minecraftia is still somehow losing at an alarming rate."
"Should we really interfere in the creation of new beings? How would that not offset the balance even farther? Or even tip the balance too far in favor of Minecraftia?"
"I'm not saying it wouldn't, Si, but we won't know until we try something."
"Is there a way to try this without endangering the balance farther?"
The group sat in silence for a few moments, pondering the gold keeper's query.
"I don't see a way. We cannot run simulations for something this unprecedented."
The azure candle holder was troubled by the concept but as equally intrigued. "We should give this a try. We are out of other options and if the outcome is catastrophic in any way we can start anew as a last resort."
"I don't like this idea one bit," said the keeper of the rust colored candle.
"Neither do I, Ru, but we have no other choice. The power of being in Minecraftia is draining as we speak. Something must be at least attempted or all our hard work will be for naught."

The words of the keeper of the silver flame hit home with the entire group. They had worked for many, many years to keep the worlds in equal balance and giving up without trying one last thing seemed like a far worse blow to their pride and ethic as the overseers of the universe than prying into the natural order.
"How do we start then?"
"We should determine what beings we will cross."
"How shall we determine that?"
"We are still the overseers and still hold our oath to meddle as little as possible in the natural order of things as they are currently. I believe we should find the beings in Minecraftia that will resist the least to the crossing. We will have to force this in the interest of time but hopefully no more than necessary."
"I don't see a way of finding the being most susceptible in Minecraftia without experimentation and that could take a long time, more time than we may have."
"Why not humans?"
"Humans? Why is that your first choice, Az?"
"Their purpose in Minecraftia is still not quite determined but they are intelligent and adapt to change much better and faster than any other being in Minecraftia. In the short time they've existed they have learned more than any other being in their world. If they are not the most susceptible to change than I couldn't tell you what being is."

"Az brings up a good point. I fear crossing those from The End and The Nether with any other being in Minecraftia would not give us the results we desire. If we must experiment to find our best fit I believe starting with the humans would be best in the interest of time."
"Then what of the other worlds?"
"The End would have to be the Endermen. Crossing with the Enderdragon would be a step too far in harmonizing the power of being between worlds. We have said from the beginning that the dragon cannot enter the world of Minecraftia and, crossed with a human or not, I believe that decision should still stand."
"You're sure of this, Go?"
"That is my final opinion, yes."
"I can see the power of the Enderdragon in the shell of a human being far too much. I highly doubt the human part could contain such power and would end up being destroyed eventually, if not immediately."
"Then all that remains is what to choose from the Nether."
"Well it certainly can't be the Pigmen. Their natural crossing has already left them rather unstable."
"Agreed. All that's left are the Blazes and the Ghasts," the violet keeper said.
"I believe the Ghasts have the same problem of being quite weak although in a different way. I don't see their crossing with humans helping to stabilize the balance at all."
"I see. We need a being that will add the greatest power of being to Minecraftia without overtaking the human. Of those from The Nether I see the Blazes being the best fit. They are strong but not overly powerful. I will second that reasoning, Si."
The keeper of the rust colored flame sat rather quietly as the others drabbled on about which beings to cross with what. In truth the rust keeper was still adamantly against the whole idea but found that the others were charging ahead despite the rust keeper's objections and fears. They wanted to tell the others that they had a strong feeling of foreboding about the idea entirely, that the group was taking too much liberty with their power too soon. With dread in their being the rust flame keeper chose to let the others do the deciding- Ru would have no part in whatever they were doing.

"Then is it decided that we will cross a human with an Enderman and another with a Blaze?"
"Aye."
"Aye."
"Aye."
Silence fell on the group as they waited for one more response from the one who had remained quiet throughout the decision making.
"Ru? What say you?"
"Do what you must," they said, ready to snuff out their flame, "I will have nothing to do with this experiment."
"In this case then majority rules in favor with your abstinence, Ru. The plan will commence with the new cycle in precisely one-hundred ninety-two hours. We are hereby dismissed."
One by one the candles were snuffed out and with the light the beings left to prepare for their plan.