The silver light of the moon shone through the crystal clear night, illuminating the jungle biome, and shining off the fur coats of ocelots that ran about. The songs of the crickets echoed through the vine covered trees, and the trickling of a nearby stream only added harmony to the chirping melody. Slowly making their way through the brush to experience first hand the wonders of the jungle biome, Jesse, Jane, and the rest of the New Order of the Stone followed behind. Petra, Axel, Olivia. They followed the twins, fighting through hoards of mobs. Through the months since becoming the New Order, their experience with combat had greatly enhanced, including the shining armor they all wore upon themselves.
After fighting the mobs, they were ready to continue their late night adventure they had set out for. In front of them lay a jungle temple made of stone, all covered in vines and other sorts of brush. Wasting no time to run in, they did, figuring out quickly how to unlock the secret passage in the floor. They had heard many things about this temple from Ivor. He was expecting for them to return to town with something from its treasury.
"I think I actually would've been disappointed if the floor didn't open up into a dark, creepy passageway." Axel chuckled at the sight of the long, winding staircase that led down into the dark. However, the faint glow of lava trickling down the stone walls provided the light needed to see, plus a bit of near-unbearable heat.
"This kinda reminds me of when we first found the Order's temple." Petra told Jane as they all began walking down the staircase. The redhead put her enchanted golden sword in her sheath after speaking.
Jane nodded, "It does. Although, there is definitely more lava here than there. We were just a scared bunch of noobs, back then."
Jesse burst out laughing, "Haha! Yeah, we had no idea what we were getting into. Hilarious!"
"And to think... that was just the beginning!" Olivia breathed out, beginning to fantasize.
Growing silent, they made it to the bottom of the staircase, finding a circle of chests.
"Bingo!" The twins shouted in unison. They scrambled to open each one, more than eager to see what was inside them. Jesse pulled out a cake, which was split evenly among all five of them. Jane found some diamonds and emeralds, which she eagerly stuffed into her inventory. Olivia found pairs of gold, iron and diamond horse armor, Petra discovered Ender Pearls, ingots, and some rare beat seeds, while Axel pulled out cookies and lapis. The group were more than pleased with their newfound treasures.
"Wait, there's one more thing in here!" Jesse called out, digging through the chest. Pulling out a glowing pair of what looked to be enchanted flint and steel, all their eyes popped wide. They began to marvel at the newfound treasure in Jesse's hands.
"That glow... is it some sort of enchantment?" Jane asked as she examined the flint and steel. She could almost feel a wave of power surging when she dared to touch if. The feeling made her change her mind.
"I don't know." Olivia shrugged, seeing that the glow was different than usual enchantments, "I've seen people put an Unbreaking enchantment on a flint and steel before, but that's not Unbreaking."
"You could give it a shot and find out!" Petra urged, to which Axel nodded in swift agreement. Jesse knelt towards the ground and struck the flint and steel together. A blinding flash surged around them for a moment before disappearing. They could all agree that none of them had ever seen flint and steel do such a thing before.
Deciding to run and leave the temple at the sudden sound of approaching zombies, they ran up the stairs, trying to avoid streams of lava, as well as other mobs that has spawned. The smell of spider guts as they cut through them was a protruding stench, yet they continued to make their way out, finally escaping safely with their treasures. Signature combat moves they had used such as the Warrior Whip, Redstone Rap, Builders Bump and Griefer Grab all came in absolute handy. They began praising each other for a job well done. Jesse even struck an old tree stump with the flint and steel out of curiosity, and sky blue flames came burning to life.
"Well well. Where'd you get the new toy?" A teasing voice came from beside them and they all turned, seeing a young man they recognized come out from the trees with another man and woman. It was Lukas' old Ocelot gang by the names of Aiden, Gill and Maya. Aiden, the one who had spoken, approached with an enchanted diamond sword held tightly in his right hand, along with a sinister grin spread across his face.
"Looks a little sophisticated for you, Jesse." Aiden teased, "And your sister. Ah, can't ever forget her. Especially not after our little... discussion during that Endercon building competition. She's feisty! I like that in a woman."
"What do you want, Aiden?" Jesse snapped, greatly disliking what was being said about his twin sister, "What are you and the Ocelots doing here?"
Aiden rolled his emerald green eyes, "The Ocelots were Lukas' gang. We ditched that name just like we ditched him."
"Yeah, we rebranded!" Maya added in, acting like the airhead she was, "We're the Blaze Rods now."
"Oh that's too bad, I liked the Ocelots better." Jane teased in Aiden's face, making his jaw clench.
"That's what I said." Gill mumbled under his breath, earning a death glare from his leader.
"Where's Lukas, huh?" Aiden asked, noticing the blonde haired man was not in their presence, "The minute the Order decided you were cool, he wouldn't stop sniffing around you like a tamed dog."
"You take that back!" Petra shouted in anger, "Lukas is ten times the man you are."
"Yeah, Lukas is a hero, which is more than I can say for any of you creeps." Jesse concluded, not willing to back down for even a second.
Looking down at the enchanted flint and steel still in Jesse's hands, Aiden hissed,
"You probably think that thing makes you so special. Classic Jesse... and his dumb sister. You take all the best stuff and never give anyone else a chance. That should've been ours! It's just what I'd expect from someone as small-minded as you." Pointing his sword at Jane, he threatened, "Hand over the flint and steel! Don't make me ask again."
Jesse pulled out his own sword. "Don't you dare threaten or hurt my sister." He growled, his voice sounding like dripping venom. The rest of the New Order pulled out their weapons, ready for a fight.
"Some heroes you are!" Aiden yelled, "Fine. But what hope do we have when 'heroes' like you are throwing your weight around like this?! It's not always going to be this way, though." Turning around to leave, the Blaze Rods departed in a furry. The New Order decided they should head back to town, but the sight of what they had just seen was enough to make them realize that Aiden was different, and for all the wrong reasons. They needed to be careful.