The Reborn King

by saentiel

It started five years ago when he fell from the sky. It started when Steve took him, despite his white eyes. He wasn't normal, and he can blame a promise that his past life made years ago. Apparently his old allies are reborn too, and they all have to save the world. Our hero has to adjust to being with others, even though he's used to being alone. Then again, his allies are too.

1. Him

A/N Hi, I'm SoulErrorArwitch, but you can call me Soul! If this is your first time reading any of my stories, it's nice to meet you. And if you have read A Hero's Destiny and my other stories, hello again! I already have several of these chapters written, and I plan on updating every weekend. I don't own Minecraft. Microsoft does. Well, enjoy The Reborn King!

Chapter 1:

Him

The strong wind swirling around him as he fell pushed strands of his hair in front of his eyes. He was practically numb with fear, unable to move. It was like he was having a dream where he would fall into a deep abyss. The feeling of hopelessness and dread filled his stomach, and as the clouds grew farther and farther away, he realized that he wasn't dreaming.

His body hit the water below hard, and started to sink to the depths of the ocean that he had landed in. He sunk in slow motion, losing his consciousness as he came closer to the bottom. I'm going to die. He thought, reaching up for the surface. I'm going to die! A bubble of air escaped his lips. Someone...Someone save me! I don't want to die!

Through his blurry vision, he saw the outline of someone diving into the water near him. He reached out for them as they came closer. "Help..." His vision faded to black.

When he awoke, he was greeted by the sight of a white-furred dog with a red collar sitting right on top of him. He jumped back in surprise, hitting his head on the back part of the bed. "Ouch." He muttered, rubbing the back of his head with his right hand. The minute the dog realized that he was awake, the dog started to lick his face. "Hey, stop that! That-That tickles!" He said, attempting to push the dog away.

"Sit boy!" The dog immediately jumped off of the bed and ran to the doorway where a man stood holding firewood. Instead of the boy being "attacked" by the dog, the dog was now jumping at the man's legs.

The man seemed strangely familiar to him. He was dressed in a simple blue t-shirt, jeans, and a pair of gray sneakers. The man smiled when he noticed that the boy was awake.

"I'm glad that you're okay now. I was really worried when Wolf and I," He gestured to his dog. "saw you falling out of the sky and into the ocean. Are you from Aether? I've heard that the creator lives there-" When he saw the boy's confused expression, he said, "I'm sorry if I'm talking too much right now, but the only company I've ever really had since I was little is Wolf. I mean, I can talk to the villagers, but they're not really friendly to me because of my resemblance to Him."

"Him? Who are you talking about?" The boy questioned, feet dangling off of the side of the bed.

"Well, you're not really supposed to say his name. I think it calls him up from the Nether or something. But since you don't know it, I'll tell you." He paused, as if for dramatic effect. "Herobrine."

"Herobrine? So he's the hero of salt?"

The man shrugged. "I guess so. Say, why do you wear those sunglasses?"

"Sunglasses?" To the boy's surprise, he realized that he was wearing sunglasses. He had noticed that the room was darker than it should be, but hadn't realized what the cause of it was. "I don't know." He answered truthfully. "I don't remember wearing them earlier." To be honest, I don't remember anything except my name, age, and birthday...He thought to himself.

"Then why don't you take them off?" The man questioned.

There was a moment of silence, followed by, "I hadn't thought of that." The boy reached up and pulled off his sunglasses. The minute he did so, the firewood tumbled out of the man's arms, and the wolf crouched behind the man and whimpered.

"What's wrong-"

"You're Him." The man whispered, his voice barely above a whisper. "I should have realized it. I should have known when I realized how much we looked a like."

The boy jumped out of the bed. "Are you alright?" He questioned, taking a step towards the man. The man jumped back away from him. In an act of peace, the boy put his hands up. "I'm not going to harm you-" Looking down, he saw that there was a diamond sword pointed at his neck. But as he gazed at it, he saw that it was shaking ever so slightly as the man held it out.

"Did you-did you come to kill me?!" The man managed to get out, fear in his blue eyes.

The boy shook his head. "No, I didn't."

"You're just trying to trick me."

"I didn't come to kill you-"

"Stop lying-"

"I'm not going to kill you!" The boy practically yelled. "Why would I...why would I want to take the life of someone else away?!" He took a deep breath. "I could never do that!"

The man went silent, and the boy picked up his sunglasses from the ground. "Thank you...Thank you for rescuing me." He headed towards the doorway.

"Steve." The man suddenly spoke.

"Huh?"

"My name is Steve. Steve Addams." He paused. "I was thinking that you should know my name if you're going to live here with me and Wolf."

The boy turned to face the man. "Are you sure?" He questioned with disbelief evident in his voice.

Steve nodded. "Of course! What's your name? I don't think you're Him, and I don't want to call you kid or boy all the time. I hated being called that when I was little."

The boy smiled. As he reached out to shake Steve's outstretched hand, he said, "I'm Levi. Levi Novelo!"