An enderpearl shot out of the oncoming tidal wave of darkness. The enderpearl hit the ground, and an Ender, two girls, and a wolf appeared. They were all covered in blood, and they raced across the deserted battlefield. Anyone still there was already dead.
And still, the Void spread.
Kryptid pulled the girls along with him. They reached the hill at the end of the battlefield, and Kryptid pulled them behind a large log that were going to use for firewood after the battle. He lit a torch just as the wave of darkness hit them.
The darkness was impenetrable. The torch barely kept the dark at bay, and Red and Blue huddled close to the light.
"It got through?" Blue asked, panting.
"Afraid so," Kryptid replied, looking around in the darkness. "Shit."
"What?"
"I can't see anything."
"So...?" Red asked. "We can't either."
"Yeah, but Enders have perfect night vision. But I can't see anything."
They sat in silence for a minute. Then Kryptid's head shot up.
"Did you hear that?" he asked, and Blue nodded.
"It sounded like a scre-." Suddenly, the torch went out. Within seconds Kryptid had lit it again, but Blue was gone. Red looked at him in alarm, and he scowled.
"Shit," he scowled, pulling his swords free of their scabbards. "Where are you..."
The torch went out again. Kryptid spun wildly in a circle, feeling his sword connect with something. He was able to pull a flint and steel from his cloak, and lit the log on fire. Red and Blue were laying down nearby, both unconscious. Blood dripped from his swords, and he looked down to see one of the most horrible creatures he had ever seen. Its neck was ripped open cleanly, probably from his swords, but the rest of its body was covered in sores and wounds, and its eyes were black and unseeing. It took Kryptid only a few seconds to realise the thing was still alive, twitching, reaching for him with its mangled limbs.
"Gross."
Once the monster was dead, Kryptid walked over to check on Blue and Red. Lupa, Red's wolf, was licking Red's face, trying to wake her up. Kryptid made his way over to the only tent he could see and began to search through it. He came back with a bucket fill of milk, and he dumped it on the girls. They jolted awake.
"What the hell just happened?" Red exclaimed, patting Lupa.
"You were attacked by that," he said, pointing to the monster's corpse.
"How long were we out for?" Blue asked.
"Only a few minutes. This thing took quite a beating," Kryptid kicked the corpse. It twitched, and he jumped back in alarm as it started to wake up.
"Oh for Notch's sake! It was dead!"
The monster lunged for him, bile foaming in its mouth. Kryptid teleported behind the creature, grabbing it in the process. He then teleported away. Within seconds he was back, stumbling into the light.
"I dropped it into a hole. I hope," he said, steadying himself on Blue. "We should probably leave, just in case. Those things will be all over the place soon."
"I guess we should go back to the town," Red said. Kryptid nodded.
"Let's go."
They each held a torch, and were running a tight group through the darkness, towards where Kryptid thought the town was. Lupa bounded alongside them, and occasionally they would catch a glimpse of something - whether monster or not - lumbering in the darkness. They didn't stay around to check.
After an hour of running, they stopped to rest.
"We need to keep moving," Blue said, and Kryptid raised an eyebrow.
"Why? If we don't stop we'll overwork ourselves. Possibly pass out before we're even half way there."
"Lief is still at the town," Blue exclaimed. Kryptid nodded.
"I wish I could say I noticed that thing not being here. We need to rest."
Blue looked to Red for support, but she was already napping.
"Fine. But not for long, please."
"You can be the one to wake her up then."
First chapter. Little short, but then you guys are the ones who have to deal with that ;D
~ Dark