AN There is something that I need to you to understand. I started this story a long time ago ad my writing style have changed since then. I re-wrote the first chapter and did a lot of work on it. I also had someone that is more familiar with English to beta-read it for me. I would rather wait until I have another person to do this however when I saw that I got a follow, I just couldn't wait until then. Also it is absolutely necessary for you guys to tell me if there are things that you find odd. Like reactions, interactions or if it's hard to follow. FINALY I would just like to say if anyone would like to be my official Beta, PM me. ON TO THE FUCKING STORY ALREADY! AN
Chapter 2: Dear diary.
In the middle of a forest, a house is located in a clearing. Inside said house is a girl who is writing something in a book.
It's been one year now since Martin disappeared. I have been searching for him all over Minecraftia. I have to tell him that Cupa explained the situation and that I know it was not his fault. But...
The girl could not get any further because the paper was too wet with tears. The girl, was Andr. She, Cupa and Winda had set out on a quest to find Martin, who had ran away the night she and him broke up. When they confronted Rot about it, he told them Martin came to him for help two days ago, and that he had promised Martin not to come after him. But he never said anything about helping Andr finding him. So Rot provided them with a map, or at least a copy of the map, an old friend of his had left behind. This map was mentioned in legends and was said to belong to someone who had travelled across all of Minecraftia. All his knowledge could be accessed through it.
Andr knew, and had known for a year now that Martin was out there somewhere, running around with the legendary Steve's Map. They had found traces of him, like old camping spots and occasionally small huts. The unsettling thing was that in all the camps after a few months, Andr was written in the dirt, or on the wall, and always in purple blood, like an enderman's blood. According to Andr, the blood was ender-like, but different somehow.
Andr had decided pretty early on that she wanted to write a diary, so she could keep track of what had happened, and to blow of some emotional steam.
However, things were, yet again, not to go as planned.
"Where are you? You dumbass!" Andr said to herself.
"Daughter, I must speak with you." Someone behind her spoke in a calm manor. It was a man's voice that sounded powerful and was full of pride.
"What is it father?" Andr said with a blank voice, hiding how she really was feeling at the moment. Despite the ruler of the Asteral Planes being her father, Andr never really was close to him. She was just the one who would be married to the next ruler to him, never a living person. She did not even bother to turn around as he spoke.
"Skelly has declared war on us." Her father told her.
"And now she is coming for me?" It was more of a statement than a question.
"..." (this is the face he is making XD)
When Andr finally turned around to face her father, he was gone, the only trace of him ever being there were some small purple particles swirling around. Andr decided to take action and warn Winda and Cupa about the coming encounter. In the last year Andr had become more mature and serious, but in the few fun moments of their journey she acted like her old self.
"Winda, Cupa! I have something to..." Andr did not get any further before half the house exploded. Andr was flung into a tree by the explosion and blacked out.
When she came to, Cupa and Winda were shaking her and saying her name, looking very worried.
"Oh thank Notch you're alive." Winda said as she took a relieved breath. Her purple robe was burnt in some places and was a bit torn.
Cupa was crying and hugging Andr tightly around the waist. She was not as banged up as Winda, but had some burn marks on her green hoodie too.
"What happened?" Andr asked them both as she was still half asleep.
"Skelly is attacking." Winda informed her in a serious manner. That seemed to have jumpstarted her memory, the explosion, her father's warning, Martin...
"We have to fight back!" Andr said with a confident voice. How hard can it be to take down a skeleton anyway?
"Right!" Both Cupa and Winda said in union.
- Music beginning - The phoenix, by Fallout boy -
Put on your war-paint!
Andr is putting on her combat gloves. Black, fingerless leather gloves with iron knuckles. She had became quite good at fighting in the last year, and combining that with teleporting and the naturally fast healing of an enderman, she was unstoppable. Winda wore a battle robe now. The new robe was also deep purple, but clung more to the body, making combat easier. Cupa had gone into serious mode, and was preparing to blow shit up.
You are a brick tied to me that's dragging me down,
Strike a match and ill burn you to the ground.
We are the jack-o-lanterns in July, setting fire to the sky.
The sunset was making the sky bright red, casting an orange glow over the trio.
Here it comes this arising tide, so c'mon.
They made their way towards the direction the attack came from, and walked over a small grassy hill.
Put on your war-paint.
Cross walks and crossed hearts and hope-to-dies, silver clouds with grey lining.
As they reached the top, they could see a big field from above. Andr fell to her knees with tears welling up in her eyes. Because in front of them, on the large field, row upon row with skeleton and zombie warriors where lined up and ready to attack. In the far back Skelly and Rot where commanding the army. Unlike popular belief, the Skeleton-people aren't skeletons themselves but have perfected the art of raising skeletons to fight for them. They were done for. Nothing could save them now.
So we can take the world back from the heart-attacked, one maniac at a time we will take it back.
From the skies a black orb of energy was descending, fast. It was not long until it crashed in the middle of the army, taking out the whole bowman sector, leaving a crater. At this point everyone, even the entire army, was looking closely at the smoke cloud that the 'thing' made.
You know time crawls on when you're waiting for the song to start, so dance alone to the beat of your heart!
As the smoke was clearing Andr could see a figure in the middle. A man dressed in a pure black slightly glowing coat. His body was toned with more of an athletic build. But the most outstanding feature was the blue freaking Mohawk! Only one person in Minecraftia has a Mohawk, and that someone... is Martin.
Hey young blood! Doesn't it feel, like our time is running out?
One huge ripped zombie was making his way towards Martin, but before he could get close Martin disappeared, and reappeared right in front of the zombie, punching its face in and sending it flying through the army and the hill Andr and Co were standing on and into the remains of Andr's temporarily home, destroying the rest of it. You may think he teleported, but Martin was actually running so fast it shouldn't be legal. Now the rest of the army where trying to get the jump on him but...
I'm goanna change you like remix! Then ill raise you like a phoenix!
Andr did not know how, but Martin was singlehandedly taking down an army of elite undead warriors. He was dodging and spinning, delivering devastating punches and kicks. He was moving his body in an incredible way. Cupa was speechless, and Winda was puking because some of the corpses did not look pretty.
Wearing our vintage misery, nope I think it looked a little better on me.
Martin was tearing more undead apart making it look like a dance.
I'm goanna change you like a remix! Then ill raise you like a phoenix!
Andr couldn't believe that this is the same Martin that was her boyfriend one year ago. He was not strong by any means... at least not this strong. What had happened to him?
Bring home the boys and scrap scrap metal the tanks!
Get hitched and make a career out of robing banks!
Because the world is just a teller and we are wearing black masks!
"You broke our spirit," says the note we pass!
Although Martin was absolutely ripping shit apart down there, he looked so miserable. As if, he was in pain. He then took a zombie by the head and tore his head apart by his eye sockets.
So we can take the world back from the heart-attacked!
One maniac at a time we will take it back.
You know time crawls on when you're waiting for the song to start.
So dance alone to the beat of your heart!
Hey young blood
Doesn't it feel like our time is running out?
I'm goanna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Wearing our vintage misery
No, I think it looked a little better on me
I'm goanna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Put on your war paint
While Martin's attention was directed at another huge zombie, a normal seized one flanked him and stabbed a pretty big broadsword trough his chest. Martin screamed out in pain and Andr was crying and screaming from the top of the hill. Martin then slowly turned around facing the smaller zombie. He proceeded to remove the sword, by ripping it out through his side splattering purple blood all over the ground. With another scream of pain from the boy, the huge gaping tear in his chest begun growing together again. A field of red energy begun appearing around Martin, his eyes glowing the same crimson red as the energy field. Then it all blew up, making dust and large chunks of ground scatter in all directions. When the smoke settled Martin was standing in the middle of a large crater, alone.
[4x:]
The war is won
Before it's begun
Release the doves
Surrender love
(Wave the white flag!)
Seeing her army being torn apart like it was nothing scared Skelly beyond belief. Never had she seen anything like this. This 'demon' couldn't be real!
Heeeeeey young blood
Doesn't it feel like our time is running out?
Martin was no longer surrounded in red energy and had begun slowly making his way towards Skelly and Rot on the other hill. His black cloak was flapping all around by the weak wind that had begun acting up, making him look like the bringer of death to Skelly.
I'm goanna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Wearing our vintage misery
No, I think it looked a little better on me
I'm goanna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Hey young blood
Doesn't it feel like our time is running out?
I'm goanna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
- end song -
The fear made Skelly lose concentration and gave Rot just enough time to rip himself out of her spell. However he was frozen in place as he was staring at Martin. He felt way too close for comfort to the slaughterhouse he just witnessed. It was impossible to tell what most of the corpses had once been. By now Martin was right in front of Skelly looking at her. And he was pissed.
"Wait are you that Martin guy? You are the good guy, you can't be..." Skelly was interrupted by a black one-handed longsword, made of pure energy, to her neck.
"The 'good guy', is no more. And thus anyone trying to hurt Andr will suffer my wrath!" And with those words, he cut her head off. Leaving behind a rather beautiful body, or that's what Rot thought anyway.
Martin then proceeded to point his sword towards Rot, giving him a look that could only mean: explain!
"Dude, Martin what are you doing, she was controlling me and using my men trough me."
"How do I know it's true?" Martin said in a cold voice.
"I'm your friend you... OH SHIT DUCK!"
"Why?" Martin said quickly.
"You DUMMY!" A female voice yelled from behind Martin.
Martin turned around to see a fist making its way towards his face. However, before it could make contact Martin avoided it and got ready to punch whoever it was in the stomach, but when he saw Andr's face he suddenly couldn't move his body.
Andr was so surprised about missing her target that she fell right into his arms, locking their lips in a kiss. Both teens got lost in the kiss for a while. For a second she could feel a warm and comforting feeling from Martin as he gently hugged her. Then suddenly is disappeared as Martin gently shoved her away, she then saw his face and he looked so sad and torn apart.
"I'm sorry. I need to get ready to kill Herobrine, only then will Notch let me kill myse... SLAP!" Martin was stunned. Even though he had inhuman powers her slaps still hurt like a bitch.
"YOU FUCKING IDIOT! WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU FOR A WHOLE YEAR, ONLY TO FIND OUT YOU WANT TO KILL YOURSELF BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED? I... I" Andr collapsed crying.
"I have kept away from you so that I won't hurt you again." Martin said as he looked away, guilt written all over his face. He was turning around and was getting ready to leave but her next words made him stop dead in his tracks.
"The only real way you hurt me was by leaving." Andr murmured.
"And what about cheating on you? Have you forgot that?" Martin was mad now. Why was she so persistent? He could obviously not keep his hands away from other women while being in a relationship.
"Cupa explained it all!" Andr was saying more loudly.
"What is there to explain? I ran away from you, probably had sex with Cupa in the forest! How can you possibly trust me after this?" Martin had fallen to his knees and was punching himself, the ground and other random objects while he was angrily flaming himself.
"Martin... What are you talking about?" Andr was more concerned now than angry.
"That is what happened, right?" Martin stared down at the ground while he said it.
"Don't you remember?" Andr questioned with wonder and concern in her voice.
"Only small pieces of memory from my time here are clear to me." Martin said as if feeling ashamed. "That is what sense I could make out of it."
"What happened was that Cupa's alternate personality almost raped you. I jumped to the wrong conclusion and thought it was your doing. By the way, how come you remember me? Gasp! Have you forgotten all the things we have done together?" At the end Andr's voice was fanatic.
"Are you kidding me? You are the ONLY thing I can remember. At least before I accidently injected myself with pure asteral crystals in that temple about a year ago.
Andr was at a loss of words for a little bit but then said "Stay with me, please."
"I missed you, so much" He muttered with a shaky voice. "But I can't. You have seen some of my power. If I were to accidently hurt you with it... I wouldn't be able to go on anymore."
"And what do you think you're doing by leaving me alone like that?" Andr was getting angry again.
"At last you're safe from my powers that way." Martin said with a sad tone.
"If you leave again... I'll Kill myself." Andr threatened and Martin knew she was serious.
"I uh... wa... I... ARRGGG FINE!" Martin shouted and smashed his fist in the ground. The impact opened a large ravine. Luckily it opened up in a path that went away from them. "Do you see? I'm DANGEROUS!"
"No, you can stop yourself! Were you not about to punch me when I came from behind just now?" Andr pointed out.
"Okay, I'll go!" Martin said as he finally gave in to the girl he loves. "Just promise me that you will stay away if I lose control."
"I promise." Andr said deadly serious. "Now let's go" she continued with a happy voice.
"Where?" Martin said. The next words Andr spoke left him in shock.
"Anywhere is fine with you." She said with a warm and genuine smile on her face.
"..." Martin was just frozen in shock.
"You will come and love me again like before, right?" Andr asked a bit worried.
"I never stopped loving you, my dear Andr." Martin said as he went in to kiss her, and she returned the kiss wholeheartedly. "I love you so much." He said as they separated. They then heard another voice.
"I just wanted to know why you became so evil. You were such a nice girl 30 years ago." Rot said to someone a bit away from the lovey-dovey teens. Martin looked over and saw Rot talking to Skelly. Before Martin could move in to do whatever he tried to, Andr took a hold of his hand and said "let's give her a chance to explain."
-Over to Rot-
"Is it not 10 years since we met last, Rot?" Skelly said with a look of wonder on her face. This surprised Rot.
"No, it's definitely 30 years." Rot assured her.
"Have I been under control for 20 years?" Skelly mumbled to herself.
"Let me guess, Herobrine?" Rot said as more of an statement than a question. Skelly nodded and turned to Andr and Martin with an apologetic expression.
"I am sorry for whatever I did to you. You can probably never forgive me but..." Skelly had begun crying, clearly very different from before.
"It's ok, besides I did just slaughter your army and beheaded you soooo... let's call it even." Martin said with an embarrassed expression, all previous anger forgotten. "By the way, how are you alive anyway?"
"They are just dead bones, nothing more, so don't beat yourself up over it, ok?" Skelly said in a happy tone. "And Rot revived me with his zombie powers."
"HEY! WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG?" Cupa yelled from the other side of the plains.
"Wait, Andr you said something about Cupa having an alternate personality?" Martin said very serious.
"Yea, wh..." Andr said before Martin disappeared, leaving only a shockwave behind, blowing up dust and winds powerful enough to throw them of their feet. He shot towards Cupa and Winda so fast that I looked like teleporting. He stopped in front of Cupa once again bringing with him a shockwave. Winda fell over and Cupa would have too had it not been for Martin holding her neck with an energy covered hand.
He then hoisted her up by her neck. But Cupa was standing in the same spot. It was like Martin was pulling another person out of Cupa. It was Charged Cupa.
"You" Martin said cold as ice. He, once again, was cloaked in a black coat of energy. His eyes were blood red and as the sun finally set, his eyes was the only thing you could see of him. He threw CC away and spoke to her in a demonic voice (imagine Smaug's voice from the hobbit) "You are the one who have caused me so much pain and suffering. AND THE DIRECT CAUSE FOR ANDR'S SUFFERING!"
He walked over to where she was laying, looking terrified. Martin then cloaked his hands in crimson energy and began trying to smash her to pieces. Had it not been for Andr teleporting behind him and stopping him, and almost getting smashed to bits herself, Martin would have killed CC. Andr then calmly told Martin. "She is not worth it. Leave it be." And then said to CC with a cold hating voice. "NOW BEGONE, FOREVER!" she pointed at the forest. The girl just looked terrified and franticly ran for the forest. Martin was holding his head in fear. He had almost smashed Andr with a force that surely would have killed her. He then decided again that he needed to get away from Andr but Andr didn't allow that.
When Martin had calmed down he turned towards Cupa and said "You are free from her now."
Cupa was so baffled she did not know what to say. She only muttered a small thank you.
Winda put a hand on Cupa's shoulder to comfort her and said. "Things will be better from now on." With a smile she turned towards Andr and Martin who once again where sharing small kisses and staring into each other's eyes. She then proceeded to smirk and say. "Get a room you two!" after a quick blush from the two lovebirds, Winda gave Martin a hug and asked him why he did not warn about splitting Cupa and CC. Martin explained he had to make it sudden so her mind wouldn't subconsciously protect itself and make the process harm her. He also explained that he fed the "spirit" of CC allot of energy and forced that energy to take material form.
"Is it that simple?" Winda asked sarcastically.
"In a nutshell, yes. If you're wondering about the science or details of it all then don't bother, the crystals in my body don't follow our physics so it's impossible to calculate any accurate scenario based on logic. Everything I know about these crystals, I know from experience." Martin explained. When everyone looked like question marks he sighted and said. "For all I know my blood can now make dirt into diamonds or randomly make me have to breathe leaves. In short it's impossible to say what it can or can't do." Everyone looked like they got the idea so he was satisfied.
The moon was a bit higher in the night sky so it was possible to see something now, besides it did not bother Martin or Andr since endermen had night vision and Martin's senses got boosted by the asteral crystals inside of him.
Andr turned towards Martin and jumped into his arms. He began swinging around with her in his arms both looking deep into each other's eyes. While they were swinging around Andr said. "Let's go." To which he replied. "Where my love?" The following moment was something he would never forget as long as he lives.
"Home." Andr said looking at Martin with tears of happiness dripping down.
"Yes. Let's go to our home Andr." Martin said also with tears in his eyes.
After that Rot and Skelly bid their farewells and headed over to the zombie kingdom. Winda and Cupa also decided to go to Winda's witch hut so that "the love birds" could get some private time.
But when Martin and Andr found the wreaked house with the zombie in it they both laughed their asses off.
With Martin's speed, power and enhanced mind it took no more than an hour to make it to the old home. He insisted on carrying Andr instead of teleporting. When they finally got to go lay down in their queen-sized bed they just lay there holding each other and occasionally sharing a kiss, until they fell asleep.
-the next morning-
Martin awoke and saw Andr looking down at him. He just reached his had up and touched her face with his hand and said: "You are real right? I'm not dreaming?" Andr just smiled and assured: "Yes I am real. And I'll be here for you forever." Martin hugged her and said: "Thank god. I was so scared that it was just another dream." Andr just smiled at him and after some making out, they decided to get breakfast.
While eating some pork Martin explained that his immense power boost came from the asteral crystal he accidently injected into his bloodstream. Overtime the crystal had merged with his blood and turned all his blood to liquid asteral crystallite. The crystal had gotten it's name because it has a strong connection to the asteral plains, and with the asteral plains being a domain which lay between all worlds it had dimensional powers never heard of. It's a mystery and miracle that the crystal had not killed him.
Andr was absolutely stunned. She had read about this crystal in fairy tales and children's books. The legend often refers to it as the tear of a goddess. It is said whomever it deems worthy shall be bestowed upon the powers of a god and anyone else trying to obtain its power will perish. "But wait, how do you know of my homeland?" Andr questioned.
"Oh that's easy. I was informed by the person who presented me to the crystal." Martin paused for a bit and said smugly "Princess Androne Asteria. Heir to the asteral throne." Martin just sat there across the table from Andr looking smugly at her. Andr was paralyzed in shock. "H-how do you know my full name?" Martin grew serious. "The person who informed me, was your father." Andr covered her face with her hands. "Did he show you his memories of my past? Like he did to the others?" Andr's voice was sad and was on the verge of crying. "Yes." Martin said calmly. "Then why do you still love me?" Andr was crying now. "Come with me." Martin dragged her outside with an unreadable expression on his face. He hugged her tightly and cloaked them in some sort of energy and shot off towards the air.
Moments later Andr opened her eyes and saw something amazing. She was on the fucking moon! She could see the sun and the planet Minecraftia was located on. All the stars where shining gently in the distance. "Andr." Martin said which drew her attention. "You may think that now that I know your past, I may not feel the same way about you as I did before. But it is because I now know you are as fucked up as me that I ask you the following question. Androne Asteria... will you marry me?" Martin was kneeling on one knee and holding a black little box with a golden ring in it which had the most beautiful purple crystal imbedded in it. He was looking at her with hope sparkling in his eyes. "Yes! YES I WILL MARRY YOU! Martin E. Verath." Andr screamed as she tackled Martin in a loving kiss.
After a while Andr got curious and asked "How come we can breathe here?"
"You see when I cloaked us in this energy it holds pressure in and it is directly connected with my energy so I can feed the inside and outside of the cloak with matter from my inventory, in this case oxygen. It also keeps you warm because I added some magmatic energy to the cloak." Martin explained happily. Andr was astounded by the things he could do with this power and understood why it was said to be feared all over Minecraftia. "And how did we get here?" Andr said smugly, knowing the only way he could have done it was by teleporting. "I jumped." Martin said as if nothing was out of the ordinary.
"WHAT?" Andr was shouting at him. "How is that possible, why didn't I feel it?"
"The cloak makes the area inside act like one solid block, protecting you from accelerating and decelerating." Martin explained further. Andr just shook her head. "You never cease to amaze me."
"Misses Asteria, I do believe you have forgotten something." Martin said with a heavy British accent as he held up the ring. Andr held out her hand and Martin put the ring on from there kissing her hand, looking up at her and saying. "From now and until the end of time, I am yours through thick and thin, bad times and good times, and I vow to protect, care and love you in all that time. You are the only one I will ever love, my dear Andr. Will you do the same for me?"
"Yes." She said with tears in her eyes. He then slipped on his own ring and hugged her. Tears were streaming down the faces of both teens. Andr could feel a warm feeling pulsing from the ring and asked "Martin where did you get this jewel?"
"It's my blood heheh." Martin said a bit nervous.
"I love it. I can feel your energy pulsing from it." She said smiling. "Let's teleport home so the re-entry won't kill us." Andr said and then the sound of "Woop" was heard and then they were in a place where everything was burning.
"Where is this?" Martin said a bit loudly to outdo the sound of the raging fire. But then he saw something that told him the exact location of their whereabouts. In the midst of the inferno their house was blazing in brilliant red flames. He then heard a demonic laugh from behind and over him. Andr and him turned around and saw a man with a light blue T-shirt, brown leather pants, brown hair and white glowing eyes. He was floating above the fires and looking down at them. This person is Herobrine.
"Ah. It is just so very easy to ruin human settlements is it not, chosen one?" he said in a mocking tone, using his favourite nickname to make fun of Martin. Martin was surrounded by the same black energy as before his eyes glowing crimson red. Everything even the air and flames is being pushed away by some invisible force. The ground started to give away under some strange pressure all around Andr and him. Martin disappeared and was instantly in front of the floating figure who was blocking a punch which held so much force that it blew away most of the fires and ripped large chunks of ground with it.
"Nahah. Don't be so eager. It is not nearly time for us to fight yet." He said still with that mocking tone in his inhuman voice. He grabbed Martin by the neck and hurled him into the ground only a few meters away from where Andr was standing. He then formed a light blue energy orb in his hand and hurled that to the ground too.
Where the ball hit, a portal opened up and began sucking things trough. Martin was crawling away slowly. However when he saw that Herobrine was about to hurt his wife all of the black energy disappeared and he focused all of his power on strengthening her cloak. This seemed to affect Herobrine in a strange way. He was now holding his head in pain and agony and soon retreated to what Martin assumed was another dimension.
The danger was gone but Martin had used too much power on Andr's protection so he was no longer strong enough to get away from the portal. He desperately clawed at the ground looking at Andr with tears, not wanting to leave his wife's side again. Right before he was sucked in he saw that Andr said something and he made out the words to be. "Come back to me." And with a sad smile, a few tears and a wave she said goodbye to her husband, possibly forever.
"NO ANDR! DON'T LEAVE ME! I NEED YOU! ANDR!" He screamed out in desperation as he tried to reach for her. He then disappeared into the portal with it imploding on itself shortly afterwards. Andr was left on the scorched battleground crying her eyes out. The edge of the fire was burning away the rest of the forest. She could feel sadness rivalling her own radiating from her wedding ring. 'It's my fault' she thought over and over again.
Martin was floating around in a place without anything except for millions of portals just like the one that had sucked him in. He was falling but he didn't care. He was too lost in agony to care. He didn't need to care. He didn't want to care. He didn't care. The only thing that matters was that he would never see Andr again. He was picking up speed and was thrown into another portal leading him to another universe.