Chapter Two: Unending Battles
Clover's P.O.V.
I smirked as I wandered around Ginsei's main base in Minecraft. I knew she was there getting ready for our fight. I didn't dare get within the range of the torchlight for I didn't want to be seen, not yet anyway. Suddenly I heard a zombie's dying cry. I look over to see an arrow in its chest before it disappeared. My ears perked up when I heard the sound of an Ender pearl breaking behind me. Before I can turn and look I feel a sword press against my neck. The scent of pine and cedar wash over me. It was Ginsei.
"Good Evening" I all but purred.
"Didn't see that coming huh?" She asked
"Actually no, I didn't" I admitted as I turned to face her.
Surprisingly she did not wear any armor. She had an enchanted diamond sword in one paw and an enchanted bow in the other.
Without saying a word I hold out a paw, my own diamond blade appearing in it. I move to lunge when suddenly she was gone. Realizing she had used another Enderpearl, I looked around when suddenly an arrow nailed me in the arm. I groaned in pain and looked at it to realize my fur was starting to catch fire.
'A flaming arrow?!' I thought and pulled it out then put out the flames. I looked towards where it had come from just in time to see another one soaring towards me. I dodged it and grinned, pulling out my own bag of Enderpearls, this was a battle of wits, after all.
. . .
We stood facing each other, panting heavily. We had long since run out of Enderpearls, our diamond swords had broken, and now we were trying hand to hand combat. But even in this we were evenly matched. This was getting frustrating, except for the first arrow that had hit me in the arm we had yet to land a blow on the other. But on the other hand, I was enjoying this; maybe I can use my real power for once.
A faint red aura surrounded my paws and I leapt at Gin, moving faster than before. Taken aback by this sudden boost in speed I managed to land a few blows before leaping back and brought my paws together in front of my chest. A red orb begins to form with strange darker red symbols floating around it I slowly draw my paws apart.
"Wait!" Gin suddenly called, breaking my focus and the orb seems to shatter apart.
I end up doing her seemingly trade-mark sneer out of anger and I glare at her.
"I've got to go, my parents want me up to go to school" She said.
I sighed, just when we were getting to the good part. "Alright, we'll finish this tonight" I grumbled.
She nodded her thanks and vanished, leaving a red-stone torch where she had been. I stared at it for a few minutes then laughed "I wonder if she leaves those around on servers just to fuck with people!" I mused.
. . .
Ginsei's P.O.V.
I groaned as I pulled off my nerve gear. My whole body ached, like I had really just fought Clover the entire night. I looked over at my sister's bed to see her sitting there watching me. She was a darker shade of grey than me, almost black. She wore a grey t-shirt and camo-pants. Her name? Lillyana. She was three years younger than me. "Come on Gin-nii! Get up!" She said grinning.
She was addicted to anime like I was to Minecraft.
I sat up, hissing softly in pain. Today was going to suck, I could just tell. As I dragged my ass outta bed I felt the sensation of being watched again. I looked out the window to see Clover standing on the side walk looking up at me. He winked held one finger to his lips. I narrowed my eyes and sneered at him.
I went downstairs to grab my stuff, ignoring my aching body. Once I was ready I sat in the car to wait for my mother and sister. I kept my eyes on where I had seen Clover from my window. Suddenly there was a knock on the door on the other side. I look over to see my mom with a black and white puppy in her arms. I had forgotten to walk my dog, Midnight.
I get out, leaving my bag in there. I take her from my mom and set her on the ground. I start walking down the hill we lived on with the puppy following. It didn't take long for me to hear paw steps behind me. Getting the feeling I knew who it was I sneered and said without looking "The trick to sneaking up on someone is to synch your steps with there's so they won't notice until it's too late"
A soft laugh "It sounds as if not even Herobrine could sneak up on you" a voice said, defiantly Clover's.
"No he couldn't 'cause I know the scent of Netherak way to well" I said with a shrug and looked over my shoulder at him to see him eyeing Midnight uneasily. 'Wait is he scared of dogs?' I wondered then stopped and turned to face him. Midnight trotted over towards him and he started taking steps back. I laughed when he tripped and fell flat on his ass with a pained groan.
"Midnight~" I called and she stopped licking Clover's face and came over to me, his fedora in her mouth. I gently took it from her mouth and walked over to him. I held it out to him and he snatched it from my paw. He got to his paws and put it on his head, then dusted himself off.
"Can you keep a leash on that thing?!" he grumbled and kept a weary eye on Midnight.
"What? Is the all-powerful 'Game Master' scared of a puppy?" I teased.
He snorted and glared at me, which was answer enough. "Here, she's friendly I swear" I say as I grab his paw and make him hold it near Midnight. She sniffed him then started licking him. I felt him tense and his tail flicked uneasily but gradually he relaxed and even started petting her. "I guess she isn't too bad…" He grumbled.
I chuckled softly and patted his head, which earned me a half-hearted glare. We ended up walking together the rest of the way. We talked a bit about various subjects. He seemed very at ease at the moment, even smiling a real smile, not his wicked smirk. I wondered briefly if there were two sides to him. Like "Clover" was a regular teen who had a great personality and loved video games with a passion and the "Game Master" was a darker more twisted version of himself? But the real question was which one was the real him? I decided not to ask in case of breaking this sense of peace he seemed to have.
When I had to go back home he vanished all of a sudden. I sighed and headed back home in silence. The day went on with no signs of Clover, which I found a bit odd. When I signed back into Minecraft, though, he was sitting in my base waiting. I motioned for him to leave and went to my chest to grab another sword. Once I went out to join him we just exchanged nods and our second duel began.
This sort of routine took shape. In the mornings we'd walk Midnight around before school then that night we'd meet in Minecraft to duel once more. This went on and on for weeks. Sadly, only on weekends could I get caught up on sleep so it wasn't long until I started slipping up during our battles. Thankfully the worst he'd give me would be a nasty bruise. At least that was until the 18th time we fought. He seemed to be behaving differently and then he did something I was not expecting…
