Hello again readers! I told you this chapter would take longer but it is longer so I hope you enjoy.

Now for replies to reviews!

ZambleTheZombie- I'm glad you like it ^-^ !

StressOfWriting- Thanks for the constructive criticism! I never really thought about the whole "legend" thing that way and if you look back at the end now it's not a legend anymore. I had originally intended for the tear to be a new discovery anyway and you will see Herobrine trying to figure out how he was healed in this chapter. I've decided to keep Steve as Notch's sort of "right hand man" so to speak and have him go where Notch goes and so I can have Notch talking, because I don't like having long periods of where people are alone and have to explain things through thought. I'm glad you enjoyed his reactions and I really didn't think I did a very good job with his pain but you liked it so I must have done something right :). Oh yeah for the ages Notch is 24 or something, Herobrine is 18, Steve is 18, and Lydia who is coming in the next chapter is 16.

aajjmm1- I know you sent a PM but I wanted to reply to it anyway lol. Btw it wasn't your phone that did that it's because I write on my phone then Email it to myself so I can get it on a computer but I didn't put it in word so it kept the "Font and color" from the notes section of my phone. Thank you for all the grammar fixes, I'm not very good with grammar so it was very helpful and I have gone back and fixed the issues :D.

Ch. 3- Second Chance

Ghast's POV

I felt the human begin to stir and I realized that I had to find a new place to build a nest soon or else when it woke up the human would see it was being carried by a ghast and freak out. I quickly decided on a cave that was large enough to fit us both. I floated down to it and while holding the human in my two front tentacles used the other seven to move blocks around creating a sort of nest for me and a smaller nest for the human. I placed it down on in the nest and went to go curl up on mine. I had made sure I was blocking the exit so that if it woke up it couldn't run away. I slowly fell asleep to the quiet breathing of the human.

Herobrine's POV

I woke up with a start and wiped the sweat off my face. I looked around and noticed a large white blob laying in front of the entrance to the cave I was in.

How the heck did I get here? I thought slowly standing up. I then realized something, all the pain was gone. My head felt fine and I could stand up without stumbling, it was like I didn't have Vivainfernum anymore. All the confusion about the cave and the white blob disappeared and was replaced with confusion about the missing pain.

I should be dead! Not that I'm complaining but the only explanation of me not being dead is that... I don't have Vivainfernum anymore. My mind was kicked into overdrive as I tried figure out how the disease wasn't still roaming inside me. Suddenly I heard a small groan echo around the cave. I traced the sound to the white thing that was blocking my exit. I slowly approached the blob and realized it was a ghast. I leaped back about five feet and remembered that I had a pickaxe. I face palmed and ran over to the wall the exit was on and I began to mine fast as I could, unfortunately the ghast wasn't a very light sleeper. It started to stir and I mined even faster.

Why is this wall so freaking think! I thought. The ghast used its tentacles to sit upright and it turned towards all the noise I was making. It noticed that I was trying to get away and reached into the hole with its tentacles. I tried to get away but I just couldn't move fast enough and the ghast wrapped its front two tentacles around my waist. I squirmed attempting to escape from the ghast's grip.

"Please don't run away" it said pleadingly.

I froze, "I didn't know ghast's could talk!" I said baffled from the new discovery.

"We'll we're usually too busy trying to kill you" it said chuckling.

I was silent for a while trying to process the crazy things that were happening.

"Why haven't you killed me yet then?" I asked

"It's kind of a long story" it answered.

"Well I've got time" I said still a little shaken.

It told me about the destruction of its home and the death of its child. She (I knew it was a she by the whole child thing) told me how she fought for her home but wasn't strong enough. She told me how she found me and decided to care for me as if I were her own child. I couldn't believe it, this ghast had gone through so much but still found the kindness in her heart to take me in. I was again silent and just sat there thinking about what I just heard.

"My names Anima if you were wondering" she said quietly as if she was trying not to scare me.

"Oh um mines Herobrine" I said.

Anima looked at me intently and then said "I'm going to put you down but you have to promise that you won't run away."

I looked at her and nodded slightly.

"Promise me" she said sternly.

"Ugh fine I promise" I said. She put me down and I finally had a chance to take a good look at the cave we were in. It was a fairly large cave that could comfortably hold a few ender dragons. There were two nest looking things, a large one which Anima was sitting in and a smaller one which was the one I had woke up in.

"How did you find me?" I asked

"Let's just say you scream really loudly" she said smiling.

When she said that my brain suddenly turned back to why I wasn't dead. I had escaped death twice now, one, my Vivainfernum was somehow gone and two, this ghast didn't want to kill me.

"Did you happen to do something to me when you found me or when you brought me here?" I said gesturing to our surroundings.

"Well now that I think about it one of my tears fell on your head but why does that matter?" She questioned curiously.

"The thing is the whole reason I was in pain was because I had Vivainfernum whi-"

"You have Vivainfernum?" She said cutting me off.

"No not anymore and that's why I'm asking you this because we might have just found a cure for the deadliest disease in all of Minecraftia!" I said growing excided.

"Maybe it does have something to do with the tear" Anima said excitement taking root in her too.

We both sat there for a few minutes thinking and thinking when suddenly I asked "Was there a different sort of feeling or emotion when you shed the tear?" I asked.

"Um I guess I was feeling pity for you".

"Y-you were pitying me? Your home and child had just been destroyed in front of you and you still had room in your heart to pity me. I said looking at her sadly "that takes unbelievable strength Anima".

She sighed, "Well I saw you lying there and you looked like you were in so much pain…"

"Maybe something about the whole 'pitying' thing has something to do with it, have you pitied anyone other than me before?"

"Well I've pitied myself but ghast's are supposed to pity themselves, actually I've never heard of a ghast ever pitying anyone else other than themselves" she replied.

That last part had grabbed my interest "No other ghast has pitied anyone else?"

"I don't believe so" she said.

"That could be the cure" I said jumping up in excitement "We just found the closest thing to a cure for Vivainfernum then anyone has ever found!"

"Hey I just have one question Herobrine, what's up with your eyes? I've never seen a human with those color eyes, I mean if pure white really counts as a color" she said looking at me curiously.

"Wait, what do you mean white?" I asked confused.

"Your eyes are white" she said.

"Do you have a mirror" I asked starting to panic.

"What's a mirror?"

"Something I can see myself in!" I said annoyed

"There's some ice stone over there" she said pointing to some netherrack with large blue splotches on it. I ran over to it and used one of the blue splotches to look at my reflection, what I saw scared me. My brown hair was going in every direction, there was dirt all over my face, and... my eyes were white. I steeped back and closed my eyes, I reopened them and looked at my reflection again, and they were still white.

"By Jeb, what in the Nether is wrong with my eyes?!" I yelled making Anima jump in surprise.

"Maybe the tear did that too..." She said fearfully.

I stopped and looked at her, she looked into my eyes and shrunk back in fear.

"What do you mean?" I asked still staring at her.

"I-I um I"

"Spit it out already!"

She sat upright and glared back at me. "That is no way to talk to the very person who just saved you!" She yelled anger filling her.

"I-I'm sorry" I said looking down. I had just yelled at the ghast who had gone through so much already and still had room in her shattered heart for me.

"Thank you. What I mean is that maybe my tear turned your eyes white and if so maybe it did other things too" she said sternly.

I never thought about it like that I thought still guilty from yelling at her.

"I guess you're right" I said softly.

Notch's POV

"We've found a second case sir" Steve said.

"A second case? Steve I've already had to leave my brother for dead and now I have to leave a citizen!" I said putting my head in my hands.

Steve sighed "I know it's hard but we have no choice".

"What's the citizen's name?"

"Her name is Lydia" he replied.

"Lydia..." I said lifting my head up "I'm sorry Lydia".

"I'm glad you understand what's best for Minecraftia" Steve said.

"Tell the others that we're leaving her tomorrow morning" I said standing up.

"Understood sir" Steve replied.

"Why do you keep calling me sir?" I asked.

Steve sighed "Notch did you already forget that you're general?"

"Oops I guess I did" I said laughing.

"It's good you're feeling better" Steve said.

"Let's hope it lasts for everyone" I said sadly "Let's hope it lasts..."

Who is Lydia? What role will she play in Herobrine's destiny? Find out in the next chapter of A Tear to Heal, Peace!