Chapter Three
Lilinthia's head snapped up at the sound of the entity's voice. He sat on a chest she had recently placed opposite the bed but he didn't seem like he had been when she had last seen him. His body swayed ever so slightly as he sat on the chest and he was keeping his head bowed, as if he didn't want her to see his face. Lilinthia didn't know what to do at the moment and so she remained silent. Herobrine tilted his head slightly which gave Lilinthia a glimpse of the deranged smirk he bore.
"Won't you make such lovely sounds some more?" Lilinthia shook her head as she stood and started making her way to her front door.
"I have no intention of doing so." Within seconds Herobrine had her pinned to the wall so that her back was against his chest. She tried to pull away from him as much as she could and then the smell of alcohol reached her. Herobrine knew immediately when she smelt the beers he had just quickly chugged and so pressed himself in closer, knowing exactly how uncomfortable he was making her. Herobrine had a tight grip on her wrists which were already bleeding, the feeling of her blood slowly dripping through his calloused fingers was exhilarating to him. He hummed lightly as he nuzzled the back of her neck.
"Make more sounds for me my little plaything." This made the woman within his clutches angry as she scowled and began trying to pull away from him.
"I am not a plaything!" Herobrine had to take a step back as Lilinthia lashed out in an attempt to kick the the entity. He yanked her back as well and turned her around so she was now facing him. There was no longer any fear on her face, only anger at being called a plaything. Herobrine chuckled darkly as he pulled her right arm closer to him.
"Oh but you are a plaything, a rather important one too." He brought her wrist up to his mouth and began to lick away the blood which had dribbled there. Her long sleeves however were making it a tad problematic so he released her other arm and used his free hand to push her sleeve farther up her arm. He saw the small rivulets of blood which traveled all the way down to her elbow. Herobrine was quick to lean in and slowly lick up the blood which had traveled down her arm. Lilinthia shuddered as she tried to pull away. Deciding to try to distract the entity she posed a question to him.
"Why am I so important?" Herobrine cocked a brow, bemused by her attempts at distraction.
"You're important for the time being because you are key to my winning of a bet." Lilinthia frowned as she processed what Herobrine was saying.
"What bet?" Herobrine chuckled before pressing Lilinthia up against the wall again.
"A bet between another entity like myself and I. We're seeing who can go longest without killing a mortal in our game. Meaning so long as you're alive, I have a chance of winning the bet." Lilinthia squirmed as Herobrine pressed in closer to her. There was almost no distance between the two of them and it made Lilinthia very nervous, it overpowered the anger she had just been feeling. Herobrine could sense this as he switched the wrist which he was licking blood from to the other, eliciting another shudder from Lilinthia.
"If the goal is to keep me alive, then why do I still have to struggle with mobs?" Herobrine hummed slightly, Lilinthia easily felt the vibrations from his hum on her arm.
"I thought that was something you players enjoyed, the fighting of the mobs." Lilinthia shook her head.
"Not all of us do!" Herobrine smirked as Lilinthia opened herself up to a whole new type of torture.
"Is that so?" Herobrine spawned a lead in his hand before looping the end around Lilinthia's neck and pulling it tight. He heard the woman's breath hitch.
"What are you doing?" Herobrine ran his free hand down Lilinthia's side.
"I could always simply treat you like a pet, give you pleasures you could hardly imagine, and the mobs would completely ignore you, but I get the feeling you wouldn't be so easy to tame." Lilinthia scowled before grunting slightly as Herobrine tugged on the lead. Lilinthia however did make eye contact with Herobrine, and the entity could see the resistance and anger in the woman's eyes.
"I refuse to be subjugated to being an object. Now release me." Herobrine smirked darkly.
"You know, I do believe that it would be fun just to break you." Herobrine firmly grasped Lilinthia's shoulder before focusing his power around both of them. He teleported both of them to one of the lower levels of his base within the Nether. The sudden rush of heat hit both of them, but had much more of an affect on the female within Herobrine's grasp. Keeping a hold on the lead around the female's neck Herobrine began leading her towards a cell. Upon glancing inside of it he discovered that there was already a body inside, one which he had forgotten about. With an indifferent shrug he opened the iron door via the lever above it and shoved Lilinthia in. The woman stumbled in before being jerked back slightly by the lead around her neck. Herobrine then stepped into the cell and glanced around. The space was four by two blocks with the dead body in one of the back corners. He decided to tie the end of the lead which he was holding onto onto the iron bars closest to the body. As Lilinthia oriented herself he saw her shrink back and away from the corpse in the corner. He pulled on the lead, drawing her in closer to him.
"Have fun my dear." He then let go and vanished, leaving Lilinthia trembling in the cell. Already her body was protesting her long sleeves in this heat. Quickly she reached up and attempted to pull the lead off from around her neck only to find that it wouldn't budge. Looking around she noticed that the cell door was still open. Nervously she glanced at it before taking a step closer to it. She knew she wouldn't be able to make it out of the door with the length of lead she had, but that didn't stop her curiosity. Taking nervous steps she entered the doorway and poked her head out only to immediately retract it. Standing at the end of the hall were two wither skeletons. Their black bones standing out against the lava behind them. Lilinthia knew she was in no condition to take on even one of them. Backing up until she reached the back wall of her cell she then slid down the wall. By now her entire body was trembling and she had no idea as to what was going to happen to her. Lilinthia wrapped her arms around her knees, hugging them closer to herself as she waited to see what fate had in store for her.
Herobrine made his way to his office, which was far larger than any office actually needed to be, but he found that to be better when he went into a fit of anger, things were more likely to survive. Sitting behind his desk he looked at a small stack of papers there. Part of his duties were to ensure that things were alright with all the mobs, after all, they had been his only companions for so many years until he had figured out how to leave the game. They looked to him as a leader and he had been more than willing to fill that role for them. He had just begun looking over the papers when a wither skeleton entered his office. It bowed before speaking to it's leader.
"Master, there are whispers going around that you have brought a human here to the Nether?" Herobrine nodded. He was very familiar with this wither skeleton, it was his general for the wither skeletons and one of his closest confidants.
"Yes, although I plan on returning her to the Overworld within a few days. She currently believes that I am drunk, and so I thought I'd frighten her even more by bringing her here." The wither skeleton nodded in understanding.
"Is there anything you would like for me to take down to her Master?" Herobrine shook his head.
"No Winston, there is not. Although she will eventually need food, and perhaps some bandages." The wither skeleton, Winston, bowed once more.
"Very well, I shall have something prepared for her." With that the skeleton left leaving his master to his work. Herobrine managed to get through the papers relatively quickly and so decided to start looking for his next victim. With a wave of his hand he was able to pull up the data from the game itself. Scanning his white eyes over it he looked for any player name that caught his attention. They were listed alphabetically and numerically, starting with the numbers. The sheer volume of players that he had to choose from was enormous but he eventually settled on a name in the "h"'s. With a smirk he memorized the name and the ip address of the player and stood up, preparing to leave. He knew that Winston would take care of the human in his absence while he tracked down this new target and got things ready to bring him into this world.
Lilinthia had no idea how long she had been sitting in the cell with the door wide open. So far no mobs had passed by which she supposed was lucky, but at the same time disconcerting. Eventually though she heard the sounds of a wither skeleton approaching. Lilinthia tried to make herself as small as she could to avoid detection and shut her eyes. Her breathing increased in speed when she heard the wither skeleton stop outside of her open door. What she heard next surprised her. Instead of a sword whistling through the air towards her she heard what sounded like glass being placed on the ground. Glancing up she saw a loaf of bread and a bottle of water. The wither skeleton before her tilted it's head at her before pointing at her arms. Lilinthia frowned before noticing the wraps in the other hand of the skeleton. Lilinthia shook her head slightly.
"That's alright, I can do my own arms." The skeleton rattled in what almost seemed like a sigh before quickly reaching out and grabbing Lilinthia's arms. Immediately Lilinthia began trying to pull away from the skeleton but settled down as the mob began to wrap her arms where the wounds were. She was surprised by how gentle the mob was being to her as it wrapped what felt like silk wraps around her wrists. Once finished with the first one he motioned for Lilinthia's other arm. Hesitantly Lilinthia handed her other arm over to the mob who wrapped it just like the first. Once finished the mob left, shutting the door behind it. Lilinthia glanced over at the food and water she had been brought before quickly grabbing and consuming it. Since she was now in the Nether the bread was still warm which made it taste ever so much better, but this also meant that the water was warm. Lilinthia didn't care much at that point however as she quickly drank the warm liquid to try and quench her thirst. With a sigh she put the now empty bottle down and leaned back against the nether brick behind her. Slowly her eyes closed and she fell into a fitful sleep.
Winston had been surprised by how easily the human had accepted his help. He had been expecting screams and for her to attempt to attack him, but she had remained surprisingly quiet and allowed him to wrap her arms once she realized that was his intentions. As Winston walked through the halls of the Nether base he felt his master's power fluctuate and then vanish, signaling that he had left this dimension, and most likely the game as well. Winston made his way to Herobrine's office to collect the papers he had finished working on. He ignored the blazes and zombie pigmen which were scattered about the halls. Mentally he was already listing all the things he would need to do to help keep the current human alive until his master came back. He would need to ask the Overworld mobs to send down some more food, and more silk bandages from the spiders. Also they would need more water for the human as well. Shaking his head Winston made his way into Herobrine's office to deal with the paperwork his master had finished.
Herobrine had easily found the correct computer and had been lucky that the player was currently sitting in front of the screen and playing the game. There had been times when Herobrine had to wait a few days before he could actually grab a player. However this time something felt off. He could see the players mouth moving quickly and his face showed anger as well. Curious Herobrine easily hacked the computers microphone and began listening.
"You damn hacker! I don't know how the fuck you got into my computer but I am going to kill you!" There was a pause before the man scowled once again.
"Bullshit! There's no such thing as Herobrine! You're just a fucking hacker who thinks this is all fun and games!" Herobrine was very interested now and so turned his attention to what was happening on the mans screen. What he saw was a player wearing a look alike skin to his griefing the man who was currently playing. Herobrine truly did not like it when others impersonated him and so he began following the hackers route back to his computer. Herobrine found it to be hidden behind several firewalls and other digital defenses. Bracing himself Herobrine began making his way through the defenses, finding them to be of the highest caliber one could buy. He flinched as one of the defenses attempted to attack him but quickly brushed it off before finally reaching the screen which the hacker sat in front of. He found a boy, probably in high school, and by the look of his school uniform he went to some sort of private school. With a sigh Herobrine began going through the files on the kids computer and found what the kids actual Minecraft account was called and his usual skin. Switching the hacker over to those settings while he was playing was easy for Herobrine who then prepared to put the hacker through a living hell. He turned his attention back to the boy who was now looking at his screen in confusion. Before the boy could begin using his skills at the computer Herobrine made his move. Opening a portal between the digital world and the real world he reached through and grabbed the front of the boys shirt, dragging him into the game itself. Herobrine then turned his attention back to his original target and went back to his computer. The man was looking at his screen with much confusion. Since Herobrine had grabbed the hacker, the avatar the hacker had sent into the game had vanished, leaving an error message. Not wanting to run the risk of the man shutting down the game and him having to wait Herobrine immediately opened up the portal and reached through. The mic was still on and so he heard the man yelp as the front of his shirt was grabbed and he was pulled through into the screen. Now holding on to two victims Herobrine checked the time. At least a few days had passed in game since he had gone to collect his next victim. The stray thought of Lilinthia's health did cross his mind but first he needed to deal with these two. Returning to the world he had placed Lilinthia in he dumped the two rather unceremoniously onto the ground and took a better look at their avatars. The hackers avatar looked like a rich kid with a dark blue uniform jacket and tan pants with black dress shoes. Pulling up the same small screen he had with Lilinthia he saw that the players name was Kingofall. Snorting at the ridiculousness of the name Herobrine then turned his attention towards the other man. With the screen still up he noted that the username was HawtGuy. This had been his original target. His avatar was shirtless with jeans and basic neon yellow shoes. Glancing at the sun he noted that it would be setting soon and so he dropped a couple of iron swords next to the two men.
"Let's see just how well you two are able to defend yourselves." With a dark laugh Herobrine vanished back into the Nether.
Winston was growing concerned about the female which his master had brought into the base. Over the past couple of days she had grown weaker and her eyes were glazed over. He had tried giving her some meats to see if that would return her to her former health but found that did nothing to help her. He had given her more water, thinking perhaps she was dehydrated and although she drank the liquid she was not getting better. Winston's relief at his master's return had him rushing towards Herobrine's office. After gently knocking on the door he pushed it open and found Herobrine standing behind his desk. The powerful entity turned to look at the wither skeleton.
"What is it?" Winston shifted nervously, his bones clacking slightly. He wasn't certain how his master was going to react to what he was going to tell him.
"Master, the female, well, there is something wrong." Herobrine frowned before turning to completely face the wither skeleton.
"What are you talking about?" Winston shook his head slightly.
"Her eyes have grown dull and her overall condition just doesn't appear correct." Herobrine disappeared to check on Lilinthia, leaving Winston alone in his office. When Herobrine reappeared he was outside of Lilinthia's cell. His blank white eyes scanned over the woman. She did seem flushed and her eyes were dull. Herobrine noted the bandages on her wrists needed to be changed. Summoning a fresh roll he opened the cell door and crouched in front of the woman. He tore away the old bandages, not caring if it ripped away scabs and caused them to bleed again and began to grow concerned when Lilinthia had no reaction to his actions. Taking a closer look at the wounds on Lilinthia's wrist he noticed how red and angry the wounds appeared. Her body had been fighting an infection these past couple days from her wounds. Herobrine untied Lilinthia from the iron bars and picked her up into his arms. Lilinthia simply lay there limply as Herobrine carried her to his potions room. Kicking the door open he carried the woman in and lay her down on one of the counters in the middle of the room. With a sigh Herobrine ran his hand through his hair and glanced around the room. The room was in complete disarray with brewing stands everywhere and ingredients scattered everywhere. Rummaging through some of the closest chests Herobrine found what he was looking for, a splash potion of healing. Approaching the woman he uncorked the bottle and held her arm down. Slowly he let the liquid from the splash potion fall onto Lilinthia's arms. He knew that this was going to painful for her and found great pleasure when her body jerked in reaction to the pain coursing through her arm. As Herobrine continued to administer the potion Lilinthia began to regain her senses. He watched as her eyelids fluttered and her eyes began to focus once more. While this was happening Herobrine had ceased pouring the potion onto her arm until he was certain that she was fully aware. He then let a small amount fall onto the wounds and relished the scream which erupted from her mouth. Lilinthia however managed to regain control of herself and grit her teeth against her screams. Herobrine chuckled darkly as he ceased pouring the potion onto her arm.
"You really do make the loveliest of sounds." Lilinthia scowled as she finally realized the Herobrine was there and the one causing her this pain.
"What the hell are you doing?" Herobrine smirked as he lifted Lilinthia's arm so that he had access to the other side of it. Casually he ran his eyes over the extent of the wounds which wasn't as bad as the other side had been.
"Healing you Lilinthia, after all, I can't have you dying on me." Lilinthia feebly tried to pull her arm out of Herobrine's grasp which caused him to tighten it. Lilinthia sighed as she turned her head towards Herobrine, her brows furrowed as she tried to figure out why Herobrine was making certain that she was in good health.
"I thought your goal was to break me?" Herobrine gave Lilinthia a bemused expression as he began pouring more of the potion onto her arm, enjoying her hiss of pain.
"And just when did I ever say that?" Lie took a moment to respond as she groaned from a particularly strong wave of pain.
"You said so when you were drunk, that and you explained that I'm merely the means to the end of a bet." Herobrine laughed slightly as he double checked Lilinthia's wrist to make certain that he hadn't missed a spot.
"I must have been in a good mood then. Normally if you had encountered me drunk you would be dead. Was there anything else I said to you?" Lilinthia debated actually telling him what else he had told her while he was drunk, but figured that honesty was her best course of action. With a sigh Lilinthia turned her head so she was looking at the ceiling above her.
"You offered for me to become a pet." Herobrine was already aware of this since he hadn't actually been drunk, but he was surprised that Lilinthia had actually told him. He moved around the end of the counter which he had placed Lilinthia on to begin working on her other arm.
"That would explain the lead currently around your neck." Lilinthia immediately scowled.
"Something which I would greatly appreciate if you would remove." Herobrine shook his head slightly before pulling on the tail end of the lead slightly.
"Oh but my dear, it looks so good on you." Herobrine then began pouring more potion onto Lilinthia's arms which led her to scream again. Her back arching in pain as she fought to control her own voice. She caught a glimpse of Herobrine's smug expression as he continued to pour the potion onto her arm. Anger rose up from deep inside of Lilinthia as she came to full terms with the fact that Herobrine enjoyed causing pain in others.
"Why the fuck is this so fucking painful!" Herobrine once again laughed slightly.
"When I first chose you I didn't expect you to have such a mouth on you Lie." Lilinthia frowned as she clenched her fist.
"What did you just call me?" Herobrine once again lifted Lilinthia's arm to gain access to the other side.
"Well, since I did offer to make you a pet, a pet name does seem appropriate. And since your name is so long, well it makes sense to simply shorten it." Once again the opposite side of Lilinthia's wrist was not as bad as the other and so Herobrine quickly finished. "Now then, time to send you back."