Click, click, click.
Notch's shoes echoed throughout his empty and silent home as he thought.
'What to do? What to do?' Notch asked himself, pacing the floor as he panicked.
A loud cackle was heard outside of Notch's palace door. The god walked to the colorful stain glass door to see his friend, Jeb, god of development, time, and change; which was one and the same.
"Jeb! What a pleasant surprise." Notch said, trying to act as nice as he could towards the other god.
"Notch." Jeb's voice was dry and emotionless. "I have heard what happened."
Notch's smile faded into a frown.
"I heard you are trying to fill Herobrine and Steve's place." Notch sighed. "I have, but it's harder to do three jobs around here."
Jeb stood up straight. "Will you keep trying to do all three jobs?"
Notch nodded. "No matter what I have to do, I will do their jobs correctly. I swear!"
Jeb closed his eyes. "If that is so, step down. I will become the ruler of the gods while you juggle the two jobs."
Notch's eyes widened.
"Now just wait a-"
"Notch." Jeb said, interrupting the god. "Instead of you doing three jobs and I do one, I'll help and do two. Creation and time. It is for the best Notch. Please see that."
Notch thought it over. Jeb was reliable and knew what he was doing. He was also responsible and Notch would trust him with his life.
A sigh escaped the bearded man's lips. "I will step down." Notch said. "But only once. You must do your job as well as you would do your own."
"Of course." With a shimmer of light, the god of time and creation left the other god.
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Steve hasn't left his house in weeks. His food supply was running low and he began to see his ribs. Although fear was keeping the miner prisoner in his own house, he decided that today was the day he was going to go outside for the first time in weeks.
He took a step outside. There was no one. He continued to walk, slowly and cautiously. He saw a chicken and excitedly ran over to it. He was about to kill it when he saw glowing from a distance. There was a cloud of fog in front of him and in it was the man, his eyes glowing with shock at the supposed dead miner.
Fear was visible in Steve's eyes and his stomach did a backflip.
He was about to run, when instead the white eyed man did instead. Herobrine turned on his heels and ran deep into the fog.
Unsure of what to do now that he was spotted by the white eyed man, Steve killed the chicken and continued on his way.
Steve couldn't believe he got away that quickly. That easily. The miner shook his head and continued to walk home, but the walk was anything but peaceful.
Paranoia filled Steve up to his core. Every sound, every movement Steve would jump in fear, expecting to see the white eyed demon with his diamond scythe, ready to strike.
However, no demon appeared and no threats were detected through the miner's eyes.
But he didn't know he was being watched.
Herobrine paced the library of his stronghold. Every step made a loud 'click' on the stone floor.
How did Steve not die? The blood was there, Herobrine could literally smell the death sneaking up on the miner as he walked out of the cave.
'I have to do research on this.' Herobrine said, pulling out a book from his library.
Hours after hours of reading the books did nothing to help the demi-god. After days of reading, a particular thought dawned on the demon.
Steve was basically mortal now. Steve couldn't do anything to him even if he tried. The real threat was Notch.
That information was a lot easier to find then try and figure out how Steve was still alive.
In order for a mortal (or non-godly presence) to enter the Aether, Hero would need particular items.
Water and glowstone.
Water and glowstone were by far the easiest materials to obtain but Herobrine ran into another problem.
Notch could only be killed by a rare sword. He was a god after all, and since Herobrine use to be a god; he knew exactly what he needed.
A diamond blade that had been crafted by the ender dragon. Such a sword was only made for the best of gods and Herobrine knew obtaining it would be difficult.
There was once a legend of a human going to the end and obtaining the sword for himself. He was a traveler that happened to stumble on an activated portal and fell into it.
Luckily, the man was wealthy and traded one hundred diamonds for the blade and used it magical properties to go home.
It was also said the blade's power was unstoppable and could slay the mightiest of warriors with a single swipe.
And Herobrine soon found out he needed that blade for his vengeance.
'I will get my vengeance.' Herobrine thought. 'And Notch will fall.'
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