Chapter Three
The tentacle wiped around as the wolf slowly approached the two, smacking the ground as it did. Herobrine and Steve slowly backed towards the horses, the demigod with both his swords in his hands, ready to pull them out within a moments notice. "What the Hell is wrong with that Wolf?" Steve cried as the tentacle wiped close to his feet, threatening to wrap around his leg. Steve looked over to the to the warrior for answers, only for a tentacle to grad and wrap around his leg causing him to fall on the ground and slowly be dragged towards the wolf.
"Steve!" Herobrine rushed forward pulling Bane from it's sheath. The miner clawed at the ground to try and slow his drag but it did not seem to help, only adding dirt under his nails. Hero ran a head trying to find a good place to strike but the tentacle thrashed around and pulled harder, causing the warrior trouble and worry that he may accidentally hit his friend instead of the wolf. The miner got closer and closer to the creature's maw his scream of fright forced the demigod to make a slit second choice.
Bane crashed hard onto the monsters boneless appendage, severing it from the body. The wolf howled in pain or at least made a horrible sound that could be described as a howl as the tentacle hit the ground, oozing a horrible green slime. The wolf's head came back together as it charged at the demigod with tooth and claw bared, only for Fang to put the creature out of it's poor miserable state.
The demigod reached a hand towards the human to help him up when he heard the growling from the forest. Looking around he spotted many red eyes breaking through the dense fog. Quickly he ran back towards the horses pulling Steve along with him. "We need to go!" he quickly climbed on to his horse making sure Steve was safely on the saddle before snapping the reins. The horses whinnied as they took off down the road with the mule trailing behind them at a quickening pace.
The growls and barks of the monster wolves could be heard behind them as they gave chase to the miner and warrior. Normally the demigod would fight them off rather then run away but with the thick fog giving them cover and there sheer numbers he would be over run in a matter of seconds. Looking back as they rode into the thick fog just in time to see one of the wolves heads spit like the first one had and tried to make his horse run faster.
The thick fog only got worse the farther in they went and seemed to block them in on all sides forcing them to ride side by side just to see each other, not even the glowing symbols on trees could be seen anymore. The barking slowly started to die away and the two were able to slow their pace to a quick trot.
Steve looked around quickly trying to spot something that they could use as a land make to say they were going in the right direction, but saw nothing in the thick fog. "I can't see anything in this fog." The miner sighed still shaken up from the attacking wolves. "What the Nether is up with this place?"
"I am unsure." The demigod took out his compass to see if they were even headed the right way, not even the road could be seeing in the cloud of white. "But I think I see why my brother wished us to investigate the strange energy signature now." the needle still on the face it pointed north so they were still headed the right way but something seemed off.
Steve looked towards the pack mule to make sure that it was okay only to find the animal still trailing behind them, though it seemed to be a little spooked. "how can we even get around in this fog? we could be walking into a tree for all we know. This is nuts." But a thought occurred to him as the words left his mouth. "Do you think this fog might have something to do with the strange power?" he looked to the warrior with a questioning expression. "I mean it seems like the deeper we go the denser the fog."
"That could possible be the case." Hero pulled out another leash and attached one end to Steve's horse and the other to his own. "If the fog is going to get thicker then this we need away to stay together." The immortal explained. "This will keep us from getting separated."
"Okay got it." Steve smiled giving the demi-god the thumbs up knowing the immortal probably would not know what it meant.
They continued into the fog every so often having to stop and look at the compass to make course corrections. The fog got thick and thick to the point that the demigod's eyes did not pierce the dense wall of grey, in fact sound didn't seem to get through it either for the sound of Hero's horse faded into the ever thickening cloud. "It's kind of spook in here, huh Hero?" the miner trying to break the silence with a bit of small talk but when the demigod did not answer him back he began to worry. "Hero?" Steve tried again but still nothing. "Hero!" the miner's voice held much more urgency this time, yet still no reply came.
Just as Steve was about the reach down towards the leash that had been tied between the two horses when the fog gave way a bit to reveal a large town built in front of a massive Wall of ice and stone. Steve shook his head in disbelief as he stared at the massive structure, not believing it possible. "It can't be.." he trailed off into thought recalling how the Wall had been so far away not even a day ago. "We can't be here yet. Hero said it was a week's trip away. Right Hero?" Steve turned to look beside him hoping that with the fog broken some he would be able to see his companion sitting next to him on that snow white steed of his; but he saw nothing more then a broken leash.
The Miner carefully picked it up broken bit of rope looking it over carefully in his hand. The leash itself was in very good condition having been brand new so it didn't seem possible that he broke upon too much use. This brought up the question, what caused the rope to brake? The ends were frayed as if someone had taken a knife to it and slowly cut into it. "So someone cut it?" it didn't seem to fit, they had been traveling together for only a short time after the leash had been attached, how would someone have time to cut it? And why would they not be noticed?
A growling sound in the distance snapped the miner from his thoughts and Steve quickly looked around to find the pack mule still behind him. Giving a tug to the lead that was had been attached to the mule he pulled the animal over and opened the chests that were attached to the saddle and got out his sword and bow, feeling a bit better with the weapons on him, but he would feel much safer if the demigod he called friend was with him as well.
Carefully Steve eased himself off the saddle, his legs having gone numb after sometime, and took the reins. He guided the Horse and Mule towards a near by fence and tied them to the post, hoping to look around and my maybe even find Herobrine in the process. Slow he made his way into the fog-covered town looking around carefully for any signs of life. Even though he was only human, the miner could feel the strange energy that the gods seemed worried about; the place seemed to radiate with a sense of dread that sent a very unpleasant shiver down the miner's back. As Steve walked down the street he looked closely at the walls seeing the same symbols that had been carved into the trees when the monster wolves had attacked them.
Now able to get a better look he could clearly see that it was a large ring with writing around the edges. Within the inside of the ring were three small circles and one larger one each with an upside-down star carved into the stone of the wall. Steve backed away from the carved up wall of abandoned building. "Maybe I should wait by the horses?" the miner bit into his lip hard thinking that maybe he should wait for the demi-god to find him. Turning back towards the area he left them Steve suddenly found the Mule and his Horse Rocky gone.
"Where are the Horses?" Steve looked around quickly examining the area he was sure he had left them, but there was no trace of the animals anywhere or that they had been there in the first place. "This was were I left them. I didn't go that far." The miner sighed running a hand through his messy brown hair. "Hero's going to be really mad when he finds out that I lost them."
The sky above him cracked and lit up as the rain spilled down on him as if to just make his day worse. With one last sigh Steve entered a near by building to wait out the storm and possible get some rest. Quietly hoping that maybe in the morning he would find the horses and hopefully Herobrine as well. Steve knew it was just a hope but it was all he had at the moment in this creepy abandon town. He even dared to hope the fog might clear up as well.
A/N: sorry once again for only updating once a week, I tried to get this one out on the weekend but I've been so sick and tried lately from work it just didn't happen so to make up for my lack of updates I made this on longer for you guys.
Steve and Herobrine have been separated, this can't be good. What will happen to Steve in the town next to the Wall? and Where is Hero? what horrors await them in the next chapter.
