[[Update Log: March 20, 2017]]

Wheep! Another chapterrr. But it's kinda short and rather boring excitement-wise...

(My chapter hands are off on a vacation to the Bahamas... And they didn't take me. So I just have to do the honors :3)

*flips switch*

Enjoy!


The library. A place of knowledge, mystery, and dusty old books. The tomes were looming high above Jesse and Lukas' heads, glaring down on the two guys as they were awoken from their eternal slumber by a pesky little torch. The duo was sitting in a corner, on two slightly overstuffed red recliners. A glass of water was leaning over the edge of a small table that had stacks of books piled rather carelessly over the rest of the surface. The light from the window did little good to banish the shadows, so a trembling torch stood in its tiny sconce, flickering out every so often. The night was dragging on, and it was quite late, seeing as the others were probably in bed. Or in the kitchen for a late snack.

Jesse's tired fingers leafed through a hand-written book, before letting it fall to the table with a sigh of frustration.

"I don't think we'll ever find anything here tonight," he growled, "It's already way past sundown, and here we are, paging through books to look for something that might not exist!" He kicked over a stack of books, then hissed as the thick tomes fell on his foot. Wrenching it away, Jesse danced in place, before sitting down and rubbing his sore toes. Lukas just bent over and picked up a title from the now-messy pile. He let it drop to the table before glancing back and picking it up again hastily. Flipping through a few pages, Lukas' blue eyes scanned the words, until he reached a section. He read a paragraph or two before wincing.

"Hey, uh Jesse? I think you might want to take a look at this." Lukas laid the book, pages up, on the table. Jesse leaned over the small table and started reading.

"Looks pretty bad," Jesse muttered, "The Sanguanem virus, also known as the- bleeding sickness-" he paused, then started mouthing the words as he read silently for a bit, then read aloud the significant bits. "Symptoms include coughing, blood in the saliva, tremors, nausea, vomiting with or without blood, drowsiness, prone to fainting under high stress or heat, disturbing fever dreams, comas, and even-" he grimaced, "-death."

"Lovely," Lukas muttered.

"Sickness is carried by multiple hosts- bats are common vectors. The victim only needs to be bitten once for the disease to spread. Symptoms usually start around three days, or possibly up to five. Depending on the person, they may lapse into a coma between two to five days after symptoms begin to show, but a few cases have been documented as staying conscious as long as a week. Those, however, are very rare- death usually occurs a day to two days after lapsing into a coma, but can also be instantaneous or may take place after a few hours. The only known cure is hard to obtain but very effective." Jesse put down the book. "Great. Sounds as fatal as dying itself."

"I know. I wouldn't wish it on anyone."

"Not even the Blaze Rods?" Lukas hesitated.

"They were pretty big jerks, but I guess not. It's a horrible way to go."

Jesse nodded, thoughts drifting off. Lukas closed the book and got out of the chair, stretching.

"Well, tomorrow's gonna be a long day. I'd better get some sleep." He walked out of the library, closing the great oak doors behind him, trying to be quiet, but instead jarring Jesse from his thoughts.

Jesse slowly rose from the armchair and took the torch from its sconce. Shuffling slowly out, the light retreated with him from the library, letting the shadows creep in and rule the vast space once more.


Yaaap. And dere it goes. Sorry for the short chapter! It's mostly just supposed to inform you on the danger...

QTC: Uhhh, what's your favorite quote from Minecraft: Story Mode? :P

Now...

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