=====Part 4: Your Elves are In Another Fortress=====

Steve stood with his flint and steel, ready to re-light the currently inactive portal. Striking the piece of flint and iron together, he sent a spark spiraling down towards the portal. It struck the dormant portal, and a tiny flame flickered. Then it spread across the obsidian, burning away to reveal a purple, swirling portal. "Here we go," said Steve.

He and Eragon stepped into the portal, where purple spirals filled their vision. When they disappeared, Saphira stuck a paw through the portal. Then her vision too filled with purple and she disappeared. In accordance with Steve's instructions, the creepers on the overworld side deactivated the portal.


They were attacked immediately upon entry. Two withers stood stationed on the Nether side of the portal. Eragon ducked, and the wither skull flew over his head. Quickly glancing sideways to make sure he wouldn't end up falling into lava, he dodged to the side. Another wither skull impacted the ground near the portal, deactivating it. However, a split second later, another portal appeared on top of that one. Saphira appeared behind it, her paw stuck through it. Pulling her paw free, Saphira lunged at and batted one of withers. It flew backwards, going through the wall. Netherrack broke behind it, creating a wither-shaped tunnel. Meanwhile, the other wither was preoccupied with Eragon and Steve. With heads looking in opposite directions, it sent a rapid-fire burst of wither skulls. Steve, with his armor, merely tanked it, while Eragon deftly dodged each missile heading his way. Steve pulled out his bow and fired three arrows at the wither. They all hit their mark. Eragon got close enough to slash Brisingr across the Wither a few times. The wither, brought down by Power IV and Sharp V, flickered as a ghostly white light surrounded it. "It's almost dead!" shouted Steve.

Saphira's tail came out of nowhere and impaled the wither. It fell over in a puff of smoke. A nether star landed on the ground. "I guess we're lucky," said Steve.

Quickly, they spun around to face the other wither… to find that it was dead. Another nether star was floating above ground and Saphira was staring intently at it. "Shiny," she said.


After convincing Saphira to leave the nether star (which Eragon picked up just before they left), The two of them climbed onto the saddle, where Saphira pushed herself off a ledge. Within minutes, they saw a heavily fortified fortress made of dark Nether brick. As Saphira approached the fortress, Blazes collected on the walkways and fired fireballs at her. She dodged under the swath of fireballs headed her way, countering with a few of her own. Steve and Eragon (using a borrowed bow) sniped at the Blazes. Saphira flew under the bridge. The blazes pivoted on the spot, expecting her to pop out the other side. Instead, she doubled back around. Swooping up, Saphira landed on the unsuspecting blazes. Half of them were taken out of action right away. Eragon and Steve jumped off, each one taking half of the remaining blazes. Their enchanted weapons made short work of the mobs. A few wither skeletons shot towards the trio. Steve and Eragon pulled out their bows and shot the skellies full of arrows. Eragon and Steve went first, charging down into the depths of the fortress. Several Ghasts came from around the nether, attempting to fireball the two inside the fortress. Saphira engaged them in air-to-air combat. Having Steve and Eragon tore through the mobs, leaving behind them a trail of blaze rods, coal, and stone swords. Soon, though, they reached the 'throne room' of the fortress. Herobrine was lounging on the 'throne.' "I'm sorry, your elves are in another fortress," he said nonchalantly. "In the—"

===IMPORTANT===

Afterword:

From here, there is actually a story split. What do I mean? I mean i wrote two different possibilities, and what Herobrine says here will determine the path the story will take. Since the Vanilla path is shorter, that is what will be released first. The Modded path will be posted, on this story, but after the Vanilla path has ended. So sorry this is short :P

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