Herobrine
It had seemed to take ages, but I finally made it to my fortress. First order of business: books-nope…bathroom. Definitely need a bathroom. After finishing up, I scoured the library for anything that could be of aid. My search proved futile. Clearly Notch had been keeping this one a secret. Growling in frustration, I collapsed onto the nearest sofa as my vision began to blur, and my head threatened to rip itself open.
You will pay for this, fool.
Forcing my being to work despite this pathetic weakness, I made my agonizingly slow way to the brewery lower down the hallway, where I greedily gulped down at least three Potions of Regeneration. The room finally slowed its rapid rotation and the headache lessened to a dull throb. Taking a deep, shuddering breath, I wiped the sweat off my forehead and proceeded to scream my lungs out in sheer rage. Brewing stands, bottles, recipes and potions clattered to the ground haphazardly in my destructive wake.
"What am I to do? Is this the way you do battle now, brother…by a cowardly curse?"
In all my existence, I had known exactly what I wanted- and when that changed, I merely adapted to suit. However, this time, there was only so much I could do to prolong the inevitable. My spell casting was becoming increasingly limited by the hour, and it would only be a matter of time before my potions failed to work against this cursed magic. The end to this tale had been long in coming, but I never imagined that this was how it would unfold.
There should have been a legendary battle, one to be written down, told and retold for centuries to come. But most importantly, it should have been me…to emerge victorious… in a blaze of glory for all three worlds to know, see and be in awe of. Not fade away in silence by a filthy, underhanded move played by a narcissistic excuse for a demigod. This was just…wrong.
Staring at the havoc I had wreaked on the room, a feeling of exhaustion and an unfamiliar confusion took over my being. What was I missing here? Was Notch trying to tell me something besides the fact that he loathed the very mention of my name? Asking the empty air didn't seem to be helping, so I succumbed to my need for rest, falling to my knees and slumping against the nearest wall. My eyelids closed within the minute and I believe my last thought was yet another question to myself. I wondered if I could rise again simply to clean up this disarray, much less to teleport to Notch's dwelling and demand answers.
Olivia
The search for Herobrine had so far, been totally useless, and you can't exactly ask around for the Phantom of Minecraft, now can you?
"What if he's in the Nether after all and we're just being paranoid. He could be already healed and we wouldn't know a thing,"!
"Well, we won't know unless we look for him," I stood up "We have to find him. Who knows what would happen if he's down and out like this,"!
"Are you crazy, Ollie,"? "Lewis yelled "You can't find your way around your room, much less the Nether, unless I tag along to help out, with my years of questing experience. PLEASE,"?
He turned to Mom and Dad, puppy eyes on maximum.
"Not to mention your maturity," I rolled my eyes.
"Puppy eyes work when you're a little kid, not when you're nineteen and still eating my food," Dad frowned playfully. "But be careful out there. And make as many Regeneration Potions as you can,"
"Thanks Dad,"! We shouted in unison, grabbing our good weapons and other supplies from all parts of the house, as well as crafting the things we needed but didn't have ready-made.
When Lewis and I were ready to rumble, we were forced into a family hug.
"Stay safe you two. We'll check for any sightings of Notch and hopefully get some answers," Mom decided. "We're proud of you,"
"Don't die, you guys…" Lexi warned. "I like having a brother and sister,"
"We'll keep that in mind," Lewis smiled.
And we headed over to our Nether Portal and, with a few more goodbye hugs, (Silver looked so heartbroken!) we crossed over into the fiery realm. What we saw blew our minds.
"What the heck am I seeing,"? Lewis whispered.
The mobs that we could see…all of them…seemed human, just like us. "They weren't like this the last time we came,"
"Why would Herobrine do this to the mobs,"?
"No idea. More questions when we find him, I guess,"
"Aaaaand how exactly are we going to do that,"? Lewis huffed, viciously kicking aside a loose chunk of Netherrack. "Do we just walk up to these things and ask: Hey! We're looking for the big boss around here. Ya know where to find him,"?
"Do we have a choice,"?
He sighed and tightened his grip on his sword. "Let's do this thing,"
I nodded.
Clambering down closer to the redesigned mobs, we froze as some turned to stare at us. Grateful for my weapons, I skidded the rest of the way down and came to a stop in front of a Blaze, who quirked an eyebrow.
"Human,"?
She glared suspiciously at me-wait. She just talked to me. How did that happen?
"Your king: last we saw him topside, he wasn't in good shape, so we're looking for him; my brother and I," I gestured to Lewis in the distance, hacking away at a mound of Glowstone like there was no tomorrow.
"The king is more than able to take care of himself,"
"We're just worried; that's all. Who knows: It might explain why you're all human,"
She paused. "The Ghasts are organizing a team to head up to his Majesty's castle for answers to that very question. It may put your fears to rest if we leave with them,"
"They'll let us come,"
"If we can't find a way to go with them, we will make a way," She smirked, as Lewis jogged up to us.
"What I'd miss,"?
"Tell you on the way-why all that Glowstone, though"?
"You never know when you'd need refill potions on adventures like this,"
"This is your brother,"?
"In the flesh. What should we be calling you,"?
"Ignia. Let's see what's going on with the team they're sending,"
When we walked over, they didn't seem too excited about humans coming with, but since we were the last to see Herobrine, they let us tag along. Glancing around at the frowning mobs as we set off, I asked myself a pertinent mental question.
What the heck did I just get myself into?!