Chapter Seven
Herobrine found himself once again looking through KingofAll's monitor at three students who were sitting in front of it. Normally he would have never even been aware of such a thing except for the fact that the student in the center seemed to have some skills at coding and hacking and had actually begun chipping away at the barriers Herobrine had constructed around the world he was currently using. He could see the girl and the boy who was not working at the computer talking and so he turned the mic on so he could hear their conversation.
"Damn it Kevin, can't you just shut up for two minutes and let the dork here do his job?" The other boy scowled as he glared at the girl.
"Oh yes, because your idea was so brilliant Jesse!" The boy raised his hands up into the air and raised the pitch of his voice to mimic a girl. "Have the dork check his computer! He must have some sort of clue there as to where he's gone!" The girl growled and was about to launch herself at the boy when the third member of their party gulped and pushed his chair back a bit.
"Um, guys? The mic just turned on by itself." The girl promptly rolled her eyes before folding her arms across her chest.
"And why should we care? Just do your job piss pants." The boy nervously swallowed before focusing on the computer in front of him. Deciding to have a bit more fun with this group, Herobrine turned himself invisible before slipping out of the computer and into the dorm room. This caused the monitor the crackle and briefly dissolve into static before clearing back up. The boy sitting at the computer yelped in surprise while the other boy shook his head.
"What the hell is wrong with you dork? It's just a small glitch." The other boy shook his head.
"His computer shouldn't be glitching like that, period." The girl snorted in amusement.
"Maybe all that porn he swears he doesn't watch has finally taken over!" The other boy laughed while the boy at the computer got back to work. Deciding to scare the trio Herobrine suddenly slammed the dorm room's door which caused all three to jump in surprise. All three turned to stare at the door in apprehension. When nothing else happened they returned their focus onto the computer before them. Giving them a few minutes to settle down Herobrine then caused the lights in the room to flicker horribly. The girl groaned in frustration.
"Great, feels like a power outage might be coming." The boy sitting at the computer shook his head slightly.
"If that's true then there isn't much more I can do. The last connection David had is too well barricaded for me to get through quickly." The other boy groaned before standing and slinging his arm across the girl's shoulders.
"Well, I guess this means we're going to bed for the night. You want a drink Jesse?" The girl laughed obnoxiously.
"Sure, but not with you." Herobrine had to admit he was impressed with the wit of the girl as he followed the trio out of the room. He followed each to their rooms, memorizing their locations. Once he had done that he focused on their electronics. The girl was the first to use one, pulling out her phone and playing some mind numbingly boring game. Hero used this to access her computer since the girl's phone automatically linked up to her computer. Sifting through the files on her desktop Herobrine quickly found a copy of his game and quickly set about making a trap. Technically Herobrine did not need to be the one to pull a player into the game, he had ways of pulling a player in without having to be there himself with a small, very special virus which would self destruct once it's job was complete. He now planted the virus into the girl's computer. The next time she logged into Minecraft she would get pulled into the game. Herobrine decided that for simplicities sake he would do the same to the two guys computers. It took him several minutes with each computer to accomplish his goal before the entity sighed and teleported out of the building. Glancing back he read the sign above the doors.
"Saint Jacobs Dormitories." The entity scoffed at the name, his assumption about KingofAll being from a private school having been correct after all. Spawning in a pair of sun glasses which he had stolen from a victim some time ago, Herobrine put the glasses on and began making his way down random streets, he wasn't in a particular hurry nor did he have a specific destination in mind. The neighborhood he eventually wandered into was silent, no cars were on the street and everyone was asleep in their houses, blissfully unaware of the killer roaming their streets. Herobrine focused on a digital clock within a random house to learn the time. He had been out of his game for a little more than an hour, leaving him with about 40 minutes before he had to return and see if his victims were still alive. Herobrine's attention was quickly drawn to a distant sound which he generally didn't hear often due to his methods of killing and how quickly he could leave the scene. The wail of the sirens in the distance brought a smirk to his face. Ahead of him a few bushes rustled as someone burst through them, cursing and pulling free of the branches. The blood stained white hoody paired with black pants was a dead give away as to who it was. Herobrine scoffed, drawing the fellow killers attention towards him. The large carved in smile grew as the second killer recognized Herobrine.
"Hey, good timing! Any chance you could give me a lift back to the manor?" Herobrine sighed before stepping forwards and grabbed the other killers arm.
"Honestly Jeff, you should learn to be a bit more discreet with your kills." Jeff laughed before feeling Herobrine teleported them to the nearest television and then pull him into digital space briefly before they tumbled out of the television within the manor's living room. Or rather, Jeff tumbled out while Herobrine stepped out as if he was walking through a doorway. A laugh from the couch before them drew their attention and both killers turned to see another of their housemates, a monochromatic clown named Laughing Jack, otherwise known as LJ. LJ shook his head as he looked down at Jeff.
"So I'm guessing that things didn't go as planned tonight Jeffy?" Jeff scowled as he pushed himself up off the ground.
"Shut up LJ." Herobrine shook his head and was about to re-enter the television to go back to his game when LJ reached out one of his long arms and placed his hand on Herobrine's shoulder.
"Are you seriously going back into your game already?" Herobrine nodded as he glanced over his shoulder at LJ.
"Yeah, I've got some things to take care of in there." LJ cocked his head in curiosity.
"What sort of things?" Herobrine smirked, his sharp teeth glinting in the light.
"Things which will help me win a bet against BEN."
Lilinthia and Guy had managed to lure in a few cows and sheep which they had penned out in front of the entrance to their shelter. They had also built a small shelter at the edge of the forest where the plains biome started so that if they needed to they could stay there if it got dark. It had terrified Lilinthia the first time Guy had used that shelter for a night. Guy was currently out getting some food while Lilinthia chipped away at the stone within the shelter to make a bedroom area. Lilinthia hoped that nobody else would be brought into the game, there just wasn't enough room within the small hill to hold more people. Out in the main area Lilinthia could hear King moving around, since being released from the bed he had become more considerate and had even given Lilinthia the nickname of Thia. They had discovered that no matter what time Lilinthia lay down in the cursed bed, as they were now referring to it as, it wouldn't release her until sunrise. Her attention was drawn away from her current task when she heard the iron door, which had replaced the wooden one they originally had, slam open and Guy's voice call out through the shelter.
"Thia! Come out here! I have a surprise for you!" Curiosity quickly got the better of Lilinthia as she placed down a torch to make certain nothing spawned while she was gone. Lilinthia then quickly made her way out towards the main area. Guy stood in the center with an excited smile across his face.
"Quickly, come on outside!" Rolling her eyes Lilinthia followed Guy out with King following behind her. Lilinthia stopped dead in her tracks at what she saw before her. Guy had taken the lead with him and had put it to good use. Standing before her and tied to a fence post was a white horse which pawed at the ground and tossed it's head. Lilinthia immediately squealed in joy as she approached the horse, her hand held out for it to smell. Nervously the horse smelled her hand before Lilinthia stepped up to it's shoulder and began rubbing it's neck.
"Well aren't you a pretty one." Guy grinned as he folded his arms over his chest.
"I spotted him, and yes it's a he, when I went to the plains. I remembered you saying that you work with horses out in the real world and decided to see what you could do with him." Lilinthia's grin grew bigger as she ran her fingers through the horses mane.
"He's gorgeous, reminds me of my first horse." King tilted his head in interest as he took a step closer towards Lilinthia.
"You're first horse?" Lilinthia nodded as she smiled at her memories of the animal.
"He was wonderful. He was an elderly Egyptian Arab, he was a flea bitten gray and was pretty much scared of everything. His name was Beau." Guy grinned as he stepped up next to Lilinthia.
"Here, I'll help you up." Lilinthia grinned in response and lifted her leg. Guy cupped his hands under her knee before hoisting her up onto the horses back. Lilinthia knew this wasn't the right way to go about taming this horse, but it had been weeks since she had last ridden. Immediately the horse set about rearing and bucking, things she had long since learned to deal with. Guy and King watched in amazement as Lilinthia sat through everything, not leaving the horses back. After a few moments the horse stopped and stood there, snorting loudly in confusion before dropping it's head in a submissive motion. Lilinthia reached forwards and rubbed the horse's white neck.
"Good boy, that's it." She then slid off the horses back and grabbed the lead, which had broken away from the fence post it had been tied to, before re-tying it. King took a cautious step closer to the horse.
"That was really impressive Thia, I didn't know anyone could do that." Lilinthia laughed as she rubbed the back of her head.
"Trust me, this game seems to have still dumbed down the taming of horses because most real horse would never have given up that easily on the first go. Nor would I have ever dared to have tried that on the first go." Guy laughed a little.
"Well, you have your horse now, which means you have the ability to travel farther than King and I. You could find us a lot more supplies which we may need." Lilinthia nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I would like to get some dark oak, I really like that wood." Guy glanced up at the sky, looking at the passing clouds.
"It looks like we have a few more hours before sunset, anything that needs to be done before then?" Lilinthia shook her head.
"Nothing that I can think of, what about you King?" King also shook his head.
"We all know that I have nothing on my agenda list yet." Guy sighed before flopping down onto the grass.
"Then why don't we just relax? I don't think we've had a chance to do that yet." Lilinthia smiled as she sat down next to Guy.
"That sounds wonderful." King also settled down on the ground, but his mind was a whirl with thoughts. Herobrine had said he wanted King to lead Lilinthia into a trap after gaining her trust, but he had never said what trap. So far he was having a relatively easy time gaining Lilinthia's trust, especially after giving her the nickname of Thia. He hoped that when their first week here was over that Herobrine would give him some sort of clue as to what he was supposed to do. King glanced over at his two companions.
"Hey, have you two considered what to have Him give us once this week is over?" Guy tilted his head so he could look at King.
"It honestly hadn't crossed my mind, what about you Thia?" Lilinthia nodded her head slightly.
"It's briefly crossed my mind, one thing I think we should get is a book with every crafting recipe including potions." Both King and Guy had to admit that it wasn't a bad idea to have such a book. King glanced upwards at the sky.
"What about the other item then?" The trio became silent as they considered what else to ask for when Guy suddenly sat up.
"I know! A beacon!" Lilinthia tilted her head in confusion.
"Why a beacon?" Guy turned towards his two companions.
"Look, we know He has no problem with bringing more people into this game. If we have a beacon, it can be used to guide others to us!" King thought this plan over briefly.
"It could work, but if more people join us, then we'll need to move somewhere else, this area just isn't large enough." Lilinthia then smirked.
"The plains, we'll move there, I suggest at the base of the extreme hills. That way we'll be near several caves which we can mine and plus we'd have high ground to keep a look out for things." Both King and Guy nodded in agreement. Guy then stood up.
"Thia, since you have the horse, you should be the one to head out there and start setting things up, the sooner we get moved out there the better." Lilinthia nodded in agreement as she stood up before moving to help King stand. By now the sky was beginning to change colors and they headed inside to eat and head for bed.
As soon as Lilinthia was released from the bed the trio set about their day. Lilinthia filled her inventory with building materials, a crafting table, a couple of furnaces, and some food. She left one empty slot for the lead. Stepping outside she approached her horse and rubbed his muzzle after he brought his head up from eating the grass beneath him.
"I still need a name for you, and you remind me of Beau so much that I think I'll just name you that, Beau." Beau whickered and nudged Lilinthia as she held out an apple for him. Untying the lead Lilinthia climbed on top of the nearest section of fence and sliding onto Beau's back. Guy stepped outside and looked up at Lilinthia.
"Be careful today Thia, we don't wanna lose you." Lilinthia nodded in understanding before turning Beau towards the fence.
"I will, you be careful down in the mine too, okay?" Guy nodded in agreement before stepping back. With a quick squeeze of her legs Lilinthia sent Beau towards the fence which he easily cleared. She urged him through the trees at a canter, the smooth rocking motion being easier to sit bareback rather than the rough bounce of the trot, plus it was faster. It only took her a few moments to reach the edge of the forest. She brought Beau to a halt and gazed out onto the plains, taking in the way the land was. She knew that there was a river which cut the plains in half which she would need to cross. She would have to lead Beau across the river which meant she was going to get wet, something she didn't really like. With a sigh Lilinthia urged Beau across the plains towards the extreme hills on the other side. Lilinthia could never figure out why they were called extreme hills when they were actually mountains. It took Lilinthia several moments to reach the river which divided the plains and she dismounted Beau and tossed the lead around his neck. Stepping into the water she shivered at the cold but slowly pressed onwards. The current wasn't strong, and she managed to swim across and pull herself out of the water, she then had to encourage Beau to cross the river as well. Beau nervously splashed in the shallows on the other side. Calmly she called out to the horse and began coaxing him across the water. After several frustrating moments she finally got Beau across the river. Beau shifted around nervously and Lilinthia realized she had no way of getting back on. With a sigh Lilinthia began leading Beau towards the extreme hills, climbing the gentle slopes of the plains. She spotted a few chickens and made a mental note to gather some eggs from them later. It took Lilinthia almost an hour to reach her destination. She quickly set down the crafting bench she had brought and looked at the terrain before her. She began to plan out the base of the house, deciding which materials she was going to use. Once she had a general idea of what she was going to do she dug a shovel and pick out of her bag and began leveling out the terrain. Her clothes were still damp which chilled her slightly as she worked. After several moments she paused, realizing she had forgotten to tie Beau to a fence. Groaning Lilinthia quickly set about setting things up so Beau wouldn't run away. Once satisfied she returned to leveling out the terrain. After a few hours she was exhausted and she had to stop to rest. She made herself comfortable on her crafting bench and opened her bag to retrieve her food. She had a single loaf of bread and a couple of steaks in her bag, but upon opening her bag she discovered that the bread had been soaked through thanks to her dip in the river, but the steaks were still fine. Sighing she began chewing on one of the steaks while dumping out the mushy bread from her bag. Glancing around she observed her progress and then sighed. It was going to take several days to build this house, but in the end Lilinthia was confident it would be worth it. She was also going to have to build a bridge across the river since leading Beau across it and soaking herself was going to get old real fast. Plus she didn't want to ruin anymore food. Lilinthia glanced up at the blue sky above her as a few white clouds drifted by. She was still slightly damp so when a breeze blew by she shivered from the cold.
"Ah, so this is where you are." Lilinthia yelped and fell off of the crafting table from surprise as Herobrine's voice invaded the space. His laughter was quick to follow. Lilinthia scowled as she looked at the entity who had suddenly popped up before her.
"What do you want?" Herobrine shook his head slightly.
"I was simply checking up on things and noticed that you were not with your companions." Lilinthia rolled her eyes as she stood up and brushed herself off.
"Well now you know where I am so if you don't mind I'll be getting back to work." Lilinthia tried to step around Herobrine to get back to work but he quickly reached out and stopped her.
"Now now, I have not come here for you to simply ignore me." Lilinthia groaned slightly before turning her head towards Herobrine.
"What do you want?" Herobrine pulled Lilinthia in closer towards him.
"Perhaps I am simply curious as to how you managed to get this far so quickly?" Lilinthia rolled her eyes.
"If you cared to look behind you, you'd see a horse, that is what I rode, to get out here so quickly." Surprised Herobrine twisted his upper body to look behind him and spotted the white horse, he also noted that it bore no saddle.
"And just how did you manage to ride it without a saddle." Lilinthia barked out a laugh before shaking her head slightly.
"Out in the real world I work with horses and have been taught how to train them, that's simply what I did." Herobrine frowned before suddenly pushing Lilinthia towards the horse.
"Prove it."