*So, originally, I planned to make 20 chapters for this. I think… maybe I'll just roll with it and see how long I can make this last, but be warned: All good things must come to an end. I know this all too well myself. So, without further ado, please, enjoy chapter 10!*

Herobrine's Pov

It had been a month since my sister had defeated the gigantic beast. I was currently resting in my bed, waiting for Null to return. Having him as my boyfriend, knowing he is even more powerful than me, but seems to be… er, well… the submissive one… is no longer strange to me. Just the fact that I was a man, and Null was… well, for his kind, a man as well, had been so strange, but now I no longer felt confusion. Thinking back on my history, I was surprised I hadn't told him about myself very much, at least, not my painful past. I sighed, thinking back to simpler days.

Flashback

"Herobrine, time for dinner!"

"Coming, mother!"

Twenty-year-old Herobrine stepped into the house and greeted his mother. She smiled, though she was sad.

"Where's father?"

"He left, sweetie. He joined the military, remember?"

"Oh, right."

Herobrine sat down at the table, thanking his mother for the food before eating. He had been born with glowing eyes, a symbol of power beyond human capabilities. As he looked at his mother sitting down across from him, he noticed something was off about her and put his fork down. His mother glanced up at him, but kept eating anyway.

"He left us because of me, didn't he?"

He saw her wince, then nod slowly.

"Mother, thank you for trying to protect me, but I'm not twelve anymore. You have to tell me the truth now, and I can tell when you are lying."

"Herobrine… promise me something, sweetie."

"Anything."

"Never forget me."

"Of course not, I couldn't. You're my mother."

A smile graced her lips, making Herobrine hope she felt better.

"When your father left, he took my heart with him…"

Herobrine knew what was coming. His mother was going to die of heartbreak soon, and he couldn't stop it.

"Herobrine, you—"

"Mother, obviously I am a burden to you. It is alright, I will work overtime so I can pay the bills for you."

Her smiled widened. "Thank you, son."

"Of course."

*Time Skip one year ahead*

His mother lay in her deathbed, and he mourned the loss of her. He held her hand until it grew limp, then went and buried her himself under her favorite kind of tree; a maple. He made a crude grave, then left, depressed, to the city. He ran into a scientist that had their attention glued to a clipboard.

"Oh! My apologies, sir!"

"It's fine… say, aren't you one pf the scientists that work at the DNA replication lab?"

"I am! Why?"

"I have a test subject for you."

"Oh! Wonderful! Where is it?"

"You're looking at him."

The scientist's expression became bewildered. "Sir, you're a human…"

"Actually, no, I'm not. My glowing eyes symbolize power beyond normal human capabilities… but I no longer wish to live. Please, even if it kills me…"

"Alright, very well. Follow me."

He followed the white-coated woman, eager to seal his fate. When he arrived, he was strapped down to a table and injected with multiple kinds of monster DNA at once; enderman, ghast, wither skeleton, Overworld skeleton, feral wolf, Enderdragon, magma cube, slime, both kinds of spider, blaze, guardian, phantom, silverfish, vindicator, evoker, vex… all monsters except zombies, shulkers, and endermites, the latter two had not quite been discovered yet. He felt immense pain swirling within him as the different ones fought each other, wanting control. Finally, the pain subsided, and he heard the door open.

"What!? Why are you in here? I told you to kill me…"

"We can't. It seems you are immortal, sir."

The woman unstrapped him from the table, and he growled softly, but trudged out of the replication lab without killing anyone. He went directly to the Nether World, hoping to lose himself among the flames and lava. Every monster stayed away from him, or kept a respectful distance. He looked around in bewilderment; should he not have been shot at by a ghast by now?

One was right next to him, seemingly waiting for something. He hopped on top if its head, and it flew onward, bringing him to a castle hewn from the netherrack itself. It was his, he supposed, and asked zombie pigmen to help him clean it up.

Months later, he was recognized as a god. Moreover, the god of the Nether World. From here, he appointed new gods to help him keep not only his own World safe, but also the Overworld, and The End… but who would keep The End safe? Perhaps one of the world's own residents.

End Flashback

"Herobrine?"

"Oh, Null. Welcome back. I got lost in my thoughts, sorry."

"No big deal…"

"How was patrol tonight?"

"It was good. I didn't have to use any form other than my usual one this time."

He leaned his scythe against the wall where he normally left it, and undid the buttons on his cloak, then laid down in bed beside me. His hand sneakily found its way onto my chest, and he nuzzled my shoulder.

"Enjoying yourself, there, cutie?"

His cheeks and the bridge of his nose flushed a brilliant red and he moaned. "One of these days I am going to get you for that."

I chuckled darkly, making the blush spread. "Are you sure about that," I asked, turning on my side to whisper in his ear. "Because we both know you're—"

"S-stop…"

I put my arm over him. "I was only joking, Null."

"I hate you."

"No, you love me, and I love you."

Null nodded. "I know… but I hate it when you say stuff like that."

I sighed. "I'm sorry."

It was short, but I kissed him before settling down and pulling the covers over us.

Red's Pov

I was seeing Steve off, he walked down the steps to my castle and took off running. I didn't know where he was going, but it was likely that he was going to see Enderbrina. She had seemed friendly enough, but I couldn't be quite sure when it was a mortal like him. I sat down in my throne, thinking, before I decided to contact the immortals' ruler.

Nature, I am calling for you. Can you hear me?

A pause. I felt Her overwhelming holiness envelop my mind. I hear you, sweetie. What do you need?

I believe I already told you Notch is with you now.

Yes, he is.

My brother is better, and I don't know where he is going. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you tell me where, and if he is going to The End, make sure Enderbrina does not hurt him, please.

I see. Very well, my child. It shall be done.

Her connection to my mind severed as I breathed out a sigh of relief. Steve would stay safe under Her power, if She decided to keep Her word, which She usually did. I wouldn't have to worry about Steve now, and could tend to the castle without worrying about him.

Enderbrina's Pov

I was with Simon on the barren island, watching from the edge as he did… something. I couldn't quite see what he was doing as his back was to me, so I used my telepathy to figure out what he was doing. As soon as our minds were connected, I was barraged with a catastrophe of ideas, and withdrew.

Geez… I guess he really is an inventor… I'll just get closer, hopefully without getting blown up.

I teleported to the middle of the barren island, now more curious that before. I found an arrow in my forehead as soon as I was there. Dazed, I pulled the arrow out and healed myself.

"Gods, you have to work on that teleportation thing! You scare me every time!"

"Uhm… I'm an enderwoman. We teleport, in case you haven't noticed."

He let out a sigh mixed with a growl and went back to work on his newest invention. I watched, incredulous as to how he didn't get himself blown up. It seemed to be a small cube, with bright yellow-orange cracks running around it.

"What is it?"

"I found a new way to make some demolition stuff. It's sort of like a missile and a grenade in one; you throw it and it should explode on impact. I have a few others for prototypes. Wanna try one?"

Carefully, I picked up the small cube, inspecting it, then looked around for something to throw it at. I materialized a few rock formations, then pitched the cube at a particularly large one. It blew up the rock formation, but all the debris went flying off into the Abyss, away from us.

"Well, it explodes stuff," I said, turning back to Simon, who had gone pale. "Are you okay?"

"You're… really strong…"

"Of course I am. I've grown in power since we first met, and I'm a goddess. Gods are inherently strong."

"But you threw that thing so fast! I didn't even see it leave your hand until the thing exploded!" I didn't respond, unsure how to. "I thought you were bluffing when we… uh… weren't so friendly, and threatened to kill me."

I shrugged. "Now you know I wasn't, and now you also know your invention works."

"Y-yeah… thanks."

"You're welcome."

I sighed, looking at the ground. What else could I say? Normally I had something more to say at this point. Now I knew why the gods used telepathy all the time.

"Simon…"

"Yeah?"

"Keep up the good work. Your inventions will protect not only yourself but all your friends."

"The only actual friends I have are in your castle, which includes you. Also, creepers in the Overworld… but I don't go there very often, only to get supplies for my inventions."

"Thanks… I guess I should go now."

I walked past him, lost in my own mind. I nearly fell in the Abyss, and stopped myself, using the bridge to cross back to my castle's island. I was worried. Why was I so worried? Nothing was wrong. I was bored, that's what was bothering me.

Okay, so I'm bored. I can stop worrying about what's bothering me, I can think about a way to solve my boredom. Maybe a visit to the human city?

I dropped through the portal to the Overworld, landing on soft grass. I looked around, recognizing the city to my right. I looked out over the plains, seeing nothing out of the ordinary. Kids running around, the ocean lapping at the beach. Steve walking towards me…

Why was he approaching me?

"Hey, you must be the new goddess."

I nodded, "Yes, I am Enderbrina. I suppose it is good for me to meet you, Steve."

"So you already know my name?"

"Of course. Everyone knows your name," I said with contempt. "You are the lowest scum in my eyes. You killed my people for no reason."

"Sheesh, it's not my fault you're all sensitive when I make eye contact!"

I glared at him. "Keep your sword out of our purple blood and maybe I'll consider you not as much of a threat."

He looked away instantly, and I grew my wings and tail, surprising him. "I heard you were sent to kill Shadewing before she gave me these."

"I had no idea, I promise. Notch told me to."

I smirked. "If you were willing to follow his every order, then you are weaker-minded than I thought. Perhaps you will succumb to my own telepathy."

I didn't quite tower over him, but I was taller than him, by at least ten centimeters, almost four inches. I wanted so badly to be able to use soul manipulation, but instead I looked into his mind. He was terrified of me, which was good. I wanted to make sure he stayed in line when he decided to visit me in The End, if he ever did.

"Enderbrina, please… I really didn't know I was hurting your kind's population… I was just doing what Notch told me needed to be done."

I knew he was telling the truth. I withdrew from our link, and sighed. "Very well. Just be careful when you enter The End, my people will likely not take kindly to your arrival."

He nodded, relief flooding his eyes. "I truly am sorry. I would return every enderperson to life if I could."

"It would be difficult to do so without their enderpearls, which I assume you used for your own purposes."

"Er… yes…"

"It's alright… I forgive you."

"Wait, we're… cool?"

I shrugged. "Unless you do it again, we are on… neutral terms."

Steve nodded. "Well… I'm glad we aren't enemies."

"That you are, Steve," I replied. "You would not want to make an enemy of me."

"I know, I try to… keep myself out of trouble with the gods… I end up in critical condition any time I get too close and something bad happens."

"Hmm… tell your brother that next time you end up in critical condition, he can contact me to heal you."

"What do you mean?"

"I can heal wounds instantly. It's my unique ability."

"Wow, really? That's… helpful."

"Yes, well… I suppose I should be continuing on now. I wanted to explore a bit."

"Can I come along?"

I took a few steps past him, then hesitated. "I do not want to talk much unless necessary. You may tag along."

Instead of walking, I floated along, feeling Steve's presence follow me. After a few kilometers, he complained his feet were bothering him. There was an alcove with a pond, and he sat down at the edge, taking his boots off and resting his feet. He hummed at the cool water soothing them. I walked up to the edge of the water, and he looked at my curiously.

"Water hurts you."

"True…"

I imagined what a water dragon might look like, as well as its qualities and affinities with water. I knew I could shapeshift for a good while, about ten hours on end, and decided to jump in the water, shapeshifting into a small water dragon and bringing back a live fish. I pinned it to the ground and began eating it, Steve watching with contempt.

"You're really acting like a wild beast."

Of course I am. You would not believe anything else, would you?

"No, I— oh… I see what you mean."

I am teasing. Would you like a fish?

"If you don't mind… I'd love some cod."

I nodded and dove back into the water, finding more fish deeper in the pond. I found a cod swimming about, and caught it with my mouth. I swam back to Steve, and held the fish down, breathing scalding water onto it to boil it thoroughly, before turning it over and doing the same to the other side, before nudging it to him. He thanked me, took out a hunting knife, and de-scaled the fish before eating it. It seemed he wasn't keen on eating the head, and offered it to me, knowing I had eaten the head of the raw fish I had caught earlier. I ate it, not used to the watery taste, but enjoyed it anyway. I licked my paws, then shook the water off me, making sure Steve didn't get splashed as well. Once back in my usual form, I flew up to the top of the alcove, which was made of stone, and sat down, watching Steve as he ate. He was staring at the water, and I looked into the water as well, wondering what he found so interesting.

"I'm honestly just… surprised, Enderbrina."

"About?"

"This whole…" he waved his hand vaguely, "situation. You're an enderwoman, and yet you haven't killed me even though we've made eye contact plenty of times."

"Well, I'm not a normal enderwoman, don't know if you noticed. I'm the goddess of The End."

"You have such a fighter's spirit, too…"

"I was the perfect choice, according to Herobrine."

"He's never wrong… well, when it comes to stuff like picking gods and goddesses. Other stuff, not so much. You know him and Null are dating, right?"

"I was aware Null liked him. I haven't heard much from him since I killed that beast."

"Wait, you killed that thing?"

"What?"

"I thought he or Red had killed it. How powerful are you?"

"I'm more powerful than I seem. I'm a hybrid."

He paled, obviously afraid. "Wh-why didn't you tell me!?"

"I didn't think I needed to. With me being an enderwoman and having a fighter's spirit, it should have been obvious to you. Apparently you're not as smart as I thought."

He shook his head, leaning forward a little. "I can't believe I didn't realize it sooner… I thought there was something off about you."

I gave him a disbelieving look. "Well, we should continue on our way, so we can find a cave for you to rest the night in."

"What!?"

I looked toward the west, where then sun was beginning to set. "You'll be somewhat safe with me around, but I can't make any guarantees, so you'll have to hole up in the side of a mountain or something.

"Ugh… fine. Don't know why you won't just teleport us back."

I smirked again. "Just get your shoes back on and let's continue walking." I floated away from the ledge hanging above the water and landed safely on dry ground. "I mean, you don't have to sleep away the night in the side of a mountain if you don't want to. I can always carry you."

I knew he would reject my offer, but to my surprise, he said nothing. I turned around to see he was blushing furiously. Interested, I asked him a question that was now burning in my mind.

"Steve? Why are you blushing? Do you like me or something?"

"No, I don't… but I would rather not be seen in the arms of a monster… of any sort, no matter how kind they are."

I knew he was trying to make it sound like I wasn't as monstrous as the rest of my kind, and the other monsters in the the Three Worlds, so I didn't take it to heart.

"Steve, I'll protect you. Besides, I'm much stronger than I look. You would be as heavy as a feather to me."

He frowned, I knew he was thinking over his options. The sun was slowly growing closer to sinking beneath the horizon. As a few monsters crawled out of the caves, he scooted closer to me, blushing from our close proximity. I used telekinesis to pick him up and get him in my arms, then held him firmly as I began walking. I tried lulling him into sleep, but he obviously was scared. I sighed, stopping to shift the way I was carrying him so he would be more comfortable, then began singing a lullaby my mother used to sing to me. Obviously, one that didn't include him. I changed the lyrics to fit the time, knowing he wouldn't know better.

Sleep little one, the moon has risen, to shed its light on all who listen.

As the moonbeams keep you safe, so does our goddess in all her grace.

Sleep little one, have no fear, our goddess will always be here.

She hears your prayers both day and night, our goddess with eyes of light.

So sleep little one, the moon is bright, to keep you safe throughout the night.

His eyes had closed, and his deep breathing told me he was asleep, thankfully. I lifted off the ground so only wind would disturb him. I flew forward, not really headed anywhere in particular, but saw a desert ahead. I ventured into the hot, sandy biome, looking down from my flight to look for anything notable. In the distance, I saw a desert temple, and got excited, heading directly toward it. As usual, there was a hole in the top. I managed to fit myself through, and did the same for Steve, then materialized a bed and laid him in it. I thought about the lullaby I had sung to him. The original lyrics were only a little different.

Sleep little one, the moon has risen, to shed its light on all who listen.

As the moonbeams keep you safe, so does our king in all his grace.

Sleep little one, have no fear, our king will always be here.

He hears your prayers both day and night, our king with arms of might.

So sleep little one, the moon is bright, to keep you safe throughout the night.

I remembered the king I had killed, he had seen me and thought unsavory things about me; I didn't need telepathy to know that so-called king wanted to rape me. I growled softly, so as to not wake Steve, and told myself not to think about things like that. I sat against the bed I had made for Steve, waiting out the night as he slept.

I looked at Steve intently as he began to wake, his blue eyes looking around until they spotted me, and sat up quickly. He almost darted off to the ground floor, but I stopped him with telekinesis.

"It's alright, we're on the top floor of a desert temple. I brought you here thinking it would be safe enough even in the heat."

I let go of him as realization began to set in.

"Gods… I'm so sorry I forgot all about meeting you… I remember it all, but…"

I stopped him. "It's fine. Let's see what we can find for treasures."

I floated down to the bottom floor and offered to catch him. He sat on the edge and scooted off, landing safely in my arms. I took a deep breath, hoping my innate ability to move pieces of the ground and such still worked. I managed to squeeze my fingers into the small space between the tiles, and pulled. Surprisingly, the large piece of ground came out.

"I don't think there's any minerals in there… besides maybe some limestone."

"That's fine, I'm doing this so we can get down to the treasures. Look," I said, pointing into the hole that was now made.

"That would hurt if I jumped down…"

"That's why I'm here."

I pulled up the rest of the flooring and made a spiral staircase down to the bottom. I noticed a pressure plate and stopped Steve from moving any closer.

"That's likely going to get us trapped in here, so don't step on it."

"Right."

We looted all the chests, finding mostly gold, a few ingots of iron, a diamond, and even a couple emeralds. I grinned as I picked up Steve again, stepped on the plate, and teleported us outside. We heard an explosion, and I peered into the hole.

"Huh… would've just exploded and likely killed you, then."

I teleported to Steve's home, and set him down.

"Here, you can keep the loot," I said, rematerializing everything I had taken. "I can make more if I ever need it."

"Thanks… you're nicer than I would expect."

"Well, I was bored, so I came here to find something to do. You're welcome to visit my castle any time. I'd like to see how well you fight."

He managed a weak smile, and turned, going into his house. I stretched my wings and arms, and walked into the city, everyone keeping their distance. I happened to meet Red, who was coming out of a grocery store. We talked for a bit, quite a few people seeing us, and we decided to fly up to the top of a building where we wouldn't be heard. It was a multi-family house, plenty high up enough where we could talk and watch the people go by.

"What brings you to the Overworld?"

"Not much happens in The End, and my attitude… I'm worried about it. I feel like I'm growing distant from my friends. When I woke up, after killing the beast? I gave them a one-word answer, which is unusual for me. Even when I'm tired, I usually have more than one-word answers, even when there's a yes-or-no question."

Red pressed his palms to my temples again, and my worries melted away, forgotten for the time being. "You need to relax, Enderbrina. You have to realize that you're a goddess now, and your friends that are mortal will eventually leave the Three Worlds and go to Nature for the rest of time."

"Not Warp…"

"How so?"

"Warp is an enderman… he wants to be made into an Endermetal dagger when he dies. We've already discussed it."

"That's good. What about the enderwoman I see in your memories?"

"Lia is still in her first century. In fact, I don't even think she's fifty yet."

He chuckled. "To be young again, that would be a true wonder… Herobrine is lucky to be able to change his age. You know, he's the only one of us to have several unique abilities."

"Oh?"

"Yes, in fact, I would not be surprised if you had a second or third one that we didn't know about when I awakened your healing ability."

"Well… one of my newer friends, before we were actually friendly, attacked me, and my leg broke. That's also what happened to my left arm, but it was blown off by explosives. My brother was able to make contact with me and used my healing ability to heal my leg."

"That was one of his abilities, if he has contact with one of us, he can use our unique abilities if he so wishes."

"Oh… right…"

"Hmm…" Red looked at me intently, his arms crossed as he thought. "I can't imagine what other amazing abilities you might have, considering you're a hybrid goddess. You must have at least two unique abilities, including the healing one."

"Well, I can fly with these," I said, motioning to my wings and tail. "I don't know if that counts since all of us can fly without wings and a tail. You know I can turn into my second form already."

"True. No, your wings and tail do not count… sadly. I am envious of those, however, learning to fly was exceptionally difficult for me. At least for you, they are like training wheels on a bicycle, but you can have them if you wish to."

"Well, I usually keep them whether or not I'm flying. If I keep them away for too long, my back feels cramped, like the retreat into me or something when I make them go away."

"I can't help you with that."

"I think you would really like my friend Simon. He's really good with potions."

"I might. Is he the one that blew up your arm?"

"Yeah, but we're good friends now. I understand why he did it. He made a potion that's making my arm grow back faster, and he also made a potion that renders telekinesis useless on the one with the effect."

"Really? Interesting. You'll have to introduce me sometime."

"He's a creeper half-breed."

"So that's where you heard the term 'half-breed' from."

"My brother told me. How does that even work?"

"I don't know, trust me. I wasn't born immortal, but… my parent's didn't want me, at least, my mother didn't."

"Are you able to turn into a wither boss?"

"Naturally? Yes, I can, but I usually don't. It isn't a pretty sight."

I nodded. "I should probably head back to The End. It's getting late. Oh! I almost forgot, I went exploring with your brother and we found a desert temple. I gave him all the loot."

"Oh. Thanks, that'll be plenty of money for quite a while."

I nodded, and teleported to the portal, stepping through as my home greeted me once again. I heard roaring, and looked to see Darkscale was getting chased my humans. Fear overtook my being, but as I rushed over to help, anger replaced it. I drew my Shadowblade, Darkscale noticing me and ran to her nest. As I landed on the island, the human were slowly approaching the stone nest.

"HEY! GET AWAY FROM HER!"

They all turned to see me storming toward them. As soon as they saw me they turned to fight me off. I teleported directly in front of them and swung, telling Darkscale through thought to fly off to my castle. I heard her wings flapping, and saw her tail disappear behind the door. I calmed down a bit now that she was definitely out of danger, and proceeded to attack the humans with more ferocity.

"You dare torment our protector! You will pay dearly!"

The three of them went to run, but I held them with telekinesis and turned them into food for Darkscale, who looked at their bodies suspiciously before eating them. She sat in her nest, and bowed her head in thanks.

"It was nothing, Darkscale. You're very welcome. You've grown quite a bit, haven't you?"

She nodded.

"I think you're big enough to kill them on your own now. You have to use your claws, and your teeth. Your fire breath will help too."

Another nod.

"Good. Well… I'll leave you alone now."

I took off to my castle after promising I would visit Darkscale every once in a while, both to her and myself. I had a good day, and went over to the boxes of black scales, my reward for killing that beast. What had Red called it when we had talked? A slicetail, right, be cause it could slice open anything with its tail. Its claws were a given, of course. I picked up a few scales, looking at the glittering black items. An idea came to mind, and I smiled giddily.

I had an invention of my own to make.

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