Minecraft: The Uprising

A/N: Hey guys, Welcome to "The Life Channel."

I hope you all been great. First, I want to apologize for being late in posting this. Family dilemmas, but thank God everything is back to normal. School has also been a butt, but that's life. There's no point in whining.

Anyways, thanks TheWritingReader for your review last chapter. There will be a disappointment for you later (sorry /3). You'll see what I mean.

Hope you enjoy this chapter and see you at the end.

Chapter 10: The Power 2 Names

King Skel manages to block our attacks just in time. But the impacts of our swords push him away.

The remaining crowd is taken away by 2 Iron Guards as King Skel's health gets to 4 HP.

Tom and Talia watch us easily beat the enemy. At that moment, my mind begins to feel cloudy like I am losing control, as we slash the king over and over again. Lucky for him, he won't die due to this match's standard rules, but otherwise, he would have been obliterated already.

I smack him to the ground with the power of my diamond sword and pinch him down. "Who's coming?" I threaten.

King Skel laughs. "I was wrong." There he speaks in that strange language again. "Your worst nightmare is coming."

I raise my eyebrows a little bit worried.

"Tonight, one wave will attack this pathetic place you call home. Innocent people will get hurt because of you and then, you will perish." He laughs again and Ashley smacks his head with her Iron sword. He falls unconscious.

"I had enough of his crap," she says annoyed.

"What did he say?" Tom asks coming to Ashley and me.

"We must prepare to defend this place," Ashley tells him. She also understood him. So these powers bond us together in some special way. That's really good.

I get her hand and hold it in mine. She smiles at my gesture and I squeeze her hand in comfort.

"I see them. A first wave is coming." Talia speaks from behind Tom.

"Very well." He turns to his 2 comrades. "Men, take this bastard to a cell in the prison below. He'll be held for interrogation when this is all over."

They grab the unconscious skeleton and drag him away. "We need a defense perimeter around the entrances to the kingdom. Ashley, Veteran. We need your help."

"Of course," I say.

"Yeah."

"For our home."

"I'll help too," Talia speaks up.

"Are you sure?" Tom asks her. "We don't want the same-"

"I'm sure."

Multiple guards were sent to the 3 main entrances of the kingdom. With the great brick stone wall surrounding the kingdom, it's much easier to protect the place.

There's no way I will let my people get killed because of some soulless bastard, who's on a mission to snatch me away.

We 4 stand in the main entrance with the door down ready and in iron gear. The sun is descending with the night just about to come. A battle in the night doesn't sound too reassuring…

"I can't believe the seal has been broken!" Talia squeaks overexcited.

"What seal?" Ashley questions concern.

"The lover's seal; forbidden love between 2 warriors. Don't think I saw you too kiss." She tells us.

I blush and glance at Ashley who's also blushing. "Wait… How, if Ashley froze time?"

"You did… But I saw it before you kissed." She points out. "Just like, I saw the outcome for today's battle."

"You can see the future?" I ask somewhat spooked. To have power like that is pretty berserk.

"Well, yes… and no. It's complicated to explain and I need time to do so," she says and just then, she suddenly blocks an arrow with her iron sword that came from the forest in front of us.

"They're here!" Tom exclaims just as Skeletons with red eyes and diamond swords come out of the forest.

A huge amount of them begin to attack and the battle begins. Ashley and I strike together. I slash a skeleton and she blocks a random attack from them. When she attacks, I block and we work in complete harmony. Knowing each other's movements, we easily take down the enemies.

Guard Tom and Talia are also working together and prevail. Guard Tom covers and blocks and attacks just as Talia covers his back from the enemies surrounding them.

To be honest, there are a lot of enemies but not enough to beat us.

Though, the princess suddenly freaks out. "Mom! Dad!" She retreats and head back inside.

"Veteran!" Tom takes down a skeleton and gives me a nod. "Go!"

"Ashley."

"Go, I'll be okay. I promise," she reassures me and blocks an attack. I slash him away.

I retreat back inside and sprint after Talia, who's heading towards her castle.

"Talia!" I yell at her.

"My parents, Veteran! He's about to hurt them!" She responds back at me as we head up the staircase.

We soon get inside the main entrance to the castle and find the King and the Queen lying on the floor on front of their thrones with Skel ready to strike at them with his Golden red striped sword.

He grabs the King from his chest as Talia runs to them. But… she's too late.

"No!"

King Skel stabs him in the chest and tosses him away.

A small white dagger appears in Talia's hand and she swings at the king, but he smacks her away.

That's when I feel a power rise within me, and I launch to Skel.

He avoids my blow "Weak…" he says laughing and runs out.

Talia runs to her dad and cries, getting on her knees. "Dad! Please…"

He grabs her hand and gives her a weak smile. "Don't cry, darling. I'll be alright. Be strong for your kingdom."

"But I'm not. I'm not strong, dad. I can't reign over a kingdom alone…" she pleads with sobs. "This is my fault. I can't believe I didn't see this coming."

"It's not your fault… You are strong… You are not alone..." He is now struggling for air. "Veteran…"

I walk closer to them. "Yes, your highness." He gives me a weak smile.

"Take care of my girl… Protect her and keep her strong… Please promise me that…" he says.

"I will sir…" I promise.

He slowly nods and closes his eyes.

"Daddy! No! Please no! Don't leave me!" she yells shaking him; trying to bring him back.

"Be strong…"

At the moment, I felt like something was taken away from me as the King's life vanishes away.

Ashley's fighting King Skel in a heated battle. Guard Tom is trying to clear the surrounding skeletons so they don't interfere with them. Though, there aren't too many anymore.

She's keeping her grip, but I can see that at any moment she might make a mistake and that will probably cost her, her life.

I will not let that happen again. I won't lose another person; another one close to me.

A red screen appears in front of me.

Gamemode: To the Death

I press accept and 2 glowing diamond swords appear in my hands.

I remember what Tom had told me before the battle started. "Remember Veteran. With your duel wielding, you can truly win against any threat. So I want to help you." He had given me 2 sharpness diamond swords. "I know these will help."

Ashley swings to the right at King Skel, but the movement is slow. He takes the chance and strikes at Ashley. Though, before impact, she is teleported to the entrance where Guard Tom is retreating to.

She looks at me confused and notices a change in me. She shakes her head concerned, but I give her a reassuring smile. "Don't worry." It's feels like I'm whispering right into her ear.

The other skeletons begin to retreat and King Skel looks around confused. "Why are you retreating, you idiots! Fight!"

I strike him without warning and begin to double slash him with both of my swords. "You attack my kingdom and murder my friend's father in cold blood! You will die!"

He is taken back by my strikes, but blocks with such force with his golden sword.

"It won't make a difference," I tell him. My voice is different. It's darker now. More rough. Not me at all.

It begins to get harder for Skel as I strike continuously with both of my swords.

I swing to my left with a sword and he blocks it, but his right is wide open and I strike. His heath goes to 15 HP.

I swing to my right and he blocks, but I slash him with my left. Health now at 10 HP.

Swing left, slash right. Now at 5 HP.

I notice a fear within his red eyes and I smirk enjoying his suffering and double strike him with an X attack.

He blocks and he is knocked back. "Impossible. You can't win!"

I slash him away and answer, "I just did," as he is shattered into red triangular pieces.

A screen appears in front of me with the Congrats. Victory.

Then a message appears.

Prize: The Assassin Sword

I retrieve my prize and the Golden sword with red stripes in the blade appears in my hand. I raise it up feeling unstoppable and a yellow bright light shoots up to the sky from the sword. The sword lights up the dark sky around us and soon, fatigue overtakes me and I fall into some memories.

End of Part 1

A/N: Thanks for reading. R&R would be highly appreciated. Tension is starting to rise and part one is over. (I'm sooooo excited! ^_^) Well hope you enjoyed and until next time. By the way, do you guys like the Chapter Preview or no? Any opinion on that would be great. Well, hopefully I can have another chapter soon. Peace.

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