Mother of God I am FINALLY back! Sorry this took so long to get out guys, it's been busy lately and I had no time at all to do this. Anyway, here it is, the latest addition to the Corruption series. Let's go!
Chapter 8: Tales in the Village- Sam
Sam strolled through the eastern side of the forest, hoping to scrounge up some materials for his next potion. All he needed now was some red and brown mushrooms, which shouldn't have been so hard considering he was in forest. The sun beamed bright above him as he whistled a small tune. Suddenly, the scenery switched. He was no longer in a forest, but instead a swamp. Vined trees surrounded him as shallow water separated the small patches of land. Sam jumped from land patch to land patch, almost getting hit into the water by a group of Slimes sliding past. He brushed himself off, and then a small strucure caught his eye. It was a tiny wooden house that stood two blocks above the ground. The front was completely open, so Sam simply had to jump up and pull himself in. Inside there was only a crafting table, a cauldron, and two mushrooms on the windowsill. Nothing much for him here except the mushrooms. He grabbed them and was about to walk out when something else stopped him in his tracks. A lever stood there next to the cauldron.
"Should I... Ah fuck it." Sam sighed. He pulled the lever, and then the floor under him pulled away. He dropped down a long slide, screaming the entire way. He landed in a large pool of water. As he resurfaced, he scanned the area around him. Someone had renovated a stronghold and made it look more like a labratory. Several brewing stands bubble with energy. Chests with multiple labels were scattered around. An enchanting table stood engulfed by a ton of bookshelves. He began looking around, opening chests full of potions, apples, carrots, spawn eggs, and other random tools and junk.
"Dang, whoever lives here really knows what they're doing..." Sam whispered.
"Hey! What are you doing here?" A voice said. Sam turned around, eyes wide. The girl had jello-like green skin, and wore a black shirt with a matching skirt and flats. She looked just like Sam's old friend Squish as she walked up to Sam.
"Uhhhhh...just hanging around..." Sam said sheepishly, hiding a golden apple behind his back.
"Mmmhmm, like hell you are." The girl said, looking Sam up and down. Suddenly, a coy smile grew on her face. She placed a hand on Sam's chest and rubbed it lightly.
"You know, you're pretty cute. I'll let you out of here alive, provided you help me with some things." The Slime girl said flirtatiously. Suddenly, a blue aura encompassed her. She was hoisted into the air by some unseen force, shock palpable on her face.
"Calm your tits, Sarah. We're not trying to scare off another one." Sam looked at another girl who was holding her hand up, her hand surrounded by the same blue energy. She wore a black robe that hugged her body nicely, and wore a witch had that covered her jet black long hair. She dropped Sarah on her butt and walked over to Sam, a warm smile on her face.
"Sorry about my assisstant, Sarah. She can get a little touchy with the lost miners."
"It's no problem at all. My name is Sam."
"And I am Sabrina. Sabrina the Teenage Witch." (hehe)
"Charmed. This is a nice setup you have here."
"Why thank you. You seem to be a potions master, considering your taste in home decor. It took days to find this place and build it just the way I like it. I don't use it often, since I'm always traveling, so Sarah holds down the fort for me. Right, Sarah?"
Sarah simply glared as she rubbed her sore rear from being dropped 8 blocks onto a cobble floor.
"Ahh she'll get over it. Say, I'm working on a sweet new potion that is sure to revolutionize the way we brew. You want to help?"
"Sure. I'm not doing much. What do we need?"
"Well, I've got most of everything I need, but I just need an extra hand to get everything in the cauldron right. Think you can handle it?"
"Of course!"
"Let's do it then. Sarah! I need Project 5634 materials. Thanks!" Sarah returned a few minutes later with a bunch of random materials, including Nether Wart, Ender blood, gunpowder, Lapis Lazuli (for color, Sabrina said), a couple of eggs, a drop of lava, a Spider Eye, Ghast Tears, Blaze Powder, Slimeballs, a unique magic powder that Sabrina simply labeled Trail Mix, and a full sized cake for taste. Sabrina threw the Nether Wart into the cauldron of water for a catalyst. Sam dropped the eggs in whole. Next was the Slimeballs and Blaze Powder, then the Ghast Tears, and then the Spider Eye. Sarah tossed in the final ingredients, and then the cauldron began to glow a bright blue, bubbling at the top. Sabrina sang an incantation as she waved her hands:
As the dark bat flies in the starry night sky
In the marshy swamp is where I lie
Great Spirit of Herobrine, please, grant my wish
Grant thy strength upon this dish!
The cauldron began glowing and shaking violently. the 3 stepped back slowly.
"Is this supposed to be happening?" Sam asked as he rolled out the way of a falling stalagmite.
"Probably not..." Sabrina replied wide eyed. The cauldron flashed a glowing white.
"Get back!" Sabrina put her hands out, casting a force field around her. Sarah hardened her body, making it blast resistant. Sam was not so lucky as he tried to duck behind a nearby crafting table, but it was too late. The kettle exploded, the shock wave catching Sam right in the back. He flew into a wall, slowly losing consciousness...
Sam woke up after what seemed to be a few hours later. He was laying down on a bed, Sabrina and Sarah sitting next to him in chairs.
"Thank Notch you're awake, There was no way I was paying for your funeral bill!" Sabrina exclaimed, hugging Sam.
"What happened? I feel... different." Sam rasped.
"Well, let's just say you went through some changes, buddy." Sarah said with a big smile. Oh God! Sam exclaimed in his head. He rushed over to a full size mirror and gasped at the sight before him.
Sam was now much more toned, with noticable pecs, abs, and biceps. He had grown taller by at least an inch. He also felt a strange tingly feeling inside of him, like a new power that wasnt there before.
"Oh yeah, that was my doing." Sabrina piped up. "I channeled some of my witch powers into you, as a little gift for helping me with the potion."
"Thanks, but the poton did this to me?"
"Yeah, by accident though. Turns out I was supposed to add Quartz to stabilize the chemicals. However, the results were pretty much what I wanted to happen.
"Which was..."
"The potion has increased your physical abilites tenfold. You also now have heightened senses and accuracy. Think of it as steroids without the breasts."
"Whoa that's awesome!"
"Breasts on a guy?"
"What? No, I mean the potion. How long do the effects last?"
"Oh, they last indefinitely. Not even milk can cut off the effects."
"Awesome! So how much exactly did my strength increase."
"Well, I can't be too sure, but my calculations say that you should be equal, if not higher, to that of a well-trained military soldier."
Sam's ears perked up at the sound of this. A grin slowly spread across his face.
"Excellent..." he said.
"Uh guys, I hate to interrupt, but there's something you guys gotta see." Sarah said from another room. The two walked in to see Sarah staring through a periscope that gave them a view of above ground. Sam peered into the glass. He pointed it to the sky and gasped. A white flare streaked across the sky. His face went pale.
"Crap..." he muttered. He grabbed his jacket and began to take the elevator bacl up to ground level.
"Where are you going?" Sabrina asked worried.
"My friend Nethy is in trouble. I need to get to where that flare came from ASAP."
"We'll come too. C'mon, Sarah." The two girls got into the elevator and they shot up to the surface. As they ran deeper into the forest, Sam thought, "Dear Notch Nethy, what did you get yourself into this time?"
Well that's it for now my peoplez. I'm still keeping to my promise of a new chapter at least every two weeks, so hold tight until then. Don't forget to vote for who you want to see in the first interview for Hear a Hero. Until then, I'll see you guys next time!