Im back :D sorry this took me a while to write because I got writers block... Anyways I'm going to put all the other OCs in soon and... some people are probably going to die... Sorry XD Not in this chapter but were getting towards the first battle scene. Also please vote on the poll or write a review. Anyways sorry about the delay the next chapter should be outweather Thursday or Friday depending on how busy I am, Sorry..
I run towards Maria's library as the thunder crashes overhead. The weather had been like this for several hours, and most people are inside. Not to mention that I can't go mining either, due to potential flooding.
Inside the library, Mark is reading another book while crouching in the corner. A group of books lies around his feet in different piles. He doesn't look up until I'm about a foot away from him.
"Hey Mark, is Maria back yet?" I ask as a loud bang of thunder fills the sky.
"Yeah, she's at her house right now working on some stuff," he replies while watching the lightning outside. "It's pretty rough out there, you should stay here until this storm blows over."
"It's been like this for almost two days," I add with a sigh. "You must really like the Library to be here this entire time."
"I can get away from the world," he replies.
With a nod I ask, "Where is her house exactly?"
"On the very edge of town to the north," he replies with a slight groan. "Trust me, you won't miss it."
Waving a goodbye, I slip out into the gravel streets and walk north through town. A few kids stand in their houses windows, wanting to run around. While a few hunters and mob slayers slink towards the tavern for shelter. Brandon is working on his crafting table to form a diamond sword for one of the soldiers.
I reach the northern border of town after a few minutes. Glancing around, I spot a large wall made out of stone and some sort of piston contraption. The piston door opens automatically, so I walk right into the clearing.
A few gardens and farms stand around the proximity of the house, and multiple fountains and waterfalls drip down from fake mountains. Various passive mobs roam the grounds, munching on fresh grass. In the back of the clearing, is a massive three story manor made of stone brick.
Slowly i cross a small lake using an old wooden bridge. The manors courtyard looks like some sort of practice field, with different targets set up around the yard. A sign hung above the door reads: Northern Gate Manor- Home of the Maria and Tyler NO STRANGERS ALLOWED-
The door creaks a little before a gust of wind blows it open. Inside there's a banquet hall with a chandelier and long stair wells. However the lights aren't lit and dirt covers the floor. It looks like this place has been abandoned for a long time.
"Tyler? You're back kind of early," Maria mutters behind me.
I turn towards the voice and notice Maria sitting on the stairs. She has dark circles under her eyes due to lack of sleep, and only looks half awake.
"No, it's Steve," I reply lighting a torch. "This is your house?"
"Yeah, or what's left of it," she adds standing up carefully. "It was really nice originally."
"I bet it was," I reply gazing around the old manor, on the table I spot a few old scrolls. "Why do you have Mage scrolls?"
"Oh, we'll I'm training myself to become a Mage," she says slowly. "Not much progress of course."
"Could you teach me?" I ask picking up one of the scrolls. "I need to learn how to fight better."
"You should start with basic swordsmanship then," she replies with a groan. "Go talk to someone else for that."
"Are you ok, you don't look to well?" I question as more thunder crashes over head.
"Yeah I'm just fine," Maria adds with a yawn. "Just fine."
"You should get some sleep," I state walking towards the door. "Everyone is exhausted after yesterday."
I close the door and walk back into the courtyard. Screeches start to fill the sky and lighting surges around something in the sky. The huge gray clouds that fill the sky are covered in dark creatures. More thunder rains down as I spot Tyler running towards me.
"Not now," he yells as Maria steps outside. "Maria it's happening!"
"What's going on?" I yell over the storm.
Tyler and Maria stare at the sky watching the large black object. It sinks below the clouds, revealing giant floating islands, and shadowy objects circle them at high speeds.
"Steve, you need to follow me," Maria murmurs before running back inside.
Tyler follows her as we head inside, they run up the stairs and continue down the hallway. At the back of the hallway is an old wooden stairway. Without stopping I follow them up winding stairway into some sort of tower.
"Here, you're going to need these," She yells out tossing me chain mill armor. "It's better then nothing."
I throw it on as Tyler grabs a large amount of weaponry from the counter. Maria grabs two black swords and a package. She throws me the package and I open it.
"It's basic diamond," Maria states tying her swords onto her back. "But it works."
The door flys open as five others storm into the room. Apricot is shooting her bow at something down the steps, while Brandon and Syque hold onto swords. Stripes and Mark approach in horror as another lightning bolt strikes the hill outside.
"What's going on?" Stripes screams, "Those things in the sky, this storm, even the voice in my head is going insane!"
"Everyone grab something to fight with," Tyler yells tossing out various weapons. "We're going somewhere, and it's likely we have to fight our way through!"
Maria nods as a portal suddenly appears from the old un-lit stone.
"Okay, everyone follow me," Maria growls stepping into the portal.
The others follow until only Tyler and me are left. Stepping forward, I walk into the glassy surface.
The blaze began to clear a cobweb from one of the hallway of the Nether fortress. He had no idea how the spiders had been here, after all this was within the Nether. It had been a long time sense he had last walked down this hallway. Back when Master Herobrine was still young and happy. Well, as happy as Herobrine could be...
He was only six when Notch had sent him here, and the next few years had been peaceful enough. However the poor kid had to grow up in a legitimate hell, and rarely befriended any of the mobs. Of course Notch had to mess with his life even more, so for his twelfth birthday he tried to place humans in the Nether. Most of them died off rather quickly of course as trying to live in the Nether was not natural, and Herobrine didn't exactly want company...
However out of all of the humans, one managed to survive the first month; a little girl named Fate. He had never met someone his own age before, after all even Notch was three years older then him. After a while they became friends, exploring the various regions of the Nether. Fate was almost the complete opposite of Herobrine though, and was always looking for an adventure of some sort.
It was on Fates 16th birthday that Notch realized his mistake. The girl had developed a strange power allowing her access to the code; something only he had been able to do. Ignoring the potential problems, he returned to his own dimension, but two weeks later she mysteriously died while visiting the Over World.
The blaze begins to frown at the horrible memories that followed her death. Herobrine had grown angry and vowed to kill what ever did this, and 1000 years ago he had found a likely target; a mortal hero named Steve.