Chapter 12: Visitor of the Night

A village somewhere in the Continent of Mycelia

It had been four nights since the battle with the colossal giant and the renovations for the village were being done. Despite the noises of various blocks being placed on other houses and curses of pain being yelled out in various times of the night, the group was able to rest well and were about to depart the next day when the village invited them to a thanksgiving party. They were all thanked by the villagers and the village chief, who gave Zeph a box. He instructed Zeph not to open the box until the right moment, which Zeph kindly accepted. Soon after that, the villagers began to liven up the party by having competitions involving various cakes and apples. Everyone was laughing when both the village chief and Mod competed against each other in a competition to see who can eat the most cakes while balancing on a wooden table. After a short amount of time, Mod was pronounced victorious after the village chief accidentally slipped from the table because of a fallen chunk of his cake. The two eventually shook hands and became fast friends. The party continued on until the middle of the night when everyone heard the sudden hissing of creepers lurking about. Everyone immediately rushed towards their shelter, except for the guildsmen who fended off the ambush and successfully drove out the mobs. By then, everyone was exhausted and they decided to rest.

As everyone began to fall asleep, the night slowly descended into an hour of silence. However, not everyone was dreaming about paradise. One man in particular was being visited by an unexpected visitor. As many hours passed by, Mod suddenly began to toss about back and forth.

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'Where am I?' Mod asked himself as he found himself in a seemingly empty room. The only notable part of the room was the strange glass wall that stood in front of him.

'Hello.' said a voice from nowhere. Mod began to look around frantically for the source of the voice. He then backed up towards the glass wall while continuing to look around for any noticeable devices in the room. 'Paranoid now, are we?' taunted the voice, causing Mod to turn around. He found himself facing a dark silhouette from the other side of the glass wall.

'Who are you? Where am I?' asked Mod, who attempted to draw his weapon, only to realize that he had no equipment on him whatsoever. He then found a torch on the floor and quickly took it. After lighting it up from a fire source on a wall, he quickly went back towards the glass wall and brought the light close to the wall, which soon revealed the figure's features.

The man wore an all-black outfit which composed of a black coat made of leather, black pants, a black shirt, and a black hat which covered the man's eyes. He had a black beard that that covered the lower part of his face. There seemed to be a white glow emanating from under his hat. Once in a while, the man's head would twitch but would return to its original position. Strapped to his back was a strange-looking sword. It seemed to glow an eerie purple, its color resembling that of the Nether portal's window. His body seemed to be cackling with electricity. As soon as Mod saw him, he began to shiver at the man's presence, as though the man was a figure of evil.

'So you cower before me? Do you know who I am?' asked the figure in Mod's head, causing him to fall to the ground in shock. Upon landing on the ground, he suddenly had a glimpse of the man's eyes. His eyes were pure white, which gave off the eerie glow that lit the bottom of the man's hat. Realizing who the man was, Mod began to back away.

'Impossible! You're not supposed to exist!' Mod yelled out. The man smiled and raised his right hand. Upon dropping it, the glass wall shattered to a million tiny pieces, which gave the man a passage towards Mod.

'Oh? You say that I don't exist? Then how would you explain why I'm here, in your head?' asked the man who continued to take a step closer.

'Because this is a dream!' replied Mod, pointing his torch at the man as though it would kill the man.

'Is that what I am now to you all? A dream? Well, why don't I just show you a nightmare!' yelled the man, who spread his arms and summoned electricity from his palms. He then brought his hands together before disappearing in a blink of an eye. Just as Mod looked around for the man, he felt a presence behind him and turned around to see the man reappear. The man then slammed his fist onto Mod's right eye, which caused a black spot to appear. He then hit the old man with his knee before knocking him down with his elbow. As Mod struggled to defend himself, the man gave him one last kick before walking away, leaving Mod all bruised up.

The man then created a portal which gave out a dark aura. Before entering the portal, he gave one last look at Mod and removed his hat. He gave Mod a smile before putting his hat back on and entered the portal. While doing so, he had dropped a piece of paper onto the floor. As soon as he disappeared, Mod then slowly crawled towards the paper and began to read it.

"You have seven days."

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A horrifying shriek suddenly woke Mod up. All the lamps were turned on and there was a crowd gathered at his doorway. Eve was person who had screamed and upon looking at a nearby mirror, Mod was shocked to see the black spot on his eye. It was the same wound that the man inflicted at him.

"Notch's beard! What happened to you, old man?" asked Zeph, who looked shocked at his grandfather's appearance.

Mod shivered as he uttered the name of the man responsible for his wounds. "Herobrine!"

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A/N: Like I said in the last chapter, this is a short chapter! And here's another heads up: Next chapter will not be a chapter. Instead, it is going to be another interlude about a certain character. Who is it, you ask? Why don't you just wait and see! See ya next week!

P.S. There are two references added in this chapter. Can you name them? You may give me your answers through PM! The winner shall be announced in the interlude so you have a week to give me your answers! Good luck!