Chapter 26: Ashes to Ashes

(Burning plains made up the fire biome of Minecratia. Fires burn endlessly throughout the rocky and grassy plains, never seem to burn themselves out. GoldSolace and ChimneySwift lead everyone into the dangerous and hot environment, covering their mouths and nose with their arms to avoid breathing in the smoke that floated all around them. Everyone navigates themselves around the flames that danced around on the ground).

-SethBling: What happened to this place?

-GoldSolace: These plains are known as Infernal Flame Field. The fires that you see around you never stop burning. Even if you pour a bucket of water over the flames, they'll just reappear in the same place again.

-Jerome: God, (Coughs) It's so hard to breathe with all these smoke.

(Within the group, Sierra looks over at Dawn, who is trudging behind her).

-Sierra: Dawn, are you okay?

-Dawn: Yeah. I'm...fine.

-Sierra: Try not to breathe in the smoke. Don't want you or the baby to get hurt.

(The group continue to travel through the harsh, fiery plains. Right behind the gang is Bashur, who is walking along his friend Luclin and his crush, Ronix. He would look over at Ronix, but she would look the other way, as if something bothered her. Luclin notices this).

-Luclin: Who are you looking at, Bash?

-Bashur: I'm looking at Ronix. Ever since Sky left, she's been acting a bit weird.

-Luclin: What kind of weird?

-Bashur: Like..every time I look at her, she would look the other way.

-Luclin: Maybe something is troubling her. You should talk to her, get her to reveal what's wrong.

-Bashur: Well...okay.

(Bashur slowly moves closer to Ronix. When she looks back over, she flinches when Bashur is close to her view).

-Bashur: Oh, I'm sorry. Did I scare you?

-Ronix: Um...a little bit, but it's okay. What do you need, Bashur?

-Bashur: Ronix, I couldn't help but notice that you keep looking the other way whenever I look at you. Is something the matter?

-Ronix: Nothing is wrong. I'm just...worried that...Herobrine is gonna take our world.

-Bashur: Don't worry, Ronix. We'll succeed in finding all the essences.

-Ronix: Okay. That's...that's great...

(Ronix looks away with a frown. Bashur suppresses a sigh as he continues to walk along side her. Back in the front, Solace runs from everyone and stops an top of a hill, a couple of small flames whipping around his feet. He turns his gaze with a worried expression back to the others, who stop in their tracks).

-BajanCanadian: What's wrong, Solace?

-GoldSolace: Guys, we might be in for a fight.

(Suddenly, shrieks are heard from a distance away. Solace looks back over as the others tread up to the hill and look ahead. An entire army of Ghasts are gathered in the sky and glide towards the Minecrafters, their red eyes glaring down at them. They gape shockingly, knowing that this fight might be...their last).

(Meanwhile, back in the hellish dimension known as the Nether, Herobrine is seen entering a prison room. He glances upward and sees Alix in a new cage, clinging over a pool of lava. The devil god chuckles evilly as he leans against a cage on the floor).

-Herobrine: How do you like your new dwelling, Alix?

-Alix: What do you think, you hell-causing asshole?

-Herobrine: My best guess is...if you try and escape, you're for a fiery death. Anyway, I'm just here to deliver some good news for you.

-Alix: Good news?

-Herobrine: Well, mostly for me and the Squids. Sky...is dead.

-Alix: What!?

-Herobrine: You heard me. The greatest "hero" known in all of what's left in Minecraftia is dead...and it's all thanks to my son, Noah.

-Alix: Noah would never do anything like that! He is nothing like you! He doesn't share that sadistic and pain-causing attitude that you possess!

-Herobrine: How DARE you talk about my son like that! He is just as aggressive and murderous as I am! And just between you and me, he's not even my son.

-Alix: He's...he's not?

-Herobrine: No. Notch and I found him as an orphan. Notch insisted that he took care of him, but I retaliated and I wanted him for myself. I stole him and went back to the Nether. As those years went by, Noah began to develop the characteristics that I had. I wanted him to follow in my footsteps and ultimately, kill Notch. Now that that task has been done, I no longer need Noah for my malicious plans to take over Minecraftia. As soon as I steal the essences from Sky's friends, I will assign Noah one last task...and that's for him to dive into the lava pit in the center of the Nether, wield the Magic Essence ...and become the Element Ender Colossus. Once I infuse myself into that colossal, I will kill him and assume all control of that monster, and I...shall rule the world...FOREVER!

(Herobrine laughs insanely evilly, making Alix cringe from the demonic laughter bouncing off the walls of the room and making the room slightly shake. Once he finishes laughing, he turns away from him).

-Herobrine: But first, there's just one thing I should do next.

(Herobrine exits the room. He trudges along a hallway of his castle. He goes outside of the castle and is greeted by the three main squids, along with what is left of their Squid Army).

-Herobrine: Squid Army, I have good and bad news. The good news is...the one that had you all frightened to leave the ocean...is now dead.

-Squid #1: (eagerly) Sky is dead?

-Herobrine: Exactly.

(The squids cheer up and raise their tentacles in triumph. Their worst enemy is finally dead. Herobrine raises his hand, signaling to the squids to quiet themselves).

-Herobrine: However, there is...the bad news.

-Squid #2: What's the bad news?

(Herobrine takes a deep breathe, then reveals the news).

-Herobrine: THE DEAL IS OFF!

-Squid #3: Wait, what!?

(Herobrine only clutches his hand into a first, forming an red, electrical bubble that ensnares all of the squids. They panic as they look around, trying to escape, but the electricity around them delivers painful shocks throughout their tiny bodies. The first squid angrily turns to Herobrine).

-Squid #1: What the Nether, Herobrine? We had a deal! You would kill our worst enemy, and then, we would rule the world together!

-Herobrine: You all really thought that I would let a bunch of worthless, marine animals work by me!? Do you all have any idea who I am?

-Squid #3: Uh...the Muffin Man?

-Herobrine: No, you imbecile! I am Herobrine, the most dangerous and blood-thirsty being to exist! I do not provide favors for anyone, nor will I even consider letting them rule by me! I lead the mobs that appear day and night, and rule a kingdom filled with Nether mobs, not try and help a bunch of useless squids kill someone that they hate! Every single one of you will be doomed to be trapped in the Nether for good, and suffer the rest of your miserable lives.

(Herobrine lifts the bubble into the air, picking up the squids as well. They are forced to touch the inside of the bubble, which results in all of them being electrocuted. They groan in pain as they feel the electrical currents tip through their bodies. Herobrine chuckles darkly, enjoy the sight of blocky entities in pain. Unknown to him, right behind him, at the doorway, Noah is there, having heard everything that his father had said, both in the prison room and outside of the castle. He shuts his eyes as he vanishes from the doorway).