Chapter 28 : Face to face

Hey guys, Agithos here for another chapter. Happy new year everyone. May 2019 be one of your lucky years...that sounded better in my head. Anyway, I bring you another chapter. Enjoy


Some time later, Home, Ari POV

"Ouch !" I winced in pain as Cupa bandaged my arm "Be careful, that hurts !"

"I wouldn't have to do that if you hadn't rushed straight into that spider !" The creeper girl argued "Now, hold still !"

After treating the wound on my arm, she looked at my leg and noticed the nasty zombie bite just above my right knee.

"That will take a while to heal. I hope you didn't plan on climbing trees to do some pranks anytime soon !" She laughed a little.

"Haha...very funny Cupa !" I said sarcastically.

We were at home, trying to relax from the attack earlier and tending for our injuries. Our home was in wreck too, one of the wall had been blown up by one of these green monsters, throwing some chest upside down. Outside it was also a battlefield : Arrows...swords...crater...but the most shocking thing was the bodies lying everwhere around the place.

"This should be good enough !" Cupa spoke up after treating my leg.

"Thank you Cupa, I feel better already !" I grinned as I got on my feet only to fall on the ground as soon as my injured leg touched the floor "Ouch !"

"I just told you to take it easy, Ari !"

Apart from the injury on my arm, the bite on my leg and a few bruises here and there, I was mostly fine. Exept one scratch on her cheek, Cupa was pretty much uninjured. As for Hayden, he received a few arrows in his back but they were just flesh wounds. However, it wasn't the same deal for Yaebi. He was doing fine with his sword, even killing more monsters than me. Until a few skeletons archers came that is, he was shot three times : One in the right leg, one in the right shoulder and the other in the back. Cupa took care of him and he was currently sleeping in his bed, trying to get some rest.

"You should really take Cupa's piece of advice into consideration !" Hayden handed a hand toward me.

"Fine !" I replied as he helped me get on my feet.

The hazel eyed man sighed as he looked outside.

"It's going to take a long time to bury everything !'

He walked to a chest and pulled out a shovel before walking outside. Through the window, I watched him take a spider's corpse and drag it towards the bushes. He then began to dig a hole and, once it seemed big enough, dumped the dead body into it.

"I am going to help him !" Cupa said "You, stay here and let your leg rest !"

"Yes mam' !" I replied before she went outside with Hayden.

I lied on the ground and took a deep breath. These monsters were mostly easy to kill but they could pose a serious threat to anyone in large group. They also feel no fear, no pain nor any kind of sympathie, not even toward their own. I saw one of those giant spiders fight a skeleton archer because he received an arrow by mistake.

"I wonder what the others are up to ? I hope everything is fine for them !" I thought as I found myself staring at the roof before my little sister's face obstructed my vision with a worried look in her eyes.

"Are you alright, big sis ?" She asked.

"Yeah !" I replied as I stroked her head "I am fine, I just won't be able to run for a few days, that's all !"

"But...what about tomorrow ?" She asked "You promised me we would go on a trip !"

"Sorry Vanessa..." I apologized "We will have to report that to another day !"

"That's not fair..." She began to pout "You promised..."

"Yes, I know but nothing will keep us on doing that trip when all of this is over !"

"Do you think Mike and Ayumi are alright ?"

"I am sure they are, Vanessa !" I stroked her hair once more.


Meanwhile, The slime camp, Mickael POV

I don't know how time we spent there, sitting in the middle of this room. You can easily loose track of time in the Nether when you have nothing to do exept waiting. It was quite irritating because time were running against us at this moment and we couldn't allow ourselves to spend more time than necessary trying to ease the tensions between two kingdoms.

"This way, your majesty !" I heard Korian say to someone from behind the door.

A second later, the door opened and I saw the zombie-pigmen from earlier standing next to a green woman. Her clothes were a darker color than her skin and she had a hat on her head with a slime face drawn on it. Even though she looked around 20-22 years old, the way she moved could be seen in more mature woman. She walked toward me and looked at us with a motherly slime on her face.

"So, you two are the one who were found outside the camp, right ?" She asked with a gentle voice.

"Yes, your majesty !" I answered.

"Korian told me about what you two are trying to do..." A serious expression appeared on her face "I refuse to take part into this mockery !"

"But, your majesty...The magma cube kingdom is not the one behind the attacks !" Andr spoke up.

"I am aware of that !" Gelli sighed "We had reports even they suffered damage from those monsters and I doubt she would have the strengh to attack her own people !"

"Then what is keeping you from making peace with their queen ?" The endergirl quitly asked.

"She betrayed me and my kind hundreds of years ago. We have been at war since then and we won't quit until one of us is no more !"

"So, you are telling me, you still hold resentment toward the queen's ancestors for something that happened years and years ago ?"

"You don't know how slimes work, do you human ?" The slime queen asked with a smile. As I raised an eyebrow, she continued "We slimes, never truly die of old age. We don't form a family and reproduce like you, human. Instead, when we die of old age or if we are killed, we...break down into three of younger version of ourselves which are generally around 14 years old. Those younger version also inherit all the memories of the slime they are born from !"

"So, you mean..."

"Yes, I, queen Gelli of the slime, died and was reborn for hundreds of years. I killed my sisters to get on the throne like my mother and the mother of my mother before me. I also inherited all their memories !" She interrupted me "And that also goes for Honeystu !"

"H-Honeystu ?" The endergirl next to me asked.

"Yes, Honeystu. She is the Magma cube queen !" Gelli answered "Their bodies and ours are very much alike. We could almost consider our species cousins !"

She then turned to the green-haired girl behind her.

"I believe everything has been said here. Escort those two at outside the camp !" The queen said before walking toward the door.

"W-Wait !" I almost screamed at her "We need your help to deal with those monsters. Without you and Honeystu, our chance of survival will drastly decrease !"

"I am at war to deal with her. What happens outside my kingdom is not my concern !"

I frowned and got on my feet. Like a bodyguard, Korian placed herself in front of her queen to defend her if I attacked. The green-haired girl was a little shorter than the queen so I could still look at her in the eyes.

"That's not your concern ?" I asked, almost glaring "Because you think they will not attack your kingdom once they defeated the others ? You think they will wait until you finish your war with Honeystu ? For your knowledge, you are already at war with them, they are attacking everyone : Men, women, childrens, slimes, creepers, humans, everyone without any distinction. That's why we need to act fast and that's why we need your help. While it would be good, I am not asking you for an everlasting peace with the Magma cube kingdom, just until we deal with the monster army !"

Gelli sighed and seemed to be in thought for a few seconds before looking at me with a small smile.

"Very well...you have managed to convince me human. I'll accompagny you to the Magma cube kingdom with an escort...However, I can't promise you anything !"

"T-Thank you !" Andr spoke up.

Korian made a gesture for us to go on our feet and we followed her and her queen outside the building.

"Korian, I want your best guards to come with me on this travel. I want enough of them so we can defend ourselves if we fall into an ambush !"

"It will be done, your majesty !" The green-haired girl replied.


Hours later, Magma cube kingdom, Blazette POV

"So this is Honeystu's castle ?" Ayumi asked.

"Yes, this is it. She should be inside !"

After many hours, we had finally reach our destination. It took much longer than I thought it would since the girls who were with me could neither fly or teleport. On the top of that, we runned out of blocks and we had to take detours to avoid large groups of those creatures. We didn't know where the hot stuff and Andr were. We were tired and hungry but we knew the most difficult part was ahead of us. We had to convince Honeystu to make a temporary peace with the slime race.

We were in front of her castle, in her capital. It was of a big city, a little smaller than Azlanta according to the human girl. The castle were made of Nether bricks and some glowstones blocks could be seen around the gate. Nearly every magma cubes we encountered gave us some wierd looks. Well...it was not everyday you could see a former Blaze princess going to the Magma cube's palace accompanied by a random skeleton girl and a human who...was receiving a few glares by the way.

"Let's get going. I don't really feel confortable with those stares !" Jade spoke up as she looked at the citizens arounds us.

"Don't worry cold one, we're almost there !" I said as I pointed to the castle in front of us.

After another minute of walking, we finally arrived in front of Honeystu's castle. Two guards were standing in front of it.

"Halt, state your names and business !" One of them said.

"I am Blaze, former princess of the Blaze kingdom. I am here to talk with your queen !"

"Mmmm...and who are your two friends ? It's quite unusual to see a skeleton and a human here !"

"They are messengers from the overworld, nothing you have to worry about !"

The two guard closely inspected Ayumi and Jade before looking at me.

"Fine, you may pass. However, I am going to take your weapons...no objection ?"

"None !" I replied.

Ayumi handed her bow and her quiver full of arrow. Jade's sword was lost during our escape and, since I never travel with a sword, I didn't have a weapon to give. That being done, we passed the front gate and we entered into the main hall. We were greeted by a magma cube wearing a full robe. I found it strange because, apart from the ghasts, everybody would walk around half naked, like me.

"Hello, young ones. What do you seek inside this castle ?" He asked.

"I want a talk with the queen and I want it now !" I answered a little annoyed.

"Unfortunatly, the queen doesn't have any space in her schedule. Come back another time !" He responded with a haughty voice.

"Hey, listen !" I said as I grabbed him by the throat and brang him close to my face "If she doesn't have any space, then she will have to make some. Tell your queen that, I, Blazette, former princess of the Blaze kingdom is waiting for her and won't leave until I can talk to her. Is that clear ?"

"Y-Yes !" He answered, slightly afraid.

"Good !"

I let him go and he quickly exited the room. I turned to the two girls behind me with a proud smile on my face.

"And that is how it's done !" I said.

"Don't you think you went a little too far ? You looked like you were going to murder him !" Jade replied with a small chuckle.

"I have dealt with higher up before. They are a real pain in the ass if you don't know how to handle them !" I explained.

Jade nodded as we waited for Honeystu to come and greet us. There wasn't much things to do except looking at the occasional maids and butlers passing by.

"Do you know Honeystu well ?" Ayumi asked.

"Well, she and my father are good friends. Our army came to her aid during a battle that would have been lost without us. I have seen her occasionaly during some feasts !" I answered.

"I see..."

A few minutes later, the door at the end of the hall opened. A woman entered into the hall. She was wearing a dark brown bikini as well as a magma cube hat. She had yellow eyes and scarlet hair.

"Hi Honeystu, long time no see !"

"Hello Blazette, I hope this is really important. You interrupted a very important meeting with my advisors !"

"No, it's serious. I need to talk to you !" I responded.

"Alright then...I guess it can't be helped !" She sighed "But make it quick, a queen such as I can't afford to spend time talking with you all !"

"Don't worry about that, if you listen to us, it won't take more than a few minutes. However, we should speak about all of this in a more...private room !" I said as I looked around the place.

"Follow me then, we shall speak in my private chambers. But just you and me. i won't accept commoners in my room !" The queen replied as she pointed at the two cold ones behind me.

"These two are with me..."

"And they will not enter into this room. Only royal blood like me and you can and will. They will stay outside !"

I sighed and turned toward my two friends and gave them a sort of reassuring smile.

"Sorry cold ones !" I said, seeing Honeytu taking off "She kinda have a big ego..."

"Don't worry, we must convince her, no matter the cost !" Jade replied.

I levitated towards Honeystu and I followed her through the castle's corridor until we arrived into her bedroom. The walls were made of Netherbricks and there was a small pool of lava next to the entrance. There was also a hole in the wall with nether fences covering it. Since we didn't really have glass blocks in the Nether, it was common for Nether building to do that. I looked outside and saw we were overlooking the city and even the high walls.

"So, what was so important that you interrupted the great Honeystu during a meeting ?"

"We need your help Honeystu !" I answered, looking at her dead in the eyes.

"Oh, and for what purpose do you need me ?"

"Those creatures outside of these walls are growing in number with each second we spend doing nothing to stop them. Without your help, our chances of victory will greatly decrease !"

"It's not like I don't want to Blazette. Those things are becoming a real thorn in our side and, by respect for your father, I would gladly help him during this new war. However, our endless war with the slime kingdom are taking most of our soldiers and ressources. I can't let my army fight on two frontlines. If I do that, Gelli will take advantage of this and I won't allow that to happen !" The magma cube queen replied.

"That's why you need to make peace with her until this situation has been dealt with !"

"You...want me...to make peace with Gelli !" Honeystu said before laughing "That's a good one Blazette. Sorry but that's not happening !"

"Why not ?"

"Because you think hundreds years of war, resentment and countless deaths will be resolved with just some negociations. At best, we won't come to a compromise. At worst, it will become a bloodbath !"

"Now I remember why I always hated politics !"

"For Notch's sake, Honeystu, open your eyes !" I almost shouted at her "Herobrine is back !"

"H-Herobrine, the forgotten evil god from the old legend ?" Honeystu's eyes widened "Well...I guess this changes everything. Even Gelli may be forced to aknowledge such a threat !"

"So you will agree to hold a peace council ?" I asked, a small smile on my face.

"Yes...I guess I will give Gelli one chance to finally resolve this war peacefully !" She sighed "However, I will make this clear. I won't submit to her even if it is her only request. Understood ?"

"I am fine with that !"

"Good, now if you excuse me, I need to..."

Suddenly, both of us heard really fast footsteps coming from outside the room. Seconds later, one the butler burst into the bedroom, completely panicked.

"Y-your majesty !" He said after breathing in and out. He looked completely exhausted.

"What is it ?" Honeystu frowned "Speak at once !"

"O-Our soldier spotted an important slime group composed of slimes soldiers and zombie pigmen !"

"What, they are crazy enough to attack our capital just like that ?" Honeystu asked to herself as we both runned to the window. Indeed, we could see a big green group could be seen appearing from the mountain at the horizon "How many are they ?"

"According to their estimations, approximatly one hundred..."

"Call the guards, tell them to prepare themselves for battle !" Honeystu ordered.

"My queen, The slime queen was seen at the head of the group !"

"WHAT ?" The magma cube girl exclamed "What...What is she doing here. Is she suicidal ? She knows she can't just attack my city with such a small amount of soldiers !"

"That's not all..." The butler continued "The guard also reported that a human and an endergirl are among them !"

"A human and an endergirl ? With the slime queen ? Don't tell me..." I thought before I began to laugh "The hot stuff really overdid it this time !"

"What do you find so funny Blazette ?" Honeystu asked "We are about to be under siege and they are about to get decimated by my army !"

"I don't think so !" I replied.

"And why is that ?" The magma cube responded.

"Because I think I know why they are here !" I smiled.


A little while later, Outside the capital, Mickael POV

"I never expected a zombie pigmen to serve under a slime queen. Don't you have your own kingdom ?" I asked to Korian.

"No, not really. We, zombie pigmen, are a warrior race. We are raised to fight, not to drown ourselves in politics. Since we are the best when it comes to swordsmanship, we usually offer our help as mercenaries or bodyguards for those who have enough money to buy our services !"

"I see, so Gelli pays you to keep you in her army ?"

"Well, it is different for Gelli and I. She saved my life after I was attacked by human. She took care of me and acted as a mother toward me so I decided to be loyal not to her treasure chests but to her !"

It took a few more minutes of walking but we finally arrived to our destination. I was glad it was over, walking for hours by this temperature with a full iron armor is really tiring.

"Phew, that took us less time than I expected !" I said as we arrived in front of the city's wall.

Thanks to the powerful slime army and the ressources they brang with them for the travel, we took the quickest route to the Magma cube and we arrived only a few hours after departure. We encoutered a few mobs but they were no match for the pigmen soldiers. We were now in front of the city's front gate. There was a single strange thing, everything seemed desert, I couldn't see any people on the wall nor in front of us.

"I don't see anyone. Strange...those guards should have spotted us by now !" Korian said as she looked around and pulled out her sword.

"I wonder if Ayumi, Jade and Blazette are already there..." I thought

Suddenly, the front gate opened and hundreds of soldier poured out of the capital. The soldiers began to surround us, weapons drawn. I could see Magma cubes but zombie pigmen as well. On the wall, archers got out from their covers and aimed at our group.

"What is the meaning of this, you two ?" Gelli glared to Andr "Was this a part of your plan ? Were you allied with Honeystu all along ?"

"N-No, we don't know what is happening either !" Andr replied, visibly anxious by the whole situation.

"GELLI !" We heard a female shout behind the soldiers line.

Immediatly, the soldier line in front of us splitted into two to reveal a young woman with a two piece dark brown bikini and red hair. She also had a dark brown hat with two yellow dots. With her was a blaze girl, a human and one familiar skeleton I loved.

"MICKAEL !"

"AYUMI !"

I saw her running toward me as I opened my eyes. A second later, she was pulled into a tight hug in my arm, her head resting on my shoulder. She looked into my eyes for a second before giving me a kiss on the lips.

"I knew you would be able to rejoin us. I knew it !" She smiled before looking at the small slime army behind Andr and I "However, I never expected you would bring the slime queen with you !"

"Well, we were lucky to stumble upon a slime camp inside the Nether. Then, we met their queen and here we are !" I said before I noticed the bandage on her arm "Are you hurt ?"

"It's just a flesh wound, don't worry. Jade already took care of it !" She responded.

"Are they your friends, Blazette ?" The magma cube girl asked.

"Yes, this is Mickael and Andr !" Blazette answered as she pointed at us.

"Commoners...You really should make better friends, Blazette. Even a fallen princess like you should not walk side by side with peasants !" Honeystu simply replied. I could see Blazette trying really hard to not show any sign of anger.

"Honeystu, what is the meaning of this ?" Gelli said as her own guard covered her from all sides.

Seeing this, Honeystu raised her hands and her soldiers put their weapons back in their sheaths. Gelli walked past her guards toward Honeystu under the worried eyes of Korian.

"Let's get straight down to the point Gelli. Blazette here told me to try to make peace with you, at least for the time being. I don't like that idea but we don't really have a choice !"

"I know, the human and the endergirl told me the same thing until the monsters are no more. I am going to try and negociate with you but I can't promise anything !"

"Neither will I !"

"At least, we agree on one point !" Gelli replied

That being said, Gelli told her army to put their weapons down, which they did without questions. Then Honeystu made a gesture for us to follow her.

"Korian, I want you to stay outside the city with the army !" The slime queen told the zombie pigmen girl "If they betray my trust and start to attack you, I want you all to flee the battlefield !"

"But...your majesty, who will protect you if we are not here ?" Korian argued.

"Don't worry, we will make sure nothing happens to her !" I said, trying to reassure the female guard.

She glared at me for a second before sighing.

"I don't know if I can trust you, human..." She then spoke up "I will give you one chance. However, if something happens to my queen while I am not by her side, I am going to strangle you with your own vocal cords. Did I make myself clear ?" She asked, trying to be scary. To be fair, after facing a furious Natasha, I could face almost anyone's threats.

"Yes !" I simply nodded.

The city's gates opened once again and Gelli, Jade, Blazette, Ayumi and I entered into the city. I saw Honeytu behind us with a few of her guards. They quickly rejoined us and began to escort Gelli and us toward the castle. In front of us, magma cube's citizen were stepping aside to let us pass. A lot of them were glaring at the slime queen in front of them. I could hear them saying things like "I hope they kill her for what she done !" or "What did she think would happen ?"

One of them, a little braver than the rest, refused to step aside and stood his ground in the middle of the street.

"Stand aside, citizen !" One of the guard said.

"Why should I ? This whore is the reason why so many of us died. She should be publicly executed for her actions !" The citizen replied to the guard with no fear in his eyes.

"We have to escort her to the castle, so step aside !"

"I am not going to move for someone who killed my father and the father of my father. If you are not going to kill her here and now, I am going to take my chance !"

I saw the man tightening his fists and rushing toward the group. I wondered if this guy was suicidal to attack a group of guards without any weapon or armor. I really expected him to be stabbed by one of the zombie pigmen, however, to my surprise, it was Honeystu who stopped him just before he could reach Gelli.

"That's enough citizen !" She said as she grabbed him by the wrist "She is here for an official mission !"

She let go the man before turning to one of her guards.

"Take him away, I'll deal with his case later !" She then added before I saw the man being pulled out from the scene.

With that being done, the road was finally clear and we reached the castle with no other problem. As soon as we arrived, the guards opened the gates for us and we found ourselves in the hall of the castle. It was kinda dark in here, apart from a few torches on the wall. Immediatly, a woman in a dress came running toward us.

"My lady, I was so afraid when I saw you going outside with the slime army. I suppose..." She seemed lost for words when he saw Gelli looking around the place "What is she doing here ?"

"At ease, chancellor. She is not here to fight us, at least, I don't think so !" Honeystu replied, calming the chancellor a little "I need to have a private meeting with these persons behind me !"

She looked behind Honeystu and was even more surprised to see two humans, a skeleton, a former blaze princess and a endergirl walking side by side. She just stood there, completely shocked.

"Come with me !" Honeystu spoke up.

We began to follow her and we walked past the chancellor who was still in her catatonic state. A few minutes later, we finally stopped in front of a door. The magma cube opened it and we arrived in a huge room with a big round table in the middle.

"Take a seat !"

We did as we were told and I sat on one of the chairs. I found myself between Blazette and Ayumi. Blazette was next to Honeystu and Gelli was at the other end of the table with Andr and Jade at her left side.

"So here we are, we have reunited you both in this room so you can, hopefully, find a way to get past your old grudges and make peace if only for a short time !" Blazette began

"This is no simple 'grudge' Blazette. We have been at war even before your great-grandmother was even born. Making peace after such a long time is almost impossible !" Honeystu replied, glaring at Gelli.

"That's what I was also thinking while coming here !" The slime queen continued,returning the glare.

"Come on, you both. If you didn't come here with the spirit of making peace, of course you won't be able to. We won't be able to get anywhere like this !" The former blaze princess spoke up "Who wants to go first ?"

"I'll do it !" Honeystu replied "I want your troops out of the Nether. That's my price for agreeing to a truce !"

"Is this an act of provocation, Honeystu ? Do you think you can use this council to gain what you couldn't in battle ?" Gelli frowned.

"Please, Gelli, calm down. I am sure Honeystu has something to give in compensation !" Blazette replied.

"Such a short amount of time and it has already taken a wrong turn..." I thought as I looked at the scene.

"After hundreds years of constant war, it doesn't surprises me !" Notch continued.

"Indeed I have !" The magma cube queen smiled "If you agree, I shall let your miners work at the quartz mines with my own workers !"

"You know as well as me it wouldn't work, Honeystu. Your people and my people hold too much hate towards each other. Put two of them in a room and there is a high chance they are going to start fighting. My workers would die before they even enter into your mines, murdered by your guards !" Gelli argued.

"Please, my soldiers have some honors. They wouldn't attack unharmed civilians, not like yours !"

"Oh yeah ? What about the Bluoy's massacre, remember that ? Your soldiers slaughtered an entire camp of unharmed slime merchants, and yet YOU DARE TO SAY YOUR SOLDIERS HAVE HONOR ?"

"Oh crap...This escalated quicker than I thought !" I thought as the tension in the room was getting higher with every second passing.

"I KEPT TELLING YOU THOSE SOLDIERS WERE NOT UNDER MY ORDERS !" Honeystu shouted back.

"AND WHO GAVE YOUR MEN THE ORDER THE FLEE THE BATTLEFIED AND LEAVE US ALONE TO FIGHT THE HUMAN EMPIRE ?" Gelli got on her feet on put both of her hands on the table "IT WAS YOU. WE WERE REDUCED TO SLAVERY AND SO MANY SLIMES DIED BY YOUR FAULT !"

"THIS BATTLE WAS ALREADY LOST FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. I DID WHAT I HAD TO TO PROTECT MY PEOPLE !" Honeystu pointed angrily toward Gelli "YOU WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME IN MY PLACE !"

"NO, BECAUSE I AM NOT AN EGOCENTRIC TRAITOR LIKE YOU !"

It looked like they were about to kill each other. They were looking straight at each others with eyes full of hate and anger. I was beginning to get quite angry too, not really because they were starting to insult each other but because they weren't aknowledging the real threat coming.

"THAT IS ENOUGH !" I shouted as my fists hit the table, making both queens shut up "Are you so stuck up with your little war that you can't see past it. You stay there, arguing about things that happened hundreds of years ago while Minecraftia as we know it is on the verge of its destruction !"

"If that commoner is really your friend, Blazette, tell him to watch his tongue unless he wants to be thrown up in the dungeon !" Honeystu replied, visibly not pleased with the way I talked to them.

"Yes, he is one of my friends, and you better listen to what he has to say before you two do anything stupid. He knows more about what is happening outside than you two combined !"

"Minecraftia is in real danger. Herobrine has returned and he is the one behind those monsters outside of these walls. Even now, he is using the corpses of your fallen comrades to create his army. He grows more powerful with every soldier slain in this pointless war. He kills humans and mobs without any distinction. Can't you put aside that hatred you have for each other to face a common enemy or are you so stuck up your ass you are willing to risk the fate of the world just so you can kill one another ?" I finished.

"Mickael, we have a problem..."

"What is it ?" I asked Notch.

"Look at your hand !"

"My...hand ?"

I looked at my hand and my eyes widened when I saw claws slowly tearing through my gauntlet. I quickly placed my other hand on top of it to hide my transformation.

"I-I need to go !" I quickly said before I got on my feet.

"Mickael ? Are you alright ?" I heard Ayumi say.

"Yeah, yeah, I am fine. I just need to...go away for a minute !" I responded before storming out of the room.


Meanwhile, Outside the castle, Korian POV

It has been more than twenty minutes since I last saw my queen. I know she gave me the order to stay outside but I wasn't really calm knowing my queen was in there, all alone. Sure the human told me they would protect her but I had my doubts. We were still outside the Magma cube's capital, surrounded by their army. There were at least two hundred of them without counting the archer on the high walls while we were only a hundred. If there was a battle happening, we would be destroyed for sure. I was trying to keep my soldiers calm altough it was pretty difficult when you could hear enemy soldiers talking about murdering your queen.

"Don't listen to them, soldiers, our majesty is alive and well. I am sure of it. She will return to us !" I said.

"And I am sure our queen will give us the order to execute all of you any second now !" An enemy magma cube replied.

"Like you would be able to !" I said with a smile "I could take you all on one versus one !"

"Very well, why don't you back your words with actions ? Just you and me. No kingdom or army involved !"

"Fine with that !"

"But...captain, you told us to not give in to their threats !" One of my men said as he came up from behind me.

"That soldier just challenged me and I accepted it. It's between me and him, you will not be involved !" I replied, taking out my sword.

The magma cube did the same and pulled out his weapons. We were facing each other and a cercle formed around us. We began to slowly walk in a cercle, trying to find an opening in each others defense. Being a zombie pigmen, we were always trained at young age at the art of swordsmanship, I couldn't let a mere soldier challenge me like that and get away with it.

"Here I come !" He said as he tried to hit me, only for me to easily parry his sword.

"My grandmother hit harder than that !" I taunted him.

"Then you should have let her do the fighting because she seems to be more powerful than you !" He replied as he parried my own sword.

"She would have destroyed you before you can even blink !" I responded.

We took a few steps back from each other and we prepared ourselves for another charge. We were about to run at each other again when a voice coming from the high walls interrupted our sparing session.

"Hey, commander. I see something strange coming out of the mountain !" The soldier said to my opponent.

"What do you see ?"

"There are some giant lava blobs, white squid heads, zombie pigmen and more !" The soldier answered.

"Monsters..." He gritted his teeth "They have some nerves to try and attack the capital. How many are there ?"

"I-I don't know commander, they keep coming. There is a whole army of them and they are coming this way, really fast !"

Hearing that, the commander put back in sword in his sheath and rejoined the front line. I did the same and walked past my soldiers. I walked until I arrived at the magma cube's commander's side. He was looking in front of his, a frown on his face. I did the same and saw a whole army of monsters just a few hundreds blocks from our position. Even if I couldn't know their exact number, by looking at the army, I calculated they were surely more than a thousand monster in here. We were outnumbered by three to one.

"Magma cubes !" The commander called "Prepare yourself, we need to protect the queen, not a single one of them must enter into the city !"

Immediatly, the soldiers under his command began to form a barricade in front of the gates. Then, he looked at me with a cocky smile on his face.

"So, what are you waiting for ? Your queen is in there too...or are you too scared to show the real abilities of your army ?"

"Don't try to insult me !" I smiled back before shouting toward the slime soldiers "SLIMES, IN FORMATION !"

This was going to be one nether of a fight.

TO BE CONTINUED...Oh oh...the city is about to be under attack, the queen are still at each others throats and Mickael is on the verge of loosing control...seems like almost a desperate situation if you ask me. At least, the others are safe now, injured but safe. So, as always PM or review to tell me what you think of the story : good or bad. And if you have any suggestion for the story, feel free to contact me. See you guys next time (^_^)/