Chapter 39 : The last moment of peace.

Hey guys, Agithos here for another chapter. It took me quite long to write this one because of a few exams I had to pass (and still go more on the way unfortunately). Without further ado, enjoy this one.


Present time, Home, Mickael POV

"I didn't quite hear you..." Despite the smile on Ari's face, she was furious as a little vein was popping out of her forehead "Can you repeat that ?"

"Ow ow ow..." Vanessa whined in pain, her sister pulling on her cheeks with all her might "let...go...sis. It hurts"

"That's not how it work, Vanessa...You ran away from the house for a few days to go on an ''adventure'' when I clearly forbidden you to and now that you are back, I learn that you actually fought not one but TWO of those crazy mutants and HEROBRINE HIMSELF. I am going to make sure you never EVER do that again."

"I have a feeling of déja-vu..." I sighed in my head as Ari was scolding her little sister while I kept eating my porkshop silently.

Once Vanessa and I came back home, we ate dinner while telling what we had been through from me finding Vanessa who was following me all the way up to us coming back from the human capital. As I expected, Ari became quite mad when we arrived to the part when we fought the evil god and his two giant minions. At the same time, I felt Ayumi tightening her grip on my hand.

"So there is two more of them, huh ?" Hayden asked, his arms crossed.

"Yes." I replied "Now, we know there is a mutant skeleton, a mutant zombie and a mutant creeper. Worst case scenario, there is one for every mob he has created."

"As if one didn't mean enough trouble already." Yaebi sighed.

"So...what happens now ?" Andr asked.

"We wait." I answered "There is really nothing we can do on our own at this point. As I told you, the emperor send messengers across the different kingdom to tell them about Herobrine's finally showing himself in the overworld."

"How long do you think it will take ?" Cupa spoke up.

"I don't know." I shrugged "Since they will be traveling through the Nether, it could take a few days...at best. I suppose they will also send us a messenger when all the mob kings are informed."

"Then we shouldn't waste anymore time." Hayden went on his feet "I am going to go outside to train as much as I can."

"Wait for me." The zombie boy followed him as they both exit the house.

Ari sighed as she let her sister's cheeks go. The little cave spider girl made a yelp of surprise as her cheeks snapped right into place.

"I think I am going right to sleep and you as well, Vanessa." She spoke up.

"But I am not tired." Vanessa argued, rubbing the sore muscles on her face.

"That was not a question, young missy. Come on. Oh, and no cookies for the rest of the week." Ari replied as she slightly pushed Vanessa up the stairs, leaving Andr, Ayumi and myself into the kitchen as Cupa decided to rejoin her boyfriend and Yaebi who were training outside.

"I think I am going to take some rest as well. All of this crap killed me." I stretched and yawned before turning to my skeleton girlfriend "Wanna join me ?"

"Sure." She smiled before looking at me with a much more sad expression on her face "I am glad you are alright. You don't know how much I have been worried for you while you were gone."

"I can guess." I kissed her forehead before going to our bedroom.

I removed my clothes and placed my weapons away before falling on the bed as fast as an asteroid crashing on Earth. I heard someone giggling behind as I felt two soft hands placing themselves between my shoulders.

"What are you doing ?" I asked Ayumi as she sat on my butt.

"Hum, well..." She blushed "Cupa told me she always does this to Hayden after he comes back from a day in the mines. She says it help him relieve some tension in his limbs and his back." She explained "If you don't want...I can stop."

"No, no, I was just surprised, that's all." I chuckled "You can continue if you want."

"Alright." She simply replied before placing her hands back on my bare skin.

I could feel her awkwardly move her hands across my back and my shoulders, trying to find the right spots. Altough I would lie if I say it didn't feel good as I was experiencing something any guy would have on their bucket list, it was clear she hadn't done this in a long time. Maybe it was even the first time she was giving a massage to someone.

"Does it...feel good ?" Ayumi asked, clearly unsure of what she was actually doing.

"Yeah, don't worry." I replied "You are doing a good job...just a little higher..."

"Like this ?"

She did as she was told and placed her hand just below my left shoulder. I let out a moan as I felt her fingers pressing between two bones, earning a giggle from my girlfriend. This went on for a moment until I looked at the window and saw how late it actually was. The moon was high in the sky and I couldn't hear neither Hayden or Yaebi training outside, meaning they had gone home. Ayumi got off me and I placed my head on the pillow. Tired by the long journey and the massage that Ayumi gave me, I just had to close my eyes to fall asleep.


Meanwhile, Herobrine's castle, No one POV

A black portal opened and a tall enderman as well as a bulky snow golem passed through it.

"Ssssso, how was your little adventure ?" A giant four legged green creature was waiting for them as they arrived into the main hall of the castle.

"Next time, I am going alone." The mutant black monster grunted as it walked past the creeper "That poor excuse for a mutant let survivors go once again. He does nothing but slow me down."

"It's easy for you to say that." The snow golem replied with its lit pumpkin head "You have four arms, you can teleport, you can make people blind while I am just able to create ice block to throw them."

"You know asssss well asssss we do it'sssss not an excuse, pumpkin head" The mutant creeper used its head to slightly push the snow golem in its torso. "Massster trussst usss to accomplish the tasssksss he is giving usss."

"So, what did we miss ?" The tall black mutant asked as it looked around the place and saw multiples holes in the walls.

"Sssome humans and mobs thought it would be a great idea to intrude on massster's property." The mutant creeper answered.

"I assume you have killed them all." The black mutant crossed its four arms.

"Well, not really" The creeper admitted before seeing the enderman frown with its glowing purple eyes "But don't worry, it'sss all part of massster's plan. It ssseems our god's chosen one was with them. They even managed to incapacccitate Ssstinker for a moment."

"Stinker ?" The snow golem asked.

"Yeah, Ssstinker. You know, that bulky green-ssskinned mutant. He always sssmells like rotten flesh. That'sss why I call him that." The four-legged creature replied before sniffing the air. Its eyes opened wide and it slowly turned its head around just a second before two giant hands closed on its throat.

"Grrrrrrr." The creeper heard as a bulky zombie was strangling it.

"Glad...to sssee you...t-too, Ssstinker." It then replied as it was lifted of the ground.

"RROOOOOOAAAAAAR !" The mutant called Stinker roared at its face.

"I swear, your big mouth is going to kill you one day." The enderman sighed with its feminine voice.

The sound of a crossbow firing was heard within the hall and, a second later, a bolt arrived into Stinker's right arm. The bulky zombie looked at the source of the shot and saw a massive skeletons aiming at it.

"Drop him." It ordered, its crossbow ready once again "I won't ask again."

"H-Hey Bony."

"Shut up, you imbecile. The only reason I am helping you is because master wouldn't want any of us to die now." The skeleton replied.

The bulky zombie glared at the bone creature before roaring at its new opponent with all its might, making some of the most damaged parts of the walls to crumble on the ground.

"That is enough, my children." A distorded and deep voice spoke up from the top of the stairs. As soon as the mutants saw their one and only god, they all bowed down their heads "I am happy to see you have all returned."

"Master..." The mutant skeleton began "Why is your castle in the overworld ?"

Herobrine sat on a step and crossed his arms before replying :

"The time has come, the final battle is near. The world is very much aware of our presence now, there was no use to hide anymore. We can expect their armies to come here in a few days." He then stood up and walked past his mutants towards the main door. "We will crush them in this very place. Afterward, nothing will be able to stop us."

"What about the human you blesssed, massster ?" The creeper asked "He will surely try to come here with some soldiers to kill you."

"Don't worry." Herobrine smiled as he opened the door and went outside. "If he manages to come to me, I will deal with him...personally."

Outside, the old god took a deep breath. He could feel the breeze going through his beard and hair, and brushing against his skin. He approached the edge of his floating island to see a massive army of monster, dozens of thousands of them, ranging from normal zombies to deadly creepers. There were also creatures from the nether like blazes and some ghasts. Herobrine smiled. All this time where he was hiding where none could see him, all this time he had acted in secret, getting ready for the day he would go through with his plan. Last time, he was stopped but he will not let this chance go to waste.

"Do you see this, my children ?" He asked as the mutants rejoined him "This will bring us victory."


A few days later, Home, Mickael POV

I was outside, sitting against a tree, watching Ayumi training her marskmanship. Ruby, the female priest and healer from the village nearby came to our house yesterday evening to check on her arm. She told us that it had finally healed back to full capacity. According to her, Ayumi would just have a train a little to regain back what she had lost.

"Dead center." I said as an arrow went straight in the middle of the target "Looks like you didn't loose much."

"You think ?" My skeleton girlfriend replies "I feel it's still a little sore."

The sound of two iron swords clashing was heard next to us. I turned around and saw that Hayden and Yaebi had began their usual training with their swords. There were also two others training with us, ones I didn't expect : Ari and Andr. The spider girl was trying to teach a few basic moves one can use in hand to hand combat.

"And then, while it is stunned, you kick then right in their chin." Ari explained.

"I...I don't think I can do...that." Andr replied.

"Of course you can. It should be easy for you. You, endermen, are meant for unarmed combat : you have long limbs and you can teleport." The spider girl responded.

"I...don't know." The endergirl looked at her feet.

"Hey, have more self-confidence, would you ?" Ari lightly tapped on Andr's chest "What would you do if you find yourself alone against one of these monsters and you have no choice but to face them ?"

"I..." Andr began before the purple haired girl interrupted her.

"Come on. Imagine I am a bad guy trying to hurt you." Ari said as she put herself into a fighting stance.

"A-Are you sure ? I don't want to hurt you..." Andr replied.

"Yeah, don't worry about it. I can take a hit or two no problem." The spider girl reassured her.

I saw Andr raising her hand before bringing it down towards Ari. However, I think what that spider girl felt a that time was no different from a small push when Andr's fist collided with her head. Not that Ari had a head made of steel but rather that the brown-haired girl's punch was so slow it could hardly do any damage if not none.

"Did...did I do good ?" She asked with a small voice, clearly unsure of herself.

"Seriously ?" Ari raised her eyebrows "YOU COULD HARLDY HARM A CHICKEN WITH A PUNCH LIKE THIS !" She then shouted, making Andr close her eyes.

"But...I..."

"COME ON ! I AM A MONSTER, I AM ABOUT TO HURT YOU !" The spider girl continued to yell, hopping to get some kind of reaction of her friend.

"But..."

"I AM GOING TOWARDS YOUR CAT. WHAT DO YOU DO ?" Ari replied.

"My...cat ? Twinkle ?" Andr asked with tears in the corner of her eyes.

"Ari, I think you are going a little bit too far with this." I thought as I continued to watch the scene.

"YEAH, YOUR CAT. I AM ABOUT TO TWIST HIS NECK, EAT HIS BRAIN AND SEND HIS LIFELESS CORPSE DOWN A CLIFF FOR THE WOLVES TO..."

Something seemed to snap inside of Andr. With her eyes closed, she raised her leg and kick Ari in the chest with all her strength, sending the spider girl flying a few block away. Ari landed on her back and rolled for a some distance before being stopped by a tree. She began to cough loudly as she gasped for air.

"Oh my Notch, Ari...I-I am so sorry." Andr teleported next to her and quickly apologized "I-I don't know what came over me."

"It-It's alright." The spider girl replied before coughing a few more time "I-I just need a moment to catch my breath you sent straight into the void."

"Are you sure you are alright, Ari ?" Ayumi stopped her training "You took a nasty hit."

"Meh, don't worry. As I said, I can take a few hits." The spider girl laughed it off as she turned to her endergirl friend and gave her thumbs up "See ? You can do it if you want it."

Andr shyly nodded as I saw a familiar creeper girl's head peeking out from the door of our house.

"Lunch is ready, everyone !" She said with her usual happy voice "On the menu today : For starter we have some watermelon, then we made some cooked porkshop with potatoes and to finish, we have a pumpkin pie."

"Looks like you outdone yourself today, Cupa." Hayden patted her head, making his girlfriend giggle.

"Hey, don't forget me." A small cave spider spoke up from her chair as she was already sitting at the table "I helped too."

"I am sure you did, Vanessa. " I chuckled as I sat with her.

"I sure hope for your well being that wasn't sarcastic, Mike." She frowned at me.

"Nooo. How could you think that ?" I replied, making her chuckle.

"Let's dig in." Ari said before she began to eat her watermelon.

We followed her exemple and did the same with our meal. It brought a smile to my face that, even of the verge of an apocalypse, I could still enjoy a tasty an juicy watermelon. Cupa and Vanessa were arguing over who did most of the meal. Yaebi and Hayden were exchanging jokes and Ari was trying to teach more fight moves using her cutleries as persons.

"Mickael ?" I heard Ayumi call my name.

"Hmm ?" I turned to her as saw she was wavering a piece of watermelon in my face.

"Say 'aaaaah'." She said before giggling.

"Seriously ?" I replied as I laughed a little "Alright then, aaaaah"

As soon as I opened my mouth, she placed the piece of watermelon inside and giggled. Cupa got up from her seat and went to the furnace to take the main course.

"Here you go, guys." She placed them on the table "Eat all you want."

"Smells good." Yaebi seemed to drool in front of it.

I was about to eat the delicious looking content of my bowl when a knock on the door stopped me from doing so. I got on my feet and walked towards the window to see Blazette standing outside our home. I noticed she had a note in her hands.

"Hey Blazette, how are you doing ?" I spoke up.

"Quite good, hot stuff." She replied with a serious face "However, I am afraid I am not here for a courtesy call. Can I come inside ?"

"Sure." I made way for her to step inside the house.

"Hello cold ones." She greeted them.

"Hey Blazette. "Cupa replied as she handed her a bowl of baked potatoes "Want to eat with us ? Be careful, they are quite hot."

"No, thanks. I am here because I received this from a human messenger." The blaze girl answered as she handed me the piece of paper. I cleared my throat and began to read it out loud.

"Dear and his friends. I have sent you this letter because all the mob kings have been warned. Their armies are on their ways to Ironstead as you are reading this. I know you have already done a lot for this world but we really hope we can count on your help as you may be our only hope of ending this once and for all. In the hope of seeing you soon. Emperor Shieldrick III."

As I finished reading the letter, the smiles that were previously on everyone's face had gone away.

"So...when do I leave ?" I asked as I placed the paper on the table.

"The sooner, the better. Tomorrow morning should be fine. I will give you time to..."

"Wait a minute !" Ari interrupted her as she faced me "What makes you think you are going alone ?"

"Listen Ari, it's not like I don't want you to come with me and I know we have already been through a lot together but this time it's not just us versus the mercenary group next door. It will be a battlefield where thousands of soldiers will die and I don't want to see you hu..." I stopped myself upon noticing Ari just staring at me "...I am speaking to a wall, am I ?"

"Yep." She grinned at me "You won't get rid of us that easily."

I looked at the others and, from the expressions on their faces, I could see they were agreeing with what the spider girl said. Knowing their was no way I could convince them to not come, I simply sighed.

"Fine...you win..."

"That settles it, then." Blazette chuckled "Enjoy the rest of the day, cold ones. I will come to pick you up tomorrow morning. Be ready."

With that being said, our blaze neighbor from the nether left our home and passed through the purple portal. Once she was gone, I turned to the other. The happy smiles on everyone's faces had disappeared and had been replace by a much more grim expression. Even Cupa, our always happy-go-lucky girl was now looking silently at the meal she has made herself.

"What are you waiting for ? It's better when it's hot." Hayden said as he began to eat his food "If it is really the last time we are able to eat together like this, we should enjoy it while it lasts."

"Yeah, you are right." Yaebi stood up and walked to a nearby chest in our living room. He searched inside for a few second before pulling out a jukebox and a CD "What would a party be without some kind of music."

He put the CD inside of the jukebox and, a second later, a relaxing yet energetic music echoed inside of the kitchen. I chuckled as I felt Ayumi's hand taking mine. She looked into my eyes with as she dragged me into the living room. Ayumi placed my hand on her waist before she started to dance.

"A-Ayumi...I don't really know how to dance, especially like this..." I spoke up.

"Me neither." She whispered into my ears as she started to move "But that's more fun like this..."

I tried to follow her lead but I was doing a really bad job at it. The only thing I manage to accomplish was not to squish her toes. I could hear Ari and her little demon sister laughing at our attempt to be some kind of noble couple at a ball. Cupa and Hayden were a little more supportive as they were clapping for us.

"Hey, what don't we use this ?" Yaebi came back with a bottle containing a yellow liquid.

"Wheat...beer ?" Andr read the label.

"Yep, Gaea gave me this last time I visited her in the village." He replied.

"Is it good ?" Ari asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, it's quite good although she told me this one is quite strong." Yaebi answered as he put the bottle on the table.

"Then what are we waiting for ?" Ari seemed impatient to taste the drink "Open it already."

As soon as the zombie boy did as he was told, the purple haired girl snatched the bottle from his hand and took a good sip of its content. I saw her eyes opening wide as she gulped it down. She Immediately turned away from the bottle and began to cough.

"Notch damn it..." She cleared her throat "You weren't kidding when you said it was strong."

"Serves you right for wanting to try it before everyone else." Vanessa mocked her "Can I taste it ?"

"Huumm..." Yaebi seemed embarrassed "I am afraid you are a bit too young for that. Why don't you take some milk instead ?"

"Not fair.." The little cave spider girl pouted as she picked a bottle of milk from the kitchen's chest.

Yaebi poured some beer into our mugs and gave one to each of us.

"Before we cheer, I just wanted to say something..." Cupa began as tears formed into the corner of her eyes "If this is really the last party we throw together...I just want you to know...I am really happy I have known you all and I consider you as my friends and family." She then rose her mug into the air.

"Me too." Yaebi continued as he did the same.

"Me three." Ari smiled.

"Me...me four." Andr timidly rose her mug to meet the others.

"Me five...I suppose." Vanessa joined.

"Me six." Hayden grinned.

"Me seven." Ayumi said as I could feel her hand tightening her grip on mine.

They all turned to me, waiting for me to join them. For a second, I felt back at home enjoying a good drink in a bar with Trooper, Migas and Reck. I smiled and joined my mug of beer with the others.

"Well, here I come. Me eight."

"CHEERS" We all said in unison before we drank our beer...and milk for someone else.


Later, The village, Yaebi POV

It was almost dusk. The sky was slowly turning orange as I was making my way into the village. Despite the cheerful smiles on the villagers's faces, I knew that, deep down, they were all worried. Apart from the young boys, the elderly and the injured or disable, all men had gone away from the village to fight Herobrine's army. With a cloak on my head to shield me from the sun, I paced up and down the small town that was once my home until I reached my destination. It was a small wooden house on the northern part of the that had been rebuilt recently.

I approached the house and knocked on the door. I heard someone running to the door before opening it. It was a small eight year old boy whose eyes opened wide upon seeing me.

"DADDY !" He jumped into my arms.

"Hey, Samuel. How are you doing ?" I lifted him into the air.

"Good." He replied with a smile on his face "Did you come here to see mommy ?"

"Yes, can I come inside ?" I asked as I put my son down on his feet.

"Sure." Samuel dashed past the front door, probably to tell Gaea I came to visit. I followed him and entered the house.

"Yaebi ?" I heard Gaea call my name from the kitchen where I could tell by sniffing the air she was preparing some kind of mushroom soup. As soon as she saw me, she gave me a hug and a quick kiss on the lips "I was afraid you would go to fight with the others but I am glad I was wrong."

"Actually..." I sighed "I came to say I was going to take part into the battle. I'll be going away tomorrow and I wanted to see you one last time in case I don't make it."

"I...I see..." She looked away from me, visibly saddened by what I said "Please...be careful. I don't want to loose you again like five years ago."

I gave her a quick kiss on the forehead as she buried her face in my shoulder.

"If...if you are really going away tomorrow..." She started "Can you...stay with me tonight ?"

"Are you sure about this ?" I asked, blushing slightly before I saw her nodding and hugging me "Well, then, it would be my pleasure."


Meanwhile, The forest, Andr POV

"Twinkle ? Twinkle ?" I called my little cat.

I was into the forest, my arms full of delicious fishes I managed to fish after the small party we had this afternoon. If I was going away tomorrow, I wanted to make sure my little cat had some food for the days to come. However, I had been searching for a few minutes and there was still no signs of him anywhere.

"Twinkle ? Come out...I have some fishes for you." I spoke out loud "Don't...Don't you like them anymore ?"

I was starting to panic. My head was getting full of horrifying scenarios about Twinkle. What if something bad had happened to him ? Maybe he had been eaten by one of those monsters roaming the overworld. I began to teleport around the place randomly, hoping I could catch a glimpse of the white star on his black fur.

"Twinkle ? Please, tell me where you are." I said as I moved a leaves block away from the path.

I sat on the ground. I could feel my eyes watering as I was about to give up. I placed the pile of fish in front of me and got on my feet to return home.

"Please Twinkle...I hope you are safe wherever you are..." I thought as I wiped my eyes with my arm.

"Meow"

My eyes widened and I stopped dead in my track. I slowly turned my head around and saw a familiar black cat with a white star on his forehead.

"TWINKLE !" I teleported to him and picked him up "I am so happy you are alright. I thought those monsters got you."

I could hear him purr as he rubbed his face against my cheek. A second later, he jumped away from my arm and picked up a fish with his mouth before sitting in front of me. I got on my knees and petted his head.

"Listen, I will be going away for a few days. I leave this food here, I trust you not to eat everything on the first day, alright ?" I asked him "I will return as soon as I can."

I retracted my hand and got on my feet, leaving the pile of fish with Twinkle. I was about to walk home when I noticed the black cat blocking my path.

"Hmm, is there something wrong, Twinkle ?" I asked "Don't you like the fishes I brang you ?"

"Meow..." The cat replied as he went towards a nearby bush and stared at me.

"Do you want me to follow you ?" I walked to him.

"Meow." Twinkle answered as it jumped over the bush and ran into a seemingly random direction.

"Hey, wait for me." I called Twinkle as grabbed the pile of fish and teleported behind the back cat to catch up with him.

Twinkle had stopped in front of a small hole into the side of a hill. My cute little black cat meowed in front of the minuscule cave before disappearing inside. I crouched to have a better view, the cave was only two block deep but that was not was shocked me. In the cave, there was another cave with a orange cat and two little kittens, one black and one orange. They were sleeping Twinkle was standing proudly next to them. He grabbed the black kitten by the neck and brang him to me.

"Are these your children ?" I asked in awe as I began to pet the little kitten "I am so proud of you, Twinkle. They are beautiful."

"Meow."

"I trust you to take care of them well and protect them, alright ?" I said as I placed the black kitten next to its mother.

"Meow." Twinkle responded, purring.

"I'll take that as a yes." I replied "I have to go now. I will be back soon, I promise."

Thus I left the place and returned home with tears in my eyes and a happy smile on my face.


Meanwhile, Ari and Vanessa's bedroom, Vanessa POV

"Seriously sis, you never listen." I grumbled as I entered into my bedroom with a bottle of milk "Yaebi told you to take it easy with the beer but noooo, you had to do whatever you want, like always."

"I feel dizzy..." My sister said as she held her forehead "I feel like I am going to be sick."

"Here, take this." I handed her the milk bottle "You should feel a lot better afterward."

"Thanks" She managed to grab it, not without difficulty "Why are you giving me two bottles...one would have been enough."

"Shut up and drink it." I glared at her.

She remove the cork from the bottle and drank half of its content in just a few sips. She then placed the bottle on the floor and took a long sigh.

"Aaaaah, that's the stuff." She chuckled "I feel like I am ready to party once again."

"Oh no, you are not drinking anymore." I frowned "You are going to bed. We have a big day ahead of us. And before you can even argue with me : Yes, I said 'us' because there is no way you will convince me to..."

"I won't try." She simply responded in her eyes closed.

"What ?" I replied, a little shocked. Last time I asked something like this, she slapped me and I had to run away.

"First of all : You are my sister. We are alike you and me. Whatever I say to you, you won't listen and do whatever you want. What happened last time proves it. Second of all, as much as it pains me to say it...yeah, you are right, you are old enough to make your own decisions. I just want you to be careful and be back in one peace. Finally, unless there was some change of plan, we are all going and I am pretty sure mom and dad would kill me if they happen to learn I left you all alone for a few days."

"So you mean..." I started.

"Yes, you can come with us this time." A bright smile appeared on my face but, before I could hug my sister, she stopped me "HOWEVER, I don't want to see you anywhere near the battlefield. You will stay in the back. Is that clear ?"

"Yes." I said "Thanks sis, you're the best."

My purple haired sister simply chuckled before she closed her eyes. A second later, a loud snore could be heard coming from her mouth as she stayed on the floor motionless. Only the sound of her breathing and the slow rising of her chest proved the fact she was alive.

"Ari...Don't tell me you fell asleep like this..." I sighed.


Meanwhile, A nearby lake, Hayden POV

"It's a beautiful sight, isn't it ?" The creeper girl sitting next to me spoke up as we stared at the sun slowly going down.

We left the party a little early because Cupa wanted to show me something. We walked for an hour or two and we found ourselves in front of a massive lake which continued into a river further in the forest and splitting it in two while, on our left, there was a mountain with a large waterfall which was going into the lake.

"Indeed, it is, but there is something far more beautiful." I smiled "Want to know what it is ?"

"What ?"

"You and the love I have for this creeper girl." I answered.

"You are a sweet talker." She giggled before placing a quick kiss on my lips. She then put her head on my chest and closed her golden eyes "I wish we could stay like this forever."

"Yeah...me too." I replied as I pulled her into a hug.

We cuddled for a few minutes, feeling our hearts beating at the same pace and our breathing on each other's skin. Cupa parted away from the hug and got on her feet. She turned to the massive lake in front of us.

"Hayden...can you close your eyes for a second ?" She asked with a grin on her face.

"Fine." I smiled "I'll count and I'll open my eyes once I arrive to ten."

"H-Hey. I-I don't know if I'll be done once you finish." She argued but it was too late.

"One...Two...Whatever you have to do, I suggest you hurry up." I chuckled as I counted the rest in my head.

I heard the sounds of clothes being ruffled before a loud splash echoed into the forest. I opened to see Cupa emerging from the water. Her clothes were lying next to me and my creeper girlfriend was looking at me with a lusty smile and a bright blush on her face.

"What are you waiting for, my handsome mercenary ?" She spoke up as she swam towards the shore "Can't you see I am cold, why don't you come and warm me up ? Or are you afraid of what this creeper girl can do ?"

"Oh, you're on." I replied as I removed my own clothes before rushing straight into the lake "Here I come."

Cupa's eyes became wide as she desperately tried to get away from my point of impact. It was useless as I managed to tackle her underwater. We emerged from the water a few seconds later with me holding her like a princess.

"You big meanie." She began to pout.

"Maybe but this big meanie loves you." I responded, pulling her closer to me "And he doesn't want to loose you."

"Can you hold me for tonight ?" She asked.

"I will hold you for the rest of my life." I responded.

As the moon was slowly appearing from behind the horizon, our heads got closer and closer until our lips met below its light.


Meanwhile, Mickael and Ayumi's bedroom, Mickael POV

"Yeah, it's just as I thought." I said to myself as I inspected the barrel of my trusty Five-Seven "After so much time, you really need a bit of cleaning. Such a shame there is no oil in this world."

I tore up a small part of a bandage and managed to squeeze it inside of the pistol's barrel. A few small movements later and the dust which had got in there was gone. I placed back the barrel next to my dismantled gun and took a look at my the magazine. It seemed in a good condition. However, a cartridge clip is useless without any ammo and it had only two left.

"Notch...if I fail now...is there some hope for this world ?" I asked the god in my head.

"I am afraid not. We managed to buy some time but...if my brother is not...killed, he will continue with his plan and all hope will be lost." Notch

"I see..." I sighed.

I was about to reassemble my Five-Seven when I heard a knock on the door and a voice coming from the other side.

"Mickael ?" I recognized Ayumi's voice calling my name "Are you still in there ?"

"Yeah." I said back "You can come in if you want. You don't have to ask."

"Sorry, I didn't want to disturb you while you were working on your weapon." She replied.

The wooden door of our bedroom slowly opened and my skeleton girlfriend walked inside. However, I noticed something was off : Her cheeks were quite red and she seemed to refuse to look at me. It was like she was quite embarrassed of something.

"Can I...talk to you for a moment ?" She spoke up after a few seconds of silence.

"Sure." I put the parts of my gun aside and made space for her to sit on the bed next to me.

"We are near the end, aren't we..." She looked at the ground "In a few days, everything is going to be over. Either we succeed in killing Herobrine or we will die trying."

"Hey, don't say that. Of course we will." I tried to say with a reassuring tone before she interrupted me.

"NO MICKAEL !" She snapped at me. I could hear the anger and the fear in her voice and, for the first time since she entered in our room, she looked at me straight in the eyes. Her grey eyes were wet and I could see tears forming in the corner of her eyes. Realizing she shouted, she stared at her feet "I am sorry...It's just...You saw first hand what they could do, what HE could do. By Notch's name, you DIED in that town. Nothing says we will ll make it : Ari could die, Hayden could I, YOU could die...even...I could not make it." She paused for a moment and I saw a smile appear on her face "You know...before I met you, I despised humans for what they did to my family and many other throughout the land, and even when I did face you for the first time, I thought you were like all the others : Pushed by selfishness and greed, not caring the slightest of the lives you would be destroying. Not in a million years I would have ever thought you would be the man I fell in love with, the one I wish to spend the rest of my life with."

She placed her hand on my chest and slowly pushed on the bed before kissing me.

"So...please Mickael. If there is even the slightest chance one of us may not make it, I want you to make me yours...forever and ever."

"Are you sure this is what you want ?" I asked as I caressed her cheek.

"Yes." She nodded "I have thought about this ever since Blazette left and this is surely the last time we will be able to be together like this."

"This is getting interesting." Someone I didn't want to hear right now spoke up in my head.

"Notch, I swear to my own god you better not watch any seconds of this or I'll get myself killed just so I can go to the void and kick your sorry ass." I replied.

"Alright." He chuckled "I'll be in the back of your mind. If you need me, just call me."

"Mickael ?" Ayumi asked "Are you alright ?"

"Yeah." I answered with a smile "I just wanted to make sure we were truly alone."

"What do you..." She began but I interrupted her by placing my lips and her own.

A second later, Ayumi closed her eyes and we found ourselves lost in each other's arms as the night fell over over Minecraftia. Tomorrow, we would have to go to war against a god. I just hoped I was ready to face him to protect Ayumi and the others.

TO BE CONTINUED...And that concluded the third part of the book. Next and last part of the book will be called 'For Minecraftia'.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 (^_^)/