The diamond axe slid on to the floor. Hunter stared at it. Then it slid into his inventory, followed by a pickaxe, shovel and sword. And some freshly cooked steak.
"Thank you," Hunter said.
"What can I give you in return?" Hunter frantically looked around.
"ah!" he plucked a blue cornflower from the ground. It was a radiant kind of blue. Ranboo loved it.
"Thank you!" Ranboo said, putting the flower in his off hand. The two smiled at each other.
"Come, I'll give you a little tour." Ranboo started to drift across a wooden planked bridge, Hunter following close behind.
"Over here, is where Ponk had his Lemon Tree," Hunter looked at the empty space. It was unfortunate, Hunter wanted to see what it looked like. He didn't want to ask what happened. He thought he'd better just go along with everything. They walked past more buildings until they came to a castle!
"This is Eret's castle."
Hunter was in awe. Rainbow windows and rainbow flags glowing in the light sun, smooth stone bricks placed perfectly in all directions and the sweet scent of handmade flamingos. Hunter loved it. He imagined all the power he would have if he lived in that castle. He didn't want to live there though. He thought of the hatred he might get if he got too power-hungry.
"And if we keep walking through here, we get too…"
"L'manbourg," Hunter swallowed. He knew that for some reason. It had been all over the internet. The explosions. The war. Pogtopia. Hunter had watched GeorgeNotFound's stream. He had been building a house the entire time. Hunter chuckled to himself.
"I'd show you more, but the server is not all that interesting, and some places are secret."
Hunter understood. Some things were better not talked about. Hunter looked down at his axe. He also needed to protect himself. He knew little people on the server and who knows what the unknown figures could do. "Ranboo?"
"Hm?"
"Truce?"
Ranboo looked up at the bright blue Minecraft sky. Then he looked down at the oak plank bridge hovering over a small pond. He then stared at Hunter's hazmat suit skin.
"Sure,"
"Shake on it," Hunter said pressing the emote button that put his hand out in front of him. Best thing about it, Hunter didn't have to pay for the simple yet effective emote.
Ranboo clicked the key for the emote. Their rectangle shaped hands met. And so, a friendship was born. One Hunter hoped would last forever. They were partners now. They couldn't attack each other. They didn't have to talk to each other but…they could work together. The keyword being 'together'. The trust would never be broken.
It was a promise.