Chapter 17 : The time has come
Hi guys, Agithos here for the chapter 17...if you haven't guessed yet. Also I am in college now. Onto the story.
2 days later, Home, Mickaël POV
Two days has passed since Cupa was manipulated and Ayumi still didn't come home. The next day, Andr, Hayden and I searched everywhere in the forest while Vanessa was taking care of her sister and Yaebi. Either Ayumi wasn't in the forest anymore or she really didn't want us to find her because we couldn't find even a single trace.
Cupa was forgiven by everyone, even if Vanessa took some time to do so. We also repaired the house, and now, it looked as brand as new. But even with our house fixed and with our old happy-go-lucky Cupa, we missed someone : Ayumi. It wasn't a secret for anyone into the house, during those two days, I fell into a slight depression, I didn't want to do anything nor talk to anybody, despite the efforts of my friends. These two days could be resumed by 'Eat and sleep'.
"Hey Mickaël, get up. It's almost dinner time !" Vanessa said out loud as she bursted into my room.
"Go away Vanessa, I don't want to be disturbed..." I replied.
"Yeah, I know, you say that every time I go into you room since Ayumi left. You are becoming as lazy as me and I won't tolerate any competition between us, so get up ! !"
"Please...just go !"
The little girl just sighed.
"Fine, continue to be in the doldrums. It will help you a lot, idiot !" Vanessa exited my room and slammed the door behind her.
I sunk my nose in my pillow once again.
"Ayumi...where are you ?" I thought.
I knew for sure it wasn't the fact that she was away from the house that saddened me, it was the fact that I couldn't explain to her what happened between me and Cupa. She was certainly hating me right now. I was lost in thought when I heard my opening for the second time. It was Cupa, holding a bowl which smelled really good.
"Mickaël, can I talk to you for a moment?" She asked.
"Yea, yea..." I said with the tone of a really bored person.
Cupa went toward my bed, and sat next to me.
"You know, I hate to see you like this. We are all worried about you. You stay in bed all day and you get out of it just to eat with us. And that's only when you are not missing lunch. Here eat this, it will do you good !" Cupa said as she handed me the bowl full of cooked meat.
"Thanks Cupa !"
"Do you think Ayumi would like to see you like this ?" She asked.
"Ayumi left...She is not there anymore !"
"She will come back Mickaël. I know it. Why would she abandon the house and her friends over the simple fact she saw me kissing you ?"
I thought about it for a moment.
"It's true that Ayumi and I were very close. She wouldn't just leave us without letting me explain, would she ?"
"If you happen to need something, I'll be downstairs !" Cupa said as she exited the room, leaving me alone in my bed. I sighed as I picked up a piece of meat from the bowl and ate it.
"Where am I going with my life ?"
All the good moment I passed with Ayumi suddenly flooded my mind. From our meeting with David and Edun to our trip to the Nether. Cupa had a point, I couldn't stay like this because, if Ayumi comes back and sees me like this, she would probably kick my ass for being as lazy as Vanessa.
After a while I decided to go downstairs to say hello to the others. In the kitchen, there was Yaebi who had his right arm in a sort of a rudimentary splint made of wood since he fell from the second floor two days ago.
"Hi Yaebi !"
"Oh, hey Mickaël, about time you get up !" He said with a grin.
"Yeah...How's your arm ?" I asked.
"It's getting better and better !"
I looked around.
"Do you know where are the others ?"
"Yes, Ari, Andr, Cupa and Hayden left the house to pick up some mushroom for dinner. They should come back in an hour or so. As for Vanessa, she is in her room !"
"Oh alright !"
Meanwhile, The forest, Cupa POV
Me and the others were in forest, trying to find some mushroom. It was nearly Sunset and the night was rapidly falling. We already had found four but it was not enough so we continued. We divided into two groups : Me and Hayden on one side and Ari and Andr on the other. I was thinking about Mickaël. Ayumi disappearance really affected him.
"I am worried about him, Hayden !" I said.
"Don't worry, I am sure he will be fine. Ayumi will come back ,they will talk a little and everything will be better !"
"I know, but imagine if she doesn't !"
"Cupa, you begin to sound like Mickaël. I may have not known her for as long as you but I am sure Ayumi wouldn't abandon us like this !"
I sighed.
"You are probably right...It's just that, it's my fault if all of this happened. If I hadn't kissed him, she wouldn't have runned away !"
I looked at the ground. Hayden noticed that and picked up my face to lift it up. I found myself staring at his hazel eyes. I slightly blushed from how close we were.
"Cupa, look at me. None of this was your fault. You just followed your heart like a normal person would do !"
"Thanks Hayden !" I smiled.
Like Mickaël, Hayden always found a way to say the right word to cheer me up. He let go of my face and turned toward the forest.
"Let's go, these mushroom won't get picked up by themselve !"
We returned to our research. During the few next minutes, I talked about everything and nothing with Hayden, like the weather or his tastes. We also picked a few more mushroom on our way.
Suddenly, I smelled a scent I knew too well but which was also very unusal around here. The scent of gunpowder, a material used for TNTs. I looked at Hayden to see if it was only my imagination but I also saw him sniffing the air.
"Do you smell that too ?" I asked.
"Yes, let's see what is going on !" Hayden answered before he began to run.
I nodded and followed him toward the source of the scent. We runned for about a minute before we arrived in front of a scenery that terrified us : The village where I met Mickaël for the second time was burning, the front gate was completely destroyed. We could hear screaming coming from inside of the village and, from where I was standing, I could even see some corpses.
I stood there, shocked.
"What...What is happening ? This is horrible !" I thought as I my hand in front of my mouth.
I turned toward Hayden and he looked as shocked as me.
"Hayden, what do we do ?"
"I don't know...I know we should help them, but we don't know what is happening inside of this village !"
I felt someone screaming my name behind me. I looked behind me and saw Ari and Andr running toward me.
"Ari ! Andr !"
"Cupa, Hayden. What are you doing here, the village is under attack. We need to get out of here !"
"No, Ari. We need to help these people !"
Ari seemed dumbfounded by my reaction.
"But...Cupa, they tried to kill us on multiple occasion. We should let them deal with it by themselves !"
Another scream of terror was heard withing the village. There were guard shouting everywhere.
"I know Ari but...I can't leave them like this !"
I saw she was trying to reason with me. Seeing she couldn't make me change my mind. She faceplamed before saying :
"Fine, but you own me one !" Then she asked to Andr "Are you coming too ?"
She just answered by a nod.
"You will need some backup. I'll go get Mickaël !" Andr said.
"I'll go with you !" I replied.
Andr touched my shoulder and we teleported away.
Meanwhile, Home, Mickaël POV
I was in the kitchen, killed by boredom. I may have got up from my bed but I couldn't find something interesting to do.
"Hey Mickaël, you should try this book !" Yaebi said to me.
"No thanks !"
I got up from my chair and opened the chest of the kitchen. I took a cookie and began to chew on it. Then, I returned to my seat with the cookie still in my mouth.
"I really should be training my bowman skills right now !"
I tried to find the courage to do it, in vain. Although I didn't want to work, I decided that a little bit a fresh air wouldn't hurt. I walked toward the door.
Suddenly, the door bursted open and smacked my face. I fell and my back met the floor. I looked up and saw Andr, with Cupa at her side.
"Mickaël, this is important. We need your help, the village is under attack !"
"Hold on, what ? Can you repeat that ?" I asked as I held my nose.
"The village is Under Attack !" Cupa repeated.
"Gaëa, Krystal, Natasha, Ruby !" I thought.
I didn't think twice. I quickly put my iron armor and went into my room to get my weapons which included Exbarelyburn, my bow and finally, my Five-Seven. Before putting it in my armor, I checked the magazine.
"19 bullets,it should be enough in worst case scenario !" I thought.
Then, I rejoined Andr downstairs.
"Are you ready to go ?" She asked.
"Yes. Quick, we don't have time to loose !" I answered.
Andr placed a hand on my shoulder and prepared her teleportation.
"Wait, I want to come with you too !" I heard Cupa say behind me.
"I am sorry Cupa but I can't teleport more than one person at a time !" Andr replied.
"Plus, we need someone to take care of Yaebi and Vanessa while we are gone. I am counting on you !" I continued.
Cupa nodded.
"Alright, but take care. Come back home all in one piece, you heard me ?"
"Yes, don't worry, we will be back before you know it !"
Without a warning, I heard a teleporting sound and I found myself in front of the village, with Ari and Hayen. I felt a wierd sensation in my stomach which transformed rapidly into an intense nausea. I held my stomach and fell on one knee.
"I am so sorry Mickaël, I forgot to tell you that your body is not suited for a sudden teleportation. This is an after effect of your first teleportation. Stay calm, it will pass in a minute !" Andr explained.
I stayed like this for a minute, waiting for the sensation to disappear. When it did, I got up and took a look at the village in front of me. Everything was burning, fire lighting up the dark night. The front gate was destoyed.
"Come on let's go !" I said to the others.
We entered the village and I saw a dozen corpse on the street. A few houses were already in ruin.
"Holy shit. There has been a massacre around here !" I heard Hayden say.
We checked the corpses too see if someone was still alive, but they were all dead. What surprised us is that they have been killed by different methods : Some of them were bitten by something, some were killed by some kind of explosives, some by arrows...
Out of the corner of my eyes, I noticed something moving slowly toward us in a nearby alley. We coudln't really see because of the darkness of the night so I took a burning torch and throwed it at the figure feet.
"WHAT IN NOTCH'S NAME IS THAT THING ?" Ari shouted behind me.
"Don't tell me..."
The creature was green. It had four legs but no arm. His face was horrible, his mouth formed a semicircle, like it was angry at us. As for his eyes, they were black with just a white dot in the middle of it, staring right into our souls.
"It-It a creeper...A real one this time. What is the meaning of this ?" I thought as I frowned.
I knew what they were capable of. I don't know how many time I died because of these creatures in the game.
"Stand back, don't let him come near you or you will be done for !" I shouted to the others.
Following my order, they all backed up while I took my bow and shot at him. The arrow stuck itself into the creeper's torso but he didn't even flinch. I took another arrow and this time, I shot into the creature's head. The creeper fell on the ground, dead.
"You got him !" Andr said, a little scared.
"What was that monster ?" Ari asked for the second time.
"I don't know..." Hayden answered.
I looked at the corpse of the creeper in front of me, a arrow stuck in his forehead.
"I didn't know there was also 'mob creepers' in this world. Notch didn't mentioned anything about it !" I thought.
We heard some guard shouting a few houses ahead. Without second thought, we rushed to the source of the voice. Without second thought, we rushed to the source of the voice. We arrived in a sort of park. Inside of it, were some guards and also, a few civilian. They were fighting against all sort of enemies : skeleton archers, giant spiders, tall black figures that could teleport everywhere...In the middle of this massive battle, I recognized Natasha who was defending herself against a humanoid creature with her famous butcher knife. The creature had a dark green skin and was trying to have a grip on her.
"I am dreaming ? Skeleton archers ? Giant spiders ? What...What kind of army are we fighting against ? " Hayden asked, dumfounded.
"I know, it seems crazy, but it's the truth. Let's go help them !" I replied.
The four of us runned toward into the battle. I rejoined Natasha and, with a swift movement of my sword, I decapitated the zombie. The village girl seemed surprise by my sudden apparition.
"Mickaël ? What are you doing here ?" She asked.
"What kind of question is that ? I came here to help !" I answered.
"Do you know that you are wanted, dead or alive, around here ?" She stuck her butcher knife into a giant spider's head.
"I think I am the least of your problem right now !" I replied.
"I must agree !"
"Where are the other ?" I asked as I shot a nearby zombie.
"Gaëa is with her son in the shelter. Krystal barricaded herself in her forge and Ruby is helping the wounded in the church !"
"Alright, let's kill these things and make sure they are alright !" I suggested.
Natasha took a look behind me and noticed my three friends fighting a group of skeleton archer.
"Mickaël, who are your friends ?"
"Oh, this is Ari, Andr and Hayden. Don't worry, they are cool !" I said.
"You brang MOBS into this village ? Don't you think we have enough problem to deal with right now ?" She asked with a look of anger.
"Yes, I did, and these three ''mobs'' like you said are actually helping you to defend your hometown. Deal with it !" I answered with a harsh voice.
For at least ten minutes, we continued to fight these creatures. I slashed and shot at everything that wasn't human. The problem was that, not only they were strong but they were also outnumbering us by many.
"Damn ! How many are they ?" I asked to myself as I was skewering an enderman who had appeared behind me.
"Mickaël !" I heard Hayden shout "We can't keep doing this ! We have to fall back !"
"I know !" I replied.
"Bwah, they taste awful !" Ari said as she bit into a zombie mob's neck. I noticed Andr, teleporting the wounded away from the battle area.
I felt an arrow sticking itself in my back. It didn't penatrate totally but the tip was in my flesh. I grunted in pain as I pulled out the arrow. The tip was indeed covered in blood. I turned around and saw a skeleton searching an arrow in his quiver. I didn't give him the time to reload. I rushed toward him and with a powerful kick made him fall on his back. Then I took his skull and took it off his body.
It was at this moment I noticed a little girl running down the street, followed by a giant spider.
"Oh crap !" I thought before saying "Hayden, come with me, quick !"
"Okay !"
We both runned after the spider. After a minute of running, we found the little girl in a dead end. The giant spider was slowly coming crawling toward her.
"G-Get away from me !" The little girl yelled as she waved a wooden stick in front of the the monster.
I still had the skull of the skeleton in my hand. I throwed it at the mob. The skull made a ''Bonk'' when it hit the spider. The mob turned toward Hayden and I.
"Hey, why don't you pick someone of your own size you eight eyeballed freak !" Hayden shouted at it.
The monster made a sort of hissing sound and crawled toward us. I placed my sword in front of me and waited for the right moment. When the spider jumped at me, I dived my sword foward. Exbarelyburn pierced through the spider's body, who died instantly. While I was removing the corpse from my sword, Hayden runned to the girl.
"Are you alright ? You are not injured, are you ?"
"No, I-I am fine !"
The black-haired man picked the little girl and placed her on his back.
"We should go, more of them could arrive at any moment !" I said.
Hayden pointed at the end of the alley we were in.
"Too late for that Mickaël, look !"
I turned around and saw another creeper mob walking toward us his four legs.
"He must have heard us fight !" I thought
"Quick, shoot it !" Hayden ordered.
I took my bow and searched in quiver to find...nothing.
"Oh crap...Hayden, I am out of arrows !" I said.
"Then let me handle it !"
Hayden quickly formed a lightning bolt in his hand.
"HAYDEN ! NO !" I shouted.
Too late, Hayden throwed his bolt at the creeper. It entered into the creeper's body. Instead of the explosion of elecricity, a sort of blue aura appeared around the creeper. The mob's eyes became red and the aura emited some sparks.
"What...What happened ?" Hayden asked, dumbfounded.
I punched his shoulder.
"What did you think would have happened. These things are like Cupa, they can absorb electricity. Now he is, at least, as twice more powerful than before !"
"And explain to how I could have known that ? Mister 'I know everything' !"
"Strange...like Ari, it's like they never saw one of these things !" The creeper continued to walk toward us "We are screwed !"
Out of nowhere, I heard an arrow being shot. A second later, I saw the tip of an arrow coming out of the monster's forehead.
"Huh ?"
The monster fell on the ground and I saw someone standing in the middle of the alley...someone familiar.
"Ayumi ?"
Yes, it was her. She was there, with her gray eyes and her gray hair. I didn't give her the time to reply. I runned toward her and hugged her with all my might.
"God damnit, Ayumi where were you ? I have been worried sick about you !" I said as I released my grip on her. "What are you doing here ?"
"I-I just needed some time alone to think about certain things. I noticed some fire coming from the village and I saw you entering it. So I followed you here. Listen Mickaël, I understant that you like Cupa and..."
I interrupted her.
"Wohoho...Ayumi, this is just a misunderstanding. Let me explain !"
"Mickaël, you will have to explain later...We don't have much time. Some are coming this way and fast !" Hayden said to us from the entrance of the alley.
Ayumi and I looked at each other and nodded at the same time. When we got out of the alley, we saw a dozen of giant spiders coming toward us. We began to run into the opposite opposite direction. Ayumi took her bow and shot mutiple times at the spiders. Those who were hit stopped following us. Hayden was also trying to kill them by shooting lightning bolt at them.
"Alright, I have enough of this. Aemoh !" He said.
Hayden reversed his course and rushed into the spider group. As one jumped on him, he took it by it's leg and throwed it in a nearby burning house. Then he crushed one of them by stomping on it.
"Hayden, watch out ! Behind you !" I said to him.
He turned around just in time to see a spider jumping on him. He barely avoided it and catched the spided in the air. Hayden then, proceed to tear apart two of the spider legs and used them as some dagger to stab the last two spider remaining in the eyes.
"Done !" He stand proudly on a monster's corpse.
"Now that problem is solved, let's help the other group !" I replied.
After meeting some other mobs on our way, we finally rejoined Natasha group who having trouble fighting off some zombies. Ari was also with them. Ayumi drew her bow and shot at one of the zombie. It fell on the floor, a Arrow through his brain.
"Hey Mickaël, Hayden and...another mob...great !" Natasha said sarcasticly.
After two minutes, we managed to defeat the last of the zombies.
"Is everyone alright ?" The butcher girl asked to the guards next to her.
"Yes, with the help of that endergirl. There is not many casualties !" One of them answered.
"See ?" I said to Natasha "I told you they came here to help !"
"Humpf...and who is your other friend ?"
"Natasha, Ayumi. Ayumi, Natasha !" I presented.
The two of them just nodded to each other.
"Well, I don't have time to talk. The easten gate just fell a few minutes ago and they need support as fast as possible !"
"Alright. Hayden. Go with them !" I said to him.
"Fine, but where are you two going ? You are not coming ?" He replied.
"I thought Ayumi and I could search the town for some survivors, and probably kill some lone monsters !" I answered.
"Stay safe !"
"We will, don't worry !" I reassured.
With that being said, Hayden left the park with Natasha and Ari's group, leaving Ayumi and I alone.
"Come on Ayumi !" I said
Ayumi nodded and we began to run through the city, searching for survivors. We killed some mobs on our way. We rummaged through every house we saw. Each time, we either found nothing or some corpse.
"It's useless Mickaël, they all left their home, we won't find anything here !" Ayumi said as she opened another door.
"No, we must keep searching while Hayden and the other hold them off !" I replied.
I heard a scream in the darkness of the night. It was coming from a street close to ours.
"Ayumi, somebody is in trouble !"
"I am following you !"
When I turned to the street in question, at the next intersection. Something catched my attention, there wasn't any mobs but there were two humans. One had his back turned to me and the other was a villager who seemed terrified. The human was wearing a blue T-shirt and a navy blue pants. He was holding a shining blue sword.
Without a warning, the stranger drived him sword into the villager's chest who screamed in pain before going limp. Ayumi and I were shocked by what happened. It didn't take long for my anger to come out. I rushed toward the killer.
"Mickaël ! Wait !" I heard Ayumi say behind me.
The killer wasn't even paying attention to me. I prepared my sword and shouted :
"HEY YOU ! HOW could..."
I stopped dead in my tracks. The stranger looked behind him and I saw his face. He was a brown haired man with a beard. He also have white eyes, purely white eyes with no pupils inside. The kind of eyes that could stare into your soul. He grinned and, in a fraction of a second, he did a horizontal motion with his sword.
I placed my sword to parry his strike. After a second, I didn't hear our swords clashing
"Fool !" The stranger said in front of me.
Suddenly, my sword began to fracture and shattered into pieces. I also felt a sharp pain on my torso, I looked at it and I saw some blood coming out of the wound. His swords cut right through my armor and my sword like it was butter.
"W-What ? Impossible ! Exbarelyburn !" I almost shouted as I saw my sword cut in half.
The stranger just laughed at me.
"Oh, it's you...We finally meet for real, Mickaël !"
"W-Who are you ? How do you know my name ?" I asked, dumbfounded.
"You may not remember or choose not to, but we met once before !"
"That voice...those eyes...No, it can't be..."
"You...You are the one from my nightmare and, probably, the one from Cupa's too !"
"Yes it's me, in flesh and bones. And since you are still alive, it means she was too weak to succeed !"
"Shut up, that's one of my friend you are talking about !" I nearly yell.
I clenched my fists and tried to punch his face. To my surprise, he managed to catch my fist without even looking directly at it.
"Too slow !"
He began to put some pressure in my hand and I heard my bone fracturing inside of my hand. I screamed in pain.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE !" I heard Ayumi shout before me before she shot the stranger right between the eyes.
The man in front of me didn't even flinch. He simply looked at Ayumi, who seemed too shocked to do anything. As for me, I was looking at my broken hand. None of my finger were placed in a position possible by a normal human being. I couldn't even move them.
"Arg, shit, that freacking hurt !" I thought.
I looked at Ayumi, she was being held by the throat by the stranger. He throwed her on the ground a few meters in front of him.
"Ayumi...no..." I thought as I tried to move, it was painful as hell.
The white-eyed man was putting his sword above Ayumi's body and was preparing to execute her in front of my very eyes.
"AYUMI !"
A few seconds later, The village, Ayumi's POV
When I saw him above with his sword above my face. I closed my eyes to brace for the final stike. Nothing came. It was at the moment I felt multiple drops of a warm liquid splashing on my stomach, that I decide to open my eyes.
"M-Mickaël ?"
I felt tears comingup. Mickaël was in front of me, his torso facing me with a sword coming out of it. Blood was pouring out of his wound and some was also coming out of his mouth.
"G-Glad I could make...it in time !" He coughed some blood which splashed on my face.
The man holding the sword behind him emitted a small chuckle. Then he pulled out the sword out of Mickaël torso. Mickaël grunted in pain but was still standing. He turned toward our enemy.
"Step aside, you are no challenge for me. I'll make this quick for you and your friend !" The white eyes man said with a distorded voice.
"You will have her...over my dead body you fucking asshole..."
The man just smirked :
"As you wish !"
The stranger slashed another time at Mickaël torso. I saw blood splattering everywhere in front of me. Mickaël yelled in pain and fell on the ground.
"MICKAEL !" I screamed.
I saw that he was still breathing but with difficulty. Unfortunatly, the white eyed man noticed that too.
"Oh, you are still alive ? Hmm, it looks like I underestimated you. You know what ? I have changed my mind, I'll make you one of my servants !" The man said.
His hand formed a purple aura around it. Then he put his hand in Mickaël's wound. Mickaël screamed in pain. I wanted to help but my arrows didn't seem to do anything to him.
Out of the corner of my eyes, I noticed Mickaël's stange little device lying on the floor. I rushed toward it and picked it up. Then I pointed it at the stranger, remembering what Mickaël told me :
"Each time you pull the trigger, a little projectile is sent where you weapon is pointed at. That little projectile can go throught flesh, light armor and probably wooden walls..."
"Hey, bastard, look over there !" I shouted.
"Hmm ?" The figure said as he stopped what he was doing.
"RAAAAAHHHH !" I screamed, out of rage.
I pressed the trigger and the weapon shot. 1 time. 2 times, 5 times. I was firing at him but the recoil of this weapon made it impossible of aiming like I would do with a bow. Because of that, I missed most of my shot. The man just looked at me and throwed at me a wave of energy, making me fly a few meters back.
"You fool...Arg !"
The white eyed man fell on one knee. I saw blood coming out of his shoulder and right leg.
"What ? Blood ? Impossible ! What did you do ?" He asked
I didn't respond. I was asking myself how my arrows didn't do anything to him while Mickaël's weapon hurt him. I saw a portal opening up underneath the man.
"We will meet again, Be sure of that. And we do, I'll make you all suffer !"
Then he disappeared into the portal, leaving me and Mickaël alone in the street. I quickly crawled toward him.
"Mickaël, please, tell me you are alive !" I said, with tears in my eyes.
He was really badly injured and was bleeding to death.
"I beg you, hold on. I-I'll go get some help !"
I tried to leave but Mickaël hold me by the hand. He was looking at me with sad eyes.
"Y-You won't make it...in time...Ayumi. I-I really need to say something to...you !' Mickaël said between occasional cough of blood. "Ayumi, what you saw between me and Cupa, it was...nothing. I don't love her...I can't love...because I love you...Ayumi !"
I was crying. Why did he have to say it now ? Right before dying...I could only respond :
"I-I love you too Mickaël, don't leave me, please !"
"I-I am sorry...Ayumi !"
I felt Mickaël hold on my hadn getting weaker and weaker.
"No...no...no ! Mickaël stay with me !" I nearly screamed at him.
It didn't have any effect. His hand fell on the ground, his eyes began to close and his breathing slowly stopped.
"No, it can't end like this !" I thought before saying "Please, Mickaël. Don't die on me. Wake up !"
I shook him a little, causing more blood to pour out of his wounds.
Realizing it was too late, I stayed next to his corpse, not moving a single finger for some minutes. My memories of him were flooding into my mind. The human I loved just died in front of me.
Meanwhile, The village, Hayden POV
After hearing a dozen detonation coming from within the village, the monsters seemed to fall back deep with the forest.
"Did we win ?" I asked.
"I think so !" Natasha replied.
All the soldier cheered at their victory. As for me, I was worried about Ayumi and Mickaël. The detonations were coming from inside the village. I sounded like TNT.
"Ari, Andr, follow me !" I said as I began to run into the village.
After a few minutes, I arrived to where I heard the explosions and I saw Ayumi on her knees.
"Ayumi. I have some good news, the monsters are falling back. We won !" I shouted to her.
Seeing that she wasn't responding nor moving. I approached her and saw...Mickaël dead body at her feet.
"Mickaël...how my Notch !"
I stayed there, silent as I heard Ayumi cry hard. Ari and Andr joined soon after me.
"Oh you are here !" She said with her usual smile until she noticed Ayumi was crying "Hey Ayumi, what happe..."
She saw Mickaël's corpse on the ground in front of her friend.
"Is-Is he alright ?" Ari asked.
I shook my head and Ari understood the message. She stayed there for a second before clenching and repeatedly punching Mickaël in the face.
"Wake. Up ! Wake up I tell you. Stop playing dead !"
I rushed toward Ari and restrained her.
"He is gone Ari. We can't do anything about it !" I said before letting her go.
"This can't be true, he always...he always finds a way to survive. He survived against Ayumi, he survived against me, Andr, Cupa, you and I am not even halfway through the list. Tell me Hayden..."
She turned toward me and I saw that she was crying.
"...TELL ME WHY WOULD THIS TIME BE ANY DIFFERENT ?" !" Ari yelled at my face.
Then she hugged Ayumi who hugged back. As for Andr, she was also crying silently.
"We are going to give him a proper burial !" I said as I picked up Mickaël. I also picked up his sword cut into two pieces. I also picked up with me his little device.
We walked through where we came from. We eventually passed next to Natasha's group. She runned toward us.
"What happened to him ?" She asked.
"I don't know. Ayumi hasn't talked since we arrived !" I answered.
I looked at our archer. She was still shaking and crying. Ari and Andr tried to confort her, in vain.
"We wanted to bring him home so we can give him a proper burial !"
Natasha lowered her gaze.
"I understand. Be careful on your way home and thank you for helping us !"
With Mickaël in my arms and the girls at my side. We exited the village and walked through the forest to arrive home. Ari and Andr placed themselves in front of me to prevent Cupa from seeing Mickaël in this state.
Unfortunatly for us, she was already outside when we arrived. She walked toward us.
"Hey guys, glad to see you are alright !" She said, happily before noticing our saddened faces "Would you take a look at your face...What's the deal ?"
Andr and Ari stepped aside to reveal me carrying Mickaël's corpse. Cupa immediatly stopped laughing.
"M-Mickaël ? What-What happened ?" She asked with tears coming out of her eyes. She seemed devastated.
"It's all my fault..." I heard Ayumi behind me "If I had been faster. Then...maybe he wouldn't have died !"
"Ayumi ? You are here too ?" Yaebi asked as he joined us "Do you know what happened ?"
"Yes...we encountered another human but he had white eyes. He had supernatural speed and strengh. Mickaël did the ultimate sacrifice to protect me !"
"But, how did you survive ?"
"He-He took one of my arrow in his face and he didn't flinch. Out of option, I used Mickaël weapon !" She continued as she pointed toward the thing I had picked up next to Mickaël corpse "Somehow, the weapon managed to hurt him and he fleed !"
"A being with white eyes ? Seriously ? !" Yaebi said "What kind of other creatures did you fought ?"
Ayumi nodded before answering :
"There were some skeleton archer but no like us, they were REAL skeleton. There was also some tall back figures that could teleport like endermen and giant spiders !"
"Looks like it was a nether of a fight !" Yaebi noticed.
"Yes it was..."
I placed Mickaël on the ground
"I was thinking we could bury him in this forest, next to the house !" I suggested.
"Good idea, we will honor his memories !"
Withing the few minutes, Andr took a shovel and dug a hole while Ari was talking to Vanessa about Mickaël. I could have swear I heard some cries coming from her room. After the hole was created, we placed Mickaël's corpse inside of it. Then, we filled it up again.
Cupa came a minute later with a small wooden cross. Rest In Aether was written on it. She placed it behind the hole.
"Mickaël was, to us, a good friend. He helped us all, through our darkest times. We could always count on him. He reunited friends and families together. He would protect us, even at the cost of his own life. Rest in peace, Mickaël. We hope you are in a better place. We will miss you !" Cupa said with tears in her eyes. Then, she slowly placed a rose on his grave. Next to it, we also placed his shattered sword, his bow and his other weapon
Tonight, we lost a great friend. Like a star shining over a traveler, the light of the moon passed through the leaves of the forest and lit the grave.
"I may have not known you for long Mickaël. But, I swear, we will find whoever did this to you and we will bring him down into the nether !" I thought
THE END...Well, say the Truth, I didn't have any inspiration left to write the story so I manage to make a sort bad ending to the story. I don't know if I will ever do a sequel.
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TO BE CONTINUED Just kidding ^^ the story is not over yet, don't worry. I am sure some of you believed it even if it was only just for a moment. 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 next time ^_^
