Chapter 18 : Awake And Alive

Hey guys, Agithos here. Wow, I never thought I would be able to post 4 chapter in a month but I guess I managed to do it. Also, maybe some of you noticed but the title of the chapter is a tribute to Skillet, my favorite band so far. I just thought the lyrics were going well with the chapter. So, now that is said, onto the story.

1 hour later, Near home, Ayumi POV

We did a minute of silence for Mickaël. Then everyone went to do their thing to try to forget what happened. I couldn't. For an hour, I stayed there, hopping it was just a dream and I would wake up soon.

"You loved him didn't you ?" I heard a little girl's voice behind me.

I turned around and saw Vanessa walking slowly toward me. I simply looked at the ground.

"I liked him too even though we argued about everything. Not the same way as you do, of course, but he was my closest friend after you !" She continued "Why didn't you tell him you loved him ?"

"I don't know...I guess I was afraid he would not accept a mob as a lover !"

"You are an idiot, Ayumi !" The little girl replied while staring at the grave.

"I know...I will probably regret this decision all my life !" I said

Vanessa sighed.

"If you want to talk about it, we will always be here !"

"Thanks Vanessa !" I smiled at her. This little girl could be very mature when she wanted to.

"I'll leave you be for now !"

Vanessa walked away and entered the house.

"Mickaël..." I thought.

Suddenly, I heard some movement coming from a bush at my right. I took my bow and aimed at that piece of vegetation.

"Don't shoot, don't shoot. I come in peace !" A feminine voice said

A woman in brown clothes got out of the bush with her hands in the air. I recognized her. She was the one who argued with Mickaël the day we fleed our mine.

"What are you doing here ?"

"I came here to apologize...he was right, we-I was wrong about you. You helped us during this dark time and, for that, I'll be forever grateful to you all !"

I didn't know what to say so I didn't respond. I simply stared back at Mickaël's grave.

"I remember the first day I spoke to him. He was searching for a good restaurant and he seemed lost. Do you remember Natasha ? He ate at her restaurant even though he didn't have any money with him. I am still asking myself how he survived back there !" Gaëa began "But it's thanks to that he met you, I guess !"

I smiled at Mickaël misadventures and I continued to listen.

"Hey Ayumi, who is your new friend ?"

I turned around and saw Yaebi walking toward me.

"Ah, Yaebi. This is...Are you alright ?" I asked as I saw Gaëa on the verge of tears.

"Y-Yaebi ? Is that you ? I-I am so glad to see you alive. I thought you were dead !" Gaëa said as she hugged Yaebi like her life depended on it. I was a little worried because Yaebi still had his splint.

"Wait...you two know each other ?" I continued to ask.

"N-No, I have never seen her before !" Yeabi said.

"You-You don't remember me ? It's me, Gaëa, your wife !"

Yeabi just stand there, shocked and gaping at Gaëa.

"I think I understand. Yaebi suffers from anmesia. Of course he wouldn't remember her !" I thought before explaning "Gaëa, Yaebi doesn't remember anything further from five years ago. We don't know if he will regain his memory one day !"

"Oh...I...I understand !" The villager in front of me said as she looked at the ground with sad eyes.

Then she looked at Yaebi with pleading eyes, like she wanted to ask something important.

"But...Do you think I could...kiss you like we use to, one last time ?"

I turned toward Yaebi. He was slightly blushing and seemed quite embarrassed. With his good arm, he scratched the back of his neck.

"Humm...yeah, sure. If you want to..."

The village girl approached the zombie and delicaltly, placed her lips on his. After doing that, she moved away from Yaebi.

"I-I'll just go, and...Yaebi ?"

"Huh ?"

"I hope you will regain your memorie. I have missed you for five years...Please, come back to me !"

Then Gaëa simply went into the forest, disappearing from our sight.

"That's strange. I thought Gaëa hated mobs so why did she have a zombie for huband ?" I asked to myself.

Then, I turned toward Yaebi.

"Are you alright ?"

"Yes...This woman may be the key to my memories. But...she is a human, didn't she see that I was a zombie ?"

"I don't know...maybe not..." I replied.

We stayed silent for a moment.

"Well, dinner is ready. I am going to eat. Are you coming ?" Yaebi asked as he passed the front door.

I just nodded. Just as I was about to follow him, I heard a sound coming from behind the house : The sound of the portal activating, followed by a woman's voice.

"Brrr ! It's so cold here !"

"It's normal. Just look at yourself, you barely have anything on you !" Another voice replied, more masculine this time.

I saw three person coming from behind the house : Blazette, Charloette and Menos.

"Hey Ayumi, how are you ? I came to pick up the ressources Mickaël said he would give me !" Blazette spoke up.

She looked around her.

"Speaking of him, where is he ?" The blaze girl asked.

Without saying anything, I just pointed at the grave in front of me. Upon seeing it, Blazette just stood where she was, too shocked to do something. As for Charloette, she hid in her boyfriend's arms.

"How...How did it happened ?" Blazette asked.

I told them everything that happened in the village. I was on the verge of tears, remembering him, getting skewered by the stranger.

"I am sorry Ayumi...I-If you all wants to be alone...We can come back another day. It's not really important !"

"No...It's alright..."

Menos placed a hand on my shoulder.

"I am sure he was a great friend..."

"Yes...and he could have been something more..."

I faced the grave once more.

"I am sorry Mickaël. I couldn't protect you !"


Unknow time, Unknow place, Unknow POV

"Aaarrrg...Where am I ? What happened ?" I thought as I woke up with a very bad headache.

As soon as I opened my eyes. I looked around.

"This place looks familiar, like I have been here before !" I thought.

The place was dark, so dark that I could barely see what was in front of me. I was in a sort of room with no furniture, just a door.

"Wait a second, I recognize this place. It's..."

"The void, yes. You are right...Mickaël !"

The door opened to reveal the owner of this place.

"You..." I said as I saw Notch standing in front of me.

"I am glad to see that I..."

Before he could say anything more, I quickly got on my feet and punched him in the face. Then, I nearly yelled at his face.

"Notch, you asshole ! Why didn't you warn me about these creatures I fought in the village, about him ? Why am I not dead ?"

"I..."

"I need some answers and I need them now !" I continued.

He sighed :

"Alright, I guess you need to know everything. First of all, I managed to stop your soul from going into the Aether which explains why are not dead...yet..."

"What about Ayumi ? Tell me she is alright !" I said as I shaked Notch by the shoulders.

"Yes yes, she is uninjured even though she is really sad right now !"

"If you had warned me about it, I wouldn't be in this situation right now, you know !" I interrupted him.

Notch suddenly frowned at me and took an annoyed voice.

"Because I didn't think you would be that stupid ! Fighting him head on like this was suicide !"

"Damn, he can be really scary when he wants to !" I thought as I stared at him.

Notch regained his composure and looked at me straight in the eyes.

"Mickaël, do you know anything about Herobrine ?" He asked

"Herobrine...Herobrine. I know I heard that name somewhere but I can't recall where !" I answered

"Herobrine is my brother, Mickaël !"

"So you are telling me I met a demonic god ? You can't be serious !"

I looked at him for a second and he looked, indeed, deadly serious.

"Alright, fine. I met your demonic brother. What does it have anything to do with me ?" I asked.

"I am sure you are aware that the world you are in is not the one you have in your game back home !" Notch said

"Yes, the mobs looks like human even though they consider themselves as spiders or skeletons. The civilisation is also much more evolved than what we have in the game. In this world, there is not just village but whole cities. !"

Notch crossed his fingers in front of his face

"There is an explanation for that !"

"Which is ? Get to the point !" I said.

"The world you are actually in is...Minecraftia's past !"

I was dumbfounded but rather curious by this explanation.

"Wait what ? You are telling me I am in the past of the game ?" I asked.

"Correct...Your destiny is to prevent this world from becoming like the ones there are in the game !"He continued.

"And, how can I do that ?"

"By defeating Herobrine and his army of mobs !"

"Humm, while we are talking about mobs. What's the link between them and the other monster mobs ?"

"I am coming to that...You see, me and Herobrine were created at the same time...I don't know when though. While we where not bound by blood, we were still brothers. But there was one big difference between us. I prefered peace and calm, and him, action and destruction !"


Hundreds of years ago, Unknow place, Notch's POV

We finally did it. After a lot of hard work, we created our world. It took some time too though. Imagining all the plants and biomes, and putting them into Minecraftia. Civilisation was evolving slowly but surely. Everything was going well. Each time there was a conflict between two nation, I would appear and solve this peacefully. There was no war and everyone was happy.

"Hey brother !" I heard Herobrine say behind me.

"Oh, hello brother. What is the matter ?" I asked.

"Well you see...We have been watching this world for hundreds of years and we did not create anything since that time, so I tried to create something that could change the face of the world !" He answered as he walked toward me. He took my hand and we teleported into a gigantic room. In that room, there were, at least, one thousand tables with sheets covering them.

"What are theses ?"

"You see, brother. This world is quite boring to watch. Nothing never happens. No war, no action, nothing. So, I created them !" He finished.

He used his magic to remove the sheets from every tables. I finally saw what was underneath them. Man, woman and even children were lying on these tables. They were all connected to a crystal that looked like a star by a purple link of magic. I frowned and turned to Herobrine.

"Brother, what is the meaning of this ?"

"Magnificient aren't they ? Of course, they are not finished yet. Look at this one for exemple !"

He pointed at a villager. Even though he seemed quite young, his hair were grey.

"Soon, the flesh and the organs of this village will fall off his body, leaving only a skeleton animated by my own will. He will be a marksman with a bow in his hand. He could outclass any normal human archer. He will also have superhuman agility !" Herobrine explained.

"What is this madness ?" I asked to myself.

"Oh, and look at this one. This is the creation I take most pride in !" He continued as he pointed to a redhead girl "I call them creepers. When the transformation will be completed, this girl here is going to become a green monster with four legs and no arm. It will explode as soon as they approach a enemy. Well, that's how they should be. For some reason, instead of exploding from the inside, they ignite the air around them !"

"What-What are you going to do with them ?" I asked, a little afraid of the answer he might give.

"Nothing really terrible. I'll just let them raid villages at night. It will bring some action into their boring lives !" Herobrine answered.

"You are mad, brother. You must stop this before it's too late !" I pleaded.

The next thing I felt was a sword entering my leg.

"ARG !" I screamed in pain as I fell on one knee.

"Listen brother, I have spent the last hundred years creating these mobs. I will not give up now. Not even for you !" He began to laugh.

I looked up and saw his shining blue sword above my head. I quickly made Exbarelyburn appear in my hands before Herobrine tried to cut me in half. The sound of our swords clashing resonated in the gigantic room.

"Why-Why brother ?"

"There is only place for one god here...me !"

"I am sorry brother !" I thought.

I placed my hand against Herobrine torso. I closed my eyes and, a second later, Herobrine was blasted away by a magical beam coming out of my hand. He flew across the room and finished his course into the wall. The force of the shock was so powerful it created a crater into the wall. Despite the pain in my leg. I used my magic to cut the link between the villagers and the dark star gem. The villagers began to woke up.

"Where...Where are we ?" The redhead girl said as she opened her eyes "Notch ?"

"I don't have time to explain young ones !"

I used my magic to make a giant portal on the wall, leading to the outside world.

"Alright, all of you, get through the portal !"

They all nodded and did what I said. At the moment the last one got through it, I quickly closed the portal. I heard someone shouting behind me.

"BROTHER !"

I turned around and I saw herobrine rushing toward me at superhuman speed. I didn't have the time to avoid and I felt his sword entering my stomach. I coughed some blood.

"You may have wasted hundreds of years of work but it doesn't matter. When you will be dead, I could restart it all !" Herobrine laughed.

"N-Not if I can help it. If I am going to die, I'll bring you down with me !" I said.

"Huh ?"

I put my hands on his shoulders. My skin became white and a sudden explosion of energy bursted out of my body. Then, all went black.


Present time, The void, Mickaël POV

"So, if I get it right, you and Herobrine died that day. Also, mobs like Ayumi were just some kind of ...prototype for the monsters we fought in the village ?"

"You understood right !" Notch replied.

"But...if you really died, then...what I am seeing right now is..."

"My sould, yes. Or to be exact what is left of it. I am getting weaker and weaker with every I pass in this dimension. In a few years, my soul will disappear into nothing. It took me already a lot of energy to send you here !"

"There is something I still don't understand. If you both died, how is he alive ?" I asked

"I don't even know myself. The most plausible theorie is that, even in the void, he managed to control the minds of some villagers. They must have given him enough energy through hundreds of years for him to create a new body for his soul. And now he is creating those monsters again, using corpses of dead semi-human mobs !" He explained.

"And...what about the mobs you freed ?"

"Without my influence on the villages. They have quickly been ostracized by their own kind because of their appearance or their power. Those with a strange eye color like purple, grey or red were the first. The other followed soon after. The villagers are afraid of what they don't understand. Fortunatly for the endermen, they were adopted by the enderdragon in 'The End' dimension. The others were not so lucky. The blazes and the ghasts had to go to the Nether because they couldn't bear the weather of the overworld anymore !"

"I see..." I murmured.

There was a moment of silence before Notch spoke up again.

"Now that you know everything, I am going to give you a choice Mickaël. I can send you back to your own world and leave this world forever. You will not remember anything and you will live a normal life. Or I can bring you back to life to accomplish your destiny here !"

I thought about it for a second.

"Alright, bring me back into this world !"

"Are you sure about this ? It is a one way trip !" Notch warned me.

"I don't care. There are some people I care about and I will not let them die like this !"

"Are you doing that for that young archer ?" He grinned a little.

I stayed silent and glared at him. He simply chuckled before saying :

"Just to let you know Mickaël. I won't have enough energy to stay here after I bring you back to life. I will need you as a host !"

"Really ?" I said as I frowned a little at him.

"Yes !"

"Fine, make it quick !"

Notch put his hands ono my torso. A second later, I found myself gasping for air. I opened my eyes but my vision was blury. My right eye felt slightly uncomfortable too. I waited for my vision to become clear to finally look around.

I was outside a sort of a grave. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw my Five-Seven and my broken sword lying next to me. There was also some flower at my feets.

"Damn, they must have missed me..." I thought as I looked at the cross behind me.

"Indeed !" A voice responded inside my head.

"Wait what ? You can hear my thoughts ?

"Yes, I can. You agreed to be my host remember ?"

"Oh yeah. That's true !"

I looked at my surronding and saw that I was just next to our house. It was aproximatly midnight, the moon was high in the sky. I got up and picked up my sword and my pistol. I asked to Notch :

"So, how am I going to defeat your brother ? I got my ass kicked last time !"

"You have to train harder and use..."

"Exbarelyburn is destroyed, see ? I can't use it anymore !" I interrupted him.

"I wasn't reffering to that. Normaly, only this sword would have been able to hurt him but it seems your little black weapon can injure him too. It's probably because it doesn't come from this world. You could use it to end this once and for all. You can also thank it, it's because of this that your archer friend is still alive. That doesn't mean Exbarelyburn is destroyed, his magic property didn't fade. You will have to use it to destroy Herobrine soul forever "

I began to walk toward the house. My right eye felt really odd. The night seemed...brighter when I closed only my left eye.

"Hmmm...This is really strange !" Notch said.

"What ?" I asked in my head.

"I don't know what my brother did to you but there is an evil magic infection within you. That could explain your change in your right eye !"

"What's up with my eye ?"

"Try to find a water source to look at yourself !"

"Alright !"

I walked to the place we used to bath. I looked down on the water and saw my relfexion.

"OH SHIT!" I screamed as I backed away in fear.

After a few second, I took a second look. My face was normal. My left eye was also normal but my right eye...my right eye was a replaced by a sort of yellow cat eye. I stayed like this for at least five minutes, staring at this demonic eye until Notch spoke up again.

"I noticed some other changes too. It seems your muscles gained in power !"

"Which means ?"

"That means you will be stronger and faster but I don't know if it will affect your resistance. I managed to stop that infection from speading withing your body for the time being. If I didn't, who knows what monstrous creature you would have become ?"

"Thanks Notch !"

"Howerver, I can't reverse the changes that were already made...Looks like you are going to stay with this eye until we can figure Something out !"

I sighed

"It's better than becoming a monster I guess !"

I turned around and walked toward the house. It was the same old house as before. As I went to open the front door. I heard someone behind me.

"Turn back slowly and nothing bad will happen to you !" He said.

"This voice...Hayden !"

I turned to him. Hayden was indeed behind me, with a bolt of lightning in each hand. Upon seeing my face, he froze.

"M-Mickaël ? Is that you ?"

"Yes it's me. I am back from the dead !" I answered.

He lowered his guard for a second before putting back up. He was glaring at me :

"You liar. Mickaël is dead, you are just a demon trying to take his place. That demon eye you have betrayed you. Now prepare to be annihilated !" He said as the bolts in his hands doubled in size.

"Oh crap..." I thought.

"You have to convince him you are saying the truth Mickaël. I don't have the energy to revive you a second time !" Notch said in my head.

"Wait Hayden ! I swear, I am saying the truth. It's me, Mickaël !"

"Prove it !"

"How can I ?" I asked.

"Tell me something only the real Mickaël could know !"

"Let's see..." I thought as I searched in my memories.

After a scond, I finally answered :

"Well, first of all. Remember when we fought in the forest, you said you loved Cupa and I said I loved Ayumi. You told me that you couldn't stand ''my shit'' anymore and the only thing keeping you from kicking my ass was Cupa. When we fought, you punched my nose and I said to Cupa I headbutted a tree !"

Hayden frowned for a moment. The bolts in his hands dissipated into nothing.

"Notch damnit, Mickaël. What happened to you ?"

"It's a long story, I will explain it all. Wake up the others, I'll be waiting outside. Oh, and don't tell them, I want to see their face when they see me !" I said as I laughed.

"Fine...But you better have some good explanation to give. It has been a week since you died !"

"A-A-A WEEK ? What...did I miss ?" I asked, dumbfounded.

"Not a lot, Blazette and her friends came to pick up some ressources but that is all. Your death really affected the others you know. They spent at least four days mourning !"

"Yeah, I figured that !" I replied.

Hayden opened the door.

"I am going to wake them up and you will explain it all !"

"Thanks !"

"Hayden entered the house. A few minutes later, I saw Cupa opening the front door.

"M-Mickaël ?" Her eyes began to tear up.

She runned toward me and hugged me with all her might.

"How...How ? We all thought you were dead !"

Cupa looked at my face.

"W-What happened to you eye ?" She asked.

"Oh this ? Don't worry, I will explain it all real soon !"

Suddenly, a shout was heard through the forest.

"MICKAËL !"

I looked at the entrance of the house to see Ari walking toward me with her fist closed.

"Oh...shit !" I thought before I receive a punch across the face.

"That's for making us believe you were dead you piece of crap !" She nearly yelled at my face before joining in for a group hug.

I heard someone teleporting behind me and I felt a head resting mine.

"Andr..."

There was also Yaebi, wearing a smile on his face. After noticing him, I felt something small bumping against my leg. I looked down and saw Vanessa.

"You seem to be quite popular among girls Mickaël !"

"Shut up Notch !" I responded in my head.

M-Mickaël ? Is that really you ?" I heard a really familiar voice say coming from inside the house.

A young woman archer I knew too well stepped outside the house. She was still as beautiful as ever. Her eyes matching her hair. I could saw tears running down her cheeks and her hand was over her mouth. Everybody backed away from me

"Ayumi..." I thought as she began to walk toward me slowly.

When she arrived in front of me. She raised her hand to touch my cheeks.

"Am-Am I not dreaming ?" She asked.

"No, I can asure you this is all real !"

Without wasting a single second, Ayumi and I held each other into a gentle embrace. Her head rested on my shoulder.

"I missed you Mickaël !" She said

"I know...I am sorry !"

We stayed a moment like this before Hayden interupted us.

"Hey Mickaël ! I hope you didn't forget you have some explanation to give. Let's go into the kitchen !"

I nodded and released Ayumi. Then we all followed Hayden to the kitchen. We all sat at our respective place. They all looked at me, waiting for me to explain myself.

"This is it...No more secret !"

I took a deep breath and spoke up.

"Alright. I know it may come as a shock for all you. Even me was surprised when I saw I was still alive. But to explain that...I'll have to come back in time !"

"What do you mean ?" Ari asked

"Let him continue..." Yaebi replied. He was the only one who knew a little about me.

"I am sorry...I lied, I lied to all of you. About me...I am not from this world. I came from another dimension called Earth. In my world, the technology is much more evolued than what we have here..." I said as I pointed at my pistol "There is also no mobs in this world, we are all human, trying to live in piece. On Earth, I was meant to be a soldier since my sixth birthday. I was supposed to protect the people of my country."

"I don't think I need to tell them this is all supposed to be a game, right ?"

"No...Get directly to the point !"

"Alright !"

"One day, I was in my room playing a game when I was contacted by Notch !"

"WHAT ? Notch himself contacted you ? But it has been hundreds of years since someone have see him !" Cupa screamed as she nearly fell from her chair. In front of me they all have their brows raised. Some, like Ari, had even their mouth gaping and Vanessa almost chocked when the water came down the wrong way.

"Yes...You heard me right. Notch called me and, the next thing I knew, I was in this world. He said I had a destiny here. I have to protect this world from Herobrine and his army. If I don't, this whole world will be doomed !"

"Herobrine...I am sure I have heard that name somewhere !" Yaebi began before saying "I remember, it's Notch's supposed brother...but no one have seen him from hundreds of years. He was not as known and praised as Notch, so he was forgotten !"

"Yes but he came back to destroy this world, and I must stop it !"

Hayden crossed his arms and spoke up.

"Alright, but what does it have to do with you coming back to live and your eye ?"

"You see. I really died back there. But Notch managed to bring me back to life, now I am a kind of host for him !"

"You mean, he can hear us right now ?" Andr asked.

"Yes !" I heard Notch answering inside my head.

"Yes !"

"A-And, what about your eye ?" Ayumi asked.

I turned to her.

"You saw what Herobrine did to me, didn't you ?"

Seeing her nod, I continued.

"According to what Notch told me, he wanted to transform me into one of those monster we fought in the village. I would have become one of them if Notch didn't stop the infection from spreading within me. My right eye is one of the signs of the transformation !" I finished.

After hearing that, they all stared at each others for a moment. At one point, Ayumi quickly got up and stormed out of the house.

"Hey, Ayumi. Wait !" I said.

I stayed like this for a second before I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"You should follow her, man. Your supposed death had affected her the most !" Hayden said.

I nodded and followed Hayden advice. I exited the house and looked around. Ayumi was there, in front of my grave. She had her arm crossed and was staring at the hole they dug for me. I went behind her.

"Hey Ayumi...are you alright ?" I asked

She didn't turned toward me and simply said

"Do you just imagine the pain I felt when you died ? I was devastated. I couldn't move on. And now, you come back from the dead telling us that nearly everything we knew about you was either hidden or wrong, and that you have a destiny to defeat the god that killed you in the first place ? Understand me...that's a lot to take in..."

"Yes, I know and I am sorry...I couldn't find another way than to hide to all of you about where I come from !" I said as I looked at the ground

Ayumi turned toward me.

"And I thought we could have a normal life like we did for over a month. You, me and all the other living happily by ourselves !"

"We will be able to once I beat Herobrine !" I said.

"Please Mickaël, I-I love you. I already lost you once. I couldn't bare to loose you another time !" She replied with tearful eyes.

"I love you too, Ayumi. That's why I must do it. To protect you and the others !"

"Mickaël..."

Her face went going closer and closer to mine. I closed my eyes and placed my lips on hers...her soft lips. They tasted like rasperries.

"I will protect them. I will protect them all !" I thought as I lost myself in our loving embrace.


Meanwhile, Home, Hayden POV

"Just look at them, they are so cute together !" Ari said as she watched the scenery from the window.

Outside, Mickaël and Ayumi were kissing passionatly under the dark night.

"Nice one Mickaël..." I thought as I watched them.

"I wish something like this would happen to me. I am jealous of her !" She replied, pouting a little.

Finding that too cute, I began to mess up her hair.

"Hey don't worry, maybe it will happen to you sooner than you want to believe !" I tried to cheer her up.

"Aww...Thanks Hayden, you are such a sweet guy !" She said as she kissed my cheek.

I stand there, blushing like an idiot. She also blushed a little before she giggled and went upstairs.

"Cupa..." I thought as I sighed.

TO BE CONTINUED Well guys, that is it for the second part of Changing Destiny "Truth to be revealed". Mickaël knows what is destiny is and now, he have to act in conséquences. And we also have the first real kiss of the story. 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 ^_^