Chapter 30 : Yesterday's enemies become tomorrow's allies
Hey guys, Agithos here for another after I passed both of my exams. This chapter was quite easy to write for the most part but I didn't expect it to be that long. Also, I am currently trying to find names for the mutant mobs so, if you hae any suggestions, feel free to send me a PM. Well, anyway, enjoy.
Present time, The high walls, Wounded zombie pigmen soldier POV
This battle was like nothing we could have ever imagined. We weren't prepared to deal with this. We got crushed by the size of their army. They even seemed stronger and more fierce than before. As soon as that giant skeleton destroyed the gates, the army began to swarm inside the city, overwhelming us. We heard the order to retreat but it was too late. The monsters were blocking our exit. I was in a group of three soldiers, we tried to hold our ground but we were hit by an explosive fireball. I don't know what happened to my comrades but we got seperated. My shoulder was bleeding and I could barely hold my sword with my right hand.
At this moment, I was trying to find a way to go to the castle. I had to return to my queen's side. I wanted to protect her and made sure she wouldn't be harmed, especially after seeing that blaze princess getting shot down in one hit by that monster. I heard some bones cracking and I turned around to saw one of those black skeletons quickly walking towards me.
"Ah, piece of dirt, I have been spotted !" I thought before getting into a battle position in front of it "So, you want to fight, huh ?"
The tall skeleton didn't respond and, instead, did a few twirls with his own stone sword before getting into a battle position as well.
"Bring it !" I said.
A second later, the black skeleton rushed at me. Its style of fighting was very aggressive, leaving absolutly no time for the opponent to recover. I tried to defend as best as I could but with a wounded arm, it was pretty difficult. It has even almost managed to chop me into two a few times. Fortunatly, the only thing it managed to cut was my hat.
I heard a baby cry and I turned toward the source of the sound. A giant floating head was floating above the high walls and it was staring at me. I avoided the sword of my opponent and I quickly crawled away from it as the giant head shot in my direction. I jumped out of the way but the black skeleton didn't seem to pay it any attention to the incoming projectile. The fireball exploded next to it and it was engulfed in flames. When they died down, I saw the skeleton on one knee and trying to get on his feet. I didn't leave it that chance. I runned in front of it and kicked it in its ribs, making the skeleton fall of the wall walk and into the city.
I stood there, panting. Behind me, the floating white squid seemed to have lost interest in me and went deeper into the city itelf. I was about to go back to my original plan when I heard a battle cry coming from behind the monster army. I carefully looked above the crenels, hopping I wouldn't receive a fireball between the eyes. What I saw amazed me :
Far beyond the monster army surrounded the city, I could see at least a thousand soldier coming towards us. However, what hit the most was that I could see slimes and magma cubes rushing into battle, side by side. In front of the army was a zombie pigmen girl.
"Finally...They have come !"
Meanwhile, Outside the city, Korian POV
"CHAAAAAAARGE !" I screamed as we rushed to the monster army surrounding the city "FOR OUR QUEENS !"
It took a while and a bit of persuasion but it was worth it. An army of slimes, magma cubes and a few zombie pigmen was running into battle, and I was leading them. In front of me, I could see the monsters slowly turning towards us.
"TAKE THAT !" I shouted as I beheaded a literal zombie pigmen with my gold sword.
The army following me did the same, tearing through the monster's ranks. We had to win, for the sakes of our queens and the capital. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw a flying skull bursting into flames, preparing its attack. Fortunatly, I took my precautions and also seeked the help of a few skeleton archers. There wasn't many of them, twenty at most in our whole army, but they were efficient to quickly take care of aerial units.
After a minute of battle, our element of surprise faded away and now, those things were fighting back with all they had. After dealing with a black skeleton, I noticed something wrong : I couldn't see anyone on the high walls. My fears were confirmed when I saw the gates had been broken down. These monsters were ravaging the city. I turned to the slime general fighting alongside me.
"Notch damn it !" I spoke up "General Lux, they got into the city. We need to get there as soon as possible !"
"I can see that..." He calmly replied before shouting at the soldiers behind him "SOLDIERS, YOUR QUEENS ARE IN DANGER. WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH THIS ARMY !"
"YES SIR !" They shouted at the same time, creating a sort of echo inside the realm.
That being said, we resumed our assault, hopping we could make it in time.
"Please, my queen. I beg you, hold on !" I thought as I stabbed another monster.
Meanwhile, In the city, Mickael POV
"...Mickeal..."
I could hear my name being called but everything was blurry. My ears were ringing and I was feeling dizzy. In front of me, I could see a sort of figure leaning above me. The only thing I was feeling was the wall I was sitting against.
"...Mickael...Keep it together !" The voice continued to speak to me as the person began to shake me by the shoulders.
I shook my head and I began to return to my senses. My visions cleared and I was finally able see properly as a warm liquid was dripping down my forehead. Ayumi was kneeling in front of me, her hand on my left shoulder. I saw the giant skeleotn jumping high into the air behind Ayumi. She noticed it too when she turned around.
"We have to move, NOW !" She said before she pushed me to the side. The arrows arrived a few centimeters next to us.
"Mickael, are you alright ?" Notch asked "You took a nasty blow to the head !"
"Y-Yes, I think so. That fireball was in my blind spot !" I answered as I went on my feet and prepared to fight once again.
I tried to rejoin Ayumi who was fighting a zombie pigmen mob but one of those red blobs put itself between me and my girlfriend. I could already feel the heat from its magmatic body from meters away.
"Get out of my way !" I almost shouted before stabbing the magma cube with my sword. The monster frowned in pain and split into three smaller version "God damn it..." I then glared.
Around me, our soldiers were getting slaughtered like mere insects. The magma cube captain, Lioko, and the two queens were still standing but, by how things were looking, it was just a matter of time until they would take a hit. After taking care of the magma cube blocking my way, I arrived next to Ayumi. She, too, had finished dealing with her opponent. She was panting and had a few bruises here and there.
"Do you think the distant cry we heard from earlier was from the reinforcements ?" She asked me.
"I don't know, but I sure hope so !" I answered as I parried a stone sword "We won't last long otherwise !"
A second later, we saw one of our own soldier getting flung high into the air and crash into the castle a few meters above us. His body fell loudly on the floor. the giant skeleton was tearing through our defense line.
"Is that monster invincible or what ?" Lioko asked "Our weapons don't seem to do anything !"
"Everyone has a weakness, captain !" Honeystu replied "We just have to find his !"
The magma cube looked at the scenery around her. Most of the houses were either destroyed or were burning up du to ghast's fireballs and the high walls had large holes in them. However, what angered her the most was seeing her fallen soldiers on the ground. If they fail, they would have died for nothing.
"You will pay for this, you bastard !" She glared at the skeleton.
"Herobrine's blessing is absolute. Resistance is futile !" The skeleton replied with a distorted voice even though he didn't have any visible lungs or vocal cords "Surrender !"
"LIKE IN THE NETHER I WILL !" Honeystu let her anger explode. She rushed at the giant skeleton with absolutly no regard for her safety
"Honeystu, wait !" Gelli tried to warn her.
It was useless. Blinded by her rage, she continued to run towards the monster as it reloaded its crossbow and fired at the magma cube queen. Honeystu gasped in pain as the bolt arrived into her leg. She tried to continue her course but she began to pants and eventually fell on one knee. Something felt off, some grey particles could be seen appearing all around her.
"What..did you do to me ?" She asked as the skeleton walked closer to her.
"You majesty !" The captain called her but was blocked by a few monsters.
"A simple enchanted arrow with a weakness effect !" The skeleton replied before pointing at Honeystu's head at point blank range "I won't ask you another time, surrender and join us !"
"Screw you !" Honeystu spitted on his bone leg "You are destroying my city and killing my people. I prefer to die with them than to betray their trust in me !"
"It's a shame..." The monster sighed.
Just as it was about to pull the trigger of its weapon, Gelli runned to it and striked at its arm. The sword didn't do much damage to its bones but the slime girl managed to deviate the arm from its initial target. The crossbow bolt was sent high into the sky. The skeleton calmly watched as the projectile stuck itself into the castle's walls.
"Are you alright, Honeystu ?" Gelli asked as she helped the magma cube queen get on her feet.
"Why did you protect me ?" Honeystu asked.
"Listen carefully Honeystu. We have been at war for hundreds of years. I won't allow someone else to kill you and that's final !" The slime queen smiled, earning a chuckle from her former enemy.
"Am I supposed to thank you ?" Honeystu joked
"Only if we both get out of here alive !" Gelli replied.
"You won't...and I'll make sure of that !" A voice next to them spoke up.
They turned around, only to feel something large hitting them both with great force. The skeleton had used its crossbow as a blunt weapon and sent the two queens fly towards a nearby building at great speed. They hit the already damaged netherbrick wall at such velocity, it crumbled under the force of the crash. From where I was standing, I saw the slime queen struggling to get on her feet. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw a ghast approaching dangerously close from the damaged building.
"GELLI, GET OUT OF HERE !" I shouted at her.
Too late. The ghast fired at the building where the two queens were. There was an explosion inside and I could only watch in horror as the ghast fired a second time. Flames were starting to appear on the walls and on the inside of the building. Smoke was blocking all view from the outside.
"YOUR MAJESTY !" Lioko shouted. He tried to run to his queen but, in doing so, he let his guard down. A wither skeleton took this opportunity to strike at his back. The magma cube captain fell on the floor with a grunt, a large gash on his back. I noticed the skin around his wound slowly turning purple, almost like it was decaying at a really fast rate.
"Damn it !" I greeted my teeth. Next to me, Ayumi had the same expression on her face.
I look at the scene and noticed in horror Ayumi and I were the only ones still standing. All the others soldiers around us were either dead or unconscious. The giant skeleton was approaching us with a horde of monster at its side. I placed Nightfall in front of me and Ayumi took one of her last arrow from her quiver. The monsters began to surround us and Ayumi and I found ourselves back to back, waiting for them to make the first move.
"THEY HAVE COME !" We suddenly heard someone shout from the high walls.
I looked at the direction of the shout and managed to see a soldier on the wall walk, next to some stairs leading down into the city. A second later, another loud battle cry was heard, this time, much closer. The skeleton stood still for a second before raising its skeletal hand. As if the mobs were listening to its order, they began to walk away from us and retreated back away from the castle, possibly the big battle happening outside these walls.
"So, she managed to do it !" I thought as I remembered Korian's mission.
Now that the other monsters were gone, it was a two versus one : Me and Ayumi against a giant skeleton with a massive crossbow on its arm.
"Two against one ?" The giant asked "This battle is not very fair. You don't stand a chance against me !"
"We will see about that !" Ayumi frowned at the monster.
In a fraction of a second, she drew back her bow and fired at the skeleton. It simply used its left arm to deviate the arrow from its path. I took the opportunity to try and strike at its leg. However, it didn't let me. As soon as the monster saw me running toward it, it aimed at me with its crossbow. I just had the time to jump to the side before the bolt arrived on the block I was standing on a second ago.
"Take that !" I heard Ayumi say before she fired another arrow.
Being busy with me, the giant skeleton didn't notice the projectile coming at full speed towards it until it was too late. In a last attempt to avoid it, it tilted its head to the right as far as it could. The arrow still managed to scratch the skeleton's skull, leaving a small mark. Ayumi glared at the monster as she saw her arrow had done little to no damage.
The skeleton turned towards her and pointed its crossbow at her. Not thinking twice, Ayumi quickly jumped out of the way. Having its back turned to me, I decided to make a move. I jumped and raised my armblade to strike.
"Mickael, NO !" I heard Notch say inside of my mind.
"You are easy to fool !" The giant skeleton chuckled.
"Huh ?" Was all I was able to say.
With inhuman speed, the skeleton turned around and striked me with its crossbow, sending me flying a few meters into the air and crash into the castle's wall. I gasped in pain as my back collided with the hard netherbrick wall. I could feel blood slowly coming out of my mouth.
"Mickael !" Ayumi called me as I had difficulties returning on my feet. The exhaustion was starting to take its toll on me. I saw the giant skeleton running towards Ayumi as she was facing me.
"Ayumi, behind you !" I warned her. She just had the time to turn around before a massive hand took her by the arm.
"Never turn your back against an enemy !" The skeleton said a second before throwing her into the air.
My skeleton girlfriend rolled on the floor for a few meters. Blood was dripping down her forehead and her left arm seemed in a bad shape. She quickly went on her feet and took another arrow, her last one. She loaded her bow and aimed at the monster. The monter did the same and loaded his crossbow.
They both fired at the same time. Time seemed to slow as the two projectiles collided with each other. Ayumi's eyes widened when she saw her arrow getting cut in half by the bolt whose speed and trajectory remained completely unchanged. The crossbow bolt continued its course and made a small gash on Ayumi's arm. She winced in pain and put a hand on her wound.
"AYUMI !" I shouted "Get out of here !"
"And leave you alone against that thing ? In your current state ? Sorry, Mickael, in your dreams !" She replied before dropping her bow on the floor and putting her tightened fists in front of her.
"Don't tell me she is going to go for hand to hand combat ?" I thought.
I tried to run to stop her but my feet wouldn't move. I fell on one knee and I grunted in pain. I looked at my leg and saw blood flowing through the cracks of armor. Using my arms, I removed this part of my armor and gritted me teeth when I saw a large wound on my leg, surely caused by the hit from earlier.
"Ah...shit !" I thought.
I returned my attention towards the fight happening in front of me. Ayumi runned to her opponent and kicked it straight in the legs. The skeleton didn't even buldge and grabbed her leg. I watched, helplessly, as he smashed Ayumi on the netherrack ground like she was nothing : One time, two times, three times. She gasped in pain each time her body collided with the blocks. When he had finished with her, he took her by the throat.
"While I admire your bravery, skeleton, you are nothing compared to me, an error of this world, something that should have never seen the light !" The skeleton said as he brang my girlfriend closer to it skull.
For only response, Ayumi kicked his giganic chin. I heard the creature mumbling something before I saw his ribcage opening wide like a mouth. My skeleton girlfriend tried to struggle out of the monster's grip, in vain. She was placed inside the bone cage and the prison closed on her.
"AAAAAAAAH !" Ayumi screamed in pain as she felt her body being slowly crushed under the pressure.
This was the last straw, I had no other option left. I knew I needed to save it for later but, if Ayumi had to died, it wouldn't have been worth it. I searched into my armor and pulled out the one of the only thing I brang with me : My Five-Seven. Despite being wounded and tired, I tried as best as I could to aim at the monster's skull.
"You are going down !" I murmured to myself as I went to press the trigger.
A fraction of a second later, everything was over, but not in the way I imagined. My mind didn't fully understand what happened but, next thing I know, the giant skeleton was facing me, his crossbow pointing in my direction. I slowly looked at my right and saw that the arm holding my pistol had been impaled on the wall, a bolt sticking out of my arm. I screamed in pain as I tried to move my arm. In front of me, I could still hear Ayumi screaming in pain, the ribcage seemed much tighter than before.
"Don't do this !" I begged him.
"Too late, human. You should have surrendered earlier !" The skeleton replied.
The ribs constricted one last time. A loud noise of bone snapping out of place was heard. Ayumi screamed even louder than before. I saw a little bit of blood coming out of her mouth. She stopped struggling and her eyes slowly closed.
"No...no no no NO !" I screamed inside of my head.
The ribcage opened and Ayumi fell on the ground like a dead weight. Her left arm was dislocated from her shoulder and she was motionless. However, I sighed in relief when I saw her chest slowly rising.
"She is still breathing..."
"Indeed but I think we still have a problem on our hands !"
He was right. Now that Ayumi was out of the battle, I was the only one still standing...Well, almost standing, I still my right arm pinned on the wall du to that bolt. As the skeleton was getting closer, I desperaly tried to get out of this situation. I felt a sharp pain erupting inside my arm as I took the bolt sticking out of my limb and tried to unstuck it from the wall.
I grunted in pain and mumbled a few curse words far too mature to repeat. My vision was becoming red from all the blood. With one final pull and shout of pain, I managed to get the bolt out of the wall. I was panting and the pain was almost unbearable. If I didn't train for fifteen years, I would have already passed out.
"Mickael, WATCH OUT !" Notch screamed inside of my mind.
I looked in front of me to see the giant skeleton just a meter away from me, his crossbow raised. Despite the pain in my right hand, I tried to parry his strike, in vain. The monster was far stronger than me at this moment. As soon as its crossbow hit my blade, my defense was overwhelmed. I took the strike at full force and I felt my armor bending. My vision became blurry and I gasped for air. I was also pretty sure I had a few broken ribs.
"It's over human !" I heard the skeleton say as he raised his bony foot above my body.
The last thing I heard was Notch telling me to dodge before I was crushed. Then, all went black.
Present time, Inside the city, No one POV
The skeleton lifted his foot of Mickael's unconscious body. It sighed as he walked away.
"I think I am done here...!" He spoke to himself before turning toward the sound of the massive battle still happening outside the city "Maybe I should give them a hand, we will take care of the castle later !"
As the giant skeleton was walking towards the front gates, it heard something moving fast behind its back. The monster turned around, its crossbow pointing at the sound's direction. The creature slowly scanned the place until it's non-existent eyes found the spot where Mickael's body was a few seconds ago : It was empty.
"Huh ?" The monster asked, hearing a growl behind it.
The skeleton just had the time to turn around before it saw a grey-skinned humanoïd creature strikes at its ribs with long sharp claws. The skeleton quickly backed away but not before the other monster chopped one of the skeleton ribs clean. The giant mutant mob looked at his now missing rib, then at the creature in front of it.
"So, it is you..." The monster began "You are the human who received master's blessing...Mickael Tabor !"
Mickael was on all four, his skin was now grey and the eye underneath his eyepatch was red as blood. His nails had changed into claws and his teeth had changed into fangs. The former human was growling, saliva dripping profusely from his mouth. The crossbow bolt was still stuck in his arm.
"Very well..." The skeleton said as it loaded its crossbow "I'll be the first to test your powers !"
For only reply, Mickael showed his fangs like an angry dog. A second later, he pounced on the skeleton who just stepped out of the way and raised its crossbow. Once Mickael was in range, it brang down its weapon, hitting the former human on the back and make him fall on the ground. Before the red-eyed monster could even recover, the skeleton stomped on him a few times.
"You are weak and predictable !" The skeleton said as he grabbed Mickeal by the throat "Your may be stronger and faster thanks to master's blessing but you are just a mindless beast, waiting to be tamed !"
Mickael tried to get out of the giant grip but, before it could do so, he was thrown onto a wall. The former human did a flip in midair and landed on the wall before propelling himself once again towards the giant skeleton. The mutant simply pointed its crossbow towards Mickael and shot. The bolt arrived straight into Mickael's torso, stopping him in is track and sending him rolling on the ground for a few meters.
The grey-skinned creature growled at the skeleton as he went back on all four, completely ignoring his new injury.. He began to slowly circle around the giant who stayed where it was. Suddenly, the former human began to rapidly crawl towards the skeleton's position. The giant monster waited for the right moment to strike. However, instead of pouncing on it like the skeleton expected, Mickael slidded underneath its legs and striked at them with his claws. While it wasn't enough to chop them off, it definitly cracked them. the skeleton fell on one knee and looked at the humanoid creature trying to jump on its back.
The massive skeleton rolled to the side and fired at Mickael. The bolt pierced his right shoulder and made him take a step back, giving the time for the mutant to get back on his bone feet. Suddenly, there was a loud crash and the mutant looked at the direction of the sound. It seemed the reinforcement had breached the monster's ranks and had entered into the city. The skeleton sighed.
"We took too much time...Very well, let's finish this !"
Mickael frowned and glared at the mutant as it raised its crossbow. The former human runned towards it on all four and pounced at the skeleton. With an horizontal motion of its arm, the skeleton used his weapon as a blunt one to hit Mickael straight in the temple. The giant mob could have swore to have heard a crack coming from the mob-eyed human when the hard wood collided with his skull. The force of the blow made the former human fly and crash, head first, into a nearby building. The rest of the wall also broke apart and pieces of blocks fell on Mickael. From the mutant point of view, only the feet of the human could be seen emerging from the differents blocks. It loaded its crossbow and pointed at the direction of Mickael only to see he was motionless.
"I may have underestimated you..." The skeleton spoke up "With a little discipline, you will be worthy to join us at our master's side !"
The skeleton began to walk away from the scene until dozens and dozens of soldiers came from behind the houses. There was at least a hundred of them, surrounding the scene of the battle. The giant skeleton could see slimes, magma cubes, zombie pigmen and a few skeletons among the army. One of the slime, along with a female zombie pigmen took a step forward
"Monster, you have destroyed this city and killed countless honorable soldiers. You are trapped. Surrender and we will make it quick !" General Lux spoke up as Korian searched everywhere around her.
"I am not trapped here with you !" The skeleton chuckled "You are all trapped here with me !"
The mutant pointed its range weapon in the direction of the general and fired. However, as the bolt was being fired, the crossbow cracked and broke, making the projectile go way above the target. The giant skeleton looked at its now broken weapon.
"I shouldn't have put so much force into this blow !" It grumbled quietly to itself as it looked at Mickael.
Korian eyes fell upon Ayumi and Lioko unconscious body on the ground. She began to grow anxious as she saw Mickael's unconscious body into a nearby house. Her eyes widened when she couldn't see her queen anywhere.
"General, our queen...is missing !" The zombie pigmen girl said with a panicked voice.
"Calm down, captain !" The general replied before asking the monster : "What did you do with our queen ?"
"I would hurry if I were you !" The skeleton answered as he pointed the still burning building "They have been in there for quite a while !"
"MY QUEEN !" Korian screamed before rushing into the building. Several soldiers followed her.
"With that, I shall take my leave !" The mutant said as it jumped high into the air and arrived on a the roof of the house.
"DON'T LET IT GET AWAY !" The general said.
Immediatly, the army began to follow the fleeing monster. Meanwhile, inside the building, everything was on fire and large holes were present on the floor. While being naturally immune to fire, Korian couldn't see a thing because of the smoke.
"My queen, are you in there ?" The captain asked "Please, tell me you are alive !"
"O-Over here !" A small voice replied.
Through the smoke, Korian could see two small silhouettes at the far of the room, in the corner. The captain runned to the source of the reply and found herself face to face with a small magma cube girl around 8 or 10 years old. Korian crouched in front of the little girl.
"Are you alright little one ? Hold on, I am going to get you out of here. Did you see our queen around here ?"
"I am the queen here, you commoner !" The little girl replied slightly annoyed before moving stepping aside, revealing another little girl, a slime also around 8 to 10 years old "And this is Gelli, your queen !"
I felt my heart racing, my queen was unconscious on the floor. I quickly picked her small body in my arms.
"Our sisters didn't survive, I tried to shield your queen from the fire as best as I could but she fell unconscious !" The little Honeystu replied "We should get out of here, she spent way too much time here already !"
Korian quickly nodded and runned at full speed towards the exit with her queen in her arms. Upon exiting the building, she saw her soldiers trying to search for some survivor within this bloodbath. The captain approached General Lux.
"I found her but she needs medical attention !" Korian said.
"I have a room where she could get some rest and get healed !" Honeystu suggested as she looked away.
"Thanks your majesty !"
"Thank me if she makes it !" The magma cube queen replied, still looking in the opposite way.
"This one is alive !" One the soldier replied as he was leaning above Ayumi.
The zombie pigmen captain approached them and saw she was barely conscious. She was struggling to open her eyes. Her left arm was completely out of place and it was clear she was in great pain.
"M-Mickael...Where..." She tried to ask.
Korian looked at the nearby destroyed house and saw a few a her soldiers getting him out of the rubbles. He seemed severely injured with multiples crossbow bolts stuck in his body.
"Is he alive ?" The captain asked.
"Yes, but barely. I am afraid he won't last long like this !" One of the soldier carrying the human replied.
"You heard him. Your friend is fine, now get some rest !" Korian said to Ayumi who simply smiled and closed her eyes.
Next to her, the magma cube queen was occupied with her own captain. He was unconsious and also badly injured with a nasty wound on his back.
"Hold on, captain Lioko. You will be on your feet in no time !"
That being said, the survivors were brung inside the castle to get their injuries treated. The slime general ordered to his soldier to seek and kill the remaining monsters inside the city before the citizens were allowed to get out.
Unknow time, Unknow place, Mickael POV
I opened my eyes and found myself in a sort of empty void. I looked around me but there was nothing. Everything around me was black and empty. I recognized this place as my mind.
"Notch ?" I tried to call him "Are you there ?"
I waited for a few moment but he didn't respond back. In fact, no one did.
"Just my luck..." I murmured to myself "I am stuck in here with no way to get out !"
I grumbled under my breath. The last thing I saw was the giant monster stomping on me. Ayumi was unconscious and surely in danger and I had no idea what was happening in the real world. Maybe that thing had already killed everyone. I couldn't accept that thought.
"Mickael..." I heard a feminine voice I know too well.
"Ayumi ?" I called her.
I quickly turned around and saw her, standing in front of me. Her eyes staring right into mine.
"What are you doing here ?" I asked her, knowing the place we were was the inside of my mind.
"Please, Mickael...I love you...Come back to me !" She seemed to beg as I saw tears flowing down her cheeks. She opened her arms towards me.
"I love you too Ayumi. I won't let you down !" I replied "I am goint to get out of h..."
My eyes widened in horror when I saw blood beginning to pour out of her mouth, nose and eyes. I could only watch as I saw her throwing up a large quantity of blood before a large gash appeared on her chest. I tried to approache her but something grabbed her from behind and pulled her in the darkness of this void before I could do anything.
Present time, Honeystu's castle, Mickael POV
"AYUMI !" I screamed as I woke up with a start only to be met with a painful headache. I was instantly forced to lie down on the bed. I touched my face to see my eyepatch was still on.
"I'll have to thank whoever decided to leave it there !"
Despite the pain, I tried to sit on the bed. I was half-naked with bandages all around my torso and around my head. I looked around to see I was in a sort of giant hall with planty of beds on the sides. A few soldiers were with me, with injury going from a simple burn wound to a fully missing limb. Next to my bed was a chest with, I supposed, all of my stuff. My armor was also waiting for me on a stand. I could see holes in it and it was bent on some parts.
"Mickael, do you hear me ?" I heard Notch ask with worry into his voice.
"Yes, I can !" I simply replied.
"Finally..." I heard him sigh in relief "I have been trying to contact you for hours. Are you alright ?"
"Yeah...I think I am. What happened ? Where am I exactly ?"
"Listen...After you fell unconscious, I lost control and you transformed !" Notch explained before I interrupted him.
"Oh no...Did I kill someone...Did I hurt...Ayumi ?" I asked as I remembered the nightmare I just had.
"No, your attacks were directed at that giant skeleton. However, you got beaten down and you got knocked out a second time. Then the reinforcement arrived and the monster had to flee. You are currently in the castle !" He finished.
"Did anyone see me ?"
"No...or, at least, I don't think so !"
"That's good to know !"
I sighed and stayed there, sitting on the bed for god knows how long. I stood there, thinking about everything that happened during this supposedly peaceful mission : We got attacked, separated, attacked again. We got totally crushed by a giant monster and last but not least, I transformed...Talk about a shitty day.
"MICKAEL !" I heard someone shouting my name in the hallway.
I looked at my right and saw Ayumi running towards me. My heart skipped a beat and a wide smile instantly appeared on my face. Upon arriving in front of me, she pulled me into a tight hug with one arm. The other was in a sort of splint made of wool. i wrapped my arm around her waist and returned the hug. She kissed me on the lips before putting her head on my shoulder.
"I...I am so glad you are alright. The healers said you might not have waken up !" She said as I felt tears dropping on my skin.
"I am fine, Ayumi !" I replied, feeling my own eyes getting wet.
"Are you going to cry, hot stuff ?" A female voice asked. I looked up and saw Blazette staring at us with a smile on her face "You just lost three points in my virility book !"
She had a bandage covering her shoulder and arm, but, other than that, she seemed to be fine. Jade and Andr were also with her.
"Shut up Blazette !" I joked as Ayumi and I parted away.
"Don't take it wrong, hot stuff !" She replied "We are all glad you are alright, especially your little girlfriend !"
Ayumi simply smiled and I saw Andr slowly nodding.
"How long was I out ?" I asked as the pain in my head was fading away little by little.
"A little more than twelve hours I would say !" Jade answered "The two queens are making the final agreements for the peace treaty !"
"They better be after what happened today !" Blazette replied.
I sighed in relief, learning that Honeystu and Gelli were alive and ready to make peace.
"It's good to hear they made it out of this mess !" I smiled.
"Yes, but not unscathed !" Blazette, seeing me raise an eyebrow, continued "You'll understand what I mean once you see them !"
"What about the magma cube captain, and the giant skeleton ?"
"He...he is still in recovery !" Andr spoke up "The doctors think he won't make it through the night !"
"That's not a big deal, he will just divide himself, like every magma cube once they die. As for that skeleton, from what I have heard, he managed to escape after killing a few guards !" Blazette replied, her arms crossed. Then, she looked at me "I am going to get the doctors to see if they allow you to leave. I am going to beat you down myself if I miss Charloette's wedding because of you !"
"I am not keeping you here against your will !" I responded with a chuckle.
"Like I would leave you here either way, hot stuff !" Blazette grumbled before floating away.
The next few minutes went quietly. Ayumi and Jade stayed by my side while Andr teleported away to help the healers.
"So what now ?" I asked.
"Once the queens make a peace treaty. I'll organize a meeting with the different kings and queens mob as well as the emperor as soon as possible !" Jade answered "We will discuss a battle plan to fight this monstrous army and, eventually, defeat Herobrine !"
"Sounds like a good idea !" Ayumi replied.
I nodded. A few seconds later, I saw Blazette come back with two magma cube. Upon seeing me, one of them spoke up :
"Well, Mister Tabor, even though we gave you a healing potion, we didn't expect to see you anytime soon !"
"How many fingers do I have ?" The other said while holding up two fingers.
"Is this a trap ?" I asked but the healer shaked his head "Then two !"
"Alright, what is your first name, how old are you and where do you live ?"
"My name is Mickael Tabor, I am 21 and I live in a house with my friends in the overworld !" I answered.
"What color is my iris ?"
"Yellow with a bit of red and brown, I would say !"
"Good, your basic mental abilities doesn't seem affected. Do you remember what happened before you got hit ?"
I proceed to tell him everything I remembered, well, exept the part when I transformed. I simply made up the last part of the battle and said I fell unconscious soon after.
"Well, that is pretty good. You don't seem to suffer from amnesia of any kind. That's surprising considering the nasty injury you had on the head when we found you !"
The other healer walked towards me and started to remove the bandage on my head. I had to hold my eyepatch so it wouldn't fall off.
"Your endergirl friend insisted that we don't remove it so we could inspect it !" The first healer grumbled as removed my bandage "I don't kno...Oh my Notch...that...that is impossible..."
"Is everything fine ?" The other doctor asked. I saw Ayumi going quite worried.
"Well...yeah, everything is fine...too fine...His wound has completely healed !"
"Cut the crap Chups !" The second healer said "We both know a compound fracture doesn't heal in a few hours, even with a healing potion !"
"Then come and see for yourself if you think I am liar !" The first healer replied as he completely removed my head bandage.
The healer known as Chups looked like he had just seen a corpse coming back to life. I felt a finger poking the side of my head multiple times
"Does it hurt ?" The other healer asked and I nodded negatively "Interesting...Do you remember drinking a level two regeneration potion during the battle ?" Again I shaked my head.
"What's most surprising is that there isn't any visible scars !" Chups said "We should see his other wounds !"
I know they were acting like they were supposed to but I couldn't help but feel like a was a toy discovered by two children. I felt them remove the bandage on my torso. Their eyes opened wide when they saw that the same thing happened with my other injuries. Even on my arm where I was literaly impaled, there was nothing, not even a scar.
"That's incredible, we should do some testing to..." They were interrupted by Blazette putting a hand on their shoulder.
"I think my friend went through enough for today !" She said with a scary smile on her face "If you think he is fine, let him go. I think you have other patient to take care of anyway !"
"Welll...I-I guess we could...!" Chups said "Your equipement and personal object are in this chest !"
That being said, the two healers left the room and I sat on the bed. I saw Ayumi staring at me. I decided to tease her a little.
"Like what you see ?"
"I-Idiot !" She blushed before throwing my T-shirt into my face. I noticed the sleeve I used to bandage Andr's head a while earlier had been replaced "The magma cubes were kind enough to let me borrow some tissue..."
"Thanks Ayumi. I own you one !" I replied as I got dressed.
"Then start by taking care of the thing I make for you !" She began to pout, making me smile.
"Sorry !" I apologized before pulling my backpack out of the chest. Nightfall was also in there.
Suddenly, a thought sent a shiver down my spine. I quickly looked in the chest and even in my backpack but I couldn't find it anywhere.
"Where is my Five-Seven ?" I asked
"Your Five-what ?" Jade asked.
"A small black thing with a trigger !" I looked at Ayumi but she shaked her head, making me understand she didn't know where it was "Damn it...Blazette, lead me outside, quick !"
"O-Okay !"
I runned after Blazette through the castle until we passed the front gate. I found myself outside. I could see people trying to reconstruct the damaged building. I quickly walked towards where I thought I dropped it. I noticed the dried blood and a small crack on the wall where I had been impaled. However, I couldn't see anything else.
"Piece of crap !" I thought "I hope no one found it and took it home !"
"Did you find what you wanted ?" Blazette asked.
"NO !" I shouted, getting the attention of a few citizens.
"I think your best bet is to see Honeystu and ask her if she saw anything like it !" She replied.
"...Fine, I don't have much choice anyway !" I finally said as I looked one last time around the place.
We returned to the castle and went towards the meeting room. When we arrived, I saw a small slime girl and a small magma cube girl talking together before doing a handshake. They turned around to see me looking at them.
"Well, isn't that the commoner ?" The magma cube asked "It's nice to see you back on your feet !"
"Honeystu ? Gelli ?" I asked back, a little surprised to see them as kids.
"Told you..." I heard Blazette whispering.
"Yes, it's us !" Gelli smiled while Honeystu rolled her eyes.
"Did you come to an agreement ?" Blazette crossed her arms.
"Yes, we shall put our hundreds years war behind us...for the time being at least !" The magma cube girl replied "So, what do you want from us ?"
"Hum...Oh yeah. Have you seen a small black thing with a trigger where you could insert a finger !" I tried to explain as best as I could. It is kinda hard to explain something to someone who never heard or seen it, especially when you don't want to enter into too much details "Well, to make it short, it's an object clearly not from around here !"
"I think I know what you mean...Is it yours ?" Honeystu asked.
"Yeah, and I would like to get it back as soon as possible !" I answered.
"Follow me !" She said.
I did as I was told and followed Honeystu through her castle until we arrived in front of an iron door. She pulled a lever down and the door opened.
"This is where we store our ressources. Touch one thing and I'll have your head thrown into the lava ocean !"
I nodded and entered after her. In the room was dozens of chests on the sides and even attached on the wall. I followed the queen for a minute until we reached the end of the room. A single chest was there with no sign above it.
"I think this is what you are looking for !"
I opened the chest and pulled out a small weapon I knew too well. I put the safety on and did a few twirls with my finger.
"We put it here after one of the guard picked it up and brang it inside the castle. We didn't know what it was so we..." She stopped speaking after she saw me planting a kiss on the barrel of my pistol "...Are you in a relationship with that thing...whatever it is..?"
"What ? No !" I began to laugh "I am just really happy I found it. I was afraid someone else took it !"
I then picked Honeystu by the waist and lifted her into the air. Being a little girl now, she weighed next to nothing.
"Thank you Honeystu !"
"No problem, human !" She said, slightly annoyed "Now, put me down before I call the guards !"
I put her on the ground and we both left the room.
"What is it anyway ? I never saw anything like it !" She pointed towards my pistol as I put it in the secret pocket of my armor.
"It's something that could save this world !" I replied.
"I don't know how such a small object could do anything but whatever !" She responded, clearly uninterested by a type of weapon that almost destroyed mankind twice.
We returned to the main hall where Jade, Ayumi, Blazette and Andr were waiting for me. Gelli was also there talking with them. As soon as my girlfriend saw us coming towards them, she went to me.
"Did you find it ?" She asked.
"Yes, fortunatly. Now, we are ready to go !" I answered.
They all nodded and we walked outside. Once we passed the front gate, we were suprised to see a group of, at least, twenty soldiers composed of slimes, magma cubes and one or two zombie pigmen. They were standing to attention and looked like they were waiting orders. Korian was also there, in front of the troops.
"Humans, mobs !" She began as she faced us "As a reward for fighting and putting your life on the line to protect this city, these soldiers will now serve as your personal bodyguards on your way home and after. From now on, they will obey your every orders and will gladly give their lives to protect you. Don't worry about paying them, the queens will provide everything they need !"
"Wow...!" Ayumi replied.
"Yep !" I replied "Didn't see that one coming !"
"With that, I wish you a safe travel, you all !" Korian saluted us. As a reflex, I saluted the the military way before we walked away.
As we passed through the city, most citizens were waving at us and cheering. The destroyed houses were slowly getting rebuildt. Upon exiting the city, we saw the remains of the battle : Corpses, mostly composed of monsters were lying on the ground, dead. Those who were still moving were quickly killed by the guards patrolling the area. Many lives were lost but the city and its citizens had been saved. Now, nothing was keeping the alliance from being created.
"Ready to go back home ?" Ayumi asked.
"Yes, let's just hope the others didn't make a mess while we were gone !" I smiled.
And with that, our diplomatic mission ended.
Meanwhile, Unknow place, No one's POV
A giant skeleton opened a door and found itself in a sort of throne room. There were a few other being in the room with it : A four legged creature with a long neck, a giant zombie with a big looking muscle mass, a tall black monster with four arms and finally, a sort of snow golem with a lit pumpkin for head. There was also a human with purely white eyes sitting on the throne at the far end of the room : His master, his god, Herobrine.
"So...you are the last one to arrive !" The god spoke up "How did your mission went ?"
"I am sorry master !" A giant skeleton spoke up as it was kneeling down "We failed to take the city !"
"Explain to me how did this happen !" Herobrine frowned "The others succeded so why not you ?"
"We were on the verge of taking the city when another army came from behind our lines !" The giant skeleton explained "There was too many of them and our army got overwhelmed !"
The god sighed before noticing the missing rib and the few cracks on his servant's legs. His crossbow was also broken.
"How did you get these wounds ?" He asked.
"I fought the human you blessed, master !" The skeleton answered taking its master by surprise.
"Oh really ?" Herobrine smiled "Tell me, how did it go ?"
"At first, he was fighting like a normal human. However, he transformed after I knocked him out. I saw...raw, untamed power but most of all, I saw anger, hate, a raging fire that cannot be extinguish and also...fear. He chopped off my rib, cracked my legs and broke my bow. I managed to knock him unsconsious before I had to fall back !"
"I see..." Herobrine replied "You are dismissed. I shall give you another mission later !"
"Am I not going to get punished for my failure ?" The skeleton rised its head
"This is just a minor setback. Their armies are next to decimated. There won't be a problem !" The god replied.
As the mutants exited the throne room, the laughter of their master came into their ears.
TO BE CONTINUED...And this chapter puts an end to the slime and magma cube arc. The same thing happened with the Azlanta arc : Too many things I want to say and thus too many chapters (6 chapters instead of 3 as I intented) but whatever, I had fun writing them. So, as always PM or review to tell me what you think of the story : good or bad. And if you have any suggestion for the story, feel free to contact me. See you guys next time (^_^)/
