Chapter 31 : The meeting of the kings
Hey guys, Agithos here for a chapter that was incredibly hard to write because of a ******* writer block. I just hope it won't happen again. And before we began, I'll respond to the guests comment. I don't know if it the same person or not but whatever.
"AWSOME STORY MAN!, JUST AMAZING!" - Thanks, nice comments are always appreciated ^^ .
"Dude, your story fave Miele inporatition to write a sequel to a story I wrote about a character I created. Thanks man." - Well, I am glad my story helped you.
Now that has been said, enjoy the chapter.
Two days later, Blazette's castle, Mickael POV
"Thanks for everything, Blazette !" I thanked her as we approached our portal.
"No problem, hot stuff. However, I think it is thanks to you all if the city is still standing today !" She chuckled at me.
Thanks to the bodyguards the queens gave us, we reached home in one piece. At one point, we have been under attack but it was quickly dealt with. Upon arriving home, we thanked the soldiers and gave them a gold ingot each. We eventually left them with Blazette. She would need them more than us and we weren't really into the idea of having bodyguards 24/7, watching our every move. I also thanked Andr for convincing the healers to not touch my eyepatch.
"I guess we will see each other at the meeting ?" Ayumi asked.
"Yeah !" She nodded before sighing "I need to pack my things and hurry to Charloette's castle. I am already late on the planning !"
"Good luck with that !" I chuckled as we passed through the portal.
The next thing I felt was a cold breeze passing on my skin and I smiled. We were finally home after almost a week passed in the Nether. I immediatly removed my armor and stand there with my arms wide open, trying to catch as much fresh air as possible. Call me wierd or strange all you want but I really missed the wind of the overworld. Out of the corner of my eyes, I could see my skeleton girlfriend giggling at me.
"What ?" I asked her.
"Nothing !" She smiled "I am just happy we are back home !"
The sky was as dark as the void, only the moon and a few stars were visible through the tree's leaves. I heard someone letting out a small yawn. I turned around and saw Andr with her hand on her mouth, slightly embarrassed.
"I-Hum...sorry !" She apologized with a quiet voice "I...I wasn't able to get much sleep in the Nether !"
"That's alright !" Ayumi replied "I think we all need a good night sleep !"
"I agree !" I nodded.
We walked towards the house and I opened the door. A few seconds later, we heard footsteps coming from the second floor.
"Hey, guys. You're finally back !" I heard Ari say from the top of the stairs.
"Hello, Ari !" Ayumi said before she noticed that the spider girl was walking with a crutch "How my Notch, what happened to you ?"
"I could ask the same thing to you !" Ari said as she pointed at Ayumi's arm who was still in a splint "You look like dirt. What happened in there ?"
"Let's wait for the others to wake up first !" I responded "It's a pretty long story and I think we all need a good night of sleep !"
"Fine !" The spider girl grumbled before poiting a finger in my direction "But I fully expect you to tell me tomorrow at dawn !"
"I'll take that into account !" I chuckled as Ayumi and I went into our room. The last thing I heard before going upstairs was Andr asking Ari if she took care of 'it'. Don't know what she was reffering to but I don't think I want to know either.
I opened the door and, as soon as I saw my bed, I slumped on it like an exhausted teenager coming back from school. Ayumi giggled and sat down next to me.
"I missed this coolness. Sleeping with the Nether's heat was horrible !" I said.
"I see that !" She replied as she slighly pushed the wimp I was being right now "You should remove your clothes before you fall asleep like that.
I chuckled and took off my T-shirt, pants and shoes. Behind me, I could hear Ayumi wincing in pain as she tried to find the best position to sleep. It seemed to be pretty difficult with her injured arm and multiple bruised ribs.
"Are you alright ?" I asked.
"Yes, I am fine !" She smiled "Since I was given a health potion before we left, it doesn't hurt as much as it used to. The rest will have to heal by itself, I should be as good as new in a few days !" She then paused for a breif moment "Still, I find it incredible how your body healed after what we went through, even the doctors were surprised !"
"Yeah..." I said as I looked at the ceiling.
Shortly after we left the castle, I had a little discussion with Notch about this. It seemed that, when I transform, not only was I stronger and faster, but the regeneration of damaged tissue and muscle was also greatly enhanced. That would also explained why I was still alive when I was impaled by David back in Azlanta. A few seconds later, I heard a light breathing. I turned to Ayumi to see her sleeping, her face facing me and her right arm wrapped around my left one. I smiled and kissed her forehead before closing my eyes and falling to sleep myself.
The next day, Home, Mickael POV
"You idiot, idiot, idiot !" Ari said as she was hitting my head with her empty bowl.
"Ouch !" I winced in pain "Ari stop that !"
Of course, I should have expected this kind of reaction when we told her about our fight with the mutant skeleton and how Ayumi was injured. Everyone was at the table, exept Vanessa who was still sleeping upstairs. Cupa was taking care of the breakfast.
"You had one job, you dork !" The spider girl replied, angered "It was to protect my best friend who is also your girlfriend !"
"Calm down Ari !" Ayumi tried to calm her "This...monster was far more powerful than us. We should consider lucky to be alive right now. The reinforcement found us severely injured and unconscious !"
The spider girl humpfed and I deeply thanked my girlfriend in the back of my mind that she stood up for me. I would have had a serious beating otherwise.
"So...That means there are more of them out there ?" Hayden asked.
"We don't know !" Ayumi replied and I nodded "There was only one of them in the city !"
"Then that means we have another threat on our hands !" The knight responded "Like we didn't have enough of those monsters already..." He then sighed.
"Yeah, those sons of dirtbutt dared to show up on our front door !" Ari grinned, proudly "We showed who were the true masters of this house !"
"So, that's..." Ayumi began before being interrupted.
"Yep, that's how my leg got injured. One of those green bastard bite me good in the flesh !"
"Are you going to be alright ?" The skeleton girl asked.
"Meh, it would take much more than that to take me down !" Her spider friend replied, making Ayumi chuckle.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Yaebi closing his eyes and touch his chin.
"There is still one thing I don't understand !" He began "If you were both knocked out, what kept this mutant from killing you all ?"
"He didn't have the time to do so !" I lied "The reinforcement came soon after !"
To be honest, I didn't speak about my recent transformation to anyone, not even Ayumi despite Notch's advice. I knew she would surely kick my ass if she happened to learn about it but I didn't think it was necessary to tell them since no one saw me or was killed in action. There was a moment of silence before Hayden spoke up :
"So...What now ?" He asked.
"Jade is going to send us a letter once the meeting with the mob kings and the human emperor is ready !" Ayumi answered "It should be held in a few days if everything goes as planned !"
"Finally, it's about time the big heads speak together to face a common enemy !" Ari replied
"I...I agree !" Andr added.
"Breakfast is ready everyone !" Cupa said as she placed some bread and freshmade cookies in front of us "Watch out, they just came out of the furnace !" She then added as Ari almost burnt out her tongue.
I took one of them in my hand. She was right. I could feel the heat coming into my fingers. I opened my mouth and bit on the cookie...Or, at least, that's what I would have done if an Unidentified Flying Object didn't crash into the back of my head and making my face smash against the table.
"Vanessa, what has gotten into you ?" I heard Ayumi's voice scolding the little girl.
Holding my nose, I turned around to find the familiar purple haired cave spider giving me a death glare. She seemed really annoyed by something.
"You are the WORST, Mike. First, you almost didn't say goodbye when you left, and now you don't even wake me up to let me know you three came back !"
"We arrived late at night Vanessa !" Ayumi explained "Nobody was up exept Ari !"
Maybe...Maybe that wasn't the best thing to say because her glare turned right to her sister.
"You KNEW about it ?" Vanessa asked "Why didn't you tell me ?"
"One : You were sleeping. Two : As Ayumi said, the moon was high into the sky. Three : They directly went to sleep, you wouldn't have been able to see them anyway !"
"But..."
"No but, Vanessa !" Ari argued with a harsh voice before frowning at her little sister "Now, either you calm down or you go back straight into your bedroom !"
I whistled into the back of my head. To be fair, I was pretty surprise. It was quite rare to see Ari scold Vanessa in a serious tone. Usually, she is taking her side or arguing playfully. Now, the little girl was gritting her teeth. She eventually sighed an turned her head away from us.
"...Sorry..." She said with a really quiet voice.
"What was that ?" Her sister asked with a wicked smile on her face.
"Ari...that's probably not a good time to tease her !" I thought as I saw Vanessa returning to her angry state.
"I SAID I AM SORRY, ALRIGHT ?" She screamed, making her sister laugh a little.
"I know, I know...Come sit down and eat breakfast with us before it gets cold !"
The little girl grumbled before sitting on the empty seat next to her sister. She picked a cookie and bit on it. I could see in her eyes she was still really annoyed by the whole situation. The rest of the meal was pretty calm and we laughed when Ari bragged about how she killed three zombies by herself with only one punch. Eventually, we finished breakfast and everyone went to do their thing. I don't know what the others planned but I knew what I had to do : Training my fighting skills and thinking about some arguments to convince the kings and the emperor. If they all go to the meeting, it would already be a great start.
I took my bow and exited the house. Then I walked to the training ground until I find myself in front of our wool target we use for archery. I placed myself in front of it, took my bow and an arrow. I drew back my weapon and fired. The arrow arrived into the inner ring next to the center. It was clear I had still some training to do if I wanted to arrive at Ayumi's level. Then, I had an idea.
"Notch ?" I called him.
"Yes ? Is there something you need, Mickael ?" He asked.
"I thought about a way we could improve our fighting ability. We are going to fight your brother, a being classified as a god who would be surely faster than a normal human being and who has teleportation abilities. We are going to need to be really in sync if we want to have a better chance of winning this fight !" I explained
"I see what you mean !" He replied "Do you have an idea in mind ?"
"Yes !" I answered before closing my eyes and spinning around. I stopped when I found myself getting dizzy.
"What are you doing ?" I heard him ask, confused. With still my eyes closed, I answered.
"Can you tell me where is the target ?"
"On your left but a little on the right !"
I quickly turned around, following Notch direction and fired. I heard the arrow getting stuck in something and I opened my eyes. I had completely missed the target, the projectile having its tip into the tree a few meters away. I sighed as I went to pick up the arrow. To tell the truth, I kind of half expected that to happen with what Notch told me. We would have a long way to go if we were going to continue like this, however, I had something in mind that would greatly help.
"Notch, listen carefully. It's going to be my turn to teach you something !"
30 minutes later, Home, Vanessa POV
"Are you alright, sis ?" I asked as I watched Cupa and Ayumi changing the bandage on Ari's leg. The wound was healing slowly but surely.
"Meh, don't worry, I have known worse. It will be healed before you know it !" She replied with her usual smile before wincing in pain as her skeleton friend unvolontarily touched a sensitive area of the wound.
"Sorry !" Ayumi replied "If I had known, I would have asked Blazette for a healing potion before she went to Charloette's wedding ceremony !"
"I am not a little girl, I don't need that !" Ari pouted before gritting her teeth as Cupa tightened the bandage around the leg so it wouldn't fall off.
"Here you go !" Miss creep-creep said as she went on her feet "It should be alright until your wound is completely healed !"
"Thanks !" My sister responded as she picked one of the last remaining cookie on the table.
Then, they began to talk while I was trying to read one of my favorite book. It wasn't easy to get into the story with those three next to me laughing and talking loudly. Usually, I would have read in my room, alone but neither Ari or I were allowed to bring food into our rooms anymore after what happened last time, and I like to nibble while I am reading.
A loud laugh coming from my sister made me gave up. I sighed and closed my book before picking the last cookie in the bowl. Then I got up and walked towards the front door.
"Are you going outside, Vanessa ?" Ari asked me, quite surprise I would go outside without anyone telling me to do so.
"Yes, I can't read with you all in the same room as me !" I simply grumbled.
I passed the front door and walked outside. I could feel my short purple hair flowing with the small breeze. In front of me, Hayden was training Yaebi in the art of swordsmanship. Upon seeing me, Hayden stuck in sword in the ground.
"Hey Vanessa, pretty rare to see you outside. You got kicked out again ?" He asked me
"What 'again' ? It only happened once...or maybe twice...maybe even three times...That doesn't matter, I'll have you know that I went outside by my own will this time !" I answered with arm crossed.
"That's great !" He replied with a dumb smile on his face
"I don't need your sarcasm !" I glared at him.
"I was just kidding. More seriously, if you see Mickael anywhere, could you tell him that, if he want his revenge on last time, I am free ?"
I rolled my eyes and sighed. I just wanted to be outside so I could sit againt a tree and look at the sky, not to be some kind of messenger. Well, I didn't bring my book with me, it would be a way to pass the time until the kitchen is free once again.
"Fine, I'll tell him. Anything else ?" I said, impatiently.
"Yeah, give him that !" He said as he handed a water bottle "He didn't take his when he left !"
"That dummy..." I smiled and put the bottle in my pocket.
That being said and done, Hayden thanked me and resumed his training with Yaebi, leaving me alone with a courier mission. I grumbled a little as I walked to Mickael's training area. After two minutes of walking, I finally arrived to my destination and also, in front of a strange sight.
"What in the Nether is he doing ?" I asked myself.
Mickael was slowly spinning in front of the target, his eyes closed and his bow drawn back. When I looked at his feet, I noticed he was in the middle of a circle composed of twelve arrows stuck into the ground. After ten or so seconds, he stopped spinning for a moment before quickly facing the target and shoot. The arrow arrived on the outer ring of the target. He opened his eyes and smiled.
"You know, opening your eyes would really help if you want to hit the center !" I said as I approched him.
"Huh ? Oh, hey Vanessa !" He spoke up before looking at his target "Yeah, I know. I just wanted to work on reactivity and communication rather than precision for the moment !"
"Communication ? By spinning around in a cercle made of arrows ?" I raised an eyebrow
"That's a little hard to explain and I doubt you would be able to understand !" He replied as he scratched the back of his head.
"Whatever !" I faced away from him before throwing his water bottle at him with all the force I could summon "Here, you forgot this. Hope you choke yourself with it !"
He barely manage to catch the bottle and sighed. He took a sip of the bottle and began to pet my head with his free hand.
"You are still angry at me ?" He asked and I simply glared at him "Okay, I am sorry for not telling you when I came back. How can I make it up to you ?"
I thought about it for a little. My first thoughts went on books and food but I quickly pushed thoses aside. I could have them almost whenever I wanted. It had to be something only him could do.
"I know...next time you go somewhere...bring me along with you !" He said before seeing his eye widening.
"Vanessa...You can't be serious...Your sister will never accept something like this and she would really kill me if a bad thing happens to you while you are with me !"
"You asked a question, I answered and you don't have another option !" I smiled at him as I walked away.
A few days later, The village, Mickael POV
"So you have came !" Jade said as we approached the square of the village.
"Of course, I just hope our guests are open to listening !" I answered as she began to led us towards the meeting location.
This morning, a guard arrived in front of our home and gave us a letter containing the time of the day and location of the big meeting between the humain emperor and the mob kings. It was taking place at night and outside, in the square at the center of the village and, right now, we were walking towards it. Ayumi, Andr, Cupa, Hayden, Yaebi were with walking beside me. Ari's wound prevented her from traveling too far on her own so my skeleton girlfriend had to carry her for the moment. Even Vanessa was with me, we couldn't really leave her alone at home. She was on my shoulder, once again. She wasn't heavy but I really hoped I wouldn't have to do that when she reach 18.
The sky was dark and, apart for a few stars, the moon was the only thing shining into the sky. While there was some clouds, it wasn't raining which was good for Andr. I looked around me but I couldn't see any civilian into the streets. When I asked Jade, she told me a curfew had been set for tonight, for security measures. When we finally arrived into the square, I placed the cave spider girl on the ground. A second later, we were greeted by familiar blaze girl. As soon as she saw us approaching, she floated towards us and put my head into a headlock.
"Long time no see, hot stuff !" She grinned before releasing my neck and facing us "You are almost late, cold ones. Everyone wants to see the heroic and hot human who warned Minecraftia of the evil bad god's return !" She joked and I rolled my eyes "More seriously, the kings have already started talking already. I just hope they are going to get past their old wars like Gelli and Honeystu did !"
"We hope so too !" Ayumi answered
"So, how was the wedding ?" I asked as we walked towards the center.
"Amazing, even though I arrived after the ceremony had already began. I'll never forget the moment when they kissed in front of cascade made of lava !"
"Sound like it was pretty good !" Ari spoke up.
"Because it was, I think I took a few pounds with all the overworld food I ate back there !" She then turn towards the spider girl, only to see her being carried "Ari ? Are you alright ?"
"Yeah, I am !" She responded with a smile "That's just a minor injury !"
"You should have told me about that !" Blazette crossed her arm "I think I have a potion health potion left in my castle !"
"Don't worry about that !" Ari replied "Let's just focus on what is in front of us for now !"
I took a look at the square. A large round wooden table had been placed in the middle of the place. A dozen people were already on their seats. As we approached the table, I recognized Charloette and Menos as well Gelli and Honeystu in their kid form. Korian and Lioko were with them. The zombie pigman girl simply nodded at me. There was also a skeleton, a spider, a zombie, a blaze and a creeper. There was also someone with a pumpkin on his head. Finally, of course, there was the human emperor with two fully armored guard next to him. There was even a zombie pigman but he seemed more a warlord than a real king as he was fully armored. However, I couldn't see the enderman king anywhere.
"So, that is the human ?" The skeleton king asked upon seeing us walking towards them "He doesn't look like anything out of the ordinary to me !"
"Don't be fooled by his look, Bony !" Gelli replied "This man is anything but ordinary !"
"I already told you to not call me like that. My name is Bonar !" The skeleton king replied, annoyed.
"What is your name, young man ?" The old human emperor asked.
"Mickael Tabor, your majesty !" I answered.
"Well then, Mickael Tabor, would you mind telling us your story ?"
"Wouldn't it be better to wait until everyone is here ?" Jade asked "I doubt he would want to tell his story twice !"
"Very well, then !" The zombie king replied "But I hope it won't take too long. Unlike you all, Bonar and I won't be able to stay past dawn !"
"D-Don't worry, I-I am sure my king is on his way !" Andr spoke up, much to my surprise. It was quite rare to see her speak like that in front of so much people.
"And who might you be, young endergirl ?" The zombie king raised an eyebrow.
"My-My name is Andr, your-your highness...I acted as the eyes and ears of my king until today !"
The zombie grumbled as we all waited for the enderdragon to come. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw Blazette giving a death glare towards the Blaze king, Rod, who was returning it. It seemed she still hasn't forgiven him for rejecting her from the family. I looked at every king talking until I noticed something else : Apart from the enderman king, everyone had, at least, one representative from their race...exept one : the wither skeleton. We fought some of their mob counterpart in Honeystu's city and, since Herobrine create those from corpses, that must means there has to be a wither skeleton race.
I walked to Korian and we saluted each other.
"Do you need something, Mickael ?" She asked me.
"I just wanted to know if the wither skeleton king has planned to come !" I answered.
"A wither skeleton king ?" She looked surprised "Mickael, the wither skeleton race had gone extinct three hundred years ago !"
"What ?" My eyes widened "What happened ?"
"At first, they were called the Nether skeletons. They were our rivals in terms of swordsmanship and numerous conflict happened between our two clans. However, one day, they...died. I looked at ancient reports and they were talking about entire villages filled with corpses but not just any corpses, there was no flesh nor muscles left, only skeletons as black as coal. Our scout couldn't find any survivors even inside their capital. All they could find were those skeletons. We quickly called back our warrior and sent a healer to examine the corpses. He said those nether skeleton suffered a massive and quick decay of their bodies like they...withered away. We renamed them the wither skeleton after that and we declared the area unsafe for life. No one is living there anymore !" She explained.
"Wow..." Was all I could say "So...those black skeletons we fought were..."
"That's what I also think...they are the living skeletons of the Nether skeleton race who died three hundred years ago !" She answered.
"Ug...Can someone explain to me why we have to do this outside ?" I heard the skeleton say, annoyed.
"We are waiting for the enderman king. Consider yourself lucky, it's night time and it's not raining !" Blazette replied.
"That doesn't answer my question !" Bonar responded "We could wait for him inside !"
"H-he wouldn't fit !" Andr spoke up.
"Wait wut ?" I asked in my head as I thought about Andr's replied.
To be fair, I thought the skeleton king had a good point. I didn't understand why we didn't organized the meeting inside of the chief's house. I mean, it was quite large enough to fit everyone. How large this 'enderdragon' could be ? Suddenly, a loud roar pierced into the sky. We all looked up and the guards next to the emperor pulled out their weapons.
"He is here !" Andr said as I saw her smile.
I squinted until I saw something black flying into the night sky, passing just in front of the moon. It seemed quite small at first but, as it got closer and closer, my eyes widened. It was a dragon, a real freacking black dragon flying above our head. It circled around the village for a moment before dropping into the square, creating a small shockwave and kicking up dust with it's giant paws. It rejoined the table and put iteself a little away from the other kings. I took a good at it, it's scales were black as coal and his eyes emited a purple light with its iris having a slightly darker shade. Some small purple particle were floating around him
"The enderdragon..." I thought in my head as I was still stunned by what just happened. Despite joking about it with Andr, I always thought the enderdragon would be just a human with unusual power, maybe with even some dragon features like a tail or wings...BUT NOT A FULL DRAGON LIKE THE ONES YOU FIND IN FANTASY BOOKS
"It's been a really long time since I have flown into this realm !" The dragon began
"M-My king, you have made it !" Andr bowed at the dragon.
"Of course I have, Andr of the overworld !" The king smiled "The fate of the end and my people could be at stake here. I am not going to stay passive when my people are suffering !"
While they were talking, I went to Blazette and nudged her looked at me with an eyebrow raised.
"Hey Blazette, why didn't you tell me it was a real dragon ?" I asked.
"What did you think it would be ?" The blaze girl snickered "You are wierd, hot stuff !"
For a second, I stayed there, deadpanned. I wondered if she was messing with me but she sounded deadly serious.
"Wierd one ? Me ?" I asked myself "Yeah, you are not the one who lives with a girl calling herself a spider all the time !"
I saw the dragon blowing air out of its nostrils as he looked at us. He then approached his head to us, extending his neck to reach the other side of the table. I could see Ayumi getting slightly nervous as she took a step back, Ari began to glare at the dragon and Vanessa still had her usual 'I don't really care' face. Cupa smiled and immediatly walked towards the dragon's head despite Hayden's attempt to stop her
"Hi, mister big dragon !" She waved at him, making the dragon chuckle.
"I am glad Andr managed to make some friends in this realm, her parents didn't want her to grow up in the end. She holds you high in her esteem, Cupa, creeper of the overworld !"
"You know my name ?" Cupa asked.
"Of course, She talks a lot about you all !" The dragon replied with a sort of dragon smile on his face as Andr began to get quite embarrassed
"My-My king...We are probably drifting away from the inital subject !"
"Yeah..." The zombie king replied as he shot a glance at me "We should go back on the main one !"
"Indeed. My apologies !" The dragon removed his head from the table.
Jade looked at me. I nodded, took a deep breath and began to tell everything that happened, my meeting with Notch, the attack on the village, my 'fight' with Herobrine and the quest to form an alliance between the mobs and the humans. The kings let me finish my story without interruption but I knew there was going to be some question afterwards. I could see them staring at me, judging me.
"...and that's why we gathered you here today. We will need all the help we can have to face this threat !" I finished "Damn, my throat is getting dry !"
"That's a nice story and all but why in the nether would Notch choose you ?" The skeleton king asked.
"He thought I was the best candidate to fulfill this mission !" I answered.
The spider king frowned at Ari who was sitting on a chair next to Ayumi and I.
"You there !" He called the spider girl, pointing a finger in her direction "Do you trust this human ?"
"Yes, he is one of my best friend. You have a problem with that ?" She glared at him.
"A-Ari !" I thought. She was known for being short tempered and hot headed but I didn't think she would go that far.
For what seemed like an eternity, the two spiders glared at each other. Suddenly, the spider king burst out laughing, like he just remembered the funniest joke he ever heard. Even Ari had an eyebrow raised.
"Webster, are you alright ?" The zombie king asked.
"Yeah !" The spider wiped a tear of his eye and calmed down "I like this girl, you can count me in !"
"Webster ?" Bonar's eyes widened.
"Listen, I trust my subjects and, if that spider trust that human so much that she is speaking to her king like this, that means I should give him a chance. Beside, if we don't act, we will be all doomed anyway !"
"I agree !" Honeystu added "Gelli and I saw the power of Herobrine's army with our own eyes. If it weren't for this commoner and his skeleton girlfriend, I probably wouldn't be alive right now !"
The other kings looked at each other as Gelli nodded. I smiled as everything was going well...Well, I mean, they weren't insulting each others like Gelli and Honeystu did the first time. That was a good start.
"Even if we ally and form a powerful army, we don't even know where they come from !" The zombie king replied.
"If I can speak up, that's not entirely true..." Korian began as she placed a map on the table "I would like you to take a look at this place !"
"It's the ancient kingdom of the Nether skeletons, what about it ?" The snow golem king asked.
"It has been declared unsafe and abandonned three hundred years ago after their mysterious death. However, during the siege on the magma cubes city, we saw and fought what I think are the living skeletons of those ancient nether skeletons. I think it would be wise to begin our searches there !" Korian explained
There was a silence into the square as all kings stared at the part of the map.
"I will send a few of my scouts to search around there. If what you say is true, then we may have already a lead !" The enderdragon replied.
"My warriors will accompany your scouts inside the Nether realm. Your enderman are not immune to lava and fire. You will not have the advantage without us !" The zombie pigmen warlord added, making the enderdragon nod.
"The ghast kingdom will also provide some soldiers for aerial support against flying monsters !" Menos said.
"If you agree to it, we could provide weapons and armor for your army !" The human emperor looked at Bonar and the zombie king
"Before I accept this alliance, I need to know one thing !" He then turned to Ayumi "Is it true you are in love with that human ?"
"Y-yes, your highness !" The skeleton girl bowed but without breaking eye contact
"What do you see in him ?" The king asked.
"Your highness, Mickael saved my life on multiple occasion. He has a kind heart and he is ready to put his life on the life to save other people. He is someone I trust deeply and I would gladly give my life to protect him !" She answered with very serious eyes.
"Hum, you don't need to go that far, Ayumi !" I replied slightly embarrassed "I don't plan on dying anytime soon !"
"I am just being honest !" She simply replied with a smile before kissing me on the cheek.
"I see...so that's how it is !" The skeleton rubbed his chin "Alright, I agree to this. Snacker, you're with me ?" He then asked to the zombie king.
"Yeah, always !" The zombie king replied.
"Count me in !" The creeper king added as he was playing with a little block of TNT "If you need some destructive firepower, you know where to ask !"
"If you want to, I will some of my soldier to defend your most important cities !" The snow golem spoke up "We may not be very powerful but we are really effective at pushing back close combat enemies. However, we won't be able to go to the Nether !"
"That does not apply for the human empire !" The emperor replied "Our engineer could reprogram our golems to attack only those monsters !"
"That would be really helpful !" Honeystu responded "My army is almost decimated and we wouldn't survive another attack like that !"
"I would be happy to send you some troops !" The warlord said "We will pay for them until this problem has been taken care of !"
"Thanks !" Honeystu smiled.
As everyone was talking and making a suggestion to create a powerful alliance, I noted one was staying silent : The Blaze king. He was sitting there, his arms crossed and his blaze rods flying around him. It looked like he was bored and just passing the time. I could see Blazette giving the death glare. Finally, she snapped when she saw him yawn.
"If you are not here to take part in the alliance, 'father'..." She said the last word with digust in her voice "I suggest you to leave !"
"Is that my disinherited daughter that I hear ?" The blaze king replied, not even looking at Blazette.
"Yes, it is me, trying to do YOUR work as king of blazes !" She replied.
"Tch...the blaze army is powerful enough to deal with them. I don't need an alliance !"
"We will see if you say the same once your people will bang on your door because your army was crushed !" The blaze girl glared at him.
"How dare you...trying to lecture me when I was the one who gave you everything ?" Rod replied.
"You never considered my feeling, not even once. You always think you know better than everyone. That's going to cause your downfall if you don't listen to me for once !"
"Your daughter's words are wise !" The enderdragon said with a harsh voice "You should listen to her !"
"I didn't ask for your opinion, dragon !" The king replied.
"But he is right. I have tried to fight them on my own and look how we ended !" Honeystu added as she pointed at herself and Gelli.
I heard Rod, grunting a little before he sighed :
"Fine...Let's see we can do..."
Hours later, The village, Mickael POV
Hours passed and the meeting finally came to an end. It went better than I expected. Apart from that little incident with the blaze king, it went pretty smoothly. Everyone suggested some ideas to make the alliance more powerful and I was asked some questions about the mobs capacities. Vanessa, Ari and Cupa had fallen asleep in the middle of the council so Hayden had to call it a night and carried them back home.
The moon was almost touching the horizon so we decided it was time to pack our things and leave before the sun shows up. I looked as most mobs passed through the village's nether portal to return home faster.
"So, it has been done..." I heard Notch inside of my head.
"Yeah...I just hope it will last and we will come out victorious !" I replied.
Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw Blazette talking with Menos and Charloette. It reminded me I still hadn't congratulated them for their marriage. I began to walk towards them with Ayumi following me.
"Hey Menos, Charloette !" I waved at them
"Oh, hello Mickael !" Charloette replied with a sad voice.
"Congratulations for you...Is something wrong ?" My skeleton girlfriend asked.
"That's not your concern !" Menos answered with a cold voice, which took us by surprise. We had never heard Menos speak like that
"That's alright sweetie !" Charloette replied "It's just that...my father has fallen gravely ill yesterday and we don't know what caused it !"
"I am sorry to hear that !" I responded.
"He is confined to bed for now so Menos and I have to take care of the kingdom at his place !" The ghast girl explained.
"We should go !" Menos spoke up once again "Our kingdom is waiting for...ARG !"
Menos fell on one knee and Charloette immediatly went by his side.
"Oh my Notch, sweetie, are you alright ?" She asked
"Y-Yeah, It's just a headache...Having to do the king's work is really stressful but I'll get used to it...I have to !" He replied.
His ghast wife helped him get back up before he turned towards us. I noticed on his finger a ring with a white shining crystal in it. It was really pretty and probably given by Charloette as a wedding ring. The ghast couple said goodbye before they passed through the portal.
"I hope they are going to be alright !" Blazette said.
"..." I could feel Notch wanting to say something in the back of my mind.
"What is it ?" I asked and for a second no one answered.
"No...that's probably nothing !" He answered. Not knowing what he was talking about, I simply shrugged.
"Well, if you say so..."
"Well...I think I am going for a lava bath when I get back home !" She then looked at me with a sexy smile "Wanna join me, hot stuff ?"
"No thanks !" I chuckled, used to her teasing by now "I think I'll just go back to sleep. I have some hours to catch up !"
I wasn't the only one, Ayumi was yawning behind me. Yaebi was waiting for us at the entrance of the square and Andr had just finished talking with her king. We said goodbye to the blaze girl and we went on our way towards home.
TO BE CONTINUED...And that's the end of the chapter. The alliance is formed and mobs and humans are walking side by side to face a common threat. 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 (^_^)/
