Chapter 2: Departure
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Irene wasn't able to fall into a deep sleep, and she was grateful for that, because the following things happened: Irene woke up, she saw a player about to chop her son's head off, Irene grabbed Ash just in time, she teleported to the mouth of the cave, Irene starts running while holding Ash I know a lot of you people are going to start asking "Well why didn't she teleport?" Again I'll give a long, boring list: Irene was in a shallow slumber, she only slept for a couple of hours, her energy is quite low and her burns haven't healed. Low energy plus injuries can become a recipe for disaster with teleportation and already, a lot of it was used just to keep Ash safe. Enough of me, let's continue.
Irene was panting and her pearl was thrumming strongly. "Ma?" Ash whispered, "What's going on?" Irene was quite distraught by now; the only way to keep her little angel safe was to face the danger head on. She can't run forever, and with her energy so low, it could mean the end for both of them. Luckily there were plenty of trees to hide in the forest. She looked around before turning to Ash, "Just stay here and don't make any noise alright?" Irene said as she placed Ash behind some foliage, "And if anything bad happens, just run and don't turn back." "Run?" Ash asked, "Mama? What's going on?" Tears formed in Irene's eyes "I love you Ash, I love you so much. Never forget that my little angel." Irene whispered in the Ancient language. After a hug, she went to the opening, and all Ash did was watch the events unfold.
Ben was smiling. "Well, well," He smirked "Long time no see eh Irene?" When she looked into his eyes, she could see what he did, to her and her kind. "You!" she screeched. (A/N) Alright, you can hate me for interrupting this but they say are the windows to the soul, so besides seeing everything in colour invert, Irene was able to see what Ben did to her family in the past. By that, I mean that he killed her pearlmate (End of A/N). Ben swung his sword and managed to strike Irene's arm. She parried the next blow with a dirt block before throwing it at him and was tiring out really quickly. Her blood, the essence of life, was seeping rapidly from the large and deep gash. I can't keep this up Irene thought as she received more damage, but I have to try! Ben aimed for her head, so Irene grabbed another block to try and protect it, but instead, he impaled his diamond sword into her chest, just above her pearl. Ash gasped, he tried to run but his legs wouldn't budge as he saw the sword pulled out.
Ash didn't stop watching and he started running when Ben burned his mother's body and took the pearl. With tears streaming down his face for what seemed like an eternity, Ash ran through the forest. Mother's gone, she's dead. Dead, DEAD! Thoughts of grief clouded his mind and he suddenly noticed a cottage. He needed some shelter, so he went and knocked the door. "E-e-excuse me Sir?" Ash stuttered, "Is it ok with you if I stayed here tonight?" Ash wasn't scared about the man's glowing, white eyes. His voice was just wobbly from crying.
A/N Yes, I put in Herobrine if you haven't noticed. This guy plays a crucial role to Ash, but I won't say more. Shout out to Randomness Girl, StressOfWriting and MetaCrisisDR for being just plain awesome! Virtual hug sent