Pyro POV

I felt myself slowly drifting awake, my eyelids felt heavy and I could feel a rising pain in my body. I hurt, hurt so much and it felt like my head was going to explode. Finally, I did the best I could to open my eyes. "Ugh..." I then felt someone wrap their arm around me and something soft against my chest. I looked over and saw it was someone who I was glad to be the first person to awake to.

"Waaahh! Pyro! Youre alive!" It was Cupa, doing her best to hug me with her good arm and struggling to stand on her feet because of her leg. She repeatedly kissed my cheek, obviously happy to see me.

"Cupa..." I smiled, patting her head, "Im fine, but you shouldnt be out of bed. Where am I anyway?"

"Youre in your lab, in the bed next to mine. What happened to you though, you really had everyone woried." She was speaking in a woried tone, with a cute worrying face. I tried to remember what happened, the ritual, the summoning, the false life I created, then...

I sat up and coucghed violently into my blanket, remembering what had happened in perfect recollection. I looked at the blanket, spots of dark blood appearing.

"Pyro! Are you okay?" She rubbed my back tenderly, concerned. I wiped blood from my mouth, then struggled to get up off the bed only to be pushed back in by Cupa. "You shouldnt stand up, your stil recovering." I couldnt help but smile.

"Funny thing irony is, cause thats what Im supposed to be saying to you." I chuckled slightly, only to be coughing blood out again.

"Dont push yourself Pyro, Ill get you some water. Ill be back" With that, she left the room. I sighed in pity, why did I do it? Moments later, there was a lnocking on my door.

"Enter" I said, and in came Arrow, Shadow, Andr, and Yurie. I smiled a bit, "Hi guys" They came in one by one, with Cupa following after with the glass of water.

"Hey Pyro, how you feeling?" Shadow asked, standing at the foot of the bed. He and Andr were holding hands, both looking worried.

"Ive been better" I chuckled again, coughing again. Cupa quickly handed me the water, which I drank as though it was straight from the fountain of youth. I felt refreshed, smiling again. However, It seems Arrow and Yurie didnt share in my positive mood. Finally, Arrow spoke up.

"Mind telling us what the fuck we saw out there? You terrified Yurie and nearly gave me a heart attack. What was that thing out there? What did you do?!" He seemed frantic, grabbing the collar of my shirt. "Tell us!" So many thoughts went through my head, but I collected myself and spoke calmly.

"Alright, Ill tell you. That was the result of my dangerous curiosity." He let go of my shirt and I sat up straight.

"What do you mean by that?" Yurie asked, clutching Arrow's sleeve. She seemed to have been crying recently, as her eyes were a bit red and puffy. I sighed, rubbing the back of my neck.

"Alright, Ill explain every last detail to you guys..." I asked Cupa to bring me my research journals and glasses, which she glady fetched for me. "Alright" I cleared my throat and put my glasses on. "For the past several months, Ive been conducting research on the Wither, a very unique mob unlike the Enderdragon. It can be spawned multiple times and it doesnt matter how many times you kill it, it will always appear as though it was a new bieng. However, these clone have an intresting trait. If a previous Wither was defeated, the new Wither would have the memories of the previous and so on. However," I opened my 1st journal,"It can be quite difficult to spawn, as it requires items very difficult to obtain."

"Such as what?" Cupa asked, sitting at the edge of my bed. I opened my second journal, flipping through the pages till I found the one I wanted.

"To summon the Wither, you require four pieces of SoulSand and 3 Wither Skeleton heads. Putting them altogether would spawn the Wither." I explained, showing them the formula, "However, although the Soul Sand is easily obtained, the Wither Skeleton Heads are difficult to obtain since Wither Skeletons are difficult opponents to bring down."

"So you tried an alternative?" Shadow asked. I sighed, nodding slowly. I opened my third journal, which had a black cover and dull brown pages with complex formulas and equations written in cursive.

"Two weeks ago, I visited an old witch who I regulary pick up potion ingrediants from. She heard of my troubles to spawn the Wither, so she gave me this. She explained to me that anything is possible with Alchemy, a science forbidden in Minecraftia. She warned me of the danger, but I didnt care. All I wanted was data, research, knowledge and I knew this could get me there. So I came back to my lab pouring over all the notes, figuring out every equation and solving all obsticals in my way. A couple days ago, when I finished this notebook, I began brewing all the proper elixers, brews. potions, and mixtures that took me until this morning to complete."

"That doesnt explain the amputated skeletons around a satanic seal." Arrow commented, a harsh tone in his voice.

"That was step two. The recipe required related species to the Wither and since Wither Skeletons dont fall easily, I used Skeletons. I...I lured them into a trap and slaughtered them...I thebn proceeded to cut off their limbs and toss them aside. All I needed was their bodies as a catalyst and thier heads as offering. After that, I was to draw the Alchemical Circle and fill in the borders with the proper characters. The potions I brewed were to all be mixed in a bowl in the center and line the bodies in the circle. Surround the bowl with heads and spill my blood on the seal. After that..." I stopped.

"After that what!?" Yurie sobbed, "What happened after you used my brethren for your sick science!?" She buried her head in Arrow's chest, whimpering and crying. I felt so guilty, but she deserved an answer.

"There was...an explosion of dark energy emitted from the ingredients, a backlash if you will. I knocked back several feet and badly hurt. I felt shards of minerals and rocks pierced in my body and the force of the energy against me. I assume I was knocked out, because the next thing I remember was...that blob of flesh. It was disgusting, but I could hear it crying in pain...and...and...it begged me for death!" I teared, remembering its cries all too loud replaying in my mind. "It had a mind of its own and knew it was a mistake. He wanted death, telling me the pain was unbearable and sobbed why did I do this!?" I was hystarical, because then Cupa started hugging me and "shhh"ing me. I cried for several moments before I resumed.

"It told me life was a valuable thing and that I am never to play God again. That he made me promise, because I couldnt stand the cries of pain from the Skeletons I slaughtered echoing in my head!...Thats all I remember, besides Arrow finding me." Cupa hugged me tighter, comforting me. The room was silent, until Andr spoke up.

"Were theyre any sideeffects to the explosion...?" She asked, the question confusing me.

"I dont think so...why?"

"Because, your hair, alot of it is singed black and...you give off an...uncomfortable energy" She explained, as I loked in the mirror and noticed she was right. My hair had gone from dark brown to midnight black. But thats not all that changed, I also noticed my vision getting worse even though my glasses were on. I simply stayed silent, I needed to figure out what was wrong.

"C-could you guys please leave? I have work to do." I got up, my stance wobbly and my walk staggering but I got them out of my lab, all except Cupa.

"Whats wrong Pyro?" She asked, walking in front of me. Her voice made me feel better, but I still worried.

"Nothing, I just think that, If something goes wrong with me, I need to be able to fix it. Because...I can barely see you right now." From what I could tell, she seemed confused.

"What do you mean?" She asked, holding my hands. They seemed warmer than usual, but it wasnt her body temperature that changed...it was me.

"Cupa...I...I...I can barely see your face. Your right in front of me, your scent filling my nose and your warmth around my body, but...everything I see is...getting darker" I could no longer see her beuatiful, comforting smile anymore. My vision was gone, due to the backlash of the Wither effect at the explosion permanantly taking my vision away and replacing my lovely image of Cupa with pitch darkness...

A/N

Ooh, I love stories that have tragedies such as this. What will happen next? How will Cupa react? Next chapter is purely PyroxCupa time, so you soon! Be sure to also read my other Minecraft fanfic "New Wold" also starring Pyro.