Chapter 9: A weird structure in the distance.
My eyes will take some time to adjust... until then I'm blind as a bat, and do not have a weapon. Think, what did I last see before the fire went out.
There were stars in the sky... no... the moon was half full... no... the tall creature with purple eyes... no that's not it... there were creatures in the distance... that's not helpful...
Think... what happened when you stopped and found Mitsu... I left my axe down and put the bag next to it... light up a fire infront of it and stood on the opposite side... What did you see before the fire went out?
Suddenly, an arrow pierces me in the shoulder. That's a bit painful and I can feel it... The tall creature carrying sand...
What did you do before night fall? I found Mitsu in the bag... put the bag opposite to the fire... Where's your axe? On the ground, on a pile of sand... Where's your bag? Next to the fire... next to my axe... So if I get at the bag I can find my axe... Wait, Mitsu is in the bag, so he's next to my axe, if I find him I...
Before I can finish the idea in my head I get pushed down to the ground...
"Mitsu where are you!" I yell, to which a meow and a hiss come. I follow the direction of the sound, and after a few more yells I manage to find Mitsu, and soon my axe.
I can hear the growls of zombies around me, so I take my axe and strike blindly. But soon my eyes get used to the darkness and I can see a bit better, I can see them more or less, and two tall creatures...
I strike down a zombie next to me and start running towards a pair of the shining purple eyes. I swing my axe vertically, slicing underneath the eyes, but they fade away, and I get flung down to the ground as my axe hit nothing. Suddenly the eyes appear above me and I feel great pressure on my legs. And looking down, I see that I am getting burried in sand. To which I swing my axe above me while I try to pull my legs out and stand up.
My vision is getting better and better as the moon is up at the top of the sky, signaling half of the night has passed. I managed to remain above ground and have put some torches down, am not chasing the creatures that try put them out.
I also have a small pile of bones and bags of rotten flesh that Mitsu seems to comfortably stand on. This night will be interesting. Sadly it's getting tiring and I do hope I'll manage to get rid of them by morning. Of course it'll be light and I won't have to worry about them taking out my torches for monsters to spawn but really, I don't want to have to DIG my way through the desert instead of walking.
I suddenly trip and fall down again, infront of me appears one of these creatures carrying sand in it's hand, I take a swing with my axe and slice it's legs off, making it to fall down and die. Looking at the creature without a part of it's legs, it vanishes into a purple smoke.
So that's their weakness? Their legs? I say that as I get up into a kneeling position and looking around... there are 3 others, and they don't look at me with happy faces.
"This night just got interesting" I say... as I charge for a nearby creature.
And indeed it was. The morning is here and none of the creatures are alive anymore. I even got one of their teleporting orbs... I think it was part of their eyes, it happened when I killed the second creature, the orb appeared and I slipped on it, making me fall and throwing it a small distance, but I fell where it stopped.
The second time I threw it on purpose and found that even if it makes me dizzy, they teleport me. I still have one left...
I started this morning by eating two carrots... Mitsu ate another fish... as he did before during the night... I hope he won't gain weight, my shoulder still hurts a bit from that arrow. This world made me weak in a certain way... That or the carrots. The need to eat... pain... I'm becoming different than I once was. I sure hope I won't become affected by time. Being half dead would sure make me die entirely if that was the case.
I do have everything packed however, and my axe put in place, Mitsu is following me as we walk North again. Besides a few black creatures on the distance, I do reach the small village, and am surprised to see that besides it, there is a dome in the distance, I can not however say how big it is but... it does seem pretty big from here, we probably aren't far from it.
A villager greeted me in my own language curiously. "Greetings traveler, we've been expecting you. I guess you're going to head for the temple to end the life of the witch that plagues this land right?"
"Yes... I plan on doing that... I see that you have a poor village, is it because of that?" I ask the villager
"Follow me... I shall tell you while you take a tour" he says. The village has a small fountain as well and a few homes, also two small farms, one for wheat and one for potatoes.
"We used to be richer... to the east there was a great forest, and another village, we used to trade a lot with the people there... we were a trading outpost, from the East to the South... but now, a villager has joined a cult... the cult of the creatures of the End, Endermen... tall, black creatures with purple eyes. They haunt this land and I believe you've met them."
"Yes... actually I even..." I try say, but get interrupted.
"It is most unfortunate yes. The witch that joined the cult of the Endermen and engulfed the forest with desert, built a giant temple after enslaving the villager population. And now haunting the entire desert and not only. You must stop her, soon."
"Yes I plan on doing so but I'd like to take a small break a..." I try, once again to speak, but my words get taken out of my mouth... And twisted.
"Ah you've been through a big deal of the desert and want to get home, so you'll get right to it. That's wonderful news" the villager says as he pushes me towards the great structure in the distance. "Farewell and good luck in your good mission!" the villager says before he runs back into the village.
I didn't even get to ask him about the human fortress up north... Ugh, I guess I shall start walking...