The Journal
A/N: I figured I'd try and make a 2-part chapter. Just to see how it goes. This chapter may contain things that will shock you and make you feel sad.
Chapter 9: The Keeper of Everything Part 2
Previously..
He placed his hand on my shoulder again and we teleported to a room made of maverick colored bricks. A man was chained on the wall. He looked up and what I saw shocked me.
Present,
The man that was chained to the wall looked just like the Keeper of Life. I turned around and saw that the Keeper of Life that brought me here transformed his looks. His eyes starting changing it's color into a neutral gray color, his whole body transformed into his original self, the robes of the Keeper of Life dropped to the floor.
"Hello, nameless one, surprised? I bet you are. Remember me?" He asked as he showed his knife scar on his shoulder. How the-? Wait, he was the ender man? How did he-? Oh. Shapeshifter.
He punched me in the chest causing me to gasp for air. I fell to the floor hard. I tried to get as much as into my lungs as possible. But I started panicking, I started hyperventilating as I panicked. Less and less air were going in my lungs. I had to relax. I had to think of something that relaxed me. I thought of seeing Emma. How she would look now. I needed to survive this to see her again. I slowly got up and Herobrine was looking at me. His emotionless eye's that stared straight into my soul were focused on me. I ran towards him to tackle him but I lacked oxygen to continue running. He kicked me in the shin which caused me to fall on one knee. He slowly approached me and soon he was standing in front of me. I looked up.
"I told you before, be prepared. Fool!"
"I already am." I said as I took out my hidden blade and jabbed it at his thigh. He fell to the ground holding his right leg. He screamed like he did the first time.
"AHHH!"
I got up and started kicking the crap out him. I took out my knife and stabbed his old shoulder wound, it split open and lots of blood squirt out. He passed out from the blood loss. Just as I was about to walk over to the real Keeper of Life, I felt a hand grabbed my leg and pulled hard. Hard enough to make me fall on my face. The pain was intense, I felt my nose bleeding as a result from the fall.
"Now we both spill blood." He said as he got up and took the knife out of his shoulder. He lifted me up and punched me in face. He repeated this for a few times before he stabbed me. Right in the gut. I felt weak. I started spitting out blood. I could see from my blurry vision that Herobrine was smiling at the sight of a dying me.
"Nameless one! Come closer." I heard the Keeper of Life whisper.
I tried to move towards him, but I couldn't walk straight and everything was wobbly. I felt a kick land on my back. I fell to the ground, but I was close enough to touch the Keeper of Life's foot.
"Heal this soul, for it is my will to see him healed!" He said and instantly all my wounds and my stomach were healed.
"Damn you!" Herobrine yelled.
I got up and smiled at him. With a knife in hand, I exhaled and threw it at him. But he evaded and jumped to the left. I quickly took out my sword and stabbed him in the neck. Blood started spilling out from his neck and stained the sword. He tried saying something but it was muffled.
"Hav-ve yo-you for-forgotten. I am the Keeper of Death you fool! Nothing can kill me except the sword The Killer that was forged by my brother, Notch."
He pulled out the sword from his neck and punched me in the face. I spinned back a little. I was facing the Keeper of Life now. I quickly smashed his chains using the hilt of Longclaw. He teleported us instantly out of the Nether before Herobrine could strike us.
-New Paper-
We were back at the city of assassins. I quickly brought him to my house.
A few hours later he awoke.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Herobrine.. He.. Before Notch dissappeared, he chained Herobrine to the walls of the Nether Fortress Prison. I was assigned to keep an eye on him every once in awhile. A couple of days ago, he somehow, broke free from his chains and attacked me. He chained me to the walls and took my robes."
"Uh-huh. But how did he get the power to teleport?"
"The robes of each Keeper allows them to teleport anywhere. Except for me and the Keeper of Time. We were given powers to teleport even without our robes. Herobrine was given a robe but it had no powers to avoid him from ever taking over the world. Now that he has my robes. He can teleport anywhere."
"Crap."
"Yes, 'crap' indeed. Do you have any clothes or robes I can wear?"
"Oh sure. Babe! Could you get my robes?"
"Sure!"
A few minutes later Raine arrived with my robes and handed them to me. I handed them to the Keeper of Life. He wore them and then place his hands on me and Raine's shoulders. A few moments later we appeared at the city of clouds.
"You go introduce her to the other Keepers. I'll talk to Jeremy. And before you ask me how I know, I see everything that has life." He said as I just opened my mouth but no words came out. Raine pushed my jaw back up and said,
"Are you going to introduce me to them or what?"
"Sure. Come on then. That brunette over there is..."
-New Paper-
15 minutes later,
"Ok. That's all. Let's go find the Keeper of Life."
"Ok babe. Lead the way." She said as she kissed me in the cheek.
We managed to find the Keeper after several minutes of walking through the clouded city.
"Jeremy and I have agreed to help you find the sword of The Killer."
"Uh-huh. Why don't we just ask Izaak?"
"Because, Notch forged the sword before he created Izaak and the other Keepers. At the time the sword was forged, only Jeremy and I were created. Before he dissappeared, he hid the sword deep within the Mountains of Anath-Doh."
"Oh okay. So I have to travel to an elvish mountain to get a sword that can kill anything?"
"Don't underestimate the Strayer's there. And they are not elves, they are the most ruthless killers under the orders of Notch."
"Oh, great! Notch's band of murderer's playing hide and seek in the mountains! That's super! What next? Killer pixies in the forest?"
"Close but no. The monsters you are seek are the Giant Rockmen of the Forest of Lava. They are known to crush their victims to death."
"Wonderful! Stonegiants that are 50 times bigger than me and live in a Lava Forest! Super!"
I was growing nervous each passing second but Raine placed a hand on my back and made soothing patterns. I took a deep breath and exhaled.
"Go and seek the other Keeper's help. Perhaps they can give you something that will aide you in your journey." Jeremy said. I just nodded in return and went to find the Keepers, again.
-New Paper-
I ran into Izaak and told him about my quest, he gave me an improved version of my hidden blade. The blade magically created another on my left wrist. It was also a bit longer now and it was thinner meaning it could pierce skin or leather much easier now and reach a bit further towards an enemy.
Next, I ran into Arianna. I told her about my journey to retrieve the sword and she gave me the power to electrify my fists. Pretty simple, pretty shocking.
After Arianna, I went to Argon's place. Told him the same thing and he just nodded. Just a no-HOLYCRAP! He gave me incredible hearing abilities. I could hear Leon who was way down on earth barking at a chicken. I have just mastered eavesdropping.
Oswald was next on the list, so I went to see him. He was working on a new potion I think. He kept adding in new ingredients and clouds of smoke bursted from within the cauldron. I told him about the quest and he gave me a potion of invincibility. It was temporary, but he said he was working on a permanent version.
"Well, that's all of them except for Herobrine." I said to myself.
"Not all of the good ones yet." I heard voices behind me say. I turned to see Jeremy and the Keeper of Life standing idle and looking at me.
"Since you saved me from Herobrine, I shall give you two." He placed a hand on my head for a few moments before he let go.
"That's it?"
"You shall soon see what it is." He smiled at me. I just nodded at him in return before facing Jeremy.
"Have this hourglass. It has the ability to stop time for all beings in Minecraft except for the Keepers." I smiled at the thought of Raine naked and standing frozen right before me. I was snapped right back into reality when Raine slapped me in the chest. Did she know about my vision? I'd better stop thinking about that.
"Now then. Here's a map to the Mountain of Anath-Doh. Now, try and teleport Raine with you back to earth." The Keeper of Life smiled.
I tried to focusing about going back to earth but it didn't work. I tried imagining standing in the bedroom but it didn't work also. I gave up.
"What are you doing? Check your pockets." I checked my pockets and found a small tablet with words on it.
I chanted the magical words found on the tablet and a portal appeared before us.
"You didn't use your mind, so it created a physical portal in front of you. If you used your mind, the portal will be 'created' inside of your mind. Thus, allowing for faster teleporting. Recite the spell tonight. You can't always bring a tablet in your bag."
"Oh. Okay thanks, I'll remember that."
Before we stepped into the portal I had to ask one last thing.
"I never got your name."
"I have many names. Some call me Mother Nature, but I'm a He and that is awkward. Some just call me, Life. But my real name is..." He pushed us in the portal before he even told us his name.
'OH! So that's why people hate him sometimes. Well, screw Life!' I thought as we got out of the portal. It immediately dissappeared after we got out.
"What is wrong with him?" Raine asked. I just gave her a 'I don't know' shrug.
"I'm off to bed. I got a big day tomorrow, but can I have some fun before I leave?"
"Ooh. Of course we can. I'll get the rope."
We tied a lot of 'knots' tonight. Just in case I 'forgot'. I could've sworn my back was bleeding. I couldn't seem to find it. Well, I'm gonna go recite the teleport spell now. I'm gonna let the ink dry for now.