Chapter Three: Pieces of a Puzzle
Alaya woke up to see the note that Chad left. He headed north. She wondered why he didn't invite her along. After pocketing all of the things in her house, including the house itself, the worried Alaya headed north after Chad.
She traveled for about an hour until she stumbled on a village. Thinking that Chad would be there, Alaya went into the village. A villager walked out from behind one of the wooden houses. Alaya approached him and asked if he had seen a boy come through here.
"There was a boy that came to us late in the night. He insisted we tell him if we had ever had trouble with anything, creatures or something. We've actually had trouble from a being that we refer to as Him. No one dares to speak His name. He demands we give Him some of our livestock and crop; for if we don't, He sends some of his monsters on us. We listen, but with every visit He demands more and more. It is quite frustrating. Your friend is staying in the empty house by the watchtower."
Alaya thanked the man with thoughts buzzing around in her head. This 'Him' character made her curious. Why did he terrorize the people like that? They were clearly minding their own business, so why take from them? He also had control over the monsters of the night. How was that even possible?
Alaya walked into the house Chad was staying in. When he saw her, his face lit up. He welcomed her and let her unpack. The house was nice, containing two rooms, bookshelves, a furnace, and big glass windows.
Alaya saw an open book on one of the tables. It was of a good size, and seemed very old. Chad must've been reading it. The title was "The Legend of Herobrine", written in gold letters.
"What's this?" she asked.
"It's a book that a villager lent me," Chad begun. "She said that it would tell me what I needed to know about Him."
"May I borrow it for a little bit?" Alaya asked.
"Why not?" he replied.
Alaya took the large book and headed towards the village gardens. It had trees, vines, ivy, mushrooms, and flowers of all kinds. She found a bench carved from stone, and sat on it. Opening to the first page, she began reading.