The crowd had finally cheered the minute I declared that I had defeated the princess of the Wither Skeletons, and the other girls were stunned to say the least at Ivory's defeat. When I lowered my blade she took my hand and raised it in the air and called for silence.

"We all know what we just saw; it was me being beaten by my student, this nov-, sorry, this swordsmen. It is with great humility and great pride that I present him with my sword," she said, and started to remove it from her side.

"Ivory don't, he isn't great he's just a human. You're the best swordsmen," Andr said. Ivory gave her a stern glance in her direction.

"Whether he is human or not is of no relevance, I accept my defeat with honor and pass my title to him.

She handed me her stone sword and I couldn't believe it was really in my hands. I raised it in the air and the golems cheered me on. I turned to that her but saw that she had put her cloak on was starting to leave but I caught up to her and stood in front to stop her.

"Why are you leaving?" I asked. She didn't talk, but then again she didn't need to. I saw the shame hidden behind the mask Ivory had made. Shame and a deep humiliation reflected in her eyes.

"It's nothing Steel; I just need to get going okay." She tried to walk passed me I grabbed her hand firmly and looked her dead in the eye.

"Yeah, well I call bullshit on that statement. Talk to me."

She took a deep breath, it was stress filled. Something was seriously bothering Ivory and I wanted to help her.

"I lost Henry. For the first time I lost to my opponent, I trained for some many years to become the best like my father wanted and I lose to someone who hasn't even got half the years of training under their belt then I do," she said, her voice going horse and tears that threatened spill over as she continued.

"If I'm being honest Henry I never though you could actually beat me in a fight, but now that it actually happened…I-I-I just don't know how I can-" I stopped her right there because I didn't want her to finish. It was clear that this was a serious for her and I was the cause of this even though it was just a competition between us. I wiped away her tears away with my sleeve and held her face.

"Don't cry, it's beneath you, the Ivory I know holds her head up high and looks any enemy in eye and laughs before showing them that she is a force to be reckoned with. You lost, so what I lost all the time against you growing up. But you know what, I never backed down and kept on fighting until you made a warrior out of me, and you know something else I still think your great and this was just blind luck that I won. So I want you to keep fighting until you are ready to take back what's yours, understand?" I asked.

She was speechless to say the least by what I said, and quite frankly so was I. I never spoke to her like that before, due to the fact that I always saw her as my mentor, someone who your always supposed to respect no matter the circumstances regardless if their your friend or not. I got a little nervous about what I said and decided to try something else to see if I can get her spirits up.

"Here, I want you to have my sword. No sense going out at night and not have a weapon to fight with," I said, giving her my double-headed sword.

Ivory gripped the hilt lightly before taking it from me. She felt the weight, which was at least twenty pounds, lighter than her stone sword and she would have to get used to holding it with two hands instead of one since the hilt was longer to house the collapsed blade.

"Thanks Henry, you are as kind as always," she said.

I even took it a step further and hugged her, feeling her body react to the sudden contact was funny but she gradually returned the gesture. "And smile a little, you're a lot cuter when do," I said, hearing her heart beat go faster.

"I'll keep that in mind, catch you later Steel," Ivory said before pulling up her mask and taking off.

I decided to call it for tonight and headed back to the castle, while walking the halls I let my mind slip for a minute to take account of everything that's happened today. Smiling that I got to spend some time with my friends and have some fun at the festival thought I was still a little sad that Lupa got called away on important matters and couldn't come.

'Come on Steel, it was important for her to go and besides she did say she'd go hunting with when she gets back. So don't be bummed out.'

"Letting your thoughts wonder again my little golem." I freaked out hearing my mom's voice coming from behind. I honestly don't know how she can be so damn sneaky when she's a walking metal giant.

"Yeah, just thinking about what happened between me and Ivory tonight," I said, mom's face immediately taking on a concerned look and started looking me over to see any of the damage that had been done.

"Don't worry I'm fine," I said reassuring her. "And check this out, I finally managed to beat her and she gave me her sword as proof of it."

"I'm so proud of you Henry, I knew you could it," she said, hugging me tight but making sure not to crush me with her strength. "And I've got a surprise for you as well."

She reached into a built in compartment in her right arm and pulled out a little grey box. I looked at her confused and she smirked.

"Do you really think I wouldn't get my baby something for his eighteenth birthday?"

Opening it I found something I wasn't expecting, a silver pocket watch with the Iron golem design on the surface. Opening it I saw an old picture, it was of me when I was ten years old and sitting on my grandpa's shoulder and his hand on mom's shoulder. Looking at it made me feel happy but also sad. Where is my grandfather you might be asking, I don't know he just told me he had to leave again for something important like when I was five. I still remember the so clearly.

Flashback 8 years ago

Henry ran through the castle as fast as he could when Iona had told him the news of Ore. He knew it would be like last time and he didn't want to go through that again. He searched the throne room but found the seat empty. He went with his next guess and headed for the front gate and took his luck he saw him walking the bridge and called out to him, gaining his attention.

"Grandpa please don't go, I don't want you to go again, 'cause I'm scared you might not come back this time," he cried, holding on to him in desperation

It broke Ore's heart to see his grandson in pain like this. In honesty he didn't want to leave himself, for he knew that his reason for leaving would require him to be away for a while like before and he would miss Henry grow up into a young man who will one day rule the Iron golem kingdom in his place. He kneeled down and wiped the tears away, being mindful of his next set of words.

"Henry, do you think you can do me a big favor?" he asked, gaining a nod from the boy.

"I need you to watch over things here in castle and in the kingdom. Take care of your mother and make sure that the people are happy, think you can do that for me?"

Henry nodded, determined to do just that. Ore held the necklace he gave him in his hand.

"So long as you wear this, I'll be with you in spirit, always remember that my little golem You have heart bigger than any mountain and I know you'll do a good job."

Henry hugged Ore tightly. "Be safe grandpa, come home soon," he said.

"I'll be back before you know it, I promise."

End Flashback

Mom sensed my mood change and tried to consul me, but I held my hand out for her to stop and smiled.

"I'm fine mom, really I am. Thanks for the gift I love it, right now I'm going to turn in," I said before kissing her cheek and going to my room, only to find someone there waiting for me.

"Hello there Henry." Sitting there on his bed was Wisp, princess of the Ghast. She wore a white corselet, white gloves that stopped at her elbows, long white skirt, had pale skin, red eyes and a ghast hat.

"Hey Wisp, what brings you here?" I asked.

"I remembered it was you're birthday so I wanted to come over and give you your gift in person," she said, floating over to him while holding something in her hands. It was a record album.

She loved old fashion music and even wrote some herself in her free time. At times she would come over with some samples for me to listen to and she was amazing, even added some singing in a few songs.

"I just finished this one a few hours ago and thought you might like it and that we could listen to it together," she said.

I agreed and went to over to my juke box and set the needle on the record. Lying next to Wisp on the bed the music started, it was soft at first but soon started to get loud and intense as the sound of a symphony played.

"What do you think?" Wisp asked.

"It's awesome, you did all this yourself, you're truly amazing," I said.

Wisp smiled with a bright a blush on her cheeks. She kissed my cheek before cuddling my left side and we but fell asleep to sound of her music. That night I dreamed, but it wasn't like anything I ever saw before. I stood in the middle of the forest, a thick fog hanging in the air and the sound of footsteps came from the distance. I couldn't see who it was but I wasn't taking the chance if it was someone hostile so I raised my hands in a fighting stance and waited for them to get closer until I lunged at them. When I swung I thought I made contact but soon realized that a hand had caught my punch and hurled me back with unbelievable strength.

"You're still weak, but with time I will be able to fix that, for you and the girl, but it isn't time just yet. For now I will just keep my distance and keep a watchful eye on you two, until then Henry," the stranger said.

None of what they said made any sense, like how they know who I am or how this girl that they were mention was. I was starting to freak out, especially with those glowing white eyes that seemed to hold me in place, I wanted to get up and run but I couldn't move an inch. Holy Notch am I going to die in my sleep, I'm not like human mods so if I die that's it for me.

'Wake up, wake up, wake up, WAKE UP DAMN IT.'

I shot up from my sleep drenched in sweat and hyperventilating from the dream that I had, questions running through my head at a rapid pace and it was starting to give me a bad headache. I couldn't make heads or tails of what I saw or who the person in my dream but something told me that there was more to this then I know. Getting up, I left my room and walked through the halls until I reached mom's room and knocked. She answered quickly and was surprised to see me up so early.

"Are you alright Henry, you look as if something is bothering you?" she asked.

"Can we talk?" I asked.

She let me in and I sat down on the bed with her on my right, my thoughts on the words that were said to me by that mysterious person, and on this girl that they mentioned.

"What's on your mind sweetie?"

"The day that you and the others found me in the forest when I was a baby, you didn't happen to see another with me, a baby girl maybe?" I asked.

"No, I don't think so. Cupa and Andr had only found you in the forest, but the chances of finding another human like you are almost impossible but if there was I think one of the other mob kingdoms them in. But like I said, it would be almost impossible, why do you ask?"

I told her about the dream and about the being with the glowing white eye. How they knew my name and how they said that they're going to be watching me. Mom started to get a worried look, the kind that read 'Oh shit he's catching on, play it cool before he knows something he's not supposed to.'

"It was probably just a bad dream sweetie, that's all. I wouldn't worry too much about, now you should probably bathe you reek a bit," she said, mocking me a bit by holding her nose.

I couldn't help but laugh a little, maybe she was right. We all have weird dreams at some point in our lives and mine just happen to be last night. A couple of days later I went for my usual walk through the forest with Ivory's stone sword at my right, and lied on the ground looking up at the sky like I usually did. I started to doze off until someone stood over me.

"You know, this feels familiar except you're all grown up and not crying," said a voice that I know all too well.

"Hey Cupa, what are you doing out here, it's not safe to be here all by yourself," I said.

Cupa lied down and put her head on my stomach. "I'm not alone, I'm here with Andr and you're here so I'm extra safe." I could feel my face heat up when hearing her say that, wait, Andr is here too?

Looking over to the right I saw her standing cross armed and mad look on her face, all of which was pointed at me. I knew saying something would be pointless since I know that she is pissed that I beat Ivory. But then again she was always pissed at me for some reason, something that didn't start until was very young. It seemed to happen out of nowhere but when it did she made it a point to show her dislike in me every time we ran into each other. One time she even slapped me when I just looked at her once.

"Come over here Andr, why are you just standing there?" Cupa said. Andr scoffed before talking.

"I'm not going anywhere near that….human, it pains me just to be this close near him," she said.

That was enough for me to get up and walk up to her a little pissed off myself. She flinched when I got close to her face but quick regained her domineer.

"What the Nether is your problem with me; I never did anything to you in my whole life. I've always been nice to you and treated you with respect. I even tolerated you hitting me when I was a kid, what did I ever do to deserve your constant shit Andr?" I practically yelled in her face.

"You're a human, you're all the same. You kill mods from all the kingdoms just to take supplies from them; you don't care what happens to us so long as you have what you want. All of the humans see us as mindless monsters but who are the real monsters here?" she said.

It took me a minute to process what she said. "I'm not like other humans; I have friends that are mods and my mother is a mob princess," I said.

"But she isn't your real mom you idiot, and you aren't an Iron Golem you're a…freak of nature," she shouted.

"Andr, that isn't nice to say," Cupa said, trying her best to calm the situation but we just kept going.

"I don't care, it's the truth. We were better off just leaving him to die as a baby so that Minecraftia wouldn't have to deal with a freak walking around, why don't you just do us all a favor and just die already."

That was the last nail on the coffin for me. I could feel the tears well up but I held then back, not daring to let them fall. I have dealt with people like her before, those thought that I should disappear because I wasn't like them. A freak they used to call me, something that wasn't a human mod but a freak. I turn and started to walk, but Cupa stood in front of me.

"Don't listen to her Henry, you aren't a freak you're my best friend. Nothing of what she said is true because those other humans don't have a kind heart like you do," she said, holding me in a hug, but it wasn't enough for me to be convinced.

I just released myself from her hold and walked into the forest aimlessly. Where ever I was going was better than being near Andr right now, I just really need to be alone right now. Time escaped me while walking and for a moment I thought I was lost, but the sound of explosions caught my attention. It was a little faint but I was still able to hear it and it was probably coming from the same direction where the girls were. Cupa doesn't use her thermite unless she feels threatened, which she means might be in trouble, as well as Andr.

I was trying to decided what to do, I could go and try and help but then what would be the point in trying to save someone who doesn't want anything to do with me? But Cupa did stand up for me as best she could and if I didn't do something they'll get hurt and I couldn't live with that on my conscious.

'Fuck it, Notch give me strength for I'm about to do something really stupid and reckless.'

I turned in the direction where the explosion sounded from and ran, hoping that I will get there in time.

3rd POV

Andr and Cupa had been ambushed by a hoard of Zombie Pigmen, all which came from the forest and were drawn to the sound of the shouting that had happened previously. Andr blasted any who came near her with her Ender magic, causing them to blow when being struck by the powerful magic. Cupa started throwing all of the pyrotechnics that she had on her, ranging from incendiary grenades, frags, remote detonators, cherry bombs and M80's. But no matter what they did more just kept coming. Andr was starting to feel the fatigue from using too much of her power, her sight started to blur and her legs started to feel like jelly.

"Andr get up, you have to keep fighting or they'll kill you," Cupa said, throwing a couple of frags in a large group and making it rain chunks of the Pigmen.

She couldn't get up, she needed a minute to catch her breath and think of a plan to get them out there. Teleporting would be a good idea but she only had enough power for her and she wasn't about to leave Cupa alone with this. But to her surprise she started to hear the clash of blades, thinking that some of the Pigmen had started to fight themselves but I she soon saw that it was Henry, hacking his way through the hoard with ease.

He made his over to the Ender princess and gripped her jacket, bringing her to her feet. She was shocked to say the least by this but even more that he came back.

"Get up and fight, how can you call yourself an Endermen if when you can't even take down a few Pigmen. That's pathetic," he said sternly.

Henry turned and started to cut down the undead with the skill he earned through years of constant training and practice. His swings weren't too strong or too wide to leave openings for his enemy. All of his attacks were controlled and swift, counters deadly and parries perfectly timed. After a few minutes for fighting their numbers had lessened quickly but one was still standing and it was wearing diamond armor, wielding a gold sword like most were. It hand cornered Andr who couldn't use her magic for she was still too drained and Cupa could help for she had ran out of explosives.

Henry didn't think about running to her, his only thought was protecting her right now and had completely forgotten about his own safety. As the Pigman readied it sword to strike, Henry jumped in front of Andr as the sword went through his back and through his chest. The Ender princess only looked on in complete shock that he had done that, but wondering why when she said horrible things to him before so why would he put himself at risk for her?

Henry gathered what little strength he had left, gripped the handle of his stone sword, turned, and swung with all his might at its head. The diamond helmet cracked and the sword had shattered but the pure blunt force was enough to kill it and when it went down so did Henry. Andr didn't move, only look down to see her savior barely breathing and blood gushing out of his wound.

'Why, why did he save me after what I said to him? After everything I've done to him he still chose to save me,' she thought.

Andr was shell-shocked, sound unable to fill her ears as she just watched Cupa yank the sword out of him and put pressure on the wound to try and stop the bleeding. She was yelling while tears poured onto his face, trying to get Henry to answer but nothing came. Cupa yelled at Andr to help but when she saw that she was still in shock she stood and smacked her back to reality.

"Andr, I know you don't like humans but you have to-" she was interrupted by Andr moving passed her and picked up the sword.

Wiping it off she cut her hand and spread her violet blood on the wounds, effectively stopping the bleeding.

"This won't hold for long, he needs immediate attention. I'm going to bring him to the Ender castle, tell Iona and the others what happened," she said before putting Henry's arm around her shoulder and teleporting away.

Cupa took off toward Iron Golem kingdom to go and tell Iona of what's happened to her son.

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