I woke up in the middle of a forest again. It was the same as before, no sun in the sky and a thick fog hung in the air and making it almost impossible to see through. I didn't know what to do until I heard the sound of crying.
The sound of it seemed to compel me to follow it. The closer I seemed to get to it, the farther is seemed to go. The crying started to get louder and louder and it was starting to make me feel panicked for some reason.
'Have to find, have to find it.'
That's all I could think about, all that mattered to me. My head started to hurt like at the sound, but felt so familiar, like I heard it somewhere before. As the sound got closer, I saw a clearing in the trees.
Before I could reach it, my body seemed to stop all on its own. I wasn't able to move a finger and just stood there for a moment that is until something strange happened. A group of hooded mods came into the direction of the crying.
Their faced hidden but something odd was about them, a type of uneasy feeling settled in my stomach and a chill go down my spine. The group gathered around the source of the crying and then kneeled down.
In their grasp, they held a baby that wouldn't stop crying until the holding it waved their hand and a dark mist began to crack. For a moment I thought they were about to kill the baby, but instead it closed its eyes and fall into sleep.
The crying however still continued from another source.
"They are strong, even separate they could be capable of extraordinary things," one said.
"We must do something while we have the chance. If they fall into his hands, then Minecraftia is doomed as we know it."
The one who said started to charge what I guessed was their power. Before they could do whatever they were about to do, the one holding the baby gripped their hand and bend it back.
"We will not go as low as to kill a child, it would make us no better than the Pigmen. Leave this one, and we will take this one. If they are apart then it won't come to pass."
Once they left I was able to move again and I went over to where the group was and looked to find the baby that they behind and what I saw shook me to my core. The baby was dressed in the same green onesie that I was when I was a baby.
"What the Nether is going here, why am I seeing all of this?" I said to myself.
You. Are. Mine.
It felt as though my body froze again; an intense fear swelled in chest and stomach as I started to slowly turn around and see a pair of soulless white eyes. I didn't see a body, only the eyes suspended in the air.
They stared straight into my being, as if it was piercing my very soul. I wanted so badly to run away and hide but I was held in place by it. I tried with every fiber of my being to say something but the words seemed to be stuck in my throat.
It was through sheer force that I was able to force out a few words.
"What…are…you?" I asked.
YOU. ARE. MINE.
The sound of its voice was unbelievably loud that the ground started to break apart and fell into an abysmal darkness with the words echoing as loud as they were spoken.
'Wake up, wake up, for the love of Notch, Steel, wake the Nether up!'
My eyes shot open and I woke up out of breath and my heart racing out of control. What was going on with these damn dreams, they've been starting to progress ever since the festival and it was starting to get to me.
No, I couldn't let this shake me. I was taught to never let my fear get the better, to stand strong and look fear in the face with a smile. Atleast that's what Ivory told me.
All that aside, I was awake and I needed to start my day, although I couldn't quite do that when I felt an arm move from my right, and onto my chest. Looking over, I saw that it belonged to a certain wolf princess who was sound asleep and she wasn't wearing her brown jacket.
"What the-"
Before I could finish my sentence, I felt something shift under the blanket at me left and the something grabbed onto my arm. Low and behold it was Andr, stark naked aside from her leggings.
"Mmm, just like that Henry, little more, right there," Andr muttered in her sleep. She must be having some sort of dirty dream about me.
Seeing the two girls with whom I started a relationship with in my room like this was a surprise, one that I wasn't expecting and made me question what happened last night. Though at the moment I couldn't really focus on that, I had to get away.
Making sure to move slowly as to not wake either of them, I got my arms free and managed to sit up and try to reach the end of the bed. That didn't work.
I felt arms lock around my stomach and chest and someone breathing in my right ear that excited me. The familiar smell of wildflowers filled my nose was a dead giveaway as to who it was.
"Where are you going, my little pup?" Lupa whispered before nipping my right ear with her canines without drawing blood.
It felt beyond anything I've felt before and sent shivers throughout my body, yet Lupa stepped it up a notch and started to trail light kisses down to the side of my neck and she started to tease the mark she left when she bit me.
The puncture holes healed quickly but soon a fang shaped scar replaced it, showing that Lupa had claimed me as hers, though I wasn't expecting it to make me feel like I was now.
"It's still early Henry, what say we have ourselves a proper good morning?" she said.
Before I could even speak the jumbled mess that couldn't even pass for English, Andr woke up and joined in and move to my left, her hands moving a little lower and lightly gripping me.
"My, you certainly are befitting of the name 'Steel', feel like messing around a little?" she asked bluntly. Wait, am I not wearing boxers?
There was an awkward silence and Lupa and Andr looked at each other, as if realizing that the other was also occupying the bed other than me. They quickly let me go and started arguing with each other.
"What do you think you are doing here Ender?"
"I could ask you the same question mutt; you're interrupting my morning with Henry. Why don't you go chase your tail for an hour and got sniff another wolf's ass," she said.
Lupa bared her fangs and let out a deep growl but stopped for a moment then crossed her arms, squeezing her breasts while doing so.
"I honestly don't know why he decided to be with you, what with the fact that you've got absolutely nothing upstairs, washboard tits," Lupa retorted with a smirk
Andr's face went red and stood up on the bed. "So what if I don't have a huge rack, Henry prefers my legs anyway," she said while doing a pose.
"Yeah when they're open," Lupa commented.
Things only seemed to escalate from that point and I saw it as my chance to get away before I got caught in the crossfire. I spoke too soon when some Ender magic flew passed me and blasted a crater in my floor.
I was flat on my ass in fear that the next one would find its way to me but, as if Notch was looking out for me at the moment, the door burst opened and in came mom, who was shocked when she saw what was happening and I remembered that was still naked and tried to cover myself.
"Henry sweetie, are you alright," she asked, kneeling next to me.
"No, not really, kind of woke up to some unforeseen circumstances and I almost got blasted to bits. Not the best morning I've had really," I said.
Mom looked and the Andr and Lupa who were still arguing. She spread her arms wide and I knew what she was going to do and covered my ears right before she clapped her hands. The sound was loud enough so that the vibrations felt like a punch in the chest.
Lupa gripped her ears tight since they were ten times stronger than normal; Andr popped her ears to stop the ringing that was caused.
"What the Nether was that for Iona?" Andr asked.
"Well for starters, you two are in my son's room naked and causing trouble early in the morning. Why are you even here?"
"Do we really need a reason; it's to spend some quality time with Henry. Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to get back to that without fleabag here interrupting."
"Not on your life Ender, I was here first."
"Don't I get a say in this?" I muttered under my breath.
Mom stood in between them and me, knowing her, she wasn't letting them anywhere near me.
"Iona, you are one of my oldest friends, but not even you are going to get in my way," Lupa said.
For a moment, I really believed that mom was going to fight her, instead the sound of her arm compartment could be heard and she pulled out something I least expected. From the look of it, it seemed to be a red rubber ball, one that she held in front of Lupa's face.
"I may be a wolf, but even something as cheap as that won't-"
She stopped speaking with mom squeezed it and it squeaked. The once collective wolf princess was now subdued by a cheap toy. Mom proceeded to make Lupa follow the ball while squeaking it, and then tossed it to the far side of the room where she chased and played with it.
Andr laughed hysterically, but she wasn't left out of it. Mom leaned in close to her and I was able to hear here say something that really got to her.
"Counter top chest."
Andr didn't say anything at first, but then she teleported over to the corner with her arms around her knees. "I'm not that flat."
Even I know that was mean to do, but I didn't have time to say anything when mom pick me up and carried me to my bathroom and handed me a towel so that I could cover myself.
"Not how I expected to spend my morning today," I said.
"You and me both, why are you naked?" she asked.
"Your guess is as good as mine, could you grab me some clothes please. I really don't want to go back out there," I said.
Giving me a quick peck on the forehead before leaving me alone, guess was now a good time as any to get ready for the day. While showering, the dream I had seemed to linger at the edge of my thoughts.
The words that shook me echoed: You are mine. What was that even supposed to mean? Not to mention that group of hooded people talking that baby and leaving the other behind to die; was that supposed to be me they left behind?
Was there someone else there that day with me? I was taken by surprise from the spiking headache that made me stagger a bit and from the blood that trickled down my nose.
"Henry, are alright in there?"
Mom's voice startled me and I answered quickly so that she wouldn't suspect anything was wrong, the last thing she needed was be worried over something that probably meant nothing.
"I left your clothes here for you when you get out," she said.
After showering I saw the clothes that were left for me, white jeans, black shirt, and a zip up vest with a high collar and Iron Golem on the left side. When getting out of the bathroom I saw Andr and Lupa on their knees, dressed and getting a lecture from Mom.
She was usually a kind and gentle golem, but when it came to my safety and well-being, her switch flipped and was not the mod to piss off.
"I understand that you two are romantically involved with Henry, but if something like this happens again, don't think I'll use a toy and petty insults like this time."
In that moment, there was a sudden heat that radiated from Mom and the sound of motors going, an engine revving, and hydraulic pistons was evident. The cherry on the cake was that Mom's red eyes started glowing and made the girls shiver.
They both nodded in agreement and looked down in defeat. Lupa pulled out the toy that had turned her into a playful puppy in a matter of seconds.
"C-Can I keep the ball please?" she asked with a heavy blush.
Mom cooled down and patted her head playfully. "Sure, just try not to let something like this happen again."
And with that, she left the room with the three of us to sort out our business. Truth be told, I was a little ticked that they pulled this kind of thing on me early in the morning, and possibly while I was sleeping.
The two of them looked at me with a nervous smile before realizing it wasn't working and kept their heads down.
"Which one of you wants to start explaining this?" I asked.
"I wanted to surprise you when you woke up," Lupa said.
"The reason for me being naked then, which one of you was that?"
"That was me as well; I thought we could cut out the middle man when we wake up."
Atleast she was honest about it; I looked at Andr with a questionable look. She seemed to already know what I was about to ask her; why she was here.
"Well, it's been a week since the incident and I haven't seen since then and because I had to send you so that my father wouldn't know you were there so I decided to come here while you were sleeping. I thought you slept like that so I did the same," Andr said.
I squeezed the bridge of my nose in frustration; I don't let things bother me that easily, but when they do it's hard to let them go. Then again these are the girls that I love, so I guess I could let it slide, but just this once.
A repeat of this would just spell disaster for everyone.
"Let's just keep this between us. The last thing I need is word getting out about this little…incident," I said, my face feeling slightly warm.
They both nodded and stood, looking bashful that it just seemed to make my anger fade. These two beauties just seemed to know how to make that happen, I didn't question it, and just let them come close and kiss my cheeks.
Both had intentions of spending some time with me, though it was of different intentions. The mood wasn't there but I can offer a substitute.
"You two want to hang out today, I don't have anything going on right now so we have the whole day to ourselves," I said.
Lupa and Andr looped their arms around mine and looked happy and the three of left to go about the day.
Meanwhile: Forest Grove, Witch Territory.
I felt a slight chill go down my spine for a moment and looked up to see the flames of my fireplace flare unexpectedly and almost ignite my rug. Something was off today, first that weird dream and now this uneasy feeling.
Oh yeah, forgot, you don't know who I am yet. My name is Charlotte Shade, but my friends call me Charlie, of which I don't have many of. My hair is dark brown and reached down my back, green eyes that helped me persuade any who look at them.
I was wearing a black shirt, black pants with shin high boots and my favorite trench coat. Oh and another thing, I'm a young Witch since I was raised by them ever since I was a baby. They weren't my real family, this I know for sure.
From obvious reasons as it were to go. Anyway, other than the odd dreams and the slight feeling of an invisible presence looming over my shoulder, I was doing fine. Currently I was in my dorm room at Litch Skull, a guild hall that teaches young girls to become Witches.
But despite me not being a real mod like the other in Minecraftia, I exceed even the High Umbra's, the ones who run this guild and are considered to be the most powerful witches here. I found that out after a certain incident that happened a few years back, they thought twice after that.
What with all the strange things that have been happening this week, I haven't been able to really focus on my work lately. Not to mention that was I feeling a bit worried about a friend of mine; they've been gone for a while now, doing something in another region in Minecraftia.
The sudden tapping on my window brought me out of my thoughts, and when I went to open it, something flew in and tackled me to the floor. The one who did it was someone I recognized instantly.
"Mia, is that really you?" I asked.
Mia was my oldest friend; she had pale skin, white hair and red eyes. She wore a faded jacket, plain white shirt, grey jeans and worn sneakers. Not only that but she was a rare type of mod, one that many thought went extinct long ago, she was a vampire.
Mia looked up at me with a big smile that showed off her prominent fangs. She leaned close to me and kissed my cheek and buried her head in my chest.
"I missed you so much Charlie; your warm body, your heartbeat, it drove me mad not being near you. I know I wasn't here to spend time with you on your birthday but I'm here now and I want to catch up for lost time," she said.
I met Mia back when I was 10. Some other witches found her and tried to catch her so that they could use her as an experiment. I saved her life and even went as far as to kill one of the High Umbra's to show the others that they were not to touch her again.
Ever since then, we've been inseparable. Every now and then she would go off somewhere to do Notch knows what but she always brings back interesting trinkets for me.
"What were you off doing this time? You never tell me where it is you're going and when you do leave it's for extended periods of time," I said.
"I was just roaming the outer region for a bit, finding some weird temples and some mineshafts that were leading underground but they were all abandoned. What was weirder was the rumor that I heard earlier."
"What kind of rumor?" I asked my interest now peeked; it wasn't every day you get to hear something new about Mincraftia from someone's own experiences.
"As it would turn out, there's word going out about the Ender princess. Something about a hoard of Pigmen attacked her. Now, get this, the one who risked their life to save them was the prince of the Iron Golems."
Now, I've heard some pretty strange things here in Minecraftia. Some weird constructs that have no real meaning, tunnels leading underground that have already been mined clean, but this certainly took the cake.
The Enders have been a hated lot for a long time and the last thing any mod wants to do is save their princess, ever since the treaty that was enacted some centuries ago there was supposed to be a co-existence of the mods.
Mind you, the term is 'supposed to be', it doesn't necessarily mean that everyone had to like it, or actually follow it for that matter. It has caught my interest.
"What happened to one who saved her, did they die?" I asked.
"No, that's just it. Andr saved them before they could, plus, they even started a relationship."
Shooting up, I made Mia fall onto her back startled. That was a lot to process, not every day you hear something like that; an Ender and an Iron Golem…how would that work exactly.
"That is quite the rumor, kind of makes me want to go and meet this Golem," I said.
I tried to stand up, but the next thing I know, Mia grabbed me and pulled me back onto the bed with her, her hold strong as it was before. She kept her head against my back and her arms around my stomach.
There didn't seem to be an end to this in sight, even if I tried to get her to let go she just held on tighter.
"Mia, what are you doing?" I asked.
"I was away from you for too long, I want to spend some time with you now that I'm back." She started to breathe on neck and it started to tickle. "Plus, I have a special gift that I want to give to you."
"What exactly is it?" I asked, feeling my face heat up every time she I felt her breath on my skin.
"You'll see, just relax and let me take care of everything, my little Charlotte," she whispered into my ear.
This was a somewhat regular thing with between us; don't misinterpret what I mean, Mia just really seemed to enjoy to tease me like this. It was her way of saying that I was hers and no one could touch me. Again, don't misinterpret that.
She was just really possessive. She started to breath on my neck, which made me shiver and my face burn up, why Mia does this was is beyond me. I know fighting her was pointless so I just let her.
"I have some very special gift to give you Charlotte, something precious. It'll hurt pinch for second but I'll be quick," she whispered.
My body started to feel numb for some reason, and my conscious threatened to go under into sleep. The only thing that kept me from doing so completely was the sudden sharp pain that I felt on my neck. I tried to pull away but if I did, Mia's teeth might rip open my neck.
I'm not sure how long it was until it was over, all I know is that I couldn't move; my limbs felt limp and heavy. Mia moved on top of me, a soft smile was on her face along with some of my blood. It was kind of creepy to say the least.
"W-Why?" I asked.
"Sorry for that Charlie, but it's almost over. Right now, I need you to drink this," she said before slashing her wrist.
Mia let her blood drip into her mouth until her she leaned down and kissed me, letting her blood pour down my throat then rubbed my throat to make me swallow. Oddly enough it wasn't that bad.
"We're connected now Charlie, now and forever. Even if you are with some else, they could never be as close to you that like I am," she said, putting her head on my chest.
After a few minutes had passed, the numbness faded and I could move again, though something felt wrong, no that wasn't it, more like…different.
"What did you do to me?" I asked.
"Don't be mad, but I sort of added some of my power inside of you," she said.
"You made me into a vampire?!" I said, startled.
"Not exactly, you have my powers but you don't have to drink blood or stay out of the sunlight. Your strength, sight, hearing have been enhanced, not to mention you magic powers. Are you mad?" she asked.
Truth be told, I was a little miffed that she restrained me and forced her blood down my throat, with a kiss no less. The pain in my neck was still there but was starting to fade. Then again, this was her gift to me; she could've done it for someone else but she chose me.
Reaching out my hand, I lightly pinched her cheek. "You could've told what it is you were about to do; the whole restraining was a bit much for me. Had me going that you were going to eat me," I said, while getting up. "But I'm not mad at you, I could never be mad with you Mia."
My balance was a bit off, and my head started to pound like a bad hangover. What was worse is that my sigh started to fade into grey and I was scared that I was now blind.
"It's alright, just let it set in Charlie," Mia said.
Soon, I was aware of my own heart beating; everything started to come into focus with each beat. I could see the outline of the room, and even the outline of several others around mine. The icing on the cake was that I could see heat signatures of the other witches.
"This amazing, you see like this all the time?" I asked.
"No, just when I need to. Try to switch it off, you're still not used to it just yet," Mia said.
I don't how I managed to do so, but my regular sight came back. The sound of the window opening up made me turn to see the young vampire who looked ready to go.
"You still want to me the Golem, or do want to screw around with your new powers today?" she asked.
I still wanted to go meet this Prince, but it's not every day you get new powers.
"Why not, can't remember the last time I've had some real fun," I said.
Joining her at the window, she wrapped her arm around my waist and we both jumped down and headed into deeper into the grove.
Meanwhile: Iron Golem Kingdom.
The day was certainly an interesting one, what with the issue that took place in my room earlier this morning and my mom's flip being switched as a warning. Other than that, it has been good. Andr and Lupa were walking with me around the kingdom with, and already they were interested in everything.
Some of the residents were a bit uneasy around Andr, since she was, well, an Ender. It threw them for a loop when they found out I had risked my life the way I did to save her. It surprised me to know that neither of them has actually taken the time to look around this place, even more so in Lupa's case.
"I never knew there were so many amazing things here," she said, her tail wagging as she looked through a shop window filled with tinker toys.
"Same; I've never knew that Golems ate food before, this is the best thing I've tasted," Andr said, taking another bit of one the small cakes she bought. Never knew she had a sweet tooth.
"Can't believe you two don't ever just take the time to enjoy the little things the world has to offer," I said.
Lupa's ears dropped and looked a little embarrassed. "I only ever came here to see Iona or to discuss matters on the Pigmen. I never saw the point in indulging in recreational activities, plus I never really had anyone to do it with," she said, her cheeks turning bright.
"I never went anywhere really, mainly because I'm not exactly wanted in most communities and kingdoms," she said, sounding as if that was still a sore subject.
Some of the golems looked at Andr wrong and she started to growl and her nails turned to black talons. Before she could do something stupid, I pulled her close to me and kept her head against my chest, stroking her hair.
"Well, you'll always be welcomed here, by me," I said, pecking her lips.
There was a sudden tug on my side and I saw Lupa looking left out. I couldn't but laugh a bit before kissing her too. As we continued our walk around the kingdom, we started to notice a crowd had started to gather and a cart was being pulled in by mechanical horses.
The girls were awestruck by the spectacle; not every day that you see something like this but I wasn't all that impressed. Reason being, I know who made those steeds and I know who just pulled.
Going through the crowd, I stood in the path of the cart and made it stop. Everyone looked at me funny, not really expecting me to do this.
"Henry, what are you doing?" Lupa asked.
"Greeting an old friend; HEY! I know you didn't just come back and not say hi to me Gear Heart," I said. To the one driving the cart pulled back the hood of their cloak and smiled.
The one in question was an old friend and teacher of mine, one I've known since I first took up the sword. They forged my first sword when I was 14 and taught me much crafting unique weaponry. Gear Heart looked a little younger than my mom.
Her hair was longer though and was a bit more heavily build. Her right eye was busted from an injury that she got going toe to toe with an Elite Pigman, long before I was born. Gear Heart walked off the cart, and before she could even speak, I already had my arms around her neck in a tight hug.
She returned the gesture with full force, making my spine crack loud enough for everyone to here.
"I can't believe it's been a whole year since I last saw you Steel, wow, a lot can happen in that long of time," she said.
"If you only knew," I said, glancing over at the girls.
"Come on, let's get to the shop; I've some stories to tell you."
Gear Heart's shop was…well it was sort of hard to explain what it was really. She collected a wide verity of objects and relics from all over Minecraftia. There origins are unknown, as well as their functions, but that's what she's for.
Not only that, but she was crafter of unique weaponry, in fact, she was the one who taught me that there is no such thing as a bad weapon. Lupa and Andr looked around, curious as to what was around the shop, though I should probably tell them not to touch any of the stuff they were looking at.
Some the stuff that was around the shop, me and the Gear Heart actually built together, though not all of them were meant to kill others.
"You kids want anything? I think I've some drink stored in the back; I can't remember," Gear Heart said.
"That'd be nice," Andr said absently, looking at a large steam powered engine that was meant for a one Gear Heart's mechanical horses.
It felt kind of nice having them here with me; it was usually only me who came here, other than the human mods who work as traders or craftsmen looking for new designs. Just the fact they so an interest makes it worth it bringing them here.
Gear Heart came back with a large bottle and four mugs. After clearing one of the tables, we all sat down and drank; surprising enough it was beer, really strong beer. I had to suppress a cough as to not seem rude to my old teacher.
"Nice huh? Seemed only right that I share this with you Steel, what with you being a man now and because I missed your birthday," she said.
"Thanks for my first taste of alcohol. Better not let my mom find out you gave this to me, or else you'll piss her off worse than what these two did this morning," I said with a smirk.
"What happened this morning?"
Before I could answer, both Andr and Lupa clamped their hands over my mouth to keep me from talking about it.
"Oh, by the way, I've got something that might interest you Henry," Gear Heart said, going through a sack pulling out some old books.
"No way, you actually found more?" I said, grabbing them and flipping through the pages to look at every schematic there was.
Every now and then, Gear Heart finds books or diagrams of machines or weapons that were made in Minecraftia. We've even made a few attempts to make some of them, though it didn't exactly work the way we wanted them to.
"Found those off the coast, near a fishing town. This old mod said that they've had them for a while and wanted to get rid of them, said they gave off a bad feeling so they sold them cheap. I don't exactly blame them either; some of the things in there don't exactly spread good fortune."
I understood what she was talking about; some of the things in these books look as if they could do some damage if the wrong hands got a hold of them. I tried to reach for another one, but Gear Heart slapped her hand on it.
There was a grim expression on her face; her broken eye started to flicker more sporadically. It was off putting; I've never seen her act like that before, she was usually more cutback and bombastic, only getting serious when she works.
"Henry, I love you, as if you were made from my one shell and gears, but there are some things that I can't trust you with, this being one of them."
"Wait, if you're Henry's teacher than surely you can trust him with knowledge such as this; he has the right to know," Lupa said.
Gear Heart's eyes moved into her direction, making Lupa stiffen up.
"What would you do to protect those dear to you princess? Would you lie, deceive or keep secrets from them if it meant that they would be safe?" she asked, placing her free hand over her damaged eye.
They might not have understood what she was implying, but I got a bit of it. I placed my hand over the one that was holding the book, catching her by surprise.
"I won't stick my nose where it doesn't belong and I won't ask about them; this will be our secret," I said.
A moment passed between us before she finally smiled and intertwined her fingers with mine.
"Thanks Steel. Come on, let's not waste this drink, plus I've got stories to tell."
I was glad things settled down; maybe it'll be enough to help me forget that weird dream from this morning, and those white eyes.
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