Hey ya'll, it's Enderdeath! I hope you're having a great day, but I don't know if I'll make it any better with this new chapter... So yeah. This chapter has 1,451 words. NOTE: I do not own Mianite, any YouTubers mentioned, Minecraft, and really, I don't own anything except the idea. ALSO: I am not claiming the real Declan actually deals with this sort of thing, nor do I; this is purely fantasy.

Chapter 6

Dec laughed, the hot wind sweeping the hair away from his eyes. He wrapped his arms tighter around Kat's neck, clinging to her empty ribcage with his legs. Never in his life did Dec dream that riding a Wither would be so much fun.

User flew along beside them, grinning like a maniac. Once he had learned Kat was a friend he had been more than happy to let Kat carry Dec through the Nether. User was always right there though, never more than a few feet away from Kat. Kat didn't seem to mind and Dec knew it was because they wanted to make sure he didn't fall into the lava far, far below.

But to be honest, Dec didn't mind the extra safety measures either. He didn't particularly want to become a deep-fried demigod.

"Isn't this amazing? Flying, I mean?" User called, leaning slightly forward to increase his already quick speed.

"It's the best feeling ever!" Dec yelled back, letting out a thrilled scream when Kat dropped down suddenly to avoid smashing Dec's head into a stalactite of glowstone.

"I see you're enjoying yourself," Kat chuckled. "Hold on tight, Declan. We're going to take a sharp turn."

Dec grasped Kat's collarbone firmly as she swung around a pile of netherrack, barely missing a zombie pigman's outstretched sword. The pigman squealed in surprise, dropping his golden sword as he stared at the strange flying procession.

Dec felt disappointment rise as he saw the faint purple glow of the Nether portal. Kat slowed down and lowered herself down to the ground, letting Dec clamber off of her back.

"Thanks for the ride, Kat," Dec murmured, leaning on a piece of netherrack to keep him upright. User landed and came over, letting Dec wrap his left arm around his shoulders to help support him.

"No problem! It was fun!" Kat flashed three grins at Dec, her left head adding in a bit of laughter. She rose back into the air without another word and flew away speedily.

User stared at the trail of wither smoke in Kat's wake, half-smiling.

"Come on, Dec, let's get you home," User helped Dec over to the portal. Dec glanced behind him, seeing the looming structure of his father's temple through the red mist. Dec still found it hard to believe that Dianite was his father, but it fit all the strange events that had happened in his life, such as only being able to talk to Nether mobs. Overworld mobs were mute to him, which made sense since they were in Mianite's domain.

"Declan?" Dec turned around and met User's gaze. "Are you ready?"

Dec suddenly felt nervousness take hold of him. "What – what will the others say once I'm back?" Dec trembled. "I don't want them to chase me away again."

"Number one, every living thing in the Overworld has been scouring the land for you, Dec. Tucker and Jordan have thrown aside everything to search every corner of the world. Champwan and Tom are so distraught they can barely even help with the search. Aurey can't walk by your house anymore without bursting into tears and Sonja is praying desperately to Mianite every day. Number two, if for any reason, any of those people wanted you gone, they would have to get through me," User eyes were filled with a hard determination.

Dec half-smiled, stepping into the swirling purple portal. There was a loud swooshing sound and Dec blinked, back in the courtyard of his old home. He heard User teleport through as well, but Dec suddenly gasped, his hand going to his head as a wave of unexpected dizziness washed over him.

User caught the priest before he collapsed, grunting a little bit. Dec blinked several times, his vision still blurry and swimming like he had nausea.

"I don't think that portal was good for me," Dec murmured right before he blacked out.

XxX

Dec awoke lying on a soft bed under two thick woolen blankets. He recognized the house he was in as User and Twisted's house and guessed that User had carried him there after he had fallen unconscious.

Dec sat up and with a sudden twinge of surprise, realized his arm didn't hurt anymore. When he glanced down at his arm, the skull outline was no more than pale white scars.

"Good morning Dec," Dec jumped, startled at the sound of Twisted's voice. The half-wizard was leaning casually against the opposite wall, his brown leather jacket slung over his shoulder. He smiled when he saw Dec looking at him and walked over to Dec's side. "How are you feeling?"

"Not quite so wretched," Dec responded, his voice sounding raspy. "I could use some water though."

"I'm not surprised," Twisted smirked, placing his hand on Dec's forehead to check for a fever. "You've been out of it for three days but at least it's given you time to heal."

"Three days?" Dec asked. Twisted nodded, raising Dec's arm to check on his scars. Dec didn't protest, instead just watching as the half-wizard nodded as if he was pleased. "Has User told the others yet?"

"Yesterday," Twisted responded, sitting down on the edge of Dec's bed. "I thought Champwan was going to break down our door he wanted to see you so badly, but User convinced him to wait until you regained enough strength to withstand an overjoyed hug."

Dec laughed, his eyes sparkling with a humour that had been lost for so long. "And everyone else?"

"Well let's see," Twisted thought for a few seconds. "Aurey was crying out of joy, Sonja practically melted from relief, Tucker was so happy you had been found, Jordan couldn't even speak he was so emotional, and Tom was just smiling like crazy, but sobbing at the same time."

Dec smiled, closing his eyes for a heartbeat. "Can I go outside for a little while? Just to sit on a bench or something and get some fresh air?" Twisted nodded and helped Dec up out of his bed.

Dec took one shaky step after another until he reached the stairs. Twisted almost had to carry Dec down the stairs to make sure the priest wouldn't trip and fall. After that, Dec slowly hobbled out of the door and with Twisted's help, sat down on a bench just outside the house.

"I need to go inside and fix dinner. Will you be alright out here on your own?" Twisted asked. Dec snorted in amusement.

"Yes, mother," Dec smirked. Twisted rolled his eyes and walked back into the house, leaving outside in the garden. Dec smiled, inhaling in the scent of fresh air. He noticed a bright orange blur rapidly approaching User and Twisted's house and eventually, the blur faded into Sonja.

"Declan!" Sonja cried, voice bright with happiness. She skidded to a halt in front of Dec, her leaf-green eyes shining. "You're really back!"

"Course I am," Dec joked. "Why wouldn't I be?"

Sonja grinned. "I'm just so thrilled you're finally back! We were all getting so worried!"

Dec's smile slowly faded and his eyes darkened. "All of you?" He challenged, "Because last time I saw Jordan it looked like he never wanted to see me again."

Sonja's face fell. "We trialed him for breaking the rules in the arena and he claimed he didn't know what came over him. We still made him pay diamonds as a fine, but he was really upset."

"Was he now?" Dec hated to dampen Sonja's bright, bubbly nature but he had a sneaking suspicion it was all a ruse. Sonja visibly deflated.

"We never meant to hurt you, Dec," Sonja murmured. "I – please, whatever you do, don't run away again. Please."

"Why shouldn't I?" Dec grumbled. "If you don't like me, then just say it outright."

"Dec!" Sonja pleaded. "That's what I'm trying to tell you! Wedo like you! We don't want you to leave!"

"Declan!" Dec jerked his head around, hearing the sound of User's voice. User was standing at the beginning of the path leading to the house, staring at Dec. "What are you -"

"Go away," Dec growled, glaring at User with an unfathomable hatred in his eyes. "You should have just left me to die. No one needs you."

Almost as soon as the words escaped his lips, Dec wanted to take them back. He wanted to run to User and apologize.

But it was too late.

User, complete shock and betrayal glimmering in his eyes, met Dec's gaze for a second.

Then, User turned and ran, his sobs breaking Dec's heart with every step the distraught wizard took away from him.

Now User was gone.

And it was all Dec's fault.

I think everyone in Mianite needs to attend anger management sessions...

Random Observation: I forgot to mention in THS that Twisted was keeping his outfit of black jeans, white T-shirt, and brown leather jacket.

TheAmazingQwerty: Yay! Kat is awesome!

DiamondScribe: *sings Tom's feels chant*

MyBrokenHeart123: SO MANY FEELZ! And thanks!

Ianitethecookie: So much sadness coming...

RusYRP: User did do good, but Dec snapped and things are gonna happen...