Skys POV:
Herobrine turned to us, his head down as he started to talk. The sun was starting to rise, and I noticed that vision lasted the whole night. The magic in the area seemed to grow, and I am sure Deadloxs eyes turned red again, and he nearly fainted, but I think it was just a side affect from the vision, because I was stumbling a little as well.
"I lost my humanity, I forgot I was human once. I forgot my brother, and I betrayed him. I enter this forest on a whim, and my mind becomes slowly fixed...I betrayed my brother by killing his people." He clutched his chest again, almost as though he wanted to feel his heart still there. "I killed so many innocents permenatly. I forgot that mobs had no mind, and I thought that I myself was a mob..." I cut him off from talking. I understood what he was saying. He never meant to do harm. Notch had always told us that he never remembered him, and Notch never wanted to fight Herobrine on their many encounters, although we never knew that they were brothers.
"What is done in the past cannot be undone, that is true, " I saw Herobrine looked a little depressed, and my amulet glowed with more power since that one time, long ago."But what is important is to use the present to change the future. Come with us on our adventure, and join Team Crafted. I know that it is still possible to find your soul." The words left my mouth before I could register them myself. I looked up at the sunrise. "If it wasn't possible, then why are we here. You came on a whim and we came on a vision, so that means we might be able to save you."
Herobrine sighed, and then nodded slightly. "All right, I shall join your group, but what if I lose my mind again when we leave this forest." I was wondering the same thing, but Mitch walked forward with a peice of paper in his hand. "How did you find that?"
"Lucky find. If you feel your sanity slipping, then look at this picture with you and King Notch to remind yourself what happened." Herobrine chuckled at the picture, his eyes glowing slighly. "Thank you." Before I could tell the new Team Crafted to head out, the villagers started to run at us again. They didn't even pay attention to Herobrine, who was preparing a spell of some sort, and I truly thought that he was about to kill the villagers. Then my vision went black and I let out a not girly scream as gravity seemed to stop working, grabbing and hugging the closest thing to me. I felt wind a second later, and closed my eyes. Next thing I knew, I hear laughing and someone trying to push me off them.
"Get off, all I did was teleport us out of the forest. Can someone get him off me?" I instantly reconized the voice and opened my eyes to find that I was hugging Herobrine with a deathgrip. I let go, look at the map and our surroundings, and walk the direction we need to go silently, and I could feel a glare pointed at me, while the others kept laughing.
-Timeskip brought to you by a possible appearance by Crainer-
After a bit of walking, and glancing at the map, we entered Forest Den. It was mostly forest, and most villages around here won't like Jerome. Mitch and Jerome are from here, but I'm sure I remember something about the locals in a small war with the Baccas. A glance at Jerome showed that he was on edge. Mitch looked a little protective of his friend, then I notice something. My hand went to my head, but I didn't feel my budder helmet, and I stopped walking. I turn to the group, who are now chuckling. Herobrine only had a neutral face.
"Who took my budder helmet while I was thinking?" It was basically a weakness. If I get to thinking, then I kind of forget about my surroundings. Everyone started to laugh, and Jason fell from laughing so hard, which caused all of us, aside from Herobrine who looked confused, to start laughing harder. Once I cought my breath from laughing at Jason, I noticed Deadlox had a knowing face, and I tackled him. "Where is the budder? I swear I will tickle you Deadlox." I couldn't help but laugh as he pouted.
"I don't have the butter helmet I swear." I laughed at him. He never really used budder in battles, only diamond or TNT.
"Clearly you are not worthy of the budder." I say as I stand. I look over my laughing group trying to figure out who stole it.
"Butter?" It was Herobrine, the first words I have heard him say since I accidently hugged him. I turn to him, and start laughing myself. He was wearing my budder helmet, how I didn't notice earlier, was beyond me. I was about to explain how I called gold budder, but he started to talk again. "I don't think this particular substance is made of what you call butter." I gasp, he didn't know what butter was. I instanly start digging through my pack for the edible kind.
"Herpbrine, have you even eaten for the hundred years that budder has been around?" I ask as I search for the elusive goodness. Husky was basically trying to get me to spare him from the delicous budder.
"I havent eaten since I became a demon of sorts." I sigh and hand him the budder.
As he ate the budder, I decided to ask him a question. "Why did you take my budder helmet?" He glances at me, his eyes glowing slightly.
"I can't kill you for hugging me, so I took your...butter helmet and It's mine now." He deadpanned, which caused me to wonder if he had a sense of humor or not. I was glad that he liked budder, though. Then Deadlox jumped into a tree, looking into the distance.
"Look a beacon, that means theres a city nearby!" He called out to us. Jason flew up a ways with his jetpack to measure the distance.
"It's Approximately ten chunks away, maby a three hour walk with no breaks." Jason said as he landed. Herobrine coughed to get our attention.
"And how do you think humans will react to me?" Mitch seemed to get an idea, and dug around in Jeromes pack.
"Hey, did you really put your random stuff in my pack?" Jerome pouted, and Mitch said that he did put some random things into the pack. After a few minutes, he pulled out a hoodie. It was red with yellow designs. He handed it to Herobrine, and he put it on. If he closed his eyes, his whole face would be in shadow unless you looked closely. "How is he susposed to see. You can't see with your eyes closed...can you?" asked Husky.
"Of course, it's a simple spell, and It takes very little concentration." Herobrine said, and he turned to Ssundee. "I forgot to ask earlier, but how come you can have visions?"
Ssundee chuckled at Herobrine, "Well, Hero, I'm part witch. In my sleep I can have visions. Also what is that spell to see with your eyes closed? Does it take aura too, I can use magic as well, but my aura is stronger than my magic." Herobrine looked at Ssundee silently and said, "That's for me to know and for you to find out when you can control magic better." Ssundee pouted, and again, everyone but Herobrine laughed. We started to walk towards the city, mabe we could find something about the treasure there.
"Wait..." Herobrine stopped walking and we turned to face him. Since we weren't near the town, his eyes were open. "Did you just call me Hero?"
"Well, It's a nickname." answered Husky for Ssundee, and I saw Mitch have a smile on his face.
"Like yours is Fish?" He asked and then hid behind Jerome as Husky took out a handful of daggers, I swear, he used to be an assasin. Deadlox held him back from trying to kill Mitch. "I am not a FISH."
-Timeskip-
Herobrines POV:
I stare at Team Crafted as they goofed around. Because I have no soul anymore, I am sure I cannot feel whatever happiness that they can feel, but I have tried to make a few half-hearted jokes, and it seemed like they enjoyed the one where I stole Commander Skys butter helmet. I know it's actually gold, but calling it after that tasty butter has grown on me. I gave it back to him once he told me the reason as to why he wears the helmet. I guess they have a system for when they are attacked, although I'm going to have to ask one of them how to understand Morse code. Sure, I know every other code, but I never found an instructional thing to understand Morse code. As we neared the city, I noticed how Soldier Jason became more serious.
"We are on a mission, and not to mention that some of those pedestrians wont like Jerome. We need to keep our gaurd up, and we need to act more serious." Team Crafted agreed, and I'm sure is saw a flicker of light brown around Soldier Mitch as he became protective of his friend. I wonder if he can use his aura as well, if only I still had mine.
"What do I do if we are initiated into a battle Commander Sky?" I ask, and I hear someone groan, possibly annoyed at how I use titles with their names. Maby I was using the idea of nicknames wrong.
"No killing unless absolutely necissary. But if you see a member of the squid army, kill on sight. Also, why are you using titles, Hero?"
"You gave me a nickname, so I made nicknames Commander Sky." I gave him a confused look, even if he couldn't see my face within the hood of the jacket Soldier Mitch gave me.
"Wow...For someone as old as Minecraftia, you really need to learn how nicknames work." chuckled Second-in-command Deadlox. I look towards my feet, wondering if I should call them something else.
"I'll stick with titles for now, just so they know for a fact that you are an army, so they won't attack Soldier Jerome." Soldier Mitch nodded towards me. If he was from this area, then why doesn't he hate his friend as well. I decide not to ask as we enter the city. I kept my eyes closed as we walked through the crowds.
-small timeskip of ten minutes-
And, I lost Team Crafted. There are so many people here, that I was being pushed one direction, and it was so loud they couldn't hear me calling. Now, I am in someplace called a hub. That means that minigames are played here, and I was about to start one. I catch sight of someone and walk towards them, tapping their shoulder. He turned around to face me. He wore a suit and red sunglasses. I reconize him as the famous Captain Sparklez.
"Yes, how can I help you stranger?" asked Captain Sparklez. I shuffel my feet, facing towards the ground.
"I'm Hero, and I've been separated from my group." He gave me a fake apologetic look.
"Where did you see your friends last?" he seemed a little skeptical, but I couldn't tell why.
"Well, I wouldn't call them friends, more like aquantances, and I have no idea where I saw them last. A large swarm of people pushed me away from them, also, where am I at the moment?" The famous Minecraftian chuckled.
"You, Herobrine, are about to join a Hunger Game." I gasp, both because I didn't know if me being here will glitch the system and that he knew who I was.
"How..WHAT?!" I basically shouted at him, although it didn't draw attention from the group of people around us. He chuckled and lowered his glasses, his brown eyes flashing blue for a second.
"I can tell that you have no aura Herobrine, now tell me the truth, why are you here." He crossed his arms, a scowl on his face. I growled a little, which possibly sounded inhuman because his face showed fear for a second.
"What I am telling you is the truth. I regained my sanity and joined Team Crafted, of which I was seperated from. Also my nickname Soldier Ssundee gave me is Hero, so it wasn't a lie as well." Captain Sparklez seemed a little suprised, which soon turned to horror.
"Once the game starts and names off the players, They will say your real name, not Hero. This is going to be suprising, and it's only noon." I sigh, he was correct. I wanted to ask him what to do, when we were teleported and my vision went black.
"May the odds be ever in your favor." The games had begun.
I waited in silence while they were naming the players for this round. I was worried for the first time in a milenia, and I didn't want to scare anyone anymore. I hope they just end the game the second my name is said. Because we haven't spawned yet, no one knew what was going to happen.
"Captain Sparkelz and finally...Herobrine?" We spawned, and the game had started. I stood there as the others ran away, not even getting the loot, and I sighed. I had seen plenty of horror movies to know that chasing them to try and get them to see you were not evil, never works. I silently walked the other direction, confusing those still within the spawn area. I was going as pacififst as possible. An arrow wizzed past my head, but I just continued to walk silently. I wanted to teleport out of the game, but the game would glitch and probably break, putting many lives at stake permenatly. I saw a small house after a few minutes of aimlessly walking around, and entered it. When I closed the door, I heard someone gasp, which meant I wasn't alone. I tried to speak as soft as possible, to not scare whoever was there.
"I'm not going to kill anyone. The only reason I am here is because a group of people shoved me through a game chooser as they walked past." I heard shuffling, and I try again to not scare them as I move slowly away from the door. "If you want to run, you can, or you can ask me to leave. I am playing this game as pacifist as I can, so you don't need to worry about me killing you." I sat on the ground on the left side of the hut, watching as other players try to play the game like normal. Very few cannons had sounded. I hear a trapdoor, and turn my head towards the sound. It was someone with blond hair and a blue shirt with a flower on it. He seemed familiar, but I couldn't place who he was until he started to talk.
"Y-your seriously n-ot g-going to kill me?" It was Crainer, Soldier Ssundees friend. I found myself wondering if he found out Ssundee was half witch yet, but I didn't ask him.
"No, I won't hurt you. I entered this game by mistake." I answered.
"H-how do I know?" I sigh as he stutters. I wonder why he even joined a game like this in the first place.
"Back when I killed people, my sanity wasn't intact. Resently it has been fixed, and I have joined Team Crafted on their quest for something. Soldier Mitch gave me this jacket in order to hide my identity, but it seems I have been found out. Also, is it true that the people outside the game can watch it?" It took a second, but he slowly nods. And I chuckle, even if I didn't feel happy. "If only Commander Sky was watching, he might be able to help. I cannot die, which means in Deathmatch I am going to have to kill someone to end this game. We are already pressed for time as is. Can't I be kicked for hacking or something, I am basically as powerful as Notch, so I can just be kicked from the game...right?"
Crainer looked as though he was in thought for a second before he answered. "You have to do something Hack worthy, I think." I start to float off the ground. "Like this?"
Some text appeared, and I scowled. Unable To Kick Player. I cursed in my head and stopped floating. "Welp, at least they tried." Suddenly multiple cannons shoot, almost as though people forgot about me, or they were too scared to continue the game. I looked towards Crainer, and I really hoped I didn't have to kill him in Deathmatch. For some reason, killing someone seemed less fun than what it was a day ago, maby the fact that I now had my sanity. "Would you rather me kill you or Captain Sparklez, I'm sure he's still alive."
"I don't know...the game seemed fun before it started, even if I can respawn its scary." I heartlessly laughed a little. "I've killed you before, why are you scared now?"
"I dunno, maby it's a human thing..." He trailed off as he stared at me. There was an odd feeling in my hollow chest, but I didn't know what it was. Before I could say anything to break the tension, We were teleported to Deathmatch. It was Crainer, Captain Sparklez, and I. Crainer and Captain Sparklez fought for a while, of course, Captain Sparklez was the winner as another cannon sounded.
"We meet again, Herobrine." said the famous player. "So can you be killed, or is there only one way to end the game?" I started a spell, symbols appearing around me.
"It's impossible to kill me, but I can end the game without you feeling any pain." He looked quizically at the spell, and I shot a lightning bolt at him before his mind could process it, and the game finally ended with a final cannon sound. Everything turned black, and after a few minutes, I was back in the city, everyone staring at me. I stood there, not knowing what to do, when someone put a hand on my shoulder. It was Captain Sparklez.
"Your right, I didn't feel it, but you should have warned me before you gave me a heart attack." I look at him, again feeling something within my chest, and I think I actually laughed truthfully for the first time in a melinia. "I shall try that next time." I then see Commander Sky approaching, and Captain Sparklez left. I walk over to him, my hood down, and my eyes shining brightly but not menacingly. Some people looked as though they wanted to run while others stared in curiosity. Others were confused as to why Commander Sky nor Captain Sparklez didn't attack me.
"Commander Sky, I am sorry for the inconvienence of me not knowing how to get through a crowd." I say, and Commander Sky only chuckled. He started to walk in a seemingly random direction, and I followed him.
"It's fine Hero, I left the others at the park."
-Timeskip-
Jeromes POV:
I glared at the person staring at me. I only wanted to pet a duck, but it turned into me getting lost. I really hated this place, and I wanted Mitch near me. The person staring at me didn't leave, so I decided to flash my fangs at him. He was following me as I walked deeper into the park. We had watched a little of the Hunger Games before Sky went to go and get Herobrine. For some reason, I want to treat him like a regular friend, even if he has killed me hundreds of times. I could tell Mitch was having trouble to not tell him a joke earlier this morning. I wondered if he really could still feel without a soul, I asked Ssundee, but he didn't know. I went to sit on a bench by some people, when that strange person hit me in the back of the head with a shovel. He probably thought I would go down in one hit because he seemed confused, his shovel was broken as as well when he hit me. I let my fangs get sharper and my eyes turned red as I turned towards the person.
"What was that for?" I growled at him, and I'm sure he wet his pants as he tried to run away, but Mitch seemed to appear in front of the person. I know he just walked from behind a tree, but I am sure he scared the man more than I did. I swear a brown shine was around him as he glared the man down.
"Did you just try to hurt my friend?" The person fainted, and I stared silently. I never knew Mitch could sound so scary, but he seemed to be drawing a scene, so I grabbed his arm and led him away from the rucus. He can be very protective of his friends if any of us got hurt, and I remember once that someone was bullying Jason for wearing a space suit and he kicked the fudge out of the bully. I'm sure he didn't leave the hospital for a month, and Mitch was grounded for quite a while, it was back before we became Team Crafted. After a ways away from the growing group of people, I turned to my friend.
"Thanks dude, I really didn't want to start a battle in this place." I thanked him, but he waved it off, like always.
"No need to thank me ami (French for friend), I would've done it anyways. Now let's get back to the group, I'm sure Sky has found Herobrine by now." I nod and he leads us back to where the team was watching ducks, a group of people on the other side watching Herobrine.
Herobrines POV:
I stared at the ducks within the pond, and they stared back. A large group was growing on the other side of the pond, but I paid them no mind. They were mallard ducks that were native to this area of Minecraftia, but they became rarer around Craft City. I started to wonder why Captain Sparklez was here in the first place, and if he was part witch like Soldier Ssundee, then I saw a little girl walk towards me in the corner of my eye.
"Are you okay?" Asked the little girl. She had pind curly hair and large blue eyes. She seemed to be around the age of five, and her mother looked horrified. She was probably afraid I would kill her.
"Whatever do you mean?" I had no idea what she meant by that. She probably though I was sick because of my eyes, or maby she's noticing something I am not. She takes a few more steps forward, and puts a hand on my chest, her father I guess, starts to walk over.
"Your breathing is wrong mister." I chuckle mirthlessly a little at the kid, and pat her head.
"I don't have a heart anymore kid. I kind've been breathing wrong since then. I'm fine though, so no worries." The father picked up his kid, and quickly walked away. The little kid shouted for me to get better, and I felt something well in my chest again for a second. It was so confusing, and I'm sure someone took a picture with their phone. I turned towards Soldiers Mitch and Jerome, who just showed up. Soldier Mitch looked very mad for some reason.
"I doubt we will find any clues here, only people who want to hurt my ami." We all agree to leave the town, and Commander Sky checks the map to see which direction we go next. I look over his shoulder and notice something. I snatch the map from him and look closely at the map, my eyes glowing a slight magenta.
"Trials for those who seek my treasure. Peice together the tests to form what can be the true path towards...That is all I can read." I look up at the group, and we all wondered what it meant. I look up towards the sun, wondering what trials ahead we might face.
Hi, this was going to be a two part chapter, but I decided to write it into one. If there is any critique you want to give me, it is welcome. *Spoiler for Undertale True Pacifist run ahead.* The reason as to why I put the word save like that when Sky was talking to Herobrine was because in Undertale when you save Asriel, he can feel even though he has no soul. And no, this story is not a rip off from Undertale, I just want to put some sort of reference there. I also put a reference to one of Sky's machinima(I think that's what it is called) videos. If you can find it, you get a cookie. (::) (::) -Those are cookies, not crackers.