A/N Hello, hello~I so have not become obsessed with the Five Night's at Freddy's lore. Totally not. *glances away* Anyhow, it's me, Soul, and like usual I come bearing another chapter…And some sad news…
I'm going to start updating my stories every other week.
*dodges a bunch of tomatoes* Levi, would you stop doing that?!
Levi: *sighs and walks out of the room with a box full of tomatoes*
But I will never give up on any of my stories. So you'll all still get to read both A Hero's Destiny and The Reborn King and Entwined Worlds. Back to other things now.
ANNOUNCEMENT: The poll is still up, you guys. Even if you're someone who just follows the story, please vote. And if you're a guest, the options are back in Chapter 16.
Disclaimer-I don't own Minecraft. Microsoft does, and Herobrine belongs to his original creator. Ari's skin is a reference to Legend of Zelda and that is owned by Nintendo.
Reviews are appreciated, like always. Same thing with questions for all the characters-Myself included. Now onto the guest review!
Ravenstar-You're just like me! I thought that nickname was genius. Unfortunately, Mr. E's name is revealed at the end of this chapter, so that name won't be in use all that long. *sighs, then gasps* I'm an idiot, aren't I? I forgot all about that scene. And I call myself the writer of this story.
Chapter 17:
Puppy Division
"Come on, Gwen! You have to play with the puppies!" Aria shted to the blue-eyed cat girl.
Gwen simply gestured to her tail, which was swaying behind her at the current moment. Aria grinned sheepishly. As she started to turn away, Alex suddenly spoke. "Dogs don't immediately hate cats-" She pushed a white puppy towards Gwen's face. The puppy started to wag its tail, and she found herself being licked by the small dog.
A second later she was playing fetch with the puppy, who was a girl upon inspection. "Um…Steve, could I keep this one?" She questioned. The miner nodded with a grin on his face-He was in the middle of petting his beloved companion. "What I should I call you?" She held the puppy in front of her face, staring into her green eyes.
"Woof?" The puppy said, tilting her head in a way that made an aww escape Gwen's lips.
"How does Snow sound?"
Her tail wagged faster than before, and the newly dubbed Snow buried her face in Gwen's white dress. Gwen's gaze traveled to each member of the growing group-Orpheus and Pandora seemed to have chosen the same puppy-A brown one with Snow's green eyes. Levi was perfectly content with sitting with Voices, who was watching the puppies with interest. Alex had fallen in love with one that looked to be Snow's twin. And Aria was in the middle of cuddling with a dark brown one.
She looked to the edge of the clearing to see Kane silently watching them all. The look in his eyes-It was as if he was trying to see into their souls-made a shiver race up her spine. She still hadn't had the courage to admit that he was the teenager she had seen in her visions. Wouldn't it be smarter to wait and see?
A puppy cautiously crept towards him-This one had black fur, as black as Voices', and looked up at the teenager with a pair of curious dark brown eyes. The puppy was definitely the runt of the litter. The descendant of the princess stared down at the puppy with confusion as it suddenly jumped at his legs.
Gwen waited to see some sort of angry expression, or something akin to disgust, but he instead leaned down and picked the small pup.
He gently cradled it in his arms, petting its stomach. A smile tugged on the edges of his lips.
"I don't think Steve would mind if you kept it…" Gwen suddenly said, walking over to him. Snow had to run to keep up with her.
Steve gave a nod. The smile grew larger at the miner's response. Kane put the puppy back down on the ground and let it run over to its sister, who was currently peeking out from behind Gwen's legs. "His name is Arrow." Kane said.
Gwen watched the two play for a minute before looking up at the taller Kane. "Are you interested in archery?" She questioned.
Kane shook his head. "The name reminds me of someone I have known for a long time."
"Oh…" She sensed that he didn't want to say too much about his friend, so she decided to avoid asking for a name. Gwen glanced back at Kane. Why did she so badly want to tell him what she had seen in a vision? He was the princess' descendant, wasn't he? Did he have the ability to see visions, and was that the reason why? "…Since you're the prophetess' descendant, do you have visions too?"
Kane thought for a second before replying. "Very rarely. The ability may have grown weaker over the past generations."
"What do you do when you have a vision? How do you figure out what it means?" She asked urgently.
"I'm guessing that you had a vision." Kane said.
She nodded.
"Do you want to talk about it inside?"
She hesitantly repeated the gesture. The two started to go inside, their puppies racing over to their mother along with their siblings.
Orpheus and Alex cast worrisome glances in her direction as they entered the house.
"The first thing that I do is try to remember each detail of the vision." He began. "What happened in the vision you saw?"
Gwen knew that it wasn't wise to trust a stranger that she barely knew, but she still spoke. She closed her eyes in an effort to focus. "There was a man who radiated darkness…He was in the End-No." She opened her eyes. "He wasn't a man. He was some sort of deity…A god maybe? He went past all of these diamond orbs and into a room where he looked at a story called The Dark King. He seemed upset by it."
Kane gave a nod. "Usually there is more than one part to a vision. Tell me what else you saw."
"There was darkness spreading throughout the forest around here, and Orpheus-He's the Dark Mage-looking shocked."
"Is that all?"
Gwen stared at him. How had he known that she hadn't told him it all? She took a deep breath before speaking again. Her hesitation remained as she said, "I saw you in the forest…Before the darkness and Orpheus."
"I see." She missed the nervousness in his eyes, missed the way he tightly gripped his jeans underneath the kitchen table. "That is interesting…What do you believe is the meaning?"
She shifted uncomfortably. "I'm not sure." She was actually very certain she knew their meanings. Gwen was positive that Kane had to do with the darkness, and had to do with the look on Orpheus' face. "Who do you think that deity was?"
Kane started to give a small shrug, only to stop midway. "My father used to tell me of a god once. None know who he serves…He is the creator of the End. That could have been who you saw."
"What is his name?" She questioned quietly, her voice small. Was this god of the End a villain that they would have to face?
"Dark Prince Kaze."