traitor - dreamsmp [DISCONTINUED]

3 - realisation

word count: 1049 words

tw: mentions of violence

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sounds of metal being sharpened filled the room as tommy and ranboo geared up. strapping his sword to his side, tommy sighed. 'this isn't what i hoped for when wilbur said 'code red'.'

ranboo looked worriedly at his watch before strapping on an iron chestplate, 'you think eret is the traitor?' ranboo asked to which tommy replied by shrugging it off and looking away.

tension filled the air as panic began to set in as the duo got ready to move. suddenly, the sound of footsteps filled their ears as their eyes widened at the sight of wilbur. he stood tall and wore a netherite chestplate embroided with a flag, the mark of l'manberg.

'your coming along, your majesty?' ranboo said, taken aback from wilbur's sudden appearance.

'this is a matter of state security. i have to investigate. lead the way.' wilbur replied firmly.

tommy gulped and scoffed, 'it will be dangerous, so stay close. im not dying by your hands tonight wilby.' tommy said as he fidget with his sword.

wilbur chuckled at the nickname before clearing his throat, 'say less, time is running. lets go.'

'hold on tight. do close your eyes if youre not used to shadow travelling.' ranboo says. (lil percy jackson reference there aye)

wilbur and tommy held onto ranboo and closed their eyes. with a swirl of black mist, they vanished into the darkness.

their minds felt weird as they stepped out of the black mist, their visions blurred. 'give me a minute.' tommy said as he held back from throwing up. as their minds began to clear, they could now clearly see the horror that bestowed upon their land.

food stands were thrown upright, trees crashed into rooftops, bodies lay motionless on the floor, the once white birch fences now stained red as the blood of its citizens dripped down and fell to the ground.

'oh my goodness, only eret could have done this.' tommy said as they passed by a body of a child.

'lets not jump to conclusions, locate survivors and find eret.' wilbur said, leading the way. they passed by many wreckages that were once buildings and found nothing, all they could see was destruction and the stench of blood and decaying food filling their noses.

'spot anything?'ranboo asks, tightening his grip on his sword.

'yea there.' tommy says as he points to a ruined wall scribbled with words painted in red. their eyes darted to the scribbles and tried to make out what it meant.

'if im not wrong, it think it spells out 'it was never meant to be' wilbur says as he touched the scribbles on the wall, his fingers coated red as he smeared some of the writing. realisation dawned upon him as he stepped back in shock.

'this is blood!' wilbur exclaimed.

'gentlemen, i see you've found my art work.' a voice called out from behind them. the three men unsheathed their swords and turned to face the voice.

'show yourself....eret.' ranboo growled.

a shadowy figure limped out from the sidewalk, mumbling to himself as he stood in front of the three men. 'all this time, i could have done more...' eret paused, 'I COULD HAVE RULED L'MANBERG...I COULD HAVE HAD IT ALL!' eret shouted, his voice laced with desperation.

'what have you done eret!!' tommy shouted.

'its not my fault...its him... i just want- help... i am no- traito-' eret bellowed out, shifting in tone. his knight armour splattered with blood, his tunic torn at its side, showcasing his betrayal. 'your orders, wilby?' tommy asked, eyes fixed on eret who was laughing hysterically.

'restrain him. bring him back for questioning.' wilbur says.

'restrain ME?! HAHHA YOU WONT! PEACE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE!!' eret shouted as he raised his hand and sent a gush of strong wind at them, his eyes glowing a dangerous shade of grey. the wind blasted the three men off their feet and sent them crashing into the ruined wall.

eret laughed and said 'oh the things i could do. i am an elemental.'

feeling disorientated, tommy struggled to his feet, with one hand he supported himself up, with another he grabbed his sword and lunged at eret.

eret chuckled, 'OH GREAT GENERAL TOMMY! DEFEATER OF MEN AND DESTROYER OF WOMEN, HOW LONG SHALL YOUR PRIDE WITHSTAND?!' eret mocked as he sent a whirlwind at tommy, not enough to kill but enough to hurt.

'did ya forget eret?' tommy said as he jumped over erets whirlwind, landing behind him with ease, 'theres a reason im a general.' tommy said as he knocked the back of erets neck with the hilt of his sword, earning a grunt from eret as he fell to the ground.

as eret laid on the ground losing consciousness, tommy loomed over him and grabbed his hair, yanking his head upwards, forcing eret to face tommy, '..and your just a knight' tommy said as his eyes started glowing red, his once sky blue eyes turned a dark red.

'ENOUGH ! let him go tommy' wilbur said. 'we need him. stay in control.'

with that, tommys eyes turned back to sky blue as he scoffed before letting go of eret who finally lost consciousness and slumped to the ground. ranboo ran up to eret and cuffed him before slinging eret onto his shoulders.

'ranboo, take us back.' wilbur said before turning to face an angry tommy. 'we are going to have a talk about your control on that war aura of yours when we get back, you hear me?' wilbur said as he crossed his arms to which tommy scoffed, 'yea yea whatever.'

with another swirl of black mist, they vanished into the darkness once more.

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authors note here, ranboo is part enderman.