A Glitch of Magic - a Hermitcraft (and third life?) Fanfiction

Chapter 10

I really want to write a story that's just Cub and Scar's backstory. I've got so much of it already thought out, and a heck ton of lore about The Vexes. 

Anyway, let's return to this story! 

Lost. 

Trapped. 

Terrified. 

Broken. 

Overshadowed. 

Silenced. 

Overpowered. 

Controlled. 

He couldn't do anything.

He could only think.

And regret.

And watch as the best place in his life was destroyed in front of him with his own hands. 

Scar wanted to cry.

He wanted to scream.

He wanted to curl up in the corner of his base, where no one would find him, and hide. 

From everything. 

From everyone 

Like he always used to do. 

Before Hermitcraft. 

Even before Kingdomcraft

When life had got too much.

Hide.

Close his eyes.

Pretend everything was alright. 

He wished he could hide.

He wished everything would end.

Everything. 

Everything he'd seen.

The pain.

The laughter. 

The friendships made and lost. 

Cub.

Grian.

Bdubs. 

Two trapped. One forced into obedience. 

All by him. 

He'd caused this. 

And he was the only one who could end it. 

In the small moments he had. The moments of freedom. He picked up the sword. The silver blade glistened in the torchlight as he held it, ready for the end. 

3, 

2, 

1...

'Hero? Are you in there?' 

Herobrine flashed back into control, dropping the weapon like it was a deadly creature. He turned to face Bdubs. Or Phantom, as he'd have to get used to be being called. Torn dust-grey wings. Green eyes. Clawed, dark blue hands. Half-phantom. And like that forever, thanks to his forced transformation. And he'd be perfect as a right-hand man. 

'Ah, Phantom. You're back. What do you want?'

'I thought I could... help you?' 

'Find the other hermits with powers. Tell them we're meeting up. I'll also leave a message in chat, but I don't want the rest of them to know.'

'You could... message them directly?'

'What?'

'You... you don't know about direct messaging?!'