How to take down an empire with voices in your head

15. Can't Focus

Tubbo eyed around, only seeing Techno and Phil.

'Where the hell is Ranboo?'

He turned back from where they were and saw him, just standing there. Tubbo looked closer and scoffed, he was literally talking to himself while his friends were out on a battlefield.

Tubbo gasped as Hannah aimed an arrow at him, barely missing him.

'Now's not the time to worry about Ranboo talking to himself, I'm in a fight for fucks sake.'

Tubbo was getting a bit worried, he wasn't holding up as much. He looked over at Phil who was battling with Badboyhalo. Phil was having no issue, Tubbo shook his head, 'I need to get my head in the game.'

Tubbo grounded himself as Hannah walked towards him, drawing out her sword.

Tubbo gulped as she slowly made her way over, 'This doesn't seem right.'

For him, it didn't feel right to harm someone who was being held against their own will to even do this.

'I can't really hurt her. That would be wrong. I can't really hurt any of them.'

Tubbo frowned as Hannah swung the sword, blocking it with his axe Tubbo huffed out of frustration.

'I'll just have to continue blocking until they're all worn out.'

That's what Tubbo did, only block and not attack. So far it seemed to be working. Hannah's throws were becoming less on point and organized. Tubbo smiled to himself, eyeing Techno who didn't seem to be holding back. His frown faded as he saw Techno swing his sword like it was a toy, 'Techno oh no.'

Tubbo let out a loud huff, he realized he was on the ground, he quickly turned to see Hannah standing above him.

"Shit"

If only Tubbo could just focus for once, he had been able to focus in any other fight he's been in. Why can't he know?

Tubbo panicked as a netherite sword was raised above him, his hands searching for something in the dirt.

All he could find was a broken arrow, the same one that had nearly got him.

Out of panic, he grabbed it, the arrow cutting into the other's thigh. Hannah dropped the sword, immediately trying to recover. Tubbo quickly scrambled out of her reach and off the ground. He looked back, blood was already seeping through her fabric.

'This is exactly what I didn't want.'

He flinched at his own doing, watching her look down at the arrow surrounded by red.

"I really didn't want to hurt you ya know?" Tubbo watched her as she grabbed her sword, "Since it's not really you doing this."

"Oh it is me," she let out a deep breath as she placed a hand on her thigh, "I'm just a follower of the egg. Just, your normal believer."

Tubbo frowned, "You're being mind-controlled, idiot. All of you are."

"At least it's the egg," was all she said before trying to swing at Tubbo again.

Tubbo simply blocked it with his shield and took a step back, but he almost tripped on a twig getting him a punch in his ribs.

"Fuck," he muttered, reaching for his shield. Hannah kicked it to the side before he could get his hands on it.

"You could just leave," Hannah looked at him as he stood up, "We're just here for Techno."

Tubbo let out a breathy laugh, he didn't have anything on him. He lost his axe when he was first pushed to the ground and she had just kicked his shield out of reach, "Techno- I'm not fighting for him."

"Then who are you fighting for?"

"My family," he spoke seriously, "You guys threatened Ranboo and Michael."

"Well, you're putting up a shit fight for your family."

"I just don't want to hurt you," he gritted his teeth.

She only smiled, "Even when you don't have to worry about attacking you're still failing at blocking me?"

Tubbo's eyebrows furrowed as he looked down at his shield, he eyed Hannah before reaching for his shield. This time Tubbo was able to take hold of his shield, blocking just in time as a loud bang of netherite against his shield rang through his ears.

'I would've been dead like five fucking times now. I need to pull myself together.'

Tubbo nodded to himself, before returning Hannah's glare. Then she swung and he dodged, and she swung and he dodged. So it went on like this for a while.

'Surely this will wear her out.'