Part 8: The Insane, the Innocent, and the Mindfuck

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I watched their reactions closely

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I watched their reactions closely. Oddly enough, at first they showed not much reaction. And then there was silence. 
A slight frown crawled onto my face and I took a bite. It's not bad, so I don't get what is up with them. They stared at me for like five minutes while I ate my food, getting more and more puzzled as time went on. 
When I finished my portion, I finally broke the silence, a bit annoyed. "Why is everyone so silent? Is the food that shitty? If you don't want it, I can gladly eat that by my own.", I muttered. Jay swallowed before letting out a silent breath. "This... Is much better than we expected, Hero." 
"Hence why you decide not to eat?" 
"Mostly out of shock.", Jura admitted and took another bite. Jub stayed fully silent, he and Nighty where the only ones that didn't stop to stare me into uncomfortableness. I couldn't be more thankful. 
Red snuggled into my side, smiling happily. He seemingly really enjoyed his food, taking another bite. I calmed down slightly before getting another serving of the food, hungry. Everything stayed quiet again, but it was less uncomfortable now. Now it was actually bearable! 
We ate until everyone finished. One portion was left, so I got another bowl, filled it up and went to Xander while the others cleaned up, Red and Jay having their eyes locked on me. 
Xander was asleep as he was leaning against the tree he was tied to, exhausted. 
"Wake up, asshole.", I grumbled and gave him a hard kick in the stomach. He let out a yell and curled up, immediately awake. "Are you fucking crazy...?!", he pressed out in agony, panting. I rolled my eyes and crouched down in front of him. "I'm not going to feed you. I'll free your hands so you can eat , after that they're back against the tree. Try to escape and I'll kill you.", I explained coldly. He eyed me before smirking. 
A smirk I just wanted to slap off of that face. 
"You are unarmed, demon.", he purred. I growled and showed my teeth. "Just because I don't seem to have a knife on me, does not mean I can't tear you into a million pieces, you raping bitch.", I warned. He snickered, but held up his hand for me to free him. 
I silently opened the knot and pulled the rope off so he could move his arms, closely watching him. 
Xander eyed his wrists before giggling and pulling off his crown faster than I could react, slamming the spikes into the side of my neck and breaking free using a knife he previously seemingly stole from Jubilea. 
While I tried to remove the crown without bleeding out, Xander ran through the camp, seemingly easily dodging everyone before grabbing Jubilea and pulling him close with his back against his chest, taking him as a hostage. Red came over and helped as the others watched, wary of the knife that was pressing into Jubilea's throat, making it unable for him to escape. 
The incubus seemed helpless, not understanding what just happened. He stood still, letting out very low breaths in order to not piss off Xander. 
"Interesting... As soon as I take him as a hostage, you're all sweet and quiet, huh?", Xander mumbled, giggling. I frowned slightly, getting up and dragging myself over to them, ignoring the blood running down my neck. It luckily wasn't too bad, his aim sucked ass. 
I didn't care that Jura tried to hold me back, I went straight up to Xander and growled. Xander eyed me, raising an eyebrow with a grin. "You wouldn't dare attacking with him in front of me, right?", he sneered. 
Jub let out a scream as I attacked, forcing the knife out of his hand and pinning the king to the ground. Xander hissed and tried to slap me, but I was much faster, catching his hand between my teeth and sinking them in until I felt the bones break. 
In hindsight, it wasn't a good idea to get his blood onto my lips in the state I am currently in, all tense and insane. 
So when the blood ran down between my fangs, I just ripped his finger off. A scream left Xander as I went for his throat. I could feel the others staring at me, but that was drowned out shortly before I reached the king's throat. Nighty had grabbed the closest pan and slammed it down on my head. 
My body went limp as the pain shot down my spine, knocking me out. 

About an hour or so later I woke up in my tent, having a massive headache. With a quiet grunt I sat up and touched the back of my head, flinching at the stinging pain erupting from the area I touched. A bit confused I pulled my hand back, eyeing the blood covering my fingertips. 
"Herobrine?" 
A bit confused I glanced at Jay, who sat next to me. Some people were gathered around Xander, taking care of him. I frowned. "Why are you taking care of him?", I asked quietly. Jay frowned. "Hero, you attacked him for no reason.", he explained. 
I stared at him before sitting up more. "What do you mean?? He attacked Jubilea, didn't he??", I asked more, getting more and more uneasy. Jura peaked over Jay's shoulder before shaking his head. "No, he didn't. You freed his hands before going at his throat.", he explained, his voice getting darker in the end. 
Darker..? 
no, no. This wasn't real... 
I shook my head, pained. What happened? Xander very clearly attacked, I could feel the wounds the crown had left. "But the wounds in my neck. He-", I started. "Hero, he used his crown to fend you off!", Red added. Even his voice sounded different. 
I shot up, getting more and more uneasy. The world started crashing down around me, turning fully black until I was surrounded by the darkness. 
A heavy static sound filled my head and I curled up, gripping my hair a bit and yelling in pain. 
A cold hand settled on my head and the static got quieter, not fully leaving. 
Weakly, I glanced up, panting tiredly. My gaze met the gaze of a person I hadn't expected, those eyes staring right into my soul. 
"Hello, Hero." 

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