The Chained Watcher

The Obsidian Cube (different POV)

(POV change to Philza) (+minor backtracking)

Philza broke open the strange obsidian box, feeling the magic in the cube sluggishly flow towards the new opening. The obsidian itself was categorized in his inventory as normal obsidian, but it had so much magic in it that its appearance was more like crying obsidian. Another block broken, and he now had room to walk in.

It was empty. Seeing as the source of the magic was almost sure to have been here, that was really weird. There's no way what he had felt was some sort of magic bomb being tested, right? He started trailing his hand along the wall. Even if there wasn't any proper loot to be had, the magic obsidian could be considered loot in and of itself. 

Techno seems to be rather on edge, claiming the place gave him 'bad vibes'. That's not a good sign, but there's nothing actually here, so what could be setting off his sixth sense? Whatever it is isn't hostile, or Techno would have found it by now, but it has to be powerful if he's off-put by it despite a lack of hostility.

Approaching the far corner, Philza paused. The magic density was abnormally higher in the corner. He went back to check the other walls on the off chance it's not just that one corner. No, it seems like it's just the one. Should he see if he can touch it?

He reached out, noticing Techno fix his gaze on the corner. So there is something here? What could it- Feathers. His fingertips lightly brushed against feathers, and whatever he had touched immediately moved in the direction of the exit. More feathers brushed against his wing as the thing rushed past, and Techno dashed over to put himself in between Phil and the thing. 

The sound of many feathers brushing against a hard surface, before it faded away. Techno was still watching the exit, but his stance was slowly relaxing. Whatever had been in the room was now gone, leaving nothing... Oh? A spot on the floor near the exit had a slight visual distortion surrounding it.

Touching the distortion, he was able to pull out a single feather. Said feather was a vibrant purple and contained more magic than the entire box. That purple was oddly reminiscent of... but there was no way, right? And besides, what reason would a Watcher have to hide?

Techno was looking gravely at the feather, probably thinking the same thing. They had been in the same room as a Watcher, but for some reason it hadn't attacked them. Even if it was weakened, a surprise attack is a sure-fire way to wound the enemy, but there was literally no ill-intent. The only thing it did was try to hide, and when that didn't work, run away unseen.

The two of them probably wouldn't even know what they had encountered if not for the feather, so it was almost successful. Now comes the important question. Do they report the presence of a Watcher to the Hypixel admins?

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Short little alternate POV, so fewer words