Hermitcraft - Villlian Au

Little Soldiers

Ren pushed himself up to his hands and knees and felt the axe rest against his neck.

"Now. Hold it right there." Blood seemed to endlessly drip from The Red King's crown.

Ren watched as another version of him walked up wearing a cowboy outfit. Renthekid pointed a old fashioned revolver at him. "Stand up."

Ren cautiously got to his feet. He wasn't sure if he could even be killed here but he wasn't going to risk it. He looked at the crowd that surrounded him. All different versions of Ren.

The Red King let his axe rest against the wall. "Listen Ren. You're one of us, we're giving you a chance to join us."

"Join you in what? We're all the same person."

"We all were the same person, but eventually we split off into different paths. I believe you have seen my death, I led a powerful army but victory was cruelly stolen from me. I'm here for a second chance." He smiled and grabbed Ren by the shoulders. "You've proved it. The different Rens can be separated. Just the very fact that you and Grim could exist separately is a miracle. I'm going to do that for all of us. We will all rule over the world. I'll have my second chance and Red Winter will return."

"What? Rule the world? I'm not a bad guy. None of us should be. You're all me! We're good people."

"We aren't the same as you Ren." He turned to the crowd. "Any Ren that is a lifer, step out."

Two more Ren's stepped out. One of them was the one that Ren saw get killed by Scott and the other he didn't recognise. He wore a blue shirt with red flowers all over it.

"The three of us were apart of the life games. A series of cruel games set up by powerful, evil deities. Us and many of our friends are treated as playthings and made to kill each other. I believe you saw how two of ours ended. The other Ren's wasn't any better."

Ren shook his head. "I don't have to be a part of this."

"You don't. But the alternative to joining us is I'll kill you right here. I'll take your body, the original Ren, for myself. You're the key, we need you to release us. If not I'll have to kill you and do it myself."

"There's no way I'd become just another villain. I've seen enough of those recently."

"Fine. If that's your choice."

Renthekid cocked his gun but the king shook his head. "Let me do it."

The cowboy holstered his gun and the king picked up the diamond axe.

"This axe took my head once. Now it's your turn."

He raised the axe and swung it down. Ren saw movement out of the corner of his eye and Grim ran out and blocked the axe with his scythe.

"Run! All you have to do is find the right door and you'll have your body back."

Ren didn't move as the Reaper and King stared each other down. "They'll kill you Grim."

Grim shrugged. "I'm already dead. Now run!" He turned back to the king. "You've escaped death for the last time."

"I didn't just escape death. I defeated it."

"I beg to differ. I am death." He readied his scythe. "And I'm back to collect what I'm owed." Grim pounced and Ren ran away.

He ran with multiple other Rens running behind him. A Ren dressed up in a sith outfit almost grabbed him but he ducked out of the way. As he turned a corner in the maze of doors someone grabbed his hand and pulled him onto a room. He looked at the Ren next to him and recognised him.