A Darkness

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That same day, the Second Order had a mission. In a village, huge hoards of Endermen were swarming and attacking whoever looked at them. "I thought I would never have to set my eyes on another Enderman ever again!" Lukas sighed. "I know, I know. But we have to do this. Come on!" Jess grabbed her stuff and they all got ready. Just then Aiden and Maya followed. Axel, Petra and Lukas weren't at all pleased. "Shouldn't you go and ruin someone else's life?" Petra snapped. Aiden and Maya looked offended. "Jeez, we just want to help!" Maya insisted. "Well sorry, but we don't need help from someone who broke Lukas' arm, tried to skewer Jess and caused a savage of mobs to destroy a beautiful city!" Axel growled. Aiden's eyes flickered with anger. "Hey, I swear I've changed! Just trust me!" he pleaded. "Can't. Wouldn't." Petra spat. Aiden was getting madder and madder.
OK, sorry if you can't understand this but it has to be said fast since it's what happens when Aiden is upset:

"DidyoueverthinkmaybeIregretwhatI'vedoneandI'malwaysguiltyforbetrayingLukasandIsabynearlydestroyingSkyCityandI'mtoosorryforwordswhycan'tyoujustforgiveme?!" Aiden blurted out like lightning and ran away. "Wait!" Maya called after him, but she slammed into an invisible wall. "Ow! What the?" she tapped on the forcefield. "A star shield. It's what the Son of Adventure can do. Create barriers to protect himself." Olivia explained. Axel just stood there with a blank expression. "Wow. I feel really bad now..." he sighed. "Yeah, me too. Maya, go after him. We'll see ya later." Petra began to walk off with the others. Maya felt her way around the shield and followed Aiden. He kinda always had a bit of a quick temper, but if you were his friend then he could be really sweet. Like for example when Lukas' dog had been killed by a skeleton, Aiden had let him play with his own dog. Eventually, Maya found Aiden. He was by a river, staring down into it like it went on forever. Maya sat down next to him. "Hey!" she greeted. He didn't answer. "So, do you wanna go find something cool?" Maya asked. "I don't know. I feel awful. I hate myself for doing all those stupid things in Sky City. I cost Isa her kingdom, I broke Lukas' arm intentionally, and I trashed everything! I'm just a bully..." Aiden trailed off. "Hey, you're more than that! You were just... going through some things... and you've really changed! You're now writing stories, adventuring and you still have us!" Maya reminded. Aiden just sighed. "Hey, if it helps, I honestly think you're really cool!" Maya smiled. Aiden gave a small one back. "Thanks, Maya. You're a good friend." he said. The two began to walk back to the temple.

Meanwhile...

"Look out Lukas!" Jess cried and slashed the Enderman behind him. "Thanks, baby!" he called back. Petra ferociously swiped at a haunting. "They just keep coming!" she panted. "Axel, you're with Lukas!" Jesse called. The two ran over to a group of Endermen tearing apart a house. They sliced them up in no time. "This is easier than I thought it would be!" Axel grinned, but then he stared right into the eyes of an Enderman. But there was something strange about this one. It had red eyes instead of purple. A young voice hissed in Axel's ear. "Prepare, Son of Luck!" it cackled. Suddenly the ground split open and Axel fell in. "Aaah!" he yelped. Suddenly there was fire. Oh no, not again! he thought before the scorching burns began, or so he thought. In reality, he was still staring at the Enderman, a petrified look on his face. Lukas ran over. "Dude? Dude!" he waved his hand in front of Axel, ignoring the monster. In his nightmare, Axel was in pain. "Ow! Stop it! Can I just die already?!" he cried. Lukas was startled by the shout. "Axel, can you hear me?" he asked worriedly. Axel could hear him, but it sounded like a spider, and Axel was known for his arachnaphobia. "Get away! Let me go!" he cried, while Lukas shook him. "Wake up! You're..." he was about to say 'dreaming', but Lukas honestly didn't know what was going on. Then he had an idea. Meanwhile, the Endermen were getting more hostile, even attacking if you didn't look at them. "Guys, we're way outnumbered!" Jesse began to use his Wither powers, while Jess attacked with blasts of light. They managed to sweep huge hordes of the monsters, but more always came. In the illusion, Axel was overwhelmed with fear. "Can't... hold... on... too... hot..." he gasped. Suddenly a huge spider was right in front of him. Axel tried to take out his sword, but the spider suddenly turned into Olivia. She kissed his lips and Axel calmed down, the vision fading. "Thanks, Livi. I needed that." he sighed. To tell the truth, he was kinda embarrassed. "Hey, we all are afraid of something." Olivia smiled. Lukas and Petra quickly killed the Enderman with the red eyes. "OK, what just happened?!" Petra asked.

"You just met one of my Terrormen. Acts like an Enderman, but if you look into their eyes, you'll regret it!" a young hissing voice said behind them. A small girl with purple hair, a black dress and tiara as well as black wings. She looked probably around ten. "Who are you? And what did you do to me?" Axel growled. "Where are my manners? My name is Ender. And you saw your worst fears. At least, your physical fears. Your emotional ones still need to be discovered..." she cackled. Axel looked nervous. "Oh, the Terrormen weren't meant for you. They were meant for someone else!" Ender smirked, "You see, I absorb the powers of whoever I kill, including the Children of Balance. If you think the Daughter of Life and the Son of Death are strong, then just imagine fifty times that much! This particular Son is more powerful than he knows, and I think you know who he is..." Ender laughed. Jess' eyes widened when she realised who she was talking about. Ender suddenly vanished like Herobrine, and Jess turned to the others.

"We have to warn Aiden."

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