Destruction: The Hacker and the Spirit

16: This is nothing like a video game

I ran towards Entity with Herobrine at my side. Arrows were flying over my head towards Entity as Bajan emptied his quiver. Entity deflected each one with his sword, occasionally dodging them as they whipped past him. Jerome was just in front of me, his axe held out and ready. He reached Entity first and swung at his head. Entity blocked it with his sword and punched Jerome in the stomach, winding him. I came next, swinging at his side. He blocked it again and swung at my head. I ducked but his leg came up and he kicked me in the chest, throwing me away.

I struggled back up from the ground and saw that Herobrine had joined in. He and Entity were exchanging blows so fast it was hard to clearly see what was going on. Entity's fist caught Herobrine's jaw, and he stumbled, just managing to get out of the reach of Entity's sword. I jumped up, picking up my sword from where I dropped it and ran at Entity. Our swords clashed together, and he instantly locked them. I tried to pull it away, but then punched him in the face with my left hand. He reeled back, our swords unlocking. I used the opportunity and brought my foot up, kicking him in the chest. He stumbled and almost fell, just managing to stay on his feet.

Jerome loomed over him and brought his axe down on Entity's head. Just before it made contact, Entity disappeared and the axe hit the ground, cracking it. Jerome yanked it out of the ground as Entity reappeared beside him and threw Jerome away with red magic. Herobrine was on him in an instant, his white eyes glowing as they fought using their swords and their magic. I started forward to help, but they were moving too fast. Jerome was slowly standing up, his axe lying close by him.

I quickly looked around for Sky, Sub and Null. They were at the other side of the stadium. Sky and Sub were attacking Null with their swords while Bajan stood further back and shot Null with arrows. As I watched, black smoke enveloped Null and Sky stumbled, almost falling to the ground. Sub quickly pulled him out of the smoke while Bajan fired arrows into the darkness. I ran towards them, leaving Entity to Jerome and Herobrine. I held my breath and ran into the dark cloud, ignoring Bajan as he shouted for me to stop.

The smoke stung my eyes and I resisted the urge to breath in. I saw a faint outline of what looked like a human shape and I swung my sword at it, cutting where the arm would be. Null made what could have been a scream and a black shock wave threw me back. The smoke disappeared and Null could be seen again, black liquid dripping from his right arm. If he had a face, I'm sure he would be giving me a death glare. I raised my sword and glared back at him, challenging him to face me.

He threw out his hand and a black rope shot towards me. I cut it with my sword, but it simply split in two: one going for my sword and one going for my neck. It started choking me, wrapping around tighter and tighter. I tried to pull it off but it was too strong. Black spots appeared before my eyes and I felt my knees buckle. Then the rope loosened and I could breathe again. I coughed as I breathed in, aware that I was on the ground and someone was holding my shoulders, asking if I was okay. I nodded in answer as the black spots cleared from my eyes.

Sub and Bajan were attacking Null, Sub with his sword and Bajan with a dagger that Sub normally wore. Sky was next to me, making sure that I was alright. He helped me stand up and handed me my sword. He then ran to help Sub and Bajan attack Null, leaving me to decide who to help: Sky, Sub and Bajan or Jerome and Herobrine. Both groups were doing well: Null was almost being overwhelmed by sheer numbers, and Herobrine and Entity were still speed-fighting, with Jerome hovering on the edges, ready to help at a moments notice.

I looked around for anything that I could do to help, and I saw a strange carving on the central column. I ran towards it and looked closer. It was a rectangular shape, with semicircle shape at the top and two other shapes inside the rectangle: One of them a hand shape and one of them a straight line. I ran my hand along the carves, trying to figure out what they were and why they were there. They didn't look as old as the rest of the stadium. They looked relatively recent.

A loud blast distracted me from the carvings and I saw Herobrine hitting a column, several blocks above ground. He fell and landed on his stomach, his sword skidding away from him. I turned and saw that Jerome was taking on Entity alone. Entity was laughing as Jerome fought. Any moment now, Jerome would be flung away like Herobrine was. I ran to help him, coming up behind Entity, my sword curving in an arc and cutting him on the back. He screamed and threw both me and Jerome away. I landed awkwardly on my shoulder, hurting it. Null did the same to Sub, Sky and Bajan, throwing them away from him. Sky landed close to me, groaning.

"ENOUGH!" Entity yelled. "Your petty swords cannot stop us. It's time to end this."

He and Null teleported to the central column, next to the carvings. Entity put his hand on it, and Null pressed a black line of smoke beside Entity's hand. The column shifted and the top opened up. Red and black lines traced their way up the column. A beam of dark red shot up into the sky, going up further than the eye could see. A second later, there was a low booming sound and the ground started shaking.

"Uh, what's going on?" Bajan asked as the ground shook harder.

Entity smiled at us. "The destruction of Minecraft. With Null's power and my hacks, we will take over Minecraft and make it how it should really be. What it was always meant to be."

I looked over to Herobrine. He was standing up and staring at the beam with horror, shock and something else. Entity was laughing and Sky called out to Herobrine.

"Herobrine! What do we do?" he yelled.

Entity laughed harder. "You can't do anything! You can't stop this!"

Herobrine lowered his head, obviously thinking about something. His shoulders were down and his sword was hanging loosely in his hand.

"Herobrine?" I asked uncertainly.

He looked up at me, a look on his face that I knew all too well. The look of someone who has a had a hard decision to make. And made an almost impossible choice. His eyes glowed and he threw out his hand towards us. White mist surrounded me and I felt my feet leaving the ground.

"No, no wait! You can't! HEROBRINE!" I yelled into the mist as I was forced away from Minecraft, back to my home.

Guys.

That

is

the end of the book.

I know, it's pretty sudden, but it's supposed to be. Before you start having a go at me for the cliffhanger ending, there is a second book coming (I've been planning this since before this books started). It will be coming out in a week or so, I'll tell you when it's out. It will be called 'Vengeance: The Glitch and the Violent'.

So until I see you in the next book, have a great day.

~Storm