The Truth Behind It All...

Chapter 9~ Deadlox

Trial day 2...

I growled and walked up to Herobrine. "Listen here Brine, we all lost someone, but don't you think it will be easier to find them if we help each other?"

Sky stared at me and Herobrine stopped walking. "Ty, what are you doing?"

Herobrine turned around. "Deadlox, listen to me and listen well, the last time I agreed to join forces with you and the others, you all destroyed everything. You took it all away and left me in the dust. No, I will not aid you. No, I will not take that risk again!"

I backed away when he started floating. His hands were engulfed in a bright white flame. Just as I was about to snap back, one of his men came running up to us. "Sir! Maleficus decoded the map! It looks like only a part of it though."

I smerked and pulled out my own map. "It looks as though you have no choice." The man took my map and connected it to Herobrine's.

"Sir!" He looked up at the Lord who was looking over the maps. "Sir they connect! We need the other pieces to find her!"

Herobrine growled and swore colorfully under his breath. "Fine...but make one wrong move and I will end you before Alpha has a chance to."

We nodded and handed over our maps. Sky teleported and came back with his. Herobrine placed them all on the ground and they all formed together to make one huge map. "Well....that's one way to make us work together." Entity muttered.

"Yah, I suppose." I said trying to study the map.

Sky and the others were talking quietly while I watches Herobrine study the map. His eyes skimmed over it so fast I'm not even sure he read it. "Twilight forest." He muttered after a while.

"The what?" Seto asked.

Herobrine looked up. "We have to go through the twilight forest." He said pointing to a bunch of woods on the map. "We need to collect supplies there....I already have most of them..."

"Why?" Sky asked.

Seto walked up next to Herobrine and looked over his shoulder. "It's a scavenger hunt!" He exclaimed. Herobrine nodded.

"The prize at the end is the other leaders." Entity said pointing to a symbol that looked like a jail cell. "That must be where they are hidden."

We nodded. "Where is that?" I asked.

"The void by the looks of it...." Sky said joining us.

Jerome pointed to a strange symbol in the top corner of the map. "What does that mean?" The symbol seemed to be a pair of wings with two strands intertwining with each other. Coliding at the top and bottom forming sphere like shapes.

We all just stared at it. "I don't know....I've never seen this before...." Herobrine mumbled.

"Weird.....maybe it's Alphas symbol." I suggested.

"Possible....but still...." Sky shook his head. "Anyway, when do we head out?"

Entity looked up. "Uhhhh......guys....we have company...."

I looked up and saw someone standing behind Herobrine. Herobrine turned around and backed away with fear in his eyes. "Steve?!"

Sky grabbed the map and backed away. Also stunned with fear.

The rest of us just looked between the three of them with confusion.

Steve tilted his head and chuckled. "So you do remember me huh?"

"H-how?! Steve, y-you were killed!" Sky shouted.

Steve sighed. "I go by 7 now Sky, Brine....but you wouldn't know that would you....you two just watches me die!" He growled.

Herobrine growled and stood. "I TRIED TO SAVE YOU!"

"You watched me burn! Both of you! Now it's my turn...." 7 growled sommoning a fireball.

"So wait.....7 is Steve?" I asked.

"And Steve is 7?!" Ian declaired.

Entity just stood there in confusion. "But I thought Steve was a good guy...."

Sky grabbed us and ran, leaving Herobrine to fight 7. "Wrong dimension Entity!"

I followed. "Are we just gonna leave him?!" I shouted as the four of us ran.

Seto shook his head. "No matter what dimension you're in, Herobrine is the best fighter! He'll be fine, now run to the End portal!"

We all nodded and ran for our lives. We jumped into the portal and landed in the end. "Oh.....my.....god....." I gasped as we collapsed in the end fortress.

We all just layed on the ground and gasped for air. By the time we recovered from our run here, Herobrine had jumped through the portal and almost passes out.

Sky and I cought him before he fell. "Are you ok?" I asked leaning him on the wall.

"Fine." He huffed. "Ste- er.....7 is stringer than he looks."

"So you won?" Entity asked.

Herobrine shook his head. "Not excatly....he just vanished."

Seto looked at Herobrine's chest. He muttered a spell and Herobrine stopped bleeding. "There! Now we can head off!"

We nodded and Sky helped Herobrine stand up. Herobrine leaned on him a little for support and we headed tword the other portal. "Entity, next time we meet 7....you're fighting him....you aren't affected by dark magic like we are."

Entity looked over at him and nodded. "Fair enough. Are you gonna be ok?"

Herobrine nodded. "I'll finish healing in a sec...."

We walked in silence, and eventually came apon the portal. Herobrine no longer leaned on Sky and was walking normally. "What do you think Alphas doing to them?" Seto asked looking down at the portal.

I looked up at him and pack down. "Honestly.....I don't want to know." I said before we all jumped in.