Soul: Book 1 (DISCONTINUED)

Monster

(A/N: So sorry for the long wait; writer's block sucks a lot. Plus this chapter absolutely refused to cooperate with me, so I'm not entirely happy with it. It's a little rushed, but this was the best I could do.)

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Terrified beyond belief, Seto plunged through the forest as the blazing fire wildly pursued him, devouring the trees around him in their wake. He stumbled as he coughed violently and his eyes watered because of the toxic smoke, slowing him down significantly. But the sorcerer knew that if he stopped moving, the fire would catch up to him. Now was not the time to question where he was or how he had gotten here.

Through his blurred vision, Seto managed to spot a cave just a few feet away from him. Without a second thought, he dove inside and gasped with relief. He would be safe from the fire here. He took several deep breaths to help collect himself and catch his bearings. Seto's eyes narrowed in concentration as he tried to make sense of where he was. The last thing he remembered was Jerome's shocked and horrified expression as he was burned alive...

The answer quickly came to the sorcerer. He was in his own Soulscape, which meant that he was actually in a coma and not dead. At least for now.

Suddenly, a blinding flash of light filled the darkness of the cave, making Seto shield his eyes with his hands and squint. A glowing teal-blue figure emerged from the light before it faded away. Red met brown as their eyes connected, and Seto gasped as he recognized the other. He sat on the floor, awestruck, as the semi-transparent person stood up and brushed his long bangs aside with his hand and stared back at him in shock. A long, deafening silence hung in the air before the sorcerer finally managed to utter one word.

"Ty?" Seto said incredulously.

"Seto?" Deadlox asked with equal surprise as he looked around in confusion. "Where am I?"

"You're in my Soulscape." Seto replied. "How did you even get here?"

"I don't know!" Deadlox said frantically. "One moment I saw Lord Herobrine, the next-"

"Woah, woah, woah, you saw Lord Herobrine?" Seto's voice grew an octave higher in fear as he staggered backwards. "Oh no, oh no, oh no..."

"It's not what it sounds like, Seto!" Deadlox said, stepping towards him.

Seto held his hands out in self-defense. "How do I know if I can trust you?" Seto countered. "How do I know if he hasn't corrupted your soul?"

"Because he hasn't! Herobrine isn't evil, Seto!" Deadlox shouted. Seto merely stared at him like he was insane, and Deadlox couldn't blame him for believing so. "Look, just hear me out..." he pleaded.

Seto looked at him apprehensively before lowering his hands. "Fine."

Deadlox breathed a sigh of relief. "This is going to be a lot to take in at once, so listen carefully. In the Legend of the Three Brothers, Lord Herobrine turned insane and tried to take over Minecraftia, resulting in him getting locked away in the Nether by Lord Aris, right?" Seto let out a grunt of affirmation. "Well that's not true. There was actually a fourth brother, and his name was Lord Ender."

Seto's eyes narrowed in concentration. "That name sounds really familiar."

Deadlox continued. "Lord Ender was the one who tried to take the world. He ended up defeating Lord Aris, forcing Lord Herobrine to lock him in the End. Out of guilt, Herobrine took the blame and convinced everyone that he had been the one who had turned evil."

"The doctor said that he was a servant of Lord Ender..." Seto said, the pieces started to match up.

"Do you believe me now?" Deadlox asked tentatively.