I've Failed (a Gameknight999 Fanfiction)

Chapter 17

BRYNE'S POV:

I must've cried myself to sleep because when I woke up, it was very clearly nighttime.

I stand up and sit down on my shelf, trying to get over what just happened. Tommy decided that he was going to let Herobrine kill him. I don't know why. Maybe it was to save me?

Then, all the puzzle pieces start to slide together in my brain. Of course! Tommy is going to die to save my life! He thinks that, because Herobrine wants to get rid of either of us, if he dies Herobrine will decide to spare me. It might not happen, but it was a smart move. 

Of course, this just makes me angry. He didn't have to sacrifice himself! I am perfectly capable of surviving this craziness. 

But the other side of my mind tells me that it's not that he thinks I'm incapable- it's that he really doesn't want me to die. And that fact- the fact that he would let himself be killed to save me- is what really upsets me. He cares about me so much... and now he's gonna die...

Then, I realize something else. Both of us are willing to die to save the other. Both of us are willing to make that sacrifice. Do you know how I know? Because I did the same for him. When that bullet was about to hit him, I saved him. I let myself nearly die to save him. And now he's doing the same for me. Does he think that because I saved his life he has to save mine? I surely hope not, because that would mean that he is a lot dumber than I thought he was. But does this mean that it's my fault that he's dying? Did I cause this whole thing? Did my ignorance and dumb courage cause Tommy's suffering? Do I have blood on my hands, just like Herobrine does?

No, I don't, I tell myself. I am nothing like him. It isn't my fault. Besides, if hadn't saved Tommy, he would have died a lot earlier.

Yeah... I'm right. Well, that part of me is right.

I lean back on the shelf. Ouch. This thing is uncomfortable. How did the others manage to sleep? They must've been really tired.

I am tired, too. I guess I'll sleep. But only for a second... yawn...

I awoke tied up in a room. There was a rope around my neck. I tried to walk forward, but when I did, the rope tightened. I gagged and stepped back. There was no way I was going anywhere. 

I looked around the room. It was completely dark. I couldn't see anything. I wish I had night vision. Or a flashlight. Or something. As of right now, I don't know if I'm blind or not.

Then, something ignites on the other side of the room.

Fire!

I think it's a massive fireplace. There's so much fire. But there's also something in the middle of it...

I look closer and see what it is. I gasp.

Tommy! He's tied to a chair in the middle of a fire! Herobrine's trying to burn him to death! What is WRONG with that guy?!

Speaking of whom, Herobrine steps through the flames and right behind Tommy. I forgot he was immortal. That's why the flames aren't burning him.

Tommy, however, doesn't seem to be invulnerable. The bottom of his clothes seemed scorched, and his feet were all weird and black (of course Mr. Jerkface had to take his shoes) and his face was scrunched up in pain. 

"Tommy!" I screamed.

"Hello, Galaxy," Herobrine says, kneeling on the ground in the flames next to Tommy. "I have brought you here to watch me try out a new experiment I have been dying to do."

He takes out a knife, but it's all weird. It's got this funny green stuff all over it and it's kind of glowing.

"This knife is coated with a special radioactive chemical I have been using in a lot of the prisoners' foods (don't tell them). You see, when anything with the chemical is put inside the human body, a radioactive poisonous liquid will leak out of the object and into the person's bloodstream. As you should know, if you spent even a year studying the human body, the bloodstream runs into the heart, so, therefore, the chemical will also. But since the chemical is poisonous, when the chemical reaches the heart, the human will stop breathing in seconds. The heart will stop beating, killing them instantly."

He puts the knife up to Tommy's neck and looks directly at me.

"Wouldn't it be a shame if I were to, maybe, just stab your boyfriend in the neck with this knife?" he asks, smiling. "Surely he would die... and you would have to watch as I killed him."

Ohhhhh nooooo.

"You better not," I growl.

"I'm afraid you don't get a choice," Herobrine says. "Now...say goodbye, Gameknight, or I won't let you."

That jerk! Tommy has a cloth over his mouth, he can't say anything!

"You don't want to say bye to your girlfriend? You do realize I am going to kill you and you'll never see her again, right?"

A tears forms on Tommy's face and drops down into the flames, but it's not enough water to extinguish them. Finally, Tommy tries to say 'goodbye' through the cloth, but it sounds more like 'good pie' and sighs. 

"Are we finished?" Herobrine asks impatiently. "I want to get this over with."

Tommy looks me right in the eye and nods.

"Good," Herobrine says. Then, he points the knife right at Tommy's throat and stabs him.

Tommy tries to scream, but the cloth over his mouth won't allow it. Herobrine cuts the ropes and lets Tommy fall into the flames. He probably thought, 'hey, he can burn while he's dying. It's twice the enjoyment!' 

Wow. That seriously sounds like something he'd say.

I strain my already-aching neck to try to see Tommy. The fire is scorching his entire body, and blood is pouring from his torn-apart neck. I want to get up and help, but the rope is holding me back. Herobrine is so cruel. What kind of heartless person would force someone to watch while their favorite person ever dies and makes it impossible for them to save that person? 

Then, I scream so loud I practically lose my voice. Tommy has stopped breathing. His eyes have shut. His face is more peaceful now like it's not in pain anymore. In fact, he's completely expressionless.

Tommy, the boy I love most, is dead.