Hermitcraft Short Stories

Biffa's Second Head Hunt Part 1

Description: Biffa goes on a small hunt and tries to kill all the Hermits who joined after season three.

It had been a long time since he'd done this, but as he approached the small group of chatting Hermits by Grian's traveling cart, he knew he would soon be starting one of the biggest challenges of his life. Biffa called everyone's attention. Iskall, Wels, Cub, Ren, Scar, Zed, Stress, and Grian looked at him, all wondering why he gathered them there.

"I'm sure you'd all love to know why I called you here today. In season three I did a little head hunt where went around and killed all the other Hermits. All of you joined in season 4 or after," he said, pulling out a diamond sword with the name Hugs and Kisses 2 etched into the blade. The other Hermits to pull back, Iskall and Wels preparing to pull their own swords.

"Hold on, I'm not done yet," Biffa continued. "I'm going to hunt you all down one by one, firing a warning shot to let you know when your turn starts. I'll only stop if you kill me or I kill you. Since I'm a nice guy, I'll give you all one day before the game starts. Am I clear?" The whole group nervously nodded, scattering.

Biffa watched, chuckling to himself. "This is going to be fun."

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Biffa crept into the iceberg base, trying his best not to slip on the ice or kick an exposed rock. He was already facing off against one of the best fighters on the server, and he did not need to screw this up. He poked his head around the corner and saw Iskall, decked out in diamond armor, putting a few things away in a chest. Biffa raised his bow and fired the warning shot, signaling that the game had begun. Iskall raised his own bow and fired it at Biffa's head before charging at him. This drew Biffa out of his hiding spot, raising his blade to meet Iskall's.

"On top of your game as always, I see," Biffa said.

"You're not so bad yourself," Iskall remarked, before pulling his sword back and knocking Biffa off balance slightly and exposing his abdomen, which Iskall struck. Biffa took a flint and steel out of his inventory and struck it on top of a bit of Iskall's shirt not covered by his chest plate. The fabric caught fire as soon as a spark hit, and Iskall backed away, swatting at the flames. Biffa took this opportunity to take a swipe at his arm. Diamond connected with flesh and Iskall felt sharp pain but swung his sword with all the strength he could gather. Then when he could pull his other arm free, he gripped his sword two-handed, mustering strength before the final blow. Before he felt the blade slicing into his back and killing him, Biffa tried the fire trick again in hope of getting a simultaneous kill, fabric catching as quickly as it did the first time.

This did not kill Iskall, but it did bring him close to it. Iskall survived and picked up Biffa's stuff before going to wait for him on the ice. After a few minutes, Iskall saw Biffa flying over the ice coming in for a landing.

"That was a good fight. You did great." He said after landing.

"Thanks, man. You didn't do so bad yourself." Iskall said, handing Biffa his gear back.

"Well I still lost, so you're safe. I won't be going after you again."

"What are you going to do now?" Iskall asked.

"Well I was planning on taking you out, and if I still had the energy, trying for Stress or maybe even Zedaph if he's around, but right now I just wanna rest."

"I see. Take it easy bro."

And with that, they both went their separate ways.

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