A Murderer Among Us | A Hermitcraft Murder Mystery |

Chapter 10

It was dinner. Everything was quiet, the rain had even calmed down a bit too. The six remaining hermits sat around the table. They were all nervous, scared of what the murderer might do next. Iskall thought about the five dead hermits. He tried to scavenge through his thoughts to find clues, but in vain. 

Maybe other people have seen something that I didn't. They have probably have some clues... He thought, quietly eating. Grian was the first to finish, and he heading toward the stairs. 

"Grian." Doc called. "Where are you going?"

"To my room...?" Grian was slightly confused.

"Go to your room. And stay there." Doc said seriously.

"Ok."

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Grian lied on his bed. What was that all about? He doesn't suspect me, right? Grian stared at the ceiling. I mean, he obviously does. The murderer can be any of us. He's being...cautious. It was quiet, a bit unsettling. He listened to the slight sounds of his friends cleaning up. He heard the soft footsteps of them going up the stairs and the sounds of doors closing. He checked the time. It was 10:09.

At least it's not 12... He thought to himself. 

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Grian couldn't sleep. It was already 12. He was scared. Really scared. Although his door was locked, he was still scared. He knew the murderer can't get in. He was scared that there might've been a trap placed in his room. He was scared that he could get brutally blown up. Then he heard a little jingle outside his door. 

What was that? He thought, looking at his door. He quietly got out of his bed and trudged to his door. He opened the door and peeked outside. 

"Meow." He looked down, to see a cat at his feet. 

"Oh, hello!" He whispered, bending down to scratch the cat's head. 

"Mreow, meow." The cat pawed at his legs and ran toward the stairs. 

"You want me to follow you? Um, ok." He followed the cat down the stairs. 

"Meow. Meow meow." The cat pawed at the back door.

"What are you...do you want me to open the door for you?" He opened the door slightly. The cat sat there, looking up at him. It rubbed against him and pawed at his legs. 

"You want me to follow you outside?" Grian asked. "But I don't want to, I want to stay in the house." He turned back toward the stairs. 

Wait, what if this cat is trying to show me something? The cat started meowing and pawing at his leg again. 

"Alright fine, you little cutie." He opened the door and headed outside. There were a few clouds in the sky, slightly blocking the moon, but not enough to block the moonlight. It was windy and cold. The cat ran towards the small forest and turned around to make sure he was following. Grian ran after the cat, although he was still scared of what he was walking into. The cat lead him to an abandoned shed, just through the trees. 

"What's this?" The cat ran inside. Grian slowed down and careful walked inside. It was dark, only a few patches of light from where the moonlight was showing. 

This doesn't look safe...I should probably go back, He thought, looking around. Wait, where'd that cat go? He heard the door shut behind him. He spun around, running towards the door. 

Oh gosh, its locked. Grian panicked, looking around to find an exit. I could leave through those windows... He flew up towards them. Dammit, they're too small for me...

Hiiisssssss.....

Grian looked down, to see some TNT below him. He let out a shrilling scream.

BOOM.