The love of a demigod | HeroSteve (On Ice for a while)

-24- Showdown

(Herobrines' FoV)
Endigo was the first one to arrive. He used a simple dagger, trying to stab it into my body. But I dodged, grabbing his arm and taking the dagger. "No.", I growled and pushed him away. Next was that damn Witherskeleton. He was a lot harder to dodge since I was the one teaching him. I had to use my scythe to block the hits. Every time I felt the wood in my hands slip a bit due to the blood on my hand.
I gripped it tighter before throwing Witho to the ground, teleporting to a close wall. A little bit of distance never harmed anyone!
I was so wrong.
A hand covered my mouth and soon I noticed a syringe on my neck. Before it could get pushed inside tho I teleported again, growling as I saw who was there. Then I froze.
Steve, Notch and Lancer. Steve and Notch were ready to attack me again, while Lancer put the walkie talkies to the floor, hissing. He would attack me too.
Six vs One.
Pretty unfair, right?
I growled lowly. "Six against one? Are you so scared of me?", I yelled. All of them hesitated. "That's sad!", I sighed. "No, sad wouldn't be strong enough as a word... Pathetic. That works better." Steve glanced over to Notch. He was definitely scared, the sword in his hand trembling. I chuckled. "I want a 1 vs 1 fight. And no one of you interrupts.", I demanded. They hesitated, but then nodded. "Good~", I snickered before looking around. But I already knew who I wanted to kill.
I turned around and looked at Steve. With a grin I pointed at him, causing Notch to growl. "No. I won't let you kill him." I looked at him before sighing. "Good too. I'll chose you, Notch. If you're already denying Steve, then I'm fairly sure you are stronger." Notch hesitated, but then nodded and went towards me. "Very well, then. If you wish to kill me.", he said calmly, stopping in front of me. "I'm not scared of you." I chuckled. "Didn't expect you to be scared, anyway.", I replied, grinning. I raised my scythe and pointed it at him. Notch did the same with his sword and everything went dead silent. We both looked at each other. His hazel eyes were filled with determination, his expression calm. I could basically feel his heartbeat, beating calmer than anyone elses.
I attacked, causing him to jump to the side and block the hit. He then tried to stab me, but missed. A bit surprised I noticed that he was still calm, even though everyone would've screamed by now.
Notch noticed that I was off-guard and attacked again, this time being able to cut my belly slightly open. I growled lowly and changed weapon, now also having a sword. "You want to fight like this? Oh, alright!", I hissed before charging at him. But once again, Notch dodged and suddenly I felt something hit me in the chest. I looked down a bit surprised, only to see that it was a stunning arrow you'd use for animals.
I didn't have much time, I had to win.
With a loud growl I ripped the arrow out of my chest, turning to Notch and attacking him with everything I had, raising the sword above my head. Notch couldn't block the hit, it was too hard. His sword shattered and my blade dug itself into his chest. He choked, blood dripping out of his chest and his mouth. Notch raised his head, looking at me as I made him kneel down. "You failed~ Greet the new-" I went silent. Multiple arrows had lodged themselves into my back, all of them stunning arrows.
I hesitated, then suddenly collapsed. My legs couldn't carry me anymore and my vision went black.

(A few days later)
I slowly woke up in a dark room. My heartbeat suddenly rose from 1 to 1000, causing me to almost scream. My claustrophobia kicked in and my breathing went faster.
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!, I mentally screamed, trying to get out until I found out that I was tied up. My arms were tied together, as well as my legs. And that made me lose it completely.
I started to whimper, curling up slightly. A tight metal necklace was around my throat made it nearly impossible for me to breathe.
Suddenly, a light turned on and I heard someone come closer to me. My body trembled uncontrollably. I felt a hand on my shoulder and jumped back, staring at the person in shock.
But it was just Steve.
He hesitated before sighing. "Sorry. I wasn't the one wanting to put you into a tiny, dark room. Neither am I supposed to be here. But you've been out for three complete days, so I thought you might be hungry." He had a bowl of soup next to him. I looked at him, then the plate. "Why the hell are you even here, then? I tried to kill you, so why not run away screaming?", I growled, looking back at him. Steve sighed softly. "If it was my decision, I would've been putting you back into the house and trying to get you back to a... Sane state. But the others, including Notch, decided to keep you here, just for everyone's safety." I grunted slightly. "Everyone's safety... Of course.", I growled quietly before pulling on the ropes again. But I couldn't open them. In fact, I could barely do anything right now.
Steve put his hand on the ropes around my arms. "If you promise me that you'll just eat this, I'll leave the light on later. I really hate to see you scared, and I know that claustrophobia isn't such fun." I sighed. "Sure. Whatever. I still can't run, even if I wanted.", I grumbled. Steve gave me a short, sad gaze before opening the knot. "Notch nearly died. You got him pretty bad, and I have no clue what you did with that sword, but it's sharper than anything else.", he informed me. I sighed again. "Sharpness 20. Easy." He looked at me. "20? I thought it would only go up to five?"
"Mods."
"Oh. Makes sense."
He handed me the bowl and a spoon and I started eating the soup. It was actually pretty good, even tho it could use some more salt. It tasted... Dull.
I sighed and continued eating. Steve looked at the ground in sadness. "Hero, whatever is happening to you, try to fight it. That's not you, don't you see that?", he whispered, looking at the rope. I hissed slightly. "Nothing is wrong with me!", I shot back. Steve flinched before looking back down.
I suddenly noticed a full grey potion next to him. A bit confused I put the now empty bowl down and reached out for the bottle. But Steve pulled it away. "I can't give you this in hopes that you'll drink it yourself." I rolled my eyes before looking at him, slightly annoyed. "I wasn't going to, anyway. I'm not stupid, you know? I know this is a potion of weakness, and a pretty harsh one at that." Steve hesitated. Then he unscrewed the bottle and sighed. "Notch warned me that there is no other way. Be glad that he used syringes. But I don't have one with me now, so...", he mumbled before taking a sip of the potion. He went closer to my face and kissed me. I froze, clenching my teeth. But Steve gently poked me in the side, causing me to gasp. In this moment he slipped his tongue inside my mouth and let the potion flow inside of it. He stayed like that until I swallowed, then he pulled back. "Don't worry. It'll go quick now." I growled, but suddenly felt drowsy. "W-What-", I stuttered, then I felt myself weaken. "W-What's happening?", I growled. Steve sighed and tied my arms together again. "Not much. It just makes you weaker." I stared at him. "No, that's not true. There's something else as well!", I said. Steve looked at me in sadness before taking a deep breath. "Weakness, instant damage, health. Just to keep you better under control." I hissed. "Why? I'm silent. Just leave it be." Steve shook his head. "You don't see it, right? You nearly killed Notch, tried to kill me and endangered the whole world! Hero, that's not funny! Everything is over! We were all going to die if we would've failed to stop you!" I hesitated as it sunk into me. "Is Notch still alive?", I asked carefully. Steve looked at the floor. "Yes, but he really wants to see you dead now.", he whispered. "That's why I'm trying to take all the times with you, so you can't trigger Notch. If that happens, you'll have no opportunity to save yourself." I looked away. "He can do whatever he wants with me. It's useless. Now I'm not even allowed in the Nether anymore due to what had happened." Steve looked at me alarmed. "What do you mean you can't return?!"
"When a king gets captured by humans, he loses the honor the warriors give him. And then he loses his complete right to stay. Turns out, I'm fucked."
Steve looked at me sadly. "I didn't know that. Sorry, Hero." I grunted silently. "It's fine. It's not like all of my work to become someone important just went to waste." He hesitated before patting my shoulder and standing up, taking the bowl. "Well, I'll leave you to yourself for now. Have a good night, Hero."
"Wait it's already nighttime?!", I screeched. He nodded. "Yeah, pretty much. Evening, to be completely clear.", he explained. I hesitated before sighing. "Alright. It doesn't matter.", I mumbled before leaning against the wall. "You guys could've loosened the chain around my neck, tho. It's strangling me." Steve looked at me. "Be happy that Notch didn't kill you yet. This isn't a five star appartment, neither is this something you should enjoy.", he hissed. I raised my tied arms. "Chill! I was just saying it's strangling me!" Steve sighed. "I'll talk to the guards.", he just said before leaving.
He left me alone in the room, but later on a guard came by and shut the light off again. I passed out, but at least I didn't have a second panic attack.

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