𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆 ➹ 𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗽𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲

chapter 4

i shook and crawled to my feet, struggling through my weakness. i immediately fell backwards, feeling as though i was about to vomit.

i felt a strong grip around my arms. i was close to hitting the ground, and my sleeves were rolling up at he second.
"what's the matter with you , dork? i carry this whole team , and now i'm gonna have to physically carry a man-child around because he forgot how to walk." a voice spat, kind of playfully. i squirmed and dropped to the ground into a crouch, gagging. i was on the verge of vomiting.

i felt a hand gently brush my shoulder and techno kneeled next to me. "gross , dude. but let it all out. "
i immediately felt a lump form in my throat.
"do you need food?" he tilted his head at me.
i wanted food to stop feeling nauseous , but it felt as though if i ate food i'd even more nauseous.
" nah." i mumbled , nervously. "it's too much of a hassle, so of course not. "

" you're literally on the verge of starvation. that's why you can't stand , nerd. "

after i'd been given some food and had restored my energy , i casually walked outside of the cavern. mega laid in the corner next to clay and harvey , they were both fast asleep. the tall trees dazzled in the early morning breeze.

"am i allowed to explore?" i looked at dave.
he squinted at me and nodded.

"you aren't very good at this , are you? you don't need permission to go outside. are you some kind of prince or something?" he snorted.

i ignored the comment anxiously and gestured my hand. "can you come with?"

" okay. "
dave walked and stood next to me. i latched onto his arm in fear. what if rogue forests were wild? random people running around, wielding knives and swords. having battles in the middle of nowhere. blood stained trees, bodies everywhere.

he lead me to a quiet spot. an empty wasteland of green grass sat in front of me. flowers were grown in random areas , adding a homely vibe to the area. waterfall pattered nearby, the water splashed against the pebbles. we sat on a small slope next to the waterfall.

"so.. are you , dream and tapl the group that stabbed the king? i heard about it through rumours in the community." i glanced at dave. his face lit up. he was excited , a huge smirk spread across his face.

"aw , yeah! we did do that. you should've seen that french guards face. it was priceless!" he beamed at me. "and then when clay tried to stab him again, he got caught by some random dude in the pink tier. we literally got dragged off one by one , and then we escaped through the prince's window."

" you're a psycho. "  i murmured to him , half jokingly. i forced a smile onto my face.

"naw , it's just in my blood! i was born into the rogue program , and then my parents were all like: 'kill the king! blood for the blood god!'" he stopped speaking for a moment and looked at me. "never found out who the hell the 'blood god' guy was though."

i let a huge grin spread across my face. i forgot immediately about all my responsibilities. i forgot about my dad. i forgot about bad, and the people i loved. all in that moment, i felt like i was a real rogue.

"maybe you're the blood god!"
he stared at me blankly. "i wish.
" can i give you a nickname? bad used to give us nicknames. i wanna recreate that feeling. "

dave snickered and looked away. "go ahead."
i pretended to scan him up and down , before kicking my legs childishly.

"so you're techno... techno..technoblade! technoblade's a good name. technoblade the pig. if i had a pet pig , i'd name it technoblade. that's a cool name. "

he glanced over at me with a grin.
"absolutely perfect , skeppy."