Freeze or Fall

Chapter 10: Awakened

Corruption.

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It does it's work, feeding into the magic that keeps them alive.

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Heh. I'm not controlling them.

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All I did was awaken their true purpose.

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Hels opened his eyes. At one he knew something was different.

He wanted to say something was wrong but...

No.

Nothing was wrong.

Everything finally felt right.

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"We-Hels. Oh thank goodness you're awake, I was getting worried." Xisuma approached the knight, a couple screens up. "I wish I could tell you what happened bu..."

Hels stood up, too silent for Xisuma's liking. Something was different. A shiver ran down Xisuma's back as Hels looked around.

Hels paused when his eyes swept over the other two occupied beds.

"Um... Hels? You feeling alright?"

Hels was silent, simply walking over to where Ren was.

"Wake up."

Renbob's eyes shot open, and he sat up, swinging his legs over the side of the bed. Hels then walked over to Scar and did the same, Wizard Scar waking up.

Xisuma felt frozen in place.

"Wizard Scar. Renbob. You two feel that right?"

The two in question stood up, nodding.

"Well? We have a job to do."

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Something was wrong. Something was terribly wrong. 

The three alters turned towards him, and one word flashed through his mind.

Run.

And he did. Xisuma stumbled through the jungle outside, running into Doc and Stress, who were carrying more supplies.

"Xisuma? What happened?" Doc frowned.

"Something's very wrong. All three of them woke up, at least their alters did, but..." Xisuma paused to catch his breath. "They're different. That black stuff did something to them,and I don't know what but I'm pretty sure something dangerous."

Doc pulled out his trident. "I'll go check it out. You two stay here."

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Iskall sorted some shulkers, keeping an eye on Jrumbot, who'd busied himself with some repeaters and comparators.

He paused when his communicator dinged.

Docm77 was slain by Helsknight using [Knight's Blade]

Docm77: Well crap

Stressmonster was slain by Wizard Scar using [Wheelchair Armrest]

Xisumavoid was slain by Helsknight using [Knight's Blade]

Iskall85: What's going on?

Docm77: Well, lets just say we have three evil alters on the loose.

Xisumavoid: If you guys see Wels, Ren, or Scar, DO NOT ENGAGE

Xisumavoid: They don't have any elytras on them so try to find a safe spot somewhere high up

Stressmonster: I think we can all agree that this is a server emergency

Docm77: Everyone, grab a buddy and find somewhere high up to camp.

Falsesymmetry: If there's enough of use, I'm sure we can take them. Right?

Stressmonster: Falsey, they took out Doc with one hit. They're different.

Tango Tek: Different like them?

Xisumavoid: I won't let us lose another hermit. I promise.

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Grumbot ran quickly, trying to get back to the other jungle as fast as he could. The mesa was too open, no longer safe.

It didn't take him long to push through the undergrowth and find Iskall's tree, running inside. Iskall was already packing up supplies, Jrumbot sitting on top of a shulker, happily oblivious to the looming danger.

"Grumbot, here's an elytra. Mumbo taught you how to use one, right?"

Grumbot nodded, slipping it on and pulling out rockets. "WHERE WILL WE GO?"

"We'll meet Mumbo and camp at the top of his base." Iskall explained.

"OKAY." Grumbot walked over to his little brother and picked him up.

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"Glad you guys made it." Mumbo gave a sigh of relief, pulling the three into a big hug. "Any idea what's going on?"

"I wish." Iskall confessed. "We haven't had anything this bad happen since, well, you know..."

Mumbo's face fell, his voice getting a little quieter. "I know."

Grumbot hesitated, feeling absolutely torn seeing his father like this. But... He'd made NPG a promise. He wished he could tell Dad that Grian was alive, to cheer him up in some way. But he couldn't.

He knew that the incident was still a hard subject for some of the hermits, especially Mumbo. He didn't know many of the details, but enough to understand why it was so bad. There wasn't much he could do.

And honestly, he needed advice.

Iskall and Dad were talking quietly, probably about adult stuff, so Grumbot walked to the other side of the grassy area and sat down.

Sent transmission

Transmission Received

Request to call accepted

"HI NPG. SOME STUFF HAS... HAPPENED."

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