The Heart of a God - a Minecraft Herobrine x Reader story

Epilogue

The sky was blue and clear, but it felt like the world was ending. There was little left to do now. Herobrine cried for the longest time, holding your body close. You felt so small in his arms.

A golden castle stood tall behind him, empty and to be abandoned. Maybe it was better that way.

He couldn't stay here. He needed to go back. He needed to go home.

Teleporting was difficult with such a weight. When he saw the tent, he nearly kneeled over. The tent opened up, revealing Steve. He didn't expect to see who the visitor was.

"Hero..?" Steve asked.

He received no response before he rushed over to embrace his friend. Herobrine wanted to lean into Steve, but an obstacle laid in the way. Their attention was brought to your body. Steve slowly placed his hand on your face, realizing the gravity of the situation.

No words needed to be exchanged to understand what had happened.

It was Steve's turn to cry. He hugged Herobrine again, squishing you in between them as he cried on the other's shoulder. Both of them stayed like that for a while, just holding each other.

Footsteps approached from the hills. Both boys looked up to see Alex returning. She ran over once she saw Herobrine and the state of distress her brother was in.

"What the hell happen-?" She asked, unable to finish.

Her eyes widened as she saw you, tucked in between Steve and Herobrine. She knelt beside her brother, reaching out to touch your hand. She quickly withdrew as she felt your cold skin. She stood up, her fists balled and eyebrows furrowed in anger.

"Alex..." Steve said, attempting to calm her.

"No!" Alex yelled, turning to Herobrine, "How could you let this happen?"

Her tone was furious, but tears were collecting around her eyes. She quickly tried to wipe them away, but she couldn't stop them from flowing.

Herobrine refused to respond as Alex continued to yell. He didn't have the energy to respond and he knew she didn't really mean it this time. She was just embarrassed of being sad. That, he understood. They had lost something important. They had lost a friend's life. Herobrine couldn't blame Alex for her reaction. So he stayed quiet until she stopped, leaned against Steve, and finally let herself cry. It was some time before anyone spoke again.

"What do we do now?" Steve asked quietly.

No one had an answer.

Herobrine couldn't help but stare at you, thinking of what he would do without you here. What did he want to do? He never could imagine a future for himself, he always figured he'd live in the same hole for the rest of time. Would he go back to that? Could he?

He looked up at Steve and Alex. The two were holding each other, fresh tears falling down. He couldn't leave them now. Could he leave them? Could he go back to hiding, back to his hideaway?

No. He couldn't. Wouldn't.

He wanted to stay with them, the two people he had left. He could have a life that wasn't as lonely as he envisioned. He could still live on with people he cared about. Maybe you brought them all together for a reason. Maybe he was supposed to do something about it.

"Let's go back to Sky City," He said, "y/n deserves to come home with us."

There was little to be said now.

He held onto you tightly. He wasn't ready to say goodbye just yet. He told himself that his future was hopeful, but it would still be without you. There would be another day tomorrow, but there could never be another one of you.

He would bury you, but he wouldn't let your memory die. There was still so much to do and he had so, so much time.

He could start over, do something new. He felt tears threaten to fall again. Maybe he could still have hope. If he could change himself, maybe he could change the world. The world he learned to love through loving you. And he really did love you, with all his heart.