Gameknight999 vs. Herobrine: Herobrine Reborn Book Three: A Gameknight999 Adventure: An Unofficial Minecrafter’s Adventure
6 MARK CHEVERTON as well as the occasional golden swords or plates of armor that lay discarded by the monsters while around them unfinished cobblestone walls stood tall Gameknight999 and the villagers had stopped another zombie attack on the village Xa-Tul the king of the zombies had been trying to take advantage of the still-incomplete fortifications that surrounded the community Normally cob blestone walls would have been solid their hard unyielding surfaces wrapping around the vil lage like an impenetrable cocoon protecting the inhabitants from the monsters of the Overworld But it had been less than twenty-four hours since Herobrine in the form of an Ender dragon had smashed through their walls and fortifications turning everything to End Stone Upon defeating the dragon Gameknight had captured Herobrine’s poisonous XP and locked it away in the tower of his castle Miraculously the blocks of Minecraft had turned back from End Stone to their original state once the dragon had been destroyed but the destruction the monster had done to walls and towers were fresh wounds for the village Signifi cant repairs would be needed but with the nearly constant barrage of zombie raiding parties there hadn’t even been time to celebrate Herobrine’s defeat Looking back to the jagged opening in the cob blestone wall Gameknight saw Baker and Digger emerge to collect the glowing balls of XP They each carried two weapons Digger was with his usual pick axes and Baker with two iron swords Some thing in the fabric of Minecraft had changed when Herobrine had been destroyed maybe a server
GAMEKNIGHT999 VS HEROBRINE 7 update or maybe something more No one knew But ever since that battle all the NPCs could wield two weapons just like Gameknight999 As usual Baker had a scowl on his square face but Digger’s was filled with a smile his blue-green eyes bright with joy as he realized that none of the villagers had been harmed in this battle They approached Gameknight999 That was some fancy sword-work Game knight Digger said Yeah Baker added You’d think you learned that from the legendary Smithy of the Two-Swords himself Maybe he learned it from me Gameknight joked hoping to draw a smile from the stoic vil lager But you two are getting better with two sword fighting as well Digger shrugged while Baker just stood there unresponsive It’s taking some practice Digger said his voice deep I can’t figure out how to fight well with both All I can do is defend with the left and attack with the right You’ll get it eventually Both of you will Game knight said smiling at Digger and patting Baker on the shoulder Baker’s face was filled with sorrow As usual some past tragedy kept him perpetually sad a smile unable to pierce through that terrible veil Come on Digger shouted to other NPCs in the village Let’s get these spheres of XP collected so we can get back to repairing the wall and towers Just as a handful of NPCs started to come out of the village a high-pitched whine filled the air Instantly the villagers stopped and cupped their
8 MARK CHEVERTON hands over their ears each of their faces contorted in pain What is that sound Digger yelled as he fell to one knee Drawing his diamond sword Gameknight scanned the area looking for threats as he grit ted his teeth his head ready to explode with pain The grassy plain that surrounded the village was empty and so were the woods beyond but he knew in his gut that this whining had to be some kind of monster’s trick Monet do you hear that Gameknight thought through the chat Monet113 Gameknight’s sister was still sitting in their basement back in the physical world She was logged into Minecraft and watching in specta tor mode while at the same time making sure that everything in the physical world was all right No I don’t hear anything Monet typed back to him What is it Some kind of high-pitched whine Gameknight replied It feels like it’s drilling through my brain Slowly the volume of the shrill whine dimin ished and the villagers removed their hands from their heads Gameknight knocked the side of his head with his fist trying to empty it of that piercing cry Quick get the XP so we can get inside the vil lage Digger shouted Why do we have to get the XP one of the other villagers asked You’re right there You get it Gameknight was shocked by the NPC’s response no one ever talked back to Digger He was consid ered equal in stature to Crafter himself and during times of battle the stocky NPC was typically in
GAMEKNIGHT999 VS HEROBRINE 9 command But this NPC had just talked back to him and refused an order Gameknight clenched and unclenched his fists nervously realizing the high pitched noise hadn’t disappeared completely it was holding steady in the background Gameknight found that unless he was completely distracted the high-pitched whine burrowed its way into his ears making it feel as if the sound waves were creeping along underneath his skin like worms Digger looked at the villager for a moment and Gameknight thought he was going to reply but instead he just turned his back and collected the glowing balls of XP himself The other NPCs stood and watched as Digger moved across the battle field colorful spheres flowing quickly into his body Aren’t any of you going to help Gameknight asked The NPCs turned and faced the User-that-is not-a-user their unibrows creased with tension They looked about as good as Gameknight felt the whining sound was giving him a headache and making his teeth hurt What’s wrong with you one of them sneered in his direction a horse-tender by the look of his smock Are your legs broke Gameknight was too stunned to reply Villagers always helped each other it was the way they were programmed Working together was how they helped their community By cooperat ing and giving assistance when they could they strengthened their village and they all depended on one another for survival These NPCs were not only refusing to help but they were being dis respectful as well It was inconceivable to the User-that-is-not-a-user
