Trouble in Zombie-Town: The Mystery of Herobrine Book One
CHAPTER 1 THE VILLAIN H e materialized onto the lush green blocky land scape with a hateful sneer on his blocky face his whole being filled with a destructive loath ing for the natural beauty that surrounded him Walking toward a nearby sheep he grinned as the square fluffy creature bolted away across the blocky hill a look of terror in its soft square eyes An evil presence seemed to emanate from him like the heat from a burning house Even blades of grass wanted to lean away from this sinister creature How can these Overworlders tolerate this place the dark creature hissed as he glared at his surroundings In the distance he could see a village this one not fortified like many were these days It was the normal collection of houses each made from individual blocks as all things were in Minecraft formed from many cubes of wood The squat struc tures were clustered around a central stone building that stretched high up into the air the watchtower Nearby he could see the village well and a field of wheat growing in the distance Lurking in the
2 MARK CHEVERTON alleyways between the buildings he could see the villagers going about their work their boxy heads and long rectangular bodies almost blending in with the blocky homes These foolish villagers are oblivious to the danger they’re in the sinister creature thought to himself He would soon correct their mistake Closing his glowing white eyes he teleported away from the scenic view and materialized in a dark shadowy tunnel Drawing in a full breath he let out an abrasive guttural wail that echoed throughout the stone passages and rocky cham bers bouncing off lava pools and reflecting from towering waterfalls until it filled the underground world of Minecraft In an instant his call was greeted by the sorrowful wails of zombies I am coming my children he yelled to the darkness Prepare a Gathering The wails changed from sounds of despair and sadness to those of surprise and fear The dark stranger smiled he could feel their fear good Moving silently through the dark passages he descended through the tunnels heading for that secret entrance that only the monsters of the night knew existed Occasionally he saw giant spiders and creepers hiding in the shadows hoping to avoid being seen but none escaped his glowing eyes He saw them all their cowering forms veiled in dark ness Normally these fearful creatures would have been destroyed for their fear disgusted him but he had far more important plans to worry about and didn’t have time for these weaklings A glow started to fill the tunnel ahead the soft orange illumination of lava warm inviting lava The shadows behind stone pillars and deep crevasses
TROUBLE IN ZOMBIE-TOwN 3 began to grow dark and long as he neared the source of the light As he turned a corner he was greeted by a long flow of molten stone that spilled down from high above forming a broad pool Nearby a waterfall gurgled its cool waters from a hole in the wall the long blue stream flowing into the boiling pool Where the opposites met obsidian was formed the black speckled blocks reflecting the light from the molten stone and casting beams of light throughout the chamber This was it The entrance to Zombie-town was always near the meeting of water and lava Casting his glowing gaze across the jagged stone walls he instantly saw the pattern that masked the secret door a flat section of stone with a single block sticking out Moving to the outlier he placed his hand against the block and pressed A click sounded then the wall swung inward revealing a long dark tunnel Stepping into the passage the stranger turned and closed the stone door then sprinted down the rocky corridor As he ran he could see the end of the path growing brighter the walls changing from the stone grey to an inviting orange like the coming of autumn More lava the stranger smiled an eerie smile He loved lava it always reminded him of home When he reached the end of the tunnel he stopped and looked at his surroundings Before him stood a massive chamber that stretched upward maybe twenty blocks or more and at least a hundred blocks across All across the chamber floor were small homes built out of stone and dirt each a different size and shape The blocky structures seemed to be competing with each other walls pushing against
