Book Three: Part 2 Herobrine’s Message. Sean Wolfe Fay

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СКАЧАТЬ … to be honest, there was more than one time that I found myself dead, and respawned.”

      “And if you were in that same scenario today – if you were a new player, and you took part in a war with no combat experience – what would happen to you if you died?”

      There was no reply. They both knew what happened if a player was killed in Elementia today.

      “Cassandrix, I have no problem with the way that you learned how to play Minecraft, and I even see where you’re coming from,” Kat said pointedly, “but the world has changed. The rules of the server are different from when you were a new player. If new players today make one wrong move, they’ll be kicked out of Elementia with no second chance, so I don’t see the harm in helping them out a bit. Just keep that in mind.”

      And with that, Kat stood up and walked down the tunnel towards the makeshift armoury, Rex following behind her, leaving a speechless Cassandrix in their wake.

      All throughout the night, preparations went on for the invasion of the Adorian Village. By morning, everyone was ready. All leaders, soldiers and volunteers were brimming with armour and weaponry. Charlie was staying behind in the cave, to watch over those players who didn’t have enough armour, or were too weak from hunger to fight. At the break of dawn (according to the single golden clock that somebody had managed to take into the underground with them), the fighting forces of Elementia congregated around a section of cave wall. This particular wall was covered with ladders leading up to the roof of the cave. The group of players was clustered around one specific ladder that had been designated the night before.

      Before long, a cheer erupted from the crowd. President Stan was climbing the selected ladder, and when he reached the halfway point, he jumped off and onto a nearby ledge of coal ore blocks that was jutting out from the wall. He was wearing a smile ear to ear. In the night, a wonderful, unexpected surprise had befallen them, which he was happy to share with his citizens who were as of yet unaware.

      “My citizens, at long last, the day that we’ve been awaiting for weeks is finally here. In a few minutes, we will burst into the Adorian Village, swarm the streets and drive the forces of the Noctem Alliance out, taking a giant leap towards returning control of Elementia to its rightful, elected rulers!”

      Another round of applause and shouts of admiration erupted from the crowd.

      “I cannot thank you enough for your patience, endurance and valour, my citizens. I am fully aware of how difficult your lives have been since the Noctem Alliance declared war on Elementia months ago. However, by the end of today, all our pain and toil will finally come to fruition when we raise the colours of Elementia over the Town Hall of the Adorian Village!

      “Now, my citizens,” Stan continued, the roar of the crowd dying instantly as they realized he had more to say, “I have a very exciting announcement. In the middle of the night, a very special player came to us. He arrived in our cave after trekking for days across the server, avoiding Noctem forces, and taking another few days to find the entrance to our cave. He is a good friend of mine, and a loyal leader of yours. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back Councilman Jayden!”

      The applause rumbled through the cave as Jayden climbed up the ladder and took his place on the ledge next to Stan. It was amazing, he thought, that so many of the people were happy to see him. Most of them hardly knew who he was, yet they were as excited to see him as Stan, Kat, Charlie and the others had been the previous night. He supposed that that was simply an added benefit of being friends with Stan.

      “OK now, everybody be quiet!” Stan commanded, and the crowd immediately complied. “Councilman Jayden has agreed to join our assault as a general, even after his long journey. As such, you are to do what he says and follow his commands the same as you would myself or any of my comrades. Now, prepare to mobilize, troops. When I give the signal, swarm up the ladders, through the ground, and into the streets!”

      And with that, Stan climbed up the ladder, Jayden directly below him, ascending higher and higher towards the roof of the cave and leaving the electric energy of the troops below him as he vanished into the dark belfry of the cave.

       CHAPTER 5

       THE BATTLE OF THE ADORIAN VILLAGE

      After Stan had been totally enveloped by the darkness in the upper dome of the cave, it wasn’t long until he reached the ceiling above him. He looked upwards and aimed a punch at the block directly overhead. The sound of his fist on the wooden block reverberated through the spacious cave, sending the scattered bats that had been nesting in the darkness flying down to where he had just come from.

      Stan looked down at Jayden, who was still clinging to the ladder beneath his feet. “Give me the potion,” he ordered.

      Jayden complied, reaching into his inventory and handing it up to Stan, who pocketed it carefully. Aside from the joy that Jayden’s return had brought to Stan and his friends, they were also elated that he had managed to sneak a few potions out of Nocturia. The Potions of Slowness, in particular, were of vital importance to the first part of their plan.

      Stan drew out a diamond axe, and for a moment, he allowed himself to relish in the feeling of completion that washed over him as he held his choice weapon once again. DZ’s diamond sword (now sitting in a chest in the mine; he had plans for it later) had served him well on his odyssey to return to Elementia, but there was no feeling in the world like having an axe clutched in his hand. Wasting no more time, Stan drew back the axe and shattered the wood block above him in two strokes.

      He pulled himself up and through the opening and found himself in the main room of a house. Stan grinned. Charlie’s aim had been spot on when he had calculated where to dig the hole. Stan turned around and pulled Jayden out of the hole, and they surveyed the house. It was plain, with hardly any outstanding features, just a cobblestone counter with a dispenser on it, some potted plants and wood plank–block walls with glass window panes. Outside the windows, Stan could see the streets of the Adorian Village.

      This was Stan’s first time in the village since it was reopened, and very little had changed in that time. After the Battle for Elementia, Stan had immediately delegated a team to rebuild the burned-down village. It looked largely the same now as it did then – houses similar to those in an NPC village, gravel roadways and a brick Town Hall in the centre. However, there were two major differences that struck Stan as he surveyed the village in the early light of dawn.

      The first was the wall. Thinking that it was wise to defend the village against any more attackers, Stan had ordered a cobblestone wall to be built around the village, fortified with the Mechanist’s redstone defences (though not nearly as impenetrable as the Element City wall had been). Stan could see the top of the wall over the houses of the village. Several Noctem troopers were patrolling the top of the barricade, their black armour silhouetted against the sunrise. That was the second change. Even at this early hour, Stan could see Noctem soldiers standing guard at the corners of the stone-block sidewalks, and platoons of troops marching through the streets.

      Suddenly, Stan became acutely aware of footsteps over his head. He turned around just as a player burst into the room from up a flight of wooden stairs that he hadn’t noticed before. This player was skinned as if she was planning on attending a disco party, with a tie-dye shirt, pink shorts and rainbow tights. The bright colours bore a sharp contrast to the black tunic on her head.

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