Chapter Six
The town finally came into view, hidden among the snow covered mountains. It had a large wall around it, higher than most that Notch had seen. He could make out Iron Golems and even a couple of guards walking along the wall.
“They must be having increased attacks as well.” Notch said, trying to show that it wasn’t him who was cursed.
“No,” Pauline replied, shooting the idea down, “They always have increased guards like that. The village is well secluded and is attacked often because of it. No one else lives in these mountains for miles.”
Notch fell silent, slightly disgruntled over Pauline’s reply. The last thing he wanted was for everyone to blame him for the spider attacks and other curious events but it looked like it was going to shape up to be that way. The group walked up to the wall and James stepped forward, calling up to the guard. The conversation was quick and soon the door in front of them opened, allowing them to walk inside.
The town looked old but well taken care of. The building style was simple, if not elegant. He imagined the houses all had wool carpet to try to keep the heat in. The soft bleating of sheep rolled in from across a hill nearby where the farmers lived. It was quiet. Notch tried to imagine Herobrine growing up here.
“Figured we’d get to an inn…” James was saying.
Notch cut him off, “No, thanks. I want to start right away and find out more about Herobrine. You guys can head to the inn.”
“Where are you going to go?”
Notch pointed to a nearby tiny building, “That place is the Welcome building. I’ll start there.”
James nodded, “I’ll come with you.”
“I’ll get us a room at the inn then.” Pauline said, nodding at them both before walking away.
James and Notch walked across the cobblestone pathway towards the Welcome building and stepped inside. There was an old man behind a counter with bookshelves lining the walls, a crafting table and a display case of creeper heads.
“Charming.” Mumbled Notch as they walked up to the desk.
James grinned and then looked at the old man, “Excuse me, sir?”
The man looked up from his book and seemed surprised at someone actually being in the Welcome center, “Oh! Hello! Yes, hello!” He shut his book, sending dust up in the air.
“Hey. I’m James and this is Notch,” Notch gave a small wave, “We just got into town.”
“Great! Great!” He said twice, “You came to the right place…the Welcome center!” The old man started to laugh as if he had told a hilarious joke, “What would you like to know first? I can tell you the history of our town! Our mountain village doesn’t see many travelers, not anymore anyway. We’ve been pretty secluded. No one wants to take the time to come up here and see us, you know? Anyway, I’ve been rambling. What do you want to know? Ah, I can see you eying those creeper heads, young sir!” The old man was talking to Notch now, who had been glancing again at the creeper heads.
“Yeah, just…seems like…something strange to be in a Welcome center.” Notch shrugged.
“Maybe, maybe! But do you know who slayed those creepers?” James and Notch both said no and the old man beamed, “Herobrine!”
James glanced at Notch quickly, “Really?” He said, “The Herobrine of legend?”
The old man’s smile grew, “You know of him? Not many people do anymore, I am afraid, such a shame, such a shame.”
James nudged Notch with his shoulder and Notch cleared his throat, “Funny you bring up Herobrine because we are actually…studying…him.”
“Yeah,” James jumped in, “We’re studying him. For a…” His eyes roamed around the room, “A book!”
“Really?” The old man said, delighted, “What would you like to know?”
“Is it true Herobrine was born here?” James asked.
“Yes, yes! I can lead you to his home, you know, it’s still standing! We keep it up, untouched, as a shrine.”
“Can we see it?” Notch blurted out.
“I’m afraid I can’t leave my post,” The old man frowned, “In case other visitors come in.”
Notch doubted that but he replied with, “Understandable. Can you tell us where it is?”
The old man nodded and began to describe to them where to find the house. James took notes and promised to return if they had more Herobrine questions and to get a better look at the creeper heads. Soon they were back out in the chilly air, a light snow now falling. James looked down at the paper.
“This is great.” He said.
“Come on, let’s go.” Notch said, tugging on James.
They crossed behind the Welcome center, towards the hills where the farms were. There were a few of them close together but Herobrine’s old home was on the outskirts of town, against the wall surrounding it. (The old man had said they had made sure to include Herobrine’s house on this side of the wall.)
Soon they saw it, a tiny and run down thing with weeds and vines over taking it. It was small with a messy yard that Notch guessed it used to be farmland. There seemed to be random chunks of iron and other ores thrown around. One half of the roof was caved in and the windows had been shattered.
“So much for keeping their hero’s home intact.” James said dryly.
Notch found it odd too that for worshipping Herobrine they had let his childhood home go to such ruin. There was nothing nice about the place – it just seemed sad the more Notch looked at it.
“You wanna go in?” James asked, “The guy didn’t say we couldn’t.”
“Should we get Pauline?” Notch asked.
James opened his mouth to speak but Notch didn’t hear him. In fact, he couldn’t hear anything. He felt as if he was being pulled back…everything was rewinding…Herobrine’s house was fixing it himself…Notch closed his eyes to stop the dizzy feeling.
When he opened them up, James was gone. Notch was staring at Herobrine’s home in perfect condition.
Notch didn’t know how or why but he knew that he had somehow ended up back in time.
About the Author
Mark Mulle is a passionate Minecraft gamer who writes game guides, short stories, and novels about the Minecraft universe. He has been exploring, building, and fighting in the game ever since its launch, and he often uses in-game experiences for inspiration on creating the best fiction for fellow fans of the game. He works as a professional writer and splits his time between gaming, reading, and storytelling, three hobbies and lifelong passions that he attributes to a love of roleplaying, a pursuit of challenging new perspectives, and a visceral enjoyment the vast worlds that imagination has to offer. His favorite thing to do, after a long day of creating worlds both on and off the online gaming community, is to relax with his dog, Herobrine, and to unwind with a good book. His favorite authors include Stephen King, Richard A. Knaak, George R. R. Martin, and R. A. Salvatore, whose fantasy works he grew up reading or is currently reading. Just like in Minecraft, Mark always strives to level up, so to speak, so that he can improve his skills and continue to surprise his audience. He prefers to play massive multiplayer online games but often spends time in those games fighting monsters one on one and going solo against the toughest mobs and bosses he can manage to topple. In every game, his signature character build is a male who focuses mostly on crafting weapons and enchanting, and in every battle, he always brings a one hander sword and a shield with as much magical attributes as he can pour into them. Because he always plays alone, he likes to use his game guides to share all the secrets and knowledge he gains, and who know—he may have snuck some information into his fiction as well. Keep an eye out for his next book!
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Other Books in The Temple of Destruction Trilogy
Book Two: The Curse
Book Three: Notch versus Herobrine
The Dragon’s Mountain Trilo
gy
Book One: Attacked by the Griefers
Book Two: The Hidden Village
Book Three: The White Mobs
The Legend: The Mystery of Herobrine Trilogy
Book One: The Start of the Quest
Book Two: The Truth about the Myth
Book Three: Herobrine versus the World
The Quest: The Untold Story of Steve Trilogy
Book One: The Tale of a Hero
Book Two: The Unfinished Game
Book Three: The Endings and Beginnings of a Legend
The Obsidian Chronicles Trilogy
The Obsidian Chronicles, Book One: Ender Rain
The Obsidian Chronicles, Book Two: Hell and Back
The Obsidian Chronicles, Book Three: Of Dragons and Demons
The Cult Trilogy
The Cult, Part One
The Cult, Part Two
The Cult, Part Three
The Doppelganger Trilogy
The Doppelganger, Book One: Steve’s Chance
The Doppelganger, Book Two: Steve vs. Herobrine
The Doppelganger, Book Three: The Ender Dragon Reborn
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