Minecraft: loading new world

I was in the Wither Fortress, now changed to Alexa's Fortress, and looked down at the 3 Brutes with diamond armor that looked with confusion at the fire golems that stood at the entrance.

They were trying to figure out if they should fight those powerful-looking beings or finish their mission.

As for what was their mission?

It was all written on a flag that was tied to one of the Brutes.

On the leather flag was written:

-Trader, we want to negotiate for the human hero-

It was all written with beautiful calligraphy, clearly done by the Mad Prince.

The good news was, we found Daniel.

The bad news, he was in the possession of the most powerful man in the whole Nether, and he knew how to barging a good deal.

"How convenient Trader, they brought Daniel right to our doorstep. The question is, are they friends or foes?"

Merry looked with narrowed eyes at me.

"It's hard to say with them honestly. The first time we met, it was through a kidnapping, which was their fault. The second time we fought on the same team to defeat the Wither, I don't think I would've won without them."

There were too many variables, like the people with skills, the army, and the Shadow Lord.

"But after the Wither was dead, and the Ender Dragon appeared, I kind of ditched them to their fate. And looks like they survived."

"Yeah... I don't know how I would feel about you either if I were in that situation."

In the end, we decided to greet them before they would start picking a fight with the fire golems.

I'm sure they would win, but they would start the fight because they were bored not threatened.

"Hey there guys! How can I help you today?"

The 3 of them quickly turned at me and looked confused, before recognising me.

"Ohh, the one who defeated the Second in command! How are you doing? We're just here on a mission to bring this guy Trader to Boss."

One of the other Brutes slapped him over the head with force.

"Dumbass! He's Trader!"

"Ohhhh, Boss wants to talk with you. Can you follow us to the base?"

I knew they weren't dumb, just too lazy to remember what wasn't related to combat.

But still...

"How did you know I was here?"

"We didn't, Boss thought of a few locations you could be in and sent a group of soldiers in the hope that somebody would find you."

I didn't know if this was a very dumb or very smart way to search for someone.

"Do you know what he wants to talk about?"

"Not really, but it's probably related to the man we found not too far from here a few days ago."

My smile froze.

"Are you perhaps referring to the day we had that big battle?"

"Ah yes, it was on that glorious day! I've never experienced a more exciting battle than that."

What was Daniel doing here at the time?

How much does he know of what happened?

In the end, we decided to follow the 3 Brutes to get some answers.

The journey took a whole day, and it was mostly silent with only me and Merry talking to each other.

The Brutes didn't seem interested in joining in, but they were willing to have a mock battle.

One time, we took a break, and Merry accepted their challenge and fought with one of them and won.

It wasn't an easy fight since she had to use her temporary tattoos, but this victory made her stand out more and wasn't ignored by the Brutes anymore.

After a long day, we finally arrived at the new base of the Diamond squad.

And as I expected, it looked like all the others I'd seen, which meant that this was a temporary stay as well.

We passed the guards who didn't say anything but looked at Alexa with confusion.

The 3 Brutes had the same reaction when they first saw Alexa, and I only found out the reason when they told me they didn't feel any anger while towards it.

This meant that Alexa had successfully taken over the seed of this world and wasn't hated anymore.

Which prompted me to ask if it could get rid of the curse the humans had in the Nether.

Apparently, it could, but not with this generation, since it would take too much energy to change their biology.

We passed more soldiers who were enjoying their day until we arrived at the biggest house in the camp.

There one of the guards knocked on the door and waited for permission to get in.

"Come in!"

A feminine voice responded from the other side.

The soldiers signaled us to enter, but stayed outside.

We entered the house, and she was surprised to see me for some reason.

Inside the room were the Second in command, the Mad Prince, and Daniel, who seemed to be enjoying himself.

"Trader! I didn't expect to find you so fast, where were you?"

The Mad Prince asked surprised.

"Hey Mad Prince, I was just at the Wither Bastion, which by the way, is now under my jurisdiction, so please don't attack it from now on. It's for both of our safety."

"You found a way to stop this Ender Dragon from coming into our world?"

I looked with narrowed eyes at Daniel, who was suddenly very interested in his drink.

"Something similar. I only need this man that calls himself a hero, and we can all go on our merry way."

I tried to finish this as soon as possible so I won't accidentally spill some secrets.

I suddenly felt an exe on my shoulder and heard a loaded a crossbow at Merry.

What was unpleasant about this interaction wasn't the fact that I was threatened, but the fact that the weapon I was threatened with was made of Netherite.

I gave another dirty look at Daniel.

"Hey, it's not my fault that you didn't tell me the armor was so OP. How could've I known that they absorb damage and make you invisible? I thought those were enchantments."

This was one of the most powerful items that I held, not even Bobby knew how I made the..

But it seems that Daniel has a loose mouth, which would make my life much harder than necessary.

"There's no need to rush Trader, after all, I've sent my men to negotiate with you. So sit down and let's have a nice chat."

While I had an axe at my neck, the Mad Prince knew it wasn't enough to stop me.

I don't know if Daniel told him about my extra lives, but the Mad Prince should know it's best not to anger me, after all, I held a weapon capable of destroying Bedrock.

This was more of a show than a threat, and I was glad Violet didn't start decapitating people.

Now that I was thinking about it, she usually intervenes if things go really bad.

I wonder what's her threshold though.

At least she removed her tracker somehow, so even if the Mad Prince had another remote, he wouldn't see her.

Seeing that we didn't have a choice, we sat down on the empty chairs, but Merry was sure to grab Alexa and put it on her lap for some pats.

I think she wanted to do this for a long time but didn't get the chance.

"So what did you want from me, just so you know, I won't be giving my mace."

"As much as I want to have it, I knew this beforehand. What I want from you isn't an item, but information. Daniel here knows a lot of interesting information, from how to build a portal, to how to make the most powerful armor. But even he doesn't know everything about this world since he's only been here for a year. But you, you are different, you are the first one to get summoned here in this world, but you've achieved so much in such a short time."

"Hey, if I had 3 years, I could've done amazing things as well. The only thing I'm inferior to him is time, but that's not going to be a problem for too long."

"Shut up! I hate nothing more than stupid people who pretend to be smart. At least if you're dumb, shut up, I don't want my intelligence to drop any further!"

Everyone was shocked, clearly not expecting this outburst from such a calm person.

"I'm sorry about that, it's just I didn't expect to meet people similar to the Piglings from home. What I want from you Trader, is the method to kill the Ender Dragon. This fool says he knows how to do it, but he clearly talks about another being and not the one who killed the Wither in one bite."

I wanted to thank him for putting Daniel in his place, but I also had to remember that I needed that man on my team to speak with the System.

"It's not as easy as you think. The Ender Dragon is the ruler of the Void, the one who fought the System and was forced to create this dimension."

"I did not expect anything easy from a God. But you didn't say you don't know how to, just that it was complicated."

As always, he was a sharp man, what a shame that we had to communicate like this instead of being friends.

"I don't know unfortunately. The Wither was considered a God, and the only reason I managed to kill him, is because he let me do it. But the Void and the System are a league on their own, so I talked with the System, and it told me that if I collected its heroes, it would tell me how to defeat the Void."

The Mad Prince tried to judge my expression, but it was impossible with my helmet on.

"So you're saying that you need this man, to find a way to defeat the Void. Why are you even trying to fight it? You can always hide in your safe dimension."

"Unfortunately, we can't afford to do that since the ultimate goal of the Void is to consume the Overworld. The Nether Is just a bridge to get to that goal. And since Im partially at fault for creating this mess, I feal responsible to fix it as well."

The Mad Prince sat on his back with his eyes closed and began to think.

Nobody dared to say a thing, even Daniel was still recovering from the shock he just got.

"You must be the other hero brought by the System. Why are you willing to help him? Do you think he has a chance on defeating that God?"

Merry who tried to be as invisible as posibile while petting Alexa was suddenly spoked.

"I don't know really, ever since I came to this world I concentrated on learning as much as I could. I was blessed to have great learning opportunities, but I still won't claim that I know the answer to that question. But I can tell you one thing about Trader, while he's a man that dosen't know when to stop, he is someone that deeply cares about his friends, and would do anything to save them if their in danger."

The more she spoke, the more regal her voice became and with more authority.

I think Cleopatra rubbed off on her, with how she speaks.

The Mad Prince closed his eyes for a few moments before opening them once again.

"I've decided, I would let Daniel walk with you two, to find out the secret of the System. I trust you that you'll tell me the answer as well. I may not have the same power as your mace, but with time and resources I could be a manace to anyone who I consider my enemy."

Well, that was as good as it could get, so I wasn't going to complain about it.

"Hey, what about my opinion? Why are you all treating me like I'm some item you could handle as you please!"

"Shut up Daniel! I still haven't forgiven you for robbing my place, and I don't want to think what kind of headache you cause with your economic war in the Coral Kingdome."

That seemed to be enough to shut him up, so we took him and left the camp.

Now, we shall find the truth of this world, and I don't know if I was ready for it.