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Its the end of the season. No. The season has ended already. Parrot's looking at the void below him there was once a whole server crowded by his side but that's over. Lifesteal season 4 has come to an end. He shuts his eyes and takes in a deep breath. The air in the void was always different.
It was the complete opposite of the Nether. The Nether was hot and heavy, it would choke you if you breathed in too much of it. He should know.
In the end the air was cold and thin. Light. Stay in here too long and you'd pass out sooner or later. It was the equivalent of living on Mt. Everest.
"I knew I'd find you here," A voice speaks. Or spoke.
Parrot turns his head over and sees Spoke smiling at him. Spoke always had his way with ending the seasons. He was there for every single one and he's practically ended every single one. Spoke lives for chaos.
He's just what Lifesteal needs and yet he's always the one to end it.
"How so?" Parrot laughs and sits down swinging his legs over the cold void below him. Part of him thinks that he can feel the void slowly climbing up to him. Claiming him once more.
Spoke sits down next to him and looks at the void. "Because you're the admin," he says it like the answers obvious and Parrot doesn't respond so Spoke keeps talking.
"What do you think is gonna happen the next season?"
Parrot doesn't respond instead he stared blankly out into the void again.
So Spoke continues talking.
"Honestly I don't think exploits are gonna be a problem anymore. Mostly because I think you'll take care of that... I'll just need a new way of ending the server then I guess. After all gotta keep up the tradition. Y'know?" Spoke laughs and pats Parrot on the shoulder. His gaze never leaves Parrot.
Parrot sighs. "Do you think I'm a good server owner Spoke?" Parrot doesn't know where the thought comes from (he does but he won't admit it).
Spoke doesn't say anything for a while. Odd. "What do you mean?"
"I've been thinking of giving the server to someone else. Someone not on Lifesteal. Cause then they wouldn't be so soft with the exploits and this may have never happened. Last time the server ended because I couldn't figure out how to patch a harming arrow plugin. Not to mention the heart glitch. I feel like someone else would be better at this than me,"
Spoke laughs as if it's a joke and taps Parrot on the head. "You can't be serious bro! This is an anarchy server. Anarchy! Hell I'm surprised that this doesn't have some sort of virus wrapped up in it yet," Spoke laughs doing hand motions.
Parrot looks over. He's not happy with him. "But-"
"Ey, you shut up about this 'I'm not a good server owner nonsense'. No one else would be able to put up with us because no one else sticks around. That was the whole point of Lifesteal after all right? The first point I mean. Get a bunch of little guys that people step on and let them grow up together. Thats what you did from the start and thats how you found me,"
"And then you ended the server,"
Spoke chuckles. "Uh duh, where's the fun in things lasting forever? I mean... if they do then you can't truly enjoy them,"
Spoke's smile turns grim as he looks down at the void. "You know season 5 is gonna be crazier than the last right?"
A chuckle bubbles out of his throat and Parrot laughs. For the first time in months he's laughing and its with his enemy. He can't help but cover his laughter with his hand but his eyes says it all and Spoke laughs with him. "Oh I'm gonna be excited for that,"
Spoke wraps his arm around Parrot. "I am too.... who know I am already have a plan," he jokes and Parrot hits his shoulder.
"Yeah no shut up bro. You're not that smart,"
Spoke leans away and laughs. "Come on bro!... Actually.... you think I'm smart!?" Spoke teases. "The great bird boy thinks I'm smart!" Spoke gasps and flops down on his back.
Parrot rolls his eyes. "You're smarter than a kindergartner,"
Spoke sits up and pumps his fist into the air. "I'll take it!"
Parrot looks back down and looks at Spoke. "You know I was about to kill you when we were jumping into the void right?"
Spoke sighs. "I had my suspicions,"
Parrot nods. "Wanna end it one last time? Just you and me?"
Spoke nods and stands up holding out his hand for Parrot to hold. Parrot takes it and looks down. "Alright then." He laughs. "To season 5," Parrot lifts his hand in the air and forms a fist.
Spoke laughs. "To season 5,"
Parrot steps off with Spoke and feels the cold embrace of the void once more.