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“Why where’s so many people in front of our house ?!” Eggchan asked.
“I dunno, man. Ask them.” Wemmbu said nonchalant, while eating some cereals.
“Wha- ? Bro. I can’t just do that ! They wanna fight someone !” Egg paused. “They want you.”
“Maybe. And what ?” Wemmbu answered.
“Wait. Hold on, I’m gonna make them leave.”
Egg get out to face a hundred of players. They shouted at him to see Wemmbu. Egg try to scream at them that Wemmbu wasn’t here but his voice just couldn’t. Circles of TNT get down, and Egg just faces his friend.
“Really ?”
Wemmbu ignores him and just watch players running away from the area. The demon get back inside the house and just rush to his bedroom to lock himself in. Egg just watch silently but worried about this behavior from Wemmbu. But Egg didn’t do anything, just give him some space.
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Dinner time reach and Egg didn’t know what to do. So he just knock at Wemmbu’s room.
No answer.
“Bro ? Are you here ?” Egg didn’t want to enter without consent of his friend.
Still nothing.
“Wemmbu ?” Egg whispered. Still no answer so he just opened the door. Locked. Right. Egg’s mind start to rush. Wemmbu answer him usually. He would opened the door, unlock it, at least. But nothing. No one was in this room. Egg start hitting the door. Shit, he wasn’t strong enough. He just get out and run to face the windows of the rooms. One was opened. No his. But Wemmbu’s. He… Did run ? Why ? What was wrong ? Something was off with his best friend these day. He was less reactive and seeing people to fight was making him upset. “Wemmbu… Where did you go ?” Egg said, tears building in his corner’s eyes. His best friend run away. Run away from him with out an explanation, nothing. Maybe a paper with a note was left behind in his room ? Egg started to build an access the room. He climbed the window and watched the room closely. Nothing really changed since last time he came. Really nothing. Nothing useful to find the demon. Panic started again in Eggchan’s mind. But he breath. In. out. He opened the door and get to his own room. How was he supposed to find his best friend without a clue ?
.
.
.
Maybe an other of Wemmbu’s friends ? Yes but who ? It was like a month last time Wemmbu saw an other person than Egg.
“Bro. It’s too complicated to find my friend. Why ?” He complained. “Wait, maybe Flame knows something ?” He starts to prepare and walk to find Flamefrags. “Uh… I don’t know where he is…” Then, no need someone in specific. He could just ask random people if they have seen Wemmbu. Still need to prepare.
Twenty minutes later, Eggchan was ready to leave his house. Hopping to find something about Wemmbu. He started to go to the nearest village of players. He asked many people but nothing. He takes direction to an other. Same; nothing. And again and again. And yet, the rumor starts to spread. One of the strongest player on the server disappeared. Egg started to give up the more he sees players enjoying their days. Wemmbu weren’t here anymore.
Some day, Someone knock at the door. Egg, who was just not in the good mood since Wemmbu’s disappearance, run to the door, hopping to see his best friend. But it was not Wemmbu at the door. It was Flamefrags. Egg’s face darken and he closed the door. Flame wanted to talk to the angel, so when he tried to closed the door, he use his arm to keep it opened.
“What do you want ?” Ask Egg. His voice was emotionless. It breaks Flame’s heart to hear it.
“I may have a clue to where Wemmbu is.” The angel’s wings moved a little. He was interested. “I’m not sure. And I need your help, you’re the one who know him the most.”
“I already tried. That’s even why everyone know he disappeared.”
“I know. But try harder. Please. You’re not the only one who miss him.”
Egg went silence a second. He faces Flame for the first time and watch him in the eyes. To see if he was lying. Egg sighs, giving up to Flame’s demand.
“All right, bro. Let me prepare first.”
He went to change and get some gear to fight. Him and Flame travel places that Egg and Wemmbu had already gone. The whole server. Well, only the Overworld. But, oh god, it was beautiful. Egg couldn’t keep his mouth and talked about his memories of him and Wemmbu in each places. Flame did listen to each fact and laugh to some. Because of clues each memories lead, they end up to Egg’s house.
“Uh.” Egg said. “Strange. Why are we here?”
“I dunno, bro. Where Wemmbu and you did gone, next ?” Flame asked.
. . .
“The End. And I get stuck here. Thanks Minute that he didn’t kill me !”
“Then, let’s try there.”
“But Spoke own the place, no ?”
“Who cares ? I can fight anyone !”
“Right.” The angel laugh. He is with the strongest player of the server. Of course everything going to be all right. So, the duo went to the End prepared more than necessary. The End was… kinda empty. No one were here. Not even an Enderman. But ; if we listen care fully, a breath breaks the silence of the End. Egg and Flame looked at each other before heading to the direction of the breath. They were close but a movement distracted them. Something was here, and it knew they were here.
“Wemmbu ?” Egg asked, but even Flame hardly hear it.
The immortal demon start to walk in the same direction that the shadow disappeared.
“Egg…?” A voice said in a sob. “You… What are you doing here ? With Flame ?”
“We were looking for you ! You suddenly disappeared !” Egg answered.
“Wemmbu ?” The voice of Flame whispered. He could see the figure of the end demon.
“Did you take care of yourself ? Did you eat ? Changed clothes ?”
“Egg… You assaulting him with the questions.”
“I don’t care !”
“I…” Wemmbu tried before the words get stuck in his throat. Tears started to build in his eyes’ corners and he let himself fall on the floor before crying. Egg just runs to hug and comforts the demon. Flame let his sword in his inventory to join the hug. Egg wrap his wings around the three of them to make a comforting coccon. Wemmbu just let himself cry in Egg harm.
“I know.” Egg said in a low voice to comfort Wemmbu. “Everything is okay, now. We’re here.”
After some times, Wemmbu calm himself. The trio sit on the edge of the island. None tried to talk.
“Soo…” Flame said to break the silence. “What happened ?”
“I… Don’t really know. I…” Wemmbu starts.
“Why you were lock in the house the whole time ? I mean, before you disappeared ?” Eggchan Said.
“I was tired of fighting endlessly the world. Every move I do, people don’t see a person but a killing machine ! They think I would fight them and for them just because they want ! But the true is I’m starting to scare myself.”
“Scared yourself ?” Flame intervened.
“Yeah. Look what I did to capital city !” Wemmbu let a chuckle. “I destroyed it but back some months, I was a hero. I protected it. From Boosfer and his team. Even though it wasn’t Wemmbu who did it to the other’s eyes.”
“Wemmbu… You…” Worlds were kinda stuck in Eggchan’s throat. The confession of the end demon were breaking his heart. How could he possibly didn’t see it sooner ? It was right in front of it !
“Bro… Why didn’t you tell Egg ??” Flamefrags said, a point of anger in his voice. They were rivals, yes, but also friends ! Despite what people could think, he cares about Wemmbu health (mostly mental health) !
“I don’t know ! I…! I felt dumb about it !” Wemmbu were crying one more time. Egg just take his best friend in his arm to comfort him. “I’m sorry ! I’m so sorry !” Wemmbu cried.
Flamefrags stood still in a silence. Even with his blindfold, we could know what he felt. Anger. Hate. And maybe disgust. Because “HOW THE HELL DID PEOPLE COULD FORGET YOU ARE A F*****G LIVING CREATE JUST LIKE THEM ?” “Euhm… Flame ?” Egg said.
“Oh. Sorry, was thinking.”
“I don’t mind what you were thinking. But, we’re not the right audience.” Egg agreed silently to Flame’s saying. Wemmbu laugh in his crying to the exchange of his 2 friends. Egg turn back to Wemmbu and asked : “Wemmbu, are you ready to leave this place ?” “Yeah. Yeah, I think so. I desperately need to eat and take a shower !” “Great !”
The trio left the place. They did arrive to the spawn. It was crowed. A party ? Yeah, definitely. Egg hide Wemmbu’s eyes from it and Flame exploded in front of that.
“WHAT THE HELL ?”
“What ? Ooooh…” Said a random player. “Shit, Wemmbu is alive.”
“WHY WERE YOU DANCING ON HIS DISAPPEARANCE ?” Flamefrags yelled at the crowed.
“Because no one’s going to explode us ? Ban many of us ?”
“That’s it.” Flame said while taking his sword. “Y’all just cross the line.”
He then jump in the crowd and shot many people with his mace, to swap back to his sword and kill players.
“What the hell ?” A player shouted to the immortal demon. “Why are you doing this ?”
“I dunno, think ?”
Egg was in a shock seeing the scene. He just forgot to covered Wemmbu eyes, so the end demon just could see the whole thing : some building and panels were celebrating his death. Not in a memorial way. It was an happy way. It broke even more Wemmbu. But seeing players running away from Flame, who was made about the decor, made him melt. Flame was so gentle under his warrior and rival act.
“Oh, my !” Wemmbu giggles. Flame was having a hard time killing a player with a good gear. Not as good as him and Wemmbu, but still good. Egg were happy to see Wemmbu smile at the scene.
“We still don’t know.” A player said, short breath from running. Flame was in the same state, couldn’t fight anymore.
“Uh… Let me think. U were happy to know Wemmbu ‘dead’. It makes me piss because he was actually very sad.”
“He was ?” The player said in shock.
“Yeah ? Wdym ?”
“Wemmbu feel other things than love to his friend Egg ?”
Egg and Wemmbu stopped at some distance from the conversation. Not to far to hear, but far enough that only Flamefrags knew they were there.
“Uh… Yeah ? I mean, he is a living creature. He feel as much as you or me do.”
“Oooh. A living creature. Right. Not some kind of robot or weapon ?”
“Noo…? Why y’all were thinking of that ?” Flame was getting impatient with their logic.
“ ‘Cause he did blow up many places and army without looking back ? Like he doesn’t cared ?”
“. . . It is right. But now, he is hurt. I will asking one thing. How do y’all see Wemmbu ?”
“Like a killing machine ?”
“A robot ?”
“A weapon ?”
“Emotionless.”
“horrible.”
“Evil.”
“Not human-like.”
“Heartless.”
All words break the end demon heart. At least, they were honest. Egg did catch him cause his legs give up under him. It made a little sound in the silence of the players. Most of the head turn to the directions of Egg and Wemmbu.
“Uh-” Egg said, a little embarrassed. “Hey…?”
Flamefrags joined them, taking a protective posture from the unknown players. All of them did hold their breath at the sight.
“ Hello “ Wemmbu said in a little voice. “Uh… I… I see I did hurt many people. I’m sorry… I didn’t-”
“Like some excuses will repair what you did.” A player start. “You killed so many of the people of the server just to entertain yourself ! It will be not forgive nor forgotten.” He shouted in his teeth to the end demon.
Because of all what happened, Wemmbu looses strength. Strength to talk, to stand up. But not to cry. Again. He did never cried. Not this much. He did cried, yes. It was when Mane called him a lost cause.
“He was maybe right” Wemmbu whispered.
“Mane ?” Flame asked, knowing the event.
Wemmbu nodded back.
“He was not. Because you are the strongest person I know. Not because you can fight and kill.” Flame paused for Egg to continue.
“ Yeah ! Look ! You did Fight the whole server just for me ! You kept all you pain in and not showing what you truly fell this hole time ! Even if ti is not the best.”
“Being Strong is not a question on fight and physic. It could be the mind. Parrot’s strong. He think and don’t systematical use violence.”
“Manipulation ?” Wemmbu’s broke voice asked.
“Uh… Not a good thing but yeah.”
“Flame, Should we go to a base ?” Egg didn’t want to be here much longer.
Flame nodded and carried Wemmbu princess like.
“My base is near, I think. More near than your.”
“Yeah.”
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a month later, Egg and Wemmbu did just moved at Flame’s base. No more useless fight for Wemmbu. Just as close as a normal life the server could get them. (Egg getting kidnap eventually, they needed to save his royal ass.)