The Nether Queen - Herobrine x Reader

Chapter Fifteen

this marks the end of the chapters I've already written... guess I gotta actually write now I guess

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Manfred and Steve becoming friends wasn't an outcome you had predicted, but you weren't complaining either.

As usual, Herobrine spent most of his time not being there, occasionally passing by on his way to another job. Conversely, Steve and Manfred spent most of their time with you, which was how they rapidly grew accustomed to each others' presence and soon began treating each other like old friends. Of course, Steve did not speak Enderman, but that didn't stop him.

A few days have passed since the fight with Null, and according to Herobrine he had basically dropped off the map. His army, his black cloud, all of it, was nowhere to be found. Steve suggested that he was likely underground somewhere, and it made sense, there was FAR more underground than there was overworld. Unfortunately, that meant they couldn't try to spy on him. You have no idea what he's planning.

But, in the meantime, everything's just... okay. No school stress, no loneliness, no fear that you were gonna be trapped here forever. You were a little homesick, but it got better every day, since you have people you care about here. You didn't really have any responsibilities, you could just relax and live your life.

Until Null attacks, of course.

"Chair." You point to the stair block, which faces the table in the center of the room.

"Riahc." Manfred repeats, reclining on the stair block opposite.

"Reahch?"

"Riahc."

"Riahuch?" Steve pipes up across the room.

"Riahc."

"This is a lot harder than it looks." You let out a sigh, draping yourself over the chair you're trying to pronounce. Having run out of card games to play, Manfred had suggested you attempt to learn his language. Unfortunately, it was a lot harder than it sounded.

"Technically, we don't really have to be able to speak it." Steve points out. "Endermen can understand us, can't they?"

".seirutnec fo elpuoc tsap eht revo dnik ruoy gnivresbo morf denrael ylpmis I .ton od namrednE ynam ,yllautcA"

"Mm. I didn't get anything from that." You frown up at the ceiling. "Y/N?"

"N/Y."

"Geez, undestanding you is hard. I wish your voice was a little clearer." You lean back farther to stare at him upside-down. "Right now you kinda sound like a really old record."

".'drocer' a htiw railimaf ton-" He stops, staring straight ahead for a couple moments.

"Huh?" You prompt at last. In response, Manfred vanishes in a shower of purple sparks. You sit up, blinking in his direction for a moment.

"Manfred?" Steve speaks up. "If you're trying to scare us, it's not f-" Rapidly, six or seven more Endermen appear, none of them Manfred. Steve draws his sword as you scramble back, away from the strangers. They look hostile. One lets out a screech, and you press yourself into a corner as they all converge on Steve.

You curl up in a ball to hide your face, hoping you aren't their target. You can hear them screaming and snarling, but you don't hear Steve - hopefully that didn't mean they'd killed him. After a minute, though, the sounds stop, and you lift your face to see Steve collecting Ender Pearls off the ground.

"What was that??" You demand, stumbling to your feet. "Who was that??"

"I don't know." Steve mutters, downing a potion before equipping his diamond armor. "Let's go find your husband." He offers you a hand, and you take it, following him out of the room into the hall.