9 In which Hera gets buried alive

There was a massive disturbance in the game. All around it were minor ones, lighting up like tiny fireworks. I had warped to the spot, and this time I didn't have to wait for anything. There was house a small wooden house and it was on fire.

Whatever had lit it was running away now. I began to stalk away from the house, on whatever it was's trail. But then I stopped, what was that sound.

I heard a faint scream, someone was in the house! I was drawn, catch the glitch or let it go. My job was to track down the glitch no matter what.

But there was someone trapped.

I pulled myself to the house, even though everything screamed to follow the glitch.

"I will get it," I whispered, "but someone needs me first."

I was running now. The flames won't hurt me, I was somewhat fireproof. I smacked the door in.

On the floor was the limp body of the girl. The girl I'd seen earlier. The one with the spider. Her eyes were closed. I seized her shoulders. "Eve," I said, she didn't move.

I guess I had to carry her out. She didn't seem nearly as fireproof as me.

I grabbed her arms and pulled her up. Then I began to drag her to the door. The floor was burning up all around us. I stepped on a flaming block to put it out.

Once I had her on the grass I realized she was more hurt then I'd thought. Something had hit her really hard.

"Wake up!" I said, tapping her cheek. She wasn't responding.

I needed to do something. My mind screamed to leave, that my target was escaping. I looked at the girl at my feet, I couldn't leave her, not like this.

I reached into my inventory and pulled out a bottle of red liquid. A healing potion, I would feed it to her then go.

I leant down and brushed a lock of hair aside. Then I pressed the bottle to her lips.

"Drink this," I said, as if she could her me.

The potion disappeared down her throat, I watched as she glowed with it. As the glow faded her eyes snapped open.

Her face twisted as if in pain.

She sat bolt upright.

"Where is Mina?" She looked at me imploringly, but when I didn't reply it become panic.

"Who's Mina?" I said at last. I really didn't have time for this.

"My sister,"

The little one that was with her. I didn't know where she was.

"Where is she?"

Just then I sensed another disturbance. I had to go.

"Stay here," I ordered. It was safer if she was out of my way. Based on the last time I'd faced a major glitch I knew it could be very dangerous.

Of course my last glitch had been Entity 303.

I ran toward the glitch I had been hunting, wondering which of the three red eyes it was. Who had set the house alight, though I hadn't said it to the girl, but I knew someone had. I would go back for her.

I landed at the next sight and found an odd tower of blocks, leaves, wood and stone stacked twenty blocks tall. But where was the culprit. I rounded the corner of the stack and froze. A little girl sat, with blocks circling her slowly, her eyes were closed but her lips moved.

"Identify yourself!" I screamed, I had drawn both my swords.

One eye opened then the other. They were glowing red.

"Stay away from me!" She cried.

I leveled my sword at her. "Who are you!"

"Mina," she said. The blocks circled faster now. She fixed me with a flashing look of fury. "I told you to go away, so go away!"

She slammed her fists into the ground. All the blocks flew at me.

I had no time to react, I was buried.