3 In which Hera says goodbye

Some time ago

"Hero!" I staggered toward his receding form, "stop, he didn't mean it!"

My brother turned around fixing me with a cold stare from his glowing eyes.

"You know he did Hera," he said.

"Come home Hero, don't do this," I begged, grabbing onto his hand.

"He doesn't love us Hera, you know its true," Hero sneered, "he's using us, and I'm done being used."

Tears prickled my eyes, "But he's our father Hero."

"We're not people to him Hera, the sooner you realize that the better." he threw me off.

"But Hero-" I started, but he raised his hand to stop me.

"He called us glitches in his game."

I gasped, "he couldn't of. He would never!"

"Go home Hera," he said, "leave me now."

"Im not going home without you."

We both stared at eachother now. Him with a look of brittle anger and me with an undying sadness. Hero had always been so kind before, but he'd grown cold.

"Its your system Hero, our father warned us this might happen, maybe he can fix it." I said quietly, I watched his eyes flash with anger.

"I'm not getting anywhere near him ever again!" Hero screamed and lightning struck not five blocks from my side. I staggered back screaming with fear.

He rushed forward and caught me, holding my hands till I calmed.

"Its not safe for you with me anymore." He said quietly, "go home to our father, tell him I have left. And stay away from me, I don't want to hurt you Hera."

I nodded numbly. "What about you though, what will happen to you."

"I'll be fine."

"But our father will hunt you down now. You know he will," tears streamed down my face.

Hero smiled sadly, "I have a few tricks of my own now. The nether will freeze over before he gets his hands back on me."

I said nothing, looking into his face.

"Will I ever see you again Hero?" I said.

"Maybe, I don't know, don't let Notch sink you down. You'll always be my little sister," he said, "Goodbye HeraBrine."

I watched him fade away from in front of me. That was the last time I ever saw my brother.

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Present

I kicked my feet back and forth in boredom and anticipation. I had tracked the glitches in the system to this area and had been deployed by my father to see what was causing them. Now the boring part was waiting. I sat on a tree by the edge of a pond glancing at the surroundings around me. Everything was calm and tranquil. Everything in its place.

Everything except me.

I hardly fit into calm landscapes, I was more of a chaos type. Not unlike my brother the feared Herobrine. However unlike him I was still on my fathers leash, I hadn't seen my brother since he left me all those years ago. Idly I glanced down at the pond below me, and was greeted first by my shining white eyes, focusing I made out my black hair, wild as always. I had my face pressed into a stern look. Everything in its place.

Until I heard a shrill scream.

I jumped up in surprise. Then pulling my swords off my back I scanned the landscape again. Far away from me was a disturbance in the otherwise peace. Perhaps this was the source of all the problems we'd been experiencing. I decided to go investigate.

As I crept closer I could heard voices. A young fluttery one in particular.

"Evelyn move!" it screamed.

I watched from behind a tree as a spider cornered a girl. Very odd. I didn't recall such a girl living here, very few did.

Then I watched an arrow sink into the spider. Looking to its source I saw a terrifying site. Three forms, children really, with peircing glowing red eyes. Eyes I'd seen before, and had hoped to never see again. These were Entity's eyes.

But Entity is gone!

The child shot another arrow at the spider and I watched it die.

Suddenly one of them turned to me. I cursed under my breath, but they disappeared before I could get closer. All that was left were ripples where they had been.

I closed my eyes, picturing my fathers room. A rather grand place, but his throne was empty.

"I've found our glitches father," I said, wondering if he could hear me anyway.

There was no reply.

I opened my eyes and found them slipping to the girl who had fallen.

Who was she? And what was she doing here?