Trials of the End

[Would you like to take the trials of the End?]

That was a question that wouldn't leave no matter what I did, I couldn't close the window and it didn't allow me the option to click No.

So, I had no choice but to click yes and see what would happen, and when I did I was transported to a black void with three doors.

All there was a black pedestal with a book floating above it, I walked towards the book and opened it. It read:

"Since, the beginning of the End New and Old Rulers have taken these trials, to prove them worthy to inherent the throne."

"In front of you is three doors that you challenger must pass, to inherent the Throne and powers of the great Ender kings before you."

"The Door on the left is the First trial the Trial of Mercy, challenger must face their worst enemy and forgive them of their sins. And collect a key to advance."

"The Door on the right is the Second trial, it is the trial of courage. The challenger must survive locked in a room filled with water and Guardians and collect the key to leave."

"The door on the middle is the last trial, it is the trial of ???.

"It is the must difficult of the trials to pass, it is a test that only the Challenger can pass himself without guidance." I read as parts of the book was corrupted

I turned the next page and all it was was the consequences if I failed.

"Should, the challenger fail the trials their body will be set ablaze, and their mind would experience a fate far worse than death itself." The book warned me ominously

"A fate worse than death and being burned alive? Yeah let's not experience that." Thinking about what that could mean.

Seeing I had no choice and couldn't go back I went to the door on the left, my heart was pounding with fear thinking about what or who was behind the door.

Until I closed my eyes and l calmed myself down and opened the door and went in.

[Warning: Abuse and Trauma]

I was in a Basement there was nothing but a small cot and some drawings, it felt familiar and for some reason I felt complete fear being here.

I felt like spiders were crawling on my skin, and the room was spinning aurond in circles. "P-Please make it stop! Mama I beg you please." Screams from a child echoed in the dark.

"Mama? N-No she can't be here no she was gone they said t-that she w-would be g-gone." Panicking as the memories came back on everything she did to me.

I felt small and weak when I looked down i was in a child's body from my past life again. I remembered the scars, the bloody bandages, and the lie she would always say.

"I'm doing this for your own good Son, this how I'm showing my love for you. I love you son." Smiling Sadisticly as she would cut me up

No, she didn't love me she wanted to torture me over and over again, s-she w-would a-always c-call me really m-mean words. Remembering more of my childhood

"Step! Step! Step! I heard the sound of footsteps coming down the steps, and my blood ran cold because I knew she was here."

"Oh son, you have been a bad boy~ we were making so much progress, and you keep failing me. Why do you even try to hid I always find you." The monster crackle

I hid under the bed holding my breath and closing my eyes, hoping that she would leave. But, she never leaves always being able to find me.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed me and pulled me out from my hiding spot, and I came face- to -face with my living nightmare.

"She, through me into a wall very hard into a stone wall and smiled as I bled, punch! Why Punch! Were Punch! You Punch! Born?

"You should just die every day I have to deal with your worthless God-forsaken life." She continue to punch me until she had enough

She, grabbed her belt and wrapped it around my neck, as she dragged me out if the basement and into the bathroom. We're she gave me what she called a "love bath".

Her love bath, was a from of torture were she would tighten the belt aurond my neck, strangling me and put a towel in my mouth.

Then she would pour water down the rag and into my mouth over and over again, I would always blackout and she would force me to vomit in the rag while see continued with the bath.

It felt like hours and hours with the putrid smell of vomit and water, going down my throat until she decides to stop.

As she leaves me in the bathroom as I felt so tired and was coughing and vomiting." How could I forgive this person who did this her own son." I thought looking back at all the horrible memories.

I rarely seen my Father, as he left me in the care of ɓɓɓɓɓɓ, Monster but when I did saw him he tell me stories of the old days. And about mother was like before she became this.

"She, was the kindest person you would ever meet, always smiling and helping out when she can comparable to a Saint."

"Then she had you and she changed, as if she was a different person or maybe...that was always what she was a monster. " he lamented and looked at me regretfully

The monster came back to the bathroom and began to smack me. Smack! Smack! Smack!

As she continued to smack me she asked.

"Did you really think you would be able to move on after I was gone? She shouted

"Me, your mother the one who took care of you and protected you and look at what happened you died in a fire, and had nothing but a miserable life." She gloated

She was right I did have a miserable life but only with her. When I was free I found a family who loved me and truly cared for me even when I wasn't their son.

I rembered my first girlfriend who loved me and supported me through everything, her hair like the sun, her blue eyes, and a smile like an angel.

I remembered my Father, even when he left me with a monster to take care of me, he never stopped loving me and showing how proud of me he was.

When he died his last words were:

"You don't need to forget the pain, but don't dwell on it. You don't give it your time, your energy, or your space."

And now I Understood that I never left the past, I just left it alone but I am different now I can change and live for the better.

I realized that it wasn't Mother I needed to forgive it was myself, it was my fault that I never let go. That I allow my Mother to get in my head and control my life in misery.

I got up and I grabbed my former Mother's arm and I was holding it in place as I looked at her with eyes cool as steel, she was surprised and tried to break free but couldn't.

I then turned and looked next to me and saw all the past versions of myself.

The scared and tortured child, the lone teen who escapes the reality, and the wondering person who has no purpose.

We all were the same but I was different I was the scared child no longer but a being of confidence.

I wasn't alone anymore as I was going to meet friends that i will cherish and protect.

And I have a purpose that I will live this life to the fullest.

"I forgive all of you." In a whisper like the wind. Then suddenly a bright light appeared and all i saw was the past versions smiling at me and then a purple key.

When I woke up I was in the void again and when I stood up, there were only two doors left.

I don't know If it was the acceptance and forgiveness of myself, but my mind was calm and I wasn't bothered by negative emotions.

[Congratulations, for passing the trial of mercy and overcoming your mental barriers. your one step closer to inherent the throne.]

The system congratulated me about my success in the trial. I was happy and a bit exhausted but I was ready for the second trial.

I quickly went in the second door and I was inside a underwater temple, it was just like the ones you see in minecraft.

However, to beat the trial I had to swim down to the bottom of a water pit filled with Elder Guardians.

I could feel my Ender side act completely irrational and afraid of the water and the Elder Guardians.

But, I was on a timer and I needed to pass the trial. So I jumped In the pit of water, it was worse than I thought it was like 1000 barrels of acid mixed with the heat of the sun.

I could feel my skin peeling off and with the countless lasers being shot at me, I could barely focus and I had to hold my breath.

I was pushing through slowly and steady, I imagine that this trial was nothing like the first one, it was courage because no Enderkin would do this absurd amount of pain.

I had very few seconds of oxygen and two hearts left when I got near the chest, it was beautiful but that didn't matter I had to open it.

Just I was about to touch the lock to the chest, a much larger and stronger Elder Guardian appeared and his beam was so strong that one hearts was destroyed.

And my second one was quickly being drained and I couldn't do anything, so I took a risk and pushed through and punched the chest and took the key from it.

When, I woke up in the void and there was one door left, I knew I had passed the trial.

I started coughing and vomiting water, as I still remembered the pain of drowning and the Elder Guardians lasers.

The alter and the book were gone, only a single page of paper with the words "Trial of peace, to pass must surrender."

I was confused, I had to surrender to pass the trial? It didn't make any sense to me why this would be a requirement to past the trial.

With a sigh I went to the final door and opened it, I was transported to a village filled with villagers.

When they saw me they all approached me asking me to help save them, apparently a horde of Pillagers, Vindicators, and Ravagers were coming to raid and destroy the village.

Just then a loud horn sounded in the distance, I could feel the ground shaking as multiple Ravagers started stampeding towards the village.

I wasted no time as I made a Ender sword and began to start attacking the Ravagers first, as they are the most troublesome.

I teleaported like crazy never stopping as I was conjuring multiple Ender swords to deal with the Ravagers, and creating a barrier to block arrows from the Pilagers. And killing the vindicators with a sword if they got too close.

I was making good progress defending the village, when I felt my instinct tell me to dodge and so I did and suddenly all the Ravagers that I killed where back to life.

I knew this because they still had the Ender swords glowing where I killed them.

And not just the Ravagers, it was the Pilagers, and Vindicators as well they kept coming back.

No, matter how many I killed or destroyed their body they kept coming back. It was like fighting an immortal army that kept coming back.

I was losing energy fast, and I was getting tired from rapid-firing all those Ender swords and barriers for me and the villagers.

It was hopless, more and more mobs kept coming in and they would not die and sometimes my defenses were breached and I took damage from Ravagers.

"Should I just surrender? That was what the words on the paper said."

I looked back at the village where countless villagers stayed inside and was watching the battle. There were even children in the homes, I looked back at the oncoming wave.

No, I would not surrender If I was going to have a purpose then that purpose has to be that no one has to suffer like I did.

Praying that someone who save me and not leave me alone to gain the mercy of my Mother mercy for simply seeing my existence.

My resolve was strengthen and I knew what I must do. A last stand if I fail the trial because of this then so be it.

I charged every once of energy and strength I had into my sword, and I face the army and with one final look back I swung the sword and gave up everything.