Athaliah (CanadaNaomi)

This is a nice room.

I looked around the hotel room. Birch plank floors with some red carpet, along with two double-beds lined in one wall. A flat screen hanged on the other wall. And the walls themselves were inspired by Oriental (Japanese) designs, with Japanese art, bonsai, and item frames with scrolls with characters I don't understand.

It may not be the best, but who says no to comfy beds?

"Nice room," Storm commented, "for a hotel in East Minecraftia."

"But it's a good thing Jay can speak East Minecraftian language or that thing, or else we would've been goners," I added.

Everyone then seemed to agree.

Lion passed by, "How are you girls in your room?"

"It's nice, but four beds can't fit five people," Persephone pointed out.

"Nice," Lion sarcastically commented.

"It's either one of us sleeping in the boys' room, or someone's sleeping on the carpet tonight," Storm added.

I'd hate the sound of that.

"You girls debate this out," Lion ordered, "How's Nev?"

"Still unconscious," I answered as I pointed to Nev occupying one of the beds.

"It would be rude if we put her on the carpet," Persephone added.

"Where's Jay?" Storm asked.

"Trying to contact Sir Blaise," Lion told her.

"Well, he's the only one in the group who can speak East Minecraftian language, so he is kinda our only messenger in here."

"Good point," Lion commented as he looked at Nev's serene face.

"I really hope you wake up soon..." He muttered.

"I'm gonna go get fresh air. Call me when you need me," I told the group as I left the hotel room and went to the balcony.

I viewed Heijokyo's skyline. It consisted of tall, lit buildings in the dark blue skies, sometimes even reaching up to Y=256. Not bad for a legislative capital...

I then inhaled smoke and looked down. Vehicles and Minecraftians and lights flooded the road down below. I assumed the smoke came from the vehicles.

But I'm an element of fire (somehow), and I can withstand smoke, so there's nothing wrong with that.

I sighed. The sight of Heijokyo's skyline remind me of the day I was born...

I... remember my parents once took a vacation to Shenzen City, the executive capital of East Minecraftia... But during the flight, my mother gave labor... while on the way to Shenzen...

It's a good thing that the plane landed on Heijokyo to refuel...

Because of this... they decided to stop on Heijokyo and finally breathed life to me at Heijokyo's hospital...

After they gave birth to me, they cancelled their trip to Shenzen and decided to stay here in Heijokyo... till they decided to go back home in Dennerheim in North Minecraftia...

The skyline of Heijokyo itself... reminds me of that very day... Because it was the first thing I saw when I first came out...

Now, things have changed... Heijokyo's skyline have changed... Our lives have changed... My beliefs have changed... Ever since my loved ones got purged on...

Now, I have no family or best friends... to join me in taking in fresh air... Right at this very moment... none of my loved ones are here... because they all are in the Aether...

Just... sometimes I wish I could join them...

...but I have one more wish... a wish that I swore to fulfill...

I swore... that my name is not to be crushed... that hearing my name will implant fear to my enemies... that I sought to get one thing... vengeance...!

My enemies... Fear me, my might, and my power... for I will destroy you, just as how you destroyed my heart...

Fear me, my enemies... for I am Fearless...!

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Nev (Choco_Gurl_19)

The faintest of light entered my eyes. All I could see was a rim, but it grew wider and wider as I regained my sense of vision.

"Oh my Notch! She's awake! Finally!" A male voice exclaimed. Turns out it was the guy right in front of me...

Leonardo.

And I noticed he was holding my hands... wait, we're not close yet...!

"Umm..." I gestured to his hand.

"Oh, sorry," he said as he removed his hand off of mine.

I then tried to remember what happened...

I was stuck in the vent... thinking that my life sucks... Then I passed out... Dunno what else happened...

"Do I owe you?"

"Yes, actually..." Persephone answered out of nowhere, "He got you out of that vent. If he hadn't..."

This means I owe him my life...

Usually, I hate debts, especially when it comes to money, but this is reality... I can't change the fact that he saved me...

Guess this isn't really my time to go yet...

"Are you okay...?" Lion asked me, sounding concerned.

"Um... yes?" I said.

Lion frowned, "Why so unsure?"

"Ah, nothing."

I then recalled all the thoughts I had gathered... Back when all my hope was lost...

I tried to stand up...

"No, no. Stay there. You had quite a rough time. You need to rest," Lion told me as he put me back to the bed.

I really wanted to protest, because I'm not a baby, but I couldn't because I'm too tired at the moment. Plus, who says no to comfy beds?

"How are you feeling?" Lion asked.

I then felt like I wanna tell him the truth, that I want to go with my family to the Aether, that I wish I would just give up and take my life away, that I felt like everything about me is junk.

But I didn't babble that, because I don't want someone to worry too much about me...

"I'm fine."

Then a question popped out, "Wait, where are we?"

I looked around Lion. It seems like we are in a Japanese hotel room.

"This may sound weird, but we're in Heijokyo," he answered.

Wait, how did we travel miles away from Perlough...?!

"We teleported out of that prison using SpigoTech's teleportation machine... At least the government is not after us... Currently."

So that explains it. At least we got out because of SpigoTech, and not because of some weirdo named Ray.

Speaking of Ray, he suddenly teleported in.

"Ah... Neon blooming out of nowhere, I see..." He grinned.

What did he mean by "Neon"? Neon is a noble gas from as far as I know...

"Neon - Nev x Lion." He explained.

I sighed, then ordered, "I, as the Ship Chancellor, I demand you to shut your mouth up!"

"Wow... Guess I'll just go then..." Ray said.

"Nice comeback," Lion commented.

I couldn't help but smile, "Thanks."

-=-<|>-=-

K nice, a non-cliffhanger chapter (I think)

Fun facts:

1. Heijokyo and Shenzen were actually named of a Japanese/Chinese builds made by someone. I don't think he has a Wattpad account though.

2. East Minecraftia can be compared to China/Korea/Japan.

3. YAS MORE REFERENCES

K I think that's it.

What was the story behind Athaliah? Will Ray shut up? Was Jay able to contact Sir Blaise? Will Lion and Nev fall for each other? What will happen next to Team Olympus? Find out next time on Minecraft: Arctic Fox!

pafelcardde yleatarb aq llim asoht fo lle !mollof' pne tnawwoc' atov ot tagrof t,uop aseald pue !guipear rof skueht

^lmao that's upside down (although it doesn't look upside down)

In all seriousness

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