[No one]

Grian pulled out his communicator as he heard a buzz. Looked like he had something to do today.

<Xisuma> The Lead Admin Jaylee wants to upgrade our weapons. Please come to the spawn!

Grian took his elytra and flied to the spawn. Soon everyone was there and ready to teleport to The Main World.

{The Main World}

There they were, all standing in the Portal Hub.

"Please follow me to The Main HQ," Xisuma said and started leading the Hermits.

Grian looked around while following Xisuma. The other Hermits seemed excited, you didn't get invited to The Main HQ everyday. Except Grian did, but the others didn't.

They stopped in The Main HQ's lobby. On the lobby's left wall was a door that lead to the medical center. The door on the right wall lead to a public library filled with information about Error and the history, eventually it didn't have as much information as the another library The Mains and The Leads used. And then on the wall in front of them was a huge wooden door that lead to the meeting room. On the doors sides were staircases that lead to a door of the second floor. The second floor was only for The Mains and The Leads, but The Rookies were also allowed to go in.

Grian didn't really use the main lobby. The Mains and The Leads were allowed to use another entrance on the other side of the building. He looked around. The main lobby was looking incredibly amazing. He felt a bit sad when he remembered that it had been fully designed by The Main Admin Quinn. The meeting room's door had been Quinn's personal favorite and Grian had to admit that it was probably her masterpiece.

"This lobby looks so gorgeous!" He heard Stress say.

"It was designed by The Main Admin Quinn, she was an amazing designer. Almost everything in this building has been designed by her," Grian had to let that out.

"Ooh, she definitely has to be the best designer ever!" Stress smiled looking a bit down.

Everyone silenced for a little while. It was respectful to stay quiet for a while after mentioning a dead Admin or Watcher.

Then Xisuma continued leading them up that staircase. The Lead Admins Reed and Ned were in guard of the second floors door.
Grian nodded really slightly and they both nodded back.

"So, are you planning on moving the whole hermitcraft to The Main HQ?" Ned joked.

"Maybe." Xisuma joked back.

"╎⎓ ||𝙹⚍ リᒷᒷ↸ ᔑ ∷𝙹𝙹ᒲ,  ̇/ᒷꖎᑑ⚍ᔑ ∴╎ꖎꖎ !¡∷𝙹ʖᔑʖꖎ|| ʖ𝙹∷∷𝙹∴ ⍑╎ᓭ!" Grian heard one of his closest brothers, Reed, joke in Galactic.

Reed was one of the three Galactic speakers of The Leads. The other two were Friede and Peyton.

Grian wanted to say something to tease Reed, but he couldn't.

"But in all seriousness, what brings you here?" Ned asked.

"The Lead Admin Jaylee invited us," Xisuma explained.

"⋮ᔑ||ꖎ╎ᒷ, ⍑⚍⍑?" Reed checked his communicator.

"You know that she doesn't like being called that," Ned pointed out after Reed had called Jaylee by name Jaylie.

Reed just laughed. Then he looked at Xisuma, "||𝙹⚍ ᒲ╎⊣⍑ℸ ̣ ᒷリℸ ̣ ᒷ∷. ⋮ᔑ||ꖎ╎ᒷ ∴╎ꖎꖎ ʖᒷ ∴ᔑ╎ℸ ̣ ╎リ⊣ ⎓𝙹∷ ||𝙹⚍ ╎リ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ∴ᒷᔑ!¡𝙹リᓭ ∷𝙹𝙹ᒲ," He nodded.

"Thank you," Xisuma nodded.

He started leading the Hermits through the hallways. This was already a place that Grian was familiar with. They were now inside his home. The Mains and The Leads lived in The Main HQ. Now Xisuma was leading the Hermits to the right place.

"Isn't this place cool?" Mumbo asked Grian.

"Yep," Grian nodded.

"It would be so cool to live here!" False sighed in amaze.

Everyone agreed.

"Xisuma, do you know where we are going?" Joe asked.

Xisuma nodded.

Then they all suddenly stopped when they heard someone's voice.

"Who even wants to do something like this?"

"Don't know. But we'll have to do it if ᔑꖎ↸ᒷリ doesn't say something else," Grian recognized now Mao's voice.

"We have already so much to do!" That was Sherenidy.

Then Mao and Sherenidy walked to the same hallway and stopped after seeing the Hermits. They both looked a bit surprised. Grian noticed that they were both carrying a pile of papers and books.

"What brings you here?" Sherenidy was the first one to break the silence.

"We were invited by The Lead Admin Jaylee," Xisuma explained.

Every Hermit seemed a bit nervous expect Grian. Even Xisuma, Biffa and Joe were. You didn't get to run into the 2nd and 3rd in command every, especially at their home.

Sherenidy looked at Mao and they changed a few words reading from each other's lips. Then they turned back to the Hermits.

"She is probably at her workroom. It's this way. The room with a huge sign saying "Weapons", you won't miss it," Sherenidy pointed the direction.

"Thank you ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᒲᔑ╎リ ∴ᔑℸ ̣ ᓵ⍑ᒷ∷ ᓭ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷリ╎↸|| and ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ|| ᒲᔑ╎リ ᔑ↸ᒲ╎リ ᒲᔑ𝙹!" Xisuma nodded.

Sherenidy and Mao nodded back smiling and then continued walking past the Hermits.

"I should message ̇/ᒷꖎᑑ⚍ᔑ to meet me today," Grian heard Sherenidy say.

He knew that Sherenidy knew that he had heard her. Looks like he had to meet Sherenidy later.

Then Xisuma continued leading them to Jaylee's room. They stopped at the door.

"Do we just go in or what?" Ren asked.

"We'll have to wait until she opens the door by herself," Biffa explained.

Grian, who had just been about to knock, turned to Biffa. Then he remembered that he wasn't Xelqua right now.

Everyone started whispering to each other.

"Why can't we just go in?" Bdubs looked at Grian, Mumbo and Keralis, who were the closest to him.

"It's disrespectful to go in uninvited. She might be doing something else important on the moment," Grian explained.

"Oh, things are kinda different in here," Mumbo said and Grian nodded.

Then Jaylee opened the door and looked at them. Some were a bit creeped by her fully white eyes, but they calmed down knowing she wasn't up to anything bad.

"You are welcomed in. Come in, please. No need to be afraid," Jaylee sang welcoming everyone in.

Grian stepped in with the others. He had been in the room recently due some, issues.. Then Jaylee didn't quite act like herself. Now she seemed to be back to her casual mysterious self.

"Please, do not touch anything. Careful, I suggest. The Mains are a messy group, they been here a while ago," Jaylee mumbled something else that didn't make sense and then turned around to look at the Hermits.

"Now, give me the swords of yours," She said.

The Hermits went and gave her their diamond swords. Jaylee went through every of them and then started working.

The Hermits just quietly watched as she worked on the swords.

"Diamond swords, huh?" Grian heard Jaylee mumble.

Everyone turned around when the door opened.

"Welcome in ᒷ↸╎ℸ ̣ ᔑ," Jaylee said without even looking at The blonde Main Admin, who had just walked in.

"You seem to have some visitors," Edita mentioned looking at the Hermits.

"Yes, what might it be that you need?" Jaylee asked.

"ꖌᔑᓭᒷリ is too lazy to come get his sword by himself," Edita groaned leaning against the wall crossing her arms.

"ꖌᔑᓭᒷリ, huh? His sword is Lazarus, is it not?" Jaylee asked.

Edita hummed in agreement.

"I see, and how is your Venom doing?" Jaylee asked still not looking up from her work.

"Venom is in a good shape, thanks to you," Edita smiled.

"Good to know. Well, Lazarus is there on that wall. You can go pick it up, if you wish. Careful thought, might not be the happiest one right now," Jaylee was again confusing everyone.

Edita walked to the wall and started looking for the sword. She didn't exactly remember which one was the little brunette gremlin's.

"It's that one right in front of you," Grian recognized one of his closest brother's sword.

Edita picked it up and gave Grian a nod and a slight smile, "I'll take my leave now, thank you," She said before she left the room.

Jaylee then turned around, "Now, I am ready. Come and pick up your blades."

The Hermits went and picked up their swords one by one. Grian was the last one to go take his sword.

"I tried my best to make it more like you," Jaylee whispered.

Grian nodded to his sister, "Thank you."

"We should leave now. Thank you Lead Admin Jaylee," Xisuma nodded.

"Not a problem. It was a pleasure to take care of your blades," Jaylee nodded back.

Then Xisuma lead the Hermits out of the room and the HQ. He stopped when they got out.

"Now you can do whatever you want to. Joe and Biffa will go back to Hermitcraft. And I'll stay here for a while," Xisuma said.

The Hermits started separating from each other. Grian was just about to turn around when he heard Mumbo's voice.

"Hey G, do you want to hang out with us?"

"Sure, I don't have anything else to do," Grian lied knowing that Sherenidy wanted to meet him.

"Great! We found an amazing Café! I'll lead the way!" Stress started pulling him and Iskall and Mumbo followed them.

[Grian]

We ended up in a Café I already knew. I had spent a lot of time here with my siblings before. We sat down on a table with eight seats. A few minutes later also Cub and Scar found their way to the Café. We hanged out around twenty minutes before I saw two familiar people enter the Café.

The Café was full so they asked for a permission to sit on our table. Stress told them that it was alright. I recognized both of them, of course I recognized them they're my siblings! Another was a female with blonde hair and another one was a male with black hair. They were both Watchers. The female was The Lead Watcher Haylie, who was "The nurse" of The Council. She knew everything about healing and medical things. Another one was The Main Watcher Oskari. He was in charge of the public library in the HQ.

"ℸ ̣ ⍑╎リ⊣ᓭ ᔑ∷ᒷ リ𝙹ℸ ̣ ᓭ𝙹 ʖᔑ↸, " I heard Haylie say in Galactic.

The Council members usually spoke private conversation in Galactic if they were in public. Because most of the players didn't understand that.

I started focusing on their conversation more than I focused on our conversation that was right now about redstone farms.

"╎ ↸𝙹リ'ℸ ̣ ʖᒷꖎ╎ᒷ⍊ᒷ ||𝙹⚍," Oskari said looking serious.

"||𝙹⚍ ᓭ⍑𝙹⚍ꖎ↸リ'ℸ ̣ ʖᒷ ∴𝙹∷∷╎ᒷ↸, ╎ ꖌリ𝙹∴ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ╎'ᒲ ↸𝙹╎リ⊣!" Haylie sounded exhausted.

"||𝙹⚍ ᓭ⍑𝙹⚍ꖎ↸ ℸ ̣ ᒷꖎꖎ ᓭ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷリ╎↸||, ᓭ⍑ᒷ ⍑ᔑᓭ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ꖌリ𝙹∴!" Oskari was now pressuring the female Watcher.

"╎ℸ ̣ 'ᓭ リ𝙹ℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ʖᔑ↸..." Haylie tried.

"||𝙹⚍ ᓵᔑリ'ℸ ̣ ᓵ𝙹リℸ ̣ ╎リ⚍ᒷ ꖎ||╎リ⊣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ⍑ᒷ∷!" Oskari sounded now angry.

"╎'ᒲ リ𝙹ℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹ℸ ̣ ᔑꖎꖎ|| ꖎ||╎リ⊣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ⍑ᒷ∷! ╎, ╎ ⋮⚍ᓭℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷリ'ℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹ꖎ↸ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ℸ ̣ ∷⚍ℸ ̣ ⍑..." Haylie protested, but didn't sound so believable.

"||𝙹⚍ ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ℸ ̣ ᒷꖎꖎ ⍑ᒷ∷! 𝙹∷ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷリ ̇/ᒷꖎᑑ⚍ᔑ ∴╎ꖎꖎ ℸ ̣ ᒷꖎꖎ ⍑ᒷ∷ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᒲᒷ↸╎ᓵᔑꖎ ᓵᒷリℸ ̣ ᒷ∷ ╎ᓭ ∷⚍リリ╎リ⊣ 𝙹⚍ℸ ̣ 𝙹⎓ ᓭ!¡ᔑᓵᒷ" Now Oskari stared at me.

Haylie turned around and looked shocked. She clearly hadn't noticed me.

Then I heard Mumbo calling my name, "Grian? Grian, are you even listening?"

I turned around, "Huh?"

"You haven't said anything in the last five minutes!" Iskall pointed out.

"Oh, yeah, sorry! I was just trying to think what I can do to my base," I lied.

The Hermits seemed to believe me and continued the conversation.

I turned back to Oskari, who now spoke to me.

"⍑ᔑ||ꖎ╎ᒷ ↸𝙹ᒷᓭリ'ℸ ̣ ∴ᔑリℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ℸ ̣ ᒷꖎꖎ ᓭ⍑ᒷリ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᒲᒷ↸╎ᓵᔑꖎ ᓵᒷリℸ ̣ ᒷ∷ ╎ᓭ ∷⚍リリ╎リ⊣ 𝙹⚍ℸ ̣ 𝙹⎓ ᓭ!¡ᔑᓵᒷ," He said and I nodded slightly.

"⍑ᔑ||ꖎ╎ᒷ, ||𝙹⚍ ᓭ⍑𝙹⚍ꖎ↸ ℸ ̣ ᒷꖎꖎ ᓭ⍑ᒷリ. ᓭ⍑ᒷ ᓵᔑリ ⍑ᒷꖎ!¡ ||𝙹⚍ ╎⎓ ||𝙹⚍ ↸𝙹," I whispered hoping that the Hermits wouldn't notice.

Haylie sighed, "Fine, I'll do it." Then she got up and nodded.

Oskari got up too and nodded. Then he started leading our tired sister to The Main HQ.

"The medical center running out of space? Looks like things are getting worse with Error."

"Yeah," I said and quickly slammed my hand on my mouth.

I had said that out loud. Now the Hermits turned to look at me.

"Everything okay G?" Scar asked.

"Yeah," I answered trying to act like I never made that mistake.

Then my communicator buzzed. I took it out quickly.

¬Sherenidy¬

Sherenidy
Xel, I want to talk with
you, come to The HQ. (13.15)

Xelqua
(13.15) I'll come right away.

I turned to the Hermits. And apologized. "Sorry, I have something to do."

[No one]

They nodded and he got up. Grian walked to an alley and changed to Xelqua. Then he walked to The Main HQ's lobby. Ned and Reed nodded as he walked through the second floors doors.

Sherenidy was standing on the hallway, holding Deger in her metallic-arm. Her right hand was still bandaged. Deger had burned it really badly. Her hood wasn't on, so Xelqua could see her long pumpkin orange hair and the white mask that covered her eyes.

She turned around and looked at Xelqua. Xelqua gave her a slight nod.

"I've been waiting for you," The female said and hid Deger under her cloak.

"I apologize. My friends invited me to hang out with them. I didn't want to accidentally ruin my cover by telling lies about what I had to do," Xelqua answered knowing she would understandm

Sherenidy nodded, "Understandable."

"What did you want to talk about?" Xelqua asked leaning against the wall behind him.

"We need to go to The End," Sherenidy sounded cold.

Xelqua froze, "The End? Why?"

"There is someone who knows about it," Sherenidy didn't look really comfortable.

"Are you sure you want to go..?" Xelqua saw past his mentor's cover.

"No one else was able to do it.. So it's my problem now," Sherenidy mumbled.

"I can go alone." Xelqua walked to the female.

"Y-you don't have to..," The female hesitated.

"Isn't it my responsibility as the older one of us?" Xelqua smirked.

"HEY-" Xelqua placed his finger on the females lips.

"Hush, I am older than you. You should listen to me," Xelqua smiled.

Usually people thought that Sherenidy was one of the oldest Mains. In reality she was the youngest. Usually Kasen and Irwin were thought to be the youngest. They were both 19 years old, but Sherenidy was 15. She was 10 years younger than Xelqua. When The Council was formed, she had been only 12, almost 13.

Sherenidy sighed, "Fine, you can go alone," She finally agreed

"Who is this person that I'm looking for then?" Xelqua took a step away to give his mentor some more space.

"⨅ᔑリᔑ ̇/ ʖꖎᔑᓵꖌ∴𝙹𝙹↸," Sherenidy said the name in Galactic since it was the main language in The End. Her voice was venomous and cold, Xelqua definitely noticed that.

He nodded, "I'll go right away. Where can I find her?" Xelqua asked being a bit unsure about the person's gender.

"You can find her from The End's capital," Sherenidy answered coldly. She didn't have to have a good relationship with this female.

"Is she a Watcher, an Admin, or?" Xelqua tilted his head.

"She's a witch," Sherenidy mumbled.

Xelqua was a bit surprised. He hadn't seen a witch in a long time. He nodded and then started heading towards the Portal Hub.

{The End}

     Xelqua was standing in The End. He hadn't been there in a while. He looked around and saw the capital. He spread his wings and flied to the entrance.

The guards looked at him. They looked a bit scared to see A Main Watcher. The council's members didn't really visit the end without a good reason.

"╎ ᔑᒲ ꖎ𝙹𝙹ꖌ╎リ⊣ ⎓𝙹∷ ᔑ ∴╎ℸ ̣ ᓵ⍑ ᓵᔑꖎꖎᒷ↸ ⨅ᔑリᔑ ̇/ ʖꖎᔑᓵꖌ∴𝙹𝙹↸," Xelqua told them his business knowing they had the rights to know why a Council member was there.

The guards looked at each other and nodded. Then the turned back to Xelqua.

"ʖꖎᔑᓵꖌ∴𝙹𝙹↸ ╎ᓭ ╎リ ⍑ᒷ∷ ⍑𝙹⚍ᓭᒷ, ∴ᒷ ℸ ̣ ⍑╎リꖌ," Another of the guards said.

Xelqua thanked them and walked into the city.

      It didn't take him long to find the right place. He was now standing in front of a witches hut that had name "Blackwood" in the door. He knocked on the door.

A female with ginger orange short hair and purple eyes, opened the door. She was wearing a witches hat and a black dress.

"∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣  ᒲ╎⊣⍑ℸ ̣  ╎ℸ ̣  ʖᒷ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ʖ∷╎リ⊣ ||𝙹⚍ ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ?" She asked in Galactic.

"╎ ᔑᒲ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᒲᔑ╎リ ∴ᔑℸ ̣ ᓵ⍑ᒷ∷  ̇/ᒷꖎᑑ⚍ᔑ ᔑリ↸ ╎ ∴ᔑᓭ ᓭᒷリℸ ̣  ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ⎓╎リ↸ ||𝙹⚍," Xelqua answered.

"||𝙹⚍ ᓭ!¡ᒷᔑꖌ ᒷリ⊣ꖎ╎ᓭ⍑ 𝙹∷ 𝙹リꖎ|| ⊣ᔑꖎᔑᓵℸ ̣ ╎ᓵ?" The witch asked.

"I can speak both," Xelqua answered in English.

"Great! Then we can speak English, come in!" The witch let Xelqua into the house.

She showed Xelqua to sit down on the couch. He sat down and looked around. Zanax brought some tea and sat down to another couch in front of Xelqua.

"I was expecting Sherenidy to come," Zanax mentioned while pouring the tea to a cup. Her voice sounded emotionless as she spoke her name.

"She is my mentor, I decided to come instead of her since she had already work to do," Xelqua said while taking a sip from the tea.

"That bitch.." Zanax mumbled.

"Excuse me?" Xelqua raised his eyebrows looking at the witch.

"Have you ever heard Sherenidy last name?" Zanax looked at Xelqua.

Xelqua shook his head, "No, I haven't."

Zanax smiled coldly.

"Blackwood, Sherenidy Cassia Blackwood is her name," She said shocking Xelqua.

"Are you two related?" He asked.

"Yes. I am her older sister," Zanax smirked coldly.

Xelqua looked a bit shocked. He hadn't known that Sherenidy had siblings.

"So~" Zanax looked at Xelqua. "You wanted to know about Error, didn't you?" She smirked again.

For some reason Xelqua didn't trust the witch anymore. There was something off about her.

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