POV: Xisumavoid
Location: Hermitcraft, Shopping District

I sat in the middle of the developing shopping district. It's been a day and Grian hasn't been back yet. I frowned as I saw many Hermits flying around in the sky. Not at them, but just in thought.

He knew another admin. Someone who I've never heard of, and I know most of the more common admins. If he is a high rank, I should have heard his name at least once from all the years I've been around.

It doesn't add up. From what Grian says and to my previous knowledge, there is a lie somewhere in there. It could be Xelqua doesn't actually exist. Grian might be lying. Xelqua might be real, but no one talks about him. I don't know anymore... all those points seem valid.

My communicator beeped loudly as I heard a firework rocket go off behind me. I turn and see Biffa standing there with his communicator out. I looked down at mine. I sighed.

"All-Admin Meeting." I say. Biffa nods.

"We have to close the server for a little." He says, pulling up his commands. "There are 8 players on now.

"Tell them, then I'll close it." I say. He messaged the main chat with a message, waited a few seconds, then kicked everyone off the server.

"Ready?" I ask. He nodded. I transport both of us to the Admin Portal of this server. We both step into it. Both of us walked out the portal as I closed the server. There were so many other admins there, that Tier Argentum admins made 10 different doorways into the main area. Both Biffa and I eventually made it into the room.

We went to our respective spots, Biffa to the Tier Rosea admin section and I to the Tier Purpura section. I look back to the rest of the place, wondering how the Prime Admins keep track of us all. There were so many Tier Candidus, Tier Cyanosis, Tier Viridis, Tier Blakkaz, and Tier Erythros admins that this year they had to add risers to the meeting room. (Risers are like stairs, but the steps are a bit longer so you can sit on them). The rest of us fit sitting at a semi-circular desk whose center was emptied.

The four Tier Argentum admins had their arua shining. Hypixel waved from his seat. I waved back. He looked at me in amusement, and mouthed,

"The newbies are talking about us." He was right. I heard my name and his name coming from the bleachers, along with other high ranked admin's names. I chuckled to myself.

The entire room suddenly quieted. You heard footsteps coming from the main hall. The doors were pushed open, and two people walked into the room, golden auras shining so bright I know some admins squinted.

The first Prime Admin was Libra Skyward. Her hair was black and straight. Her amber eyes surveyed the meeting room, impressed with the amount of people there. She was wearing her normal clothing, a galaxy zipper up hoodie that was left unzippered, a black shirt underneath it, and simple jeans. She wore black combat boots. Her gold and white wings were folded in but still visible behind her. Nothing out of the ordinary.

The second Prime Admin was unknown. He wore a black hoodie with the hood pulled over his head, hiding his face and hair. What you could see was his pointed nose and his lips, which was curved into a nervous smile. He wore dark blue jeans that were tucked into black combat boots. He walked with his hands tucked behind his back and his wings stretched out.

Both Admins were the same height from what I could tell. They both looked nervous, and I couldn't blame them. There were about 4000 people in the room, and they have to speak with all of us at one time.

"Well," the Prime Admin started, voice echoing throughout the room via Prime Energy. "This is a lot of people. Definitely more than last year." He nervously chuckled. It was obvious he wasn't using a voice changer this time. People in the audience chuckled too, trying to get rid of the tension in the room. Libra smiled.

"Yes, there are many people, exactly 4371 of you in this room, excluding us. Anyway, welcome to this year's All-Admin Meeting. For those of you who are new here, this meeting is held every year so we can catch up and inform you of the things that are going to happen, or information you should know." She paused, looking around at the admins.

"Over the past year, we both have visited many servers. You might have seen us around, maybe not... I don't think anyone's seen him around." She chuckled, gesturing to the other Prime Admin. He smirked, a familiar looking smirk. I just couldn't put my finger on why it was familiar...

"Anyway, those servers are usually in great condition." She continued. "New admins, you might want to listen to this. If you run a server, or manage one, you have to control your emotions. Your feelings reflect the state of your server. If you're an owner, it affects the server greater than those of admins. If you're usually calm, nothing out of the ordinary should happen. Even if you have a lot of players on your server, like Hypixel's server and AppleG's server, nothing should happen. The more players on the server, the more your emotions affect the server." They continued talking about how to manage a server better, training for Tiers Purpura and Argentum (which few people were ready for. I don't think anyone is up to doing it this year), rules for owning a server, and important thing like that.

I should pay attention, but I've heard this information for the past couple years. They went on about that for a few hours. I think I fell asleep because the person next to me shook me awake, no doubt looking amused. It was ConnorLinfoot, one of Hypixel's admin. We were friends and talked often when we both weren't busy. He was a Tier Caeruleus, one rank lower than mine. Yes, I sat on the end of the Tier Purpura section.

"Void, you might want to hear this." He muttered. I nodded and looked up, actually listening to the Prime Admins.

"I'm sure many of you have heard, and don't panic when I say this, Watchers have been more active these past couple days." Libra said, looking around the room. Silence dominated the room. No one said anything. They knew it was a big deal and that everyone needs to know about it.

"You know they are using the Evolution server as a 'base', for lack of a better word. There is only one person who's been in their actual lair and escaped alive." She stopped talking, turning to the other Prime.

"Yes, unfortunately I have experienced Watcher magic first hand. Don't let them get to you. Watcher magic is strong, but if you have enough will power, you can fight them off. Newbies-" Libra slapped the Prime Admins arm. "Ouch. I mean, newer admins, once you get to Tier Erythros, you have to vow to never join any group that goes against the admins. It's for Minecraft's safety. I'm sorry, that's just how it is." He paused, looking around. As he was talking, he was slowly walking around the room. Lower ranked admins shivered from the amount of energy that was radiating off of him.

He stopped near me and looked at me for a few moments. The admins in my area subtly scooted away. He tilted his head up and looked at me by only moving his eyes. That tilt of his head allowed me to see his eyes and some of his hair. His eyes were a dull blue and his hair had a golden hue to it. He smirked at me and started walking away again. I narrowed my eyes at his back, wondering why he did that.

"Watchers are dangerous. Not even I could stop the Head Watcher from burning my shoulder with his evil magic. They are taking over servers. Not as we speak, because all servers had to be shut down for this meeting to happen, but it will eventually happen eventually. They are looking for someone. Their identity will remain unknown for now, but yes, they are hunting someone." He continued. He had made his way to the front of the room. He turned to face us all dramatically, clapping his hands together and grinning.

"So, with that being said, that about wraps this meeting up today. That was faster than expected." Everyone started talking.

"SILENCE!" Libra yelled over us all. You could hear a pin drop now.

"Dang it." The other Prime Admin muttered.

"If you wish to challenge one of us right now for the right of the First Tier of all Admins, speak now or you'll have to wait 'till next year. Or do you have questions for us...?" Libra called out. This is the part of the meeting where if you challenge them and win, you get to replace them and get their rank. If not, you have to test for it like normal. If you question them, you usually get embarrassed, or they'll actually answer it.

With the amount of power they just radiate, you'd be a fool to challenge them. You also might not want to question them and make a reputation of asking so many questions.

I turn my head to see movement on my section and almost facepalm at their stupidity. A fellow Tier Purpura admin wishes to challenge them. I never learned his name (even though its required) because he's one of those arrogant derps who think they're better than everyone. I sigh, and I know it's noticeable because ConnorLinfoot and Hypixel bit their lips to stop laughing.

"How do we know you're telling the truth, and not making it seem like you're so high and mighty?" He asked in this head-stuck-in-his-butt tone.

"Because I have proof." The Prime Admin said.

"Oh yeah?" The idiot admin snarked. I flinched when heard a sudden bang come from the other side of the table, causing the entire table of higher ranked admins to either jump or flinch. I look over to see that Hypixel had slammed his head into the table. He left it there, not bothering to move it. Mineplex's owner, AppleG covered his mouth with his shoulders shaking. Connor was just flat out sniggering.

"Oh my god, that was so loud." He whispered to me. I started snickering. Connor and I tried covering our mouths to muffle the sound. AppleG leaned close to Hypixel, whispering in his ear. Hypixel shook his head, which was still on the table. The rest of the table was chuckling quietly, obviously amused. We're such good role-models for the lower ranks, aren't we?

The Prime Admin also looked amused, but didn't say anything to us. He was fine with us messing around like that, I guess. He silently walked over to the idiot admin. He moved part of his hoodie away from his body. From what I could see, his shoulder was knotted and the skin was darker than his normal skin tone. It had black and purple areas that looked painful. Even I grimace in disgust, and I was farther away. Even though that burn was from over a month ago, no doubt the Watcher magic made it linger and worse. The admin who challenged the Prime grimaced and pulled away in disgust.

"Any doubt now, Iamulatir?" The Prime Admin said, in a low threatening voice, sneering. The challenging admin, who's name is Iamulatir, nodded his head again.

"For the rank of First Tier of all Admins, I challenge you to a duel of Admin Ability and weapon combat simultaneously." I look back over to Hypixel. He was rubbing his forehead while AppleG quietly whispered to him.

"Accepted." The Prime Admin laughed. Iamulatir jumped over the table, setting into a fight stance. He took out an enchanted diamond sword and held it low. The Prime Admin summoned an obsidian sword that looked like it had bronze mixed in it and placed it on his him (somehow). Iamulatir sent a blast of energy towards the Prime Admin. He ducked and sent one back at his legs. Iamulatir fell to the floor. I roll my eyes. That was a beginner's mistake. How did he get to this level of admin and not know how to fight?

The Prime Admin approached Iamulatir and looked down at him. Iamulatir swung his sword at the Prime's legs. The Prime just tilted the sword down, keeping it in it's position on his belt.

"How did you get Tier Purpura?" He asked. Iamulatir turned bright red. Ears, neck, cheeks, everything. The Prime Admin flapped his huge wings back once. Iamulatir was knocked down, getting laughed at by everyone in the audience.

The Prime Admin leaned back and turned to walk back to the front of the room.

"Anyone else want to challenge?" The Prime Admin huffed out, clearly annoyed and exhausted.

"Good." He said, after no one said anything for a few moments. He walked towards the doors as dramatically as possible. Libra rolled her eyes.

"Don't be like that, Xelqua-" Libra stopped herself, covering her mouth with an audible gasp. The admin froze. He slowly turned around. Mutters and gasps sounded in the room. Had Libra Skyward just leaked the other Prime's name that he has kept so hidden during all his years as an admin?

Wait, that name sounds familiar now that I think about it. Where did I hear it... where?!

...

Oh my god.

Is Xelqua the admin Grian was friends with? The admin that he thought was dead?

"Did you just..." Xelqua asked, in a quiet tone. The voice amplifier was off. I was just really close to them when they spoke and have sensitive hearing.

"I'm so sorry-"

"Leave it, Li. It's fine. It was going to be known eventually..." Xelqua trailed off. He shook his head. He started walking towards the doors again, when the lights went out. Higher ranked admins conjured balls of colored flame, depending on their Tier. Everyone looked around, confused. A golden dome suddenly appeared, surrounding all the admins except the Prime Admins.

I look over to the source, and see Xelqua holding his hand towards us, with a golden beam of energy fueling the dome. The door was kicked down. The Head Watcher stood there, grinning evilly. He and the Prime Admins exchanged a few words, no doubt yelling at each other. Tier Argentum admins tried getting through to the dome with no success.

The Head Watcher sent a beam of dark purple and black at the admins. Libra deflected it. She was yelling towards Xelqua. The Tier Argentum admins were let through. I tried getting through, but I wasn't able to.

Tier Argentum held up a forcefield for the Prime Admins while they took out obsidian mixed with bronze swords. They charged at the Head Watcher, who battled them back. He was no match for the two. They forced him to his knees, but he was still grinning. He said something that made Xelqua pale and drop his sword. The Head Watcher disappeared in a black puff of smoke.

Xelqua fell to his knees, letting the golden dome fade away. Tears were running down his face as he looked up at Libra. She hugged him as he stood up, rubbing his back. He buried his face into Skyward's shoulder. She said some words in his ear and he nodded.

Xelqua spread his angel-like wings out, almost hitting a Tier Argentum in the face. Thankfully, they dodged it at the last moment. Xelqua didn't care though. He forcefully pushed his wings down, gracefully flying out of the room. Everyone heard a loud sob as he passed through the doors.

But through it all, he somehow kept the hood on his face.

(2695 words)

(Edited 01-01-2020)