Techno chuckled as he had finally obtained obsidian. The building block for anti-explosive structures and the material for a portal to a secret realm, The Nether. It was the equivalent of Hell.
Techno kept reading the book specifically labeled "How to Nether?" with all the instructions on building the portal and possibly finding structures with treasures.
Though of course he had to send a letter to the Black Witch otherwise she would kill him when he comes back.
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The Black Witch was going over paperwork and meeting with the other guild members as they split the rewards. A knock on the door came as a they opened the door and found Steve, Techno's Polar bear from Antarctica. Black Witch gave Steve a few pats on the head before grabbing the letter as Steve went back on his fours and walked back.
Viper and the priest were curious as to why Techno would send a letter.
A holographic letter opened as they started to read.
[Sup, going to go to another secret realm for a bit. Please don't follow me as it's sort of really dangerous. If you are going to go, then I've kept the portal lit. IF you can even find it.]
Black Witch screamed at the top of her lungs "TECHNO!" She stormed and immediately headed to his house in the forest. The others followed as they were interested in the "Secret Realm"
Techno's cabin came into view as they looked for anything looking like a portal. They searched and searched but found nothing until Viper noticed something in the pond. "Hey guys, I think i found something!"
Everyone gathered as the countess looked surprised. One bit of the pond extended further below as they looked down and decided to trust in whatever Techno built. They each jumped down while Viper screamed like a little girl. The Black Witch screamed as well, while the priest and countess seemed impressed.
They all fell down on a soft mat placed under the fall as they looked around. They were shocked, It was more akin to a vault than a secret base, the wall was made out of a black and purple type of material, brewing stands and potions where strewn everywhere. That's when they noticed the signs.
[Each of you take one set of each potion, you'll need it.]
They all put the potions away in whatever storage they had. The Black Witch only noticed the portal due to the mana surge when they entered the portal room.
The portal frame was made of the same substance as the walls it loomed over them as it was four meters high. The purple portal and its swirls emanated darkness and despair. Wails of souls could be heard through the portal as occasional whispers entered their head.
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Past:
Techno heard the whispers scream and flee as they tried to approach him. Techno smiled as he simply thought "Why would a few whispers drive you to insanity when your head is filled with constant voices screaming "F" or "Blood for the Blood God?"
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They noticed the note written by Techno.
"Take the anti-debuff potion as the whispers will slowly drive you to insanity. I've left a trail for you to follow in case you actually try follow me. The moment you enter I'd advise you to take the Fire Resistance potion, just tap the potion for the name."
They all swallowed the potions thinking it would taste bad just like all the other potions. "HUH?" The potion tasted like oranges? "Damn! How did he make these potions?" As if predicting what he said they noticed another note.
"I'd advise you not to know."
The all stepped into portal as the swirls seemed to twist reality as their bodies twisted out of existence. A note awaited them as the stepped out, the priest almost vomited as they weren't used to portal travel.
"Welcome to the Nether Realm. Equivalent of Hell. Be careful of the soul sand as it drags you and makes you slower, just follow the cobble path I've built for you."
The followed the path as they viewed different scenes from lakes of lava to massive bone structures being burned in blue fire. Strange creatures and a white giant floating jelly fish that sent fireballs at them?"
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A sword stabbed through the throat of the piglin as it burned into charred remains. Techno wiped his sword with a white napkin as he threw it into the lava as it slowly burned into ashes. A chest stood in front of Techno as he opened it and found a few items with a map.
Techno grinned as he had found a map to a Nether Fortress.
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The group followed the path all the way to a black bricked building as they stepped in, they noticed piles of bodies resembling the passive pig humanoids they had seen.
Each was killed in a bloody manner yet each of the cuts where clean. The bodies formed a trail leading towards a room. They all spotted the pink haired man sitting on a chest without a speck of blood on his clothes or mantel.
"TECHNO!" The Black Witch screamed as she stormed over and grabbed him by his collar before shaking him while Techno prioritised his pizza roll from falling out of his hand.
"What the hell are you doing in a place like this?" The Black Witch finally released him before asking "Why are you here?"
Techno simply shrugged "I need to find something." The priest started bouncing up and down as he asked "What is it? What could warrant such attention from The Blade!" Techno grumbled before giving up as everyone was staring at him. "Well I need more blaze rods and pearls. I also need to find a specific ore?" Everyone looked confused "Blaze Rods?, Pearls? Ore?" Shadows covered the eyes of the Black Witch, "You risk your life for 3 items?!" Techno stared at her before sighing "These three items go towards something that is more valuable than any reward from the upper floors." They narrowed their eyes at him before Viper asked "Then you wouldn't mind if we came with you to this place that possibly has these items?" Techno narrowed his eyes before Viper clarified "Don't all items belong to you! We don't even know what to do with those items." Techno rumbled before sighing.
"Fine but I'll let you know."
They stared at him.
"It's out of the frying pan and into the fire."