POV: Shadow Lord

In the beginning, I was nothing but energy floating in the Void. Until one day the Void decided to make a body for me, something that can make me grow, a new purpose, and a life.

Wake up, my servant!

Light came into my eyes as I saw a cave surrounding me.

Besides me was my 'heart' beating slowly and generating skeletons for my army.

All the necessary knowledge my master and brother gathered was gifted to me at my creation, making me take the threats of the humans seriously, especially the hero.

The Void decided to send me to the Sandstonde kingdom since this place doesn't have a hero.

I looked down at the body I was gifted with and couldn't be more proud to be chosen for such an important mission.

I was 5 blocks tall with a dark leather jacket and a hood that covered my face, letting only my glowing eyes to be seen.

My arms were long and made of the strongest bones that ever walked in this realm.

On my back, I had a huge dark bow which only I had the strength to draw its string.

Besides the bow, was a long quiver with multiple colored arrows each with a unique ability.

On my long legs, I wore dark pants that touched my shadow, but every step I took was silent as a feather.

I waited for a few minutes so my minions could spawn before sending them to explore the cave and a way out.

I had to assist my situation before planning my next course of action.

Hopefully, I'm not too far away from my brother, and we can join forces to defeat this world.

It's embarrassing enough that he failed the first time, even blessed by the Void, I don't want to repeat the same mistake.

I stayed for a few hours, forcing my 'heart' to produce more servants when I realized something odd.

No skeleton that I sent scouting has returned.

Sure I order them to come back when they find the exit, but it's been a few hours already and I don't think I'm that deep into the earth.

Suddenly I felt that something disturbed the peace of darkness.

It was the light of a hateful lantern, followed by human voices.

"-where the skeletons keep coming from my prince."

"I hope so, the other nobles upstairs are getting more nervous since we lost, I don't want them to run away just because we have some skeletons in the basement."

Humans!

I didn't expect to meet them so soon, and not so close to my spawner! I had to get rid of them quickly before they would pose a threat to me.

I took off my hand from the spawner letting Void energy run through my bones, making them stronger.

My body started to get darker and darker and then I melted into the shadows.

"My Prince! Be careful there's over a dozen skeletons here!"

"Don't worry they won't be able to pass our shields."

I started to take form in the shadows behind them, unknown to the 10 people with armor.

Slowly, and silently I took my bow and a bright red arrow from my quiver.

Then I released the arrow in the middle of the group.

*BOOM!

A loud explosion soon followed and everyone was thrown into the walls of the cave.

The ones closest to the arrows died on the spot, while the others were injured trying to get up.

Only one seemed to be standing and wore the same armor as the hero.

This is going to be troublesome.

"We're under attack! Take out your crossbows and shoot!"

The man in diamond armor leads by example and shoots fireworks at me.

*Bang!

I disappeared back into the shadows which resulted in the fireworks hitting the wall.

Before they could ask where I was, I appeared beside 3 humans who were injured, drew my bow with 3 normal arrows, and shot them in the face, bypassing the iron defense.

Everyone yelled in anger and a wave of fireworks came at me, but I was already back in the shadows.

"He's teleporting like an Enderman, watch your backs and look for particles!"

That was some quick thinking from the man covered in diamond armor, I have to get rid of him first.

I appeared a little further from the Prince and drew a red arrow letting it go at the commander.

*BOOM!

The arrow exploded and the man was on the ground but not dead.

That armor was more annoying than anticipated.

*Bang!

*Bang!

*Bang!

While directed the other humans shot at me with fireworks, this time they hit.

Unfortunately for them, neither my clothes nor my bones got damaged from that attack.

While I didn't have the same regeneration as my brother, my defense was way higher than his.

I took a few more normal arrows and started to shoot at the soldiers who seemed to fall in despair.

A minute later, the only one alive was the man who had diamond armor, and my arrows didn't do enough damage to him.

"You-you're a Monster Lord like the one that attacked the Stone Kingdome aren't you!"

I didn't have the obligation to answer that question, instead, I took a green arrow and put it in my bow.

"I'm the next Sultaon of this nation, I have the best armor and weapon a man can make, you won't be able to defeat me!"

"We shall see."

I let loose the arrow but it didn't hit the armor or his face, instead, it went through his arm that was unprotected, pining him to the cave wall.

Poison runs through his system, and unlike the potions in this world, It won't stop at half a heart.

He was going to die an agonizing death for being too foolish to recognize a higher power.

I turned around to search for the others as the soldiers claimed.

I jumped from shadow to shadow until I arrived at tunnels made by humans.

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They were long tunnels with large rooms on the side, and with my silent steps, I got closer to the enemy camp.

Just as I was about to attack the rest of the humans I felt a sharp pain in my chest.

"My Spawner!"

I quickly went back to the shadows and ran towards my 'heart'.

Who attacked it?

There were only skeletons left around there even if a human hid from me or survived, but when I arrived at the last battlefield, something was different in the air.

My bones slowly started to take damage.

Soul magic was in the air, and it was pretty powerful.

It seemed to be a temporary thing so I wouldn't have to worry about this, instead, the man with diamond armor was gone.

Did he survive, but how?

He shouldn't have enough strength to take the arrow out, and even if he somehow did that, the poison would last for hours.

Another sharp pain came into my chest which made me go back into the shadows.

On the other side, I saw my servants destroyed on all sides with the Prince beside my spawner with an enchanted diamond pickaxe in his hand.

"You finally came back, I thought you wouldn't feel the spawner being destroyed, even if it's the block that brings you back to life."

"How did you know about that?"

"Ha! So it's true in the end. Getting all warm and fuzzy with the hero wasn't for nothing."

So the hero somehow found out about this.

This is no good.

I didn't even start my conquest and my weakness has been found.

I'll just bring shame to the Void.

"Good, so you know the situation you're in, now you have to listen to me, or I'll destroy your precious spawner in one swing."

I narrowed my eyes, calculating my odds of killing him before he could destroy my spawner.

Unfortunately, the armor he had protected him from any insta-kill attacks.

And I still don't know how he survived my poisoned arrow last time.

"If you understand what I'm saying address me as Young Master!"

How dare he, a lowly human order me something like this.

"Looks like you still don't realize your position yet."

He gently scraped the spawner block with his pickaxe which made me nervous.

"What do you want....young master?"

I couldn't see his face bacose of the helmet but I was sure he had a grin on it.

"Good, go to the nobels upstairs and call them here, but tell them to bring a lever and a piston with them."

That was a weird request, but I didn't have a choice but to follow it.

I went back on foot since I didn't want to waste energy on such a meaningless task, and I arrived back at the man-made tuneless.

There the guards saw me and were trembling in fear with their weapons in hand.

That's how humans should feel when seeing a being of the Void, not like that madman playing with his life.

"Call everyone here unless you want to die by my arrow. Go you have 5 minutes to get everyone!"

The two guards looked at each other, gulped, and ran to fulfill my order.

A few minutes later, a dozen of humans arrived in front of me ready to fight just waiting for the signal.

I looked at all of them, most wore iron armor while a few had diamond armor.

But I didn't know if it was as strong as the man down the tunnel.

"Someone that calls himself the future Sultan summoned you all down to meet with him. And don't forget to take a piston and a lever with you."

I spoke in a low and threatening voice.

Everyone was confused at first before murmuring between themselves about the Prince or something like that.

A few minutes later everyone was following me, but never letting their weapons down, which was smart of them.

Half an hour later we were back at the Prince who was waiting in boredom.

"Finally, you arrived! I knew it would take a while to convince those old and stupid nobles to follow you, even if you were a monster."

"Young prince what's the meaning of this? Are you controlling this monster?"

The only one that can control me is the Void!

"Yes, I control this monster. As you can see, he's huge and powerful, he's as powerful as the Zombie Lord that attacked the Stone Kingdome a few months ago."

More murmurs were exchanged.

Most of them were looking at me with fear, as they should.

"What do you intent to do with this monster, we would have the whole world against us soon!"

"Gentleman's, we just got a new weapon to fight my sister. And you want to throw it away?"

Everyone froze, before a smile appeared on their faces like they understood a hidden message.

Did I miss something?

Can I take them as hostages against the Prince?

No, he doesn't seem to care about them in that way so it would put me in unnecessary danger.

"We shall take our lands back by being the heros of this nation!"

The ones in diamond armor cheered, while the ones in iron armor seemed as confused as me.

Two months have passed since then, and I've managed to do more damage to this world then even my brother did.

I attacked big towns with overwhelming power or by assassination.

I alway attacked alone instead of an army as the Prince ordered. I was much faster and stronger that way.

When I attacked with overwhelming power, the Prince came to 'save' the city by 'defeating' me.

When I'll go to another town I'll have a difrent clothing and use another weapon or my bare hands.

I learned from the humans that they were much crueler then we could possibly be, and I didn't need to use as much force as I expected when I invaded this land.

The more I stood with the Prince the more I learned from him.

I was alway in his shadow ready to protect him in any case, but I was also watching for am opportunity.

An opportunity to brake free and ravage the whole world.