Castle Arc Devotions - Ravenous
With all the Eclipse bases compromised, Zam had resorted to temporarily using his castle again to trade and grind, to be of some use to his teammates who had taken him when he had nothing at all. The rooms were haunted by memories of Mapicc. The stray cobwebs around the forest and the markings on the wall that told of countless fights. He ignored the sinking feeling in his stomach when he realised that along with him and his teammates, Mapicc was still online. He couldn’t stop himself from checking the tablist over and over again, waiting in fear for something to happen. That’s when he saw the death message.
Mapicc was slain by ItzSubz
Then Mapicc’s layer turned on. Then off. And Zam,in his paranoid and vigilant state, had already noticed the name tag appear above him before it disappeared. Mapicc was in his base. Mapicc had been sleeping here. Mapicc’s spawn was set here.
Zam silently climbed up the stairs, up to the room hidden away at the top of the castle and hid behind the door, scanning the room until he saw Mapicc, crouched in a corner, trying to make as little noise as possible as he inched towards the ender chest.
A defenceless, gearless Mapicc, and a fully geared, prepared PrinceZam.
The desire for vengeance consumed him. Strength. Fire res. Swiftness. Three crits. Mapicc looked up, realising he wasn't alone and yelled out, “Zam wait-” but it was too late and Mapicc was dead and his bed was right in front of Zam. Just as he had seen Mapicc do to him countless times, Zam covered the bed in obsidian. Months spent running in fear always looking behind his back before eventually being safe, secure, loved and then he’d feel the blade against his back and the red of Mapicc’s cold eyes. The red was always the last thing he saw. Over and over again.
Vitalasy whispers to you : coords
It would be the Leviathans worst mistake to revive him and keep him alive that day. “Respawn, let’s talk.” Zam said as he lowered his sword. A few seconds later Mapicc appeared before him, an annoyed look on his face. He opened his mouth to speak but Zam's blade had already descended upon him once again. Zam absorbed another heart. He was on 15. Did he want to reach 20? Or did he want revenge? Did he want Mapicc banned? He had the chance. Roshambo was still offline. Vitalasy and Subz were still spamming him for coordinates.
“I swore you would regret not banning me that day, Mapicc.” Zam said quietly.
He finally had the upper hand.
“Am I still merely a minor inconvenience to you now? Are you scared? Respawn Mapicc. Respawn and face me.” Zam laughed bitterly and waited, axe drawn in front of the bed. He was filled with anger and hatred and delightful satisfaction.
And fear. He was still fucking scared of an armourless Mapicc, spawn trapped with nowhere to go. No matter how satisfying it was, it still left Zam nervous and with a bitter taste in his mouth. Because what was he doing? Stooping down to the Leviathans level.
That’s when Vitalasy’s second layer turned on. Vitalasy would not spare Mapicc today. Not when he stood defenseless here. Maybe it was the fear, maybe his morals, maybe it was longing that made Zam break the bed. Maybe a bit of everything. But when Mapicc respawned and Vitalasy entered the room and Roshambo finally logged on, all Zam could bring himself to tell Vitalasy was that Mapicc had escaped. He didn’t look him in the eye, he couldn’t explain what he had just done when he didn’t even know the reason himself. Vitalasy stared at him with disappointment and then a resigned understanding.
“I guess we’ll have to try harder next time.” He said as he turned his back to Zam and left.
Zam knew letting Mapicc go would never justify to them the hearts Mapicc had lost being spawn killed. Zam would be hunted for this. Killed ten times over for the ounce of fear he had produced within Mapicc. Maybe they would ban him at long last…
He couldn’t bring himself to regret any of it. Killing Mapicc so dishonourably, spawn trapping him and even letting him go. He was still angry at himself for failing his teammates. If it had been any of the other Eclipse members who had found Mapicc today he would be banned. Lucky Mapicc, Zam thought bitterly, the coward had found him instead. Because the reason Zam failed today was because he was a coward. Nothing more nothing less.
