LEGENDS: herobrine

NOTE: this story is a representation of my fanbase story "the wither star", which is about a soon-to-be king, flint, who wants to venture out to find out what actually happened to his father. i will write the wither star story soon, but this is a legends book i wanted to write, so if you wanted to read the book to understand the reason of the backstory, i suggest that you wait till i write the wither star story.
enjoy!!
prologue
the night is silent, but not silent enough to cover the sound of the babys wails. in a dark oak house, a child is born on a no-moon night by a mother who could not sleep for more than 10 days. the phantoms circled above the house, cackling and shrilling into the night. they feel that the mother is very weak. she will not survive a minute outside. inside, the mother has fainted. she is close to death, as she has almost gone crazy from no sleep. all she lived on while she was pregnant was carrots and cold beetroot soup. the father, a humble blacksmith, cradles the newborn with joy. the baby is pale skinned, just like his mother, but is hearty looking, even as a baby, just like his father. he smiles softly at the baby as he rocks the child to sleep. as he does so, the phantoms shreaks become louder. he looks out at the open window. it was hot tonight, but the phantoms seem to not care, the blacksmith thought. he puts the baby in the wooden cradle and closes the windows tight. the mother groans slightly as there is movment heard behind the father. the mother has recovered, but only a little. she reaches for the baby as she wispers hoarsly "my child...please...give me...my child..." the blacksmith turns around and picks the baby up and takes him to the mother. she raises her arms weakly, like a zombie on half a heart. his heart groans to hug her, but he know that the baby is the only things she wants. slowly, he gives the baby to her. even in this state, she holds the baby with a firm grip. she wispers something to the baby that only he can hear. a sudden scream erupts in the night sky. the baby is startled awake and starts to cry. the blacksmith turns around and walks twoards the door. a sudden choir or voice's shakes the sky
"ARKEN!!!! COME OUT, YOU COWARD!!!"
"WE WANT THE CHILD!!!"
"FEED US,MEER MORTAL!!!
arkens hand floats above the handle of the door. without thought, he grabs his sword and enters the outside world. there were no stars out that night, so the phantoms flying above them where completley hidden. as he closed the door behind him, a russling noise makes his heart freeze. a hoard of phantoms approach him slowley, there tails flicking the air dangerously. in the front, a large male phantom leads the army twoards arken. arken turns to meet the phantom eye to eye. he's almost as tall as him. but if on his hind legs, he would tower over him like an enderman.