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What do you mean I'm writing this before I've finished Masked Secrets?

This book will include censored swearing, gore, blood and severe levels of angst on the same level as my other books. 

Uhhh... 

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RentheKing was slain by iron golem

iJevin: rip

GoodTimeWithScar: long live the king 

Cubfan135: Lion king? 

GoodTimeWithScar: Lion King

Bdouble0100: I told him we didn't need guards to the crastle! 

GoodTimeWithScar: you'vr already got

GoodTimeWithScar: HOTBUY! 

GoodTimeWithScar: HOTGUY!

Cubfan135: I didn't know you'd opened a new shop

Bdouble0100: Guys I think something's happened to Ren

Grian: ???

Bdouble0100: he's not moving. 

Cubfan135: Resistance or worse?

Bdouble0100: Knigths of the sauare table to the Crastle

Bdouble0100: Now

Cub flicked off chat quickly, grabbing rockets as he prepared to fly across to the king's castle. Through the Total Chaos portal, avoiding the random fireworks aiming to kill him, towards the central hub, overworld... the Crastle appeared ahead of Cub and he landed just outside, where the rest of the group were gathered around Ren's unconscious form. 

The iron golem that had killed him was gone, probably killed before it could cause any more harm. Bdubs paced the stairway, clearly anxious as he looked down at Ren's bleeding form. He wasn't moving, eyes closed, showing the typical cuts, bruising and broken bones of a golem attack. Like he'd just died, and not respawned again after. 

'So... you can all see why I gathered you here.' Bdubs spoke, stopping pacing to look around at the gathered court. Everyone was just staring at the body. Ren should've respawned. And he hadn't.

'We need to tell Xisuma.' Cleo crossed her arms. 'Now. As competent as we all are, we don't know what to do. If Ren's... gone.' 

'It's not even like in the life series.' Mumbled Scar. 'He's not even disappeared to spectate. He's just... dead.'

'He'll respawn. At... some point.' 

'Cleo's right, we need to tell Xisuma.' Agreed Iskall, cutting off Cub's wavering certainty. 'This is omega bad.' 

'Done.' Bdubs looked up from his communicator. 'Now what?' 

'We wait. And try not to panic.'

'Not panicking is a good idea.' Replied Joe, who was definitely panicking slightly. 'How far away should Xisuma be?' 

'Not far at all.' Cub spyglassed in on their approaching admin, before landed. The group let him pass, crouch down next to Ren's body. 

'I've never seen anything like this.' He instantly cut down everyone's hope by saying. Bdubs blinked, trying not to cry as he stared down at Ren. Iskall tried to find some distraction. Cleo and Joe looked over at each other. Cub stepped closer to Scar, who was just looking at Ren.

'Well?' 

'He's not dead.' A communal sigh of relief crossed the group at Xisuma's declaration. 'But he's not... alive... either. It's not permadeath, or hardcore death. It's... he's just not respawned yet.'

'Then where's his respawn? Or can we take his body there?' Bdubs stepped forwards, frowning. Raising a hand, Xisuma stopped him. 

'I don't know.'

'Can we just... break all the beds on the server and ensure he comes back at spawn?' Suggested Cub, stifling a laugh.  

'That's a lot of beds...' Scar murmured back, 'A lot of beds... but if anyone can do that, it's you.' 

'We'll need to work together. All of us. To... break the beds.'

'Wait, we're doing that?' Bdubs frowned.

'It's not a bad idea. Right, I'll let the rest of the server know what's happened in chat. You can all explain more if they ask... yes Scar?'

'I don't... know anything else. Ren's just... not alive, and you expect us to be fine about that?'

'Yeah... as much as he wasn't really a good king, he's still our friend.' Cleo crossed her arms, grimacing. Xisuma sighed.

'There's nothing else I can do except explain the situation... I'm not telling you to be fine with it. I'm telling you to share the news. Before rumours spread that it's worse than it is, and hermits start panicking. I'm trusting you lot...' 

'Bad idea.' Muttered Cub

'Very bad idea.' Scar agreed

'...to spread the correct news of what we know... I'll need help moving Ren. And remember to  break any beds you see.' After a pause, Xisuma gave a small nod, and the Knights of the Square Table separated.

'So...' Cub tried to start as he flew after Scar. 'Bad... stuff.' No reply. Cub frowned. 'You alright man?'

'Just worried. If Ren ended up dead from an iron golem... I don't know. Anyone could die. And... I die a lot so... I shouldn't worry but...' 

'I understand. It might just be a one off thing. We don't know.'

'Yeah... I don't know. It's just so... sudden.' Scarland appeared beneath the pair, and they landed, right in main street. 

'Your base is amazing.' Cub complimented, looking around. 'Unsurprisingly.' Scar smiled.

'Thanks. It's taken ages... a lot of designing.'

'Yeah... if anything's happening, talk to me. I'll always be here to offer cake and support.' 

'I like cake.' 

A laugh. 'Always...' Cub gaze moved to the bed just at the end of the street. A moment later, Scar noticed too, and a mad run to get it first was in order, Cub just a second faster. 

'Dang it!' Scar skidded to a stop as his friend broke the bed, throwing it over. 

'Well... I should go and look for beds.' 

'Oh, sure, bye Cub!'

'Bye!' 

Cub disappeared back into the sky, leaving Scar standing in his base, thinking. He needed something to cheer himself up. Like... 

Grinning at the HoTgUy bow now in his hand, Scar flew off into the air again, towards Grian's base. As he approached the giant series of boulders he remembered not seeing his friend for a couple of days... probably just busy. And, yes. There he was, standing conveniently at the edge of the hole to the rift. Just waiting to be shot down it. 

'HOTGUY!' Scar yelled, shooting. The arrow missed, as Grian flew quickly away, into the air. The two met eyes in the air, before Grian flew away again. A few more attempts, all missed, before Grian landed. Scar took the chance, firing accurately for once. It hit. 

'SCAR!' Snapped the builder. 'Stop- trying- to- kill me!'

'HOTGUY!' Hit number two. Grian flew up again, Scar in close pursuit. Down to where grumbot and the rift were... Another hit, straight to the wings, and Grian fell. 

And then Scar remembered Ren.

What had happened. 

Oh no.

Grian hit the ground too hard.