Mark Cheverton - The Withers Awaken

Books by Mark Cheverton

The Gameknight999 Series

Invasion of the Overworld

Battle for the Nether

Confronting the Dragon

The Mystery of Herobrine Series: A Gameknight999 Adventure

Trouble in Zombie-town

The Jungle Temple Oracle

Last Stand on the Ocean Shore

Herobrine Reborn Series: A Gameknight999 Adventure

Saving Crafter

Destruction of the Overworld

Gameknight999 vs. Herobrine

Herobrines Revenge Series: A Gameknight999 Adventure

The Phantom Virus

Overworld in Flames

System Overload

The Birth of Herobrine: A Gameknight999 Adventure

The Great Zombie Invasion

Attack of the Shadow-Crafters

Herobrines War

The Mystery of Entity303: A Gameknight999 Adventure

Terrors of the Forest

Monsters in the Mist

Mission to the Moon

The Gameknight999 Box Set

The Gameknight999 vs. Herobrine Box Set

The Gameknight999 Adventures Through Time Box Set

The Rise of the Warlords: A Far Lands Adventure

Zombies Attack!

Bones of Doom

Into the Spiders Lair

Wither War: A Far Lands Adventure

The Wither King

The Withers Awaken

The Wither Invasion (Coming Soon!)

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Copyright 2018 by Mark Cheverton

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Cover design by Brian Peterson

Cover artwork by Vilandas Sukutis (www.veloscraft.com)

Technical consultant: Gameknight999

Print ISBN: 978-1-51073-489-0

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-51073-492-0

Printed in the United States of America

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A s always, I want to thank my family for all their support while I was writing this book. Their continual faith in me is an inspiration that keeps me writing page after page.

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

I had a fantastic time writing this book, as well as the lastI think this has been my favorite of all the series Ive written. Im really enjoying writing about Krael and his wither army, and based on feedback Ive received about the first book in this series, all of you are enjoying it as well. I cant wait to start the third book in this series, Wither Invasion. Writing about withers, for some reason, is incredibly exciting. Maybe because every time I try to battle one of them, Im always killed. This is my revenge.

Ive given you a lot of lore to play with in these Wither War books, so Im looking forward to seeing the stories the young writers out there create. I hope some of you write about the Great War between the NPC wizards and monster warlocks. Maybe some of you will write about how the withers were created, or what role they played in the Great War.

For those who want to write and are just afraid to try, I have numerous writing tutorials on my website, www.markcheverton.com. Just click on the Writing Tutorials tab or on the Writing Tips from Mark tab and you can see all of my writing videos. Hopefully, these will help you with your own writing.

Please send me your stories; I post every story I receive on my website. Click on the FanFic/Art tab and you can see the hundreds of stories Ive posted over the years. You can email me your story through my website, www.markcheverton.com, but be sure you type your email address correctly, so I can send you a link once Ive posted it.

If you have questions for me, send me an email. If you want to hear about how fat my cat is, send me an email. If you want to know anything, or have a comment, or want to tell me which is your favorite book, send me an email. I reply to every email, as long as you type your email address correctly. I cant wait to hear from you all!

Keep reading, and watch out for creepers.

Mark Cheverton (Monkeypants_271)

People matter, and stuff doesnt. If someone judges you based on your hair or your clothes or your phone or anything else like that, then they dont know you well enough to look past all the stuff and see the inner light burning bright within you. Cling to the inner light that makes you unique, harness it and let it grow. Everything else is just noise.

T he darkness wrapping around Krael, the king of the withers, was like a leaden blanket of hopelessness. He had tried to free the many withers floating high overheadhis wither armybut that annoying boy-wizard had thwarted his efforts.

Ill make that wizard suffer somehow, the center head hissed vengefully, the right and left skulls nodding.

Krael glanced upward, his eyes instantly drawn to his wife, Kora, floating in the center of the huge cavern. The redstone lanterns distributed across the Cave of Slumber cast a soft yellow glow, illuminating her body. Koras three heads lolled to the side, eyes shut as she continued the three-hundred-year-long nap caused by the magical spells built into the Cave of Slumber. Those enchantments had ensnared Kora and the hundreds of other withers here during the Great War between the NPC wizards and monster warlocks, drawing them into a perpetual sleep.

And now, those spells were trying to capture the king of the withers as well.

Krael lay on his side on the bottom of the gigantic chamber, too weak to fly, but still awake. The enchantments in the two magical Crowns of Skulls on his left and center heads cast an iridescent purple glow upon his surroundings. The magical Crowns fought against the spells woven into the Cave, allowing him to resist falling into an eternal sleep for now.

We must move, or well die here. Kraels voice was weak but insistent.

The wither king lifted his body off the ground and stood on the end of his stubby spine. He had no legs, and usually didnt need them, for withers could fly, but right now, he didnt have the strength to float up into the air.

I see something glowing, the right skull said.

Even though the wither was exhausted, Rights voice still had a lyrical and soothing sound, as usual. We must move that way and see what it is.

Whats the point? Lefts scratchy voice sounded hopeless.