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Welcome back everybody to the 
Minecraft Short Stories Podcast.

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This episode today, as you saw 
by the title, obviously this is 

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the third part of The Curse of 
the Wither, which is a story by 

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Cam Master 6. 
To listen to this story, I would

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recommend listening to the first
episode. 

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The second one also is related 
the Part 2 that is, but it is 

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not completely necessary, but 
it's still a help, so go listen 

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to those before you listen to 
this one. 

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Anyways, this story was 
submitted through my website 

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minecraftshortstors.com link 
inside the description. 

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While there you can also sign up
for the bonus e-mail list where 

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I send out news and updates 
while you're down inside the 

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description as well. 
There's also a link to the 

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YouTube channel. 
Once you reach 1000 subscribers 

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I will do a three or four way 
collab with some other Minecraft

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players where that's 270 to 80 
something right now. 

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Anyway, you guys came for this 
story so let's get right into 

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it. 
The Curse of the Wither Part 

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three story by Cat Master 6. 
The first thing Steve knows was 

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the warm red Moss like substance
that he was lying on. 

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The next was the almost 
unbearable heat and the smell of

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brimstone. 
He pushed himself to his feet 

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and gasped at the site before 
him. 

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Steve was standing on a Cliff 
covered in red Moss overlooking 

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a huge lake of rolling lava. 
Far in the distance. 

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On the other side of the lake he
could see an expanse of dark red

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structure. 
The structure, which Steve 

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assumed to be another fortress 
from the Book of Secrets of the 

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Fortresses, was built on an ash 
colored Biome with a very jagged

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landscape. 
Examining the area surrounding 

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the portal he had just come 
through, Steve realized that he 

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was in a Crimson forest Biome. 
The first was full of vegetation

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of all sorts of shades of red 
and most notable of which were 

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the giant trees or mushrooms. 
Steve couldn't tell. 

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As Steve looked again at the 
fortress, he noticed something 

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he had before. 
The bind between it and the 

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current location was a Soul sand
valley. 

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Yes, Steve said out loud, as he 
confirmed that the soul sand was

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indeed the same block that 
made-up the statue in the 

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painting. 
With that in the fortress, he 

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was making progress. 
Without hesitation, Steve starts

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to make his way into the valley 
of dark brown blocks. 

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As he came over, a rise in the 
forest encountered a problem. 

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To reach the valley, Steve needs
to wank his way down the Cliff 

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dotted with lava flows. 
A sudden sharp wailing broke the

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silence, the sound of someone in
pure anguish. 

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Without a second thought, Steve 
reached for his golden sword, 

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the one he had acquired at the 
portal. 

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The cry came again and Steve 
cringed at the awful noise. 

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A thought came to him. 
Why am I in the forbidden 

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Nether? 
He'd remember the painting in 

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the entire journey here, but the
actual reason eluded him. 

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I need to go back to the no. 
Steve interrupted himself. 

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You need to get the Soul sand 
and wither skulls and just like 

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that, he remembered. 
He took a deep breath. 

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The soul sand is just down the 
Cliff. 

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Steve assessed the slope. 
If he took it 1 short hop at a 

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time, he would make it to the 
bottom safely. 

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Provides he avoid the streams of
glowing lava. 

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After a few dozen seconds of 
careful climbing, Steve came to 

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a particularly steep part of the
Cliff. 

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The safest way down that Steve 
could find was dangerously close

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to lava, but he knew he had to 
risk it. 

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Just as he resumed his descent, 
Steve heard again the cry, but 

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much closer, this time Looking 
up. 

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He nearly fell back as he spun 
an enormous tentacled white cube

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floating in the air, had a sad, 
drooping face and seemed to cry,

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tears sizzling and drying up 
before falling far. 

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Before Steve could react, it 
opened its mouth and blasted A 

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blazing fireball at him with the
jolts of fear. 

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Steve flipped out the way the 
fire projectile and felt immense

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heat on his back as a fireball 
exploded upon the Cliff that was

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behind him. 
For a moment Steve felt 

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weightless as he sailed through 
the air and time seemed to slow 

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down as he began to fall right a
hot agony course through Steve's

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body as he landed in the lava 
flow, his health going down at 

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alarming rates. 
Steve crawled out the lava and 

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onto the Redstone of the Cliff. 
His health wasn't decreasing as 

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fast now, but it's still 
creeping dangerously lower from 

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the fire that he caught his 
clothing. 

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Steve thought widely for a way 
to save himself, frantically 

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searching his inventory. 
Seconds passed and he came up 

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with nothing. 
Then, with less than 1/4 of his 

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health remaining, Steve's hand 
came across a golden apple from 

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the root portal. 
He had as fast as he could 

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facing, just as itself decreased
to nothing more than a sliver. 

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The fruits region combated the 
damage from the fire, which went

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out a second later. 
Letting out a shaky sigh of 

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relief, Steve glanced up. 
The floating white cube had lost

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interest in him and was flying 
away, still wailing mournfully. 

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Hello, human. 
The theory of voice startled 

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Steve as he was mining the 
blocks of soul sand. 

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He looked around and saying 
nothing, went back to work, 

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assuming he had imagined it. 
You might want to talk to me. 

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Steve looked around still, but 
saw nothing. 

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Who's there? 
Me. 

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The shadow rose from the dark 
sand seems to be made out of 

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smoke, swirling faintly, and its
eyes are orbs of piercing blue 

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light. 
Steve stepped back, startled. 

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There's a presence inside your 
human, the shadow said. 

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What do you mean? 
Steve asked, shaken. 

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The spirit has fogged your mind 
and bent you to its will. 

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How do you know? 
We spirits can sense each other.

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However, it is very faint, so 
I'm assuming he's possessing you

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from a location of the Overworld
where it cannot reach you as 

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well. 
In the Nether, understanding 

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suddenly came to Steve. 
It's evil, isn't it? 

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Yes. 
The spirit began to pace in a 

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slow circle around him. 
He wants to destroy every living

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thing in the Overworld, the 
Nether and the End. 

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It is an ancient being known as 
the Wither. 

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What's the end? 
Never mind that you're currently

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able to think for yourself, 
correct? 

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Don't listen to him, said a 
voice. 

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And Steve said he's the Evil 1, 
not me. 

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I can offer you great power and 
riches for the time being, Steve

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answered through grit of teeth, 
trying to ignore the voice ever 

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along a throbbing headache. 
Then for as long as you can 

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control yourself, don't do 
anything it says the spirit. 

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Stop pacing and fix his gaze on 
him. 

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Let's not let destroy 
everything. 

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You won't like this human. 
I need to possess you and fight 

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the Wither from the inside. 
And is this dangerous? 

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Very just. 
One spirit possessing you would 

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tear you apart from the inside 
in a matter of days. 

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Two spirits at once. 
That would be more than half the

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time, especially if the spirits 
are combating each other. 

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Thought of such a death sent 
chill through Steve's body, but 

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then he thought of a barren 
overworld devoid of life, and 

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with sun determination he 
made-up his mind, possessed me. 

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Spirit advanced towards him and 
Steve closed his eyes, holding 

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his breath and anticipation of 
the awful sensation he had felt 

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when he touched the painting. 
When Steve, pure agony Steve 

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fell on immense cold throughout 
his body. 

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He gasped out the feeling and 
opened his eyes. 

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The spirit was gone. 
Hello, Steve. 

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The Spirit's voice inside 
Steve's head made him jump once 

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his racing heartbeat slowed. 
He asked. 

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So you possessed me? 
Yes. 

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And you don't need to speak out 
loud now. 

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I can hear your thoughts. 
After a brief pause, the spirit 

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asked. 
Is there anything you want to 

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ask before I fight the wither? 
Yeah, Steve thought. 

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What's your name? 
How rude of me. 

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I never introduced myself. 
My name is Herobrine. 

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Bum Bum Bum. 
Thanks to Cadmaster 6 for 

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submitting that story and also 
submitting a lot of other 

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stories. 
I believe Cadmaster 6 is the 

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main well, not main, but it's 
the most prominent submitter of 

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Ulfurb. 
By prominent I mean like has 

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submitted the most. 
So even more thanks Guy Raster 6

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for all these great stories that
I can read on the podcast and 

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also to every other listener 
who's missed a story that has 

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been read on the podcast or not 
on the podcast because I enjoy 

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reading them. 
If you made this far, thank you 

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for listening and I will see you
in the next week. 

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I have tests so maybe two weeks.
I'll see you guys in the next 

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episode.