This started an urban legend among the people of Minecraftia. The vision just consisted of Herobrine stood in the Nether, surrounded by fire, lava and a 'weird red rock' (Netherrack). While Herobrine was still stuck in the Nether in 24, Fredregar Hicklesburger had a vision of Herobrine. He built a fortress of his own and was eventually in total control of the dimension. Over the thousands of years he spent in the Nether, Herobrine began forming a revenge plan to eliminate Notch, get his powers back and conquer Minecraftia. Herobrine wasn't aware of the Nether's existence until this, and started planning how to escape, which he later discovered was something he couldn't achieve from within the dimension.

Instead, he took away Herobrine's powers and banished him to the Nether. Notch could have easily killed Herobrine, but couldn't bring himself to do it. Ultimately, because Notch had the Totem of Undying, he couldn't be beaten and won the battle. The two fought in what would later be described as a legendary battle of creators. He knew his only threat would be Notch, so created a series of events to terrorize the world, forcing Notch to confront his 'brother'. It corrupted him, and he started to believe he could conquer Minecraftia.

Herobrine slowly became crazy with how much power he had. He created the Ender Dragon and first Endermen to live there as the first life forms in the Void. With his powers, Herobrine travelled into the Void and found the End Rocks. Herobrine was given creation abilities, allowing him to make whatever he wanted to make Minecraftia a better place.

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