Minecraft: loading new world

POV:Bobby

Papers, Papers, and more Papers!

All I've seen for the past week was only stacks and stacks of papers.

It's been so long since I've seen the faces of my family that I could only remember them as drawings on paper.

"That's it! I'm taking a break for today. Don't bother me unless the System crashes or something."

"But Sir, we have one more chest room filed with papers!"

"I, don't, want, hear, it!"

I stormed out of my office without looking back at the servant, who had a panicked expression.

The only thing I could think of at this moment was the face of my sweet daughter.

Now that the Monster Lords and Piligers are dealt with, all the damage reports came in one big wave.

We had to allocate some funds and people to rebuild the broken villages, get the soldiers back with the iron golems, and look for any potential future threats.

Just as I was thinking that, I suddenly felt the earth, no the world shaking for a moment.

Everyone looked confused, and all the blocks seemed to have a crack on them.

They were going to regenerate soon, but what was capable of doing such large-scale distraction?

"Did another Monster Lord appear?!"

I quickly ran towards my daughter's room and saw her looking scared while holding the diamond Trader gave her.

"D-daddy?"

She looked at me with teary eyes, which prompted me to get down and hug her.

"Everything is going to be ok, daddy is here."

I felt like something bad was about to happen, and I don't know if we were ready for it.

*Bang!

The door was swung open, and Elizabeth came with a panicked expression.

"Ariel, baby! Are you ok?"

Then she stopped, looked at us, and let out a sigh of relief.

Unfortunately, that didn't last long, as a guard with diamond armor came came with some bad news.

"Princess, we have an emergency. The portal is broken!"

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I was now downstairs in the portal room where everyone had a worried expression on their face.

The portal led to a harsh dimension, but it was still vital to the kingdom.

Not only do we gather alchemy materials from there, but the Pigling tribe is also our main producer of goods.

Without those 2, the kingdom would fall in a year at most.

"Get everyone out of here, I'll try to open the portal."

Everyone left except my wife.

"So I'll finally see the secret on how to open a portal."

"It's not that much of a secret, I just hope I'll be doing it right, since I only saw Trader doing it until now."

I took out the flint and steal, and lit up a fire on the obsidian frame.

As soon as I did that, space began to bend familiarly, but halfway though the process, the space stopped and reverted to the previous position.

"Did you miss a step?"

"No...that was all there was to it. It should've opened with only one flame."

I tried a few more times, but the same result happened.

"I think the portal is broken. I should bring Trader here since. He should know what to do."

I went back to my old office where 3 perls were sitting comfortably on pillows.

I walked to the one labeled 'Trader' and broke it expecting Trader to appear.

But he didn't...

"Did...did something happen to Trader once again?"

I know for sure he didn't die, I refused to believe that man could even stay dead.

Maybe the Perls reseted after a certain time?

Or maybe he's in the Nether right now, and Perls can't teleport across dimensions.

I'll have to check the other portals to see if they work.

Something big had happened, and I didn't like the fact that I was clueless about it.

POV: Daniel

"How am I supposed to infiltrate that bastion without dying?"

It was a nightmare to get here in the first place because of all those flowers, and that building is filled with bigger ones!

I don't think lava would be enough for me to get inside.

And why is it in the shape of the Wither?

Wasn't he a machine of distinction that killed everyone in his path?

Since when did he become a builder?

I let out a sigh and went back into my underground room.

After months of grinding and preparing, I was finally able to get some good armor with good enchantments.

At first, I wanted to level up my skills, but realized that it was stupid!

It is supposed to take years of hard work, even with endless amounts of resources.

It took me a few months to realize that.

At least I didn't waste my resources, and instead, a fellow player was kind enough to 'donate' some items to help me accommodate in the new world.

After I leveld up to 6 on 2 skills, I decided that it was a wiser to buy everything that I would need.

I could trade for enchanted diamond armor, and while it was impossible to get the desired trading from the casual librarians, I did manage to find everything that I needed, on the open or black market.

Now here I was in the Nether hunting for thar stupid skeleton, so I could get my final reward from the System.

I'm thinking of staying here since this world is much more fun than my old one.

But I would still miss a few things from my old world, so I was thinking that I should request a phone connected to the Internet.

Can you imagine how popular I'll get if I'll post videos from this world online? Who knows, maybe they'll find a way to teleport here as well, and I'll become their king.

But for that, I needed to defeat the Shadow Lord, and for that, I needed to go into the Withers base.

"Yeah, no chance I'll do that. I'll wait for him to get out and then hunt him."

Suddenly, I heard some yelling outside, and then some explosions.

I quickly went out and saw that the Bastian was under attack by some people in enchanted diamond armor.

Where did those guys pop out from?

And why is everyone capable of walking on the flower fields without a problem?

Was there something that I was missing?

Now I had to make a decision.

The attackers didn't know who they were fighting against, because if they did, they wouldn't dare do such a reckless thing.

So I had the option to wait out the fight and hope that the Shadow Lord would get out or, even better, die.

Or go into the battle unnoticed and loot everything they have before the enemy figures out that I'm there.

Luckily for me, I had a potion of invisibility with me, already expecting an infiltration mission.

It was such a shame, that I had to use my enchanted golden apple to survive this endeavor.

But it would all be worth it in the end, if I manage to get some of their loot.

Who knows, maybe I'll find some Netherite ingots, and force a pigling to craft me a Netherite armor.

I couldn't find one in Trader house after all.

I opened the potion bottle and drank the potion, then I took the glowing apple and ate it with big bites.

With every bite I took, I felt stronger and faster, I felt like I was invincible with every breath I took.

"Good, now I should get off this armor and do some looting."

Without my armor, I was the most vulnerable, but it was still worth it.

I got inside the Bastion, and I could feel the Withering effect trying to eat my flesh and bones, but the regeneration was too powerful for it.

Inside I saw a large army of skeletons and Brutes that attacked the men in enchanted diamond armor.

As I expected, they were soon going to be overwhelmed and die a miserable death.

And the Wither didn't even appear.

What was the point, if his minions could take care of the pests?

Suddenly, iron golems appeared in the middle of the enemy and began to kill everything in one punch.

Not only that, but it seemed that they were splashed with a strength potion and even enchanted.

What was up with those iron golems, and how did they appear out of nowhere?

Suddenly I heard a voice yelling for an explanation.

I recognized that voice, and I recognized that dark armor as well.

What was Trader doing here?!

He was the last person I wanted to run into.

I haven't seen him since he disappeared from his house, and I don't know if he knows that I robbed him.

They were talking about something, but I was too far away to hear what they said.

After giving some iron ingots to the man in diamond armor, he jumped over the rails into the dark mist below.

Was everyone here suicidal?

Why would he do that?

You can't place water in the Nather, did he forget that?

The men in diamond armor drank a red potion and began to attack the new enemies with newfound strength.

I think they were even stronger now, what kind of potion was that?

I watched them for a few minutes, and while the enemies had powers for some reason, they were on the losing side.

"How am I supposed to get the loot with the other team dying? And why is everything so mest up in here?"

I could go upstairs since it seemed that the floor was made with gold blocks.

Or I could go downstairs and see what Trader was doing there.

I kept hearing loud explosions and blocks being broken, so I thought I'd go upstairs first.

Just as I was about to climb, I suddenly felt a pressure all over the Bastion.

Even the soldiers with armor were affected by it, and the enemy seemed to continue chanting "Wither God! Wither God!"

Oh no, the Wither was fighting.

The last time that happened, he blew a whole city off the map.

I had to run from there.

I don't want to lose one more life in such a stupid way.

Without caring about being found out, I jumped off the stairs and began to run towards the exit.

I would've loved to say that I got out without a problem, but I tripped one time over a few bones, and for some reason, white orbs began floating inside the building.

I didn't know where they came from or why they were here, but every time they passed through me, I felt sick.

Not even the super regeneration could do something about that.

In the end, I managed to get out of the Wither building, but I was feeling very sick and exhausted.

"I think...I'm going to take a short rest here.... I should be out of the blast range."

As soon as I sat down, everything turned black.

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I suddenly felt pain on my face.

"Wha-wha-what time is it, where I'm I?"

I opened my eyes confused and looked around trying to remember the last thing I saw before falling asleep.

I was trying to fight the Shadow Lord, but he was with the Wither.

Wait, why don't I feel him anymore, did he die by any chance?

Suddenly I felt a headache, and I rembred the fight in the Bastion, I remembered Trader jumping over the rails, then the sudden pressure in the room and finally the white flowing objects that passed through me.

"Well it seems your finally awake. Would you be kind enough to explain what you were doing at the Wither Bastion? Your alive, so your not one of his soldiers, and your clearly not one of mine."

In front of me stood a 3 block tall Brute with a mean looking face.

Behind him stood a woman with enchanted diamond armor, who was looking at me with intese eye's.

How did I find myself in this situation?

What I'm I supposed to do in this situation?

I looked at my inventory for something that could help me, but couldn't find anything that I could use right now.

I was tied up with chains on a chair, and they had weapons ready to attack at any sudden movements.

The only option left was to negotiate.

"Do you know by chance, a man by the name of Trader?"