Origin Story: Founders of the Banished Lands (Part 2)
It ended up being so long that I ended up having to make a part two. Here we go. This should end up being the last of it. It is a direct continuation so I recommend recapping the last one if you didn't just come from there.
Not but a few minutes later, he was running back without a second look at his friends. He ran and ran and ran. They all sat there, thoroughly annoyed. This had not only been a problem here but in every game they played. He would get adventurous and stray too far from the group. He never learned his lesson about it, either. After another long wait and their chatting, most likely bickering about Riven, he finally showed up. He surprisingly came back with his things in hand. You have to love limited chunk loading. They all finally came back together, showing each other their discoveries. It was a show-and-tell of nether items such as warped wood, quartz, and blaze rods.
There was one player who decided to keep their real discovery a secret, only sharing some of his items. That player was Lycanthus. He kept the netherite he discovered to himself. He showed them the bountiful amounts of gold he had, however, knowing there was much more in the world for him to uncover and that he must show something to prevent them from getting suspicious.
Eventually, they all finally left the Nether. Once they were back at camp, they were all quiet, doing their own thing and experimenting with the items they had gathered. It left them to ponder about their journeys alone.
Riven was quite satisfied with himself, even if he had died in the process of getting his things. He had found several types of plants on his adventure. He adored the warped wood. He inspected the log, enjoying the luminous glow that adorned it. He eventually made wood out of it. He did not like the plank as much as the log, but he still appreciated it for its unique colors. It also left him to see his vision finally: a world with peace, one of free-roaming and adventure, the ability to go wherever you wanted without trouble.
Although Jupiter had spent all of her time building and gathering some resources at home, she was happy. She had discovered nether brick in the overworld this way. She had also felt quite satisfied with her small but well-decorated build. Anyone who walked through could cherish it. She saw her dream—one where someone could enjoy their life in the safety of a forest with whatever kind of farm or house they'd like. She saw one where somebody could enjoy the solitude of a couple of other players in a small town. She also saw one where they could settle in with the ores they needed, so they never had to worry about the dangerous mines again. Although she was often for the peace of her home, she still had a spark of adventure, to conquer the mines for all to travel.
Seraphina was with where she was at herself. She was the only one to travel a bit when they came back. She only traveled to collect the items for more books and quills for later. She came back, keeping her face to the book as she looked around. She wanted to make a record of it all. Every discovery her friends made, her days and nights, even describing the landscapes around her and recording where they were. When she was lost in her reverie, she imagined a world where everybody could peacefully journal and enjoy the magic that surrounded them. She knew there had to be more to the magic of ores, and a portal had started it.
Victor was quite proud of himself, but he wasn't satisfied. He took to analyzing every property of the items he had gathered. He eventually concluded that blaze rods could be used as some sort of flame and crafting ingredient after crushing them and discovering both their heat and dust properties. He also figured out that the nether wart must be an ingredient, naturally assuming that since it was a plant, it could be used. He buried himself in his work, unable to quite put together the puzzle in front of him. As he worked, he had prospects for the future. He saw a world where he could innovate and show the other players his innovations. He wanted to teach them how to make their lives easier and how to discover such things on their own.
Lycanthus was in his own world. He had found the riches, and now he was absorbed by them. He had already smelted his goods in the mines, so now he sat holding this netherite ingot. He stared at it, pondering. He had a much different vision of peace than the others. He saw a world where he ruled over it all, controlling each move to ensure "peace" was kept. Guards to watch their every move. The guards in these suits are made of this everlasting material. An empire where nobody went hungry because he had all of the farms in the world to feed them.
Eventually, it was late, and all of them had pretty much finished their day's observations. They all decided that after so long, it was finally time to head home. It was dangerous heading home that night. They all had to walk over the hills, through the treacherous waters, and back home to their lovely home in the flower fields. Every time they entered their home, every single one of them could appreciate the giant tree that was just on the hill a little ways away from them. They were all tired. All of them had drifted apart to put their things away in their chests. They were mostly happy with themselves. They all crashed for the night. The next morning, they were all up for it again. They were all pepped to go to the nether, gathering their things and heading out. They all ran out to the camp, immediately running to the portal with their different motivations in mind.
Again, they split up. Jupiter and Seraphina stayed again. Lycanthus knew he had no more diamonds left to mine with, so he headed out for the waste. Victor wanted to go back to the fortress he had found and collect more of the blaze rods, hoping to figure out the mystery. Riven wanted to go adventuring and find more than he already had. He wanted to collect more of the two types of wood he had found and hopefully discover more.
It was a similar deal as yesterday. Riven adventured out and did not die this time. He had more time to see his vision. He also had a spark of inquiry. He knew that portals worked to bring you from dimension A to dimension B, and he also knew that he had come to a specific spot. At a certain point, he swore he caught Seraphina writing something in one of her books about numbers and positions, and he could put two and two together. The numbers were close together, so the position of the portal must've held some significance. It meant the portals were linked to specific places in the world.
He adventured out far once again, to the lands he knew, but he wanted to go farther than that. He was unsure whether to leave everyone behind everybody or wait. He decided to meet his demands halfway, quite literally. He would build the portal only halfway to where he wanted to go. He ended up traveling there safely for once and deciding to stop where he was. He built a portal and hoped it would work. He had figured out that metal sparked on his suit and had figured out how to make flint and steel.
Once he lit the portal, he stepped in. On the other side, he was met with fresh, untouched land. He saw it, and it amazed him like nothing else could. He didn't want to adventure it without somebody, so he began heading back to tell everybody. Meanwhile, Victor was out relentlessly grinding blaze rods. He felt like if he had enough, they would tell their secret. He also gathered many other kinds of loot as well.
Lycanthus was out, exploring the wastelands. He eventually found himself in a very large place, a bastion. He saw the intimidating brick of black standing tall in front of him. He crawled his way in, exploring every crevice. He found out quickly that the piglins weren't very excited about him. He only managed to collect some gold, some other miscellaneous items, and a smithing template. He got lucky and then got even luckier to get out alive considering he was in iron.
Jupiter spent her time still working at the port. Adding different resources, working out safe zones, and making the area easier to build on. She had also discovered soul lanterns, torches, and campfires. She adorned the place with the campfires. She had also built it with her friends in mind. She had little bits of Redstone for Victor, some food storage for Riven who seemed to always need it, and a few bookshelves for Seraphina. Lycanthus had been so... distant from them lately that she was unsure what to put, so she tried out a box for pickaxes since he had mined quite a lot lately, and finally she let herself build the campfire for her and everybody to relax at the end of the day.
Seraphina still kept herself buried for the most part, occasionally offering assistance. She noted the area and the development of the environment around her. She was truly just stuck with her nose in the books, as they say. Eventually, once again, they all converged once again. Surprisingly, Riven was not last to show up.
This time, it was Lycanthus. He had gotten himself in a good heap of trouble, and it took him a while to safely get back. Once everybody was there, Riven was of course the first to speak of his discoveries. He enthusiastically told everybody about his great discovery of being able to transport yourself to new parts of the world with the portal. They were all excited about it for much different reasons. They all followed him over the long distance to his newly made portal. They began to speak to each other about the portal before going in...
