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MCSM Origins Book I: The Trade, the Gem, & the Storm - Part 1

Summary:

Several years later, Jesse and her best pal Reuben support their friend Petra in a trade with Ivor and Emerl - a wither skull in exchange for a diamond. However, the trio are conned when they receive an odd lapis necklace instead, and Jesse quickly learns that it’s no ordinary necklace either...

Previous Chapter: Here

Next Chapter: Coming Soon…

A Few Years Later…

‘…wh…what happened…? I can barely remember anything…I can’t see anything. Where am I…? …I remember…Emerl…I was stopping her from doing…something…we were in the Nether…she was making…something…we fought and…I was poofed…why did she poof me…why can’t I reform…? Something’s wrong…I can hear voices…what’s going on…?’

“Dark. Dark. Very dark in here.”

Two figures and a small pig snuck into an alleyway behind several brick buildings. One of the figures was a woman with long black hair with part of it dyed yellow, and dark green eyes. She wore a red and white t-shirt under light blue dungarees and brown boots.

Right by her side was a small pig with big eyes, a dark patch on his back and a black eye.

They were both following a woman with pale skin, long auburn hair and grey eyes. She wore a turquoise bandanna, a black vest, dark blue shirt, black shorts, and black boots. She also had a long black sleeve on her left arm, and a finger-less glove on her right hand.

“That’s weird – they said the dark, creepy alley close to the gates, but they’re not here.” Petra glanced around the alley with a confused expression, “Maybe they’re late.”

“Are you sure THIS is the dark, creepy alley they meant?” Jesse asked. “Hmm. I WAS.” Petra muttered before turning to face Jesse, “Okay, new plan. You stay here just in case this IS the spot they meant, and I’ll look around.” Jesse seemed a little hesitant but nodded, “Okay, I’ll hold down the fort.”

“Thanks, Jesse.” Petra smiled as she turned to leave, “I’ll be back before you know it. If they show up while I’m gone, just stall for me.”

Jesse watched as Petra left they alley. Something felt off about this ordeal, but she just pushed it to the back of her mind as her attention was grabbed by a small chest that sat in the corner of the alley. It was strange. It felt like something was drawing her to it; like something inside was calling out to her. She and Reuben slowly walked over to the chest and crouched down to open it when-

*SHINK!*

Jesse whipped around only to be met with the point of an emerald blade inches from her face. Jesse looked up from the blade at its wielder. A woman, who was silhouetted by the lights of the street outside the alley, stared daggers at Jesse with piercing yet tired emerald-green eyes that seemed to glow in the darkness of the alley. As Jesse’s eyes adjusted, she could make out short, side-swept, black hair with bright green tips and bangs that looked like it hadn’t been brushed in a long time. She wore a black and green coat with frilled sleeves and an opening in the centre that revealed a shining emerald on her chest she wore trousers and gloves that matched her coat and dark green shoes. She seemed to be in her late 40’s.

The blade she held was an emerald sword with a golden hilt, its point aimed right at Jesse. “At ease, Emerl.” A voice spoke from behind Emerl. Emerl’s eyes narrowed at Jesse in suspicion but complied, dismissing her sword and stepping to the side, allowing another figure to step forward. Ivor glared at Jesse and Reuben, “And just who are YOU?” Jesse just glanced between Ivor and Emerl in surprise for a moment. Emerl glared at Jesse as she growled, “He asked you a question, kid.”

“The name’s Jesse.” Jesse replied, breaking out of her shocked stupor before glaring back at Ivor and Emerl, “What’s it to you?”

“I’m supposed to meet with Petra,” Ivor replied with a snarky tone, “Not whatever you’re supposed to be!”

“You best give us one good reason not to walk out of here right now.” Emerl growled as her hand hovered over her gem which was glowing now, prepared to summon her sword, “Or you might not be walking out of here at all.”

Reuben let out a frightened squeal as he ducked behind Jesse’s leg. Jesse stood defensively in front of Reuben as she replied, “I’m with Petra.”

“Our deal is with her – not her partner.” Ivor replied, looking fed-up.

“She’ll be here. But we can get started without her.”

“Do you have the skull?”

Jesse’s tough act shattered as she glanced around nervously, “Uh…well…”

“You do or you don’t.” Emerl snapped, her hand still hovering over her gem with her eyes trained on Jesse. “Petra has it – and she’ll be back any minute now!” Jesse confessed. “Well.” Ivor seemed to calm down a bit, “As long as she’s bringing it…I suppose it wouldn’t kill us to wait a minute longer.” Emerl, still keeping her eyes on Jesse, removed her hand from her gem as the glow faded, leaning on the wall of the alley as Ivor folded his arms.

Everyone stood in awkward silence before Jesse broke the silence, glancing at Emerl, “So…you’re, uh…you’re a Gem, right?”

Emerl raised an eyebrow, slightly suspicious, “Yeah. How’d you guess?”

“I have a friend – well, not really a friend, more like a rival – who’s a Gem. She’s a rose quartz.”

“Hm…not many quartz Gems leave Kwartzil. She must’ve emerged here…” Emerl muttered, before addressing Jesse, “Well, Jesse, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Emerl, an emerald. I’m a bodyguard for-”

“Ivor.”

Everyone turned to see Petra walking down the alley. “Ah, here she is.” Ivor seemed a lot calmer seeing Petra arrive. “Sorry I’m late,” Petra began, “But good things are worth waiting for. I’ve got what you’ve asked for.”

“IF you have what you promised us.” Jesse added. “You didn’t say anything about an ‘us’ when we first met.” Ivor frowned, “And I don’t like surprises.”

“Ivor, if you don’t mind me saying,” Emerl began, standing up straight from her leaning position as she kept her eyes on Jesse and Petra, “If these are the kind of people Petra associates herself with…it might be in our best interest to call this little trade of ours off.”

“My friend is fine, right, Jesse?” Petra interrupted, glancing at Jesse, “There’s no problem here.”

“I’m cool if he’s cool.” Jesse replied. “Proceed then.” Ivor took a step closer as Emerl kept an eye on everyone, making sure nobody tried anything funny. Petra handed over a wither skull to Ivor, who took it and closely inspected it. Emerl seemed content and took a step back. “I’ll take that diamond now.” Petra spoke up. “Take it.” Ivor motioned with his head to the chest Jesse was inspecting prior, “You’ve earned it.”

Jesse, Petra and Reuben walked over to the chest and Petra opened it up, expecting to see a diamond. “Uh, this isn’t a diamond…” Jesse called behind her. At the bottom of the chest was a round piece of lapis lazuli with a gold trim around it. It was encased in a silver ring with green runes carved into it with a chain emerging from the top. “No, it’s lapis!” Petra growled as she glanced behind her, but Ivor and Emerl had disappeared. Jesse picked up the lapis and put it around her neck. ‘Pretty stylish, though.’ She thought to herself before getting to her feet, “Let’s go after them!” Petra, Jesse and Reuben took off running out of the alley, a determined and agitated look on Petra’s face, “I’m either getting that diamond, or I’m getting my skull back-”

“Or you’ll make them pay, right? Right?” Jesse piped up, almost looking eager to see Petra lay a smack down on Ivor and Emerl. “Come on!” Petra called behind her, dismissing Jesse’s question.

“…ugh…what’s going on…?”

Jesse jumped at the sudden voice in her head, “Huh? Petra did you say something?”

“No, why?” Petra glanced at Jesse with a confused stare. “Uh…nothing. It’s probably nothing.” Jesse replied, shaking it off as being tired from the building contest and saving Reuben. The three ran out into the streets where Endercon was taking place. “Do you see them anywhere?” Petra asked as they looked out over the sea of people. “We lost them.” Jesse sighed. “Then we’ll just have to find them again.” Petra replied, “Go!” Petra and Jesse split up, Reuben following Jesse a few feet behind as they darted off into the crowd. The two searched through the crowds of people by the stalls when…

“There he is! Gabriel!! Gabriel!!!”

A crowd of people pushed past Jesse as Gabriel the Warrior walked by with two ushers who kept the crowd at bay.

“…Gabriel..? He’s…he’s here?”

Jesse jumped as she heard the voice again. She ducked behind the back of an empty stall as she called out, “Hello? I heard your voice. Show yourself!”

“Ugh…not so loud. My head still hurts…” The voice groaned. Jesse’s eyes widened as she watched a slightly transparent, blue figure appear in front of her. She had long hair that seemed dyed in some places, and freckles on her cheeks. She wore a short-sleeved shirt over a slightly longer-sleeved shirt with matching trousers. There was a sash around her waist that was tied at the front and wore shoes with matching gloves. The symbol of the Order of the Stone was on her shirt and on her chest was a stone similar to the lapis Jesse was wearing around her neck.

Lapis held her head in pain before groggily looking at Jesse. Here eye’s widened a bit as she spotted the gem that Jesse wore around her neck. Her gaze kept switching between her own gem and Jesse’s before she eventually stopped and went, “Huh…well this is weird…definitely a first for me…”

“Uh…me too…” Jesse replied, still in shock. “Oh good!” Lapis smiled, “It’s not just me then. Then again, it’d be pretty concerning if you had gone through this before, huh?”

“Uh, yeah…” Jesse shook her head as she snapped out of her surprised state, “Sorry, but who are you?”

“Oh right!” Lapis chuckled, “I’m Lapilisia Lazul, but you can call me Lapis. And that,” Lapis motioned to the gem around Jesse’s neck, “Is my gem you’re wearing. Now this is just a hunch – plus my memory is a bit off right now – but I think I was poofed, sealed inside that necklace, and now I’m in your head because you put it on. Gem magic, am I right?” Lapis went to playfully elbow Jesse, but her elbow just phased right through her, causing Jesse to jump in surprise but Lapis just shrugged it off, “Anyhoo! What’s your name?”

“I’m Jesse.” Jesse replied, recovering from her shock. Jesse then noticed Reuben looking at her with a confused and concerned look. Lapis gasped excitedly, “Oh. My. Stars! That is the cutest pig I’ve ever seen! What’s his name?”

“Oh, that’s my best friend Reuben.” Jesse replied before turning to Reuben, “Bud, I know it looks like I’m talking to air right now, but apparently this isn’t an ordinary lapis Ivor and Emerl traded us.”

“Ivor and Emerl…” Lapis muttered as something seemed to click in her head, “Yeah…yeah I think I remember…”

“Wait, you know them?” Jesse turned back to face Lapis. “Yeah…my memory is really fuzzy right now…but I remember I used to work with them…but I got into a fight with Emerl over…something…we were in the Nether and she…yeah, that’s right!” Lapis’s eyes went wide before she pouted angrily, “She poofed me! She must’ve put me in that necklace. Of course, why didn’t I think of that?! She’s an expert in Gem arcane! Ooh, when I get out of here, she’s gonna get it! I dunno what ‘it’ is yet, but you can bet she’s gonna get ‘it’ big time!”

‘She pretty eccentric…’ Jesse thought to herself before talking to Lapis, “Well, Ivor and Emerl promised to give my friend Petra a diamond for a wither skull but traded us your gemstone instead. Wanna help us find them?”

“Well, I’m along for the ride anyway,” Lapis shrugged motioning to the necklace, “So sure!”

“Alright! Let’s go find them and get that diamond! And maybe we can get Emerl to set you free.”

“Win-win! I love it! Let’s do this thing!”

To Be Continued…

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MCSM Season 3: Origins - Character Introductions

In the last post, I mentioned that MCSM Season 3 and Origins would introduce four new characters into the lore. I think it's about time you got a little peak at them...

Name: Lapilisia Lazul

Alias: Lapis Lapis the Cerulean Knight Lappy Freckles

Species: Lapis Lazuli Gem

Place of Emergence: Azurialis Archipelago, Krystalyx

Gem Weapon: Whip

Hair: Brown and blue

Eye: Blue

Age: Mid-30's

Occupation: Knight of the Order

Shard of Fate

Affiliation: Order of the Stone

The Krystal Shards

Likes: Her freckles, water, adventure

Dislikes: Having bad visions, slimes, being lied to

Lapilisia Lazul, or Lapis for short, was a former knight of the Order of the Stone and the youngest member. She was once a high-ranking Gem in the Azurialis Archipelago, but abandoned that life to become a fighter and crossed into Minecraftia. She accidentally got herself poofed when she fell of the side of a cliff while exploring and was found by Emerl Verdyk, Knight of the Order, and was taken in by the Order before becoming Magnus and Ellegaard's babysitte- I mean, bodyguard. Lapis is very bubbly and cheerful as well as a huge optimist. While she is capable of thinking things through, she prefers to go with the flow for the most part.

Name: Emerl Verdyk

Alias: Emerl the Emerald Knight

Emmie

Species: Emerald Gem

Place of Emergence: Kingdom of Verde, Krystalyx

Gem Weapon: Emerald Sword

Power Shard Shield

Hair: Black and light green

Eye: Light green

Age: Late-40's

Occupation: Knight of the Order

Shard of Power

Affiliation: Order of the Stone

The Krystal Shards

Likes: Sparring, reading, experimenting

Dislikes: Seeing others get hurt, not being prepared, being interrupted

Emerl Verdyk is an Emerald from the Kingdom of Verde in Krystalyk where she trained as the Shard of Fate from a young age. However, she grew sick of her training and living in a kingdom that all too often butted heads with their neighbours and left Krystalyx in search of something better, abandoning her duty as a Shard. She stumbled upon the Order's temple while exploring and went from being a travelling muscle-for-hire to the Order's Knight and bodyguard, quickly bonding with the other members - particularly Ivor. She later trained Lapis in combat when she joined the Order. While she can come off as cold and intimidating, she's a good mentor and very patient.

Name: Rosalien Kwarts

Alias: Rosa

Rosie

Species: Rose Quartz Gem

Place of Emergence: ???, Minecraftia

Gem Weapon: Dual Falchions

Hair: Brown and pink

Eye: Pink

Age: Early-20's

Occupation: Builder

Affiliation: Ocelots

Likes: Building, cake, flowers (but doesn't admit it)

Dislikes: Vegetables, being called girly, her shirt being called a dress ("It's a tunic top!")

Rosalien, or Rosa, is a member of the Ocelots and a skilled builder. While she comes off as a tomboyish nuisance, she's actually really friendly and can be a bit of a softy. She used to be a bit of a loner as many people were put off by her intimidating aura (and the fact she had a gem embedded in her neck), but was befriended by Aiden and joined the Ocelots through him. While she seems like the type to go off and do whatever she wants, she's incredibly loyal to those she considers her friends. Due to emerging in Minecraftia, she doesn't know much of her Gem heritage.

Name: Julia Blaisel

Alias: Juli

Admin Julia

Species: Fire Agate Gem

Admin

Place of Emergence: Romeoburg, The Underneath

Gem Weapon: Scythe

Hair: Brown, red, orange and yellow (Human)

Orange, red and yellow (Admin)

Eye: Amber (Human)

Orange and red (Admin)

Age: ???

Occupation: Admin

Affiliation: The Admins

Likes: Helping people, animals, her friends

Dislikes: Being alone, feeling trapped, water

Julia Blaisel, or 'Juli' as Romeo calls her, is a Fire Agate that emerged from the earth in Romeoburg. She was taken in by the Admins and made one of them. She became fast friends with all of the Admins but was exceptionally close to Romeo. Juli is friendly and upbeat, but can be cowardly at times and tries to avoid conflict. However, if pushed too far, she will fight back. Like Rosa, she didn't emerge in Krystalyx so she know's little of her heritage.

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MCSM Origins Book I: Enter Lapilisia Lazul - Part 1

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Lapilisia Lazul, or Lapis for short, is a Gemonyk from Krystalyx in search of adventure beyond her own world. Her travels lead her to Emerl, another Gem from Krystalyx and a knight of the Order of the Stone. Little does she know that her life is about to change completely.

Next Chapter: Here

Many years ago, before the defeat of the Ender Dragon…

It was a sunny afternoon. The forest was silent aside from the occasional trickling of a stream or the odd animal or bird passing by. A cliff stuck out from the tree line, looking out over the woods which seemed to stretch out for blocks and blocks. The sound of footsteps on grass interrupted the silence as a woman seeming to be in her mid-20’s wearing sky blue robes and a blue cape hiked up the cliff. She had brown hair with blue highlights, pale skin, and golden freckles. What stood out most was a round lapis lazuli stone with a golden casing around the edges that seemed to be embedded in her chest.

Lapilisia Lazul, otherwise known as Lapis, looked out at the forest with bright eyes. “Wow…” she gasped in awe as she admired the view, “This is even prettier than the forests in Verde.” Lapis sat down on the cliff edge, her legs dangling off the edge as she felt a light breeze blew past her. Lapis had been travelling for the past few months, travelling by ship from her home in the Azurialis Archipelago to the Kingdom of Verde before crossing the Farlands that separated Krystalyx and Minecraftia. There were quite a few similarities between the two worlds…the biggest difference, of course, being the lack of magic in Minecraftia compared to Krystalyx. That and the lack of humanoids that are made of light and have gemstones embedded in their bodies. The people of her home were sad to see her go – she was the Blue Shard after all, she was pretty much their national hero-to-be – but knew that the journey would be good for her.

Lapis’s thoughts were interrupted by the sound of hissing coming from behind her. She looked behind her, only to be greeted by a creeper trudging towards her. “Uh oh!” Lapis went to get to her feet, but the creeper was quicker on the draw. It exploded, causing Lapis to fall backwards off the cliff. “Please just poof, please don’t shatter, please just poof, please don’t shatter!” Lapis prayed as she squeezed her eyes shut and fell to the ground below.

*POOF!*

*TINK, TI-TINK!*

Lapis’s form disappeared upon impact with the ground as her gem clattered onto the earth, thankfully unharmed.

“Who goes there?!”

A voice rang out followed by the sound of footsteps running through the forest, “I heard an explosion! Is someone hurt?” A woman – roughly in her late 30’s – rushed through the trees into the small clearing near the cliff. She had short, side-swept, black hair with bright green tips and bangs. She wore a green shirt with long flowing sleeves and exposed an emerald stone on her chest, black trousers and green boots. There was a bright green sash around her waist and black and green gloves. Covering her outfit was black cape with an odd green symbol on it. She had pale skin and bright green eyes with pupils shaped similar to her gem.

Emerl Verdyk glanced around the clearing, an emerald sword with a golden hilt in hand, with a confused look on her face, “Hello? Anyone here?” Emerl looked up and the cliff top and noticed a small crater taken out of it. “Tch…creepers. Such a pain…” she sighed. Emerl turned to leave before a small glint of the sun hitting something caught her eye. She dismissed her sword and walked over to the object and picked it up. “A lapis lazuli?” Emerl muttered, confused as to why loose lapis was just lying around, “No wait…this is a Gemonyk. What are you doing all the way in Minecraftia, friend?” Almost on cue, the gemstone began to glow and levitate into the air. Emerl took a few steps back as the light being emitted from the gem shifted into a humanoid form before scattering to revel Lapis – good as new. “Whoa!” Lapis exclaimed as she landed on her feet, stumbling a bit before examining herself, “Okay, gem’s intact…outfit still looks awesome…still have hair, that’s a plus…can’t see my face so gonna have to hope my freckles are still there. I love my babies! Alright, overall: looking good!” Lapis breathed a sigh of relief. Noticing a presence behind her, Lapis turned around to see Emerl standing there with a small smile. Lapis noticed the emerald stone on her chest and her eyes lit up, “OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH!!! You- you’re a Gem! You’re like me!”

Emerl nodded before extending her hand, “Emerl Verdyk; former knight of the Kingdom of Verde, current knight of the Order of the Stone. At your service.”

“Lapilisia Lazul, but you can call me Lapis!” Lapis grinned shaking Emerl’s hand before her eyes going wide, “Wait a sec! Emerl Verdyk? THE Emerl Verdyk?”

“That’s me.”

“No way!” Lapis’s jaw nearly hit the floor, “You’re the Green Shard that went rogue and disappeared! You’re in Minecraftia?”

“Yep. When you’re trained from the moment you emerge from the earth to be a ‘great warrior-hero of legend’, you tend to get sick of it after over 30 years.” Emerl shrugged, before looking around, “Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m guessing you were poofed by that creeper explosion just there, right? Come. I’ll bring you to the Order’s temple where we’ll be safe from any more day-time monsters. You can tell me about how you ended up here on the way.”

“Alrighty! Lead the way!” Lapis smiled cheerfully as she followed Emerl through the trees.

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“So you’re a Shard too, then?” Emerl asked as they emerged from the forest. “Yep!” Lapis replied with a smile, “But I don’t have a handle on my powers yet. They tend to come and go as they please.”

“The Blue Shard’s power is Future Vision, right? You can see glimpses into the future?”

“Yup. It’s a pretty cool power, in my opinion! But not so cool when you get a bad vision, especially since the events are kinda set in stone.”

“How do you know that?”

“I’ve tried to change the events myself. But it seems that every time I try, I somehow end up ensuring they happen. Ugh…even just thinking about it makes my head hurt.” Lapis then laughed nervously, “Kinda wish I was given a heads up about that creeper though. My visions tend to have lousy timing sometimes.”

“You’ll learn to control it eventually.” Emerl gave a reassuring smile as she summoned a green and gold shield, “You’d be surprised how many times I’ve summoned this thing by accident. Hit my mentor in the head one time!”

“Oh no!” Lapis giggled. “Yeah, got an extra hour of training for a month after that.” Emerl chuckled as she dismissed the shield, “But it was pretty funny.” Emerl looked up as she spotted the temple peeking over the hilltops, “Ah! Almost at the temple now!”

“By the way,” Lapis began, “Who are the Order of the Stone? You’ve mentioned them a bit now.”

“Where do I begin?” Emerl chuckled, “They’re a group of heroes that travel to the far corners of the world in search of adventure. They’ve been from the Nether to the bottom of the sea!”

“Cool!” Lapis’s eyes brightened in awe, “You guys must have to travel a lot.”

“Yeah, but we have a rail system in the Nether that helps us get to places.” Emerl replied, “Their actually down there working on it while I patrol the are around the temple. Looks like it was a good thing I did, eh?” Emerl gave Lapis a playful nudge, earning a giggle from the Gem.

The two Gems entered the temple. Lapis gazed in awe at the beautiful structure. “Watch your step!” Emerl warned as she stepped over a pressure plate, “There are anti-monster traps set up here to protect the place.” Lapis looked at the walls and saw small dispensers embedded in them. “Aww! They look like lil’ faces!” Lapis cooed. “They’re not so cute when you take an arrow to the foot. Trust me.” Emerl chuckled, remembering the time Magnus stepped on one of the plates by accident and Emerl nearly got poofed as a result. “So what are the rest of the Order like?” Lapis asked as they walked through the Library, “Well, the Leader and Founder of the Order is Soren.” Emerl began, “He’s a master builder, a genius, but also a bit of a goofball…and prone to burst into song for reasons I’ll never understand. There’s Gabriel the Warrior, who is the strongest out of us. He’s a little full of himself, but he means well. Magnus is the Order’s rogue and a walking disaster zone. Seriously, his room is so full of TNT and I’ve no idea how he hasn’t blown a hole in the temple yet. Ellegaard is another genius of the Order. She knows pretty much everything about redstone and what it can be used for. The stuff she’s able to come up with is incredible. However, she and Magnus tend to butt heads a lot. If you ever hear shouting echoing around the temple, it’s more-than-likely them. Last is Ivor, the Brewer. He’s an expert in potions and enchantments. He looks grumpy but he’s actually quite eccentric when it comes to adventures. Whenever we leave on a trip, he always yells at the top of his voice ‘ADVENTURE!!!’”

Lapis laughed as Emerl mimicked Ivor’s shout, her voice echoing off the walls as they walked up the staircase. “What about you?” Lapis asked. “Well, I’m not really a member of the Order per se. I’m more like…” Emerl searched for the word in her mind, “…a bodyguard! Like, you know how the Shards had the Royal Guard back in the dark days? I’m like that!”

“That’s kinda funny considering you’re a Shard!”

“I guess it is!”

As the two walked up the stairs into the map room, Lapis’s eyes were drawn to a small trinket standing upon a pedestal. “What’s that?” Lapis asked. “That’s the Order’s Amulet.” Emerl replied, “The Order uses it to track the other members when they’re on the surface. Hmm…” Emerl glanced between the Amulet and the map, “Odd…they should be on the surface by now. What’s taking them so long?” Emerl turned to Lapis, “Hey. Ever been to the Nether?”

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“Whoa!” Lapis gazed up at the obsidian framing the purple portal, “This thing leads to the Nether?”

“You got it.” Emerl nodded, “Just a heads up: the heat in there is pretty intense, so water powers might not work.”

“Don’t you worry.” Lapis grinned, “I don’t need my powers to kick butt!”

“Keep that enthusiasm going!” Emerl smirked, “Off we go!” Emerl jumped into the portal, Lapis following suit. Lapis’s jaw nearly hit the floor at the view around her. Red rocks, fire and lava as far as the eye could see. The two gems stood upon a dark coloured platform with stairs leading downwards to several minecart railways. “Keep up.” Emerl called behind her as she made her way down the steps, “If I remember correctly, they took…this one.” Emerl hopped into a minecart and Lapis hopped into one behind her. “Hang on tight!” Emerl grinned as the carts took off down the railway. “Whoa! Whoohoo!” Lapis laughed as the carts sped through the Nether, “This is amazing!”

“It’s fun, right?” Emerl chuckled, “So a few Nether-Need-to-Knows. Number 1: don’t attack the pigmen. They won’t hurt you if you don’t hurt them. Number 2: Keep a distance from blazes and magma cubes – or lava accordions as I like to call ‘em. Number 3: Soul sand is the sandy brown stuff. That’ll slow you down if you step in it so be careful. And number 4: beware of-”

Emerl was cut off by a distant wail followed by shouting which was coming from up ahead. “…ghasts." Emerl finished with a sigh as she summoned her sword in one hand and held tightly onto the minecart with the other, “I should’ve known. You ready for a fight, kiddo?”

“Bring it on!” Lapis cheered.

This was gonna be fun!

To Be Continued…

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