When Octavia got back to the village she decided to just return to the tower and get some sleep, like Steve and Alex had done after celebrating their success over the Ender Dragon, as she knew Pinkie was likely still in her workshop, putting the finishing touches on her armor.
"I'll tell the others the news later, after I get some sleep." Octavia commented, speaking to herself for a moment as she reached the edge of the village and stared up at her tower, where she used her new power to teleport up to the entrance, or rather what she used as a door to exit the place, allowing her to head inside.
The first thing she did was take a moment to check up on her furnaces, finding that they were working as intended, so she didn't have to worry about breaking them down to figure out what might be wrong with them, allowing her to breath a sigh of relief as she returned to her tower. She did a double check on her materials, making sure she had enough of what she used in her studies and research, since running out was always a bad thing and she didn't want to bother Pinkie too much, only to find that everything was in order, much to her delight. As she did that Octavia found that everything was silent, as in the Voice remained quiet, no doubt trying to understand how, despite it's efforts, she could keep her cool and burn the rest of the parasites with her new powers, or maybe it was interested in how she gained these powers. She had their Admin ally to thank for these skills, otherwise she would have likely fallen behind Pinkie at some point, but now, after confirming her magical power, she knew that their team was ready for anything, or at least she hoped so.
With her brief chores done, and she found that everything was in order, Octavia turned in for the night and got some well deserved sleep, though she found that the night passed by quickly, even though her body was fully rested, and emerged from her tower ready to face whatever she and the others might do next.
"Octavia, boy am I glad you're safe." Pinkie said, speaking when Octavia joined her, Steve, and Alex in their usual meeting area in the village, though at the same time it was easy for her to tell that their friends were surprised by her words, which meant neither of them had any idea what she had done last night.
"Pinkie's only worried because I went into the Lost Dimension." Octavia stated, informing her friends as to what she had done after returning to the village, even though everyone should have gotten some rest, all while noticing that Pinkie's tail did have some armor over it, matching her current set, before she raised her left hand and flames danced over the palm, surprising the others for a moment, "I think that our Admin ally, after seeing us beat the Ender Dragon, decided to grant me some powers as well, and when I decided to head to the dimension that killed me it was to test my powers while also getting some revenge on those foul monsters... so yeah, I can use magic now."
"Well, that's certainly interesting." Steve said, as he wasn't too sure how to take that piece of information, though he was pleased to see that Octavia was fine and that she hadn't been corrupted by the parasites again, especially after what had happened the last time they were in that dimension.
"Indeed, though it begs the question: what are we going to do next?" Alex inquired, as she was sure that they were still in the middle of preparing for their big battle with the massive golem in the desert, since Pinkie wasn't running off to stop it from reaching the jungle, why she had no idea, and she was interested in what their ally had planned next.
"We're heading back into the mines!" Pinkie replied, where she faced the north as the others glanced in the direction as well, as they had only explored a fraction of the depths before getting involved with everything that was going on with the golem and the jungle, "I'm interested in seeing what else might be down there, even if we don't really need anything, just in case we find any additional material down there to reinforce our walls."
"Did our ally mention anything?" Octavia asked, though at the same time they started to leave the village, with several of the Villagers waving goodbye as they went about their own duties, allowing everyone to start making their way to the entrance of the mine.
"No, but I suspect that we'll find something while we're down there." Pinkie said, which interested Octavia, since it meant that this was more for fun while they waited for some developments with the golem and the wall, though she was fine with that, since something less intense than everything they had been through lately would make sure they didn't get stressed out.
For a time no one said anything as they made their way to the north, tracking down the mine entrance they used several times in the past, though once Octavia noticed it she had the feeling that there was something new somewhere inside the mines, something waiting to be discovered. She also knew Pinkie had to be searching for a couple of new items, since that would help her with the workshop and even the rest of the village, there was no telling when she considered what might be down in the depths, so she resolved to be patient. At the same time she held her hand out and summoned a couple of glowing orbs that provided some additional light, where Octavia assigned one to each of them, just in the off chance that they got separated for some reason, before they entered the mine and got ready for whatever might be waiting for them this time. Despite it being a while since any of them had been to this mine, as the start of their quest turned things around on them, Octavia found that the torches Pinkie had placed previously were still lit and burning, though her friend kept one of her arms at the ready in case monsters showed up.
Sure enough they found some Zombies and Skeletons in the deeper part of the mine, in a direction they hadn't been in yet, as evidenced by the lack of torches, though this time around Pinkie held back as Steve and Alex dealt with their foes, while Octavia swung her arm and sent out a burst of wind that cut down a Skeleton to their left.
Pinkie kept studying the surrounding area as they dealt with the enemies, using her dragon eyes to track down the metals and gems that were in the walls, before she found something interesting that caused the others to join her, a bridge, made out of wood, which stretched out into a massive cavern. What they found was that the ceiling had a number of stalactites hanging from it, along with normal stone and materials, before she moved her hand towards the ground, causing them to turn their attention downwards for a moment as they discovered something new. The floor was made out of some type of dark gray material, likely a type of stone that was harder than stone was, though it was hard to tell if that was true or not, at least from where they were standing, though Pinkie was interested in heading down there and Octavia followed her as their friends kept their guard up in case some monsters showed up. For right now it looked like the area was clear of enemies, as there were no monsters lurking in the shadows, but that only worried Octavia a little, because of what happened in the past, as she kept her guard up while Pinkie reached the end of the bridge and headed down a path that was carved into part of the stone wall.
"Looks like someone else beat us to this area... the Builders, perhaps?" Steve commented, as that was the only thing that made sense, that the makers of this world had weaved together the area that was around them before disappearing, and it was reinforced by the fact that he and his friends were the only Crafters in the world.
"Most likely, meaning we might find another underground structure at some point." Octavia replied, as the Builders placed the Stronghold down in the depths and, unless she was mistaken, there had to be something else down located below the ground, based on what she knew after taking in everything that they had seen so far, and she was eager to see what that something might be.
It didn't take them long to reach the bottom of the stairs, allowing them to see that Pinkie was investigating the new type of stone, which she told them was called Deepslate, meaning their ally definitely knew about it, before allowing the others to spread out for a time, to explore, as she pulled out her pickaxe. Octavia watched for a few moments, observing Pinkie as she smashed through the new stone with some amount of ease, though her friend admitted that it wasn't as easy as it looked, the Deepslate was tougher than she thought it was, but after a few moments it allowed her to figure out a way to break through the material. What was interesting about all of this was that there were no enemies waiting for them, as in no monsters were wandering around, which worried her a little since it meant they might be in trouble, though Pinkie did locate something new, all of the ores they were used to collecting were trapped in the Deepslate. By that Octavia quickly found that there were pieces of coal, iron, gold, copper, redstone, lapis, emerald, and even diamonds contained in some of the new material, though Pinkie was able to extract them with ease and, when she mined one of the ores, she found that it produced far more than a normal ore did.
Such a thing meant they were far richer than they originally assumed, though as Pinkie collected the ore she found a new passage leading even deeper than before, where she gathered the others and had Octavia provide some lights while she placed some torches to light the way. As they walked, however, Octavia, Steve, and Alex discovered a new item, some sort of dark substance that was starting to grow on the walls, like some sort of webbing or something, though this time all four of them kept their guard up as they descended into the depths. Eventually the path turned into a staircase that brought Pinkie, Octavia, and their friends to an immense underground cavern that put the one they were used in to shame, which was further validated due to the massive ancient city that was in front of them, with what looked like a massive frame for a portal in the direct center. Of course the ground was covered by the odd dark substance, in fact it looked like it was in the middle of corrupting the ground itself, not to mention the surrounding area, giving Octavia an idea on what to do to the Lost Dimension, all while Pinkie carefully extracted a few of the new items that were in front of them.
As they stepped down into the new area, however, Octavia had a feeling that their doom was coming, especially when she saw that the sounds of them walking were heard and redirected to some other item they couldn't see right now, since all of them heard a shriek of some kind, before the ground some distance in front of them broke open as something taller than an iron golem emerged from it.
"What in the world is that?!" Steve asked, as this was his first time seeing the creature in question, because it contained the same dark material that went into the surrounding area, he was sure that they could see some of it's bones, and the beast looked like it could pack a punch.
In the following moment the beast, as if sensing Steve's voice, turned and zeroed in on him, rushing through the distance between them in a matter of seconds, though before it could knock him out of the way Pinkie appeared in between the pair and blocked the attack with her scythe, finding that it pushed her back a bit. It gave Steve and the others enough time to get out of the way before she found herself being knocked backwards, sending her flying into one of the stone walls as she coughed up some blood, but while Octavia was worried she noticed something, Pinkie was having fun. The two shared a glance for a few seconds, allowing them to share an unspoken agreement on the situation, before she rushed into battle once more, swinging her scythe as she flashed from point to point, causing the beast to turn it's head as it followed her, a fact that confirmed that it was listening to the sounds she made. While she did that Octavia gathered Steve and Alex, due to the fact that this beast seemed far too much for them to take at the moment, before they carefully retreated to the set of stairs they used to reach the ancient city, using the sounds of Pinkie clashing with the beast as cover so it didn't hear their retreat.
As they did that Octavia noticed that Pinkie, despite her power, was being pushed back by the beast, or at least she felt that her friend was holding back to ensure they escaped, and once they were a fair distance away from the city Pinkie just flared her wings and escaped, allowing them to return to the surface, but she knew that delving into the depths wasn't a smart idea and that they would have to do something else.
THE DEEP DARK☠️
welcome
TO THE HOME OF THE WARDEN
RUN!!!!!!!!
The Warden☠️
https://youtu.be/iDve1sNO72U
Pinkie can now put down one floating block of DeepSlate and have her own unlimited SkyBlock materials source?
This guy looks really tough, is it unaffected by Mob fans and flowing water? Or drops?
11313379 Indeed. Running is the best option in this scenario, as I have learned that the Warden is far tougher than any boss or mob that came before it, doing big damage to those who wear even Netherite gear.
11313441 The Warden was added in the latest update to the game, and it's incredibly powerful... as far as I know it has no weaknesses, save for the fact that it is totally blind and relies purely on sound.
the only way not to summon that beast is to walk on carpet. even a chest opening with alert it to where you are
11313512
Iv'e never fought the Warden and I never will.
It's a literal monster you should not mess with.
11313512
The ancient city is a really interesting place.
Full of deep lore and secrets.
It was a literal city where the surviving Master/Ancient builders lived, until the to-be-solved incident.
https://youtu.be/34kNrV1-T5s
https://youtu.be/S-9hVPZacOo
I hope one day Mojang will reveal the entire lore of Minecraft
11313640 I understand that, hence why it hurt Pinkie, even though she's wearing practically god armor, and forced them to retreat. Also, good luck on wishing for the lore of the game to be revealed, as I doubt Mojang will ever reveal all of it.
11313677
but they are maybe planning something🤔
The abandoned structures, music disks, the overworld war, portals and fortresses,
THE ANCIENT CITY.
There is just so much to solve.
11313689 I will admit, it does seem like the Ancient City might hold some sort of secret, especially with something like the Warden guarding it and the imposing unlit portal. As for what that secret might be, I have no idea.
11313677
Interesting and very sad fact: The Warden got buffed/updated over the course of the wild update.
When Mojang said the Warden is not to be killed or fought,
THEY MEANT IT.
Players were finding ways to easily kill the Warden, so every time Mojang finds out the counters they make the warden stronger and more impossible to kill.
Warden can die with lava?
Buff it to be immune.
Just shoot it with arrows high up?
Give it a Sonic boom.
Shields deflect the Sonic boom?
Make shields useless.
back in 2020 or 2021, I thought of the idea of the warden being givin the ability to break blocks due to the issue of players simply blocking up and shooting it with arrows.
But a range attack that makes it more terrifying also works.
The warden can literally now beat THE WITHER in a 1v1 combat
11314175 Wow, that's... interesting to discover. Granted, now it gives me another reason for Octavia to go ahead with her plan to use the new material in the Lost Dimension.
11314350
And are you going to do anything with that structure that people are theorizing is a portal?
11314357 I am uncertain. If I do, I need to figure out how to activate it and where it'll lead to.
11314360
Did anyone ever ask Mojang if it was a portal for Ask Mojang?
11314364 I know people have made theories on where it goes, but I don't know if they've asked Mojang.
11314368
I want answers in the next Minecon
what would we need?
An End update or an update to this MAYBE portal
11314370 I doubt we'll get an End update, but some information on the Ancient Portal would be nice.
11314454
Minecraft has turned from a happy and fun block simulation
to a scary horror game.☠️
11314531 Only when you deal with the Warden.
11314557
guess so
There is this secret room where you will find redstone contraptions.
Our best guess is that it was a experiment chamber and possibly where the infectation of the sculk began,
Soon destroying the entire city
The sculk blocks themselves are a mystery.
Do they naturally spread or only spread on souls of the dead?
AND
why there a structure, maybe portal in the shape of the warden's head?
Were the ancient builders friends with the wardens?
That will remain a mystery.
11314578 They are shown to spread by absorbing experience from those that die on them... however, given how widespread the infection is, I'd almost say it could spread naturally as well, even at a slower rate.
11314557
what about soul sand and with Soul speed?
There are actual souls.
That is disturbing.
But when you just play the game, you just shrug it of as a name.
Even if Minecraft is a fun loving game, there are many horrors to it
11314581
Iv'e discovered a few weeks ago a cave cavern with sculk at the bottom.
I admit.
I am scared to explore that deep section, because i thought that the sculk shriekers only spawn in the ancient cities, NOPE.
They spawn everywhere.
So there could be a sculk shrieker down there and I'll spawn the warden which i obviously dont want to do.
11314620 Yeah, sounds like it can spread naturally as well, meaning those shriekers and other special blocks might be capable of forming on their own, if given enough time to do so.
11314626
Another terrifying and mystery about sculk blocks is that they seem to have bone materials
Just on the shriekers and whatever the wardern drops.
11314626
The deep dark brought so many horrifying mysteries to solve.
They might stay unsolved forever
11314631 Indeed. Though if they have bone materials it either means it's things they ate, the unfortunate mobs that died on top of them, or it grew inside the blocks... honestly, I really have no idea about that.
11314626
Hey
This is your story.
You can add the mobs that lost the votes to be in this story.
Like that Blaze warrior, who's chance got wasted to be added to the Nether update and be a boss.
Or the Iceologer who lost to a stupid squid
You can add any mobs that had the chance to be added.
Besides sharks, crocodiles and other stuff
11314635
They literally had the chance to add that awesome Blaze warrior. (Was it called the Inferno?)
But they just didn't do it.
They said they just won't do it because it lost, but i don't see why not.
It couldv'e been an amazing mob, even a boss!
I literally thought of ideas for it!
It's a boss that you will only find in a
Nether Arena.
It will have multiple blaze like attacks and it will drop many blaze rods and its very own shield.
There was so much potential but they wasted the chance.
Now i question
Why did everyone vote the phantom over that?
11314644 I don't know, but there's always a chance that such a thing might show up in the story... besides, our discussion has given me several ideas for the future chapters.
11314635
Can you consider the warden a boss?
11314649
You can add those lost mobs to this story and no one can stop you👍
11314649
oh!
And id very much like to see art of the gang and the places they've been to.
I would very much love that.
11314649
You can also add Minecraft dungeon mobs if you like.
11314650 I consider the Warden as a boss, given it's power. As for art, you'd have to ask someone else since that's a skill I don't possess.
11314662
Idk any skilled artists
Some i do know aren't interested in minecraft.
I'll have to find some.
Actually, The ones who aren't into Minecraft art but are into MLP art.
So I'll try them, maybe
If not working, I'll have to find someone else
11314662
also
Why not add the muddy pig!
It's a pig covered in mud, and mud was added!
They were willing to add the moobloom which is also a mob from Minecraft Earth!
So why not the muddy pig!?
It's not that hard!
And look at its adorable sad face!
MOJANG!!!!
11314676 I did not know about the pig. Maybe the pair and their friends will come across it at some point.
11314683
but
YOU can add it to your story.
You can also add the... chuckrooms???
The mushroom chickens???
11314683
RLcraft!?
Rlcraft is like almost impossible to survive
11314688 They're already in RLCraft.
11314689
I think they had the chance to add swamp villages in the new Mangro swamps, but swamp villages is a long forgotten idea so it doesn't matter.✍️
11314689
The wild update..... it really isn't a wild update.
Only 2 biomes were updated and thats it.
What about the desert, the savanna, the jungle, adding actual islands?
I really liked that Birch forest concept art, why didn't you guys work on that?
11314696 They'll get around to that stuff at some point... maybe. But at least they gave the players something more interesting, the depths of the Ancient City, the secrets it might contain, a monster more terrifying than anything else, and a mysterious portal frame.
11314815
I think we are getting close to the end of Minecraft having updates.
We only have 2 places left to change.
The End and the remaining biomes of the overworld.
After that, there is nothing else to do unless they got more big brain plans for the future of the game.
I would love a History update.
I can go into detail if you want