Minecraft- Legend of the Creator

Chapter 1- Introduction

"Enjoy your purchase." A clerk smiled.

"Thanks," I replied as I headed for the door.

My name is Alan Qildor. I am twenty five years of age and, for the most part, an average nerd. You'll usually find me wearing cargo pants, a black t-shirt, and my grandfather's old black leather jacket. Around my neck is a dragon claw clutching a marble on a chain necklace.

Today was a day that I had been looking forward to for a while. Reason being, I finally earned enough money from my job to obtain the newest piece of gaming technology. In the year 2036, developers finally mastered the technology needed to allow players' minds to enter the virtual world. The VR-helm, similar to the nerve gear of SAO, is all that players need to experience this brand new world. Luckily, the SAO event never took place.

Driving home, my mind began to wander back to six years ago. I was at home with my family watching television. As the evening news broadcasted, the first story caught our attention. A reporter was standing outside of New York University alongside a blonde haired, scraggly scientist. I immediately recognized my younger cousin. He used the gamertag Exeion, the only real video game rival I had. We hadn't heard from him since he left for college.

"I'm standing here, with Professor-"

"Please, just call me Exeion, all my friends do." Replied my cousin.

"Ok, I'm standing here, with Professor Exeion, the Neural scientist behind the development of the gaming world's latest advancement, the VR-Helm. Care to explain how it works?"

"Certainly. This device when worn allows the user to experience any game of their choosing in a completely simulated environment."

"How are games played through your invention different than other 3D games."

"That is the key difference. Until now 3D games have only been accessible via staring through a screen. The VRH links directly to the users' brain, synchronizing and replicating the impulses produced by neurons. Once connected, the virtual world they choose to explore becomes just as real as the one we live in." He concludes gesturing to the area around them.

"What happens to the bodies of the players while they play?"

"After the link is active, the player will no longer be able to move IRL. This is to prevent harm coming to them while they are connected. In a way, they are essentially sleeping while linked. Signals to move their bodies are intercepted and instead move their Avatar's body."

"Interesting, how long until these "VRHs" are available for public use?"

"Believe it or not, we have already released 10 to a select few beta testers. After a month long trial period mass production will begin. With that in mind, I expect to have them hitting stores in 2 months time."

"Well, I'm sure that gamers will be eagerly awaiting their release. Thank you for your time Professor."

"My pleasure."

Needless to say, I wanted one. Unfortunately with the cost of general living expenses, $800 was not easy to obtain with a poor paying job.

Arriving at my apartment, I wasted no time in setting up my new gadget. Being ready, I fit the helm to my head and booted it up. I've been playing videos games since the gameboy color was released. To me, video games gave me an escape from the real world. That being said, my real world life has declined greatly as those I have cared for left. Putting it simply, I live alone and my parents are the only family and friends I have around.

Anyway, where was I- oh yes, starting the VR-helm. To start it, the person must keep a calm mind for the connection to occur. I closed my eyes and waited. After what seemed like an eternity, I felt my mind shift. Opening my eyes, I found myself floating in a 40ft white cube with golden glowing lines crossing along the walls.

"NEW USER RECOGNIZED. PLEASE SAY ALOUD THE NAME YOU WISH TO BE IDENTIFIED AS."

"OmegaDecion." I've been using this as my gamertag for a while.

"WELCOME, OMEGA-DECION, TO THE VIRTUAL REALITY HELMET. ALL NEW USERS ARE GIVEN ONE FREE DOWNLOAD OF A GAME OF THEIR CHOOSING. WHICH GAME DO YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD?"

By now, many games had already been remade for it. Game companies from all over the globe wanted in on the revolutionary new system. As for which game to choose, I had already decided. The game I was most eager to try was a childhood favorite of mine, Minecraft. Minecraft is a survival based game in a world made out of blocks. Players can collect materials, fight against mobs, and build anything they can think of.

"Minecraft," I answered. A few seconds later the original login screen for the game appeared in front of me.

"IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A MINECRAFT ACCOUNT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LOG IN." I did as instructed. "ACCOUNT HOLDER: DECION, IN RECOGNITION OF YOU BEING A LEGACY PLAYER YOU MAY CHOOSE TO DISPLAY YOUR FORMER AVATAR'S SKIN BY GOING THROUGH YOUR OPTIONS MENU. IN ADDITION YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A CAPE THAT YOU MAY DESIGN AT YOUR LEISURE. SETUP COMPLETE; WOULD YOU LIKE TO ENTER THE GAME?"

I moved my arm and selected "Yes". "WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY SOLO OR ON A MULTIPLAYER MAP?". I moved towards solo, but hesitated. For the past several years I had been playing solo. The last time I played on multiplayer... something occurred that I was not proud of. I had been tricked and used to cause a map wide conflict. It had ended with the ultimate destruction of the map. Afterwards , the Minecraft community shared the story of the "World War Minecraft" to the point where most of the details had become severely twisted. Some say that Herobrine was the mastermind behind it. Others called me a blood thirsty war lord that wanted to destroy everything in site.

In time, players had started to ban me from the multiplayer maps fearing a repeat incident. Players on those that didn't, would gang up against me. In time I stopped playing with the others all together. However, since so much time had passed and it was a brand new system, I selected multiplayer.

"WOULD YOU LIKE TO SELECT A MAP, OR PLAY A RANDOM SERVER?"

"Random."

"VERY WELL." A giant wheel appeared and began to spin. When it finally stopped, the selected map glowed brightly. "CLAYBOUND CASTLE HAS BEEN SELECTED. WELCOME TO THE GAME.". At that moment, a swirling circular gateway opened up and sucked me in.

That was when something weird occurred. There was a loud thunder clap, followed by a massive shock that surged through me. My mind hazed over and started go black. The very last thing I saw, was six different colored lights: blue, brown, black, green, red, and a golden white.