Minceraft Episode I: The Impossible Night

It was execution time. The guards raised their swords without hesitation and were ready to take a big swing. Brianna knew there was no time left to save the legendary warrior... but it struck her that the monument had a big hole in the wall. "Any last words?" said one of the guards. Nothing was heard from her standpoint. The guards all pointed their swords, and it was only a matter of moments. Finally came the swing, the sharp moment to end it all, piercing the hope of all. At that same moment, a...
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==Chapter 1: Spruce Town==
Spruce Town was among the towns in the First Revolution. The First Revolution was a peak point in building and intelligence, and lasted about ten years. Basic building techniques, such as small box huts, were obsolete after it. Each town had some sort of distinct monument to define it if the town was in the Warrior Alliance. At this point, mapped territories spanned a total area of 100,000 by 100,000 blocks. Spruce Town was the capital of the Warrior Alliance. About one hundred people resided in this simple spruce village, including the Six Great Guards. The mayor, Jelius, was their leader, and one to be respected. Years were counted on the Update Calendar (UC). Every 365 days, a big, harmless shockwave would pass through, changing anything edited by "updates". 1976 UC (1.14.4) was when the Mob War happened, and when this story took place. Sometimes, it would take more than ten years for an update to come, which upset mobs. Despite this being such a short chapter, it's only description. The Nether and End were forbidden places. Nobody dared to go outside of mapped territories, because different mobs were more common in certain areas, and who KNOWS what could be out there?
== Chapter 2: Spider Attack ==
It was Day 28 of 1976 UC. The long-awaited full update known as 1.14.4 was fresh in the world, and a young woman named Brianna was going to the market in Spruce Town. The sun's rays cast upon the town, making for a beautiful morning. An average morning conversation happened between Brianna and the cashier, Olivia. "Hey, you gonna buy the apples today?" asked Olivia. Brianna replied with, "Nope, how much are the potatoes?"
"Uh... $0.99 with the sales today."
"Mhmm.... that's cheap."
Brianna gave the money. Olivia put it below the register and handed a potato from the market storage.
"Was there some kind of recent price drop worldwide?"
"Not that I know of, no. The market is just celebrating the day in which the Warrior Alliance formed."
The chat continued with some friendly remarks and jokes. Eventually, after an average day, nightfall came. Everyone in the village was about to sleep. The mayor, Jelius, kept a guard on duty.
"Guard C, keep the perimeter safe... I've been hearing noises all afternoon."
"Sure thing, but we need rest too y'know!"
"You can take a long nap first thing in the morning. Alert us if anything happens."
One hour passed, nothing. Two hours passed, nothing. Three hours passed, a little bit of rain, but still nothing. Guard C kept counting the time... it just made it feel like he was standing there for decades on end. When will this night ever end? he thought to himself. Eventually, some noises came from a nearby bush. Come out of there, you little piece of trash! was his first thought. A spider came out, easily getting sliced by his diamond sword. Nothing new, he muttered while sighing. He noticed a small mass of webs just outside the town. That's new!
"I see your webs... spiders, you can't hide.."
Hissing.
"I HEAR YOU NOW!"
He came to a clear just outside of the spruce forest. What he saw surprised him. His second thought on the spiders was Get out of there, you piece of metal! He began to run from what looked like thousands of spiders chasing him. He immediately alerted Jelius, and he woke up everybody in town to get swords, shields, and armor.
"THERE'S A HORDE OF SPIDERS ON THEIR WAY! EVERYBODY, GET YOUR EQUIPMENT!"
"Wha--"
Brianna was confused until she realized that three spiders were shooting webs around her house.
"OKAY, UH, I NEED MY ARMOR!"
She ran to a shed just behind her house, grabbing a set of iron armor and tools. Slicing the spiders wasn't as easy with an iron sword, but it got the job done with six powerful swings. Once everybody was out of their houses, the spiders were ganging up on the town members. A few houses were already taken over and one town member had been badly injured.
"BRIANNA, DO SOMETHING! THE GUARDS AREN'T ENOUGH!"
Despite Jelius having an enchanted diamond sword, he was fifty-seven years old.
Before Brianna could react, the spiders pushed through the guards and trampled everybody behind them.
She barely cut one of the spiders, but there was no way the town alone could kill these mobs.
== Chapter 3: To Birch Town! ==
The attack last night was a success on the spiders' part.
The entire town had been injured heavily. The spiders took over somebody's house, forcing them to stay in the town hall with the mayor. Brianna decided to go to another town, as she'd seen many movies and knew that these attacks only got worse. But the path to Birch Town didn't end. After several hours of trudging along the forest path, it was already afternoon and there were no signs pointing towards any form of civilization.
"If this path could actually LEAD somewhere, maybe I wouldn't be starving in a forest right now, would I?" Brianna said to herself, and the response was a loud snort. It wasn't a good time to be seeing a monster because of how hungry she was. There's no way I can fight without breakfast or lunch, she thought. But, when the snorting got closer, it was just a pig. Well, guess I have lunch now!
Using some spare cobblestone she brought with her, she crafted a furnace, killed the pig, and smelted the raw porkchops. She ate quickly, and was fully filled. Brianna sprung up and started jogging to speed up her journey. But, even through the fast speed, an hour passed and she wasn't in Birch Town yet. I'm starting to think this was a bad idea... she thought to herself once again. The sun was heating and illuminating the forest quite nicely, so admiring the scenery wasn't too difficult. That's what Brianna did to pass time, for hours until evening struck.
After the day bled into night and the darkness swallowed the path ahead, Brianna was exhausted. Her inventory had only her house materials; no food. The mobs were unable to get on the path as there was a fence, save for the occasional mob spawning on the path itself. Normally, she'd seen up to ten travelers in a day from Birch Town, so why were there none this evening? She noted that some of the sky seemed blocked off from in front of her after another couple of minutes. When she approached the blockage, it was a wall. A safeguard wall used only during town emergencies.
(psst, sorry for being an entire year late to finishing the chapter, next one coming when i think of a continuation)
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