Cobblestone World ~ Chapter 1

Hub | Next Chapter"Upon the wish of the Divine, the formless ground transformed into dimensions, and life and vegetation sprung forth. Majestic springs and grasslands appeared from the boundless world of stone. And the age of cobble... was over."Octavius, a new recruit from the Explorer's Guild, as well as his team were venturing through a Spruce Forest. Out of nowhere, they find a giant temple made of stone. Quickly, the explorers ran towards the mysterious structure, examining parts of it and looking for chests. "Holy frick, is it a Jungle Temple?" One of the teammates asked.
The captain of the guild broke down some of the stone and found a hidden room inside the temple. "It's too big to be one... and somebody must've blocked it down." An archaeologist swiftly entered to analyze the room. "No... this has been here for thousands of years... millions, even...". The captain lets out a skeptical chuckle.
They quickly open the chest, revealing bundles of diamonds and cobwebs. They loot the chest and try to find more entryways inside. Octavius chisels with his trusty iron pickaxe inside of the temple, revealing a long and cramped hallway. The captain sprinted to Octavius, patting him on his shoulder and said; "Don't go in yet. There might be traps."
An archer from the same team shot an arrow through the passage, hopefully triggering a trap or two. And suddenly, dispensers started firing darts of pure poison. Lava poured out in the middle of the hall, which the archer extinguished with a Water Bottle. "It should be safe now." Assured, Octavius and the captain both go in, to see a darkly-lit room filled with precious materials. In the centerpiece of it all, was a Totem of Undying. 
Octavius was distracted and placed torches to see more clearly. And greedily, the captain took hold of the Totem and hiding it in his inventory. Not noticing, Octavius opens a trapped chest, triggering a massive chain of TNT leading from there through outside. "Flee! It's going to blow!" The captain yelled to Octavius, though he was stuck in shock.
The captain grabbed Octavius and managed to leave the temple by the skin of their teeth. The temple detonated a giant explosion, firing stone blocks across the entire forest. The totem from the captain started to crack, slowly... yet the captain didn't notice.