What went on there?

This is my first pasta. Please note that this didn't actually happen to me. I hope you enjoy!
Hi, my name is Micah. This is a story about a pretty creepy experience I had in Minecraft one day. I was playing on a survival world that I had made such good progress on. I say "had", because it no longer exists. I've been playing since 1.8, so I am pretty experienced with the game.
I was just doing my ordinary mining routine, mining different ores and bringing them back to the base. My main goal was to get a lot of emeralds. After mining in the caves, I went to the nether to find more gold, since it's pretty common to find there since the 1.16 update. Afterward, I decided to go find a village nearby, because I wanted to expand my Villager Trading Hall, and I needed to hijack more villagers to do so. Of course, I could have just built a Villager farm, but the truth is, I'm not that good at the game yet.
After about 40 minutes of exploring the land, I caught a sight of a village that looked promising. But when I got closer, I realized that this was no ordinary village.
There were 2 cliffs on both sides of it, a forest laid at the back, and there were a lot of buildings. This was a full-blown town. I didn't remember installing any mods, as I wanted this world to be 100% vanilla. But being as curious as I was, I decided to take a look around.
I found a few chests relatively quickly, but there were no villagers anywhere. All I found were patches of redstone and swords everywhere, and then it happened...
<William> Urgh...
<killerguy_369> wtf
<William> I- is someone there?
<killerguy_369> how did u get here
<killerguy_369> this is a singleplayer world
<William> No time for that. Please, come over here...
<killerguy_369> where r u dude
<William> I'm by the town square fountain... Please, hurry...
As night had fallen, I wasn't able to see very well, but I managed to find the fountain quick. There I found William, brutally wounded.
<William> Finally, I thought this day would never come...
<killerguy_369> tf happened to u dude
<William> Something else is here with us, and it wants us all dead...
<killerguy_369> tell me how ur in my singleplayer world and ill help
<William> We're not sure how we got here, but now we're in massive danger...
<killerguy_369> all i wanna no is what is goin on here
<William> Listen to me, traveler. You need to get the other citizens out of this place.
<William> They should be taking refuge inside the buildings. Hurry, go... Escape this dangerous place... QUICK!
Upon hearing this, I took it upon myself to track down the others, and try to seek answers from them. I found more citizens right by the church, and all I had to know was: What went on here?
<Steven> I can't believe this! Something's killed William!
<killerguy_369> who was it
<Steven> I don't know who it was, but he had a helmet on, and a sword in hand, so I chose to do nothing.
<killerguy_369> did u see where he went to
<Steven> Last I saw, he went up the eastern cliff, and he didn't come back down. Who knows what he's doing up there...
<killerguy_369> u no how to get there?
<Steven> The western cliff has a ski lift that we use to get over there. Unless you have an Elytra, there's no other way up.
<killerguy_369> alright. ill see if hes still up there or not
<Steven> Yeah, you should. He has some very weird powers, so you'll want to try to kill him using enchanted weapons. Good luck up there, traveler.
The very next thing I did was build up the western cliff to reach the ski lift. However, something didn't feel right... The further I went up, the more I felt like something was watching me. When I reached the top, I was greeted by a horrible sight.
There were countless dead bodies all strung out along the walkway. Some had their arms missing, others had no heads. This was way too realistic for Minecraft, and I knew Mojang never said they added something like this in the changelog for 1.16. It was at this point that I wanted to throw in the towel and go back to base, but I wanted to save these poor people. I had to kill whatever was behind this. When I reached the ski lift, I was greeted by one more textbox:
<> Greetings, traveler.
"What the hell??" I thought to myself. This person had no name in the chat, but when I looked up, I saw why.
There was a ghost standing on top of the tree right by the ski lift. He seemed helpful, so I decided to say something back.
<killerguy_369> um, hi?
<> You no doubt have come to seek answers, have you?
<killerguy_369> tf goin on here man
<> A murderous man known as the Mineral Springs Man came to our Town long before you arrived... He slaughtered whatever he could, and left only a few remaining.
<killerguy_369> where is he i want at him
<> He still remains at the far side of the eastern cliff. I haven't seen him move since he went up there.
<> Traveler, you need to get out of this town... The Mineral Springs Man is an unpredictable psychopath... 
<killerguy_369> no i want at him
<> Please, traveler. I don't want you to suffer the same fates as all of us...
<killerguy_369> ive fought mobs stronger than this i can take him
<> Good luck over there, then...
That was the last thing he said before he vanished. I got on the ski lift, and got my gear ready on the way over: Full Netherite armor, Enchanted sword and crossbow, I was ready. The ski lift stopped at the edge, and I began the hunt. There were heads on either side of me, but I ignored them and pressed onward, ready to stop this man. The night was still young, and rain had started.
Upon reaching a certain point in the rocky area, I heard an eerie laugh, and heard rapid footsteps behind me. I ran straight ahead, not looking back. Suddenly, the footsteps stopped, and I was greeted by this in the chat:
Turn around. :)
Stupidly, I did what the message said, and the last thing I saw was a man, holding an iron sword, charging at me, and slaying me in two hits.
After that, I tried to respawn. The button wouldn't work, and when I rebooted the game and re-entered the world, I saw something I never imagined I would've seen.
The man had slain my avatar, and left him to be discovered by the next unwary visitor.
To remain on the safe side, I deleted the world. I had so many questions after that...
What was that town, and who were all the people that were killed?
Who was that ghost, persuading me to escape with my life?
And who was the man who killed me? I did a memory check, and this is the first thing that popped up in my mind:
"...known as the Mineral Springs Man came..."
The Mineral Springs Man? Who could he be? 
My theory is, he wanders that town, making sure no one else dares to enter. But it's just a theory...
Who do you think he is?
If you have any theories, please feel free to post them in the comments section of this page.
Stay safe the next time you play Minecraft...
(inspired by AlongCameJosh's The Farlands Man)
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