The Survivor

The Survivor is an original Minecraft-based short story created by Alejandro Pineda about Jason Dorn and his adventures. This is the first story of the Team Kyber series

## Plot

#### Part I

Jason Dorn is a human in his world that has grown up a survivor. He departs from the community that partially raised him in search of adventure. On the way, he decides to build a house for a few days, only to have it attacked by bandits. However, this also makes him discover his immense talent in archery. He decides to move on, and nearly dies when a creeper explodes behind him. He later comes across a village that is under attack and decides to help defend it, succeeding nearly at the cost of his life. Thankful, the villagers give him a Totem of Undying. After traveling for months on end, having more encounters like these, Jason comes across a dark oak forest with wonderful scenery, eventually deciding to make it his permanent residence. It is here where he reveals his ambition to slay the Ender Dragon, as no-one in his world had done so. One year has now past since his departure, and after gathering resources from a neighboring town, he set out to find the stronghold. Once he located it and found the portal, Jason entered the End and began his battle. Using the pillars for a better view, he was able to destroy the crystals healing the dragon and barely managed to slay it singlehandedly. However, instead of returning through the portal to go home, he chose to further explore the End, coming across an End City and finding his soon-to-be famous item, an elytra.

#### Part II

Two years after his journey to the End, Jason is alerted while flying of an attack on the nearby village. This is revealed to be a Wither, which he engages to prevent further damage. Being far more experienced in combat, he slays it, only for a bomb to go off in the crowd, killing five people. Jason then receives a message threatening him from a mysterious person, Eden Crystal, and decides to visit the House of Crimson, her cult that is located far from their location. He arrives at the mansion and is captured while entering, allowing him to speak with Crystal. He then breaks free and attempts to capture her, but before he can learn more about the real threat behind the attack, she flees, using illagers and traps to escape. Despite this, he is led to a room filled with plans for a massive invasion of his homeland, and a message directed to him from someone more sinister. Jason then returns to his village and work with Mayor Herrin to send word of the attack. Not long after this, the invasion begins, claiming two settlements before action can be taken. Jason is then made a head general by the heads of each region, including Herrin, and is send to Seawatch, a coastal city near the army's path with a defense team. They arrive too late to prevent the city from being massacred, but are able to locate survivors in the nearby ocean monument. After a short battle, Jason is left to fend off the soldiers and drowned, but succeeds in killing them off and winning the battle. He then learns of Atlas, the general of the army and the man behind the war. Two more years pass as the war rages on, leading to a mass charge organized by Herrin, now the only remaining leader, and Jason, who was determined to kill Atlas to end the fighting. Both sides engage in a ravaged plain, while Jason and Herrin lead a few soldiers straight to Atlas's fortress. They succeed in breaking in, only to be swiftly overwhelmed from the Nether. Jason is then brought to the general, who informs him that his team was slaughtered. The two have a hostile exchange, which is then interrupted by House of Crimson, demanding payment. Irritated by their demands, Atlas has Crystal and her entire cult gunned down instead. Jason is then brutally beaten by Atlas, but is stopped by Mayor Herrin, who survived the ambush through an invisibility potion and then holds the general at knifepoint. This is unsuccessful, as Atlas then draws a crossbow and fatally shoots him, causing the dying mayor to trigger a bomb, setting the fortress ablaze. Jason and Atlas then have one last battle, with Jason overpowering and finally killing the latter, ending the war. The fortress then collapses, but thanks to enchanting bottles and his totem, he survives. In the aftermath of the war, Jason celebrates and honors the fallen soldiers with the rest of the alliance, and then returns home. Three years after the war, he receives word of an endangered group of travelers in the caves, and goes to help. After entering a large cavern and locating them surrounded by pillagers, he rushes to their defense, successfully getting them all to safety. However, because of the lack of light and the swarm of undead in the cave, Jason is caught off guard and unable to escape. While he attempts to fight them all off, he is mauled to death. He then finds himself in a mysterious colorful abyss, where he is told by another unseen voice that he was not supposed to die, and then wakes up in another world. He is then witness to a short fight between a group of archers and an incredibly skilled warrior, who then introduces himself.

## Characters

Jason Dorn

Mayor Herrin

Atlas

Eden Crystal