Chapter 1 - The Village With No Light

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Across the mountain range lies a small village, a large and dense oak forest surrounds the village while a long and narrow river pierces through it. The village folks had normal lives and were blessed with fertile soil and crops, the villagers never thought of leaving the village because there was no benefit in that. The village thrived despite their very small headcount and it was all because of their willingness to help each other out, the villagers would help others and they constantly try to improve the village as best as they can.

Among the villagers was a man named William, he was a bright and kind fellow, putting others’ importance in front of his own. He was a hunter for the village which prompted him to explore the woods unlike most of the villagers. Due to his time being a hunter, William was much more knowledgeable of the woods than the others, though he wasn’t selfish and would share his knowledge to his fellow village folks.

William woke up in his bed, the morning sun shining from his bedroom window while a rooster crowed outside. He slowly stood up and approached his wardrobe in front of his bed, he opened the wardrobe door which revealed an assortment of clothes and shoes. He then grabbed a dark green coat and light grey cargo pants before going to a door in the other side of the bedroom, he entered it which is revealed to be a small washroom. After five minutes, William exits the washroom, now dressed up, before opening a door beside his wardrobe, entering the living room he then opens a large chest which contains a crossbow and a quiver filled with arrows. He grabs the crossbow and quiver and equips the latter, after this he opens the front door and exits his house.

William’s house is far further than the other buildings and is at the outskirts of the village, so William had to walk all the way to the village. “Good morning Mr William,” A bunch of kids waved at William, William then smiles and waves back and continues to walk forward. He then passed by a few shops, some of them selling crops while others sold minerals. He then makes it to the well in the center of the village, there he makes a right turn to a medium-sized house. William knocks on the door before a voice calls out to him, “The door isn’t locked.” As William opens the door, a cold air hits him which makes him shiver. A man then appears holding a torch, “Drew, good to see you,” William said.

“Good to see you too,” Drew then places the torch onto a torch holder, “I’m sorry about the mess, someone extinguished all the torches and lanterns in the house while I was asleep!” “Probably some prankster?” William says while examining the extinguished torches piled on the floor, “Probably,” Drew said. “Anyways, could you give me a hand here? Cold season is here and I don’t wanna get hypothermia.” William then nods and proceeds to help Drew out.

“Hey, gotta ask, did Phillip really encountered an Enderman when he was hunting with you last Friday?” Drew asked while chaining a lantern to his ceiling. “Um yeah, he did. Why do you sound so surprised? You know Endermen roam the oak forests, right?” William then lights a torch with a flint and steel, “I mean, Endermen aren’t that common here so hearing Phillip finding one is… odd.” Drew then climbs down the ladder, “Anyways, thanks for all the help, really appreciate it.” Drew then hands William a few gold nuggets, “Wait no, you don’t have to give me anything.” William replied, “No no, I insist, you helped me,” Drew insisted. “Oh alright then, thank you so much, Drew.” William said before reaching the door, “See ya at 6,” Drew waves. “Alright, see you later.” William then exits Drew’s house.

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