Part 2 Season 1: Tensions Rising

> *- "Some people want to watch the world burn."*
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> *- "And some want to see it thrive, I'm one of those people."*
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*- Nan and Cam during The First Confrontation*

The beginning of **Part 2 Season 1** introduces us to the characters **Cam**, **Nan**, **Nine**, **Sleepy**, **Cyan**, **Pug**, **Emily**, **Iris** and **Michael** All is well as they all meet each other for the first time and begin setting up what would be the foundation of their town. While searching for a place to settle down Michael tamed a horse and left it in a pen while he went mining. Cam found that horse and took it, trying to pass it as his own. After some time later once they found a place to set up, Michael would find Cam and demand his horse back to where Cam took the horse armor and saddle and threatened it over fire before relinquishing it to Michael again. After this event, Michael would find himself with extensive paranoia of the people around him and exiled himself away from them. Since that day he has not been seen around town at all.

While messing around and not knowing Pug was low on hearts, Iris attacked and killed Pug in front of Cam. Sparking conflict between the three, leading Cam and Pug to tease the idea of an impending war that could breakout. Because of these past hardships Cam seeks to restore balance and security by force under the guise of mercy. With heavy influence from Cam, Emily follows as his second in command. Cam now dawns a suit and tie and his mask has changed a dark grey with eerily possessed red eyes. After some pondering of the idea, Cam and Emily would discuss what would eventually be **The Order**, an organization dedicated to restoring balance and justice in the world.

A bond between Nan and Sleepy has formed leading them to progress even further than Cam and Emily. Cam sees this and deems them a threat to his newfound Order. Cam notices that his ally, Pug, is forming a bond with them and confronts her on the matter harshly. Pug pleads to Cam asking how she can prove herself. Cam requests that she sever the bond by killing Sleepy and Pug agrees. Pug goes to Sleepy and tells her what she must do and Sleepy complies, allowing Pug to kill her and leaving a permanent scar on their friendship. This gains the attention of Nan. She is outraged by this and this is the moment she and Cam were deemed moral enemies.

Tensions are rising due to previous events. Nan and Sleepy initiate The First Confrontation and confront Cam at his home to get answers. Cam tells them his intentions, telling them that without balance things spiral to chaos, and they protest. Cam tells them they are standing in his way and that if they continue he must cut them down. Sleepy and Nan tell him to give it his best shot.

After the confrontation iin frontof Cam's house, Pug shows Emily the diamond that Sleepy gifted her called the "**Friendship Diamond**." Emily suggests that Pug do something with the diamond that benefits The Order, but then makes her burn it to prove her allegiance. Little to Em's knowledge, Pug buried the diamond instead. Emily also manipulates Pug into thinking that Sleepy and Nan never cared for her and that they are not her friends. Originally a spy for Nan and Sleepy, Pug cut off all ties with them and now hates them.

Iris passes by the town, and on the way falls into sand and almost dies, Cam watches her almost die but does nothing to help. This upsets Iris, prompting her to insult Cam and The Order. Cam and Cyan pay Iris a visit at her house, wielding sticks. They want to rough her up for the comments she made prior. At first, Iris refuses to apologize, which prompts them to beat her up with the sticks, as her health begins to get low she asks them to stop and takes back her comment. They stop, but then Iris places lava underneath them for a split second. Cyan continues to hit her with sticks, and Iris dies. She loses 49 xp levels and is furious with The Order. Cyan and Iris get into a heated argument over events prior. Pug steps in and tries to de-escalate the situation by telling Iris they could make it up with The Order's wealth. However, Iris raises concern over what The Order does to people, and what they're doing to Cyan. Cyan denies this and they continue to argue. Pug tries to maintain a good reputation for The Order, while Sleepy and Nan watch this unfold.

Emily catches Nan harvesting The Order's sugarcane, and Nan asks Emily if she can continue. Emily agrees, saying she doesn't mind sharing as long as Cam doesn't find out. She fears that if he finds out, he will get upset with her. This results in Nan talking about how seemingly mean Cam is, and how she would hate to work for him. Emily defends his name, saying she just doesn't know Cam as well as she does. Emily then claims she doesn't even work for Cam, she just does things for him because they are good friends. Cyan then joins the conversation, saying it actually does seem like Em is working for Cam. This upsets Emily even more and she continues to insist that she is not working for Cam, and that she's just a loyal friend. Emily insists that Cyan and Nan are just jealous that she is Cam's trusted Second In Command, and they aren't. Nan assures that she hates Cam and is not jealous in the slightest, while Cyan talks herself up and claims that she could be Cam's Second In Command if she really wanted to. Emily feels threatened by this and tells Cyan to watch her mouth. Emily asks Cyan how her payment of 15 cakes and 20 chickens are coming along, prompting Nan to chime in, saying that they actually gives gifts to their followers instead of vice-versagively then says "Gifts don't make up for your shitty leading." After Nan leaves, Cyan and Emily continue talking. Emily tells Cyan that she rubbed her the wrong way and doesn't like feeling threatened.

Pug informs Cam that she reportedly saw Nan snooping around The Order's tunnel and ravine system and that when confronted Nan claimed she had just "fell into the ravine". This leads Cam and Emily to question Pug's loyalty to The Order, knowing about Pug's past with Nan and Sleepy. Pug assures them that she is 100% loyal, and if confronted with the chance, would kill Nan with no hesitation. Emily continues to press Pug about her loyalty, which pushes Pug over the edge and she exposes that Emily is the one who let Nan into her and Cam's home. This alerts Cam, and he forces Emily to tell him more. She reveals that she let Nan into their home to show her the basement, and didn't expect that Nan would find the tunnels. Cam becomes infuriated with her, and Em counters it by saying she doesn't understand why they just don't kill Nan already. Cam builds a **facility** for The Order in secret. He shows some of his followers the location but never shows them what's laying beneath them. Emily begins to spiral into insanity leaving unsettling entries in her diary. She begins to believe that she has a greater chance of leading The Order to success and begins to devise a plot to destroy Cam and take the reigns of The Order. After around 2 weeks, an anomaly occurs. While everything was normal and fine one second, the next...everything went dark, everyone falling into a deep, deep slumber.

Pitch black. Everyone unconscious, yet alive.