The History of Ecco Vol. 1

The events described in The History of Ecco Vol. 1 are of the first few days spent within the Untold Changes SMP, more specifically June 18th through June 22nd, 2022.

## Prologue: Conception

Time. Since the birth of all that we know everything has resulted in one loop. Spinning. Repeating endlessly into a dark oblivion. With the right catalysts, this process can result in the loop shrinking and shrinking faster and faster.

Until nothing is left.

Ecco was conceived out of love for its parents and the offspring it would soon raise, but it could not have predicted the calamity that would strike.

The first settlers, known as Builders, learned that the harsh lands would need to be tamed. They studied the land’s rivers, its mountains, its depths. Every crack, valley, peak, twist and wrinkle of these beautiful landscapes were given vigorous care to assure it was best. Nay. It would need more. The first Builders knew that for the next generations to be born with the same intent and beauty that they showed the land, they would need more.

Landmarks were made. Graveyards, campsites, backpacks, even entire planets. But the most care of all was given towards each city. The bustling metropolises created solely for the cradling of its children. They spent weeks, months even, preparing these structures with only the love and warmth a parent could offer. They were perfect.

But the first Builders were not united. They suffered from their own detriments as humans: lust.

Just as Icarus had melted his wings flying too close to the sun, so will the Builders face the godly torment they created for themselves.

This is a recurring theme throughout the loop. As the cycle repeats, it gains with strength, and the end will become ever more painful. As with all stories, an end is inevitable, but so is a beginning.

This is that beginning.

## Chapter 1: Birth

Upon the release of new people into the great and vast world, dreams were already being made. Dreams of settling down, living peaceful lives. Dreams of expanding outward at a rapid pace, soaring over the competition. Dreams of wild, unkempt massacre. With the walls of the castle down, chaos surely ensued, though more contained than previously thought.

When the dreams of individuals override their need for short-term enjoyment, flowers blossom into a field of roses. For most, this was the case. A peaceful life was all but unobtainable for these such offspring, leaving from the castle to breathe in the world at their own pace. As with the majority, dreams may falter or change completely.

This is not a weakness.

This is humanity.

With hopes of a peaceful way of obtaining resources, these people escape with only their human grit to carry them and begin. But, as with dreams, these hopes of neutrality and concord would die out. With time, these people will become more than they bargained for, becoming no less than savages with the right tools to turn a single match into a wildfire. From the flames will rise a new era, but the match has not been lit. Not for long.

As for the last few, a fire had been kindling long before their birth. This lifestyle was predictable, yet erratic at the same time. This sort of nature kills its host off quickly by its sheer existence, but it makes sure to go off with an explosion. History shines its stern, unapproving gaze upon these people, but this gaze is still attention to these few, regardless of the context.

Begrudgingly, these books will cover the results of these few more than others. Let it be known however…

Their own inability to learn from their mistakes will kill them faster than any player could.

## Chapter 2: The Rise of Bajookieland

Outside the castle walls, a plan to establish a tight grip on the world’s economy sprang up. Gery Gerington III was the first to begin his idea. Soon after, he met a lone tribal leader known as Hog Rida II. Separated, they were nothing. Together, they could make this work.

They swiftly began to search for the right location to set up their new business. Through the harsh winds of the mountains, the biting cold of the frozen ocean, and the tangling branches of the forest, they did it. A small hill looking over a plain. With the location settled, they would lay waste to what would later become Bajookieland, and Gery Gerington III along with Hog Rida II, Bajookians. The first of their kind.

Grum Grum production began soon thereafter, and was a massive success. With Ecco’s newfound obsession with Grum Grum juice, they needed to capitalize on the fad, creating a factory fit to mass-produce the new Grum Grum juice. This new factory rose production by up to 2900% its original scale, using enough fossil fuels to burn several holes through the ozone layer. The waste produced is staggering as well, having killed off many species of marine wildlife.

Bajookieland is a thriving state and continues to grow with each coming day. Today it stands at having a gross value of $28,720,000.

## Chapter 3: Terrorism

War. War never changes.

With each recurrence of Sir Ocean “PerfectDPUH” Manie within the cycle, trouble is bound to begin brewing. As one whose goal was to become the strongest on their own terms, their methods of teamwork have led many to believe his own psyche has faltered as well.

Regardless, the growth of Sir Ocean Manie’s group is astounding. Though, as time goes on, Sir Ocean Manie’s continued rise starts to raise a few eyebrows. As one of the first few Builders, it is understandable to think that he had some play in toying with his own advancements. Nevertheless, Sir Ocean Manie’s rise, shared with the now largest group on the server, has allowed them to continue reaching for higher ambitions.

These dreams of getting to higher and higher points in status would soon become out of their control. On the second day of the walls dropping, the first builders decided to hold a competition to see who could entertain one of the builders greater than any other competitor. Of course, Sir Ocean Manie’s group would participate, but more importantly, Sir Ocean Manie would go himself.

Everyone begins acting out as jesters and court storytellers, reliving a time that they themselves were not a part of. Sir Gery Gerington III recalls a tale of horror, Maiden Declana makes a clever jest against the event, and Sir Scoos Underscore acts puns. It is only when Iowa the Vacated makes his entrance through explosives when things go awry. The stage suffers minor damage, but the show continues forth. During Sir Gaming’s performance, Sir Ocean Manie steps in and offers assistance. This assistance would blow the stage beyond recognition, killing 4 and badly injuring 2. This is known as The Jester Incident among the survivors, and to Sir Ocean Manie’s group, they became known as the Freedom Fighters.

This event marks the beginning of madness.

Stripped of his Builder privileges, Sir Ocean Manie found everything in his power to abuse the system he created. Other means of explosives were created. Respawn anchors, berries, and the likes were used frequently to get an edge against the other players. What Sir Ocean “PerfectDPUH” Manie did not realize was that this made him a Massive Pussy to everyone not directly associated with the Freedom Fighters. As of this moment, the Freedom Fighters are still wanted for several war crimes against the people and evading the law.

As laws are made to prohibit the acts against the server, the Freedom Fighters work tirelessly to find ways around them. With anyone, however, ignorance can only lead to the fall of an empire. Will Sir Ocean Manie understand this before his match extinguishes? Only time will tell.

## Chapter 4: Blocking and Docking

As the two other major groups get along with their possible (or in some cases actual) crimes, the others would build up empires one step at a time, usually alone. Although once compared to an open relationship, most people would only occasionally make deals with one another, tending to their own growth rather than growth as a group.

One such example of this is Duke Shaggot I. Duke Shaggot I has had quite the history inside the loop. Brought in, made powerful, exiled, and repeated. Though a cruel fate has been bestowed upon him and his great partner, Lord Delashit, his courage to keep going is admirable to everyone. Though Duke Shaggot I and Lord Delashit have kept close ties in the past, the separation of the two has left most curious as to what comes next. Recently, however, the two have come together with plans of dimensional blockage. In the past, this “docking” strategy as they have called it was used to remove access to most major end portals, delaying the next era of history for hours and sometimes even days.

Their separation may last forever, but their relationship has remained. They are bound together by a wish to bring others only mild inconveniences, rather than plain chaos and torment.

Disregarding the Docking that Duke Shaggot I and Lord Delashit have planned, the idea of getting silently stronger has spread throughout. People like Baron Omnicock and Sir Spriggle have stayed within their own allowed perimeters to create small societies and slave enclosures in an attempt to become stronger in a faster way. These methods, while morally questionable, have allowed them to gain an edge in Ecco.