Eternal

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

**Eternal** is the second episode of the third season of *Fractures* and the 20th episode overall. It uses WE ARE FURY's song with the same name and focuses on the Endstone Crusaders, who are on a mission to retrieve one of the End Crystals, as well as Ciara's quest for vengeance.

## Synopsis

*The crusaders invade the Piglin King's lair to take back the End Crystals.*

## Plot

In a Frostbourne Tavern, Kane describes to the rest of the Endstone Crusaders their plan to obtain an end crystal guarded by the Piglin King. Stella, confused, questions why the Nether has two kings. Kane explains that the Piglin Kingdom were an independent group that ran supply lines for King Naeus. Rain realizes that taking down the Piglin Kingdom will give the Frostbourne an advantage in the war. Ciara wishes to be the one to kill Porkshire, to which Kane strongly disagreed with. He brings up the point that the last time she hunted the Piglin King ended in her death. Ciara, knowing that being an Undead Human has its advantages, vows to end the battle she began so long ago.

Later, Frostbourne soldiers escort the horses the group used, back to the Netherbane Tavern. Stella waves goodbye to her horse, Kane shows Rain a Golden Flintlock, and Ciara watches from a distance, thinking about the events that would soon happen. The squad goes over the plan again, before creating a Nether Portal with the help of Stella's magic, and entering the hellish dimension. They travel to the Piglin Bastion, where a small army of Piglins was waiting for them. Kane helps Stella, Ciara, and Rain take out Piglins, before grabbing his cleaver and dueling the Piglin General. He eventually kills the Piglin, with Ciara and Stella's aid.

The squad ventures into the Crimson Forest. Narrowly avoiding a Zoglin, the group quickly makes their way to the Piglin Castle, passing a small hut. Ciara looks up at the castle, before drawing her karambits and charging inside. She easily takes down the guards at the entrance, and opens the gate to the throne room. As the gate closes shut, Rain, Kane, and Stella realize that the hut they passed housed a Mutated Piglin, and that the Zoglin they encountered earlier led him right to them. While the trio fights the Piglin, Ciara takes on Porkshire and his guards. Before long, Porkshire had disarmed Ciara and had started choking her. Rain, Stella, and Kane, after also having difficulties, regrouped, and worked together to take down the Piglin. Ciara, on the brink of passing out, grabs a karambit and stabs the Piglin King to death. She emerges from the throne room, End Crystal in hand.

## Cast

* Kane
* Stella
* Rain
* Ciara
* Lance (through the Ender Frog)
* Naeus (mentioned)
* Abigail Crysteffor (mentioned)
* Piglin General † (debut)
* Porkshire †
* Mutated Piglin † (debut)

**Prod Team Characters**

* Maya (cameo)

## Trivia

* This is the first main-series Ciara-centric episode, and the second Ciara-centric episode follow Nightmares.
* This is the third episode to use a song by WE ARE FURY, preceded by Nightmares and Poison.
	+ Coincidentally, all three WE ARE FURY songs have been used for Netherbane-centric episodes.
* This is the second animation to use a remix instead of the original song, being preceeded by Cold as Ice: The Remake.
* This episode marks the introduction of...
	+ Locations: Crimson Forest, Crimson Forest Village and Piglin Castle
	+ Mobs: Zoglin
	+ Characters: Mutated Piglin and Piglin General - two of Porkshire's enforcers.
* This is the last episode where Porkshire, the Piglin King appears.
* Rain's spinning attack with his greatsword may be inspired by the neutral charged attack of the character Noelle from *Genshin Impact*.[1]

## Gallery

Rain, Stella, and Lance in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Kane holding a golden flintlock in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Ciara and Lance as the Ender Frog in a promotional render for *Eternal*.The entirety of the Endstone Crusaders entering the Piglin bastion in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Rain about to use the Ender Greatsword in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Stella Using her Arcane Beam in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Kane ready to attack with his Cleaver in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Ciara saying that she can't die since she's undead in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Kane fighting with the Piglin General in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Stella activating her Arcane Blades in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Rain walking through the Crimson Forest in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Kane and Stella Hiding from a Zoglin In a promotional render for' *Eternal*.The entirety of the Endstone Crusaders running through a village in the Crimson Forest in a promotional render for *Eternal*.King Porkshire Sitting on his throne in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Ciara outside the Piglin castle in a promotional render for *Eternal*.A Mutated Piglin preparing for attack on a promotional render for *Eternal*.An unnamed Piglin General leading a platoon of Pigmen into battle in a Promotional render for *Eternal*Porkshire looking down at Ciara in a promotional render for *Eternal*Stella in the Crimson Forest in a promotional render for *Eternal*.Rain, Stella and Kane battling the Mutated Piglin in a promotional render for *Eternal*.