Minecraft: The Apocalypse Timeline

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The Apocalypse Timeline is a popular series of comics and short stories created by author Bertram Niesz. It tells that Minecraft takes place in the future, long after doomsday. It explains that the greed of human government created the mobs we encounter, and that because humans wanted to be in control, they rampaged through the Nether, which lead to a virus coming from the Nether killing thousands, turning them into bloodthirsty *zombies,* and they started a war with Piglins, who where greatly angry at the humans. As humans attempted to fight back, it caused more problems, such as The Warden, the Wither, and Creepers. Essentially, it's all about the toll of human greed.

## The Virus

In 2099, a science research facility known as Leviticus accidentally discovered the dark dimension The Nether whilst experimenting with things they weren't supposed to. They went into their newly discovered realm, but quickly realized they weren't alone. Humanoid creatures with great cities and a large people where living there. They called themselves humans, but they looked more pig than human, hence the name Piglin. Humans being humans decided that the Piglins where all stupid, and didn't need the land. They started destroying their bastions, leaving only remnants. They quite literally started building a resort in the Piglin's turf. Waterslides, rollercoasters, hotels, you name it! Humans where simply greedy and wanted money, and didn't care about the human-like species. "Visit Another Dimension! 1000$ Per Person" is all they could think about. Piglins where *way* smarter than the humans thought, though, and they *where not ok* with what the humans where doing, and wanted them to leave. The Piglins ordered the humans to go, but they refused, literally spitting in the face of the Piglin ruler, Alexander. The Piglins had their hands on a material called Netherite that was nearly unbreakable. They had built their homes and tools with it, and where prepared for war. Alexander explained this to them, but human greed prospered, and they started destroying and gathering Netherite for their own interest. But, just like all natural resources, it started to run out, and the Piglins only had gold left. The Piglins hated the humans, and started calling them things like "demons to be expelled" and "ruthless beasts." But, as the saying goes, what goes around comes around. Little did the humans know, the Piglins where suffering from an airborn virus that turned them into mindless creatures.

The portal was left open, and the virus started bleeding into our world. It slowly but surely started spreading, and it A. turned humans into bloodthirsty monsters, or B. Killed you by sending you into a violent cardiac arrest type state. And just like that, the end of the world began.

## Ruthless Survival Gangs Begin

Years after the tragic events involving the Piglins, Some lucky humans discover they have evolved into a new race of humans that are immune to the plague. Some of these evolved humans try to rebuild society as Villagers, and others rampaged the remnants of earth for supplies, killing anyone in their way as a series of connected gangs called the Illagers. The Illager gangs really didn't care about anyone but themselves, and that magic word *greed* summed them up perfectly. As long as *they* where thriving, everyone else could suffer, and die. They made themselves in 3 different roles: The Pillagers, who where vicious pirates who steal whatever they can use, and are feared by the whole earth, Vindicators, who are bodyguards for the highest rank of Illager, the Evokers. They are scientists who experiment with various things, and create potions and other gear that they use on themselves to make themselves *superhuman.* They experimented with life, giving them an additional one (Mario Style), they experimented with electricity and other things that allowed them to gain telekinetic abilities most can only *dream of,* things straight out of comic books and movies. Understandably, they where feared all throughout the earth. They where ruthless, and oftentimes, these "Evokers" where the same scientists who went into the Nether and started the chaos in the first place.

## Golem & The Courter County Cult Phase

The Villagers used some science books from abandoned libraries to help them fight off attacks from Zombies and Illagers via creating guardian robots called Golems. They built 4 different Golems, each having advantages over the other.

First being the 4 Legger Golem. It was small, and could sneak up on enemies before self destructing. It wasn't a massive explosion, but it scared people away, alright.

Second being the Snow Prototype. It didn't have much protection, but it did have arm cannons, so it could fire at will. It was a big step-up for the villagers.

third was the Iron Prototype, or the Iron Golem. It was made of iron, and was extremely muscular. Using it's heavy arms, it punched, slammed, and threw around village invaders.

The Last was the Elder Golem. It was even more muscular and complex than the others. And even more interestingly, the villagers gave the Elder a heart, a brain...a soul...The idea was that these golems could actually have relationships and friendships with the villagers.

But trouble was growing at bay. The Illagers decided they needed to get rid of the Elders. They created sentient plantlife called "sculk" that can take over one's sanity. It started growing everywhere, and eventually started taking over Elders, and turning them against there masters. But one of the Elders saw this happening and got scared of what would happen to him if he stayed. So, he buried himself in the deep caves. Eventually, the sculk found him there, and it took over him, mutating him into a beast. Now, folklore has turned him into a myth, calling him "The Warden," who has the ability to launch sonic energy from it's chest, it can clone itself, and now guards the sentient sculk.

One day, the great cities of New York, Paris, Cincinatti decided to combine their cities, and make a new city underground, so deep underground that the virus won't grow. But, one of the farmers saw something growing...it glowed blue, it was beautiful. It was sculk. The residents, being manipulated by the hypnotic scents of the sculk, started worshipping the sculk, mainly it's physical form, the Warden. They built churches and sacrifical chambers for the horrific beast, and believed it would protect them from the dangers of the outside world. Although, eventually, the cultists where so corrupted by the sculk that they too turned into Wardens, and all the cultist's memories where uploaded to the warden's primary processing unit. So now, hundreds of Wardens exist, each belonging to several different consciousnesses, but only one, the original one, still walks the grounds of the ancient city.