Chapter 1: History, or Legend?
At some point, long ago, we forgot our past. As a result, we came up with legends to fill in the gaps. Some tell of golden armies defeating monsters of the seas, others of how the Five Cities came to be. In the end, we forgot one of our most important memories: the story of the fall of humanity. However, just like with everything else, a legend rose in its place.
Once, we were at the top of the food chain. We had everything under our rule, ourselves being ruled by the wise king Notch. Our decline started when he departed to the Aether, promising to return when the world needed him most. In the meantime, an important man rose to power, restoring order, for the most part. It was not to be, however. A sage, whose name is lost to time, made a certain prophecy: a great darkness would come for the princess.
The king was certain that he could protect his daughter, who was only a few years old at the time, from certain death. He made a gigantic tower, tucked away where no one was to ever be able to find it, and armed it with the best guards he could find. But they all failed. Years later, the princess was gone, and the tower was destroyed.
After that came the siege. The pigmen were the first to go. As word spread, the masses panicked, some deciding to escape to the End. After everything had been destroyed, the survivors split into groups, forming the Five Cities. Those that didn't fit in any group retreated to the Frozen.
Our story starts in the City of Mountainwall, in an organization called the Heralds, with a girl named Mia.
Sorry this chapter is short, it's mostly exposition. This was supposed to be based off of I am Steve, but it wound up going its own way.