BEYOND LIMITS

EPISODE ONE: ILL-GOTTEN DISCOVERIES

PROLOUGE

The last of the golden rays shone across the land as the square sun began to slowly disappear towards the horizon to the west. Many people and animals quickly returned to their homes to avoid the oncoming monsters, just as they did every day in their world. Only a hero or a brave fool needing a monster's loot would dare venture out into the dark and dangerous night, where there was nothing but terrifying creatures that attacked anything that crossed their path.

However, one villager thought confidently, the monsters only appeared just after the sun had set. So he had just enough time to finish his farming.

Finished planting the last of his carrots, the villager hmm'ed contently as he looked over at the newly planted vegetables and mentally patted himself on the back. It only took the entire day, but he had successfully replanted all the food that had been stolen by a couple of annoying griefers. Soon, the food would grow back and the village would be satisfied.

Just as the sun had finally set, the villager turned away from the small farm and made his way toward his house. Glancing around, he saw there were no zombies or monsters in sight, which made the farming villager relax.

*Crunch*

Hearing a strange noise in the dark, the villager started to panic and looked around for any sign of anything or anyone who could have made the noise. Once he spotted a few sheep chewing on some grass, he began to relax again. The night was not a time for a villager to be out, even if it was only a few moments after sunset. The villager turned around and began to take another step…

... Before something grabbed a hold of the villager's neck and put what felt like a hand on his mouth to keep him from screaming.

The villager struggled and tried to pull away but whatever grabbed the farmer was too strong compared to a simple villager and any attempts to pull away would be in vain. Then the hand that was on the villager's mouth was lifted away and before the villager could get the chance to let out a yell, a strange bottle was shoved into the farmer's mouth. The villager could feel something cold slither down his throat and suddenly, the farming villager suddenly felt very tired. So… very tired…

The villager collapsed onto the ground, letting the bottle drop from his mouth onto the ground. Then, after picking up the empty bottle, an invisible force began to drag the unconscious villager away into the night, never to be seen again.

None of the other villagers in the small village were any the wiser of what transpired.

-MCSM-

The next morning, several of the villagers wondered what happened to the missing farmer. Many speculated that a zombie had gotten him before he returned to his home. Others thought that a griefer came along and killed him for 'fun'. Whatever the case, the village was saddened by the loss of the farmer but continued on with their daily tasks.

Sadly, whoever took the farmer was not done with the village.

The next night, a cleric just about to return home had also disappeared. Then the night after that, a fisherman was taken from the inside of his house. That had shocked the villagers the most. Zombies rarely ever entered a villager's home unless the door was broken or the villager had opened it. Strangely, the door did not appear to be broken and it was shut tight when the other villagers had inspected it. Griefers would also never just take a villager from their home without causing some destruction to the property.

Night after night, the invisible force returned and took another villager as its victim. Whether locked up at home or outside for only a moment, the villager would disappear without any trace.

The villagers began to plead to any human that came to their humble village to help them uncover the truth of what happened to the villagers at night and put a stop to it. Sadly, the humans that came were either unskilled in battle or just simply didn't care. The villagers were about to lose hope…

… Until they heard the story of the newly formed Order of the Stone.

The Order of the Stone was a group of friends that had banded together to take out the Witherstorm and saved the world. There was also other tales of the Order going to other worlds other than the Nether and the End, but the villagers figured they were completely made-up and held no truth.

Still, if there was anyone that would help them in their time of need, it was the Order of the Stone.


Note on 7/13/17: This story was created before season two was even announced. So consider this a sort of AU. :)


A/N: WOO! New story! I am PUMPED to write this baby. YEAH!

Okay, so I made a New Years resolution to write more things. And I just so happened to complete Minecraft: Story Mode the first week of the year.

I gotta say, I was rather impressed with MCSM. I didn't really expect anything and I kept my expectations low but MCSM knocked them out of the park. Sure it had a few glitches but, eh, that's Telltale games for ya'. Good at stories, not so much at fixing some bugs and graphical glitches.

Anyway, MCSM inspired me to replay some Minecraft since it's been YEARS since I played Minecraft from start to End. And since it's been years, there's been a lot of updates to it too. Like llamas. There's llamas now.

Anyway, the point is: I finished MCSM, replayed Minecraft, got some ideas for a story, got out of control in my head, got the urge to write it.

And so here I am. Prologue is shorter than I would have liked but I didn't want to ramble on unnecessarily. Or am I doing it now in the author notes? Hm.

Okay, so here's the deal. I thought about it and I've decided to let the readers decide some of the points for the story VIA polls on my profile. I'll be a little vague on some of them as to not spoil anything but it shouldn't be a problem. First one should be on my profile right now and it's an easy one.

Who's armor did Jesse take in Episode 3? Ellegard's or Magnus'? YOU WILL DECIDE!

Also, the Jesse in the story will be female Jesse. I'll try to be vague on her appearance so you can imagine your own female Jesse as you read. Though, if you're curious, I chose the one with the red highlight and her armor is the Shield of Infinity! Because it's infinitely cool. Just like Jesse. Clearly.

Anyway, that's enough outta me. Until next time!