The Gilded Valkyrie is coming,
but not in the same form as before.
Another one must inherit the armor,
because the first one is no more.
One with no wings, but with skill, and heart,
must come to our realm, and then he must start
his journey.
It is Gravitite he must defeat
for his quest to be complete.
And his powers will he not earn, until the three virtues he has learned.
To become the Gilded Valkyrie.
~ The Prophecy of the Gilded Valkyrie: History of the Aether, Volume 4, from the Grand Archives of Ambrosium City.
Notchton: 1 year after the battle of Notchton
The massive forest was silent. It was a very mountainous one, with houses on the ridges, and a big stadium in the center. In this stadium, thousands of people sat and watched intently. There were four large TVs* hanging, one facing each side. Below these tvs was a podium, and the people watched as an 18 year old girl walked up to it. She had red hair, and was wearing a green robe, with a burgundy colored undergarment. The councilwoman. She grabbed a microphone, and cleared her throat. Then, she said, "Welcome, everyone, to the one, the only, Survival gaaaaaaames!" The audience cheered and applauded. Robin continued, "Let's give a round of applause to our tributes for this week!" On the screens showed 24 men and women. Among them was a blonde boy wearing a beanie, with his hair covering one eye. After the applause died down, Robin said, "Tributes, please take your positions!"
Maxwell walked into the stadium, and stood on a small wooden platform. He looked around at all the people playing alongside him. He grinned. Fair game. Robin backed away from the podium in the center, and a lot of chests raised up. Robin said, "Game begins in 30 seconds!" Maxwell had a little time to think about his strategy. First, he would need to take down Cardiff, since he posed the most threat. Then, he plotted the directions to the nearest hidden chest. Through the clearing, take a left, then right, right, left,..."20 seconds!"...then take the stairway up the hill to the house. In it's basement is a chest containing: 1 Diamond, Iron sword, iron chestplate..."10! 9! 8!"...and bow. Use arrows sparingly. Maxwell knew this map like the back of his-"BEGIN!" Maxwell ran in the stampede of tributes to the chests. He opened one, and grabbed a wooden sword, and a fish. Another one grabbed a leather tunic, and a piece of bread. Maxwell hit him with his sword. The sword was a prop, of course. Everyone had a predetermined number of hits, before they were sent back to the stadium's lobby. Armor added more hits. Maxwell hit the guy a few more times, and suddenly, a buzz sounded. Robin said, "Collins! You're out!" The guy said, "Good game." Then dropped all his items, and ran away. Maxwell took the tunic, put it on, ate the fish, and ran out one of the doors of the stadium. He had wasted enough time already. He ran to the clearing, and followed the directions in his head, until he reached the house. Suddenly, he saw a man walk out wearing an iron chestplate, and carrying an iron sword. someone had reached the chest before him. Maxwell brandished his sword, and the other man did too. The man rushed at Maxwell. Maxwell parried, and swung his leg around tripping the man. Maxwell hit the man with the sword until the buzz sounded. The man dropped his items and left, as Robin shouted, "Burton! You're out! 22 tributes remain!` Maxwell put on the iron armor, took the iron sword, and put the bow on his back. Suddenly, an arrow hit Maxwell in the back. Maxwell threw his sword at the archer hiding in the bushes. The sword telescoped, looking like it went into him, sticking to the man. Maxwell ran up to the man, pulled the sword off, and as the man pulled out his sword, he flipped over him, and struck him in the back several times, until the buzz sounded. The man dropped all his stuff, and left. Maxwell looked through his items. He had two diamonds and a stick, along with some armor. He must have been on his way to the house to craft a diamond sword. Maxwell put on the chain armor the man had, ran to the house and crafted a diamond sword.
A few minutes later it was just down to Maxwell and Cardiff. Robin said, "2 tributes remain! Maxwell and Cardiff, return to the stadium for the Deathmatch!" Maxwell ran in the direction of the stadium.
Cardiff stood on his platform, wearing a diamond chestplate, holding a diamond sword. The rest of his armor was leather. Did he get if fairly? Nope, he brought it with him. Maxwell got to his platform. Cardiff grinned. Only a chain helmet, an iron chestplate, and leather leggings and boots. Robin said, "Alright, gentlemen, deathmatch in 5..." Maxwell sized up his opponent. Maybe, thought Maxwell. Maybe. "4..." Cardiff simply thought, easy out. "3...2...1...GO!" Cardiff ran at Maxwell, and Maxwell ran...away? This was unexpected. Maxwell pulled out a fishing rod, and cast the hook, which was actually a slime ball. He hooked Cardiff, and pulled him to the ground. Maxwell fired arrow after arrow at him, until he got up. Cardiff caught the last arrow, and threw it at Maxwell. It got Maxwell square in the chest, the green slimeball tip splatting on impact. Maxwell and Cardiff ran at each other, and Cardiff swung his sword, which Maxwell parried, blocking blow after blow. Cardiff got Maxwell in the arm, and took advantage of the opening, striking him repeatedly. When Maxwell finally got himself together again, he only had one hit left. Cardiff swung his sword, but Maxwell jumped on the dull side, using it to boost himself to the top of the gazebo in the center of the stadium. Maxwell fired two arrows at once at Cardiff. Now Cardiff only had one hit left. Maxwell took out his bow, and reached in his quiver. No arrows. Cardiff grinned, and fired an arrow. In a last ditch effort, Maxwell strung his diamond sword in the bow, and fired it at Cardiff. It sliced through the arrow, causing both sides to fly to either side of Maxwell, and the sword his Cardiff squarely in the chest. The speakers buzzed. The audience stood and cheered like thunder! Cardiff shouted in anger. He took the sword and threw it at Maxwell. Maxwell caught it by the hilt, and put it in it's holster. He jumped off the gazebo, and walked in, where Robin was waiting. She said into the microphone, "Ladies and Gentlemen, do you agree that that was the most spectacular win ever?" Two reporters with a british accent stood in the audience in front of a camera crew, and one of them exclaimed, "For goodness bally sakes, Bertie, what a win I say!" Bertie said, "Yes, GameChap, what jolly-spiffing strategy! What an unprecedented use of a sword in the Survival games!" GameChap said, "Well, this is GameChap and Bertie signing off, thank you very much you jolly good fellows, we'll see you again on our next exciting outing, UNTIL THENnnnn..."
Andrew sat in his office, overlooking Notchton. He had dirty blonde hair, and brown eyes, and he wore a red and grey robe. He thought about how far Notchton had come in the past year. Not only had they repaired it from when Herobrine attacked, but now they had a fully functioning Survival Games arena. A small man with red hair walked in. Andrew looked. It was the mail man. The man set the mail on Andrew's desk. Andrew thanked the man, and the mail man left. Andrew looked at the address on one of them. He groaned. ANOTHER letter from the Department of Normality, or the Depnorm as they're more commonly known. They kept saying that the physics in Minecraft weren't correct, making ridiculous assumptions, like 'Trees shouldn't be able to float!'. As if they actually knew anything about physics. Andrew recalled the users referring to them as 'Trolls'. Their letters were actually somewhat funny at first. For instance, the first letter they ever got from the Depnorm said:
"OMG THE PHYSCS IN MC ARE SOOOOO DUM I MEAN WHY DO TREES FLOT I MEAN SRSLY WTHECK DUDE YOU GUYSS NEED TO FIX IT"
When the council replied, saying they thought the physics were just fine as they were, and they didn't really expect what they were supposed to do about it, the Depnorm replied:
"NOONE CARES ABOUT WHAT U THINK WE WANT MC TO BE REELISTIC GO GET NOTCH OR SOMETHING"
Andrew opened the letter, saying to himself, "Let's see what you've got...'Trolls'." The letter said:
"THIS IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL NOW WATER CAN BE FOREVER I SWARE IF U DON'T GET NOTCH-"
The mailman came back through the door, panting. He said, "Urgent message for the head councilman!" Excellent, Andrew thought. Something else. He opened the letter. It was from the Trekkers! It said:
"Dear Head Councilman Andrew,
We have reason to believe that we have found something of great importance. We were searching for resources, when-"
The villager looked at the huge mountains ahead. He said to the Trekker captain, "Sir, how are we going to get across the mountains?" The captin facepalmed, and said, "Well, OBVIOUSLY, we're going over! Prepare the crew!"
As the Trekkers climbed up the mountain, one of them saw something odd in the sky. Tiny specks. He said to the captain, "Sir! What's that?" The captain looked to the sky, and said, "Probably some birds."
When they reached the top of the mountain, they saw a small structure, a small mossy stone structure. The captain walked up to it. He walked around it, until he found a door. He walked inside. It was dark. And dusty. He brushed aside a cobweb. Suddenly, he saw something, It looked like an inactive portal, but it was made of cobblestone. He placed a torch. He examined the portal, but suddenly, the torch dropped to the ground, setting the wooden floor on fire. The captain quickly took out a bucket of water, and poured it over the fire. When the water touched the portal It lifted into the air, and swirled. The portal lit up. It was actually made of glowstone! The water filled the hole, and made a blue rift in the center. The captain's eyes widened. Suddenly, the beacon on the top of it activated. The captain ran outside of the structure, and saw the blue beam of light burst into the sky, and broke through the heavy cloud layer. The clouds cleared for a mile around, revealing thousands of floating islands in the sky. The Trekkers all stared. The captain said, "Write a letter to the head councilman, and get it to him as soon as possible!"
Andrew's eyes widened. He realised something. Ever since the Forge detonated, there were a myriad of things that they knew nothing about. The new animals that were added to Notchton, they knew plenty about, but this...this was something new entirely. He got up, and walked out of the door. He said to a guard, "Assemble the Council. We have a situation."
Horatio placed the redstone along the ground. He had jet black hair, and purple eyes. He wore a white robe, with a purple shirt and black pants underneath. He teleported to another incomplete section of the contraption, about 6 blocks in the air. A man wearing a blue shirt, and dark blue pants walked in. He had brown hair. Stevie. Stevie shouted up to Horatio, saying, "Hey buddy! You need any help?" Horatio said, "No, No, I think I'm almost done here." Horatio was working on the new defense system. Even though Herobrine was gone, there was still a bit of a monster issue. Horatio laid the last bit of redstone, and teleported down next to Stevie. Horatio wasn't always able to teleport, at least this easily. About a year ago, he had been infected with a virus that was slowly turning him into an enderman. His friends, Andrew and Robin, had saved him before he could fully turn. He was left with jet black hair, purple eyes, a fondness of the colors purple and black, and the ability to teleport. At first, he could barely teleport, and when he could, it drained him so fully that he could hardly walk. But soon, he found out that just like any muscle, his ender pearl (The organ that allowed him to teleport, and also his heart) could be strengthened with use. He could still tire out, of course, but his teleportation finally became practical. Another man, who looked exactly like Stevie, except with green eyes instead of blue, walked in. Bryan. Bryan said, "Horatio? Andrew wants you. He said it's urgent." Horatio said, "Alright then. Stevie, watch the lab for me, if you would be so kind."
*Now, you guys may be thinking, "DUDE! THEY DON'T HAVE TVS IN MINECRAFT! YOU SUUUUUCK!" If that's the case, first off, jeez, calm down! Secondly, you're right. Tvs aren't in your Minecraft. I'm referring to the secret Universe that the game is based off of, and is still trying to catch up with.