It had been a few days since I nearly died, and I was sitting on my bed. I had finally found some sheep, deep in the jungle. I had expanded my house, leaving the roof open was a good idea because it let in a bit of light, even at night. I still ended to go and mine, but I dreaded to. I would have to find coal quickly. I accidentally banged my left arm against my bed as I got up. I had completely forgotten about my injuries and I only remembered when my arm started to ache. I unwrapped the bandage, wondering how it was going to be. All of the remaining blood was dried and it looked like the wound was closed over. It was still a bit swollen, so I would have to be careful. I went down to the lake to clean the bandages again before I put them back on, and I decided to clean my wounds as well.

I carefully waded into the lake and put my arm in. It stung at first, but the cold clear water soothed it. I lowered my whole body in, so it could reach my head and back. I relaxed there for a while, before emerging dripping wet. I would dry on the way.

I ventured out I to the desert, still trailing water, looking for any break in the flat sand. I had made myself a full set of leather armour, it wasn't that strong, but it was better than nothing. I had walked quite a while away from the jungle when I saw grey among the sandy yellow.

There! It was a hollow in the sand a few blocks away. I walked to the entrance and peered in. Pitch black, but I could see coal near the surface. I mined some stone and made tools with my crafting bench that I had luckily not forgotten. I stepped down slowly into the cave, checked for monsters and started to mine the coal. I got all of it with no injuries and climbed back up. I ate some porkchops, and torches in hand, I went back in. Over the past days I had practiced fighting zombies on my deck, I could bring them down with a wooden sword without getting hurt. I stayed away from the creepers and skeletons though.

I went deeper and deeper, mining coal and iron along the way. Once I had enough to make a full set of armour and tools, I would go home. I didn't want to be down here longer than I had to. I was surprised I hadn't seen any mobs yet, I thought there would be heaps of them down here. I could hear noises, and I was starting to get just a little creeped out. Actually, the groans were getting quite loud...

I whipped around just in time to fend off the green creature, using my new stone sword. It was much quicker than using a wooden one, and I was surprised when he dropped dead. I left the rotten flesh, not really wanting to pick it up, and continued along the cave, making sure to light every nook and cranny. I was jumpy, and I got a strange feeling something was watching me, but when I turned around, nothing was there.

I had done it. I was safe back home, uninjured. That zombie was the only thing I had encountered down there, apart from a couple of harmless bats. I hadn't been down there for too long, once I had everything I needed, I got out. Luckily, the sun was just setting as I ran home, the first monsters spawning as I was climbing my tree. Now I had two furnaces smelting a good amount of iron, I was content.

Once it had all finished cooking, I made myself a set of iron armour and tools, putting my old stuff into a chest. For the first time, I was properly decked out, it felt good. I realised I could cook my food now, so I put my beef into the furnace.

I sat on the bed, deciding what I would do next. I could start a farm, and breed some animals for food. That would be a good thing to do next. I slept in the bed, snuggling under the sheets as the night faded away.

The next morning, I set off to find seeds. Punching grass wasn't my favourite thing to do, but it had to be done. By midday I had a successful farm up and running, and I was bored of waiting for wheat to grow. While I was sitting in front of the farm, I was sure I could feel someone's presence, but of course, nothing was there.

When the wheat was finally done growing, I went off in search of cows. I saw a herd before that wasn't too far away, so I headed out in that direction. After walking for a while I realised they had disappeared. I turned around to head back home, but after walking for ages, nothing seemed familiar. I was lost. I looked up at the sky, I still had a bit of time, but soon nightfall would come. I was thankful for my armour, and gripped my sword tightly as I trekked through the jungle.

After walking in a straight line, I emerged out in the desert. Maybe I could find my way home from here. I walked along the border, my eyes peeled for anything in the jungle that seemed familiar. I was so absorbed in trying to see everything that I failed to notice a torch in front of me and tripped over it, sending me sprawling into the sand. I got up and dusted myself off, and looked to see what had gripped me. Four torches and a big cave, I was back at my mining area. I sighed in relief, I knew how to get home from here. Before I went home, I noticed something off far in the distance. There was sand rising from the ground, I couldn't tell more than that from here. There wasn't time to check it out right now, I had to get home, it could wait until tomorrow. I broke into a run when I was in the jungle, navigating through the vines and leaves, and I got back home safely. That was a bit close, I wouldn't go out like that again without some sort of marker. I got into my bed, exhausted from an afternoon of walking.

Sword in hand, I put everything into my chest except torches and some food. I was going to see what that thing was. I went to my cave, squinting against the sun, I could just make out what appeared to be a wall of sand. I started towards it, wary of any sound I could hear. As I got closer the more I could see, it wasn't just a sand wall, it appeared to be a massive cube, I could only see two of the walls though. I kept walking, I could make out a hole in the wall closest to me. Was that a gate? Curiously, I started to walk towards it, until I felt something cold and sharp against my neck. I froze, as the voice came out of nowhere.

"Put down the weapon, or else."

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