To mine…or to craft, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in mind to suffer the the bows and arrows of outrageous fortune…III diamond pickaxe. That doesn't have anything to do with the story, I just wanted to include it. Anyways, here's the actual start of the not-a-prologue.

Ah… Minecraft. So peaceful, simple, relaxing. That one game you always can come back to. Just imagine, you've had a rough day—maybe school sucked, your coworker was a deadbeat no-life, or life's just being a piece of crap for no reason—so you hop on your computer and boot it to the survival world (or creative) you've been playing on. The music hits (probably Sweden). Your muscles relax as you finally have some downtime.

And like how all of your evenings go, your screen glitches and the next thing you know, you've been suddenly isekaied into Minecraft!

Um…what?!

Reality.exe has officially crashed.

Now you're in a Minecraft world—but not Minecraft Minecraft per se. Like, imagine if someone took the game, modded the living lights out of it, added a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and forgot to install a few logical patches. BAM! That's where you are now. Welcome!

Meet Johnathan Johnson (Yeah, that's really his name. Woah! Jojo reference?!). Twenty-two years old. Fresh out of college with a degree no one asked for, buried under student debt, single (but emotionally available?), and working retail. The most average of average. He'd be even harder to find than Wally. He's just…some guy.

So why him?

Hell if I know. But fate—or maybe just some cosmic being who got bored (Hehehe, egotistical omnipotent sadistic self-insert…just kidding) —decided that he gets pulled into a realm where Minecraft is real, physics is thrown out the window, and survival means more than dodging arrows, avoiding creepers (aw man), and punching trees. Cause no one would even notice if he went missing.

Oh and surprise! There's a god. Notch. No, not the Swedish dude who owns a multimillion dollar mansion in California. I'm talking about the in-universe, creator of creations of this strange plane…which isn't pixelated or blocky for some odd reason (the reason being because I didn't want to follow the Minecraft movie and have it so that the world looks realistic but it's blocky).

And just like that, John's stuck. No pause menu (probably). No respawns (probably number two). No cheat code.

Now before you click off thinking, "Oh great, another overpowered protagonist with a cheat skill and a harem," let me stop you right there.

Does John get a power?

Absolutely not.

…Well. Maybe. Eventually. Not creative mode or op of course.

The point is, this isn't about becoming a god. It's about surviving in a world where the laws of nature are coded in Java and the sun rises and sets within 10 minutes.

So sit tight. This is the story of the most average of average dude, trying to not die in a very un-average world, while possibly discovering a few things about himself along the way.

Probably.

Maybe.

Yeah no that's too much effort for me (and pretty cliche).

Anyhoo, good luck, John.

And enjoy reading readers!