by Billy Miner
“I am 23 actually,” Marcus answered.
The king raised his eyebrows.
“What?”
“It has been 23 years, honey,” the queen said.
“Oh,” the king said in astonishment. “I guess I lost track of time. Who cares? Anyway, now that you are the right age and you are about to inherit the throne, you are ready to become the ruler of this country.”
Marcus listened attentively.
“But a ruler is not complete without a pure, fine woman at his side. No man should be alone, especially not the king. Are you seeing or dating anyone at the moment, son?”
“No, not at all. I have been so busy. No time for girls really,” Marcus said.
“Then it’s settled. You will ask princess Valeria for her hand in marriage,” the king said with a proud grin on his face.
“Uhm… should I get to know the girl first? It’s kind of weird. I mean, I am not used to being in a culture of arranged marriages,” Marcus said with an awkward look.
“Of course!” the king answered. “Should you choose to marry someone else, then you have the freedom to do so. But it would make me and your mother happy if you gave her a chance.”
“That sounds reasonable,” Marcus said. “Where is she?”
“Well, that’s the problem, son. Princess Valeria has been captured by the evil wizard, Gofrieth. It happened a few days ago. We have an indication of their whereabouts, but you will have to search for her, defeat him once and for all, and rescue her from the wizard’s evil clutches. Are you prepared and willing to perform such a task?”
“Oh… that makes it more complicated,” Marcus said. “I have hardly ever trained my combat skills.”
“No problem whatsoever,” the king said. “We will train you tomorrow. You have the blood of a royal, skilled warrior inside of you, and I will get my best trainers to assist you in your endeavor. You can do it, son! I believe in you. All you need is a little start.”
Marcus felt a little overwhelmed, but he was willing to seek out adventure. Why not? His life had been pretty boring so far.
The next morning, Marcus spent almost every minute in the training room. His trainer, Tirafo, was an avid, true soldier and was talented with the sword. He showed Marcus the basic techniques, slashing, stabbing, and practicing along the way.
After practicing for about seven hours, Tirafo sat down with Marcus and looked at him for a minute.
“I have showed you the best combat moves in the country,” he began. “You are now armed with a set of skills you didn’t possess before. You’ve got talent, kid. I can tell.”
Marcus was happy to hear that Tirafo was satisfied with his progress.
“However,” Tirafo continued, “There is something I cannot teach you. If you don’t have it, you can get pretty far, but you won’t be able to defeat the wizard.”
Marcus looked up. What was he talking about?
“The will, Marcus. I cannot give you the will to fight.”
“But I want to fight the wizard and rescue the princess. I agreed to that,” Marcus said.
“Yes. But agreeing is not enough. You have to find what is driving you. If you don’t know why you are doing this, you will not have the stamina and the inner strength to compete with the evil forces. You have to be completely convinced and willing to sacrifice something of lesser value in order to get what matters most to you… you have to know more than anything else WHY you want to achieve your goal. If you discover that, you will move heaven and earth to achieve it. That’s something I cannot give you.”
“I understand,” Marcus responded quietly.
“Hopefully you will understand in full when the time is there,” Tirafo concluded with a smile. “Now, let’s get back to training, lazy boy. Show me what you’ve got.”
Marcus laughed and began practicing again. Tomorrow would be the big day of his journey.
Day 7: The Journey
With a map and supplies in his backpack, Marcus said a temporary goodbye to his royal parents and started his journey to the Mountain of Death, where the evil wizard Gofrieth resided, according to the latest scouts who spotted him.
Marcus was a little anxious. He didn’t know if Gofrieth would have dark powers, if he even liked the princess he was about to meet and hopefully rescue, and what would happen after that. Mountain of Death… Marcus didn’t like the name in particular. Sounded like a disaster to happen.
As Marcus kept walking on the paths he found that led up to the gigantic mountain, he couldn’t help but notice that something or someone was following him. Marcus decided to hide in the bushes. He sat still for a minute and…
“AHA!”
He jumped out and stood in front of… his pig.
“What are you doing here?” Marcus asked.
“Well, I couldn’t let you go up that dangerous mountain by yourself, could I? So I simply followed you there,” the pig answered.
“But you’ll die! I don’t even know for certain if I am going to make it,” Marcus worried.
“Of course not. Do you even know why it is called the Mountain of Death? It’s because some farmer had a cow and was attached to it. And when it died, he called it the Mountain of Death.”
“Ha-ha! Really?” Marcus laughed. “So there is nothing dangerous there?”
“I didn’t say that,” the pig answered. “It is a steep climb and you will still have to face the wizard. But with my help it will be easier, I am sure.”
“Fine. Come along. I guess I could use some company after all,” Marcus sighed. “What is your name anyway?”
“Porcus. I am a pig. So just keep it at that,” the pig answered.
“Nice. To the point. I like it,” Marcus said smilingly.
Marcus and Porcus proceeded upwards and entered an opening in the mountain. “Look, a cave!” Marcus exclaimed. “Do you think the wizard and the princess could be in there?”
“I believe so,” Porcus mumbled doubtingly. “You have a torch, don’t you? Let’s give it a try.”
Marcus and Porcus went inside the cave. After an hour of searching through the mazes of the sharp, cutting walls, Marcus stood still and said, “Sssshh… I think I hear something.” He listened again. Nothing. Wait… yes, it’s coughing. There is someone in here!
“Come on!” Marcus said, “Let’s go check it out.”
“Oink to that!” Porcus agreed.
Marcus started walking faster towards the sound. It had to be around there somewhere. He got closer and closer. Yes, that should be it. That’s the sound he heard. It really WAS someone coughing.
“Is anyone there?!” Marcus yelled.
Nothing.
Then suddenly, “Hello?! Can anybody hear me?”
“It’s a girl,” Marcus said as he turned to Porcus. “I bet you it is the princess. It has to be.”
They both turned around a few corners and saw….
Day 8: The Rescue
There she was, princess Valeria. Marcus and Porcus saw her, sitting in a cell, stuck and imprisoned. At first, it was hard to see what she looked like, but then she turned around and looked right into Marcus’ eyes. His torch was lit up, so that the light of the fire reflected upon her face.
“Wow,” Marcus accidentally said out loud.
She was gorgeous! Her turquois eyes were like the sea, her brown hair was straight and a little curly at the bottom. The clothes she was wearing looked tattered and destroyed, but the colors matched her appearance perfectly. Marcus didn’t think he had ever seen such an elegant creature before in his entire life. Was this love at first sight? At least it was attractiveness at first sight. He knew that much. It was hard to not start daydreaming about them being together.
“Please, get me out of here,” she begged with a pitiful look on her face. “I have been here for so long it seems.”
“Don’t worry, princess. That is exactly why we are here. My name is Marcus. My father, the king, has sent me to rescue you,” Marcus said.
“My nam
e is Valeria. I am a princess. The evil wizard has captured me to offend your father. He told me of you before it happened. I am so glad you came for me! Let’s get out of here before Gofrieth comes.”
“Okay, let’s see. That rock should be strong enough to break open the lock on these bars,” Marcus said. “Let’s get it, Porcus.”
The prince and the pig joined efforts in breaking open the bars of the cage princess Valeria was stuck in. Valeria jumped up and gave Marcus a big hug. Marcus felt like savoring the moment and melting away in her arms, but he quickly came to his senses.
“I will bring you to safety, princess. Follow me. I know the way out.”
As the trio weaved its way through the walls of the cave, they heard a voice.
“Leaving so soon? Oh my, you haven’t even stopped to ask how I have been or to sit down and drink some tea!”
“Th-that’s Gofrieth,” Valeria said anxiously.
“Come and show yourself, you coward!” Marcus yelled. “Anyone can lock up a princess with no weapons and no defense. Let’s see how you hold up against me!”
“As you wish….” Marcus heard the voice say; and before he knew it, a thunder bolt hit his face. Marcus fell backwards and spat out the dust that had entered his mouth as he got up. “Ughh… That’s it! Time for a little sword-fighting.”
The wizard stood in front of him. He had a dark cape, a big wand, a short beard, and a burning, empty look in his eyes, showing a smirk so mean and vicious that it would make a little kid cry without saying anything.
“Show me!” he yelled as he hit Marcus in the face again. Marcus fell over and landed on his face again. “You’re so tough, aren’t you, boy?! Then show a little resistance!”
Marcus’ patience was running out with this guy. With a determined look he stood up and swung his sword at Gofrieth. Missed! He swung again and hit….
Hit….
Hey!
How come he didn’t go down?
A stab with a sword didn’t do anything?
What’s going on? What is this ugly man made of?
“Not going so well, is it?” the wizard said mockingly. “You see, little boy, dark magic has its benefits. There is nothing you can do against me. They say only a true act of sacrifice can break my defenses. I don’t care about telling you that, because each individual who has tried to defeat me, has pathetically failed. People are selfish. You should have learned that by now. And you…. You are no different than any other loser I have come across!!!! Ha-ha-ha!”
After that lecture, Gofrieth hit him in the face again.
This old geezer was getting on Marcus’ last nerve.
“Wrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!” Marcus screamed as he stormed towards the wizard in anger, but with no effect. He swung his sword again and stabbed the wizard a dozen times, but without damaging Gofrieth at all. He didn’t even have a scratch.
“Die already, evil demon!” he yelled as he put all his might into his fighting skills.
BANG!
Marcus got hit to the ground again.
“Let’s see how selfish you really are, Marcus,” the wizard said laughingly. “Let’s play a little game.”
Right after Gofrieth uttered those words he rapidly glided towards princess Valeria and Porcus, holding his magic wand close to them, pointing at them.
“Pop quiz, little boy! An evil wizard with a magic wand is threatening to kill two creatures. What do you do?”
Marcus stiffened and realized he was powerless against Gofrieth. He had no answer. What was he supposed to do?
Gofrieth went on, “So make your choice. You can let the princess live, and I will hand her over to you. You will be happily married and create a family. You will have all your desires and wishes come true. Just look at her… isn’t she pretty? But if you choose her, I will kill your little buddy over here. It’s your choice…. Or….” he continued, “You can let this filthy, useless pig live and roll in the mud all day, so he can eat the disgusting cattle food you feed him. Pretty obvious to me what you should do, isn’t it?”
Gofrieth was enjoying this a little too much, Marcus thought. Oh, if he could just kill that evil ugly mean old man.
He had to admit that the choice was supposed to be pretty easy, but for some reason it wasn’t. He had fallen in love with the princess instantly, falling for her attractive looks and her sweet innocence. He was convinced she was the girl of his dreams. But he had also become a little attached to Porcus, even though he despised him at first. And to simply let him die, despite the fact that he was just a pig… it felt crude and harsh. It didn’t make sense to him.
“Well, boy. Don’t choose foolishly. You know you can only save one of them. Don’t tell me you are doubting about letting a pig die? Come on! Just say the words and I will let the princess live.”
Marcus couldn’t do it. It felt like a no-win situation.
What was he going to do?
What should he do?
What was the right choice?
He had to decide, NOW!
Finally, Marcus decided to do the only thing he could do…. The ultimate sacrifice…. The only way to let them both live. He took the sword and stabbed himself in the heart.
“Aaaaaaaarghhhh!”
But it wasn’t Marcus who screamed in anguish….. it was the wizard. As the evil wizard Gofrieth was slowly disappearing and crying out in pain, the three looked at him in amazement.
“You annoying little brat! You had to be so smart, huh! You think you’re smart? I will get you! Just you wait! I WILL KILL YOU!!!!!!” Gofrieth yelled.
But it was too late. Gofrieth disappeared, as if a higher force took his life. Marcus was unharmed and looked with big eyes at the sword. “Wow,” he said quietly. The princess and the pig ran towards him. The princess gave him a big hug and Marcus petted Porcus on the head.
“You did it!” princess Valeria said enthusiastically. “You sacrificed yourself for us! You are my hero, Marcus! I love you!”
“I could get into this,” Marcus said smilingly as he received a big, fat kiss from the princess on his cheek.
Day 9: Happily Together
What a week! Talking animals, evil wizards, a declaration of royalty, and last but not least: The girl of his dreams, the princess. It was like a fairytale. Marcus allowed his friends at the castle to slap himself in the face every once in a while, just to make sure he wasn’t dreaming.
Marcus, Porcus, and Valeria had come to the castle, where the king and queen ran towards them to welcome them.
That night, there was a great feast. Everyone celebrated the return of the princess and the safety of the country. It wouldn’t be much later that Marcus decided to ask Valeria’s hand in marriage…
And they lived happily ever after in the Cross Kingdom of Minecraft…..
THE END
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Minecraft Zombie Dia
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Minecraft Diary of a Minecraft Zombie
By Billy Miner
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Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Another Zombie-Killing Day
Chapter 2: We Have to Get Out!
Chapter 3: When It All Began
Chapter 4: The Hordes
Chapter 5: One Special Zombie
Chapter 6: A Unique Trio
Chapter 7: The Lab
Chapter 8: Moving on to the Future
Introduction
Do you like Minecraft? Do you like zombie stories? Then this unofficial Minecraft zombie journal will intereste you a lot!
Zombies are coming from everywhere as the main characters, John and Jane, combine forces to defeat an evil army of biting monsters. They have been fighting for days, so where is the rescue already?