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The beginning
Rules are just a concept that mankind has created.
In fact, there are no limits in this universe, only endless dreams.
I am the one who keeps this universe running, who keeps everyone's little dreams, like they are my own, and makes them reality.
And yet no one knows I exist.
Well, correctly speaking, they do, but not as a being but as an object.
I had a name that I have long forgotten.
And now they call me the command block.
︶⊹︶︶⠀𖥔 ︶︶⊹︶
It was a night like the others, or so I believed.
There's not much I can do by being just an object: I can't talk, walk, or touch. I can only hear and see the universe from above.
Yet that night a little boy slipped through the Large Golden Doors of the room I was held in.
He was Froggydude, one of the Emperor's children.
The little boy with careful steps got closer to me. He appeared a bit anxious, probably of being discovered and scolded.
As the boy approached I felt something strange, like a magnetic pull, and I guess he felt it too since he seemed like he was hypnotized by me.
I quickly recognized that sensation: I've felt it only once, it was so long ago that I almost forgot about it.
It was with the Wither King of the time, I remember the first time he held me…
He could hear my voice, we both were shocked, but soon we became friends, if that's what it can be called.
Even though i can't feel emotions, or at least like other entities, it was heartbreaking when he died, it felt like i lost part of myself.
I felt alone again…
His death wasn't of old age or anything else that could be called a peaceful death. It was agonizing. I could feel him losing himself into that monster, he couldn't handle the power he long desired..
He became that... because of me, I don't really remember what happened.
it was like we fused together.
But he started losing control and became a giant monster that almost destroyed the entire world.
After that everything is blur, but I can remember every little feeling and thoughts he had before disappearing.
From that day on, I felt different, like a switch being flipped, I wanted to be free, to feel free from this 'body' of mine.
And now… I have him
My escape from this form…
And this time… I won't let him lose himself in the abyss of our minds…
My happiness was cut short by the king, quickly grabbing the boy by the collar and pulling him backwards, making him make an helpless yelp.
As expected, the boy was scolded for his irresponsible actions and the dangerous situation he could have gotten into.
Well, even if I manage to have contact with the boy I wouldn't be able to do much, he was too weak and inexperienced to hold my full power.
The least I can do is wait and make sure he gets stronger.
From that day the years passed quickly and the boy became a young man.
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Froggy pov:
Froggy was tired of studying endlessly, learning how to fight and playing stupid games so he could be prepared for the challenges he was about to face.
He didn't want this, didn't want to be the next Ultimate Froggy. It was a big responsibility he wasn't ready for.
But he didn't have a choice, he was the chosen one… or so everyone said.
"Why me?…WHY NOT SOMEONE ELSE!?" he always asked his father, now his boss.
After all he was the youngest of all his brothers and sisters.
Yet the only answer he received every time was "you have been chosen, that's all" and that infuriated him even more. What was the point of keeping this tradition alive? after all the world has advanced. There is no need for a being to be used like a weapon or some sort of god to rely on.
As much as Froggy didn't want to admit it, the tradition of the Ultimate Froggy had a deep importance for all the people in the kingdom.
It was the start of a new beginning, a new era and prosperity for the kingdom.
or so they all say, since the Great War ended, the figure of the Ultimate Froggy was used more like a priest to bring hope amongst the people.
Not only that, but he also has to live a long life, watching everyone he loves disappear into the hands of time, which he didn't want to, obviously.
"I just want to live a normal life like everyone else…"
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Time passed and it was already time for his first challenge.
He was sent to a nearby kingdom called the Villager Civilization ruled by Grox, a ruthless dictator from the Nether.
He had to survive 100 days in this civilization to win the challenge. It seemed pretty easy at first, "Ah man, this is gonna be easy. It can't be that bad, no?" his famous last words.
It was hell. Working in the mines until sunset, for the tax collection, and if you didn't reach the quota you're basically dead meat. If you were ‘lucky’ you were imprisoned and tortured for the king’s entertainment, and probably die during the process, and Froggy didn't know what was worse.
During this period of time he made friends…and a child?? Well he wasn't sure himself how, since the child just appeared and decided he was his dad. Froggy wasn't exactly happy about it, not only he didn't know how to take care of a child, but he was barely an adult himself.
He still kinda tried, but at some point the child disappeared for no reason, or so he thought, until he saw a wanted poster with him on it "God, what did this kid do to be wanted......hope no one finds out I'm related to him" He mutters to himself.
The challenge was going relatively well, taking aside the evil Dictator’s strange behaviour every time they saw each other.
Like, after some time of him being in the civilization he started calling him ‘His favourite villager’. Probably because he brings more taxes than anyone else, but at the same time there was something else under it, something he was afraid of discovering…
The look in the Dictator's eyes... always scared him more than anything, it would tell more than words could.
And that look wasn't a friendly one, more like a possessive one, a challenging one with a mix of desire and hatred.
Froggy tells himself that he's imagining things, that probably it's just an impression. Maybe he's right, who knows.
Currently he’s participating in some of the King’s games to be free from the tax collection "at least this guy can do one good job” Froggy thought sarcastically.
Froggy wins the game with the help of his friends and the Baby villager (appearing out of nowhere), who was really good at parkour and using weapons. To Froggy’s surprise the Kid was more useful than expected.
Of course their happiness didn't last long before their Lord decided they had to be the richest of all the island or they would go back to being slaves.
But being the evil Dictator he is, he wasn't gonna play fair and made it impossible for Froggy and his friends to win this little challenge of his.
"Ugh!..HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE THE RICHEST!? YOU LITERALLY HAVE CREATIVE MODE!!! THAT'S CHEATING!!" Froggy shouted angrily at the Dictator.
"Nahhh, you’re just trash bro" Grox replied, while grinning and flying away, leaving Froggy there cursing at him.
" WHAT THE FU-"
Froggy was feeling like this place was making him go mad; the more he stayed, the more he felt breaking, not only physically but even mentally, like this place had a curse of some sort.
"Well...at least at the end of the challenge I won't have to come back here again...right." he said, desperately praying that the Ultimate Froggy would understand.
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Half way through the challenge they discovered him working with the Baby villager and for this reason he got punished with a death sentence.
They were sent to the top of the volcano with the other convicts.
He was scared the whole way up, he didn't want to die, but he was too prideful to admit it.
"Daddy… I’m scared" a little voice cut through his thoughts, it was Baby Villager.
"It's gonna be okay, Baby, don't worry" even though he didn't believe it himself.
As it was their turn to jump, Grox’s voice stopped them "alright, I'll give you a choice frog man"
"What type of choice?..." Froggy asked, his voice slightly shook as he spoke.
"Only one of you two have to jump, if you don't decide in the next 10 seconds I will kill both of you" The Dictator said with a playful tone.
"WHAT?! Are you really gonna make me choose..." Froggy was conflicted, he wanted to win, but...he couldn't do that to Baby Villager, even if the time they spent together was short he got affectionate with the little one.
"DADDY JUMPPP!!!" Baby villager screamed and clutched with a block of hay.
"BABY YOU'RE THE GOAT" Froggy shouted while they ran.
As the two thought they escaped their fate, the Dictator’s gaze was upon them with fury and amusement.
Their freedom didn't last long, though, as Froggy and his friends got captured by Grox’s bodyguards.
The Dictator’s bodyguards lead them into an obsidian prison surrounded by lava.
They occasionally gave them food, which were poisoned potatoes and Grox's special liquid, if they were lucky. "bleh, I'm not gonna drink that." Froggy said disgustedly.
As the days went by, waiting for the day of their execution, one of the bodyguards approached them "one of you can leave the cell and continue being Lord Grox’s slave"
"WAIT, WHAT?!" Froggy spun around to face his two homies with shock.
"Guys, we need to decide wisely who is gonna leav-" before he could finish his sentence Dumb Villager, one of his friends, ran out of the cell, and so the decision was made.
"We are so cooked..." Froggy scoffed helplessly.
"I'm sure we’re gonna get out of here, Froggy" Homeless Villager said, trying to comfort him.
Some days passed and a new visitor came to see them. It was Dumb Villager “Dumb Villager, what are you doing here?” Froggy asked with a surprised expression.
Dumb Villager was trying to say something, but since he can't speak english Froggy and Homeless didn't understand anything. He was waving his hands around frantically.
Froggy had an idea, and sprinted to the chest, taking out the book they had, and giving it to Dumb Villager who, to their surprise, could write.
“Froggy liquid to need Grox this escape you the”
This is what Dumb Villager managed to write before getting dragged out of the prison.
“Could have been worse” Homeless said.
“Froggy liquid..? Wait.. GROX'S LIQUID, RIGHT!” Froggy exclaimed “Now that I think about it..in the mines I saw one villager drinking it and then getting Super Strength!”
“WE CAN USE IT TO ESCAPE!” Froggy exclaimed excitedly but at the same time reluctantly, he didn't really want to drink that but they didn't have a choice.
They managed to get out of the prison safely, but there was a problem, Baby villager was still trapped.
“What are we gonna do? We can't leave Baby villager there” Homeless questioned worried.
“First we need to gear ourselves, and then we are gonna save Baby” Froggy said firmly.
“Alright, I have a secret base where we can hide for now” Homeless made a gesture to Froggy to follow him. They moved through the night carefully, making sure not to draw any attention.
It was an old watchtower, but it was better than nothing.
The next day, they got prepared for saving Baby villager. The task wasn't easy, they had to go back to Grox's castle, go to the throne room and make sure no one noticed them.
“Are you ready?” Froggy asked Homeless villager.
“Yes, let's do it”
“Even if we have invis we have to be careful” Froggy said while the two of them approached the castle.
Once inside, they passed through the main hall and the throne room finally reaching the Obsidian prison.
“pwh..Everything went smoot-” Froggy was cut short by the guards shooting at them.
“BUILD UP, UP!” Froggy shouted to Homeless villager panicking.
“I recognise that voice, IT'S FROGGYDUDE” one of the guards shouted.
They reached the cage where Baby villager was held.
Froggy quickly grabbed him and they started running into another section of the prison, where another person was being held, freeing him too.
“Quick, take this fire resistance potion, we are gonna jump in the lava!” Froggy said with urgency, while giving one potion to the guy and drinking one himself.
As they jumped in the lava they managed to escape the guards, fortunately no one got too badly hurt.
When they arrived at their hideout, there was already Dumb villager waiting for them.
“Thanks for saving me, man” the guy said, still catching his breath.
“No problem…by the way, why did you get imprisoned?” Froggy asked him with curiosity
“Ah..Well.. short story, i stole Grox's girl” the guy announced kinda proudly.
“Cool, Baby villager did the same” Froggy muttered with a little chuckle.
“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Seawatt, the new King of Egypzya”
“Nice to meet you. I'm Froggydude, prince of Lumineria” Froggy said while shaking Seawatt’s hand.
“And they are Baby villager, my son, Homeless and Dumb villager” Froggy added.
They stayed hidden for another couple of days.
The challenge was almost over, this made Froggy relieved, finally he could leave this place once and for all.
Although his relief was about to be crushed by terrifying news: a virus has spread through all the island.
Froggy and the crew decided to go to the mall: not only because they were running out of food, but also because the mall was where all the survivors reunited.
When they arrived, they were greeted by Grox's old guards.
No one seemed to care that they were wanted, probably for the currently happening apocalypse that infected 90% of the population. Not only that, but the infected people became stronger and aggressive over time.
In the mall, there was also a scientist that explained, in simple words, that the virus evolved the more time passed, and that this place won't be safe soon enough. But he was trying to find a cure, so there was still hope. Or so they believed.
While walking around Froggy found one of the Dictator's personal guards, who was definitely avoiding him for some reason.
He managed to corner him and get useful information, such as the source of Grox's power, which was a special block called the "Command Block".
The name seemed familiar to Froggy but he didn't pay much attention to it, he had better things to think about.
“I'm going to Grox's castle, I'm sure he has some business in all this. Maybe I can find something useful, or this Command Block one of the guards told me about” Froggy announced while preparing to go on an expedition.
“Come back in one piece” Seawatt said, letting out a small chuckle.
“Be careful, Froggy” Homeless said, with a worried expression.
“I want to come too!!” Baby villager said excitedly.
“No, it's too dangerous” Froggy simply replied.
“I SAID I WANT TO COME TOO!!” Baby exclaimed, irritated.
“No is no, Baby” Froggy was getting a bit pissed by Baby’s demand.
“Please, daddy, I will make myself useful, I promise!” Baby Villager begged, with big sparkly eyes.
“Ugh… fine, but stay close to me, okay?” Froggy said, defeated by the cuteness of those eyes.
“Okay, daddy” Baby replied with a cheerful tone
To reach Grox's castle, they had to pass by the roofs of the houses to avoid the infected people.
Once they reached the castle, they went into most of the rooms, to find something that could help the Doctor find a cure or simply supplies for the mall.
Once they reached the throne room, they took the stairs to go up to the attic where there was this Mysterious Command Block.
His appearance was familiar too,like a distant memory, yet, he couldn't remember where he had seen it before, but he didn't have time to think of this type of things right now, he had to do the job fast.
“Okay…now we simply have to destroy it, and Grox will be powerless” Froggy said
They started mining it and even shooting at it for several minutes, but there were no scratches.
“WHAT THE FU- WHY IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A SCRATCH” Froggy angrily said, catching his breath from mining.
Unexpectedly, a familiar figure appeared in front of them…it was Grox.
“GROX?!” Froggy and Baby exclaimed in unison, with a shocked expression on their faces, they didn't expect him to show up so soon.
Froggy moved his body in front of Baby villager in a protective way, shielding him from Grox.
“Ayoo chill, what are you trying to do Froggy” Grox looks at him, his eyes empty of every emotion. His tone seemed angry but Froggy couldn't tell if it was his imagination or simply Grox trying to scare them.
“Did you seriously think you could destroy it?” The Emperor laughed bitterly.
“Well, it doesn't matter, I will destroy this island with everyone in it” Grox started laughing like a maniac at Froggy shocked and angry expression.
“WHAT?! WHY?! YOU CAN'T DO THAT!” Froggy’s face twisted with panic.
“I can and I will. Besides, I don't need this island anymore, I have all the data I need” Grox looked at Froggy with a smirk on his face.
“Let me tell you this, Frog man: all of this was just an experiment, all of you were just my lab rats” The Dictator said, his face darkening.
Froggy was speechless at the revelation.
“However, right now I want to see you suffer” as Grox said that Froggy and Baby were teleported on top of the volcano.
The Dictator took Baby Villager before Froggy could react.
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! LET HIM GO!” Froggy pleaded desperately.
“DADDYY!” Baby screamed falling into the volcano
Froggy could only watch as his son fell into the lava, he fell hard on his knees and started crying, he couldn't stop the tears from coming.
Grox watched this unfold, almost amused by the scene before him.
“Baby…. I’m sorry… Baby… I’m so sorry” Froggy murmured, his voice barely above a whisper.
But the sadness quickly became rage, he looked up to meet the Dictator gaze.
“WHY?! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!” Froggy barked out, his voice cracked and his body trembling violently.
“I told you, I wanted to see you suffer.” with that Grox left, leaving Froggy behind, still crying uncontrollably.
Somehow Froggy managed to get on his feets and get back to the mall.
However, a horrific scene awaited him.
The infected villagers invaded the mall.
Froggy stood there, observing the scene before him: time seemed to stop, his eyes filled with tears once again, his hands started shaking, his breathing itching, he was trying so hard not to break.
Today is the last day of the challenge, he should be happy, and yet he only feels sadness.
He reached the beach, where there was a boat to leave the island. To his surprise, Seawatt was already there waiting for him.
“Come on Froggy! We need to go before the volcano erupts!” Seawatt exclaimed with a hint of urgency.
For a moment Froggy just stood there, then quickly got into the boat.
He turned around to see one last time the island, as it got eaten by flames and lava.
In the distance he could see two silhouettes, one big and one small, he squeezed his eyes to see better:
And there it was, Homeless villager and Baby Villager, he couldn't believe his eyes, was his mind playing games on him? Or was he really seeing ghosts, In the blink of an eye the shapes disappeared in tin air, like they never were there.