Minecraft: Before The Player's Journey

Chapter IX - Creeper?

Before we continue the story, I will give you the true origin of a monster that explodes. Before King Alexander's son was born, in a swamp biome, there lived a witch. The witch is a sorcerer who is capable of making potions that will keep her safe and attack the ones that provoke her. She is experimenting with a potion that will give her infinite regeneration, like an axolotl. She kept experimenting with what kind of ingredients she would use. Until she successfully created one.

She goes outside to her hut to hunt a pig as a test subject. While she was on the hunt, her cat, on the other hand, accidentally kicked some ingredients that weren't meant to be put in the cauldron. The witch came back, but she didn't notice anything in her potion. She goes outside and places the decapitated head of a pig on a tree stump and begins to put three drops on the decapitated pig. She then hides behind a wall of hay, peeking her eyes out to see if her experiment works.

The decapitated pig suddenly healed itself back to life. The witch became full of joy that her experiment worked, but suddenly, the pig's body began to straighten up, it grew four legs, and its head mutated into a monster. It grows green fur with long claws, red eyes, and an open lockjaw mouth with sharp teeth, and breathes out spores. The witch got confused about why the pig mutated its body instead of being revived into a normal, healthy pig.

The mutated pig looked at the witch and suddenly ran towards her. It then hisses itself and explodes at the witch. What's left of the witch is her grimoire and her cat. After the mutated pig exploded, its spores began to grow and multiply, and its hatred towards humanity made them aggressive toward humans. The people who encountered that monster or mob called it a creeper. A four-legged monster that multiplies itself by exploding.

Now let's go back to the current day. The Brawly Creeper suddenly woke up in a wagon. He then hears voices, and his vision is blurry.

Brennen: Hey, sir? Could you wake up?

Frieren: Hello, can you wake up?

Stein: Look! He's about to wake up!

The Brawly Creeper was shocked and shouted.

Brawly Creeper: Who are you people!? Get away from me!

Stein: We're not going to hurt you.

Brennen: Could you open your hood, sir?

Brawly Creeper was suddenly surprised by Brennen's request to reveal his hood. As he removes his hood, they are shocked that he is she, not he. Brawly Creeper looked more feminine than masculine. She has a curved body, a large chest, and feminine eyes, and she switches to a more feminine voice.

Stein: You're a woman!?

Brennen: He's a she!?

King Alexander heard the words and was intrigued by Brawly Creeper.

King Alexander: So, you're a woman, Brawly Creeper?

Brawly Creeper: Yes, I am a woman. Why would you ask?

King Alexander: In the legends said by your people, you're a man.

Brawly Creeper: That is my father's name. I used his name to carry on his legacy.

Frieren: Then, what is your true name?

Brawly Creeper: You guys can call me Carla.

They all decided that her name would be Carla.

Frieren: Okay, we've decided to call you by your name. So, Carla, what are you? We have seen you fight the Wither by exploding.

Carla: Well... You see that I, um... I

Carla's words stuttered, and she couldn't answer who she was. Everyone in the cart is still waiting for Carla's answer to who she is. Carla then sighs and tells them.

Carla: I'm a creeper... But a different kind.

Frieren: So you're a creeper. We know that kind of hostile mob. Your characteristics are the same, but you have a consciousness like a human.

Carla: What is a mob? Like an angry person?

Carla suddenly got confused about whether she was a mob or not.

Frieren: A mob is short for "mobile entity." All living beings in this world except us, the humans, are powered by some kind of magic or artificial intelligence. We still don't know how they appear out of nowhere, and sometimes their behaviors can be a bit quirky.

Carla: Interesting, so am I a mob?

Frieren: Kind of, but you behave like us, the humans.

Carla: Oh...

Carla contemplates herself until she looks and asks Eren, who is controlling the wagon.

Carla: Um... Where are we headed?

Eren: To the kingdom of Redstonia.

Carla nods and understands. Then, she looks at her hands and contemplates herself.

Carla: Who was that creature that attacked the village I loved and protected? Could this be the end of me? I am so sorry, father, that I've let you down...

Brennen looks at Carla and tells her.

Brennen: Hey, it's okay. I know that you've been down lately, Carla.

Brennen then hugged Carla and made her feel a bit comfortable.

Carla: Oh... Thank you...

She then asks anyone who they are and introduces them to her. After traveling far away from the Wither, Eren told everyone that they were now in a swamp biome and said to them:

Eren: It looks like it's about to go down. We should camp here.

Everyone went outside the cart and planned what to do.

Brennen: Eren and I will get firewood and hunt food!

Eren: Sounds great!

Stein: Frieren and I will build a tent.

Frieren: Okay, then.

King Alexander: Stark, let's get the equipment and tools for making food and start a campfire.

Stark: Yes, your majesty.

Carla: What am I supposed to do?

Stark: Sit down at the log and do nothing. I don't think I can trust you yet, creeper.

Carla: Oh... Okay.

Carla sits on a log and does nothing; meanwhile, Brennen and Eren are gathering firewood and hunting a pig for dinner; Frieren and Stein are building tents; and
The king and his royal scientist go inside the cart and take out some tools and equipment.

To be continued.