Lost in the Abyss

Feud for the End

(Branzy POV)

I watch as the dim portal room materializes around me. The whole server has been planning this end fight for weeks and now we're prepared. All the Lifesteal members gather around the frame while parrot gives a rousing speech.

At the end of the speech he asks, "Does anyone need to hear the plan once more?"

Roshambo nods, "I'd like to hear it one more time."

Parrot proceeds to go over the plan, "Alright then, Clown will shoot the dragon with his OP bow. The rest of us, our job is to destroy the end crystals. Just a warning... we may die a few times. When you get down to your last heart don't come back to the End. Remember, when the Ender Dragon falls then it's a free for all to get the egg! Also, avoid falling into the void, because when you do? You don't stop."

Everyone nods and I take out the eyes of Ender. I add them in one by one, when I add in the last one the portal begins to shake violently. Suddenly each portal frame glows with violet and cyan colors. The middle of the portal begins to open up as if a rift is being made in the very fabric of our world. Energy radiates out of the crack and then it envelopes the whole middle of the frame. The portal is open.

Clown is the first to enter the End as he will be taking the dragon head on. The rest of us follow in after. I am the last one to enter the End and as I stand atop the frame I can't help but wonder why I'm even there. Despite my doubts I take a deep breath and drop down into the portal. For a few seconds it feels as though I'm falling into a pure endless abyss. I panic, the portal travel isn't supposed to last this long.

My panic is cut short when I appear on an obsidian platform underneath the end island. I take out my pickaxe, the diamond tool shimmers in the dim light as it is enchanted with efficiency. I begin to hack away at the endstone, bits of the golden rock go flying everywhere.

When I finally break through to the surface I can clearly see that 9 of the 10 End crystals have already been destroyed. Of course... I get the tallest End pillar. Clown is still distracting and shooting the dragon so I dash across the middle of the End Island. I stop in front of the large obsidian pillar and grab ahold of any uneven chunks. I use the rough uneven material as footholds and handles.

Out of nowhere the Dragon lets out a roar of pure rage. I turn to face the dragon just in time to see it dive towards Clown. Clown gets crushed and turns into smoke. The momentary shock doesn't last long though as Clown respawns and goes back through the portal. I know I have to hurry and climb the pillar before Clown loses too many hearts.

With renewed focus I begin to climb the pillar with more strength. I hear the dragon and Clown's battle behind me but I don't turn around. I make it up about 3/4s of the way up the pillar before I realize that there are no more footholds. I momentarily panic before I remember the Ender pearl I had for emergencies. Reaching into my back pocket I grab the pearl and toss it as high as I can.

The momentum carries the pearl as high as possible. It taps the side of the pillar just short of the edge. I am instantly teleported to the side of the pillar just a few inches away from the top. I reach out my hands to grab the edge before I fall. This is bad... I'm now dangling by the edge of the obsidian pillar with no way down except certain death. I have an idea, but it's a long shot.

I swing my legs from side to side to gain momentum. I suddenly use the momentum gained to heft myself up onto the pillar. Lying down and gasping for breath I know I can't wait long. Clown and the others are still fighting the dragon, I have to destroy the crystal. I push myself up off the ground and look at the end crystal. The floating object pulses weird energy as it levitates.

I place two blocks behind me to act as a barrier in case the explosion pushes me back. I whip out my bow and fire at the crystal. "BOOM!" The levitating orb explodes and releases tons upon tons of energy with it. I am thrown back against the wall I made previously, it doesn't matter though. With the final crystal gone the Ender dragon can be killed. Shouts of triumph can be heard from below as the dragon bellows an agonized roar.

In a final desperate attempt to get away, the dragon rises higher into the air until it's about level with me. Atop the obsidian tower I can see eye to eye with the dragon, and it's not happy. The dragon dives towards me in a blind rage, an attempt at revenge. Propelled forwards by the huge beast I get knocked off the tower. Now I'm really in trouble, instead of falling I am now dangling over the edge once more, the void below me. The dying dragon's body fails them and they free fall into the void, never to be seen again.

Struggling to get back up, I know I am close to slipping off. My hope skyrockets when I suddenly see Vitalasy tossing an Ender pearl up the tower. He lands atop of it and stares down at me.

"Give me a hand, will ya?" I say this in a calm manner although I must be shaking like crazy. But Vitalasy doesn't reach out to help me, instead he just laughs. "What's so funny?" I ask.

"Oh Branzy, you're so naive. Parrot said that after the dragon fell, it was a free for all." Vitalasy smirks and stomps on one of my hands. I let out a yelp of pain and my hand recoils. I'm now dangling by one hand, this is bad.... "Goodbye, BranzyCraft." Vitalasy gives me a mock salute before stepping on my other hand. I involuntarily let go and drop into the unforgiving abyss.

(Clown POV)

The dragon has fallen, we've won! Everybody is cheering, hugging, and patting each other on the back in triumph. Only.... I don't see Vitalasy or Branzy. That's unusual as Branzy helped take out the last crystal, he should be down here celebrating with the rest of us. Unless...when the Ender dragon took that dive they took him along too. No, that's an awful thought, he and Vitalasy will be here any second now.

I was right, Vitalasy comes down the largest obsidian pillar using a water bucket clutch. Despite his face being covered with his hood I could tell something was off. He didn't seem happy.

"Vitalasy, what happened? Where's Branzy?" I ask in an anxious tone.

Vitalasy shakes his head, "Clown.... Branzy fell over the edge, and into the void...."

My legs nearly give out on me at the news, "No, no, no..." Every Lifesteal member has stopped cheering just to hear the news. Nobody is talking anymore and it's eerily silent. "You're joking, right? Please tell me you're joking..." my voice is filled with denial.

Vitalasy is silent for a few moments, "Clown, he's gone..."

Hey! Author here! I hope you enjoyed this book and I pray that this is original. Idk though TnT. Word count 1283. Should I continue this book???