Non-art book

Creeping Terror

So not long ago I watched a video by Squiddo about a Minecraft mod that adds the sanity mechanic from Don't Starve into the game.

Here's the video, if you're interested:

It was really cool in my opinion. But I can't download mods.

So what do I do?

I write it, of course :D

Like most, if not all, other Minecraft content that I will ever write, this will be from the perspective of Caspia, my Minecraft OC. I also tried writing with a sarcastic/humorous tone at some points. Which I think I semi-failed at, but hey, I semi-succeeded, too- XD

So enjoy.

TW: Blood/Gore, hallucinations, general going insane things

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I felt the typical sensation of loading in as I was transported into the pocket dimension that was my world. The dirt-block loading screen that was plastered to my retinas vanished, making way for the sound of a light, cool breeze and water lapping at sandy shores. Light poured through the wintergreen pine needles covering the forest roof, soft podzol sinking beneath my feet.

I took everything in as quickly as possible. Old growth spruce forest, judging by the podzol all around and mossy stones that stacked on top of each other nearby. The perfect materials for a build - spruce was my absolute favorite. What a lucky spawn!

Immediately I walked to the nearest, not-towering fifty blocks in the air tree and began punching at it. A lot of punching later, I had a decent amount of wood and an unnecessary amount of saplings clogging my inventory. Quickly I made a crafting table and decided that it was now the perfect time to make an axe and... cut down more trees. You never know. I like collecting my wood. Especially when it comes to spruce.

It was to my awareness that I had a new vital bar at the bottom of my vision. Next to my hotbar, where my off-hand slot would usually appear had I been holding something in my left hand, was an image of a pixelated brain. Currently, the meter was full. I knew about it long before I'd loaded the game. A modification I added to the world. I think it's a horror mod - something about sanity. Sounded cool, so I tossed it in. I needed a bit more challenge.

I had made it to the top of one of the larger trees and was mining my wooden log staircase I'd carved away when I accidentally knocked away the log beneath my feet. I lost my balance as I found myself over open air, and yelped as I crashed five or so blocks down. My vision flashes red, the hearts on the bottom of my vision flickering and depleting by about one. Curiously, the brain meter also went down, a pixel or two.

Well, good to know that can cause some loss of sanity, I thought to myself, straightening my ace-flag beanie and pushing my glasses back up my nose. Problematic, since I tend to take damage recklessly, but I'll make it work.

I stood up and managed to cut down the rest of the tree without issue. I collected a few saplings, replanted them, and made my way through the spruce forest.

This being a very large spruce forest, there were absolutely zero sheep. One of the worst qualities of these biomes - beautiful, but sheepless. Meaning, no sleep for me. Sheepless and sleepless. There was a pretty lake. But that was it. I managed to snag some salmon (at the expense of more of my sanity, which I took note of), but no wool.

Pretty quickly night fell. I did not wanna get caught out here at night, so I did what every sane person would do: dig a hole. To die in, of course.