Minecraft: loading new world

The story made me feel a few mixed emotions.

Up until now, I heard the story from the human perspective, and some blame the System for everything that happened, while others blame humanity for testing God.

I don't know who is right and wrong in all of this, but one thing was clear.

The System wasn't human, and it didn't think like a human at all.

The System had one job, similar to Alexa, and that was to make a better world.

The difference was that Alexa prioritized the humans, while the System did for the whole world, including itself.

So when the humans made wars and created portals, it wasn't that the System thought emotionally why those were bad. Instead, it came to a rational conclusion that it hindered the progress of this world.

That's why the System didn't think twice to separate the Overworld from the Nether.

It did what any rational mind would do when something was infecting its body, cut it off.

Humans didn't think that way, and saw the System betraying them no matter the reason.

That's why humanity has 'betrayed' the System by trying to get back to their loved ones.

But it seems that the fake System wasn't bothered by the portals to the Nether, which meant that the Original one wasn't bothered by it either.

What pissed it off was the portal to The End which was reasonable, but humanity wouldn't have done that if the System communicated better why it wasn't a good idea in the first place.

But in this equation, there was something that was missing, and that was the story of the Ender Dragon.

The System told us that the Void had the form of a dragon, as I know it the Ender Dragon.

But it also told us that the Void was corroding this world and couldn't coexist even if it wanted to, but the fact that the Man managed to survive, means that there was a solution that could be found if communicated.

The question is now, what were the motives of the Ender Dragon before the war, since now it was clear that it was revenge.

Unfortunately, I don't think the System can answer that question since it wouldn't be relevant to the fact that it stole a few chunks from it.

Still, we heard the story, and we know where the portal is, but that doesn't mean we could win this fight.

"How can we fight the Ender Dragon, when we can't even use the portal? And I don't think the Void on the other side would be any nicer with us."

That is indeed true, that's why I would first change you and then give you a special gift.

"Are we going to get an OP weapon like Trader!"

"Or-or maybe a powerful skill!"

The heroes were suddenly excited, which gave me a bad feeling that something bad was about to happen.

Not quite.

Suddenly, the 2 heroes began to float and get enveloped by a light that almost blinded me.

I couldn't do anything in those moments, but try and feel how the energy moved.

Both of them dropped, and looked extremely happy.

"I feel...I feel so powerful! My mind is so clear all of a sudden. Every contraption I watched on the Internet is now clear in my head!"

Daniel talked with excitement.

"I finally know how to solve the problem of my tattoos! It was so easy, how didn't I think of this!"

Merry joined after.

"Uhh, I think you forgot about me almighty System?"

Always polite when you want something, aren't you?

But no, I won't change your body since it would be a waste of my energy.

After all, you know how to build your own.

Then the System winked at me!

I knew telling Merry about my plan was going to bite back.

"Ok, but you have to give me something, I've done most of the work."

You've also caused most of the problems, but I see your point.

Take your mace out.

I did as instructed, and light engulfed my weapon as it did to the heroes.

After a few moments, the light was gone and I had my mace back.

There were no new enchantments and the energy was still the same.

"What changed? I don't see anything new."

You would know when the time is right.

Now, I shall give you my final gift to defeat the Void.

I would concentrate my power to speed up the process of the infection, and I'll give you one final gift.

Lastly, please teach them the right way to live in this world.

I understood the first part of the gift, but what was the System referring to when it said to teach them?

I didn't have to wait for too long to get the answer as the System began to glow bright as the sun, and then it split into two beings that fell to the ground.

Suddenly, I felt that something was ripped out of my soul, and it was the most painful thing I ever felt.

Color returned to the world as time continued to flow, and from the groans of pain beside me, I wasn't the only one feeling this.

"What was that?"

"Guys, can you open your Status and Skill tab?"

Merry asked with a concerned voice, which made me check mine.

The inventory worked fine, the Status page did not appear at all, and only one skill appeared on my Skill tab.

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 SKILL

_Trading lvl 4

 60.600/100.000

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"There's something wrong with my tabs as well."

"Don't tell me... the System used all of its strength to deal this one final blow."

Daniel came quickly with an idea of what happened, and it downed on me what this could mean.

"Quickly, we need a Crafting table! We need to craft something to see if we can still do it."

I looked at the trees beside me and took out my axe ready to get some wood.

When suddenly a voice made me stop in my tracks.

"Uhh, I'm sorry to interrupt this urgent moment, but could you tell us where we are?"

All of us stopped and looked towards the voice.

There, we saw 2 people who weren't previously there, but for some reason, they looked very familiar.

They didn't have a nose, so that meant they were a player, but their clothing was weird in a familiar way.

The man had dark blue eyes, brown hair and a beard with a light blue shirt and dark blue pants.

The woman had green eyes, long orange hair, a green shirt, and brown pants.

Then it all clicked, and Daniel realized the same thing as me.

"Trader...do you think they are..."

"I don't know. What's your name you two?"

The two of them looked at each other, then scratched their head like they were trying to remember something.

"Does Alex and Steve ring a bell to you?"

Both of them froze like something clicked.

"Yes, I feel that this is my name. Steve, my name is Steve."

"Alex also resonates with me, so I think that's my name."

Suddenly Alexa decided to join the fun.

Now this is going to be confusing, we have an Alexa and an Alex.

Only a letter is missing, but I can see how this could get complicated soon.

"We already talked with the System, you weren't there? And you two, where did you come from?"

Everyone looked like I was crazy for having 2 different conversations.

"I don't remember where I came from or why I'm here, actually I don't remember anything at all. What about you, Steve? I feel a deep connection with you, but I don't know why."

"Same here, I don't have any memories, but I feel like the two of us have an important mission."

This was going to be a mess If I didn't sort it out.

"Alexa, I would talk with you later or maybe talk with the others, as for you two. Does the System ring any bells?"

We continued to talk like that for a few minutes, and we came to a conclusion.

The System took all the things it gave to humanity and pushed the curse of the Ender Dragon further.

But by doing that it split into two people, who don't know anything about the System or anything in general.

We theorized that the System would be back after some time passed, but Alexa scanned them and told us that it was impossible.

Right now, they were only humans with unstable energy from the System.

It's supposed to take the shape of something, but it doesn't know how long it would take for that to happen.

So right now, we know that the System is gone for good, and Alex, with Steve, is supposed to be a final weapon against the Void.

We knew what to do, but we didn't expect to have so much responsibility on us in such a short time.

No more takebacks, the System placed a bet on us, and it was all in.

"So what are we supposed to do now? The Ender Dragon won't attack for another year, and I don't see a reason to pick the fight earlier."

I was with Daniel on this one, but we couldn't do nothing for the whole year.

We needed to prepare for the final battle, and maybe we should bring more people into this.

"Ok, first thing first. Well need to calm down everyone that is in panic from the lack of skills and other stuff. I'll go to talk the Stone Kingdom and talk with Bobby, Merry would about go to the Sandstone Kingdome and talk with Cleopatra and Daniel would talk with the president from the Coral Kingdom since you already have some influence in there."

Everyone got the message and nodded along, even though Daniel was more reluctant.

"What about Alex and Steve, we can't leave them alone. They know nothing of this world and are the former System. They have to be important for this mission, otherwise they wouldn't be here."

Merry pointed out another urgent problem.

And I was conflicted on what to do with them, since I knew their value, but I also didn't have time to babysit them.

Reluctantly, I came to a solution.

"I'll be too busy with creating a new body for me and prepare for the final battle, so I can't take care of them. That's why Merry would take Alex under her wing and Daniel would take Steve under his."

Both of them were displeased about the situation, but for different reasons.

"Why should I take care of him, it's not like you like me anyway, so why do suddenly trust?"

"Yeah Trader, do you want another Player that dosen't value human life!"

"Both of you calm down! I have a reason for this. Merry, you know how to interact with the people of this world and how it works, but Daniel knows the rules of the game, and from the looks of it, the world is now closer to the game. While I'm reluctant to trust him with such heavy responsibilities, I think he realises how serious this situation is, and won't teach Steve bad lessons."

I looked at Daniel as I said the last sentence.

"Is that ok with you two? Sorry for deciding your life without asking you, but if you have any other ideas, we're willing to listen."

The two looked at each other and gave a small nod.

"You're the only one who knows what's going on and what we are, so we decided to trust you for this. If we won't like it in the future, we can always leave on our own."

"Of course, nobody would put a leash on you, so don't worry. Now let's get you all to work. The sooner we start the better."

With thar said, I drew the enchanted square on the ground and gave each person a Perl.

A few moments later, everyone disappeared and I was alone with Alexa.

"Well Alexa, looks like we'll be busy for the next year."

Then I teleported as well.