Bacca and the Riddle of the Diamond Dragon: An Unofficial Minecrafter's Adventure
4 JEROMEASF They agreed to meet up later in the week but for the moment Bacca was tired from all the day’s exciting events and decided to retire for the evening To his castle Perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking a beau tiful placid sea the castle had ten towers reaching gloriously into the skies above On top of the high est tower was a spire and on the spire was a flag with a giant B The three moats surrounding the castle contained flowing lava water and then lava again for good measure Bacca easily bounded over them as he traced the familiar path back to his front door Any zombies or skeletons that came his way would not be so lucky Hopping through his front hallway he first made for the castle’s kitchen Bacca’s kitchen was unlike typical ones in that it generally resembled a large aquarium As the familiar blue glow came into view Bacca’s stom ach started growling He took a moment to enjoy the appetizing sight of the salmon clownfish and pufferfish that all bobbed in front of him in the enor mous glass tank It would be an understatement to say that Bac ca’s favorite food was raw fish It was more like his only food Bacca had a hard time understanding why somebody would eat anything else Maybe the appeal of raw fish had something to do with Bac ca’s hairy animal-like appearance Maybe it was because it was the closest thing you could get to sushi in Minecraft Or maybe it was just because it tasted totally delicious Bacca took out his favorite fishing pole from a rack on the wall and dangled his line into the
BACCA AND THE RIDDLE OF THE DIAMOND DRAGON 5 enormous tank His rod was enchanted with Lure Luck of the Sea and Unbreaking Probably this was why the fish came right to him but Bacca liked to think that it was also because of his excel lent fishing skills When he had made a good-sized pile of fish beside him Bacca put away the rod and began to dig in Bacca ate with his hands enjoying the feel of the slippery fish in his claws and relishing ripping each one open with his teeth So delicious Again he wondered why anybody would eat anything else After finishing the final fish Bacca burped loudly and headed up to his bedroom for some well-earned rest On the way he passed through the castle hallways overflowing with chests full of souvenirs from his many adventures Some he had crafted himself and others he had found but each piece was designed to remind him of one of his awe some escapades throughout the Overworld Bacca climbed a sandstone staircase to the highest tower in his castle and finally arrived in the bedroom He had a four-poster bed decorated with dark prismarine and gold Bacca couldn’t wait to jump in Bed was the place that his best crafting ideas usually came to him What new cre ation would he dream up for tomorrow Bacca was excited to find out Bacca took a running start and prepared to bound into bed but a strange sudden sound made him hesitate It was a flapping like giant wings cutting through the atmosphere The noise was distant but getting louder with each moment There was a single window set into the wall of Bacca’s bedroom He hurried over and took a look at the landscape outside Something very large
6 JEROMEASF rushed past the window It was enormous shiny and moving very fast What in the Overworld was that Bacca won dered out loud But inside he already knew Dragon Being a master crafter Bacca was no stranger to dragons In fact one of Bacca’s favorite games to play was Dragon Escape in which he and his friends lured an Ender Dragon into a biome they had created Then they tried to evade it as it chased them around a complicated parkour course It was great fun But dragons almost never showed up unan nounced like this What was this one doing here at Bacca’s castle in the middle of the night The dragon made another circle around Bac ca’s bedroom tower Bacca watched it go by Just to make sure he looked for the telltale wings long tail and giant teeth Yep There they were Defi nitely a dragon But something was strange in the way its bright crystal skin caught the light Almost like it was like it was Bacca did not have time to complete the thought Without warning the dragon began to descend through the top of Bacca’s bedroom The stone bricks it touched either exploded or melted away The dragon knew what it was doing digging down to find Bacca’s position When Bacca’s roof was completely destroyed the dragon hovered above him in midair The best way to kill a dragon was with a bow and arrows but Bacca was an axe-guy Besides his bow was in a chest somewhere downstairs Bacca con sidered his options It would be easy to head down the winding staircase and outrun the dragon but
BACCA AND THE RIDDLE OF THE DIAMOND DRAGON 7 then it might follow him and wreck his awesome castle that he’d so painstakingly crafted Before Bacca could arrive at a firm decision the enormous dragon did something he’d never seen a dragon do before It spoke Hello it said in a voice as deep as an ocean trench Are you Bacca Bacca was surprised but only for a second What’s this about Bacca replied coolly You just smashed up my roof You got blocks every where And what if it rains tonight Seriously Not cool Sorry the dragon said sheepishly I wouldn’t normally do something like this That’s exactly what you would normally do Bacca replied skeptically You’re a dragon I guess so the dragon said But I’m only here because it’s an emergency Oh yeah said Bacca What kind of emergency The dragon hesitated Also Bacca added am I crazy or are you made of diamonds Yes the dragon said I am It was true The dragon’s entire body from its wings to its claws to its tail sparkled in a way reserved for the most precious of all substances in the Minecraft universe The entirety of the great beast was made from diamonds Bacca had never seen anything like it Whoa cool said Bacca Thank you I think the dragon replied bashfully Well I don’t want to be rude Bacca said but as dragons go you don’t seem very confident Especially not for a dragon made out of diamonds
