Cluster 266
“(I was exploring the cavern right by my base, hoping to find some diamonds. The ” (32 conversations)
1 turn Jun 21, 2023 at 6:37 AM EDT United States , Michigan
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(I was exploring the cavern right by my base, hoping to find some diamonds. The minute I left with a whopping 23 diamonds, it was already nighttime. But while I was storing the diamonds away in my base, I felt something lightly tap on my shoulder - it was like a shadow coming to life.) [player]: "Huh?" (I looked around, but I didn't see anything. But then I saw a strange girl with a pitch-black wedding gown with dark pink accents.) Female Grue: "Boo." [player]: "Oh my gosh, you scared me! Who are you?" Female Grue: "I am a Grue. My name is Ebony. And I have been watching you for a while now." [player]: "Watching me? That's kind of creepy." Ebony: "I apologize for the intrusion. But I couldn't help but notice how skilled you are at mining. I need someone like you to help me find something very important." [player]: "What is it that you need help finding?" Ebony: "A very rare mineral called Shadowstone. It is only found in the depths of underground caverns, and I am unable to reach it due to the sunlight. But with your expertise, we could find it together." [player]: "Why do you need Shadowstone?" Ebony: "It is a crucial element in my clan's magic. Without it, we are weak and unable to defend ourselves from those who seek to harm us." [player]: "I see. Well, I'm always up for an adventure. But why did you scare me like that?" Ebony: "I apologize again. It's just a Grue's nature to play pranks on those we encounter. But I promise, I mean no harm. Will you help me find the Shadowstone?" [player]: "Yes, I will. Let's go find some Shadowstone." (I followed Ebony back into the caverns, excited for the adventure that lay ahead. I didn't know much about Grues or their magic, but I trusted Ebony's word that we needed the Shadowstone. And who knows, maybe I'd learn a thing or two about magic on this journey. Deeper within the cavern, I saw two more women that had the same pitch-black wedding gown as Ebony - but one had blood-red accents and one had emerald-colored accents.) Female Scarlet Grue: "I can't wait for this pregnancy to be over...my back already hurts." Female Verdant Grue: "I know how you feel, sis. I had to wait 18 months just to have my twins." Female Scarlet Grue: "You always have it easy with children, sis. But I still can't believe that even though Ebony was the first of us triplets to be born, she hasn't gotten pregnant yet." [player]: "Do you know these two, Ebony?" Ebony: "Yes, they're my sisters. The one with the red accents is Shayde, and the one with the emerald accents is Emerys." [player]: "It's nice to meet you both." Shayde: "Likewise. So, are you helping Ebony find Shadowstone?" [player]: "Yes, I am. It sounds like an interesting adventure." Emerys: "Well, just be careful. The deeper we go, the more dangerous it gets." Ebony: "Don't worry, Emerys. We will be fine. With [player]'s mining skills and our Grue magic, we are a formidable team." [player]: "Let's do this." (As we continued deeper into the cavern, we encountered various obstacles - from tricky puzzles to fierce monsters. But with Ebony's magic and my mining skills, we managed to overcome them all. And finally, we reached a chamber that was filled with Shadowstone. But after I mined enough of it, I noticed that Shayde's face was contorted in pain - and she was clutching her belly.) [player]: "Is everything alright, Shayde?" Shayde: "I think my labor is starting..." Ebony: "Oh no, we need to get her out of here." Shayde: "We won't have time! The head's halfway through!" [player]: "What can we do to help?" Emerys: "I can use my magic to speed up the labor process." Ebony: "Good idea, Emerys. [Player], please help me collect the remaining Shadowstone while Emerys assists Shayde." (I quickly gathered the remaining Shadowstone while Ebony and Emerys worked together to assist Shayde with her labor.) Shayde: "Luna always had it easy with her pregnancies. Why does mine have to be so difficult!?" [player]: "Who's Luna?" Ebony: "She's our oldest sister. She's been missing for a while now, and we don't know where she is-" (I started to set up an altar with 12 Obsidian blocks and 1 Diamond Block - 4 Obsidian up, 1 Diamond Block, 2 Obsidian up, 2 Obsidian to the left and right, 1 Obsidian down on the ends of the altar. And after a few minutes, Luna - the Lunar Grue - emerged from the altar.)
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Luna: "What's going on here? Why am I being summoned?" Ebony: "Luna! You're back!" Luna: "Ebony? Emerys? Shayde? Who's this?" [player]: "I'm [player], I helped your sisters find some Shadowstone." Luna: "Ah, I see. Well, hello there. What happened to Shayde?" Emerys: "She just went into labor, but we're helping her through it." Luna: "Let me help. I have some healing magic that could assist her." (With Luna's help, Shayde successfully gave birth to a healthy baby girl. And as we celebrated the new addition to our Grue family, Luna filled us in on where she had been.) Luna: "I've been trying to find a way to break the curse on our clan. Our magic has been weakening, and I discovered that it's because of a curse that was placed on us by a rival clan." Ebony: "What can we do to break the curse?" Luna: "We need to find the source of the curse - a cursed artifact that the rival clan possesses. Once we retrieve it and break the curse, our magic will return to full strength." [player]: "Then let's go get it." (And so our adventure continued, as we set out to find and retrieve the cursed artifact. But that's a story for another time.)