POV:Merry Paper
The sun was rising above the dunes as I was getting out the bed with a tired expression.
I've been working nonstop recently trying to find a way to catch the Creeper Lord.
But that monster was a pain to deal with.
He tends to go to big towns and raise a huge wall around. Then he uses explosions to destroy and kill everyone in the city.
His skin is not that resistant, but his regeneration was annoying like the Zombie Lord.
The Creper Lord had 2 heads with distinct personalities, and from what we gathered, they have different abilities as well.
The smiling one can create structures out of thin air in a certain range.
Once the structure appears, it would stay like that for an hour before disappearing like it wasn't even there.
We don't know if creating those blocks consumes energy or something else, but we think it's related to the ability of the second head.
The sad creeper was the more annoying one, since he could make things disappear.
Fortunately, there were some limitations on what he could destroy.
He couldn't destroy blocks of a certain hardness, such as obsidian, diamond, and other ore blocks.
But most importantly, he couldn't destroy living beings.
Unfortunately, that didn't mean he couldn't kill us with his annoying ability. He somehow destroys a part of space, resulting in everything in the vicinity to rush and fill the Void like there's a black hole.
That's their main way of striking the people who get too close to them.
When you're far away, you'll get overwhelmed by explosions, and if you somehow manage to survive and get close to the huge creeper, you'll get crushed by space.
It was a brutal way to die and a painful way to heal if you survived.
It seems that the diamond armor is the only one strong enough to resist the pressure without changing its shape, and unfortunately, we don't have a lot of it to spare.
We tried various ways to kill the monster: poisoning, burning, arrows, fireworks, and even the Crystal!
Some of them worked while others didn't, but the Creeper always ran away if he felt that he was in danger of dying.
And the worst part about this was the fact that we didn't know the location of his spawner!
So even if we killed him once, he would be back in a year and repeat this all over again.
That's not a healthy lifestyle to have, and I didn't plan on living like that.
But even if I was tired today, I wasn't planning on staying in bed since it was a special day.
For the first time since ancient times, the 3 rulers of the 3 kingdoms would meet In one place to discuss the situation of the world.
I was hoping Trader would have a solution for those problems since he tends to get himself into those situations.
I went downstairs while munching on some apple pie that I had from yesterday. When I arrived at the conference room, Cleopatra, the head guard, and the consoler were already there waiting for me.
"Don't tell me girls, you didn't go to sleep!"
Both of them turned their heads, confirming my suspicion of their reckless decision.
Omar seemed to be on my side since he narrowed his eyes while looking at them.
"Why are you 2 so stupid? You know how important this meeting is, and your mind is now too tired to make decisions!"
Cleopatra was ashamed and looked to the side, but the other one seems to have soke courage.
"Merry, you have to understand that even if we're meeting on a neutral ground, it would still be a political war. And the most important thing is to not show any weakness. That's why we stayed all night to practice in case anything wpuld go astray."
I didn't know too much about the Coral Kingdom president, but Bobby and Elizabeth should represent the Stone Kingdom, and I know for sure that they would concentrate on solving the current issue, and not think of how they could exploit the others.
But still, they were grown adult's and could make their own decisions.
In the end, we all took a break and waited for the last member to arrive, which was Alex.
She was busy with a few of the Enchanting projects.
The more she studied and practiced, the more memories came to her making the results even more amazing.
She would be a great asset in the upcoming meeting.
We waited an hour in silence since the girls were too tired to argua about anything.
Finally, Alex arrived with a tired expression.
I let out a loud sigh.
Looks like I was the only one who managed to get some rest before the meeting.
"Since everyone is here, let's get going then. We don't want to be the last ones at the party."
Aisha broke the silence and took an Ender Pearl placing it in the Enchanted square.
Not wanting to delay this any more, we all placed our Pearls inside as well, and Amun activated it for us.
The next thing I knew, I felt my guts being pulled, and the room changed to a darker one but still as large.
I looked around and saw it was in a gray theme with stone bricks and other pillars as decor.
The room was illuminated by mushroom lights, which gave a warm light to this cold and gray room.
It didn't have a lot of decoration, but there was one important thing in there, and that was the huge hexagonal table in the middle of the room, all nicely split with a theme of their own.
A part had snow, other had sand and I could even see a part made with obsidian.
"What is this place?"
I asked out loud.
"This used to be the central point of our ancient civilization. There were a lot more factions before the great purge, but we decided that this room is quite fitting for what we are supposed to talk about."
On the other side of the table, where it was made with simple wood, stood Elizabeth with Bobby and 2 guards while looking at us.
The one who gave the explanation was Elizabeth, who seemed to study us from a distance, especially Cleopatra.
"So you're saying that this table was used by our ancestors as well?"
My group suddenly jumped in surprise taking their weapons out while looking at the obsidian part of the table with surprise.
When I looked there, I couldn't believe my eyes.
There were 2 people equipped with fully enchanted netherite armor, and the leader seemed to be 3 blocks tall while giving an intimidating aura.
How did they get the armor, and who are they, since when have they been here?
"Please don't be alarmed, since they are the representative of the Nether dimension and have quite the strength to help us in this endeavor."
Our shoulders weren't tense anymore, but nobody put away their weapons, even though I knew it was useless against their strong armor.
"Nether? I don't know about that Kingdom, which part of the continent is it in?"
Oh boy, this is going to take a while to explain.
I kept it to myself until now since it was a secret of another nation, but since the Stone Kingdom decided to show their cards, there's no point in me hiding it.
So, for the next hour, I explained to my group what the Nether dimension was and why it was so important to have their help in this endeavor.
My explanation was quite quick and simple, but it took the conversation extended since my group was quite curious about it, and asked a lot of questions.
The only reason this ended after hour was because I couldn't answer any more questions since I didn't know.
I suggested that they should ask the people that live there or maybe Bobby since he stayed a lot with Trader.
In the end, it didn't matter since everyone seemed to arrive, and the results were quite surprising for all parties involved.
Somehow, Daniel managed to become the president of the Coral Kingdom, Steve seemed to be looking serious but satisfied, so I guess it wasn't that bad.
The other guests were the Witches, with Froggy as its representative, which made sense, but it seems that he wasn't used to participating in those kinds of meetings.
"Looks like everyone arrived without a problem. I declare that the first Great Meeting has begun!"
Bobby decided to take the lead, and it made sense since he knew all the parties involved here.
But that wasn't the only reason, since he was also the person that most likely knew the whole story from Trader.
"Today, we gathered here to discuss the threats to our lands, but I first need to talk about a more pressing matter. I have to tell you about the bigger battle that would soon follow after we managed to deal with the Monster Lords."
There were a few murmurs in the room, most coming from the guards or the people besides the leader.
The leaders didn't know the whole story but knew enough that this was a serious matter.
"Unfortunately, Trader would not be here to explain what happened, so I would do the honors."
For the next half an hour, he told us the short version of what happened in the Nether and how the System gave us, the heros, a boost to fight against the Void.
A being stronger than the Wither, a being strong enough to fight the System itself.
A few details were missing, such as the System splitting into 2, and the fact that Trader did most of the job in those preparations.
But this was better for us since we didn't want to get Alex and Steve in trouble just because the System became mortal.
"But, as much as I want to start preparing for the final battle, we can't ignore what is happening in our backyard. As you all know, we are being hunted by 3 Monster Lords right now. The Shadow Lord has been dealt with by Daniel and his powerful weapon, the Creeper Lord is rampaging in the desert, and the Phantom Lady is currently trapped in the Nether."
Is that how they solved their crisis?
It's such a shame that I don't have a God friend like Trader.
I don't know if Bobby even knows about Alexa, I should probably not mention if so.
"But that's not the end unfortunately. We have learned from the past and know that as long as they're spawner are not destroyed, they would keep coming back, even if it takes a few months. So for now I want to concentrate all of our attention and resources to find those spawners."
Steve suddenly raised his hand.
"I think I can help with that!"
Everyone looked at him with surprise, including Daniel.
"Are you Steve by any chance?"
"Yes, you got that right mister Bobby. Once I was summoned by the System, I got the ability to feel the exact location of a monster Lord in a certain radius, and I think if I combine my powers with Alex, we could find the location of the spawners."
"We have that kind of ability?"
Steve quickly looked at her screaming through his eyes to get on the plan.
"Uhh, yes! With our special abilities, I think we can find the spawners."
Looks like Daniel rubbed off on Steve with his attitude.
Not the best example, but if he can back that claim, the he has the right to be this confident.
"Alright, if that's the case them I'm more then happy to move on our next step. And that is to deal with the Monster Lords!"
I'm surprised Bobby believed Steve so quickly, did Trader tell him the whole story?
"Since we have a few people who have experience in defeting those monster's, why don't we let then to speak. Merry?"
Looks like it was my time to shine.