(? ? ?) Has anyone ever played a sandbox game? Personally, I always loved games like those. Where the world was an open place, free to explore to your hearts contend, stories, adventures, and perhaps even romance. But Minecraft in particular was the one game that captured my heart. I bet a big majority of you have probably played that game before, but I still think some explanations are in order. In the world of Minecraft, every tree, every mountain, every living and breathing creature, are shaped by blocks. Tools and structures are then created by using blocks as well, giving them a distinctively blocky appearance. The game offers several different modes for the players to enjoy. There is the Creative Mode, designed for limitless creations and imaginations. Survival Mode, designed for players to experience what it’s like to live in the wilds and natural environment with nothing but their wits and skills. Let’s not forget about Adventure mode either. Usually it involves player created maps which are programmed differently from normal gameplay, often with specific objectives or goals available. In the world of Minecraft, the Player(s) are the absolute ruler of the world. They are the sovereigns who are capable of governing over everything that exists in the world. Players can create anything from their own hands. All that is needed was the imagination, inspiration, and dedication to complete one’s masterpiece. And currently, I am building a gigantic city in the sky. Of course it’s not just any kind of city. I am doing everything in Hard-core mode, on my own.@@@@ What’s so special about building a city in Hard-core mode you say? Well, this mode is where the player can only live once in Survival mode while the difficulty scaling is set to the maximum. You would need to keep a very close look on your health, hunger, and resources to be able to survive under normal circumstances. To build a normal town in Hard-core mode would take a very huge amount of time and effort. Gathering resources on your own, battling foes and mobs on your own, surviving the harsh conditions of nature on your own, and build a town while at it? That definitely does not sound easy now does it? But really, I am a veteran gamer who has played search Minecraft for over eight years. This really is just a piece of cake for me. Let’s get back to the subject. You must be wondering why I am building a huge city in the sky in Hard-core mode, right? To be completely honest, I feel much happier working my brain and focusing my energy into creating things that I like in search Minecraft. More happy when compared to dealing with the problems of reality and social expectations, at least. Playing Minecraft helps me channel some of my negative energy productively so that they do not boil over at the worst possible timing, and makes my emotions much more stable. And regarding my decision to undergo such a big project in Hard-core mode, we will have to look about several years backwards in time, the time when I sent my Ex out of my home. Well, I can’t really complain. My Ex was pining after someone much more handsome, wealthy, dedicated, and considerate than I am. In fact, we parted on a slightly happy note, with me giving her my blessings, and her wishing that I can find someone better than her in the future. I am just a fat geek who is incredibly inconsiderate and poor in comparison. I have no qualms about it as long as their new boyfriend can give her the happiness she deserves. I felt that my mission in that relationship has been completed. But of course I am a mortal man, and any mortal man will definitely feel bad after breaking up with someone that they genuinely loved. Not to mention I was the one who initiated the break up. So I decided to dedicate my attention on trying to build a big project in my favorite game on Hard-core mode. The aching in my heart was drastically reduced after several months of hard work. And since I thought I have already come too far to abandon the project, I just decided to stick with it. Sitting before the computer screen, I stared at the reddish “Game Over” message displayed on it with an inexplicable feeling of rage and disbelief inside me. Why? I am wearing a full set of Diamond Armor! How is it possible for an Enderman to take out all eight of my health/hearts in one hit!? Staring back at the screen again, I noticed that this particular Enderman seems very different from the normal generic Enderman that I know of. The black purplish body had white particles on it... almost like a night sky full of stars. Is this a Bug? And what sort of bug could cause this? But I am in no condition to ponder on this strange occurrence since the pain in my chest due to hereditary heart problems continues to magnify. It must have been triggered due to my influx of intense emotions. Dammit, am I having an actual heart attack right now? All that I wanted was to enjoy my game, so why? Didn’t the doctors say that my heart problems posed no danger on my life? Why is it suddenly so much worse right now? Why? Why did I send her away? I loved her so much, so why did I? Why? Why does everyone, people from school and people from work, bully me so? Why does all this crap happen to me? .... I can feel my heart beat spasm as my vision continues to darken. The pain is slightly more bearable now, but I really don’t think I can make it. Am I really going to just die like this? I still have so much regret... in my heart.... I deleted my save data with blurry vision as both tears of pain and regret flow from my eyes. But hang on for a moment... Why is there a [Revive] option available? The last thing I remember before I blacked out completely was the clicking sound from the mouse I held in my hand when I clicked on the “Revive” option. After that, I fell into the dark abyss of death.