Unity: Glass Vision - a story serial

[buzzie71]

Hello again, and welcome to another story serial!

In the wake of the Last Chaos (Unity Origins), many of the former allies of the warring cities Akro and Megatown, as well as independent residents, joined the newly reborn United Minecraft Cities.  Cooperation between the diverse members has transformed their ways of life for the better, and reaffirmed their commitment to unity.  A new era has dawned on the map as former enemies and rivals marched together in lockstep and looked to new heights in the future.

Or so that's what people say.

Set some time after the Spleef DIamond Cup hosted by Megatown, the story follows a UMC investigator as a crisis arises that tests the strength of the new unity, and struggles to come to terms with the new reality.

You can follow the story at https://unityglass.tumblr.com/

The sections of the first part of two have been queued for posting.  The first section is already up, and sections will continue to be posted at 5 PM Eastern time on subsequent Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays until July 3.  

While the events of the story are fiction, the underlying exploration is not - it's been something I wanted to explore in the universe, after seeing it a few times in real life: what does it take to destroy the unity that is so easily talked about, and how easy is it to do it?

A note to readers, especially newcomers to the universe: the story is set in a Minecraft environment whose mechanics parallel that available in rev 10/11 of PvE (around Minecraft version 1.6) - the days when iron grinders were built with pods of villagers, minecarts were slower, horses were bred for their stats, and elytra was undiscovered (though traveling by airship is rare in this world).  It is an old time, admittedly, but hopefully not one that is too alien compared to the present day.

Edited May 25, 2019 by buzzie71

[buzzie71]

Part 2 of 2 sections are now queued for release on https://unityglass.tumblr.com.  The first one went up earlier today at 5 PM Eastern time, and subsequent sections will be posted at 5 PM Eastern time on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Mondays until August 14, when the last section is released.