Greyson Mann - The Enchanted Villain: An Unofficial Minecrafters Novel, Book Seven

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THE CREEPER DIARIES: THE ENCHANTED CREEPER.

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DAY 1: THURSDAY

You know how grown-ups are really good at taking something FUN and making it feel like WORK?

Well, thats what happened with the Enchantment Club. It was SUPPOSED to be a club, anyway. But it turned into a CLASS. With homework. And quizzes. And stacks and stacks of books.

Ill tell you whatour teacher, Mrs. Collins, pretty much sucked the fun right out of enchantments. I mean, the quizzes she gives are TOUGH.

Whats the difference between the Punch and the Knockback enchantments? How can you get the Frost Walker? Which enchantment works with a swordFire Aspect or Flame? Gosh, I dont know, Mrs. Collinsthats a real head-scratcher. Ill have to get back to you on that one.

And heres the real kicker: you cant even CHOOSE which enchantment you get on something. It comes down to pure dumb luck. And my luck really stinks lately.

We started the week by enchanting tools. Me and my buddy Sam Slime brought in pickaxes from home. Sams looked shiny and new, but mine looked like something Sams cat had dragged in from the swamp next door.

See, Dad gets really attached to his toolslike theyre his precious babies or something. Even though this pickaxe has a dull, wobbly head and the paint is chipping off the handle, Dad could barely part with it. He made me PROMISE to take good care of it and bring it home in one piece. Okay, Dad. Whatevs.

But when it was my turn at the enchantment table, I forgot all about how old that pickaxe was. I put it in the slot on the side of the table, then I dropped a piece of lapis lazuli in the other slot.

Mrs. Collins only lets us use ONE piece of lapis lazuli. Theres room for up to three, and Ive heard that the more you use, the more enchantments you getor something like that. But apparently the school budget is pretty tight, so I dropped in my one lousy piece and tried to be grateful. (Mom says I should practice that, since Thanksgiving is coming and all.)

Anyway, this thick book with a gold cover sits on the table, and as soon as I put a chunk of lapis in the slot, the pages of the book started fluttering. Sparks began to fly, and my heart thudded in my green creeper chest. I felt like a witch brewing potionsall powerful like. Which enchantment would I get?

Sam had already gotten the Fortune enchantment for his pickaxe. If he mines with it, he can get WAY more diamonds and emeralds than usual.

And his girlfriend, Willow Witch? She got Silk Touch. Shes pretty excited about that, because she can mine more glass for her potion bottles. (Witches are really into that sort of thing.)

When it was my turn, I crossed my toes, hoping for the Fortune enchantment. I could see it in my mindthe diamonds and emeralds practically LEAPING off cave walls and right into my backpack.

But I didnt get Fortune. You know what I got instead? Unbreaking. GREAT. That means Dads wobbly old pickaxe will never break. He can keep it forever. Dad will be THRILLED.

I wanted a do-over. But the thing with enchantments is, you pretty much get what you get. There are no second chances. Its like Life sticking out its tongue at you and going Neener-neener-neener!

And you know what made things worse? Sam said he wasnt even going to USE his Fortune enchantment for diamonds and emeralds. No sirree. He was going to use it to collect more MUSHROOMS. To make mushroom stew. To share with his cat, Moo.