I had survived my trek through the nether and managed to build a portal a good distance away. The sight that greeted me on the other side was amazing, like a whole world lay before me. This would be perfect for a second base; if I died I could rush back to my main base and then use the portal system to get back. Of course, the Nether was an extremely treacherous place; running back and forth through the portals felt a little too risky, especially if I went the wrong way. There was only one thing to do: go back to my main base, collect the cobblestone I had saved for my future fortress, and build a tunnel/bridge from portal A to portal B. The process might prove to be more difficult than running back and forth a thousand times ever would, but I was willing to give it a try. However, when I turned back to my portal, I realized something wasn't right.
Okay... the portal is no longer creepy purple but creepy black... I'm pretty sure that's not normal. Well, I guess there's only one thing to do now, and that is enter the strange portal and do my best to get back. As I stepped into the darkened space, the black faded back to purple and I almost felt I could relax again. Minus the fact that I was entering hell once more, of course.
Getting back through the nether proved to be more arduous than my first trip. Halfway through I had apparently used a floating island to hop from one cliff to the next, only this side wasn't as friendly to the process. I had a couple moments of panic where the ground collapsed beneath me and caused me to lose my sense of direction briefly. But once again my trip through the nether ended in success.
I gathered up as much cobblestone as I could carry and began working on my tunnel through the nether.
Going was slow, as every now and then I had to duck under my incomplete cover as fireballs rained down at me; but other that building in the wrong direction at first, it was a success.
Finally, after what felt like hours, I closed off the last open space and my tunnel was complete. Travel from portal to portal would be risk free, and I could now focus on building up my second base.
Daylight was beginning to fade, so I went straight to building. I kept it simple, making it only as spacious as necessary. With my extra workbench it was starting to feel like home. All it needed was a hole disappearing into the ground.
Beautiful... Well, I might as well stick around with the sun setting. This would be the first night I spent in this little hovel; and as humble as it was, I had some pretty grand plans in mind.
More to come!
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