Swing after swing, chip after chip, Steve continued to pick away at the ore, until... something strange happened.

The mismatched trio watched on as before their eyes, with one final blow, the ore began to glow brighter than 1000 glowstone blocks ever could.

The spider and the zombie exulted, their plan had worked! For years they had waited for their hero to arrive.

Hearing the triumphant cry Steve turned and let out a shout as he realised what had been behind him, but after a brief moment he realised something; the pair were not attacking, if anything they were retreating!

An aura began to surround them, and Steve watched on as the skeleton and the spider began to rise up into the air, first inches and then metres.

What he saw then was beyond anything he could have imagined, they were... changing.

Green flesh turned pale, the spider began malting hair and changing shape, becoming... no...

These creatures, these cave dwellers, could they be... human? Steve thought.

As the glow subsided the pair sank to the ground and cried, ‘It’s finally over! You WERE the one that we had been waiting for!’

‘What just happened?’ Steve inquired.

‘250 years ago, we entered this cave as adventurers, like you!’ Explained one of the men.

‘When we found that rock it turned us into those creatures, since then we have been in isolation, but now we are free. We owe our lives to you, Steve, we are eternally in your debt.’

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