Arknightcraft Modpack

The cause of this entire commotion was, of course, Steven.

Or, to be more precise, the boss-level monster he had accidentally dug up from the depths of the underground mine.

After stripping the creature’s lair of every last trace of Originium ore, Steven’s curiosity got the better of him—how could any Minecrafter resist taking a closer look at a supposedly dormant “Fallingstar Beast”?

What he didn’t expect was for the thing to wake up the moment he got near.

To make matters worse, the underground space was far too cramped for a proper fight. So, Steven figured it was best to retreat first, prepare himself, and then come back to deal with it.

What he really didn’t expect was that the creature—a hulking, four-legged, bull-horned scorpion-like beast with a deep orange-yellow exoskeleton—would actually chase after him by manipulating the surrounding earth and stone.

And so, unwillingly, he dragged the monster with him to the surface.

Fortunately, Steven had checked his minimap and confirmed that the miners had already been evacuated. That meant no major casualties—at least, not yet.

By the time he clawed his way through the mine’s flooring and burst above ground, the tremors had become deafening. The entire area seemed on the verge of collapse.

But before he could fully prepare for battle, Steven noticed something unexpected.

Standing not far away was a white-haired, rabbit-eared girl, staring at the scene with a dazed expression.

“Oh, for fuck’s sake—someone’s still here?”

Scratching his head in exasperation, Steven let out a sigh. He hadn’t been checking his minimap constantly, so he had no idea someone else was still lurking in the danger zone.

Glancing down at the rapidly collapsing ground, he knew he had to act fast.

With a resigned sigh, he vanished in a blur of speed—

—And before the rabbit-eared girl even realized what had happened, she found herself being scooped into someone’s arms.

It wasn’t until she had been carried to a safer location that she finally processed what had just occurred.

Her mind, however, wasn’t focused on who the handsome young man carrying her was, nor on why he had suddenly picked her up.

Instead, her thoughts fixated on one impossible fact:

He wasn’t frozen.

Even her own father—a man who carried the very presence of an unstoppable force—had suffered frostbite the first time he made contact with her.

Yet here was this random stranger, holding her with ease, chatting away as if her freezing aura didn’t exist.

Steven, of course, had no idea what was running through the girl’s head.

Once he was certain they were a safe distance away from the collapse, he finally set her down.

Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t have bothered to intervene at all. But since he was the one who had pulled the monster up, it wouldn’t sit right with him if some random bystander got caught in the crossfire.

At the very least, Steven didn’t like taking the blame for things that weren’t his fault.

“Alright, stay put and don’t do anything stupid.”

Then, just as he turned to leave—

“Oh, and by the way, you seriously need to watch your diet. You’re a bit on the heavy side.”

He tossed the remark over his shoulder as casually as one might comment on the weather.

Unaware, of course, that he had just stepped into a forbidden land.

The white-haired girl in Steven’s arms looked tall and slender, but surprisingly, she had some weight to her.

That said, Steven had to admit—she felt a lot better to carry than those stick-thin girls who felt like dried bean sprouts.

Shaking his head to clear away those unnecessary thoughts, Steven turned back toward the spot where he had emerged from underground.

There was still a boss waiting for him to deal with.

He didn’t know what it was, or why it was here, but a creature with a visible health bar? Not fighting it would be an insult to his gamer identity.

Reaching into his inventory, Steven pulled out his Netherite Sword.

As a sign of respect for this boss fight, he even equipped his full Netherite armor set.

And just as he was considering whether to take it a step further—maybe max out his speed, strength, and resistance buffs—the monster that had been chasing him finally revealed its full form.

The once-solid ground of the mining site collapsed inward like quicksand. The rubble and debris were instantly ground into fine dust, forming a swirling vortex that seemed to carry the monster upward.

It had two massive, razor-sharp horns sprouting from its human skull-like head.

Its entire body was a solid mass of orange-red Originium crystal, and a long, scorpion-like tail hovered menacingly behind it, blade-sharp and poised to strike.

The moment sunlight touched its body, the monster roared—a deafening, sky-splitting cry of fury.

Then, its obsidian-black compound eyes locked onto Steven.

The sheer killing intent in that gaze was so intense it felt tangible, like a spear attempting to impale him on the spot.

“Okay, okay, no need to get that mad,” Steven muttered, scratching his cheek awkwardly. “I just took apart your nursery. It’s not like you were actually using it, right?”

If looks could kill, the one the monster gave him would have vaporized his soul.

A second, even more furious roar shook the air.

Its tail tip glowed orange, and in the next instant—

A searing laser blast shot toward Steven.

His reflexes kicked in.

Raising his Netherite Sword, he calmly blocked the incoming beam, stopping what should have been a devastating attack in its tracks.

But the monster wasn’t done.

Its tail twitched again, and this time—

An even stronger blast erupted from its tip, completely engulfing Steven in raw Originium energy.

The entire mining site trembled under the sheer power of the attack.

The surrounding air was soon filled with crystalizing Originium dust, forming dense clusters across the battlefield.

At the very epicenter of the explosion, Steven’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

The only thing left was a massive pillar of pure energy, still burning away at the same spot where he had been standing.

Finally, the monster seemed satisfied.

Convinced that Steven had been obliterated, it stopped its attack.

Where the young adventurer had stood was now a gaping crater, its surface covered in a thick layer of solidified Originium crystals.

And Steven?

He was nowhere in sight.

As if instinctively driven by a hatred for all living things, the monster shifted its gaze to the other survivors nearby.

Its tail glowed once more—preparing for the next round of slaughter.

But just as the monster turned around—its tail aiming directly at the nearest white-haired girl—

A sharp, shattering sound echoed through the battlefield.

Everyone watched in shock as the thick Originium crystals within the crater began to crack apart on their own.

And from beneath the fractured remains, a young man clad in eerie purple-black armor slowly crawled out, his movements a little sluggish but very much alive.

“You call yourself a boss, but you can’t even hit hard? What, did you skip breakfast or something?”

Steven coughed twice, shaking off the dust from his now misshapen Netherite Sword—which had been warped by the energy blast into something resembling a giant Originium slab.

His tone was mocking, filled with nothing but disdain for the monster before him.

In truth, he had deliberately taken the hit just to test the creature’s strength.

And sure enough, the boss bar hovering over its head wasn’t for show—this thing was definitely one of the strongest enemies he had encountered since arriving in this world.

But that was all it was.

He hadn’t even bothered using his shield, and yet the monster’s ultimate attack had barely shaved off two and a half hearts from his health bar.

He didn’t even need a potion—just a couple of deep breaths, and he’d be back to full health.

Having confirmed what he wanted, Steven lost interest in further experimentation.

Abandoning his defensive stance, his figure instantly blurred into motion, becoming a streak of purple-black lightning as he charged directly at the colossal monster.

The beast reacted immediately.

Turning its massive, skull-like head, it leveled its gigantic crystalline horns straight at Steven.

Then, with the force of a rampaging truck, it charged forward to meet him head-on.

BOOM!

The air exploded from the sheer impact as the two forces collided.

Steven’s human-sized frame looked insignificant compared to the towering beast—like a lone mantis trying to stop an oncoming semi-truck.

But against all odds, the tiny mantis did not break.

Instead, Steven held his ground completely, forcing the gigantic monster into a deadlock—neither side giving an inch.

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Tn: The Fallingstar Beast is not really 1 : 1 with the original Fallingstar Beast, it has been changed to better fit the Arknight World.

One notable change is the beast original purple glow has changed to orange-glow.