A mere few weeks ago, the simulation hit a breaking point. It’s hardware ran to the end of its cycle, and attempted to reset itself. This failed to be done properly as it found a Virus in its system.
Over the next few days, the world barriers would constantly shift, growing and shrinking. These incidents would happen hourly, swallowing entire bases whole, sometimes taking their inhabitants….
By the end of the period, the barriers had cracked and even shattered in some points. Until this point, it was considered impossible to break the “barrier”, yet it seemed to break as easily as glass.
As they broke, water from outside the border quickly seeped in, the extra ocean from the outside world finally pouring into the accessible land. Water levels raised to almost double within hours, taking most of the world with it.
Now that all remains are islands, remnants from the highest points in the world. Villages sunk, adapted through the means of glass domes, or simply set sail. Pillagers followed them to the open ocean.
Entire origin populations vanished within this time period, while others flourished. The Merling populations tripled, springing off into more specific species like Phantom Jelly. Some species chose to flee to the untouched dimensions, while a 3rd dimension appeared and Sculk began to take over the remaining land from the bottom up.
While all of this happens, the splicers had stepped back, considered missing. The last deity seemingly vanished as well, yet to be considered dead or alive.
To all living mortals in the world, this event would be known as “The Great Flood”