Greetings.
I am a man in a suit who has fallen into the world of Minecraft.
My first Ender Dragon attempt ended with a fall into the void.
I rebuilt my equipment from nothing and returned to the End. This time, I would at least get to fight the dragon before losing everything.
Back to the End
I crossed carefully from the small starting island to the main island, then ate an enchanted golden apple before approaching the obsidian pillars.
The dragon was waiting near the central bedrock. It was no longer just a boss. After last time, it felt like a personal enemy.
It immediately reminded me how strong it was. Dragon breath and a charge took a frightening amount of health. I even collected some dragon breath in glass bottles, earning an achievement in the middle of all this panic.
The Endermen were almost worse
The first task was destroying the End crystals. I climbed the obsidian pillars with ladders for the caged crystals and used a bow for the others.
Then, somehow, I looked at Endermen. Water helped me avoid them for a moment, but two of them attacked and I died.
I returned to pick up my scattered items, only to be attacked again by the dragon or Endermen. This happened four or five times. At that point, I was not sure which enemy was the real boss.
At last, the dragon falls
Eventually, I destroyed every crystal. When the Ender Dragon came down to the center, I drank a strength potion and kept attacking with my sword.
Then it happened. The Ender Dragon burst into light and scattered experience across the island. The return portal appeared in the bedrock fountain.
After the first disaster and several more deaths, the victory felt enormous. The world has opened up again.
That is all for this time.
Greetings.