Glaze [Hilo 5]

>Lapilli
6d100 = 325 6d100 = 320

>Slag
7d100 = 443

Kek, because of how I set up the turn, these dice are useless, except if one of the two groups approaches in the next response

>>9128
<Stats
Lapilli 1, 2
HP: 1116
Strength 6

Slag
HP: 1489
Strength: 7

Taaffeite
HP: 1720
Strength 13

Leucosapphire
HP: 1768
Strength 12

>>9126
>do gems have toes or are they like shoes?
Soft. They have fingers and are very well made. The work of the gems is not only exhaustive due to the combat part, but part of their job is to give them a perfect and appropriate appearance for their inclusions. Inclusions do not communicate and therefore carving them is often a lot of trial and error during birth. Basically, Taaffeíta has his fingers made in such a way that his hands do not reject them or the rest of his body either, to a lesser extent. And if a small defect arises, the modifications manifest themselves during combat damage so that the medical gems can intuit how your hair will grow or from which parts. Even so, Andalucita and Imperial Topaz must have a certain mental record of the details that their bodies have, to adapt with that information, but also to become familiar with the general shape of their bodies that sometimes hardly change, even over centuries.

>>9127

Sapphire is the name of my teacher's teacher as well as Purple Topaz and others. I don't know, I feel like it's weird calling you that...

>Taaffeita never met Zafiro nor did he hear much about her.
>However, the fact that he knew of her existence makes him relate that name only to her.
>During Taaffeita's life there has not been the case of two gems born in different periods sharing a name
I assume that Almandine is already decanonized too
>The Heliodor twin gems are the closest case you can think of, but they were born at the same time
>Topaz and Diamonds on the other hand had clear distinctions in their names based on their mineral
>You have never seen a diamond take offense to being called based on its color
>So you don't understand the frustration that Leucozafiro presents either

Rubí would also be strange... How are you dealing with her arm? (...) A cauliflower and a corundum are nothing alike, but if you don't mind then I guess I can call you Corundum

>He looked down at Leucozafiro's arm as soon as she mentioned Rubí's name.
>It doesn't seem to present problems when moving it, so there should be no problems in combat
>The comparison between a corundum and a cauliflower was confusing
>Since no matter how much I thought I couldn't find similarities between the two
>Not even their names were similar, but he didn't give the issue that much importance either.
Reminder that we speak broken English
>Instead he returned to concentrating on how to call Leucosapphire
>There are several corundums, but none of them call themselves that way
>So Taaffeita is okay with using that nickname

Padparadscha does other jobs sometimes, but I don't think it's right for me to talk to you about it.

>Taaffeita has known about Padparadscha's secret work for several decades
>And he has even helped or substituted him when necessary
>However, Padparadscha took a long time to reveal all the information regarding that.
>So Taaffeita does not see it right to reveal that kind of thing to Leucozafiro

Even Padparadscha has broken down a few times, though regardless she always returns to the battlefield. At the end of the day she is the strongest gem and I think that is why she takes her job so seriously, if someone like that stops fighting it would be a problem for the rest of us...

>Taaffeita may have trouble accepting Padparadscha's philosophy that no one will return from the crust
>But something as trivial as that is not enough to make me take a dim view of Padparadscha
>Since Taaffeita has a lot of respect for Padparadscha both for his strength and his seniority
>His attitude may not always be the best, but it's obvious that he cares about everyone else
>Hence why he tries so hard to continue protecting them, something that Taaffeita can empathize with.
>Thinking about the heavy load Padparadscha was carrying, Taaffeita couldn't help but sound a little sorry.

>>9128

Anomalous pyroclasts are always a problem...

>By anomalous he was referring to cases like Happy or the pyroclastic gem>If he were to encounter one of these he would immediately release purple smoke
>While he was thinking about that he could see a pyroclast emerging in front of him
>The multiple spheres that made it up made him think of the eyes of some living being.
>A ridiculous thought since pyroclasts do not need something like that to be able to see them

Let's go for the slag first, if you see another pyroclast emerge or move away, go after it and let me know. Understood, Corindon?

>In Taaffeita's eyes, the scum presented greater danger given their behavior
>Hence I prioritize ending this one before the others
>Still, he remains alert about the rest, which he also suggests Leucozafiro do.
>The number of enemies is low enough to use their smoke at this time
>He would consider later whether to ask for help or not, but for now he had to face the enemy

13d100 = 579

>>9128
>>9132
It is not a gem that is active or talked about much.
>Whenever Sapphire heard people refer to her, she had never been confused with a Sapphire from the past with a different number and she did not see the same problem as Taaffeita with having that name.
I have no problems.
>Both the name and the arm suited him well, he would not be distracted in combat if he heard someone shout that, nor would he have any other unwanted reaction.
If it is secret and infrequent it should not be an important job.
>Padparadscha's image as a purely combat gem with no other jobs was still intact even with that information, it was very little.
>That Sometimes would have to represent a quarter of the year for it to be a main or even secondary job of Padparadscha, just as winter was that of other gems even if they only cared for it for specific and limited times.
So it's because of pressure?
>All the combat gems were broken and most of them continued fighting as long as they were not inactive, that was not something special about Padparadscha, even the group of Almandino and Moissanita continued fighting despite all the material they lost on that occasion.
>Padparadscha was not the strongest gem because she was Padparadscha, Padparadscha was the strongest gem because she was the strongest gem. The other gems saw her as such and that forced her to stand tall in her place as the strongest. That was a better reason to believe.
>Only she and her teacher believed that she could become the strongest gem, against all the gems who already considered Padparadscha to be the strongest, the difference in pressure between the two was great, and more acceptable to her as a reason.
Do you think that if she stopped being the strongest she would want to stop fighting?
>If all those gems stopped believing that Padparadscha was the strongest, all the pressure that motivated her would go away and she would only have to strive to be the strongest if it was not something she herself wanted. He would be free to dedicate himself more to other jobs like so many gems or to retire as Yellow Diamond, if he ever wanted something besides fighting.
>But changing the opinion of all the other gems would be just as difficult as surpassing Padparadscha directly or gaining more pressure and motivation for herself.
>There would be no way for Taaffeita to know what Padparadscha would do in that hypothetical situation and there was a chance that he would be wrong about the corundum's motivation. He regretted asking the questions when he had already decided to drop the subject.
Does this seem anomalous to you?
>He asked about the spheres that were having difficulty finishing emerging, without doing anything with them yet. He did not identify them as a type of pyroclast that he knew in that state.
I will be careful that no more spots emerge from the shadows.
>Going after the scum was also what she preferred, preventing it from escaping and finding another gem before it found her would be dangerous. This way of acting prioritized protecting gems before destroying pyroclasts, since the Lapillis on the other side were more fragile and numerous, but they would surely go for the two of them even if they moved away from them.
>The ideal was to keep her eyes in front of and around the Slag while Taaffeita focused on it, the fact that the pyroclasts were few gave her reason to believe that there could be more nearby and that they were guiding her towards them.

12d100 = 609

>>9132
>>9133
>Only after looking at them for several seconds can you notice the sound that the spheres make, humming. It seems that it is the vibration that expels the red material inside. Some pyroclasts such as bombs or blocks shine when in contact with the brightness of the sun or any other light source, even when reflected on you, others such as ashes or lapillis do so much less, but if you observe them very closely you can see some white. Tanzanite mentions the details of the pyroclasts quite often; after Watermelon's disappearance, her usual talk about others and her feelings has diminished, although she may also not have changed in dedication to her work until the appearance of that pyroclastic beast. The shine of these spheres, on the other hand, is zero, as if they were a matte gray, sand that crumbles but gives nothing in contact with water. The red fibers that are externalized have other properties, no impermeability but much greater strength than just vibration. Their movement soon stopped looking like roots growing, and began to look like those of long animals moving. They contract and twist on themselves to propel themselves and reach the branches of dry trees. There were even a couple of these little pyroclastic “particles” that held on to the arrow stuck in the tree to avoid the puddle of water beneath you. Taaffeite departed, so that only Leucozafiro could observe how the small spot that brought these anomalous pyroclasts closed. Usually pyroclasts are absorbed once again by their patch once the largest or most are defeated, so the fact that a pyroclast remains in the crystalline earth is a characteristic of those anomalous or rare. She can confirm it because there are still these 5 spheres swinging from the branches to try to climb a high point.
…>The appearance of a Slag among the combat gems is usually considered as a slight increase in the danger of the emerging pyroclastic formation. They would not seem to stand out beyond perception and intelligence, but it is precisely their reasoning capacity that this type of pyroclasts use to cause difficulties. The appearance of Lapillis means a continuous siege of arrows as long as you remain visible, and that of a Bomb directly a stain that will not fade quickly, giving the opportunity for the formation of secondary Ashes. The Anti-Unitary Swamp marks a key disadvantage for combat gems, at least in spring and early summer, mud and puddles are impossible to avoid without sacrificing movement efficiency. It means that a greater noise is made when running and this attracts the attention of the pyroclasts. Before facing the Scum, Taaffeíta could hope that the Lapillis will place her in their sights given her advance. The usual movement in such a case is to continually circle the battlefield in a slightly elliptical approach. However, upon an unexpected move by the Scum, the Lapillis do not point their bows directly towards where Taaffeíta is. A delay from the enemy is enough to effectively approach where your leader is. At the delay of the lapillis, Taaffeíta can easily cross shallow puddles. Drops of water rise transparent brown, a violet reflection tinges the other clusters of calm water for short seconds. Behind the Lapillis, the Scum is preparing for the nearby battle. Although it does not have visible eyes, being the closest thing to a gem covered with a large black cloth with a solid and inflexible texture, the Scum is capable of deflecting part of the lateral blow. The enemy is cut into a left lump and the movement of Taaffeite's sword is only stopped by a right one, returning the edge to the air, out of range except if the weapon is turned 180 degrees. Due to the nature of the cut itself, the Slag was unable to regenerate or generate any frontal structure. No spheres covered over and over with the same material to hit you or small pyramids or long spikes to break Taaffeite at specific points. The Pyroclastic Slag instead advanced in position, taking advantage of the deflection of the sword, he used his own body to hit Taaffeite in the forehead. Some strands of hair fell out and the hit area cracked, but even despite the power of the attack, she did not fall or bend her knees but only to retreat into a new room to cut with the sword. The movement was fast, but the puddle you are stepping on is very short and should not splash too much. Unlike the dozens of meters of stagnant water in the swamp, here halfway through the transition to the Anatasa lavender flower field, the wells are limited and much muddier. The completely transparent drops that slide from Taaffeíta's eyes had no explanation, at least if you didn't look up instead of down.
…>For Leucozafiro, rainy days are difficult. Usually Kunzite or Onyx effectively predicted what day they should stay inside the Academy in case it was impossible for pyroclasts to emerge given the humidity. In that sense, they were that pair of gems, they acted heroically even if it was an accidental event. Water means returning to a semi-transparent white color and during rains water is present at all times. Naturally, the winter gems were not always precise and much less perfect, during a year the rainy days to which Leucozafiro was exposed by mistake of the winter gems are counted on the fingers of one hand. Now that they are not there, that margin of error has seriously increased, although Dioptasa tries to close it by accepting a similar job during the morning. Luckily there is no need to blame that weak but nearby blue-blue gem, since rain cannot undo the colored resin that is not applied. Thus, Leucozafiro can see the raindrops on his guard sword as a simple detail but not a threat. It was necessary to have the sword right in front, because the Lapillis were not interested in Taaffeite even though it was noisy and its violet color stood out. Their actions are strange, because the Lapillis stay sheltered from their corresponding Slag or Bomb and worry about shooting the greatest number of arrows from afar, this is not happening now. The pair of long-range enemies have moved ahead of the Scum and the newly arrived Taaffeite, taking aim as they advance around the weak terrain. They aim for Leucozafiro, or a nearby position. The arrows fly in search of hitting her and although several are repelled by a sword in concentration, there are some that have hit shoulders and legs, leaving minimal damage. After all, at hardness 6 of their arrows, these projectiles destroy themselves against the hardness of corundum. No matter if they have missed several arrows or if their attacks are less effective against the gem they are fighting, the Lapillis have not deviated from their offensive method.
…
>There is no stain in the surroundings. That one of the small spheres was closed a while ago and the one with Taaffeíta next to it also seems to be waiting but not moving or transforming the terrain. Towards the background the field of flowers looks shorter, perhaps because the flowers are sensing the soon arrival of a rain cloud. Fortunately in the garden there is no silhouette of a pyroclast or gem, the same towards the back. The reddish-gray spheres have climbed the trees using their makeshift limbs and are perching on dry branches, no apparent danger. In order not to be left behind in the decision to cut off the Scum, Leucozafiro must advance, even if it means meeting the Lapillis directly. It would really be the best way to fight them because they cannot attack up close and they are already disintegrating little by little due to the water droplets. As she moved forward, Sapphire almost tripped. Given his training under the sea, it was impossible for him to have incorrectly calculated the depth and viscosity of the mud, so the reason must have been something else. At its feet there is a solid element. As the water calms down, you can see through it a kind of black rope that, when submerged, does not seem to be soluble and much less weak, although it does look quite thin. Behind Leucozafiro, in one of the arrows that he avoided, this large ligament is also present, knotted at one end of the pyroclastic element arrows. The next arrow shots from the lapillis seemed to be a little higher, so that they aimed either at Leucosapphire's head or at the dry, pointed tops of the dead trees.

>>9135
>>Lapilli
6d100 = 359 6d100 = 280

>Escoria
7d100 = 420

>>9136
<Stats
Lapilli 1, 2
HP: 916/1116
Strength 6

Slag
HP: 775/1389
Strength: 7

Taaffeite
HP: 1329/1720
Strength 13

Leucosapphire
HP: 1630/1768
Strength 12

>>9132
>I assume that Almandine is already decanonized as well
I mentioned her in her posts, in text and in dialogue. I don't want to decanonize her, but I don't want to roleplay her either, kek. Since we are in the "final stretch" of chapters, I don't know how much of her can influence you. In general, its problem is somewhat distant (Although the distance was shortened with what happened with Kunzite, Fluorite and Axinite). I was planning to keep her and then explain what happened to her during a long timeskip.>Reminder that we speak broken English
I would say that it does look like Corundum, or that half of Chrysocolla said it in semi-Spanish or I would add broken pronunciation. But the truth is that I was quite lazy in that turn, I didn't think that anyone else besides Chrysocolla would use it or mention it.

>>9135
>Rain was starting to fall. In another time this would have been bad news for both it and the pyroclasts due to the dissolution of materials in their bodies in water, today this was not the case since it had no important material that was lost in the rain. Under these circumstances they would win the battle just by waiting, as long as they did not fall directly into a stain.
They are scattering something with their arrows. I'm going to attack the Lapillis.
>Seeing and feeling the signs of something irregular in the combat, he decided to change tactics and announce it to his partner. The slag could no longer resist much under the rain and the attack of a gem, it was not necessary to join Taaffeite to finish off that pyroclast.
>For now he would occupy the attention of the two Lapillis and destroy every arrow they attempted to shoot until he could get close enough to destroy their bows or the limbs they used to power them.
>If he happened to be a good distance from a puddle that he could splash to hasten the dissolution of the pyroclasts, he would kick as hard as he could to wet them.

1d100 = 20

>>9141
It's not an effort die nor am I holding back, I wrote it wrong.

12d100 = 520

>>9133

Maybe in part, but Padparadscha being what he is, he would find a way to fight even if his toughness was 1

>The pressure that Padparadscha herself and the others put on her could be a factor
>But surely it is not the only one to take into account
>Things like your years of experience and your own will to fight also have an influence
>Until recently Taaffeita believed that 6 was the minimum needed to fight pyroclasts
>However Fluorite showed that it was capable of taking care of these even when its durability is 4
>After seeing that and knowing how determined Padparadscha is, you wouldn't be surprised to see her fight like that
>Although 1 toughness may be a very exaggerated example

It is strange of course, perhaps it is a pyroclast that failed to form...

>Anomalous was certainly a good word to describe it
>Although at the moment it showed no signs of being a danger
>The large number of puddles that were at the site could have affected its formation
>Despite suggesting that Taaffeita still kept a close eye on this
>Which he also suggested Leucozafiro do

>>9135

>Stepping over puddles was the same as stepping in mud and getting dirty
>An annoyance, yes, but it wasn't something you can worry about right now
>Ending pyroclasts is a higher priority than your comfort
>And he would not hesitate to fill himself with as much mud as possible in order to defeat the enemy
>Just like that annoyance is not able to stop it, neither would the attack of the scum
>He did not retreat or move from his spot after it hit him
>Instead he made sure to move forward while keeping his sword in front to cut him down.

13d100 = 649

>>9141

I will send a signal in that case

>I was waiting for some anomalous behavior to send a signal
>And what Leucozafiro was describing was undoubtedly that kind of behavior
>The rain could make it difficult for his smoke to spread, but he still found it necessary to use it
>He rushed to find some seaweed, chewed it, and then began to release gray smoke
>He hopes this is not the case, but the situation may become more complicated if the abnormalities continue
>So before that becomes a problem he decided to rush the elimination of the current enemies

Effort
3d100 = 152

>>9141
>>9143
>For Taffeíta, the spot has a diameter of 4 or 5 meters, it is in a solid state, where the ferrofluid has replaced the soil at the intersection of the flower field and the swamp. However, the diameter that always comes into concern is the internal hole of an already formed stain, this has a radius of 50 centimeters. The Lapillis probably came out together and then the Scum emerged on its own, while you were paying attention to a secondary stain. That the connection between the Crust and the stain is made means that pyroclasts can emerge from the interior, although of a lower rank. Just as Lapillis can emerge from a block, this slag cannot bring here more than two Ashes, apparently. Your attention was drawn to the stain because the Scum retreated several centimeters as soon as you regained control of the sword, touching back against the edge of its black safe area. Unlike other pyroclasts, Slags can recognize the use they give to their weapons, and can hardly be surprised by unusual strategies. Noticing your prompt attack, the Scum advanced the generation of a structure at its feet to gain a solid foothold. Your first cut was not the most accurate, the Slag rotated on it to distribute the force to the surface of its material. You cut off the front part of the Scum and it fell apart, flying into the air and dissolving with the rain. Naturally, the interior of a pyroclast does not differ from the exterior. Deep cuts are required to defeat pyroclasts and this one was protecting itself from them with its flexibility. The optimal thing in this situation was to continue slicing even superficial pieces, maintaining concentration so that the enemy does not surprise you with a sudden attack or try to melt or move your sword away. Thus, in repetitive efforts you already had a pyroclast resentful of the several cuts one meter inside its stain. At the voice of Sapphire and the strange behavior of the pyroclasts, you lit the smoke from a single manipulation of materials. Even if it is an intelligent Scum, no enemy can stop the smoke from rising once it has started. Even rain, although it is erasing the color in drops, cannot completely eliminate the signal. This should have been the pyroclast's moment to counterattack, as you unconsciously concentrated on spreading the color, however, no attack came from the Scum. The spot suddenly began to vibrate, with a Slag that has decreased its height and expanded the contact surface with its “vehicle.” You can see how a small slag emerges from the center of this pyroclastic spot and temporarily seals the hole when it emerges. The vibration of the spot stops, and the floodgate also seems to have closed immediately given the rain. In front of you you have two pyroclasts. It must have been a problem since he called reinforcements, but he could only bring in a single Ash and now they are both sharing the humidity problem.
:..>For Sapphire, the rain feels heavy after all. Even though the Lapillis are strangely forward and have somewhat modified weapons, it is not difficult to predict their next shots. They are aiming their bows at a slightly high angle, although much less high than the one they accidentally hit at the tree during their appearance. Destroying the arrows they are about to launch requires skill. When they began to shoot, it was necessary to place the handle of your sword at the height of your neck to prevent any arrow from rising high enough above you. It is the moment they launched that you were able to identify the type of tool the archers are using, a black rope that sticks out from inside themselves and connects to their bow and then to the arrow they are about to shoot. The landing of the projectiles is visualized as the attack of many dark snakes on you. The black material that the ropes are made of appears to be light, because they fly with the arrows and some of these ropes remain floating on the surface of nearby puddles. Although harmless to you, the snakes look more ferocious than this new element in the attack of the lapillis, because after destroying arrows it is impossible that some of these fibers will not touch you and when that happened, there was no break, or scratch, or much less a sensation. Moving forward and cutting the arrows with your sword is much slower than just running in an attack towards where the lapillis are. And each time you get closer, it becomes more difficult to correctly aim the trajectory of the following rounds of projectiles with the sword, due to the greater speed of the shot at a shorter length. You should have cut the next lapilli shot just a few meters away from you, but it seems that hitting it was a mistake made by the enemy himself. The last shot was low and instead of hitting your head it hit your belly. Due to the speed and hardness, the arrow fell apart upon contact with the hard corundum, however, the power of the attack was transmitted anyway due to the proximity. Towards the center of your body you felt traces of cracking. In a second and another second, the arches of the lapillis were completely broken. His black arrows scattered across the ground, some melting into the mud and others landing on the Lapillis themselves in an opportunity to use the sharp points against you. However, before attacking or defending himself as the first lapilli who received the deep cut in his hands tried to do, the second intentionally fell forward and where the arrows are. In the approach that proceeds to the attack you kicked the stagnant water. This was mixed with fragments of lapilli and soil so you barely wet the Lapillis from the bottom half down. It was enough for the first to suddenly collapse, clinging no longer to attack but to defense, while the second opened half of his body, digging with his hands inside, facing the ground. Strong wind is heard, combined with the contact of the water with your surface. Unlike Tourmaline Tea, swamp dew is quite cloudy. Behind you, the surface breaking of the water, ever so slightly. They are not footsteps or the rotation of those strange spheres, but the movement of a finer element on water. You could have turned to see the second lapilli pull the many ropes, but the vision in your left eye is somewhat blurry.
…>It should have been 3 or 4 minutes before the Diamonds to the north headed to support this area, but the figures Taaffeíta can see approaching beyond the lavender field are 1 or 2 minutes away. It does not match the reading time of the situation and the smoke, because even if they saw the smoke immediately, it would still be a few extra tens of seconds until they appear. If looking up is considered a good idea during the fight, Taaffeite might see how most of its smoke has dissipated, or has instead been consumed by a much more prominent, gray formation nearby. For Leucozafiro, the state of the lapillis is critical, unable to get up, they are not able to attack and even if she does not attack them they will be eliminated by the rain that dissolves them much faster than the Scum. When blocking the arrows, when observing the spheres and when watching Taaffeite fight, Leucosapphire always had his head looking up or ahead. It is after this last attack that she can finally look down on the enemy, as usually happens with the ashes. Being close to them, certain drops had to fall on Sapphire instead of on the ashes, preventing them from disintegrating even minimally. However, this is not happening. Even if the shadow of Sapphire is placed entirely over the Lapilli, it will continue to dissolve, because the rain is passing through the Corindon in direct contact with the enemy. Sliding down the sides of her arms, trickling down her neck and down the side of her face, even dissolving some of her hair, Leucosapphire is releasing droplets of white water. The dissolution of corundum in water is slower than that of a Lapilli, but faster than that of a Scoria.

>>9129
I'm going to add the priorities thing to these posts with dice rolls

Lapilli 1
237
0: Attack

>Lapilli 2
315
0: Attack

>Slag
391
0:Attack
1:Defense

>Taaffeite
685
0: Offset
1: Scroll
2: Attack
3: Attack

>Sapphire
664
0:Observation
1:Displacement

>>9136
Lapilli 1
346
0: Attack

>Lapilli 2
323
0: Attack

>Slag
312
0: Defense
1: Reinforcements

>Taaffeite
632 + 108
0: Attack
1: Attack
2: Attack
3: Smoke

>Sapphire
809
0: Destroy arrows
1: Attack

>>9144
<Third Contact (Start)
>Lapilli 1
6d100 = 290
0: Defense

>Lapilli 2
6d100 = 337
0: Strings

>Ash
5d100 = 311
0: Attack

>Slag
7d100 = 471
0: (?)
1: (?)

>>9145
Rain does 100 damage to Scum and 200 damage to Lapillis, the same as Ash. But it's a variable water damage, the Sapphire thing and the splashing is less damaging than the constant rain so I take it as 50.
I'll start using priority counters to illustrate actions. Continue with the usual system, you do not have to place 0:Attack 1:Defense, if you do not see it necessary. I always interpret their actions this way, only this is the first time I rigorously show them how to kek

<Stats
Lapilli 1
HP: 311/1116
Strength 6

Lapilli 2
HP: 312/1116
Strength 6

Slag
HP: 120/1389
Strength: 7

Ash
HP: 172/372
Strength: 5

Taaffeite
HP: 1329/1720
Strength 13

Leucosapphire
HP: 1157/1768
Strength 12

>Also
Here (>>9137) during the Second Contact I had a mistake with the Scum's defense, Taaffeíta should have reduced him by 1/2 of his life, but the one he received was 3/4 kek I still think it doesn't have much influence now

>>9144
>>9141

Pyroclastic beasts?

>He asked the air as soon as he saw the strange ropes that crashed against Leucozafiro
>At first glance they looked like a cluster of snakes or worms
>However, they did not seem to have any kind of movement or will.
>Since after impact they simply stayed still on the ground or puddles
>The rain should be more than enough to eliminate them
>Still, Taaffeita couldn't help but look down for fear that they would do something.

Throw water at them if you see them move and avoid serious damage if more appear

>The anomalous behavior of the lapillis was something that worried him
>The bad thing about fighting things you don't know is that not knowing what to expect
>However, Taaffeita had closer things to deal with
>The scum he was fighting proved to be more troublesome than he expected
>Not only did it not fall, but it also gave rise to ash
>Thanks to the rain both were weakened, so finishing them off should be simple
>Once I did that, only the lapillis would be left and the fight would be over.
>However, his eyes caught a somewhat peculiar sight in the distance.
>Cannot distinguish a specific shape to know if they are gems or pyroclasts
>But given the little time that passed, I was inclined to believe the second
>Reason why he recommended that Leucozafiro take care of himself in case this fight drags on.

13d100 = 697

>>9149
>>9144
>>9143
>Her teacher must have once advised her to get to know Padparadscha better by approaching her directly or by fighting, her memory was not very clear about it but she liked that idea more than theorizing or asking others about things that they did not know as much more than she did, although she still did not have the strength to do that as she wanted.
>Since he twisted himself awkwardly to destroy every arrow they released his plan was that he would stop whatever the pyroclasts wanted to achieve even if he didn't understand the ultimate goal, the fact that they were crawling on the ground shortly after being scattered by the rain was not enough of a reason to stop when he saw them persist so much.
>She herself finished destroying the pyroclast who was looking for the ropes with her sword before he achieved what he was trying to do and did the same with the other one instead of waiting for the rain, only after she was done with that would she go to Taaffeita to ask him if there was something wrong with his eye.
Do you think this is Pyroclast and not a metal?
>What she stumbled upon in the mud did not seem like the same material as the lapillis and what she had on her body did not feel like that either, the strange sensations motivated her to seek a second opinion before going to stop the spheres that were trying to continue climbing, proceeding with so many uncertainties was not safe.

12d100 = 722

>>9149
>>9150
>If it were not the smallest pyroclast, an Ash would be the enemy with the greatest malleability when fighting, because when it emerges from the crust it melts in great heat. It is this property that is making the Ash now appear slower and weaker. Rainwater is not only dulling its growing orange color, but also disintegrating its thin connections to the stain. By remaining disjointed, a pyroclast takes a few hundredths of seconds to regain “consciousness”, making it unfeasible to cut the pyroclastic material from the ground rather than defeat it, but it is being continuously disintegrated given the environmental conditions. Ignited in a layer of steam, Ash still went to attack Taaffeite, she would not only wait for her with her sword but would also be willing to take a forward position to cut her down. The ash could not cross over the recently formed puddle of rain that separates it from the gem, so it was evident that it would use the lavender flowers to propel itself through, those that were previously dislodged by both the wind and the combat. Thus in short repeated jumps the Ash was completely read, in a predictive attack Taaffeite would cut said pyroclast in half to immediately put an end to the Scum. However, before the enemy was cut in half, a kind of thorn appeared on Taaffeite's left shoulder. It was thin and straight, it was a small precise attack to deflect your use of the sword, so that the Dreg had created a long and seemingly conical protuberance only for the Ash to hit before falling. Before touching the edge of the sword, the Ash hit the right forearm, detaching a layer of it and making it impossible to properly handle the weapon for a moment. The impact was hard for Ash, because after damaging Taaffeíta's arm, the enemy fell to the ground to be dissolved by the accumulated water. There was still the largest enemy that managed to remain active at such a late hour of combat. Due to its damage, it would probably return to the stain, it was the most logical view. However, the Scum remained at the safe edge of the blur, retracting that long hand and preparing to defend. It was a high cut, after Taaffeite had propelled herself, she reached a height from which the Scum could not defend herself. It split from the head to its lower cluster while revealing a hollow interior of circular patterns. Still, as it was cut down, the Scum gathered back at the top, once again using its body to overwhelm Taaffeite. Higher pressure sent Taaffeite to the floor of the blob even as the pyroclast was fading. The ferrofluid partially obscured his vision, as it soaked into Taaffeite's uniform. The stain is vibrating with the disappearance of the major enemy, the raid is over.
…>For Sapphire, everything has increased a level in slipperiness, fortunately, because you have not stopped holding your sword since the beginning of the fight, it does not feel slippery. The weapon can be trusted not to slip from one's hands even when the rain has increased and its strange blinding effect has increased. The left side of the eye doesn't feel lost or useless at all, just very blurry. It is different from the feeling of not having them and the crystal clear vision that you can get waiting for the times they plan to replace one in the medical area. Your touch is not as developed as that of Onyx, Kunzite, Almandine or Diopaside, so the fact that you can feel the water droplets sliding over your body is rather worrying. The strange sensation does not stop the combat at all, because as a priority you aimed at the enemies in search of eliminating them completely. For both Taaffeite and Leucosapphire, the destruction of the enemies happened at the same time. They did not have to leave one alive for collection since very few pieces have actually been detached near the stain. Taaffeite is probably covering up the pieces that fell off of herself in that place. When Sapphire thrust his sword into Lapilli's back and then slashed towards his head, he could feel the will to recover the rope from that strange enemy fading. When you kill an enemy, it begins to dissolve and disintegrate even without the need for moisture. It was like lying still on several pillows that deform under your weight. The pyroclast no longer moves its hands because they are slowly dissolving in water. The fingers are always the first to be destroyed, due to how small they are and the complexity needed to draw the bow with them. With the disappearance of that enemy, another action could surprise Leucozafiro. In the same way that the pyroclasts were sprayed with water after being kicked, the remaining Lapilli tried to throw grass and dirt from the ground in the direction of Leucozafiro. It does not represent any harm, only discomfort. The rain is reminiscent of the effect that both Anatasa and her teacher enjoyed by accepting light in a distorted way. The addition of a matrix of earth only adds a turbidity that completely detracts from the usual sensation of that practice. Even in the continuous and intense succession of drops, only a single clean cut in half was enough to finish off the second Lapilli. The battle is over but Leucozafiro's vision has not improved, in fact it has gotten worse. At Taaffeíta's call you cannot tell if the ropes are moving or reacting with the rain, because you cannot distinguish if they are floating inanimately or moving with a purpose. For now you can determine that they do not dissolve in water, unlike your resin. The protective layer that Tanzanite is usually referred to as skin is water resistant, so even Chrysocolla at shallow depths can maintain a nice appearance. However, when you feel this rain you may notice how a puddle at your feet turns a pale color mixed with your natural white.
…>Taaffeíta is aware of the gems that Padparadscha respects or appreciates, among them is Taaffeíta herself and her partner Rubi, both for easily deduced reasons such as companionship and strength. Although last winter, the pink corundum itself strangely mentioned Axinite, who has not been fighting for long. The reasons why he considers her and not a gem who works hard and practices as much as Anatasa or Sapphire were not clear, so Taaffeíta could not use this knowledge other than to raise doubts. It is only to current events that a very circumstantial and specific answer can be arrived at. During combat the combat gems pay special attention to the enemies in front or to the spots below, looking up is only necessary when an Ash has climbed a tree or similar. For the work they have practiced for decades, observing the sky was so irrelevant that they could almost ignore it completely during these confrontations. Although, it wouldn't be a habit for a gem who has observed it for most of her existence. Axinite would have noticed the thick and extensive cloud that is over the anti-unitarian swamp, the one that descends like a whirlwind so large that it drags the rain in a continuous horizontal movement and no longer vertical. The focus of this phenomenon is located beyond the dry tree where the anomalous spheres appeared, in one of the extensive pools of water. Naturally, the one closest to the rotating gale is Leucosapphire, then Taaffeite, and before her are those strange pyroclastic objects that did not disintegrate. Both Taaffeite and Leucosapphire can see how several of these spheres yield to the force of the phenomenon and are dragged to spin, they disappear within seconds of being absorbed, as if they were also dissolving into new drops of brown water. Leucozafiro appears to be affected by this event, as it appears thinner and generally maintains a liquid type appearance. If she manages to get close enough to Taaffeíta so that she can see her face, she would realize that the missing left part is what does not allow her to see correctly because it is disappearing, liquidifying like the general terrain for the appearance of a stain.
…
(Bort) How scary. It's really very scary. I didn't think I would see a pyroclast looking like that again until a long time later.
(Green Diamond) Sister!
>Taaffeíta did not have to keep his sword guard for long, the figures that approached are the closest gems. Coming from the northern sector patrol, Black Diamond and Green Diamond arrived as reinforcements against the already defeated pyroclasts. Upon reaching Taffeíta's side, Bort stopped running to just walk while looking up. In the crown of said structure of wind and water, there is not a black or gray cloud, not even any violet smoke can be seen coloring any arm of air. The evaporated face of a pyroclast appears present, with an initial appearance of vapor, but as the view refines, it appears partially solid. Green Diamond followed her older companion from behind. At his voice, Bort continued forward, but not before telling Taaffeíta about his mission. She seemed confident, although after a couple of steps her expression changed to seriousness.
(Bort) Come back, Taaffeíta. I'll take care of Leucozafiro. My mass is greater, it will not dissolve me!>The stain closed completely, Green Diamond immediately collected some pieces of Taaffeite, then observed this same gem in search of an immediate decision. For Leucozafiro, although at first it felt strange and uncomfortable, slowly the experience of rain began to feel much more like that of frosting. Although it is obvious that Imperial Topaz is not on the battlefield. The dissolution increased to the point that Sapphire lost height and only her knees keep her upright since the rest of her legs are hard and changing water. Quick to change and slippery, the puddle that emerges from Sapphire appears slippery, but upon contact it is as solid as the surface of a corundum would be. Axinite called them non-Newtonian liquids even though they had never seen a non-Newtonite before. The appearance of a black gem silhouette and her own identification as Bort brought Leucosapphire back to a position where she was to be carried by the Black Diamond.

>>9151
<Stats
Lapilli 1
HP: 0/1116

Lapilli 2
HP: 0/1116

Slag
HP: 0/1389

Ash
HP: 0/372

Taaffeite
HP: 1150/1720
Strength 13

Leucosapphire
HP: 657/1768
Strength 12

Green Diamond
HP: 2418
Strength: 15

Bort
HP: 2417
Strength: 16

>>9151
The next turn has a short timeskip and the extra turn

>>9150

The gems of the medical area will be able to answer you better, we have a lot to report, we should hurry

>Taaffeita did not have the necessary knowledge to be able to answer Leucozafiro's question
>Andalusite and Imperial Topaz would be much more qualified for something like this
>And it was precisely those gems that they had to see in order to be repaired
>The enemies they faced today had presented several anomalous qualities
>Even now they seemed to continue with that, as the current climate seemed to be influenced by these
>This and the rest of the events are something that should be reported immediately
>So he recommended that Leucozafiro leave this place as soon as possible.

>>9151

A lot of strange things have been happening in this fight...

>He told Bort that as soon as he saw him
>Shortly after that he realized that he had no more time to continue talking.
>The pyroclastic bubbles from before were making the climate even worse
>Not only that but they also seemed to be affecting Leucozafiro
>The amount of solid matter in his body was less and he behaved strangely
>Seeing that, Taaffeita began to approach her without even realizing it.

Are you sure? Okay, but I'll stay close in case it's necessary.

>Leucozafiro was under attack and Taaffeita was on her way to help her
>That was until Bort tried to convince her not to go any further.
>Taaffeita has never experienced an attack like this, so she's not sure what to do either.
>Bort is a gem older than her, both in age and toughness
>He decided to trust those factors and left this job to her
>Still, she wasn't willing to just leave, so he remained close as he watched her walk away.

>>9154
>>9151
>She was not surprised that the damage to her body did not stop after finishing off the Lapillis fos, she had assumed that it was the work of something that they spread on her and it continued to move inside her or affect her just from having had contact with it.
>Rather than throwing water on herself in the hope that it would eliminate what was affecting her or on the vipers of unknown material, she went to her companion to help her understand what was happening to her, but her step was more unsafe than being under the sea.
Don't we have to pick ourselves up first? I don't even know how to pick this up. No way to go, without legs.
>He didn't at all like how strange the fight had been and objected when Taaffeita just told him to hurry up, seeing how things were going and how difficult it was to move even if he tried.
I wasn't supposed to break anymore. Rubí told me. They barely touched me!
>He vented his frustration at what he saw as an injustice, but only with his right eye because he couldn't see or move as he even wanted to.
Throw me into the water! I want this to go away from me! Snails still move underwater without legs.

>>9154
>>9155
>Although it did not separate, the dissolution process looked very compromising for a gem, from the outside. Leucozafiro's body does not seem to react at the indicated speed, nor in the ways in which she would like. Returning to the ground in a difficult view was much more likely than walking or running out of the vortex of moist wind approaching from the swamp. Taaffeite and Green Diamond can observe the terrain, as everything is being affected by the whirlwind, but at the same time it holds it in place without expanding its degrading effect beyond just the white corundum gem. Even so, some dirt rose up, not mud but a dry stretch of soil that was close to Leucozafiro. There were hundreds of other weaker objects that could be swept away by a phenomenon like this, such as bushes and the lavender flowers themselves, but it was strange how these simply waved around without moving anywhere. Several seconds after the reaction began, the whirlwind lit up in certain traces of orange. Signs of incandescence appeared on the nearby trees that were ready to burn the already waste trunks. Green Diamond is also unable to run away immediately, which Green Diamond notes as he responds confidently.
(Bort) Don't worry, you two. I used to do this all the time.>For Sapphire, the view above is not totally unknown. The vision expected once your eyes have melted is one that shows the inner limits of your crystalline lattice, but there are no series of multi-faceted structures or white geometric formations. Instead, the entire world is wrapped in a kind of circulation filter, like curves that grow over and over again from a natural order. It resembles the formations of Chrysocolla shells. In that strange perception, Sapphire could still notice Black Diamond near her, like a silhouette of a recognizable color and voice. The colors are still visible and because some of your surface resin has melted you can see your right arm. Ruby red corundum is also presenting the same effect, although, even in this state, it has not come off of you. You recognize Bort because he always uses strange words, not as strange as the ones Anatasa used to use, but very out of place expressions. Sapphire's vision took off from the puddle she wanted to return to.
(Bort) Soldier! I heard your call for help, we're leaving here! In the face of this storm of happy face, even if you are slippery, I can still lift you up-
>The first touch of the diamond was a test of the terrain, after feeling that the slipperiness was not that high, she wrapped her arms around Leucosapphire's center and lifted it up. Almost immediately, the corundum began to crackle at the point of contact. Black Diamond is capable of controlling the force he uses for certain actions, even if that was overlooked, his mistake was only partial. Previously, Sapphire was attacked closely by the Lapillis in a quick attempt at mutual destruction. The creaking was the transmission of a fracture through the lines of separation made previously. Sapphire immediately lost consciousness and went into a state of suspension, because she was effectively now in two pieces. Like any other reaction, in an enveloping reactant scenario, the material to be reacted increases its speed depending on its surface area. Leucosapphire's dissolution was completed while Black Diamond was still attempting to raise the liquid he had become. Even if he had joined hands, even with hundreds of trips, the time would not be enough to move this entire volume of leuco-sapphire. It is a reflective puddle, even though Black Diamond is on it, Taaffeite can see the violet mirror of water. The whirlwind approached and the drops from the swamp rose, in a rain in the opposite direction. Little by little, Sapphire in a dissolved form was being drained upward. That pyroclastic face would take only another minute to raise the water in the area to cloud height.

>>9154
>The dissolution was completely unnatural. First, not all the water in the Antiunitarian Swamp was drained by that whirlwind rising towards the clouds, considering that there was a lot of stagnant water in the area. Second, it seemed that the leuco-sapphire resin, her uniform, and her sword had simply fallen off her to end up at the bottom of her own puddle, but when it was all over there was no trace of her implements. Finally during the diamonds' initial search for Leucozafiro, Green Diamond found a patch of torn up dirt with a perfectly circular shape just over a meter from where Sapphire disappeared. The only place where that cluster of atmospheric phenomena could go is upwards, leaving in its wake a fire burning on the thin trees demonstrating an exothermic reaction. Whether it would soon rain Leucosapphire again, or the clouds would move in a cycle of years until your companion's material returned to earth you could not know, mainly because both Onyx and Kunzite have disappeared and essentially because they had to repair you before trying to find answers. The frosting was not completely completed, Imperial Topaz was shocked by the news and her treatments were only those necessary. So you arrived very soon at the place where the diamonds ended up, in the Tanzanite work area. Tanzanita herself relates with a smile.(Tanzanite) In its time, Howlite was also swallowed by a white pyroclast. Although it wasn't that big and it wasn't made of steam. I-I still… can remember the weight of that perfect sphere of silicoborocalcite!
(Green Diamond) Black Diamond, you're an idiot! How could you break it in half!? Sapphire had faced pyroclasts, she was as injured as Taaffeite.
>No one can get completely used to the Tanzanite way of being. Although, the diamonds have a different center of attention, since they are arguing. It is mainly Green Diamond who complains to her older sister, for what she considers a reckless act. Yet his words did not seem his own, but rather the property of Padparadscha, Carnelian or even Ruby if he had lost his patience. Black Diamond keeps his eyes closed and in contrast to Tanzanite, he could not analyze the objects on the second's work table at all. The first is a tray with pieces of Leucosapphire, they are apparently two plates that are separated by a completely broken surface, inside, the external texture is full of spherical sections like various pillows. Andalucita is observing this element. The other two objects go together, the ropes that the lapillis threw at Leucozafiro and three of the anomalous pyroclastic spheres that are pierced by the arrows towards the end of the longitude. Two spheres are complete, the third is ready to break. The pyroclasts reached these few spheres with their arrows and only because they were connected to these ropes is why they did not rise along with the others to be consumed by the white face. The approach of Andalucita and her magnifying glass is aggressive.
(Andalusite) It has a cryolite coverage. Cryolite and other compounds that I don't understand... The smelting process stopped when its crystalline structure was disturbed, breaking.
(Bort) That's a discovery! If we fracture completely, Happy Rain won't be able to melt us. That's the good part of all this, Green.
>Black Diamond returned to his mood after listening. Certainly, the piece they have of Leucosapphire corresponds to the one in the middle of his body, exactly the two next pieces that Bort broke by accident. The broken parts did not dissolve, unlike the exterior, which is noticeably affected. Bort suggests that it is a kind of solution to the reverse rain problem. The reasoning is simple, the broken parts of Sapphire remained in the crystalline earth while those that did not suffer any damage were liquidated and absorbed. Apparently liquidation could be avoided by breaking completely. Although, it is very difficult to find any volunteers to test this hypothesis. Green Diamond would immediately respond to the words he addressed to her, but the appearance of a new gem at the door would stop the strange dynamic. Anatasa immediately warned, looked alert and immediately looked for the medical gem.
(Anatasa) Fluorite broke! Andalusian?
(Andalusian) Well, I understand. Give me a second. (...) Taaffeíta, when Tanzanite has finished her analysis, I would like you to send the pieces of your companion to Axinite. Or… failing that, Chrysocolla… I will ask you to perform a “self-healing speed” test.
>He retracted two of his hand contact lenses, then closed the inside of the two leuco-sapphire plates, fitting them perfectly. Andalucita removed her gloves of hardness 9, probably to exchange them for others of hardness 4. Before going out to help the leader, who reacted severely to the disappearance of Leucozafiro or the appearance of that pyroclast, Andalucita gave you certain instructions. You are still in charge of Leucozafiro, of its pieces. Apparently there is a medical procedure that Crisocola can perform, although confidence in Andalucita's voice weakens as soon as she mentions it. The name of the test is not one that your memories will immediately surface to light, especially in the unsettled state that everything has been in lately. At the exit of Andalucita, even the gem that had a moment of security before your fight is hesitating. Anatasa hardly finds a way to talk to you.(Anatasa) Taaffeíta, is it true that Sapphire, you...-? (...) Diopside knows about melting, evaporation, reactions and things like that. I can ask you to make a filter and place it in the stream!
(Bort) Corundum precipitates traveling down the river towards the sea. Oh, like Kunzite.
(Green Diamond) Will you need help with that?
>You don't know the reason for Anatasa's sudden change, but it's convenient. Both for Sapphire's recovery and to avoid considering a second lost companion. Anatasa had many ideas to share with Antofilita in building canals for her flower field, it is probably related to the water field in some sense. By contacting Diopside it is certain that they will devise some measure to capture the dissolution, the one that is still passing through the island. Bort related the pieces that would slide from the clouds towards the land of Leucosapphire, with the pieces that slid from the earth towards the sea of ​​Kunzite, those that even Chrysocolla finds difficult to collect completely. Green Diamond did not reason completely, she followed Anatasa by proposing herself as a labor force. Somehow, in the end you ended up next to the strange gem that lost its mind. Fortunately he is not visualizing the pieces of Sapphire, but rather the strange pyroclastic clothing.
(Tanzanite) They are not snakes or ropes, it is a material that shakes my memories, Taaffeite. And with them, the capsule that contains them, my inclusions.

>>9155
61 years ago, when Sapphire was only 50 years old.
>It expands and contracts continuously, it is strange, the alloy is not like the blood of your teacher Ruby's colored animals, because they do not expel it easily. Although you could determine that the gem that has said aluminum alloy inside is stranger. It is white, but it is also pink, however, unlike Anatasa which changes color continuously, the pink parts of Kunzite always remain in place. Sometimes your teacher is kind and “loving” to you, outside of combat practice. However, this gem always is, during time at the Academy, outside, even during the winter when you are unconscious. That's why, sitting on your right side, it's strange that she looks so calm. The one to the right of her has a much more explosive and slightly annoying way of acting. The two personalities strangely converge in that you should call them big sister. Anatasa immediately points to the sleeping spodumena in a sea of ​​peace.
(Kunzite)…
(Anatasa) Professor Rubí! Kunzite is sleeping! And it's supposed to be fall. Can I sleep too!? At his side.
(Ruby) The next topic applies to both combat gems and winter gems. This is very important to remember, so I asked for help presenting the information. The next type of irregular enemies are anomalous pyroclasts, Padparadscha will explain their types. Soon.
>Rubí, after listening, gives a certain thickness to her words, as a teacher in a classroom of such diverse gems, it is evident that she can pay little or no attention to Anatasa's immediate statements or her continuous jokes. You find yourself in a combat class, but not only are you studying alongside Almandine or Grossularia, other slightly older gems are accompanying them. The information they were providing was widely repeated, with the enemy's usual attack patterns. Understanding irregular patterns requires much more effort than understanding irregular shapes and compositions. Your teacher announced the appearance of the other pink corundum, the Pink Sapphire of great skill and size. While waiting, looking towards the entrance, Kunzite has woken up. Apparently he has been silent for several seconds looking at the blackboard. It's only when she notices that you noticed her awakening that she turns to the left and lies back down on the table as she says.
(Kunzite) Sapphire, will you protect me from the enemy? Pyroclasts do not appear during winter. My safety will depend three parts on you and one part on me. At the rate you practice, if you continue to get stronger, it would be wonderful if those three parts become four, wouldn't it?
(Axinite) That is false, if they appear even if it is snowy...
>It's a compliment, but it's also a challenge and at the same time a slightly cruel joke. You cannot be in charge of defending an older gem like her forever, although she sees you as capable of doing so. Kunzita's words still do not fall apart despite the brief comment that came from behind. The largest gem sitting on the desks warns about Kunzite's assertion. Axinite is the librarian gem and is a title that you can fear with reason, she is smart enough not to be next to you taking class on pyroclasts and their types.
(Axinite) The circumstances of the appearance of the only two known anomalous pyroclasts was secondary illumination due to the explosion of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse. Under that light the arrival of the enemies Rutilo and his little henchman Happy happened. And also, the birth of Anatasa-...
(Padparadscha) Axinita, you are almost 500 years old, you should be the one to sub-lead this class. (...) One way or the other.>She held up one of her fingers and began to provide data that you can barely correlate. It wasn't long until Padparadscha appeared at the entrance and stopped her, because he speaks quite quickly. The reason for Axinita's stay here is as simple as it is corny as it is based on the acquisition of continuous knowledge. Apparently taking Padparadscha classes is something very rare and this hardness 7 gem did not miss the opportunity. The glances that Padparadscha gives are quite judicious, but after they release them, Padparadscha is able to clear himself and continue. The class continued with Rubí taking a secondary position and Padparadscha drawing on the blackboard. The drawing is of a creature with a unique and cute face in the voice of Anatasa. Because of the way Padparadscha continually painted, its color is white.
(Padparadscha) Its appearance is not very hostile, but its nature is dangerous. Its surface is virtually invulnerable, it was only damaged by diamond cuts. He devoured one gem and then manipulated another for many months. Even after her disappearance, the white pyroclast returned to attempt to kidnap several other Gems.

>>9155
(Padparadscha) He will not be aggressive at first and partially understands our language, this gives enough time to seek reinforcements.
>Explained about the happy white guy's anomalous pyroclast. In his serious way of speaking, Padparadscha was quite informative. Towards the end the gem provided its main considerations when fighting this type of beings. There were even enemies for whom Padparadscha considered flight better than confrontation. In Kunzita's words, Padparadscha's drawings are very consistent, implicitly mentioning his talent. The next illustration was equal to or better than the previous one, because it was not a simple shape, but a complex one. It took a while to illustrate to complete its work only 75%. After a pause, Padparadscha pointed to Anatasa. Your older sister happily accepted the participation, but her enthusiasm was immediately perverted by Pad's explanation.
(Padparadscha) The following anomalous pyroclast is called a gem-pyroclast, due to its gem-like appearance and intelligence… (...) Anatasa. Come.
(Anatasa) Oh.. Good! Master Padparadscha, it is an honor to be used as a combat gem model!
(Padparadscha) “Rutilo”… It looks just like Anatasa, no, much bigger. Because its non-fragmented mineral matrix is ​​also a titanium oxide. Upon arrival all pyroclasts will behave irregularly and unpredictably, especially the blocks. It has an extremely dangerous weapon, similar to a sledgehammer. But, unlike a scum or bomb, it does not stand out for its fighting ability. They must destroy it immediately as soon as the possibility is visualized.
Current Events
>Water droplets or ice crystals, their accumulation floats in the atmosphere in the form of clouds. The condensation of the vapor around you is so much that all the surroundings seem to be made of these clouds, except for the counterzenith vision towards the sky, where its color is a much deeper blue than any you have seen on the crystalline earth. The weight of your body falls partially on a hard and strangely stable surface, the other part, the upper part, is resting on the legs of a strange but familiar creature. It's a position you could only experience a few decades into your youth, with older gems of noble character. Although, the appearance of the being that is serving as support is very similar to a greater gem. You might initially identify her as Anatasa, but both of her eyes are black and they don't even have the fracture that appeared this morning. You initially mistook his white and blue outfit as part of the clouds that made up the entire horizon. At the angle you are at, you can't look at anything other than your body out of the corner of your eye and don't even think about identifying the ground. She the unknown gem appears a smile when speaking.
(Rutilo) You finally woke up. You've been through a lot... unnecessarily.>He watches you from above, his gestures you cannot take as completely pleasant, although his words are intended to be. Your uniform is also tinted a white that blends in with the setting, although it is essentially the same uniform as it maintains its shape. Your arm does not feel improper like the first days after implantation, on the contrary you can think of it as a part of you, even if it is still red behind the resin. It is in the center of your body where something strange happens, at the height of your belly, the material that connects you to two parts feels slightly weak. Not weak enough to break a connection immediately upon any sudden movement, but enough to provide a slippery sensation that you won't get used to anytime soon given recent experience. Your right arm touches a familiar texture, different from the flat, hard surface your legs rest on, the next touch is granular, partially fibrous, like dirt and roots that someone dug out of position. Close to this touch is the presence of an object, long and thin, with a base that you immediately recognize by touch. Ruby textures the handle of the swords of the Corindons, this part must be crafted with great effort since their specialization is also usually a request of the Diamonds.
(-) A-ah. Hey, R-rutile.
>Long before hearing that voice the whistling of the wind was felt. Rutilo diverted his gaze towards the front, at what could be designated as the generation of a miniature wind whirlwind. They were few words, but nevertheless the tone was soft and sincere, although unsure. As if Kunzite was getting complicated in a conversation with Dioptase and his usual breakdown, although evidently this speaking being does not share the same voice as the first or the second. The pyroclastic gem was distracted by the call.

>>9159
Built-in extra shift, I may or may not answer what happened 61 years ago. You can interpret it as a dream or memory, or you can take it as a completely separate turn. The first would be justified because Sapphire only broke in half.
>Also
I think pics could be Padparadscha kek's drawings

>>9156
Ugh.
>His vision was greatly affected, his touch functioned in strange ways, but his hearing and speech seemed the same as always, which allowed him to hear Bort say something that contributed to his bad mood and his unwillingness to say a word to him before losing his activity.

>>9158
>There were many gems in the room, all the ones he didn't see these classes with regularly were technically his older sisters. It was easy to compare one gem to another in his head when he had so many together, even if some were not in sight, it was something he thought about often.
>The gem next to her was white, almost like her, but not a corundum. She was also quiet, not as quiet as her, but more so than the other gem who said he should call her big sister. They both reminded her of other gems, another like her that was sometimes called False Diamond and another of the opposite color that was sometimes called Black Diamond. Technically both were diamonds or only one of them was, because the first was half a point less hard, it was also quiet, the opposite of the Black Diamond but the same as the White Sapphire.
>Sometimes I heard that the Black Diamond was the hardest and very strong gem, while the White Diamond was not a companion to a diamond but to a gem less hard than a corundum. She sometimes worried that she herself would have Almandine as a permanent companion when she grew up instead of someone else like her, since there were only two.
>Her teacher was a red corundum with many jobs and years of seniority and her former partner was a pink corundum who they said was the strongest. Neither of them were of their color, white corundums were very rare, previously there was a blue one but never a white one.
>She had thought about these things many times before, they were happening in some back compartment of her head while she was listening to her teacher's lesson so they didn't distract her even though she thought about them continuously, no more than the external stimulus of someone calling her.
Ah! (...) Mm...
>She was surprised to be addressed by the name she preferred, she couldn't think of anything to respond and only nodded with a sound, very late, when another gem had already responded.>The library gem was also very different from her, she didn't fight but she was there to see a combat lesson, she didn't even have an active job where she moved quickly or constantly like the combat gems and she knew a lot of things from those books that she could never read without getting distracted.
Mm...
>She looked down at her hands, where the tips of her fingers joined and separated as if in a game of contact as she listened to the gem librarian talk about things she wasn't sure she'd heard before.
>Learning in an environment like that was more complicated than in an outdoor lesson where you could move and practice directly, it was more difficult to be distracted by being in constant movement or in a task that already involved concentrating on a different movement every second. Having a new Gem refocus his attention every minute of the lesson was the closest thing he had to that more active training experience.
>The gem that took the floor next was the pink corundum that they had announced before. The pyroclast that she drew on the blackboard was white and dangerous, so much so that Padparadscha herself recommended fleeing from it.
>The things that these pyroclasts had done were strange and different from what others did, difficult to imagine even with illustrations.

>>9159
>She had lost activity and regained it, not in the medical area or with one of her resident gems watching her from above, but in a strange, open place, with a very different being holding her.
>No currently active gem had the ability to repair fractures on the combat field and where it was didn't look like the place where it fell either.
>Remember how frustrated she felt before she broke and a certain word that Rutile used frustrated her again. He tried to keep that frustration isolated solely on his face without saying a word as he figured out how the rest of his body was doing, the broken area of ​​his midsection, his replaced arm, his sword.
Hmm!
>He vented his frustration in a cut with all the force he could muster at Rutilo's head. Despite the uncomfortable position and the state of her body, the cut would be intensely aggressive, with the intention of destroying her with an immediate blow as soon as she was distracted.
>If he could kill a pyroclast that not even Padparadscha had been able to destroy and the others saw as dangerous, he would have proven that he had surpassed the strongest gem, even if that was the last thing he did before destroying himself due to excess effort or a counterattack that he could not defend.

12d100 = 568

10d100 = 531

>>9156

Have you seen anything like this before?

>I didn't know how to react to Leucozafiro's condition and I didn't know how to solve this situation either.
>All he could do was watch with concern as Bort came to his aid.
>According to the diamond this is something she already has experience with
>There are many things that Taaffeita does not know and Bort is a gem older than her
>But it still seems strange to have never heard of something like this
>After asking if this was the case, Taaffeita makes a face of disagreement while looking at Bort's back.
>Leucosapphire is being carried by her, but her state is different from any I have seen before.
>The fact that Bort talks about this as if it were something she is already used to makes Taaffeita have a little faith that it is solvable
>But she's not really sure how true that is either.

>>9157

It looked similar to this one, but don't think it's the same one..., it shouldn't be... Do you think something like this could be possible?

>They never defeated Happy and his current location was unknown just like Rutilo's.
I looked through old threads but couldn't find the latest from Happy so I'm saying this based on what little I remember
>Even so, the possibility of him returning always felt much lower than with Rutilo.
>The new anomalous pyroclast had the same face, but other than that it did not have any other features in common
>Tanzanite has a habit of being even more eccentric than usual when it comes to pyroclasts
>A trait capable of bothering more than one gem, including Taaffeite
>But right now, far from getting angry, Taaffeita simply asked for his opinion on this matter.
>At the end of the day, Tanzanite is the one who has the most knowledge about pyroclasts

Bort only did what he thought was best...

>He defended Bort without much encouragement after hearing Green Diamond's scolding
>The result of his attempt to save Leucozafiro was not what was expected
>However, Taaffeita did not feel in a position to blame Bort for anything
>Unlike Bort, he was able to act in the face of such adversity
>And thanks to that he recovered the Leucosapphire pieces that lay in front of them
>If there was anyone to blame it would be Taaffeita for his indecision and lack of action

I understand, I will continue here in the meantime, good luck with that

>He nodded at Andalucita's request while keeping his gaze fixed on Leucozafiro.
>He was able to listen to what Anatasa was telling him and appreciated that she was trying to help
>However Taaffeita was unable to even see her at this time
>His eyes were fixed tightly on Tanzanite and the process she was carrying out
>Taaffeita did not want to waste time, so he had to keep it up until Tanzanite finished
>And as soon as that happens Taaffeita will be sure to go for Axinite or Chrysocolla as fast as he can

Do you recognize where this comes from?

>>9161
>In the residual image of the attack you can see the object you are carrying in your hands, the obsidian edge moving steadily. It does not present visible deformations, and what you can highlight is that it is much brighter than in any other presentation on crystalline earth. The sensation of the cut is the same as that of a block, of repulsion. The edge of the sword can penetrate the compact material, but the internal pressure pushes the sword out of the pyroclastic matrix, the force of the push increasing the deeper you go into the material. Due to its thin thickness, the sword can break simply from these forces. Attacking a block is complicated because it has a large surface area, Rutile on the other hand, has weak and thin connections like its neck and shoulders. At first contact, Rutilo's reaction was immediate. The hands that were holding you and trying to caress you let go and you lost rank. The cut occurred from the left side of his neck and deviated thirty degrees in inclination, seeking the exit under his arm. The attack that should have left her in two parts ended up leaving her in three, due to secondary fractures. The entity that called Rutilo previously expressed itself, with the use of a strange word, in surprise, but also in naivety.(-) Sepsis! I-I knew it... You didn't have to touch her, Rutilo, she's full of bacteria. Gems are covered in germs and have microorganisms inside! If you keep touching it, you can get sick.
(Rutilo) Do you feel bad? Well, of course.
>Using his left arm, Rutilo prevented his head from detaching from its place. She is closing her eyes very tightly, while the cutting breaks happen that ended up dropping her right arm. His face shows a very strange expression, like that of an animal that resents damage. His shaking voice answers for you while ignoring the nearby wind generation. It seems to be made from extracts of the cloud itself, that other thing that looks like a gem, continually changes color once it has consolidated its shape. The same effect that makes their outfits look white and blue happens on the creature in parts of its body such as its hair and limbs, but in a range from light blue to pink. The fall was short, but you felt brief damage, the ground is very hard. You can't get up immediately, as you watch Rutilo walk away centimeter by centimeter without walking, half of your body feels extremely strange.
(Rutilo) You already realized it, right? It is a pyroclastic support connection, hardness 7. It is made from a Block and functions as a super joint. Your movements will be inhuman, although not necessarily unpleasant.
>She explained as you watched her gain some distance. What is found by moving them one and two meters away are two white plates on the ground. Both belonging to a pure, smooth surface that extends at least a few hundred meters. You felt like your back would twist backwards and your head would hit the ground as you tried to get up. In the end you managed to create a stay on this surface by holding the sword very tightly. You can thank the creature that is much closer to you than Rutile for not trying to attack or stop you, although due to its composition it seems impossible. Some lapillis rotate their body completely on its axis when changing targets to aim their arrows, sometimes they can rotate 180 degrees about their position without problems. If what rutile says is true, the black joint that you have in the middle of your body would have a similar function. Although, she is the pyroclast here and only she was able to repair you with other pyroclasts. You can directly witness his manipulation of them as soon as behind his legs an ash appeared that connected to his arm on the ground. As he joined back in, he suddenly turned to someone else.
(Rutile) I'm at a disadvantage, the only thing I can achieve with my Ash is... a quick but imperfect repair. (...) Emeth, put away my leftover pieces.
(Emeth) It-it's okay...
(Rutilo) Do not replicate my orders.
(Emeth) Okay.
(Rutile)…
(-) It- it's a gem game! It is a gem showdown game with swords. This is how you guys have fun.
>In front of his feet the white surface immediately eroded, creating three holes that simulated two eyes and a mouth. The face was similar if not identical to the pyroclastic figure that appeared during the dissolution. Emeth, the speaking ground, dissolved the pieces of Rutile that the ash did not consider for repair. Fragments of between 2 to 4 centimeters sank into the white surface, liquidizing just as you did in combat. The conversation he had with this kind of servant or henchman was short and strange. At the same time Rubí called the ash from before to her left hand. Quickly this pyroclast grew to form a sword. The multicolored suspended water creature seemed excited, he indicated when he saw the state of confrontation in which they now found themselves. Leaving aside the repair, your internal composition and his assistants, Rutilo began a pre-combat talk.
(Rutilo) Why did you attack? He answers. (...) You have gone through a lot unnecessarily, it's the truth. It doesn't matter if you're fighting to protect something or someone, or if you're just fighting to pursue a selfish desire. What you have felt down there is also of no value, be it love, pain or deep hatred, against others or against yourself. You and I share the same destiny. So I know all that helplessness very well.>He affirmed again, but not only affirmed, but also developed the words he dedicated to you upon your awakening. It was much more irritating, minimizing your will or your motives. Otherwise minimizing them directly rules them out like any other pyroclast that would attack a gem by nature. Rutilo brandished an ash sword against you, but she does not seem to have any intention of destroying you, since it was she herself who repaired you, apparently. Thinking about using this mentality against him was interrupted by his last words, those that, rather than trying to destroy you with indifference, were seen as empathetic, although in a decadent way. Rutilo had finally prepared for combat after saying the following. The gem-like formation of wind and water finally disagreed with the idea, it took him a while to figure out that if they break he wouldn't be able to talk to you.
(Rutilo) The only difference between you and me is that you have been manipulated since you were born.
(-) But, if they are destroyed I have no idea how to repair them, learning something like that will take me a few years. Besides…! We won't be able to discuss the deal in time.

>>9163
>Rutile
8d100 = 389
E:
2d100 = 93

<stats
rutile
HP: 1900/2613
Strength: 8

Leucosapphire
HP: 1768
Strength 12

Emeth
HP: 24180
Strength: 1

happy
HP: 24180
Strength: 1

>>9162
(Tanzanite) I once heard little Onix say that she saw figures in the sky with a 0.001% hope of finding a face in the clouds.
>This is an isolated comment, Tanzanita looks out the window while mentioning it. Soon she would reveal that the percentage thing is practically her invention. Still, Onix as a weather gem observing the clouds is somewhat believable, and she would be useful now if she weren't a completely different gem. Sardonice's relationship with the former Onix's hobbies is similar to Leucozafiro and her secondary re-education classes, or the time she refused to be in the library. Onix cannot confirm or rule out what Tanzanite says, it is all unknown territory. You understand why Tanzanite doesn't have a partner, because it's difficult to simply trust her given her personality. To your first question, Tanzanite placed her index finger on one of her cheeks, she was recapitulating information.
(Tanzanite) Let's see, gems are millions of inclusions, and pyroclasts are only a few thousand. According to the beautiful Benitoíta, Happy was a unique inclusion. But Happy's inclusion could contain a few million other inclusions. About 3 or 4 million that made up a stock of thousands of pyroclasts. Was it like that? Axinite saved this information, but Fluorite did not confirm that this is the origin of the pyroclasts. Although... Fluorite also makes a lot of mistakes and breaks. Besides, Princess Benitoíta was much prettier. If they send us between 3 or 5 pyroclasts daily for 10,000 years, the pyroclast capacity of the Crust easily exceeds thousands. So it's likely that there is more than one Happy, or there may be an entire army of them! Oh! At the time Padparadscha scolded me very hard for saying something like that, she thought it would scare the others. But it's what I think, and this is the chance to tell you! That there is at least one pyroclast of the generating and devouring type in the sky, others in the crust, and the one on the crystalline earth that was banished because it did its job poorly. Maybe if we wait until they banish that cloud thing, we'll get to see Leucosapphire again, don't you think?>It's like another whirlwind on the battlefield, but within the Academy and only of ideas. At some point, Tanzanite stopped watching you while talking to you and returned to her work unraveling the ropes they collected. Tanzanite has other strange gestures, like playing with her hair or suddenly stopping to take care of the image her outfit provides. You can visualize the complete Tanzanite in action as she says, for in so many changes of words and turns, she shows her convoluted nature. It is common for young gems to be the most intelligent, when the most common job is that of combat gems and it is one that older gems perform. Anthophyllite and Dioptase are proof of this. But Tanzanite now or 200 years ago used to spend a lot of time with young gems, as a class participant and companion, so she shares their clarity. After showing admiration for a gem from the past, being scared by Pad, criticizing Fluorite, Tanzanite makes a joke. There is no certainty as to whether Happy will return from the heavens to the crystalline earth, whether he will be the same or whether it will contain Leucosapphire. As a result of her repetitive work, Tanzanite stepped back in a brief celebration.
(Tanzanite) I knew it, it's a special fiber from the Bark! Mystic Purple asked me to study the fur of the pyroclastic beast. It's a rope-like material, which is also very similar to this! Is it cute?
>You've seen the pyroclastic beast before, now all that remains of it is a semi-identifiable shell with an unknown composition that Tanzanite has been busy unveiling. Purple Topaz was also involved in these tasks of analyzing this creature. In recent months your perception was the same as that of many other gems, it is an anomalous pyroclast, it is more credible than an animal. To everyone's surprise, Tanzanite began to take off her upper garments. Or that's what it looked like he was going to do when he pulled at the folds of her neck and revealed on the surface of her cleavage a dark and secret gray to black pendant. He was in charge of exposing it to your eyes, it was a kind of capsule that kept a black crystallized fiber.
(Tanzanite) I did it 200 years ago with what Fluorite gave me from that Rutile pyroclast. It reminds me that my job is not to destroy pyroclasts... but to find an accurate formula to make our enemies suffer for everything they did to our sisters.
>It is not an unknown thought. Bort usually acts this way in combat given his resistance, Padparadscha shares ideas of revenge but is much more reserved. Only Tanzanite is far gone enough to explain the same with a smile on her face. After all, thinking that she carries a layer of animosity and good humor on top of her to embellish her motives is better than seeing her act unfazed by each disappearance of a gem, that of Leucosapphire or even her companion. During his combat 200 years ago, Rutilo not only released his pieces, but also fragments of clothing that was damaged in combat. The gems' outfits are made of natural fibers and silicate, if there is something that replaces the first element in the Crust, Tanzanite will try to find out, whether or not it provides the answer to achieve its goal. Tanzanite's attention glides easily.
(Tanzanite) Oh, but these spheres are brand new. Brittle, with a hardness of 5 or less. I can break them if I'm not careful, that complicates things... They react with the ferrofluid and vibrate at different frequencies. Do you see it?
>On one of its gloves, by bringing these spheres closer or further away from your clothing, Tanzanite is capable of creating involuntary unpredictable patterns. Your uniform was splashed by ferrofluid during the fight against the Scum, which is why she uses you as a test subject to show the effect that this “frequency variation” has on you. You don't understand, Tanzanite usually refers to themes of magnetism and "electricity" when the combat gems appear in front of her with their uniforms covered in stain. It is usually Tanzanite's excuse to appreciate its anatomy outside of what Andalusite allows in the medical area.(Tanzanite) What I can guess from your combat description is that those Lapillis were trying to recover them. Do you think it's a trap? What if we exploded into thousands of pieces at any moment? Just kidding! They don't have magnesium. (...) I trust that if a whirlwind appears, the Aragonite Academy will dissipate the wind and rain. Although I wonder if you would expose yourself to the storm to try to find your partner.
>The only thing he could do regarding the spheres was theorize, while playing different tricks on you including Diopside and his tendency to react due to his internal alloy. Towards the end Tanzanite only praised the work of Aragonite and Anthophyllite in a possibility that has not happened yet, even due to Tanzanite's manipulation of the spheres. Testing your devotion, Tanzanite connected her ideas around Mystic Topaz.
(Tanzanite) That reminds me… If there really is an ecosystem in the Crust. Wouldn't that gem with an obsession for animals be the first to go down to observe them?
(...)
(Chrysocolla) Taaffeita! Hello, Taaffeita. TAAFFEITA!
>He greets you with great effort, as if he will make sure that his call reaches from the lake to the Library window. Chrysocolla was beginning a short expedition to the south and you found out about it when you entered the library with a wide time difference compared to his return journey. Analysis of Tanzanite showed that there is a relationship between the Rutile pyroclast, the pyroclastic beast and common pyroclast tools. She sank into a sea of ​​doubts that several times brought up a strange conclusion, as if there existed a pyroclastic community that was much less active, but more powerful than the one that existed on the crystalline earth. Doing something or not with this information will depend on Fluorite or some other gem, because for now the most important thing was the location of Sapphire.
(Dioptase) A decade ago, Andalucita told Axinita to perform the same test... with the pieces of Watermelon Tourmaline. She was kidnapped from one moment to the next, but Fluorita didn't want me to know right away. Kunzita used that time to tell me that their fight was long and fierce. But, it was obvious-! Because of what his remains were like... Anatasa had an overwhelming fight, an unfair one.
>Dioptasa, a gem close in age to Leucosapphire, is chatting with you or herself near the window frame in the library. She prepared the instruments to perform the self-repair test. 10 years ago it was this same test that revealed the activity of Rutile in a location 100 or 200 kilometers below the earth. And it is this test that revealed the inactivity of several gems also in the same approximate range of distance underground. With Tourmaline being absorbed almost entirely, there was hope of finding answers if it could be visualized consciously in the Cortex, for better or worse. Although the results are imprecise, and the methodology is riddled with opportunities for error, the conclusion was that even if a gem is completely kidnapped, below the enemies are responsible for leaving it in a state of suspension similar to inactivity. Crisocola uses these microscopes to “search” for pieces in the sea, and show off. Dioptasa suspects that their battle was a terrible one.
(Dioptase) Sapphire too...?

>>9162
>I looked through old threads but couldn't find the latest from Happy so I'm saying this based on what little I remember
Rutilo used it as a weapon to destroy Alex and Topacio, that was in thread 3

I'll leave posts that might be worth checking out.
>>84788

>>84920

>>92738 kek is the last part

>>8947
>>8954

>>9163
>Except for the shine, his sword did not present irregularities equal to his body or outfit, it scattered the pieces of pyroclast as it should, although not completely, it worked correctly.
>It frustrated her again to remain conscious to see Rutilo avoid the fall of his head and hear her speak. He thought that by attempting an attack he would be demanding more from his body than it could give, he would lose activity again before touching the ground or checking the effectiveness of the attack and he would have to content himself with imagining that he had destroyed the pyroclast with one last blow when he saw no conclusive evidence to the contrary.
>She let the pyroclasts talk to each other and through her as if she weren't there while she tried to understand how to move her body to at least stand.
>I didn't understand how the pyroclast-gem could tell that they were at a disadvantage if they were surrounded by other pyroclasts in the crust and their opponent was a newly awakened half-gem who couldn't even get up properly from the strange platform made of pyroclast that they themselves controlled.
>She was the one who was at such a disadvantage that it was practically useless to resist and she didn't think she could do it for more than one attack. The fate of a gem destroyed in combat was to be kidnapped to the crust and remain inactive for an indefinite time, by all logic it had already lost and even what it achieved now was worthless if the pyroclast it was trying to destroy could be repaired so quickly.
Doing something is useless, doing nothing is useless and nothing has value. So what does it matter if I do or don't do something? This is the only thing I know how to do and I don't like to sit around doing nothing.
>Attacking was necessary to break it, breaking pyroclasts was necessary to protect her sisters from being captured, protecting them was necessary for them to remain active, their activity was necessary for them to do their jobs and their jobs were necessary for many things.
>Love and hate were necessary for motivation, the motivation to do things and do things to make something happen. There was no point in staying still like inactive rocks on a land where nothing happened just because their destiny would be to end up in the crust one day no matter what they did, that would be the real waste of time. He would never agree with what the pyroclast thought if this was how he wanted him to live.
Everything I do is necessary if I achieve something by doing it.
>Even if it were something as insignificant as destroying the Rutilus for a few years before another pyroclast repaired it, it would be years in which her sisters would never see or be attacked by this pyroclast again, and more than she would have achieved that day if she was content with just the two Lapillis she destroyed before and stayed put now.
Holding a sword is unnecessary if you are not going to use it.
>She didn't trust that she could move from her spot or stop using her support sword without falling again so she encouraged the Rutile to move in for an attack before trying to make one herself, directing a cut at the pyroclast's lower legs as if she were fighting a small Ash while trying to rotate the rest of her body so that any cut she received would be on the parts of Block that she didn't even want to keep, even if this would make her fall again time.
If destroying you was the last thing I did I would have felt good.

12d100 = 835

>>9168
Due to chan's mistake I forgot to use an image.

>>9166
I saw that post while I was reviewing things but since you put "Happy-shaped deck" I thought it was just that

>>9165

Padparadscha did well to tell you that...

>His face and voice were neutral when he said those words.
>But that was nothing more than a forced attempt to remain calm
>Actually, Taaffeita was scared by the idea of so many Happys waiting under the bark
>No matter how strong you become or how hard you train there is no way to beat so many
>The fear he felt made the tips of his fingers begin to tremble and collide with each other
>Small pieces fell off due to friction, leaving a light dust where she stood.
>That insignificant damage was enough for its smoke to escape unconsciously

I don't want to wait that long... If we defeat the generating pyroclasts, they won't be able to emerge anymore, right?

>He stopped emitting his gas the moment it reached his sight
>I was scared, thinking that there would be so many pyroclasts going after them was something terrifying
>But even if I'm scared I wasn't going to allow them to do what they want
>Generating pyroclasts, if they managed to kill these everything should end
>Thinking about that was much more optimistic and hopeful than simply waiting.

Does that mean Rutilo is involved?

>He moved his head closer to take a closer look at the Tanzanite pendant
>Taaffeita was not willing to call anything related to pyroclasts beautiful
>And above all I would never use that word to describe any part of Rutilo
>Still his head nodded in approval, not because of the pendant but because of Tanzanite's words.
>Given her personality it is sometimes difficult to remember the fact that Tanzanite is also against pyroclasts
>Hearing her speak so openly about avenging her sisters is somewhat encouraging.

...

>She took a step back as Tanzanite brought one of the spheres towards her.
>Getting stained with remains of pyroclasts is nothing new for her
>However, these specific ones made her a little uncomfortable given what happened.
>Tanzanita's words did not help to dispel that concern either.
>Tanzanite's demonstration was intended to help her understand something, not hurt her
>Therefore there was no reason to avoid her, she just had to stay still and see what she wanted to teach her.

I wouldn't be the only one trying to fight if that were the case, I don't think I would be...

>If a pyroclastic cloud appeared at Taaffeita Academy I would fight
>It is her duty as a combat gem and it is a duty which she shares with other gems.
>The walls and ceilings of the academy are more than enough to protect them from the rain
>But he finds it hard to imagine gems like Padparadscha just taking cover
>Whatever form a pyroclast has in the academy is something that cannot be allowed

It doesn't have to be an ecosystem... Cicadas bury themselves for years and then die a few days after coming to the surface. While underground, they feed on tree sap, and when they leave their shelter, they become food for other species. Pyroclasts that venture outside the crust also die shortly afterward; In that sense, they are similar to cicadas, but they lack interactions with other creatures...

>The mention of Purple Topaz made Taaffeita's face drop slightly.
>Then he thought for something to say.
>When he finally came up with an answer, he raised his head and began to speak.
>What he was saying sounded like an excuse to try to stop Purple Topaz from coming down.
>She's not here, but he still had to think about that whole thing.
>Pyroclasts do not eat gems, nor do they feed on anything from the crust
>They simply lie waiting beneath you until it's time to attack them.
>Something like this could not be called an ecosystem due to its lack of interaction with other organisms

No, Leucozafiro and I easily defeated the pyroclasts we encountered. Leuco-Corindón was affected after the fight, neither of them knew how to react and before we knew it she was... liquidating... she is not lost, not yet...>He extended his arm and motioned to Crisocola to tell her to come to the library.
>I wasn't in the mood to raise my voice at a time like this
>I will explain the situation better to Crisocola as soon as she is between
>At the moment he was next to Dioptasa, to whom he offered a summary of the situation
>Halfway through her explanation she had to correct herself to avoid calling Leucosapphire that way.
>What happened with Leucozafiro cannot even be called combat, she is not even sure she can say that she was attacked
>She had been kidnapped, but she couldn't even admit it, this situation is solvable, it surely is
>Everyone is working hard to find a solution, which means it's not lost.

>>9169
>>9168
>Rutile dust is falling from the upper part of his body, the broken part. The dust does not necessarily fall at your feet, as the wind is strong enough to blow it tens of centimeters away. Still, much of it falls on the white plates that are holding them on this uniform surface. Normally it happens in every confrontation, whether against a gem or a pyroclast, in the event of any damage, even a scratch, the first thing to emerge from your surface is dust that breaks the resin. Particular Rutile fragments are stored nearby and you can make out their color which differs from the usual white for all gems, this pile has a gray tone that blends with the damage in its pyroclastic repair. The ground on which these fragments are stored is not a completely square plate, in fact after a few seconds you could realize that it is not some type of polygonal either. Its beveled edges curve towards rounding. You can notice not only the difference between surfaces based on the different shades of cloud white and off white, but also in the hidden curvature in this structure when you reposition yourself. It is a kind of sphere, or at least a structure that resembles it, large enough for the curvature to disappear. Rutilo's eyes close a little more as he asks.
(Rutilo) Is destroying me something you decided on your own? The weight of the truth scares you. You fight to reinforce an identity that you do not possess, and that you do not need to maintain.
>It's extremely personal. His sword recoiled at your words, but it was in a way where he also expected an attack. Rutile as a gem has a dull and inconsiderate heart, similar to a Padparadscha who would give you many harsh words for not considering Ruby's feelings. Taaffeíta seems to have inherited some of that directness from fighting with her. But you didn't have all the time to analyze her personality, she only managed it by showing little aggression. Fortunately, the other nearby creature is only saying certain nonsense that demonstrates partial ignorance of its culture. Returning his sword to the front, Rutilo develops.
(Rutilo) But I understand that fear, you know. Not even the biggest heart can resist him. What do you think that pink spodumena did when she found out what she really was? On that occasion I was not the cause of your loss.>There was no way for her to know, about your underwater conversation with Chrysocolla that revealed Kunzite's indisposition and the growing weight of her memories. Kunzite was not weak enough to lose against a pyroclast even if it was much larger than a block, Carnelian had the information about its death, but that gem is as reliable as a Slag. According to Rutilo, she had nothing to do with the partitioning of Kunzite, although she handles pyroclasts from the smallest to the most complex ones such as ashes and blocks. Certainly, its position may fit relatively with the type of pyroclast that the spodumene faced, but still. Everything indicates that, even if she is not responsible for the destruction of Kunzite, she is responsible for many other gems that everyone still regrets, including your teacher, and including your partner. (...) He attacked immediately. leaving behind part of his white torn attire and fragmenting pyroclastic material. Rutilo tried to attack by surprise after saying, but his movements are actually quite predictable. She tried to cut off your right hand, the one that mostly holds your sword, and the one that has the red corundum implant, you knew from the direction of her sword and her eyes. It is true that she resembles Anatasa, but not only in her appearance, but also in her fragility and her ability. The fact that he is as big as Padparadscha and his swordsmanship is far less than any of your older sisters doesn't help. Rutile cut less than half as deep on your Block connection, and after failing that you managed to find its extremities. While the center of your body regenerated like that of a pyroclast, you could see down as you destroyed Rutilus's legs. She turned to face you the moment you truly had the advantage. He did not ignore her irritating attitude and smile, in fact, he raised his sword again still in its compromised position.
(Rutile) Go ahead. Show me your love. Even if you replace me-
(-) Ravata!
>Just like before, the smoking creature screamed something strange. But unlike the first time, this time something happened. It was evident that she would take action sooner or later, and seeing the way she partially ended her fight, she was surely avoiding complete destruction. What she mentions doesn't make any sense, it doesn't even resemble a known word. It is surely the feeling that Bort has when Axinita speaks in a “new language”, that of the scientific type. In the words of this new gem-like non-pyroclast, the clouds consumed you. The plate that was holding you disappeared and you fell about 3 meters into the dense stratum, until you hit something solid again. Rutile too, you could see how her pieces sank at the same time as her, but you couldn't see her in this low position given the density of the cloud. The interior is similar to a sphere, but it has a particular engraving on the part facing Rutile, it has a semi-translucent face, just like the one that absorbed you. The material resembles diamond because of how unbeatable and how hard it is to the touch, in addition to you, the land of the Crystalline Earth was also contained. Slowly you were lifted back three meters up to listen again to the cause of this.
(-) “Nothing makes sense” “Everything is useless” What is all that supposed to mean!? Rutilo, you were the first to arrive here at the Atmosphere with eyes full of hope. You said that the dreams of hundreds, thousands and hundreds of thousands of creatures would not be in vain, and your own! Because? Why steal something so precious from us if you were going to change your mind when you accomplished your goal!>He complains to Rutilo, who has raised himself off the ground using his elbows, unable to get up due to the poor functionality of his legs. What he says about the pyroclastic gem is confusing, but it also has a certain element of interest, because, after all, they do not seem to be staunch companions. Rutile, contrary to how she partially closed her eyesight before your words, she now completely closed her eyes while ignoring most of what was said by this creature of inclusions. In the light of the surface, the spheres that contain them are not totally invisible, in fact the outline is quite clear and simulates the texture of the walls of the Academy. If there's one thing you can tell, it's that the indentation of the “teeth” is real, however, the hollow eyes are narrow enough to prevent you from going through it completely.
(-) And you. You accepted it immediately, didn't you? You are not the “primitive existence” that Avy always mentions. He-he is wrong. And she, Rutilo convinced you that fighting was the only thing you could do, and so you did. But it's not time to play! The Dioptase they told me about is a gem that would listen to the reason why it is here, even if it were harsh...
(Rutilo) (...) You managed to disappoint me, Sitadel Tara. You make me nauseous.
>Rutile's sword finally fades away, it was weak and of lower quality than Ruby's. Rutilo continues with an expression of obvious frustration. The word “nausea” as well as the word “non-human” that she used previously are unknown words but that you can relate much more to certain ideas than the names that the other usually shouts. The name Rutile used to refer to the non-gem is a strange, compound one. But more importantly, this Tara, talked about your sister Dioptasa as if she were you. The response of “citadel”, or the name of the one that sounds like a citadel, towards Rutilo is extremely tangential. She then proposes a concept that is familiar to you.
(Tara) We've had problems, but she's not cruel all the time... Do you want...? Do you want to have tea? I want to talk, and free them, but I can't do it when they're this restless.

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>Rutilo
HP: 1353/2613
Fuerza: 8

Leucozafiro
HP: 1700/1768
Fuerza 12

Emeth
HP: 20180/24180
Fuerza: 1

Ravata
HP: 20180/24180
Fuerza: 1

Tara
HP: -
Fuerza: -

>>9170
>At first she stated a little more seriously, briefly imitating your general expression. Eventually Dioptasa's nervousness and doubts were replaced by this neutral attitude as the seconds passed, with the self-repair instrument at his side. Before starting the story, Dioptasa's expression turned into a grimace of contention and other complicated feelings. In the end, Dioptasa ended up doing what her teacher explained.
(Dioptase) Fluorite didn't teach me basic mineralogy, Axinite did. And she is always explosive and impressive when it comes to presenting information. Silicates, carbonates, oxides. I learned each one and its characteristics, but I ended up marveling mainly at all its colors. He wasn't smart enough to figure out that a combat gem would never be interested in that, but he was on his way anyway. Leucozafiro's room. Even though I knew she had a lot to think about from the rigorous training her teacher gave her, I liked spending time with her. And so... at some point... I'm sure I told him about corundums and their types.
>You are aware of how close some gems can be in relation to their age, Almandine and Moissanite, even you and Anatasa can be an example of this. Dioptasa's story goes back to a time when she, in her 70s or 80s, was still studying to attend Axinita, in view of her obvious problems. What Dioptasa is referring to is evident, but she does not mention it directly. Whoever could explain it directly was absorbed by the sky. As corundums without impurities become white, and those that have titanium impurities are tinted a single blue color. Also in the reality of the crystalline earth, the induction of “impurities” according to Dioptase resulted in a Leucosapphire very convinced of her combat self.
(Dioptasa) Taaffeíta, when I saw that she stopped dyeing her hair, I could feel less inconvenient, it made me happy.>During the last days after Kunzite's disappearance, Leucosapphire left its usual unnatural color, in what was a brief excuse to search for it underwater. Apparently, if not directly blamed, Dioptasa believes she was a factor in your partner's insecurities. Contrary to his words, his smile is not exactly that cheerful, it bends and blurs to generate a certain contradictory shape on the side. Finally Dioptase is able to process the words you gave him in response. She addresses the feeling with the same expression.
(Dioptase) I'm glad she wasn't defeated the traditional way... She's much stronger, much less boring! So... even if Sapphire had been taken to the Cortex, the way Tourmaline did, I'm sure she would destroy dozens of pyroclasts... She would easily surpass Padparadscha's record.
>In what Dioptase herself could probably recognize as a fantasy, she could cheer up a little as she said. Your concern for Leucosapphire will not fade away so easily, in fact, it may be the opposite and become permanent. You have some experience in feelings that remain for centuries.
(...)
(Chrysocolla) 150 kilometers to the east, although it is not precise, I think its direction has degraded between 3 to 5 degrees clockwise. There's also the fact that 150 kilometers is not a real horizontal distance... Oh, but she! It's incredibly fast!
>He was shocked, endangering the stability of the self-repair instrument. What Crisocola did as soon as she arrived at the library was ask about Dioptasa's long face. She recognized the situation some time later, but that didn't stop her from saying that Dioptasa was like Kunzite, in the sense that she wasn't sure when she was going to start complaining, being sentimental, and crying, although the latter was not something Dioptasa was capable of replicating. By his own decision, Dioptasa withdrew from the experiment they were carrying out. You know that the last time Leucozafiro had an accident, which caused her to lose part of her arm, she was accompanied by Chrysocola. Aware of the same fact, Crisocola sees herself calm, strangely animated. It is a similar existence to that of Tanzanite, because introspection rarely arises to bring out your current emotions. Whatever the case, contrary to what Andalucita discreetly believed, Crisocola is incredibly efficient. She is certainly someone careless, and extremely clumsy considering how tough she is, but after several minutes of calibrations, Chrysocola came to a result about Leucozafiro's whereabouts. Andalucita surely had a certain sensation and Tanzanita was already theorizing about it, the speed with which Leucozafiro was moving away was that of a cloud.
(Chrysocolla) And this is strange. I can't guarantee that it is active... Normally, when a gem is active, the repair speed is doubled! But something similar to Watermelon happens with Sapphire, and that is that her pieces don't make up their minds. How to say it... it's like when a stain wants and doesn't want to appear on the sand near the sea. I remember Axinita saying that Watermelon's alternating problem was resolved three hours later, when the reading normalized its speed to that of the idle type.
>In the end Crisocola ended up explaining everything about the search machine based on self-repair. Gems come together on their own at the rate of inclusion attraction, although the strength of that attraction is barely enough to move the total mass of a gem by a few fractions of microns. This is enough information to determine the direction of where the largest pieces of a gem are located. Observing and predicting the arrangement of the crystal cell that your mineral will have once it encounters the largest piece is the way to find an extremely approximate distance. And finally, in movement, specifically in speed, is the answer to whether a gem is in a suspended state or not, because when a gem is active its “repair” is faster. Chrysocolla caresses the top of the microscope with some suspicion, one that looks healthy, probably.(Chrysocolla) I had to learn how to use this machine a long time ago. It helped me find pieces of Kyanite, but the truth is that it has a big irreparable error. After several years of searching, his trail only led to a piece of Kyanite that he could not recover, under the sea and under the earth. He would have to learn to cut mountains to recover such a hidden fragment. (...) Right now, it would be convenient if those pillars of smoke could be climbed, right? It's a lot less crazy than cutting down mountains.
>Chrysocolla's ideas are always extravagant, it is these types of crazy dreams that make her popular with a certain type of gem at the beginning, only to distort herself after several mistakes. Like Tanzanite, she has the impression that it is possible to approach the clouds to recover Leucosapphire, unlike Anatasa who immediately evaluated a much more logical possibility, based on condensation. The reality is that your companion is too far from the island, dragged by water particles at such a rate that in a few hours it almost equals the distance from the crystalline earth to the crust. Seen in this way, the fact that they have found its whereabouts is completely disappointing, since there is a possibility that it will not return to the island, but will end up solidly scattered in the sea or in some unknown terrain, such as that of the northern ice continent during winter. The normality with which these facts are taken Chrysocolla does not help at all. That is until in the library, having just arrived, Purple Topaz appeared to talk to you.
(Purple Topaz) Taaffeite, do you have a moment?

>>9173
kek probably in the first part of the role would have dedicated a lot of time to this self-repair thing, knowing about Ametrino and Benitoíta. There are still replicas of those mental straws. Also, Crisocola is not being intelligent, just very methodical.
I respond on Saturday to any of your shifts. Sometimes I forget that they are no longer doubles and I don't have to respond at the same time

>>9171
>The instability in the gems caused cracks. His sisters broke themselves from the inside without anyone attacking them as if they had overexerted their inclusions, but it happened even out of combat.
>Something similar once happened to her, thoughts that she could not distract herself from or were constantly in the back of her mind worsened her ability at a time when she needed it and she preferred to break down whole in a fight that was about to end.
>He thought about the way the pyroclasts kidnapped his sisters, diminished their numbers and caused instability in the remaining gems to mourn the losses as another form of attack, but his enemies until then had not shown enough intelligence for that to be a deliberate strategy, only until then.
I trained for this. Thank you.
>He would not be surprised if Kunzite broke due to instability, he had thought a lot about that possibility but he had believed that the cause was different from what Rutilus said. She was relieved to believe that it was not her fault or any accident that occurred with Onix in the snow that caused instability in Kunzite, so she was ready to believe what the pyroclast said as truth.
>Whether it was the truth or not, it was good for her to believe it. As a liar and false criminal, she had felt when she met Carnelian that she also used words and actions to manipulate how other gems saw her, but with the purpose of annoying her in her case and not just making harmless jokes. If this pyroclast's intention was to destabilize her, he wouldn't let her, just as he wouldn't let Carnelian make her angry or the Lapillis hold those ropes.
>She was ready for the attack before she saw it coming, she prepared herself previously by responding as little as she needed to the Rutile's barbs, blocking the blow that was surprisingly not aimed at her strangely fragile but solid Block connection from the beginning with that same material, checking that it was resistant.
>That the first to fall was the pyroclast was another surprise for her, she was expecting that she would need more than one cut to destroy her balance and that due to the strangeness of her lower half she would not stand upright for long and would have to do the rest of the fight from below.
Hmm!
>She made a frustrated sound again as the unknown pyroclasts used the advantage they had always had over her and swallowed her like they did with the Rutile pieces before. I couldn't do more than that and hear while immobilized.
Maybe he was afraid and wanted us both to break up so that neither of us would have what they wanted.
>It was strange that, having so much power over her, the pyroclasts let her keep her sword and did not stop her after her first attack, or that they had not already destroyed it in some way. She assumed that the other pyroclast wanted her active to talk to her about something, but she didn't understand why the Rutilo wanted to be attacked, she just assumed that it was her fault that she had the tools to do it and had gotten to this point even though the other pyroclasts opposed it. Either the Rutile was unstable and wanted to break or it had intentions that were more difficult to guess.
>The pyroclasts said strange things, first Down There when they talked about the crystalline earth and now Atmosphere to probably talk about the place where they were. Neither were words I would use to describe the crust, but the environment surrounding it didn't look like I had imagined either. She hadn't thought much about this because she didn't understand either the floor she was on that sometimes absorbed her or how to escape from it if he could do that to her at any moment, trying to get out of there wouldn't have gotten her very far with her Block legs anyway.
We Corundians are tough and bright by nature. It would have tested my toughness if I broke something no other Corundum could.
>Training its toughness in combat was more feasible than training its brilliance, something it did not have in common with Moissanite, which was even brighter than a Diamond.
The Dioptase I know would have broken if she woke up here and would have broken again if she spoke to him like that.
>He pointed the tip of his sword at Rutile, testing how well he could stand without resting the sword on the ground for a while before lowering it.He wouldn't break if I talked to him. If it broke it wouldn't matter, it's been broken before because of me. You can talk to me.
>She didn't understand the first time they had mistaken her for her sister and corrected them, not knowing or thinking about whether that was the reason they had woken her up instead of just burying her in the bark. It was strange that Rutile spoke as if he knew so many things and made a mistake like that.
>After realizing what had happened, he continued speaking sincerely and not with lies, nor imitating the ways of one of his sisters as he could have done. I could only assume that the pyroclasts would not want to destroy it after realizing their mistake and preparing to move as far away from the pyroclastic platform as they could if they seemed to change their intention.

>>9173

It's just like you say, Corindon still has a long way to go to be able to achieve that and he won't leave until he gets there. You will have hundreds of opportunities to talk to her and clarify anything you need to clarify with her, we just have to wait a little longer to be able to do it...

>As the greatest gem lies in Taaffeita, raising the spirits of those of young age at times like this
>That is why Taaffeita tries to convince Dioptasa that Leucozafiro not leave the crystalline earth.
>At least not until he surpasses Padparadscha, which will take thousands of years
>He made sure to sound optimistic as he spoke, but his voice fell as soon as he asked him to wait.
>How long was he going to make her wait? minutes? days? years? ages?
>He has been trying to convince you that this matter would be resolved soon
>However, Taaffeita has no idea how true that statement is, so it almost feels like a lie.
>Was he lying to Dioptasa or was he trying to lie to her?
>That's a question he couldn't help but ask himself after he finished speaking.

...we wouldn't be climbing them, but... Would it be possible to affect their structure or stop their advance with another column of smoke?

>Taaffeita did not like the way Chrysocola treated Dioptasa as soon as he entered
>However, she limited herself to remaining silent so as not to hinder Crisocola's work.
>Same decision that Dioptasa also seems to have made when leaving
>Thanks to his smoke, Taaffeita has some basic knowledge about clouds and their formation
>Although said knowledge ends there, that is why Taaffeita proposes an idea that may well not make sense.
>The only way to reach a cloud is by raising something in a gaseous form and its smoke met this requirement
>He has never tried to make a column so dense as to form a cloud, but he does not see it as entirely unlikely to achieve it.
>If he was provided with enough algae perhaps he could achieve such a thing
>Stopping or hindering the advance of the clouds containing the Leucosapphire pieces, that is all I could achieve
>In Taaffeita's eyes that was an idea well worth trying, although he would first need confirmation to do so.

Do you need something Topaz?

>>9176
>The appearance of the ground is only smooth within a range of 3 meters, or it was when you were standing on this converted sphere that contains you, otherwise the texture of the floors was incredibly uneven. The light reflects continuously on the white surface of the clouds, likewise, you can find certain filaments of condensation that rise centimeters above the general plane in which they are located. This plane of static water only seems to be traversed by that existence of vapor, Tara, because even having this “ground” to escape from, Rutilo did not step on it at all. The cloud layer extends for hundreds of meters, and you can see at its edge, the limit that separates a new lower layer of even more irregular clouds, although you can no longer observe its culmination. The one Rutilo called Sitadel Tara proposed tea, but before she began to bring a teapot and some cups, she seemed happy. You don't know where he's going to bring items from, but it could be a clue to finding a solid place to explore. In the end, Tara postpones the tea event just because of your statement.
(Tara) Is that a yes? What a joy! I can finally talk to you. I can't believe this moment has come... I've been preparing a lot for this. It doesn't matter if the tea takes a while to arrive, right? Good! How do you plan to rule the earth this time!?>You didn't connect the word right away, because there is no government on the crystalline earth. Although Fluorite dictates some rules, she is not so strict with those who break them, she only tries to solve certain problems based on moving away and separating certain gems. Still, several other gems of strange behavior referred to her as more than a leader. The Crystalline Earth differs from the Earth, because the one that is not crystalline refers to the planet. Which is ironic because the land of the Crystalline Earth is not crystalline and the sea could be more crystalline than the land, which makes up most of the Earth. As you can guess from her voice, Tara is excited. Her way of showing part of her emotions seems to be by changing color at will, since the smoke that makes her up varies from violet to pink and from pink to light blue and back to yellow very quickly. Something happened with Sitadel, because in addition to varying its colors, its shape also varied. She began to expand sideways, until, after creating enough steam, two other versions of her began to speak to you, almost at the same time.
(Tara) I know very well that our liberation will come in 1 billion years. But... could you consider overtaking it when you take control?
(Tara) As Goddess and Queen of the Moon, you will take action to defend this planet, right? Because, although your search for Harmony ended 300 thousand years ago, you still care about us, don't you?
(Tara) My faith is great, almost as great as my responsibility, that's why... Get rid of Rutilo! Or at least give us the moon back again.
>There are three of them, but each one has a way of moving and speaking that distinguishes them from one another. At least they don't seem part of the same entity, that is if you hadn't seen Tara separate by herself in front of your eyes. About what they mention, you can't think of each of their words, sentences or questions so quickly. You don't understand the initial time scale or the concept of release. The second is something that you can only relate to a very old class that you had with Fluorite in which she talked about concepts like God and Harmony, as a kind of opposites, perhaps. At that time you couldn't delve too deeply into the subject either because of a foolish Anthophyllite. The third mentions something that may interest you and that is the elimination of that pyroclast locked on the other side of your Happy sphere. Tara rejoined into one as their colors gather and lighten back to a common white of the clouds.
(Tara) This is a proposal: In a few hundred years, as Fluorite, you could upgrade your Airavata Divine Beast to a Ravata type. If you do it like this, she will give us back the moon because of the weight of her big heart. I don't like that she makes me borrow my own things.
>She pointed to the edges of the sphere that contains Rutilus, it is the same as yours, but inside there is no earth or sword, but only pieces of Rutilus itself and a pyroclast that is forming little by little, another ash. Rutilo was very on the sidelines after you agreed to talk to Tara, perhaps because he gave the latter some words that were hurtful enough for the two of them to stop considering each other for a moment. Right now, Rutilo looks concentrated, she is trying to attach her legs back to her body in order to manipulate the newly formed pyroclast. Like all newly created ash, it is at a high temperature, so you can see how Rutile is also putting out the fire by growing in the broken pieces of his clothing. When she talks about the Moon, the one that, due to the news of Verde, Axinite and Kunzite, before breaking, you were notified had disappeared, becoming invisible, Tara only mentions Rutilo as the one that possesses said image, or object. Noticing that his attention is on her, Rutilo reluctantly comments. She becomes consumed by his wisdom and ends up offering some advice.
(Rutilo) Sitadel, you are only confusing her. You've obviously never spoken to a human, not even a gem. First establish a coherent line of dialogue, then try to gain their trust if that's what you want.
(Tara) Ah- How?
(Rutile) Start by stopping referring to it as Dioptase or Fluorite.>It was clear that at your mention of “Corindon”, although Rutilo did not say anything against or for it, the other, Tara had not understood your correction at all. After all, there was no way for you to answer his questions if it was to answer as a combat gem. Responding as a Leader to those was still somewhat complicated, but much more reasonable if it was a question. Because Rutilo tried to help her, in words, Tara was less reluctant to talk to her, she asked briefly and innocently. Finally, Rutilo turned to you again to answer one of your several internal questions directly. The two of them began to argue and the sound made by the contact of these “Airavata” Emeth and “Ravata” is squeaky, like the sound of inclusions.
(Rutile) Listen, Leucosapphire. It wasn't me who kidnapped you. She is the one who separated you from the others.
(Tara) That's false! Rutilo, you were also waiting for me to bring someone from the Crystalline Earth!
(Rutile) I was in favor of capturing Dioptase, Axinite, and even Anatase would have been useful. Don't you realize it yet, Princess Nimbirea? You have failed.

>>9177
>They are superimposed planes, an entire geometric formation is sliding angularly. The movement of these plates determines the direction in which these pieces of leuco-sapphire will join together again. If they had sunk in on themselves, they would have fallen towards the crust, but they are rising and point in a very different, more vertical direction. What these planes make up is the crystalline structure of leucosapphire. According to Crisocola, the fact that it does not have impurities in its structure is a great advantage when it comes to predicting its arrangement. Well, only from these predictions can they relate time and position. With proper guidance, you can learn to perform certain tasks, as only the need to want to accomplish said task is necessary. It is one of the last ideas that Kunzite shared with you regarding Green Diamond, Axinite, other gems and their works, before being destroyed by the enemy. At that time Chrysocola did not refuse to carry out underwater field work to recover its pieces, in fact it even seems to have offered. It's the same with Leucozafiro, Chrysocola is doing her best, in her own way. She responds as soon as you express one of your doubts.
(Chrysocolla) Yes... Dioptasa started studying clouds and seasons, right? Maybe it was a mistake that he went to look for his teacher in such a hurry.
>Chrysocola's gaze defocuses from you easily, she slides towards the window in search of a gem that obviously won't appear outside soon. Apparently he is able to correctly analyze the situation, because, upon discovering that the pieces of Leucosapphire were still up, you could immediately find an opinion from Dioptasa, who this morning called Fluorite as a climate reference. You can't lament Chrysocolla's freewheeling attitude enough, because Purple Topaz suddenly appeared in your calling. The exterior of the library is not instantly connected to the stairs, before it there is a wide hall that functions as a kind of meeting point for the gems who carry out activities on the second floor, or just those who remain in their rooms. It is in this large place illuminated by crystals even during the day and decorated 10% by plants of extensive and green growth that Purple begins a compliment. She asked you with an initially serious face, but upon saying your name again, Purple Topaz is able to smile softly.
(Purple Topaz) Taaffeite, you look impeccable. You haven't stopped surprising me since I woke up. (...) I heard what happened to the pair of diamonds. I was worried, I thought I would have to help you right away. However, you are controlling everything very well, right?>Apparently he intended to see you even during your repair, but it was so quick that it is certain that Imperial will request to check you on the way into the night. Your time in the Tanzanite pyroclastic work area was long enough for Purple to also appear next to you at that time, but for now its position since this morning has been irregular. You wouldn't theorize about the places Topacio visits, even though Tanzanita mentioned her before, because your tasks since your partner's disappearance have been various. Perhaps, only at the end of this exhausting search could you consider asking for her opinion, even if it is the most controversial since she is one of the oldest gems. In the end Purple Topaz is able to perk up again on his own, which coincides with his search for a nearby sidewalk in this community area. When you sit down, you wouldn't expect Purple Topaz to go down so much, this forces you to continue the conversation observing her from above, about 20 degrees.
(Purple Topaz) Part of me still wants to do whatever I can to make you feel better or keep you from breaking down. But it is no longer necessary. (...) In any case, I think that your attitude is the correct one to face this emergency. Fluorite and the others could learn a thing or two from you.
>It's a dangerous opinion, Fluorite just broke, Anatasa mentioned it and she was with the diamonds, so it's possible that Purple Topaz is also aware, although it's also possible that she just doesn't know. Again another gem finds an aptitude in you equal to or greater than that of Fluorite, as Padparadscha did before by warning you about his plans to transfer his leadership. On this occasion, considering the context, Topacio's comment is misguided. But much more importantly, what she mentioned just a moment ago, how she stopped caring about you from one moment to the next, only suggests that she has found some kind of solution when it comes to the loss of your partner, and if not a solution, something that you and she can do. She doesn't mention it right away, she talks about recent gems.
(Purple Topaz) Grossularia and Citrine are wonderful. I was talking a lot with that couple. I had to do it because... I had extremely strange memories stored deep in my mineral matrix. Memories about spherical devices, whirlwinds of color, a memory about a kind gem forced to fulfill a job far away.
>She told you about that feeling shortly after you saw it active again, she even agreed to consult the name of the gem you mentioned. Purple Topaz has had a lot of time to come to terms with its inclusions, but you hadn't heard about this encounter with Grossularia until now. Apparently also involving Citrino, who lately seemed less severe with herself and what happened, Purple Topaz comments on different elements that you may or may not identify regarding what happened with Sapphire several hours ago. As soon as Purple Topaz leaves her seat to stand up, she fills in the information. From the stairs, a desperate call alerts only you.
(Purple Topaz) I recognize the situation of Leucosapphire, it is something that happened once 2300 years ago
(Tanzanite) Mystical! It's impressive, it's just like you said, Misturpura! That ordering fills me with deep fear, but I can feel the same level of excitement.
>They fell. Turning to listen to Tanzanite, Purple only had time to barely separate her arms in what was perhaps a way to trap Tanzanite. The blue gem crashed into Purple Topaz's chest, so he tilted his attack to avoid breaking upon direct contact with hardness 6 and 8. Topaz still wears the clothes that Ruby is commonly seen wearing, so she did not suffer immediate damage. Who did, Tanzanite, let some of her hair fall after raising her head. He immediately lay back down only to comment in an inopportune manner. Tanzanite has not stopped the habit of breaking on contact with others. But, even though Topaz has her eyes closed, she doesn't seem angry with the event, she almost seems to start laughing at some point.
(Tanzanite) I remember you much bigger, in every way. Your mass has changed, but! I can also accept you this way.

>>9178>Tea time was postponed or canceled because they went straight to talking. It was probably good for her, she didn't consider if the tea would be harmful to her half block like the liquids were to the pyroclasts.
>The conversation was one-sided, the pyroclast or being called Tara used many terms that she did not completely master and spoke very quickly so that she could finish remembering them, at first she only watched in silence as it changed colors and multiplied.
>She doubted that it was her he was talking to and interpreted what he was saying as messages that she would later give to some other gem who had a better idea of ​​what all this meant, although she doubted that there were any and the pyroclast was not saying incoherencies similar to those that Yellow Diamond would see in a dream.
Keeping rules is the opposite of what I do, but I'll remember it... I guess we also defend organic beings besides gems, we can defend that too...
>He distracted his gaze from the changing colors of the Sitadel to inspect how damaged his sword was from use, moving it from side to side in not so fast movements and testing the motor skills of his pyroclastic half while slowly giving the answers to the things that the pyroclast had already said before it was more difficult to remember them. Moving in place like this was the kind of thing he did when he couldn't change location or give his body more activity.
I don't understand how you want me to get rid of Rutilo without destroying her. (...) Aha... Aia-Aivara... Airavata to Ravata. I'll tell you that.
>In a hundred years I should be able to communicate these things to Fluorite or Dioptase, although retaining them for that long would be difficult.
Hm!
>He moved his sword more sharply than before through the air. Although she wasn't trying to hit something, the force she applied could make her spin around on her torso like a Lapilli or break some of her own material due to the suddenness of the movement.
>She would stop moving in her place to face Rutile, still visibly angry at his use of words.
It doesn't matter, pyroclast... It was my fault that I didn't avoid being captured. I knew something was wrong and I depended on someone else to know what to do instead of acting on my own. Padparadscha wouldn't have done that...
>She understood Rutilo's explanation as an attempt to transfer the blame and resentment for her capture to the other pyroclast and since she was determined to contradict him in everything he plotted, she denied it with words that were not all lies.
Why is it a glitch to capture a gem? It's what you do. Tell me what you want and why I can't do it, I told you I don't like to sit still.
>She couldn't hide that there were other things that bothered her about her situation besides the use of her name, that they indirectly called her useless again and discussed under her nose how they wanted to kidnap other of her sisters were one of those things. Any relief she had at being kidnapped instead of Dio was also dissipated if in the end he had only protected her for a short time until they tried to capture her again to accomplish whatever incomprehensible job the pyroclasts needed her for.

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I have to, I can't give the others any more problems with everything that's happening.

>He tilted his head, turned his gaze to the side and made a small face of indignation.
>He closed his eyes, made a movement similar to a breath and eliminated all traces of instability from his face
>His eyes focused on Purple Topaz again with a neutral look, as he explained the reason for his behavior.
>Leucozafiro's matter is quite serious, making the others worry about her too would be counterproductive
>In times like this you should focus first on helping with everything you can.

...eh, thank you? You're exaggerating, I haven't done much compared to the rest, but thanks.

>He blinked twice slowly at Purple Topaz's words.
>A weak smile formed on his face and something similar to a laugh could be heard from his mouth.
>The comparison with Fluorite took Taaffeita by surprise, who at first did not know how to react
>He assumed it was nothing more than a joke to cheer him up and accepted it with some hesitation.
>Bort saved Leucozafiro, Tanzanite studies what happened, Chrysocola searches for her parts and Anatasa tries to prevent them from leaving.
>All of them did much more than Taaffeita who can only observe without doing anything
>They are the ones who truly deserve praise and the same goes for Fluorita and all her efforts as a leader

It sounds similar... Do you really know what's happening?

>Purple Topaz's words were enigmatic for Taaffeita
>But the more I thought about these, the more I remembered certain memories
>Taaffeita could believe that those similarities were nothing more than a coincidence
>But Purple Topaz quickly denied that possibility by admitting to recognizing what was happening.
>Taaffeita's eyes widened in surprise at such a revelation.
>He doesn't understand how Purple Topaz knows about those things
>But knowing about that is secondary right now, what I wanted to know most was what was related to Leucozafiro

Tanzanite Do you also know about this?

>After the crash, Taaffeita goes down the few remaining steps to make sure they are okay
>His gaze rests on Tanzanite with some annoyance for continuing with such attitudes at a time like this
>However, Taaffeita quickly ignores that feeling to focus on the situation.
>Scolding Tanzanite will lead to nothing, instead you should help her as much as you can
>It is for this reason that he begins to push aside the fallen pieces of his hair and then carefully collect them.

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(Rutilo) I have done enough so that, even destroyed, my efforts will not be in vain. “Getting rid” of someone is much more complicated than just destroying them, isn't it?
>He asked after crossing his arms. Although Kunzite has been destroyed, Chrysocolla continues to explore in its name, and although those gems Holite and Benitoite are long gone, Rubí continues to carry out its work for centuries. You may notice that what Tara is referring to with her call for the destruction of Rutilus is precisely that. Besides stealing a certain lunar element, you have no idea what other action could have been the trigger for Tara's sudden attitude. Sitadel herself is somewhat embarrassed by Rutilo's instant retort. (...) It seems that Sitadel has not seen a gem of her community before, so she is unable to distinguish between you and your sister. Even if that is the reason, Sitadel has been quite negligent when it comes to listening. You still have a certain feeling of stuckness in the central part of your body. When you tried to turn, you had the feeling that you could rotate your upper body, until it simply stopped as if a certain locking mechanism had been activated. It is necessary that if you managed to turn, you or your sword would meet directly with the hard interior of this sphere. After the discussion, Tara still quietly wonders about Rutilo's clarification.
(Tare) Dioptase? Leuco.. Le-u-co. Diop…
(Rutilo) I will answer your question with another question. What do you think would happen if you returned home? What would happen if we captured Dioptase immediately, right now? The fact that others have seen you rise here already upsets the order in your community. Kidnapping a Gem is a much finer job than you think, Corindon.>She stood up, her legs already repaired. Rutilus approached and placed one of his hands on Emeth's inner rim. He returned to a normal room after asking. Apparently, Rutile is concerned about order on the Crystalline Earth, what other gems may feel or do upon your disappearance. It's completely strange and again conflicts with your concept about the continued kidnapping of your sisters. According to what has been said, she follows certain steps to achieve this purpose, although in practice the pyroclasts always attack in the same way. Sometimes, Tara's rapid movements leave afterimages of herself. As she moves her hands, vestiges of her position make her look like she has 4 arms as she brings a pair of these to her head. The steam normalizes and returns her to her shape without so many limbs, it seems that the same may happen with her head.
(Tara) It can't be...
(Rutile) At that time, conditions were ideal. With that spodumene gone, the observatory isolated many valuable gems. I am in favor of the violence and aggressiveness of minor fabrications... of the use of "pyroclasts", but, if I can highlight something about the Nimboreal phenotype, it is that, unlike pyroclastic drainage, its transfer by image is much more precise.
>Your sword is in good condition, it is not damaged by contact with Rutile. Apparently, she has a lot more pyroclast than gem since bigger scratches are usually found when you practice with the sword against someone else. For now, Rutilo is lamenting the failing situation he finds himself in, although he seems to be focusing on Tara. For a while now, Tara hasn't been so loud. This time, Rutilo also follows his trend and responds in short words.
(Rutile) What I want. (...) I just…
>He took several seconds to decide what to say, or else decide perhaps he was considering the consequences of saying it, just as he considers the consequences of capturing someone. Finally after a long time you can participate in a certain silence. Tara finds herself shaking her head and creating aftershocks of it as she stops. They are no longer self-conscious replicas of herself. Rutilo lowers his voice and finally answers what you asked about his objective.
(Rutilo) I wish to disappear.
(Tara) I want to die in the sacred grace of the solar disk! The Suryatephon will only completely eradicate those speakers who have carried out their eternal work responsibly. Mixing the seas, deactivating volcanoes, annihilating species, everything helps me earn points, liberation points!
>Tara immediately intercedes to exclaim her own goal out loud. With her strange words and various expressions, she eliminates the atmosphere that Rutilo gave to her response. Essentially Tara's response involves the sun, speakers, eternal work, and a disaster-based support system. You might expect a strange purpose for the cloud existence, but when it comes to the pyroclast, Rutilus, his words are confusing, annoying in a sense. Sending pyroclasts and kidnapping your sisters only to disappear, it is certain that Kunzite and other destroyed gems would like to appear rather than disappear. Rutilo addresses Sitadel again, she uses the same tone as before.
(Rutile) You look lively again, princess. I wonder... Did you realize that you were not in a worse position in your entire life?
(Tara) What I did seems like a mistake, you say it is wrong and it makes me doubt. But faith is the opposite of that! As long as I am clear about what I will do next, there will be no problem. Therefore, now I will take care of going for the tea. (...) I wasn't lying, “Leucozafiro”, I wasn't lying at all. I'm sorry!.>He finally decided to keep his promise. Although Rutilo predicted that Tara was compromised based on her failed decisions, she responded decisively and cheerfully while taking the time to look at your face again. She used the name Rutilo used before for you, thus believing that she is repairing her confusion. Sitadel Tara sincerely apologizes with both palms before turning around and descending as if absorbed by the ground itself. Now there were only the two of you left, still locked in these strange spheres. Rutilo sat down on the ground again, to see the place from where the steam creature disappeared. He looked back at you and after unfolding a hand, he explained.
(Rutilo) Their guideline is based on dreaming, they live in a fantasy and their mythology is completely false. It is an extremely naive and foolish existence. Even so, we are obliged to maintain good terms with them, the Nimboreal phenotype has a capacity for mass destruction. The Cortex, where exochroid humans and the Vinitoid phenotype live. The Crystalline Earth, where the largest number of individuals of the Silicoclaceae species, our species, accumulate. Both places can be devastated and scrambled in just under 1 or 2 years.
>Many strange words and a threat of destruction. Something was condensing inside your “Ravata”, some drops fell on your head to reveal how the sphere was dissolving. It was slow, but as Rutilo spoke, when she finished saying the last thing, your container was half full. Not only did it come apart neatly, but it also increased its size so that the floor was not round but flat. Rutilo looked at his hands, then at you, apologized and looked away again. The same water condensation was forming at the top of his Airavata or Emeth. You are the first to leave.
(Rutilo) I'm sorry to insult you, I was annoyed by your reaction and Tara's stupidity. There is also the fact that I can hardly separate myself from my “gem job”, it is almost like an obsession.

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>Watermelon Tourmaline used to be a companion to Augite, and a companion to Tanzanite. Sometimes, seeing Tanzanite, anyone may wonder if you would approve of her actions knowing that a part of you is a fundamental part of her, her head, the answer is usually no. Still, Tourmaline greatly appreciated Tanzanite. Among the gems that seem to be on her side may be Purple Topaz, which in one case you could see surrounding Tanzanite's head with her hand. She completed a brief affectionate act before separating her, she has been like that with you briefly not long ago. Unlike Ruby, Purple Topaz takes action indiscriminately differentiated from moral laws. Tanzanite's hair pieces are black, a grayish black that belongs to Augite, yet it is capable of shining in your hands. It is difficult for Tanzanita to apologize immediately, she always looks for a quick way out of her questionable actions and right now there was no time to prolong that conversation. (...) She has them in her hands, the three spherical pyroclastic devices that they recovered from the combat. It was mainly Leucozafiro who was in charge of containing the lapillis and with them their attempts to manipulate these things. Unlike Tanzanite, which inspects them aggressively, Purple Topaz keeps them far enough away that you might think he's barely even seeing them. Purple Topaz's eyes do this sometimes, she limits her vision by straining her eyelids. Her smile with this discreet look could become her own. She is different from a Mystic Topaz who observed everything with innocence, although you can also attribute this to the withdrawal of her Vanadium. She treats objects gently, as if they were animals.
(Purple Topaz) Gosh, it's in terrible shape. Even if my memories are contradictory, I'm sure they looked much more smiling. Now, the only thing left of them are their eyes. Just… Poor things
(Tanzanite) I would never have imagined it! Oh really! When I piled them up... next to the corpse of that pyroclast... I thought I heard her. The voice of Leucosapphire! I think he was screaming for help.>You learned about Tanzanite much sooner than you could imagine, as Purple Topaz quickly interrupted her work and recommended some experimentation with the hollow pyroclast that Tanzanite has hidden. What he says about Leucozafiro sounds totally false, because your partner could barely say a couple of things since her mouth was also constantly dripping. Listening to it means that the general structure of your face has returned to normal and with it perhaps your head and torso. For now, Tanzanite is as delirious as ever. Purple Topaz finally puts aside the pyroclastic elements for a moment to talk to you directly. She is as indicative as when it comes to explaining about animals.
(Purple Topaz) Taaffeite, you knew it. The senses of pyroclasts are concentrated on their surface. With them they are able to guess their position, to prevent upcoming attacks. But most importantly, they are capable of transmitting danger to each other, even when they are isolated from each other. Have you witnessed him in combat?
>The closest experience was only a few hours ago, with a Scum that refused to fade away and called for reinforcements from within the earth. It would have been a problem if more ash units arrived, but that's not what Purple Topaz is referring to. Previously low hardness gems were known to be good at combat based on how much they could strategically manipulate pyroclasts, Benitoite and currently Axinite. That pyroclasts are able to transmit certain information between themselves is a disadvantage for common gems, except for such a few. Purple Topaz's gestures are very gentle, since he felt compassion for the remains of the objects. She develops.
(Purple Topaz) In that sense, it could be compared to animals and their pain receptors. But, recently I realized that we gems are not very different. Our superficial fragments are not useless, those that we care for and beautify day after day, acquire the ability to feel. And even if we lose them, we can recover their sensitivity just by wishing for it. (...) I thank Citrino and Carnalina for telling me about their experiences.
>Kunzita said something like this a while ago, something like “the superficial pieces are also important” alluding to his various efforts with Onix and other gems that break, but that hardly anyone can classify them that way. You can't imagine Citrino or Carnelian breaking the way you accidentally do, but you can understand one who is extremely thoughtful and another who takes extreme care of her appearance. If it's true that the surface pieces of gems hold some sensory information, you can safely say that you, Padparadscha, and other combat gems have lost a lot of it. Other gems that do not fight frequently such as Fluorite and Yellow Diamond should be quite perceptive and sensitive. It's not so crazy to think about it as long as you relate reality to Topaz's ideas. Before speaking to you again, Topaz asked Tanzanite to enter his pyroclastic warehouse. It took him just over 5 minutes to return with an object much larger than the previous ones and with an observation. The pyroclastic beast, or rather its head. You cannot identify the trunk, fangs, or ears as belonging to a nearby animal.
(Tanzanite) When the very small Heliodor cut it, its insides were completely drained and pulverized! That's why the pyroclastic beast is just a shell... Should I blame them for that?
(Purple Topaz) Elephas maxdonte…? I remember his name very little, it is not one that Fluorita told me or one that I invented with his permission. It is not the best reference for its size either, but consider it an “elephant”.
>She did not provide the scientific name in the confident and lively way as in the past, she hesitated to say because she did not remember it completely. Purple Topaz assures that this is information that does not originate in Fluorite or in his own experience. Still, Purple calls them the hollow remains of an elephant as he leaves it on the nearby bar that supports the ropes and spheres. Topaz finally declares.(Purple Topaz) I was trapped too. Not so much in a cloud, but on an island different from this one. Day after day he decimated animals three times larger than these. (...) It was not an arbitrary decision. It used a small hollow creature to give me orders. We could communicate hundreds of miles away, it was amazing and fun. Stories that I no longer remember.
>It sounds unreal. The head of the pyroclast has a height of 50 centimeters, 80 centimeters if the trunk is considered fully stretched. Likewise, the height of the body reaches one and a half meters. Topaz mentions that there are animals that measure more than two meters and with them exceeding the height of a gem. You can consider it a pyroclast, but not so much a non-aquatic living being. She mentions all this while leaving the destroyed sphere at the top of her head and placing the remaining two complete ones on the tips of her fangs or in her eyes. Purple Topaz continues to work on what would seem to be something quite random. That is until you noticed how those weak red filaments sprouted from the inside of each sphere. They grew inside the skull and began to connect, but Purple Topaz did not notice, until finally the sound of inclusions warned of a voice that was partially cut off.
(Purple Topaz) The name of the creature that kidnapped me was… “Variation”, or something similar…
(-) -his mythology is completely false. ▢▢▢▢▢▢ human exochrodes and the Vinitoid phenotype. The Crystalline Earth, where the largest number of individuals of the Silicoclaceae species, our species, accumulate. Both places can be devastated and scrambled-

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>>9182
Destroying you will not return the moon or the gems you kidnapped, that's it.
>He summarized what they were trying to get at by using the word Undo instead of Destroy, one of those things was apparently more complicated than the other and would serve a purpose that the other couldn't.
Pyroclasts always come back even if you destroy them, Taaf would rather get rid of them.
>Destroying pyroclasts had never served the purpose of recovering lost gems but rather protecting those still there from being lost, so he did not consider it a waste to destroy Rutile even if that was all the benefit he derived from it. Other Gems might see the destruction of pyroclasts as a step towards making them disappear completely in the future, but only as breaking a Gem that would be repaired later, temporary and inconsequential.
If I returned they would take away half my block, repair me and ask questions. I didn't fall because of a stain, for them to recover my pieces wouldn't be any more strange than other things that have happened.
>A talking pyroclast was already a thing that disrupted order, and had happened more than once without many consequences for the academy. Fluorite or someone else would give classes on this in a classroom so that everyone would know what to do if they encountered a cloud with a face. Little would change.
>She was going to reply more severely when Rutilo proposed immediately kidnapping Dioptasa, but stopped when she was called Corundum. It was probably just in response to her calling her Pyroclast, but he took it as an attempt to correct his way of calling her and stopped wanting to move so violently.
>Now that she was half Block, one third Sapphire and one sixth Ruby, Corundum was a more appropriate name for her than any other, she liked it more than the other alternatives.
And... How was Dioptase going to help them do that?
>Tara's goal sounded like a final goal that she would not reach for an eternity of years and that she could not think about too much, in contrast to Rutilo's which seemed like an immediate desire for that moment, like her temporary desires to break to get out of a situation and its consequences until she was taken to the medical area, but probably more permanent, like the most recent one of having broken and remaining active indefinitely after attacking Rutilo for the first time. They were desires more compatible with those of an unstable gem. Between the two, Rutilo was still the easiest to understand.
Hmm...>She made a sound like that of an irritated animal, lower than the last ones, when Sitadel called her by that name, but he did not want to correct her so as not to confuse her more. It was obvious that both of them understood little about each other and if she added more tension to the environment it would affect her too. Tara only called her that innocently and not in an attempt to annoy her, her intentions since stopping their match had been the opposite of that.
I don't mind Tara.
>She responded with few words to the many that Rutilo said, only highlighting the fact that they were obliged to maintain good terms with her, whether she was referring to the two of them with that comment or to a community of which only Rutilo was a part and did not want to be devastated.
I'm sorry...
>He repeated, blinking as if he were just processing the words he heard from the pyroclast, before continuing.
...if I tried to mess with you. I don't know if I did it. I don't understand many things...
>The place, the beings that surrounded her, the things they did and said and all their behavior was strange. He wanted to just throw his sword at Rutilo's head to finish cutting it but he would lose his sword and probably wouldn't gain anything more from it than bothering Tara. He wanted to get out of there but if he did it was more likely that Dioptasa would be captured. Simply doing things was easier if you didn't think about them first.
What were you saying before? When you said show me your love! Even though he replaced me- Do you still have a job?
>Rutilo used strange words very often, and it was very rare for him to use words that he knew well. Thinking about a pyroclast with a gem job was weirder than thinking about a rabbit with a job. In some ways organic beings also fulfilled certain jobs but they were not the same as those of the academy and the concept of one replacing another in their work when the previous one was kidnapped to the cortex or dispersed by a sword was too abstract.
I'm sorry.
>He had unintentionally imitated Rutilo's strange smile and tone of voice when he repeated his words from then. It wasn't appropriate after they were trying not to annoy each other.

>>9183

They don't have anything poor...

>His gaze fell on Purple Topaz with intrigue due to the tone of his words.
>Feeling sorry for a pyroclast is something you might expect from Tanzanite, but not from others
>She muttered, annoyed at the idea that other gems are starting to think the same as this one.
>The mention of Leucozafiro made Taaffeita quickly forget that topic and move on to the next
>It's hard for him to imagine that she screamed the way Tanzanita said she did.
>Firstly because he is not in a position to do it and secondly because it does not sound at all like something he would do
>Still, he couldn't help but show a worried face at those words.

I have done it (...) Do you think any of that will be helpful for this?

>He nods at Purple Topaz's question and then remains silent for a moment.
>The way she spoke and treated the pyroclast seemed unnatural
>Such behavior causes Taaffeita to be on guard.
>His gaze was aggressive every time his eyes landed on the remains of the pyroclast
>And his hand remained at the height of his sword ready to hit them in case they did something strange
>The only thing that prevented him from breaking them was the doubt of what they would do with them

Did you do it underground? If they are like moles then it would be bad for them to be in sunlight, they must be slow at that size and would need large amounts of food to maintain it (...) Sorry, we can talk about this later

>The remains of the pyroclastic beast were something I had seen before
>It was too large and strange to belong to any known animal
>But if Taaffeita had to compare them to something it would be a rodent, possibly a mole
>Its large fangs and elongated nose could be useful when digging
>How a being of such size could function distracted Taaffeita from the point of all this.
>After realizing it, he closed his eyes, shook his head and tried to focus on what was important.
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Destroyed it!?

>The movement of the filaments caused Taaffeita's eyes to open suddenly
>Again his hand moved to the sheath of his sword
>I wasn't planning on using it, I just wanted to be ready for any possible emergency
>At least that's what he thought at first, but when he heard a voice coming from the pyroclast he changed his mind
>He unsheathed his sword, raised it above his head and asked how to proceed.
>That voice was a very difficult one to forget, as were the memories associated with it.
>None of these were pleasant, Taaffeita's hands trembled full of rage and resentment
>He was trying his best not to destroy it instantly

>>9184
(Rutilo) Don't think I'm ashamed of love, work or companionship. I know them all perfectly. For 8,000 years my job has always been to generate misery, or what you conceive as “instabilities.” I must say that it has had its ups and downs, both you and the androids are extremely tenacious.
>Looking at you, Rutilo got rid of his emotions when answering your quote. Immediately she turned her gaze between so much sky, apparently remembering her own period of time. It is natural, when asking a question that should cover part of your life, what is unnatural is the number of years mentioned, so many that it could easily be placed as the oldest gem. The important thing is that it reveals their job not as capturing or kidnapping gems, but how to accomplish something that comes from capturing and kidnapping gems. She offers empty praise while including Emeth, her soil, in the equation.
(Rutilo) Do you know the feeling that, no matter how hard you try, there will always be someone who is much better at doing the same thing as you? I experienced it when I turned 1000 years old.>Padparadscha, other diamonds. Even if you trained strictly under Ruby's orders, other innately stronger or unfairly stronger Gems existed to fill the void of your job. This to the point that lower hardness gems like Anatasa would even tell you that your training wasn't special enough, or maybe just your attitude. Again Rutilo's statement feels personal. The feeling is the same as when he mentioned Kunzite, it is as if he was partially aware of your situation, he has studied you. Rutilo declares about the other subject.
(Rutilo) Pad had already warned me about that lunatic's way of working. But I was surprised to see its efficiency. Uniting thoughtful and indifferent gems, providing tools to those who could inadvertently harm others, empowering passions to simply achieve nothing. The worst part of all is that you could say she didn't even "mean" any harm in the first place.
>By this moment the smiling sphere that limits it has also vanished, becoming ground. Unlike yours, Rutilo's took much longer to reconfigure structurally. In Tara's absence, the ground is not completely still. It's as if it starts to slide and returns you to the same place in short rattles. It doesn't seem like the Padparadscha she mentions was the same, although there's nothing to deny that either. The way of talking about gems without mentioning names does not stand out, until it begins to sound like Chrysocolla's complaints under the sea. She getting angry at the Diamonds, at Kunzite and also at the Almandine situation. Rutilo always attributes actions to a single individual.
(Rutilo) But how much admiration or hatred I may feel does not change the fact that I am not the source of your problems, nor is the “Corteza” as a whole, or the “pyroclasts”. Fluorite is, it is because of that human existence, empty, fragile and graceless that we must destroy them. Because of you we are forced to kidnap some of you to continue destroying you.
>She exposes it as a kind of cycle, she distorts the importance of an enemy place that the gems attributed to the Cortex for years. He points out Fluorite as a big culprit for why he has to attack them and does so while minimizing his image. Still, even if it is an "obligation" Rutilo would have sent pyroclasts day after day in such a devout way that it can make you doubt her and her smile that she showed you when you woke up, one much less angry with the failure of having captured you. Finally, leaving the indicative tone, she was able to rejoice for a moment.
(Rutile) Even with good intentions, Sapphire, Yellow Diamond and Padparadscha have done irreparable damage to your society by hiding the incompetence of its leader.
>It seems that the irreparable damage to your society is rather an advantage for Rutilus and the beings of the Cortex. You can sense this from the animated and briefly sinister tone he shows when he says it. In the end, Rutilo begins to walk while blurring such an expression from his face. The ground should have ended in several meters and she would fall, but as Rutilo advanced it also generated an extension of layer that she passed over. Recalling your question about Dioptase and its usefulness, she exposes what could be great reluctance.
(Rutile) No matter how hard I try to explain how experientially valuable Dioptase is to me, you will never understand me a little unless you are aware of yourself. Not as “Sapphire, Leucosapphire or Corundum”, but as a mineral, silicoclaceous being.
>It was specific, it had to be for you. No matter how much Rutilo walked outside, she couldn't get rid of the cloudy environment, so moving around was once again out of the question. It was logical, however, that as Rutile moved, the secondary layer of irregular cloud retracted. Eventually it shrank so much that you could see a second lower layer of clouds beneath it. No longer so flat, the shape that this layer takes is a common one, the strange thing is in its content because every 5 or 10 meters you could see a Tara the size of an ant. Some interacting with each other, others with semi-solid cloud objects. For now, Tara does not approach with the tea, even though you have seen hundreds of them in the distance.

>>9185(Purple Topaz) Not exactly. It is true that they eat a lot, but their movement, beyond being slow, is extremely unbeatable. Even if they go in a pack, they would never destroy me just running, however, I must admit that their rumble over the earth was somewhat scary.
>When talking about animals she always extrapolates certain characteristics and reacts individually to them through experiences. However, no matter how much normality Purple Topaz is using to explain this to you, it only implies that she has been surrounded by these types of creatures, pyroclastic or not. These little sketches of his experiences are not what you need right now. Much in the attitude of Topaz and Tanzanite is abnormal, or interchanged. Topaz demonstrated a certain ease in arranging the pyroclastic head to achieve a certain reaction. When she finished red fibers wrapped around the skull. Followed by a vibrant sound of inclusions and brief static a mature voice, wicked, but in practice was only presenting certain information. It shouldn't be a problem, with the angle at which you raised your sword, it was only necessary for it to fall on its weight to split the pyroclast in half, cut the red fibers and thereby separate the devices. Although she was not going to attack, Tanzanite was ready to applaud with a happiness that covers confusion.
(Purple Topaz) …!
>As she turned, she also raised her hands, although she did not have a weapon, her approach was such that in just an instant she already had your wrists restrained. Purple Topaz raised her hands to disable your grip on the sword. It was a kind of struggle, one you would expect from Tanzanite and not so much from Topaz. You and her have the same toughness so no matter how much she came close or hit you with your face, you were not harmed. Eventually, unable to free your sword, Purple Topaz relented to an unstable position next to you. When you fell, you took Tanzanite with you, so that you landed on its heteromorphic material, cracking. It was surprising and reckless. Especially Purple Topaz wore a serious face as he stopped you like this, now with only one of his hands, on the ground. After a brief pause, and the sound calibration of the fibers, the voice was heard clearly again. Rutilo was speaking to someone else, someone he had previously insulted.
<(Rutilo) I'm sorry to insult you, I was annoyed by your reaction and Tara's stupidity. There is also the fact that I can hardly separate myself from my “gem job”, it is almost like an obsession.
(Purple Topaz) If we can listen to them, so can we. J-just don't lose your composure. If you stimulate one pyroclast too much, another will feel it, right? Right now this beast is sensing another pyroclast.
>He spoke softly, both to you and to Tanzanite. She stood up briefly to observe the state of the hardness 6 gem. Several pieces of it have come off, but the most dangerous thing is that she is excited and upset. Topaz slid over you to reach his head and cover his mouth. After recommending you can better evaluate Topacio's attitude, who is not acting coldly but out of obligation, since his voice trembles at his own instructions. She then tries to reason, in the way she told you about the hollow pyroclasts and their sensitive surfaces. Likewise, after a brief sound of wind emerging from the pyroclast, another individual was seen in the conversation.
<(Corundum) What were you saying before? When you said: Show me your love! Even though he replaced me- Do you still have a job?
(Tanzanite) Mmmlmlm! Lmm!
(Purple Topaz) It's your partner's voice, right? (...) I think that as long as you speak softly and don't shout, they won't hear us. I shouldn't have to hurt you anymore, Tanzanite.>Purple Topaz had to put special pressure on Tanzanite who was immediately surprised by Leucosapphire's voice. Naturally you would also have a natural reaction if Topaz wasn't on you. As she indicated, she took the weight of her torso off of you, looking like she was trying to move closer to Tanzanite. Purple Topaz then observed the pieces around and the cracks emerging in Tanzanite's head all due to her last actions. Contrary to apologizing prematurely, she seems willing to do more as long as the other calms down. Tanzanite does it, to such severe words which she does not seem to be afraid of, it is extremely strange. Rutile's response to Leucozafiro involves personal experiences of the pyroclastic gem.
<(Rutilo) Don't think I'm ashamed of love, work or companionship. I know them all perfectly. For 8,000 years my job has always been to generate misery, or what you conceive as “instabilities” - (...) Pad had already warned me about the way of working of that lunatic.
(Purple Topaz) ''I know what you're thinking, Taaffeite. Me defending a pyroclast, knowing about them, communicating with them. "I didn't want to cause any undesirable reaction in anyone, so I kept it as a secret, from you, from Fluorite, from Yellow Diamond, and even from Tanzanite."
>From the way he struggled with you until he fell, from the way he addressed Tanzanite, even before when he was attributing values to the pyroclasts, something was clearly wrong with Purple Topaz. But you couldn't refer to it if she didn't take direct action or provide stronger words. In this position, with Topaz slowly getting up, you can hear how she was aware of such strangenesses. Purple Topaz put Tanzanite aside and focused on separating himself from you. Rutilo's voice, on the other hand, continued to be heard, she was describing someone she hated or sought revenge, apparently.
<(Rutilo) But how much admiration or hatred I may feel does not change the fact that I am not the source of your problems. (...) Fluorite is, it is because of that human existence, empty, fragile and graceless that we must destroy them.
(Tanzanite) The protocol, an improper protocol... I-I will comply with it.
(Purple Topaz) I thought that listening once, to the aid of Tanzanite, with Leucosapphire and you, maybe... (...) I just know that I don't need any more security than you are able to give me, so don't put on such a stern face, everything will be fine.
>Tanzanita began to crawl towards the door while saying something strange. Purple Topaz looked briefly hopeless, apparently she already had the intention of carrying out a certain experiment with the hollow pyroclast, an experience that she would share with your group and the one who takes care of it. Contrary to turning away, Purple Topaz closed her eyes and brought her head closer. Touching your forehead, he declared in a way that recalled his gratitude. She referred to the aggressiveness with which you had reacted, but she also hesitated. (...) Standing, as you lower your sword at the request of Topaz's light guard, you can hear Tanzanite behind trying with a ferrous liquid next to the door. After an extensive story, where he was hostile towards his leader, Rutilo left his neutral face to sound irritating in his normal way, which Alexandrita had described as an attitude that made it easy to lie.
<(Rutile) Even with good intentions, Sapphire, Yellow Diamond and Padparadscha have done irreparable damage to your society by hiding the incompetence of their leader.
(Purple Topaz) Varation Avalok is the creature that captured me so long ago. Right now Leucozafiro should be in your domain. And who is talking is a gem like us, based on hardness... probably a Pink Diamond.
>Purple Topaz is wrong, she can't identify the voice that comes from her head. Likewise, the information you provided above is strange. She mentioned a name that is far from the usual name of gems and even pyroclasts.

>>9185
Common animals are already mythical animals in certain library books, and mythical beasts are not necessarily more mythical compared to kek. Still okay.

>>9187
You can now hear everything, I will only be marking which part of the turns you hear.

>>9187

Ghh...ghh...

>Taaffeita tried to contain himself at first, but the more he heard that voice, the greater his desire to destroy the source of this voice.
>Purple Topaz's grip, far from helping her stop, only made Taaffeita try even harder.
>She was too blinded by her resentment to even bother to think about why she was being detained.
>It wasn't until they both fell that Taaffeita let go of her struggle, dropping her sword and falling away from their hands.
>Once on the floor she simply stood still waiting for an explanation of any kind.

It's Corundum... she is with... my sword I have to...

>His voice was low, but it wasn't because he was heeding Purple Topaz's request.
>I was too shocked to speak any louder. And how could I not be with what I had heard?
>First Rutile and now Leucozafiro, two voices which I did not expect to hear together
>Destroying Rutilo was something she had promised herself and she was not going to waste this opportunity.
>He tried to stretch his arm with the intention of reaching his sword, but Purple Topaz's weight prevented him from doing so.
>His movements stopped once again, there was no point in trying to struggle with Purple Topaz on top of him.
>If she did so she could end up broken and that was not something she wanted before fighting Rutilo.
>He kept waiting for Purple Topaz to move and when he did he fixed his gaze on this

How much do you know- How long have you- (Whew...) Tell me where it is and how I can get there, that was the point of all this, right? Find a way to save Corundum, right? R-right?>The questions he didn't want to ask before began to accumulate in his mouth
>But every time he tried to pronounce them he felt like something was getting stuck in his throat.
>No matter what suspicions he has against Purple Topaz, he still doesn't feel able to confront her.
>Close your eyes, move your chest slightly upwards and release a dense amount of steam in one breath.
>During the fall a small internal part of his neck appears to have been damaged
>That combined with his nervousness caused the sublimation of some remains of algae that were found inside
>After getting rid of the purple smoke inside, Taaffeita spoke again in an even more serious tone than before.
>If any of this would help get Leucosapphire back then this was the time for Purple Topaz to tell her how to do it.
>It was only a moment, but at the moment of saying that last question, Taaffeita's voice broke
>I didn't want to have to doubt Purple Topaz's intentions, but under this situation it was hard not to.

Pink diamond? Don't you recognize her? It's, it's, Ruth- It's the pyroclastic gem! You named her yourself when you first saw her! How can you not recognize her? The... the... the... Cough, Cough did you know her before...?

>Rutilo's voice was a nuisance to Taaffeita's ears, yet she did not pay any attention to his words.
>There was no reason to do it, not when the only thing that comes out of his mouth is deception.
>That was what Alexandrita told him when he confronted her, at that time it took him too long to listen to her
>But this time he doesn't plan to let himself be distracted by anything he says, no matter how many gems he mentions.
>Who I was listening to was Purple Topaz, who used a very strange name to refer to Rutile
>She was destroyed and taken to the crust by that pyroclast, he even spoke with her before it happened
>Seeing Purple Topaz get confused with something like that was too strange for Taaffeita
>He raised his voice and corrected Purple Topaz with an annoyed shout, although he did so by calling Rutile a pyroclastic gem
>Using any kind of real name to refer to Rutilo is something Taaffeita was not willing to do.
>There was something else that she was not willing to do, but for which she had to work hard to achieve it.
>Just like before the seaweed smoke gathered in the broken area of his neck
>But this time the release of the steam was much more abrupt, generating something similar to a cough
>He put his hand to his throat at that strange movement of his body and kept it there in an attempt to control his smoke
>When it was finally over, he looked at Purple Topaz with a discouraged face and asked a question
>He had had that thought in his head for more than a century, but he could never ask that question even after Purple Topaz woke up.

>>9186
I should only use that word with my teacher or my partner.
>I did not understand how shameful the things Rutilus said were, nor how he could show love to a pyroclast being the furthest thing from his sisters, it would be more absurd than birds and bees mating. Destroying her when she was on the ground without legs would have been a very strange way to show love, unless destroying a Rutilo to avenge or protect her sisters was an act of love for them. The pyroclast thought in strange ways.
I'm too young to be the best at something. I'm only approximately 111 years old. I don't like to be patient, but if I keep trying for more years I can be better.
>The amount of memories he had in his inclusions did not correspond to the number of years he thought he was. Even if he took into account the inclusions without memories in his hair, the number of these was still low compared to the years, perhaps because the number of inclusions was also low. Many of the memories he had were negative, so he could easily remember times when he felt what the pyroclast was saying.
I don't know what your relationship is with those gems. If they are the problem why didn't you capture them first?>At least one of them was no longer active, if it was that Sapphire they were talking about and not her. From the things the Rutile said it seemed that capturing all the gems of the academy would be easy but they had not attacked them on that scale until now due to Consequences that she had no way of knowing and instead they preferred to continue weakening them slowly and capturing gems only occasionally over the years.
I think he hated that society too. I broke his rules all the time and more than once I wanted to go live in a cave or go away by sea and never come back. Gems lost in combat never come back so it would be the same now.
>He trained his gaze below and around him, forcing his eyes to see as far as they could through any cloudy floor or wall, wanting to believe that they were easier to pass through than Rutilus made them seem.
>Many things must have been lost when he lost more than half of his body, the things that were left were mostly not pleasant and neither was the place where he was. The relatively few memories he had were filled with negative feelings but he could see them without reliving them, as if they belonged to someone else. She felt a similar detachment from the things that would have previously tied her to the academy and prevented her from escaping it as Sapphire had thought.
So you don't want Dioptasa for her but for her body? Like silicoclase. I don't think they can take one arm off of him and put it on me.
>He expressed with the same reluctance as the pyroclast what he concluded from the words Experiment and Being mineral. If all they wanted from Dioptase was the material it was made of, they would hardly be able to fill their position by sacrificing themselves for her now. Although this also contradicted Sitadel's wishes to talk to Dioptasa due to her personality and likelihood of him cooperating with her, they would not need her collaboration if they were only going to experiment on her body, unless they both wanted Dioptasa for different reasons.
>Perhaps both she and Tara understood this whole matter equally little and only Rutilo knew for sure what was happening, if his job was to say whatever to manipulate the emotions of others he could do it for other purposes as well.
I guess not. Sapphire was stupid and strong, she didn't understand many things and she didn't like to think. I only wanted to fight because it was easy, I trained to be the best at it because it was the only thing I had and I destroyed pyroclasts because it was the only morally correct thing I could destroy.
>He agreed with the pyroclast, turned his body forcefully and threw his sword against the Rutile's head to break the connection between it and his torso, the neck that he had previously damaged. The little practice he had done while they talked and the memories he had of Anatasa doing the same, of the strange games of Moissanite, Taaffeite and Almandine and of all the arrows that some Lapillis had shot at him should be enough to hit the target at that distance.
>If he could destroy the Rutile, take a piece of the center of its head big enough that it couldn't be replaced with Ash, and escape with it from that cloud to whatever was below, that would be ideal.
>But if the consequences of this action were only to make Rutilus angry and nothing more, to make Tara angry and devastate everything in two years, or to destroy the pyroclast but not be able to escape or prevent it from being repaired in 3 or 4 years, I would accept them anyway.

12d100 = 566

2d100 = 49

>>9190
>The hundred meters were reduced to just a couple of dozen, so you only need to stand up to observe in the distance, behind the edge of this first layer of cloudy ground, a majestic scene above the clouds. Axinite or other gems that live by observing the sky might marvel at the appearance of the environment. However, sooner rather than later you notice the moving objects on such suspended water structures. They are countless copies of Tara that do little or nothing relevant being above all these clouds. Unlike the copies she makes by moving quickly or the ones she made when she got excited about different colors, they are all white, so they could go unnoticed among the same vapors. You couldn't check it when you were locked up, but now that you're standing on firm “Airavata” ground again, you can feel the texture of the cloud layer that Rutilo perhaps accidentally retracted with his walk. It is soft, but it is not a vapor, rather it looks like a viscous liquid. The absorption of its spheres was slow, from top to bottom and vice versa, possibly due to this factor. Rutilo replied, briefly showing interest.
(Rutilo) Did you hate her? You did it and yet, you had a teacher and a classmate. You also had a sister, maybe a couple of friends, someone you admired and someone who could admire you. Do not think that it is easy to fill a void like yours, because although you have rejected your society, it did not completely reject you, it was gentle and loving.
>Even if it didn't sound entirely like comfort, Rutilo's words are encouraging. Sometimes, due to her strict job, it was strange and fun to see Imperial Topaz get excited about things that you considered normal, she even did it secretly like when she was overprotective in winter. His care, different from Andalucita's, was pleasant. And when Antofilita didn't cause problems, since you were her friend, she was totally honest with ideas and concepts that you might or might not share. Probably, although she was weak, she was sure that you would not break her and her work and that is why she showed you a connection with Uranocircite. Probably, after your disappearance, Rubí has ​​broken down, or perhaps Taaffeíta was able to respect the last identity that you gave him about you. You don't even know how much time has passed since you were kidnapped, because for you it was just an awakening of inactivity. Thinking about the others would briefly distract your attention, and it becomes difficult to listen to Rutilo's clarification.
(Rutilo) Actually, I was putting myself in your place. That your society suffers damage is beneficial for us. And the gems that indirectly help our cause I can consider partially collaborators. Although this does not disqualify them for kidnapping.
>It looks like a cloud, but it is not, the whitish material that extensively covers the surface of “Airavata” does not change its gradient at any time. What it does do is bend and fold, as if it were a handkerchief. At Rutilo's pause, the ground stopped bending and Rutilo just looked at where you are. Probably, at the rate at which Rutile walked and the rate at which this layer of soil shrinks, the effective transportation radius is only about 10 or 15 meters. Secondly, there is a type of gem that the pyroclasts do not try to catch, they do not do so because their presence influences other gems beneficially for the enemy. She mentioned Padparadscha earlier, but if it is true, that the gem that has destroyed pyroclasts the most is semi-protected given its position, it only makes their battle futile. After correcting what I happily commented, Rutilo prepares to describe your sister, an answer to one of your doubts.
(Rutile) Dioptase is a weak and sentimental gem. He is intelligent enough to supplant Fluorite, but if he did, his management would be disastrous. I would be lying to you if I said I didn't want his body. The discomfort in your eyes is not random. For a time we modified the magma in the caldera beneath the Crystalline Earth to achieve these atypical effects. (...) The other gems who conceived these abnormalities, well, it's just some collateral damage.>The crust exists tens of kilometers deep from the earth, and gems begin their formation not far from this depth. In fact, the possibility that the formation of gems is an event that goes unnoticed by pyroclasts was zero. Rutile not only confirms that he has not stopped the unknown process of gem formation, but also, in aid of his group, he has intervened in it. What you mention as important gems could easily be a gem that has always had memory problems or another gem that contained a second soul for centuries, even one that was forced to live apart from the others due to a harmful condition. Until now, Rutilo explained to you about their mistakes, their previous plans, those reasons that they always ignored. She acted as if revealing all this to you was no problem, since you were kidnapped by Tara. Still, she didn't make the mistake of informing you about upcoming kidnappings or attacks. The feel of your sword was not at all wet, the wood that forms the handle is extremely consistent, resistant to your hardness. The edge, on the other hand, although wet, will cut another hardness 6 without a doubt. When you were about to launch, a rearrangement of inclusions and a voice were heard right in the middle of the two of you, from the ground. It was Taaffeite's
<(Taaffeite) It's the pyroclastic gem! You named her yourself when you saw her for the first time!
<(Tanzanite) It's done! The room is completely sealed!-
(Rutilo) … (...) God, this is definitely Padparadscha's fault.
>After Taaffeíta's exclamation, another voice was heard at a low volume that became unrecognizable. Not many seconds would pass until Tanzanita also raises her voice in response to one of her own actions, apparently. Suddenly hearing two gems from the Crystalline Earth not only surprised you, postponing your attack, but also Rutilus. She lost all attempt at expression, so she remained silent the entire time from when Taaffeite spoke to Tanzanite. Her surprise was concentrated in a zero reaction and seeing her like that was strange, because since you arrived here she has not stopped bombarding you with information that seems relevant and information that praises her and her efforts and desires. He reacted, only to blame that Pad person. She was not proud to have seen a sphere of black and half-dissolved “Airavata” floating in the sea of ​​clouds between you. Only sound waves revealed its location by moving the vapor away so it could be seen. Its appearance was like the accumulation of a dozen of those pyroclastic spheres that you found in your last fight. Rutile headed in the opposite direction, approaching where you are and where this device is located. She commented on the first thing, pausing to smile again. When he asked, it was already clear that his expression was once again due to mocking you, discreetly.
(Rutilo) It is 81 thousand years old, it is so old... of course that does not exonerate it from its errors. Can you believe it, Leucosapphire? Even in the cortex we are not exempt from complex fools. She prefers to be called Pink Diamond at all costs, although she is just another stupid corundum.
>At your approach, the cloudy ground expanded again, as if tied to the close position of the two of you. In this way you stopped seeing the surface above the clouds and the hundreds of Taras that were there. The wind descended, so that now you could almost clearly hear the third voice that accompanied them and it was a gem with which you exchanged certain words in the morning of that day. If you could listen to her, Rutilo did it better. As she approached the black device, Rutilus descended, crouching down to find a better speaking position. Incredibly, despite how serious she had looked when she heard them, Rutilo now did the same with you, now with the gems “inside” the replica of “Airavata”, she played with them at the mention of a valuable name like Kunzite. Although in the case of Purple Topaz it is different.
<(Purple Topaz) Brook-...(Rutilo) Oh, it's you. Hahaha, I guess I should give you some credit, Mystic Topaz, you crossed the first big filter. Mmh, at that time and even now you keep confusing me with another gem. But I'm not a Brookite. When I destroyed her so long ago, I put on her skin... I "attached" her pieces. It was a brief whim, I didn't mean to look nice to you.
>Apparently it did not happen until the half-mention of a certain name that Rutilo realized who he was dealing with. After all, Purple Topaz had recently awakened and Taaffeite preferred that he stay inside the Academy. Rutilo took time to laugh and then to remember certain events. So long ago Padparadscha had presented that the gem that destroyed this “Rutile” was indeed a Mystic Topaz. Even when Rutile reinforced her identity and then declared regarding the fate of another gem, which is now a part of her due to the compatibility of the crystalline network, she continued to provide glimpses into your position. Rutilo kept trying to listen to Topacio inside this sphere, but he couldn't. Without a response, he turned to your partner, who heard clearly firsthand.
(Rutile) Tell me, Taaffeita. Could you even pretend that it's been a long time since we last spoke?
>He made that movement with his head, the one that involves lowering it a lot to generate a sincere smile. It's exactly how I watched you when you woke up. But it was a grave mistake on his part, just as it was to be distracted by Tara at that moment. She had focused so much on Taaffeíta that the time she would have to turn her gaze to you and counter your attack was practically zero. Even if you didn't have the sword in your hands, the approach was enough to pick it up again and risk a throw. It cut through his hair, and when it stopped on his head, it broke, letting a piece fall to the side. Rutilo was damaged in this area and could not resist this type of attack like Taaffeíta, who did as she was very little damaged above her torso. Another important factor is the hardness, since being the same hardness as that of your sword, the edge was the only thing that acted in the operation. Rutile did not fall immediately, although it is certain that it was already inactive. She remained on her knees for half a second until she staggered to the side. At that moment a table appeared out of seemingly nowhere.
(Emeth)…
(Tara) Hello, sorry to be late. Hasn't it happened to you that on the way to a place alone you start to ramble continuously? Several others like me too... (...) Aah, damn! What happened!?
>The tables and chairs that emerged from the ground had the same appearance as the ground that contracts and retracts as they move. Apparently it is strong enough to withstand a certain weight, although not quite hundreds of kilograms. Tara appeared with a tray and cups in her hand. She simply manifested from the air and the breeze that continually runs through the place. In his naivety, when he opened his eyes, he found “Emeth” “Ravata” opening his mouth to swallow the pieces of Rutile. He apparently could talk, he did before with Rutile, and even uttered a short "A-" before beginning to swallow the inactive body and the top piece of titanium dioxide. The gem that took control of the communicator was Tanzanite, who said several strange things, extremely excited.
(Tanzanite) Sapphire, we are going to save you!! Somehow. Mystic Topaz pulled a mystical trick with those little pyroclasts and now you're in!

>>9189>They are chatting. While Rutile generally has the upper hand in the conversation, Leucozafiro is responding to those words either calmly or seriously at the moment when she has to define herself or her place of origin. Their voices can be heard from the hollow pyroclast, but they do not do so at the same intensity, because the one that is heard loudest almost all the time is that of Leucozafiro. They only heard Rutilo's voice at the beginning because she was explaining something. About a possible invasion and a strange species. The conversation quickly turned to an important gem in the Crystalline Earth, Fluorite. She spoke of Fluorite with contempt and also mentioned other gems with a certain pride, as if they were part of her objectives. Among those mentioned was Padparadscha who told you about the methods of defense against pyroclasts from a long time ago. Even if you can relate several things, the conversation does not stop mutating and moving to what Leucozafiro and Rutilo think about the place you are in. She declares frankly, but Rutilo is quick to respond.
<(Corundum) I broke his rules all the time and more than once I wanted to go live in a cave (...)
<(Rutilo) Did you hate her? You did it and yet, you had a teacher and a classmate. You also had a sister…(...)
<(Rutile) Dioptase is intelligent enough to supplant Fluorite, but if he did, his management would be disastrous. I would be lying to you if I said I didn't want his body. (...)
>Since she was born more than 150 years ago, that gem has always been the opposite of Anatasa at her age, fearful and indecisive, her hardness did not help her relate to someone other than her teacher or the next smallest gem, Leucozafiro. Even when Axinita would take care of her in the library, she continued to break down at the slightest problem. In some way, the fragility she had could be related to the leader herself. The conversation quickly slips between Rutile's previous actions and her efforts to conceive gems damaged in this way. They address topics that many had doubts about all along, from Diopside to Citrine, when it was a double color. But, you can't focus entirely on his voice, or his words, because the gem next to you is also saying strange things, bringing to light your own questions. Purple Topaz opens his eyes and watches the smoke rising from your neck, watching it spread from the base until it diffuses into the nearby air. It only rises because there is no air current, different from what can be inferred is the environment behind the hollow pyroclast, with a continuous breeze whipping the communication. She blinks slowly and fits her voice faltering at first and then saying firmly. Until now she had focused on what she had seen and what she remembered from that experience, but she did not tell you about her arrival back on the island.
(Purple Topaz) No one came to save me back then, Taaffeite. I need to know if Leucozafiro can escape from them on her own...
>Although they can hear her, if Leucosapphire's situation is the same as Purple Topaz's, this means that they can't do anything to try to save her, any of the gems. Leucozafiro's voice sounds honest when mentioning how she despises the crystalline earth, however, she had also changed her name recently, which could suggest a change. Purple Topaz takes a step closer to where you are, she lightens her gaze in what at first glance would appear to be an expression of supplication. He brought his right hand to his chest, in a fist, and proposed with hope, once again mentioning the name “Pink Diamond” that he incorrectly attributed to Rutilo.
(Purple Topaz) Now that we heard Pink Diamond I can find out. If it's about tricking Rosa to give Snowpaw a chance, I might as well do it because Pink Diamond is just like me. She's exactly the kind of silly gem she used to be before she woke up.>From how Alexandrita described her, Mystic Topaz was incapable of fighting, although she was a combat gem in the past, she temporarily only focused on her garden and her love for animals. What Topacio now describes as “dumb” is the version of her that you grew up with and the version of her that Alexandrita rescued at all costs. She attributes the same characteristics to a pyroclast, and not just to a pyroclastic gem, but to a creature that you are completely unaware of and has just been mentioned because Topaz remembered it after its repair. Despite the bizarre situation, Topaz was in charge of saying Pink Diamond to the gem that is inside the black device, held by red fibers. However, it was clear that she was overlooking the strange appearance, voice, and attitude of the gem that broke her in the first place. Even in the past, she had no guard against Rutilus. By telling her, exclaiming, reacting to your smoke and asking her, Purple Topaz regains some sense, however, it doesn't take long for her to become confused. He says your name while trying to listen again or trying to remember, because the black and corroded pyroclast is silent.
(Purple Topaz) Pyroclastic gem? She..? Really…? Taaff…
(Tanzanite) It's done! The room is completely sealed! You know, I prepared this when I felt like capturing a gem with me. But I didn't expect Mystic to ask me specifically for his experiments.
>At the door there is a large block of obsidian that it is certain that Tanzanite has not moved with just her hands. Since Purple Topaz made everyone stay calm and listen, what Tanzanite did was move away from the two of you to do something almost outside her work area. When you look out the window you can see how it has been covered with a layer of metal. Multicolored, molten, as if composed of various other metals giving it an iridescent plate appearance, it is the type of material that you would only find in the Diopside or Aragonite Working area. As Purple Topaz steps back and realizes that she was wrong, you can see the pyroclastic head behind, pressing harder on the fibers so that the sound becomes more refined. After asking Topacio there was no more conversation on the other side, only wind, until you heard Rutilo reacting to your words, inside that thing.
<(Rutilo) God, this is definitely Padparadscha's fault. (...) It is 81 thousand years old, it is so old... of course this does not exonerate it from its errors. Can you believe it, Leucosapphire? Even in the cortex we are not exempt from complex fools. She prefers to be called Pink Diamond at all costs, although she is just another stupid corundum.
>I was aware of their communication and therefore was blaming “Padparadscha”, but it is the Padparadscha that she mentioned long ago, very surely. The next words she offered were heard at the same or at the same volume as Leucozafiro's. When talking about a gem with an unthinkable number of years, Rutilo suddenly questioned Leucozafiro trying to find a reaction. The situation detailed by “Padparadscha” Rutile is that of a gem that rejects its hardness and corundum nature to cling to its color and another much harder classification, exponentially stronger and more resistant. At this point, Purple Topaz is closer to the pyroclastic head than to you. She still couldn't answer your question about how she appeared to know Rutilo, she couldn't do it because evidently the conversation now included that pyroclastic gem. Still, a blank look on her face, Purple Topaz turned her gaze to the side, observing the artifact out of the corner of her eye and hearing clearly from Rutile. Purple Topaz called and Rutile listened, but what the pyroclastic gem did after identifying her was laugh. He praised her anyway, but it seems that the confusion once again found him somewhat amused.
(Purple Topaz) Brookite-
<(Rutilo) Oh, it's you. Hahaha, I guess I should give you some credit, Mystic Topaz, you crossed the first big filter. (...) Mmh, at that time and even now you keep confusing me with another gem. But I'm not a Brookite. When I destroyed her so long ago, I put on her skin... I "attached" her pieces. It was a brief whim, I didn't mean to look nice to you.>He spoke such cruel words to Purple, about the fate of Brookite, that two lines of cracks appeared on Topaz's face. With two planes of break formed in her head, soon two pieces of Topaz would fall to the ground, and another still attached to her neck would slide with the rest down as well. Purple Topaz broke on its own, due only to the revelation of Rutile's appearance, but it was still the fault of the pyroclastic gem. At some point, Tourmaline allowed Tanzanite to use the pieces of a destroyed Augite. Likewise, Rubí gave hers to Leucozafiro when she found herself unable to fight. Each one as a short but permanent act of salvation that would determine the identity of each one. However, Rutile is not Brookite, nor does she have her memories on the Crystalline Earth, she only maintains the appearance with which she would have played with a "silly" Mystic Topaz. Brookite and Rutile are a titanium oxide. Anatase is also a titanium oxide, it has the same compatibility, if its appearance is destroyed as well, it could possibly be stolen in the same way.
<(Rutilo) Tell me, Taaffeíta. Could you even pretend that it's been a long time since we last spoke?
>The secondary pieces of Purple on the ground are not completely purple, there are some green faces that appear, color and disappear. Not all of her had stopped being Mystic Topaz, after all. Purple Topaz's crash must have been loud enough for Rutile to have been able to hear it, and that's why he now addressed you. Purple Topaz has not fought in all this time, she stayed inside the Academy to be safe, yet, without the need to fight, Rutile broke it. That she speaks to you so soon only suggests that she will try the same with you as well, and the fact that she is with Leucozafiro as well, in a space very possibly dominated by the enemy, it does not sound pleasant at all. She referred to your words out loud, when you called her the same thing, like a pyroclastic gem. Everything indicates that you have not had the time to identify her as Rutilo, although you certainly have. (...) Rutilo did not continue speaking, although he did not even finish his first message. Tanzanite is not saying anything, she has just seen what happened with Purple Topaz. Leucozafiro on the other hand was only heard offering a short moan of effort. A few seconds of silence would pass until slowly, a new voice intensified from the destroyed pyroclastic head. It only reacted loudly towards the end.
<(-) Aah, damn! What happened!?
(Tanzanite) Sapphire, we are going to save you!! Somehow. Mystic Topaz did a mystical trick with those little pyroclasts and now you are inside this head!
>It seems that Tanzanite still can't figure out that Topaz is broken, after securing the door she approached the black device. He was still further away than you, but his voice would be heard clearly because he was exclaiming towards Leucosapphire. She took it upon herself to explain what had happened, but it seems that this explanation was not only reaching Corindón, but also this other new voice, belonging to another creature or possible pyroclast.

>>9191
>Stats
Rutilo
HP: 669/2613
Fuerza: 7

Leucozafiro
HP: 1700/1768
Fuerza 10 (Sin espada)

Ravata
HP: 20180/24180
Fuerza: 1

Airavata
HP: 16180/24180
Fuerza: 1

Tara
HP: 1310
Fuerza: 1.5

Is there space? Yes, I read that there isn't one, but I don't lose anything by asking that if this role is for gemitas, it's worth asking

>>9192
>>9191
They can respond to each other directly. The following shifts will be double

>>9194
Yes it is gems, but there is no space for now, sorry black. Possibly they will open in 2 months, which is narratively equivalent to after chapter 15, now we are finishing number 13 (>>9096)

>>9191
>The landscape beneath her reflected what she suspected. He wasn't under the crust, not even in anything that logically resembled what the crust should be, outside of his imagination.
Pft...
>Images of hundreds of Green, Yellow and Brute Diamonds raining from the sky in a land other than the crystalline one returned to his head. It shouldn't be so funny now that she was in that situation, but she couldn't help but see the humor in such a ridiculous scenario again.
I guess I didn't decide to leave and continue protecting others for a reason.
>He shook his shoulders to get rid of the urge to laugh while dismissing the importance of Rutilo's comment. Before she said that everything she did was useless, the crystalline society was terrible and that they had convinced her that fighting was what she had to do and now she argued that she must have had personal reasons outside of indoctrination.
>In the inclusions that remained he found mostly bad memories with Dioptasa, memories in which she lied to him about some crystals, in which she broke down and worried about her library partner or the sea gem, in none of them did he find good reasons for him to want to sacrifice himself to protect her, he must have had some better memory for that, but he only remembered clearly his conclusion that Dioptase was a fragile gem that had to be taken care of.
>At that moment any reason that tied her to crystalline society seemed foreign to her, even the desires to protect others or destroy Rutilus to test her strength seemed more like favors she was trying to do for a gem that was no longer active. Moving away from conflicts between pyroclasts and silicoclaceans was a more sensible and easier goal to achieve now.
You must like your job. You smile so cute when you do it and you care so much about being the best.
>Fluorite was the reason the pyroclasts wanted to end their society, but eliminating Fluorite was not their goal or priority nor did they regret prolonging the destruction of the gems, apparently. In addition to consequences that she did not understand and that kidnapping or destroying was not the same as undoing, there was now also the possibility that the pyroclasts simply enjoyed doing this like she enjoyed fighting them and training to do it better.
If pyroclasts became extinct, Sapphire would no longer have something to fight and destroy, I understand.
>During a discussion with Taffeita he had discovered that he did not hate or love pyroclasts nor did he want them to disappear, on the contrary he preferred to always have them so he could continue doing what he liked and not lose his goal of continuing to fight until he was the best corundum. Now that his body was approximately only 50% corundum, his identity was in doubt as was that goal that depended so much on his composition.
Hmm...
>That the pyroclasts had damaged the gem she most wanted to protect before she was even born and that they were to blame for her debilitating condition would have bothered her more if he had not once again freed her from the guilt of having broken it on that occasion. He had to make another animal sound to avoid thanking the pyroclast again and to use this information to better understand how he thought.
>Although Rutile said that it was not the beings of the crust that were causing all his problems, several things he had said contradicted that. Blaming whatever Fluorite did because she was forced to harm Dioptase before her birth made no sense.
>At one point he sensed that submitting to whatever his kidnappers had in mind would not protect Dioptasa or achieve anything for her and he decided to attack, taking advantage of Tara's absence. Whatever the consequences, she couldn't lose more than she had when she was captured, and if she could... she felt disconnected from those things she could lose.
Hmm?
>Familiar voices postponed their attack, apparently not coming from one of the pyroclasts or one of the tiny Taras that ran through the clouds, but she couldn't be sure of that at that moment or in the following ones, with all the confusing things she had experienced since her last awakening.I don't understand...
>The meaning of his confusion was twofold, he did not understand why he could hear the voices of Taaffeite and Tanzanite or what the pyroclast was saying. His attention moved so quickly between one confusing thing and another that he couldn't quite understand one before being introduced to another, and it was difficult to follow a single thread of thought or conversation.
Hmm?
>She did not process the reason why Rutile began to say such unpleasant things at that moment, however it made her think about the connection that these could have with her interest in Dioptasa's body and her special condition, which gave her more reasons not to want to continue listening to her.
Hmm!
>The attack did not completely destroy the Rutile's body, nor scatter the pyroclast's, but it did enough damage to its head to disable it as it would a gem. The moments he waited watching her fall to her knees to be sure of her inactivity were difficult to endure.
>Several emotions resulted from the attack, on the one hand he was relieved to have silenced Rutilo when he did it, on the other hand he was uncomfortable separating himself from the sword that represented a memory of his teacher and on the other hand he felt his chest swell with pride, although he shouldn't have, because that achievement no longer made sense, in any case he expressed it out loud to the voices that were not present.
I won! I am stronger than Padparadscha!
>It was when she said that that she left the stance in which she was frozen the instant she made her attack and saw Tara emerge. The reaction she got from Sitadel embarrassed her as much as Anatasa commenting on what she heard her say in her dreams.
I-I... I-it was an accident! I didn't like to sit still... I was practicing with my sword and I dropped it!
>He repeated the same movement he did when he gave that last attack to Rutile, he felt great satisfaction again when he did it despite the shame of making excuses to Tara.
>He was lying and he knew it. He didn't feel bad about it, it wasn't the first time he had done it nor the first time someone had lied to Tara. It was very difficult for her to believe that Rutile, with her personality and her work of manipulating others to do harm, had not tricked someone who knew so little about the crystalline earth into doing what she wanted. Her deceptions were definitely more noble than those of that pyroclast since she always did them for better reasons, such as making harmless jokes or for the good of herself and her sisters, and never to hurt others.
I pick up the pieces of my sisters all the time. I can too... Let me help! Hmmm~!
>Following Tara's panicked attitude and Emeth's actions, he approached the Rutile, took pieces of its material and began to eat them, putting them in his mouth to help save them, grinding them first with his teeth so that they would not get stuck in his neck.
It will be fine, you just have to glue the pieces together. But listen! With this you no longer have to capture Dioptasa, we can talk to him from here.
>He stored as many pieces of Rutile inside himself as he could in a short time before pointing out the voices shouting strange things on the ground to Tara as a solution to her problems.
So-so! Dio is with you!? Can you call her now!?
>That the voices continued even after the Rutile broke and Emeth blocked her mouth swallowing its pieces indicated that it was not the work of the two of them, nor could it be Tara's because of how confused she was. She still didn't understand what was happening but it should be good for her and Dio, they would no longer have a reason to kidnap them.
Rutilo told me he wanted Dioptasa's body. Did he tell you why he wanted it? I don't think I can help you get the moon back if Rutile Docks his body.
>He should get his sword back after swallowing the pieces of Rutile, he had a better memory than that of his teacher but it was no reason to forget his sword if he could take it.

>>9192
>>9197

Back then...no one knew what was happening. T-this time it's different! If it had been the same then the others would have also made an effort to catch up with you. No, they did it, I know, because I did it too

>He pursed his lips and looked with some compassion at Purple Topaz
>He doesn't know what she's been through and he doesn't know how he must have felt during that time.
>Continuing with her interrogation after seeing her like this would be cruel on Taaffeita's part>Instead he seeks to give her comfort by emphasizing that thanks to her there is now an opportunity to recover Leucozafiro
>And that if such a possibility had existed back then they would definitely have done everything they could to save it
>She shakes her head after saying that and approaches Purple Topaz, everyone must have worried about her back then.
>Taaffeita knows that very well, since that is the reason why he worked so hard to become strong

Sealed? Shouldn't we tell the others? No, no, I guess this is fine...

>Informing the rest of the status of the situation was necessary at a time like this
>In fact Taaffeita thought that was what Tanzanita was doing when she went to the door
>I was about to ask them to open it to tell the others to prepare in case we have to fight
>He closed his eyes, lowered his head a little and shook it from side to side while he put his hand to his face
>As he did that he could feel something very fine falling inside his throat, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
>He didn't want to continue harassing Purple Topaz, he was helping, Taaffeita is convinced that was the case
>Arguing him while he does this would be of very little help, so he ends up accepting this as the best decision.

D-don't listen to her!

>I contemplate with fear the moment when Purple Topaz began to break
>He quickly took her by the shoulders and carefully moved her away from the sphere he was observing.
>He picked up his pieces from the floor and tried as best he could to put them back in their place.
>The smoke from his throat was expelled again, not like a cough but like a constant mist
>The steam inside her quickened and dissipated quickly, generating something like nervous breathing.
>The thin splinter that fell when he shook his head was moved up and down along with the gas
>It was too small to be expelled, so it was scratching his throat
>It wasn't painful in the slightest, but it did produce an unpleasant sensation that matched how he felt.
>Rutile is responsible for Purple Topaz cracking, but Taaffeite also concluded that in a way.

Neither do you Corindon! He only seeks to annoy and harm with his words, nothing that that pyroclast says deserves to be heard

>He felt responsible for this situation and he also felt responsible for the kidnapping of Leucozafiro
>A sensation that only worsened as soon as Rutilo began to refer to them
>Purple Topaz had asked her not to draw her attention, which is why Taaffeita also said nothing after hearing her partner.
>That plan was ruined because of him, so thinking about what else to do, he decided to warn him about the nature of the pyroclast.
>He was still holding Purple Topaz's robes while saying that, he didn't want it to break any more.
>So he made sure to look her in the eyes when he spoke, indicating that his warning was also directed at her.

Y-you Cough Show up at once! Tell me where you are so I can get it back!

>Despite his warnings, Taaffeita herself ended up ignoring his words
>He had tried hard not to hear her, but as soon as he heard her name he couldn't help but respond.
>He released Purple Topaz and approached the head of the pyroclastic beast to speak
>He let out a loud cough which raised the splinter in his throat even higher than before.
>The sudden rise and fall of it caused it to hit the walls of his neck hard.
>Scraping even louder than before and generating a strange tinkling sound that was audible to others
>Without giving importance to that, Taaffeita went to Rutilo to express his desire to eliminate her.

That voice? Is there another gem or is it... What's going on Corundum?

>His anger was exchanged for concern as soon as he heard an unknown voice
>Rutile was already a problem on its own, if in addition to it there were more pyroclasts as Tanzanite said it would be...
>Just thinking about that makes Taaffeita take a step back
>The chances of rescuing Leucozafiro from two like Rutilus were less than if there was only one.>Fear made Taaffeita try to convince herself that that other voice came from an unknown gem
>Although the more I listened, the more confused I became, especially because of Leucozafiro's unconcerned tone.

>>9197
I don't think I need dice to eat Rutilo but I'll leave them anyway.

6d100 = 384

Vihua6 has drawings that look like gems, but they are very few. Do we have many threads left to finish the role? I don't think you'll ever use them, this one is already running out.

>>9199
>I don't think I need dice to eat Rutilo but I'll leave them anyway
Don't neglect
I didn't imagine that she would try to eat her kek but I guess Sapphire was willing to eat certain things since she accompanied Taaffeíta. Anyway, in the last few turns I've had to more or less change what I expected to write the next turn based on their answers, so it's all good.

>Vihua6
I just saw it, it's very good. The last image you posted I probably would have used or at least proposed before if I had to focus on Axinite. (Since I focused on Dioptase we have the current kek)

For some time now I was sure that the image in the next thread should be a red gem, some of Vihua comply with this, but I already did my own search. The image of the next thread will be the 3rd.

The 4th and 5th are just a search for ideas for Alex

>Do we have many threads left to finish the role?
No more than 4. After a certain chapter I will have to do a slightly longer meta with you, then I will know if the role extends as much or not.

>Also
''“Fluorite” still clings to the twisted shape of things. During one devastated day, the entire sky was transformed into a garden of colossal floating flowers, as large as the moon, with hues much brighter, more vibrant and luminous than any gem. The decoupling phase of the inflationary field has begun. Prophecy of a total dilution, lacking transfiguration and centrifugation. For 200 thousand years, as a result of the warming mechanism, a solitary flower has bloomed next to the waves. Even if countless desires overlap, it will not wither.”

This is the introduction to the next chapter. It is still subject to change.
I will probably open a thread on Tuesday and send a shift, otherwise it will only be delayed 1 day, double shifts are easier.

If you want you can continue making goal, just one answer is missing kek

>>9200

I don't remember if it happened the last time you asked about it, but John Kafka has some drawings that could help you and since we're on the meta, I guess it doesn't hurt to ramble about this role.

I only watched the Houseki no kuni anime when I joined the role, but I didn't remember practically anything about it. Notice how little I remember that things like inclusions, losing memories due to breaking or being very old, among other elements said in the role, were taken as 100% your ideas, kek.
I've been reading the manga to keep those things fresher and I had a question: Why did you establish 6 as the minimum necessary to be able to fight? In the original story, Zircon has a hardness of 5 and is treated by several characters as someone quite competent in his job. There is also the case of Cinnabar with a hardness of 2, although I wouldn't even count this one since it depends on his mercury.

A while ago I came across an image of Miku turned into a gem, that gem coincidentally being Dioptase just like in the role. When I saw her I was thinking of making the joke that they stole your idea, but looking deeper I found that she was a 100% original character and I moved on from the topic to this day.
While I was looking for the aforementioned image to show you now, I also found this page in which they tell the entire background of the character. There are some superficial similarities, but in general they do not have many similarities.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YvnEMy_1Kswnuj-C864NLCYBGe1vMJaF6LokqEc-NTY/edit?pli=1#heading=h.xhn9y89jyzjc

I had a dream about a gems role a few weeks ago, but it wasn't your role, it was one operated by kumiko. It didn't get past the first thread and barely anything was done in it beyond walking and talking to other gems. Before killing him, Kumiko said that she planned to make the role's enemy aliens, literally aliens with UFOs, laser guns and the whole thing.
I have a vague memory of a blue-haired gem who was relatively important in the role, her appearance was similar to Alexandrite from Houseki no kuni, but with bluer hair, I'm going to say that that cutie was Azurite because this image she just found looks a lot like my mental image.

>After a certain chapter I will have to do a slightly longer meta with you
You make it sound like you're a father who wants to talk to us and scold us if you say it like that kek

>>9201
Thanks black, same for Zafiro, but right now I have the images of the next two threads covered at least kek

>Why did you establish 6 as the minimum necessary to be able to fight?Kek the difference from 5 to 6 is very small, but I'm glad you asked about that black, the answer is kind of interesting. It is basically due to the material and the way the enemies attack. In Houseki the lunarios are made of fog and liquid, and their way of destroying gems is with more or less blunt weapons. There, hardness does not qualify too much, as in the case of Zircón, but rather tenacity. I could also use Diamante as an example, being so inferior to Bort. Hardness only refers to scratches and certain soft contacts, basically contact between gems.

Since pyroclasts are volcanic material, the gems use volcanic glass to destroy them. Normally impacts between materials of the same hardness mean nothing, but in the case of volcanic glass, a material much more consistent than the suspended particles of ash or lapilli, their swords are effective. Pyroclasts are scattered mineral beings and their general way of attacking is not using weapons. Ashes, slags, blocks and bombs all attack with their own "body". Their attacks are not completely forceful, they all continually graze the surface of the gems to erode them. It is as if in each battle they are involved in a brief sandstorm that also hits them. Since the hardness of pyroclasts is 6, erosion does not do any damage to other gems above hardness 6.

It is an approach that depends much more on hardness and emphasizes its importance more. For this reason, Chrysocolla, Aragonite and other low hardness gems are much clearer that fighting is useless based on the erosion-6 that would damage them at the slightest contact.
If I focused on tenacity, a gem with such high fragility as Axinite would not be able to fight. Although, the Lapilli and Blocks pyroclasts are dangerous anyway because they use the same forceful attacks as Houseki.

And it is still a measure that was placed only less than 2000 years ago, surely by Sapphire.

>Miku
Kek it's always interesting to see these coincidences. I chose Miku because she has too many pics and it's easier to limit all those pics to the ones with just glasses. Pure practicality and some laziness. That it looked like Sapphire and other versions of Dioptase that I also saved was a bonus.
I guess the guy who made the OC chose Dioptase because there is only one color for Dioptase and it is exactly Miku's light blue. She is a famous character so it is certain that she would be made into a gem at some point.

>Azurite
No idea black, I don't know that role kek
I've had dreams about roles, but right now I don't remember any. And I think that's okay, because I have the feeling that they have all been very implausible. To the point that when I wake up I know that the ideas will not work in role and I just forget it.

>Also
I was reviewing past threads, I think it is worth revisiting these posts
>>83221

>>93870
>>94078

>Also2
https://youtu.be/5IAtdx0IZwA?si=_dQVc1KPJ5nz4dqW▾Weird atmosphere theme

>>9201
>You make it sound like you're a parent who wants to talk to us and scold us if you say it like that.
Will I do reeducation with Taaffeita this time? If we are both criminals we will have more in common as partners, partners in crime.

>>9200
He was imitating the lesson that Happy stored pyroclasts in his mouth and once tried to eat a gem but there was some Taaffeite in that too.