Prologue
"You. You are the chosen soldiers. The one's that are going to fight besides me in war. The one's that are going to follow me to win this for Homeworld. Rose Quartz will descend down with her pathetic army of gems but we- We together are going to win this. We're going to win this to make Homeworld go back to how it should be. The Diamond authority as one once more."
The crowd surrounding me roar with energy and passion at Yellow Diamond's spoken speech. This was it. I was going to be a part of the army that led the great Yellow Diamond into battle and to win. I should feel honoured to have been chosen to be a part of this victorious war. Everyone surrounding me seemed to have reacted that way, so why am I not joining them?
It was soon enough that the gems around me started to chant her name; the chanting growing louder with every second that went by. I stuck out like a sore thumb. I was stood awkwardly smack bang in the middle of the chanting crowd not doing anything.
That's when I suddenly get violently shoved from a gem standing behind. "Watch it clod" I mutter under my breath. It was unfortunate of the gem to hear me.
"What did you just call me?"
I can feel her warm heavy breath on the back of my neck sending chills down my spine. "Nothing" I say quietly, "Nothing at all." I turn to face the gem standing behind me. She was tall and buff, her canines peeking out from under her angered frown. She look's as if she could snap me in half within a second.
"Jasper leave her alone." Another gem appears from behind her, forcing this so called 'Jasper' back. This gem was green skinned like me, her hair long and flowing. Emerald was it? "You'll thank me later."
The green gem pulls her friend back in the crowd, Jasper still eyeing me darkly. If gems like that were going to participate in this war...I'm pretty sure Yellow Diamond doesn't need a Peridot...
"May I have your attention please?" Yellow Diamond speaks up again. She has a toothy grin on her face from the roaring crowd below her. Of corse everyone immediately stop what they're doing once Yellow Diamond has something else to say. "I have arranged you all to have armour for the upcoming battle." Guards then enter the room holding boxes which seemed to be filled with blades. I had a nervous feeling of what was coming. "I need you all to take a blade and injure a part of your physical form to reform yourselves into your new armour. This armour is going to stay; it's going to be permanent."
My eyes scan the crowd who seem to be nodding and muttering in agreement. I had never reformed before; I'm not sure if I even wanted too. It felt rushed. I had no reason to reform other than to change into some pathetic armour.
The guards then start to make their way round the crowd, the gems taking their blades as they pass. Not long after I start to see audience members injecting their forms one by one, their gems dropping to the floor in domino formation.
I get interrupted by one of the guards. "Take one" she instructs, forcing the box full of blades in front of me. Awkwardly hesitating, I lean forwards and take the blade that lay on top. I looked into it to find my reflection glaring back at me. This would be the last time I would be in this form; the last time being me. But I had to sacrifice me for the greater needs of the gem war; Yellow Diamond had picked me. I was going to do her proud.
Taking a sharp breath I quickly insert the blade into my stomach; getting a weird sensation rushing through my bodily form. It was soon enough that the old Peridot poofed leaving my remaining gem joining the others on the ground.