"Where am I?" I asked, eons upon eons ago.
No-one answered my question. There were others there, yes... but they did not answer.
"An abomination!" They hissed instead.
"Smash her!" They growled.
"Destroy it!" they yelled.
"No." A calm, low, and resonating voice said.
"My diamond," "My Lady," and other high ranking terms were murmured. The cluster of... stone people, no living gems would be a better term, dissipated from around me. Looking down a me, a pure white figure towered over myself.
"You're a diamond," I whispered, only to blush furiously, realizing that what I said was a mistake. So I quickly curtsied and added, "Lady Diamond."
To my surprise, she smiled. The smile was not one of happiness, though. It gave me a sense of foreboding and alarm.
"Yes, that I am," she said. "But who, or rather what are you?"
"I hoped someone would've been able to tell me," I replied sorrowfully, keeping my eyes trained on my four hands, which I had until then not noticed how tightly they gripped one another. I glanced up for a brief moment. "Do- do you know what I am?"
"Yes."
"Will you tell me? Please."
"No."
"May I know why not, your Ladyship?"
"Because they-" she gestured at the other gems. "- already have."
Fear gripped my very heart. I swallowed thickly, and to have to repeat the process before I could speak again.
"But..." I thought for a moment, choosing my words carefully. "Doesn't everyone deserve a chance at life, my Lady?"
"No."
Panic surged into me, fast than a javelin whipped through the clear air. It took all my will to not run faster than a streaking comet.
"May I," I had to swallow again. Fear is strange like that. "Flee?"
"Flee where, strange one?" Her interest became increased.
"Anywhere where I can live," I whispered. "My Lady."
"Very well," she said, pulling back slightly. "I will give you twenty four hours, and three pieces of advice. One, if any of my people catch you, they have permission to destroy you." I suppressed a shudder. "Two, travel in shadows. Three, you may find friends out there. Leave. Now. If I see you again, I will destroy you myself."
Without so much as a second thought, I ran. I lept over others, nimbly like a cat, and used stealth to my advantage. I saw the land come to an abrupt end, and I picked up my speed. When I reached the craig, I dove over it, shutting my eyes, and not caring where I landed.