The Nex Stone
Written by OperationJonny
Disclaimer: I do not own Harvest Moon, in any aspect. I do own, though the storyline and the original characters used within.
A/N: It's kind of short, but thats because I was aiming for a certain effect to embody my writing. Hope you guys don't mind!
The long day of labor plagued the two, even after their work had finished. The intensity of their work was shown by their red faces, a mixture of soil and sweat visible among their features.
Carter, a weathered, sturdy looking archaeologist sporting a pair of spectacles stood besides Flora, his assistant, a petite labor-toned woman with bright platinum blond hair, paired with striking violet eyes. She made Carter, who was a slightly older man of tan complexion with dark eyes and hair, look plain. The two crouched over their recent discovery.
"What is this, Carter?" Flora asked, the usual aloofness in her eyes replaced with an intense focus that only appeared in her eyes when she made that one important discovery. All other times, she did nothing but daydream of it.
Neither she nor he expected to actually find it in the humble hills of Forget-me-not Valley.
"I... don't know, Flora. This is out of my comprehension. I've never seen something quite like this before..." He said, inspecting what he stood over, tempted to touch it, but simultaneously refusing to tarnish it's worth with human touch. Carter's spectacles slid down the bridge of his nose, as he peered in closer to this amazing artifact. It was perfectly preserved... not a single scratch or imperfection on it's lovely surface.
What they crouched over, was a strange black stone, with a swirling dark emerald green core. But, the most odd and noteworthy feature of this stone... was the fact that it was emitting an aura.
An aura of power. It was such an intense power, that it felt as if a boot had been pressed against their chests, as they gazed upon the perfectly round ovular stone. The aura that burnt around it was between that of a glow, and a fire, and was of a dark, changing color.
The felt the obvious power of this relic, the dark portents it's arrival into their hands had casted. The sensation of discovery was overwhelmed by a new, peculiar feeling; the feeling that they ought to bury the rock and never dig in this area again.
But, they felt fame and fortune calling them, as they would be recognized as celebrities of their calling. They never imagined such a thing to ever be found, during the small times of their rise to archaeological renown, as they planned it.
"Should we tell the villagers of what it is...? It seems so wrong to keep it, to hide it and pretend like it doesn't exist. It seems evil..." Flora began, but Carter shook his head. "No, we won't speak a word of this to any townsfolk... that last thing we need is for our ticket to fame be ripped from our hands by a superstitious person who thinks they're playing the hero." He said, almost venomously. Then he noted Flora's worried expression, and he quickly added to his statement.
"Until we know what it is, that is." He said, as Carter wrapped the stone in a hankerchief, and the ominous feeling that had suffocated the two was lifted, and they felt as though they could smile again, and think happy thoughts.
As they turned in and locked up the mines, they both took a silent vow, not to speak of this sinister stone, until they had researched it, and turned it in for their fame. They knew, that if a word was uttered of it's existence, eventually it's underlying attributes would be revealed. That couldn't be allowed.
Little did they know, that the mere unearthing of the stone had turned every dark eye onto Forget-me-not Valley.
Soon, dark days were to come.
A/N I'll update this every now and then, when I have the chance. Review and tell me what you think of it, and what I can do to improve. Stay tuned later, for another update!