Here's a fast update so you don't need to keep dying inside from that HUGE cliffy I had in the previous chapter.

[Red's POV]

You might think I had a somewhat complete plan for a situation like this, but all that was in my brain was 'OH SHIT DON'T DIE!'

It wasn't easy avoiding the crashing glass already. But I had failed to expect that Pitcher would be already one step ahead. Those sliding doors were left intact. Why?

I found the answer seconds after.

They were the ones between us, as in Nea and I, and the stairs. There was no escape, unless I could break the doors, which was unlikely to be done in such a short time. My mind was reeling as I pushed, but the doors wouldn't open.

"Pitcher, what do you want?" I shouted angrily at the speaker.

Well, well, we're gonna have some fun with your friends, aren't we?

I mentally braced myself to hearing what he was going to say next. I hoped Marius and Scarlett was hearing this. Whether we got out or not, would most likely be their choice.

We seem to be in a pretty interesting position here… Tell us where the Diamonds are or we'll explode the building. That'll mean that your friends go, and you live without them, or you tell us where they are and you might just get your friends back.

There was silence. The running footsteps ceased as the words sunk in. I saw Marius slowly step up onto the level.

"The first Diamond…is the Diamond of Concealment," Marius said slowly, making eye contact with Nea.

"This Diamond conceals anything when its power is called upon, but only certain people have the ability to use its power," Nea continued.

How did they know all this? Were they keeping it from me all along? I would have to ask Nea later… I wanted to listen to the conversation.

Pitcher went quiet, like he was deciding if Nea and Marius were telling him the truth.

See? Now we're talking. Tell me about it.

"These Diamonds were made by a certain group of people. Namely, the Greek gods," Nea said.

"They made sure that only their descendants could use it, so they cursed every mortal who tried to use it."

That is the point. What if I said you are demigods?

"That'll mean that we can use the Diamonds."

"Wait, you're saying that we're demigods?" Marius said.

Exactly. Only the four of you can use those diamonds. Come down here, and we'll tell you how.

Silence lingered in the air as everyone's mind was struggling to make any sense out of what Pitcher had said. But it was too late when they made their decision.

A strong hand was swung in my direction and I fell to the ground. Just before I blacked out, I saw Nea looking in my direction.

[Nea's POV]

I heard pounding on a hard surface. I couldn't feel anything. I opened my eyes just to see white. I was lying on a hard surface, probably brought here when I was unconscious.

Someone had hastily did the job, since I could still feel the knife tucked in my pocket. Shifting my position to look around, I realised there was a door on my right, but it was locked as I inferred from Red's continuous rattles on the doorknob.

Voices outside. Distinct voices as I sat up and put my ear to the wall. Someone was talking.

I shushed Red and heard again. This time, I could make out some words.

The recognisable voice of Pitcher, Marius and Scarlett could be heard. This was made easier by their raised voices. They seemed to be arguing.

"Look, those Diamonds don't work like that! You'll have to say the correct thing," Scarlett shouted. I guessed it was at Pitcher.

"Then what? Since you know that's the wrong way, do it the right way!" Pitcher demanded.

I could feel the mental eyerolls that they were doing at Pitcher.

I heard Scarlett say, "Unconceal and we can find, let what we see shine."

That didn't sound at all nice. Yeah, it rhymed and all, but then when she said it, there was sort of a creepy timbre to it.

I heard thunder rumbling outside, followed by a gasp of astonishment.

At that moment, the doorknob unlocked and we went out just to be greeted by a sight that was purely strange.

The three of them were sitting at a table, not talking, just looks of shock and astonishment on their faces. They were all staring at a tiny diamond, about the size of a small button.

"We're keeping that," Scarlett decided. She grabbed the diamond off the table during the stunned moment of silence.

Before Pitcher could recover from his shock, Red hurried us in the other direction as Pitcher sat in his chair gasping.

"Who told you about the Diamonds? How did you know so much? You've got a lot of explaining to do," Red told them. These were the questions I figured he had all along wanted to know the answers.

"I - I don't know…" Scarlett trailed off. "It came in a dream. All three of us. I'm sure you would know too if you had slept, but you were keeping watch."

"Well, we found it. No time to wait. The news would get back, I'm sure, and we have to find the rest before they do. In the dream, it said 'when six are together, the owner shall have complete power over all the elements of the Earth'. Namely fire, water, air, earth and light," I said.

"I'm guessing that this one that we've found reveals the rest?" Marius asked.

"That's why there're six instead of five!" I said excitedly. "Now we just need to call on the rest of them."

"But we don't know anything," Scarlett reasoned. I saw her hand slip into her pocket, and dropped the diamond in. "Oh wait…what's this in my pocket?"

Scarlett pulled out a crumpled slip of paper from her pocket and flattened it against a wall. She turned the paper and her eyes widened.

"What is it?" I asked.

Sorry for the short chapter. I really had to stop here right now since it'll be hard to stop once I continue.

Too bad I didn't say that the ending of this chapter wasn't going to not be a cliffhanger. Now I'm just gonna laugh at you all for thinking it was.

Ha.

Hahahahahahaha.

Okay. I promise the next chapter all you'll get is answers, (and maybe questions!) but just review and tell me what you think about the story so far, okay? :)