Chapter 10: The final Chamber.
Garnet gazed around the room in amazement. The final chamber had every Crystal gem known to Earth surrounding the garnet gem in the middle of the room.
"Welcome champion," the room greeted.
"Who are you," Garnet asked.
"I am the keeper," the room responded.
Garnet walked towards her gem on the pedestal in front of her.
"So keeper, what is this prize I've been hearing about?"
"The eye, but be warned my Garnet, this power will change you forever, obtain it you will never be able to give it back, "
"Before I get the power and leave I have a couple questions,"
"Of course champion, "
"Why were the spires fighting over me? "
"They're fighting over you, because you are destined to receive the power,"
"Why do they want me? What happened in the fire mural?"
"The fire mural is a warning to both spires, that if they fight,it'll seal destruction and chaos, having the gem with the eye, gives them a significant advantage, if they do decided to fight"
"So that's why..."
"Yes my Garnet, but are you ready?"
"Yes,"
"Then touch your gem,"
Garnet slowly touched the garnet gem on the pedestal. Once her finger met the gem, it began to glow and float into the air. The gemstones spiraled around the pedestal began to fuse with the garnet gem. Then the sunstone, and and moonstone gem began to hover under the fused gems. The three gems lowered themselves to Garnet's eye level.
"Do you accept the power of the Aztecs as your own?"
"Yes,"
"Do you sware to defend those in need, and protect the forces of good?"
"Yes,"
"Then the power is yours Garnet, use it wisely, "
"I promise,"
At that moment, the sunstone and the moonstone fused together, then fused with the gems above it. Once all the gems were together, a bright light lowered itself to Garnet's forehead and attached itself. To the gem, it felt like the sun was shining directly on her forehead. She began to blink, and realized something strange. Garnet has an extra eye. She looked around the room for a pool, a mirror of some kind to see if she was dreaming. In the back of the room, Garnet found a pool of healing water. She stuck her hands in and quickly washed her face.
"I must be going crazy" Garnet told herself.
Once the water settled, she was finally able to look into the pool. She had her normal red and blue eye,and her new eye in her forehead, that was purple. Garnet gently dabbed her new eye, that glanced at the finger in front of it.
"Um...Keeper?".
"Yes Garnet?".
"What will my gems say?".
"No worries my Garnet, I have another gift for you,".
On the same pedestal were the garnet stood, a pair a pink glasses showed up. Garnet grabbed the glasses and placed them on her eyes.
"This is perfect, thank you,".
"And Garnet, you might want to go out your friends need you,".
"Oh okay,"
The keeper opened up the doors for Garnet to walk out of. In the lava water fall room, Garnet saw her cousin battered and ripped up, on her hands and knees.
"Come on, I'm not done with you yet little yellow," Obsidian teased.
Across the room Amethyst was locked in a heated battle against the Alexandrite brothers.
"Oh I see you're out, hand over the power of the Aztecs, or your little cousin dies by lava," Obsidian threatened while choking Citrine.
"No...Garnet, don't do it!" Citrine gasped. Out of the corner of Garnet's eye, she saw Amethyst get slashed in the face by red, and kicked in the knees by green.
"Garnet...No..." Amethyst begged.
Garnet clenched her fists in anger. Today was the last day Garnet allowed Obsidian to use her family.
"You want it? WELL HERE!"
Garnet ripped her glasses off revealing her third eye.
The fighting immediately stopped and gasped at Garnet. Obsidian angrily threw Citrine at the wall.
"Me and you third eyed freak," Obsidian challenged.
Garnet looked at her injured cousin lying in the corner of the room, fueling her anger.
"Today's the last day you hurt my family!" Garnet cried out.
Obsidian laughed and charged at Garnet. He usually gets the first hit in, but Garnet's extra eye seemed to be helping her. She quickly ducked under him, summoned her gauntlets, and landed two punches on his stomach and his face.
"Lucky shot," he murmured.
Garnet jumped in the air, and slammed her gauntlets on his head, smashing his body into the lower level. Under the final chamber was a room filled with lava, and pillars that rose above the lava line. Obsidian landed on the pillar in the middle of the room. "You'll pay for that," Obsidian said while he picked himself up and summoned his weapon.
Garnet remained silent, as she hopped across the pillars to were Obsidian was. She summoned her gauntlets again.
"Someone here isn't going to leave alive, and it's you!" Obsidian snarled.
Garnet glared at him with all three eyes. The dark gem launched himself at Garnet, and slashed at her face. The red gem snatched the saber from his hands, and broke it. Obsidian summoned another saber while Garnet punched him in the face. The force of her punch was so great, that it knocked him to the edge of the pillar. Garnet leaned down to him at his eye level.
"Obsidian, I don't want to kill you, but if you hurt my cousin again, I won't hesitate. Promise me that you'll change,"
Garnet begged while she held out her hand.
Obsidian grabbed Garnet's hand, but pulled her down towards the river of lava. Garnet landed with a splash, and didn't resurface.
"Hahaha! I won! Alexandrites help me up!" Obsidian ordered the twin brothers.
Oh no! Obsidian pulled Garnet into the lava! Will she live? Will Amethyst and Citrine be taken hostage? Find out all these questions and more in chapter 11! Don't forget to review guys, I really appreciate your inputs.