Tristan dragged the cold steel down the man's face, his screams echoing throughout the alley. His nails pulled out, and his face carved in. It was a scene that would make anyone throw up.
"Damn you're brutal." Said Keith.
"I have to be." Said Tristan "fear prevents anyone from messing with us."
"Not everyone." Said Keith.
"Yeah, but those are the people that end up like him." Said Tristan as he wiped the blood off his dagger.
Keith smirked "you're an interesting one."
"Just another puppet." Said Tristan.
"True." Said Keith "but a couple of your strings are missing."
Tristan grinned as he walked up to Keith and put a hand on his shoulder "be careful about what you say, and where you say it." Tristan walked down the street "you might just get caught saying something that the higher ups don't like hearing."
"No wonder the Diamonds wanted you." Said the gem "you're just what they wanted."
"That's never good." Said Tristan.
"Oh really?" said the Gem as she walked over to Tristan "I thought it was an honor."
"The only honor I've ever gotten from them is meeting Blue Pearl." Said Tristan, causing her to frown. Tristan chuckled and leaned even closer to her "and meeting you, I guess." She leaned in even closer.
"You enjoying doing this don't you?" Tristan smirked.
"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not." Their faces were so close that Tristan could feel her breath against his. "But I can tell you this, I'm enjoying spending my last moments with you. I want to give you something before I go." Said Tristan as he sat down "before you take my life, I want to give you your name."
"No." She moved away from him "I, I don't deserve this."
"Yes you do." Said Tristan as he got even closer to her "besides, what are the others going to call you when you emerge from me?"
"No, no you don't understand."
"And I don't need to." Said Tristan as he grabbed her and pulled her into a kiss. They stayed like that for a while before Tristan let her go "listen, you're Beryl. From now on, you're my Scarlet Beryl."
"No." said Beryl "I, I don't need a name anymore. Not when I'm gonna die tonight."
Tristan stopped breathing "what do you mean?"
"I, I found a way to reverse the process of my gem killing you." Said Beryl "but, there's a side effect."
"I don't think I want to know." Said Tristan.
"You stop dying, but." Beryl paused "I, become a part you. Literally, physically and mentally. You become more like a gem then Steven himself."
"So, it's like fusion?" asked Tristan.
"Not exactly." Said Beryl "you become like me, and you gain my memories. But not my personality." Beryl began crying, but didn't make a sound "I disappear."
The information began to fully sink in with Tristan "you'll die." Beryl said nothing. Tristan grabbed Beryl and hugged her. Tristan began sobbing, hugging Beryl even tighter "I spent so long picking out your name. I spent so long getting to know you, and I spent so long planning out how you would meet the Crystal Gems. So why?" Tristan made Beryl face him "why couldn't you just let me die. Why couldn't you just let me give you a happy life."
"I've enjoyed my time with you." Said Beryl.
"No." said Tristan "no, don't say that! You're going to live! You're going to take my place in life and you're gonna experience it all."
"Thank you for the name." said Beryl "please, don't forget me."
"Stop it!" screamed Tristan "it's my turn to be sacrificed, I won't let another person that I love disappear when I'm right here!"
"But you're not here anymore." Said Beryl.
"What?" Beryl kissed Tristan, and Tristan kissed back before he opened his eyes.
"*Argh!" Screamed Tristan as he woke up. His chest caved in, blood spewing out of his chest and mouth. His blood painted the walls as Tristan choked, this was the worst pain he'd ever felt. It was also the most unique. Tristan screamed as he felt a hard object emerge from his chest. It moved his bones in, and out of place. Until it settled right above his heart. Tristan breathed harshly as he laid on his floor, until slowly his breath become nothing more than a whisper.
"There's something wrong with Tristan." Said Garnet as she ran out of the temple.
"Oh no." said Pearl "what did he do this time?" But Garnet didn't answer, she just ran out of the house.
"Jeez." Said Amethyst "he must be in huge trouble if Garnet's gonna be that grim about it."
"Let's go." Said Steven "we got to help Tristan!"
Garnet almost unfused at the sight. It was horrific, blood covered the walls. While blood pooled from his body. Tristan, was dead. "Hurry up." Said Steven.
"No!" screamed Garnet "get Steven out of here!"
"What?" said Pearl.
"No-" Protested Garnet, but it was too late as Pearl ,Amethyst, and Steven all walked in. Pearl screamed in horror while Amethyst threw up the motor oil she had for breakfast. And Steven, he just stood there in shock as the scene settled in his mind. Comprehending the sight before him. "Get him out of here!" ordered Garnet as the others pulled a silent Steven away as tears ran down his face. "I'm so sorry." Said Garnet "I wish that I'd found a way to reverse the effects sooner."
"Don't be sorry." Said Tristan as he opened his eyes. Garnet gasped as she stepped back, it was, impossible! He wasn't breathing, and he'd lost enough blood to kill five humans! How was he even alive? "If you're gonna apologize to anyone." Said Tristan as he stood up "apologize to Beryl."
"Who, who's Beryl." Stuttered Garnet.
Tristan put a hand over the gem protruding out of his chest "she was the gem placed inside of me."
"G-Garnet, we're back." Said Pearl "we had to get Steven to calm down. He's lying in bed right now, he passed out from-" Pearl paused as she saw Tristan put on clean clothes and his red jacket as he walked past an angry Garnet "…Shock."
"You can't just shatter them!" Screamed Garnet "it's not right!"
"Your ideals don't have to match mine." Said Tristan.
"I know how you're feeling." Said Garnet "but that doesn't give you the right to murder someone."
Tristan chuckled "I've been murdering people my whole life." Tristan walked out of the lighthouse "so until you stop nagging me. Let's just agree to disagree." With that Tristan sprinted off to the highway, more specifically. The place where he first landed when he came back to earth.
"What in the world happened here!" asked Pearl as she walked over to Garnet.
"He's, back." Said Garnet.
"Oh well I can see that!" screamed Pearl "but what happened?"
Garnet hesitated before answering "he's become more gem then human."
"Like Steven?" asked Pearl.
"Yes, and no." said Garnet "I'll explain later, but what's important right now is stopping him."
"Stopping him from what?" asked Pearl.
"Stopping him from shattering the gems that brought him here." Said Garnet