Chapter Thirteen: Another Link in the Chain
When the four Gems came back from dinner, they went for a walk on the beach, collecting shells, befriending crabs, and even seeing a Watermelon Steven coming in from the ocean to rest.
The Gems brought up a spire, one spire for two Gems, to camp in for the night, since they were far from the Temple. Tiger's Eye voted on going with Onyx, just because the spire he raised was the size of a small skyscraper and very wide, while Tourmaline's was put to shame.
In the morning, Onyx went into the water and dove about twenty feet under. He was clearly searching for a breakfast, maybe shrimp and a crab for the other three Gems.
However, he didn't see any. What he DID see, though, was horrifying.
It looked like a giant sea snake bred with a chameleon. It had a gem on its head and, once Onyx locked eyes with it, it changed color. The gem wasn't visible. He had to follow the bubble and sand trails it left behind.
He lured the snake onto shore and called out to Altaite.
Altaite's ears pricked up and his eyes were lit with curiousity. He heard Onyx call his name, and he saw him punching… air. Air. Why air?
He caught a glimpse of a scale shimmering in the morning sunlight and saw what it really was.
A Chameleotyle.
Chameleotyles were a rare species of monster. Their scales were hard enough to make a hammer bounce on their surface. They had a gem on their head that was always an ugly shade of dark green, and their eyes were orangey-yellow and slitted, like Tiger's Eye's. Onyx preferred hers to this beast's. And boy, could she put on a glare.
Altaite grabbed Onyx's arm and flung him into the air with remarkable strength. Onyx landed next to Altaite, and they started running around fast enough to create a sandstorm. It got into one of the Chameleotyle's eyes.
But that wasn't the end of it.
Their bodies started to glow, and that was the only thing you could see inside the sandstorm. The glow faded three seconds after, and out came a fierce beast.
Wolframite.
His skin was dark as night and gave off a slight radiance. His eyes were all black, including the edges of his whites. His mouth bore pointed knife-like teeth, and his nails turned into claws. They were strong enough to make a laceration in an elephant's hide with a single swipe. His hair was wild and handsome.
And his grin was deadly.