Original Idea by: Scraps

Collaboration work with: DeityDeviantWarrior

Characters Created by: Rebecca Sugar

Chapter 3: A Voyage to Targos

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Gem Colony Insidiae, ten hours later

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Diamond stormed down the hallways of the colony as he approached the holding cells. As he did, he heard the call of another Gemian approaching him.

"Diamond!" Topaz called out as they approached Diamond, only for the Old King to turn away and continue walking. "Diamond!"

"Leave me alone Topaz." Diamond said he continued to walk. "I need to speak with our "guest"."

As Diamond approached the door to the holding cells, he was stopped by Topaz who rushed before him and blocked the door. Diamond glared at his sibling, who glared right back.

"Stand aside Topaz." Diamond commanded his sibling. "That Metalian may be the only thing that could win us the war."

"Not before you answer a few questions first." Topaz said as they pointed their finger at Diamond. "The first being how do you know the Metalian's leader?"

"I don't have time for this." Diamond growled. "Get out of my way before I throw you out."

"You were responsible for all of this, weren't you?" Topaz shouted at Diamond. "What did you do to piss off the Metalians?"

"I…I did nothing." Diamond said as he grabbed Topaz's shoulders and tried to push him aside, only for the Taskmaster to use the doorway to brace themselves. "What happened does not matter now, we need to focus on the future."

Diamond suddenly felt his body fall back as a fist made contact with his face. As Diamond tried to get up, he felt the tip of a lance aimed at his face and saw Topaz over him, an expression of anger over his face, as he was the one holding it.

"How can we do that with a leader that single handedly ruined ours?" Topaz shouted as they moved the lance closer to Diamond. "Part of me wonders even if you are working with this Tiberium."

Diamond pushed the lance aside and stood up to Topaz, the two of them were face to face.

"How dare you call me a traitor you…you…"

"You what?" Topaz said as they clenched their fist. "Come one now, say it!"

Diamond paused before he looked Topaz in the eye and replied to his command.

"CLOD!" Diamond shouted at Topaz, who responded with punching Diamond again, only for the Old King to grab their fist and punch them right back. As Topaz fell to the wall and held themselves up, they summoned their lance and swiped it at Diamond. The Old Gemian responded to this by summoning his mace and swinging it at his sibling, bashing them in the side and sending them toppling onto the ground. Diamond stood over Topaz, his mace stained with yellow blood. Topaz looked up to Diamond with a bloody smile.

"How typical of you brother, resorting to violence to suppress those who rebel from your orders. You are Metalian material after all."

"SHUT UP!" Diamond screamed at Topaz as he raised his mace and swung it down at Topaz. "I SAID SHUT UP!"

"DIAMOND STOP!" Rose shouted as she ran before her brother.

The next few moments felt as if time had slowed down for the two Gemians, as a third Gemian ran between the two siblings and summoned her shield to block the attack, only for the mace of the Old King to break right through it...as well as her skull.

The next moments felt even slower, as shards of a rose-colored shield fell onto the floor and disappeared, followed by drops of dark-pink blood and then the body of the Gemian known as Rose Quartz. As she fell to the floor, Topaz quickly moved over to their sister and picked her up. She was unconscious and blood was pouring from her head. Topaz looked to Diamond with a horrified expression as they watched their brother dropped his mace and fall onto his knees, his face was pale and blank with shock as he looked to his hands.

"Wh-wha…what have I done…...I…didn't…what…did…I…?" Diamond stammered as he felt the world around him fall dark.

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Gem Colony Insidiae, Gemian Quarters, two hours later

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Topaz sat next to Rose as she was within a bed. She was unresponsive and he head was bandaged up. Topaz held her hand as they watched her lay motionless in the bed. Topaz then noticed Diamond enter the room and stand at the end of the bed.

"How is she?" Diamond asked Topaz.

"She is unconscious, but stable." Topaz replied with a sigh. "I've been checking up on her every half hour, and so far, she is still like this."

Diamond turned away from the two as he leaned on the end of the bed.

"He was born shortly after Rose was."

Topaz looked at Diamond in confusion before they realize who they were referring to.

"Tiberium?" Topaz asked.

Diamond nodded. "After Gemia dissipated, he formed from the remnants of the negative energy that resulted from her battle with Obsidian."

"So is that why he's attacking us?" Topaz asked as they stood up and walked up to the balcony, looking out to the rest of the colony. "Because it's in his nature."

"I believe so." Diamond said as he walked up next to Topaz. "But you were right, the reason for this war was because of me."

Topaz looked to Diamond and bit his lip in guilt. "Diamond, I'm sorry for blaming you in the first place. I'm just scared and I wasn't thinking."

"But you we're correct nonetheless." Diamond continued to explain. "I encountered Tiberium shortly after we began exploring the Universe. However, I knew his origins and I feared he would corrupt out purpose, so I banished him from this Universe. I never suspected that…"

Diamond quickly clenched his fists and punched the wall next to him. Topaz shot back at this sight he watched Diamond pull his fist from the wall and look at it.

"I told her…our sister…I told her that I would be the cause of our demise." Diamond said as he looked to Topaz with tears began to run down his face. "I never thought that I would harm either of you or even…"

"Diamond…" Topaz approached Diamond, watching as the Strongest of the Gemians fall apart before them. Diamond placed his hands on her face as he fell to the floor. Topaz quickly grabbed the Gemian and embraced him in a hug.

"I'm sorry Topaz." Diamond sobbed to his sibling. "I'm sorry for everything."

"I know." Topaz said to their brother. "And I'm sorry for my behavior too."

As Topaz helped Diamond up the two of them walked back to Rose's bed and sat on both sides of it. As Diamond moved a loose hair from Rose's head back into place, he noticed a single tear begin to form in Rose's closed eye. As he was about to wipe it, he remembered something.

"Topaz!" Diamond exclaimed to his sibling. "Get me a vial, hurry!"

"Of course, but why do you need one?" Topaz quickly summoned a vial and handed it to Diamond.

"Because of her tears you morionem." Diamond reminded his sibling as he collected a single tear. "They have healing properties."

Topaz's eyes lit up as they saw the vial with the single teardrop within. As the two siblings looked at each other, Topaz gently began to remove Rose's bandages and Diamond held the vial over her wound. As soon as Topaz exposed the gash, Diamond poured the teardrop onto Rose's wound. After several seconds of thinking it was hopeless, the Gemians noticed the gash on Rose's head fading away until it was gone completely. Suddenly, Diamond and Topaz heard Rose groaning slightly as the two quickly bent down and looked at her with concerned expressions.

Rose slowly opened her eyes to the sight of two anxious smile right in her face, causing the young Gem to jump back and yelp in surprise.

"Topaz…Diamond….?" Rose said to her sibling in confusion. "What happened?"

Diamond and Topaz then stood up, with Topaz leaping over Rose's bed and hugging Rose, who hugged her sibling The Taskmaster cheered and cried in relief that their sister, who was both confused at what was going on, was safe and sound.

As Diamond watched his siblings embrace each other in hugs, he was happy for his sister's recovery, but the thoughts still echoed in his head wondering if this would be worth it when Tiberium arrive? Even with Insidiae's defenses and an army of Gems, there was not a single entity in the Universe that could destroy his leviathan of an army.

At that moment, Diamond came to the conclusion that for the Gems and the Universe, they would need a Leviathan of their own…and he knew exactly where to find him.

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Gem Colony Insidiae, courtyard, two hours later

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Rose stepped down from her room to see Diamond, who was sitting on a bench as Emerald was standing before him. By then look on their faces, it was not good news.

"…they will be here in a matter of a few days." Emerald explained to the Old King. "We will be able to hold them off for some time, but by the size of the fleet…it is clear this will be the last fight."

"I see..." Diamond said as he looked away for a moment. "Did the Metalians claim Targos yet?"

"Of course not, it's a barren world. They wouldn't have any use for it." Emerald replied to Diamond. "But what is so important about that planet?"

Diamond turned to face Emerald, only to see Rose peering from behind a bush.

"Go to Topaz and inform him of your findings." Diamond commanded Emerald, who nodded as he left the courtyard. Diamond then stood up and approached his sister, pretending to be oblivious to her spying until he was right next to the bush. Diamond then waved his hand at the plant and all the leaves fell off, revealing the hiding little Gemian.

"A true Gemian does not spy on private matters Rose." Diamond sighed as he picked up Rose and carried her to the bench and sat her on it. He then sat next to her. "Why were you spying on me?"

"Because I want to help, but no one will let me." Rose sighed. "I'm not a child you know. I know that this battle might be out last and if it is, then I'm going down swinging."

"I...I know." Diamond said as he rubbed his hands together. "I'm afraid we are almost out of options. I…I'm sorry for-"

Diamond felt Rose move his head towards him as she kissed his forehead. As the Old King looked to his sister, he felt a pang of guilt flow into his body.

"No more apologies Dimy." Rose said with a smile. "I can tell that you don't mean a lot of things. You're my brother, and just like Topaz, I will always forgive you, no matter what. I promised you, didn't I?"

Diamond smiled as he hugged his sister. He then looked up to the star lit sky and sighed lightly, he felt the conflict in what he was going to do…and who he was going to meet. But given the situation, it seemed that he had no other option.

"Rose, I need you to tell Topaz an important message for me." Diamond said as he broke the hug and put Rose on the ground before him. "Can you do that for me?"

"Of course I can." Rose said with a sigh. "Just because you bashed my head open, does not mean I can't remember a simple message."

"…of course." Diamond said softly as he bent down to Rose. "I want you to tell them that I'm going to get something that will win us the war. I will return quickly, but you must promise me not to fight until you are absolutely sure you have to."

"I promise Diamond." Rose said with a grin. "I know you would think of something. Just promise that you'll be back in time. I can't take all the credit for winning the war."

"I will, and thank you Rose." Diamond said with a smile as he hugged Rose one last time. "Now get going, and remember: don't fight unless you have too, this colony's defenses should protect you until I return."

"Got it!" Rose said as she ran off. "Good luck Dimy."

Diamond waved his hand as Rose ran off. As soon as he was sure she was gone, Diamond sighed as he summoned a stone key in his hand. It was a small stone with a symbol engraved into it. It was a six pronged star between a divided square.

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Diamond looked around to make sure that no one was around before he placed the stone to his chest and began to recite a chant.

"Ineyo Daimondi monga uja, mu Chipangano ndi Mfumu, umo tizindikira kupempha kuti munthu omvetsera awa pamodzi ndi inuyo. Levithan cha Malongosoledwe. Ndinali ndikufunseni inu, inde ndipo adakulamulirani inu chiyani, chingatithandize."

And with that, Diamond vanished into thin air.

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Planet Targos, present day

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Diamond teleported onto the surface of the barren planet. As he looked to his surroundings, he saw barren rock as far as the eye could see. Eventually, Diamond began to walk in a direction. It felt like hours as he traveled the barren wasteland of this planet in a seemingly pointless direction. But he knew where he was going. Thousands of years ago, the Obsianas Genus, a cult of rogue Gems that worshiped an ancient entity from an age long ago, had resided on this planet. Upon discovery of the cult, Diamond and his elite had hunted them down and wiped out their followers and shrines, to this day, only one shrine remains, and in a sense of cruel irony, Diamond would half to ask help from the very cult he tried to exterminate.

Diamond continued to walk for hours, the sky above him was a bright orange as black clouds swirled through the air like ghosts. Diamond looked around and saw barren rock and petrified bones scattered across the barren surface of the planet in every direction. As Diamond continued to walk, he heard a crunch under his foot, he stopped and looked down at what he stepped on, and seeing beneath his foot was a dull rock in the shape of a gemstone. Diamond frowned as he looked back up, seeing thousands of the same kinds of rock scatter before a massive canyon. As the old king peered across the canyon, he could see a large cave in the side of the canyon side across from him, Diamond sighed as he walked up to the cliff and jumped off, as he began to fall he utter a single word, "Natavitque!", and he began to levitate in midair, he then looked around and saw the cave a few feet below him. As he slowly descended into the mouth of the canyon, he looked at the dark cave before him before looking back at the sky behind him.

"It's going to be okay my siblings." Diamond said to himself. "I'll fix this…I hope."

Diamond extended his hand and uttered another word, "Lucem Solarem Ibi!" and a ball of light formed in his hand and levitated next to him. He took a deep breath as he began to walk into the cave, with the wind from outside making the cave howl as if something evil resided inside.

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Gem Colony Insidiae, Command Center, four hours later

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The room was much bigger than the command center on the Samer Colony, not to mention is was built with Metalian technology. Topaz and several Gems prepared the defenses and scrambled the Gems to prepare for the worst. As Topaz looked to a hologram of the colony what resided in the center of the room, they saw a large group of red triangles approached the colony hologram. It did not take an exemplar of knowledge to know what that meant. As Topaz approached the hologram, Sunstone and Moonstone appeared behind him.

"Everything's all set creator." Sunstone explained as he rubbed the back of his head. "I mean, we know nothing about this…technology, but apparently Master Diamond had apparently left notes to help."

"What of the shields?" Topaz asked as they looked at a control panel.

"Quod ad plenam potestatem creator." Moonstone replied with a sigh. "Miserunt nos quoque Howlite Lapis and Emerald organizationis et Gemmae obtrudere fieri potest iubeat."

"Good, after they are done, bring Emerald and Lapis to me." Topaz said as they turned to their Secundos with a smile. "If we fall here, we'll fall together."

"Don't have to tell us twice." Emerald said as he and Lapis entered the room. "I actually was expecting to be here when I save all of you from the Metalians."

"Sure…" Lapis scoffed as she looked away from Emerald. "You can kill ninety of them, and let the remaining ten escape...until we take care of them for you."

Emerald lightly punched Lapis in the arm as she pulled back in defense while Sunstone and Moonstone laughed with him. Lapis then joined in as Topaz watched their Secundos with a smile. Unaware that Rose was standing next to him.

"Remember when we were younger and I considered Gems as tools?" Topaz asked Rose while looking at their children. "It took four of them for me to understand why Diamond cares for them so much. In some cases, I consider him much more compassionate about life than you are."

"Of course he is." Rose replied with her arms crossed, looking at the ring on her finger. "He is willing to do anything to preserve the life in this Universe, especially the life of these Gems. That's why he beat you bloody for what you did. I'm glad that he was able to beat some sense into you."

Topaz lightly chuckled as they looked at the ring on their finger, which matched the one that Rose and Diamond had made ages ago from the stone that their brother beat them with. Topaz, Rose and the Secundos suddenly noticed the grey Gem named Howlite walk in the room with a green metal box in her hand and a pale expression on her face.

"Is everything alright?" Emerald asked as he walked over to Howlite.

"I have a message from Commander Tiberium." Howlite replied to the Gems as she placed the box on the table in the center of the room. "You need to respond to it now."

As Emerald helped Howlite to a chair, Topaz took the box and looked at it. They then noticed a small green dot on the side and pressed it. The box then began to levitate and spin rapidly. Suddenly, it began to glow a bright green color and begin to take the shape of a green figure. After a few seconds, the figure shaped into the image of Tiberium, the Commander of the Metalian army.

"Hello brethren." Tiberium greeted softly with a warm smile. "I am Tiberium, the leader of the Metalians, and I have an important message for you. Is Diamond with you by any chance?"

"He's not here." Rose replied as she walked up to the hologram. "Right now, he's on his way to getting the key to beating you into powder."

"Such hostility." Tiberium commented with a sigh. "Is that any way to treat your own brother?"

"You are no brother to any of us." Topaz replied to the Gemian. "A Gemian would not try to wipe out their own kind."

"According to your brother, I am no Gemian or brother to you." Tiberium explained as he stroked his chin. "He banished me to the ends of the Universe because I was not like all of you."

"But why are you doing this?" Rose asked Tiberium. "What you are doing is only proving Diamond was right about you."

"He wanted me to be evil, so I will give him what he wants." Tiberium said as he turned away and looked around at the room around him. "Regardless, he will be dead, but not before I force him to watch you two suffer to your last breath, followed by every single creature he cares about, and when all of the Universe is under my control, then I will end his life."

Topaz scoffed as they crossed their arms. "Since we are doomed anyway, would you explain to me how you managed to acquire this army? As a last request."

Tiberium smiled as he approached the Gemian and looked into his face.

"I suppose that would be fair, given your demise." Tiberium said as he walked over to a chair and sat down. "When Diamond banished me, I floated alone in the Universe for eons, eventually I discovered a race known by many as Gas Giants. In their possession was a powerful intelligence that controlled a massive army of the most technologically advanced race known to any race. After using my power to obtain trust with the Giant's leaders, I manipulated them into declaring civil war on each other. Once they destroyed their empire, I picked off the survivors and took the intelligence myself. However, with all their power, they had one massive flaw: They needed a constant supply of Humor to function. While the original concept of acquiring Humor was to simply harvest planets, I discovered that Gems were essentially an unlimited supply of Vitae, which the Metalians could convert into Humor. With that in mind, I realized that I could control an unstoppable army and use it to return to Diamond and extract my vengeance against him, and once he is gone, I could have an army of unstoppable solders to conquer the universe and beyond."

Topaz and Rose looked to each other with concern as Tiberium continued his rant.

"But since Diamond is not here, I guess I will settle for the very Gems he wanted to protect." Tiberium grinned as he placed his hand on his chest and bowed slightly. "Valeant my siblings, I will send my condolences to your coward of a brother, when I throw your heads before his feet."

With that, the hologram reverted into a cube, and the second it touched the ground, it began to glow brightly and shake violently. Rose quickly waved her hand and summoned a bubble around the cube. As soon as she did, there was a large rumble and the inside of the shield turned bright orange. Rose strained as she held the shield to contain the explosion. As soon as the rumbling stopped, Rose released the bubble and it dissipated, releasing black smoke into the air. Topaz quickly extended their hand and sucked the black smoke into their fist. Clenching it and wincing as they did so. As they opened their hand, Rose saw her siblings hand was burnt and falling apart. Rose quickly rushed over to them and quickly began to release tears onto Topaz's hand, which quickly healed the wounds. As Topaz looked to Rose with gratitude, there was a sudden rumbling from outside. In that instant, a Gem rushed into the room and stood before Rose and Topaz.

"Masters, the Metalians are attacking." The Gem explained as he pointed to the hologram in the center of the room. "The shields and cannons outside are holding off the ships, but they will not last forever."

"Do what you can." Topaz ordered the Gem. "We need to hold until Diamond returns."

Topaz looked to Rose who nodded in agreement, but as soon as Topaz moved away to talk to their Secundos. Rose looked down to the floor with a look of worry on her face.

"Diamond…" Rose said to herself. "Please hurry."

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Planet Targos, Cave interior, present day

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Diamond walked through the darkness of the cave, the ball of light beside him was the only companion through all of this. It was hours since he first entered the cave and it seemed as there was no point on going further.

"Come on now." Diamond said to himself. "I know you're still here."

Suddenly, Diamond heard the sound of movement in the shadows. In that instant, Diamond stopped moving and summoned his mace. Moving the light around him saw a carving on the wall. As he moved closer to investigate it, he saw it was the carving of a six pronged star between a divided square.

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As Diamond examined the etching, he noticed a small square gap under the carving. Pulling out the stone key from his pocket, he placed it into the gap and pressed on it. Suddenly, there was a humming sound as the walls of the cave suddenly began to light up with blue light, lighting up to a stone doorway with the same symbol as the carving.

As Diamond sighed in relief, he suddenly felt a presence behind him. Diamond quickly turned to see a deformed face screaming at him. Diamond jumped back in repulsion before he swung his mace at the creature, only for it to jump back into the darkness. Diamond then felt his back hit the floor as the creature tackled him. Diamond used his mace to hold back the abomination as it squealed at him and tied to bit him with its teeth. As he threw his assailant off him, Diamond then took his ball of light and threw it into one of the blue lights, causing the entirety of the hallway to burst into a bright light blue. Diamond heard a high pitched squeal as he looked to see a deformed but humanoid creature withering on the floor, clawing up its body with its nails as he stared at the Gemian with its one working eye.

"Burning me! Need to bleed! Need to bleed!" The creature squealed at Diamond as it tore of a chunk of its skin and threw at it the Gemian. "Shut! Shut! Shut! Shut! Shut!"

"Enough of this, I need to see your leader." Diamond commanded as he looked to the door. "I'll leave you to your "friends."

As soon as he approached the door, he heard more squealing from the darkness as several more creatures, some more deformed than the wounded one, approached their wounded brethren, their skin burning from the light, they squealed loudly as they quickly ganged up on the wounded creature and began to beat, cut, and fondle it. Diamond watched the spectacle with disgust as they began to violate and torture the creature in ways indescribable to fathom. Eventually, the creatures began to rip apart the wounded one and began to eat and fornicate with its organs and limbs before they began to attack each other to do the same. As one of them fell before Diamond and looked up at him, Diamond saw the cracked dull Gem on its forehead.

"To think that you once Gems that believed in order." Diamond said with a pitiful tone to the Gem creature as he entered the large door. The creature squealed as it felt a long object suddenly stab it from behind.

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Planet Targos, Temple of Obsidian, present day

Diamond entered the chamber to see the sight before him. There was a large black statue in the center of the chamber. It was in the shape of a large humanoid with a large molten red eye. Four columns surrounded the statue with chains attached to the arms. Before the statue were three dark-gold pedestals, the pedestal in the center had a spear shaped object on it as the two outer pedestals has two buttons on them. As Diamond approached the statue, he felt doubt enter his mind as he looked up to the statue's eye. Just then, he felt the presence of another behind him and he quickly summoned hi mace and turned around, aiming it at another creature. This one however, was wearing a tattered robe resembling a sort of priest uniform and he has the symbol of the door and carving branded into his face. As he approached Diamond, the Old King noticed he was missing an arm and was using a cane made from an arm bone. As he approached Diamond and looked at his face and then his Gem, the creature hissed and backed away.

"You! Rapist of our beliefs! You are not welcome here! Leave now!" The priest shouted at him.

"Or what?" Diamond asked as he approached the priest and aimed his mace. "Keep in mind that the only reason you are alive is because I believed you were dead, and I will have no problem with fixing this mistake."

"But if you do, then what of your people?' The Priest asked as he started to walk around the Gemian. "How will you defeat the Metal warriors without…him?"

Diamond looked to the Priest with a surprised expression. "How do you know of that?" Diamond asked the priest, who snapped his fingers.

"The Master knows many things." The Priest explained as he walked over to a table with a moving cloth over it. "He is a God, a being of great power. We know that through our workings with him."

As he removed the cloth, Diamond was startled at what he saw, there was a creature bound to a table, it was female in shape but it carried no face, just a small hole around where her mouth should be. As the priest approached the creature, he removed his robes and stood next to it. Holding a knife in his hands. Diamond then noticed that the creature's belly was swollen and moving as well, a clear sign that it was pregnant.

"I…I need his help." Diamond asked with hesitation as he watched the priest place one of his hands between the bound creature's legs, causing her to shudder violently. "Wi-Without Obsidian, our people will lose the war…I…I need him to win."

"I see..." The priest said as he licked the belly of the creature before him. "The Master knew you were coming, which is why he has a proposition for you."

Diamond watched as the priest began to gently slice the creature's belly like a ham and began to eat them, causing the creature to shake even harder as it thrusted her body on the table. Diamond knew that if it could, it would be screaming.

"What does…he want?" Diamond asked with a deep breath, trying his best to hold his composure as he watched the sight before him.

The priest smiled as he began to slice one of the creature's breasts off. "If you manage to free the Master, then he will help you bring order and peace to the Universe. He has seen the evil in your Universe and wants to help you erase it. All you have to do is free him, isn't that a great deal?"

Diamond looked to the statue as he approached the pedestals, as he looked back to the priest, he now was thrusting the knife into the crotch of the bound creature as he was biting the cut where her breast was. As he looked back and slowly placed his hands over the two outer pedestals. As he was about to place his hands on the pedestals, he pulled his hands away and turned away.

"No…this is…there has to be a catch…Gemia wouldn't have sealed him away if he wanted order…would she?" Diamond said as he looked to the priest. "No...I can't…I-I won't…I'll find another way!"

"If that is what you wish." The priest replied as he pulled out his bloody knife. "But I am sure you and your siblings have a better plan on hand. You can defeat the Metalians on your own, just as you have on Samer."

Diamond looked to the priest as he began to stab the creature's belly and rip out several small screaming creatures, as he cut the cords and dropped them on the floor, Diamond looked at the "face" of the now dead creature and suddenly, he saw Rose in her place. As Diamond stepped back in horror, he bumped into the pedestals and turned around towards them. Looking up at the statue of Obsidian.

"He…he will help me protect the Universe?" Diamond asked the priest. "He wants to help me protect it?"

"Of course, the Master is a God of order, he will keep his word..." The priest said as he approached the Old King. "...as long as you are your own."

Diamond looked down to the pedestals and placed his hands over them once more. In the back of his mind, he knew that this would not end pleasantly for him, but at the moment, he had to risk it. For the Universe, the Gems, and his siblings.

As he placed his hands over the outer pedestals, his palms inches away from contact, he closed his eyes as he began to speak a incantation.

"Ndinali silinatsaleko ulesi ndi munthu amadana kwambiri f'r zowoneka mwachinsinsi atawona zochuluka anthu ambiri."

"Tsopano Sindidamsokeretse silinatsaleko anabwera kuti akhale kumayenda chidani chimene f'r zimenezi kukhalapo."

"Tigaye n'kukhala chikhalidwe cha chikhomo chimenecho makhalidwe abwino a, chilungamo ndipo Sindidamsokeretse waziwona, Sindidamsokeretse kum'chitira kaduka zimenezi kuchita chiwerewere ndiponso mukufuna zimasintha."

"Chiwola pamodzi ndi repulsion, Sindidamsokeretse adzaimba nyimbo chilengedwechi chizindikiro chomwe nyimbo yatsopano ku Ndikaganizira zomwe zachitika pamwamba pa chawo kukhala zodetsa nkhaŵa cholengedwa."

"Koma kodi n'zosathekadi moonadi ndi ine chimene ife ndiko kukhala m'chilengedwe chonse kunyoza Mulungu?"

"F'r Sindidamsokeretse nadzakhalitsa m'chilengedwe chonse patsamba pamoto ndipo mu woyaka moto m'kuunika Sindidamsokeretse ndidzalemba Dzina wanga nyimbo yoyamba ndiponso ndidzakudziwitsani ndikumverera kutentha kwa wanga ndi mphamvu."

"Musabise maso ako wa Kumwamba, mwa mabodza a cha ziphuphu."

"Ndikukhulupirira mkati mwanga."

"Kuchepetsa kupanikizikako wako kukayikira."

"F'r Sindidamsokeretse adzathetsa m'chilengedwe chonse usiku uno."

"Kwambiri ndi zimenezi kwambiri kunyansidwa f'r zowoneka mwachinsinsi atawona zochuluka anthu ambiri."

"Tsopano Sindidamsokeretse silinatsaleko anabwera, kuti ndikhale kumayenda ali nangumi, f'r lapansi, m'chilengedwe chonse kunyoza Mulungu."

"Ndinali adzathetsa m'chilengedwe chonse usiku uno."

Shedding a tear over the fear of what would come from this choice.

"Siblings…Rose…." Diamond whispered silently as he dropped his hands down. "…ignosce mihi…"

As Diamond placed his hands on the pedestals, two spikes impaled his hands. Diamond shouted in pain as tried to pull his hands free, only to hear a clicking noise from the center pedestal. In that instant, the spear object shot forward and impaled Diamond in the chest. Diamond coughed up blue blood as he felt the spear stab deeper, stabbing itself into his heart. Diamond gasped as he looked up to the statue of Obsidian, which began to seem to soften, almost as if it was turning into a liquid. As he watched the statue transform, he suddenly heard a voice speak to him inside his head.

"Ndiwe adzakhala grant'd wanga ndi mphamvu chifukwa chakuti ndinali walola…"

Suddenly, the chains on the statue broke off as the statue bent down over Diamond, grabbing his face with its hands. It was at this moment that Diamond realiazed that the statue before him was the essence of Obsidian himself.

…ndiponso kubweranso kwa iwe uli mudzatumikira ndi ine chifukwa chakuti ndinali hest icho!"

In that instant, Obsidian forced open Diamond's mouth and began to slide down his throat, Diamond gagged as he felt the Leviathan flow into him, his throat and stomach burned as it flowed into his body. As soon as the entirety of Obsidian was within the Old King, the spear in Diamond's chest and the spikes in his hands retracted and Diamond fell to the ground. As the Gemian struggled to get up, vomiting up black bile, he looked up to the priest, who smiled as he crouched down towards him.

"Congratulations "Master" Diamond! You have become the new host for the Obsidian." The Priest said with a grin as he looked down at the Gemian beneath him. "I hope your choice is worth the price."

Suddenly, Diamond grabbed the priest by the neck and pulled him towards him. The Priest watched as Diamond's jaw split open from the middle and a long sharp Proboscis emerged from his mouth.

"So beautiful…" the priest said as he looked to Diamond with a grin. "…Thank you."

Diamond hissed as he plunged his tongue into the priest's neck, draining him of the Vitae in his body before snapping his neck and dropping him to the floor. As he stood up and looked around the temple. He took a deep breath as he looked to his hands. Diamond left the temple and walk through the cave. As he did, he could feel the power inside him. He felt his strength had become even greater as he approached the mouth of the cave.

Upon approaching the mouth to the canyon, Diamond walked back and rushed forward, jumping from the cave mouth all the way to the top of the opposing canyon side. As he looked back to the cave below, he aimed his hand at it and clenched his fist. In that instant, he heard and felt the ground below him shake as he saw the cave collapse. He then looked up and saw the ground beyond the canyon begin to cave in as well. As Diamond heard the squeals of the creatures inside being crushed to death from the cave in. Diamond looked up to the sky with a new sense of power and purpose.

"You can kill my Gems Tiberium, but you cannot kill me. Your time as the scourge of this Universe has come and gone. I am order, I am the Master, I. am. Obsidian."

And with that, Diamond vanished into thin air.