At the end of the message, everyone looked perplexed, Soon, Steven noticed the small transparent diamond-shaped object in his hands, Everything was so confusing. At first, they had gone there to find answers, and everything became stranger with each step they took
Steven looked at the diamond-shaped object and remembered the message from White Diamond: "Just say, creator." A spark of an idea came to his mind.
He glanced at everyone with a confused and sad look, and a faint hope emerged within him, He then looked at the diamond-shaped object and was determined to speak, Suddenly, everyone took steps back
**Deep sigh** "Creator..."
Nothing happened, everyone lowered their gaze and prepared to step back. But suddenly, the diamond began to float, It started emanating a mixture of black aura and light from within, and suddenly, it opened up, creating a large portal before their eyes
A massive light was before them. Steven shielded his face with his hand to avoid the light. Slowly, the environment cleared, and they could see what lay beyond the portal. The place was the inside of Lion's mane.
"The Lion's mane, but what?..."
Everyone was surprised; no one expected to see that place, But Pearl was even more surprised
"Rose never told me what was in that place" Pearl said, referring to knowing something was there, but not the full details
Steven's gaze became serious, and he prepared to walk. However, he suddenly felt his legs weaken, and his breath was escaping even more, The three Crystal Gems approached and held Steven
"I'm okay... running out of breath... but I can... handle it" Steven said, trying to regain his composure
The nearly destroyed atmosphere had very little air left, steven had evolved greatly in his gem form, but how much longer could he hold on? They all gathered themselves and entered, Upon entering, the diamond disassembled its part representing darkness and transformed it into a key
The key floated into Steven's hands, he took the key and, with a determined look, ventured further into the oxygen-depleted environment, they walked for a few seconds, looking around, after a bit more walking, Steven accidentally kicked something made of woody
Everyone looked surprised and saw an old chest of Rose's memories that had never been opened
"What the...?" Pearl exclaimed, surprised
Steven looked at his hand and saw the black key, he picked it up and inserted it into the lock on the chest, It fit perfectly, he was very surprised; he didn't know what to expect
He closed his eyes, opened the chest, and everyone made surprised sounds and gestures, When Steven opened his eyes and looked inside the chest, there were many papers and letters, as if it were a diary
Steven put his hand inside the chest, searching for anything else useful, It didn't take long for him to find an object shaped like a diamond, framed with gold and steel, It looked like a plaque, Steven held it in his hand, analyzing it
"What's this?" Lapis asked
Loud and thunderous noises were heard from outside, The noises represented destruction, but everyone had their eyes fixed on the chest, Steven put the plaque back and closed the chest, carrying it with him
OUTSIDE
Steven and the Crystal Gems carried the chest out of that dimension, even with the nearly destroyed atmosphere, Steven could still manage to pull in some remaining air to continue examining the chest
he opened the chest again and inspected the plaque, a word appeared written at the top of it "Talisto."
"Steven, what does this mean?" bismuth asked
"It seems to be some kind of... plaque, and it says 'Talisto,'" Steven replied, still examining it
Everyone became even more puzzled.
"What's 'Talisto'?" Amethyst asked
"Plaque of Talisto," Peridot said, tapping her chin
Steven waved his head and put the plaque back in the chest, he started inspecting the letters, but there was nothing written on them, everyone started looking disappointed, but suddenly, letters began to appear on the plaque
"Look, Steven," Pearl exclaimed
Steven quickly grabbed the plaque, and the letters began forming words and a diamond shape in the center disappeared
"My precious Crystal Gems," the words formed
"These are Rose's letters," Steven said, surprised
"Read, Steven, read them," Pearl urged
Steven nodded and focused on the plaque
"My precious Crystal Gems... and my wonderful son, Steven Universe, If you're reading this, you've probably discovered everything about me... or almost everything, I apologize for lying to you guys all this time, Steven be sure that my intentions were good...
"But now it's time for me to tell you something, I don't know the current situation on Earth, but I imagine that 'my stars' have returned"
Everyone widened their eyes as they read rose talking about the being, Steven continued reading
"It's time for you to know, The Diamonds... White, Yellow, and Blue... they aren't the matriarchal gems's ultimate creators, There's a being... a very ancient being, that created us all, we weren't sure what it was, but the Diamonds and eventually I referred to it as 'My Stars'"
"The stories I was told are that before the existence of even planets, this being existed, After thousands of years, the creator had already formed our planet, giving life to our species..."
Everyone listened intently as Steven read the plaque, more and more words appeared
"After many years, the creator brought forth a gem of his own light and power 'White' After a few more years, the creator gave birth to two more Diamonds 'Blue' and 'Yellow' They were meant to guide our world, for evolution and governance on our home planet, years later, the Diamonds created me, I'm not exactly sure how... I've only known them since then, more years passed, and I knew the Diamonds were hiding something from me"
"When I instigated the rebellion against Blue Diamond's court, I got close enough to enter White Diamond's chamber, There, I saw... a plaque with a frame made of steel and gold..."
"The plaque" Steven interjected
"A plaque, I didn't know its purpose at first, but it eventually revealed itself to me as 'Talisto'... The plaque told me about the existence of this ancient and magnificent being a balance between light and absence of light, The plaque eventually revealed its name to me, The Diamonds referred to him as... 'God.'"
"Many questions swirled in my mind at that moment, why did they hide something like this? What happened to God? Why hasn't anyone seen him since? Why? That's when White Diamond entered the room, I immediately fled and took the plaque with me, Instead of trying to stop me, White Diamond simply said, 'Little Starlight, he won't hear us'"
"After the war ended, I met Greg Universe, the human who gave meaning to my existence, When I received the news that I would have a human child, I did what humans call praying every night I begged the creator to allow us both to coexist as a family..."
Tears welled up in Steven's eyes
"But the creator remained silent, never responding to any gem in the universe again, The plaque revealed to me... that there was a rebellion of the Diamond court against God, He could have easily won, but no one in the universe knows why he disappeared, Now that He might have returned... I'm
so sorry, my little savior of the univers, I love you, my Crystal Gems, Thank you for following me, for giving my existence purpose, I love you all"
Steven stood up, tears streaming down his face, Pearl tried to approach to comfort him
"There was a rebellion against god" Pearl simply said
"Wow, the creator must be furious," Bismuth practically shouted
Steven placed the plaque back into the chest and let out a furious scream in his Pink form, causing damage and making loud noises on the ground, everyone was a bit startled