_~*[FriendCraft - A hermitcraft/oc fanfic]*~_

_~*[Chapter 18]*~_

POV: Vern

I swung my pickaxe at the stone around me. 'I need diamonds... I just need diamonds...' I told myself, hacking away at the stone. The reason I needed diamonds was for simple good tools and armor. I couldn't exp-

Suddenly my pickaxe hit a hard gem, and my excitement spiked. Then it slowly turned into curiosity once I looked at what my pickaxe hit. It wasn't diamonds, or anything else I'd seen. "What?" I whispered aloud, studying the odd ore. Like all other ores, it was gems trapped in stone. But the gems themselves weren't like anything I had ever seen. 

They were a deep indigo, and shaped like two long triangles glued together. My first thought was that they were amethyst, a gem coming in the cave update. "But that's not... that's not here yet." I muttered out, continuing to look at the gem. I mined the ore, putting the gem that came out in my inventory. 'I'll have to tell Carrot about this later.'

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I was back at the little base of the cave. I was sitting on my bed, twirling the mysterious gemstone I had found earlier in my hands.

The more I looked at it... the more I liked it. Its beauty grew on me. It was an odd feeling, looking at it. "Tell me little gem, what are you?" I whispered to it. I twirled it around, wondering how it got here. It was so oddly comforting. Like little voices in my head telling me I'll be alright. 'Alright from what?' I wondered.

'Wait a second.' It wasn't just like voices being encouraging, they were actually there. It was small, quiet sentences, that I could just barely hear. I strained my ears, trying to make out the words.

'Its okay.' 'You'll make it.' 'You're doing great.' 'We love you.'  'We care.'  'You are powerful.'

I listened, a small smile making its way to my face. I liked this gem. I liked it a lot. I felt inclined to keep it. 

'Do one thing for us, and we'll stay forever.'

"What is it?" I asked curiously. 

'Don't tell. Don't show. keep us hidden.'

I smiled. "Will do." 

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A/N: Sorry for the short chapter! Any theories?

Also please excuse me while I cry, I'm listening to C418 - Sweden