Chapter 108: Of Fear and Regret

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"Everyone. Please rest your minds and have a beautiful slumber." Phosphophyllite tells everyone as they lay their heads on soft pillows

[The Winter preparations are now in place. Everyone has had a good year and now time for them to hibernate.]

Phosiderite gets ready to lay his head whilst smiling and tucking himself in with the others.

"Rest well, everyone." Phosy says as he leaves the sleeping chambers and closes the blinds.

Upon leaving the sleeping chambers, he meets up with the only ones that do not need to sleep

Smoky Quartz, and Red Aventurine. There are to defend the others while they hibernate.

"Smoky, Eudialyte expressed concerned for this winter. He suggested we should awaken 'him'" Master tells Smoky and Avent with a downed expression and worried tone in his voice.

"Master.. is it truly necessary? What if I may longer.. return?" Smoky trembled. Phosy immediately gave him a sweet embrace.

"Even if you'll be taken to the moon. I will take you back all myself, to the moon and back." [The last phrase refers to the phrase "to hell and back."]

Avent approaches Smoky in Master's arms and comforts him with a soft smile. Then Red Aventurine looks into Phosy's eyes with an extreme suspicion and a hint of 'doubt'

[In this moment Phosphophyllite is drowning in pressure!]

Master nods in agreement to Avent and further envelopes Smoky in a hug.

"I promise, Smoky, you won't be taken away." He tries to comfort him too.. as Avent grabs his winter saw and gets ready.

"I'll be waiting for you, Smoky. Master, I'll clear out the ice floes earlier." Avent heads out.

[Meanwhile, for Phosiderite]

"Phos." In a dream, Lapis calls out to Phos.

"H-huh..? You're that.. gem" Phosiderite's eyes immediately widened in surpris as this is Lapis' second appearance in his dreams

"Mhm. Did you know that you were born under the days of end?" Lapis asked as Phosiderite scratches the back of his head with confusion.

"No? I'm not too sure what you're talking about." And then.. a fragment of Phosphophyllite's memories after before him.

[It was that moment when Phosphophyllite urged Adamant to pray]

[It was that moment when Phosphophyllite urged Adamant to pray]

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"W-what is this?! Stop

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"W-what is this?! Stop.. please!" Phosiderite desperately tried to look away, but even when he closed his eyes, he could still see it. After a while, it has finally stopped and Phosiderite gasped rapidly whilst kneeling on the ground

Lapis approached Phosiderite and held him in his arms like a kin.

"H-huh.. What the.." Lapis placed a finger on his Phos' lips and whispered.

"You were born at the end of days. The thing you witnessed was your Master in shattered formation. After that very moment, he was turned into a pseudo-human and was left in this world. He-" Stopping for a minute, he held Phos closer

"Destroyed his own Master."

Phosiderite suddenly woke up from deep sleep and panicked as he grabbed his necklace as he held onto it. He realised that this was also made of Lapis itself and scared of it.. He threw it away under his pillow and went out Sleeping Chambers and there he saw his Master, deep in thought and with his head down..


[To be continued]  

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