Steven Universe: The Diamond Legacy

The Sword of Pink Diamond

*edited 2/23/21*

"How convenient is that?" Chalcedony observed now fused together again. "No dungeon crawling, no puzzles, no big bosses. The sword's right there in front of us, right when we walk in."

"How can you be so sure?" Skyla asked cautiously. "What if there's a trap, or a giant monster waiting for to spring on intruders? It looks too easy."

"Nobody could have gotten in here without the artifacts or the map." Selene said. "And those were locked away in a pocket dimension only Nora or Steven could reach. I doubt she would have set up traps for her own family."

We stood in a pyramid shaped chamber decorated with stone murals of the ancient humans who built it. The sword lay in the center of the shrine,  beneath the stone mural of a godlike figure with diamond shaped pupils.

"Nora, please be careful." Selene warned nervously as I walked up to the sword. I nodded to her, rolling up my sleeves and grabbing the hilt with both hands pulled. One! Two! Three!

The sword slipped out of the rock at the third tug, and I raised it to the sky, the light of the midday sun shining down on me through the cracks in the ceiling with the image of my forebear directly behind me.

My friends watched in awe. "Okay." I said bubbly. "That's the coolest thing I've ever done in my life." I lowered my sword, marveling at the shimmering pink blade and the rose-shaped hilt.

"You did it!" An unfamiliar voice cried. My friends spun around and charged . "No wait!" They held out their hands only for Chalcedony to lash her Clawshot and wrap them up, tugging the rope and sending the figure crashing belly down into the dirt.

"Thought you could sneak up on us  ey?"  Chalcedony stood over them glaring. "Thought we'd forget all about you after your little stint in the jungle. Well you're wrong!"

The figure broke free of the Clawshot whip. "No you don't understand!" When they got up they were punched back by a hydro blast.

"What don't we understand!" Skyla glared. "We know you've been following us you creep!" She pelted a blob of water at the stranger, who leapt over it with a flip and ran towards me.

"Woah hey! Cut it out!" She dodged continuous shots from Selene's arm cannon. "Nora run!" The Pearl snarled, but I saw a glint of metal flash and ran past her, ready to put my new weapon to the test. Swords clashed, and I fought with the fury and finesse of a warrior.

I should have noticed at first they were only blocking, they never moved to attack and instead backed away sparring as pushed on them with my bared blade. "You're an amazing swordfighter." They said hushed.

"I learned from the best."  When I had them against the wall the stranger tried to flee , but  with the clench of my hand I locked their feet in place using my Diamond barriers.

"Don't hurt me!" The stranger removed their hood, revealing  a face that looked oddly familiar. It was a human that was both male and female, with tan skin, a stubbled beard, and thick black hair curling to their stomach.  To say there was an uncanny resemblance between us would be a big understatement. We had the same face, the same curly hair, even the same eye shape. If somebody remarked we were close relatives , I'd believe it.

I wasn't the only one who was confused either.

"Nora, you didn't tell me you had an older sibling." Selene lowered her weapon, and the other Gems followed suit.

"Selene, that's not my sibling." I gripped the sword hilt. "In fact I have no idea who this is." I marched toward them, tightening the barriers holding their feet. "What do you want from us?"