"I-I.." Valeria was about to say something, but Corinna suddenly passed out. "Zari? Opal? Tyla? Anyone?" Valeria yelled. She cried. She was alone, with no one.
Zari woke up, looking around. Everyone was passed out, except for Valeria, with a big bloody mark on her arm. And in the center were the shards of the ruby, each having words carved on them.
The magic... he said to himself. He picked them up and read them. His birthstone was opal, not ruby. He wouldn't be able to stop the curse from what they said. As he looked closer though, he realized they were written on the parts that were from the inside. If he assembled the shards back together, the words would be hidden. Which means they were written
after the ruby exploded into pieces. Someone else must have known about the curse.....
He picked up the shards, and pulled the sapphire out of his pocket. Inspecting the two gems, he noticed they were surprisingly similar. They both were round and circular, with the same facets cut on them.
Maybe... No. It can't be. It... it can't. I won't let it be..., he said to himself. He slipped the gem and shards into his pockets and went to Corinna. Feeling for the sapphire's magic, he tried to summon a blob of water to heal her, or soothe her at least, and something was holding him back. He physically couldn't get the water to bend. A mist appeared where he tried to summon the water;
The ruby holds fire magic... I knew it. The ruby was part of him now. He was now a fusion gem.