Deer Crystal Novels & Stories

When Félix and I arrived at the crash site, we didn't find a crater; we found a mile-wide circle where the golden grass had been turned into liquid glass, and at the center sat an object that defied every law of Northern logic. It was a Geometric Seed—a dodecahedron of translucent obsidian and starlight-iron, pulsing with a frequency that made my golden-violet eyes ache. It didn't hum like the Heart-Tree or growl like the Iron-Anchor. It vibrated with a cold, rhythmic mathematical precision that felt like the heartbeat of a god.

I said quietly, "is something I've been searching for since before our reunion." Carefully, I unwrapped the silk, revealing a rare, ancient moon-crystal nestled within. The translucent stone glowed with a soft inner light that pulsed gently, almost like a heartbeat. Aurora leaned forward, curiosity overriding her usual reserve. "Is that..." "A memory crystal," I confirmed. "But not just any memory crystal." I placed it gently in her open palms. The moment her fingers closed around it, the crystal's glow intensified slightly, responding to her touch.

[Arielle’s POV] My eyes shone while looking at the treasures that the Seven-Headed Hydra surrendered. There were all kinds of treasures—spiritual fruits, weapons, essence crystals, magic crystal balls, refining materials, gold, and gems. Most of the treasures were shiny and glittering. Well, it’s true that all creatures like shiny things the most—especially dragons. That includes me, of course! Who doesn’t like shiny things?

Each step feels like I'm floating, carried by a mixture of anticipation and disbelief. Carefully, I peel back the paper, revealing a simple cardboard box underneath. My fingers tremble as I lift the flaps, parting them to reveal the contents. I can't help but gasp when I see what's inside. Nestled amidst a bed of soft tissue paper is a beautifully crafted necklace. The pendant is a shiny crystal-like hazel stone, its facets catching the light and casting shimmering reflections. There seem to be browns, greens, and light shades of gold in the stone, and I can't help but be mesmerized by it. It's an intriguing color that seems familiar to me, but I can't seem to put my finger on where I've see

All of them shifted uncomfortably, afraid to touch me or get too close. "Yes, I'm fine, Drake." I sighed. "River and I found something that might help. It's at the north and south borders, though." "What is it?" I asked as my father and I sat to eat sandwiches. I offered the brothers some, but my father said they didn't deserve me cooking for them. I only had a glimpse of how he was as a husband and father, but I knew he made sure we never feared anything or felt sadness. "There's a crystal, a green one like the rubies we wear, but it traps evil within it." Drake began explaining, and then River took over.

"S-Second wife?" Caelia’s voice faltered as she swallowed the pit of nausea rising in her throat. Her heart pounded painfully, as though trying to escape her chest. Surely, she’d misheard. Selene tilted her head slightly, one perfectly arched brow lifting. "Oh? You didn’t know?" she asked, each passing second twisting the knife in Caelia’s chest. "‘Draken’s gem’? Did you truly think a dragon would be satisfied with only one gem? It’s in his nature…”

Merlin comes back over with three round gems, “Now, I wouldn’t make you carve the setting, I could magic that for you, but maybe one of these, here?” She hums thoughtfully and looks at the gems he’s chosen. They were all smooth circular cabochons; there was a fire agate, a fire opal, and a dragon’s breath opal, which she knows is just fancy glass. But the hints of blue spoke to her, she picks it up and places it where he had suggested, she tilts her head and pulls out Kai’s gift too.

It showed a raw rock, matte and opaque, glowing a deep, interior purple as if lit from within. “What… what is this?” Imani asked, leaning forward, breathless. The chunk of stone, opaque and faintly shimmering violet, pulsed on the screen as if alive. “That’s not gold,” Jade murmured, her voice trembling with fascination. “It’s something else entirely.” “It’s beautiful,” Imani whispered. “Dangerous is beautiful sometimes,” Jade replied, zooming in closer. “Celestium,” she read out, her voice barely a whisper. Imani reached out, her fingertips brushing the holographic image as if she could feel its texture.

"Now, what happened to her?" Nathan was going crazy, both of his wives were lying side by side on the bed and he had the face filled with fidgety all the while. The dragon flower was being dipped in the water and as soon as it changed its colour into a blond shade, Siren and Chapelle were making the Ladyship drink the golden water. While Willow had just examined Raya Blackmark and turned with her twinkled eyes to speak, "My Lord! It's a miracle!"

Or they break and drown the travelers with them. Kaelira touched the nearest glass. It warmed under her palm, then turned to water. A heart beat behind it—silver-blue, the size of a fist, the shape of the moon’s broken core. Threads ran from it into darkness, gold and gray and black; some pulsed steady, some sputtered, some had snapped and curled like burned hair. One thread glowed bright: gold braided with silver. When she followed it with her eyes, it led out of the mirror, through her own chest, into—