Lapis Peridot Novels & Stories

“Zara, I love this skirt. This shade of green is very flattering on you!” I peek in at them from the doorway and watch Zara smooth down her skirt. “Thank you, Am... uh... Mom? It’s emerald but did you know emeralds are actually beryllium aluminum silicate? They just have chromium and vanadium impurities. It comes in other varieties too, it just depends on the mineral impurities introduced during its formation.”

-- [Mass Comm Lounge, An Hour Later] Student are in their various Hall First years student Hall names according to their Course: Jasper, Sapphire, Chalcedony and emerald. The second year student are Sardonyx, Sardius, Chrysolite and Beryl. Third year student are Topas, chrysoparus, Jacinth and Amethyst. Beatrice group belong to Chrysolite only Zenni belong to Sardius cos she's a computer student. The lounge at the back of the mass communication building is dry.

The stone was cut into two halves. There was dead silence in the place. Three seconds later... "Oh my!" Someone shouted, and no word could express the onlookers' feelings better than these two words. ... The onlookers saw a palm-sized part of the stone was green. "It's jade..." "It's in mild and refreshing green with high transparency." "It's a Secondary Deposit Jadeite." "Oh my God! What have I seen? A Secondary Deposit Jadeite! The price will go much higher..." An uproar broke out in the venue like a ladle of water was poured into boiling oil.

Then, they saw a tinge of green in the white. “It’s lavender jadeite. An icy species—and a high-quality one, too!” “Oh my goodness... It’s almost the entire rock too. The rock only covers its surface. It’s all jade inside!” The two apprentices cried out when they saw the hidden stone beneath the layering, their voices trembling in excitement as they spoke. They had worked under their master for several years now, and this was the first time they saw icy jadeite of this quality. How could they not be excited?

I stared, then looked at her. “Is this real?” She nodded. “That’s larimar. Very rare. I had a friend in the Caribbean source it. Took almost three months to find the right cut.” She shrugged, like it was nothing, like she hadn’t just spent a quarter of a year tracking down a rock for me. “It’s beautiful,” I said, and I meant it. “Thank you.” She looked at the floor, mouth twitching, and for a second I thought she was about to cry after all. But she just exhaled hard, then stood up.

Lin Yilan's wandering thoughts returned to the shopkeeper's incessant sales pitch. She seriously considered which crystal cup Jasmine would prefer, examining the subtle differences in the natural ice-crack patterns with due diligence. Lapis lazuli bracelets, ripple-patterned crystal cups, hand-woven cloud-silk square rugs, Dream Epiphyllum dew... The long shopping list made Lin Yilan want to sigh. Her original intention was merely to visit an old friend she hadn't seen in a long time, but the result was this—

It could be said that it was priceless. Larissa could see it because she had X-ray vision. If Grisel was the real Athena, she should be able to see it too. After all, Larissa's X-ray vision was inherited from Athena. Someone among the crowd sneered in disdain. "Hahaha! This gemstone can be sold for 100 dollars per pound in the wholesale market!" "This is the cheapest sapphire. To name it a sapphire is exaggerating. It's only a bit better than a stone!"

Stephens never disappointed, but this time, he had outdone himself. I reached for the first box, the one lined in deep blue velvet. Inside was a necklace that seemed almost alive. The centerpiece was a pinkish-orange gem that looked like a captured sunset, surrounded by smaller white diamonds that shimmered under the desk lamp. I remembered Stephens saying, “This stone, Mr. Blackwood is rare; its Padparadscha sapphire. It symbolizes eternal passion and grace. It’s one of the rarest sapphires in the world, perfect for a woman who inspires both.”

And standing up close to it and seeing just what the harborage was her breath was taken away. It was a massive oasis located right in the middle of the blazing desert looking like it were a collection of gemstones come to life. There were trees of different heights and sizes with the colour and texture of sodalite, lepidolite and malachite. Flowers of different types with the colour and texture of angelite, citrine, rose quartz and carnelian. Grass that ran across the floor of the entire oasis with the colour and texture of aventurine and shrubs scattered here and there with the colour and texture of hematite and black tourmaline. A large waterfall with water the colour of lapis lazuli. Rock

I’m suddenly finding myself in the packhouse right outside of Wesely’s room. He sneers angrily at me. “You are weak, and have no place in this pack much less as my Luna. I, Wesley Steel, future Alpha of the Jade Pack, reject you, Avril West as my mate and Luna.” He shoves me to the ground, stunned. How could this be happening? Wasn’t my mate supposed to love and cherish me? I then see a pair of brown eyes looking at me lovingly. I feel warm. How do I know this color? I can see? I hear a voice. I can help you see. She says. I am Emerald, your wolf. You are special. I gasp in surprise.