Past High Priest Jewel Novels & Stories

“Warnings came later.” The drops of silver above the basin rippled, eager. Their soft chiming, softer than breath, sharper than needles, ran around the ring and back, a sound men forget in daylight and remember when sleep fails. The circle of salt lifted one grain and then another, as if a small wind walked there that had not been invited. “Say what you came to say,” the High Priestess said. “And charge the price. She will pay or refuse, and we will live or not.”

She exuded an air of divine authority, her voice ringing out like a bell. “Did this ritual alter the markings of the Great Gods on your body?” Bainer nodded, lifting her sleeve to reveal the swirling patterns now concentrated on her arm. “Abomination!” the Priestess hissed, her voice laced with anger. The crowd’s outrage grew to a deafening roar. “Silence!” Kema struck his staff against the floor, his eyes scanning the room. “Jade, what do you have to say for yourself?” Before I could respond, Professor Usevhar sneered, “What excuse could she possibly offer? Her actions defy the will of the Great Gods. Or is she suggesting that her ways are superior to theirs?”

Nanindig ang aking balahibo ng maalala kung paano niya sabihin ang kaniyang pangalan habang ginagawa namin ang bagay na iyon noon "Its Flynn Thorn Hawkson. The CEO of the Golden Eagle Enterprises." napaawang lalo ang baba ko habang tinitignan sila. Flynn Thorn? I took out my phone and scanned the Golden Eagle Enterprises. When I finally saw his face, it immediately sent shivers down my spine and as if something was urging me to straighten my back. I can't understand the feeling. "Heina." Amber caught my attention. I looked at her eyes. I saw fear and worry. Napakunot ang noo ko.

Jewel smirked in return, loving how her mum had handled it. Pearl was an eighteen years old final year student of Elites Academy. She was one of the most loved student in her set and the Female Sport Prefect because of her athletic prowess and what not. Jewel was a sixteen years old girl which a very great imagination and an adventurous behavior. Unlike her sister, she wasn't into much athletics but was very good at high jump. She also had a very sharp tongue.

“At the top of the steps there’s a tall woman in a long white robe with an ornate head dress, it looks like it’s made out of pure gold, it’s so delicate.” “That’s a High Priestess of the temple. An exalted position that gave her more power than any woman has ever wielded since.” “Seriously, you’re telling me she had more power than women do today?” “Infinitely more. When you’ve lived as long as I have, you learn there are vast chunks of the past that humans purposefully forget or ignore. The Priestess is not a woman you’d want to upset, and she’s sentenced Isimud to death for Heresy.”

For generations, these had been waiting. “Did my family expect twins once?” I asked. The High Priestess explained carefully that royal records mentioned multiple births throughout history, though nothing survived clearly explaining why these two cradles had been preserved together, side by side, for so long. I touched one gently. The pendant warmed against my skin. I pulled my hand back. Everyone noticed. No one explained it immediately. ----- The High Priestess examined them further. One appeared entirely ordinary for an ancient royal piece. The second held a small carved section beneath its wooden frame, hidden from casual view.

SIERRA POV New York glittered beneath the night sky bright, loud, and full of people who thought they were untouchable. They had no idea I was here. I adjusted the diamond bracelet on my wrist, blending effortlessly with the wealthy elites gathered inside the museum. Expensive dresses, champagne glasses, fake smiles this was my playground. And tonight? I was here to steal the most valuable piece in the room. The blue diamond. “Positions?” I murmured softly, my voice low as I spoke into the hidden microphone.

He said. I would have assumed that was just an assumption but the man looked too serious. It wasn't an assumption, he meant those words. The priestess was also a kid when everything happened that night, she also wants to find out who killed the old priestess. How on earth was she involved in getting the gemstone? Why would she send me to get the gemstone? "Is the priestess involved in this too?" I demanded. He shook his head withdrawing back but I walked closer to him. "How is the priestess related to this?"

It was a beautiful red dress that was my size as well. Underneath there was a letter; Happy birthday. Wear these tomorrow to your birthday party with no signature or anything on it. I placed it back in the box and opened the jewellery box to see a beautiful diamond bracelet. "what the fuck," I mumbled to myself inside the box was a diamond tester, I laughed to myself What crazy person is sending me real diamonds? I tested the diamonds and they were in fact real. what the fuck?

"You shouldn't forget the funding that is channeled to the priesthood from the council. If we fall, you will too." So much arrogance. So because his daughter didn't mate with a prince the entire council would fall? And even if they did, how much gold did he think we needed here that we would compromise our dignity for it? He was mistaking me for the high priestesses before me who had used the position to line their pockets. Who had taken the vow of poverty as a suggestion. Every lick of gold that had been given to us in my time sat in the treasury under lock and key used only for medicine, and repairs.