The Fire Gem

- High offense ; Low defense

- Relies on other gems for protection

- Due to it's high offense, it's a very vulnerable gem and it may be harmful to others.

The Water Gem

- Low offense ; Low defense

- Despite the low stats, this gem is important because it serves as the "healing gem" to it's allies and it may assist others during their offensive attacks.

The Earth Gem

- Low offense ; High defense

- The shield of it's allies although this gem has the same offense level as the water gem.

- Due to it's powers to control anything made of rock or soil, it may sometimes become too destructive.

The Air Gem

- Moderate Offense ; Moderate Defense

- Can give the other gems temporarily flight powers

- Serves as the eye of the other gems, For, it has the ability to see the future and foresee their opponents.

The Thunder Gem

- Moderate Offense ; Moderate Defense

- Has the same stats as the Air gem although this gem has the ability to control the weather.

- Serves as the generator of the other gems since it can charge it's power with electricity and transfer it to others.

The Light Gem

- High offense ; High defense

- Since it is a gem literally crafted from heaven, it has really high stats.

- The bearer of this gem may grow angel wings

- Has the ability to read minds.

- It's only weakness is Darkness.

The Gem of Darkness.

- Extremely High offense ; Extremely High defense

- Crafted by lucifer, himself and is said to be the strongest out of the seven gems.

- Although it has high stats, it is considerably the most dangerous gem, For, it has the power to corrupt the gem's bearer and the other gems as well. Only the light gem is immune to the darkness's corruption.

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"An evil force has risen. In order to defeat it, you must find and gather the seven wonders."

Kaya was jolted awake, her forehead hitting the bottom of the top bunk in the process. She rubbed her forehead in pain and sighed. She has been having the same dream every night for the past few months and it, itself was a mystery to her. It was always exactly the same, a hooded girl muttering those words then she would see a flash of purple, which will cause her to wake up.

"Had that dream again?"

She turned around and saw Mia bending from her bed, her long brown hair nearly flowing down to the floor. Kaya stared at Mia's hair in jealousy and felt her rough, shoulder-length silver hair. Yes. Silver. She was born with silver hair, resulting in the other kids of the orphanage calling her an "elderly child" or "freak." However, Mia didn't think so. She was Kaya's one and only friend in the orphanage.

"How did you know?" Kaya still kept rubbing her forehead to ease the pain. She, then took her alarm clock and saw that she had woken up thirty minutes earlier than her usual time. She shrugged.

"I could tell by how your head collided with my bed." Mia said, sarcastically before jumping off the bed and sitting next to Kaya. She frowned when she saw Kaya's swelling forehead. "Damn, was the dream that bad?"

"It just surprised me, that's it." Kaya was about to rub her forehead again when Mia held Kaya's hand to stop her.

"Don't." Mia gently placed Kaya's hand back on her lap. "It will hurt you more if you touch it. Let me get you some ice." Kaya smiled as she watched Mia walk away and disappear into the kitchen.

She remembered the first time she met Mia. After she was just brought to the orphanage, both of them were really shy and wouldn't say anything to each other. Even though they were roommates, each day would be spent in silence. Now, after living together for nearly ten years, the two were closer than two halves of an apple and were now called the noisiest duo in the orphanage.

One of the rules of the orphanage, stated was, that any child has the freedom to leave and live on their own after turning eighteen. Kaya was seventeen, turning eighteen in a few months and in all honesty, she didn't want to leave because of two reasons. One, Mia was a year younger than her, which meant that she was going to leave her alone. This was a big no-no for her, especially because of the bullies who tend to pick on them both when no superiors were around. Two, where would Kaya go? She had no family outside, since her orphanage was her home, so leaving would just make her basically homeless... and alone.

Weirdly and strangely enough, Kaya had no memory of her childhood before she was sent to the orphanage. She had no idea who her parents were and there was no information of who she really was. According to Mia, Kaya was easily frightened when she was little and the doctors said it was because of something she experienced before she met Mia. Since the trauma caused her to often keep herself away from everyone. The head nun named her Kaya as in Cliff or Rock. Since she was always caught standing at the edge of the cliff in a dangerous position and her fond of playing with rocks. That was one of the reasons why nobody tried to befriend Kaya when she arrived. Besides the fact that she had natural silver hair, her hair had a mysterious past, which just frightened everyone.

"Here." Kaya flinched when she felt something cold get slapped on her forehead then she realized that Mia was standing in front of her. "What are you thinking about? Were you Daydreaming?"

"...It's nothing." She blinked when she noticed that Mia's pajamas were drenched as if she took a dip in the pool with her pants on. "What happened to you? Did you step inside the toilet or something?" Mia huffed at Kaya's statement and wriggled her pants off, right in front of Kaya. This didn't bother Kaya, since the two of them were like sisters and seeing each other naked was a normal thing.

"I spilled some water on me while I was getting some ice from the fridge."

"Clumsy." Kaya said with a laugh, while Mia slipped on a pair of neon pink shorts.

If there was one sentence that could describe Mia, it was that she was a pink-loving goddess of clumsiness. Even though Kaya wasn't really a good cook and Mia was more experienced than her, she rarely let her touch the stove, since the last time she cooked something resulted into a fire. Kaya couldn't really understand how it happened, since she was just boiling an egg. Because of that, the two of them were forced to do community services for half a year.

"Hey, Kaya, I've got... something to tell you." Kaya felt Mia sit next to her and she couldn't see her expression because she was currently tying her hair into a ponytail. However, Kaya knew that she sounded serious.

"Go ahead." When Kaya was done, she looked up and saw Mia staring down at her feet. Kaya stared at her and saw what seemed like a guilty look in her eyes. She also noticed that she had completely changed her get up and was now wearing her favorite leather jacket. This confused Kaya, since Mia only wore that whenever she was going out.

"Mia... what's wrong?"

"Kaya, do you remember the day when you went out to find out more about yourself?" Mia said slowly, knowing that she was touching a very sensitive topic. She was talking about the day two weeks ago when Kaya headed to the police station, accompanied by some nuns, to hopefully find out her identity. They had assumed that Kaya would, at least be in the roster of missing people but unfortunately, she wasn't. It was like she was never supposed to exist in the first place. This was done so that she'd have somewhere to go to after being released from the orphanage.

"Yeah... why?"

"Well, while you were out, this couple came to adopt a kid." Kaya expected Mia to continue but instead, she stopped and just stared right at Kaya with the saddest expression that she has ever seen.

"What are you trying to say?" Kaya already had an idea of what Mia was trying to tell her but she didn't want to assume anything until she heard it from Mia herself.

"...They chose me." Mia's words made Kaya pause. She started playing with the hem of her shirt, an action she only did when she was nervous or scared.

"I'm getting adopted. They are due to pick me up in a few hours."

Kaya blinked, taking a few minutes to absorb what she just heard. She didn't know what exactly she was feeling, since she was both happy and sad. Happy because Mia finally found a loving family, which she deserved after watching her parents die when she was younger and she will, at least spend the remaining years of her youth with parents by her side. It also meant that she wouldn't be left alone after Kaya turns eighteen. Still, Kaya couldn't help but feel sad... because she'll be left alone earlier than expected.

"I'm so sorry that I didn't tell you earlier, Kaya." Mia said, her fingers digging into Kaya's shoulder blades, tears welling up in her eyes. "I-I didn't know how I was supposed to tell you. I thought you were going to be mad so I--"

"It's okay, Mia. I'm not mad. Just... don't cry, okay? You know that I hate seeing you cry." Kaya said while holding Mia's arms. Even after she said that, she was still crying. "Don't be sad. You're finally going to have a family, just like you always wanted! You should be happy."

"But... you'll be alone." she said with a sniff and honestly, Kaya wasn't sure of how she was going to reassure about that, since it was true.

"I was bound to be alone, anyway." she said as she gave Mia a big hug and let her cry on her shoulder. "I'll be fine, Mia." She hoped so.

Knowing that the two of them would be separated soon, Kaya and Mia spent the whole day together. Kaya was glad that the nuns were considerate enough to let her do whatever she wanted with Mia, since chances of meeting with her again was slim, especially because her new parents were moving to another country.

There were times when Mia would suddenly break down and cry which would make Kaya cry too. Both of them were going to miss each other so badly and knowing that they couldn't do anything about it just saddened them even more.

Now the two of them were standing in front of the orphanage's gate, waiting for Mia's new parents to pick her up. They were both silent, not really knowing what words were supposed to be said. Kaya kicked the air as she dragged Mia's huge luggage case behind her. Mia was once again playing with the hem of her shirt and Kaya could hear her keychain jingle with her every movement.

"We'll see other again, right, Kaya?" Mia asked without making eye contact. Kaya knew what the answer to her question was but she didn't want to depress her, especially during her last moment in the orphanage.

"We will, Mia.." Her words trailed when the clangs of the metal gate rang and a silver cadillac rolled in. For a moment, her jaw dropped, Mia looking just as shocked as Kaya. Still, Kaya was glad that Mia was going to grow up in a well-off family.

"I know we will."

"You've been a lot more silent ever since your friend was adopted. What was her name? Meow?"

Billy, the orphanage's bully who found pleasure in making fun of everyone, said while putting an arm around Kaya's shoulder. Kaya slapped away his arm, stunning him.

"Her name was Mia. Leave me alone."

"Don't you want some company? We'll be happy to entertain you." Billy said, flirtatiously while his friend started uncomfortably touching Kaya's thigh. She immediately stepped on his foot, making him grunt and retreat.

"Don't touch me." She hissed at Billy, pointing at his face with her fork, which still had a piece of steak on it. "I said, leave me alone."

Kaya shrieked when Billy suddenly grabbed her hair and tugged, making her feel like her scalp was going to tear off her head. This caught the attention of the other children but all they did was stare. That's what they always did. Everyone was afraid of Billy because of his violent personality and only Kaya and Mia had the guts to stand up to him.

"Nobody says no to me, Kaya." He spat, sparing a glance at his friend, before she felt her jacket being pulled off her forcefully. Kaya did her best to fight back, especially because it was Mia's leather jacket and Mia had given it to her before leaving.

"Let go of me!" She screamed and thrashed, the staring of the others becoming more intense. Still, they didn't help her. They never did.

Suddenly, Billy's head slammed on the table, the combination of his scream and the sound of cracking wood catching the attention of every person in the room. Kaya stared at the foot that was literally stepping on Billy's face and turned around to stare at its owner. She didn't recognize the boy in the hoodie and dark shades but she knew that he didn't like what he was seeing. His face was so concealed that she could only see some strands of his black hair, sticking out of his hood. His hands were in his pocket, making him look casual, despite the situation.

"You heard the girl." The boy growled and she was surprised by how husky his voice sounded. "Let go of her."

"Who the hell are you?" Billy managed to squeak out, his words unclear due to how compressed his cheeks were.

"He's the new kid." Billy's friend whispered, which made Kaya's ears perk in curiosity. New kid? He looked around her age, so hearing that he was a new kid made her a bit suspicious. "He came here this morning."

"Tsk and you have the guts to go against me." Billy stood up after the boy finally released him. He made a battle stance before glaring at Kaya.

"Stay here. I'm coming back after I beat this guy senseless." Billy charged towards the boy, who was just staring at him without worry. Once Billy was close enough, the boy grabbed his collar and did a series of martial art moves that just made Kaya's jaw drop. Then, Billy was on the floor, coughing up blood.

By now, all the children had formed a circle around Kaya, surprised that, Billy the Bully had just been beaten up by the new kid. This scene made Kaya smirk. Oddly enough, she enjoyed Billy's suffering. The boy glared at Billy's friend through his thick shades, the latter immediately dropping Kaya's jacket before leaving, while dragging away an unconscious Billy. Then, the boy turned and glared at the circle of students. One thing was for sure, even with those shades, he still had an intimidating stare.

"What are you looking at?" The students scattered around like a bunch of ants, which was slightly amusing to Kaya. Everything then resumed, as if nothing happened. Kaya stared at the boy as he picked up her jacket and handed it to her. She stared at him, only now noticing that there was a strange glow behind his shades, as if it came from his eyes.

"Here. They won't bother you from now on."

And he was right. Billy no longer bothered Kaya after that and the rest of the day was spent in peace and quiet. The boy who had saved her refused to give out his name and left immediately after she thanked him. Strangely enough, she couldn't see him around the compound. Kaya was all dressed to sleep when she heard loud bangs from her door. She wanted to ignore it but frowned when the bangs became more persistent, as if the person behind that door was angry.

After a few moments of hesitation, she unlocked all five locks on her door and swung it open. She blinked when she became face to face with the hooded boy, the new kid, who had saved her earlier. She wondered why he was here and how he knew which room was hers.

"Uh, hi, what are you---"

The man suddenly grabbed her by her throat and slammed her on the wall across her door, his teeth gritted in anger. Kaya struggled to breath as she clawed his arms, not understanding why he was suddenly trying to kill her after he had helped earlier.

"Who are you?" The man said with a low growl, which frightened her. His shades had fallen to the tip of his nose and now she could clearly see his eyes. They were black. They weren't the normal brown color the human eye had, it was just solid black. It was like she was staring at an endless pit of darkness.

"I asked." The man moved even closer to her, Kaya's noses nearly touching and his hot breath hitting her face. She did her best to look away from his, sickening black eyes.

"Who. Are. You?"

"M-My name is---"

"I don't want to know your name, Kaya." The man hissed, his eyes darkening even more and she could tell that he was really angry. "I heard your voice in my head. You were talking to me in my sleep. I'll ask you one last time, who are you?"

"I don't know..."

Before Kaya could completely be deprived of oxygen, there was a loud explosion, causing the both of them to fly a foot from their original position. Kaya's mouth gaped when she saw a gigantic hole in the roof, some of the wood still burning. There was a crater on the exact place where she and the man were standing. Then, after seeing the man on top of her, she realized that he had pushed her away. Then, there was a scream. Not a human scream but it sounded like that of a a monster's, the kind that you can hear from the movies. She looked up and saw the scream's owner, which made her eyes so wide that she swore they were going to pop out of her head.

"What the heck is that?"