Bloodstone could do nothing as Spinel and Sodalite walked away, Zircon slumped onto the floor, and the other gems seemed dis-interested. Then Emerald asked about Howlite, it was saddening to see so much optimism that he was now forced to crush. He walked over to Emerald and was about to put his hand on Emerald's shoulder before he thought better of it and put his hands to his side. [color=ed1c24]"I'm sorry, but no. Howlite is gone for good. If a gem is cracked it can have many side-effects that can eventually be healed but once it shatters, there is nothing that can be done."[/color] 

Bloodstone looked around and could see the sadness lingering around them. [color=ed1c24]"I understand you're pain, I really do. I understand it better than anyone else. You have lost one comrade, I have lost millions, a lot of those taken by my own hands. I watched as countless of allies turned against me, ready to kill me and those that stood beside me. And I had to kill them all, to save those that I could still save although most of them still died too."[/color] Blood paused for a second and then motioned to his clothes. [color=ed1c24]"Do you see all these tatters and cuts? These are scars for a gem. When a gem is injured enough to retreat into their gem, a mark is usually left on their clothing. The new mark will typically replace the old but mine have remained because they still pain me. They are constant reminders of my pain. These don't even hurt physically either, it is completely emotional because every last one of these cuts in my clothing were dished out by my own friends. I know pain much greater than yours and because of that I know that no words will help... but I want to try."[/color]

Bloodstone walked over to Zircon and kneeled beside her, [color=ed1c24]"It's not your fault, it is none of your faults. It wasn't even Aqua's fault. There was nothing that could have been done to avoid this."[/color] Blood stood and addressed the rest of the newborns, [color=ed1c24]"If any of you had tried to attack that thing you would have died too. That thing is nothing like my drones, it feels only hatred for us gems even though they used to be gems themselves. You would have died, and than how would your leader have felt? Feeling that she was the cause of it all? Aqua will come back and thanks to her powers, she can heal herself. What she can't do, is heal a shattered gem. So please, don't feel bad that you could do nothing, nothing was the best option to spare lives, injuries, and emotions."[/color] Blood then sat down on the ground himself and looked at the gems. [color=ed1c24]"My mission is to create new gems, like yourselves, by any means possible. And it is highly likely that most of you were created from shards of my previous allies. Like Spinel being formed from Red Spinel, this one gem that I created from Tiger's Eye, and even if you're not from him you look a lot like Topaz, Amber. Topaz was a ten foot tall beast of a gem and you have his size although shorter, but then again I didn't want to create exact replicas. I wanted to create gems that could have their own lives, and didn't have to go through the pain that I did, but I guess that's a part of life. You will recover. You may not think so but you will."[/color]

Blood stood up and hoped to see at least one person that felt better. Looking around the room he could tell, no matter what face he was given, that all of their thoughts were still on Howlite. [color=ed1c24]"Ok, it may not be your way to get over things but it is mine. Training. I can tell by how many of you had your weapons ready that Aqua taught you how to defend yourselves but did she teach you how to use your powers and hone them into perfection or even anything about your kind and their history such as what I just explained about us and the corrupted gem. If not then I'm about to, so who want's to go first. Don't worry, I won't fight back. You deserve this chance to let out your frustrations."[/color]