It's a bit unexpected, which is always good, and of course the black jewel is a chekhov's gun. but that's okay. i can't reject all writing tropes. some of them exist for a reason.
Fiction, Ghost, Kreet, Kreetthekobold, Reptile, Series
He gestured xani to hand over the gem as his guards gripped their wepons but instead of listening she simply turned her back while sharon and elicia marched over and knocked out both guards with one punch before staring at him in the eyes with anger.
Friendship, Magic, Story Series, Tiger, Vixen, sprite
"the gem of sir gawain was crafted by none other than furui. furui created mystical gems to enchant their weapons at the time of their war, and these gems hold mystical spirit energy."
Asdasdasdas, Asdasdasdasd
"this stone," the dragon said, "this gem, eliminates the first half of that dilemma, by storing the essence of a demon within the mortal realm, contained within the jewel."
Crow, Dragon, Fantasy, Jackal, Magic, No-Yiff, Violence
The gem is enchanted with some sort of durability thing or other. i'm not a scale-bag so i don't know. i do know that the gem itself is williamsite though." her smug smile softened to a more genuine one.
Age Difference, Anthropomorphic, Cigarette, Dragon, Fantasy, Fox, Gift, Hug, Hugging, Hugs, Modern, Multiple Species, Rat, Rodent, SFW, Smoking, Summer, Weapon, knife