Nephrite
Nephrite is a variety of the calcium and magnesium-rich amphibole mineral actinolite (aggregates of which also make up one form of asbestos). The chemical formula for nephrite is Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2. It is one of two different mineral species called jade. The other mineral species known as jade is jadeite, which is a variety of pyroxene. While nephrite jade possess mainly grays and greens (and occasionally yellows, browns or whites), jadeite jade, which is rarer, can also contain blacks, reds, pinks and violets. Nephrite jade is an ornamental stone, used in carvings, beads, or cabochon cut gemstones.
Nephrite can be found in a translucent white to very light yellow form which is known in China as mutton fat jade, in an opaque white to very light brown or gray which is known as chicken bone jade, as well as in a variety of green colours. Canada is the principal source of modern lapidary nephrite. Nephrite jade was used mostly in pre-1800 China as well as in New Zealand, the Pacific Coast and Atlantic Coasts of North America, Neolithic Europe, and southeast Asia.
Dark Kingdom
The Dark Kingdom (ダーク・キングダム, Dāku Kingudamu) is a group of fictional characters who serve as antagonists in the Sailor Moon manga series by Naoko Takeuchi. They are the primary antagonists of the first story arc in every version of the series. They are first introduced in chapter #1 of the manga, "Usagi – Sailor Moon", originally published in Japan's Nakayoshi on December 28, 1991. In some English adaptations of the anime, the Dark Kingdom's name is change to "Negaverse".
Before the events of the series, the Dark Kingdom comes into being in the 20th century when the servants of those who had served the evil Queen Metaria millennia before (in the battle that destroyed the civilization on the Moon) were reawakened. However, in some of the English adaptations, the word "reborn" is used rather than "reincarnation" — it is implied that Queen Beryl and her cohorts were active the whole time even if they did not accelerate activities until the arrival of Sailor Moon. The group is led by Queen Beryl and the Four Kings of Heaven, who attempt to gather human energy with which to reawaken Metaria.
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- Appointment With Fear, Volume 2 released: 1992
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Nova Heart
by: Johnny HollowArchitects of the world
I walk your streets
And live in your towns
Temporarily
Architects of the world
You've served us well until now
But soon we'll be
We'll be on our own
And I'll sleep
Sleep in your nova heart
As things fall apart
And I'll hide
In your nova heart
At ease with the thought
That this nova won't burn out
Gentlemen of the world
I read your books
And look at your art
Hesitantly
Gentlemen of the world
You want to educate our young
But soon they'll be
They'll be on their own
And I'll sleep
Sleep in your nova heart
As things come apart
And I'll hide
In your nova heart
At ease with the thought
That this nova won't burn out
And I'll hide
In your nova heart
And I'll hide
In your nova heart
At ease with the thought