Salvation.
Any and all mana crystals they had horded were gathered to the ritual chamber and the regents placed in their proper places. the last part was getting cadmus himself which they were dreading.
TwoKinds: Memoirs of a Keidran Chapter 1
Then handing zen three candles, he takes three himself to set up evenly in a pattern around the ritual area, placing a small mana crystal before each of them. "set these up, and light them."
The Adventures of Jacob Snow: chapter 7
Inside this nest are perhaps 40 large crystal eggs with a large glowing mana crystal encased inside. several of the mana crystals appear to have taken root inside the eggs but are now frozen. they glow brighter when jacob holds a hand over them.
Twokinds Smut: Clovis' Inferno, Chapter 1. The Wet Dog Inn
But the canines of the wet dog knew not to pick on the young vulpine; a poisoned dagger and a few mana crystals worth of fireballs and telekinesis had taught them that.
City of Light: Epilogue
"i know we make mana crystals from criminals, spies, and horrible people..but where did that thing come from? i did not know we could make something so lifelike from the constructs we produce.
Help! Someone's Stolen My Breasts!
With renewed determination, natani rushed to her desk to grab her mana crystals. there had to be a way to dispel the magic! there had to!
Red Eyes
He didn't even collect the mana crystals there before heading for his chair. there was going to be no fight today, he was old and tired.
The Adventures of Jacob Snow: Chapter 13
He is sitting at his desk drawing out a magic circle on a piece of parchment, then he places a small mana crystal shard on it.
Accidental Ascension
But this was no minor mana crystal a wizard used to replenish their magic, no. no, this was the culmination of every ounce of arcane power the entire world had previously possessed!
Centaurus Chapter 24
"wait, as in those expensive mana crystals that mages pay a premium for? all of them were?!" "yeeup, and guess who managed to grab them all and stuff them in ella's dimensional bag before anyone else twigged it?"
Kathrin's Specialty Outfitters: part 1
There was another grumble from clovis, but kathrin let it slide when a moment later she heard the clinking of glass, water pouring from the tap and then rummaging through drawers as clovis searched for mana crystals all over the kitchen.
The Adventures of Jacob Snow: Chapter 5
They are called seeds and are the tiny formations of mana crystals that are growing in a mana rich environment. her womb is filled with them, there must be hundreds.