The Pretty Prince and the Beast King
A single drop of glowing, golden blood welled up and spilled over.
It didn't just sit on the stone.
The moment the blood touched the floor, the cellar groaned. The stone cracked. A cluster of pure white flowers, thick and waxy, burst through the rock in a violent explosion of growth. They grew three feet high in seconds, their petals brushed with the same gold light that filled Aradaa's veins.
Seraphina recoiled, her eyes wide. "What... what the f**k?"
"Creation," Aradaa gasped, his head spinning. "The blood... it's not just power, Seraphina. It's life."