Of Royal Blood by H3dg3h0g
They were best friends, Athdamus and Clorea. Athdamus was the only son of the village blacksmith while Clorea has an unknown past. Clorea came into the village while she was just an infant when a raid was going on, the raiders apparently left her.
She was adopted, but her foster mother just gave her the necessities to live, and that's it, she treated Clorea as if she was an additional burden to her. But do not misunderstand, she does what a normal mother would have done unto her own child, with the exception of love.
Years after, when Clorea has grown to be a fine teenager, she stumbled upon this handsome stranger, they connected quickly, as if they known each other in their dreams yet have not met before. Soon they became friends, friends became lovers.
Through the years, their love to each other has not faded. But, a tragic day came, a group of a religious cult came and kidnapped Clorea, claiming her to be the princess of the kingdom, thus having Royal Blood flowing in her veins. Royal Blood could be seen as darker than the normal villager's blood, because the Royal Family practiced Magic through the generations. It was said that even a drop of Royal Blood was able to cure diseases.
Athdamus' sadness was not to be measured, he persued the kidnappers while calling Clorea's name, how strong was their love. But he was too late, the kidnappers went to a secret grove where the religious cult performed their rituals, then with a knife, they slit Clorea's both wrists and let them bleed freely into a bottle.
Clorea's blood was too light to be of Royal Blood. . .