Hi! Just a random drabble... something that popped into my head one day. Hope you all enjoy it! Note: this story has NOT been beta-ed.

-DF

Disclaimer: As always I own nothing but the plot... not that there really is a plot for this little drabble.

Deadly in Bloom

The rose in full bloom, radiant in its beauty, practically glowed. It arose gracefully, proudly, the brilliant red rose sitting gently atop the tall and slender stem. It did not rise from a bed of grass or soil as a normal rose would, but rather it sat nestled amidst dark flames, black and depthless, like the endless skies above. The flames gently licked the stem of the rose, caressing but never burning the solitary flower. A vast expanse of barren land stretched out around the rose, the land itself appeared lifeless and still. Yet still the rose sat innocently, only the blackened flames disturbed the eerie stillness; tendrils of flame dancing around the solitary rose as though beckoning the flower to join the earth in death. And so, sat the silken petals of life, rising gloriously from a field of death, with not a soul around to pluck the rose from its deadly hearth. Thus, ended the destructive and ultimately apocalyptic battle of wizards.

For all the devastation, one life remains; yet even that life, is forever caressed by death.

Thanks for reading!