### The Price of Power
"Young Master, what would you have us do with these stones?" Lyriana asked.
"Just drop them on the table," Draven replied.
Both Aldric and Lyriana used levitation magic to place the magic stones on the table.
"Okay, now leave. I wish to rest," Draven said.
"As you wish, Young Master. We shall take our leave," Lyriana replied.
Aldric followed her, adding, "I'll be just beyond the door. Call if you need me."
*I wonder what he's going to do with the magic stones,* Aldric thought.
Both of them walked out, closing the door behind them.
Draven took off his clothes, leaving only his underwear, then walked toward the door and locked it. Turning around, he headed toward the magic stones on the table.
*Now I'm alone.*
Reaching the table, he stretched out both hands and grabbed several magic stones.
Looking at the stones in his hands, he thought, *Damn, I said I was never doing this again, but I guess people do stupid things when they're alone.*
*Nah, I'm just bored.*
He raised one hand, opened his mouth, tossed the magic stones inside, and swallowed them.
He quickly raised his other hand and tossed more magic stones into his mouth.
Just as he was about to swallow them, blood began pouring from his eyes and ears.
Suddenly, he felt like throwing up but managed to hold it in.
The veins and blood vessels beneath his skin began to bulge.
*Damn, what the hell? It's like a bomb just exploded inside me!*
Suddenly, he felt like throwing up again, but he managed to hold it back. Blood poured from his nose, with some escaping through his mouth.
*Fuck, I can barely breathe.*
*I can even feel blood coming out of my ass now damnit!*
* I need to swallow first!*
Draven swallowed the magic stones along with the blood in his mouth.
A massive wave of pain struck him, causing his veins and blood vessels to bulge even further.
He opened his mouth, about to scream, but managed to hold himself back by clenching his teeth.
Blood continued to pour from his nose, eyes, and ears.
*Dammit, I have to make sure not to scream.*
*That wouldn't be good. It's going to make things complicated. I can't let my parents find out. That would be a pain in the ass. Just thinking about how things would play out if they found out is already giving me a headache.*
A few seconds later, the pain slowly began to subside.
Covered in blood, Draven lay on the ground, facing the ceiling and letting out exhausted pants.
### Pushing Beyond His Limits
Draven lay on his back, panting heavily.
*Jesus Christ... Damn, that was painful as fuck.*
He could barely breathe with blood pouring from his nose.
He'd felt blood seeping from every orifice, even his penis.
*Now I'm going to be peeing blood.*
He started coughing, turning his head to the left and spitting out a mouthful of blood. A slow smile spread across his face, soon turning into a chuckle.
He pushed himself up from the floor, still chuckling.
"Fuck... Damn, I can't help but laugh."
Now standing, he looked at the scattered magic stones and smiled.
"But that was so exciting."
He raised his left hand, pressed one nostril shut, and blew out a stream of blood. He repeated the process with the other nostril. Then, wiping the blood from his mouth, he grabbed a handful of magic stones with his right hand, still smiling.
"I haven't been this excited in a long time. If I were just a normal person, I would have died a hundred times over, maybe more."
Grinning, he tossed the magic stones into his mouth and swallowed them. He quickly grabbed another handful and shoved them into his mouth, leaving none behind.
Draven swallowed the last of the stones.
Suddenly, blood began seeping from his eyes, nose, mouth, and even his ears.
*Fuck, I can feel my bones breaking and healing themselves. The pain is killing me. I can't even move.*
His veins and blood vessels abruptly burst, spraying blood everywhere.
His legs buckled, and he collapsed onto his knees, still smiling. His mouth swelled as if it were filled with air, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood before pitching forward, headfirst onto the ground. He continued coughing up blood.
*Dammit, what the fuck? I can't even breathe with all the blood coming out of my mouth and nose.*
His eyes slowly began to close as he continued his thoughts.
*Damn, I'm losing consciousness from lack of oxygen or maybe it's from the pain. Fuck, I can even feel blood coming out of my dick and ass as well.*
*Damnit am I dying what a pain.*
Draven lay on the floor, completely covered in blood, and passed out.