Ariel Fire Flower -

Elara froze. She didn't reach for a weapon—she was a botanist, not a soldier. She reached for her sickle.

The air around Elara ignited. A shockwave of hot wind knocked her back, but she didn't fall. The flower hadn't exploded—it had screamed. A high-pitched, resonant frequency that vibrated in her teeth. ariel fire flower

"This is a piece of the sun," Elara said. "It’s not just heat. It’s energy. One petal can boil a lake." Elara froze

Kael scoffed, stepping into her path. "The Ariel Fire Flower is a myth. And if it isn't, it’s a trap. The flower doesn't just sit there. It explodes when picked. It’s a bomb with roots." The air around Elara ignited

But King Triton had eyes everywhere. And Sebastian, bless his nervous heart, had a conscience.

Triton sealed the Fire Flower inside a volcanic geode and hurled it into the Abyssal Trench, where no merperson could follow.