A "king" who actually simply forgave his subjects for (imagined) offenses would be better, in all reality. Why is blood magic required for a spirit being? Exactly ZERO blood was shed in the garden of eden episode. So it's OVERREACH to require any. Add to that, the fact that Mercy is the waiver of the demands of justice, not the substitution of a victim, and you've got a pretty pathetic and petty "god".
A "king" who actually simply forgave his subjects for (imagined) offenses would be better, in all reality. Why is blood magic required for a spirit being? Exactly ZERO blood was shed in the garden of eden episode. So it's OVERREACH to require any. Add to that, the fact that Mercy is the waiver of the demands of justice, not the substitution of a victim, and you've got a pretty pathetic and petty "god".