Tears of Denial

You touch a willing creature or self and grant it a shimmering protective barrier that temporarily guards against death's embrace. The target is covered by a barely noticeable shimmering barrier with a golden tear warmly glowing from their chest. If the target would drop to 0 hit points or fewer while this spell is active, the barrier shatters and the golden tear bursts, leaving the creature with 1 hit point instead and the spell ends. This effect can only occur once while the spell is active. Upon the spell's duration expiring, the barrier dissipates, and the golden tear fades away, ending the spell.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the duration increases by 1 hour per level. Additionally, the shimmering barrier can withstand more intense blows. Upon triggering Tears of Denial, the golden tear bursts, but the shimmering barrier stays for the remaining duration, granting the target 10 temporary hit points per spell slot level above 3rd level used to cast Tears of Denial. Upon losing these temporary hit points, the barrier breaks and the spell ends. Upon the spell's duration expiring, the barrier dissipates, and the golden tear fades away, ending the spell and not granting any temporary hit points.