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Chapter 338 - Chapter 338: Frostbound Resolve

- Selene POV -

Selene moved steadily through the jagged ridge, her boots crunching against loose stone. The mountain air here was dry, heavy, yet every breath she exhaled frosted instantly in front of her. The cold followed her wherever she went—an unshakable aura that seeped into the ground with each step.

Her hand gripped the slender wand shaped like carved ice, its surface glimmering faintly as if frost was trapped within. She held it close, steady, like a promise.

'I'm no longer shackled by her. No more orders, no more weight pressing me down.' Her thoughts were calm, measured, but the edge was sharp. 'Even so… I have to be first. I won't let anyone place me beneath them again.'

Her mind betrayed her with a single image—Noel, standing across from her in the arena. His lightning had cut through her ice. His fire had burned through her storm. Her first true defeat.

Her lips tightened. 'Why does thinking about him do this to me? Why do I… lose focus?'

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