SWISHHHHH!
For a moment Ethan's vision was cut off. The dense light blinded him completely. His body went cold and numb, and he felt as if his very soul had been torn out of him.
Time stretched out.
What felt like hours was only seconds.
Then slowly, his sensation returned. He felt his blood frozen like ice and his body shivering wildly in pain.
His dark vision became blurry.
He found himself half-buried in ice. His face and body were bound tightly by frozen icy blocks. He could barely move around as he found his strength lacking.
He tried to circulate his mana but found his reserves were pitifully low.
Around him, the world had turned white. The battlefield was covered in frost. The others were trapped the same way. Some looked still, as if unconscious, others shivered faintly. Ethan could not tell if they were alive or not.
A sharp crack echoed in the silence. He turned his head with effort. There, in the middle of the frozen ground, stood the Ice Bear.
