They brought the frozen body back to shore. Elmo touched the frozen body. He kept his hand on it until it started to defrost.
Yuno and Rye watched anxiously. Immediately, the body was free of ice. They analyzed every cut and bruise.
"So how did he die?" Elmo asked looking at Rye for answers.
"I think this cut on the neck killed him," Rye said but Yuno shook his head.
"That cut is not deep enough to kill Yeti," Yuno explained.
"Okay but with similar cuts all over his body. Surely it killed him," Rye said and they both shook their heads.
As Elmo paid close attention to his father's wounds, he noticed something.
"There are no piercings," Elmo said out loud.
"True, how is that even possible," Yuno agreed.
"Unless," Elmo said and threw an ice dagger at Yuno. In one swift move, he cut the ice dagger with his sword.
"What are you doing?" Yuno asked pointing his sword at Elmo.
Elmo did not flinch "The only way there are no piercings is with a sword like that," Elmo explained.
"Or the killer did not stab just slashed," Rye said and got between them.
"No, these wounds were definitely made with circular blades," Elmo said and lunged at Yuno. As he reached for him frost flakes burst out of his hands creating two ice knives.
He swung at Yuno, who in return swung right back. The clash sent ice flying. The gap in the piece that broke off started to heal.
Frost spread across Yuno's blade fusing it to Elmo's. As they pulled their blades apart. A chunk of Yuno's blade snapped off.
He looked at it and sucked his teeth. He then threw the blade at Elmo. The blade flew off the handle.
Elmo put up his blade to block. A chain fastened to Yuno's blades wrapped around Elmo's blade.
He yanked on the chain and pulled Elmo's dagger out of his hand. Yuno spun the blade around his head a few times and flung it at Elmo.
The blade hit an ice pillar, shielding him. The blade fell and Yuno yanked on the chain.
Elmo cut the pillar in half with a match bigger blade and hurled it at Yuno.
Yuno sliced it into two using his second sword.
All the while Rye ducked and dodged so he did not end up collateral damage.
Elmo cut slices off the rest of the beam and hurled it at Yuno. He cut them down and flipped to evade others.
"There is another possibility!" Rye screamed and they stopped.
"Lava can control people, remember," Rye added.
"Yes, but I would remember if I was forced to murder people," Yuno said.
"Do you know how her powers work?" Rye asked.
"No, but why will she tell me to investigate her own crime. Even bringing outside help," Yuno asked with a frown on his face.