What would be your first thought when you hear the word "Tempering" from a system message? For me, I thought of tempered glass. The thing is, tempered glass is not strong because it has many layers. It is made strong because it is heated up and rapidly cooled, putting the outer surface under compression so it does not shatter easily. The process makes it tough, almost unnaturally so, even if it still breaks in a certain way.
Ice, in theory, should not behave like that. Ice normally becomes brittle when pushed too far, but the frost in this world was anything but normal. If anything, I hoped this tempering would build me in the same way, forging me until even Hera's strike could not scratch me. But let's be honest. How was I supposed to survive something like that myself?
