Khione POV

Waking up my head still resting on the dome I looked into it and at Terror. Saddened by what I saw as alto his body had completely healed even a broken tooth in the back of his mouth his upper left arm was gone the sharp shards of his shoulder had molded back into his body leaving the area smooth and flawless.

Although I had no doubt in my mind anywhere about his fighting ability. The loss of his arm was

really bad. I hadn't been to worried about it during the fight sense I thought I could just have the ice replace it, but that had back fired pretty bad. I mean what the hell was I thinking sending him out alone.

I wont let something like this happen to him again ever with this clear thought continuously running through my mind I removed the layers of ice covering him. When the last of it was gone he opened his eyes and looked at me then at his left shoulder. He no longer had a pained expression. Just kind of lost. His eyes looked into mine

pleading with me. I shrunk in upon myself allowing a few tears to leak out from my eyes as I repeated a low

mantra “I’m sorry I'm so sorry” over and over. I felt his hand under my chin as her raised my head so that I was looking into his eyes with one of his other hands he carefully wiped my tears away. Then smiled at me as he said “ well at least I know my own strength” a few more tears broke free again, but before I could say anything more he placed a finger over my lips. As he continued to look at me he spoke saying “ all this means is that I must get stronger” I nodded at this and wiped my face dry with my sleeve. Then stood and froze mid step. Placing my foot down I turned and looked back at him with an accusing glare in my eyes “you could talk the entire time couldn't you ?”

He had the audacity to look slightly embarrassed. As he just nodded slowly.

“so you left me to talk to myself the entire trip when you could easily have just said something ?” I asked.

“Umm didn't really have much to say then” Terror said.

Slightly mad about this I turned and started to storm away then turned around and glared at him.

“Come on! I want to kill something right now so hurry up!”

he shrugged and jogged up beside me as we continued into the canyon I began to think of ways to use the ice that would cost less mana.

Something on a much smaller scale than the ice nova which had put me unconscious because of the mana cost.

The current idea I had was to use single ice spikes or an grip of ice maybe I could turn it to water then refreeze it that could be fun. Smiling I new I would have to practice that last one latter. The ice spikes should work fine for now I think.

Walking deeper into the elaborate canyon system I quickly became lost. But we could see shadows dancing on the walls of the canyon ahead signifying that we where no longer alone.

I looked over at Terror to see him already looking at me an evil grin plastered on his face.

Looking at me he said “ forgot to eat last time”

cringing inwardly at the thought of him munching on a troll carcass. I shook my head clearing the thought.

We advanced straight at them confident in our power.

When we walked to the edge of their camp I waved at them “ hello”

stumbling back out of their seats to reach for their weapons.

I took this time to count.

Seven just another camp then.

Smiling happily at them as they made a rough half circle facing us clubs tight in their strange four handed grip.

Stepping back slightly I closed my eyes and spread my conscious down into the ice not completely this time as I still wanted to move my body a little. It felt slightly weird yet calming. When I opened my eyes I felt all the attention on myself. Looking around at the trolls who hand their clubs hanging down slightly obviously not in a fighting stance of any kind. Looking over at Terror who was openly staring at me “what?” I asked.

“Your eyes are glowing” he responded.

“Oh” well that kinda cool most have to due with being connected to the ice I thought.

Looking back at the trolls I flicked out my left hand at the farthest one on the left. With this motion I compelled the ice to rise and follow the motion of my hand sending a shard of ice nine inches long hurtling towards the troll at an extremely high velocity. It pierced the throat of the creature to shatter on the canyon wall.

The troll fell to its knees dropping its club as its four hands clasped at its ruined throat. It drowned in its own blood. Which had colored the ice around it a deep red which was spreading quickly.

After flinging the first ice shard I spun down into a crouch and flicked both hands at the next troll in line as it rushed towards me hitting it both times in the chest it staggered to a stop before starting to take another step.

Repeating the motion twice more I flicked four more shards into its body before finally taking it down.

Stepping back quickly I looked around and seeing that terror had already taken one on the right down and was finishing another by crushing its skull together with two of his hands wall the other held it up alto it struggled nothing it could do could break his over powering grip as he crushed its skull together.

The first body was so mangled and torn that I had no idea what he had done to it.

Turning my attention to the remaining one who was trying its hardest to sneak away. I took a double step forward spinning into a crouch and pushing the ice forward willing a lance of ice forth. As it ripped its self from the canyon floor and gathered speed towards the back of the now sprinting troll it quickly over took it punching an eighteen inch whole through its upper back flipping it forwards onto the ice. Where its blood was being drained out. Turning back I walked towards terror a rising smile on my face. He looked pretty evil as his own ice was stained a deep red with the trolls blood. It seem as if his body was made of frozen blood. Smiling I pulled my conscious back from the ice and walked up to him.

“Well that was fun wasn't it?” I asked

“ehh not really wasn't even challenging” he responded with a dejected and bored look on his face.

“Well then we will have to find a bigger party next time” I told him, he just shrugged.

I pointed in the direction the runner had tried to go and motioned for him to follow me.

As I walked off hopefully towards a slightly more difficult fight.