The bind shattered in an explosion of jagged ice.
Aether surged in its maw, and then- Frostbreath.
The freezing cone blasted forward, catching Ash mid-air. His fur crackled, skin instantly numb. He hit the ground hard, sliding through frost.
'Move!'
He rolled, just narrowly avoiding a claw that crushed the ground beside him.
The Frostborn Tyrant didn't relent.
A tail like barbed glacier swung toward Ash. He ducked low but was a tad too slow.
It clipped his shoulder, sending him tumbling once more into the fractured dust. The impact jolted through his bones, ice forming in the seams of his armour and fur.
His limbs are trembling, not just from exhaustion, but the creeping cold biting into his nerves.
'It's not giving me a second. Not even one…'
The tyrant charged forward once more, hoarfrost blooming in its wake. Ash flared his claws with shadow again, but the energy sputtered, thin and unresponsive.
'My aether- dammit- it's slowing. Freezing.'
