Frost

Chapter Two

Blue energy gathered around my open hand. Placing it on the ice, I mentally forced my energy further into it. This ice was magical, and it would be hard to break.

Realizing this fact, I changed my tactic. I started to absorb the energy that was within the ice. It was powerful. VERY powerful. I could feel my own powers increasing exponentially as I absorbed the energy. The ice became weak without it.

One well placed punch shattered the ice encasing the girl. She fell into my arms, and she was surprisingly warm. I also felt magic power radiating from her. That reminded me of the increase in power I had gotten from freeing her. My power was overflowing; I had never had so much before. And it was having some noticeable effects.

The air around me was frozen. And I mean that quite literally. I was in an extremely small, yet growing ice casing. It was the same sort of ice that had trapped the girl. In fact, that same ice was growing on her. My efforts were going to be meaningless if I didn't stop it.

First focusing on myself, I absorbed the energy, and the ice, back into me. I became accustomed to the new power level, and soon maintaining it became second nature. The girl didn't have as much luck as I did.

The ice on her was grow in far faster, and she obviously had no way to stop it in her unconscious state. I placed my hands on the ice that she was now encased in once again. I absorbed the energy and stopped the ice, but a small sheet was already gathering on her again.

Placing her on my back, I began absorbing the energy again. Maintaining physical contact was the only way I could keep absorbing the energy that endangered her.

I felt her stir in her sleep, and she subconsciously wrapped her arms and legs around me. That made things easier.

With my hands free I picked up my staff and began flying towards the North Pole. If anyone would know what to do about her, it'd be Claus.