352 Frozen Sea Road (1/2)
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After travelling for another three days, Raven eventually arrived at the vast field of ice. The same area that he spotted back when he was still at the top of the mountain.
He only needed to make one step forward and he'll be on his way towards his eventual goal. But instead of taking that step, Raven paused and performed a deep bow.
With his body still bent forward, he said: ”I have come for the Frozen Tomb.”
He heard nothing back at first, except for the gentle whispers of the chilling winds around him and fluttering fall of the snow. Still he didn't get up from his bow and patiently waited for an answer.
And after a couple minutes of waiting, he finally got his reply.
The frozen winds howled and a deep rumble was heard from all over the place.
From the depths of the north, came a massive shockwave made out of snow and frost. It caused a massive hail, greatly reducing the visibility in the vast piece of ice. The shockwave eventually reached Raven. It was strong but it wasn't enough to make his form unstable. He merely closed his eyes and waited until the commotion around him was over.
And when it did, he rose from his bow and looked around him.
There weren't many changes from the field of ice, except for the fact that there is now a path made out of ice that's specifically made for him.
Raven listlessly walked towards this path and followed it since this is going to lead him towards the Frozen Tomb.
This frozen path is of course made and provided to him by the entity that resides at the very depths of the North - The Guardian of the North, as he would like to call it.
The Guardian governs everything that happens here. Yes, it includes the perpetual winter on this place too. This Guardian is as old as the plane itself. It's not the consciousness of the plane, those were two separate entities, but this Guardian is extremely important for this plane. Without it, the whole plane would suffer from eternal winter.
The Guardian is an eccentric being, it's probably because it had lived for a very, very long time. And since it's existence is deeply connected with the well being of the plane, it is also can be considered as an immortal being.
This vast field of ice - more specifically, this Frozen Sea is where it's absolute territory begins. Everything that wants to exist, or wants to visit it's territory needs some sort of permission from the Guardian itself. Anything that tries to trespass would face the foul mood of the Guardian and had to brace themselves since they're going to suffer a raging hail, that is formed from Ice Laws.
The boulders that one can see here, are all either ships, people, beasts and etc. that tried to ignore the rule of this place, and is now frozen solid.
Unfortunately, even after asking for it's permission and being granted passage. This doesn't mean that Raven is out of the woods just yet.
*Crack* *Crack*
Raven's ears twitched as he walked towards the given path. His blank gaze stared in front and saw a frozen mirror emerging out of nowhere.
From that frozen mirror, a bunch of skeletal hands came out. Raven stopped on his tracks and waited until all of them comes out. After a few moments of waiting, a total of ten skeleton soldiers wearing frozen gear and weapons, stood before him, preventing him from moving any further.
This is the other reason why Raven hadn't dropped his guard yet.
Just because he was granted passage, it doesn't mean that he could just safely walk the road towards his destination peacefully.
Like what was mentioned before, everything inside this Frozen Sea is within the Guardian's control. Had Raven went into other parts of the north, this wouldn't have happened. But because his destination is the Frozen Tomb, which is Testing Grounds for a sect on the Divine Realm, the Guardian is entitled to test any potential candidates heading there.
The Frozen Skeleton Soldiers howled and glared at him. They were all holding different kinds of weapons, and each of them radiated with blue cloud which looks like an aura.