353 Frozen Tomb (2/2)

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As soon as Raven stepped inside, the entrance closed behind him, effectively preventing him from exiting this place.

Raven held no panic on his heart. Since there was an entrance, naturally there is an exit as well. The memories he had on this place was quite vivid since it made a deep impression on him, the only thing he's not sure off is how long he'll stay inside this place since he's on a tight schedule.

His thought were then interrupted by an assault of coldness that made him shiver.

Raven involuntarily inhaled sharply and that too, didn't feel so good. It was very cold in here, at least five time colder compared outside. Raven could sense the work of Ice Laws here and honestly, he's not that surprised. After all, this tomb was made for someone who ruled the entire north once upon a time.

Unlike outside, the coldness of this place isn't brought by the hail. In fact, Raven could barely feel any gust of air inside this place. This is the work of Ice Laws, and because this place is completely sealed, it was effectively containing the coldness within.

The origins of the Frozen Tomb is as old as the Sunken Ivory Castle. But compared to the latter, the Frozen Tomb was actually made in this plane by the late Ice Emperor.

The Ice Emperor is one of the oldest and strongest men, even during the era of Master Sun, the first person to step foot at the Divine Realm. Few people held the title of an 'Emperor' during that era, most of them had that title because of their seniority but the Ice Emperor earned his.

While he might be as old as the other 'Emperors' at that era. He's is by far the strongest compared to them. It was said that just with his breath alone, he could turn an army into ice sculptures. And since he was born when the plane was still young, his understanding of Ice Laws was unmatched.

According to legends, someone invoked the ire of the Ice Emperor by spouting malicious rumors against his daughter. The poor guy felt confident about his strength but he didn't know the immensity of the heavens. With a gentle wave of the Ice Emperor's hand, he sent a gust of cold wind which then travelled towards the opposite end of the plane and became furious hail that encase the whole south in ice and shred the ignorant guy into pieces.

That alone caused the whole plane to be wary of angering the Ice Emperor even further. He literally plunge the south in winter while he was still at the north, and he did so with just a turn of his hand. How could everyone calm down with that information.

Since then, due to the fear of angering him, people would often send him gifts and sacrifices to appease his mood. It was also due to this event that the rules of the north became more rigid. Those who wanted to live or visit the north, shall ask for the Ice Emperor's permission first before doing so. If they were granted access, they shall not stray away from the path given to them or else they will invoke the ire of the Ice Emperor.

Those who were looking for apprenticeship under him, had to face several challenges to prove their worth. None really had any idea of what the Ice Emperor requires for his disciples since he never shared that information to anyone.

What most people didn't know is that, the reason why the Ice Emperor was this strong is because he was raised by the Guardian of the North. He was originally a sacrifice for the immortal entity since some northern tribes believed that there was a god living amongst them.

Raven had no idea what the Guardian saw from the infant that spurred it to raise the child, but it truly happened. The Ice Emperor left some scriptures on his tomb confirming this information, and Raven read them before so he knew that this really happened.

Unfortunately, the Ice Emperor is very secretive. Apart from this, he didn't left any information about his life. No one knows what happened to him and who built this tomb, the citizens of the north just saw it appear out of nowhere and to their surprise, they found out that it was his tomb.

He would've liked to know more about the Ice Emperor, but he's on really tight schedule here so he can't go searching freely.

Raven was walking in a smooth surface, completely frozen by the atmosphere here. He could see his reflection on the floor whenever he looked down.

The interior of the tomb looks like a series of tunnel system, leading towards the depth of the tomb. Raven closed his eyes briefly and remembered the memories of his past.

He had spent a long time in this place during his past life, not that he wanted too really but that forced him to remember what path leads to what. After doing some process of elimination, he eventually had the paths marked mentally so he resumed walking.

As soon as one entered the tomb, they will instantly see five tunnels ahead of them. Each of these tunnels lead to different rooms in the tomb. Some are traps, some are not. Raven chose the leftmost tunnel and followed it until the end.