As the Roc unleashed its skill, its wings beat with increasing ferocity, each downward stroke generating a torrent of freezing wind.
The air temperature plummeted sharply.
Mist rolled across the water's surface, crystallizing mid-motion. For thirty uninterrupted seconds, the gust battered the turtle's position.
The pond froze solid.
Water hardened into thick, translucent ice that swallowed reeds, ripples, and reflected blood beneath its surface. The Shimmerwood Turtle became encased within a growing iceberg, frost crawling across its shell in jagged patterns.
From within the ice then came a furious, distorted hiss that vibrated through the frozen mass.
Cracks spidered outward as the turtle resisted, its dark-water attribute flaring to life. A concentrated water beam erupted from within, striking the ice interior and blasting fragments outward. Steam hissed violently as freezing and liquid energies collided.
