The Cold mask is an artifact that can boost an Awakener's ability in true, but that's also false– it's an artifact that'll concentrate all the power in my body at once, and I will be able to utilize everything without care to my body.
It also blocks pain and mental distraction, the boost it gives in added mana is very small.
No matter who you are, you won't be able to do anything once the duration of using the mask passes; you'll be as powerless as a newborn.
It's also so expensive that not many people bother with it; what's the use of something that'll leave you helpless afterward?
I didn't care about all of that; immediately, I put on the mask, and my mind cleared as pain and other distractions I didn't know existed faded away.
The only thing on my mind was what I wanted– to beat Arkin and get the information I wanted. Everything else didn't exist, the spell on me lifted with a small pop.
And do we go at it?
