The battle transitioned into a frantic, high-stakes game of celestial chess, where every move was a desperate attempt to pin down a god in the making.
Glacielle moved first, her movements a blur of frost and focused intent. Her ice was the cleanest tool they possessed for this surgical nightmare.
Unlike fire that consumed or steel that severed, her frost could encapsulate without crushing, providing a rigid, crystalline cage that could hold a man without necessarily killing him. The moment Corvus lunged forward, his eyes burning with a violet, chaotic light to launch a devastating offensive strike, Glacielle slammed her staff into the earth.
"Glacial Anchor!"
A massive, jagged pillar of Glacielle-quality ice erupted around Corvus's legs, surging upward with the speed of a striking serpent. It didn't just freeze him; it encased his lower body in a solid, multi-ton block of absolute zero crystalline structure, grounding him instantly.
