When Apollo first saw the cranking ice, his first thoughts were the flower. Its power can definitely nd the shelf, but Apollo is worried that it would be weaken so instead of using the power inside, he ask Jeremiah to use the system's absorption ability to gather as much energy from the flower as possible. However he wasn't really sure that it ill be enough, or will his body will be able to take it.
"Okay Apollo focused"
Wings has been called and now he is floating right above his target, he took a deep breath, trying to gather all his focus in one place.
"Jeremiah do it!"
[Affirmative!]
A cold feeling gathers into the boy's hand as he uses the power of the flower. What he plans to do is use the freeong temperature of azure frost lotus to fill the gaps created by the cracks. Problem is th only reason he was able to touch the flower was because he uses other ans to redirect its power. Now he needs to use it and his body will beco the dium to control it.
"Jeremiah I want you to expand your absorption not just in the continent but also to the vast ocean surrounding it, I need to increase my stats!"
He needs to strengthen his body, if he were to handle the ice head on he had to at least increased his body's capacity.
[Affirmative!]
Apollo had called the power of the heavenly bodies to assist him but even so, the icy power of the flower began penetrating his body.
"Damn it!"
He could onl mutter while trying to keep himself from turning into a ice statue.
The power of lightning then surge through fighting of the bitter cold that is taking over Apollo's body however even with the power that is even more hotter than the surface of the sun. The cold feeling still lingers.
Due to the opossing powers trying to overpower the other, Apollo's body trembled mid-air as frigid wind howled past him. The energy from the flower is ripping through layers of his defense, even those enhance with magic, the bitter icy power were like a knife cutting through silk. His demonized form, surrounded by flickering violet veins of thunder, glowed dimly under the frozen glow of ice. The shelf below him was splintering lines as the cracks spread, its like he racing out.
"If only I could use an ice spell with this damn shelf!" He exclaid feeling weakened.
However despite all this he remained focus and slowly, in his palm, a cold blue fla danced unnaturally still. It was releasing faint smoke around though not due to heat but because of its extre coldness.
The power of the Azure Frost Lotus, dwell within the boy's veins making it blue but despite the feeling of being turn into ice he keep still.
"Jeremiah," Apollo gritted his teeth, the cold gnawing into his bones, "I can't contain the Lotus's energy much longer. At least due sothing. I want the system to make feel less pain, I cant focus!"
The artificial intelligence responded without pause.
[Pain absorption protocol initializing. Proceeding as you command Creator.]
The space around Apollo change slightly as the air grew even colder, like the area around had turned into glass. His system then tries what it could not only removing his pain but also guiding the energy towards the palm of his hand to help him concentrate. Apollo cant help but take a deep breath as he began pulling in the raw, chaotic energy from the Azure Frost Lotus, not to destroy it, but to control it, and use that purity of elental cold to forge the cracks made by his enemies.
A soft crack ca from Apollo's shoulder. Not the ice shelf. His own body. Imdiately it was healed by the system, though the pain wasn't able to be imdiately neutralized. However despite being healed, the damage continue. The power of the flower kept spreading out, creating fissure that brought dreadful agony and tornt to the boy.
The torture continues as the frost began forming over his collarbone and creeping towards his jaw. The lotus's energy was so cold it bypassed his resistances, even in demon form. But Apollo didn't stop. Instead, he spread his arms wide and let the frost build, inviting it in a single point
[Creator calculation has been completed, all asures as been established. Waiting for you signal to start]
Jeremiah had calculate the depth of each rift all that is left is for Apollo to start.
The boy heard it.
He clenched his teeth and ignore so of the pain that the system failed to remove. His eyes faintly turn blue, tracing the fractures he needs to fill. Without hesitation he began to materialize the frost according to Jeremiah's detailed plan.
And so a low, thunderous groan from beneath the surface roar as massive slabs of ice ground against one another, but stopped.
The gaps were freezing shut. Bit by bit.
Apollo narrowed his eyes, sweat freezing as it rolled down his face.
The lighting in his body fly everywhere trying its hardest to regulate Apollo's droppping temperature.
"Maintain the rhythm. I'll focus on the deepest fractures first. If I miss sothing fill the gap, take so from my palm"
[Understood, Creator. Do you still wish to increase the output of the pain absorption?.]
"Yeah whatever, though its not absorbing all the pain. Jeremiah help control it, its breaking my body"
[Affirmative Creator]
His arm finally gave out, dropping as it turned a brittle, pale blue from fingertip to elbow.
"I can't channel the Lotus for much longer, redirect so of the flow into the remaining fractures. Let the pressure off gradually!"
The ice shelf trembled once more, this ti not from collapse but from the sudden force that is locking into the place. The supercooled veins of Lotus energy were forming massive crystal bridges beneath the cracks, hardening faster than natural ice ever could.
It was working.
But Apollo's knees buckled midair. He fell a ter before catching himself with his wings.
"Jeremiah…" he croaked, "Redistribute 20% of the absorbed essence... into . Just enough to keep my organs from shutting down… then put into conversion and upgrade my stats"
[Re-routing now. Engaging ergency thermal correction to sustain vitals. System Warning: Creator's temperature had dropped in such dangerous level.]
Apollo's body burned with cold and heat simultaneously, like frostbite and fire fever at once. His vision blurred.
"What the fuck"
But down below... the shelf had stopped breaking.
Silence reigned for a mont. Then Alicia's voice echoed from the distance, full of awe and disbelief.
"You actually froze the cracks shut... using that flower and your own body as the vessel. Do you have a death wish, Apollo?!"
She sounded wounded but suddenly he could feel a warmth that began warming up his frezzing body.
He let out a weak chuckle as Jeremiah slowly recalibrated his vitals.
"Maybe," Apollo whispered, falling slowly to the now solidified ice. "Or maybe I just hate asking for help that is why I am like this."
His voice was beginning to sound eve more weaker, but the problem is the cracks are still there and Apollo wasnt done, fixing all of it.
So even when his vision and body failing to fulfil thier task, Apollo with Jeremiah's assistance continue to guide the flower's energy.
"Hmmm? Strange whay is it getting much easier than before?"
He was confused for a mont until his gaze fell to Lothar and Alicia. It seems the gaps he didn't notice were taken care by them.
"Thats good, as I expected. Its not good being alone"
And then, in that moent, as soon as he saw them nd the last rift, Apollo finally let himself collapse, he began falling, his thunder aura was dispelled, cold as death itself, but victorious.
Alicia seeing Apollo falling down as such fast rate, without delay she flew straight away to catch her fallin friend.
"Recovery"
She whispered, and a green and faint energy began to to envelopes the boy. Healing every injury back to how it was. She was completely restoring Apollo and even his missing limbs regenerated within a second.
"That was really dangerous"
Lothar arrived right beside them, his sword was drew in case any magical beasts were to attack them.
"Dont worry my spell wont be detected"
For a mont Lothar was amazed hearing that but as he blink, his previous amazent turn into total disbelief once he notice sothing.
"We.....are at my ho?"
He was at the shelf, he was sure of it, but then a second later he was back at his ho. With a warm fire ready to welco them.
"What just happened?"
He was confuse but he conpose himself rembering that a certain boy is currat the deaths door.
He spreads his senses and found them right into the kitchen right in fron of the huge oven.
"How is Apollo"
Alicia glance as him before replying, "Sleeping"
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