"Thank you Diana. Man, you really are a lifesaver" [Randy].
"You're welcome. Besides, if I don't get you afloat, I'm sure Wandering Sage will" [Diana].
"Hahaha, don't underestimate your own kindness, young lady Diana. It's true, I will, but due to my age, my mana regeneration is slower than yours, so it will become a burden for me" [Joseph].
"At times like this, I envy those who can use all magic. Besides, you have created a whole new type of magic. Amleth and Farhah are truly lucky to have you on their side" [Falmer].
"If anything, I feel like it's the opposite. It's their kindness that led me to create Genesis magic" [Diana].
"A good attitude indeed. Now, thanks to you, there are three users of Genesis magic" [Nar]
"Three? Ooh... I can see who the other one is" (So it's Diana, the doll in the dungeon and Fie now) [Randy]
"Dana and who?" [Falmer]
"Meow" [Fie]
"Yeah, let's just leave it for now" [Diana]
"My bad. My fault. Momentary lapse, given the cold" [Nar]
"It's all right. It's just Randy and Miss Falmer, one we can trust completely" [Diana].
"I'm glad you have so much faith in me. As your Grandma Farhah's little sister, I won't make you regret it. In fact, I'll make sure you reach the top of Mount Olympus unharmed!" [Falmer]
A wall of frigid ice. It's almost man-made, considering how symmetrical it is. A perfect high block of ice, making our climb more difficult. We have equipment to deal with this kind of situation, our trusty ice pick, but even though I feel like conserving my mana, it's just not worth the effort. Better use some levitation magic to keep us all afloat than do anything else. I could just leave them behind as a prank, but considering how hard our climb is, even I don't want to play such a cruel prank.
As we navigate the obstacles of this icy wall of ice, it's clear that while some of them are natural, others are not. As this is the last sighting of Mother Holle, it is safe to assume that she is close by now.
"Hmm..." [Falmer]
"Is something wrong Miss Falmer?" [Randy]
"A storm is coming, and not a natural one" [Falmer]
"I see. Better hold on tight to each other" [Joseph]
"One last check. Is the rope that binds us all intact?" [Falmer]
"Yes!" [Diana]
"Good" [Nar]
"Me too" [Randy]
"Meow" [Fie]
"We're all set" [Joseph]
"Right. Get ready for the storm. Since it's magical, I can't say for sure when it will hit us. Best guess would be 10-30 minutes from now" [Falmer].
According to Miss Falmer, since the weather is relatively clear and she can feel the chill of a coming blizzard, she concluded that a blizzard is coming from either Yuki Ona or Mother Holle. Of course, a natural snowstorm can occur spontaneously and without warning, but since she's local and has been up and down the mountain several times, she can pick up on minute things that we wouldn't notice.
For one thing, she can sense a slight increase in ice mana in the atmosphere. A rather central one, rather than the mishap of ice mana from natural snowstorms. The mana-sensitive creatures, such as the snowbirds or the ice rabbits, also run in a certain direction, as if to avoid the source of mana rather than digging themselves in. Even by communicating with the few animals and plants here on Mount Olympus, they said the same thing. A blizzard is coming, although some of them couldn't distinguish between natural and magical causes. Well, it's not necessary for them, because all they have to do is survive the blizzards.
As the blizzard hits us all, visibility really does diminish. The wind is so strong that I hold on to Fie. I really pray to the Goddess that none of us will be blown away by the wind, and I'm not exaggerating. Not only is the wind strong enough to lift us, I can see some of the tree trunks swaying violently. If it's any stronger, some of them might even snap like their branches.
"TCH!" [Nar]
"I'll take the left!" [Randy]
"Barrier!" [Joseph]
An incoming attack. An icicle crash coming from all directions. It's definitely attacking us. I can sense her. She was a witch, so she knew how to hide her soul from others, but that wasn't the only way I could track someone. From a mana to my own intuition, I can definitely sense her.
"Help me, Fire Fairy Jasmine: Blaze Magic: Blaze Tracking Arrow!" [Diana]
"MEOW!" [Fie]
I draw one of my strongest fire spells from the bat. It misses as expected, but Fie knew what I was thinking, and his fireball magic hits, even though it does almost no damage thanks to the environment and Mother Holle being strong herself, but my spell has tracking in its name, and it almost hit the back of Mother Holle's head. Almost, if she hadn't pulled out her barrier in time.
Well then, let's start fighting her.