The relentless flow of Rock Aether eventually began slowing down, easing the intense pain encompassing the entirety of his lower torso. Until, finally, it stopped.
At that point, Mikhail opened his eyes to see the rocky aspects of the icy cavern glittering with pale-yellow sparkles.
But he paid little attention to that. Instead, he paid more attention to the lack of chaos surrounding him. The lack of foreign emotions radiating from the horde of Ice Elementals that had been hounding him just moments prior.
He got up slowly, feeling at ease now that he couldn't feel any hostile traces of life. And once he was up, his tired eyes scanned the area. There was nothing to see save for the icy shards all over the place.
And Sharyl, who was dragging himself over to Mikhail.
He was happy to see that the large lizard had managed to pull through.
