The abyss looked cold and brutal from an outside perspective. Not a single sane person would ever think about jumping into it even if they reached the border of the floor. Rather, this abyss discouraged that exact outcome and forced Ascenders to remain on their current floor.
Atlas was falling through that same void, and needless to say, it wasn't anything like a good experience.
His body almost instantly froze. The burns caused by the narrowly dodged attacks were cooled down and then frozen over. Skin was unable to grow back in that area, nor was Regeneration able to work.
The freezing soon went past his flesh and into his bones. It polluted his bloodstream, entirely disturbing his internal processes.
Atlas' eyes rolled back into his head. His lips turned blue, and his mind seemed to weaken and constrain itself into a small area.
