The Princess of the Forgotten Tale (Frozen Series #1)

Chapter 1: The Ice Mage

A/N: The comments were all about the previous and old version of the book. Please be reminded.

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"Do you know what it takes to be considered strong?" My sister, Courtney, asked.

I shook my head. "Hindi po. What is it?" I asked curiously.

She looked at me. "It's the acceptance of your own fears, and you're just a human who can feel pain. And only those who can overcome fear are considered the strongest."

Ten years later...

Agad 'kong naramdaman ang pagbulusok ng maraming ice spikes sa direksyon ko na agad 'kong iniwasan. Akala ko ay matatapos na ang atake niya pero nakita ko pang may mga yelo na galing sa lupa ang papunta sa direksyon ko. I quickly jumped on a nearby tree to avoid it. My breathing becomes heavy habang tumatagal ang laban namin ni Doris.

I felt another attack that was directed at me which made me leave the tree that I'm staying in quickly. My hands aggressively moved into the air and created an ice wall rushing onto her, but she hastily confronted it with another ice wall and both made a huge impact as it collided.

Mabilis akong tumayo dahil nakarating na agad sa harapan ko si Doris nang hindi ko napapansin. I blocked her attack using ice energy still in between my hands. She started attacking me in different directions where I dodged everything. Hindi niya talaga ako hinahayaang makagalaw dahil tuloy-tuloy ang pag-atake niya sa akin na sinasangga ko lang.

Bigla siyang nawala sa harapan ko and I took it as a chance for me to cope up with her speed and find an opening. I was just about to face my back where I felt her presence when I saw several ice spikes that were centimeters away from me. Iiwas pa lang ako doon nang makita ko si Doris na nasa kanan ko. She did a turn while swinging an ice sword and before the spikes and sword pierce me, I think of a way to counter.

I used my left hand to control the ice spikes and made them stop, while my right hand, which is covered by ice energy, blocked Doris' attack. Bago pa siya makaalis ay tinanggal ko agad ang kamay ko na humaharang sa kanyang espada at hinayaang lumapit ang trajectory ng ice spikes niya papunta sa kanyang direksyon.

Iniwasan naman niya iyon at kinuha ko ang oras na iyon para sumabay sa ice spikes. I saw an opening and immediately made my way to her. Just when I was about to launch an attack, she smirked at me as if she saw me coming.

Nawala agad siya sa paningin ko at maya-maya lang ay naramdaman ko na sinipa niya ang mga binti ko. Hindi dapat ako matutumba pero sunod niyang pinang-hiwa ang espada niya at huli na bago ko pa gawing yelo ang mga binti ko. Napaluhod ako at tinapat niya sa mukha ko ang espada.

"You lost." She cunningly said to annoy me, a smirk still plastered on her face.

I gritted my teeth and saw blood dripping from my legs. I put a stop on the ice energy emitting from my hands and got up, trying to freeze my wound coming from the slash. However, it was still an advanced technique that I couldn't master, so I just ended up frosting the blood dripping.

"What time is it already?" I asked her.

She took out her pocket watch. "It's nearly eight." She unsummoned her ice sword and looked at me. "Go clean yourself up."

I nodded and stood up. I went to our cabin which is partly made of ice, although it's not dangerously cold. Naligo ako gamit ang halos nagyeyelo nang tubig at nagpalit ng casual na damit. Paglabas ko nang banyo ay naabutan ko si Doris na nagbabasa ng dyaryo sa settee at nakapag-palit na rin siya ng damit.