Fear spread when Fraizen's presence was marked by an intense cold. The population hid, not having the courage to face that cold.
Upon arriving at her castle, Fraizen sat on her throne, placing her hand on her temple, thoughtful.
"I killed them all... now there's no going back..."
She stared at the kingdom of IceStorm through the castle window, feeling no pity or better yet... nothing for her people.
"I'm going to recreate IceStorm, everyone under my command and then... just maybe... I can have something I can call family."
***
Ferinish was sitting in the teeth of that dark place, Carolina was by her side, staring at the ice spear she carried in silence.
"We have to get out of here, Ferinish. I don't want Carlos death to be in vain. Or for Fraizen to try something with Slady or my brother."
As she finished her sentence, Ferinish stood up abruptly.
"She really wanted to kill him!"
The warrior makes the flames of her sword appear and pierces the tongue of that place...
"Wait, Feri-"
Suddenly, a loud roar was heard and they were spat out into the skies of Inferius.
Ferinish stared at the Renkai Creature that had swallowed them, which was a kind of demonic whale. Recovering from the surprise, Carolina exclaims:
"Let's kill this demon, Ferinish!"
"Right."
As they fall into the ocean, Carolina shoots the ice spear into the water, causing the ocean floor to turn to ice. Ferinish quickly puts his hands in the water and causes the temperature to start increasing... a lot!
The demonic whale lets out a loud groan of pain, jumping out of the sea towards the duo. Ferinish quickly jumped towards the whale's mouth while Carolina moves away and tries to create ice spikes on the ground.
The whale opens its mouth and swallows Ferinish, who begins to cut and burn him from the inside with the flames of his sword, and Carolina takes advantage of the moment the whale falls on the thorny ground to cut him externally.
From inside and outside the whale, as a self-defense system, several Renkai Creatures begin to emerge to hinder the duo. Several scallops jump towards Ferinish and sharks emerge from the whale's blood to attack Carolina.
With some difficulty, they manage to do all the work. Ferinish emerges from the openings created by Carolina, completely covered in blood all over his body. Carolina was no different, considering the bloody scene she was in after killing the demonic sharks.
"We need to eliminate the Renkai Energy from this blood as quickly as possible."
Ferinish throws himself into the ocean, which was steaming hot. As if it were the most natural thing in the world, Carolina hesitated, but between having some contact with the Renkai Energy and burning her skin a little...
Spash!
***
Some time later, after they managed to get out of the Aquatic Inferius, Ferinish dried her kinomo, grabbing the skirt and neckline and twisting it hard.
"You should see your brother, Carolina."
"Are you going to be okay, Ferinish?"
"Yes, I will."
Ferinish nodded, heading to his cabin and Carolina returned towards IceStorm.
Arriving at the cabin, noticing that the door of the place was stuck in ice, Ferinish kicked it hard.
'She came here!'
With this in his mind, Ferinish ran to the room. Seeing that Slady remained unconscious and intact, the warrior was surprised, wondering why Fraizen hadn't done anything to the man.
"Thank God..."
Ferinish muttered to herself, kneeling before the bed and putting her ears to Slady's chest, feeling his heart beat.
"Slady, the situation is very complicated. I will have to kill Fraizen with my own hands. I hope I can come back to you."
Ferinish whispered softly, as if he wanted Slady to hear his voice, even unconscious.
"I will be strong for both of us."
Ferinish stepped away and stroked the man's beard. Finding him handsome and masculine with his facial hair.
"I love you."
She stood up and held her sword, becoming more serious than ever.
"I will kill you, Fraizen Rosenmary."
She muttered to herself, leaving the cabin and starting to head towards the kingdom of IceStorm.
"I'm going to put an end to this damn story once and for all."
Upon arriving at the kingdom of IceStorm, Ferinish's eyes widened at the scene: several residents had turned into ice and slowly, into Renkai Creatures. The air was colder than usual.
"What the hell did this woman do?"
She muttered to herself. Grabbing her sword, she began to eliminate all the humans who had turned into demons. Until a familiar face was found in the distance.
It was that manager who had let Ferinish and Slady stay in his tavern a long time ago. The man was holding in his arms: his wife and his two children.
"God... what did I do to deserve this?! Why is all this happening?"
Ferinish quickly approached, a little covered in blood, staring at the man's children and wife, frozen.
"Mr. Manager..."
She hesitated to touch him, but swallowed hard and touched his shoulder, warming her body... but the man held her hand and pushed her away.
"Fraizen caused all of this. Please, woman, let me stay by my family's side."
The tavern manager said, his body beginning to be enveloped by ice. Few tears came out of Ferinish's eyes, realizing that, after losing his family, the man preferred to die by her side than to live with such a burden.
"Rest in peace..."
Ferinish couldn't dry her eyes, because they crystallized and shattered on the floor. Then, when she turned to continue on her way, the man grabbed her by the sleeve.
"Please release IceStorm, so that no one can go through this again..."
As soon as he finished his sentence, the man was frozen, with the ice covering his entire family. Ferinish had no time to think about the scene ahead, he had to stop Fraizen.
Going up to the castle, Ferinish eliminates all the ice soldiers and enters the throne room...
"I knew you would come..."
Fraizen looks over his shoulder.
"Ferinish Lawhell."
Ferinish comes across the scene of something similar to a giant crystal on the ceiling of the room. On the wall next to it was Carolina, who had been imprisoned by the queen.
"Now it's just the two of us, Ferinish. Without my perfect soldier by my side."
Ferinish enters a fighting pose without hesitation, staring at the queen with hatred. Fraizen laughed.
"I was surprised to learn that they were alive, but I never doubted that possibility. You know, I wanted to have a family, an army of my own. And now, I'm going to have it. No matter what the cost."
Then, several ice soldiers emerging from the ground, similar to the population of IceStorm, Fraizen declares:
"After you kill her, it will be just me and my soldier, and a kingdom obedient to me, for all eternity... and perhaps I will make the man she loves my husband."
Ferinish's eyes glow with silent rage, his sword is engulfed in flames that begin to melt the ground and even increase the temperature of the room.
"Don't involve Slady in your sick plan. I will kill her once and for all."
Ferinish advances towards the army.