The sun never truly rose in the Ice Moon Sect.
Instead, a pale eternal glow bathed the sky — as if the moon ruled the heavens here, not the sun.
Asha knelt alone inside the Celestial Ice Temple, her hands resting on her lap, her breathing calm, her heart steady... but her thoughts burning quietly.
Within Her Heart
"If not for him..."
She saw again the boy who stood before the demon beast, bleeding for her.
The one who gave her the loot, the chance, the opening to everything.
"I would still be in the outer lands."
"Still hiding my power."
"Still afraid of the path I now walk."
She didn't know his name.
She didn't know his face.
But she remembered his calm voice. His hidden pain.
His power he never flaunted.
"Zero," she whispered.
Then silently, she made a vow:
"One day….. I will find you."
"And when 1 do... I will know your real name."
"And thank you — properly."
Divine Flame of the Frozen Sky - A Phoenix's Gift
The Ice Phoenix flew above the mountain, releasing a cry that rippled through the heavens.
Inside the temple, an ancient ice scroll appeared before Asha — sealed with the Phoenix's divine aura.
[You have received: Heaven's Cry - Phoenix
Flame of the Frozen Sky] Type: Divine Technique
Requires: SSS Ice Body, Direct Bond with Ice Phoenix
Status: Unique Skill - 1 of 1 in all of Heavenly Place
She opened it with trembling fingers.
Runes of ancient frost and fire danced around her. The scroll revealed movements that combined destruction and stillness, flames that froze, and ice that burned.
"This power... it's like balancing between two gods."
Her body began to glow with pale blue light as the technique entered her bones and soul.
** Her hair flowed upward.
Her eyes burned cold.
A phantom phoenix circled her form.