"Well let's get our equipment ready, Wind. I have been working on some new techniques with the prototype equipment we snagged the other month. I expect you have done the same." Lightning pulled out three shiny black hunks of metal. One was a left shoulder pauldron and the other two were heavy plated gauntlets. "You should see what I can do with these!" He bragged.
"I happen to be more subtle than that," Wind chuckled and walked over to the apothecary coffee table. On it sat an antique intricately carved jewelry box. "Thank you Grandma," she said reverently as she opened up the box. Lightning peered over her shoulder curiously. Wind slipped on a few rings inlaid with various gems. "They may not seem like weapons, but the way these stones were modified, believe me they will pack a punch. I put years of research and experimentation into this."
The two cousins, Lightning and Wind, opened the creaky back door to wall of snow. Wind made the 'rose seal' with her hands and let out her breath like she was blowing out a candle. The snow was swept away to join the towering mound behind the cabin, revealing a deck a few feet above where ground level would be if it were not covered in snow and ice. Lightning pushed two old folding chairs onto the peeling wood for the both of them to sit on.
Lighting looked out at the white abyss and said, "Well, only one way to make out a good strategy and practice our strength and teamwork. In the morning we will head to the peak and see what we can do. For now, it's time to go over our plan…" His eye glow with a hint of red lightning as he spoke.
"Let's review what we know." Wind had a notepad inhand and several colored pens.
"God, you are a dork," joked Lightning nodding at the doodles of kitties all over their page of notes.
"Here are the facts..," Wind said ignoring the comment.