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Chapter 2 – The world of the Ice Rose

Thud! Both Satoshi and Dark fell flat on to the ground. The scenery was all white and the ground was covered with soft white snow. Flakes of snow was falling to the ground slowly and gently. A few pine trees could be seen in a distance.

"Ok, Where ARE we?" Dark asked.

"In the world of the Ice Rose," Satoshi replied.

"How do you know?" came Dark's question.

"Because... I know."

Dark mumbled a few curses under his breath. "What do we do now, wise guy?"

"No idea. Walk around I guess..."

It began to snow heavier and heavier. An icy wind began blowing- the sign of an incoming snow storm... As they trod along the snow, they began to feel their strength slowly sapping away from them. The coldness was beginning to affect them. Then, they saw smoke rising from afar and began to head towards the smoke. Not too long after, they saw a few people in fur coats warming themselves over a fire. One of the people there noticed them and headed towards them.

"You must be new here. It's been a couple of years since we saw any strangers. Come and warm yourselves, " the lady gestured towards the crackling fire.

"Thanks." Satoshi muttered. "By the way, can you tell us where are we and who are you all?"

The lady replied, "we are in the world of the Ice Rose. Those here are just like both of you, are humans who have been trapped in this world. We have been here for a very very long time."

"Isn't there a way to get out of here?" Dark asked.

"There is a way... However no one has ever been able to get away," the lady sighed. "The only way to get out of here is to solve the mystery of the Ice Queen..."

Dark's eyes widened. "The Ice Queen? Is she beautiful?"

"This not the time to play, Dark."

"Yes, the Ice Queen. She lives in that magnificent castle over there. You can go there to solve it. Once someone solve it, all of us will be free! Many of us went there but only a handful of us manage to return. The path to the castle is perilous. Are you guys planning to go there? " the lady asked.

"Yes," both of them said spontaneously.

"Good luck. May both of you succeed for all our sake, " and with that she left.

"Wait! May I know your lovely name?" asked Dark.

The lady smiled, "I'm May. "

"Come on. Let's go." Satoshi began to head towards the castle.

"Wait..." Dark said.

"What is it now?" Satoshi placed his hands on his waist. "I don't want to wait for..."

Daisuke smiled, "Ok! Let's go, Hiwatari-kun."

Puzzled, Satoshi couldn't help but ask what happened to Dark.

"He's tired. ;;" came the reply.

"..."

Both of them headed towards the ice palace. Soon, both manage to get into the castle without much difficulties, considering both their extraordinary skills. There, they saw a beautiful lady lying on a bed made out of ice.

"The Ice Queen." Daisuke gasped.

As they headed towards the Ice Queen, Satoshi eyes caught something. "Look! There's an inscription here. Let's see what it says."

Satoshi began brushing off the dust on the bed. Both of them crouch to read the nearly faded inscription.

The crystal within holds the power,
To release the ice queen from eternal slumber,
Only one who holds both Light and Dark,
And makes it to the Icy Heart,
Can take the crystal from its place,
And unseal the fate for all human race.' /

"Ok," Daisuke said. "I'm not sure I got what that really meant. Correct me if I'm wrong...

"Go ahead," came the reply.

Daisuke frowned. "I think that we must look for a crystal to umm... get out of here."

"Jackpot."

"Ok, so where is the crystal?"

"It's in the icy heart, where ever that is..."

"Let's go ask those people earlier, maybe they can help."

As both of them headed towards the door, a pair of eyes followed them. Then, without warning, the door slammed shut.

"Oh No! What are we going to do now? We're trapped in here and we can't ask those people what or where the icy heart is. What are we going to do?!" Daisuke began to panic.

An unknown voice spoke, "The Icy Heart is also known as the heart of this world - Mount Myst. "

Satoshi's eyes flashed. "Who are you! Show yourself!"