Of all the ways Gundham Tanaka could have gotten one of the prized Pieces of Eternal Flame, this had to be the least convenient.
"Unhand me!" he shouted, trying to squirm out of the yeti's grasp. "This is not how you protect yourself, you abominable snow-soul!"
Gundham knew going in that the Yeti of Christmastime-Everywhere-Now would try to defend himself-after all, the a Piece of Eternal Flame was the only weapon that could kill the yeti. It made sense that the creature would be protecting it with his life.
"I will not hurt you!" cried Gundham, his voice echoing across the ice castle that served as the entrance to the third level of hell. (The third level of hell, was, of course, the frozen level. A human would worry that it would be heated by the hotter layers of hell beneath it, but an angel-demon such as Gundham knew the idea of layers being in an orderly vertical setup as opposed to bending to the curve of the universe was stupid.)
The yeti released Gundham from its arms before grunting.
The sorcerer raised an eyebrow. "I see. In that case, yes, I am more than willing to give you my word as a warlock of this dimension. You will not be harmed by my possession of a Piece of Eternal Flame!"
Visibly, the creature relaxed. Christmastime-Everywhere-Now Castle seemed to also relax, which concerned Gundham, as he'd prefer the ice castle not collapse in on him.
"I beg you, then, o Yeti, allow me passage into the Third Layer!" The sorcerer bowed to the creature before him.
For a moment, the creature stared at the man before him. Something like a twinkle appeared in its eye before it pushed open the Elemental Wall that served as the entrance to Christmastime-Everywhere-Now. Gundham shivered at the task before him. Certainly, there was a reason the Third Layer of Hell was Christmas-themed. This was the most daunting task he'd come across yet.
Shielding his Dark Devas of Destruction (currently in their preferred hamster form) from the blistering cold with his scarf, he nodded at the yeti before stepping across the threshold of the most terrifying world he'd yet to conquer.