Lia was burying the only solid proof that a male Icelander existed before this moment. Tears came down from her eyes, falling and falling until they eventually froze on her cheeks.
She froze the grave that he lied in, ensuring he doesn't come back as a zombie.
"Heh..." She chuckled, going to her home to get rest for a while.
A few Ice Beetles confronted her with their claws, preparing themselves for a long fight.
"Ice Crash!" The sage shouted, summoning an icicle from the sky, crushing one of the two beetles.
The last bug charged up to Lia, tackling her to the ground. It clawed her a few times before The Sage furiously pushed it off of her, then cast a cool spell that made it disappear.
"Freaking bugs... Grr." She wiped off the snow particles all over her blue dress that matched with her hair.
The door creaked when she entered, it had started doing that a few days ago, she didn't know why.
Her house was full of different kinds of staffs and other wizardry items that sparked her interest.
She sat down on her comfy -16 Celcius chair she managed to heat up by placing a teddy bear from the not-cold biomes.
Knock Knock
"Oh, not going to let me relax and mourn are you?" She stood up again, opening the door impatiently.
Her personal monthly conversation had arrived! Starring Lia and the Fox.
"What do you want this time?" The Ice Sage asked her deadpan fox.
"No time for jokes and whatever you call it, we need to talk." The Fox sent out the signals as usual.
"Look, I get it, you want to protect your homeland, I get it... But don't ask me for help every time you need assistance."
"This is serious Lia, Trovians are rebelling against us even more now, we need an additional army to support us" The Fox was trying to sound as reassuring as it can.
"I'll have to ask the Ruler of Permafrost, but I doubt he will cooperate as I do."
"We have more currency than he can imagine." The Fox replied back, pulling out a lump of Credits.
"He sees money as a weakness, that the weak only resort to it." The creature placed its spear on Lia's neck, its master getting impatient.
"The Moon does not care how you do it, either you kill him, torture him, rob him... Doing it is what matters." It placed the spear on its back.
"Just because I'm doing you a favor doesn't mean I want to return with empty pockets." The Sage glared at it.
"46.842 Flux and 6.000 Credits is already separated from the rest of our bank for you, and will be yours if you do what he says." The Fox then entered through a portal, presumably to Everdark.
Ice Sage returned to her house, diving into a thinking session.
The next day had arrived, Lia stepped onto the frozen stairs that led to the Ruler, her staff beside her for emergency purposes.
A male Fae greeted her at the entrance of the castle, telling her to be careful around the place.
The Faes were a continuing obsession of hers since childhood, their loyalty to magic and discipline had always amazed her. Wish Icelanders could be the same before they went nearly extinct.
"Oh God, Seeza..." The thought of Icelanders brought back the memories of her best friend. How could he die like that?
Being the only Icelander had started to hurt now, it felt like she was the outcast in a school backyard.
The Sage wiped off her tears and opened the door that led to the Ruler. The guy was a fat, obsessive but loyal man.
"Hello Mr. Oak, I'm Lia." She kneeled, muttering a curse under breath.
"Ah, I think I remember remembering about you a little while back. How about you sit?" He pointed towards a chair that was apparently urine filled.
"No thank you. I... Like to stand up while talking, it's not good for my mental health if I sit."
"I get you, girl. I don't like to sit on urine filled chairs either. Anyways, what is the matter that troubled you?"
"I... I-I..."
She did not have the courage to even talk about borrowing a man's entire army.
"He has a Frozen Dracolich hidden under his desk, find a way to say it better." The communication signals of a common animal rang in her head.
Lia was pretty shocked, she thought about replying back but just decided to stick to one conversation at a time for now.
"Humans have told me to inform you about a war between The Shadow and them, and they need to have all the firepower that's required to defeat the evil." The Sage took a deep breath, like 100 pounds of steel were just lifted off of her.
"So the little shits are being beggars again huh?" The Ruler stood up from his desk, looking at Lia with a large focus.
"Why did they send an Icelander?"
"It's too cold for them, so they sent m-"
"I'm not giving them shit, Lia..." The man sat on the edge of his desk, counting how many fucks he has left to give.
"This man's race is called Frostuns, they are known to be civilized and polite, but I can't see any of that in him."
"Please, sir. Humans are in need of help, and we can't just-"
"Shut up, girl. Just shut up, I have a plan." Lia glared at the man, hardening her grip on her staff.
"In the middle of the war, we attack. Disabling both armies with quick camp raids and mind control spells provided by Faes."
"Then we attack with full force, destroying everything and anyone they have. A quite simple plan right?"
"He's not gonna give up his army, so we need to take matters into our own hands."
The Ruler was unexpectedly cut off by a huge spear appearing above him.
"What the-" He was crushed before he could finish his sentence. Blood was all over the place. The Fox jumped down from his hiding place, glancing at the former life one last time.
"How many times did you use that ability before now?" She asked sarcastically, realizing she sounded kind of weird.
"Five. One in training, two in training as well, three on a baby colyte, four on a gun-wielding man, five on a big human."
"We're partners now? I don't think your master will appreciate that."
"I see what you're trying to do. Cutting off contact." It did a hand motion saying "Follow me."
"What? Ugh, what did I get myself into?" Lia created a force field around her, just to be safe. Then followed The Moon obsessed freak.