Estelle reached the ice castle's door quicker than she had imagined. Her arm shook with fear when she was about to knock. Sensing something ominous behind the door, she cautiously knocked on the steel cold door, and there was a faint echo behind the door.
The door swung opened and a large group of cumbrous behemoths roared at her. They were all coated in sloppy magma and it became flames when touching the floor. As the monsters roared at her, Estelle could fire breathing out from their mouths, the threatening heat was unbearable.
"Make way, all of you. Make way." A familiar voice ordered.
At instant, the monsters moved aside and let Estelle entered. To her consternation, the whole building was not affected by the heat wave, they remained as crystals, with the colours of flames.
"Estelle. I have been waiting for you." A voice echoed. "Come upstairs and you will find what you desire."
Estelle's foot slowly landed on the stairs, and a wave of apprehension surged over her.
"It'll be fine. Bravery and victory is on my side."
She hurried upstairs and found herself in front of Henrik.
"Henrik." Estelle stated dryly.
"Please, 'uncle'." He softly chuckled while examining the gold rings on his hand. "Be respectful, my lady."
"Where's my mom? Where's my dad?" asked Estelle while frowning with fury.
"Calm down. They're fine. Just look at there."
Estelle followed where he pointed at, and saw her father passed out in an ice cage in mid air, with Elsa trying to break through the barriers to reach her daughter.
"Estelle!" yelled Elsa. "What are you thinking? Don't give him the sceptre and the orb."
"If you don't, watch them suffer and vanish within my grasp." He cackled.
A fireball appeared on his palm, burning brightly with menace.
"You're a crook and barbaric, you're a—" Estelle was searching for the worst word in her head. "You're a savage!"
"Thanks for the compliment." He laughed like a devil. "I always consider myself a successful villain. But there's something missing in my feat, and that's a piece of land. My ruling areas are small as a prune in the world, and I have been thinking ways to extend my boundary. It was all hapless until…I meet you."
"Me?"
"Arendelle's has always been my precious trade partner. You made an exposure of your magic without knowing anything about the past. I know using an ignorant little girl would be far better than tackling the parents directly."
"You've made me as your puppet." Estelle coldly stated.
"Of course." His laughter was shrill and cold. "Wasn't it clever? Now just hand over the things and I will let go of your parents."
"No, Estelle, no!" Elsa screamed.
Estelle looked at her mother with helplessness. Learning the pathetic truth was an excruciation, her body shook with affright, but then her heart pumped even more gallantly, giving her a clear direction what to do.
"No, I am not giving them away." She held tight of the sceptre and put the orb into her pocket, ready for a fight.
"Then you leave me no choice." Henrik sighed. "How I wish to end it in peace."
"The world will never be in peace when you're here."
"Guards!"
A troop of monsters appeared and surrounded Estelle, forcing her to stagger backwards. Estelle focused and was ready to leap.
Just as the monsters shot fireballs at her, she blocked them with snow flurries, causing cooling effect and the fireballs turned into grey rocks. She lifted up the rocks with her flurries and the rocks pelted onto the monsters. Curiously, the monster's body parts seemed to be brittle as the parts ripped off once the rocks hit them.
Estelle plucked up her courage and summoned a snowstorm. The blizzard was blinding and shone brighter as it pummelled at the behemoths. When she regained her sight, there was nothing but ashes and stones piled on the floor. Just when she gawked at the scene, a monster caught her off guard and lifted her up, squeezing her tight with its large hand.
"Let me go!" Estelle struggled and wriggled, hoping to be freed.
"Elsa!" Henrik roared with a thunder of laughter. "Watch your daughter squealing in my grasp and reduces to ashes. Then I will be the king of this piece of land after I finished the two of you."
"No! Estelle!" Elsa stretched her hand through the bars.
"You let my parents go. I will give you what you want." Estelle whispered.
Henrik examined closely at her watery eyes. Then he ordered the monster to put her down.
"Too late." He sniggered and a burning ball of energy grew in his hand.
"No!"
Elsa broke through the cage and threw herself in front of her daughter. She shot out flurries and the blast collided with Henrik's fireball. The clash became blinding and exploded, surrounding the three with haze.