The Slumbering Spirits

by reminiscent-afterthought

These are the five spirits the children picked up. And even as they slumbered, they existed, and they called.

3. Ice

A/N: Written for

Diversity Writing Challenge, a58 – drabble collection with 5 times 100 word drabbles
Ultimate Sleuth Challenge, C2 – Shinjuku (area) – Roll between one and six die. That's how many drabbles, ficlets, chapters, etc have to be in your story. (roll = 5)
The DFC Festival, jumping castle – drabble 6/6

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The Slumbering Spirits
3. Ice

Ice was firm. Firm like wood except not has hard, not as unyielding. It would melt if it needed to, and wait patiently and build itself up again, and take in moisture from the air to make itself even stronger than before. Ice could change itself and remain strong, remain in form. It could fall and be crushed or melt and reshape itself. It could turn to ash like the phoenix and be reborn and yet it didn't burn the hand that reached for it, but chilled instead. Numbed so that the aches could be forgotten for another wiser day.