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Chapter 17 - # Ice Age Simulator and the Great Montroko Massacre

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The **Rainy Era** had started.

Thunderstorms? Check.

Flooded roads? Check.

You know, when every step outside feels like stepping into a wet sock factory? Yeah, that season.

So what was I doing?

**Relaxing.**

Standing on a balcony with a cup of hot tea looking dramatic? Triple check.

Or... at least trying to.

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### Becoming the Ice King

I decided to seriously train my **cryokinesis**.

Not just "make ice cubes for my soda" level.

I mean **Ice Age level**.

One day, I got a bit *too excited* and ended up freezing an entire island near Auroura.

Like, *everything*.

The trees? Icy.

The birds? Sitting on icicle nests.

The water? Frozen solid—fish looking *extremely confused* mid-swim.

One minute: normal tropical paradise.

Next minute: welcome to Aurorian Ice Age 2.0.

When I finished, I basically collapsed like a fried potato.

**Note to self:**

Big ice attacks = big nap afterwards.

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### Understanding the Levels of Ice

Through my training, I figured out something important: **Not all ice is the same.**

There are **levels**:

- **Soft ice**: Like a slushy. Good for slowing enemies.

- **Normal ice**: Standard ice walls, blades, and spikes.

- **Reinforced Ice**: Mixed with microscopic metal particles I manipulate, making it almost *vibranium-hard*.

- **Absolute Zero Ice**: My deadliest ice yet — freezes the molecular motion itself, turning anything into brittle crystal.

(**Scientific Note:**

Absolute Zero is -273.15°C. Molecular motion *almost stops*.

When I try to simulate it, it creates a dangerous unstable field around the ice—good for weapons, bad for, well... staying alive.)

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### Guess what?

Remember **Knox**?

The guy who used to beat me up during sparring?

Yeah, if we fought now, I'd fold him like an omelette.

Especially if I use my **metal manipulation** along with my cryokinesis.

I'm like Magneto and Elsa had a baby.

I'm practically a walking natural disaster now.

**Overpowered?**

Absolutely.

**Sorry, not sorry.**

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### Aurorian Death Statistics

Out of curiosity (and boredom), I checked the Aurorian records.

Since my birth, there was only **ONE** recorded Aurorian death.

Remember that guy?

The legend who thought it was a good idea to fight **10 Klakeiths** (those 10 Headed Giant-Eagles)?

Yeah, he was 30 Aurorian years old.

Rest in pieces, buddy. You lived stupid, you died heroic.

Moral of the story:

Aurorians are pretty much invincible ... unless you pick a fight with an entire **zoo** at once.

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### New Achievements Unlocked

- **Retractable Fangs Mastery**: Now I can pop them in and out like Wolverine. It's weirdly satisfying.

Now I can choose:

Smile: Normal.

Smile: Vamp mode.

Smile: TERRIFY EVERYONE AT ONCE.

I feel so fancy, man. I even practiced in the mirror for like an hour. (10/10, would recommend.)

- **Twins Chaos**:

So, my twin siblings, Aetheria and Terraka, joined a hunting exercise with me and Dad.

*Keyword*: simple.

Except Aetheria got clawed by a Montroko—a **15-foot-tall hyena-beast**.

Big mistake.

HUGE mistake.

Me and Dad?

We.

Went.

**Berserk.**

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### **The Great Montroko Massacre**

We didn't just kill the Montroko that hurt her.

Oh no.

We **declared war** on the whole species.

**For Months.**

- If it barked? Gone.

- If it growled? Gone.

- If it had weird furry ears and drooled? *Especially gone.*

-Camps burned.

-Dens crushed.

-Montrokos running in fear, like, "AAAAA SAVE US!"

-No saving. Only doom.

Thousands of Montrokos fell to the combined wrath of a very angry father-son duo.

I think the Montroko race put up "WANTED" posters with our faces on them.

We even got a nickname in town:

**"The Furry Bane."**

After that, **Mom banned Aetheria from hunting** until she was *at least* able to lift a full Griorite hammer.

Terraka?

Well, he's... uh... strong.

And dumb.

He can hunt by himself now.

Even the monsters feel pity when he shows up.

He once tried to wrestle a wild cow for no reason.

He won.

We're both proud and concerned.

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### Born Different

My parents knew from day one:

I wasn't normal.

- Stronger.

- Faster.

- Smarter.

- Prettier. (Probably.)

They believed—and still believe—that **one day I'll surpass even my father**, the Godking Kraelos himself.

Proof?

Even now, the other Aurorians my age?

They can't beat me even **20 versus 1**.

I'm basically a walking raid boss at this point.

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### New Ability: Metal-Cryo Sensory

Okay, this part's kinda cool—and nerdy.

I realized that:

- **Air** always has **tiny metal particles** (dust, minerals).

- **Cold** affects how **air molecules** move.

By combining my magnetic control with my cryokinesis, I created a kind of **"cryomagnetic echolocation"**.

**Similar to Enel from One Piece**, but instead of electro-waves, I:

- Sense the slight metallic shifts and air disturbances caused by movement.

- Detect the drop in thermal energy when a body moves through cold air.

**Result?**

I can:

- Sense enemy movements within a **few kilometers**.

- Predict where attacks will come from—*even blindfolded*.

- Be SUPER annoying in sparring matches.

**Downside?**

I can't "hear" conversations like Enel. I just know **where** and **how** things move around me.

Like a living radar system made out of frozen particles.

(**Science-y Note:**

Colder air is denser. Movements disturb its molecules differently than warm air. Metals act as conductive signal amplifiers, allowing me to trace kinetic signatures!)

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### A Few Months Later...

Everything was peaceful.

**Too peaceful.**

Until...

**An unexpected visitor arrived.**

Not from the village.

Not from the surrounding kingdoms.

Not even from this world.

No.

Something—or someone—had come to Aethonix...

...and it would change everything.

A strange silhouette descended from the clouds.

Wearing dark armor, crackling with unknown energy.

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**TO BE CONTINUED!**

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