Climbing a particularly dangerous ridge, he suddenly grows weak as a strange malady occurs.
He falls, dimly aware of a sensation of losing his mind.
He doesn't see the sharp icicle that juts up from the floor, smashing halfway into his brain. THe mental effects abruptly stop, and as blood spurts out onto the ground, a numbus of energy surrounds him.
Climbing a particularly dangerous ridge, he suddenly grows weak as a strange malady occurs.
He falls, dimly aware of a sensation of losing his mind.
He doesn't see the sharp icicle that juts up from the floor, smashing halfway into his brain. THe mental effects abruptly stop, and as blood spurts out onto the ground, a numbus of energy surrounds him.
He doesn't see the sharp icicle that juts up from the floor, smashing halfway into his brain. THe mental effects abruptly stop, and as blood spurts out onto the ground, a numbus of energy surrounds him.
Aaand cue the blackout!
Some hours later, Nautus awakes slowly.....
"Ohhh man. I fell. And now my spine's probably broken. I shouldn't try to stand up. Maybe I can prop myself up on my pack?" Nautus notices his voice comes out weird, but thinks little of it.
He tries to move a leg and hears a cracking noise "OH NO OH NO I BROKE A LEG"
"Ohhh man. I fell. And now my spine's probably broken. I shouldn't try to stand up. Maybe I can prop myself up on my pack?" Nautus notices his voice comes out weird, but thinks little of it.
He tries to move a leg and hears a cracking noise "OH NO OH NO I BROKE A LEG"
"Wait why doesn't it hurt? is it numb?"
He tries rubbing his fingers together to see if he can feel them. It feels exceptionally strange. "...Umm. Is something on my hands?"
He lifts an arm up so he can see it.
".....Okay that's unusual. Does that mean I can stand up?"
He does so, despite the worrying cracking, and looks himself over. "I'm an element lord. Well this is cool."
"Ohhh man. I fell. And now my spine's probably broken. I shouldn't try to stand up. Maybe I can prop myself up on my pack?" Nautus notices his voice comes out weird, but thinks little of it.
He tries to move a leg and hears a cracking noise "OH NO OH NO I BROKE A LEG"
"Wait why doesn't it hurt? is it numb?"
He tries rubbing his fingers together to see if he can feel them. It feels exceptionally strange. "...Umm. Is something on my hands?"
He lifts an arm up so he can see it.
".....Okay that's unusual. Does that mean I can stand up?"
He does so, despite the worrying cracking, and looks himself over. "I'm an element lord. Well this is cool."
"Well I'm definitely lighter now." He taps his arm experimentally. "I'm still rigid. THat's good, though I suppose I shouldn't have expected anything else. Now, what do I even still look like despite being monochrome?"
After a few attempts, he summons a passably reflective slab of ice. Looking at it, he frowns. Surmising that as he can control ice and he is now made of ice, he can now change his appearence, he fine-tunes his new appearence, sculpting it into a near-perfect replica of himself pre-accident, and forming armor out of compacted snow.
He tries rubbing his fingers together to see if he can feel them. It feels exceptionally strange. "...Umm. Is something on my hands?"
He lifts an arm up so he can see it.
".....Okay that's unusual. Does that mean I can stand up?"
He does so, despite the worrying cracking, and looks himself over. "I'm an element lord. Well this is cool."
"Well I'm definitely lighter now." He taps his arm experimentally. "I'm still rigid. THat's good, though I suppose I shouldn't have expected anything else. Now, what do I even still look like despite being monochrome?"
After a few attempts, he summons a passably reflective slab of ice. Looking at it, he frowns. Surmising that as he can control ice and he is now made of ice, he can now change his appearence, he fine-tunes his new appearence, sculpting it into a near-perfect replica of himself pre-accident, and forming armor out of compacted snow.
Happy with the results, he grabs his pack and starts climbing again, reasoning that he will figure out the rest of his new form at the top.
"Well I'm definitely lighter now." He taps his arm experimentally. "I'm still rigid. THat's good, though I suppose I shouldn't have expected anything else. Now, what do I even still look like despite being monochrome?"
After a few attempts, he summons a passably reflective slab of ice. Looking at it, he frowns. Surmising that as he can control ice and he is now made of ice, he can now change his appearence, he fine-tunes his new appearence, sculpting it into a near-perfect replica of himself pre-accident, and forming armor out of compacted snow.
Happy with the results, he grabs his pack and starts climbing again, reasoning that he will figure out the rest of his new form at the top.
He arrives at a large chasm. There's ice on the other side.
He starts to unravel his grappling hook, and then remembers something he saw the Ice Lord do once. Focusing, he can feel the ice on the other side. Then, like casting out his arm, he casts his conciousness towards the ice....
If he could still breath he would gasp as he sits up on the other side of the bridge. That certainly worked. Now, I bet I can... The pack lifts up on a pedestal of ice and flies over to him. He's surprised that this is far, far easier then it would normally be, and decides to just carry it this way. He continues up the mountain, forgetting to readjust his appearance.
Happy with the results, he grabs his pack and starts climbing again, reasoning that he will figure out the rest of his new form at the top.
He arrives at a large chasm. There's ice on the other side.
He starts to unravel his grappling hook, and then remembers something he saw the Ice Lord do once. Focusing, he can feel the ice on the other side. Then, like casting out his arm, he casts his conciousness towards the ice....
If he could still breath he would gasp as he sits up on the other side of the bridge. That certainly worked. Now, I bet I can... The pack lifts up on a pedestal of ice and flies over to him. He's surprised that this is far, far easier then it would normally be, and decides to just carry it this way. He continues up the mountain, forgetting to readjust his appearance.
This form sure is a lot better for climbing. I'm not getting cold- well I am cold, but it's not uncomfortable and I get the feeling heat would be- No snow in my eyes, I'm not really getting tired... This is great!
He arrives at a large chasm. There's ice on the other side.
He starts to unravel his grappling hook, and then remembers something he saw the Ice Lord do once. Focusing, he can feel the ice on the other side. Then, like casting out his arm, he casts his conciousness towards the ice....
If he could still breath he would gasp as he sits up on the other side of the bridge. That certainly worked. Now, I bet I can... The pack lifts up on a pedestal of ice and flies over to him. He's surprised that this is far, far easier then it would normally be, and decides to just carry it this way. He continues up the mountain, forgetting to readjust his appearance.
This form sure is a lot better for climbing. I'm not getting cold- well I am cold, but it's not uncomfortable and I get the feeling heat would be- No snow in my eyes, I'm not really getting tired... This is great!
climb climb climb hike hike hike
oh look a large rock wall there appears to be some ice at the top bodyswap float stuff up hike hike hike
This form sure is a lot better for climbing. I'm not getting cold- well I am cold, but it's not uncomfortable and I get the feeling heat would be- No snow in my eyes, I'm not really getting tired... This is great!
climb climb climb hike hike hike
oh look a large rock wall there appears to be some ice at the top bodyswap float stuff up hike hike hike
oh look a large rock wall there appears to be some ice at the top bodyswap float stuff up hike hike hike
This is pretty boring.
You know what, this is kinda defeating the point. On the plus side, this way I can see just how fast I can travel.
Nautus reaches out with his mind and locates the top of the mountain. It is predictably covered in snow. He coats his pack in ice and throws his mind into the snow at the top of the mountain.
He stands up and momentarily tries to figure out how to move while being made of snow. He compacts the snow and flies his pack straight up the mountain.
You know what, this is kinda defeating the point. On the plus side, this way I can see just how fast I can travel.
Nautus reaches out with his mind and locates the top of the mountain. It is predictably covered in snow. He coats his pack in ice and throws his mind into the snow at the top of the mountain.
He stands up and momentarily tries to figure out how to move while being made of snow. He compacts the snow and flies his pack straight up the mountain.
At the top, he plants a flag and goes through his pack. "Don't need, can't use, can't use, don't need, probably don't need, don't need..." At the end, he just has a small excidian plaque given to him by his now-dead grandfather and the pack itself.
He thinks a moment, then begins making a stand for the plaque on the top of Claimed Impossible.
You know what, this is kinda defeating the point. On the plus side, this way I can see just how fast I can travel.
Nautus reaches out with his mind and locates the top of the mountain. It is predictably covered in snow. He coats his pack in ice and throws his mind into the snow at the top of the mountain.
He stands up and momentarily tries to figure out how to move while being made of snow. He compacts the snow and flies his pack straight up the mountain.
At the top, he plants a flag and goes through his pack. "Don't need, can't use, can't use, don't need, probably don't need, don't need..." At the end, he just has a small excidian plaque given to him by his now-dead grandfather and the pack itself.
He thinks a moment, then begins making a stand for the plaque on the top of Claimed Impossible.
He dedicates the top to his grandfather and casts his mind outwards.....
