❄ 서리 ❄

A cold shiver runs down your back as you step into the essence-filled ice cave.
Dense fog blurrys your sight, the cold crawling up your paws as you try to find your way deeper inside.
The further you go, the colder it gets followed by a ice storm suddenly emerging out of nowehere.

Cold. So cold.

It becomes hard to breathe, your paws feeling like they were frozen in place as you stop and try to find the way back out.
However, everything looks the same with the fog making it hard to see and the storm hitting your fur.
You blink through the wind, your nose down in hopes to sniff your way out of this frozen hell but it seems hopeless.

"Empty and Cold."

A chilling voice cut through the silence, a terrifying cold crawls up your spine as you see a dark siluette appear in the fog.
It takes a moment for you to focus but your eyes stare back at the huge pitch black wolf who suddenly stands in front of you.

"Ice hides fury within."

Piercing blue glowing eyes that could cut through ice stare at you, watching your every move.
As you truly try to move however, you notice your paws are frozen on the ground, your body covered in snow that the hail brought.

'Who are you?'

The wolf steps forward from your question, giving you a better way to take in her cold beauty as also the fog seem to subside.

"I am 서리 , the first winter, destroyer of storms and watcher of the mountains."

She rises her chin, looking down at you with her cold gaze.

"What is that you seek, lost one?"

'The stories say you can bring cold and dread to those who deserve it.'

The wolf's ears flick, her expression unreadable as she exhales a cold breath.

"Warm-bloods rose on four legs...and forgot how to run."

She steps closer, a low crowl coming from deep within her chest.

"Why ask for such things, if you , yourself are not willing to make sacrifices."

The fog suddenly becomes dense again and the hail storm picks up, making it difficult to see.
You can feel the anger from the goddess and her imense power.

"To destroy is to free but is it worth it if you lose everything by doing it?"

'L-listen-'

Before you can utter one more single word, a growl that rumbles through the essence-filled ice cave makes your legs weak and you probably would have collapsed to the ground if your paws weren't frozen in place.

"You have the heart of a weakling. But even in a cowardly wolf the heart is wild. That is why it must be eaten last."

Her words send a shiver down your spine, her cold glowing eyes looking right through you as if she could read your mind.
The sudden sheer cold on your legs makes you look down, noticing how the ice has spread on your body.

"The heart of a child is untamed. Violent in its hope...cruel in its despair.."

The storm becomes more furious, the cold unbearable as it becomes hard to see.
Her suiluette slowly fading in fog and ice as you feel the cold crawling up your body.

"Ever-winter shall take you."

서리 - Frost

In my dreams, I see bones frozen in ice.

I wonder...if they are my own.