Chapter 217: Ice manipulation limits{125}
Aaron slowly awoke from his deep slumber, probably his best nap in a while, something with having someone cuddling you while doing it felt heavenly.
He slept quite well, however, he did not dare leave the bed, the words that had come out of Miyuki's mouth a day earlier were still quite clear in his mind.
He didnt want her to get mad at him, if she wanted him to stay longer so they could cuddle, he was fine with that.
Physical contact was good, he liked it. Something to hold to know is real and not just a simple illusion.
As those thoughts plagued his mind, Miyuki was awakened from her slumber, her body still pressed against him which was something he didnt mind.
Although it might have the one little consequence of awakening his dormant friend.
He was sure she wouldn't feel the thing poking her.
Upon waking up, she groggily opened her eyes and upon noticing that he was there, he could feel internally that she was glad.
"You didn't leave,"
"Of course, I didnt, Who would ever want to leave behind their wonderful fiance, especially when they look so cute"
He teased with a smile on his face.
He could see the red tint on her cheek, this was what he liked about her skin being so clear, he could see what she was feeling, and he could tell if something he said offended her or made her blush.
And right now she was blushing.
"At least you learned from your past mistakes," She muttered before giving him a light kiss.
"What for?" He said confused.
"Consider it a reward," She said calmly before she felt something poke her, she looked at him with a deadpan look.
"Don't judge me, it's a natural bodily response of mine" He explained himself quite nicely.
"It's fine, this means you find me appealing, there is nothing wrong with that, as long as I am the only one that gets this reaction from you"
Did he have a knack for attracting possessive women or something, first Naomi and then Miyuki, what else is it going to be Abi next....as if that would ever happen?
She got up from the bed, adjusting her nightgown a bit. Each movement she made somehow radiated elegance, even her simplest action held so much grace.
"Get up," she said flatly. "There's something I want to test with you today."
"And that is?" He replied, his curiosity being picked.
"We will spar, hand to hand, no holding back," She said in her usual cold voice.
If she needed help with hand-to-hand combat then he would help, he would guide her to the best of his capability.
He put on some more fitting clothes before following her to the training room.
Time skip.
Miyuki had practically frozen over everything in the room using her ice
She wanted to help him fight Gifu, however, he didnt want to put her life in danger, which was probably why.
She was trying her hardest to hit him, he however would not just mock her till the end, he would help her.
He didnt want her death to be because he didnt want to help her out.
She was just too cute not to help out.
As Aaron and Miyuki continued their little sparring session, each time she threw a punch, he would exploit her opening and strike her there.
He would continue doing that until she started to have fewer and fewer openings.
"You are good, no question about it" He added as he caught her wrist and redirected all the energy behind her punch back to her.
"But you've got a massive edge with your ice. You're not using it nearly enough when we're up close. You could be controlling the entire flow of the fight."
"Like come on, you have ice power, you should be spamming it in battle," He said gently as he blocked her strikes.
She was carefully listening to his words. " Try this," he said as he slapped her wrist away from his neck.
"When you block or deflect, channel ice into your limbs. It'll reinforce your blocks and make your opponent hesitate when they feel that chill creeping through their bones."
He said as he swiped her hand away with a quick jab.
When she blocked the blow, he felt how cold her hand was, his hand was numb just upon making contact.
'She learns quickly' He thought to himself as she got it so quickly
"See? The more they feel the ice, the more cautious they become. If they hesitate, that's your opening."He said stepping back and now being on the defensive due to him being unable to touch her anymore without his hand going numb
Miyuki's lips curled slightly, like by 1 centimeter, she was now progressing faster than before, it almost felt like some sort of energy in her body was boosting her potential to new heights.
"There is so much more you can do" Aaron added as he parried one of her strikes.
"If you get hit, or take damage, you can use that same ice to heal yourself. You're not just controlling ice; you're generating it, right? Something like freezing the moisture in the air...So when you take a hit, focus on freezing the wound—slow the bleeding and use the cold to jumpstart your recovery. It's not a complete fix, but it'll give you time in a fight."
Even if she gave him a cold glare, she made sure she did everything he said to a tea, she was learning, and that was all that mattered right now.
"Your ability to learn so quickly is admirable," he said politely.
"Do you still want to help me in my fight against Gifu"
The look he got in return told him, that she would indeed follow him to hell and back, meaning he had to teach her before then.
"Fine, if we want to actually have a chance at killing him, we will need some busted as move, and I do mean busted, usually a Cryosian would never dream of achieving such power but you are a princess, you have like 100% purity in your bloodline and a prodigy..." He said before he looked at her.
Miyuki was stoic, she wondered what did he have to show her.
Aaron held up one finger. "First one. Absolute Zero Manipulation. You know how you control ice, right? Well, imagine taking that to the point where you can freeze everything down to its most basic molecular structure. It wouldn't just be ice manipulation anymore—you'd be able to control the temperature at a level where you could freeze atoms themselves. Enemies caught in your attacks would stop moving altogether, time would essentially stop for them. It'd be like putting them in stasis, freezing their thoughts, actions, everything. And, if you're feeling particularly ruthless, you could even cause the molecular bonds in their body to break apart."
Wait what?, Ice could be used like that, down to the molecular level, she didnt have such control yet, she was at the cellular level, and her control hadn't reached the molecular level yet.
"Don't worry about it, I will guide you"
"How...you do not possess any power"
"I have seen a lot of shit, which included my fair share of ice power, so even if technically I can't have power, I am very good at being able to break down how an ability work and how to optimize it, trust your hubby on this one"
A light blush could be seen on Miyuki's face, why did he have to say it like that?
"Second," Aaron added, holding up a second finger. "You could develop Cryokinetic Regeneration. You already know how to use ice to patch yourself up, but what if you could take it further? What if you could reconstruct any part of your body using your ice? Lost a limb? Freeze the injury and generate an entirely new one made of solid ice—stronger and more durable than the original. You could basically become unkillable as long as you have enough ice around you. Regenerating even vital organs like your heart or brain if you had to."
Oh, so he meant it when he said broken.
"Third," Aaron said, raising a final finger, a smirk playing at his lips. "This one's the deadliest. Ice World Creation. What if you could create an entire realm of pure ice and snow? A world where you control every aspect of the environment, where every inch of space is lethal. You'd be able to trap your enemies in this frozen hellscape, manipulate the ice and snow around them, and drown them in a storm they can't escape from. In that space, you'd have total control. Nothing could touch you."
She liked the sound of that, she really liked the sound of that.
"You're saying... I could achieve that?" she asked, her voice calm, though Aaron noticed a subtle spark of ambition.
Before he could even open his mouth to say anything, his lips had gotten assaulted by a very hungry princess.
Not how he expected to spend his day but oh well.
Time skip.
Aaron's eyes were a deep crimson color.
"Why am I on babysitting duty" A demonic voice could be heard saying from Aaron's voice.
"You are the guy with the ability to mimic every ability I saw, so teach you" Aaron's voice could be heard saying.
"I would much rather kill her"
"If even a single hair in her body, if even a single atom of her body is hurt, Yami, I swear to everything I hold dear, I will have your very essence evaporated from my body"
"You are no fun," The demon said pouting.
"Get to work"
Yami groaned a bit, before clasping his finger together.
"Domain expansion Arctic Abyss," The demonic beast said as suddenly all around them everything seemed to be inside a domain of ice and snow.
Everything within that domain was frozen, he had control over every living being in there.
"You for real?" Aaron's voice was heard saying.
"You told me to teach her, let me have some fun" Yami's demonic voice shouted back