03-31-2017, 03:38 PM
"I create and control ice." Kopaka said to his sorcerous companion, keeping his gaze focused on the frozen archway in the distance. He was aware that Keldor had passively inquired as to the nature of his biological configuration. Kopaka didn't see how that was relevant at the moment. The Toa then gestured over his shoulders, at the tools he kept strapped to his back.
"I also have a sword and shield. Use your imagination."
It may have been pertinent at this juncture to also explain the Kanohi and their various powers, but Kopaka thought better of it. Each one was completely unique, and there wasn't even a guarantee that he would have need of certain masks for the duration of this undertaking. Skeletor simply made a slightly hesitant sound indicative of comprehension, and the rest of the trip was made in silence.
When, however, the pair of Primes finally reached the gate to the Frozen Fields, Kopaka paused for a moment and ran a white, metallic hand over the smooth surface of the glittering aperture. The Toa shuddered with a slight shiver, not because his body was reacting to the stark chill of the surface, but because it had been so long since he'd been in contact with physical, natural ice.
"Are you...alright?" Keldor asked, peering over Kopaka's shoulder. The Toa glanced over his shoulder with a sharp stare.
"Yes..." Kopaka breathed. Keldor nodded slowly, his dark-rimmed eyes slightly wide with concern. Without further hesitation, Kopaka stepped through the whirling chaos of the portal, and emerged a moment later into the fury of the glaciated Verse.
The power of winter hit him like a sack of bricks. On his first breath of the frozen, snow flecked air he felt his entire body straighten and come alive. He hadn't even realized he had been walking with a slightly hunched posture for so long until this moment. The blue light in his eyes flared and he stretched his arms out, as if to embrace the sub-zero climate. There was a great temptation to lash out with a blast of elemental power, but Kopaka restrained himself, bringing his arms down to his sides with a long breath out. The shrill voice of Keldor brought him back into the moment.
"I don't mean to encroach, but...how do we presume these devices the doctor gave us function?" the sorcerer asked, brandishing his Liberator Aid. Kopaka looked down at the device attached to his own forearm and gave it an experimental tap. It didn't respond in any discernible fashion.
"I am unsure, but perhaps they will respond as we venture deeper into the tundra." Kopaka said, his voice noticeably brighter and clearer. The Toa blinked for a moment, and then realized that Keldor was standing knee deep in snow, while he himself was standing on top of it. He had forgotten that others did not share the benefits towards traversing snowy drifts that he did.
"Do you require me to clear a path?" Kopaka asked, his tone suddenly cold and blunt again.
"Indeed! Show this power over frost and snow you have asserted so deeply!" Keldor said in a sneering tone. Kopaka nodded and gestured towards the direction straight out from the gate. There was a great sound of shuffling and grinding as the snow split and spread in an arrow straight path off over the nearest hill. Kopaka stepped off of the bank he had been standing on and set off, not waiting to see if Keldor was following...
"I also have a sword and shield. Use your imagination."
It may have been pertinent at this juncture to also explain the Kanohi and their various powers, but Kopaka thought better of it. Each one was completely unique, and there wasn't even a guarantee that he would have need of certain masks for the duration of this undertaking. Skeletor simply made a slightly hesitant sound indicative of comprehension, and the rest of the trip was made in silence.
When, however, the pair of Primes finally reached the gate to the Frozen Fields, Kopaka paused for a moment and ran a white, metallic hand over the smooth surface of the glittering aperture. The Toa shuddered with a slight shiver, not because his body was reacting to the stark chill of the surface, but because it had been so long since he'd been in contact with physical, natural ice.
"Are you...alright?" Keldor asked, peering over Kopaka's shoulder. The Toa glanced over his shoulder with a sharp stare.
"Yes..." Kopaka breathed. Keldor nodded slowly, his dark-rimmed eyes slightly wide with concern. Without further hesitation, Kopaka stepped through the whirling chaos of the portal, and emerged a moment later into the fury of the glaciated Verse.
The power of winter hit him like a sack of bricks. On his first breath of the frozen, snow flecked air he felt his entire body straighten and come alive. He hadn't even realized he had been walking with a slightly hunched posture for so long until this moment. The blue light in his eyes flared and he stretched his arms out, as if to embrace the sub-zero climate. There was a great temptation to lash out with a blast of elemental power, but Kopaka restrained himself, bringing his arms down to his sides with a long breath out. The shrill voice of Keldor brought him back into the moment.
"I don't mean to encroach, but...how do we presume these devices the doctor gave us function?" the sorcerer asked, brandishing his Liberator Aid. Kopaka looked down at the device attached to his own forearm and gave it an experimental tap. It didn't respond in any discernible fashion.
"I am unsure, but perhaps they will respond as we venture deeper into the tundra." Kopaka said, his voice noticeably brighter and clearer. The Toa blinked for a moment, and then realized that Keldor was standing knee deep in snow, while he himself was standing on top of it. He had forgotten that others did not share the benefits towards traversing snowy drifts that he did.
"Do you require me to clear a path?" Kopaka asked, his tone suddenly cold and blunt again.
"Indeed! Show this power over frost and snow you have asserted so deeply!" Keldor said in a sneering tone. Kopaka nodded and gestured towards the direction straight out from the gate. There was a great sound of shuffling and grinding as the snow split and spread in an arrow straight path off over the nearest hill. Kopaka stepped off of the bank he had been standing on and set off, not waiting to see if Keldor was following...
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