His Betrayal in the Frozen Apocalypse

Joshua Frost and his rescue squad came to us, but instead of stopping for me, they went past me like I was nothing and made a beeline for Irene Shaw. She was as white as paper. "I'll only be deadweight. Save Sera first. She's not me. She's a metahuman. She's important to the base."Irene coughed. "Oh, but it's freezing here, Joshua." She shivered violently. Joshua encased her in his Ability and held her in his arms. "We're going out," he said."What about Sera, Captain Frost?" Joshua's deputy asked. He disagreed about leaving me behind.Without any hesitation, Joshua said, "The way back is dangerous. We only have enough manpower to save one person. Sera's a metahuman. She can fend for herself."If Joshua would even look at me, he'd see the frozen blood around me. The injury and prolonged stay in this ice cave had exhausted my ability. I was no better than any regular human.The rescue team gave me a look of pity. Anyone who wasn't blind could see that I was in a worse state than Irene,

I woke up in an empty room, and I was bound by thick, heavy ropes. I had no idea how long my imprisonment had gone on for. All I felt was someone injecting nutrients into me every day.Then, Irene showed up. She came to me and asked, "Having your Ability stripped must be painful. Honestly, I can't believe Joshua tied you up in something like this. It must hurt."She looked healthy. More than healthy. It almost looked like she had absorbed the essence of a man. I had to reconsider whether Joshua really did cheat on me. Maybe he did."All I did was say the word, and Joshua gave me your Ability." Irene bragged, claiming, "I had no idea he'd do that to you. You're not mad, are you? We are best friends. We can share boyfriends and Abilities, can't we?"Disgust. That was all I felt. It came on harder and stronger than ever before. Just looking at Irene filled me with the urge to disembowel her. Violently."It's the celebratory feast tomorrow. We get to eat cakes. Most people don't get that c

I didn't waste any time pondering what Irene was trying to say. I rearranged the ice pieces to fit the formation I had in my head and sneered. "You won't be taking the supplies that easily this time, you two. Enjoy the surprise."I found this place through sheer luck, and yes, it was filled with supplies, but someone set up an Esoteric Divination formation at the entrance. Regular people could come and go as they pleased, but metahumans only had a one-way ticket into this place, and neither could they touch the food.This formation could not be broken unless someone knew how it was exactly made or destroyed their own Ability. Maybe some sort of expert in mystic arts made this to give regular people a chance at survival.It was fortunate I dabbled in Esoteric Divination before the apocalypse hit, or I'd have fallen into the trap as well. Now that the trap was remade, I made my way toward another base. It was called Dawnlight, a place run by Joshua's nemesis, Shawn Week.I sat outsid

"I had no idea you guys had a third Healer."My questions were making Joshua's team nervous. Joshua, however, didn't seem fazed. "A regular person's opinion doesn't matter. This healing elixir is the real deal. If you don't want to work with us, you don't have to," he threatened."No, wait, Captain Frost. Dawnlight is not representing us!""Yeah, we're more than happy to work with you!"Something flickered in Joshua's eyes, and he announced, "A thousand beast cores for a bottle of healing elixir."Another silence captured the room. The price was exorbitant. Metahumans only needed a hundred beast cores to power up one time. The elixir cost too much. It was good, yes, but the elixir was nothing but a support item. The real meat was the metahumans' strength.Some of the bases' top brass were weighing their options, while some opted out of the race. Some were buttering up Joshua to try haggling with him.Shawn blurted, "Why don't you guys check out our healing elixir? It works for a