Rise of the Frozen Sovereign
"He’s right, Aiden. Look at your hand. Really look at it."
Aiden turned his gaze toward his right palm. The skin was pale, almost translucent, with veins of deep, bruising violet pulsing beneath the surface. Small, jagged fissures had begun to appear, tracing lines of permanent cold across his knuckles.
"It’s not just frost," Ignis whispered, his voice trembling. "It’s transmutation. You’re turning into something... inorganic. The more you use that sword, the more you leave behind. They want you to use it. They want you to keep pulling that heat out of the air until there’s nothing of you left to argue with them."