Sword God in a World of Magic

Alex stepped onto the ice.

The surroundings became even colder as Alex walked forward.

However, Alex quickly noticed something that would change the entire dynamic of the fight.

Alex nearly fell over as his feet lost their grip.

'It's fucking ice! How could I have overlooked something like that?!' he thought in frustration.

Alex stabbed his sword into the ice. The sword easily entered the ice, almost like it didn't exist.

Then, Alex pushed himself forward, using his sword as an anchor point in the ice.

Alex practiced a bit to get used to his new form of movement.

After some minutes, Alex had a good grasp on how to move properly on the ice. Luckily, the bear was still sleeping. It either didn't notice him, or Alex didn't feel dangerous enough for it to care.

Alex looked at the bear with narrowed eyes. 'It can use its claws to run on the ice. It has the advantage in that sense.'

Then, Alex smirked. 'However, the ice can also be disadvantageous to it if I use it correctly.'

Then, Alex slid forward.

After around 200 meters of gliding across the lake, the bear opened its eyes and lifted its head as it looked at Alex.

Alex's heart jumped as their gazes met.

'Powerful!' Alex thought. 'But I can't always live in safety! If I want power, I have to push myself!'

The two only gazed at each other for several seconds.

CRRRR!

After the bear saw that Alex didn't move, it started to silently growl, the vibrations going across the lake.

'It either feels threatened or annoyed by me,' Alex thought.

Alex continued sliding forward.

When the bear saw that Alex didn't retreat, it stood up as it turned to him. Its growl became louder as it tried to scare Alex away.

Alex came closer.

Now, only 100 meters separated them.

Suddenly, the cold air around the bear transformed into a cold storm.

The bear took a deep breath, and Alex felt his hairs stand on end.

Alex immediately jumped to the side.

SHING!

A spear made of ice whizzed past Alex's body with insane speeds.

BANG!

The spear of ice punched through a tree and got stuck in the tree behind that one.

Alex took a deep breath.

was

several beasts with these kinds of elemental powers, but this bear was

couple of times could

been able to shoot

had an elemental power, but it hadn't been used as a form of attack but for keeping it hidden and

bear could transform its elemental

the grip on his sword and continued going towards the

that Alex had evaded, and it

The spear shot forward.

BANG!

of his sword. Alex could have evaded the attack, but he wanted to test if he could block it. It was

his body got stopped by the power

sword into the ground and

speed multiplied as he shot towards

aggression as another ice spear

CRR!

and continued sliding forward, the spear passing over him, freezing

had arrived in front of the

BOOOM!

on the ice in front of Alex. If he hadn't stopped himself in

Alex as part

eyes never lost their conviction, even

Conviction!

He had to attack!

support

WHOOSH!

swiped past Alex, barely hitting

thrown to the side. Alex still managed to

to attack the bear from above, but he just passed

bear quickly stood up onto its hind legs and tried to swipe

incredibly fast,

put his sword in front of himself. He couldn't evade while being

CRK!

and

that, the bear's swipe missed

ice is sturdy and thick, but there has to be a limit to the ice's strength. It can resist the bear's weight when it's spread apart, but not

shouted in frustration and pulled itself out

sword

distance of 20 meters

bear turned

forward, the ice

used his sword like a ski pole to control his trajectory and speed as

used his sword to immediately and

BOOOOM!

powerful paw hit the ice, but Alex

around, and the same thing repeated itself

able to hit Alex? It shouldn't

hit a fly in

It was difficult.

Why?

a human's hand could move faster than

ability to change trajectories in

the ability to evade things that

Alex's sudden changes of trajectory were throwing

SSSSSS!