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.

bear was

elemental powers, but this bear was on a completely different

had seen a couple of times

been able to shoot

hadn't been used as a form

this bear could transform its elemental powers

sword and

that Alex had evaded, and it quickly

The spear shot forward.

BANG!

ice spear with the side of his sword. Alex could have evaded the attack, but he wanted to test if he could

arms shook, and his body got stopped by the power

the ground and shot himself forward with

multiplied as he

aggression as another ice spear materialized, which it then directly shot

CRR!

continued sliding forward, the spear passing over him, freezing

in

BOOOM!

his sword into the ground to stop himself, and a meaty paw exploded on the ice in front of Alex. If

exploded in front of Alex as part of the icy

conviction, even if he

Conviction!

He had to attack!

support

WHOOSH!

swiped past Alex, barely hitting the

the side. Alex still managed to keep hold of

had wanted to attack the bear from above, but he just passed it by

onto its hind legs

speed was incredibly fast, far faster than Alex

sword in front of himself. He couldn't evade while being in the air, which

CRK!

the ice beneath the bear broke, and the bear's hind

the bear's swipe missed

landed on the other side, sliding away. 'The bear is already incredibly heavy. Obviously, the ice is sturdy and thick, but there has to be a limit

frustration and pulled itself out

put his sword into the ice

distance of 20 meters between

turned to

forward, the ice cracking beneath

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

Alex used his sword

BOOOOM!

powerful paw hit the ice, but Alex managed to evade

the same thing

the bear not able to hit Alex? It shouldn't

tried to hit a fly in the air

It was difficult.

Why?

wasn't because of the speed. After all, a human's

was the fly's ability to

gave the fly the ability to evade

than Alex, but Alex's sudden changes

SSSSSS!