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

these kinds of elemental

couple of

had only been able to shoot some

but it hadn't been used as a form of attack but for keeping it

its elemental powers into an actual

tightened the grip on his sword and continued going towards the

evaded, and it

The spear shot forward.

BANG!

the side 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

the ground and shot

speed multiplied as he shot

spear materialized,

CRR!

sliding forward, the spear passing

in front

BOOOM!

himself, and a meaty paw exploded on the ice in front of Alex. If he hadn't stopped himself in time, he

as part of the icy lake was

lost their conviction, even if he had several brushes

Conviction!

He had to attack!

sword as support

WHOOSH!

Alex,

was thrown to the side. Alex still managed to keep hold of his

above, but he just passed it by on its

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

incredibly fast, far faster than Alex had

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

CRK!

broke, and the bear's hind

the

thought as he 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

frustration and

sword into the ice again

distance

bear turned

it charged forward, the ice cracking beneath its powerful

to control his trajectory and speed as he circled around

his

BOOOOM!

the ice, but Alex

continued sliding around, and the same thing repeated itself

to hit

tried to hit a fly in the air

It was difficult.

Why?

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

ability to change trajectories

the ability to evade

than Alex, but Alex's sudden changes of trajectory were throwing it

SSSSSS!