Chapter 456: Pulses

Morgana “Is it always this cold?” she asked the male Snow beside her. “No,” he said. “We consider this to be quite cold, but not so cold that we cannot function. Still, I was always warned to stay away from this place. The active gate causes the temperature to drop more than normal,” he added slowly. “So what exactly is very cold for you?” Morgana asked. He shook his head. “Something even you wouldn’t be able to withstand. You see, within us, we are one with the cold. We draw power from it,” he said. “It’s just how we are.” He stopped suddenly, his face turning toward the front as his eyes began to glaze over. “We are here,” he said, his voice now lower. It was then she saw it. A puff of mist escaped from his mouth, and his shoulders showed clear signs of him feeling the cold too. Her breath hitched as she drew closer, her eyes wide with both awe and dread. The gate pulsed with magic, its edges shifting and warping as if it were alive, breathing in time with the rhythm of the