Snow

" So? Do you want to make an alliance? "

Shu questioned causing the dwarf to stop hammering, looking over at the man with a serious expression

" Yeah, I have no other choice anyway, if this demon was capable of taking over two kingdoms so effortlessly then it means we have no other choice but to make an alliance "

Bjorn replied, but before Shu could answer, the smithy would collapse on itself as from the walls a creature similar to the ones Shu and Ean fought came through, punching the Dwarf king right in his face, sending him flying out of the castle, destroying a lot of the rooms and even killing four of the king's servants.

Shu flew out of the castle, only to be punched right in his stomach by the same creature that had attacked the Dwarf king, though it didn't hurt as much as he expected it to, but it did move him, though it was only a few inches back.

" What is that thing? "

The dwarf king said to himself as he would then rub his face, whilst standing up from the ground, feeling his face starting to ache

" I see now, I can see how my brother struggled to fight you "

The creature whispered as it would then tilt its head, his skin was completely dark, with red lines all across his body, these lines were on the places a human would normally have their veins at.

This creature had horns twelve inches long sticking out of its head, and it's eyes had no color, they were as black as his body.

" You're one weird looking thing "

Bjorn said as he would then jump into the air, proceeding to grab the creature by its head, squeezing it tightly before hurling toward the ground

" Shu, remember those gauntlets you wanted? "

Bjorn asked as he would then turn to look at the man, who opened his eyes wide in surprise

" No, don't tell me.. "

" They're in the smithy, I figured that if another war was going to happen then I might as well just make you the gauntlets you wanted "

Bjorn said as he would then scratch the back of his head, to which Shu smiled, whilst digging into the crumbled castle, finding where the smithy once was

" Dwarf king, I've been given orders to kill you, for your ability to forge weapons could become a problem in the near future "

The creature said as it would then get on all fours, dark energy sipping from its body before it dashed toward the king, but before it got there, snow began to fall from the skies, whilst Bjorn's eyes began to shine.

" But of course it will "

Bjorn replied as from his hands a storm of snow flew out, and completely engulfed the creature, freezing its limbs and also covering its body with snow

" I'm the greatest blacksmith this world has ever known! "

Bjorn added before taking a step toward the creature who would simply blink at him

" I see "

Suddenly fire engulfed the thing, melting the snow that had surrounded its body, as well as cooling its frozen limbs

" Then I must kill you here "

The creature continued, before pointing its fire engulfed arm at the man who would tilt his head at it

" I can't feel your energy, but I can tell from your behavior you've just been born "

Bjorn questioned before the two of them disappeared in a blur of speed, appearing in the sky before clashing fists. Bjorn's arm was engulfed in snow and the creature's was surrounded in fire, creating steam in the clash.

Later the two began to clash even more as the speed of their movements increased and their fight started to spread all around the destroyed castle, creating a cloud of steam, surrounding the place, blinding anyone who was unfortunate enough to step inside

" Where are the gauntlets? "

Shu said to himself as he moved and pushed wood aside, trying to find the weapon, but just when he felt that hew as getting closer, steam suddenly surrounded the entire place

" Are you serious, I can barely see! "

Shu yelled before kicking a way a bunch of rocks, only to go back to looking this time not with as much enthusiasm, as that happened, Bjorn would crash against the ground, gliding through the floor using his snow, whilst blocking and dodging the attacks the creature tried to hit him with.

Bjorn quickly grabbed the creature by it's arm, squeezing it tightly, breaking a few of its bones before slamming it against the ground, proceeding to let go of its arm and then kick it right in the ribs, causing a burst of air that would make the steam vanish temporarily, sending the creature flying meters away.

But as the creature continued to fly it began to lose momentum, and then it started crashing against the ground, bouncing off of it, before regaining its composure stopping itself with its claws, to then in all its fours, run toward Bjorn, clashing with him yet again, creating even more steam in which they fought.

" Where are these gauntlets? "

Shu questioned before stepping onto something which he felt was metallic, which of course filled his mind with hope, soon he would reach for the thing he stepped on only to find that it was a rusted sword, which aggravated him for a bit, but he would just continue with his search, and as he did what felt like liquid surrounded his hands.

This liquid would then wrap quickly and tightly around his hands, gathering around them just like gloves would.

" What the hell? "

Shu questioned as his hands would then start to shine a bright blue, revealing the gauntlets he so desperately wanted.

But to his disappointment they looked like nothing more than just gloves, the only interesting thing about it was that they were so thin it seemed like they were part of his skin

" What a let down "

He said to himself, his disappointed tone echoing across the steamy place before he sighed

" Alright Bjorn, stop playing with that thing "

Shu said already finding himself in between the two fighters, quickly raising his hand before swinging it down, slicing the creature in two, causing such a massive burst of air that it would part the clouds of steam permanently as well as slightly cracking the ground that was fifty feet below them, for they were in the air, floating.