Felix's detached demeanor left Marina feeling melancholic, her face betraying a hint of sadness and subdued grievance.
As a lady, it wasn't proper to show such interest in a young man, but Felix's allure and mystery deeply fascinated her. His silver-white hair and occasional forlorn expressions touched a tender spot in her heart.
He was a man with a story.
Casting a complex glance at Felix, who was lost in thought under the moonlight, Marina bit her lip and turned, her figure fading into the distance as she walked back to her wagon.
Felix sighed softly and returned his gaze to the moon. His keen senses didn't miss Marina's fondness for him. But until he recovered his lost memories, he didn't want to entangle himself with women, fearing it might bring them disaster.
As time passed, the caravan quieted down, with only a few guards chatting softly while keeping watch.
Felix, holding a sharp dagger, was carving on a piece of oak. His need for sleep was minimal; four hours a day sufficed, and he could go several days without rest, feeling no fatigue as long as his Frost Power wasn't exhausted.
This power, coursing through his veins, granted him energy beyond normal beings.
As long as the Frost Power remained, he could go on without rest.
Yet, sleeping was still a habit.
Under the soft moonlight, his hands, pale and slender, refracted a crystalline brilliance. The Frost Power had begun to extend beyond his blood, eroding his flesh and bones. Felix could feel his body being transformed, or rather, assimilated by the Frost Power.
His body temperature dropped, moving away from human norms.
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His skin turned an icy, translucent white, not just pale, but like crystalline snow. His senses of taste, smell, and touch were fading, although his intuition was enhanced to an almost supernatural degree. However, this wasn't what Felix desired.
He could easily wield the Frost Power, but he didn't know how to resist its transformation of his body.
The change started when he left Snowdrift Hollow, but only after three days did he realize the domineering Frost Power was deviating from its course, not content with just his blood but starting to seep into his flesh and bones.
In exchange, Felix's strength was growing. During light meditation, the ambient elemental energy was devoured by the Frost Power, turning into a chilling force that could freeze even the soul. Elements could change nature under the influence of corrosive forces like Frost Power.
Before My Lord's arrival, the world was filled with natural elements. After My Lord's descent, the power of holy light grew exponentially, spreading across numerous planes.
Felix's situation was precarious. If this pace continued, he feared he would be completely transformed by the Frost Power within a year, tripling or even decupling his strength, but at the cost of losing his basic senses.
He suspected that if left unchecked, he might become a living undead, a death knight.
Though he had lost his memory, Felix felt certain other powers in his past had kept the Frost Power in check, preventing a complete transformation.
But now, with only Frost Power remaining, the balance was shattered, and its invasive nature fully awakened, pushing him towards becoming a death knight.
Even a newly awakened death knight was a powerful being, stepping into the late Golden Domain, possessing near-immortal strength.
Under the cold moonlight, Felix stopped carving. The two wooden figurines, one of the fond Marina and the other of the mysterious Silver Fox, were complete, impressively similar despite the short crafting time, especially the veiled woman's enigmatic aura.
Carving was Felix's way of passing time, possibly helping him recall something, considering the skill required was more than just a talent.
Setting the figurines aside, Felix noted it had been almost three days since his last Red Dragon Fruit consumption.
He took out the bright red fruit from his cloak, swallowing it whole. It was his only known method to curb the Frost Power's expansion, using the fruit's fire poison properties to consume the Frost Power.
The fruit was rich in neutral elemental energy; once the fire poison was overcome, it could strengthen any creature's body.
For Felix, the Red Dragon Fruit was a temporary solution.
If he couldn't regain his memory soon, he might still be assimilated by the growing Frost Power and become a living undead or a death knight.