Eto and the others turned to see who was speaking.

The room they stood in was big, with high pillars on the side. Everything was covered in ice and at the end with large windows in the back, a giant throne made of rough sharp pieces of ice stood there. On top of it a man was sitting.

'Professor Hawk. How good of you to come. Now I don't have to deal with pesky townsfolk.'

The words of the man irritated Eto as they still stood by the door, watching the man on the throne.

From a distance it was hard to see but the man himself was huge, almost twice the size of a regular human. His long hair was as blue and spiky as the ice he sat on, sticking out to different sides.

His chest was bare and he wore a thick robe of a soft blue color. On his chest was something Eto and Veronica recognised. A star shard.

'What did you do to the lord of the castle?' Professor Hawk yelled and slowly he started walking to the throne. His voice and the sound of his steps echoed through the room.

The man sitting on the throne was eating some fruit on a plate but he didn't answer the question. Instead, he only laughed at the professor.

'Tell me, Ased!'

'Easy there professor. There is no reason for you to think about that. What you should be thinking is how you are gonna help those Generation guys with whatever it is they want from you.'

Professor Hawk gave an angry look and Eto stepped beside him.

'He is Ased? The one who is searching for you and froze the town with its people?' Eto asked quietly and the professor nodded.

'Done,' Eto responded and he started walking towards Ased.

'Eto, wait,' the professor said but Eto ignored him and kept walking towards the throne.

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'So, what is this? Somebody new?' Ased asked and he ate another piece of fruit.

Veronica felt the tension and was concerned for Eto for going in that close.

'The lord of the castle. Where is he? Tell me!' Professor Hawk screamed and his voice filled the room.

Ased started laughing again and nodded slowly.

'Over there, if you are that concerned,' he said and with his giant hand, he slowly pointed to the side of the room.

Professor Hawk followed where he was pointing and soon saw something behind the pillars.

Chunks of ice were placed there and when the professor focused, he saw what they really were.

The man he knew as lord of the castle and his family members were all frozen inside the chunks of ice.

'You bastard,' professor Hawk yelled, trying to control his anger and not attack Ased head on.

Ased started laughing again, louder and Eto was almost near the throne. He walked slowly and kept looking at Ased with an angry face and no trace of fear.

Veronica walked more into the room until she stood beside the professor.

Before the throne, a little stair made of tiny steps was made and Eto slowly walked up them. His eyes kept looking at Ased with anger.

No words were said until Eto stood right in front of Ased.

The Nieve giant was a bit larger than Eto and he looked down on him with a smile.

Ased seemed amused that the boy had walked towards him with no trace of fear in his eyes.

'Well, well. Aren't you a bold one?' Ased said with a grin. Eto still looked angry.

Eto kept standing in front of him without saying a word and Ased assumed that if Eto wouldn't do anything, he could continue eating.

When he grabbed a piece of fruit and wanted to take a bite, Eto smashed the plate from underneath, hitting Ased in the face.

The plate fell on the floor, making sounds echoing through the chamber and the fruit was smashed in Ased's face. Both Veronica and the professor were shocked by the blow.

For a moment, nothing was said. Eto kept looking at Ased who's face slowly turned from being surprised to angry. Pieces of fruit were hanging on his face until he removed them.

'You little brat,' he said and in an instant, he threw a punch that hit Eto in his face and knocked him through the air, all the way back to the door where he took a big hit on the ice floor.

It seemed that Ased was getting angrier. He stood up which made him even bigger and the veins on his head started to appear.

'You little runt. How dare you do that to me,' he said angry and slowly he started to step down the stairs.

'I will kill you for that,' he said with a maniac look in his eyes.