All you can see in a blizzard is white—snow in the air and snow on the ground, carried by powerful winds. It is like you are stuck in a white void and can’t get out. There is the white void and the cold it brings with it. If you are not prepared for the cold, it will kill you.

The first signs of hypothermia are not obvious. You will start to shiver, desperately shaking itself to keep warm and ensure the cold does not damage anything vital. Your body will slow down, and fatigue will set in as it uses all its energy. Then, there is the confusion and the loss of coordination, making it harder to recognize the signs that you are starting to die. If a person can receive help during this stage, they still have a moderately high chance of survival with no lasting damage. However, once the body’s internal temperature falls below 32 °C, the chances of survival drop below 50%. There is no more shivering at this phase. Your pulse and breathing slows as your skin turns blue. Your pupils will dilate, and the loss of consciousness will come ever closer. 

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When the world ended, flooded with energy not known to Earth, Alice was in the final stage of hypothermia. She was lost in that void of endless white, having long left her burning home behind. She had long lost the energy to move and was stuck on the ground facing the sky. Alice would die; she knew it the moment the fire started. All she could do now was wait and watch the snow blow around her. 

It was there, lying in the snow, unable to feel anything on her frozen blue skin; as a god descended, Alice found peace. Her past was behind her, her future no longer mattered, and the snow was so gentle. 

In the blizzard that should have killed Alice, she took the first step on the path to immortality.