Around him, the bitter winds swept through as colossal golems forged of frost rose from the snow. A forest of bitter frost erupted; the army of knight-shaped elementals surrounded the lone Outlander.
[—Blessing of Cetus—]
Upon his back, the symbol of a whale took shape as he stood his ground. Each of the frozen elementals towered above him, wielding blades meant to crush giants in one blow.
Jae-Seong calmly brought his palms together as the ground rumbled with the match of the ice giants. As they drew closer, he pointed his hand up—
"Rise."
The surface quaked as a low hum crescendoed, vibrating the air—the call of a whale. It erupted from beneath, phasing through the soil; an ethereal whale, parting its maw vast enough to swallow mountains.
Like a sea of dazzling stars across the great blue, the astral whale rose, carrying with it the golems. Jae-Seong stood in the center of it, watching as it ascended with its ice-cold breakfast.
