Kaiser opened his eyes slowly. His vision was blurry, as if obscured by a thick fog. The hard, cold surface he was lying on exerted uneven pressure against his back. As he moved his hand slightly, he felt pebbles and rocky unevenness.
*Cough*
*Cough*
"Fuck *Cough*, it smells like shit."
The air he breathed was dry,stinging the walls of his lungs. These sensations confirmed he was lying at the bottom of a ravine. When his vision cleared enough, he made out the steep walls rising on both sides, tall and gray, devoid of any vegetation.
When he tried to sit up, a sharp pain in his left arm made him fall back immediately. He looked down to examine his limb. The skin was mottled with blue and covered with a thin film of frost that persisted unnaturally.
"That bitch!"
It was the aftermath of Katrina's ice arrow.He lightly touched the injured area with his fingertips, and a searing pain, comparable to an intense burn, shot up his arm.
