Success
Curtis had expected it, after all, Xander had blatantly explained that the process was going to be painful.
However, knowing what was coming and actually experiencing it were two completely different things.
The process of making his mana particles cease movement was actually fairly simple. After all, it was of the ice affinity, so the transition from moving to not moving was simple enough to grasp. But simple did not mean easy.
The moment the first few particles started to cease their incessant movements, Curtis's eyes nearly snapped open from the resulting sensation. A feeling of indescribable coldness bloomed inside of him, and he didn't even know when his teeth started chattering.
