Everything seemed to slow down as Layla watched Kael sprint away. Edward gritted his teeth. He looked at the marks on his body and an idea.

" It's time to put this powers to the test!," he said with determination. The marks glowed a bright pink color as he activated his powers. He stretched his hands forward as he prepared to hold the crossbow that was materializing out of thin air in a light pink color.

Layla's eyes widened in horror as he aimed the crossbow at Kael.

" No!," she pushed the crossbow just a second before he released the arrow. The arrow missed Kael...just slightly an inch from his neck.

With a scared shriek he turned back and saw Edward with the crossbow and Layla's hand on the crossbow as she pushed it down.

Without any further hesitation, he took off again. His heart pounding in his chairs.

As the rest struggled with the snapping vines, the ice queen stepped further. Her eyes turned blue as she stretched forth her hand and sent a blast of ice on the vines. The vines quickly freezed. And with a swift motion of her hand, the vines shattered into pieces.

" After him!," Santa yelled. The reindeer bodyguards went on all fours and ran after him. Santa got on one and chased after him...and so did Edward.

The ice queen elevated off the ground as glowing snow enveloped her.

" Mom! What are you doing?," A confused Layla asked.

Her mom looked down at her, her eyes glowing, ice flowing through her veins. " He must be stopped!," She said simply...her voice echoed as if thousands of people were speaking through her.

With great speed, she used the ice to propel herself swiftly as she joined in the hot pursuit. Anger flared within Layla. She ran a little before using her ice powers to slide through the snow.Kael looked back and saw so many beings after him. He increased he's speed. But they were faster... almost catching up to him.

He panted heavily for fear they might catch him. As his fear grew, the necklace around his neck glowed softly... making sharp and dry trees sprout from the ground with every step Kael took. The trees came alive and they looked monstrous. But they weren't much help. The ice queen would simply just freeze and break them.

When Layla saw they were catching up to him, her protective instincts were triggered. With a swift movement she sent a blast of snow that dashed through everyone in great speed...the blast of snow circled Kael and formed a sled that moved faster than the ones pursing him.

Everyone turned back and saw that it was Layla that did that. But she didn't feel regret. She was glad she was able to help her friend escape their clutches.

Once Layla saw that Kael was out of reach...she decided to take care of another thing: the ones who were after him.

And in that moment, anger took over. Her whole body spiked with ice as she levitated off the ground. She raised her hand up as her fingertips glowed...and the ground quaked.

" What's happening!?" Edward yelled through the noise.

Then ice monsters emerged from the ground (like the one Elsa created in frozen) They were big and numerous.

The ice monsters roared at them as they stomped their way to the opposition.

The ice queen stopped and faced her daughter.

" What are you doing!?"

" Stopping you from making a big mistake!"

The ice queen paused and looked at her daughter with worried face. " You care too much," she said softly.

She swiped her hands and Layla's glow faded. Layla dropped to the ground as she felt her power fade away.

" What did you do to me?," Layla asked- her lively voice cracked as tears formed.

" You're powers are temporarily ceased!," Her mom said in a commanding voice.

Layla stared at her icy hands that were becoming warm in fear. Did her mother just cease her power? She looked back at Kael. She struggled to stand and run as she tried stopping them...but they were long gone.

Meanwhile,the ice queen glared at the monsters as her glowing eyes increased in it's icy shine. The ice monsters stopped their roaring. The ice queen took control and gave them a new instruction....which was to Catch Kael.

The ice monsters turned to Kael with a loud and threatening roar. Kael looked over his shoulders and gigantic ice monsters. His breath ceased. He was so fearful that he was partially paralyzed.

With a roar, an icy blast spewed from the monsters mouth. With fearful shrieks, Kael used his body to control the sled Layla had made for him. The ice monsters were relentless in their attacks....will Kael escape.

...Kael shrieked loudly as an ice blast struck the edge of the sled which threw him out of the sled and rolling on the snow covered glow.

As they caught up to him, his mother's diary glowed in the colors of the northern lights. The ground began to quake as it split quickly in two.

" No, no, no, no!," Kael tried stopping himself from rolling and falling into the void. Layla observed from afar and was consumed by fear and worry.

Even though it wouldn't be of much help, she ran as fast as her legs to take her. But of course she wouldn't reach him in time.

Kael got closer and closer to the void. Everything seemed to have slowed as he finally reached the edge.

He let out a loud scream as he body lifted off the ground and into the deep void.

" No!," Layla's voiced echoed as she stretched her hand in despair and desperation.

And just like that, Kael was lost in the void. Black smoke covered the void. So when they reached there...they couldn't see anything but pure darkness.

" What is that?," The ice queen asked as she hovered above everyone else.

" Is he dead?," Edward asked.

" We're going to come back. It's best we go and gather the appropriate items we need," Santa said. " Knowing his father and mother...there is no way Kael's dead," Santa said as he stares deep into the void.

.... Kael's scream echoed through the void as he landed on a grass covered floor. It was still dark and he couldn't see...which made him more fearful. He slides down something that feels grassy and hard. He let's out an agonizing scream as thorns cut his skin and his clothes. His body lifted up again, he must have reached the end of whatever he was sliding off. And with a loud thud,he landed on the floor... unconscious...a strand of blood flowing from his head. Could Kael really be gone?

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