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its warm breath waved across the whole body, while in a fetal position it attempted to get its eyes wide open. It did not succeed, though, for the air outside was so dry that it would swallow all of its tears before it could have the chance to witness the surroundings. It tried again, and although the cold and thin air were too aggressive to avoid keeping almost-fading eyes, it was enough to perceive some sections of the environment. There was darkness, for the most of it. It could see some figures in the darkness, though. Could they be mountains? There was something in the distance as well. A thin and saturated yellow light crossed the horizon ahead.

The cold got harsher. Its parts were all pretty chilled right now. How would it survive out there? It took some steps forward, in the direction of the light. Heat. That's all it thought to pursue right now. Caught in the euphoria, it clumsily ran through some irregular and unknown terrain, which was soon to be made well known, when its balance was gone alongside its speed. It fell so hard that by the end of the fall all of its long-chased answers were to be unravelled: it had absolutely crumbled on ice. Loads of it. In so many different forms and shapes. A whole world made of ice. What sort of place was that? The cold was beginning to become unbearable. It felt its body weaker and weaker, with ever a shot at reaching that yellow horizon.

Its pain would not last for long though, for three events were to shake upon it at the same time soon. A strong wind started out the sequence of events, so dry and strong that almost lifted up its skin along. The wind was then followed by a burst of light and warmth. On the horizon, that yellow line was gone: all the world was suddenly illuminated. It could feel the heat on its skin. Damn, it did feel good for a second. However, when the mist rose by the wind evanesced, a shadow came up, blocking the light. The gift of the heat felt short, rising the need to open its eyes wider and figure out whatever had suddenly been blocking the light.  It did not like what it saw, though: a huge and monstrous face. Larger and taller than anything it has ever seen.

- Oh, this one is still alive.