Man Stuck in Ice

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[Man Stuck in Ice]

H-hello?

Hey! Hey, you!

Help me break this

ice! I need to get

out of here!

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How did you get

stuck in there?

I'll explain everything

later! Just... Just get

this ice off of me!.

You cast Fire Bolt at

the ice..

You hammer at the

ice with all your might.

......

........

I can't...

I can't even scratch it

Do you have any ideas?

This is so humiliating...

Me, the greatest mage

of our age, Maheo, stuck

in this pillar of ice.

Wait...

You're Maheo?

[Maheo]

It's true. You're speaking to

Maheo, the greatest mage,

and master of arcane spells.

I know magic that even High

Wizards can never hope to

learn in their lifetimes!

Despite my greatness,

I'm a humble man. See?

That's why I always wear

this Mage uniform...

To remind myself of

the value of humility.

So how did you get

stuck in all of this ice?

Actually, this happened

because I was too humble

You see, I underestimated

myself, and the devastating

force of my own magic.

...Huh?

Yes, this wouldn't have

happened if I wasn't so

humble... Humble and kind.

It all started when I thought

of this cave and how people

sometimes come here to get ice.

I then decided that

I would exterminate these

evil monsters for the good

of the people! The citizens

would feel protected, and

I'd be recognized as a hero!

Okay... I suppose

that sounds normal

enough. Go on.

I valiantly battled

the Snowiers. They were

no match for my magic!

And so, I decided to just

destroy all of them with

one cast of a magic spell.

You know Meteor Storm?

I know another spell like

that... But it's two hundred

times more powerful! Yes...

It has the power of a million

exploding suns! But then...

It was too powerful!

There were tremors, and

flying shards of ice, and

all the flame caused my

clothes to catch on fire!

You...

you set fire

to your clothes

Yes, but not to worry.

I quickly extinguished

those flames with my

powerful Frost Diver spell!

In hindsight...

That may have

been a mistake...

Enough about myself.

What noble pursuit brings

you to this place, adventurer?

I heard that you can

polish the gems on this

necklace with your magic,

so I came here to find you.

Verily, I can shine

those gems so that they

shine as brightly as a

million exploding suns!

That is, as soon

as I can get out

of this ice. Hmm...

But I doubt normal

magic will be able

to melt all of this.

Then how are we

supposed to get

you out of there?

Fear not. I'm sure

that my master will know

of a way to free me from

this prison of ice. He can

be found near Freya's Spring:

beseech him on my behalf!

My master may not have

my sheer talent, but he

is very knowledgable in

the ways of magic. Please...

Ask him for help. He should

be reading near Freya's Spring.

Oh, you're back!

So did my master have

any ideas on breaking

this cold prison of ice?

Oh, shoot! I left the necklace in the city! I will be right back!

Hey, hey! Can't you just release me first?

Well, he made this

magic hammer which is

supposed to be able to

break this magic ice.

Of course!

Why didn't I think of

that? Great, now get

me out of here please!

You tightly gripped

the Wind Hammer, and

swung it down at the ice

with all of your strength.

*Pzzzzz*

*CRASH!*

Finally...!

After all of this

time! I'm free!

Now, all of the monsters

in this cave will taste the

wrath of the greatest mage in

the world! I'll have my revenge,

and give those beasts double

the pain that they gave me!

Muhahahahahahahaha!

Er, but first, I need to

use my magic to clean

that necklace of yours.

Here...

Oh! This was made by

the Dwarves, wasn't it?

It looks like they've made

yet another masterpiece.

Shame that this is so

tarnished, though.

Let's see, now...

*Ting*

Well, I suppose this

is where we part ways.

Here, take this as a gift...

And please don't mention

the fact that I trapped myself

in ice to anyone else, okay?