Bab 1834: Decent

Ryu spoke lightly as though everything was beneath his notice. In fact, he cared so little about the answer and those before him that the moment he spoke, he had already attacked.

The great swordstaff of fluttering snow in his hands reached out.

Darkness… it was an odd element, indeed. It had no form and could strictly be called the absence of light. It made it amorphous, difficult to grasp, and without substance.

What Ryu had come to realize was that Ice and Darkness were quite similar in that respect.

The pursuit of Absolute Zero was like a chase to non-heat. The defense of Ice was so powerful because it was likewise a state of absence, stripping away everything of its energy and forcing it to fall into a state of dormancy.

Something from nothing… these three words could represent the culmination of Ryu's understanding in these two elements.