"Ezekiel suffered a crushing defeat, his energy core shattered."

This simple sentence was sent from the Cunningham family to Conrad in the frozen wasteland.

"Unexpected, yet it makes sense," Conrad murmured to himself as he stood in the frozen wilderness.

He soon went back to his training, clearing his mind of distractions. He had promised to face Andrew in a life-or-death duel and end the grudge between them, so he would give it everything he had.

Conrad believed he would not share Ezek