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[i]Academy Grounds, Underground[/i]

Stepping down towards the trial they had to face was a slightly long trek, all the way down towards the supposed entrance. As she hits the bottom, the only reaction is to scout around and see if anything is out of the ordinary right off the bat. Though, so far nothing of note struck her eyes as she took her first few steps within the Grotto.

There wasn't too much room to space yourself around, except perhaps the occasional yet oddly frequent stalagmite grouping. A few minutes into careful but slow exploration though and she is greeted and quite prominently scared as the geyser makes quite loud and frequent noises to go alongside shaking that almost tips her balance off. A rush of energy and adrenaline takes over as she almost instinctively ducks behind the stalagmites that she passed by just a tad earlier, barely avoiding the gushing and boiling water. Gasping for breath, she sits down for a quick minute to recollect her thoughts. [i][color=92278f]"You have got to be kidding me... how on earth is someone supposed to react to that in time around the open..?"[/color][/i] Her breathing erratic but frequent due to getting startled. Standing up, shaky in her stance, she begins to walk further down the cavern like paths while frequently checking her surroundings in mild paranoia. And if that wasn't enough, the ground was slippery at certain points which made her have to be careful of the ground randomly as well.

Coming closer and closer, she could feel the air change slightly at a slow pace. But before she got to the end, a quick and sudden geyser blast gets her caught by surprise. Being forced to either flee with a danger of being entirely submerged or otherwise caught due to unfortunate circumstances, or try her chances to try and block some of the incoming water away enough to keep herself safe.
There was little time to keep thinking of what method would be best, so she kept running forward for a measly few seconds until she ducked down on the ground and waved her arm and hand in motion quickly in order to facilitate some sort of quick water barrier around her. She barely hides beneath a quickly summoned water veil that had horrendous stability, but it was enough to briefly knock off the pressurized water. At least so she thought until a last but quick blast splattered quite violently around the room and lightly splashed on her right leg, prompting a quick and sudden yelp from her. 

Forced to idle, she checks around to see that the water has mostly cleared and dissipates the crude veil back to her hand and cools it off in order to place it on the splashed spot on her leg. Another brief but more muffled grunt protrudes from her vocal chords as the wound stings with the cool contact. She only keeps it up for a quick minute before immediately moving forward in a dash, if one could call it that as her leg was mildly limping for the time being.

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Slowly but surely she made it into a spacious and lit environment within the Grotto. A ravine sitting in the very smack dab middle of the area, blue icy walls surrounding it. They take a short break to reapply cold water to the old wound for a bit longer than the previous tunnels allowed. [i][color=92278f]"I wish I was more prepared for something like this... god dammit."[/color][/i] Her mood was somewhat frantic and incoherent thanks to the surprise.

While recovering, she eyes the room in more detail while trying to find the next pathway. And that very location that she presumed to be the exit is what gave her shivers down her spine. A small-ish exit on top of the room, close to the ravine. The only way to climb them would be the glacier walls, with an added bonus that they were also randomly collapsing and melting continuously. Dread took over her throat, as she tried to think of some plan to get up there. There was one thing she thought she might be able to do, but even that was more than just risky. Falling into that ravine was a constant danger, almost regardless of the method used.

A moment passes before she is now facing one side of the slick and icy walls. Forcing down a gulp as she preps to move upwards. She puts her hands on the icy wall and begins to slowly change/mold the wall slightly in order to make her hands capable of holding herself on it. Through methods like finger holes and occasional full grips on self-made ice protrusions. Repeating the same down below for her own legs and feet to take a hold on. And now that she has a grip, she would slowly extend one of her arms higher and repeating the same process. Slowly but surely she would repeat this on every limb, one at a time.

An extremely meticulous process in her case at the very least. Every nook and cranny required precise concentration, which in her case would be increasingly draining with her earlier leg wound alongside the physical climbing aspect. The pathway upwards occasionally let out crackles and low sounds of ice shifting randomly around the room. Some pieces around the other sides of the wall falling down, though mostly just small ones. A tad bit more than halfway up towards the hole, and a larger piece of ice falls off from a wall just to her left. Immediately causing a bit of shaking as it collides and falls down the ravine in the middle. Shaking her grip and concentration.

Heightened adrenaline levels and continuous semi-heavy breathing were all that she currently had in mind, as the climb would either result in possible death or heavy injuries if she wasn't careful at all. One more arm and hand up, melting finger holes. Inserting her fingers in while mildly modifying the ice to support the entire hand as a grip. One effective and more traditionally focused method of using her power in helping her climb.

At the peak, she could just reach both arms to grab the side of the hole and possibly climb up. Only to be shaken and terrified as her legs fail to keep her up as they slid off the earlier spots. Quick thinking makes her upper body clench and keep grip on the side as she quickly thinks of a quick method relating to minor ice protrusions on the relatively unobstructed ground around her and immediately grabbing them. Using them as a method of pulling herself out of the hole.

Gasping for air, she pulls back away from the whole and lies down. Shaken and more than just terrified of what might've just happened if she didn't create those icy pieces to grab on. [i][color=92278f]"Never... never, I have never been in... such a terrifying situation. Holy... F-.."[/color][/i] She omitted her quick words in favor of just staying quiet and trying to calm herself down.

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[@Zelosse]