Chapter 33: Chapter 33: Winter

I first heard about pykrete from MythBusters, which was a science TV show that aired on the Discovery Channel. Pykrete was simply ice with fibrous materials suspended and frozen inside. The classic pykrete used sawdust as the source of fiber, although you could also use shredded paper or stuff like that. A tiny amount of such materials, spread throughout the ice, increased its durability by about threefold.

I grabbed a handful of dew-moistened grass from the lawn. I aimed up into the sky, casting Frost Missile. A crystal of ice formed and grew, enveloping the blades of grass within its refractive facets. It sparkled dazzling-green in the sunlight, like an emerald. With a push of my palm, I sent it darting off into the air.

 

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