[The whale smashes into the ice, splashing water everywhere. Thanks to Zhongli they don't get soaked, but every drop of water that touches them does in fact instantly freeze.
The impact breaks a few spikes, but it also creates a whole new layer of reflective ice all over the ground and the previously too-rough-to-reflect surfaces. Due to the water seeping outward, this reflective puddle has trapped their shoes a little. But more important is the roar of criticism in Childe's head, accusations of lying and faking and worthlessness and inevitable death.
And then, fully visible to both of you, the reflections suddenly reach their twisted limbs out of the ice. They are emerging as distorted clones of the both of you, their shapes inhuman and their movements jerky and unsettling. Due to the new ice, there are now dozens of enemies, and more emerging as the others leave the ice free to reflect again. You will be swarmed, and quickly, if you're not careful.
You could try to fight them. You could also leave the way you came, or further into the maze.]
Re: ICE MAZE
The impact breaks a few spikes, but it also creates a whole new layer of reflective ice all over the ground and the previously too-rough-to-reflect surfaces. Due to the water seeping outward, this reflective puddle has trapped their shoes a little. But more important is the roar of criticism in Childe's head, accusations of lying and faking and worthlessness and inevitable death.
And then, fully visible to both of you, the reflections suddenly reach their twisted limbs out of the ice. They are emerging as distorted clones of the both of you, their shapes inhuman and their movements jerky and unsettling. Due to the new ice, there are now dozens of enemies, and more emerging as the others leave the ice free to reflect again. You will be swarmed, and quickly, if you're not careful.
You could try to fight them. You could also leave the way you came, or further into the maze.]