Cashara's derringer shots melt the abominable enemy like a scoop of rainbow sherbet on a hot sidewalk! The creature's upper body uses the last of its might to raise Dr. Marvin to eye level and blast him with cold fire—
—but the Doc's hands become engulfed in regular fire! The stick hands burn up, their ashen grasp crumbles, and Marvin falls harmlessly onto the soft rainbow snow-mound below, sinking up to his knees.
In the same instant, a shrill scream echoes about!
—but not from the pathetic monstrosity, whose head breaks apart as he topples, reduced to an eight-foot-tall mound of steaming, colorful slush.
The scream is coming from Dr. Marvin's bag! It is the Cryonomicon itself! It rises into the air, pages lit in orange flames!
The dolls hastily arm the women! Derry hands Cashara her (reloaded) seven-shooter! Dimmy hands Vetalia a color-spray wand!
But before anyone can react, there is a sudden burst of white!
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Caledon sees it from the air, even as his magic hinders the final cluster of Ice Men—he sees a burst of snow completely envelop his allies!
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His allies only see white. And they feel a chilling sharpness, as if icicles are stabbing into their spines!