Nanga Parbat means Naked Mountain (Bliss, Brink and LotsofLuck)

Nanga Parbat, Pakistan
Elevation: 79?? of 8126 m

The biting winds and cold came early at Nanga Parbat, and made the climb treacherous even for the expedition's Sherpa guides. A couple of weeks into the climb, The weather reduced visibility to a dozen feet in any direction, and anyone trying to fly would be hurled a good hundred feet back- assuming they didn't take the fall down the mountain. No, climbing the mountain required good old fashioned foot slogging and preparation.  And lots of hot coco.

Shauna Masters, the Sun Queen, could feel the cold bite even into her through her thermal suit, like a constant yoke. She loathed the cold, as the world seemed cold and gray, with no energy. She carried her heavy pack, and strode through thick snow with walking aids, Using her power requiring far too much of her reserves. The wooly pack llamas that came with them seemed to fare no better; they required plenty of prodding, and one seemed to collapse.

The loss of another pack beast was not unexpected, but the guides as well as her watch indicated it was time for another break- supper actually, and killer frost combined with darkness could take out a careless soul. She signalled her group to stop. They were close now, she felt it- but it didn't take much to put down anyone. She set her self-inflating tent down and once it was up,  she climbed in.

Still shivering, Shauna unmasked and brought out the electric heater- a special one made by a special friend that could convert her power into heat without exploding. It was charged up, and filled the tent with a warmth.

Shauna didn't even have the strength to look at her company, or say something to them. She put a stove on, grabbing some ice through a flap in the ground and putting it into the pot. She grabbed her pack and looked at the packaged insta-meals... and put them away. She should have bought more than just one flavor of it.

Why couldn't these lost temples have signs. or be set somewhere in the bahamas.

"Oh sureeeee.... She said I would see new sights, travel to new and exciting places. Practise my abilities and learn new things. Failed to mention I'd be the groups mule..."

The wind whipped away Alex's words, but they were more for himself then anyone else. He was wearing normal winter over coat and gear, the only extra addition would be his eye masks. Each step he took was met with another crunch. He was bent forward slightly to balance out his large pack. While everyone else was carrying a backpack of some sort, Alex was carrying a huge wooden crate full of equipment that they might need. It weighed well over a ton, but Alex barely noticed the weight even after weeks of climbing. Of all the people here, he was the one with the least room to complain. The cold barely touched him and fatigue wasn't a concern of his. The sun even broke through the clouds once in a while, feeling good across his face.

With a small grunt, Alex hoisted up the pack animal and carried it to the camp spot. Maybe a small break would be enough to save it. He plopped it down next to the group and his box. He sat down in the snow, leaning against the box and holding the lamas head in his lap. He began to stroke its head soothingly while the rest of the group rested.

The weather took a turn for the worse. Most of Danny's gear tore in some way or another during her trek up the mountain, but she could not turn back now. Even if she wanted. An avalanche ensued towards her a few days ago, burying her inside of a cave. The cold reaches of the cave grew warm. Or, it felt that way. When Danny stood to get back to her feet, each stone she grabbed grew colder than the next. Maybe this was frost bite? Hypothermia? Magic? The glow from a flashlight opened up the cave's narrowed passage, but failed to inform her of how deep it delved into the mountain.

A bead of sweat swelled up over Danny's brow, slowly rolling down towards the bridge of her nose. Her first turn down the hall saw her flashlight flicker and die. Not especially good, but a glow did fall upon her hand as she examined it. Flickers of red light illuminated from further down the path. Danny walked forward, putting the flashlight back in her pack and keeping her hand on her bracelet. Kindling burning bounced off the walls, filling the cave with a melody of immolation.

Danny placed her hand on the side of the wall and peaked her head into the next chamber. The flames lighting up the corridor grew brighter, fading from the room- taking the rocks with it. An opening into the world stretched out before her. The weather took no remorse from its previous displeasure with Danny's hiking adventure, and honestly, Danny could do without it as well.

A few days ago, Danny received news her mother went missing somewhere in these mountains. While the rest of the expedition sent to find her came up with no leads, Danny took it upon herself to finish the job. Something within this mountain laid buried underneath these cold stones. And whatever secrets rested within knew where her mother was.

A small camp stood just beneath Danny, flickering a beacon in the midst of a terrible wake. Snow fell along the shoulders of Danny's turquoise wind breaker. She did her best to stay wrapped up with a white scarf, black beanie with goggles, and black pants. She stayed wrapped up, but it did not come without a loss to her agility. Two or three stones broke under Danny's pressure, collapsing the hollow fissure of snow they rested upon. Snow began to rush downwards, but the rocks would deliver the most damning element of this soon to be avalanche.

Danny fell with the avalanche towards the camp, trying her hardest to use her bracelet to summon up some degree of turquoise construct to hold back the snows. While the construct came to life, it did not come with the greatest of expedience- and Danny found herself caught between a construct and a snow drift.

Shauna was taking out her mobile device, reviewing the maps and the texts she took pictures of. She was going to meet with her team shortly.

Once she had hot water, Shauna took out a hot coco sachet mixed herself some coco. She was about to take a sip, when she felt and heard something was amiss outside. An x-ray peek outside her tent let her saw their immediate dilemma.

Seems she wasn't going to be having any breaks.

As the avalanche was barreling down on the camp, the sherpas were still deciding whether to feed the collapsed lama some rations or kill it for food and warm blood. They see the avalanche coming and make a run for a large rock in its way. Shauna tried to holler to her teammates over the sound of the avalanche. "AVALANCHE! EVERYBODY HUNKER DOWN!"

Shauna knew she hired metas, and the human sherpas were the ones least likely to survive.

Wearing her supersuit under the thermal wear, Shauna was forced to shoot her wings to fly and save the sherpas. The natives were screaming for their lives as their employer airlifted them to the safety of the rock, though her arms were strained doing so. It was only While midair did Shauna see there was a girl in the avalanche, and she had some power ring type of ability. She flew up to look for her, as the avalanche raged below and bitter winds whipped Shauna's burnt jacket off. "HEY KID GRAB MY WHOOAA-" After reaching a certain height, a particularly strong gust of wind sent Shauna flying in a bad direction, sending her into the snow, being carried away by it. Shauna tried to right herself, but it was hard.

The llama heard the rumbling first, lifting up its head from Alex's lap. Alex stared at the pack beast wondering what put it in such a mood. He followed its gaze up the mountain which seemed to be falling down on top of them. He stood up in a hurry.

Alex: "Oh god..."

He might need a little bit of god right now. He stood there for a second, trying to figure out what to do when a small turquoise wall seemed to be forming. And just beyond that there seemed to be someone in the snow, falling with it. Not good. Alex crouched, one fist on the ground as he gathered strength in his legs. With large push, Alex jumped forward through the wind overcoming it. He sailed right over the construct and in the path of the girl. He outstretched his arms as he braced for impact. He was going to try and grab the girl then tuck into a ball, using his own body as a shield for the girl. Hopefully it was enough.

The avalanche brought out the best in Danny, but the best in Danny still began to get piled up by mounds of snow. Her construct broke her fall, but it also provided her with little room for escape. Multiple forces shook her, but the most compelling one robbed her from a frozen fate.

She rolled along with someone's body wrapped around hers. A solid construct from her bracelet came up to block the onslaught of snow from delivering anymore threats to the duo. Danny rolled into a sitting position with her feet slightly crossed while the avalanche began to slowly make turns for the less devastated threshold. "Thanks." The words barely found room between breaths to leak out, but Danny etched out her gratitude. "Uh oh." The flying woman whom tried to make an attempt at saving Danny found herself in a predicament. "Here goes nothing." Still new to her powers, Danny really did not know exactly how to make a lasso, but what she conjured up looked good enough. The turquoise lasso flew out to try and grab Shauna out of the air, but Danny knew the winds would pull her away too, so she elicited some help. "Gonna need another hand. When I say pull-" The force shook Danny off her feet. "Pull! Pull! Pull!"

Shauna feels the wind blow her off course and almost over the edge of the mountain, until she feels a strange force snagging her, slowing her down. She hangs on tight, trying to push against the blizzard. In a bit of a desperate attempt to stop herself, she lets loose with the laser beams and vaporizes some snow, causing a billowing cloud that sends a force her way, knocking her back to her team.