Finally, Malakai saw his opportunity. As the lizardman stepped forward, his foot slipped on the ice, throwing him off balance.
Malakai seized the moment, lunging in with the full force of his speed and strength.
With a powerful leap, Malakai propelled himself onto the lizardman's back, his claws digging into the rocky scales.
The lizardman roared in anger, twisting and turning to shake him off, but Malakai held on with a fierce determination. His breath came in frosty bursts as he concentrated his magic into a single point.
Ice began to form at the lizardman's joints, seeping into the cracks between the stone-like scales.
The cold spread quickly, driven by Malakai's relentless focus, freezing the lizardman's movements. The creature's arm, mid-swing, suddenly stiffened, the ice locking the joints in place.