A young hiker steps out onto cracked ice and has the adventure of his life.

In the small, snow-laden town of Pine Hollow, twelve-year-old Ethan Barker is a curious boy with a penchant for adventure. He loves exploring the frozen lake near his home, where tales of ancient winter spirits and mythical creatures circulate among the children. On a chilly winter evening, while shrugging off the mundane for an adventure, Ethan and his friends venture onto the ice, daring each other to explore the farthest reaches. However, disaster strikes as the ice beneath Ethan unexpectedly cracks, plunging him into the frigid depths below.

Instead of a watery grave, Ethan finds himself in an extraordinary realm known as Glacialis, a magical world perpetually covered in snow and ice, where mythical creatures roam and magic flows as freely as the rivers. In Glacialis, the seasons hold power: the vicious Frost Wraiths, embodying winter's fury, wage war against the cheerful Emberkin, who represent the vibrant spirit of summer. Each faction is vying to control the balance of the realm, and Ethan is caught in the crossfire.

The frozen lake cracked beneath his feet and into the abyss he plunged. Into the dark depths of the waters below he sank. There was no struggle, no fight, for he had nothing that remained. He was exhausted both mentally and physically. Mirage had since accepted his fate, that's why he was out on the ice that day, the day he should've died. But something, some unseen force, had saved Mirage.

Ingwed takes revenge on the dirt dwellers who ate his horse.

In Echoes Beneath the Ice, Lucas seeks solace at a remote cabin by a frozen lake, hoping to escape the pressures of his life and find some peace. But when the ice cracks beneath him, plunging him into the freezing depths, he’s saved by a mysterious woman who seems to know more about him than he realizes. She leads him to her secluded cabin, where her quiet wisdom helps him confront the unresolved pain and unanswered questions he’s been running from. Through her gentle guidance, Lucas discovers that the lake, far from being a place of escape, has mirrored his inner turmoil, forcing him to face himself. In the end, he realizes that the answers he seeks aren’t found in solitude but within himself, waiting to be embraced.

It's like Groundhog Day on an astronomical scale.

David Dinwoodie made a mistake. His experiment opened up a rift into an alternate universe. Not everybody flew into the new reality. Those that did were confused. The things we do/don't do in this reality has a major effect on our lives in the alternate universe.

In the dead of winter, a young man crosses a frozen lake, driven by a desperate hope to reclaim what he has lost. Legends speak of the Dawn Stone, a mystical artifact hidden beneath the ice, capable of granting a second chance to those willing to pay the price. Haunted by guilt and grief, he ventures to the lake’s center, only to encounter a strange figure who warns him that his desire may not yield what he expects. As he draws closer to the Stone, he must confront the depths of his own heart and decide whether the cost of his wish is worth the consequences.

Hektor, a male witch, fled from his coven. Already chased and beaten by mundanes, he is faced with a choise... Will he return and submit to the coven's ways and protection, even though he despises every single thing of it, or will he remain astray, loyal to his own morals, facing a world that rejects everything he is?

**Synopsis for *The Last Winter Beneath the Ice***