Chapter 24: Death's Lesson
Back on the battlefield, Zain was gone from his spot—leaving only a crackling lightning afterimage in his wake. He reappeared beside Dax in a flash of violet thunder, spear thrusting forward with lethal precision.
How troublesome.
Can I use telekinesis to block lightning? Dax questioned Inerous in the privacy of his mind.
No time to wait for an answer.
He raised his palm—meeting the spear head-on, propelling it upward with raw force.
His judgment was correct—the telekinetic barrier held—but the backlash was immediate and vicious. An intense shockwave ripped through his arm, pain lancing down nerves like white-hot wires. His hand was blasted backward, body momentarily stunned.
An opening.
