Sunshine reached for it, but Ala slapped her hand away.
"Wait for me to explain how it works before you burn off your hands or something, aunt Suni. Rule one: don't touch the perimeter once it's on!" Ala warned, her eyes wide. "The energy friction is so high that it melts literally anything it touches. It doesn't matter if it's steel, rock, or a watcher's face. It turns it into soup. It is very easy to use and very powerful but very dangerous. More dangerous than a doom wand."
Sunshine raised her hands, "Got it. Just one question, is it better than the exo-suit shields?"
"Please," Ala scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Exo-suit shields are like wearing a raincoat in a hurricane. This? This is like standing inside an impenetrable vault in a hurricane. Here, try it."
