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