A blinding white light filled the entire space of the room, and then what felt like an explosive shockwave knocked Nymia to the ground along with Sara, hard enough to force Sara back into a partial transformation. They could hear the sounds of screaming as the wires and cords from the initial wave snagged, slash and pierced through the crowd before them, and then the loud thuds of bodies being thrown about.

Jeremiah heard Sara and Nymia fall, but also heard the pained cry of ...