a bolt of lightning struck the Temple—struck me. Casteel’s pain and Kieran’s fear slammed into me as my armor and boots exploded from me. My clothing ripped as every cell in my body lit up, and the pain—it was all-consuming. It would kill me. It would kill them. My lungs seized. My heart stuttered. Blood pooled in my mouth. Teeth loosened, and two fell from my open mouth.
The culling but times 1000
