Dampened powers

I pushed out with my aura before he could do anything. The woman stumbled and landed on her ass. The guy weathered it, paused, and then touched the long, slim one.

The other three images disappeared, but the one he'd touched flew at me like a javelin. I threw myself to one side, but it wasn't even aimed at me.

It flared with a dark amber light as it embedded into the wall, then faded. I put some distance between myself and it.

The woman created more smoke, sending it down the side-street in a wave that grazed buildings on both sides. I flew up and away.

I pushed out with my aura, and it failed. Like a car failing to start, it sputtered and died out. On my second try, it did work, but it felt weak.

Power dampener.

My flight felt fine. The wretch, unfortunate as it was, felt okay too.

Was it because my awe power was the one I'd been using?

***

The guy was creating another diagram. Three images remained, now.

I flew away from them, trying to get a sense of how vulnerable Valefor's group was. I was aware he'd gotten some hooks in me earlier, but I wasn't feeling it as much. I wasn't sure if the emotional shock of Ashley had shaken me of some of it, or if it was subtle in a scary way.

I saw another glowing object pass through two walls and part of a short fence before hitting the ground twenty feet below me and twenty more feet to my right.

It detonated with the impact, expanding out into the space around it, getting thinner as it did.

The moment I realized it was expanding at a rate that would catch up with me, I flew toward the ground, away from the bubble.

My flight sputtered out, maneuvering dying, speed cutting out, and the entire thing threatening to just give up on me altogether.

I landed hard, with a grunt.

Explosion bomb, javelin dart, and two more, and my flight and aura were both in tatters.

***

Shadow 5.11