Forcefield recall

I looked past the cloud to the vague image of the Simurgh's face, still wrapped by tendrils.

The beam cut through some of it, tracing a burning glowing line through her, while I crouched on the ground.

In the same moment Clockblocker's power broke, the cyclone stopped, every fragment finding a target. One fragment grazed me across the forehead, wrenching my head to one side with a force that made my neck twang.

I canceled my forcefield and renewed it, shielding as many people as I could. My gun fell to the ground behind me.

Simurgh flew skyward, into the hole she'd come through. She was barely through it when one of the Dragon craft, upstairs, rammed into her, throwing her into the side of the hole.

I caught and blocked as much rubble as I could, as we all shifted focus to backing away from the fallout of the battle above.

- Last 20.3