Impact. The first thing that Ollie felt when Ashlynn touched his chest with the swirling tendrils of energy was an impact like a wave of water from a burst dam, crashing into his body with incredible force.
The pressure of energy pressed Ollie against the bed, and for a moment, he couldn't move, couldn't breathe, couldn't think…. The pressure drove the air from his lungs, and his hands clawed at the bed's heavy blanket, desperate for something to hang onto. Something that would anchor him in this world and keep him from being washed away by the surge of energy.
Hot on the heels of the torrent of energy slamming into him, it suddenly reversed course, lifting him up where it had pressed him down. He felt weightless, like he was drifting, floating, carried away by a powerful river current.
