The explosion came before I could move.
Boom!
The entire house shook violently as the fire surged outward, the pressure slamming into me from every direction, and the flames roared through the broken house in a wave that swallowed everything in its path. The heat hit first, burning across my skin as the force followed, lifting my body off the ground and throwing me backward again.
Wood shattered. Beams snapped.
The remains of the house collapsed further as I was driven through what was left of the house, my back hitting hard against another wall before it gave way under the impact, sending me crashing out through the other side.
I hit the ground outside and rolled, flames still clinging to parts of my body as the burning wreck behind me collapsed completely, the fire rising higher as it consumed what was left.
