We were so close together that Scholar Orath could not move Rex's body even if he wanted to. The blue light that erupted out of my palm almost blinded me, but that was nothing to the pain I felt as power left my body in a volume that no Acolyte should ever channel.
Mortal Shell gave me a physique durable enough to channel far more power than an Acolyte should, but it hurts.
I screamed as the cast vented through my left arm as if I was channeling lightning and not just shooting out Arcs of it.
The bones in my left forearm shattered, the skin from elbow to fingertip blackened, and the wrist cracked at the base. The hand stayed attached only because Mortal Shell held the connection for a full second, as power tore through all my channels and crippled my left hand.
The beam of lightning found Rex's right shoulder, and yet, there was a force around his body that wanted to push the lightning aside, but the weight of my cast muscled its way through it.
