She blinked as the last statement sunk in. Destroyed. She blinked then held very still for a long minute. Finally, eyes blazing, she let out a guttural cry.
“No!” she screamed. “No! That… is… wrong!”
She dragged her power back, no longer using it to hold Jess. Instead she turned it on Sal, unleashing a hail of lightning backed up by a scream of anger. She took all her pain, all the feelings she’d felt while ruled by the Taint and all the fury over the pain inflicted on Jess, and she channelled it, pounding at Sal with everything she had. Sal reeled back, caught completely off balance by the sudden attack.
The agonising chains holding Jess weakened then failed completely. He fell, then managed to climb to one knee. He turned, saw what Ali was doing and started to move towards h
