She neatly sidestepped the hammer, using a downward angling block with the flat of her blade to ensure it missed. The moment the hammer touched her blade, he released his spell. He thought it would surge through her like a Taser. He was wrong. Her sword block had been angled down, with her blade's tip pointing towards the ground. The electricity surged out of the hammer, down the blade, then arced through the air towards the earth. There was a loud c***k, a bright flash and the smell of burning ozone. Kendra herself was completely unharmed. Her eyes went wide. A stunned silence fell over the crowd. She looked at her sword for a moment, then dropped it like a hot potato or poisonous snake. She took several fearful steps away from it, staring wide-eyed at him with shock written all over

