A Tinderbox of Vengeance
The moment George flicked the lighter, completely unprepared, he didn't even have time to scream before a blue fireball surged forward and swallowed him whole.
Standing so close to him, Lisa didn't escape either. The violent shockwave hurled her into the air and slammed her against a load-bearing wall with a sickening thud.
The fire-resistant suit she wore blackened and carbonized under the terrifying heat, releasing thin curls of white smoke.
A few seconds later, the fiercest wave of the blast finally subsided.
Fighting through the ringing in my ears and the ache in my shaken organs, I pushed myself off the ground and shouted, "Sound off!"