Chapter 224-4

Shaking my head at his quip, I gritted my teeth and pressed my palm against the lock. The metal resisted, trying to force my hand away, the repellent shove only encouraging me to push back harder and with two hands then instead of one. The energy burst out in vigorous pulses, slamming into the gates and making them shake. Still they fought against me and my arms began to tremble with the effort, sweat forming upon my brow, a dull ache rippling across my shoulder blades. Closing my eyes, I focused on the lock, pushing as hard as I could. In my head, I saw the light intensify, ballooning outwards in a ball of dazzling radiance, running along each bar, turning what was once black into a hot incandescent white. A loud crack echoed around the annex and my eyes flew open, stunned to see that the lock had indeed broken and the gate was now open. Garrick lowered his hands from shielding his face and whistled in awe. "Not sure I will ever get used to seeing that. That's some truly remarkable gi