NARRATOR

The entire room vibrated, and the air distorted from the violence of the fluctuating energies.

Every pane of glass shattered at once with a deafening crash, followed by a blinding white light that forced Alan and Victoria to shut their eyes.

They were thrown backward, landing flat on the rug from the shockwave.

"Catch him, damn it!" was the last order Victoria managed to shout as dead hands appeared under Frederick’s ankles.

Alan threw himself over her to shield her with his own body.