Dusek pressed his advantage and charged through the chains toward Alissia. As he passed a chain, it suddenly reared up and lashed at him. The coil tried to wrap around his arm, but the crackling field of blue energy surrounding him sent spiraling tendrils of electricity up its links making the chain twitch, allowing Dusek to wrench his arm free of the grasp.<br/><br/>He passed beneath the balcony and slammed into Alissia. She seemed disoriented and stunned. Despite this, though, she instinctively flailed out as he struck her. Instead of taking her down to the ground, they both slammed back against the stone wall, Dusek pressed against her.<br/><br/>He slid his hand along her jaw, cupping it as Alissia squirmed beneath him, blinking hard, gasping in pain. Suddenly she felt pinpricks at her chest, as though she had been struck by crossbow bolts. The pain was not great, especially in relation to the agony she was already reeling from, but it was another assault on her body.