Triggering the Storm

As soon as she finished speaking, Elora snapped her fingers too.

Another sphere of lightning burst into existence, this one nearly twice the size of Jace's. Silver arcs crawled across its surface with sharp, crackling pops, radiating unmistakable menace.

Looking at the lightning sphere that dwarfed his own, Jace couldn't help coughing lightly to cover his embarrassment.

What was going on? He'd bee