Scorpius" desire to win the challenge grew stronger. Blood rushed to his head, and something unstoppable exploded within him. His magic burst outward, blazing from every part of his tiny body like a sudden lightning. The soldiers ran to hide behind the edges of the curtains. Aiden fell back asleep after a brief jolt. Astoria had collapsed to the ground. Exhausted from the violence of the electric discharge, Scorpius wobbled confusedly towards his mother. The woman's eyes, marked by an indescribable suffering, were fixed on the ceiling. Her usually impeccable hair escaped irreparably from its bun.