His free hand gestured towards me and I felt the magic start to swirl. As I tried to leap out of the way, a searing pain in the back of my head stopped me in my tracks. I dropped Excalibur as both of my hands went straight to my head as the feeling of a spike drove into my brain, splitting it in half. I wasn’t sure if I was screaming, but I wouldn’t put it past myself. I was vaguely aware that my armored knees clunked as they hit the street, but my eyes were closed and tears were flowing from the pain. 