gritted his teeth in pain as she pressed the plate and it slowly sank into the wall. Tiny bolts of lightning c

gritted his teeth in pain as she pressed the plate and it slowly sank into the wall. Tiny bolts of lightning crawled along his hand as it moved, and the air took on the scent of a thunderstorm. Unable to bear the pain any longer, yanked his hand away, and when she did, a bright bolt of lightning struck out from the niche, throwing against the opposite wall. Meanwhile, a clicking sound was heard from the niche as the plate stopped moving. The tiny bolts of lightning disappeared from the plate's surface.