CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Avatar brought his sword down on Beams’ face. At the same time, Beams unleashed a laser beam at the Avatar’s sword. His energy beam met the Avatar’s sword halfway and his laser cut through the Avatar’s sword. The Avatar cried out in pain and threw his sword away, sending it falling to the snow below. The Avatar clutched his sword hand, which Beams seemed to have burned. “Damn it,” said the Avatar, his voice full of pain and rage. “I should have seen that coming. You destroyed my sword and burned my hand.” “I’ll do a lot more than that if you don’t leave me alone,” said Beams. Of course, he wasn’t sure he could. His eyes were starting to water from overuse of his energy beams and he was finding it harder and harder to hang onto the window ledge, especially with the