i yell- and i punch him in the side of his face- he staggers back , more surprised than hurt- and it 's the screaming that makes us turn round- the spinning fire has reached the army- the crowd of soldiers is trying to part , trying to get away as it flies towards 'em- flies towards us- flies towards me- but there 's too many soldiers , too many people in the way- and the spinning fire comes blazing thru 'em- right at head height- and the first soldiers it hits are blasted nearly in two- and it ai n't stopping- it ai n't effing stopping- the spinning do n't even drop speed- it rips thru the soldiers like matches being struck- destroying the men directly in its way- and engulfing the men on either side in a sticky , white fire- and it 's still flying- still as fast as it was- coming right towards me- right towards me and the mayor- and there ai n't nowhere to run- `` viola ! ''