And just beyond them a lovely teenaged girl, with arms raised, who now fired bright beams of light. The dazzling green beams struck the barrier and passed through the transparent force field.

  The people outside never realized their own danger until the left-hand beam burned through a National Guard Humvee.

  And then, yes, everyone then knew that death was coming not just for their children, but for them, too.

Light, Chapter 29