Khazna had suspected that quadriplegia would not be enough to deter the good scientist. The moment Khazna had sliced through the man’s spine. A resounding blast suddenly lifted Khazna from his feet and caused him to barrel into the man before him. The Cardinal managed to shift enough to recoil into a ball as best he could while he was suddenly launched from his feet effectively foiling his coup-de-grace. Debris flung from the explosion sailed through the air causing further destruction to the machines in the room. Thankfully the explosion had carried over from the other side of the room, putting them outside its killing range of shear kinetic force.
In moments a rolling wave of heat washed over them, burning the edges of Khazna's cloak even as hot pieces of metal lodged into his armored bodysuit piercing some places and causing spots of pain. But as with any suddenness of explosive violence Khazna would not be aware of the complete damage to his body until long after, but the minute feeling of wetness near his back foretold of at least a few cuts that had passed his ceramic plates. As it was the force dashed his left shoulder against the side of the entrance way. Sparks from his shoulder plates sprung up in then died away in an instant from the impact.
He flew through the entrance hot on the heels of Leeroy likely. His senses were momentarily jarred by the unexpected impact. On his current course it seemed he'd collide with the intruder as they hit the ground and slide some several feet from the room. Which if nothing else would give the Cardinal an unexpected soft landing compared to hard steel floor his adversary would find himself upon. He quickly rolled to his side until he reached the wall from prone Leeroy's right side, trying to recover his senses. The damage so far seemed to be a dislocated left shoulder, with numerous cuts from fragments that had defeated his suit and a bruised rib, his bodysuit protecting him from the majority of the damage which was largely fragments of metal it was specifically designed to resist.
Leaning against the wall Khazna took the time to catch his breath. Soon finding that task difficult as a quick observation revealed a fragment of metal piercing just below his right rib towards his back causing a jolt of pain with each inhale of breath.
"Well...that was unpleasant." Khazna mouthed struggling to get to his feet. The three soldiers waiting at the hallways end had already started to advance forward at the sound of the explosion, guns ready. He was still dazed but tightened his grip on his sword. It was unlikely this Leeroy was going to be going anywhere soon with a severed spine. By all rights he should be paralyzed at least at the waist. But Khazna would not be surprised if he suddenly sprung to his feet as if nothing happened. That happened more then he liked to admit.
