Temporarily deafened by the blast, buffeted by the concussion, Skater almost lost his grip. They were two stories up and he didn’t know if he’d have survived the fall. He kept his hand tight, but one of the electromagnetic gloves shook free of his backpack and went tumbling down. Before it had time to do more than come to a sudden stop, gunfire ripped into the crematorium vault and tore the glove apart.